how important is that madagascar vanilla?ream would not be the same without it. >> reporter: yet these days she's losing money on every scoop. vanilla has surpassed dairy as her biggest cost. do you think people know when they're ordering this, this is almost like the delicacy of the ice cream? >> no, they don't. they have absolutely no idea. >> reporter: the price she pays for a gallon of vanilla extract has what does that mean to your bottom line? >> well, i just kind of hope that we're going to make it through the season. >> reporter: 79% of the world's vanilla fields are in madagascar. a shortage there has helped drive up the cost of vanilla beans from about $11 a pound in 2011 to nearly $200 by the end of 2016. at this price point, is the vanilla industry sustainable? >> no. we manufacture over 200 types of vanilla. >> reporter: josephine and her husband, don, run cook flavoring company. most of their business is vanilla. she shot this video in december to survey the vanilla crops. beans droe in orchids, each one is poll

and how important is that madagascar vanilla? be the same without it. >> reporter: yet these days she's losing money on every scoop. vanilla has outpassed dairy as her biggest cost. do you think that people know when they're ordering this that this is the delicacy of the ice cream shop? >> no, they have absolutely no idea. >> reporter: the price she pays for a gallon of organic vanilla extract has quadrupled from four years ago. when something goes to $100 what does that mean to your bottom line? >> i just hope we're going to make it to the end of the season. >> reporter: 79% of the vanilla fields are in madagascar. the shortage there has driven up the cost from $11 a pound in 2011 to nearly 200 bucks by the end of 2016. at this price point, is the vanilla industry sustainable? >> no we manufacture over 200 types of vanilla. >> reporter: josephine rockhead and her husband don run the vanilla company. she shot this video in december during a trip to madagascar to survey the vanilla crops. it's a labor-intensive process. beans grow

centered in madagascar home to more than three quarters of the world's vanilla fields. from $11 a pound to nearly $200 last year. for businesses that depend on it it left a sour taste in their mouths. >> what does that mean to your bottom line? >> well, i just kind of hope that we are going to make it through the season. >> clements says she's losing money on every scoop. a gallon of organic vanilla extract has quadrupled since she opened her doors five years ago. ouch. >>> that's not good. but people will still buy it. >> even if it's artificial. >> exactly. today is the one day of the year people are very focused on finding love. and a london researcher has turned that into science. reporter teri okita on how people are learning to be flirting aegis. >> reporter: diane needs a confidence boost when it comes to dating. >> i'm single. and i would like to meet somebody. and i think it's quite hard these days. >> reporter: she decided to hire a flirt coach. >> welcome to the fearless flirting tour of london. >> reporter: anthropologist jean smith has been tracking dating

madagascar. >> the island now has some 250,000 different species, most found nowhere else on earth. >porter: and galapagos, of course, for surfing seals and their extraordinary neighbors. >> sea-going iguanas. they are conveniently darrveget. but since there's little food for them on land, marine iguanas graze on the sea floor. >> reporter: there's a whole episode devoted to the mountains and their lively inhabitants. >> some itches just have to be scratched. >> i've got two small kids as well. so i'm always on that kind of dad mission to make them smile. >> to best spread their scent, they really have to put their back into it. >> reporter: this footage actually shot by an eagle. >> there was one guy who had an eagle that he had trained to carry cameras. we thought, well, this is an interesting opportunity. >> reporter: the last show in the series dedicated to how they pulled this off. resilience. some gallows humor. >> they tend to use my tent as a poop spot. kind of get used to hearing at night a constant estimate on top of the tent. >> reporter: immense bravery. ♪ >> reporter: pat

this is not likely to affect madagascar. let's go to north america. a series of low pressure systems has been bringing wet weather across the west. we're talking heavy rainfall across coastal locatations and heavy mountain snow across the rockies. up to 60 c centimeters o of sno the next 24 houours in the rocks and winds are going to be quite strong. that will cause low visibility. rainfall expected across the west, including los angeles on monday. seattle will see the high of 2 degrees with snow on monday but temperatures expected to rise as we go into thursday. all right. here's the extended forecast. >>> to bring this edition of "newsline" to a bracing end we'll show you sculptures of snow and ice attracting visitors from around the world. they are part of the annual snow festival in northern city of sapporo which began monday. 200 sculptures big and small on display at three sites. among the more recognizable figures are u.s. president donald trump and japanese singer song remember, whose song was a viral hit arounund the world. visitors can also

