buffalo versus lion. five lions take on a herd of cape buffalo.ocus their ferocious energy on the smallest, a baby. >> she got him. >> the ruthless attack lands the tangle of animals in a watering hole. lurking there, a crocodile hears opportunity knocking. >> there's a crocodile there, too. >> oh, a crocodile. look. a crocodile. >> for more than a minute, the croc and the lions fight for the spoils. but the lions temporarily win this bloody battle, a small group of tourists watching in amazement. >> everybody thought, well, it's over. the lions have won, the baby's dead. when all seems lost, a storm gathers in the background. >> at this point, the herd came back. >> look at all those buffalo coming. >> they come running in to save the baby. >> the cavalry. they're too late! >> miraculously, the herd's deep-down instincts for survival kick in. the herd charges in unison in a breathtaking show of force and determination. they're going to come and try to chase the lion but i think they're too late. i think you're right. they were too late. >> but is

only lions they film.e years following this leopard, and captured one of the most extraordinary moments in wildlife filmmaking. this baby baboon's mother had just been killed by the leopard. instead of killing the baby, the leopard cared for it throughout the night, trying to keep it alive. >> dereck joubert: but another example of a scene that... that we were able to capture that nobody had ever seen before, nobody had ever heard about before, and is almost unimaginable. >> logan: before you documented it, no one would have believed that was possible. >> dereck joubert: i think that, very often, when we start talking about the things that we've filmed, we do get pushback from some scientists saying, "that's impossible." and thankfully, then you... you show the film and it advances science in many ways. >> logan: today, they feel an urgency to do more than make films. and they've teamed up with the national geographic society to create the big cats initiative, trying to draw attention to the fact that the

the lion was checked out and then released. the lion is going to be okay. you can check out more video of the capture on our website, kpix.com. >> look at those paws. that's about a size 14 nike right there. that's a big cat. >> poor guy. >> just wandered into santa cruz and couldn't get out. >>> it was chilly this morning. a little windy. >> cool. and the breeze we'll see more of that throughout the day today. kind of a transitional day. but the good news is we get into the weekend, we are going to see a lot of sunshine. warmer weather. a great weekend ahead. looks like outside right now we have a couple of patches of fog, breezy at the coastline, temperatures generally in the 50s although we have seen some in the north bay valleys dip down into the 40s. this afternoon, it will be breezy at the coast. highs mainly in the upper 50s, some 60s inside the bay with mostly sunny skies and sunshine in the valleys, some mild temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. we have that low passing on by now. high pressure trying to build in. so kind of a transitional day as t

lion. >> it was really good.r thane expected. >> the king of the jungle is kind of tough himself. >> a little tougher than expected. but it's like kind of between beef and chicken. >> reporter: they're known for its exotic fair, peacock, swan, lion. >> i had it last year. >> reporter: it's african lion but it comes from illinois. farm raised african lion. one skewer, three cubes, five ounces. $70. >> it's very hard to get. i did not bargain on the price. >> reporter: he didn't bargain on the controversy it's caused here. >> people are eating lion then the demand's going to go up. then the threat on lion's may go up as well. >> reporter: she's outraged. it's not illegal. >> despite the fact that the animal is in risk of extinction. >> reporter: brandy said lion is listed as a threatened species and not an endangered one so it fall into a crack in the legal system and in regulation. >> they're not regulated by one industry from start to finish. >> reporter: they were also hit with protests over serving lion and the

you're going into the lion's den. >> he said, why don't you go and meet the lion handler.y had a baby. it will be sweet, get some nice pictures. i thought great. we're just off to get breakfast before i become the lion's breakfast. >> charlie doesn't realize how accurate he is. >> turned up at the lion handler's cage and there was a lion that looked enormous. i said that's not a baby. he said it's called baby lion. that's his name. charlie decides that despite his doubts, the shoot must go on especially after being reassured by the lion handler. >> i wasn't sure whether i should go in. you see the sign, prowling up and down pouring at the cage. i spoke to the lion handler. he's raised lions and leopards and hyenas. he said it's safe. i've got control over it. i can tell if it's in a bad mood and if it is i wouldn't let you in. >> right before charlie steps into the cage, the lion handler gives him some unsettling advice. >> he says, if anything goes wrong, you can't run and you have to try not to look like you're scared. in i went and the door closed behind me. at first i

these lions were 15% larger than any other lions that we were working with. >> you are a role model and you know it? >> i think it is my responsibility to know it. >> well, good evening, los angeles! ( cheers and applause ) >> taylor swift is a role model to millions of fans who pack into arenas all over the world to hear her sing songs she writes herself. ♪

