we continue to be thankful to the cincinnati zoo for their actions taken to protect our child. zoo officials say it appears the boy went over a 3-foot barrier and through several bushes before falling 15 feet into the moat. cincinnati police say they'll review the actions of the boy's family leading up to the incident. the family has reportedly received death threats, and online nearly half a million people called for a petition for the boy's mother to be charged. police will not be investigating the zoo, but the association of zoos and aquariums which accredits of zoos will look into the incident. >> these enclosures not only have to protect the animals on the inside but they have to protect the public on the outside. >> reporter: tonight the cincinnati enquirer reports the police have wrapped up their investigation, and the prosecutor could make a decision on whether anyone will be charged by week's end. joe fryer, nbc news cincinnati. >>> stunning news about the biggest recall in american history. upwards of 69 million cars with potentially explosive air bags. there's word th

. >>> the investigation is expanding of the cincinnati zoo where a gorilla was killed. jamie yuccas reports. >> reporter: investigators are trying to figure out how a young boy ended up in the grasp of a more than 420-pound gorilla. the encounter which resulted in zoo officials killing harambe ignites a discussion of security. >> safety is vetted. >> reporter: according to the aza, exhibits where animals and visitors are not supposed to come in contact need to have at least one substantial barrier such as a guardrail or fence in place. on saturday, the child made his way past a three-foot fence through several feet of bushes and down a 15-foot moat. >> the exhibit is safe and the barrier is safe. >> reporter: the zoo has repeatedly defended their security. >> they need to make that place safe. >> reporter: but critics such as michael, a cofounder of the activist group stop animal exploitation now, disagrees. >> clearly, there are issues with his enclosure. federal regulations require enclosures within facilities like zoos to have perimeter fences and physical barriers. >

what the cincinnati police have just now revealed. after that 3-year-old boy falls, the gorilla then shot and killed. investigators now say they are reviewing the actions of the parents. >>> also breaking tonight, the deadly rampage. police talking just a short time ago, after the young army sergeant opens fire. multiple victims. they now say 212 rounds. >>> donald trump's promise of millions for veterans. was it kept? tonight, he makes his case and then takes aim with the cameras rolling. >>> the school bus scare, crashing down a 30-foot embankment. the children trapped. >> the bus just crashed into a house. >>> and caught in the act. what three women say they witnessed in a suburban american restaurant. tonight, what this man is accused of doing to his date. authorities are now asking for the public's help. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with the breaking developments, the decision by cincinnati police to look at the parents after their little boy fell into the gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo. authorities now reviewing

joe fryer is at the cincinnati zoo. joe, what do we know? rter: we know hearing those dramatic moments from the mother, obviously having a big impact on people. before the 911 calls were released today, the family actually did put out another statement today updating us on the child's condition. they say that our child has had a check-up by his doctor and is still doing well. the family goes on to say some have offered money to the family, which we do not want and will not accept. so if anyone wishes to make a gift, we recommend a donation to the cincinnati zoo in the gorilla's name, who was shot and killed by zoo officials. of course this all dates back to saturday. somehow this 3-year-old boy was able to get over a three-foot barrier, through bushes and then falling down 15 feet into the moat below, where tense moments were captured on video. the woman who recorded the video, kim o'connor, told us a bit more about those moments. take a listen. >> just like he's a little rag doll. boom, boom. at one point i honestly thought he was going to t

scott the last time the agency inspected the cincinnati zoo was in april. >> jamie yuccas reporting. thank you. the iraqi army is engaged in the largest battle yet against isis. iraq is trying to eject isis from fallujah, city of 300,000. iraq is fighting with an odd coalition of u.s. advisers and iranian forces. they're meeting stiff resistance as they try to encircle the city. mark phillips is following the story. >> reporter: the iraqis say they and the u.s.-led coalition have been founding isis strong holds in fallujah from the air. and from the gound. in what is becoming one of th fought against so-called islamic state. iraqi forces supported by shiite militias and the backing of the u.s. and iran have been trying to soften up dug in isis positions. but the push towards fallujah produced a push back. the iraqis have had to fight off an isis counter offensive along fallujah's southern outskirts. while large numbers of government troops are poised there, the full assault into the city seems some way off. if and when the assault comes, it will have to take account of the estimated 5

