mr. thompson's body? >> later on we had officers make it to the house to check to see where he was at and he was later discovered in the driveway. >> how confident are you that you're going to be able to get the last two animals? >> i'm not an animal person, knowing how they are going to travel, what they are going to do. i just want to say that obviously we want our public to be safe. i would be more in fear if we had a bear or lion out there but definitely want them to stay away from these animals. don't take action in your own hands. that's the main thing. dial 911. let us know what you're looking at. let's us know where it's at and where it's headed for. >> yesterday you asked the schools to think about canceling classes and most of them did. will you ask for them to do that again tomorrow? >> we've been in constant contact with the schools. i have to make some phone calls with them after this press conference. our recommendation will probably be that they open. we may need to still operate in caution

mr. thompson's wife, she has been here. she was taken up to the seen and she helped the zoo officials get the animals out of the house and is cooperating with us. we are not interested in taking the animals but tonight the animals were taken to the zoo and that situation will be worked out at a later date. the animals that were dispatched were buried on the property. that has already been done. that was at the request of his wife, the recommendation of jack and the crew. we also have talked with the agricultural society and we made sure we did everything proper in that regard and we felt that was the best thing for this situation. we are, we will be, currently, and will be talking about a game plan for the missing wolf and the monkey. obviously, very large part of this investigation we want to conclude is catching those two animals before they get out in the public and do anything. the director of the columbus zoo and the wilds have recommended the monkey be shot and killed. it is very possible this monkey is carrying herpe

mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area that doctors said would be consistent with a bite from a larger type cat or tiger or ben gel tiger -- bengal tiger. the doctor believes that this bite wound probably occurred within seconds to a minute after the gunshot wound. >> the six remaining animals were taken to the columbus zoo. >>> high winds in chicago knocked several boats loose in lake michigan. as many as 20 were damaged and some sank after knocking against the concrete walls near the field house. authorities secured as many as they could. a high wind warning was in effect this morning. but waves were reportedly as high as 25 feet in some areas. >>> there is certainly a chill in the air. gary warned us. >> he knows what he is talking

mr. thompson died from self-inflicted wounds. we do also feel that he had released these animals at some point. not only were the gates open, but the -- is some of the pens were also cut open. to where people tried to put the animals back into the pen, they still could've gotten loose. i do want to clarify that. i know there were rumors out there. we are not looking for any suspects in this case at this point. and we do feel that way. as a result of hour preliminary investigation. >> to give you an update on numbers. i just left from the top of the hill. it is still, still not a completely secured area. highly volatile area. we have several of our deputies, odnr people up there. some of our surroundings agencies that are neighboring to us have come in. i am prepared to release right now that we feel comfortable saying we're at about 43 to 44 of these animals that are accountable for. however, there are still some that we know that we have shot last night that we have not got vehicles down to to recover. so of course that number c

mr. thompson, he had a history of legal issues are the law. he was on law enforcement's radar correct? >> it really had nothing to do with this situation. but we are hearing different things, a lot of different people talk, while reporting yesterday, a lot of the neighbors told us they believe he just wanted to sort of let out some of his anger towards the neighborhood. none of it has been confirmed, we can't say that it's a possibility that that's what he was doing. it's an ongoing investigation as to why this happened. >> thank you for your time. we'll check in throughout the day for updates. >>> moving onto suspects charged with imprisoning 4 mentally disabled victims in philadelphia may have held 7 others. the chief says it's the worst he's seen and it's remarkable a young lady is still alive. >>> an iowa couple died 72 hours a part while holding hands. they were rushed to the hospital. they were not going to make it and when gordon stopped breathing, his heart monitor continues for an hour until his wife died. the couple was never a part. they were glad they were able to go togeth