that forms part of the present day madagascar and india and it sanction 84 million years ago.orts of a 2017 bacon shortage that circulated is fake news. they traced the report back to the pork council that said frozen pork belly reserves declined, however pork industry insiders told t are plenty of hogs and plenty of bacon. get that skillet going. facebook is about to do something unimaginable. a number of business giants are taking on president trump's immigration policy. they have it all and that big development is on this morning. >> good morning. quite a story. crude exports could exceed the nation this is year if donald trump follows through on drilling and the u.s. could end up selling 800,000 barrels of oil a day. that's more than libya, qatar. in silicon valley, the likes of apple, uber and facebook hit back against travel bans and encouraging other industries to big numbers on facebook. the company is on track to try to target two billion users a month. they have more than 1.8 billion and they are tryings to connect up more people to the internet and they connect up u

. >> reporter: leaping through the madagascar forest alongside an indri lemur, strutting a courtshipce with hundreds of flamingos and so much more. bbc's "planet earth ii" takes you right there, up close to the world's wildlife shot over the course of more than three years, in 40 different countries, on 117 separate filming trips. much of the wow factor comes from the newest technology, gyro-stabilization tools that allow camera operators to move with the animals. drones, and miniaturized and remote cameras capturing the rarest scenes...all in eye- popping ultra-hd. and that eagle-eye experience? >> to capture an eagle-eye view of dramatic flight took a more extreme approach. it's the perspective of a diving eagle. >> reporter: reminding us that the most incredible animals are humans. >> that airs saturday night. we air right here tomorrow night. see you then. good night. america's finest city -- san diego. wheel... of... fortune. ♪ ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game, pat sajak and vanna white. hey. how is everybody? thank you, jim. having

leaping through the madagascar forest alongside an indri lemur, strutting a courtship dance with hundredsflamingos and so much more. bbc's "planet earth ii" takes you right there, up close to the world's wildlife shot over the course of more than three years, in 40 different countries. much of the wow factor comes from the newest technology, gyro-stabilization tools that allow camera operators to move with the animals. drones, and miniaturized and remote cameras capturing the rarest scenes, all in eye-popping ultra-hd. and that eagle-eye experience? >> wearing a specially designed helmet camera to film the perspective of a diving eagle. >> reporter: reminding us that the most wound wondrous creatures in the world are humans. terry moran, abc news, london. >> that airs saturday night. we air right here tomorrow night. see you then. good night. >>> some can go home be many cannot. we're live where evacuations have gotten smaller but haven't gotten away entirely. >> the doctors are doing everything they can. he still remains in critical condition. >> it was an accident, but it is rocky. t >>

dagen: kennedy will be back tomorrow pending her bail hearing in madagascar. meantime, this is the "topical storm." topic number one. with a little determination and hard work in life you can usually get what you want. usually. that doggy got robbed, just like in my favorite bank heist movie. >> this is a lingerie shop, sir. dagen: topic number two. apparently you don't need to be a sassy lady with snarky comebacks to make sure your snang is effective. a japanese student just got the "guinnes book of world records" for the most finger snaps in a minute. okay. we'll save you have the time and let you know how many times he snapped his finger. 296. nothing about this video stands out to me. he's just not that impressive. if you want to turn heads you need to snap with both hands like this guy. now, that's how you snap. topic number three. in case you needed. >> the excuse to go out and buy yourself a pet lizard. watch what this reptile does when his owner waves at it. it's a good thing that lizard is friendly. sometimes the big ones get kind of irritable around

kennedy: it's a hissing madagascar cockroach. they named it tom brady.ght it loved atlanta before. but now want to take a bite out of that soft peach. the marcia come roach could kick tom brady's white butt. topic number two. back in the habit. sounds like the. we have all dealt with annoying printers. one guy came with a cost effective way to do just that. behold. i asked my deputy vice associate trainee to fix my printer earlier today. paul? >> we did all that. all right? jack it up there. kennedy: looks like we'll need to buy a new one. you will have to pull it out of your non-existent salary. have fun beating the government cheese again. topic number three. if you thought hedge hogs were on the silver end of the animal spectrum, think again. police in new zealand were called out to deal with apparently a drunk hedge hodge that got its hedge stuck inside a yogurt cup. this is not first time we have dealt with disoriented hedge hogs. but we hope the prevention advice given will see a decrease in helping hog food-related incidents. >> what are you laugh