panda. make a p and show the panda's eye markings. or, spell it. p-a-n-d-a. panda. panda. panda.th and his big mouth opening. hippopotamus. hippopotamus. that's a real hippo. like its big mouth. hippopotamus. now it's your turn. make the stripes on the zebra. zebra. zebra. they're signing zebra. show his stripes. zebra. sign zebra. your fingers show the stripes on his face. tiger. tiger. she's signing tiger. show the stripes on its face. [growl] sign tiger. lion. show the lion's big mane. lion. lion! two lions! [rrrow!] lion. you try it. where should we go first? hey? ♪ i'm walking through the zoo ♪ ♪ watchin' everything ♪ i'm lookin' at the rhinos ♪ ♪ or are they looking at me? ♪ ♪ ♪ and what about the bats? ♪ upside down like that ♪ are we up and they are down? ♪ ♪ or is it the other way around? ♪ ♪ ♪ who's here to see who at the zoo? ♪ ♪ i love to watch the seals ♪ ♪ they love to watch me too ♪ ♪ ♪ walking through the zoo ♪ watchin' everything ♪ i'm looking at the pandas ♪ ♪ or are they looking at me? ♪ ♪ ♪ and what about the hippos? ♪ floating in their pool ♪ i see them throu

a panda cub born over the weekend at the taipei zoo is attracting some worldwide attention. the healthy thing cub weighs less than half a pound and is a little over 6 inches long, the first cup from a pair of giant pandas given from china to taiwan for the mother panda immediately picked up cub up in her mouth and held her close right after delivery. how about that? >> that is so cute. put that ino perspective. that is so tiny. >> you can't beat that. have a good forecaster eventually. today, it is a little gloomy. we had a beautiful sunrise. this is from washington lee high school as the sun came up at 5:51 this morning. there were a few peaks and aren't to blow this morning between the cloudiness and a few sprinkles. right now, 82 degrees and the dew point is at 70 and the winds are relatively light at only 3 miles per hour. other temperatures across the region are in the upper 70's. 77 as well as winchester. our high yesterday was 87. we got a lot of sunshine yesterday and our average height is 89. ofng volume today was 1/100 an inch of rain. we will add to that with a we

. ♪ >>> atlanta's zoo has two new bundles of joy today, twin panda cubs. 15-year-old giant panda namedoon gave birth to the twins, make together first twin pandas born in the u.s. since 1987. the cubs are also the first giant pandas to be born in the country this year. look at them, hardly recognizable but really sweet when you see them up close. zoo official says they were only expecting one cub based onç>k a recent ultrasound. loon loon is÷ caring for one of the cubs while zoo officials care for the another a nursery center. officials say them rotate the cubs to ensure they each get enough maternal nurturing. we all need mom. officials say giant pandas have a high mortality rate in the first few months after birth around the risk is greater when twins are born. we absolutely hope that they both make it through that period, that high-risk period. and they wait 100 days before they name them. >> very interesting. >> i did a little research earlier. thank you for being with us. our next news cast is at 5:00 tonight. have a great day, everybody. liz, lutz and i are gonna walk around time

their giant panda is pregnant. this will be her and male panda's fourth child. she is expected to give birth in two to three weeks, but zoo atlanta remains cautiously optimistic because giant panda babies are very fragile. this will be the first giant panda born in the u.s. this year. that is really a big thing, because it's difficult for them to come to term with the baby and for us to have one this year, that's fantastic. >> it would be a lot of fun. then the whole name game starts. >>> full-titime now for a look and look back. ariel castro faces a competency hearing on trial for kidnapping. frank mcgee reported a death of a rock legend. >> jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. he died in paris, probably of heart failure, last saturday. >>> keep it here for more news, weather, and sports. thanks for watching, have a great one. decided we'll make more progress if we get some sleep. >> hours of talks and still no deal. union leaders and b.a.r.t. lock themselves in a room and talk well into the morning but still no s

