you hear the orca is obviously making distress calls while the orca is caught in a creikrayfis pot. this was in cathedral cove in coromandel, new zealand. rhys cochrane was alerted by the department of conservation. rhys shot it. he dove down there with a knife, right in the face of this orca, otherwise known as a killer whale. >> yeah. >> cut the rope, set the orca free amidst not only this one but the other ones that came to the scene. >> this is like a scene out of the movie, like "free willy 4". >> a brave and daring underwater rescue and rhys cochrane is joining us right this minute from new zealand to tell us about it. >> how is it going there, mate? >> when you dove down there, i have to imagine you have to have feared for your own life? >> i wasn't too scared of the one that was entangled. the other ones that were around me they were pretty scary. one of them turned on its back and had a little look at me and the other one was actually nudging the rope that was caught around the orca and maybe trying to help it. >> take us through step by step of how you freed this orca unde

me of the old orca spiritual. yeah. well, i guess... (singing like a whale) (laughter) >> to compare their conditions to this incredible horror of slavery in america is beyond insulting. it's a cruel and racist joke. >> elaine brown spent the '60s fighting for civil rights. the leader of the black panther party. yet she of all people refuses to get on board the whale freedom train. >> if there is animal cruelty, we want to talk about checking animal cruelty. but animal cruelty does not rise to slavery. part of the slave condition was that blacks were not really human beings. >> yeah. just like whales. (laughter) >> let's not get it twisted. >> but imagine having to do what slaves did but doing it underwater. (laughter) >> well, i'm going to let you slide on that one. that's pretty... that's pretty insulting. >> all right. but there was something that even elaine couldn't deny. we need to be more compassionate toward animals. >> exactly. >> i mean, it's not like you're just exploiting the history of the enslavement

the curious orcas seem to have a plan. >> it became apparent the orca were trying to catch the seal,. those orca are going to attack this seal on the ice. we noticed that they were moving the ice a little bit, and one of them started to swim under the ice. it created a wave, which washed the seal some distance but not enough to get it off the ice floe. >> first one approaches, then another. sometimes two or three orcas delaying the kill. then swimming at full speed to create a powerful wave, rocking the ice floe, rolling the seal one step closer to being a main course. >> here they come. they made a big wave. look at that. big wave. >> everyone was so excited and just thoroughly engrossed in watching what would happen next. >> tom's fellow travelers gasp at the fate of the seal. >> oh, no! >> it was evident that we were witnessing something that happens regularly. >> some of the people near me were distraught, worried about the seal. >> tom baits his fellow travelers. >> if you can't watch the bullfight, you better leave. >> sometimes nature's not for the fainthearted or lily livered

judge is considering the case prompting the lucky lawyer representing the orcas to say, quote, for the first time in our nation's history, a federal court heard arguments whether living, breathing, feeling beings have rights and can be enslaved because they happen to have not been born human. bill knows that feeling. but seaworld says this is a waste of time and resources with their lawyer responding, quote, neither orcas or any other animal were included in the we the people when the constitution was adopted. i think i was this argument. while the orcas are in court, seaworld has found a temporarily replacement. >> it is not a killer whale. it is not even close. leeann, you said you hope one day a human and a whale will one day be able to legally marry. so are you totally behind peta on this. >> when i was a kid i loved going to zoos and i loved seaworld. and then as i have gotten older i feel bad for animals that are caged up that should be in the wild. >> but these guys don't know any different. do they really? >> do they get like a tiny enclosure or the entire ocean to roam? i thin

orcas, so intelligent, they're thought to have photographic memories.nd maybe she'll remember that moment, as well. >>> and we have a happy birthday, tonight, to the oscar nominee who gave us soaring sounds. listen. could we have fallen in love with that scrawny extra terrestrial, without the music of john william? who turns 80 years old today. he also gave indiana jones his swagger. ♪ and it was williams who sent a shiver through us when darth vader entered the room. ♪ by the way, williams still composes every day, with pencil and paper. he doesn't even own a computer. and may he continue long. happy birthday. >>> and still ahead, a surprising, new ally, tonight, in battling disease. how your family dog could helped find a cure for cancer. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty

they named five orcas as the plaintiff.have the same constitutional protection as human beings and this is the next frontier against civil rights. sea world disagrees, arguing the founding father we the people does not cover orcas or other animals. ♪ ♪ as we told you earlier, voters in colorado, missouri and minnesota participating in the nonbinding presidential nominating contest today. we look at the state. >> rick santorum has been polling well. >> look like we are in the game. we have an opportunity to win minnesota. >> he could do well given strength of the evangelical churches. they are a force in the republican party. >> the minnesota republicans intending to caucus say all that matters is picking a candidate who can beat barack obama. >> that is the number one goal for any republican. conservative. whoever has the best chance to do that is who we vote for. >> a significant, passionate portion say they care about the things ron paul cares about. >> i am a recent ron paul convert. it grew up establishment republican g

that i meaning they are holding orca whales. pita climbing the constitutional rights of the animals are being violated. >> for the first time people are talking about the fact that animals can be enslaved and that is a major milestone. >> here is the catch. pita says the 13th amendment doesn't specify people. sea world says the claims are quote utterly lacking merit. >>> closer to home, police need your help, a 16-year-old girl was raped and the men responsible is on the loose. it happened january :qb=:h. two men stopped along the north ends of the road where the girl was walking, pulled her in in to the car, raped her and pulled off. there is a vague description of the car. if you have information, call crime stoppers 8667 lockup. >>> police are looking for a person who shot a man found lying in the street. an officer on patrol saw the men on the ground in the 1100 block of north stricter street. he was taken to the hospital and rushed in to surgery. homicide detectives are investigating. >>> maryland's motor vehicle administra

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orca became entangled in a fishing line and dragged several hundred yards before local divers discovered the injured will and helped rescue it. five others showed up to help free the injured one while the drivers helped the first one. the divers, the rope and it was able to swim away. >> coming up, a look at the forecast as eight snow gets >> tonight at 5:00, a breast- feeding is one of the most nurturing of things a mother can do. the special bonding experience is not limited to only birth parents. this evening to meet an adoptive mother who tells how she and other moms are providing for their babies too. our report on breast feeding and adoption, tonight at 5:00. >> look at the weather. not only on storm watch but the snow is falling right now. >> we do have areas of snowfall northwest of the metro and within the metro for the next couple hours, enter mid to low for the rest of the afternoon into the evening. all of this melting tomorrow, i temperatures in the mid 40's. cooling down on the weekend highs in the mid to upper 30's, gusty wind on saturday at. >> thanks. >> thanks for joini

some have even moved to my york -- might orca -- majorca. >> this country villa is for sale. it is luxurious, but monica says the bedroom is a bit small and it does not have a dressing room. the real estate agent suggests replacing the wardrobe with a built-in unit. she is one of many germans flocking to majorca, hoping to buy a small slice of paradise for her and her daughter. she likes the idea is not quite as rustic as elsewhere in spain. >> german quality with the spanish style. the view alone is worth 500,000 euros, says the agent. the garden, terrace, and pool are all immaculate. for real estate agents, business is booming. the eurozone crisis has many wealthy germans looking to buy. >> 2011 was an outstanding year. we made lots of sales, good ones, in the high-end market. most of our buyers paid in cash without financing. that is a signal that they are looking for investment properties. they are investing in real estate. the market is no exception. >> my money will be doing something useful. right now, i do not really know where to put my money, whether to invest in st

they are arguing sea world is holding 5 orca whales against their will in violation of the 13th amendment slavery. that's the u.s. constitutionch the hearing is in u.s. district court in san diego. >>> anthony brown says more needs to be done to assure maryland children receive proper dental care as part of a national children's dental health month. they will remember a 12-year- old a pg county boy to died five years ago from dental complicationer. >>> governor researchers say more than a 5th of high school and middle schoolers ride in cars with others smoking. according to the cdk, -- cdc, the exposure has been linked to breathing problems and allergy symptoms. >>> today mark the 6 0th anniversary of queen elizabeth's reign. she took over the thrown in 1952 after her father died. she was on tour in kenya at the time. she will celebrate her 86th birthday on april 26th. >>> this weekend a special event taking place in owings mills to help area youth. darryl smith a retired major league baseball player who devotes his time to helping inner center youth. and sherrie johnson has more from owi

