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. >> eric trained roo and other birds to fly from perch to perch and through the laser beam. >> you wantood. >> personal grooming. initially i started with a small distance. once i see that they are distance. >> to protect the birds he had to design goggles for them, like the ones we wore. >> the goggles i made from scratch. >> they are tiny, bringing new meaning to the aviator glasses. >> these are fantastic. >> the ultimate goal is not designing cute eyewear. it's to build better drones by studying the micromovements of bird types. a prototype takes information birds. >> they rotate about this. this bit is like a wristband. >> yes, this is like the wrist. so the wings can flap like this. then there's a degree of freedom so they want fold in and out. >> if we want a drone delivery, you have to navigate in the city in a safe way. >> we don't want the drones to navigate out of the sky. >> what we are accomplishing is we have impact for a building or a branch that the collapse. >> these are the results of what camera? >> yes, we'll play it back at 1/20th the speed of reality. here is the o

she's perched her shelves with products that don't sell and focuses on daily essentials. detergent is one of the products she added to her lineup. she's practicing methodical method which includes keeping an up to date journal. this has helped her double her revenue to about $6.60 a day. today, helda takes her on a field trip. they're visiting a store run by another project member. evelyn has been taking part in the program for six months now, but her daily revenue is still only 100 pesos. firstly, helda takes a look at her journal to see if she can find any problems. evelyn grew tired of keeping records and has only been writing down the daily profit. helda examines her accounting records. helda then checks the product portfolio. the first thing she finds is tooth paste powder. evelyn takes helda's advice. she'll stock more every day items and have a higher turnover. evelyn has six children. her husband is a day laborer at construction sites. he rarely gets to work more than two or three days a week. evelyn opened the store 12 years ago to earn some extra income. but it'

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firefighters tried for days the special treat that finally coked this pup from his perch.lus -- >> ♪ >> local cop grabbing the spotlight worldwide for his is th ♪ >>> who is that dragging a first grader? it's a teacher right through the halls of an elementary school in kentucky ton night she's back in the classroom. a police report states a student was being disruptive. the teacher said she was just taking the student to the front office. you can see how she took the student there. the district fired her. she appealed. the panel decided the video was not enough to fire the teacher because she was -- was not adequately trained. >> i think the thing that is so frustrating to us is, you know in what world does a teacher have to be trained to not drag a small first grader 160 feet through the hallway? >> sounds like a valid question. the district suspended the teacher without pay. her attorney says she accepts the panel's decision and looks forward to continuing her teaching career with the district. >>> college students have reputation for pearing it's no surprise they may wa

tonight there 24 guys perched on a cliff above yosemite who are attempting an unprecedented climb and they are documenting it in real times. t.j. holmes has the video. >> reporter: it's being called the climb of the century. on a sheer rock cliff, 3,000 feet above yosemite park professional climbers are attempting to do what no climber has done before. free climb one of the toughest routes on earth using only their hands and feet. ropes only there to protect them from falling. they are attempting to be the first free climbers to conquer el capitan. the journey could take weeks. >> it's getting pretty rowdy. >> reporter: these makeshift tents seven feet long bolted and suspended from vertical rock. >> getting tossed around like a rag doll. >> i'm on a porto ledge. these two climbers are using one of these secured to a flat surface. they are having to sleep on one of these for weeks possibly trying to make an impossible climb. i have holes here to try to climb the wall. all they have is a flat surface and using their hands and feet. this was no impulse climb. it's been six years in the

. >>> armed officers perched on roof tops searching for a dangerous man on the loose in one san francisco neighborhood tonight. >>> good evening. the the police are stationed at steward and 19th street right now where they set up a perimeter around a park. kpix5 is live at the location with the latest on the search, christian? >> reporter: the perimeter is set up for a little over an hour. you can still see some officers on the outside here. a lot of the police cars, very active situation we got going on right now. 19th here. we know it extends all around the neighborhood. they believe the person are is at a nearby park and they are in the process of searching that this park. this all started in the mission district on 19th when the suspect pulled out a gun and tried to rob someone on the street. as he ran off the police were able to track him down and they chased him into the kite hill park area over this way. that is when the police set up the perimeter and plotted their next move while telling neighbors to stay inside and out of the area. >> we are obviously concerned about the public'

