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and china, panda politics. there are three pandas right now flying back to china from washington. their return is a sign of growing animosity and tetension between two susuperpowers.s. >>> tonight, a complete failure. that is the blunt assessment from one senate republican after democrats defied expectations and scored significant wins last night on election day. those victories included democrats retaining control of the governor's mansion in deep red kentucky, ohio voters approving the right to abortion in the state's constitution. and in virginia democrats winning control of the state house, so flipping that, while keeping control of the state senate. that is a major rebuke to the rising republican star, the governor there, glenn youngkin. republicans now evaluating what went wrong and what they need to do to fix it. >> it's about execution, it's about messaging. yesterday, to me, was a complete failure. >> and anybody trying to engage in culture wars is going to lose. >> when we're talking about some social issues, they can become highly divisive and we end up doing not as wel

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goodbye to washington's giant pandas. zookeepers hope it's not the end of panda diplomacy with china. >> i'm going to miss them. >> major funding has been provided by. >> this is a pocket tile. with consumer cellular you get nationwide coverage with no contract. >> with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. this corporation was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. john: good evening. the israeli military says it is closing in on gaza city. america's top diplomat is trying to ease suffering. officials warn of malnutrition and starvation, saying the average resident is surviving on just two pieces of red. pro-palestinian marches call for an immediate cease-fire. the claim could not be immediately verified. a special correspondent has more and we warn you some of the pictures are difficult to watch. >> a united nations school offers little refuge. airstrikes in an area where women were baking bread. 18,000 people were sheltering there. >> where should i g

well, for now the american pandas are flying back. in china in moscow, look, the cub of giant pandas,nd ruyi, are growing and becoming beautiful, and, as the chinese themselves say, the muscovite panda is a rare happy colors. the white areas and fur took on a pink tint. there is no mysticism, the caring mother panda often licks the cub, so the fur has become pinkish. a pair of bamboo bears came to russia through the same punk diplomacy program. in 1919, president putin and xi personally took part in the official ceremony of the chinese government transferring two large ones to the moscow zoo, where a special one was built for them. in general, the birth of a panda cub outside of china is a historical event, for russia, where this is literally happening for the first time for the panta population, there are now only 2,600 of them in the world, young parents, ruyi and ding-ding , came to russia for 4 years already, but only this spring they were finally introduced. judging by subsequent events, the young people liked each other. for much of the last half century , us-china relations hav

did you see pandas? >> yes.here is one right behind you. >> reporter: drawing swarms to the national zoo to see its last three pandas for the last time. brandy smith is the zoo's director. >> they are just joy. people watch them, they're happy, they smile. sand i think joy is in short supply these days. >> look how cute! >> reporter: under the zoo's contract with china, all bears go back. >> it's going to be quiet, and that's going to be hard. >> reporter: and empty nest? >> an empty nest. >> good boy! >> reporter: leaving zookeepers who have been some since birth bracing. >> i'm trying not to think about the end. >> reporter: the zoo's first pandas arrived in 1972. >> i think pandemonium is going to break out right here at the zoo. >> reporter: after president nixon and the first lady's historic visit to the then closed off china. america's love only grew with the panda cam. bao-bao's first snow day. they were hooked on bei-bei's love of heights. before the birth of little miracle. today he and his parents head

pandas, at zoos, generate a lot of revenue. and a lot of that revenue goes to conservation and the lion's or panda's share of that conservation goes into protecting pandas, which are incredibly dangered. it's an incredible challenge in trying to restore panda habitats. there are a lot of issues with infertility with wild pandas, a lot of their habitat is gone. so that revenue stream, the tens of millions of dollars raised every year for people who want to go see a panda, that money goes away. >> i'm so sad, too, because i love going to the zoo to see the pandas. i remember every time a baby panda was born, it was this huge deal, right? like when i was in local news here in washington, they would go all out with that. and it is, it is really sad. and it also, you know, marks the end of this like, this symbol, right? this symbol that these pandas represented of diplomatic ties between the countries, right? >> absolutely. this literally, it was a panda and some bamboo passed forward from the premiere of china to president richard

how chilly is it for those pandas in scotland? pandas in scotland 7 chilly pandas in scotland?y for them, chilly for us. we've got temperatures will be below freezing and snow fall affecting north—east england and eastern areas of scotland and this was cornwall just earlier this morning, with some quite thick snow on the ground. take a look at this chart. you can see how unusual it is to see lying snow on the ground in november. the vast white areas across the uk are areas where we get one day or less of snowfall on the ground in november, so it's very, very unusual, particularly across the south and as we go through the rest of the afternoon we have this area of rain skirting into the far south of england. it's continuing to fall as snow across the hills, over cornwall and parts of devon and that's likely to continue for the next few hours bringing slippery conditions on the roads and pavements and we continue to see showers and eastern scotland, north—east england, rain and sleet towards the coast, but across inland areas, yes, we'll probably see more snow. overnight, where w

