fair warning, some of this next report by harry smith is tough to watch, difficult images.minds us in this report, this is about life and death and an animal that could be making its last stand. >> reporter: rhinos have roamed the earth for millions of years, an incarnation of the prehistoric in the present. nearly extinct in south africa a century ago the white rhino has flourished due to incredible conservation efforts. dr. will fowlds is part of that effort. a wildlife veterinarian and co-owner of a wild game reserve. he's dedicated his life to caring for animals and restoring their habitats, especially the rhinoceros. do you remember the first rhino you brought to the property? >> yeah, that first animal was an amazing day, when she stepped off that vehicle. something just fell into place. >> reporter: the rhino got pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy. did you name it? >> we called him geza, which means the naughty one. it was because he had such a naughty, playful character. >> reporter: a rascal? >> a rascal, yeah. >> reporter: when geza was 3 will sold him to graem

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. one more reminder, we are back on the air from here tonight, 9:00 eastern/8:00 central for "rock center." i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back here tomorrow. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com . >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm rob mathieu. more bones and questions at that grave. in the past few days, crews have recovered bone fragments, clothing and a woman's ring inside a well where a convicted

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harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. you for being here with us. one more reminder, we are back on the air from here tonight, 9:00 eastern/8:00 central for "rock center. mchlt "i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back here tomorrow. goodhe

and said he was stunned and saddened by the loss. >>> in office politic, we're talking with nbc's harry smithey to his successful marriage. >> how about the economy on which we've gotten some better news lately. how much do you think this affects americans psychologically speaking? >> huge. the numbers point out that if the economy is either at this level of unemployment or at least the unemployment rate is heading in x direction with so much momentum, it's virtually impossible to either get re-elected or not be re-elected. >> is it the single most important factor upon which the election hinges? we've had a lot of social issues come to the forefront. >> those things, those fires will continue to go up and down. but in the end of the day, can i get a job, can i put a roof over my head. as i've traveled around the world, people asked me, ha do people have in common? i say the same thing. people want to provide for their families, hope that they can do better for their children than they did themselves. they want to make sure they get an education. make sure -- you know shall mostly people want

i'm harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> this is bob redell, live southbound to peninsula where cal train dialed back its proposed rating increases after dozens of riders complained. we will tell you what the new proposal is coming up in a live report. >>> also, a sleeping family wakes up moments before massive flames ripped through their homes. how a neighbor saved their lives, just in time. >>> and a live look at san jose. a very wet start to the day, a full forecast and a snow report coming right up. >>> and we are following breaking news, a '60s pop icon dies suddenly and unexpectedly at 66 years old. the news at 11:00 starts now. >>> good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> i'm john kelly. >>> we start things off with sad, breaking news out of the entertainment world, singer/actor davy jones of the monkees died at 66. jones was most famous for his role in the pop group the monkees, star of the classic 1965 tv show. back in 1968, he was named the top performer of all time. he is survived by four daughters from previous marriages. >>> we are finally getting a seriou

. >>> next wednesday our stories will include a remarkable report from harry smith on the struggle going of rhinos. the economic boom in asia has sent prices soaring for the horn of the rhino, which is prized in traditional medicine. that has led to a sad explosion of poaching, and some extreme and controversial countermeasures by the ranchers are who are trying to save those magnificent animals. we're back next wednesday night with that story and more on

. >> reporter: but don't tell linda smith that harry bostic is rehabilitated. ven days after recommended for a pardon, smith's 18-year-old daughter charity was killed along this highway in a violent car crash, the driver of the car was harry bostic. >> she should still be here. she would still be here with me. this should not have happened. >> the sun just set on an october night and charity was driving down this gravel road. she had come here to this neighborhood to pick up her sister and take her to dinner. they were excited. they hadn't seen each other in quite some time. mississippi authorities say the meantime, harry bostic was driving this way, back toward oxford, driving, they say, under the influence again. charity pulled out into the highway to make a left hand turn, bostic slammed right into the side of her. charity was killed. her sister survived. bostic was sent to a jail in oxford for violating his previous dui sentence while prosecutors try to figure out what to charge him with. harry bostic's attorney never returned our repeated calls. we tried to