the driver was able to get out and his truck remained perched on the pole for over an hour. >>> the most dangerous part of skiing is not always going down the mountain it's sometimes going up the mountain one fall took a man's life. >> reporter: as tens of thousands of skiers this holiday season come shushing down the slopes it's getting up that is causing new concern after several serious and one fatal fall from moving ski lifts a 5-year-old in new york was sent to the hospital after falling 18 feet and russel fell in oregon. >> thought i would put my foot on the other side of my snowboard and after dangling from one hand he plunged 20 feet and a brooklyn mother was killed after falling 25 feet. >> mike russo is the safety manager in copper mountain colorado. he says people need to take the safety risks seriously. >> this man tried to throw a snowball at a friend and falls but he survives. >> you think you will drop something like a pole or glove, it's best to let the item drop and someone can go around and pick it up from you. the ski industry says that ski lifts are safe and secure an

we see some have climbed up there at great risk, and some have gone higher still, perched on the head of the figure of the statue and they've been leading chants amongst the crowd for hours now. this march is so huge that not everyone i suspect is going to manage to reach the destin incarceration. some might never leave the depasture point. dusk is starting to fall, but the partial in which they're using to express their points of view is undiminished. that struck me as we interviewed people in the crowd. how ready they were to tell us about their thoughts. this may be a chance to talk to a couple of more of them that's a pretty spectacular charlie hebdo message you're giving. what iswhy are you here? >> i grew up here, and i'm here today to stand united with everyone in paris to show the world that we are not afraid and to send a strong message of freedom of speech, freedom of thought, tolerance and we won't give up. >> that was expressed very clearly. how do you achieve that, and what do you think has gone wrong that has prompted this demonstration? >> you mean right now? what has g

. >> jacki is perched up on the place de la republique. tell us about the security arrangements you've seen on the ground. >> the atmosphere in the crowd are such that the police are just keeping a watch on things, of course, and it's been peaceful. it's important to say that, but out of sight, there are snipers of course. they are on the roofs around us and along the routes. that would be inevitable with so many world leaders in one place at the same time approximate security as it has been in paris since the initial attack on the charlie hebdo magazine, is significant. we can hear sirens in the crowd. at these marchs, sometimes people fall ill and ever to be taken away. >> president hollande on the live pictures seems to be just shaking hands with i assume some of the people that have come out to rally and show support. >> we are going to speak to jacob, a french author an commentator. tell us your reaction to this huge rally of unity support and solidarity in france. >> yes hello. it's a big operation, to me, a big part of it propaganda

a cabin perched on the river bank could not withstand the storm. it fell into the river and off it goes floating upside down. no one was hurt because the home owner was not in town when it happened. >>> bitter temperatures and wild winds are gripping 38 states. windchill warning and cold weather advisory in full affect. the midwest has been hit the hardest. in chicago schools were shutdown as temperatures howevered at 0. -- hovered at 0. temperatures hov orred around negative -- hovered around negative 10 in minnesota. no everyone is tired of the bitter temperatures. he had quite the snow day rolling around in the snowy hills at the national zoo in d.c.. it's the first time the panda cub had every experienced snow. i think she has a little black on her. she is loving e minute of that. >> the fur coat helps. that is too cute. >>> when you talk about the cold, loving it. >> they look like little snow men. >> is it hard to feel a little guilty when you see snow when you see those? >> no. not at all. >> no as we pay the price. >> kids will have none an

who might knock hillary clinton from her perch as the democratic front-runner. i know this is one story you're following. >> well, sure, the big story for 2015, the 2016 presidential race. people will want to jump into it. the hillary clinton, the thing to watch i think hillary will get into two scorpions in a bottle with the democratic left. they own that party. they hate bill and hillary clinton but really have nowhere else to go. i think hillary will spend 2015 signing a blood oath to follow the democrats agenda and i don't think elizabeth warren will challenge her. i have a real dark horse who's going to lean in eventually, california governor jerry brown. >> he ran against bill clinton believe it or not in 1992 but i don't think anybody can beat her for the nomination, unless she stumbles more than i think she will, other than elizabeth warren. >> i think the opportunity will be too much for her to pass up. these windows don't come along very often. i've been thinking for a while that given how barack obama has moved that party to the left particularly the