panda! >> reporter: these might be the heaviest hitters here in washington. did you see pandas?eet behind you. >> right behind! [laughter] >> reporter: drawing swarms to the national zoo to see its last three pandas for the last time. randy smith is the zoo's director. >> they are just a joy. people watch them, they are happy they smile, and i think joy is in short supply these days appeared to be a look at how huge beard >> reporter: under the zoo's contract with china, all bears go back. >> it is going to be quiet, and that is going to be hard. >> reporter: an empty nest? >> empty nest. >> good boy! >> reporter: leaving zookeepers who have been with some since birth bracing. >> i'm trying not to think about the end. [laughs] >> reporter: the zoo's first pandas arrived in 1972. >> i think pandemonium is going to break out right here at the zoo. >> reporter: after president nixon and the first lady's historic visit to the then-closed-off china. americans love only grew with the panda cam. foul out's first snow day got over 6 million views. they were hooked on their famous but sh

jonah, how much do you care about the pandas and the panda diplomacy? >> i like pandas.y on the eyes and too cute to survive in the world but panda diplomacy is sort of a dead letter, i don't know what we got out of it in the first place and frankly i would like to see tough diplomacy where you can have them back when you release the political prisoners. >> pandas for protesters. >> why not? >> lulu, are you over or under the pan das, the return of the pan das, the panda diplomacy, all of it? >> i like pandas, i feel like i need to state that very categorically, i think they're cute, my daughter likes pan das, they're a little boring to watch, they just kind of chew on bamboo but i think this whole thing about panda diplomacy never really existed. pandas don't, i think, make the chinese communist party any more fuzzy and warm. i don't think it makes the american people love them more. the approval rating of china at the moment in the united states is something like 15 to 20%. so it is all a little bit ridiculous. >> that's a lot of thoughts about pandas. >> i have a lot

exchanged two alaskan musk oxen for two pandas.wds at the national zoo have doted on the pandas ever since. >> we have over 2 million visitors to the zoo each year. and we know the vast majority of them come and visit the giant pandas. >> with the glass wall, you could see them really up close and personal. you could see the pandas interacting with each other. it was just a really great exhibit. >> reporter: that first set of pandas at the national zoo were huge attractions. but getting them to produce more pandas only led to heartbreak. they eventually produced five cubs, but none of them lived more than a few days. still, the exchange program that has placed pandas in zoos around the u.s. has been a resounding success. and the species has been removed from the endangered list. >> they had been downgraded on the conservation list to vulnerable. that's a conservation victory. >> reporter: a key question tonight, has panda diplomacy taken a hit from actual diplomacy? there has been speculation that china has been taking back the pan

i want to run in and grab one and just hug it. - panda hat. panda hat, yeah. panda fan?here's a huge number of panda fans online too. the panda cams soon to be switched off — a hit notjust here, but around the world. how serious are people who watch the pandas? 0h, people watch it 2a hours a day. we get phone calls to say, you know, yang guang has not moved today, is he all right? i've not seen the keepers going in and feeding them at that time, and as i say, that's great, we have never ever minded that. we know that pandas are special. do you think some of the visitors might get a bit tearful? i absolutely think there will be lots of tears from people when they last see them and i can't guarantee that there won't be tears from some of my keepers when they wave them goodbye at the airport as well. the first panda crate. the pandas hit the headlines when they first arrived. but despite high hopes the edinburgh pairing never had a cub. the solitary animals only come into heat once a year. experts think tian tian might have conceived but never went full—term. it would be lo

the panda diplomacy kicked off in 1972. chairman mao gifted two pandas to the u.s. seeing the popularity rise, china sent more pandas, loaning instead of gifting them. at its height, there were 15 pandas in the united states. the last decade, the numbers have dropped, coinciding with the worsening china/u.s. relations. that leaves four pandas at the u.s., at the atlanta zoo. the contracts for those pandas expire next year. no word on any extension. that could mean by the end of 2024, the only panda in zoos in all of the americas would be right here in mexico city. she belongs to mexico. she's 33. old for a panda but still a main attraction here. and they are bracing for a possible surge in visitors. what would you say to americans who may not have a panda to visit at their zoo? >> come to mexico. >> reporter: the pandas that leave the u.s., travel to china by plane. the destination. earlier this year, videos claiming that pandas returning from the memphis zoo were being ab abused. a narrative partially fueled by chinese state media. chinese doctors defended the trea