a lion roaring on it.et's hang out at the park and have some fun. >> tom dressed up like a zookeeper and had a walkie talkie and walked around the park, acting as if he's communicating with something about the loose lion. >> what is it? >> a cat. >> that's a lion or something. >> don't run. >> tom must have planted the boom box somewhere down in the woods. you can hear the lion noises. >> be careful. there's a lion over here, ma'am. >> he tells these people to get out of the way. this lady starts to run. he says, don't scare him, walk. so she starts doing the very casual walk. >> how do you walk away from that? i mean, that's the funniest prank i've seen. >> that is pretty good. >> i mean, the fact that the local police got involved -- >> i can't get over how simple this whole prank is. it's just a costume and a boom box, basically, and a walkie talkie, and he has the entire town believing this. >>> dude decides to get tough outside until -- >> finally this guy comes along and is like, you know what, dude?

>> it wasn't wild lions they were killing. it was poor cage -- caged up sickly animals from zoos they were shooting and using as taco meat. it is interesting. they said they had bomb threats because of this? it seems like with this press released they are doing it to piss people off. they said we use shark meat, but nobody was angry. we thought it would cause an uproar so we used lion meat instead. that was their press released. >> bill, you are a human taco, a hard, crusty shell with tasteless goop pouring out. >> that could be taken as a complement. tough exterior and untasty meat so you don't want to kill me and eat me. i have been to tampa a lot, exgirl friend -- ex-girlfriend and don't want to talk about it. i thought this place needs more tacos. they did not have enough. if we can bring more meat into it, thank god. taco shortage, tampa, learn about it. >> lion tacos. i don't know. i don't have an opinion on it. >> i am going to tampa tomorrow. i will bring back a report. >> expense it. all you have to do is write a sent

the hours-long ordeal to rescue this stranded mountain lion.i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. it took two tranquilizer darts and heavy dose of patience but tonight a wayward mountain lion is off the streets of santa cruz. he was stuck for hours in a concrete aqueduct after wandering into town. kpix 5's len ramirez shows us what it took to capture the big cat. >> reporter: the urban wildlife drama played out in the branciforte creek channel near the santa cruz government center. the mountain lion took two tranquil easer shots he in the tail as people looked on. it was a safe ending for the cat and the public. >> in this case everything is going as best as we could hope for. i'm waiting to hear from the veterinarian staff to find out how the animal is doing. >> reporter: the lion was first sported on city sidewalks and parking lots on may avenue at about 7:00 this morning. >> we were able to move the mountain lion and corral him back into this area along main street and we actually started moving him along the levee way here when the mount

she is used to deers and turkey. >> mountain lions lions are native to the park lappedz, -- park lands, but rarely attack. if you encounter one stand tall and slowly back away. now neighbors are keeping their pets inside and not letting their children walk alone through wooded areas. john alston, abc news. >> we are getting a clearer idea if the damage caused by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake up north. officials say the quake damaged 50 homes and caused more than $1 million in losses. the earthquake hit last thursday in greenville. it was about 150 miles northeast of sacramento. dozens and dozens and dozens of aftershocks followed. >>> the bay area is now a seller's market with homeowners reaping the rewards. home prices across the nation increased nearly 10.9% over the last year. the bay area doubled that at more than 22%. in fact, only phoenix saw a greater increase and just barely. bay area cities are not expected to reach the historic highs of 2005, but they are still increasing at a rapid pace. antioch saw a 2 prices over the last year. union city is up 34% and east oakland home price

lion. it was kind of a lion ka bob.l, after a pretty big backlash, tonight the restaurant owner tells sharon chen the king of the jungle is off the menu. >> skewered over social media for servinging lion meat, after two days, the owner pulled it from the menu saturday night and apologized on the restaurant's web site for offending anyone. >> people are not ready for it, for this type of meat serving so i was thinking, like, let's just stop. >> hundreds of comments on the restaurant's facebook page show outrage and disgust and even threatened protests, boycotts and violence against the owner. >> were you surprised at that response. >> yes. >> why. >> i wouldn't be thinking that many people were against it. i was thinking, like, more of the people -- majority of people will be okay. they don't -- like, i'm not force them to eating it. they are just okay. if they want to try, they can try. >> owner jason lee was selling a five-ounce skewer of farm-rooiz raised lion for $70. only about two dozen customers sampled the offeri