shadows,ving in the the escape and return of the red panda, rusty, has turned the red panda into rockstarsurned after spending two weeks getting checked out by that's. using theescape bamboo in his enclosure, and roamed the streets for several hours. we realize he was very smart. they know they like to get out. >> there are several changes to make sure it does not happen again. would plan rolls are in place -- wood panels are in place to make sure he cannot escape. >> they work hard to make sure the animal has everything in his or her habitat. backj,he first few hours rusty was rambunctious, climbing trees, and really -- and realize inescapably difficult. >> that was among the many changes that were made, he can forget about trying to get away. they are keeping him locked up at sunset. next, a very special state dinner held at the white house today. small but important guests. living without power for two weeks now. what these people are being told now. thugs run for their lives after their victim gained the upper hand. [ male announcer ] you know what's so awesome about the internet? it g

zoo atlanta has set up a 24-hour panda cam. of course they have. it allows you to see her care for her new cubs. >>> the northeast it is the beginnings of one of the worst summer heat waves we've seen in a little while. the national weather service issued heat advisory warnings for much of the northeast and midwest. bill karins is here with more on the nationwide heat wave. is there not frying eggs on the sidewalk but you could cook a pizza maybe. fry a few hamburgers. it's hot out there. >> it's interesting because so many people don't get the humidity that we get here in the east. >> it's awful. lucky them. >> i just had family visit that lives in phoenix. they were here and they were like, i'll take the 110 any day. >> because that's a dry heat. >> the humidity makes it hard to breathe for a lot of people. let me show you what we're dealing with as we go throughout the day. we had high temperatures 20 degrees warmer in d.c. than it was even in dallas, texas. that's because the storm brought clouds and rain over the texas area. many areas of the

the giant panda has given birth to twins. it's very hard to breed pandas in captivity. first panda twins born in the u.s. since 1987. what's interesting is twins, panda twins in the wild rarely survive because the mother will choose one to take care of and abandon the other one. the zoo will swap them out. give her one to care for and when that one got all the tlc they will bring the other one in. >> you don't think she will figure it out? >> they are hard to breed. you have another fish tale. >> if this is true it's amazing. this guy is on a fishing boat, adrian. happens to see an endangered whale. he has a knife and undercamera. he jumps in the water and frees the whale and cuts it off and pretty amazing because then as the whale gets free he dives at the same time as this guy surfaces and gets to wave good-bye with the tail. >> that's cool. >> it appears to be perfect. >> truth is stranger than focus. who knows. disney will buy the rights and we'll see it as a movie. >> betty if you tell the story you have to do the dance. >> the me sexy dance. have you seen it or do

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david landsberg of panda group, thank you so much for being with us. >> my pleasure. you for having me. >>> over in egypt, we've been telling you the latest since the show began. the supporters of morsi calling it the day of rage. it's about 10:30 in cairo, and things are getting more and more violent. >> the clashes between the military and muslim brotherhood supporters happening as we speak. ten dead and over 200 injured, including a bbc correspondent who was shot in the head, we are told, and the turmoil is not limited just to cairo. i'm told now that correspondent for the bbc is okay. amazingly. a state of emergency is in effect in the suez area and the two policemen have been killed by reported islamic jihadists in the northern area, and a curfew imposed there as well. a lot going on. lots of volatility. we'll have the latest for you live. geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. eng

. >>> it's pandaemonium times two after a giant panda gave birth to twins. lunlun delivered the two cubs late monday morning marking the first time giant panda twins have been born in the united states since 1997. they have set up a 24-hour panda cam. >>> the northeast is in the beginning of the worst summer heat wave thus far. the national weather service has issued heat advisory warnings for much of the northeast and the midwest. for more on the forecast, we're joined by bill karins. >> you say worst, but you don't really mean it. >> i'm saying it with a smile on my face. i know it can be very dangerous. but for me, this is the best time of the year. >> you have the ac cranked, you have the pool nearby, i understand. >> no, no, i go outside and soak it up. >> she's the cat that sits in the sun. that's it now. your forecast as far as the heat wave goes. when you get these heat waves, turban heat island effect has all these cities with all these pavement. at night, they just don't cool off. 90 feels like the heat index in washington, d.c. 87 in philadelphia.