we continue to be thankful to the cincinnati zoo taken to protect our child. he went over the three foot barrier and fell 15 feet into the moat. >> slammed the baby into the wall. he was in the water. >> reporter: cincinnati police will review the actions of the boy's family leading up to the incident. the family has reportedly received death threats and online nearly half a million people have signed a petition calling for the boy's mother to be charged. the association of zoos and aquariums which accredit zoos will look into the incident. they asked for specific protocols for enclosures. >> they have not only to protect the imaanimals but protects the people on the outside. >> reporter: the family is encouraging donations to the zoo in the gorilla's name. joe fryer, nbc news, cincinnati. >>> two people are dead following the apparent murder/suicide at ucla. the campus of over 34,000 students was put on lockdown as hundreds of special agents swarmed that campus. according to multiple law enforcement sources the victim was ucla mechanical and engineering profes

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deadly shooting of a gorilla at the cincinnati zoo. gorilla shot by zoo workers when the 4-year-old boy fell into the gorilla habitat. >> mommy is right here. >> look at this. harambe the gorilla towering over 4-year-old boy. the boy fell into the gorilla's home at the cincinnati zoo. >> mommy loves you. i'm right here. >> this amateur video shows harambe carrying the 4-year-old child with him. moments later the gorilla dragging the 4-year-old further into the exhibit. >> this child was being dragged around. his head was banging on concrete. this was not a gentle thing. the child was at risk. we're very fortunate that he is okay. >> within moments the zoo making the difficult decision to kill harambe in order to save the child. >> naturally, we did not take the shooting of harambe lightly. but that child's life was in danger. >> now, some say the shooting was justified because the gorilla could have easily killed that child. but others are furious over the shooting of the gorilla. some people even calling for the parents of the child t

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, the police say they will question the parents of a buy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo. today it seemed like everyone had an opinion about the fatal shooting of a rare gorilla that threatened the boy and here's jamie yuccas. >> oh! >> reporter: cincinnati police are now investigating the parents of the 3-year-old boy who tumbled into the gorilla exhibit. on monday, zoo director, thane maynard defended the parents. >> i'm not a big finger pointer. do you know many 4-year-olds they can climb over anything. >> reporter: despite mounting criticism, the zoo is standing by their decision to kill the lowland gorilla and raised questions about the zoo security procedures. they're still investigating how the boy made his way past a 3 foot-high fend and through 4 foot plants and shrubs before dropping 15 feet into the gorilla habitat. ed hanson with american association of zookeepers. >> in the zoo environment, some barriers look like climbing an apparatuses, and jungle gyms. a moment's distraction will half a disastrous result. the zoo had previous issues with enclosures in

ath the cincinnati zoo. ithin the last few minutes we received the 911 calls from that incident. >> my son fell in the zoo with the gorilla. >> the call came from the mother of the boy who spent about ten minutes with that 450-pound gor rail la saturday. the zoo eventually shot and killed the gorilla. the boy is still recovering. listen how the boy calls 911 for help. >> my son's in with the gorilla. male gorilla standing over him. >> okay. we do already have it started. we do have help started there, okay? >> okay. be calm. be calm. be calm. be calm. he's dragging my son. i can't watch this. i can't -- >> hang on. >> i can't. >> some contributes want the boy's parents to be charged with negligence and police confirm they are investigating. >>> excuse me. a political heavyweight took a stand in the trial against congressman former chief of staff jim testified about a conference call he had with ed rendell. messina says he was asked about finding an ambassador job for patal's friend weederman. he testified the