. >>> a young mountain lion wondering around the downtown area is now trapped inside an aqua duct, robert honda is live with the strategies they are using to try to free the animal. >> reporter: tory we are hear along an aqueduct, which as you mentioned it has turned into an unintentional cage for a young mountain lion basically trapped inside. if you take a look you can see a team getting ready to tranquilize an animal that is scared and hiding. we know that because we have been watching it for a little while now. earlier this morning it was trying to scale the concrete sliding unsuccessfully and has been trying to do that for a while and now has given up, so while it is bad for the mountain lion it is god for the police since it presents no immediate danger. right now we are waiting and admiring the beauty of the animal while they wait for them to tranquilize and remove it and return it to a natural habitat. as tory mentioned it was first spotted around water street around 4:00 a.m. and then spotted over the next several hours. >> we seem to be having a problem there with robert honda's

was first spotted on city sidewalks at 7:00 this morning. >> we were able to move the mountain lion and corral him back into this area along main street and we started moving him along the slef levy and into the culvert area of the creek. >> somebody at my lunch said there's a mountain lion in the aqua duct. >> it caused crowds to gather on either side of the culvert. >> i don't think i have seen a mountain lion except for the zoo. i felt sorry for it. i wanted to, you know, come down and give it some good energy. and just to see what happened. >> it was hope the big cat would walk the channel back into the hills. after several urs, the decision was made to tranquilize it. once the drugs took effect, wildlife workers caged up the mountain lion and moved it to a parking lot. if healthy, it will be released in the santa cruz mountains. in santa cruz, kpix5. >>> and we have posted more video of the capture on kpix.com. >> we saw that big funnel. >> neighborhoods leveled after more than a dozen tornadoes. where crews are still searching, hoping to find survivors. >>> and a scary scene f

but lion isn't the main attraction.ch, otter and bison can all be found on the menu of this noah's ark of exotic cuisine where lions may be the kings of the jungle, but camels are the kings of the kitchen. >> so? >> reporter: camel meat down the hatch. mm-mm. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, tampa. >> he's a better man than me. i would not eat camel. definitely not lion. >> i think ostrich is as far as i'll go. >> really. >> yeah. >> also better than me. >>> speaking of better, here's ginger zee with a look at the national forecast again this morning. hey, ginger. >> yes, you can pick up your spoons again, because this won't gross you out by any means. it might be a little bit scary for parts of texas, they had so much rain, look at the numbers, houston, that's at javy, had 2.65 inches. beaumont, 5 1/2, and lake charles, almost 5 inches, the rain will keep going and going to keep moving to the east and so who's going to get it, and how much can you expect? right along the gulf coast here from mobile to

she is used to deers and turkey. >> mountain lions lions are native to the park lappedz, -- park lands, but rarely attack. if you encounter one stand tall and slowly back away. now neighbors are keeping their pets inside and not letting their children walk alone through wooded areas. john alston, abc news. >> we are getting a clearer idea if the damage caused by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake up north. officials say the quake damaged 50 homes and caused more than $1 million in losses. the earthquake hit last thursday in greenville. it was about 150 miles northeast of sacramento. dozens and dozens and dozens of aftershocks followed. >>> the bay area is now a seller's market with homeowners reaping the rewards. home prices across the nation increased nearly 10.9% over the last year. the bay area doubled that at more than 22%. in fact, only phoenix saw a greater increase and just barely. bay area cities are not expected to reach the historic highs of 2005, but they are still increasing at a rapid pace. antioch saw a 28% rise in home prices over the last year. union city is up 34% and east oak

but lion isn't the main afaction here.strich, otter and bison can all be found on the menu of this noah's ark of exotic cuisine where lions may be the kings of the jungle but camels are the kings of the kitchen. >> so. >> reporter: camel meat down the hatch. mm-mm. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, tampa. >> the better man than me. i would not eat many kale. definitely not. >> i think ostrich is as far as i'll go. >> also better than me. >>> speaking of better than me ginger zee. >> you can pick up your spoons again. this won't gross you out. it might be a little scary for parts of texas, they had so much rain, look at the numbers, houston, that's at javy, 2.65, bottom, 5.5 and lake charles, almost 5 inches, the rain will keep going and going to the east and who will get it and how much. mobile to tallahassee is where we're in that one plus rank. might see flooding concerns there and more, of course, here in new york city, look at this live shot from wabc. it's a little stormy but not quite as bad as it wa

