that effectively controlled poaching. however, as soon as that sale is allowed, ivory prices started going u people start wanting the ivory and then poachers start killing the elephants. >> china possibility to regulate its legal market for ivory including issuing certificates is also being questioned. the chinese government says that it is up holding its international obligations. those trying to protect elephants see china's appetite as a longtime problem for africa. >> i do not see it all added up for anything. some countries will lose all of their offense. that is tragic. -- i do not see it letting up for anything. >> can the killing of the elephants be stopped? >> the lucrative trade that is killing elephants there. you are watching "bbc world is america," still to come -- been the financial crisis one quarter at a time. for one greek town, they're going back in time. of the new frontier party has won a surprise majority in the elections in south korea. they lost less seats to the democratic and added parti lost a de

but experts say there are worrying signs of poaching. in the past three years, the corridor of the areas thousands have been lost. >> the coaching is worse than it has ever been before. if it got out of hand, it would threaten not only elephants, but the communities around. >> poaching is worst where governments and security are weak. in central africa, the long-term future of forest elephants is at risk. in the democratic republic of congo, poached ivory was on sale openly in the market. >> 7, 8, 9, 10. how much is this? tell me. >> 10,000. >> conservationists and governments trying to tackle poaching in africa say the trade is being driven by demand from china. >> 90% of all the people we have arrested at the airports are carrying ivory. >> four years ago, the body which oversees the worldwide trade lifted the ban to allow poor southern african countries to sell stockpile ivory to china and japan. while there is no official language -- with increased poaching, some say the controversial decision has backfired. >> when the trade ban was

and the problem is the poaching.elephants have no other enemy apart from humans. >> in their search for water, food and vital minerals the elephants wander on paths used for generations by their herds long before the park's borders were established. when the one with the longest tusks is killed by poachers, the herd loses its leader and protector. it's devastating for the entire group. almost half of elephant deaths is due to poaching by contract killers. >> poaching is not an easy game. it's between death and life. so if you're doing this poaching, you can be either trampled by the elephants and you are actually on the line of fire from the authorities. >> daballen drives us to the site where a huge bull was killed. he was known as "pretty boom boom" because he often slammed his trunk against the ground when flirting with the herd's females. the cadaver hasn't been here very long, but hordes of scavengers have already found a meal. daballen knew the victim well and believes he knows what happened. >> i guess he must

but experts say there are now worrying signs of poaching. in the past three years, a quarter of the area's elephants have been lost. >> at the moment, we're having a poaching spike. it's worse than it's ever been before. if it got out of hand, it would threaten not only elephants, but also the communities around. >> poaches is at its worst where government and security are weak. in particular, central africa, where the long-term future of forest elephants is at risk. when the democratic repep of congo, secret filming by panorama found poached ivory openly on sale in the market. >> how much is this one? >> oh, this one. >> $10,000. >> conservationists and governments trying to tackle poaching in africa say the trade is being driven by demand from china. four years ago, the body which oversees the wildlife trade, lifted the ban to allow poor southern african countries to sell stockpiled ivory to china and japan. while there's no official link with increased poaching, some conservationists say that controversial decision has backfired. the chin

>> tom: the central african forests are being devastated by poaching. that's where most of the ivory, the illegal ivory comes from. >> daljit: tom de meulenaer is the coordinator of the united nations programme to monitor the illegal killing of elephants. >> tom: we are losing the battle of african elephants in central africa. >> daljit: the elephant tusks are smuggled out of gabon as part of a vast international network of traffickers. the ivory is headed largely to asia where it's used for decorative and other purposes. the thirst for these products globally is so great that the illegal trade of ivory products reached record levels in 2011 with an annual value of some 100 million us dollars according to un estimates. it is feared that as many as 12 thousand african elephants may be slaughtered every year for their ivory. and although a protected species, in the last three decades, the elephant population in africa has been more than halved - something joseph cannot accept, no matter the personal cost. >> joseph: it's a thankless task, not well paid -