pandas know just how much we'll miss them.ed their long flight back to china. we've known this day was coming, but at that didn't make it any easier. so many of us have watched them grow up over the years. that includes smithsonian national zoo director brandy smith. >> i've been taking a lot of time this week to say good-bye on my own. but today, all i am is proud. i'm proud of our team. i'm proud of our pandas, it's been a very successful day as they head home to china. >> reporter: fedexing three pandas halfway around world is no easy feat. their journey started at the national zoo, where the pandas left their habitats for the last time. they got into their travel crates. they've practiced getting into the crates for months now so they would feel right at home. then the pandas got a special convoy as they headed to dulles international airport. we spoke to one young panda fan who says his mom let him skip school to witness history. >> i only got to know them for a little bit. but it is sad. >> reporter: each crate was caref

washington, dc will be without its famous giant pandas. andrea fujii explains why. >> this morning, fans of the beloved giant pandas at the national zoo are saying final goodbyes as the animals prepare to head back to china as early as today. >> we know they go to china for a higher purpose to be a part of the breeding program. >> the chinese pandas may xiang and tian tian arrived at the national zoo in 2000. they were only supposed to be on loan from china for ten years, but the agreement was renewed three times, and in 2020 they had a baby boy. but efforts to renew the agreement again failed. experts say it's a sign of worsening relations between the us and china. >> i am really sad because i know these animals as individuals, but when i think about what we're doing for our whole species, it makes the hurt a little bit less. >> pandas are no longer considered an endangered species with the giant panda population now growing. zoo workers say that's partly because of their work here. >> he doesn't flinch when they put the needle in. >> he

dubbed the panda express. >> perhaps the end of what has been known as panda diplomacy.id culver explains. >> reporter: for weeks visit ors in washington have stopped by to say good-bye. >> i want to see them before they leave. >> reporter: the three giant pandas are now headed to china. zoo staff call it a hiatus in the program, but chinese officials won't say for sure if the pan takesdas will be back. why does it matter? there are more pressing issues. but as we track where pandas are going, you get a better tter sef the new world order. these cuddly creatures uses for major diplomatic needs especially in places where it hopes to gain. but china says its focus is on conservation and research. >> president nixon 's visit. >> reporter: -- it kicked off in 1972. mao tse-tung gifted two pandas to the u.s. and seeing their popularity rise amongst americans, china sent more pandas to other zoos eventually loaning instead of gifting them, sometimes up to half a million per year. at its height, there were 15 in the united states. but the last decade, numbers have dropped coinc

>> despiden en washington dc a los penÚltimos osos panda de estados unidos ahora en el paÍs solo quedaorgia que es lo que significa para las relaciones diplomÁticas entre estados unidos y china? >> (musica) noticias telemundo con julio baquero >> muy buenas tardes soy aranza en ausencia de julio baquero estamos en vivo para la costa oeste esta noche se hace el tercer debate republicano en miami florida. ha sido uno de contenciÓn es la excavadora de carolina del sur nikki haley, mientras discuten ideas y p presenta sus plataformas polÍticas desde cÓmo abordar guerras aborto economÍa y china una vez mÁs pena ser un evento en hialeah a media hora de la sede del debate una comunidad en su mayorÍa integrada por panamericanos aquÍ tenemos cobertura en equipo en ambas ocasiones y vamos a ver con cristina londoÑo en el debate , este es un debate buenas noches >> un debate acalorado son los cinco candidatos menos que los debates anteriores nikki haley la mÁs asediada porque sobre las encuesta dice que utiliza tacones de 5" no por moda sino como municiones y segÚn a analistas que han estado aquÍ

there's a panda cam, like the births of pandas was almost a national holiday. i have to say, if you don't mind, i know how well sourced you are in china and here, a potential diplomatic middle ground to be proposed, maybe we get a couple of sun bears. i'm a big sun bear guy. you know, and i just want to know your take on this. you're an astute observer of all things politics in both countries. what do you think? >> look, china stand s by sun bears being real. people mistook them being humans dressed up in costume, and if that's the case, there's a few empty panda exhibits across the u.s., phil, where we could maybe get a few folks dressing up as that or maybe they would be retrofitted for the sun bear, i don't know. it might make relations a bit bearable, right? >> there it is. see, i'm just saying, we're solutions guys, david, and while the rest of the world is trying to break apart, we're going to find puns and we're going to find solutions. david, i appreciate you my friend. thank you. >> we'll bring the honey, phil. >> all right. culver, this is all matting

