at attention consumer protection alert if you've seen this bad or donate to the humane society of the united states you should know that only one penny of every dollar donated goes to local pet shelters be aware that the american institute of philanthropy gives the humane society of the united states a d. rating if you add was purchased by the center for consumer freedom a corporate paid front group run by right winger rick berman berman is closely tied to the food industry and has attacked the humane society on many occasions saying they are engaged in a slow but steady push to take away consumer choices by forcing meat eggs and dairy food out of americans reach berman has a long history of spreading misinformation in order to protect the interests of the food industry his latest ad is an instant would ation tax tactic designed to show the humane society that if they work against the interests of corporate america they will be met with a firestorm of misinformation and negativity that it's very very . to understand rick santorum as a vision for america we have to go back four hundred

so, the humane society is there. they take control of the birds. cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states. the last one being louisiana and they may make a tacit attempt at placing the birds in new homes. would you like a rooster that has been bred and trained to fight in your barnyard fooling around with the rest of your animals are in your backyard? probably not, so they can't place them. sometimes they can but they can't, so what do they do with them? they kill them. they euthanize them, to use the word that they like to use. so there is this moving target here, yes what are you going to do with the birds? yes, should they be fighting? you can make a case that they should not be fighting. but, to stop them from fighting and then kill them? and the humane society people across the country, i have talked to many of them not just here, say there is nothing else to do. if you allow this to go on, then you are contributing to the abuse of animals, animals used to satisfy some kind of bloodlust of the people who fight them and it has to stop and even

so the humane society is there, they take control of the birds, they might -- this is in general, not just here in this county, across the country because cockfighting is illegal now in all 50 states, last one being louisiana -- and they, and they, they may make a tacit attempt at placing the birds in new homes. would you like a rooster that's been bred and trained to fight in your barnyard fooling around the -- with the rest of your animals? probably not. so they can't place these for the most part. sometimes they can, but they can't. so what do they do with them? they kill them. they euthanize them to use the word that they like the use. so there is this moving target here, yes. what are you going to do with the birds? yes, should, should they be fighting? you can make a case for that they should not be fighting. but to stop them from fighting and then kill them? and the humane society people across the country, i've talked to many of them not just here, say, well, there's nothing else to do, and if you allow this to go on, then you are contributing to the abuse of animals. animals

the humane society doing something, waiving adoption fee force chihuahuas and chihuahua mixes for today only. animal care and control saying 15 dogs are flying back east today. they say by the end of this week they are probably going to have 15 more chihuahuas in the shelter if you are interested in the chihuahua or any other kind of dog check out the humane society there are plenty of dogs available. 15 on their way to a new home this morning. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 6:07. >> let's hope there are no flight delays for those chihuahuas. >> let me check now looks like everybody is going green there and snow moving in the sooner they can get there the better off their flights with will not be delayed. we have fog rolling around inland valleys, closest quarter mile in livermore. flowing through the napa valley and the san ramon valley everyone else is doing good. as far as temperatures, look at this mid 30s around santa rosa, napa, fairfield, livermore, upper 30s redwood city, mountain view, los gatos everybody else low to mid 40s half moon bay 48 antioch 47 i just updated those tem

--valentine's day nuptials between 2 shelter resident dogs and 2 shelter the baltimore humane society of hopee caring, friendship in the lives of animals who have lost the of their families--today at 2pm february you can adopt a member of the lonely hearts clubb the longest residents at the off, plus ffee personal training sessions sessions the valentine's day 3sessions sessionspersonal training off, plus 33free shelter, for half off, plus 3 free personal training sessions sessions the valentine's day pet wedding at theebaltimore humane society is today at for more baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 emily and troy 3 justin and daughter shannon no shirt. no shoes. no problem. because he's got a diamond ring. ring. ((1:16 cheering 1:19)) pulls off one romantic immer proposal... at a wim meet. meet. you're watching fox 45 good day bbltimore. ÷88 ((:43 cheering :55)) grevers pulls off a proposal surprise from the medal stand. teammate annie chandler saturday... following a win in missouri.as can see... she was stunnedd.. but that didn't stop her from answering. ((1:27 (cheering) sh