are endangered so every panda baby is important. >> the last twin pandas in the u.s. were born in 1987 at the national zoo in washington. unfortunately they did not survive long. so here at zoo atlanta, officials realize the next few months will be delicate. >> almost half the time they give birth to twins, the trick is that they don't raise two offspring. so here in the zoo, we're able to actually swap those cubs out with mom so she can raise them just not at the same time. >> reporter: about 1600 pandas are believed to still be in the wild. these are the 4th and 5th panda cubs born here at zoo atlanta and zoo keepers plan to wait a few months before they name the cubs. >> thank you very much. finally got the baby news we have been waiting for, savannah. >>> guys, coming up, we heard his former girlfriend's side of the custody fight on monday. well, this morning, actor jason patrick is here with me in los angeles and we'll have a live interview with him just ahead. >>> apple is investigating claims of a fatal electrocution involving an iphone. details on that and muc

this one happens to involve a new giant panda. a pair of twins.y were born last night at the zoo in atlanta and they are the first twin pandas born in the u.s. that makes it newsworthy, since 1987. >> newsworthy being a loose term. the little ones don't have names yet. in fact, their gender isn't even known. zoo officials knew their mom was pregnant but they didn't know she would give birth to twins until it actually happened. the babies should make their public debut some time this fall. >> first of all, those tiny little things, i cannot believe how big they grow to be. but in the wild when panda mommas have twins, they only care for one of the twins. they let the other one die. that won't happen in this case. you know, it's only one momma panda. she can't care for two, i guess. i don't know. >> that's kind of hard to -- you pick one and let -- >> you just pick one, yeah. that's the way it works in the wild. obviously, this is in a zoo, so the other people will take care of the other panda or maybe interchange so both get momma time. that is the

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the giant female panda went into labor yesterday afternoon.know even one panda cub can be very delicate so zoo keepers in atlanta will have to watch these for very closely. here at the national zoo, staffers are still waiting to see whether our panda is pregnant. >>> how long the heat wave will last? the seven-day forecast is coming up. >> heroes central honors an organization helping people escape homelessness one meal at a time. >> let's see who's celebrating a birthday. how about the cowboys. what makes a sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. if you want a soft bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. oh wow, that feels really good. it's hugging my body. you get tha

this is a live panda cam in atlanta.re still working to learn the size and the weight of the cubs as well as their condition and the mother's condition. if you'd like to watch it, the panda cam, we have a link to our news 4 today facebook page. looks like lun lun is resting there. >>> there's a little fun fact for you. on this day in 1790, president george washington signed an act that gave him the power to choose a new u.s. capitol. it was called the residence act. it meant the federal government would move from philadelphia to right here in washington, d.c. the capitol officially moved here about ten years later. >>> right now temperatures are climbing in washington. feels like 85 degrees in the district at this hour. that's the heat index. we are in the middle of a big-time heat wave, my friends. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here to show us just how high temperatures will go. tom? >> that plane just took off. somebody wants to get out of town. we've got that heat building. live view from the nbc 4 hd city ca

panda cub.s only four zoos in the u.s. that have giant panda. all of them on loan from china. there's excitement about a new arrival in 40 to 50 days. >> reporter: great expectations. one of washington d.c.'s most famous couples. >> they're cute and neat and the kids love it. >> reporter: giant pandas could, and we must stress could, have a new addition on the way. >> it's exciting because baby pandas are adorable. >> reporter: smithsonian's national zoo panda cam gives everyone a 24/7 glimpse but mother nature is mysterious and false pregnancies are common. they made a video showing an ultrasound machine done on her. zoo keepers are collecting clues like a spike in her hormones last friday. >> you can't tell from her behavior. the only way is she either gives birth or you might get an ultrasound imagine. >> reporter: this potential happy news is all the sweeter after the sudden death of her newborn last september. the zoo hoped to try again. skip the panda romance, she was artificially insemina

the giant panda gave birth to twins monday.at the zoo's live panda cam. >> she's awake watching her babies as well. >> she's definitely contemplating her belly button. the twins have not been spotted. they were surprised as zookeepers were expecting only one cub. it's the first set of twin pandas born in the u.s. since 1987. our producer miguel has been monitoring the panda cam. we haven't seen the pandas yet this morning. >> they're so teenie. >> they have eclipsed by mom. >> names? >> lun lun is working on it, the mom's name. >> i know. >> i think it's fun when you involve the kids and have the community naming the pandas. >> what have you got, kids? >> what do you think? >> lun lun? >> that's the mom. >> nigel and basil. >> i like when people name their dog very undog like, steve. one of them will be dave the other one will be molly. dave and molly the twins. >> we'll work on that and find out what the names will be. >> a panda named frank. is that so bad? it's an american panda. >>> we'll keep contemplating that and much mo

