what can be done to protect the lions' population? the kenyan government and some foreign ngos started a project to enclose the entire village with metal fences. this fence is two meters high. it's made of wire so thick that a lion couldn't claw its way through. >> translator: before, lions attacked our live stock. but after we put up the fence, lions come here but turn away without doing anything. >> so far, five masai villages near the national park have put up metal fences. but each cost about $1500 to $2,000. an ngo helped fund the project but the high costs hold back construction of other fences. the ngo is also trying to persuade the villagers not to kill the lions in retaliation for slaughtering their live stock. otherwise, all the lions in the national park could be lost within a decade. conflicts between human and lions have already taken the lives of the predators, with no end in sight for the drought, protecting lion is a crucial challenge. yudai tanaka, nhk world, kenya. >> to discourage people near the park from killing li

no action at all. >> mountain lions have been spotted repeatedly over the past few weeks. alan wang is live for us there tonight. alan? >> carolyn and dan, these freshly-posted signs signify there is a mountain lion out here somewhere. but no one is trying to hunt or trap this animal. now, recently police shot and killed one near downtown berkeley, but there was little uproar over it. however, it did encourage some residents to push for more understanding. >> these are the three citings of -- sightings of mountain lions. >> six animal carcasses were discovered in and around the property. likely because the deer have become such easy prey. >> and this is a grainy shot of the two cups that were on one of the staircases here. >> employees have seen a female and two cubs on the property at least three times. another citings -- sighting on monday was near this grizzly peak neighborhood. >> we are alt scared and not -- a little scared and not sure about going out. >> instead of rushing to kill the mountain lions they are are pushing them to cohabit at that time. >> we want to be

the ravens hand the steelers their first loss, 17-14 the final score. lionsere playing the packers and the packers are who the redskins play next week. >> reporter: it's a 1:00 game. packers hosting the lions before their trip to d.c. next weekend. we start in the 1st quarter. the high octane green bay offense on full display. aaron rodgers hooking up with the ageless wonder donald driver. he does it of week. if you're a fantasy player, you -- it every week. if you're a fantasy player, you love him on your team. we go to the 2nd quarter green bay now leading 14-7 and rodgers this time will connect with his other wide receiver greg jennings. that is a 17-yard td the packers lead 21-7. you've seen the offense but the packers have a pretty good defense, too. lions quarterback former terp shaun hill. when he gets picked off by charles woodson he returns it 48 yards for the score to put green bay up 28-14. the lions make a late push but the packers hang on 28-26. >> reporter: so the packers are victorious and hopefully won't be next week when they come to fedex fi

roll the lion. [growling] [screams] >> oh no. reams] >> bill: here now to analyze that was in europe some place. >> ukraine. it's not the ukraine. i dated a lion trainer for two years. >> bill: roy and siegfried? he got hurt, too who? >> the guy that i dated? >> bill: was seeing greed signature -- siegfried and roy got hurt? >> it doesn't matter. gave me an excuse to call him. he basically said a lot of the audience was freaking out. concerned that the lions were going to escape because you could see there was a net as the audience members were calling it actually airplane cable, steel, very durable and no chance the lions would leave. >> bill: look at this poor guy. >> the poor guy the trainer messed up according to the expert. >> bill: what happened to the trainer who messed up? >> how did he mess up? he went into surgery. >> bill: what happened. >> i'm telling you stable condition. they took a chunk out of his arm. he is in stable condition. you don't know what that means in ukraine. >> bill: this is going to raise again why th

he fired his gun because the sea lion took his catch. he's on probation for five years and he'll pay $41,000 in restitution. the sea lion underwent successful surgery and is recovering in his new home six flags in vallejo. he is named nieves. >> it is not often you see cowboys herding in the bay area. the cattle drive is one of many events leading up to the grand national rodeo at the cow palace. you're looking at a live shot. the cowboys start off at the corner of geneva and bay shore and head up geneva avenue. the actual rodeo starts next wednesday and runs through the weekend. >>> after four days of record-breaking heat things are cooling off in the bay area. what does this mean for your weekend. >> >> it feels good out there, doesn't it? a lot of us waiting for this cooldown. it has arrived and in major fashion. let's take a look here from san bruno mountains toward the bay bridge and you can see the fog starting to push on in, finds northwest at 20 miles per hour and currently 60s in san francisco. look at these temperature departure