that coming back when we come >> welcome back, the us department of ago reviewing security at the cincinnati zoo after the weekend shooting of an endanger gore ill a was shot to protect a three year old boy who got into that exhibit. the enclosure is now under scrutiny. >> investigators are trying to figure out how a young boy ended up in the exhibit, encounter which result in the officials killing the gorilla igniting disgust over new security issues. >> according to the aza, exhibits where animals and visitors not supposed to come in contact need one substantial barrier such as guardrail or fence in place. saturday the child made his way past 3-foot fence, through several feet of bushes down 15-foot ho -- moat. >> the zoo repeatedly defended their security they need to make that place safe. >> critics, co-founder of the act advice group, stopped animal exploytation now, disagrees. >> clearly, there are issues with this enclosure. federal regulations require enclosures within facilities like zoo's, both perimeter fences and physical barriers. >> the group filed a complaint with the usda mon

it's the cincinnati zoo. my son fell in with the gorilla. there was a male gorilla standing over him. >> reporter: police releasing audio of the frantic 911 call made by the mother after her son plunged into the gorilla enclosure in the cincinnati zoo. >> be calm. be calm. he's dragging my son. i can't watch. this. >> reporter: the zoo's decision to shoot and kill the endangered gorilla to protect the boy setting off a firestorm of controversy. animal experts say this is a no win decision which should not be second guessed because the life of the child was at stake. >> they were terrified about the life of this child. on the other side you have a critically endangered species, an animal, this gorilla through no fault of its own finds itself in this chaotic situation. >> they can take a green coconut like this and smash it like a marshmallow. the power is beyond comprehension. there was no other decision to make. >> reporter: world expert jane goodall primate specialist said it looked like the gorilla was putting an arm around the 4- year-old

a 3-year-old gets into the gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo. minutes later officials shoot and kill the gorilla but who's to blame for what happened? we'll discuss all of that this hour here on cnn. let's begin with donald trump's war with reporters and why it may just be what the voters want to hear. cnn's dana bash has that. >> reporter: of all the many revealing moments of trump's conference -- >> you think i'm going to change, i'm not going to change -- >> it's a window into what looks like his primary campaign. >> it's rubio! >> a steady stream of sound bites nobody would dare say. >> let me tell you, these people are losers. >> reporter: but over the past week trump made even more controversial comments, like attacking the federal judge presiding over his trump university fraud case. >> i have a judge who is a hater of donald trump, a hater. he's a hater. his name is gonzolo curio. >> reporter: and then he tells the crowd the judge is mexican. but it is not accurate. his parents may have been mexican but he was born in indiana. during the

the audio recording is released as the cincinnati police are wrapping up the investigation. the police recommending no charges filed against the mother. more from jessica schneider. >> reporter: john and christine, it was 90 seconds of horror from the mother who called 911 who trying to calm her toddler son. she was just one of several people calling 911 on saturday. >> my son fell in the zoo exhibit of the gorilla. my son fell in with the gorilla. there is a male gorilla standing over him. i need someone to contact the zoo. >> we already have help started there. how old is the child? >> be calm. be calm. be calm. >> how old is the child? >> he's dragging my son. i can't watch this. >> how old is your son? >> i can't watch. >> had it slammed against the wall earlier. >> okay. can you -- are any of the zookeepers next to you right now? >> oh, god. he has his pants. he's taking the baby. >> listen to me. >> he's taking the baby into the cave. >> reporter: the danger of harambe possibly taking the toddler into the cave may shed light on why the dangerous animal response team mo

in the meantime, the cincinnati police department concluded the investigation. it is now on to the prosecutor. the prosecutor said it could be as soon as today to make a final determination whether or not to press criminal charges. >> jessica, thank you. the police department recommended against criminal charges. we will see what happens with the case. >>> game one of the nba finals in the books. the golden state warriors now three wins away from back-to-back titles after a 104-89 victory over cleveland. steph curry with 11 points. the bench was strong. the warriors defense held lebron james to just 23 points. game two is sunday night in oakland. >>> in the battle to take back a key city from isis in iraq is on hold for now. why the iraqi army is holding back as we get new video of the firefight. we are live in baghdad coming up next. an more cove guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance pl