but it's an impressive perch, i would say. saturday was a clear statement to the rest of the league they're a force to be reckoned with. legendary coach gary williams, hall of famer honored during the game. he saw a good one. jake for the twirl, the swirl. he's a tough matchup. tremble was the story though, crossing up the defender right before halftime. 40-26. in the second half jarod with the step-back. one of eight different terps to score. maryland 75-59. he said the freshman was the x factor. >> i've seen him do that many times. it was great to see jake got himself going and i thought defensively we were as good as we've been and have. >> i never made someone fall. i never made a move like that in my life. i was pretty excited myself. i didn't know what to do. i already started celebrating. >> all right, he had 26. georgetown in a battle. 30 seconds to go. smith rivera putting the hoyas up by one. he had 14 points. 15 second to go, roosevelt jones to the 10 to put the bulldogs back up by a single point. six seconds to go.

snipers with rifles perched overhead. the bomb squad moving in. >> they're sending the robot out now to cut the vest off the guy. >> reporter: a delicate and successful three-hour operation, with what they call the hazardous device unit robot. the suspect was taken into custody. it's not the first time a bank robbery has turn into a potentially explosive situation. in 2003 pizza delivery man brian wells claimed a man forced him to rob a pennsylvania bank with a bomb strapped to his neck. it later exploded killing him. late tonight, salt lake city police say this vest was a hoax and no bomb ever existed. brandi hitt abc news los angeles. >> brandi thank you. >>> when we come back the surprise. who is on the cover of the new aarp? >>> and the devastates mansion fire. the grandparents the grandchildren missing. the new statement coming in tonight. hey, how you doin'? it hurts. this is what it can be like to have shingles, a painful, blistering rash. if you had chicken pox the shingles virus is already inside you. 1 in 3 peop

mitt rosm who according to -- romney who according to nearly every account was perched at the edge. presidential campaign diving board, stepped back. here's a bit of what he said to potential supporters on a conference call this morning. >> i believe that one of our nicks generation of republican -- next generation of republican leaders and one who may not be as well-known as i am today and one who has not taken a message across the country and one who's just getting started may well emerge as being better able to defeat the democrat nominee. in fact, i expect and hope that to be the case. gwen: it was an interesting call to parse the words because during the course of it romney appeared to acknowledge two home truths. that polls show him out in front, for now. and that that could change in heartbeat. did you hear anything else in that dan? >> gwen, it was a huge surprise three weeks ago when he announced that he was going to consider this. and in many ways it was almost as big of surprise this morning when he announced after only three weeks he's out of it. in talking to his people

. >> she has a perch to tell the tales but miami is filled with xoils who plenty of stories.very cuban is a book because of what their family went through to leave. you don't have to tell the people of miami because they lived it. ♪ ♪ >> there is roosters and signs in spanish and the spanish language drowning out the occasional english. and you think you are in havana, but this is miami's little havana and many of the old school wave of cub an exiles live here and drinking the super strong coffee and the hatred of the castro brothers is strong today as when they fled their home land. >> we don't like communist. we like freedom brother. >> what do you think of the castros today? >> same thing as yesterday. criminals. >> i feel like we are making it with hitler. >> the cuban community in miami is a loud and influential one and younified and certain of one goal, total defeat of the communist castro regime and now that two or throw generations of americans have been born here 90 miles from the homes of the parents and grand parents, many see the hard line approach with cuba softe

they, from their exalted, lofty perch, declare that we are base animals who are incapable of rising above innate just bestiality and racist natures. and i say frankly, to hell with 'em both. [laughter] i don't know such people as they describe, and what i do see them doing is pandering. >> yes. lou: and i think that kind of ignorance needs to be challenged by the national media. >> it would be nice if the media did, but media's on their side, by and large, with the racial narrative. racism is an all-purpose explanation for what ails black america, can explain all of these bad black outcomes. that's the narrative that the left likes to push with the help of the media and that's what they do. whether it's president obama president clinton, eric holder they see this as a political opportunity to continue that narrative. i mean, if you think of all the good that a president obama or eric holder could do if they wanted to make this an excuse to talk about black responsibility why do so many young black men end up like eric garner, end up like michael brown, why do they turn to these lives of -

