the lost emperor penguin would have died without a helping hand and lucky for him a lot of helpers wereple for a serious soft spot for waddling birds. here's abc's david wright with the saga of happy feet. >> reporter: new zealand's favorite flightless bird finally got his wings today. the emperor penguin nicknamed happy feet belly flopped that a refrigerated crate and was carted off for the first leg of his long voyage home. >> we have a bittersweet moment i think for the zoo because we are a bit sad to see happy feet go. >> reporter: he was the first emperor penguin in 44 years to make his way to the kiwi capital. happy feet washed up on the beach in june, tired and apparently confused. >> i just wanted to rescue it. poor little thing. >> reporter: as curious kiwis watched from a distance, happy feet gulped down wet sand by the bucketful, apparently thinking it was snow. the wellington zoo came to the rescue. >> there's no guarantee. he's pretty sick and it's quoit serious having that much sand. >> reporter: constructed a makeshift penguin oxygen mask, even held his little foot as the

you can come see the penguins and come see our painting penguins. >> were the penguins going crazy yesterdayo, we didn't notice anything. >> this one is looking at me. >> she's ready to paint. she's guys help raise funds for their wild counterparts in south africa. >> pictures are how much? >> they're $149.99 although i'm sorry, $124.99. >> everything is on sale. >> we will go higher. it's all for good for the penguins and research. >> nobody gets hurt. and the penguins seem to enjoy it. >> they do. >> they almost smile. now, can you have this penguin paint for us? >> we certainly can. it's something we enjoy doing and the penguins enjoy doing and they're trained to too do it. get out of the way. one tidbit of information here, this penguin here has her mate with the gray silver and this is a world famous artist. >> really? >> her paintings have gone for auction in south africa to help raise funds. >> that's fantastic. >> no wonder she has such an entourage. >> there you go. >> all right. let's see if i can -- >> don't try this at home. these are professional penguins. >> look at that video

, happy feet, the little lost penguin who ended up 2,000 miles away in new zealand? start his journey home on august 29th, hitching a ride on a research ship, tucked into a special crate that will keep him cold and comfortable. four days into the voyage, he'll be released into the water and swim the rest of the way. this time, he will wear a gps device so if he gets lost again, rescuers can find him. >>> > d coming up, t ty walked more than 1,000 miles to defend us and now they are back, greeted by that one simple, powerful word. [ male announcer ] what if that hemorrhoid pain is non-stop to seattle? just carry new preparation h totables. discreet, little tubes packed with big relief. from the brand doctors recommend most by name. new preparation h totables. the anywhere preparation h. new preparation h totables. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner, pill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. it's simple with prilosec otc. one pill a day. twent

the poor penguin got sick on a beach there back in june. he likely ate sand that he mistook for snow. >> brian: that's the penguin that ate the sand. >> alisyn: happy sand will be released after four days at sea. >> brian: becoming the new pan davment penguin story every day. >> steve: cuddly. coming up, we are up an hour early to tell you about stuff like this. they swore to stand guard no matter what the conditions. soldiers brave irene to watch over the tomb of the unknowns. we will tell that you story coming up. >> brian: then, unbelievable rescue. there is a guy stranded on that sailboat. the firefighters only have one choice, swim there and pull him to safety. one of those firefighters here live. >> alisyn: more incredible images from irene. ♪ ♪ >> brian: virginia couple attempting to outrun hurricane irene in their sailboat over the weekend found themselves in 45 mile-per-hour wind gusts in the chesapeake bay. rescuers forced to swim to the boat in order to pull the couple to safety and safety is where they ended up. one of those dar

he's been in the news far too much than a random penguin should. >> are you happy to see him go?mile lift on the boat. hopefully that will be enough of a head start. >> let's hope. they nursed him back to health with fish-flavored milk shakes. >> yum, yum. >> sounds like a good breakfast. >> i for one think he's cute and i wish him the best. >>this mor >>> this morning on "world news now," the worst floods in a century in vermont. irene's relentless rainfall sends new england rivers over their banks, washing away bridges and entire towns. >> and this disaster is not over yet because some flooded rivers in the northeast still haven't crested. it is tuesday, august 30th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero. clean-up could go well into the billions. and this morning several million people are waiting for the power to be restored. in virginia and north carolina, hurricane irene's most forceful winds left communities in shambles. >> people expected the coastal areas to take the worst of this. seems like the inland