of course, mike tobin has the latest tonight. >> oh! >> reporter: cincinnati police confirmed to fox news that an investigation is now underway to determine if criminal charges are warranted in the case of the 4-year-old boy who got into the gorilla enclosure. critics say the zoo is at fault due to the construction. >> what happened this weekend made it very clear that these physical barriers at the cincinnati zoo are not adequate to keep people out of the enclosures. >> reporter: and they criticize the decision to shoot and kill 17-year-old harambe. the director of the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden said the enclosure exceeded protocol and the quick response team was well trained. a special call lured two females away from the scene but as the gorilla more powerful than six men seemed to become agitated there was no choice. >> people who question that or our monday morning quarterbacks, second guesser, don't understand that you don't take a risk with a silverback gorilla. >> reporter: a 4-year-old boy fell into the brookville zoo in chicago. a female gor

in the cincinnati case, the zoo felt the boy was at risk.renowned wildlife expert jack hachb na saying he stands by the zoo's decision. >> i'll tell you right now, i'll bet my life right now, if i had to, that that child would not be here today. >> reporter: animal activist groups slamming the zoo. >> the physical barriers at the cincinnati zoo are not adequate to keep people out of the enclosures. >> reporter: our cameras capturing crews making changes to the barriers at the gorilla exhibit. and the zoo's most recent federal inspection was less than two months ago. the zoo and those barriers passed without any citations. alex perez, abc news, cincinnati. >> if you're planning to go to europe this summer, strong warning from the state department says be careful. it warns several high profile events could be targets for terrorists including this month's european soccer championships in france. the tour de france and the >>> a hacker with some clear political leanings hacked into the dallas, texas, department of transportation computer. here i

this was the graphic in the cincinnati newspaper last week. it shows how the boy climbed over the three foot fence into the bushes and went over the bushes and fell into the moat and that's when the gorilla ignored zookeeper signals and jumped down to the boy. let me ask you this. is the zoo at all in trouble? >> well, i mean, there could possibly be some type of civil action. there's no criminal laws being violated by the zoo. it just depends what the family wants to do. they have taken a very i would call it a classy position and

this incident involving a little boy and gorilla at the cincinnati zoo has a lot people talking. what the philadelphia zoo is doing to protect both the visitors and the animal. >> a gator in the garden state where police found the reptile and how they think it got there. be right >> this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. ♪ >>> prosecutors now say criminal charges are possible in the weekend shooting of a gorilla at the cincinnati zoo. >> on saturday zoo officials fatally shot the endangered gorilla named harambe to protect a three-year-old boy who got into the animal's exhibit. the parents could be child with child neglect. detectives are investigating the events leading up to the shooting animal rights active visit say the zoo should be fined. >> here at home the philadelphia zoo is insuring visitors that exhibit safety is their one priority. barriers have measure on them so children cannot get through. philadelphia zoo officials believe the cincinnati zoo handled the situation well and say they are ready for everything. >> we h

the gorilla world exhibit at the cincinnati zoo is set to reopen with a new secure barrier. it comes after the zoo killed harambe the gorilla to protect a 3-year-old boy who fell in the enclosure. after investigating, the prosecutor determined the mother was not at fault. we get more from cnn's brynn. >> reporter: hamilton county prosecuting attorney joe deters said they wept to the zoo and collected video and ultimately they decided no charges would be placed against this mother. he said what they saw was this mother turned her back for merely seconds to tend to one of her other three children at the zoo and that is when her boy climbed through the fence and into the enclosure. the prosecutor said any parent with a child that age can understand how this happened. it was certainly tragic. as for the family, they released a statement saying they thought this would happen and no charges would be filed and this is soot step forward to getting past this tragedy and they hope to get back to a normal life. the zoo will reopen later today. there will be a higher fence at that partic

. >> but next up charges are now possible after a boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the cincinnatiasses >> police launched an investigation into the parents of a boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo. >>> zoo officials have said the 400-pound male silver back gorilla harambe was agitated and hurting the child while dragging him around the exhibit it's moat and the only choice was to use be lethal force not a tranquilizer. >>> philadelphia zoo has a well regarded primate reserve. the chief operating officer says safety has always been and always will be a priority for both the animals and the visitors but their analysis involved something more than somebody getting into an enclosure. >> severe weather, chemical spill on the railroad tracks to something involving animals and so we've got a detailed protocol around each of those, how we would respond. we've got trained response teams both on the public safety side as well as the animal side and we practice those skills and drills and so on throughout the course of the year. >> dr. baker says his heart goes out to