how should we feel about lion meat tacos? it is the story lion meat taco .org doesn't want you to hear. >>> should they get slapped for exploiting the handicapped? well according to the new york post which is owned by our parent company, evil space ninjas, rich new york moms have figured out a way to cut long lines at disney world. by hiring disabled people to pose as team. the so-called black market disney guides cost $130 an hour or about $1,000 for an eight-hour day, i did the math. disney allows anyone who needs a wheelchair or motorized scooter to bring up to six guests to a special entrance at most rides. said one mom who hired a scooter-bound guide through a company called dream tours florida said one daughter waited one hour to get on it's a small world and the others waited two hours. this is how you do disney. discuss in the lightning rooooouuuunth nndd. lightning round. >> brooke, you were saying in the green room how you said it was a genius idea because you hate children. you are an awful person. >> why hire some

the latest meat on the menu a lion. the restaurant got a shipment of farm raised lion yesterday.llinois and it is an african lion. one skewer, three cubes, five ounces, it all costs $70. >> it was good. it was chewy and juicy and a lot of flavor. >> people are eating lion, the demand will go up. if the demand goes up, then the threat on lions might go up. >> the spca says that lions are listed as a threatened species not endangered. they fall in a crack in the legal system and can't be regulated. >>> north carolina police say some pizza pies came with cocaine. in new york they have arrested an alleged pizza deliveryman and his accomplice. they are accused of selling cocaine with the pies. an undercover officers in new york made 19 drug buys since 2011. some were in front of the pizza place where the man worked. others were near his home. >>> 5:54 now. a campaign to put abercrombie & fitch in its place after the company publicly announced it only targets thin pretty people. ♪[ music ] >> abercrombie & fitch only wants a certain kind of person to be wearing their clothes. today, we

she is used to deers and turkey. >> mountain lions lions are native to the park lappedz, -- park lands, but rarely attack. if you encounter one stand tall and slowly back away. now neighbors are keeping their pets inside and not letting their children walk alone through wooded areas. john alston, abc news. >> we are getting a clearer idea if the damage caused by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake up north. officials say the quake damaged 50 homes and caused more than $1 million in losses. the earthquake hit last thursday in greenville. it was about 150 miles northeast of sacramento. dozens and dozens and dozens of aftershocks followed. >>> the bay area is now a seller's market with homeowners reaping the rewards. home prices across the nation increased nearly 10.9% over the last year. the bay area doubled that at more than 22%. in fact, only phoenix saw a greater increase and just barely. bay area cities are not expected to reach the historic highs of 2005, but they are still increasing at a rapid pace. antioch saw a 28% rise in home prices over the last year. union city is up 34% and east oak

biologist track about 20 mountain lions with gps devices. last month they were not intimidated by humans unless they were breeding. males were more likely frightened than females and they tracked roads they frequently crossed. >>> san francisco police detailed security changes for the bay to breakers. there are surveillance cameras at the start and finish line and on the hill. those are some of the new additions the chief announced today in the wake of the boston marathon bombings. he also plans to have extra officers as well can 9 units. >> people want to see police officers in uniform. and they will. lots of them. >> runners not allowed to have alcohol or back packs. it begins 7:00 a.m. sunday. >>> law enforcement say boston marathon bombings suspect dzhokar tsarnaev wrote a note while hiding inside a boat. the note said he would join his brother as a martyr in paradise. he wrote on the wall of the boat claiming responsibility for the attacks and say it is in response to the u.s. wars in afghanistan skyrocket. >>> skyrocket -- afghanistan

it is an african lion.wer, three cubes and five ounces will cost you $70. >> it was really good, chewy and juicy. a lot of flavor. >> people like here are eating lion, then the demand is going to go up. if the demand goes up then the threat on lions might go up, as well. >> the spca tells kpix 5 that lions are listed as a threatened species, not endangered. so they fall in a crack in the legal system and are tough to regulate. >>> two epic sporting events collide in san francisco this week in the big finale for the tour of california. all the costumes and characters in the runners of bay to breakers. phil matier with former mayor willie brown and san francisco police chief greg suhr at caffe roma this morning. the first question for you, chief suhr, are you ready for the big weekend? >> yeah. i mean, we have been planning since november. we have retooled our planning since the tragedy in boston. and we're ready for a great event sunday. >> how many people are you expecting? >> 30,000 runners and we figure m