establece que ambos pandas y sus crías deben de regresar a su país para finales de este 2023. lujo y que el más pequeño encuentre a su pareja ahora que va a estar rodeado de más de su especie. bueno, ojalá que así sea. >> sí, bueno, hay más en san leandro, un incendio de 2 alarmas arrasa con una tienda. >> le diremos que dicen las autoridades de cómo creen. inició todo y tienen 8 personas. >> no pueden salir en el tiempo necesario. >> a las 6 vamos a hablar sobre las camas de alquiler y los riesgos de seguridad que implica vivir en lugares así. a casi 2 semanas de que empiecen las grandes ofertas navideñas en 13, cuál es la mejor manera de pagar por sus regalos? >> para economizar dinero en la . pero no lo harán si tenemos . los vehículos con peajes pendientes de pago no podrán renovar su registro . ofrecemos ayuda con los pagos. visita bayareafastrak.org/ae paga ahora y mantén tu vehículo. un informe del banco de la reserva federal de nueva york indicó que los saldos aumentaron . a 154 mil millones■!ade dólars con el paso de los años. este es el mayor incremento desde 1999, a

hablamos de los pandas que estaban en el zoolÓgico de washington, y estos pandas van camino a china.dio de un operativo especial. el aviÓn de fedex estaba cargado de 220 libras de bambÚ, zanahorias, peras y caÑas de azÚcar, en el zoolÓgico de washington se siente un enorme vacÍo por la partida de estos tres consentidos del pÚblico. ninguna especie juega o descansa a pierna suelta como ellos lo hacÍan. >> venÍamos a visitar los pandas y no los podemos ver, nos juntamos con que se los iban a llevar a china. >> miles de personas en todo el mundo se despidieron de los ositos en peligro de extinciÓn, el vuelo china va a durar 19 horas, los pandas van a aterrizar en su destino, donde vivirÁn en un santuario como otros de sus parientes que estÁn en atlanta tambiÉn regresarÁn a china ya no habrÁ mÁs pandas gigantes en estados unidos, aunque los pandas ya no estÁn, quedan estos peluches linternas de unos ositos gigantes que cautivaron a la capital por dÉcadas. siempre se le recordarÁ de manera especial como cuando se deslizaban en la nieve, cuando chao naciÓ, y cuando un mostrÓ su mal genio,

my question is -- panda, did you like america? >> honestly, i loved it. i'm going to miss. legal weed -- anyway, going back to china, it's going to be a big change. i mean, i don't know anyone in china. i haven't been back since i was a baby, and now i have to make friends as an adult? yuck. how do i panda express this? i just want to eat bamboo, sneeze in a cute way, and not have sex. okay? >> excuse me, panda, that's right, you refuse to mate in the zoo. why don't you like sex? >> have you had it? it's crazy. next question. >> all right. and they all don't have to be for the panda. let's get one for me. >> sure. let's talk about your middle east policy. >> you know, i think people are liking the panda, right? next question. >> xi described you pandas as envoys of friendship. how do you feel about that? >> sorry. bear with me. being cute. but as the rare person who identifies as black, white, and chinese, i feel like i'm in the unique position to unite many peoples of the world. i'm just like another hot blasian icon, tiger woods, except for, again, i ha

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these days in washington, the hottest ticket is free, have you seen the pandas, the panda is right behindnot that's joy, not just joy, people look at them, they're happy, they 're smiling, they're laughing, the director of the zoo helped develop the panda program, but now the last three pandas leave. for much of the last half century, us-china relations have been somewhat on display for all to see at the national zoo in washington. this was all part of the so -called panda diplomacy. but three pandas from the washington zoo will be sent back to china. zoo officials call it a pause in the wildly popular panda program, which dates back to the nixon administration. at its peak , there were 15 paandas in the united states, but after today there will be only four in the country at zoo atlanta. there is a lot of political subtext to what is happening that we can dive into. for animal lovers, yes, this is very sad, but it may be even more tragic for us-china relations, at their height there were 15 pandas in san diego, in memphis, four in atlanta and three at the national zoo, who will leave in