. >>> changes at the cincinnati zoo but no charges. ill know if the little boy's parents will be held responsible. >> only in washington story. what got one pentagon official mad that he is now facing charges. you the cincinnati zoo's gorilla exhibit will open next week with new security. we got a look at the fence. it has a new fence with solid wood and a knots rope netting at the bottom. the previous barrier passed inspections but not enough to stop a 3-year-old boy that apparently climbed over to get into the enclosure. the gorilla ended up being killed. >>> prosecutors will decide if charges will be brought against the parents. a cincinnati newspaper reports that police are not recommending charges against the 3-year-old's parents. the parents also say that they do not plan to sue the zoo and the son is doing well. >>> a dc park turned criminal when a nanny's license plate was stolen and a pentagon official is off of charged with theft for stealing a virginia's woman license plate. he was upset that the nanny was parking with a visi

scott, the last time the agency inspected the cincinnati zoo wasnc in april. >> pelley: jamie yuccas reporting. jamie, thank you. well, today, the u.s. statene department warned americans about visiting europe and the potential for terrorist attacks there, especially at events, including the tour de france bike race, and the european soccer championships. such attacks are often timed to the muslim holy month of ramadan, which begins next week, but there is no specific threat.aq tonight the iraqi army is engaged in the largest battle yet against isis. iraq is trying to eject isis from fallujah, a city of about 300,000. iraq is fighting with an odd coalition of u.s. advisers and iranian forces. they're meeting stiff resistance as they try to encircle the city. mark phillips is following the story. >> reporter: the iraqis say they and the u.s.-led coalition have been pounding isis strongholds in fallujah, from the air, and from the ground, in what's becoming one of the biggest set-piece battles ever fought against so-called islamic state. iraqi forc militias and with the backing of the u

this incident involving a little boy and gorilla at the cincinnati zoo has a lot people talking. what the philadelphia zoo is doing to protect both the visitors and the animal. >> a gator in the garden state where police found the reptile and how they think it got there. be >> this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. ♪ >>> prosecutors now say criminal charges are possible in the weekend shooting of a gorilla at the cincinnati zoo. >> on saturday zoo officials fatally shot the endangered gorilla named harambe to protect a three-year-old boy who got into the animal's exhibit. the parents could be child with child neglect. detectives are investigating the events leading up to the shooting animal rights active visit say the zoo should be fined. >> here at home the philadelphia zoo is insuring visitors that exhibit safety is their one priority. barriers have measure on them so children cannot get through. philadelphia zoo officials believe the cincinnati zoo handled the situation well and say they are ready for everything. >> we have a

a 3-year-old gets into the gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo. minutes later, officials shoot and kill the gorilla, but who's to blame for what happened? we'll discuss all of that this hour here on cnn. but let's begin with donald trump's war with reporters and why it may just be what the voters want to hear. cnn's dana bash has that. >> reporter: of all the many revealing moments during donald trump's contentious press conference, this stood out. >> you think i'm going too change? i'm not changing. >> that popeye-like i am what i am declaration is a giant window into the trump general election campaign, which looks a lot like his primary campaign. >> it's rubio! >> reporter: a steady stream of sound bites that no other candidate would dare say. never mind epic lines like this today about the conservatives searching for a trump alternative. >> let me tell you, these people are losers. >> reporter: but over the past week, trump made even more controversial comments, like attacking the federal judge presiding over his trump university fraud case. >>

the same zoo. in 2000, a cheetah also broke free. no comment today from officials in cincinnati. the group born free usa says since 1990, there have been more than 100 incidents of animals injuring humans, including at least 15 deaths at accredited zoos. >> our fence right here -- >> reporter: in miami, zookeepers stress enclosure guidelines are in place to keep everyone safe. >> all zoos are going to be reevaluating their barriers right now. >> reporter: back in cincinnati, tonight the investigation is under way, with the exhibit set to reopen saturday. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> deep in the heart of texas, the water is rising tonight. unrelenting rain has led to historic flooding there. neighborhoods swamped, residents on the run, and tonight the water-weary region is bracing for yet again another onslaught. nbc's gabe gutierrez now with more from south texas. >> reporter: this part of the brazos river has never creeped this high, cresting this afternoon, flooding homes, displacing families, horses crowding on a porch on a dry patch of land, the devastation stretching for mi