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>>> and it looks like the penguin nicknamed happy feet may get a happy ending. the penguin became an overnight sensation after landing 2500 miles from home on a new zealand beach. since june, officials have been nursing the little guy back to health. he'll spend a few days aboard a research vessel before officials send him off on his own to find his way back to antarctica. >> oh. >> and finally, one man's unusual trait comes in handy. most of the time. hernandez has become quite an attraction in cuba, not just for his tree climbing skills but for his digits. look closely there, 24 of them to be exact. that's right, six perfectly formed fingers and toes, giving him a leg up on work. it's his job to collect coconuts. he's also become popular with tourists who are actually asking him for pictures. he's encouraging people that have an extra finger or toe. something bizarre. >> he was climbing up the tree pretty good with all those. >> it was kind of an optical illusion. you can't really tell. >> unusual. >> well it's time now for an early look at some of the stories

the wayward emperor penguin known to the world as happy feet has left a zoo in wellington on the first leg of his journey back to cooler antarctic waters the penguin was found on a new zealand beach in june at all times of kilometers from his natural feeding grounds he was moved to the zoo after becoming ill from eating sand that it's thought he mistook for snow happy feet will be kept cool with sixty buckets of ice while spending four days at sea before being released. well forget the mob toward the seychelles or anywhere else if you're looking for a really exclusive holiday or should be looking beyond our planet a russian company is building a new hotel in space which is due to open in just five years' time as daria prescott were found out with an astronomical sixty million dollars price tag a good view is guaranteed. there is getting away from it all and then there is this the first of a hotel floating in space could be the ultimate escape and according to its creators this is new strace fantasy star. will launch the commercial space station into into sixteen and receiver first in t

birthday boy you have to milk in is pack in the gym after me surgery is returned to the pittsburgh penguins. who go first though and champions and have narrowed the gap to five points to russian premier league leaders tesco moscow after winning one nil at home to second bottom spotlight neutrik it john as well as the sides took the lead after twenty three minutes picked fison in peds up with alexander casual close to a league only game the same petersburg side home going to their narrow lead tense victory of the campaign unbeaten in eight consecutive games. so tesco are looking to restore their seventy four and cushion at the top as new boys club they took a seven minute lead things the case it is going into but the home side missed the first half penalty hitting the post for finally equalizing on the hour to under eight and want to finish the on the men's lead down to five points. moscow state seven despite winning three of that crossed off in the late game elsewhere in a moscow maintains their top three position were they to know the stubborn longer the new boys were reduced to ten men ap

highest paid our ice hockey stars if kenny malkin hopes to return to training with the pittsburgh penguins within a month the russian forward has been sidelined with a serious knee injury but has been receiving treatment in moscow constantly but top of caught up with him on the road to recovery. you game market stanley cup winner in the russian household name is now going through one of the longest and toughest periods in his life then a child star nicknamed geno suffered a serious knee injury after a collision with a defenseman in general and was sidelined for the rest of the season. it was really hard for me as it's the first time i've been in such a situation you can't get away without injuries in hockey you just have to put up with it and don't let it play on your mind so it was more of a mental challenge for greater however the surgery went well and this month the star forward was able to train with his strength and conditioning coach in moscow and in a month and a half he will start training camp with his team the bismark pinworms thought. right. here today yeah nice up place. for. t

sized penguins within a month rushing for what has been sidelined serious knee injury they receiving treatment here in moscow and they caught up with him this time to. give game out that stanley cup winner in the russian household name is now going through one of the longest and toughest he reads in his life then a shell star nicknamed geno suffered a serious knee injury after a collision with a defenseman in january and was sidelined for the rest of the season. it was really hard for me as it's the first time i've been in such a situation you can't get away without injuries in hockey you just have to put up with it and don't let it play on your mind so it was more of a mental challenge for me however the surgery went well and this month the stuff ford was able to train with the strength and conditioning coach must go and in a month and a half to start training camp of his team the bismarck being length. right we're here today yeah and i saw face. time efforts and their. batting is going to have the same by the time september sixteenth is around where such a training camp are going t