mr. thompson died from a self-inflicted wound. we also feel that he released these animals at some point. >> police teams with assault rifles shot and killed this lion after finding him roaming along the road. this video shows another line, as well as a bear killed by sheriff's deputies. >> these are wild animals that you would see on tv in africa. >> schools have been close, area residents told to stay inside. >> if the cops cannot catch them, they will be running wild, crazy. >> staff from the columbuses you are on the scene hoping to tranquilized remaining -- staff from the columbus zoo bar on the scene hoping to tranquilize the remaining animals. >> you have the officers in danger, losing their life, and other people. that is why there was not tranquil as asian done at night time. >> last year kerry thompson was sent to prison. his wife had left him recently. a judge had ordered him to remove animals from his farm in 20 days. >> it is not a secure area. highly volatile area. >> and will remain on dollars. -- animals remain on

mr. thompson died, what happened after he died. what do we know now? , we know that shortly after terry thompson shot himself, according to the coroner's report, anyway, he was bitten by one of the large cats, and to get the details i can roll tape now of what the sheriff had to say. >> it has been confirmed that the, due to the aunt, the doctor believes that mr. thompson did die from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. i do want to release that mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area that the doctor said would be consistent with a bite from a larger-type chasm -- cat. >> reporter: the coroner also said that bite wound came within seconds of the time he shot himself. it also appears the big cat dragged him around for a little while after he shot himself or after the big cat bit him in the head. one more bit of odd information. there was a pile of chicken found in the driveway very near the spot where mr. thompson's body was found. this leading the sheriff to speculate quite possibly what he was trying to do was coax the big animals over to him s

mr. thompson with the animal care. the list that we developed was made by them.making a list to compare to that. >> where did some of your force find the animals? i know you said they didn't have very much time. where had they all gone? were they all near the park? were they somewhere else? what was the furthest you found one? >> mr. thompson's house and pens are about 500 yards off the road. these animals were down near the road. some of them were outside the livestock fence he has up. some were inside the livestock fence making their way towards the road. we had animals killed approximately 500 yards towards the interstate, trying to get to the interstate, and we also had animals killed, approximately 500 yards southeast of the house. >> it's sad. i understand the position you were in. it's still a distressing story. i wanted to ask you about one animal still unaccounted for, a monkey. jack hanna suggested it may have been eaten by one of the tigers. are you still looking for the monkey? >> we told our public -- we have one unaccounted for and told them to watc

mr. thompson with the animal care. the list that we developed was made by them.ls, we were making a list to compare to that. >> where did some of your force find the animals? i know you said they didn't have very much time. where had they all gone? were they all near the park? were they somewhere else? what was the furtherest you found one? >> mr. thompson's house and pens are about 500 yards off the road. these animals were down near the road. some of them were outside the livestock fence he has up. some were inside the livestock fence making their way towards the road. we had animals killed approximately 500 yards towards the interstate, trying to get to the interstate and we also had animals killed, presidentialapp 500 yards southeast of the house. >> it's sad. understand the position you were in. it's still a distressing story. i want to ask you about one animal still unaccounted for, the monkey. jack hannah suggested it may have been eaten by one of the tigers. are you still looking for the monkey? >> we told our public we have one unaccount for and told the

mr. thompson died from self- inflicted wounds. we feel he had released these animals at some point. >> 9-1-1 calls started to pour in, locals could not believe their eyes. >> it looks like a jaguar or a wolf or something. . >> i just saw a wolf in a parking lot. >> overnight. police, with assault rifles, shooting and killing this lion after finding him roaming along the road. another lion, as well as a bear taken down. if you see any of these animals, don't run. >> >> reporter: authorities fearful they could escape in the dark. in the daylight, they tried to use tranquilizers. >> we just had a huge adult tiger, 300-pounds. it went crazy after it got a tranquilizer in it. it took off in the wooded areas and our officers put it down. >> another animal on the loose, a hawk made its way out of a real tight job. this red tailed hawk was trapped on the grill of an s.u.v. workers started to take the grill apart, it make a real wildlife rescue assign machine. the hawk was alive, but could not fly. the bird was taken to a vet and it is exp