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the 14 day old baby pandas are named cuba and b. very thoughtful. they have been growing quickly, and cub a was smaller and now is the bigger one by one gram. they still weigh less than a town but they could grow up to 250 pounds. no word on what their official names are going to be. >> they are cute. but i like the receiving blanket which is cuter. >> next, the most famous frowning feline is expanding its brand. >> later today at 4:00, is it healthy with a legal battle brewing over vitamin water. what you should know about that. and michael finney did the homework for you, find out where you can get the best deals on back-to-school supplies. >> watch out starbucks, a new brand with a million fans is getting in the coffee game. >> it comes from a cat. internet sensation grumpy cat will have a bottled coffee drink branded with the frowning face by storm and has more than a million "lives" on facebook and is the internet world's most popular because of her dour look. i can do that! from all of us at abc7 news, thanks for joining us. [dramatic music] ♪

a 15-year-old giant panda gave birth to twin cubs the first pandas born in the us news 26 years. >> there is a pink blob with very little hair, eyes aren't open them have a good set of lungs and they squeal really loud. >> not that cute yet. right? but they usually raise one twin and ignore the other. >> and babies will not have names for 100 days in keeping with tradition. they're very tiny and kind of little globs of pink. >> all babies are cute, right? >> most are. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 marisa mayer's report kartd after a year at yahoo. >> i'm dan ashley. coming up at 5:00 groups that don't always see eye to eye coming together to fight feds for something they may be collecting on you in this age of supposed transparency. >> local bail yeah company now on its toes. the news at mom... yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? ♪ >>> yahoo showing signs of improvement one year after marisa mayer left google but improvement

cam, spy on the pandas on the go.one of her babies tucked close to her. even in the wild, pandas won't take care of two, so the zoo swaps the cubs out every few hours so she's raising both of them, just not at the same time. when the second cub is not with mom, it stays in an incubator. she doesn't think it's the same cub, she realizes it's two different cubs? >> the assumption is she realizes its two different cubs but if she does, she doesn't care. she's just taking care of whatever cub is in front of her. >> reporter: some cried ew, they arrived underdeveloped. these aren't ton cooking, posted someone. they'll definitely cuten up. some called them hairy hot dogs? hairy hot dog? who are you calling a hairy hot dog? some day that hairy hot dog will be big enough to kick your buns. chew on that. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> before we go, a big honor for this network and our team. cnn has received eight, eight emmy nominations in the news and documentary categories. i'm proud to say i was involved in our emmy nomina

a giant panda gave birth to two tiny cubs. they are the first twin pandas born in the u.s. since 1987. the zoo has not released the size or weight of the cubs at birth or the cubs' condition or the mother's condition. we'll try to get those pictures to you later in the newscast. >>> well, it's not just websites that are tracking how you shop. some brick and mortar stores are doing it now, too. they're using your cell phone and special cameras to track your movements and moods. nordstrom used the technology in a pilot program last fall. the store says it was able to use the wi-fi signal from your cell phone to see how long you stayed in a certain section and even how many people walked by the store and who decided to come in. they stopped the program after customer complaints, but bennettton, cabela's and family dollar are also believed to be using that tracking technology. >>> mercedes is offering a new option on its 2014 models that masks strong smells. the car company is claiming to be the first to offer what it called active perfuming. a small container fits inside the g

man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. [ roars ] ♪ ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ dramatic video of a violent san francisco robbery. apparently the loot wasn't enough. the victim was knocked out cold. i'll show you ahead. then -- what police believe sparked a violent road rage incident on the peninsula. it ended with one driver shot in the face. but first, two midwestern teenagers on a fun vacation in florida - are critically hurt in a para-sailing accident. family members could only watch in horror as it happened. that story. after the break. two teenaged girls from indiana are still hospitalized today. after a parasailing accident in florida. they're both 17 --- alexis fairchild and sidney good. people on the beach caught that accident on video. and you can hear them reacting to what they saw. here's the video. ".oh,. oh