nbc's harry smith will talk about one of the most unusual sights he ever seen up close.a concerted effort by catholic bishops in the republican party to deny no cost birth control coverage they will be able to get that coverage after all. we also now know that mitt romney yet to close the deal with republican primary voters and try as the romney campaign did to play down expectation for tuesday night's caucuses in colorado and minnesota and the faux primary in missouri p.. the gop base does not like mitt romney very much. we know three-judge panel of the ninth circuit court of appeals voted 2-1 krachlted's prop 8 took away the right to their right to gay and lesbian marriage was unconstitutional. rick santorum claimed the obama administration is, quote, appointing justices of a family that gets in the way of controlling your life. republicans making the convoluted argument that allowing some people to love and marry each other. we also know now the name of rick santorum's personal multimillion air sponsor. we know he joined santorum on stage last tuesday after his victor

seeing the likes of jerry rice, harris barton, alex smith, will clark participating in a charity. $50,000arbaugh asked why he didn't show up to accept his coach of the year award earlier in the week. >> our fate is in the hands of the players. they're the ones that did a phenomenal job. we coaches don't block or tackle anybody. it's neat, it's really a

seeing the likes of jerry rice, harris barton, alex smith, will clark participating in a charity. $50,000 charity of the choice. jim harbaugh asked why he didn't show up to accept his coach of the year award earlier in the week. >> our fate is in the hands of the players. they're the ones that did a phenomenal job. we coaches don't block or tackle anybody. it's neat, it's really a reflection on them. >> he's always working it. coach harbaugh. that's the sporting life for tuesday night. >> they are all down there having a good time tonight. thanks for joining us, good night. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, rich dark chocolate, toasted oats. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. nature valley trail mix bars are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. whatcah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue

a baffling stroke of luck for harry bostick, and linda smith worries her daughter has been forgottenall of this. >> you feel that they didn't know what happened to charity, didn't know what happened to her? >> yes. surely they didn't know about her. why would they do it if they knew about her. she was a person, not just a name on a piece of paper. she was a person. >> charity smith was saving money to go to college, dreaming of getting a business degree. a young girl with big dreams and an artist's heart. >> this is the one that stands out to me. mourned by a mother with a broken heart. >> ed, has anyone from barbour's office explained how they would grant a pardon to somebody who was in jail for killing somebody else? they just didn't know that? >> in a statement we got from the governor spokesperson late today, they said the governor was unaware of what had been going on. >> did the governor say he's shaury? has anyone at the office said they were sorry? has anyone called up the grieving mother who can't speak because she's so heart broken, has anyone apologized to her? >> no, she'

here's harry smith. >> good afternoon, a powerful line of storms has carved a path of destruction acrossar tourist city of branson, missouri, sustained significant damage and there is word from harveyville, kansas, nearly half the town has been damaged or destroyed. at this hour, the system is

a baffling stroke of luck for harry bostick. linda smith daughter has been forgotten in all of this. do you feel like they didn't know about charity, they didn't know what had happened to her? >> yes. surely they didn't know about her. why would they do it if they knew about her? she is a person. she wasn't just some name on a piece of paper. she was a person. >> reporter: charity smith was saving money to go to college, dreaming of getting a business degree, a young girl with big dreams, and an artist's hard. >> reporter: this is the bun that stands out to me. >> yeah, this one "life is short." >> reporter: mourned by a mother with a broken hard. wolf, what stands out, as we reviewed many of the pages in the pardon application filed by harry bostick, you see over and over referenceses to an expedited investigation. we talked to one prison system source here in mississippi saying there was such an on slaw of pardon applications and they were up against the clock to finish them up before the term expired. >> what a sad, sad story. i'm so hap

