i'm neal karlinsky for "nightline," near churchill, manitoba. >> certainly nice to watch from a warm place. a different kind of mother's day tribute. >>> well, mother's day is, of course, sunday, which got us to thinking about the state of moth motherhood around here. and what we found out made us want to take a look at mother's day by the numbers. ♪ [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction

a flight to winnipeg, followed by a small plane to churchill, manitoba, then a 2 1/2-hour train rider the arctic, which ends nowhere near a station. here goes the train. we're in the middle of nowhere in the tundra, middle of the night and the train's leaving us here. another hour later, we're at a place called the wachee lodge. only open six weeks a year. there is no running water and space is extremely limited. inside, hard core wildlife photographers from every corner of the globe. in the morning, they pile into vans converted with tank treads, hoping to find white bears hidden in white snow caves in conditions that can kill a person in minutes. >> got the tracks heading out. and then another set of tracks coming back in here. >> reporter: it's more than 40 degrees below zero. i'm wearing a ridiculous amount of clothing. and surrounded by people with fresh frostbite. as a native guide points out a set of unmistakable footprints. we're tracking a polar bear family. >> more than likely it's the same bear checking out the area here. we'll scope it out. >> reporter: on our first day,

neal karlinsky, abc news near churchill manitoba. >> proof that everyone needs their mom.py mother's day. we hope to see you back here tomorrow.

we are with a group of elite wildlife photographers outside churchill, manitoba.s more than 40 below zero. many of them have frostbite. male polar bears are nowhere to be seen. they are looking for food. these mothers do it all on their own, giving birth and taking care of their young totally alone. world wildlife fund official says mothers with two cubs used to be the norm. but now they're generally found with one. >> how are they doing? >> these are the best studied bears on the planet. the answer to that is accurate and they are in decline. >> reporter: in decline because sea ice is melting, making it harder to reach the only food on their menu, seals. as they make their journey back to the sea, including one no bigger than a poodle is reason for even the skeptics to have hope. neal karlinsky, abc news near churchill, manitoba. >> proof that everyone needs their mom. happy mother's day. we hope to see you back here tomorrow.

manitoba is the new crop in starting it up. -- province starting it up. a program that is beginning right now with the help of the british columbia consultant that is more similar to san francisco in terms of size and population. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. is there anything else we have not identified or recognized that you think we should about this? >> i think we have covered it all. i want to highlight we have had a positive experience working with retailers to develop materials for all kinds of things, batteries, lights. supervisor mirkarimi: it is about the federal government in terms of the law that has been put forth by the obama administration. it is supposed to signal some fluidity. perhaps local or state government can move forward with this. it is not entirely clear what comes out of this. supervisor mirkarimi: it is a small percentage of the drugs. pharmaceuticals are complicated. some of them are controlled substances. some are drugs with strict value. the fda does not want pharmacies or local governments sites to be in contact with tha

again, most of these buildings have parking access off of manitoba, and we are working to maintain that, but by narrowing the right of way to in some cases 11 to 15 feet, there is not enough room for the equipment to access the loading docks. >> one quick question. i can assume from the pictures that i saw, but no problems with fire trucks or emergency vehicles. you guys have considered that? >> yes, and running this through, the fire protection services and police. >director ford: it has been motion and seconded. all those in favor? opposed? >> all right, no members of the public indicated they wish to address you on the item appeared moving into the final item, which is approving the minutes of the march 10, 2011, meeting. director ford: it has been moved, seconded. all those in favor? opposed? >> all right, that concludes the agenda before you today. director ford: all right, that concludes the business of the authority. we will see you next month at our next meeting. meeting is adjourned. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to city hall. the great city hall of san francisco. [applaus

ie evacuations are also under way on the north border in canada, flooding near manitoba. a dike was diverged. tyler macintosh explains. >> reporter: this is where the water needs to go. it can't handle the amount going through, so now the lake is backing up like a bathtub. they have evacuated nearly 4,000 people from their homes. at the rate the water is rising, he sdendoesn't think his house survive. >> it's probably molded underneath because the water just erodes it. >> they're expecting at least another half litre of water here. it's rapidly cutting off access to people's homes. all of that isn't the lake, it's farmland. these are some areas of manitob farmland. probably 10,000 head of cattle need to be moved. >> if we can't get the cattle off of here, we talked about euthanizing part of the herd. >> reporter: people here feel forgotten and they're frustrated. chief garnet said they never told them. he said it's as critical as in the south. >> we see it on tv what's happening over there, every step they take. what about this area? >> reporter: if it wasn't for flood co

manitoba and it is on from 8-9 in the kron 4 news and sent him.--kron 4 news at 10:00 p.m.d raise >>: right now we have light rain as you can see from the mt. tam cam, some sprinkles certainly coming down. a lot of the moisture evaporated before it reaches the ground. as we head into the afternoon is conventicle. you certainly need to bundle up. temperatures well below where we should be this time of year. you have the right to complain about this leather. here is your radar, drying out as we head into the evening. " there is a band of rain extending out into the specific, all of this expected to sweep in mcdowell 101, he is third and santa rosa, along the peninsula a few sprinkles. >>: we'll hold on to the '50s and the low 60s through out the day, overall really chilly period rose 63 east bay and, 65 for san jose. your 7 day around the bay, today is the last of the wet weather. partly cloudy conditions continue in temperatures remain on the cool side. 8:32 a.m.. >>: the overturn cleared from the nimitz freeway. traffic is still slow getting out of oakland and san leandro.

in manitoba 11, sustention and, 13, alberta, 27 of the 28 indian b.c., 21.t territories to the ndp but when you're trying to build a national party and you want representation in the provinces and the regions of the country, the conservatives have it when you look at that graphic. in terms of the votes ranked in different parts of the country, overall they are looking at 40% or just under 39.6, and you see the numbers right across the country they are pretty impressive, the highest total in as it always seems to be is in alberta over 67 per cent. they've got big numbers elsewhere, they've got, you know, well, 41 over 41 even though they won just one seat but it's usually just a two-party race in prince edward island any way between the conservatives and liberals. the. >> you have certain they managed to buck the national trend for the liberal snide there are lessons to be learned from what canada has said. >> building the confidence and friendship with of people on the ground being all about serving the community is the way to earn the trust of canadians. we