david: did you get a job immediately after at the national zoo? andie: i was the head of conservation in science for an organization. we set conservation goals for accredited zoos across the country. it is in office, association. i miss to being in a zoo. i miss the animals. we create magic for people on a daily basis. david: how many zoos are there in the u.s.? brandie: 2500 licensed animal exhibitors in the united states. there has been a program and under 250 zoos are accredited, less than 10%. those are the best of the best. david: the most famous zoo in the u.s. or the biggest is the san diego zoo, is that the biggest? brandie: it is the most well-known zoo. a lot of people are familiar with it. david: the national zoo is not the only zoo in the u.s. that has had pandas. i thought at one point there were four -- san diego, memphis and washington. brandie: the program started at roughly the same time. a lot of pandas were moving through in cohorts. a lot of zoos in the past two or three years, there pandas were older and returning to china. rig

david: did you get a job immediately after at the national zoo? andie: i was the head of conservation in science for an organization called the association of zoos and aquariums. we set conservation goals for accredited zoos across the country. it is in office, association. i just really missed being in a zoo. i missed the animals. we create magic for people on a daily basis. i missed being a part of that. david: how many zoos are there in the u.s.? brandie: 2500 licensed in the united states. then there is also an accrediting program by the association of zoos and aquariums. i think under 250 zoos are accredited, less than 10%. less than 10% of zoos in the country are accredited. those are the best of the best. david: the most famous zoo in the u.s. or the biggest is the san diego zoo, is that the biggest? brandie: i do think it is the most well-known zoo. a lot of people are familiar with that zoo. david: the national zoo is not the only zoo in the u.s. that has had pandas. i thought there were at four -- one pointsan diego, memphis, atlanta, and

>> nbc's ryan nobles is at the national zoo for us. hey, ryan. what are you hearing? e nation's capital about the return of pandas to the united states. they returned to washington in october. they made their public debut in january, and now zoo atlanta in georgia is teasing the possibility of even more pandas coming to the united states in the very near future. >> pandemonium's back. >> reporter: big news this morning for fans of these unbearably cute pictures. -- creatures. >> good morning. i cannot handle. >> reporter: georgia zoo atlanta announcing it's, quote, engaging in dialogue with partners in china on the future giant panda program. the zoo also says it's preparing by looking at ways to expand its panda conservation center which was home to giant pandas for more than two decades, but it sat empty since october when the city's beloved bears turned to china. long lines of visitors stopping bye to say good-bye before they left. >> going to see the pandas. >> reporter: now atlanta is hopeful the play ful black and white bears will be back soon. just last month, a

so then we have panda mania at the national zoo. and you said they're coming to national zoo. know, when mrs. nixon got the pandas, it didn't cost us anything. they were a gift from chinese people. but now, since that first pair died, the chinese lease, the pandas to the united states right, right? well, bob and keith, i think we could go all night with questions. but we have a book signing because and everyone in this room went to the store, purchased a copy before they came in here. excellent. these lisa. so we'll take we'll one more question, ms. lee. mr. bostock, i have a sort of a mystery that i hope you can help me with, but i grew up in orange county. my grandparents were really pioneers here in the what they were like is they're basically and i either read or heard from someone that sometimes mrs. nixon have pockets sewn into her. so is true. and if so, what was in what would she carry in those pockets? what was the purpose? thank you. i do know that she did have pockets sewn in and i think it was for just practical items. she needed. i don't know, all the specific con

thank you to the national zoo.the most precious little devil. he'll have this coat for the rest of his life. i gotta tell you, guys, hamish is a ham. take a look. ♪ he's the scottish highland calf zooming his way into america's hearts one hoof at a time. meet hamish nashville's newest celebrity. >> yes, he is as fluffy as he looks. ♪ >> lara: the daily goal might be the new calf in town but he's already a star. >> he's brought so much joy. everybody loves him. ♪ >> lara: and he's a social butterfly who's got serious moves. >> he loves going up to all the other animals since we brought him to the farm. he's just a little attention seeker, as you can tell. >> lara: now he's ready for his closeup. and it's feeding time here at the zoo literally. i am here with rick schwartz. he is the president and ceo of national zoo, a wonderful nonprofit here in the center of the city. this is abby, who's allowing me to give hamish his breakfast. what is it that just has captivated -- you guys have 4,000 different animals here, but

even i think he even supported bringing our pandas back to the national zoo. operate through that role as chairman. and some kind of i would sit honorific capacity. so i think we've been honored to have his leadership. a great husband, a great leader of the kennedy center for 11 years. it turns out both of them have announced they would be moving on. in a way that allowed for smooth transition. i don't know the current leadership i was on the board call for mr. grenell was appointed. so i look forward to meeting him. the organization, they book out a couple years in advance. so canceling shows is bad for the arts community. it's bad for our reputation, and the arts community locally and around the world. it's also bad forso business. it's a local institution but it's america's institution people, around the country to see shows. i don't how would benefit at all and affecting economic development. when you say it went have a beautiful capitol like we do could not undercut the ways we have a beautiful capitol. we have to support the arts. we have the second-high

i think he even supported bringing our pandas back to the national zoo.you know, hughes, and like he doesn't just, he didn't just operate in that role as chairman in some kind of a, what should i say, honorific capacity. he worked. he's smart. he built a great company. we've been honored to have his leadership. similarly, deborah rutter has been a great leader of the kennedy center for 11 years. now, it turns out that both of them had already announced they would be moving on. but in a way that allowed for a smooth transition. so, i don't know the current leadership. i was on the board call where mr. grenell was appointed. i look forward to meeting him. i hope that the organization, like they book out a couple of years in advance, so canceling shows is bad for the arts community. it's bad for our reputation in the arts community, locally and around the world. but it's also bad for business. and like i said, people, you know, it's a local institution but it is america's arts center. people come from around the country to see shows. so, i don't know how we

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this comes as two new pandas made their debut at the smithsonian national zoo in washington, d.c. crowds flocked to see the white and black bears. it feels great to see these pandas again. it's so cool. and i just miss them so much. i like that hat. right now, only four u.s. zoos have welcomed pandas with long term loan agreements with china smithsonian, atlanta, memphis and the san diego zoo. if only china could go. you get a panda and you get a panda, you get a panda. all right, so let's talk about a throwback for you this morning. this one's a real throwback thursday story for you. yeah it's a debate. this morning in fact marks a decade since a fashion statement really divided the nation. ten years ago, this dress really had people on the internet talking, typing, weighing in. the debate was, is the dress black and blue or white and gold? buzzfeed turned it into a poll that really highlighted the differing opinions. and this morning, the website's community manager, who first found the photo and posted it on the website, is opening up about how it all happened. i turned to my c

zoos are now dead after coming into contact with the virus. and this comes after governor kathy hochul ordered the temporary shutdown of live bird markets as a proactive move in some counties. cnn national correspondent gloria pazmino is following the latest developments. gloria, what are you learning about the governor's order? >> yeah. >> fred, and that new development regarding the zoo animals sort of follows a pattern we have been seeing in the past two years where wild animals have been found dead or have become infected with the virus. the zoo saying that they are putting measures into place to prevent the spread. but as far as this order is concerned, it requires live bird markets throughout the new york city area to shut down for the next week or so to disinfect and clean their markets before they can reopen. this is after seven positive cases of bird flu were found here in the new york city area. now we're standing in front of a live market here in queens, one of the areas where bird flu was detected. not at this market, but also in places like the bronx and queens. now, as i said, markets will be required to clean and disinfect before they are allowed to reopen. the governor m

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