sitting on a car probably for the heat, and once they approached the mountain lion took off. it wasn't appearing threatening or anything like that nature. and it just saw them and kind of meandered off. >> reporter: the fact the cat seemed unimpressed is a good sign indicating it probably was healthy and not injured and acting just like a wild animal should. by the time contra costa county animal control aarrived, the mountain lion had left heading in the direction of open space in briones regional park which butts up against these homes. >> their typical range could be 100 square miles so, you know, a big cat like that, they can cover a lot of distance. i would imagine they get the patterns just like other animals do unless they were disturbed. >> reporter: any idea why this cat might have come down into a neighborhood? >> the only thing i can think of is, you know, being the warm weather and probably looking for water, looking for anything, maybe cooler areas or something. >> reporter: we have had a number of mountain lion sightings in the bay area, this is the fi

>> there really wasn't an uproar when the recent lion was shot near berkeley. residents wanted to set some guidelines. in one month, six animal carcasses found in and around the lawrence lab property likely because the deer have become easy prey for the mountain lions. employees have seen a mother and two cubs on the property. lab officials are encouraging employees to cohabitate. the lab signed on wildlife biologist jim hail to monitor the mountain lions on its 200-acre property and act as a liaison between the police and the public. >> i'm educating them basically. assuring them that the mountain lions are just doing what they normally do. for are hunting deer and aging for deer and not hunting for humans. >> we have a large population of deer brought here by the well watered and well fertilized gardens and the deer is a favorite prey of the lions. i would like to see the lions reduce the deer population. >> it is scary because i have seen kids but i think for the most case the animals stay in the wild places so as long as you listen to precautions i'm not too

as i discovered when one of the lions playfully grabbed me by the leg. easy big fella. at this stage, the cubs are playful and mostly gentle. but as they get bigger and more fierce, they'll have to be separated from the dogs and the humans before joining the adult lion pride. pat craig will continue to interact with them, but separated by a fence. >> these guys will live here up to 23, 24 years, they'll be here for the rest of their lives. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check on the morning commute with kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> we have a fire on route 40, baltimore national pike and rowling road. accident at pennington ave and church street. in towson, a traffic light out at putty hill and oakleigh. delays have dissipated on the outer loop. switching over to the west side, delays on the outer loop from 70 to wilkins. john, over to you. >> the rain has gone up to new england. there are showers up to the rest of us, though we may pick one up during the day, it today.

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. >>> the lion cubs at the zoo appear to be healthy. doctors say they look good and are growing at a good speed. they are seven and 8 pounds. some good news at the zoo. >> for now. >> for now, exactly. >>> all right, let's see what is coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. >> gordon peterson is here. hi, gordon. >> how about a job swap? we will talk about that tonight.

the lion tamer is knocked to the ground. they beat the lions off with metal poles and a water cannon. an american tourist shot the footage as children were screaming about 10 feet away. the lion tamer appears to have suffered only a -- only an arm wound and is recovering in the hospital. >>> back here, after spending a small fortune renovating playgrounds, kids are not being allowed to play on them. not until experts make some changes to keep children from getting hurt. as amy hollyfield reports, several kids took bad falls and school officials are trying to figure out why. >> when 8-year-old lucus thorton fell off his play structure at his school it was not like his typical tumbles. >> it was different because it hurt more than when i usually fall off the play structure. >> he broke his arm, his first broken bone. his mom thought it was an unfortunate accident until she found out lucas was not alone. >> the child who dislocated her should area couple days before, and then the following day another child broke their arm. >>