harry smith, who did the original reporting from south africa on the recent surge in poaching is backfrom the people who met while over there who are trying to stop it. and when i learned you had an update, i've been guessing it wasn't great news. >> you know, as a matter of fact, it's really bad news. it's much worse news than what we reported even back in february. for several decades, brian, as you well know, the rhino has flourished in south africa. a brilliant example of conservation. bringing an animal back from the brink of extinction. but as we told you in february, the animal is under brutal assault from poachers. 448 animals were killed in south africa just last year. a gory record. and sadly we report tonight that the number will likely go even higher this year. a warning, some of the images you are about to see are quite disturbing. a beautiful private game reserve in south africa. we game here to tell you the story of dr. will fowlds, a veterinarian helping lead to fight to save the rhino. will was called here to treat an animal he had raised from birth and named gata. he

there's even a detail where steve jobs called eric and said what is it with you guys trying to poach this particular apple engineer and eric said we'll look into it. apparently a recruiter might have gotten fired over that. the lawyer for the plaintiffs in this case told reuters that he expects that this might go to trial next summer, tyler. >> very interesting. let's switch gears a little bit here. another john, a guy named john stewart, apparently has been watching you and "power lunch." let's take a look. >> google, i am shocked. you stole people's personal information without their permission? that is facebook's job. the fcc investigated these shenanigans and that's when [ bleep ] got real. >> the s.e.c. wanted to know who are the employees involved in the engineering of this and what teams are they working on and what are their correspondents, google basically saying they don't want to tell you that. >> oh, well, if you don't want to tell anybody, you should put that information on google plus. >> excellent job, jon. >> jon, you've made it. you have absolutely made it. >> appare

i don't like them poached. i think runny is disgusting.'ve got a whole eggs benedict here. any takers? >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

people are trying to buy and sell, but it's given the criminal element a pawn shop where they can poach things and it's anonymous. then they arrange to meet you somewhere in a parking lot somewhere. >> reporter: today the fcc, along with major carriers, verizon, sprint, t-mobile, and at&t, announced plans to slow the epidemic. they plan to create a national database to track cell phone thefts and then to block they're reactivation. the plan is to make stolen cell phones junk. >> what we're announcing here today will make a stolen cellphone about as worthless as an empty wallet. >> reporter: but will the database really work? >> the idea that the cellphone companies can remotely brick a phone that's been stolen, that's huge in deterring the crime of cellphone theft that's growing rapidly. >> reporter: you'll still have to buy a new phone if yours is stolen. the idea is that thieves will eventually quit robbing people of their phones if they become inoperable. authorities warn that your smartphone is a treasure trove for identity theft because all kinds of personal information is on it. t

. >> i laid out on the back poach and i seen the canopy of the plane. >> the navy says the flight suffered massive fuel leak on takeoff. >> the ejection was within a couple seconds of impact. >> the airmen waited until the last moment before their ejector seats lasted them away. >> the pilots deserve a lot of credit for staying with the plane as long as the could. >> residents stared with disbelief to see pilots in their backyard, buckled in. >> the pilot said, i'm so i for destroying your house and i said, it's okay. are you okay? he's like, i think i am. >> if you want to define a miracle, what happened here yesterday meets that definition. >> reporter: the navy says it will take weeks to investigate. abc news, washington. >> alan: the art world is mourning the passage of thomas kinkade, who died at the age of 54. kinkade was one of america's most popular painters. well known as the painter of light and his landscape paintings are in an estimated one out of 20 american homes. his family says he died of natural causes at his los gatos home. friends and family are planning a private servic

specifically poaching wild animals. many coachers are prosecuted. to see that they are. >> the risk of death at any moment. it sounds like fiction. but this is a factual account in this just released book. it's called "the last grape ape" a journey through africa and a fight for the heart of the continent. it chronicles how a man uses covert networks to track and prosecute animal coaches, traffickers, many with links to war lords. all in efforts to stop the mutilation and death of these animals that you see here. many of them are very much so endangered for consumption and illegal trade. for years and years, people killed them with absolutely no fear of arrest. then in 2003, he started the last great ape organization. and the first convictions for illegal animal trafficking took place in cameroon. he joins me here live. first, congratulations. the book and everything you've been doing in africa. it's lovely to meet you. first, just explain to me. i've read you have these web of spies. talk to me about these undercover operations that you have to ass