for half off, plus 3 free sessions sessions the valentine'ssday pet wedding at the baltimore humane society today at 2pm. for more on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 map fiber map 295 3 map fiber map 295 3 coming up... "glee" pays tribute... to the late queen of pop.what they're doing to honor the late whitney houston... and what happened before the singer's death.. that makes the timing of tonight's episode... ironic. ((baby, baby aw)) aw)) and she's all smilee now... after meeting the man of her dreams.the gutsy thing this cancer patient did.. after meeting justin bieber. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 2)) 3 new this morning... the presidential nomination... appears to be a tie between mitt romney and rick santorum. that's according to two nntional polls.the latest gallup aily tracking poll showss32-percent of registered republicans favor romney... with 30-percent favoring santorum.newttgingrich trails behind with 16-percent... and ron paul with 8-percent.the latest pew research center poll shows similar percentages... but with santorum

. >>> when animals are in need the humane society comes to their rescue. this is in collins, mississippi, and we're specifically not only you see the humane society but mississippi wildlife officials and the folks from carolina tiger rescue. and they all came together after an undercover investigators went inside this zoo for several months and documented what was going on. >> [ inaudible ]. >> they said the conditions were incredibly poor, that the animals were in flimsy cages, the animals were malnourished and this unaccredited zoo own by gustav and betty white, not the comedian. >> the animals in flimsy cages, that's risky being in there getting that undercover video if that was the case. >> they had to tranquilize the animals. the guy is -- they're tranquilizing them with dart guns to get in to these cages and load these animals on to crates, basically, with fork lifts so they can get them out of the zoo. watch this o tir, watch w y p one tiger out of his case. in all they rescued three tigers, three cougar, two leopards, two wolfe hybrids and a makak.

they gave them sausage and bacon and then they called the gulf coast humane society and said we need these lovely dogs a home. the great thing about this story, the local news crew from kiii, they actually took the puppies to the gulf coast humane society so that these little dogs could get some medical care from veterinarians. >> you can see they have beautiful new little kennels and food and water. and they will be taken care of for the next few weeks to make sure they have all their shots and everything is good. and then they'll be available for adoption to anybody who wants to adopt these two little guys. >> ooh, i bet the list for that is long. >> i want them to be adopted as a pair. >> that's going to do it for us here at "right this minute." we're going to leave you with one more look at the guy hang gliding over belgium. enjoy, and we'll see you tomorrow. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> and do you have the right to videotape -- what the federal courts had to say? >>> first, we begin with the continuing coverage of the murder trial of yearly love. the doctor who exam

. >> he's director of animal cruelty investigations of the humane society of the united states. closely with law enforcement to investigate reports of animal cruelty and neglect. >> we get a lot of animal hoarding calls. it's our number one call. oftentimes they fail to spay and neuter. the other scenario is folks who sort of started out trying to rescue animals and they've just sort of lost the ability or never had the ability to sort of determine what's an appropriate number of animals for them to have. >> whatever the reason for hoarding, the effects on the animals are devastating. >> the number one thing that we see in these cases is a real failure to provide proper veterinary care. when there's so many animals and not enough people to care for them, what happens is they may be providing sort of the basics of food and water to some extent, but they don't have the ability really to go through and monitor the population. you see injuries that have not been treated properly, that have either gotten infected or healed improperly. you often see disease from overcrowding. >> peopl

it's been criticized by many for sitting down at the humane society and writing this mandate.lso talked to bob krauss about being in this tough spot. >> as part of the united egg t( producers and someone running my own family farm, i think it's outstanding. i wish there was the way to get where we wanted to go without legislation, but because of the ballot initiative process and the way states are broken up into individual packages, it would be extremely hard for any egg producers to decide what he was going to invest and how he was going to move his family farm forward into the next generation. >> we will have the complete story next weekend. that is it for news, mike hoffman joins us now with the national forecasts. >> are couple of tries coming to the upper midwest and great lakes as we start the week. but the better trough coming into the rockies and the northwest as we head through monday. several areas of precipitation and the disturbance in the southeast, and, we are changing around at the coastline. the northern rockies causing snow even into the interior valleys which

