hippos was not their first idea.mber, stockton's mayor had suggested bringing in manatees from florida. to eat the water hyacinths in the river. apparently it's like their favorite food. they can eat 100 pounds of those weeds a day or something. alas manatees are super endangered, so obviously it's impractical to move manatees from florida to stockton. even though the stockton mayor suggested that idea. without the manatees, they have come up with the next best thing. so behold, stockton got hippos instead. this is a photo today from the california water blog, which is an excellent blog. and the california water blog, as you can see in this picture, it shows this pod of hippos that the city of stockton brought in to graze on the weeds around the big industrial port. they brought this herd of hippos from botswana. they have radio tagged them so they don't lose the hippos. they have the coast guard watch over them, and keep people far away. because the hippos don't much like people. other than that, it is apparently wo

marvel and pushed her into my patented hippo pit. a bus full of black school children into my other hippo pit. i've got hippo pits all over this town! bwahahahahaha! who do you save first, the first female muslim superhero or the non-fictional black school children, and how do you save them? >> okay. it will definitely be the black school children. i love you kamalikan but i know you can survive this or better. >> larry: the black children on the bus? >> yes. >> larry: anyone that would do that to black children, i have to give them a cape! phil, which superhero are you? >> let me see... i am the cuisinart kid -- power: i can make food so wonderful it's frightening. controls weather -- kryptonite: avocados. >> larry: i've taken two precious people prisoner. wonder woman and channing tatum. i've submerged wonder woman in a vat of guacamole and i've dunked the magnificent tatum in a human-sized avocado taco salad. who do you save? and keep in mind, channing tatum is real and helps people every day by just being himself bwahahahhaa! >>

busting through the sanctuary fencing, the hippo finds its way to a nearby swimming pool. the shocked neighbor called authorities claiming the dinosaur had taken over in the back yard. he quickly gets the animal back home before any damage is done. but as much as pete ignored and even battled government officials, they turned to him when an animal is in trouble. it sounds like you and pete butted heads a bit. was it worth it? >> oh, absolutely, we need places like this, rather than to go ahead and euthanize them. >> there is someone who wants to tame pete. that passionate volunteer from illinois. >> we were actually doing a lot of rescuing together. and it seemed to work really well. and then we decided yeah, let's take it another step. >> despite their 28-year age difference and the fact that pete is twice divorced with three adult children, lori and pete start to date. then a health crisis throws the future of this wildlife into doubt. >> my kids will sell this place, the animals will be euthanized, and that will be it. >> that is unless pete can find another heir. >> wa

of the hippos they did a fantastic job on the hippo place. they had the new pool and the step-ups and they also had a little place for them to lay down. when i went out there, there would be that beasty looking animal that came out and looked at me and blew a spouted. i thought that is not good. what happened he actually can come up to people, open his mouth, about this wide. i need a box of strawberries to put in his mouth. it was so nice. he is a vegetarian so he wouldn't be eating anybody. but they did have -- it was the alternate animal -- somebody who had pouched his lower teeth. he looked like he is really happy there and that is the part i wanted to commend the commission for doing the good work, as well as the department and tanya peterson and her staff and people working on the programs. the hippo is going to be an excellent exhibit. on the chimpanzee, i think they should stay in place, but when go to the location, we look around the place -- what is the temperature kept at is in the it seemed kind of warm and the hair looked maty. i

we're speaking hippo. >> reporter: she's helping explore how this delicate ecosystem is returning fromink. >> you're jumping out of your skin to get out. >> reporter: despite the wait she isn't disappointed. a special sighting right away. >> these are endangered. >> reporter: the rare rothschild giraffe giraffe. >> there's only about 1,000 left in the world. >> reporter: just one of the many vulnerable species that calls this home, including the elusive specialty, the african lion. >> our guide george says this area is known to be a breeding ground for big cats. that's what we're looking for. >> it's like looking for a needle in a hay stack. literally, lions can be anywhere in this bush. >> reporter: after scanning our surroundings, george spots what we're looking for. >> there there, there he is there he is, yeah. >> reporter: two lions napping in the shade. >> took to the left. >> reporter: much more interested in his companion. they seek out some privacy in the tall grass. >> they can mate every 20 to 40 minutes when they're in peak time for mating. >> she looks exhausted. >> he's d