there are an estimated 23,000 lions in the wild. they say even farm-grown meat could boost lynn hunting in hispanic. >> local officials say the city government needs to do some innovating to cut jobs. that process has quiet by begun and soon piles of paper could be replaced by smart phones. >> any weekday morning you'll find contractors and land owners shuffling through paper, talking to clerks and waiting in line at the department of billing inspection. every person here has to fill out a pink form, and every percentage -- pink form has to be entered into a very old computer. >> we have a system we have cobbled together and keep putting band-aids on. >> at the end of the counter one building inspector is not using a computer or clipboard. that's a smartphone. a samsung galaxy note ii and soon he will use it to approve permits on the job site. >> we believe that mobile technology is going to rev revolutionize the way government and people interact. >> maury black is the president of the company whose software is taking the governmen

burling game, kpix5. >> business neither went up or down because of the lion meat. >> that's good to >> yeah. what do we know about what's coming up? it was a little windy today. >> it was really windy this evening. the wind dropped our temperatures down 20 degrees. take a welcome at these wind gust. they were significant this evening. especially toward sfo. a wind gust of 54 miles per hour. half-moon bay, you hit 40 miles per hour. petaluma 36. heyward 32. palo alto to you. a couple hours ago, flags were whipping around. we had wind gusts to 40 to 45 miles per hour. strong winds and that wind is coming down from the arctic. i'll explain about that coming up in the second. first, chilly night. fair field 46. vallejo, fremont, san jose, all dropping below 50 degrees, which is below average. our forecast taking you, speaking of dinner, what a great place. sunny, but chilly tomorrow. less wind, high of 71. sunny skies on thursday. still cooler than normal. here's the deal. strong winds because of a strong area of low pressure sitting off the pacific northwest coastline. look at where th

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>> next, too close for comfort, the bay area neighborhood watching future a mountain lion this morning. >> thieves leave disabled bay area boaters on shore with barely a paddle and you can help them get back in the water the. >> the newest apple store is making unwanted waves with san francisco history that the company wants to take down but first america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, big news from the housing market propelling the dow to a fresh new high opening at 15409 after gaining 10 6 points today the day to make money on wall street was tuesday, the 20th tuesday if a row it called higher, with the best trading day of the week. >> kelloggs agreed to $4 million settlement in class-action suit over false advertising and claims the frosted mini wheats improve children's memory. that is america's money, make >> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> 4:41 on this wednesday morning, a look from the sutro tower toward san francisco, you can see it bobbing because it is breezy. you can see clear conditions. m

lions in the spots. fwhu morning the cat showed up, walking down a sidewalk before getting stuck in the aqua drukt until police, and fish and game experts game to the -- came to the rescue. >> people see wildlife. they're concerned because it's an unusual sighting but just because you see an animal acting normal doesn't mean there is a issue. after shooting the cat with two tranquilizers experts were able to carry him out on the back of an all terrain vehicle. >> first dart caused the animal to mover probably about 50 yards downstream it embedded into grass land area. in testing the animal and it's reactiveness we determined it was safer and we'd be

residents if lafayette are watching their backyards after two mountain lion sightings in a couple of days include, last night. cornell, fish and wildlife just showed up? >> they did. they are investigating the latest citing here in the lafayette hills of what is being called a very large mountain lion. the cat made an appearance in a backyard last night and a nephew snapped a photo of it and fish and wildlife call it a full grown add dealt maybe the same one spotted in the same area over the week. she will never forget the encounter with the very big cat. >> not going in the backyard anymore at nighttime, that is for sure. we just ran back in the house and shut the windows and the back. >> how large, and you work with dogs, how large? >> pretty big. anything better than a domestic cat i consider big. quite large. you can tell by the photo. >> the dog walker is working with both dogs and cats. >> they talking about what she saw and telling neighbors to keep small pets inside and they say mountain lions are common in the hills and are likely tracking deer but they warn people not to ap

. >>> a pair of tranquilizer darts and patience is what it took to capture a wayward mountain lion in santa cruz. the big cat was stranded for hours in a downtown area aqueduct after wandering into town this morning. here's a look at how the very careful rescue effort went down. >> what was that? >>> reporter: the urban wildlife drama played out in the branciforte creek channel near the santa cruz government center. the add less on the male mountain lion took two tranquilizer shots near his tail and was still squirming on the creekbed as santa clara police and wildlife officials looked on. it was a safe ending to a potentially dangerous situation for the big cat and the public. >> our officers were on the scene very quickly. they were able to establish a perimeter and were able to keep it from people, although it was in populated areas. we were able to keep it from people and safely migrate it now here to a location where we have a pretty good opportunity to move it back into its habitat. >> reporter: the mountain lion was first spotted on city sidewalks in parking lots on may avenue