the baltimore humane society hosted the valentine's day nuptials for a couple of cats and dogs.two chhhauuuas and found comfort in eachother. the pet wedding is meant to celebrate the special bond between helter animals. 3 that's all for fox45 news at 5:30."judge judd" is next. next.and we'll be back tonight for fox45 news at ten -- and the late edition at 11... 11...we'll see you 3

in a statement, she blasted animal control and the humane society, saying they had no basis to take my horses and i should never have been charged. the humane society saw an opportunity to further their agenda at my expense. >> i don't know how somebody can argue the point that there was not a need for intervention. >> the head of queen anne's animal control said without the plea deal, the case could have been tied up in court for a while and has no regrets about seizing the animals. >> reporter: under the plea deal, parkinsons farms will be for the next year. some of them surprise inspections. after the sale of the property, she now has more money to care for the horses. on the eastern shore, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> parkinson says her attorney says after her probation, she will apply to have her record wiped clean. >>> updating the breaking news we told you about last hour, a bad accident in harford county. skysky eye chopper 13 over the scene. you can see the vehicle flipped over. no word on the condition of the driver. traffic was backed up in both directions. well,

new tonight, many of the finest time weretheir evening.his washington humane society reception 11th annual pastries.h one abc 7 employee received his work with animals. he was here with his dog, all of. -- olive. >> he loves that dog. we are proud of his great work. this bring your dog to work day? i missed it. >> everybody is enjoying the outdoors. >> i want one more day. >> how about half a day? >> for you, half a day. it will be better than half a day. juice into the 70's. we will do better than half of tomorrow, 60's. our temperature outside, when see this in february? outdoor cafe dining. 57 degrees. outdoor record was 10 years ago, 77. we are not alone. if you have friends in other of the country, our high, 72. jackson, 71. omaha, 61 degrees. dallas, 72 degrees. look at the departure. this is how much the temperature what -- were above average. 25 degrees warmer than average. once again, it is here in the lower 48. the frigid air continues into alaska. air coming.cooler along the boundary is where we clouds and some light showers. there is this ripple that is coming through. we do no

the humane society has taken in 400, thermal nourished but expected to fully recover.e humane society is accepting nations. >>> good samaritan helped capture two bank robbery suspects will be honored by the city council today. last month steve brown nabbed a bank robber on the highway. brown owns a private security company he witnessed the crash and followed the suspects who ran he caught up with one, took him into custody and called police who arrested the second suspect. >>> 5:57. are we sacrificing safety for fiscal responsibility? just ahead, the presidential proposal that could make it harder to determine if a tsunami is headed for california. >> reporter: a scam has hit craigslist itch police say it takes advantage of the economic -- economic down turn i'm amy hollyfield i'll tell you all about it, next.

. >> how about a sweet addition to your own family, the washington humane society is here to talk aboutt deal when we come back time now, 9:24 the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. >>> is he doing that? >> yes he is doing it. >> look carefully at the hand underneath pushing the leg. >> is it really? >> it is not what are you talking about look at him. >> yeah, i don't believe it i am with tucker this is dj dog he might give some djs a run for their money this video is making the rounds on the all mighty internet apparently this is not the first time this dog has scratched. >> look how disinterested he looks. >> because if he were really doing it wouldn't he be interested. >> what is the guy doing. >> ther

take a look at just some of the hundreds of hens the humane society has coming up for adoption later this week. when you think about adopting a pet this is the image that probably comes to mind. you probably don't think about these. herding hundreds of chicken is like herding cats. they are coming up for adoption soon but before you get any ideas about stocking the freezer,. >> we want to adopt them as pets and as egg layers only. >> reporter: no dinner. >> not dinner. >> reporter: they have been way to much to end up on a plate. >> you will be okay. >> reporter: they are the lucky ones, among the thousands rescue from a egg laying facility. authorities say the owner had stopped feeding his 50,000 birds, a third died. others had to be put down . they have been through a horrible experience. they haven't eaten in a few weeks. >> reporter: the lucky remaining hens went to a place in grass valley and the hue mean society. here they are getting the food and nutrition they need to get healthy. >> you can feel their breastbone, you can see them. they are just really thin. >> reporter: they