. >> poach it. >> you know -- watch out. >>> she is the bengals cheerleader charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy. now see how a taiwanese animator sees the story. >> during the intimate times, she, in fact, turns into a bengal tiger. >> here's a whole new way to look at cheerleader-gate. you've got your easter eggs. nice. and your big cat. looks like a party. see what happens when you put them together, next. >>> welcome back to the show. don't forget to check in at rightthisminute.com. great videos, all day long. >>> we've all been pointed out because of our fashion choices. >> don't remind me. >> well, i have a few fashion suggestions for the ladies. but i want your opinion. >> ooh. >> does it have real bubble gum in it? >> do i have to give her a quarter? to get one? >> unfortunately, the bubble gum machine doesn't actually work. this is just for looks. >> oh. >> that is stupid. it would be cool if it actually dispensed. >> yes. if it dispensed gum, i would wear it. i would chew gum constantly. >> i find it interesting. i don't know how many people are going to be buying thi

>> a fresh peach poach with puffed pastry. again, goes very well with the wine. basically anything that you see in here, vegetables, all this very good pairing with that kind of wine. >> if you want to take a class, look up academy decuisine. their information is going to be on my website jchayward.com. they have all kinds of classes. i mean all kinds for baking and meats and vegetables and they're not expensive. >> not at all. it's a good price on the wine also. you're not growing to go bankrupt or anything like that. please, guys, rose, it's okay to drink it. it's in fashion and you can look as good as we do right now here. >> thanks for being with me, chief patrice. please, come back and visit us at 5:00. we're going to eat that, honey.

as i ap poached the entrance to the air base, two gis intercepted me. hey, man, are you part of that new secret force we heard was coming in country to turn this sucker around, they asked me without batting an eye, i replied yes, son, but i can't talk about that right now. the truly cool guys i met were the black soldiers that we called bloods. but i think they carried being cool a bit too far like the brothers who wore black shades in the jungle when i, for one, wanted to see like i had never seen before or the brother who did not wear a flak jacket because it might wrinkle his shirt, and there were the bloods who wore black berets in celebration of black power instead of a helmet that might save their lives. aren't you afraid of being shot in the head i asked them? communists ain't invented a bullet that can kill me, blood, he would reply. well, i said, what if they did last night and today they're passing them out? well, he answered, at least i'll be cool when i go out of here. but the coolest bloods were the ones i met in the ninth division. they we

they are just saying come on in and poach. we are not fighting back. and that is the problem. all right. so now, you are the green jobs czar. has the president done enough to push green energy and green jobs? >> it's a two-part approach here obviously, governor, you led the charge on this. i don't need to tell you about it, but the idea is that with the stimulus package, we put the public investments in place with the single $80,000,000,000 with the public money to jump start and then we were going to have cap and trade. again, a conservative approach a market-based approach to bring in and change the rules so we could bring in private capitol. we were cut off at the pass. we made it but we could not change the public rules. so you would think that nothing good could have happened. the brookings institute, no radical group them come back and say, even with all this 2.7 million green jobs in america, 8,000 coal miners, 100,000 in the industry. we already have more green jobs than coal miners. if we had done what john mccain said we need to do and pass the cap and trade program,

so those monies are already being poached, so to speak, to add to the baseline defense budget. >> but it goes beyond the overseas contingency fund. >> i'm sorry? >> it goes beyond the overseas contingency fund. i mean, the savings that we're talking about in here is far beyond even what the obama plan put forward. >> the reason we decided to take the additional savings is we're -- we support the idea the president has put forward, that all u.s. troops should be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. so we have the full funding for all the overseas contingency account through the year 2014. at the end of 2014, we say our troops are going to be out of afghanistan. . we're not going to need those monies anymore. some people are saying you've got to keep those funds there because we may still be engaged in combat operations overseas. that's very different from saying those aren't real savings. that makes those real savings. what we're saying is if you still have combat operations going on beyond 2014, you've got to find a way to deal with this in your baseline budget. you don't get this e

what you are saying is apple shouldn't come in and poach people who are already working at other tech companies like dell, but instead actually help -- jonathan, let me finish. actually boost the employment market in the city. if they are going to come in, they should create jobs in the city that's giving them the tax benefits and provide a ladder of opportunity for people. come on. >> how does the government know who is tech logically advanced enough to work in the confines of apple? how? >> come on, tracey. >> no, come on what. just because somebody is unemployed they are on the list? >> they aren't hanging them a list. they are saying hire these people. these are the kind of people who meet the criteria. apple has to go through the process of deciding who they hire and don't hire. >> what if they say i don't want any of them? then what. >> well, they shouldn't get the tax give away from the taxpayers. >> it shouldn't have been offer. >> sally and tracy getting into the holiday spirit. we will take a break. ladies, that was one. when we come back, lose it or use it. there is a new p