in addition today, the cincinnati police investigating the family. family did release a statement today in large part saying that they are grateful for all of the efforts of the cincinnati zoo safe and also saying that they don't want your money. they say that they have gotten some responses from people offering to give them money. they say instead, please give their donations to the cincinnati zoo in honor of harambe. jake? >> jessica schneider at the zoo, thank you so much. in our money lead, could your brand-new car come with potentially deadly recalled items? a new report says yes and it's perfectly legal. that story, next. stay tuned. 7 days ago, phil wasn't thinking about dancing. he was thinking about his joints. but now he's taking osteo bi-flex, and noticing a real difference in his joint comfort. the feeling originates in this area... spreads throughout the body... to here, inducing hilariously high levels of embarrassment in his son. he knows it's working by that look of abject humiliation on his son's face. you were made to dance, phil. s

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the cincinnati police are investigating. ren the usda is looking into the safety of the zoo's enclosures and barriers. our own abby huntsman went to the zoo to get visitors reactions. >>> extreme weather to bring you once again. no relief in sight for water-soaked texas. more deadly storms set to hit later today. the brazas river set to crest don't. that rushing water threatening entire towns in that region. even those horses forced to take refuge on the porch of this home. be safe out there please. >>> talk about easy access. a scottish student hacked into north korea's facebook using the password "password." >> you are going to be in a room with lovett. take him out. >> just hours after the communist clone site best korean network went live. a college student hacked into it using the password "password." >>> intense 911 calls just released after a school bus full of kids slams into a house on the way to school. >> this bus just crashed into a house. we've got bleeding children, broken bones. you all get out of the street, b

the cincinnati police department is now looking into the parents' actions. nbc's joe fryer is in cincinnati for us this morning. joe, good morning. both the cincinnati police and the parents of the child have now released statements? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, jose. the family of the child still not speaking on camera but this morning they did release a new statement that says our child has had a checkup by his doctor and is still doing well. we continue to praise god for his grace and mercy and to be thankful to the cincinnati zoo for their actions taken to protect our child. the statement says we are also very appreciative for the expressions of concern and support that have been sent to us. some have offered money to the family, which we do not want and will not accept. if anyone wishes to make a gift, we recommend a donation to the cincinnati zoo in harambe's name. the cincinnati police will look into what happened but the review is only regarding the actions of the parents or family leading up to the incident and it's too early to say if anyone did

jamie yuccas has the dramatic >>> cincinnati 911. >> hi. my son fell in the zoo exhibited at the gorillas. there's a male gorilla standing over him. i need someone to contact the zoo, please. >> okay. >> reporter: moments after her 3-year-old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure, the terrified mother called for help. >> we already have help started there, okay? >> okay. isaiah, be calm. be calm. be calm. be calm. he's dragging my son. i can't watch this. i can't. i cannot. i can't watch. >> reporter: others dialed 91 as they watched the 420-pound gorilla drag the boy throughout the exhibit. >> he is dragging him from one end to the other. oh, my god. >> reporter: zookeepers killed the endangered gorilla to save the boy's life. >> the child is safe. >> yes. >> reporter: the family has not returned home since the incident. because of the backlash, police are offering them extra pa the family also released a statement saying their son has seen a second doctor and is doing okay. in cincinnati, jamie yuccas, cbs news. >>> overseas now, the iraqi m