with the help of the humane society, queen anne confiscated the remaining 133 on the property. the owner charged with animal neglect. but they agreed to give probation on 10 charges and give her back nearly half of her horses. >> reporter: under the plea deal, once they inspect her farm, parkinson will immediately get back 25 of her horses. if all goes well, 90 days later, she'll get back more of her horses. 16 days after that, 18 more. >> reporter: all along, parkinson denied neglecting them saying they were not suffering or in danger. she said, they had no basis to take my horses and i should never have been charged. the humane society saw an opportunity to grab headlines and raise significant money in order to further their own agenda at my expense. >> i don't know how somebody can --ue know, can argue the point that there was not a need for intervention. >> the head of queen anne's county control said without the plea deal, the case could have been tied up in court for a while and has no regrets about seizing the animals. >> reporter: as part of the plea deal, parkinson's f

an explosion of new kittens has left the local humane society with its handsful or handsful of new pawsts don't normally begin breeding in the area until the end of march or early april, but like so many parts of the country it's been a mild winter and the warmer temperatures have been making the felines a little frisky there. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a mild start on this thursday. temperatures are above the average high temperature for the day. 51 at the airport. 48 degrees in westminster. a mixture of sun and clouds. we have a chance for a few rain showers in the forecast. high temperature between 60 and 65. we will come back and talk about a big change coming up for the weekend. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. the verdict is in. a jury finds george huguely guilty of second-degree murder. >> we will have a push in annapolis to repeal the death penalty. details are next. senators preparing for a debate this morning. >> sarah caldwell

take a look at just some of the hundreds of hens the humane society has coming up for adoption laternk about adopting a pet this is the image that probably comes to mind. you probably don't think about these. herding hundreds of chicken is like herding cats. they are coming up for adoption soon but before you get any ideas about stocking the freezer,. >> we want to adopt them as pets and as egg layers only. >> reporter: no dinner. >> not dinner. >> reporter: they have been way to much to end up on a plate. >> you will be okay. >> reporter: they are the lucky ones, among the thousands rescue from a egg laying facility. authorities say the owner had stopped feeding his 50,000 birds, a third died. others had to be put down . they have been through a horrible experience. they haven't eaten in a few weeks. >> reporter: the lucky remaining hens went to a place in grass valley and the hue mean society. here they are getting the food and nutrition they need to get healthy. >> you can feel their breastbone, you can see them. they are just really thin. >> reporter: they will be ready for adopt

for more, doctor julia lewis, from the humane society of silicon valley joins us now. good morning! dr. julia louis from the hue main society joining us live now with misty. tell us about this kitty. >> misty is a 6-month-old female, himalayan kitten. she and her mother were surrendered to the shelter because the owner couldn't afford to take care of them anymore. she's definitely an indicator that kitten season is coming on us. >> what is up with that? >> always happens this time of year. birds and bee stings that it always happens at this point? >> cats are seasonal breeders. the increasing days and warmer weather helps them come into heat. boys seek them out. >> we know what happens next. >> two months later, we get kittens. >> kittens, kind of an exciting thing, but really not, you guys don't have room to take care of all of them. >> exactly, there are, unfortunately, kitten season, during the height of kitten season, we get about 300 kittens into the shelter a week, not a week, a month. and as you can imagine, trying to find homes for all of them throughout the summer is very,

.// the baltimore humane society hosted the valentine's day nuptials for a couple of catt shiloh ann forecast. 3 tte orioles beat the deadline with their best playerr..bruce cunningham has details, next in sports unlimited... that's all... for the late pdition.../, áábuuáá there's... a lotta... love....// on... phis...// valentine's day edition.../ oo... sports unlimittd..././// brrce cunningham, hose son off sports unlimited iggt now. 33 3 with pitchers and catchers set to report this weekendd the orioles have one major piece of pre-spring trrining businessstootaae care of...and that's a contract for their best playee..and it ot done this evening... evening... the oos haae announced a deal por a one year contract with centerfielder adam jones... jones was askkng for 7.4 million and the orioles 7.4 million and the rioles countered with 5 million...they settled on one hit 280 with 25 homm runs and 83 rbi...the latttrrtwo caaeer highs...they had a date with the arbitrator on friday, so there is relief all around,,the orioles arr now contract-wise, for spring trainingwe've learned that