and the disbursement within the legal requirements all the services fall under protection and the hippo protection excluding the terminal benefit it is only offered to select unions and it is $4.8 million and the vision display terminal are cost approximately $160,000 per year person seek price proposals that reduce the amount by 2 percent and we are working with the initial contract terms of 3 years with two year renewable options with the total not to exceed contract of $14.7 million and in 5 years we also required a two year two percent annual increase for the two years the rfp responses were due on march 16, 2016, however, due to various requests to extend the deadline to march 26 a total of 05 proposals were submitted to h s f although a panel of fully qualified participants to evaluate the proposals was approved it wasn't in the evaluation and explicit occur due to the extremely aggressive timeline which was deemed unrevelation for are you aware of the responses and seeking approval to award the contract timeline that was sent would stith negotiate and receive approval of all city

>> that's freshwater not like the mucky water at the watering hole full of hippo poo and stuff. >> he couple of pranks like this one. there are some guests at the lodge. he puts his trunk in. >> nice. >> i see where he goes. >> that's why they call him troublesome. ♪ >> so we jump from south africa to sri lanka, this is pigeon island and we are observing something beautiful in nature. a turtle hatch. once they hatch, they make their way toward the water. >> sure they need to rename pigeon island turtle island. >> imagine having to be there when all of these hatchlings take off for the water. you're standing in the middle like these people don't want to step on one of them. >> they're so tiny. >> but quick. >> slide down on the beach and have them run all over. >> you're not supposed to touch then you're supposed to leave these turtles alone, let them do their thing. >> if they touch you -- >> it's all fun and games until you decide to prank your buddy. >> while skydiving. >> the cruel joke in midair. >> oh my gosh what did he do? >>> and dude decides to make a fool out of himself. los

. >> reporter: she says it would tighten up the loophole but also benefit hippos and whales whose products are sold as ivory, even when they're not. it would eliminate a decades-old exemption and establish state enforcement and be similar to a law passed in new york city. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. >>> san francisco sheriffs may be heading to court tomorrow, lawyers are expected to try to expunge the record. a controversial figure in san francisco after a new year's eve altercation with his wife in 20011. he was charged with domestic violence and child endangerment. he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment. he was suspended from the sheriff's office during that investigation but later reinstated. heat running for re-election in november. but is not expected to win. tomorrow's hearing could be meaning he's eyeing jobs with a conviction could pose a problem. >>> one person is hurt after an apartment fire. flames broke out 10:00 this morning at a four-person complex on fourth street across from wildwood park. firefighters first got

. >> reporter: she says it would tighten up the loophole but also benefit hippos and whales whose products are sold as ivory, even when they're not. it would eliminate a decades-old exemption and establish state enforcement and be similar to a law passed in new york city. reporting live

so when i go up to mark buell -- [inaudible] hippo. maybe some strawberries. excuse me for that. i just wanted to clear that up a little bit so when i look at the zoo i am thinking that's the place we have to take a better look at especially over the water edges so i am glad that handshake with mr. fitting and i will have to talk to them what else we're going to do with our problem even with accreditation chimpan zoos and [inaudible] thank you. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else that would like to make public comment on this item? seeing none. public comment is now closed. commissioners this was discussion only so we now on item 7. fwofl golf agreement with the pga tournament corporation inc.. for harding park golf course. >> tee it up. >> okay. we have a powerpoint. good morning commissioners. i will try to be brief. this is the discussion and possible action to recommend that the board of supervisors approve an agreement with the pga tournament corporation to present the 2020 pga championship at harding park. for those that don't know golf pga championship is one of the big