man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >> catherine: on the day after mohamed morsi was forced out as president of egypt -- air force jets were flying over cairo. morsi is reportedly under house arrest - and has refused an offer to leave the country. the military is now in power - it's cracking down on morsi's muslim brotherhood.and making arrests. as for the new interim president -- the citizens of egypt definitely have mixed >> all of the egyptian people wanted that. the army has nothing to do with that. >> and they are not interested and staying in power. >> the selected him and all of this >> i did not sleep all last night he was going to fix the country. he is for the people. >> catherine: this is the new interim president -- sworn in today. adly mansour is the chief judge of the country's supreme consitutional court. in his comments after the ceremony - there was no sig

man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >> reporter: eventually try to pack onto bolts negotiations mean what are ongoing. bart management and union leaders are meeting as we speak. no word on congress on progress' spirit meanwhile you can see the traffic it is filling as we speak even with a lighter load draw the holidays bart absence is creating quite a headache for hundreds and thousands of people. and glad i am not out there right now. kron4 is live if anything happens, we will be sure to bring again and bring it to you. >> jacqueline: sluggish traffic slow going on the approach to the lower deck of the bay bridge. that drive time to 280 all the way to treasure island's treasure island you are looking at a 30 minute wait. and once you get off the bridge it is nasty. we have an accident on ashen blocking things off on 80 east. another accident on alameda so very sluggish on

man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. , on an astonishing play can we all belong. can't we all get along? >> reporter: that set to take place at 6:00 tonight and just about 45 minutes from now the two sides will come together with the state mediator. hopefully good news after words. look at the lines of the upper deck lower deck and in signed as well people are jim to try to get back to the east bay from a tumultuous day of commuting without bart trains. car pool services are being maxed out. the two sides to union and bart management are still far apart but at l at 6:00 p.m. we will be covering that live soon as those two sides get back to the table. >> pam: people waited before dawn to get on board one of bart's charter buses. you can see the long line of commuters we found at the el cerrito del norte bart station at around 5 oclock this morning. >> pam: towardmany people

they don't even look like pandas yet.orn in the united states in 25 years. >>> did he or didn't he? a vermont man is adamant he did not run a red light and he's not backing down, and i mean he's not backing down. jeanne moos has more. >> reporter: it was a ticket for a red light that had a vermont motorist seeing red. >> you think i'm being silly? >> i think you're being ridiculous. >> le's back up. shell bourn police officers jason lawton was in his cruiser waiting for the light to change when he saw a pickup truck go through the intersection. he followed the pickup for about two miles before pulling it over. the driver was adamant he didn't run any light, but later apologized for his belligerence. >> i'm telling you the reason why i stopped you. >> yeah, well, i think you're completely out to lunch. are you smoking pot or something? >> yeah, absolutely. >> really? >> i want you to charge me for going through a red light. >> did you? >> yeah, miles ago. miles ago. >> the officer did ticket him, and when mcgifr filed a co

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this is taiwan's first panda cub. >>> panda cubs are always the size of a stick of butter. >> i thinkt takes a while before we determine whether it's a boy or a girl. >> violent clashes in egypt leave 51 dead and hundreds injured. what's the white house next move >> why files on the osama bin laden raid have been purged from pentagon computers . >>> welcome back. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. right now the story is heat, humidity and a few showers out there. >> meteorologist chuck bell is tracking it all from the storm center. >> the rain is out of the immediate metro area but still remains more opportunities for rain especially if you live south of town or to the north of town. temperatures inside the immediate metro are back up, up to the upper 80s. 86 in reston and burke. 87 degrees indown. 87 in berwyn heights, maryland. there you can see on storm team 4 radar not much going on. a few showers are well north in hagerstown. these will develop and come along i-70. in frederick county keep your eye out. thunderstorms just off to the south and west of fredericksburg is gettin

we have a new photo of the first giant panda twin born if the united states in a quarter century. photo posted on facebook shows the twins sleeping. we are told that the 14 day old baby pandas have been grow quick ly and one cub has had a huge growth spurt and now weighs more than his where by a pound. they could end up weighing 250 pounds. >> they will be the weight of an nfl linebacker in a few months. >> but i put my money on the giant pandas. mike, how is the forecast? >> hazy is the big story from yesterday, below average temperatures and we will see what pans out today. live doppler 7 hd shows it is haziy but not foggy. we still have the hour flight arrival delays into sfo and check out what kim schaefer put on facebook, marin county, from her house, behind her house, a beautiful sunset yesterday and we hope to get the same today. take the pictures and i will post them on my page. here is the gray from yesterday from the smoke and medford in the southwest corner of oregon with prevailing wind from the northwest and making the left town with the onshore breeze and pushing int