an explosion of new kittens has left the local humane society with its handsful or handsful of new pawsts don't normally begin breeding in the area until the end of march or early april, but like so many parts of the country it's been a mild winter and the warmer temperatures have been making the felines a little frisky there. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. as you can see, i'm in a tricky situation here. i'm bidding on a 1979 dukes of hazzard lunchbox. my auction ends in 15 seconds ! even worse, my buddy's bidding on the same lunchbox ! it's airbrushed ! but i've got verizon 4g lte. it's so fast, i can outbid him at the last second. i got it ! yes ! woo hoo ! it's got a thermos ! rely on verizon, america's largest 4g lte network. because only the fastest survive. at that temperature. 50 degrees, and that is just a sign of things to come today apparently. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this thursday, february, 23, 2012. >>> police are investigating a shooting. around 1:30

she came to the humane society with broken bones back left paw we think she was stepped on.sterday she is healing really well. she's a delight she loves other dogs, loves people, loves to give kisses. i think she will make someone very happy. >> and she is rather young. >> she is 11 months she turns one in february. it is her birthday that would be a nice birthday present for her to fan a new home. >> does she friends that may come along with her? >> she loves other dogs if you would like to take two chihuahuas home we have many. >> what else do you have? >> oh gosh, cats, dogs, kittens are coming we have animals in our barn. we have a full case. come on by. >> you usually have the most unusual animals. >> we do sometimes we have goats and chickens. absolutely, we are filled to the brim with animals so come on by. >> talk to the fine folks and find an animal for your family. >> i love the doggy vest, so cute. >>> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. >> reminder about the bay bridge closure this weekend at 8:00 tonight caltrans

lee had -- i think in a way a social darwinist, believing that human society is sort of a pyramid and upscale white folks like himself were at the top and african-americans were somewhere down the scale. not as low as native americans, perhaps and mexicans were in there somewhere, but lee had racial assumptions, but was -- much of this was intellectual. you show him a human being and lee was very humanitarian. for example, he paid and he hired his body servants during the war and he was the guy that sort of took care of his equipment and he had paid them a growing wage for that kind of work. >> professor -- >> they were not his slaves. >> professor thomas, i want to jump in momentarily and we understand the votes will be here shortly. let's get one more quick call. we have jennifer waiting on line in san diego. go ahead. >> hi. i'll be very quick and say, you know, i think nominating lee is one of the worst kind of revisionist history and it's one of the more insidious. he might have had a moment, and lee was called traitor by grant by being such a good general and prolonging the war.

. >>> there's a $2500 reward for anyone who can help the humane society to find out who abandoned a badly injured dog. police suspect that rocky road, as he's being called, was used as a bait dog in a dog-fighting ring. tonight, he is recovering well and almost ready for adoption. >>> the last-minute rush is on to find the right gift for your loved one. you can't go wrong with flowers and that means business is booming. they're filling thousands of bouquets with red roses. they expect even more orders tomorrow from procrastinators. they want to get the freshest flowers. >> something tells me you're amongst them. >>> the story by fire. a resort many marylanders visit burns to the ground. the unusual obstacles that made it harder for firefighters to fight this blaze. >>> and a girl trapped under an avalanche. >>> mild an average temperatures headed back to the region. your complete forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 36 degrees, mostly cloudy. the complete forecast is coming up. the ski lodge at a popular western pennsylvania resort is destroyed in a spectacular fire. the i

she came to the humane society with broken bones back left paw we think she was stepped on.erday she is healing really well. she's a delight she loves other dogs, loves people, loves to give kisses. i think she will make someone very happy. >> and she is rather young. >> she is 11 months she turns one in february. it is her birthday that would be a nice birthday present for her to fan a new home. >> does she friends that may come along with her? >> she loves other dogs if you would like to take two chihuahuas home we have many. >> what else do you have? >> oh gosh, cats, dogs, kittens are coming we have animals in our barn. we have a full case. come on by. >> you usually have the most unusual animals. >> we do sometimes we have goats and chickens. absolutely, we are filled to the brim with animals so come on by. >> talk to the fine folks and find an animal for your family. >> i love the doggy vest, so cute. >>> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. >> reminder about the bay bridge closure this weekend at 8:00 tonight caltrans w