. >>> and a mountain lion on, and what the future holds for this cat. >>> plus, added security for this weekend's bay to breakers race. >>> it's thursday, may 16th, this is bay area news at 7:00. >> she was known as the neighborhood grandmother but tonight people are mourning her death in richmond. >> it's video of that happening. >> john sasaki reports someone very close to the victim was the likely target. >> the scene of this buttal richmond shooting was peaceful. she was a lovely woman. everybody knew she sat on that bed right by that window. >> that's where the 62-year-old woman where someone came up to this apartment building and unleashed a barrage of gunfire. >> police picked it up. >> the shots went off and it just kepty going and going and going. >> todd, who was lovingly known as granny, died. >> we all loved and respected her. she was the soul of this building. >> it's not going to be the same without gran. >> richmond police who are searching for the killers say this was a targeted attack, but may have gone aiming for the son. >> we think maybe he defrauded someone. >> ed t

there are an estimated 23,000 lions in the wild. they say even farm-grown meat could boost lynn hunting in hispanic. >> local officials say the city government needs to do some innovating to cut jobs. that process has quiet by begun and soon piles of paper could be replaced by smart phones. >> any weekday morning you'll find contractors and land owners shuffling through paper, talking to clerks and waiting in line at the department of billing inspection. every person here has to fill out a pink form, and every percentage -- pink form has to be entered into a old very old computer. >> we have a system we have cobbled together and keep putting band-aids on. >> at the end of the counter one building inspector is not using a computer or clipboard. that's a smartphone. a samsung galaxy note ii and soon he will use it to approve permits on the job site. >> we believe that mobile technology is going to rev revolutionize the way government and people interact. >> maury black i the president of the company whose software is taking the govern

. >> neighbors are on mountain lion wa. a boy snapped this picture of a big cat this, is the second time in a week it has been spotted in that area. residents told to keep their pets and themselves indoors. >> not going into the backyard after sundown. it will be running back into the house, shutting windows in the back. it's big. anything bigger than a domestic cat, i consider it big. it's large. you can tell from the photo. >> here is a photo of another mountain lion that is unknown if it's the same cat spotted last night. experts say if you do encounter one, you should stand tall. >> big cats there. sunnyvale authorities believe two men poise poesing as magazine salesman broke into a home and made off with jewelry. security cameras caught the men. the pair used socks to cover their hands. get away vehicles believed to be a newer model red ford taurus that you can see there. police in the south bay looking for another thief. this happened two weeks ago. a security camera recorded the man pedaling up to the home, then rode

. >>> police swarmed a water way today to free a trapped mountain lion. ktvu's robert handa shows us what it took to get the cat out. robert? >> reporter: we are along the aqueduct where we watched the mountain lion being rescued. they believe the lion came down from the wilderness and there are plans to release it after we watched the group conduct a tense rescue. >> reporter: they observed the untain lion for hours before shooting it with a tranquilizer dart but after it was hit it ran and staggered into more bushes. they were worried the animal would react that way. >> very unpredictable situation. we don't know how the animal will react. and we n'en they approached the animal it still look threatening enough that they backed off and he shot it with another dart. >> in testing the animal we determined it was safer and he would be better off if we administered a second dose of the medicine to the animal. >> reporter: the animal was taken under a bridge where a veterinarian declared the animal healthy and strong enough to be taken back to the wild. >> he

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the mountain lion took two tranquil easer shots he in the tail as people looked on. it was a safe ending for the cat and the public. >> in this case everything is going as best as we could hope for. i'm waiting to hear from the veterinarian staff to find out how the animal is doing. >> reporter: the lion was first sported on city sidewalks and parking lots on may avenue at about 7:00 this morning. >> we were able to move the mountain lion and corral him back into this area along main street and we actually started moving him along the levee way here when the mountain lion actually jumped over the fence in front of the patrol car and down now into the culvert area of the branciforte creek. >> somebody at lunch said there's a mountain lion in the aqueduct. >> reporter: the sighting of a big cat in this part of santa cruz caused crowds to gather on either side of the culvert. >> i don't think i have ever seen a mountain lion except in the zoo. and i felt sorry for it. i wanted to give it some good energy. and just to see what happened. >> reporter: it was hold the big c