. >> catherine, yes it is a perfect perch. continuing our coverage, jeff bush is live on treasure island, one of the other vantage points that you get to see tonight on our live coverage of the big fireworks show in san francisco. jeff, how is it going out there. >> reporter: vicki, it is shaping up to be a beautiful night here on treasure island. one of the coolest places to see the fireworks show. it's a little chilly but let me step out of the way. take a look. see how clear it is? in less than four hours, we will be seeing a beautiful fireworks show over the skyline of san francisco. the anticipation is building here. a little more mellow on treasure island than in years past. i caught up with a couple of people with their impressions of 2014 and what they're looking forward to 2015. >> coming from israel just for vacation. and to see this beauty. >> well, i'm graduating high school. i'm turning 18. going to college. it's going to be great. great year. >> super excited about college. >> i'm excited about my car. yeah. i ju

how serious must huckabee be from 2016 to give up this lucrative television perch and we saw it witheaving fox. how much advantage for the former arkansas governor to have had the fox platform for the last 6 1/2 years and how much could that help him with republican primary voters if he gets in? >> how do you gauge that? how do you gauge the possibility of having a very visible venue and perhaps using that for political reasons down the line? >> i think it's worth its weight in gold. what you want is to be out there commenting on the news to be in the public eye. it's hard for somebody not holding public office to have that spotlight. you have to show every saturday and sunday on fox and a lot of republicans watch fox. i think this helps huckabee. it doesn't solve all his problems in terms of his record in arkansas and how much money can he raise but it sure doesn't hurt. >> as an objective news channel it's interesting. he said continued chatter put fox news in a position that is not fair to them so it certainly is interesting when you have this type of dynamic and i got to tell you

. >> here is the bird... lands on the perch...o percent of all the birds that we released come back to the airport. >> four other airports have now followed sea-tac's lead and employ their own, full-time, wildlife biologist. ♪ >>> as the country commemorates martin luther king day, one of the most poignant dedications took place in selma, alabama. to honor dr. king's birthday, civil rights activists marched with oprah winfrey leading the way. she starred in the movie "selma." >> reporter: these days 71-year-old annie peril avery enjoys a stroll across the bridge in selma, but when she set off for a peaceful march in 1965, it was a starkly different scene. protesters wanting to vote were met by armed police, and annie not for the first time was arrested. >> our real heros are the people who died. i could have gotten killed, but i'm just saying i think it was a small contribution that i paid because other people paid more. >> we have people walking off of the street -- >> reporter: what happened in selma during the 60s is deeply eng

perched high in the sky, this light-filled loft is a peaceful retreat in the heart of this bustling downtown neighborhood. with panoramic unobstructed views, a spa-like bathroom and chef's kitchen this sophisticated home

they ate and slept in tents perched on the massive rock wall. fortunately for the climbers, the weather stayed mostly wild and dry for their epic journey. many people, including president obama, have been following the historic climb. and yesterday, the president tweeted out this picture, along with it, he congratulated the climbers saying you remind us that anything is possible. dave? >> what pan amazing story -- what an amazing story. >>> president obama is also renewing his push for paid sick leave for working parents. today at a round table meeting with working women in baltimore, the president will call on congress to pass a law allowing wokers to eash up to $7 a year of -- earn $7 a year of paid sick time. california is one of three states that already requires paid sick leave. president obama will also take executive action to give six weeks of paid leave to federal workers after the birth or adoption of a child. >>> 7:38. well, new this morning, we're just getting word that starting tomorrow, new travel rules take effect for americans go

first lady was ushered into the chamber and seated and kelly o'donnell has a perch just above where the president's going to be speaking tonight. kelly, we're waiting for those two doors to open. >> and one of the first faces the president will see is one of his most vocal critics, the republican of texas. along the aisle, they start early. house members are not permitted to hold a seat. so they wait all day for this moment. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> chuck todd, as we watch this, one of the greats and some days it seems like one of the last traditions in politics where you do have the mingling of republicans and democrats. being greeted by members of both parties coming down the main aisle. there are polling numbers that you have tonight. we promised our viewers on "nightly news" we'll talk about these, about how americans are feeling about mixed government right about now. they sent one message in their congressional races. we've seen the result. a heavily red chamber the president will be talking to. there's never been a crowd more predisposed