for chihauhaus and chihauhau mixes today so go to burlingame, 1450 rollins road the peninsula humane societycan check out some of the chihauhaus there. they open this morning at 11:00. >> we like the little sweaters to combat the new york cold. a big adjustment for them? >> reporter: huge. if people want to they can follow the journey there in realtime on facebook and twitter. >> thank you, lisa washington with our doggie report this morning. thank you. >>> 6:39. all eyes were on the grammy awards literally. >> a lot of folks watching. the ceremony's bigs achievement in nearly three decades -- biggest achievement in nearly three decades coming up. >>> we are live at the flower mart in san francisco. we'll show you where you can still find flowers for your valentine in just a couple of minutes. >> better get there quick. >>> the market opened just about 10 minutes ago. let's take a check of the early numbers. we're downs across the board but not too bad. the dow down about 25. kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks is going to break down the numbers for us coming up. on sunday drew its highest

we love the humane society. >> brownie points for doing good. >> should be rewarded, huh?at 4:00 continues, we will show you stunning, stunning pictures of the sky. >> wow. and we didn't do anything to that video. that's the real deal. >>> we will talk about the implications of chris brown and rihanna making music together, three years after that violent encounter. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited time only. so don't wait. want to save even more? call right now and we'll add a special bonus: $300 back. unlike cable, fios delivers a 100% fiber-optic network to your home. get america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet, plus the best tv picture quality, and more hd. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. save $600 in yo

.// the baltimore humane society hosted the valentine's day nuptials for a couple of catt shiloh ann forecast. 3 3tte orioles beat the deadline with their best playerr..bruce cunningham has details, next in sports unlimited... ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. that's all... for the late pdition.../, áábuuáá there's... a lotta... love....// on... phis...// valentine's day edition.../ oo... sports unlimittd..././// brrce cunningham, hose son off sports unlimited iggt now. 33 3 with pitchers and catchers set to report this weekendd the orioles have one major piece of pre-spring trrining businessstootaae care of...and that's a contract for their best playee..and it ot do

the peninsula humane society is waiving fees today for all chihuahuas and chihuahua mixes. >>> next, san francisco's heartfelt tribute to tony bennett today. >>> get ready for the academy awards oscar sunday february 26th, on abc7. predict winners and get the latest buzz right now on latest buzz right now on oscar.com. now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only $25 a month for six months -- our lowest price ever -- with a total home dvr included. plus get hbo and cinemax free for three months. [ male announcer ] with u-verse tv, you can record four shows at once with a total home dvr that lets you play back, pause, or rewind your shows from any room. [ female announcer ] so call at&t to get u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only $25 a month for six months -- our lowest price ever -- with a total home dvr included. plus get hbo and cinemax free for three months. [ male announcer ] and u-verse tv is "highest in residential television service satisfaction" by j.d. power and associates. that's four

that's right..the baltimore humane society hell the ceremony on valentine's day. and today...we've got the &pfor all the pre-ceremony prep aad she joins us again thii morning... so we can watch the wedding ceremony together. chihuahuas... and two cats that got hitched right? right? otie and geo... were two shy cats... who came frrm separate familes and found comfort in each other. 3 3 3 two chihauhuas... shiloh and trixie arrived at the shelter together and finally said i do... alright emily... get your tissues... and let's watch the pet wedding together. togetheer ((singing at last)) last)) 3 3 ((áááááchatááááá)) 3 trying to become star... sometimes isn't all it's crackee up to be. be.((theres so much struggle and there is so much pain )) ))baltimore's own wayne wilson describes what life is like on american idoll.. and hallie day isses a rock star. you're watching fox 45 good dayybaltimore. 3 3 3 152 map 3 the defense continues to present its caae today in the yeaadley love murder trial. trial.huguely's attorneys are back in couut in charlottesville to chip away prosecutors