honest i think of it more privacy taken from lee in the bars and restaurants of london have on earth poach. like. oh yeah but to be honest you know my credit card has been cloned twice in london and that was in bars to get no one's ever stolen my identity on facebook perhaps i'm just not these are born off i don't know ok roman if i go to you in san francisco where you jump in on this i mean it is you're not going to have a well maybe we'll have a time line in a bar one day but that's an interesting difference roman where you jump in on this . yeah i think it's always as always if you have a consumer product and you change something especially if you're as popular as facebook there's going to be backlash and there has been significant backlash against timeline but in terms of you know stuff being more visible i think that's actually positive in the sense that this is all the post that you did back into that five when you were in college or something there were still there it was there were still possible to find them but you were probably not aware that because you didn't see them on a reg

but i was not brave enough to poach them.know how to poach them. >> so, who's dish is on the chopping block? >> that looks a lot like mine. >> chef cameron, you've been chopped. >> cameron, we felt you had some real personal and homey touches. but your use of the basket ingredients was a little light. hug it out. hug it out. >> that means chef josh elliott that you are the "chopped" champion. congratulations. thank you. >> congratulations. i'm glad you're able to hug it out. >> yes. i'm telling you, that was incredibly nerve-racking. half way through, they said, can you guys talk or smile or do something? i took it way too seriously. and i said, i was way too happy to win. >> we know you can cook now. and we hope that eva was watching. >> we're not going to let that go, are we, george? go behind the scenes on [ cheers and applause ] >>> rascal flatts tomorrow. are you going to come down for a third day? >> what? >> thanks for coming. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. at 8:56 and this thursday morning. a new rep

. >>> tech giants are facing a antitrust lawsuit accused of conspiring not to poach each other's employeesdge is allowing the lawsuit to proceed and there is plenty of evidence to suggest they made a secret deal. workers say the deal resulted in competition and cost them the chance to make more money. it is one step in a series of actions. >>> long lines at microsoft's newest bay area store today. hundreds of people lined up over night. but not everyone was actually waiting to see what microsoft has to offer. a lot of folks were actually more interested in being among the first 1,000 people in line so that they could get free tickets to a private concert tonight by the group maroon 5. >> microsoft alone i probably wouldn't gut. >> microsoft already has another store in the area. >>> hoping starbucks will stop using a red die derived from crushed bugs. it will replace it with a tomato extract. the bug based die is used widely in foods and cosmetics. >>> new guidelines for target blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes. it encourage doctors to take a more individualized approach w

at the same time, he's trying to poach the theme of fairness because he saw the poll last week that shows fairness beats the stuff he has been selling. >> chris, first of all i think there is no question that it is a problem to try to co-op this theme with the democrats for mitt romney, because i think any discussion of fairness is largely defined by democratic terms in conversations with the tax code, and those conversations are conversations that work to the president's and democrats advantage. i think what romney campaign is trying to do is something they have been doing effectively for awhile saying we're not going to seed any turf to this president. we will not let you have any ground uncontested. that is a fighter stance, and it works well with republican voters and maybe some in the middle, but i think you play on the president's turf, and then you're into the problem of the language issue that you pointed out. there is a mile, more than a mile, an ocean of difference between respect and congratulate, and congratulations, any politician seen on stage congratulating himself, is not

i was there with them getting fed poached salmon after i was in a tent with some anarchists, doing mushroomsscussing whether or not they were going to assassinate people and when that might happen. >> sean: where was the media, telling this true story. >> sean. >> to be canned candid, where were the police isn't mayors that allowed this to happen, that let the taxpayers bear the brunt, parks that were decimated and destroyed, children had to walk in front of these parks, to have the police officers be berated by-- >>> we are running out of time. all right. when it comes out, you are going to come back and we'll show even more. >> love to. >> sean: awesome. great work. we miss andrew. time to theek check in with greta, in 18 short -- why are you smiling? >> you know what? this town -- we have more scandals every night. i feel like i have a menu of them. tonight, a new one that rivals fast & furious. and the secret service -- can you believe it? another problem with them. we have two u.s. senators go "on the record." ambassador bolton is here and so much more. have you to come down here, sean?