tries to heard the lion. he was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery. his condition is stable. >> there were great circus performances. my son said i do not ever want to go again. i don't blame him. >> his daughter left the doll. when he went to retrieve it, he saw workers hosing down the ring. >>> several lobbyist the are indicted on federal bribery charges. the 11 tried to buy and sell votes for millions of dollars for bingo. the casino owners you're queuesed of making payments and campaign donations to affect program belling legislation -- program belling legislation. >>> in the movie lane plays the role. hall of fame jockey pat day was among the jockeys that attend the screening. there they are. the proceed also go to the foundation. >>> a sneak peek of the newest episode of the biggest loser. we have more. >> coming up on entertainment look we have an exclusive look of the "biggest looser." a grandmother gets pushed to the brink. >> let's go. >> bob crushes you into dust and then asks you to enjoy

of the lion of "the wizard of oz" and you want to go up and squeeze him.e dorothy for halloween. >> seriously? >> yeah, that works. you may be dorothy, that's kind of interesting. well, i'll have to study the character and get sparkly shoes and i have the dress down. are you into halloween? >> well, i am, but usually, i'm working, but hopefully, the 30th i can go to a party. we'll cross our fingers. i'm thinking about dressing up as the lion, come see me later. you may have to put on a few extra pounds for that one, don. >> andrea, thank you. >> and have a dynamite weekend. >> thank you, you, too. >> fug is cool. we'll see her in an hour. and to be matter of fact. and coming up on coffee with. >> and we did this yesterday. i didn't know what to expect about vanilla ice. >> i thought it would be one dimensional. he hit the scene at a young age. and he invested his money well. he'll tell you, he put it in reality. he didn't flush it. this is a show from diy about rehabbing homes. he's good at that and we're going to sit down with an eye conic figure from the

the lion tamer needed surgery but is expected to recover. >>> in other news a hearing will be held in san francisco today on a bill that would ban toys in happy meals. the proposed city ordinance Ñi would require mcdonald's to stop putting toys in happy meals for kids unless the fast food chain adds fruit and vegetable portions and limits the number of calories. supporters say it is intended to improve the health of children. mcdonald's opposes it and the mayor says he will veto it. >>> a new study out, a survey of sex in america. it found teens aged 14 to 17 çó report a 79% rate of condom use. the lowest condom usage rates for men over 50. for black and hispanic men, the rate of condom use was higher than for whites. analysts say that suggests that hiv/aids awareness programs are making progress.Ñi >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" stocks in asia were mostly higher today, ashley morrison has a look with all of that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. a mixed day for asian markets. japan's nikkei edged down and hong kong's hang s

plastic surgery for a sea lion. the 700-pound california sea lion was swimming in the delta last year when someone shot him in the face twice leaving two large holes. >> he had a large home right in the top of his muzzle. it meant that he couldn't swim like a normal sea lion and go in the water. >> today the six flags discovery museum and marine mammal center brought in a plastic surgeon that usually works on human faces. >> i do most of the complex head and next reconstruction. i do a lot of the cancer reconstruction. so using those principles they asked if i could close the wounds and i said i would give it a try and hopefully it would go well. >> it did go well. surgery lasted two hours. then the good sergeant sea lion woke up with a new face. after spending the next couple weeks in the sea lion recovery room he will spend the rest of his life at the california sea lion exhibit at six flags. the sea lion got his name from a sheriff deputy that helped rescue him. >>> giants needed extra innings here at at&t park. live

this is the "cbs morning news" lions attack their handlers. this is the "cbs morning news" for Ñimonday, october 4th, 2010 captioning funded by cbs go morning, everybody. thanthanks for joining us. ir i'm betty nguyen. >p >>>> no specific threatt bp but americans traveling livip living living in eur to be on guard. tp the stathe state departmt to be on guard. tp the stathe state depart travp travel alert about a plot to attack several cities. u.s. officials say americans do not need to alter travel plans but should be vigilant. as reported, the british government is as equally concerned. >> this reinforces the need for vigilance against a continuing terrorist threat. the threat level against the united kingdom continues to be assessed as severe, which is not a change but, of course, is very serious. >> reporter: also this week, osama bin laden released two new statements. they will be examined by intelligence agencies in case they contain coded order to militants. u.s. counter-terrorism officials believe senior al qaeda leaders may have planned