. >> smith: we brought our concerns to harris miller, until recently the industry's chief washington esentative. the for-profits spend more on marketing... >> yes, they do. >> smith: ...and outreach. >> yes. >> smith: how does that contribute to the fact that they're signing up at a greater rate than they are to the other schools? >> we believe, based on conversations we've had with the various veterans' organizations, that they believe that their members are very well-equipped to understand all their options. >> smith: you're saying the veterans are well advised? >> absolutely. >> smith: they know what they're getting into? >> absolutely. >> smith: they're not subject to sales pitches that come too fast and furious and misinform them? >> they are not allowed to be misinformed. it's against the law. in addition, they... >> smith: it's against the law. that doesn't mean that it doesn't get done. >> i'm saying it's against the law. >> smith: the agency that helps enforce that law is the department of veterans affairs. the va's keith wilson oversees the gi bill. have you taken action aga

smith was killed. between the months of october, november, and december, into early january when harry bostick was finally pardoned, there was never any mechanism in place that went back and double checked that everything was still okay, and harry bostick was sitting there in jail, and according to the governor's office and the parole board, they had no idea he was there, and he was pardoned. he was literally walked out of the jail, spoke to the sheriff and he said no idea the pardon was coming down the pipe, and he had to let him walk out of jail. >> is it possible he could be found culpable in the crash that killed her daughter, and if so, could he be arrested for that? >> it is possible. essentially, what will happen is those first two misdemeanor dui charges you spoke about earlier, those haven't gone away. it's the third one. so the fourth charge that we're still waiting on what a grand jury will do and what the formal charges will be, if that does happen, the fourth one will become the third one and he'll have to go through the legal process on that. obviously, the it changes what the potential sent

smith was killed. between the months of october, november, and december, into early january when harry bostick was finallyardoned, there was never any mechanism in place that went back and double checked that everything was still okay, and harry bostick was sitting there in jail, and according to the governor's office and the parole board, they had no idea he was there, and he was pardoned. he was literally walked out of the jail, spoke to the sheriff and he said no idea the pardon was coming down the pipe, and he had to let him walk out of jail. >> is it possible he could be found culpable in the crash that killed her daughter, and if so, could he be arrested for that? >> it is possible. essentially, what will happen is those first two misdemeanor dui charges you spoke about earlier, those haven't gone away. it's the third one. so the fourth charge that we're still waiting on what a grand jury will do and what the formal charges will be, if that does happen, the fourth one will become the third one and he'll have to go through the legal process on that. obviously, it changes what the potential sentence c

smith was killed. between the months of october, november and december into early january when harry bostick was pardonedever a mechanism in place that went back and double checked that everything was still okay and harry bostick was in jail and according to the governor's office and the parole board they had no idea he was there and he walked out of the jail. spoke with the sheriff who said he had no idea the pardon was coming and he had to let the guy walk out of jail. >> is it possible he could be held culpable in the crash that killed her daughter and if so could he be arrested for that? >> it is possible. essentially what will happen is those first two misdemeanor dui charges you spoke about earlier haven't gone away. it's the third one. this fourth charge, we are still waiting on what a grand jury will do and what the formal charges will be. assuming that happens, the fourth one would be the third one and he would have to go through the legal process on that. obviously it changes dramatically what the potential sentence could be if that, indeed, does happen. he hasn't been indicted yet. he's presum

harry bostick... a repeat dui offender pardoned by the governor, bostick was in jail suspected of a 4th dui aftee a 18-year-old harity smithions remaii unanswered still.ed lavanderr, lexington, straight ahead... retails sales hit a rouuh patch.the inddstry bbamed for lag.and looking for aamate?the big purchase you should mmke... that could help you out! ((break )) a new study says homeownees are more attractive. and as shelby lin reports... retail sales caused some worry on wall ssreet. street. stocks rebounded in the final few minutes tuesday to end little changed.the dow closed 878.the nasdaq and s and p weee virtually flat.retail sales increased in january, but not by as much as expeccedd they only rose by point-four percent, half as much as numbers were dragged down by a surprise decline in auto sales. michaee kors' stock ii alll ddessed up and looking fabulous.the luxury retailer possed stellar quarterly reeults, which boosted its stock by almost 23-percent. 'michael kors holdings' says its revenue for last quurter jumped 68-percent from the same tiie in 2010.the fashion week staple went public in december and its sto