mr. thompson's house for some sort of problems with the animals, from animals running at large to not being treated properly. so this has been a huge problem for us for a lot of years. >> reporter: terry thompson's widow asked police to help her bury all the animals in a mass grave on their property. included in the cair carnage, s, endangered species. bengal tier, only 2400 left in the world, 18 of them died here. >> pelley: cynthia, thank you. 49 animals killed in all today, and we just found out the firearms charge that sent terry thompson to prison last year involved possession of five illegal machine guns. watching all of this unfold today, we wondered how someone ends up with his own dangerous animals at home, and it turns out some states make it easier to cope a tiger than a dog. we asked ben tracy to look into this. >> reporter: where do most of these animals come from? >> predominantly they were somebody's pet. >> reporter: martine colette runs the wildlife way station, a sanctuary outside los angeles for nearly 500 animals, everything from chimps to alligators to tigers were once

mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area that the doctor said would be consistent with the biterom a larger type cat or tiger or bengal tiger. >> ohio's governor says he will reinstate an expired executive order outlawing sales and ownership of exotic animals. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," another chicken little day. a big satellite will soon fall to earth. >>> plus is this the best bathroom in america? you'll be surprised where it is. this is the "cbs morning news." ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. ♪ it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via® ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via® taste promise. look for it at starbucks stores and where you buy groceries. i didn't understand it. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain

mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area. >> reporter: thompson did not leave a suicide note explaining why he took his life, but there are clues. these tax records indicate that last year he owed the federal government more than $67,000-- a lien had been placed on his property and his wife had recently left him. thompson had been cited nine times for allowing animals to roam free and had been visited by police 30 times since 2004. >> we understand there's people frustrated and disappointed and mad. we are. >> reporter: the six surviving animals including leopards and a baby grizzly bear are being cared for at the columbus zoo. ohio governor john kasich hopes to have a law in place that would outlaw sales and ownership of exotic animals by the end of the year. cynthia bowers, cbs news, zanesville, ohio. >> pelley: when we traveled here to chicago for tonight's broadcast, we didn't expect to see this: wrecked boats and debris along the lake front. tropical storm force winds churned up the surf overnight and slammed the boats against a break wall. at least 20 were damaged. steve jobs' man

mr. thompson has brought all types of animals in here. we have dealt with this situation for a very long time and there have been all kinds of animals here, of all ages. >> reporter: with the potential to be deadly and dangerous? >> yes, high potential. >> ohio has some of the nation's weakest restrictions of keeping exotic animals at home and the highest numbers of injuries and deaths caused by them. >>> let's get you now to politics. the republican presidential race has taken an aggressive turn. at the last night's debate in las vegas, front runners mitt romney and herman cain came under attack and the debate government personal and nasty when rick perry accused romney of hiring illegal immigrants of working on his lawn. >> the idea that you can sit here and talk to any of us having an immigration issue is beyond me. >> we hired a lawn company to mow our lawn and they had illegal immigrants who were working there. when that was pointed out to us, we let them go and we -- you have a problem with not allowing someone to finish speaking an

mrs. thompson. however, in talking to jack hanna, it was his advice that the animals needed to be at the columbus zoo. and it's the zoo officials that are relaying this stuff to the department of agriculture. and we're very fortunate we have professional people to be able to deal with these animals. >> officials are concerned about unsanitary conditions at the owner's home, potentially exposing those animals to disease. >>> in other news this morning we learned overnight of a terrible accident not far from ft. wayne, indiana. at least seven people have been killed after their packed minivan was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer on interstate 80. witnesses say the driver of that van apparently slowed down after hitting a deer. and that is when the accident happened. >>> public opinion of the federal health care law has now taken a major drop. a new poll just released this morning shows 34% of americans have a favorable view of the so-called obama-care. that's down 7% from last month. and it's the