the trainer tried to keep the lions at bay with a steel rod. h water to try to get the lions to stoo attaining..3 the audience, you can hear them screaming. they wereejust scrambling to get ouu of there. well, the trainer was taken by ambulance to a local hospptal for emergency surgery. after that whole ordeal. >> the failed time square bomber sentenced to life behind bars.3 when faisal shahzad pled guilty to the bombing attempt. he said we wished to select the busiest time for pedestrian traffic there. and he beliieed the car bomb would kkll, at least, 40 people. aad prrpared to conducttmore >> and to show what faisal shahzad's device would have done, federal terrorismmtask force made a bomb. from the model. and people coulddhave been killed, or hurt. and broken glass from the debris >> 8-year-old girl kidnapped? at her homm and manages to escape. >> man took the girl and sexually assaulted her last night. police issued an amber alert right away and released this video of the truck that they believe the suspect was driving. today somebody spote

the mountain lions are mostly focussed on the deer. >> wildlife biologist jim hale says there will beimes mountain lions have to be euthanized but the approach right now is live and let live. reporting in the berkeley hills, i'm alan wong, abc 7 news. >> federal investigators looking into last month's gas explosion in san bruno are examining whether pg&e had an adequate emergency response plan. the san francisco examiner reports officials in san bruno and san mateo county says pg&e did not share its emergency plan for the pipeline prior to the disaster. other cities are now interested in the location of the lines and how they could be shut off quickly. the associated press also found federal regulators do not have copies of the the response plans. >> a new kind of atm thief. these two men staked out the bank of america atm's until they saw a customer forget his card and then walk away. the men would then walk up and make withdrawals while the card was still in the machine. they typically made off with $400. investigators believe the two men they have in custody aren't the only ones pr

an american pulled out his video camera after the lions began to attack their handlers. circus workers tried to hose down the angry animals to separate them from the handlers. there were fears the lions would get out of their cage and go toad cbs. >> i thought they were going to go out. >> kids are screaming and kids are only ten feet away and we're probably 35 feet away. >> reporter: the trainer and the other circus workers expected to be okay. >>> you may want to look closer at the atm the next time you use it because thieves have a new way to steal your money. we see how the bad guys are scamming the system and you. >> this is the thief's video. he is setting up a cam rein skimming device on an atm in britain. it is exactly what criminals are doing here an it is working. the atm at this bank in alexandria was targeted back in february. >> the bank itself had over $60,000 worth of fraud. >> reporter: the sun trust bank was hit last month. jody donald has been with alexandria police say they custom make a skimming device to place oh card insert so it is swiped twice. >>

the study is unfair. we'll show you why coming up next. >>> plus have you seen this one? circus lions gone bezerk attacking their trainers? more of this video and how it all happened coming up. >>> but first a quick check of the rundown, news edge at 11:00 coming right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. ananiges >>> we now know what sparked a deadly house fire in horton virginia last month. unattended candles are to blame. 24-year-old allie anderson and her two sons were killed. she managed to hand three of her other children out of a window to a man below. she he went back in for the others and was -- she went back in for the others and was not seen again. >>> neighborhoodscout.com just released what it calls the top 25 neighborhoods in the u.s. l street in southeast ranks no. 9. fox 5's karen gray houston spent the day in that zip code. >> reporter: l street southeast in the shadow of national stadium and the u.s. capital long a neglected industrial part of town now up and coming. >> it's exciting living around here. >> reporter: you can see the new development, high rise ap

other workers in the rings sprayed water on the two lions trying to stop the attack. audience filled with families. a lot of young children many were scrambling for the exits. trainer was taken to a local hospital for treatment. >>> well, at least this is one traffic mess that you won't be dealing with this morning here in our area. authorities in toronto spent yesterday rounding up pigs on the freeway. police say the truck driver was speeding lost control and rolling over and causing the pigs to get loose. about 60 pigs escaped. none were injured. >> that's good. >> that's good. >>> all right. 20 minutes away from 7. the government says we have to be on high alert especially when we travel. >> yeah. >>> and especially on the trains. i am linda so. how they are planning to ramp up security on amtrak train this is week. >>> and a soldier killed in afghanistan is remembered this morning by friends and family. we look at his life. >>> and the governor gets a big endorsement from the nation's top democrat. the two will be campaigning together on thursday. >>> and he was h