second, the world's most famous penguin, happy feet on his way to antarctica.l he make it on his own? and third, you know him from movies like "true grit," and no jeff bridges trying his hand at music. you can vote by texting "1" for the smell of success, and "2" for happy feet heads home, or "3" for oscar winner turned musician. the winning story will air at the end of the hour. >>> along the east coast, there is stunning destruction for folks not used to a hurricane. irene's impact will last for months, if not years. most of the worst damage is from the flooding, days after the storm. entire towns are still cut off by high water. cnn's chris knolls is with us from new jersey. what is happening there from where you are? what is the situation? are folks still trapped? >> reporter: many folks are just evacuated from their homes. we think, suzanne, all those who had been trapped in nearby patterson have now been taken safely away from their homes. as you mentioned, the storm hit a few days ago. the real flooding began here last night as the passaic river and seve

. >> that's right, five penguin chicks rejoined their colony at the san francisco zoo over the weekend after successfully completing fish school. congratulations. the penguins spent a month leararng how to swim and getting hand-fed, getting used to that interacting with people. >> the chicks may look a lot alike but the zookeepers there say they each have very different personalities. good for those guys. >> individuals just like people. >> show them love. maybe they'll stay close to home. like that one guy happy feet. >> do we know how happy feet is doing? is he halfway there yet? >> he could be at mcdonald's in california somewhere, we'll keep you posted. >> he's not going back. >> more "world news now" coming up after the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil. here's one story. my name is lacey calvert and i train professional athletes with yoga. i know how my body shshld feel. if i have any soreness, i'm not going to be able to do my job. but once i take advil, i'm able to finish my day and finish out strong. then when i do try other things,

why they learn how to take fish from the exhibit areas and then they wobble to penguin island to join the rest of the herd. that will happen on saturday july 30. that concludes my report. >> thank you. commissioner lee. >> are there any plans to replenish the heard you have lost? you have lost two out of the five, so you only have 3 left. i recall there was a donor who may have been interested in donating some buffalo to replenish their herd. >> despite the sad news about losing two of our aging bison, we have some positive news on the horizon in that regard. we are hopeful we will be receiving seven new bison sometime this fall. usda regulations have changed over time, so before accepting the bison, we worked closely with our zoo officials. we have to make some changes to the bison had it for better nearing care. as you recall, we brought to this commission six months ago with a very generous gift from dick blum, who is helping us fund the paddock improvements. that will happen early fall, the paddock construction. late summer. then we hope to have the bison in november, after they h

>> yeah, that need to be caught and fed to our government penguins? >> yeah. >> jon: i think that's a reach. >> it is? >> it is, jon? >> is it? is it? >> it is really a reach, jon? >> is it? is it? >> is it really reaching that far? because after you see this, you might owe us an apology. >> the great white hope. >> the blue dog, the red dog, the yellow dogs. >> the white man. >> the white lie. purple-state votedders. >> brown shirts. >> red handed. >> the yellow lobster. [laughter] jon jon guy,er got to tell you, i think that one literally was about a yellow lobster. >> really, jon? you don't think he was talking about china? really? an asian lobster all yellow with its pinchers collapsed around the nuts of america? oh, i wonder how that lobster would sound to ed schultz. oh, hello, i'm a lobster. hello, look at my claws. hew-wow. >> jon: that is offensive. >> it is offensive. shame on you, schultz. look what you've done. >> i can't get the bad man out of my brain. >> jon: john oliver impressive resume. i see you're flatulent in three languages. grad

. >> brian: a penguin story. >> gretchen: it gets scary.nguin took a wrong turn and wound up on a beach in june. doctors removed sand and sticks from his stomach. he's now all ready to go and set sail on a research boat. it has a special crate that will keep him comfortable during the four-day trip south. he'll also be given a gps device so his fans can monitor his every move. he probably has his own twitter page. >> brian: if the penguin does eat another stick, we're going to interrupt a commercial to go live to the penguin for a comment about stick eating. why are we so into penguins? >> gretchen: they're cute. >> brian: we got so many? >> eric: are they here? >> gretchen: they've visited the show and they're very cute. >> eric: we're learning right now that president obama plans to give yet another major speech, this time on job creation. joining us from the white house with all the detail, caroline shively. what's the latest? >> hi there. the president plans to roll out his new jobs plan after labor day, early next month, prompting some

