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. >>> there was a strange invasion that happened under the sea near melbourne, australia. what you're looking at is a natural phenomenon. this is the migration of spider crabs and a driver -- diver just happened to be there when this happened. this usually happens between april and july of each year. >> it is cool but it is kind of creeepy looking. >> it is believed to be a dating ritual. >> so this is kind of like being -- >> yeah. >> i love how this stingray who comes in. >> that was considerate of the stingr stingray. looks like they're all scattering. >> there's a lot of room on the floor. they don't really have to be piled all over each other. they could spread out a little. >> it is like an alien invasion. >> he did them a service. that's how they paid him. they sacrifice one of their friends. it is weird to have the mating time while the migrating time is also happening. why not have the mating, then the migrating, or the migrating, then the mating. they all migrate and come together, then it is sort of like a big old orgy. like i haven't seen you since last season,

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sarah james, nbc news, melbourne, australia. >>> firefighters say they are making some progress todaying those wildfires in hyde park in northern colorado but still only 5% contained. these aerials show plumes of smoke rising over the region. the blaze began saturday by lightning t has grown now to 68 square miles and damaged more than 100 homes and other structures so far. thousands have been evacuated. one woman died when the fire burned her cabin, at least 18 large wildfires are burning in nine states. >>> the town of middleboro, massachusetts approved a cursing ban last night. it levels a $20 fine on the foul-mouthed. some store owners in downtown middleboro back the ban. they say young people take over the benches outside the stores and yell profanities back and forth at eacr and it makes customers uncomfortable. the ban could have a short life. the american civil liberties union says the supreme court has ruled the government cannot prohibit public speech just because it contained profanity. >>> well, their divorce is off, at least for now. according to tmz, basketball star kobe

sarah james, nbc news, melbourne, australia. >>> some serious damage caused by a tornado on several islandsn venice in italy this afternoon. frees uprooted, roofs were ripped off several buildings. dozens of boats in the venice lagoon were smashed. just a few reports of injuries from that tornado. >>> firefighters say they are making some progress today in batting those wildfires in hyde park in northern colorado, but it's still only 5% contained. the blaze began saturday by lightning. it has grown now to 68 square miles and damaged more than 100 homes and other structures so far. thousands have been evacuated. one woman died when the fire burned her cabin. at least 18 large wildfires are burning in nine states. >> good lord. >> a mess. >> suddenly our rainy day looks kind of peaceful. >> yeah, for sure. >> you don't. >> no. >> what happened with you? >> go ahead, run it down. >> basketball. you know, just a basketball injury. >> that's all? >> me against seven guys. >> didn't happen at home? >> did not happen at home. no. >> basketball court. >> no, nothing to do with a family matter. ever

to an thrilling finale in melbourne as australia beat wales george north starting things off for the visitors with a try just three minutes in row poll however helped rally the wallabies with the home team going in the right thirteen seven up the six nations champions that i would lay twenty three twenty two with a minutes ago but were punished for collapsing the scrum michael harris to step up a converted penalty in overtime for twenty five twenty three when. very very cruel on the welsh not the fake now it's all the sport for now i'll be back with plenty more in a little under two hours time join me then what is next. there hasn't been anything yet on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before source material is what helps keep journalism honest we. we want to present. something else. to. play. play. play play. play play. play.

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. >>> a new zombie prank caused a panic on the streets of melbourne, australia. [ screaming ] >> oh,nsuspecting people running for their lives, chased by a man dressed as a blood-soaked zombie. one frightened woman pedaling furiously on her bike trying to get away. the prankster says he was inspired by a recent video in miami showing a fake zombie scaring the daylights out of frightened victims. >> oh, lord! >> one of these people is going to get shot one day. >> or beaten up. >> a woman had a baby carriage for heaven's sake. did you see that. >> terrible. >> that is without question a criminal charge. when you menace people like that and cause that kind of a public disturbance. >> you could cause somebody to have a heart attack. >> i didn't see if there was a baby in that baby carriage. that's off the rails. by the way, you think that's funny? that's not funny. >>> do you feel like going on a brisk walk this friday morning? take a look at that briskness. >> ooh. >> that's a live picture of niagara falls, folks with morning. what you don't see is the itty-bitty tiny wire that's suspe