as i discovered when one of the lions playfully grabbed me by the leg. easy big fella.is stage, the cubs are playful and mostly gele. but as they get bigger and more fierce, they'll have to be separated from the dogs and the humans before joining the adult lion pride. pat craig will continue to interact with them, but separated by a fence. >> these guys will live here up to23, 24 years, they'll be here for the rest of their >>> good morning. 8:26 o on this friday, october 15th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we're following breaking news out of northwest washington. d.c. police questioning as many as 16 people in connection with a murder in a neighborhood known for its night life. a man w beaten to death early this morning in the 2000 block of 9th street northwest. he was denie entry to a nightclub,hrew a brick through its window and was chased down and beaten to death. >>> there was a hit-and-run of a pedestrian in dumfries, virginia. >>> route 1 remains closed. chper 4 was over the scene shortly after the accident. detours are still in place. northwest washington, new york aven

what triggers that behavior in the lion? behavior? >> well, in carnivores, they have a prey response, and so people at home may have seen the cat chasing a dustball, and if you get down on all fours and lower than a lion or bear, they may just snap. >> reporter: interlopers beware, last fall a deer jumped into this lion's yard in washington, and video taken by a visitor on youtube. now, that went down into the mote, and lions didn't go after it, so would you advice people if they are near water to go into the wear. the. >> but i am surprised that they did don't into the water, because they were obviously motivated to hunt that deer. >> reporter: and female lions are no less dangerous. a female just gave birth to four cubs, and don moore says when lions are in that state before and after giving birth, they are more irritable, and more prone to attack. wolf. >>> what does it mean if one quarter of americans out there plan to use their retirement money to pay for kids' college? jack cafferty is standing by with your e-mail. >>>

of the lions. but i always enjoyed when carlton did that. parently that is so. >> yes, apparently. >> all right, well, that's it for 9news now at 6:00. the cbs evening news is next. they will see you at 7:00 for the area's only local newscast. don't forget, wake up early tomorrow morning at 4:25. bye now.

just started about two minutes, 2 1/2 minutes before the video starts. one lion hosing down the lion and extra handler getting in the cage with a pole. so when the video starts, you see him limping around in the middle of this very tense situation. >> that's amazing. because they continued on with the show, or did it appear they were sort of trying to get the lions back into an enclosure? >> well, from the video, you can see the trainer kind of pointing toward the cages and where they're trying to get the lions to go into. we thought viewing it, you know, that was horrible, but now, you know, everything will be calm, and then we can exit. but as you can see, it just escalated. >> it's pretty amazing when you think of it that he's still in the ring there hobbling around after a lion had bit him in the leg. you said it was a fairly severe attack. can you describe that a little further? >> well, it's -- when we saw him limping after that bite that happened, i think at that moment, everybody stiphoped that they would keep it under control. but once they ran on him an

a lion tamer in the ring. watch the video here, suddenly mauled by two lions. with his family. there wasn't much to protect the crowd from attacking animals. >> and it's a one-ring circus with about, you know, 1,000 people, 1,500 people around. and then the gate that goes in and out of the ring is held up by aluminum with some netting. and throughout the video, you see it open and closed for people to come in and out. and there's nothing between t t that, the lions and all the kids and moms. it's mainly moms and kids in the audience. >> well, the lion trainer underwent emergency surgery and is said to be in stable condition. >>> police are investigating the cause of a nighttime explosion that took place at a magnesium plant in venice, illinois. people in the surrounding area were forced to leave their homes for a couple of hours. there were no reports of injuries and they're still trying to determine a cause this morning. >>> well, after a beautiful summer, the weather has literally gone, you know where in the last few days in the northeast. let's get a quick ch

hale wants the public to understand the mountain lions are mostly focussed on the deer. >> wildlife biologistim hale says there will be times when mountain lions will have to be euthanized but the initial approach now is live and let live. reporting in the berkeley hills, i'm alan wong, abc 7 news. >> 5:34. the quest for the world series begins today for the giants when they host the opening of the national league division series against atlanta. tim lincecum will start at at&t park tonight. he won 16 games this year. after winning the sy young award the last two years as the national league's best pitcher. it appears another sy young award winner and highest paid giant barry zito won't make the post-season roster. >> we're going to go with what we think our best team is. we're not caught into salaries. it's how guys are doing. >> we're gonna just try to take it all in. obviously not to be too white-eyed about it. stick to our game and treat it like any other game. no need to put added pressure on yourself, i guess. >> we'll know about zito for sure about 10 a.m.. the game gets underway just