mr. thompson. it is no longer $40,000 per person, it is $140,000 per child. now my question -- recently, he you initiated approved taxes in the state of texas. especially on the internet and. you signed in the sales tax recently. if that came forward to you as a national, where everybody is looking for revenue, which i call it taxes and fees, if it comes to you as you become president, what are you going to do with it and what would your position on those types of taxes? >> that piece of legislation passed in texas. our house and our senate passed it. allowing for the taxation of internet transactions. i vetoed that bill. i vetoed that bill. and that is what i will do in washington d.c. and they get -- it gets back to tom -- low taxes are created by low spending. you do not raise the taxes, they do not have it to spend. it is important for us to cross the border. it made it into law in the state of texas. it made it into law because they added in a special section to a finance bill that i could not veto. when that bill came to me, initially during the regular

mr. thompson, so, you know, that number could be i'm other low depending on when they were shooting animals in all directions. >> just not what you expect to hear. i'm afraid some animals were shot for public safety, we're told. but more on the website, bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, were developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. lets use energy more efficiently. lets go. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles.

mr. thompson. > thank you very much's -- very much mr. chairman and thank you for holding this hearing to review the post-katrina emergency management reform. a perfect storm is a popular expression. describes the isolated conditions merge to create a radical version of a situation. in the process deep and profound problems are revealed. katrina was a perfect storm. hurricane katrina's devastation of the gulf coast revealed the federal emergency management structure that was disorganized, uncoordinated and seemed uncaring. in the aftermath of the storm, numerous investigations led to suggest changes in the organizational structure and the culture of fema. these changes were not to be mere window dressing. fema clearly needed to find a way to field its mission, improve disaster response and regain the trust of the american people. congress acted and passed the post-katrina emergency management reform act. five years after the passage of that legislation, think we can all agree that fema's implementat

mr. thompson: mr. speaker request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, not only can we not wait, we can't afford to wait and here in the house we haven't waited. with this week's passage of h.r. 1904, the southeast arizona land exchange and conservation act of 2011, and h.r. 674, the repeal of the 3% withholding roll on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, the house chamber now has passed more than 17 job creating bills in the 112th congress. h.r. 1904 will boost the copper resources, generating billions of new revenues and creating new environments for economic growth. much like the costly 499 requirements that we succeeded in repealing earlier this year, the 3% withholding rule would impose substantial new burdens on cash strapped employers, impeding cash flows, and further undermining job creation. passage of h.r. 674 will not onl

mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: i rise in strong opposition to this bill. a new poll today suggests that the 9-9-9 campaign threem of the new republican presidential front runner is starting to gain tracks and the majority has taken a page from the playbook, because this is the 10th month without a jobs bill on the floor, 10th we put social issues and attacks on women's health before job creation and economic security. and the 10th amendment attempt at repealing parts or all of the affordable care act. this bill creates no jobs. it doesn't help the economy and inserts the government smack in the middle of people's health care decisions. i urge a no vote on this bill and urge the majority to get to work in creating jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: i'm pleased to yield to another leader on the life issue, the gentleman from iowa, mr. king. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. king: i th

mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area that the doctor said would be consistent with a biterom a larger type cat. >> reporter: the car kuss of all the animals are buried here on the farm where they were raised. the locals here, including his neighbors are sympathetic. >> it's a tragedy. i hate the situation. they were animal lovers. >> if you look at the animals, nothing was starving in that situation. >> outsiders are not nearly as forgiving. in the end, they are just relieved a nightmare scenario wasn't worse. >> a major catastrophe, people killed, in a terrible situation. for the six remaining animals rounded up, a second chance at the columbus zoo. >> reporter: in the meantime, they are talking of toughening up the laws, for example, now allowing anyone charged with animal cruelty to own them. reporting in columbus, ohio, back to you. >>> a woman in boulder, colorado is speaking out for the first time about what was going through her head when she saw her cat staring down a mountain lion. gail was doing work on her computer when she saw her coon cat giving the mountain l

mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area that the doctor said would be consistent with the bite from a larger-type cat. >> 49 wild animals are now buried here on the farm where they were raised. >> the locals are somewhat sympathetic. >> it is very tragic. they were animal lovers. >> there was nothing starting in that situation. >> outsiders are not nearly as forgiving. but you can buy a tiger, but not common sense. >> everyone is relieved that a nightmare scenario was not any worse. >> you could have a major catastrophe, people killed. >> and for the six remaining animals rounded up at the farm, a second chance at the columbus zoo. >> in the meantime, lawmakers are talking about toughening of laws, for example, not allowing anyone who had been charged with animal cruelty, for example the way terry thompson was, to own exotic animals. >> authorities debating their use of -- some are debating the use of lethal force. you can share your comments on m/wbaltv.co/wbal t >> gov. martin o'malley signed a senate bill this afternoon that faced some strong opposition from republicans. opp

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: permission granted. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a great friend and colleague, bob, for his long and distinguished career in the field of agriculture. after more than 34 years of service, bob will be retiring this year from usda where he served as the area director for rural development in northwestern pennsylvania which is home to a diverse array of the commonwealth's agriculture industry. bob has been at the forefront of ensuring agriculture continues to play a key role throughout pennsylvania, especially through rural economic development. he's been a committed advocate for pennsylvania's agriculture and family farmers across our state. like new shoes or hunting boot, i'm sure bob's retirement will at first be stiff and uncomfortable for a little while but after such a long, distinguished and committed career, it's about time he pu

mrs. thompson is? >> the wife of the man who committed suicide. when i tried to console her. the animals are legally hers. but until the animals -- i know where they're going. she said they're not going back to where they came from. but now, have people going out trying to figure out where they're going. where did she get the animals? where are they going to? and i'm going to try to call her myself and discourage her from doing this because right now, we're trying to figure everything out. we're trying to pass laws in ohio. governor kasich, we've been meeting for two weeks. we're going to do our best to make sure this doesn't happen again in the state of ohio. >> right now, they're in your care. >> yep. >> i know this is an emotional time for you. and we're thinking of you. >> thank you all very much. >> jack, it's great to have you. thanks for bringing your friends. and your dog. you can see jack on "jack hanna's wild countdown" saturdays on abc stations. >>> we'll head back outside and get to a wet sam champion out there. >> hey, everybody. i lo

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to recognize the many hospital professionals that serve every day to keep our communities leading strong, healthy lives. having spent 28 years as a therapist, rehabilitation services manager andland administration, i know firsthand the many challenges this industry continues to face. medicare and medical assistance payments are just a few of the many variables beyond a hospital's control. medicare that only pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost in delivering care. medical assistance that only pays 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar of cost in delivering care. as congress continues to work on issues impacting this industry, it is important to recognize the critical role our hospitals play in not only providing access to cost-effective care but also economic growth. in my home state of pennsylvania, more than 584,000 individuals depend on hospitals for their jobs through direct and indirect employment. the economic contributions made by pennsylvania's hospit

mr. thompson's house for some sort of problem with the animals. >> reporter: some critics say the animals should have been captured alive, but many experts disagree. >> in the wild, this is a different situation. >> reporter: ohio has some the nation's weakest restrictions on exotic pets. mike tobin, fox news. >> we're getting a glimpse at what thompson's farm looked like. he had apparently rescued some of the animals be and purchased others. today, sheriff deputies said the conditions at the farm were abominable, and animals were living in filth. animal experts say they're most saddened by the killing of 18 bangal tigers, because there are only 1400 of those endangered cats living in the world. >>> a new poll shows the race for the presidential nomination narrowing to two candidates, but no one is taking a runaway lead. mitt romney and herman cain. rick perry trails with 13%. the other gop candidates had less than 10% each. >>> texas governor rick perry said today, he wants to scrap the current tax system in favor of a flat tax. >> it starts with scraping. excuse me, you might want to sc