the group is arguing sea world is holding five orca whales against their wills and is in violation of constitution 13th amendment banning slavery. the federal hearing is in u.s. district court in san diego today. >>> and today is the 6 0th anniversary for queen elizabeth's reign in england. she took over in 1952 after her father then king george vi died while she was on in tour in kenya. >> she will celebrate her 86th birthday on april 26th. >>> for the second time in five years the new york football giants are superbowl champions. eli manning led the g-men on a game winning drive with 3 1/2 minutes left in the 4th quarter to pull off the 21-17 win over the patriots. same thing happened five years ago except that time it was superbowl 42. >>> we see offers all the time and you say are they too good to be true. >> more times than not they are. how the latest scam in the mail could cost you a lot of cash. >>> occupy wall street has been- issue for months for a lot of u.s. cities. the class being offered to train demonstrators. >>> that's coming up. >>> you might be logging onto facebook

. >> how do you move an orca whale is this carefully. race they couldn't start would never end.ytona 500 or was it demolition derby. rain. cras crashes. explosions. we had it all. madness at the track. crashes. explosions. we had it all. madness at the track. sports is. >> good evening. daytona 500 really turned into demolition derby. rain delay race scheduled for sunday ended early tuesday morning back east including one of the most bizarre accidents ever. race car crashing into a tow truck. danica racing in the first daytona 500. not a good start for her. second lap jimmy johnson spins not wall takes out danica and takes out trevor bain but would return. 40 lap to go under caution. montoya spins out hits a tow truck carrying a jet dryer that caused a huge explosion. big fire rupt. ignite fuel on the track. both montoya and the truck driver were okay but they needed a forklift to get the truck off the track then had to fix the surface which was all torn up. after more than 2 hours of repair the race financially resumes then you have another caution with guys spinning out. to th

. >> how do you move an orca whale is this carefully. race they couldn't start would never end.a 500 or was it demolition derby. rain. cras crashes. explosions. we had it all. madness at the track. crashes. explosions. we had it all. madness at the track. sports is. >> good evening. daytona 500 really turned into demolition derby. rain delay race scheduled for sunday ended early tuesday morning back east including one of the most bizarre accidents ever. race car crashing into a tow truck. danica racing in the first daytona 500. not a good start for her. second lap jimmy johnson spins not wall takes out danica and takes out trevor bain but would return. 40 lap to go under caution. montoya spins out hits a tow truck carrying a jet dryer that caused a huge explosion. big fire rupt. ignite fuel on the track. both montoya and the truck driver were okay but they needed a forklift to get the truck off the track then had to fix the surface which was all torn up. after more than 2 hours of repair the race financially resumes then you have another caution with guys spinning out. to the fi

transparency after last december's parliamentary election triggered allegations of vote rigging the orcas going off explains how the new web system works. video that went around the web alleged a merry go round of voting prevented at one of moscow's cooling stations during the recent parliamentary election. is among those on the recording he claims for a promise to be worn from the city district of tories he was given ten completed ballots to stuff in the box in favor of a certain party little did the alleged plotters know it was a journalist on an undercover mission your possible seculars i was shocked by the cynicism of the situation i mean what's the point of the vote all the other if you could easily give out filled out ballots the whole groups of people scores of similar videos have been posted on the world pushing tens of thousands to protest many cases are under investigation but to prevent a repeat during the presidential vote the sunday nearly all pulling stations across russia are being equipped with the web cameras post a dog the idea is not only to prevent stuffing them but to

orca n canadian steel in t entire pipeline. so i'm simply asking for truth here. we hear a lot of claims about this pipeline, and i just want to be honest with the american people. so my amendment just says this, that transcanada has told us that they have made every effort to source as much steel from north american mills as they can. i'm simply asking them to certify that plane. through my little amateur investigation, i don't believe there is a lick of u.s. or canada steel in this pipeline, but i would love to be proved wrong, and so if the folks can ce

