poachers and brutally killed a rhinoceros -- have brutally killed a rhinoceros at a french wildlife park near paris just to steal its horn. zookeepers found the white rhino dead in and say closure with gunshots to the head. the killers are still at large. reporter: wever committed this crime made a violent entry into the zoo's site entrance near the rhino enclosure. it was here that vince, a four-year-old white rhino who was recently found, was found with three shots to his head and one of his horns removed with a chainsaw. >> we are really very shocked because the white rhinoceros is a very important animal. vince was an animal we were very attached to. we've had him since 2015. a very beautiful young male who -- we had been taking care of. i think he was happy here. we are deeply shocked and distressed, as are many in the zoological community. reporter: now there are fears this could happen again. it is the first time that a rhino in captivity has been killed for its horn. in africa, poachers kill hundreds of writers in the wild every year. their horns such enormous prices as contraban

. >>> poachers shot and killed a rhinoceros and a wildlife park. officials say it may be the first time a living animal in captivity in europe has been killed by poachers. >> she got to the rhino house and the door had been broken into. then she found that vince had been shot. and his horn have been sawed off. >> he was shot in the head three times. he was one of only about 20,000 white rhinos left in the world. two other rhinos escape the massacre. >> for us the white rhinoceros is a very important animal. we are all shocked. >> despite the hands in france, the illegal sale of rhino horns persists. if there is a belief that rhinoceros horn enables a higher standard of well-being and there is a belief that he can cure cancer. >> we are hoping that the police have a successful investigation and finds the culprit. this will help to raise awareness. >> illegal wildlife poaching is one of the largest illegal in the world. >>> coming up the drought and its effects on salmon. what is affecting the salmon supply and what can be done to boost it. >>> in we

their target was this 5-year-old white rhinoceros named vince.e say the attackers killed the endangered animal with large caliber rounds, then sawed off his horn and >> there's very little separating us from the rhinos. at night they're in an enclosure back there and poaches are had to get through anouter security inference and break through two locked doors to get inside. >> reporter: the attack has left the staff here shaken. >> yesterday it was i would say the shock. today that's the sadness. >> reporter: rhinos are now being poached at an alarming rate. last year more than 1,000. one horn can fetch tens of thousands of dollars on the black market in asia where they're believed to have medicinal purposes but that has been proven false. they're simply made of keratin like human nails and hair. officials are look pouring clues while a top zoo official in the u.s. has called on american zoos to take extra preprecautions. alex marquardt, france. >> the close call with a giant cruise ship. it appears to be on a head-on collision course with a water

president trump's allegation, repeated from fox news, was not a gnat at a rhinoceros. be grateful if the foreign secretary would tell the house exactly what comments he made to refute that with the president or senior members of the white house? i must respectfully disagree with my honourable friend's characterisation of the episode. i believe it has certainly done no lasting damage to our relationship, certainly not to the special relationship, and not to intelligence sharing, which will carry on between our countries and as i say, a relationship that is of huge value to the security of the west. as for the allegations themselves, let me repeat, they are utterly ridiculous and should be ignored. now as the government was poised to trigger talks on the uk's exit from the eu, several brexit—backing mps were reported to have politely walked out of a private meeting of the commons brexit committee. those mps are said to have refused to back a proposed report, because it was too gloomy. following the walkout this morning by members of the brexit select committee, does he a

poachers have broken into a zoo near paris and shot dead a rhinoceros.—old white rhino called vince was killed at the thoiry zoo. it's believed to be the first time poachers have broken into a european zoo to kill a rhino for its horn. the african rhino's horn commands high prices on the black market, with about 100 killed every month in the wild. joining me now from amsterdam is david williams—mitchell from the european association of zoos and aquaria. it's good to see you. thanks for being with us. where you as shocked as many people i suspect were when they hit the news of this happening? of course, everybody working in the european association of zoos was very shocked by this news, yes. highly unusual in europe? unprecedented, in fact, as far as we know, there's never been an attack like this in europe. 0k, we know that the numbers of animals killed in the wild for their ivory and their horns is over 100, every year. this is something that, clearly, is commanding a high price on the world market? absolutely, in fact the information that we have is th

its rhinoceros population is one of the most stable in the world. but to locals, it feels like the government cares more about wildlife than it does about humans. that's why they're taking matters into their own hands. every night, local men patrol the border to the national park. they use torches to scare off any roving animals. torches wouldn't be much use if the animals turned aggressive. but their families in the village feel safer. the elephants have to get used to living in the wild. the baby elephants born in the national park have grown into a herd. they're taken out every day to learn how to look for food and also to avoid villages and roads. next year, they'll be moved to another national park where they'll roam free. >> we raise them, feeding them with bottles. it's always very sad when we have to take them to the madras park. sometimes i go there and call them and they come and see me. it's good to see them in their habitat. in the wild, where they belong. >> but that's still a long way off. for the time being, the herd still has a lot t

a rhinoceros killed by poachers inside a zoo.hey broke into the zoo outside paris and shot and killed the 4-year-old white rhino named vince. zoo keepers found him with one of his ivory horns saw ed off. they called it a heinous act. they are under constant threat from poachers in the wild. >>> in pennsylvania some drastic action to keep things civil at the gym. in scranton, the ymca has banned political tv in workout areas. no more cable news allowed on the tvs. the head says there's been some boisterous conversation over politics and one fight that almost turned physical. he says reaction to the ban has been overwhelmingly positive. >>> if you're watching in the gym, deep breath right now. nothing to divide us. it's going to inspire us. a lesson we can learn from these two best friends. >>> finally tonight, with all the division and discord we're seeing in this country right now, we want to follow up on a story we told you about last week. it's about the two boys from louisville, kentucky. one white, one black. best friends who

