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then michaela ran off with the guitarist for journey. says he's going to run for governor of virginia. this is after they sued his wine remember saying they cheated the customers on the tours there. you can't make this stuff up bill. life is always stranger than fix fiction, isn't it? bill: did you prefer the chores or the stores. martha: the stores of course, who won't. bill: taking liberties and buying local now. eating food grown locally is growing in popularity these days. what happens when it's your neighbors who has the chickens, the goats and pigs. douglas kennedy is live in our newsroom. tough assignment, what is up? >> reporter: it's not easy. everybody wants food from background farms. some towns are making it difficult, if not impossible. like many these days marlene believes the best food is local food. the question for you is how to grow locally when there are now so many regulations against it. >> it's tough to grow local when the regulations stop you from growing right in your own background. >> reporter: last year she was

i'm michaela kÜfner. today we look at the trade in ivory.last year saw an unprecedented surge in demand that may set conservation efforts back by decades. here's what we have coming up for you today. eternal struggle -- why the hunt for elephants and rhinos is on the rise in africa. clean living -- how a sewage treatment plant in nicaragua is improving the quality of water. and helping our farmers -- how a german entrepreneur is offering the chance to invest in a greener future. elephants and rhinos are what all of us expect to see when we go on safari. and luckily we can still do that -- largely thanks to a world-wide ban on the trade in ivory. but last year was the worst since that came into force more than 20 years ago. 2011 saw authorities seize more than twice the amount than the year before. 23 tons of confiscated tusks translate into some 2500 killed elephants. but what do these figures mean? why is the world-wide ban suddenly losing its impact? experts confirm: it's mainly due to an overwhelming demand from asia. here disposable inco

so it's ask if enforcing a code of ethics on business abroad makes sense here this guy with me is michaela the labor journalist and staff writer for in these times mike thanks so much for joining us tonight. what do you think i mean do you think that it's ok to hold businesses to these kinds of standards or tell them you can't bribe officials in countries abroad where you're trying to do business even if that's the way that everyone else does it i think it's probably important to do that look we have to play by the rules and when you look one type of corporate behavior that she legal get away the minister do another thing she have environmental ways that could still be legally you have unions that get busted illegally in some countries like colombia trade unionists killed. american corporations to get away with breaking one group wall overseas then you start then you open the door to break some other laws. but the interesting thing here like i mentioned right i think that the biggest settlement which was around eight hundred million dollars was seen as it was a german company and so it jus

edward mcdonna and former city councilman michaela porta. >> you did nothing wrong? >> absolutely nothing. >> as far as i know. >> march 13th a mistrial was declared but they will be retri retried. two others including former city councilman also face trial. >> nobody tried to steate will- steal the election. >> they said this stuff was phony and fake and were not real votes. >> i did nothing wrong. >> one political operative admitted absentee ballot is routine a normal political tactic not just in new york. this 1998 florida department of law enforcement report calls absentee ballots the quote tool of choice for those inclined to commit voter fraud. they should know that year the court through out the results of miami's 1997 mayoral election which was nonpartisan. when it was determined 5,000 fraudulent absentee ballots had been cast. >> we are going to have a nice orderly hearing. >> an appeals court known james kroer roll low four years after saurez had seemingly won. most decided nyu bren noncenter of justice tsay voter fraud is rare and an issue that is over blo

. >> reporter: a problem kessler says was brought to light in 2009 when michaela and tareq salahi gained entrance to the white house dinner without an invitation. >> there's a culture in secret service that's fostered by the manageme management, favoritism. what the agency needs is an outside director who can come in and clean house, change the standards. >> this was wrong from beginning to end. if the facts are what they seem to be, this is something that just cannot be tolerated. >> reporter: now, prostitution is legal in some parts of colombia, but the secret service says it has a zero tolerance policy for personal misconduct and also says it demands more of its personnel. experts tell me the fact that this happened during a foreign trip makes it hugely embarrassing not only for the secret service but also for the white house. tamron? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> busy morning around here. we want to get a check of some of the other big stories of the day. for that, we head to the news desk with lynn berry. lynn, good morning. >> good morning to you, lester and tamron, and good mo