mr. thompson's house for some sort of problem with the animals. >> reporter: some critics say the animals should have been captured alive, but many experts disagree. >> in the wild, this is a different situation. >> reporter: ohio has some the nation's weakest restrictions on exotic pets. mike tobin, fox news. >> we're getting a glimpse at what thompson's farm looked like. he had apparently rescued some of the animals be and purchased others. today, sheriff deputies said the conditions at the farm were abominable, and animals were living in filth. animal experts say they're most saddened by the killing of 18 bangal tigers, because there are only 1400 of those endangered cats living in the world. >>> a new poll shows the race for the presidential nomination narrowing to two candidates, but no one is taking a runaway lead. mitt romney and herman cain. rick perry trails with 13%. the other gop candidates had less than 10% each. >>> texas governor rick perry said today, he wants to scrap the current tax system in favor of a flat tax. >> it starts with scraping. excuse me, you might want to sc

mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area.hat the doctor said would be consistent with the bite from a larger type cat. >> reporter: deputies shot 48 animals on site, out of concern they would attack the residents of this small town. marge dotson is one of thompson's neighbors. she said she'll never forget the sound of police firing their guns. >> it's kind of eerie. kind of eerie. i mean, it sounded like a war zone, so many shots. >> reporter: ohio's governor has received a lot of criticism for not cracking down on the state's exotic pet owners. ohio has some of the weakest regulations in the country, and that's something the local sheriff is fighting to change. >> i think the citizens of the state of ohio are entitled to have safety precautions in place. >> reporter: officers still haven't found one of thompson's monkeys. the sheriff says there have been no sightings, so he believes one of the big cats may have eaten it. authorities buried all of the dead animals on thompson's farm at his wife's request. in zanesville, ohio,

mr. thompson. so, you know, that number could be high or low, depending on when they were shooting the animals in all directions, it's hard to keep track. we're shooting to kill now. >> and this morning, the sheriff said that was the command overnight. it would have been too difficult and dangerous to tranquilize the animals. ohio has some of the weakest restricts on exotic pets and the highest number of deaths caused by them. >> and you is each -- thank you so much. >>> officials in ohio getting help this morning from animal experts. >> and those experts include jack hanna, the director a merry us with the columbus -- ameritus with the columbus zoo and joins us live from the scheme. good morning, this is tony perkins, good to talk to you. it's been some sometime. >> -- some time. >> good morning. >> a strange morning in ohio and we got the latest. apparently there might be dozen or so animals on the loose. do we know what types are on the loose? >> right, right now i have our people there. the vet

mr. thompson. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. let me at the outset thank the witnesses for their thoughtful comments today. it clearly reflects that you've given the subject matter significant study and i appreciate it. doctor, let me say to you that your concern for your county and the people who live and it is duly noted. one of the things we are trying to do is to push resources to the sheriff who as well as other localities will. general mccaffrey, your comments about a coordinated federal law enforcement effort is some of the things we are concerned about because right now the proposed dhs budget is to be cut and that doesn't push more resistance to the border it takes away. whatever you want to say a cut is a cut. we have tried to ed person power to customers in the border protection. as i say, that is at this late as yesterday in our appropriations and authorizing markup. we were not successful, but we are not going to give up. we have talked to the men and women on the ground just like profit onerous. you are absolutely h

mr. thompson did have a bite wound to his head area. that the doctor said would be consistent with a bite from a larger type cat. >> reporter: deputies shot 48 animals on site. out of concern they would attack the residents of this small town. marge datson is one of thompson's neighbors. she said she'll never forget the sound of police firing their guns. it was kind -- >> it was kind of eerie. kind of eerie. i mean, it sounded like a war zone, so many shots. >> reporter: ohio's government has received a lot of criticism for not cracking down on the state's exotic pet owners. ohio has some of the weakest regulations in the country. and that is something the sheriff is fighting to change. >> i think the the citizens in the stay state of high -- the state of ohio are entitled to safety in place. >> reporter: the sheriff says there have been no bear sightings. so he believes one of the big cats may have eaten it. authorities buried all of the body dead -- all of the dead animals on thompson's farm, at his wife's request. >> and today, two o