the panda owner can determine what those crops can be used for and they have expressively the biotech corporations that expressly forbidden. use or testing these for scientific purposes this from the scientific american under threat of litigation scientists cannot test to see to explore the different conditions under which it thrives or fails they cannot compare seeds from one company against those from another company and perhaps most important. they cannot examine whether the genetically modified crops lead to unintended environmental side effects at the university of con in france stuck to sarah leni could not abide the legal secrecy and began an independent investigation of the safety claims made by months on top we asked what other test that's out there on to demonstrate that eight of the round a pretty or good run of produce so we have as well that means eight of the every side or of g.m. so what say it poses. sarah leni and his team sued monsanto to get the raw data from tests the company had conducted on some of its genetically engineered corn after three years of litigation a

she >>> rusty the red panda is back in his exhibit at the national zoo now. he's already getting quite a crowd because everybody missed him apparently. rusty escaped for a while and made a few stops around the city before he got picked up in adams morgan. >> i can't imagine walking around d.c. and hey, is that a panda? >> if i escaped from any place, i would end up at adams morgan, too. it's a great place. >> for a little while rusty lost his night privileges. he's being kept indoors until zoo officials gain a little trust on him again. how did he get out? >> how will he prove that he's trustworthy again. that's what i want to know. >>> the federal reserve is focused on wall street and the employment picture is a mixed one for teenagers. we're watching your money. we're going to have that and more coming up. >>> don't leave home without your umbrella. that's in effect today, too. more storms affected this afternoon. first alert forecast from it's. >>> good morning. highs today mid- to upper 80s with a few showers this morning. then some afternoon storms could

the 15-year-old panda gave birth to twins yesterday. this they are, right there, the first set of tin pandas born in the united states since 1987 and are the fourth and fifth off spring. the zookeepers say the public can expect to visit if late fall. a last people are surprised they do not come out with black and white fur but they come out bald and...they get more attractive. >> people are surprised how small they are. >> ahead, seven things to know before you go. >> we will look outside at the oakland area where it is gray but traffic is moving fine. mike and leyla gulen will check it. >> here are seven things to know before you go: one, breaking news from the south bay. one of seven cats that survived an early morning house fire in san jose with 92 cats killed in the fire. the homeowner was trapped inside. she works for an animal rescue contracted with stanford to spay cats on campus. >> stand off is underway in san francisco's anything district between police and a shooting suspect. officers have surrounded a small apartment buildin

. >>> remember that red panda that escaped from the zoo? well, we've got an update on that sneaky little guy. >> 87 was the high, still in the low 80s right now. here's your wakeup weather, a little muggy, a little patchy fog possible about 7:00 and 9:00 temperatures back into the 70s. we'll come back and have the latest on tropical storm chantal and show you very cool video of a waterspout. >> and there's something new at the washington monument. bad cameraman. no, no, they have to wait until after ♪ [ male announcer ] do you love prime rib? get to your local subway for the delectable, new prime rib melt built fresh from the bread up! with hearty, savory cuts of tender prime rib in an au jus glaze and deliciously melty provolone, bite after bite is prime rib perfection. get it made just the way you say with all the veggies you want. the new prime rib melt. it's a taste you won't soon forget, so hurry into your local subway today! subway. eat fresh. >>> an update now on what maybe the national zoo's sneakiest resident. you remember rusty th

our resident escape artist, rusty the red panda, is finally going home. he'll be released to the red panda exhibit area at around 9:00 this morning. it will be the first time he is back in the exhibit since his escape from the national zoo last month. he was found in adams morgan. rusty was given a rabies booster and kept in isolation. zookeepers say they think he was able to get out of the exhibit by climbing on a low tree canopy in his habitat. that's what they do, they climb and get out. >> they've trimmed those trees back thinking if he didn't have so much help. >> we're just glad he's home and he's safe. >>> let's get another update on our forecast quickly. amelia is in for tom. >> aaro right now i'm tracking rain on radar. this rain back well to our west. those of you in front royal, winchester, hagerstown, maryland, could be seeing scattered showers this morning. we're looking at mainly dry conditions around the d.c. metro area traveling inside the beltway, i do think you are looking at a dry morning. here's the precipitation. i'm going to be track