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. >> did you see pandas? >> yes! >>> this is the cbs weekend news from washington with adriana diaz. >> good evening. we begin this saturday with the war between israel and hamas and more scenes of total chaos. palestinian officials say two explosions killed dozens of civilians in the district. one of them at a u.n. run school in a refugee camp. in israel, tens of thousands are marching to confront their government over the plight of hostages seized by hamas. cbs reporter in jerusalem leads us off tonight. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. for the hundreds of police in who had to flee gaza's hospital they face a very uncertain future as bombings across the besieged territory show no end while thousands of israelis taken to the street to demand more for bringing their hostages home. >> reporter: for gaza city's mangled streets, families, many with small children, run for their lives, even the wounded and healthcare workers were on the move. for. >> i was inside shifa hospital and we were forced to advocate by the is

panda hat and a panda fan? a little bit. all right? i've not seen the keepers going in and feed them at that time. and as i say, that's great. you know, we've never, ever minded that. we know that pandas are special. some of the visitors might get a bit tearful. i absolutely think there'll be lots of tears for people when they last see them. and i can't guarantee that there won't be tears from some of my keepers when they wave them goodbye at the airport as well. that's the cage. that is the first panda crate. the pandas hit the headlines when they first arrived. the species is deemed vulnerable, with only around 2,000 left in the wild. despite high hopes, the edinburgh pairing never had a cub. breeding is difficult as the solitary animals only come into heat once a year. experts think tian tian might have conceived but never went full term. it would be lovely to have had a panda cub. of course it would have been. but that isn't the be all and end all. these two individuals are wonderful characters and wonderful ambassadors

i panda hat. panda hat, yeah. panda fan? a little bit.day, is he all right? i've not seen the keepers going in and feeding them at that time, and as i say, that's great, we have never ever minded that. we know that pandas are special. do you think some of the visitors might get a bit tearful? i absolutely think there will be lots of tears from people when they last see them and i can't guarantee that there won't be tears from some of my keepers when they wave them goodbye at the airport as well. the first panda crate. the pandas hit the headlines when they first arrived. but despite high hopes the edinburgh pairing never had a cub. the solitary animals only come into heat once a year. experts think tian tian might have conceived but never went full—term. it would be lovely to have had a panda cub, of course it would have been, but that isn't the be all and end all. these two individuals are wonderful characters and wonderful ambassadors for the species and so i think it's about engagement, it's about collaboration internationally, it's ab

at times, it has been pan panda mania. >> we're excited to seat pandas. >> reporter: as visitors haveozen birthday cakes and bamboo delicacy, to toy juggling, tree climbing, snow sliding, to cuddling a newborn. >> they look cuddly and we just watched this little guy climb up into a tree. >> reporter: amber and cody potter came here on their honeymoon. >> i planned on bringing her here. she talked about how much she loved the smithsonian zoo and getting to see the pandas. >> reporter: there is 25 year mei xiang, 26-year-old tian tian, and 3-year-old xiao qi ji. >> i think pandamonium is going to break out here at the zoo. >> reporter: a diplomatic and panda conservation breakthrough. since then, zoo visitors have met eight pandas, including four cubs born in d.c. now the three remaining bears are heading back to china. for weeks, they have been getting used to their travel crates. a fedex panda express plane is this morning ready for the 19-hour flight. each crate filled with inflight dining, 80 pounds of bamboo, butternut squash, sugar cane, and pears. animal keeper mary lally will ma

washington's three pandas are on their way back to china. the pandas left d.c.lier, accompanied by motorcade and chopper cams flying overhead to give them the honorable send-off that they deserve. this is the first time in over 20 years that the national zoo will be without pandas. there are only four pandas left in the united states, currently located at a zoo in atlanta. since the panda program began in 1972, it's been a benchmark for the relationship between china and the united states. at its height there were 15 pandas in the u.s. president biden is set to meet with president xi next week in san francisco, and the panda program, we're not sure if that's actually going to be on the agenda. for now we wish the pandas a safe journey back to china. we will miss them very much. thanks so much for joining "inside politics." "cnn news central" starts after the break.

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>> for now, panda diplomacy is dead. atlanta zoo will have to send the last pandas in the u.s.t's happening across europe. happening next year in australia, but china basically is saying we don't need this kind of good will diplomacy anymore. we're not trying to kind of cater to public interest. we now are a big enough power that we, you know, we are gioin to create this monopoly on our bears. one of the few places to still have won is moscow because 2019, xi gave two to putin whom he called at the time, his best friend. they will be there for 15 years. >> really? they're just like we don't care what you think about us. >> this is a power play and on the eve of a very important summit between president biden and xi next week. >> how can or should the u.s. try to repair the situation or is it irreparable? >> for now, this is something china is kind of exerting its muscle and its you know, it doesn't need to make those gestures like it did with the ping ping ping-pong diplomacy and athletes coming to play on american teams. the zoo wants to have pandas again. it's tried to get th