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the sea lion was swimming in the delta last year when somebody shot him in the face.ot once but twice. that left two large holes. >> he had a large hole right in the top of his muzzle. so he was breathing through that. also meant that he couldn't swim like a normal sea lion and go in the water. >> today the six flags discovery kingdom an marine mammal center brought in a plastic surgeon that usually works on humans. >> i do a lot of cancer reconstruction. so using those principles they asked if i could close up the wounds. i said we could give it a try and hopefully it would go well. >> it went well. surgery lasted two hours then sergeant nevis work up with really a brand-new face. after spending two weeks in a sea lion recovery room he will be spending the rest of his life at the california sea lion exhibit at six flags. in case you're wondering sergeant nevis got his name from a sheriff's deputy who asked rescue him. >>> the family of beavers living on lake tahoe's north shore has become a favorite of locals but now they received a death sentence. they set up camp n

scary moments during a circus performance in the ukraine a lion trainer is attacked as the crowd looks on. the other worker sprayed water on the lions and the audience was filled request families of young children and many scrambled for the exits. the trainer was taken to a local hospital for treatment. >>> eye hats -- it has been nearly nine long weeks for the families of 33 miners trapped underground in chile. a rescue could be just days away. the chilean president says he hopes the men will be rescued by next week before he goes to europe on the unofficial visit. rescue official don't want to give an exact date and say their priority is to rescue the miners quickly, but safely. >>> it's 5:36 right now. school bus accident in georgia leaves one dead and 12 others injured. >>> this morning the mother of a teenage killed talks about how she heard the news. no parent wants to hear. >>> high tech idea to speed up cafeteria lines in one school district is causing controversy. this morning. >> speed up the cafeteria line. >>> let's have a report from mark jones with your mta good morning.

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an american at the circus pulled out his video camera as lions attacked their handlers. us workers attempted to hold down the animals trying to separate them from the trainers. there were fears the lions would get out of their cage and go to the audience. >> i was grabbing my daughter and trying to run because i thought they were going to come out. >> kids are screaming and kids are only ten feet away and we are probably 35 feet away. >> reporter: the trainer and other circus workers are all expected to survive. >>> japan has joined america and the u.k. in issuing a travel travel alert for europe. there are fears that terrorists are plotting a commando-style assault, similar to the deadly rampant in mumbai, india. charlie d'agata has an update. >> reporter: security teams across europe are bracing for a possible terror attack. japan is now joining the u.s. and britain, warning citizens to stay away from popular european tourist sites. >> take the threats seriously but right now i feel very safe here in paris. >> reporter: the fbi says there is no indication that frists ar

watch as the lion attacks the trainer. they attempt to hose down the lion. a sheer net appears to be all that separates them. roughly 1,000 people, many small children president the -- the trainer was taken to the hospital. he is in stable condition. >> pigs literally roll over on a highway in toronto. a tractor-trailer full of pigs was speeding down the highway when it lost control and flipped over. 80 began wandering the highway. unfortunately, several of the pigs were killed. the drive is being charged with careless driving. >>> we have all new stories coming up. >>> a father's fight. he is outraged over the protest at his marine son's protest. new at 6:00 the supreme court prepares to make a ruling. >>> maryland homes on the verge of collapse. is a small beetle to blame. check in for these stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> childbirths are down in the nation but births are skyrocketing in new orleans. doctors say it's all in the name of the saints. >> 3 week old lucas was conceived right after the saints won the championship. his parent