>> reporter: first off, the cincinnati police launching the investigation.arges. the investigation will be focused on those minutes leading up to when the 3-year-old boy dropped into the gorilla enclosure and was violently yanked and tossed around by the gorilla harambe. the statement hassish sued a statement saying their child was just checked out by the doctor recently and is still doing okay. remember, he was leased from the hospital saturday night, but the family also saying this, we are also very appreciative for the expressions of concern and support that have been sent to us. some have offered money to the family, which we do not want and will not accept. if anyone wishes to make a gift, we recommend a donation to the cincinnati zoo in harambe's name. the family's still not speaking out or talking about the fact that they are investigated by police. they are only speaking out about the welfare of their son, the fact that he is doing okay. now in other news overnight, world renown primate expert jane goodall released an e-mail she sent to the cincinnat

corolla. >> what happened this last week and made it very clear that the physical barriers at the cincinnati zoo are not adequate to keep people out of the enclosures. >> that child's life was in danger and people who question that our monday morning quarterbacks who said -- and second guessers who don't understand that you can't take a risk with a silverback gorilla. >> the boy's family has reportedly received death threats and they are attempting to remain anonymous. but they did issue a statement thanking the staff at the zoo and acknowledging the difficulty of the decision to kill the gorilla. >>> urging men and women who travel to locations where zika virus is spreading, be extra careful. the sexual transmission of the virus may be more common than at first thought. women should ask -- abstain for eight weeks -- and for men that period has been extended to six months. it causes babies to be born with smaller than normal heads and people of -- infected often showed little to no signs. >> delay or consider delaying pregnancy, recognizing that this is tough for some populations, indeed. >>

cnn's jessica schneider at the zoo in cincinnati and live from the u.k. is ian redmonredmond.her who spent his lifetime with the gorillas and mentor was the legendary diane faci. i want to hear you thoughts in a moment about what happened over the weekend but first to the facts and the latest in the actual case. so jessica, walk me through where everything stands today and what the latest developments are. >> reporter: ashleigh, for right now, the family is keeping quiet they are the target of the cincinnati police investigation. police are honing in into what happened in those minutes before that three-year-old got past the barriers and got into the gorilla enclosure where she was essentially held captive by that gorilla harambe. we've seen online, the mother in the case has come under intense scrutiny. people wondering how her little boy got away. well, while the family isn't commenting directly on the fact that they are the target of this investigation, they have released a statement though and they say in part, we are also very appreciative for the expressions of concern a

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jane goodall herself sending an e-mail to the cincinnati zoo noting that her and looked as if the guerrillaas putting an arm around the child. she sympathizes with the zoo director defending something he may well disapprove of. jummy: we want to know what you think about all of this. right now, we have this poll going on at the bottom of your screen. law on to wjla.com/votenow. should parents face charges in the death of the g 29% say no. let us know what you think. we are following new information on the search for the black boxes from the crashed egyptair flight 804. a friendship has picked up signals in the mediterranean sea. more sutras now joining in on the recovery efforts this week. the airplane crashed last month, killing all 66 people on board. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, new confirms about the zika virus. defectsst case of birth here in the u.s. -- three womeno caught a man trying to ruby's oofie his date. the weather keeps getting worse in texas. >> it is so fast. i can't believe it. ammy: a lot -- continues. doug t jummy: doctors say a baby with the zika virus linked birth

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if anyone wishes to make a gift, we recommend a donation to the cincinnati zoo in harambe's name. roblem, though, i think is that these parents are getting so much scrutiny here that they feel that they have to put out a statement saying, you know, do this. everyone knows that children can get away from you. you can't sit there and say, oh, my child wouldn't be in there. it's just impossible to say because kids get away all the time. i see parents all the time saying, where is such and such? we lost our kid, whatever. things happen. why do you think these parents are being scrutinized so much? >> well, let me just say in my 30 years of practicing law and talking about high-profile cases, that is one of the classiest, most gracious statements i have ever seen. kudos to the family for that. why people are piling on the family is, i guess, they're very upset about the shooting of the gorilla, and i think that's appropriate because that is a horrible tragedy. and they want somebody to blame, and so, you know, blaming the mom is sort of our fall-back position. but i think it's completel