jorge: ahora la historia de los pandas, mÁs de 50 aÑos despuÉs de haber llegado a estados unidos unala nieve, sus crÍas crecieron con muchos estadounidenses, pero hoy llegÓ el triste momento de la despedida. claudia: cientos de personas fueron al zoolÓgico para ver por Última vez a la simpÁtica familia. >> son muy hermosos, tienen esa facilidad de ser juguetones. >> como todos quieren un recuerdo con ellos, se apoderaron de la capital. >> venimos de telas para despedirnos de los pandas, querÍamos que ella los vea. >> los primeros pandas llegaron de la china a la capital del paÍs hace mÁs de 50 aÑos, cuando nixon era presidente, desde el prÓximo aÑo ya no vendrÁ mÁs pandas al paÍs, el zoolÓgico de atlanta alista la despedida de cuatro osos. debe ser que hoy es mi dÍa de suerte porque es la primera vez que puedo ver un panda de cerca, por lo general estÁn durmiendo, o en sus jaulas, hoy he notado que los del zoolÓgico le estÁn dando mÁs comida para que todos podamos verlos mÁs. claudia: estas pintorescas especies estaban ya en peligro de extinciÓn. aunque los pandas gigantes ya no esta

i've got a panda jacket, pandyjumper, panda bag. some people call me a pandaholic!ven from... portsmouth. how long did that take? about nine hours. was it worth the drive? 0h,100%,100%. all right, buddy. you ready to go through? the keepers here know their charges well. good boy. yang guang was partially hand—reared as a cub, so he kind of greets the keepers when we come in, in the morning, he's much more kind of people focused, whereas tian is much more kind of wild in her attitude, as do enthusiasts, who followed them on panda cams from afar. oh, people watch it 24 hours a day. we get phone calls to say, "you know yang guang's not moved today, is he all right?" "i've not seen the keepers go in and feed him at that time." and as i say, that's great, we've never ever minded that. we know that pandas are special. the first panada crate. the animals, on loan, hit the headlines when they first arrived. a symbol of friendship from china, panda diplomacy to some. and hopes were high the two would breed. for more than a decade, the pandas have been the star attraction her

[applause] >> pandas are cute but you know who doesn't think pandas are cute? pandas.h other. it's a chore. but you have to make them have sex. >> like bill and hillary. [laughter] >> did you see any pandas in africa? are you okay? >> you said in the green room that the pandas are sent back to china but only their heads. i thought that was rude. >> for some reason when i saw this story i could not stop thinking about the pandas being on an airplane. >> where the hell am i? they shop in china my one line was if you're going to send the pandas back you have to throw in a winnie the pooh bear and if you know, you know. >> that is a shot at >> it's a joke that doesn't work with me. >> it is not an inside joke. >> 'sgeopolitical analysis. >> do they have pandas in alaska? do they have anything in alaska? >> i'm not going to say i know what is like to be on a 19 hour plane ride was caged pandas but i have been on a carnival cruise ship. >> when i first heard that they were getting rid of the giant pandas i thought the view had been canceled. >> no. >> can we edit it out? >>

the pandas are leaving on a special fedex flight called the panda express.will travel with 300 pounds of bamboo that they can munch on. they arrived at the national zoo in 2000. they were only supposed to be on loan from china for ten years. but the agreement was renewed three times in 2020. a panda baby boy was born there, but unfortunately, the efforts to renew the agreement failed again . experts say it's a sign of worsening relations between the us and china. pandas are no longer considered an endangered species. as with the giant panda population now growing. zoo workers say that's partly because of their work here. >> he doesn't flinch when they put the needle in. he also gets voluntary blood pressure readings. the cuff goes right around his arm, inflates, deflates. he's also had abdominal ultrasounds, cardiac ultrasounds, and he's also had x rays done on his chest only for pandas will remain in the us. >> those are at the atlanta zoo and their agreement with china expires next year. richie, did you ever get to see loon? loon yang yang in d.c? yeah, no

. >> return of the pandas is just days after the beloved pandas at the national zoo had to be sent homechina. the welcome news overnight for panda lovers in the us. vegas transformed formula one's big gamble in sin city, kicking off overnight. and men versus women. why the gender gap is growing wider when it comes to life expectancy. >> from abc news in new york, this is america this morning. >> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon and i'm lionel moise in for andrew. >> we begin this morning with the chaos in washington. >> overnight violence erupted as a crowd protesting israel's war against hamas clashed with police, forcing the urgent evacuation of some top members of congress who were reportedly rushed into the basement of an office building. >> that's seen unfolding hours after israeli troops raided the largest hospital in gaza and now questions are being raised about what they found as they continue to target hamas fighters. >> abc's justin finch is here with the latest beginning with that violence in washington. justin good morning. >> andrea good mor