that's poaching. it's going to finish poaching in like five, six minutes.that we strained from over there, and you just do it like that. it's very healthy. now i made -- >> delicious. >> i made it very simple. but you can add other things like serrano chilies or crushed red dry chili flakes. you can add chives or scallions. this is a middle eastern powder made out of thyme, sum ack -- >> do you taste it plain or something you can mix in? >> it's yummy. you can add italian seasoning, herbs deprovence. something to intensify the flavor. you're going to use that a third way as a dip for chips. >> there goes the healthy side. >> there you go. >> but you could also use carrots and other cruditeses. or baked thins or something. >> let's go back to one thing. you mentioned these are english cucumbers. any difference? >> you can use a regular cucumbers. here's why i like english, it has less seeds and less moisture. so if you're making it ooze a sauce it's better. if you use the regular cucumber just make sure you take the seeds out. >> okay. >> just cut it lengthw

you can imagine the scenario being thought because they are going to close eight poach to the goldene bridge so that traffic will be rerouted last weekend. the bulldozers are gonna move in and tear down tons of this project. our reporter is out there live doyle drive where all of the dust and dirt will be flying. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the thing they are gonna be using, to cut down and this is what they will be cutting down. all of these pillars and there is a lot of them that takes a lot of work and noise and dust when it starts on friday night rat 8:00 and goes until monday morning until 5:00 a.m. i will show you some pictures of where this is going on at sky 4. over highway 1 through the presidio and further to the west, when that is over with, you will be able to drive on this road right here. people will be driving on the surface street right here with these dividers as people drive up through a ton tunnel for the next three years. they are -- through a tunnel for the next three years. they say there will be dust, but contractors say a lot of that will

these are the poached dumplings. and then we go onto the plate.s fantastic. and what else did you bring, chef? >> we brought three other items for the restaurant. you're just going for it, huh? >> that looks delicious. >> and the last step is the garlic tips. >> yummy. >> mushrooms over there. >> roasted mushrooms, eggplant parmesan and our focaccia. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >>> coming up, "ambush makeovers" for some lucky ladies in our crowd. >> after your local news and weather. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪

at the same time, he is trying to poach the theme of fairness from the democrats because he saw the wall street journal nbc poll last week that showed fairness beats the stuff that he has been selling. your thoughts? >> well, chris, i mean, first of all, i think there's no question that it is a problem to try to co-op this theme of the democrats for mitt romney. i think any discussion of fairness is largely defined behind democratic terms so you have conversations about the tax code and those conversations are to the presidents and democrats advantage. i think what rm knee campaign is trying to do here is trying to do something they have been doing and quite effectively for a little while. which is to say, we won't seed any turf to this president. well fight, not let you have ground, that you can have just uncontested. that is a fighter stance and it works well with republican voters. might even work well with voters in the middle. as you say, i think you end up playing on president's turf. but this language issue as you just pointed out, there is a mile, more than a mile, many miles, an

potato bread which you put a nice poached owing top of that. >> sunny side-up egg.ike having potato -- >> cornbread. >> last one is cornbread with mushrooms, basil, fontina cheese. >> thank you so much, chef billy klein from cafe saint ex in washington. still ahead on "news4 midday," he was one of the game's best and now his personal baseball memorabilia will be auctioned off. we will tell you how you can see it. who is this "today" show legend? who is this "today" show legend? today's big never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. (woman) i'll n

he recently wooed over the inventor of google maps, and he even poached google's cafeteria chef. there's kind of a talent brain drain from them to you, something like 200 people who work for you, 10%... >> i do think it's clear... >> are former googlers, right? >> there are areas where the companies compete. but then there are all these things where we just don't compete at all. >> is the goal for you to conquer the whole internet? to own the internet? >> well, think about it like this: people--if they can use a product of any category-- photos, groups, music, tv, anything--either by themselves or with their friends, i think most of the time, people want to do those things with their friends. >> so is the answer yes? [laughs] come on. >> the answer is that we want to help other people build a lot of these products. >> he doesn't like to talk about competing with google, just as he didn't in 2008 when i compared him to its founders larry and sergey. you seem to be replacing larry and sergey as the people out here who everyone's talking about. you're just staring at me. >> is that