. >> how do you move an orca whale is this carefully. race they couldn't start would never end.ytona 500 or was it demolition derby. rain. cras crashes. explosio. we had. wd it all. madness at the track. crashes. explosio. we had. wd it all. madness at the track. sports my mom knows food magic. it's like so crunchy. it has crunchy stuff all over it. i can't get over how crunchy it is. it's like chicken and crunchy stuff got married and it's amazing! what they mean is, it's french's french fried onions in my crunchy onion chicken. just minutes to make, then bake! french's french fried onions. the difference is indescribable. available in the french's stay-fresh can. is. >> good evening. daytona 500 really turned into demolition derby. rain delay race scheduled for sunday ended early tuesday morning back east including one of the most bizarre accidents ever. race car crashing into a tow truck. danica racing in the first daytona 500. not a good start for her. second lap jimmy johnson spins not wall takes out danica and takes out trevor bain but would return. 40 lap to g under cauti

to see and demand their release peter see this in a news release all five orcas are violently seized from the ocean and taken from their families as babies they were kept in small concrete tanks and reduced to perform stupid tricks. you guys know what i think about peta so you could just go. oh i guess my point here would be i don't really understand how they could be much richer i would think they would measure their wealth an amount of fish that they're given and they're given a lot of fish you know the day that they can go to an a.t.m. and you know take out because they would be richer if they were in the wild now they're saying they're slaves because they're forced to do things they don't want to do but i'm just saying like how can you say they're slaves they're being you know monetary only compensated very for sheen the shamrocks show at seaworld i have it's the worst any time that anyone has to dance around forcibly to we've built this city on rock n roll that is the worst they are slaves actually the real deal here is that the trainers are there like their i guess relatives on

it names 5 orcas as plaintiffs. say they are being treated like slaves when they are forced to perform daily that parks. sea world lawyers want a dismissal. >>> project has run into a funding problem. according to the chronicle, the $1.1 billion product is $60 million short to begin phase two. that is due to start within weeks but financing hasn't come through. transportation officials are working with the transportation commission and caltrans to get the project completed. >>> supervisors will decide whether to put a new storm drain parcel tax on the ballot. it would be to prevent storm little. it would be between 12-$22 a year. the county says the amount of trash that ends up in storm drains each year is equal to 100,000 kitchen size trash bags full of litter. >>> bill told us about rain headed our way. the timing is important. >> this will hit the morning commute. light sprinkles over it had next few hours and a few sprinkles here and there. by tomorrow morning, it will be fall in the early morning hours, around

orcas, scientifically proving to be among the brightest of the ocean's residents. she knew the dive team was there to help, so she didn't panic. a good thing for all involved. >>> now to the dramatic 911 calls revealed from the powell family tragedy. the chilling calls made right after josh powell's house exploded. chris cuomo is there on the scene. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the more we learn about what occurred here and in the susan powell investigation, the more we learn money none of this nee happen. >> were you calling about the fire in the 8200 block of -- >> yes, he exploded the house. >> reporter: it's just after noon on sunday. this frantic caller, a social worker witnesses the unspeakable. >> you think he might have done this intentionally? >> yes. >> reporter: it's a moment of crisis, one she tried to prevent moments earlier in another call to 911 after dropping off josh powell's two sons for a supervised visit. >> something weird has happened. the parent will not let me in the door. what should i do? >> reporter: the call las

peta believes seaworld is violating the 13th amendment because the orcas in peta's words being held ineaworld's attorneys want a judge to dismiss the suit calling it a peta publicity stunt. >>> we find out from mike where the rain is. >> just about everywhere. still very light but still adding to what we've had overnight. let's look and show what is going on. good morning everybody. 6:17, a little breezy. we are not under a wind advisory any more they are staying below the 40 mile per hour threshold gusting around 30 to 35 at times you can see from vollmer peak it is bouncing a little. for the last three hours, live doppler that's what it is showing you. waves of light rain still moving from shout to north. it -- moving from south to north it looks like a shelf life of 9:00 then becomes scattered showers. mild this morning with southerly winds 48 fairfield low to mid 50s everywhere he will until you get to fremont 57 livermore at 59°. around the monterey bay, 60, mid to upper 50s for everybody else even as you head inland. you will have to deal with the rain and breezy conditions all t