the three pandas riding on a fedex plane they're calling the giant panda express.along with 220 pounds of fresh bamboo onboard. the national zoo's panda program ending for now. the only pandas now in the u.s., at zoo atlanta. >>> when we come back here tonight, the sun had gone down. the one runner at the new york city marathon, tears streaming down her face. let's help celebrate her, in a moment. city marathon, tears streaming down her face. let's help celebrate her, in a moment. i've struggled with generalized myasthenia gravis. but the picture started changing when i started on vyvgart. vyvgart is for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis who are anti-achr antibody positive. in a clinical trial, vyvgart significantly improved most participants' ability to do daily activities when added to their current gmg treatment. most participants taking vyvgart also had less muscle weakness. and your vyvgart treatment schedule is designed just for you. in a clinical study, the most common side effects included urinary and respiratory tract infections, and headache. vyvg

giant pandas. there are millions of people who have admired. >> celebrated love and our giant pandas. early wednesday, the 3 pandas were moved into crates and prepared for their 19 hour trip back to china. but they won't be alone. we have 3 staff members. we have to their favorite sleepers we have a veterinarian on board and basically they're going to do with them what they do every pandas were part of the national zoo for more than 50 years. >> but chinese embassy ministers, you says the pandas don't only belong to china. >> giant pandas also gone to the world. the pandas return comes while the u.s. and china face a growing diplomatic tensions. we have an obligation. the united states and china to responsibly manage the relationship. president joe biden and president xi jinping will meet next week. there's no word on whether pandas will be on the agenda. there are a number areas in issues upon which hope to make progress for now, all pandas in the u.s. are expected to return to china by the end of

at times it has been panda mania. >> we're so excited to see the pandas. >> reporter: as visitors from at the frozen birthday cakes and bamboo delicacies, tree climbing, snow sliding, to cuddling a newborn. >> they just looked cuddly. we just watched this little guy climb up into a tree. >> reporter: they came here on their honeymoon. >> she talked about how much she loved the smithsonian zoo and seeing the pandas. >> reporter: there's mei xiang, tian tian and xiao qi. >> i think pandemonium will break out right here at the zoo. >> reporter: it was a diplomatic and panda conservation breakthrough. since then, zoo visitors have met eight pandas, including four cubs born in d.c. now, the three remaining bears are heading back to china. for weeks, they have been getting used to their travel crates. a fedex panda express train is ready for the flight. each crate filled with in flight dining. 80 pounds of bamboo, butternut squash, sugar cane and pears. the animal keeper will make the trip with them. >> generally the bears sleep for most of the flight. so that is what we are anticipating. bu

. >>> is vivid pandas are heading back to china. it marks the end of an era of panda diplomacy.family is now aboard the panda express, custom aircraft for their 19 hour flight back home. the pandas have been a sensation at the national zoo for five decades. >> this is something that we prepared for all of their lives. all of our lives. these animals are very special to us. today, it has been a sad day. it is a sad week. >> millions of americans have visited those pandas. i have. the panda program began in 1972, when china went two beers to the u.s. after pat next and -- nixon commented how much she loved them. that is it for the news at 5:00. juliette goodrich starts right now. >>> the countdown to the apec summit is on. it is a matter of days. san francisco is to see security on par with a presidential inauguration. >>> we got the update of a plan to protect all those world leaders and what it will mean for everyone just trying to get around. >> our city is ready to meet this moment. >>> and the good and bad of barked in 360, our special series, barked on the brink. we are usin

the chinese pandas, mae xiang and tian tian arrived at the national zoo in 2000.ed to be on loan from china for ten years, but the agreement was renewed three times. and in 2020, they had a baby boy. but efforts to renew the agreement again failed. experts say it's a sign of worsening relations between the us and china. >> i am really sad because i know these animals as individuals, but when i think about what we're doing for our whole species, it makes the hurt a little bit less. >> pandas are no longer considered an endangered species with the giant panda population now growing. zoo workers say that's partly because of their work here. >> he doesn't flinch when they put the needle in. he also gets voluntary blood pressure readings. the cuff goes right around his arm inflates, deflates. and he's also had abdominal ultrasounds, cardiac ultrasounds and he's also had x rays done on his chest. >> the pandas will leave on a special fedex flight called the panda express and will travel with 300 pounds of bamboo to munch on workers say the sendoff will be emotional for

flight home. >> giant pandas belong to china. giant pandas also belong to the world. >> reporter: their departure comes amidstrained u.s.-china relations. the agreement expired this year. the last four in america at the atlanta zoo are set to return next year. >> i cannot imagine the national zoo, i cannot imagine washington, d.c. without giant pandas, and i will do everything i can to bring them back. >> reporter: hoping that good-bye isn't forever. tom costel loerlo, nbc news. >>> it looks like rain coats for the south. angie lassman is here tracking that for us. good morning, angie. >> rain coats, umbrellas, all going to be needed for the southern plains. that's where we're seeing moisture working in just across the border from mexico to texas, del rio to presidio. and we're going to see that moisture become more enhanced and move across portions of the southern plains and tennessee valley by the later parts of today. it's going to be unsettled but beneficial. we really do need this rain in a lot of spots, including louisiana