cameras flashing and lots of oohs and ahs and the red panda exhibit today. the amazement caused by there little guy rusty who rejoined his mate today. the nearly one-year-old rusty is a celebrity these days. >> i can't imagine walking around d.c. >> reporter: he stole the limelight from his fellow zoo animals after his brazen escape and trek to adams morgan in late june. >> if i escape any place, i would end up at adams morgan, too. lots of restaurants, bars. >> he was sick and tired of the same thing. >> reporter: kids and adults had their theories on what happened. zoo officials have their own. >> because of the rain we had some bamboo. we think it went down and touched one of his trees. he found a trail out. >> reporter: rusty's escape received a lot of attention. he was all over the news and all over social media. he had only been in the exhibit for a few weeks before he got out. over the past couple of weeks, the zoo has monitored rusty's behavior closely. >> my understanding from the vet is that he is great. he's in good health. he's sleeping well. >>

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rusty the red panda, cute little guy who escaped late last month.orrow rusty will be back on display at the national zoo. his disappearance june 24th set off pan domonium and a panda search. he was spotted by a resident in adams morgan who called the zoo. the zoo officials swooped down and took rusty right back where he belongs. the staff has trimmed some trees in rusty's enclosures so he can't get out again. back to you. >>> the father of trayvon martin takes the stand. we'll find out what he had to say after detectives testified that he initially told them he didn't think it was his son screaming on that 911 tape. >>> president obama revealing how he plans to make the government more efficient. >>> a swirl . >>> the wife of secretary of state john kerry is now in fair condition at a hospital in boston tonight. nbc news has just learned the family called an ambulance when theresa heinz-kerry had symptoms of a seizure but there has been no definitive diagnosis. heinz-kerry is 74 years old and is a breast cancer survivor. secretary john kerry remains

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. >> that giant panda. >> how do you know if the panda's pregnant? >> in just a moment we'll be hearing from carl as he gets ready to take the stage. >> i think i could live in that -- to anybody that makes me a quarter of a billion, i like. i think i have a much better record than he has. >> do you have the zoom? >> i have two zooms. >> that's what we do here. >> that's what we do. ♪ what a good week. after the break, from mcdonald's to the japanese elections this sunday, a look at some of the biggest headlines to rule the tape. plus our viewers have everything on everything from the emerging markets. that's next. ♪ ♪ if you have high cholesterol here's some information that may be worth looking into. in a clinical trial versus lipitor crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. getting to goal is important especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. and that's why when diet and exercise alone aren't enoug

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a rare red baby panda, born in june, making its debut at the binghamton zoo. he weighs two pounds. you may remember another red panda riveted the nation's attention when it escaped from the national zoo in washington back in june. i had a chance to visit one of these little animals at a conservation park in virginia. they're actually related to raccoons and not panda bears. >> it's unbelievable they're born at just two pounds given how big they become, as well. >> not that big. >> thanks, ron. >>> this morning, we're hearing for the first time from a man whose crimes shocked the country. ariel castro, arrested for abducting and raping three women for over a decade. cutting a deal that will keep him off death row. while in court castro tried to paint himself as a victim, as well. abc's alex perez has the story. >> reporter: this morning, for the first time, we are hearing from perhaps one of the most despised men in america. >> guilty, your honor. >> reporter: ariel castro accepted a plea deal, sparing him the death penalty, but guaranteeing he will spend the rest of his life behind

. >> a pop for the panda cow. one innovator saying move over to the conventional cow. 7 years of trying he created the miniature bovine that bears resemblance with the giant panda. he says he'll put the cow up for sale when the right price comes along. >> when you said it took 7 years of trying what do you mean by that? >> i guess it didn't come out looking like the panda. >> what did it require farmer john to do? >> i don't want to know. >> good luck, fella. >> we're going to leave it at that. coming up next, gold soaring above 1300, its best day in a year but can momentum continue. dennis gartman of the gartman letter joins us next. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ from td ameritrade. we replaced people with a machine.r, what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24