the bill will allow laid-off construction workers to resume build penguin oakland airport's new tower and some 200 other faa projects. for those laid off the reprieve comes a bit late. >> september mortgage won't get paid. >> the question has come from my wife, do we need to cancel her 2-year-old birthday party and it's embarrassing to me that this is the position congress has put me in. >> the broader fight is partly over republican language to make it harder for airline and railroad workers to unionize, something democrats say does not belong in a straight-forward money bill. >>> four years ago, a gunman massacre massacred more than 30 people at virginia tech university. today another lockdown. three teenagers reported seeing a man with a gun. police rushed and conducted an intense building by building search. the gunman was not found. the lockdown lasted more than five hours and was lifted before noon our time. virginia tech police released this sketch of what the man may have looked like. summer classes were cancelled for the day and students and staff were urged to stay indoors.

why they learn how to take fish from the exhibit areas and then they wobble to penguin island to join the rest of the herd. that will happen on saturday july 30. that concludes my report. >> thank you. commissioner lee. >> are there any plans to replenish the heard you have lost? you have lost two out of the five, so you only have 3 left. i recall there was a donor who may have been interested in donating some buffalo to replenish their herd.

birthday boy you have to develop in his pack in the gym on the surgery had his return to the pittsburgh penguins. football first though and champions and have narrowed the gap to five points to russian premier league leaders tesco mosco after winning one nil at home to second bottom spot at neutrik but john especially sides took the lead off to twenty three minutes unfit to head up with alexander courage of course had a goal of the game out of the same piece as backside home going to their narrow lead to tense the tree of the campaign unbeaten in eight consecutive games. such as go in looking to restore their seven point cushion at the top as new boys club to go up but they took a seven minute lead thanks to casey's going into but the home side missed a penalty hitting the post finally equalizing only out to under a care and want to finish the obvious men's lead down to five points nothing to moscow state seven despite winning three another crossed off in the late game. demo moscow maintained their top three position with eight to no trying to stop with the new boys who were reduced to ten men a

. >>> and the most famous penguin in the world, happy feet, is finally headed home. his detour through new zealand came to an end today. happy feet boarded a research ship that will sail toward antarctica for four days and then, with a gps device strapped to his leg, he will swim the rest of his way on his own, we hope, bon voyage. >>> and coming up, another bird who surprised everyone on an extraordinary journey, flapping his way through the heart of a hurricane. hurricane. woman: day care can be expensive. so to save some money, i found one that uses robots instead of real people. 'cuz robots work for free. robot 1: robot 1: sfx: modem dial-up noise woman: are there flaws? eah, um, maybe. anncr: there's an easier way to save. anncr: get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you #15% or more on car insurance. summertime is now a happy time. when we can eat what we want and sleep soundly through the night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, all day, all night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent hear

side of the pittsburgh penguins within a month russia for what has been sidelined the serious knee injury they were receiving treatment here in moscow and they caught up with him on his twenty fifth . year game market stanley cup winner in the russian household name is now going through one of the longest and toughest periods in his life then h.l. star nicknamed geno suffered a serious knee injury after a collision with a defenseman in general and was sidelined for the rest of the season. was it was really hard for me as it's the first time i've been in such a situation you can't get away without injuries in hockey you just have to put up with it and don't let it play on your mind so it was more of a mental challenge for me however the surgery went well and this month the stuff ford was able to train with his strength and conditioning coach must go and in a month and a half he will start training camp with his team that bismarck being length. is the right path we're going to call today yeah and i saw face transplants are stunning in their own right there he's going to have a percent by th

superstar i'm a boy you know kevin martin is packing the gym up in a surgery after his return to the penguins. football first though and champions and he's have narrowed the gap to five points to russian premier league leaders tesco moscow after winning one nil at him to second bottom spot on which almost but actually sides took the lead after twenty three minutes and that defies human pedal alexander courage of course. a league only game is the same piece as backside home loans of them that are least tense picture of the campaign unbeaten in eight consecutive games. such as go are looking to restore their seventy point cushion at the top of a new boys' club who grew up with they took a seven minute leave things decrease it is number but then the home side missed the first half penalty getting the post finally equalizing on the hour to under a retires and want to finish the our men's lead down to five points. moscow state seven despite winning three never crossed off in the light game. to moscow maintains their top three position with a two no that can understand the vulgar new boys who were