tonight. >>> an important announcement due monday in the case of the gorilla shot and killed at the cincinnatioo. police say they will announce what to do with the child's parents. the child fell into the enclosure last saturday killing the gorilla. it sparked outrage. the zoo said it had to do it. prosecutors say monday is when they're going to announce any possible charges against them. >>> a big battle between airlines starts monday. that's when southwest starts new flights out of oakland going to long beach in the very competitive southern california market. the bay area to south california roots is the most heavily traveled area. this is a fight for passengers. this come as alaska airlines is purchasing a company, it's an attempt to overtake the southwest. >>> warriors game two may give you a little bit of dejavu. we'll explain why after the break. national anthem before game 2 of the nba finals tomorrow night. >>> the warriors have announced who will perform the national anthem before game two tomorrow night. we have a hint for you. it's a case of dejavu. it's carlos santana. he performe

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alison: new developments the cincinnati zoo. reopened the gorilla exhibit after a child fell in the exhibit and they had to shoot the gorilla. >> a small photographers were escorted to the gorilla exhibit for otherwise quiet reopening. the crowd of parents and the small children stood in the spot where the boy made his way in the gorilla enclosure in the memorial day weekend. today they were kept back by netting and it did not b most seemed to like it. >> i think it's better because how even a 4-year-old would be able to squeeze through much less through this hole. >> i think the old one stood up for 40 years but this one is better. >> here is the big change to gorilla world. post on tom, post on bottom. netting in the middle. no way to go under or through. only way to get inside is over the top. it's six inches higher than the old one. nevertheless parents held tightly to children trying to get a better look. usda investigation in the may 28 incident is still underway. no charges will be charged against the parents of the boy.

cincinnati zoo. the has just released brand new details on the plan to reopen this exhibit. it's called the gorilla world exhibit in the cincinnati zoo and now the plan is to open it next tuesday june 7. but and it's a big one, they are going to modify the public barrier. this is according to the zoo's press release. i'll quote them. the new barrier railing is 42 inches high with solid wood beams at the top and on the bottom with knotted rope netting. so if you expected the zoo to open up sooner, perhaps the delay is because will ththey arg these modifications. they have had this enclosure without any incidents for 38 years until this 3-year-old boy somehow making his way this there and harambe displaying this behavior to him which ultimately and tragically resulted in harambe being shot. luckily the little boy you're seeing is okay physically at least he is okay today. and coming up next, donald trump, does he have a magic wand? that's the question from the president because he says he'll need one to do

saturday gorilla incident at the cincinnati zoo. they declined to make any recommendations about criminal charges. county prosecutor agreed to review that investigation and make a decision about charges as soon as friday. you will recall that the little boy got in inside -- got inside the exhibit. he was grabbed by a silver back. the zoo crisis team shot and killed the gorilla. >>> elsewhere. a moose is on the loose in suburban boston. police in watertown and belmont posted video on their facebook pages of the moose roaming a couple of neighborhoods. >> what would you do? >> oh, my goodness. >> last seen darting back in. and or hurt. >>> a story weir aired on a highly contested deform crsm council race am. >>> hillary clinton >>> a new poll out today, confirms what a lot of people are thinking in the race for the white house. it's going to be close. >> hillary clinton with just a small lead over donald trump. kenneth craig has the story in newark, new jersey. >> ahead of the swim, bringing in new jersey rocker bon jovi for support. a

> my son fell in with the male gorilla. >> when the three-year-old fell into the enclosure in the cincinnatioo, no one knew how the male silverback would react. at times he seemed protective, at times holding his arm. at other times roughly dragging him through the water, also banged him against the wall. the gorilla was killed, the child rescued before seriously injured. this is not the first time a child encountered a gorilla. a three-year-old fell 20 feet into an enclosure, lay unconscious on the ground. a female gorilla carrying her baby approached him. watch how she picked him up and carried him to safety. >> she took him to the access door where they were able to get the boy and bring him to safety. >> in 1986, a five-year-old fell into an enclosure. a silverback rushed over and caressed him. and seemed to protect him from other gorilla before he was rescued. despite the massive size and strength of the gorilla, they're usually not a threat to humans. they're one of our closest animal relatives. live in two distinct groups. i came face to face with mountain gorillas in the wild in 2006