but it was a mountain lion.ome people are keeping their pets inside. experts say if you encounter a mountain lion stand tall, make a lot of noise, slowly back away. >> there was a 60' tree that crash down and trapped a homeowner. rick was pointing to the area where he was garden and a pine tree trashed in his yard trapping him in the branches. neighbors ran to help and he says he is feeling okay but look at the damage. he and his wife just put it up for sale. the couple says they spoke to a tree specialist who said the pine was rotted the at base. >> group that helps people with disabilities to sail is turning to the public for help after thieving stole motors from rescue boats and caused thousands in damage. the bay area association of disabled sailors uses specially equipped sailboats to help sailors with disabilities navigate safely. the stolen motors were on five inflatable boats if they get in trouble. the thieves caused extensive damage when they cut through the looks that secure the motors. if you want do

so the lion meat taco is no more. sorry. sorry, diana, no more lion meat tacos for you. >> oh, i was dying to try some. >>> time now for sports starting with golf and we're going to get the highlights from espn. >>> doug kezirian here with your "sportscenter" update. the players championship is considered golf's fifth major. opening round yesterday and tiger has also never broken 70 in the first round of this tournament, but tiger was locked in. here he is on the par 4 7th. the approach from 180 yards away, however, he would two-putt for a par. woods fared much better on the par 5s. here he is on 9. his third shot. tiger nestles it up. he would birdie the hole. to another par 5, 16. >> it's going to release. >> tiger chipping in again within feet. he would finish at 5 under tied for fourth. he's four strokes back of roberto castro, who tied a course record with a 63. >>> the stanley cup playoffs, three game fives yesterday including the penguins and islanders series tied 2-2. second period, still scoreless. tyler kennedy put

there are an estimated 23,000 lions in the wild. but critics say it could develop a taste for the meat by could boost the danger of people hunting it in africa. >> >> it's been a long and painful road to recovery from jason gamble, the former redwood city police officer was breaking up a late-night fight when his back became a casualty. >> i had a situation where i got into a tussle with an individual who didn't want to be arrested, and i felt a pop in my back. >> that pop resulted in back surgery to treat the original injury to his disk, but as his body compensated because of the pain, he ultimately developed an excruciating condition similar to sciatica. >> it was awful. it was literally to the point where i couldn't sit down for more than five minutes. >> a dock for from saint mary's traced his pain to the sacro iliac joints. he recommended a new procedure known as i-fuse. it uses implants constructed from titanium. >> this has been around for decades in hip replacement, but it's a new twist because now it's applied to the point

it's on the threatened list, there are an estimated 23,000 lions in the wild. but others say it could develop a taste for the meat by could boost the danger of it in africa. >> this week on" this week " will the white house fix what's broken? george stephanopoulos and the powerhouse round table take it all on. don't miss abc's" this week "coming up here on abc7. >>> a new treatment could alleviate back pain for thousands of patients. , back patients. it's a minimally surgery aimed not at the disk, but in another area that can be a common root of back pain. >> carolyn johnson has the story, health and science reporter." >>> there you go. that's what i want to see. >> it's been a long and painful road to recovery from jason gamble, the former redwood city police officer was breaking up a late-night fight when his back became a casualty. >> i had a situation where i got into a tussle with an individual who didn't want to be arrested, and >> that pop resulted in back surgery to treat the original injury to his disk, but as his body compensated because of the pain,

there are an estimated 23,000 lions in the wild. but others say it could develop a taste for the meat by could boost the danger of it in africa. >>> will the white house fix what's broken? george stephanopoulos and the powerhouse round table take it all on. don't miss abc's" this week "coming up here on abc7. >>> a new treatment could elive crete back pain for thousands of patients. it's aimed not at the disk but not area that can be a common root of back pain. health and science reporter carolyn johnson has the story. >>> there you know. that's what i want to see. >> it's been a long and painful road to recovery from jason gamble, the former redwood city police officer was breaking up a late night fight when his back became a casualty. >> i had a situation where i got into a dust with an individual who didn't want to be arrested. and i felt a pop in my back. >> that pop resulted in back surgery to treat the original injury to his disk but as his body compensated because of the pain he ultimately developed an excruciating condition