you're sliding i'm a frayed to take a step because i can barely grip anything, we put sand on the perch fine anything untreated i'm slip sliding away. if you live within the shaded counties, the lavender shade stay home over the next couple of hours, do not go on area roads because a lot of them have not been treated. we're seeing numerous accidents at this point because of the freezing rain. we'll go over to storm tracker 6 live double scan. i've drawn a line on double scan this morning. everybody north of that line, western gloucester and camden counties, western portions of burlington county and mercer county in south jersey, all areas north and west getting into southeastern pennsylvania that's where we're seeing the freezing rain at this point. south anne east of there across atlantic and cape may and cumberland counties, salem county temperatures have warmed to 40 degrees. that's just plain rain. 32 degrees that's the magic number. everybody north of that line we're sitting at 32 or actually a little bit colder at this point. after 10:00 a.m. most of the freezing rain should switc

you can see on the other side of the gurgling water we have another pretty precariously perched car. across the street there on the e sidewalk we have a family here in the home. they hav back and forth to their cars carrying at times large bags filled with possession walking through the frigid water. apparently they had flooding inside and they're trying to salvage what they can. get it out of the water that is now inside their home. and just a bad situation for the folks here. we have road closures all around the area edmondston. even decatur has been closed for a section. this will be with us for some it doesn't sound like there were any injuries.u can see they're carry boy has been carried out. they're walking through this frigid water just a bad situation but our understanding is that everyone is okay. it's just property damage and, you kna real headae for the people who are here. and obviously the loss of a car. at least one car if not two. g live megan mcgrath. news 4. >> a crazy scene out there. megan was standing pretty close to the scene and continues to date what is going o

. >> here is the bird... lands on the perch... one, perhaps two percent of all the birds that we released come back to the airport. >> four other airports have now followed sea-tac's lead and employ their own, full-time, wildlife biologist. behind closed doors the latest grand jury called by bob mcculloch - the one for the killing of michael brown - dragged on for months... demands for the prosecutor to recuse himself had been dismissed. there were 70 hours of witness testimony, hundreds of pages of notes. former prosecutors were bewildered by the proceedings. >> that's not how we do it. and you know that's not how we do it. any other time it would not be happening like this. if he really wanted to indict darren wilson, he could get him indicted. it's just a probable cause hearing, it's not a trial. >> jerryl christmas has dealt with numerous grand juries in the st louis area. he says the threshold is so low that an overwhelming majority of grand jury cases end with an indictment. >> and the key factor is this: ask all around this

because all be seen to do is shout at each other from the perch. >> guest: that have been said large measure if we have a serious conversation a bit past to be around facts and not feelings. you cannot build a culture based on i see gore i feel or i believe those are wonderful motivations but what objectively is true? so talk about the issue of gun violence that is a horrible problem i am not suggesting everybody shed by a gun. but some people should not owed it to not because of the government or a city cannot protect themselves maybe they don't want to go through the training to be confident -- competent or proficient for those you grew up, guns were a part of our lifestyle i got the bb gun at five years old the single shot at 22 at age nine then graduated at that the 20 gauge shotgun. first of all, i had such respect for firearms it was drilled into me to never ever consider a dozen loaded you treated as if it is loaded you always learn to behave that way he will never misused or point it unintentionally will be sold mindful. never point at something in the plan to shoot don't sho

it's hard to believe that anyone can relax perched so high above the rocky cliffs, bus with his feetangling like he's just sitting at the kitchen table, christian finds peace. he's ready. he edges along the rope to the other side of the ravine. christian climbs onto the line and struggles to find his balance. he's tried and failed this same walk before. so he knows how difficult it will be. >> translator: the first are some of the worst. the start is the most difficult. >> tentatively, he takes a few steps. he tumbles, instinctively clinging to the rope for safety. it's a scary reminder how easily this can go wrong. seemingly unshaken, christian appears to start again. unlike a tight rope, the slack line is loose. it bounces and swings as christian tries to balance. the line is flat, but only one inch thick. christian is 3,280 feet in the air, nearly three times the height of the empire state building. slowly, cautiously, breathing deeply, christian places one foot in front of the other, bridging the gulf step by step. as he reaches the halfway point, he starts singing to himself. a