stephen's owner happened to be shooting video of the cat when the earthquake struck in melbourne, australiabut as you can see, stephen only stops a few times and looks around when the rumbling stops. some comments on youtube call it a fake, but others describe it as purr-fect. >> hats off to stephen the cat, if that is the case. your thoughts, rosemary on stephen the cat and the earthquake? >> handled it nicely, i would say. >> i think so. >> weather today? fairly nice. we've got good weather out there. maybe not typical for summer, but we've got blue skies. that's a good start. we are looking at numbers slowly warming. giving you a live look at lafayette, a nice pleasant afternoon for lafayette. if you're headed to maybe nascar racing for today, numbers will be nice and mild in soma as well. 63 at lunchtime, 69 at 3:00 in the afternoon. so again, mild, perhaps the key word around the bay area for most of us. it will be cool by the coast. take a peek at pacifica, 57 degrees. 60 degrees in the city. the onshore breeze, fairly light across the region right now. we are a little gusty in the hi

australia. -- hit melbourne. the cat was motivated to play the guitar. he stop add few times to figure out the rumbling but generally keeps on going and going. >>> some nursing home residents in minnesota are getting some extra with their mail delivery. >> it's just ducky. three ducks arrived with the mailman as he walked his daily route at emmanuel nursing home. now, the ducklings make it over there every couple of weeks. the mail isn't delivered as quickly as it usually is but the ducks, well, they make a whole lot of people smile. >> they get to interact with them and the residents. so it's a plus all the way around. >> these ducks don't quack. they peep. you can hear them. so the mailman hauls in a peeper and the pets. >>> he might just be the next great sportscaster and's e-- and he's not even able to vote. we'll more on that next after the break. >>> we're going to close out this week with a severe weather alert day. let's get to howard in the weather center. >>> we've had a few reports of high winds. there's one out of washington county, maryland.

when the queen went on that first trip as queen to australia, half a million people turned out in the streets of melbourneer go to the theater. quite dramatic. >> and through the years there have been from time to time about the use of the monarchy, whether it's really necessary. but her value and the love the people have for her has basically never wafered or very little. >> it's just a different system of government. it's a constitutional democracy. it's not a presidential system. effective power lies with the prime minister but she is there for continuity, for unity, and to bring people to the, which i think she does with aplomb. >> you say the executive power lies with the prime minister. there is no doubt about the fact that the queen has influenced politics in this country over the years. >> i'm sure that those one-to-one conversations she has with buckingham palace, is where she is. but she said something to a young prime minister, well that little remark may well have an impact on his decision. but this is a lady that's been at the heart of politics and power for 60 years. so she's pretty wise. >>

half hour with what appears to be the end of a 32-year mystery in australia that drew international attention. nbc sara jane in melbournehis morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. after four inquiries, finally ended a chapter in australian legal history, a case which involved a missing baby and a dingo. >> i wasn't going to cry. obviously we're relieved and delighted to come to the end of this saga. >> reporter: flanked by family, lindy chamberlain-creighton held a death certificate saying what she maintained for decades that her two-month-old baby was killed by a dongo. linda and her husband michael had been camping in the outback when baby azaria disappeared from the tent. as made famous from the movie "a cry in the dark" starring meryl streep, lindy claimed she had seen a dingo, a wild dog in australia near the tent but no child was discovered. just one month before the birth of her third child, she was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. then in 1986, a scrap of azaria's bloody clothing was found near a dingo lair. chamberlain was freed and the cause of her conviction overturned.

half-hour with what appears to be the end of a 32-year mystery in australia that drew international attention. nbc has more from melbourneod morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. after a murder trial, four inquiries and a royal commission, a coroner has finally ended one of the most notorious chapters in australian legal history. a case which involved a missing baby and a dingo. >> obviously we're relieved and delighted to come to the end of this saga. >> reporter: flanked by family, linda chamberlain creighton held a death certificate that proclaims what she's known for decades. that her 9 week old baby was killed by a wild animal. >> the dingo's got the baby. >> reporter: she and her then-husband michael were camping in the outback when baby azaria disappeared from the family tent in august of 1980. as made famous in the movie "a cry in the dark" starring meryl streep, lindi claimed she saw a dingo. a wild dog native to australia near the tent. no trace of the child was discovered. >> no, no, please. >> reporter: just one month before the birth of her fourth child, she was found guilty of murder and sentenced to lif