. >>> a rescue operation under way now for a mountain lion trapped in santa cruz. good afternoon, everyone. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. >> right now, there's no danger to the public and crews are considering their options. >> the puma project in uc-santa cruz and another rescue group is helping police on the scene. the mountain lion somehow found its way into a concrete aqueduct off may avenue after it ran away from officers on water street around 7:30 this morning. we have these pictures of it lying in a patch of grass. >> our officers were on the scene very quickly. they were able to establish a perimeter and were able to keep it from people although it was in populated areas, we were able to keep it from people and safely migrate it now here to a location we're we have a pretty good opportunity to move it back into its habitat. >> the mountain lion tried to jump out but couldn't make it. they say it looks like he is resting now. one of the options for authorities is simply to see it leave by itself. they will monitor it and make su

skunk and opossum and now a mountain lion. >> thnt doe see mountain lion in the part not in downtown santa cruz any way. but this morning this 40 pound male cat showed up. even walking down a sidewalk at one point before getting stuck in the aquaduct until police fish and game and wild life experts from the uc santa cruz project came to the rescue. >> people see wild life and concerned because it's an unusual sighting. because you see an animal acting normal but it's in an unusual area doesn't mean that it's a public safety issue. >> in this case the young mountain lion bedded down in the aquaduct. >> after shooting the cap with two tranquilizer dart experts crate him and safely carry him out of the awbing we deduct on the back of alter rain vehicle. >> first dart caused the animal to move 50 yards downstream to where it beded in addition another grass land area. in test thing the animal testing the reactiveness we determined it was safer and we would all be better if you have a we administered a second dose. >>reporter: young lion lay on the bank of the water way vets gave him a tho

the lion was spotted by 4:00 a.m. and by 7:00 a.m. he was seen jumping into an aqueduct. 15-foot walls kept him stuck. they first tried to move the male lion into an open space but that failed and, as you can see, they went with plan b. a member of the puma project fired two tranquilizers into the cat's hip. he will be tagged and returned to the wild so wildlife experts can keep track of him from now on. >>> it's been a tumultuous week for the president. he's battling sefrveral controversies. the president addressed republican criticism of his handling of benghazi and said he's focused on avoiding future attacks with better acting rescue teams. he expressed confidence in attorney general eric holder for secretly getting reporter's phone numbers for security leaks and the irs scandal that targeted tea party groups, president obama said he had no idea it was happening. >> the minute i found out about it, my main focus is to make sure that we get the thing fixed. >> later on, president obama appointed danny to run the irs while the actin

the mountain lion spotted in a backyard tree on saturday. and then last night another sighting and possibly the same animal right by the same house. if the law passes, mountain lions like these would have to be tranquilized or netted unless they present an imminent danger to the public. >> a pretty big cat. >>> coming up next, the milestone and the changing nature of modern american families. a look at the growing trend that experts say is making it harder to raise their children. >> and apple will give $200 to customers as part of a legal settlement. the issue that prompted the suit and who could be in for the refund. and a street thug is accused in a number of unprovoked attacks. but he will never >>> santa clara police want you to look at this video. you can see a male thief in action. a home security camera caught the man on the bike peddling up to the front steps of a home on hill do brant place. hildebrant place. he then stuffs the package into the duffel bag and rides off on his bike. the theft happened earlier this month. if you reco

the mountain lion spotted in a backyard tree on saturday. and then last night another sighting and possibly the same animal right by the same house. if the law passes, mountain lions like these would have to be tranquilized or netted unless they present an imminent danger to the public. >> a pretty big cat. >>> coming up next, the milestone and the changing nature of modern american families. a look at the growing trend that experts say is making it harder to raise their children. >> and apple will give $200 to customers as part of a legal settlement. the issue that prompted the suit and who could be in for the refund. and a street thug is accused in a number of unprovoked attacks. but he will never be arrested. >>> santa clara police want you to look at this video. you can see a male thief in action. a home security camera caught the man on the bike peddling up to the front steps of a home on hill do brant place. hildebrant place. he then stuffs the package into the duffel bag and rides off on his bike. the theft happened earlier this month

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the sea lion follows her for a little bit. when the girl trips, the sea lion stops in his tracks and stares at visitors as if worried ab little girl. you can hear someone in video talk about how the animal seemed to be concerned about her. >> that is so sweet. moms love that stuff. >>> he oinged and rolled his way to being an internet sensation. the pig that became known as chris p. bacon has been dealt a tough hand in life. not being able to walk on his own. he was just a little piglet. now we see what he's been up to. >> he's not so little in more ways than one. since we met him four months ago, chris p. has been packing on the pounds and racking up the star power. >> something like this happens once in your life. >> reporter: he decided to go with it it in january. that's when a woman brought the disabled pig to his veterinary hospital convinced he'd have to be put to sleep. >> she thought that that was the only option. that there was really no life that can be lived like this. >> reporter: the doctor doped the little guy,