>> but don't tell linda smith that he's ready for a pardon. the driver of the car was harrytick. >> she should still be here with me. she should still be here with me. this should not have happened. >> the sun had just set on on october night and charity was driving down this gravel road. she had come to this neighborhood to pick up her sister and take her to dinner. they were excited, hay hadn't seen each other in quite some time. charity pulled out into the highway to make a left-hand turn bostick slammed right into the side of her charity was killed, her sister survived. bostick was sent to a -- harry bostick's attorney never returned our it turns out the governor i was and parole board never did a check of bostick's report. >> they didn't know about her, why would they do it if they knew about her? she is a person, she wasn't just some name on a piece of paper. >> charity smith was saving mon money. >> mourned by a mother with a broken heart. >> ed, has anyone from barbour's office explained how they would grant a pardon to somebody who was in jail for killing somebody e

harry? >> that's right. we are looking forward to it. we are live here. what a great event. the concert for hope. our friend paul smith reid is involved. we will tell you all about it when the eyewitness news morning ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> hi, this is ron, good morning, wjz. >> all right, friends over at cbs radio. 31 degrees right now, 66% humidity, calm winds, barometer is at 30.sphien, 26 haggerstown, 27 elkton, low 30s easton and dc, 36 pax river, almost 10 cooler than that ocean city, 27, 27 in oakland, 29 degrees cumberland, clear skies generally throughout the area now. twin westminster, 25 bellaire, 31 in columbia 32 rock hall, annapolis, kind island both at 37, easy forecast frankly, high pressure over the dakota, is sending a shot of cold air our way and there is not a lot of moisture with it. any moisture is coming from the hudson bay, james bay and the great lakes and there is not a tob of rain or snow showers expected. now having said that tonight and tomorrow along northern tier counties it may get a little bit slushy, not unlike two days ago but not quite the intensity. top side of the beltway on grass only. southsid

smith in 1928, never really able to transcend. a product of tammany, and he gets what by herbert hoover for that and the number of other reasons. harry truman is the product of the spender gas machine in kansas city. he is the head of the county government. they steal millions and millions of dollars. harry truman never takes a dime. he has to kind of winking at what goes on in some cases. he has to get things done. he would sit down and poor out his soul to private letters college and never sent to anyone. all up in his hotel and right up these letters which were found decades after his death as he would wrestle with these questions. and my public servant or am i a crook. am i doing the right thing? he is conflicted by this, but he stays in this machine. he eventually determines to get out of local government. he wants to be a congressman. he is such a puppet, such a nobody, even at that time that it is like, no, you can't be a congressman. can i be a governor? no. you can't be governor. when the machine can't find anything to run for united states senate in 1934, okay. we now return to our regularly scheduled programming. so the ma

smith in 1928, is never really able transcend. he is a product of tammany and he gets whooped by herbert hoover for a note in their of other reasons. harry truman is the product of the pendergast machine in kansas city. he is the head of the county government. they steal millions and millions of dollars. harry truman never takes a time. he has to kind of wink at what goes on in some cases. yes to get things done. he would sit down. he would sit down and pour out his soul in private letters which he never sent to anyone. he would hole up in these motels and right these letters that were found decades after his death and he would wrestle with these questions cover. am i a public servant or am i a crook? am i doing the right thing? he is conflicted by this but he stays in this machine and he is determined to get out of local government. he wants to be a congressman. but he is such a puppet, he is such a nobody even at that time that is like no hairy, you cannot be a congressman. can i be governor? no, you can't be governor. when the machine can find anyone to run the united states senate in 1934 -- okay. we now return to our regularly-sched

barbara smith-conrad, an ordinary american who did something extraordinary. >> what a fascinating story, harristo meet leslie hiner, a career woman, not married, without children who chose to spend her life changing the future for kids living in the toughest neighborhoods in philadelphia. how did she reach them? through the one thing she's always loved. horses. leslie made them a deal. if they helped take care of the horses, she would teach them to ride. eventually forming the nation's first african-american polo team. and what they are doing, gretchen, is truly astonishing. >> all right. >> amazing. >> look forward to all of your reports as you join us on "fox & friends." nice enough to bake us biscuits this morning after being here last week! look what she did, folks, the crew loves you and we love you. >> thank you so much. >> you have bacon and you didn't have biscuits. they're buttermilk. unsalted butter, organic plum jelly so you get a little health in there. >> a woman of many talents. right back. more "fox & friends" straight ahead. [ male announcer ] what if you have potatoes? but you'