because he's been in death row at the peninsula humane society. he spent two years in dog terms, 14 years on death row. >> this case is unusual. >> most vicious dog cases are wrapped up in 30 days and woody has been in solitary a long time. >> this doesn't help the animal or the owner and doesn't help the shelter. woody's owner described the night when his dog slipped out of the house, and rushed at a nearby jogger. builder said woody never bit her. she injured herself when she fell. >> the doctor in his report stated that this scratch was from slipping and falling on a rock and it was not anything a dog could do. >> trouble is that woody had been designated dangerous when he was a puppy. animal control said he bit a child on a skateboard. the second incident made him a vicious animal and therefore, sentenced to die. he hired a dog behaviorist who said woody was no danger, neighbors wrote asking for leniency. and the jogger pleaded for his life. and yesterday, after almost a decade of court appeals charlie settle wtd city. woody's live will be spa

an explosion of new kittens has left the local humane society with its handsful of new paws. cats don't normally begin breeding in the area until the end of march or early april, but like so many parts of the country it's been a mild winter and the warmer temperatures have apparently been making the felines a little frisky. keep it g-rated. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> at one show in the philippines, you aren't just watching a play, you're a part of it. the performance has entertainers flying through the air, through props, and into the audience for a 360-degree experience. there is no dialogue or story. just music and action for the ultimate interactive experience but watch your head. a 45-foot clear bottom pool hovers above. >>> one man in nepal is standing proud. at just 22 inches, the 72-year-old claims to be the world's shortest man. he says he is often laughed at and ignored by women and hopes the recognition from guinness will make up for his hardship. the current record was set last year by a fil

yesterday baltimore county humane society we witnessed the wedding of two of the dogs being sheltered there. it's called a celebration of hope and friendship for animals. >> he has been here three years and there is nothing wrong with her. she just gets passed over. we created the club hoping once again february being the month of love that people will open their hearts up and adopt one of them. >> now if you are adopting during february you only have to pay half the fee and they will throw in free personal training and hopefully they will get adopted together. >>> 15,000 people in southern california had a bad valentine's day because of a romantic geese gesture. a balloon, probably a gift, dropped into a power substation and knocked out the power for everybody. >>> coming up still four candidates in the race. how the ads for two of the men hoping to be the nominee are getting real negative. >>> and the results of a new poll that have one candidate hoping only women make it to the polls in november. i'm carol, and this is my cvs pharmacist. i had to switch my insurance plan. but then

austin, texas human society sponsors this and offers a chance to come ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the peninsula humane society is waiving fees today for all chihuahuas and chihuahua mixes. >>> next,an francisco's heartfelt tribute to tony bennett today. >>> get ready for the academy awards oscar sunday february 26th, on abc7. predict winners and get the latest buzz right now on >>> today at 4:00, the japanese government is taking on matchmaker duties this valentine's day and everyday. then the lay-offs looming for california's drug law enforcement officers and what it means for california's war on drugs. >>> in half an hour from now san francisco will mark valentine's day and the 50th anniversary of tony bennett's i left my heart in san francisco with a sing-along at city hall. ♪ i left my heart ♪ in san francisco ♪ >>> just like velvet. several bay area choirs are going to join local and state officials in that trib by the. every local radio station has been -- asked to play the song at noon. >> they will be played on the emergency system so you will hear it. the eight -- the 85-year-old singer will perform tonight to raise money for heart research. >>> isn't he a test t

. >> stephanie with the humane society thinks the feds might be jumping the gun. and wants them to let nature take its course. >> our concerns are that they'll remove 3,000 animals. those animals will be killed and others from the surrounding areas will simply fly in and that this will become just an on going vicious kilocycle. >> the plan to kill barred owls would not be the first time the federal government has authorized this kind of plan. california sea lions that feast on threatened salmon in the columbia river have been killed in recent years after efforts to chase them away or scare them failed. elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >> while the wet weather heading our way means a few feet of new snow in the sierra. looking at live pictures from placer county. got light snowfalling at higher elevations. the chp is saying chains are required on interstate 80. some local drivers are saying they were unprepared heading up into the high country. >> you have to be ready for anything. roll with the punches. i'm having fun though. my first real time with snow, so it feels good.