is pair reached the top they started the 3,000-foot climb 19 days ago, they ate and slept in tents perched on tiny ledges of the massive rock wall fortunately the weather stayed mostly mild and dry for their epic journey. >>> so many people have been following that climb including president obama, and today, he tweeted this picture the president congratulated the two of them and said you remind us that anything is possible. now the second picture shows the two of them right after they reached the top of the wall giving themselves a well deserved hug. i can't even begin to imagine how tired they must be i mean can you imagine climbing that sheer cliff like that. and finally this third picture, these just never get old look at that. sheer wall there. 3,000 feet high. just remarkable when you thing about what they did and after finishing the climb, tommy said something interesting quote i hope this inspires people to find their own don wall if you will. we have been working on this thing a long time slowly and surely i think everyone has their own secret don wall to complete some day. >>> are

. >> here is the bird... lands on the perch... one, perhaps two percent of all the birds that we released come back to the airport. >> four other airports have now followed sea-tac's lead and employ their own, full-time, wildlife biologist. >> the fight to keep mountain gorillas from going extinct a few hundred live in a national park in congo including a handful in captivity. the documentary shows how they are threatened by war and oil and gas company. to some of you. >> i think we have a problem. >> companies are playing with fire. it has driven people out of these villages. >> they could lose everything. >> the national park is the only hope this region has. >> it is now streaming on netflix. great to have you with us. it really is a very, very powerful film. it is this spectacular national park in congo bigger than the state of delaware, it's one of the most bio diverse places in the world and it's been threatened on two fronts, rebels war and an oil and gas company. >> absolutely. this park is this amazing place like jurassic

it just when you are fought the whole home field team while the president is perched center stage jumpingup and down and applauding after every other word, now comes the response no audience, no clapping, no ambiance whatsoever. you feel for the person in that role, right? you are kind of waiting for a pin to drop. some sort of mistake or a weird thing someone will talk about ad nauseum the next day. the one thing there appears to be plenty of is coaching. maybe over coaching. i choose a woman a younger person, but does it ever have the impact intended of is the comparison always that whomever does it can't live up to the prez? maybe a brain storming session to come up with a new fresh approach might be warranted. let me know your thoughts. >>> coming up on "the real story" today a young college basketball player found dead. the autopsy may point to something you can buy in the candy aisle. plus, what you must tell your wife about your remodeling projects how one man's diy went overboard. >>> announcing new tour dates girl, young and old swooning everywhere. >> that brings us to our quest

. >> may have a prominent perch to tell her tales but miami -- >> i always say that every cuban is ablethey went through what they went through to leave the country. >> cuba flag wearing roosters most signs in spanish and the spanish language drowning out the occasional english you could walk down the streets this is miami's little havana. spanish for eighth street where many old school original wave of cuban exiles live here drinking cuban coffees and hatred for castro brothers remains as passionate today as it was when they fled their homeland. >> we like freedom. >> what do you think about the castros today? >> same thing as yesterday. criminals. criminals. >> i feel like we are starting to negotiate with hitler. >> what are your thoughts on the castro brothers? >> [ bleep ]. >> the cuban community in miami has always been a loud and influential one unified of one goal, the total defeat of the communist castro regime. now that cuban americans have been born here 90 miles from the homes of parents and grandparents many see the old hard line approach with cuba softening and younger gen

. >> photographer mike truex has been shooting sprint car racing from his perch up on the scoreboard for more than 15 years. passionate about the sport, mike has intimate knowledge of the racing experience. >> 80 miles an hour around the top of the racetrack, mud flying, drivers' arms flailing. it's insane. >> and if sprint car racing is insane from mike's vantage point, imagine how insane it is to drive. >> just think of the scariest thing you've ever done ever in your life, holding on for dear life, and it almost takes somebody a little crazy to do these, to drive these things. >> number 4 driver tony jones has sprint car racing in his blood. his father was also a driver. and during the course of his 16 years of professional racing, tony's had his share of crashes. >> one of my worst crashes, the car's little too tight, you know, flipped pretty good, hit the cage on the ground, and next thing you know, i woke up in a cat scan. and you don't know if you're in a coffin or talking to god or what's really going on. >> there are many challenges in this sport, and the potential for dange