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it's incredible. >> i guess where else -- they couldn't run out because maybe the lions would follow >> you hear the audience screaming. i would have been out of there so fast. >> unbelievable. randi, thanks so much, and look forward to your report tomorrow on hope witsell and her mom and what happened to hope when she was 13. of the important inforn was gathered together in one place. [ printer whirs ] done. ♪ thanks. do you work here? not yet. from tax info to debunking myths, the field guide to evolving your workforce has everything you need. download it now at thinkbeyondthelabel.com. ♪ i was young and i was stupid ♪ i had just turned 17 ♪ a harmonica and a box guitar ♪ ♪ in a canvas-covered wagon stuffed... ♪ [ male announcer ] while the world's been waiting on the electric car, maybe the whole time, the electric car has been waiting for this... the wattstation from ge. it's going to change the way we get to where we all want to go. ♪ i didn't think much of it till i took it apart ♪

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at least two people saw the mountain lion. before they could capture it, it ran off. >> i thought it was like a rot weiller at first, but when it started walking up the hill, i noticed it wasn't a dog. it scared me. >> the lion didn't appear to be aggressive, but if you see it, do not approach it. >>> an entire atm machine is stolen. where the crime happened. >>> a non-profit arts organization is turning over a new leaf. how they are using sales from oakland is trying a new tactic against what police say is one of the most violent gangs in the city. generally between 21st avenue and high street below brookdale avenue. in that zone, gang members would be barred from carrying guns, attacking witnesses, and associating after late-night hours. one gang member reacted this way. >> it don't matter to me. i don't think it matters to anybody else, you know. they are not going to stop what i'm doing. >> leaders say 42 members of the gang are named in that request for an injunction. the gang has been involved in 35 shootings this year al

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officials found the sea lion in the sacramento river in november.d two gunshot wounds above his nose that hindered his ability to dive underwater for food and survive in the wild. a sacramento fishman was arrested connected to the shooting. >> really nice. the weather you expect in san francisc but rain-free conditions at least this time of the year. and a nice looking picture of at&t park. notice the winds are blowing in from the east. a little bit today that will switch around. won't be much of a factor in the game whatsoever. let's take you up to the sierra. you see some of the snow hanging around the mountain tops from the storms earlier this week. the lower elevations in the ski resorts dry now but had empathying about an early winter. looks like that could happen. let's talk about temperatures outside under a mostly sunny sky. all of us low to mid-60s. even warmer antioch at 69, los gatos 59. around the monterey bay, off to the mid to upper 60s even inland. highghts, mostly sunny conditions, the slightly warmer weather this afternoon. clear, k

made news evading rescuers >>> veterinarians today are performing surgery on a show you lion shot in the face. that sea lion made news last year. he evaded rescuers in the monterey and san francisco bay area's for quite a while actually. today, reconstructive surgery to repair his muzzle is being done at six flags in vallejo. the sacramento man has pled not guilty to animal cruelty for allegedly shooting that sea lion. >>> still unclear what's going to happen to this whale carcass that washed ashore in san mateo county last weekend. park rangers say it would be difficult to move the 80-foot blue whale. in the past they have let the tied run the course with decomposition but that hasn't happened yet. experts have determined the full-term pregnant whale died after being hit by a ship. its calf was found dead nearby. >>> they might be cozy but you can't use them on our next winter "spare the air" day and night. duraflame lost its court battle over whether its logs could be burned on winter "spare the air" days. the company says they burn cleaner than wood. therefore, we should be able to us

> it is a shocking fact to some people because they expected their hometown rep will be getting the lion's share of his or her own money from their home state. the fact is that is not true. >> some candidates, especially from smaller states, raise up to 90% of their campaign cash right here in the nation's capital. >> we are talking about high wind. we were kept clear from the heavy rain that continues to pound upper new england tonight. that nor'easter will still move deliberately up to the gulf of maine. we are out of the clear as far as that goes. we are still seeing the wraparound ground cover. it is 61 degrees downtown and 59 degrees at the airport. we talked out at 63 degrees today with a significant amount of sun. there are wind gusts out there. it will remain blustery tonight. all of those wraparound wins will be around for the first half of tomorrow and tonight. tomorrow, sky conditions will actually be very nice. it will be sunny in the mountains and 57 degrees. for the marathoners, it will be beautiful conditions with 65 degrees. there will be a possible wind gust of 20 miles pe