. >>> a rhinoceros killed by poachers in a zoo, and they shot and killed the rhino. investigators estimate the horn is up to $42,000 on the black market. rhinos are under constant threat from poachers in the wild. >>> and we will turn to bill karins for the weather. >> we are still dealing with a storm up in canada, and we still have the flow of moisture coming in here to the west, too, and winter storm warnings and advisers in montana and idaho, and snow in the higher elevations in the cascades. this flow of moisture will continue for a while. and snow heaviest in the northern rockies, and we continue with our active weather pattern into the west right through the end of ts weekhi. o at higher elevations, and if you want the warmth, go to the desert southwest. southern california and arizona, 80s, right through the weekend. >>> here's one way to prove you are not driving drunk, and a clever way to do it, too. a arkansas college student got pulled over under the suspicions of the influence, and the young man said let me show you, and he started to juggle to prove he

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a rhinoceros killed by poachers inside a zoo. the poachers broke into a zoo outside paris monday night and shot and killed the 4-year-old he was found with one of his ivory horns sawed-off. they estimate the horn is worth up to $42,000 on the black market. rhinos are under constant threat from poachers in the wild. >>> let's turn to bill karins for a look at your midweek weather. >> we're looking at one of the biggest storms you'll ever see over central canada. that's going to cause warm conditions and showers on the east coast that will clear up as we go throughout the day, but it's the winds that will get the attention, wind advisories from the dakotas to new york state. and wind warnings to ft. wayne and cleveland. not a lot of damage will happen, but we will be watching a very windy afternoon. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. you'll see the temperatures are still pretty mild in the middle of the country at least for now. you notice some of that cold stuff around fargo and duluth. enjo another cold weekend heading o

. >> animal poachers are on the run after killing a rhinoceros and cutting off its horn.ppened inside a zoo near paris. it's believed to be the first incident of its kind in the european zoo. the suspects broke in overnight, shot the white rhino three times in the head and sawed off his horn. the zoo's two other rhinos were not harmed. >>> a turtle in thailand need surgery after eating more than 900 coins. vets say the female reptile named bank ate coins for years that tourists would throw into eventually she had a hard time swimming because of the weight of the money. it took a group of surgeons four hours to remove the coins. >> can't seem to blame it for not thinking it was food. >> right. >> people are throwing -- >> throw coins in there but it's amazing it didn't look that big with all the coins. >>> police just arrived and it's a good thing 'cause we saw a guy out here just a second ago like with a flashlight trying to warn people to watch out because it's dark, it's right around the curve and you've got this big accident right here involving a truck. it's blocking

poachers have broken into a zoo near paris and shot dead a rhinoceros, and using a chainsaw cut off oneat the thoiry zoo. it's believed to be the first time poachers have broken into a european wildlife park, to kill a rhino for its horn. the african rhino horns command high prices on the black market, with about 100 killed every month in the wild. we can speak to mark jones via webcam. he's from the born free foundation, and is a vet. it is good to see you, thank you for joining us. one can only estimate your horror when you heard this story. can you hear me? we have not got any communications with mark. we will try and get the line—up later, apologies, not sure what the technical issue was. nick miller has the weather details now. gales developing in northern scotland, not just rain, gales developing in northern scotland, notjust rain, there will be some snow in the high hills of northern england but especially to scotla nd northern england but especially to scotland above 400, 500 metres and lots of the rain will clear later tonight but distilled in the morning across parts of the mi

poachers have broken into a zoo near paris and shot dead a rhinoceros before sawing off and stealingoiry zoo. it's estimated that a rhino horn can fetch around £40,000 on the black market. 0ur correspondent, lucy williamson, has more details. this is where poachers came looking for their latest kill, a safari park west of paris. their victim, this four—year—old rhino called vince. they shot him three times before cutting off his horn with a chainsaw. park staff say the attackers broke through two fences and a wall to reach the rhinos. it's thought to be the first time poachers have targeted live animals in a european zoo. it's horrific that vince, our rhino, was shot. we've got this notion that here they are protected from poaching and that poaching happens far away in their natural habitat and here they're safe and poaching has come here now so that's extremely destabilising and shocking. tonight there's extra security in place at the rhino enclosure behind me where the two surviving animals are still being housed. this was a well—planned operation with apparently detailed knowledge