they ended up calling the michigan humane society and they brought out an entire team, including excavatorshelp get the puppy. that's how that giant hole was created. this is a puggle dachshund. >> he's so little. he looked like a rat almost. he's that small. >> the puppy had been trapped in the drain for hours. the owners did try to get him out. they heard the puppy will perfecting and crying. >> okay, honey. >> you can hear the cries and there's the owners trying to comfort it. it's okay, everything is going to be okay. the puppy is doing okay. they said his nose was a little dry and he was a little cold. >> they got him, they got him! >> they'll be busting out the heavy machinery. >> i would call the army. >>> top ten "countdown" means crazy climbing without any safety equipment. and that means, russia. >> wrong! >> okay, then, see crazy climbing without safety equipment from somewhere else, as we count down. >>> and he can pick up beer bottles with a 10,000-pound piece of equipment. >> tell us exactly how you pulled this stunt off. >> see what this guy can do with a bobcat. >>> we're ba

this is diana folly from the washington humane society. oh, this is such a nice girl you brought us today, diana. >> she's 3 years old. >> she's not sure what i'm giving her but i was playing with her earlier. >> she seems to be a little bit picky about her treats. >> she definitely doesn't like this one so don't give her that one. what is she. >> we're talk -- we're calling her a pit bull-corgie mix. >> she's stretched out. she has the short legs. >> she's almost like a big dog body on short little legs. she's actually kind of a smaller dog. >> but she's a real sweet girl. i've been visiting with her a little bit. look at that face. >> very affectionate. she makes friends very quickly and immediately melt and lean on you and roll over for a belly rub. >> nothing wrong with that what kind of home are you looking for her? >> we think she would fit in with just about any family. she's an easy going dog. again she's 3 years old which is one of the perfect age ranges to adopt a dog because she's past all the puppy and adolescent stuff and is m

barking ] >> reporter: while those dogs are flying the friendly skies, employees at the peninsula humane societyme bay area families will consider making their chihauhaus a sweet valentine's day gift. >> we're waiving the entire adoption fee for all of our chocolate, caramel, toffee and golden colored chihauhaus indefinitely. it has a valentine's tie-in but we're going to do this indefinitely because we have so many of them now. >> reporter: in the bay area and the big apple these little dogs are looking for lots of love. on valentine's day and throughout the year. in burlingame, lisa washington, cbs 5. >> ai, chihauhau! how can you resist! go to our website to adopt one, click on "links and numbers" at cbssf.com. if you notice their swelters, it says will you be mine? >> looks like you're in the market for one. [ laughter ] >> i have a dog named wookky. i don't know, he's territorial. i don't think so. >>> still looking for the perfect give the for your valentine? the old stand by still available right now. >> plus, tahoe ski resort giving a new meaning to a java run. how skiers canada get thei

the humane society will offer 400 of them for adoption.an renting out the farm reportedly stopped feeding them because of the high cost to feed. he faces high cruelty charges. >>> trash piled up so high in the home of this house, it's piled up to the roof. the home may be cleaned up finally after years of complaints. >> reporter: neighbors call the house many names from the eye association hazard house. the property on clermont avenue is filled with mechanical parts, animal cages, garbage bags, other items piled to the roof. >> there's so much debris back there. >> reporter: the original owners died in the 1980s. neighborsas y the son is a junk horder that disappears for various stretches. we're told because of budget problems the city -- >> can't do nothing. that's not right. i don't believe that. >> reporter: pit appears that is about to change. early tomorrow morning, the board of supervisors is expected to declare the property a public nuisance. they're expected to lawfully clean it up. crews will encounter junk and animals. >> they ke

. >> stephanie with the humane society thinks the feds might be jumping the gun. >> our concerns are that they'll remove 3,000 animals, those animals will be killed and others from the surrounding areas will simply fly in and this will become an on going vicious kill cycling. >> she this is not an invasive species. we prefer to have nature take its course. >> besides, killing barred owls could distract the real threat, the timber industry. >> it's a far more significant factor that are barred owls. >> green diamond, harvesting timber requires keeping up the spotted owl quota. for now, a remarkable turn around, taking the threatened species side. >> for our company, the more spotted owls the better. that helps our business. >> that's right. >> now just to be clear, no decision has been made yet on whether or not to shoot thousands of barred owls. the u.s. fish and wildlife service is going to release an environmental impact statement on february 28. that will outline exactly where they stand and they do want public input. we'll keep you posted. ken. >> all right, elizabeth, thank you