but them pandas, though! but did you see the pandas? the video where they were all around and there's snow? oh, my god, so cute! >> jordan: they are very cute and the snow makes it even cuter but we shouldn't take our eye off the ball. >> leslie: ooh, speaking of the ball, did you see the video of them playing with the ball? >> jordan: i mean, that is adorable. it is like a dog meets a bear! it is a panda! [laughter] it is a dog fair! [laughter] >> a little cute one. >> leslie: it is so cute! so cute! >> jordan: oh, man. what were we talking about? >> leslie: it doesn't matter. >> jordan: it doesn't seem to matter. let's move on, shall we? >> leslie: yes, let's move on. it's been two years since the taliban took over afghanistan and if you are wondering how they are running the country, just check this out this out. >> new footage out of afghanistan shows taliban security forces patrolling the streets of kabul on rollerblades. the video, which has gone viral after being uploaded to youtube, shows soldiers holding on to the side of milit

three pandas returned to their homeland in china on special flights from the usa, why beijing?s from washington, about the features of panda diplomacy, our own correspondent from the middle kingdom alexander baletsky. the first visual inspection by native chinese specialists in chingdu, this is the panda capital of the world, the whole family of bamboo bears is already mastering their new apartments, so far... and individually separated, but pandas in china are gold, and you need to make sure that the nineteen-hour flight brought perfectly to the meeting with the homeland ready to ensure... the safe return of macian and her family, we have prepared everything in such a way that the three giant pandas can adapt to their new habitat as quickly as possible. the meyisyan and tian-tian couple and their cub, the name can be translated as a little miracle, he is a little over two years old, was escorted from the washington zoo like stars of the first magnitude, for each bear there was a separate van and a special container and even a police escort. american tv channels broadcast live.

a family of giant pandas returned to their homeland in china, they leisurely spent time in an american zoo, but the agreement on their placement on the territory of a glass, specially equipped boeing, called the fedex panda express, delivered the animals to china on a nineteen-hour flight, after a health check, the bears were sent to wolong national nature reserve. diplomatic tension between beijing and washington may be complicating efforts to bring giant pandas to american zoos. negotiations to renew or extend the agreement have failed and the bear's departure from the national zoo means the only giant pandas remaining in america are at zoo atlanta, with the agreement set to expire at the end of next year. a real tragedy for lovers of bamboo bears. from jack dawson to the wolf of wall street, heroic ranges are unwritten when this cinematic perfectionist enters the frame. with thanks to the light hand of james kamerin, the actor became the star of the class after the duet skei. footprint in the titanic at just 23 years old. he left the lyrical romantic in the image of a serious dramat

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this is what xi said about pandas. he said they were envoys of friendships between the chinese and american people, and the white house today taking these questions seriously. they said, look, we would welcome that development were that to happen, were beijing to decide to send additional pandas to the united states. white house spokesman john kirby saying at the same time we respect the sovereign decision to remove some of those pandas earlier this year. >> look, diplomacy takes all forms. sometimes it's in zoo animals. pandas are popular, but they're also a barometer. they're definitely worth talking about. mj lee live for us in san francisco. thank you so much. >>> we're standing by for these remarks. we're told they will happen at any moment, so bear with us here. >>> also following west virginia senator joe manchin, he's not ruling out leaving the democratic party as we are weighing -- we are not. i don't have an announcement to make, do you, pam? >> i don't. >> he's weighing a presidential run. plus it's one of t

is china playing the panda card in a new cold war? >> well, at a moment when u.s.hinking, why should we continue to do something that symbolizes very positive relations? >> jonathan: the national zoo disputes that, and stay tight-lipped about the prospect that other pandas could visit the united states in the future. president biden is set to meet with chinese president xi jinping on wednesday, some are holding out hope for a new panda deal. for now at least, we say good-bye and yearn for a time when international diplomacy was more black and white. that's all for us today. thanks to all who serve our country on this veterans' day weekend. have a great day. underway. which areas you might want to avoid this week, including closures on the bay bridge and around the city. >> and a live look from sutro tower. we are tracking a warm finish to the weekend, but then all eyes turn to a chance for rain with all the details in the aqua of the forecast. abc7 mornings at 9 a.m. is next free information kit. this isn't a discount plan or preventive only coverage. this is real