. >> animal poachers are on the run after killing a rhinoceros and cutting off its horn.zoo near paris. it's pleased to be the first incident of its kind in a european zoo. the suspects broke in overnight, shot the white rhino three times in the head and sawed off its orange the zoo's two other rhinos were not injured. >>> a turtle in thailand need surgery after eating more than 900 coins. veterinarians say the female reptile named appropriately bank ate coins for years that tourists would throw into her pool. eventually she had a hard time swimming because of the weight of the money. it took a group of surgeons four hours to remove the coins. >> two sailors who ran into large waves were rescued off the coast of australia. you can see their yacht getting tossed back and forth in the 20-foot waves and gale force winds. the crew reported a broken rudder on their 40-foot yacht a few days ago. a police boat finally arrived at the scene yesterday and rescued the two man crew. no injuries were reported. >>> from the super bowl to the dinner bowl. you'll never throw clutch passe

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a rare rhinoceros was shot and kill and his good morning. >> good morning.at this is a first and new low for poachers. endangering species that have found themselves in danger in places they should have been safe. his name was vince, a white rhino, and he was only 4 years old. investigators say he was shot three times in the head,s he horn probably sawed off with a chainsaw. attackers were determined. they forced open the main gate of the zoo and broke through at least two other security barriers without disturbing five ores who live on the grounds which is also secured with security cameras. but there are no cameras installed where the rhinos live. few ores were left unharmed. the zookeeper says the entire community is shocked. this is unimaginable. unfortunately this is done in africa and places which aren't clearly secured but not here in europe it's believed to be the first time poachers have struck a europea zoo in the search for a rhino horn valued in asia as an aftphrodisiac aphrodisiac. the white rhino is an endangered species with only 21,000 remain

the white rhinoceros once a thriving species is classified as near threatened in part because of the than a thousand rhinos were poached for their horns. last year our t.j. holmes went on patrol with park rangers at the oldest game reserve in africa. >> what's a bigger threat to your rangers, is it the animals or the poachers? >> it's the poachers. definitely the poachers. they've got deadly weapons. >> reporter: to the rangers combating poaching is like fighting a war. >> some would say they're getting close to wiping the rhino off the planet. and you all are fighting that battle right now. >> we are trying because -- it's very bad. >> reporter: zoos now the newest battleground and american zoos being encouraged to review their own security protocols after the poaching. >> this certainly calls for concern and we have alerted our members to what happened in france and asked them to take additional precautions. >> reporter: this is still very much an active investigation scene. the police are back there in the enclosure where the killing happened it trying to determine what weapons an

on alert after poachers wept into a zoo sawing off one of the ryan us russ horns and killing a rhinoceros. >> the zoo director is extremely shocked at what happened. >> first congressional hears into republican plan to repeal and replace affordable care act took place today in the house. this as several law makers in speaking out about the gop plant. it will also replace income paced pridz to help millions of american pay premiums and subsidies will be replaced with tax credit. >> developing right now massive intelligence leak racing new concern about smart devices in homes. >> agencies like cia may be able to listen in on private conversations xloyting new text fet furz. bob this sounds super scary, good morning. >> good morning, allison, steve, if the documents released by wiki leaks are legitimate and we have every reason to believe they are that means cia has been using smart phones, samsung tvs with but in microphone and other devices to spy on terrorists and others overseas. >> wiki leaks claims cia worksed with prettyish intelligence systems into expert devices and release of docum

morning for a brazen group of poachers who broke into a zoo near paris and killed a rare white rhinocerosits horn. nbc's kelly cobiella has the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yeah, a real shock and loss for the animal caretakers who knew their animals were at risk. we all know these rhinoceroses are being targeted and poached at alarming rates in africa. but this is a real first, targeting a zoo in a european capital. the zoo should have been a safe haven. the young males were brought here in march of 2015. sometime monday night poachers broke through a fence and several doors and four-year-old vince for his horn. his caretakers found him tuesday morning. he had several bullets in his head the zoo director said, his horn sawn off. trade in rhino horn is banned. on the black market it can go for tens of thousands of dollars. so valuable gangs have broken into museums to snap them off. some reserves in africa horns are sawn off to protect them from poachers. >> we're losing the animals at an alarming rate. >> reporter: numbers have plummeted to 29,000

morning for a brazen group of poachers who broke into a zoo near paris and killed a rare white rhinocerosor its horn. kelly cobiella has the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. yeah, a real shock and loss for the animal caretakers who knew their animals were at risk. we all know that these rhinoceroses are being targeted and poached at alarming rates in africa. but this is a real first, targeting a zoo in a european capital. >> reporter: the zoo outside paris should have been a safe haven for a rhino. young males vince and bruno were brought here in march of 2015. sometime monday night, poachers broke through a fence and several doors, one of them metal, and killed 4-year-old vince for his horn. his caretaker, shocked and devastated, found him tuesday morning. he had several bullets in his head. his horn sawed off, cut into sections. the horn can go for tens of thousands of dollars on the market. so valuable, gangs have broken into europe's museums to snap them off displays. at some reserves in africa, horns are sawn off to protect the animals from poache