animal rights group peta filed a lawsuit against seaworld claiming the performing orcas were forced inslavery. ♪ ♪ >>> voters in maine are getting more attention than usual for the presidential caucuses this week. correspondent molly line tells us why from portland. >> the main caucuses have been underway for a week. because the race for the g.o.p. presidential nomination turned in a dog fight, the far morn state is in the spotlight. >> it's been fun. our event has gone from this small gathering to national attention. >> results of a nonbinding straw poll will be released after the evening. former peps senator rick santorum and former house speaker newt gingrich virtually bypassed maine. so the state g.o.p. leaders say it will focus on mitt romney and texas congressman ron paul. >> it's a race between the two of them. four years ago romney won the presidential poll. we'll see what happens. >> today marks romney's first stop in the state this election cycle. he garnered 52% in 2008. >> the outcome could hinge on one or two votes so we need your support. >> paul is expected in maine tomo

peta believes sea world is viting the 13th amendment by declaring that orca being held in slavery ornvoluntary servitude. the attorneys want a judge to kiss miss the suit calling it publicity stunt for that animal rights groups. >> police for they have coming into jim locker up and down the statement he took a police officer gun. detectives say ebay as day kabing if the jim and breaks into locker while people work out. he uses the credit card from one victim wall le. he's struck gym in walnut creek, vacaville and fullerton. be on the look out for this guy where you work ou out. >>> stawnt taking part in game causes serious security scare. school on lock down this morning and sheriff deputy responded after custodian at the school saw a student acting suspiciously and had what appeared to be a gun. ends up 30 kids brought nerve guns to school to take part in a game of something called assassin. lock did you know was listed in about 15 minutes or so. none of the students was arrested but the parents were contacted. >> well, you probably saw the giants bull off the come from behind win.

. >>> an orca tangled in a net in new zealand got free. a 20-year-old man found the whale exhausted and scratched up so he used a knife to cut the rope that was wrapped around his tail. the whale was freed after an hour. a small pod was seen nearby. free willy! >>> coming up in the next half hour, why a husband was ordered to take his wife out on a date. >> okay. plus faster lines at the airport. we all like that. the personal information you have to give up to speed through security. >>> officers open fire on a suspect after one of their own is pinned between two cars. this all happened in the middle of a busy insection. a lot of questions remaining this morning. the latest live from the scene coming up. >> if you are afraid of losing your home to foreclosure we may have some good news for you. california's joining other states in a nationwide settlement against major mortgage lending banks. details coming up. chase.. ends in gunfire. a berkeley officer... hurt in the middle of a >>> did they shoot him? they did? oh, my god! >>> a chase e

. >> the 7,000-pound orca flew on a chartered c-130 cargo plane in a special water-filled tank.ing and into the pool. keet actually lived in san diego until 2004. sea world regularly rotates the whales among its parks to encourage their social and even romantic interaction. >> can you imagine that plane ride? >> go ahead, whale, get your freak on. we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ ♪ home at last ♪ home at last if you're one of those folks who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... well that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. what do you do when you can no longer get around like you used to? when you fear losing your independence? who do you call? call hoveround now, to see if you qualify for america's premier power chair. hi, i'm tom kruse, inventor and founder of hoveround. now you can do more, see more, enjoy life more. here's why hoveroun

the 7,000-pound orca was then lowered into the water.parks to encourage social interactions. highly intelligent beings they are, and well-traveled as it turns out, guys. >> and grateful, i'm sure. >> i'm sure. >> what is his name? >> keat. >> he's okay? >> he's okay. how bad could he be in san diego? >> and you're back from l.a. for "pop news." >> welcome back. >> good morning. newly single katy perry getting a new look on the march cover of "interview" magazine. check her out. this is just stunning, this picture. >> wow. >> no blue hair there. and after the oscars, looks like she'll add a new talent to her repertoire. during a charity auction, elton john's aids foundation party, she got into a bidding war with new york giants co-owner steve tisch. for cooking lessons with chef cat cora. katy must really want to learn how to cook. >> you don't want to get into a bidding war with steve tisch. >> after being outbid, the two agreed to share the lessons. the cost? $100,000. >> i'll teach you to cook for 20 bucks. >> what will you teach us? >