wildlife experts also say that this could benefit whales and hippos whose product are sold as ivory, but they're not. the bill is similar to laws enacted in two other states. reporting live in san francisco nbc bay area news. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> we now have a followup on the wildfire that so far force good 200 families to evacuate in southern california. take a look at the situation here. hundreds of firefighters battling the chino hills blaze overnight. this burned more than 900 acres. tonight, it stands at about 35% contain. a bit of improvement there. the evacuation orders have also been lifted. you can see just a sea of red, a wall of smoke there. this is east of los angeles. the fire started yesterday afternoon. >>> also following another developing story for you. searchers have looking for hundreds of people who are missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of libya. it was packed at the time with immigrants who were trying to make it to europe. nbc has the report. >> reporter: if it is confirmed, this will be the single deadliest incident involving m

mike: we have the ability to secure a hippo compliant environment to store the information in a safeo make it available for researchers. in addition to being able to share your devices from your -- with your doctor you can share it with researchers around the world. today's new generation likes the idea of sharing for the greater good. being able to share your health information with researchers is a way to do that, as long as it is anonymous. that's what this is all about. emily: the gathering of this information takes time. how long until we see the results from something like this? mike: what of the important things was the acquisition. we have been starting off from a big place already. emily: how do you monetize this? who are watson's customers in the future? mike: we are targeting the idea of patient centered health being able to reach out and involve people more in their own health care. bringing in the partnerships with medtronic, we can monitor data on insulin pumps. with johnson & johnson, we can provide coaching to enable people to get ready for operations like hip and kne

trade and now the bill is making enforcement easier and stepping up penalties and benefits whales and hippos who are sold of ivory. they are not. >>> california's drought appears to take a toll on threatened fish species. one delta smelt fish during four-day event. three years ago they found 143 delta smelt. wildlife officials foal the smelt are moving further east where there is more water about you that's also where they are more likely to be killed by predators or exposed to pollution. the bay area is buzzing over a big name. oprah winfrey will be speaking at stanford tomorrow night. they will talk about religion and the meaning of life. she is taking on the big topics. this is not the first time the former talk show host will be on campus. she was the speaker at stanford in 2008 for their commencement. >>> taking a live look at san francisco right few, you can see a few twinkling lights there in the distance. the cite by the way, the worst mark the for renters. if you are looking for an apartment in san francisco, you though this all too well. the average rent in san francisco is $2800 o

and it comes with over a hundred different games like air hockey or hungry hungry hippos-like guam.f they have a castle in their mind, they can go online and draw a moat and add sharks, and it really brings whatever they're thinking to life. cheryl: okay. i guess it is the extension to have the old xbox or whatever. >> right exactly. cheryl: okay great. [laughter] next up, a smart bike that does the work for you. is it actually going to ride the bike for we? [laughter] >> it'll take you to work. no it'll go to work for you. what's really great about this is you buy a wheel. it's kind of expensive, it's about a thousand dollars. you put it on the bike you already own, and it turns it into a much smarter bike, and it's not just gps, but it actually does a lot of the work for you. so if you're commuting in new york or san francisco, a lot of times you show up to a meeting very hot and sweaty, and this actually takes that component out of it. it's really doing a lot of it for you so you can arrive very much in style. cheryl: okay. they had a kickstarter campaign. >> yeah, it did so well

wildlife experts say the bill would also benefit whales and hippos whose products are also sold as ivory even though they're not, in fact, made of ivory. >>> investigators are searching for the people who kidnapped a sea lion in southern california los angeles police saying a group of people were harassing two sea lion pups on a beach yesterday. one of them wrapped one in -- one of the pups in a blanket, and the group then took off with the animal in their car. this is video of the second sea lion left behind and later rescued. experts say that keeping a sea lion is not only illegal but can be dangerous. >> they also have a bite ten times greater than a pit bull. it amounts to the dirtiest mouth of any mammal. somebody could get severely injured. >> experts also say you should not go near a sea lion if you see one. >> good advice there. >>> okay. 400 cyclists are recovering this morning after a day on the ride practice run for the annual aids life cycle fundraiser. yesterday, a 65-mile ride started in berkeley. a warmup for cyclists planning to take part in a seven day, 545-mile bike rid