>> the berlin zoo, april of 2009. a 32-year-old mother reportedly depressed over losing her job, climbs over a fence, into a polar bear pool just as the monstrous white animals are getting ready to feed. curious, the bears do what comes naturally. they dive in after her. smelling an intruder. one of the four bears bites down on the woman's arms, legs and back. zookeepers rush to the scene frantically trying to save the woman. they throw a life preserver at the half ton bear who releases the woman. the move also distracts the three circling bears just long enough for zoo keepers to pull the woman up the wall and finally to safety. she's rushed to the hospital, with serious bite wounds. luckily, after time and lots of medical treatment, she recovers. zoo keepers say they were only seconds away from shooting the polar bears in order to save that woman's life. >>> coming up -- i'm a paramedic but i can't get down there. >> gorillas at the zoo find a toddler in their midst. >>> a mad bull creates chaos in the stands. >>> an

why the oakland zoo decided to take down a religious monument. >> more than 1 million californians are getting money in the mail. how is leading to rebates you might not be expecting. >> young people were supposed to get a free,,,,,,,, >> so far, not a great week for apple after shares take a tumble. the company says that consumers are holding off buying a iphone until the new model comes out in october. shares for apple dropped 26 points today, more than 4%. hundreds of thousands of insured californians are getting money back next week >> shoaly watts explains is all part of a new health care reform law. >> consumer advocate best advocate says they failed to meet the 80-20 rule required by the federal health-care law. insurers are supposed to spend a minimum of 80 percent of premiums on actual health care costs rather than on medical expenses like marketing and salaries which are limited to 20%. >> since six of the state's largest health care insurers did not meet the threshold, californians will be getting rebates. they are expected to average $65 per family but will not necessarily,

she went to the zoo to officially open the panda house. she said at the end of her brief remarks, she said, i predict that pandemonium is going to break out here at the national zoo. and in the years since, more than a million people every year go to see the pandas at the national zoo. there are several other zoos in -- >> nobody visits the muskoxen. it's true. >> go figure. >> jack, you were in china with president and mrs. nixon. >> yeah. >> and mrs. nixon carried out her own schedule during that time, and you took her around. what all were you doing while the president was in those talks with the chinese leaders? >> he was meetings and mrs. nixon would see various things, mostly, once again, trying to mingle with people. this was difficult. those of you who have dealt in the communist world know that they're very afraid of authority figures. and mrs. nixon, of course, was one. they would never come say hello and were always very tentative. she always found a way to break the ice, sometimes using me as a prop. i recall that to shop, they

the zoo feels it has to be part of the solution and dialogue.conserve wildlife and wild things. this has to be one of our highest priorities. thank you all for coming together on this. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. next, we're going to hear from a couple community partners. on the issue of this not being the end, but rather, the end of the first chapter and the wanted to mention that as a result of this amazing collaborative work, and it is really this group of people and men -- many of the folks in the public as well,; been awarded over';#í funding to pursue a implementation studies and carry these ideas forward to the next level, do that technical work, doing the challenging effort of converting the big ideas into real projects that can be implemented on the ground. with that, i want to bring up laura, 2 has been working on this in bringing these issues to the attention of -- who has been working on this and bringing these issues to the attention of the city. she was there from the beginning of the process, having already put i

the maryland zoo at baltimore is in the wjz studio.with them when we come back in a moment. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back. nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> why camden? >> he was a bird that's a rescue. he had flown into our building and was found at the zoo. due to his injuries he was no longer to be released back into the wild. >> when he puts his wings out you can see -- sorry. that half is missing. he's missing an ya? eye? -- missing an eye? >> missing an eye. sgltsz co -- >> could he survive? >> no. by hovering in the air about 30 to 60 feet they can spot their prey on the ground. if you can see closer you can see how large their eyes are. with one eye you can't hunt. >> wow. >> that bird is nay tifftive -- native to the area? >> they are and also the smallest and most common falcon. >> how are your animals doing in the heat? >> aim as -- same as we arement the zoo is open -- same was we are. the zoo is opening and if if you think -- and functioning. >> you have a new safari. >> we do. start inging on saturday in -- star

you should name the zoo after her. that would be nice. how about the beach chalet fields as in this city, we have a martyr who was assassinated, the mayor who was a civil rights worker and an advocate in the gay community. it should be harvey milk drive. thank you. >> thank you. >> i'm the executive director of the national aids memorial grove. it's an honor to speak before the commissioner and general ed -- general manager. like to a knowledge the relationship you have had. 25 years ago, when nancy pelosi was running for office, this city had lost nearly 15,000 of its residents. the impact upon the community was profound. on that run, she knew there was not a voice in government, there is not anybody standing up speaking on behalf of what was needed to move on for word. most importantly, she gave voice to those in those cities that needed it. fast forward five years later, the growth of was founded. over the last 25 years, we have had the honor of hosting nancy pelosi honor 10-year, 20 year, and 25-year anniversaries or she commemorated t

it's the 6th cub born at the zoo. the pregnancy was considered high risk due to her age.hu said that the mother and the baby panda are doing just fine. >>> thousands of people lined the streets for the 35th annual marathon. [ cheers ] >> you see the winner there from yesterday, 26-year-old medical student nathan craw. 30-year-old devin holmes was the winner. >>> the oakland pradders begin their first day of training camp. it's the first day of -- raiders begin their first day of training camp. it's their first day of training since the death of al davis. the new coach is vowing to get them back into playoff -- a playoff team. >>> today at 5:00 on the news, we'll have new developments on the company solyndra. >>> and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news today. we'll see you the next time that news breaks. although we're always here for you at ktvu.com. and mobile ktvu.com. have a great day. dñañy

he literally had a key to the zoo. and he would go down there, sometimes in the middle of the night. he would take his grandchildren down. he would just kind of hang out with the animals at the central park zoo. but in many ways the central park zoo really is robert moses's tribute to al smith and his love of animals. >> the honorary night superintendent was smith of the central park zoo. >> we've had a very patient audience here in the assembly with us. in just a minute, we're going to start taking questions from you as well. but we've had a very patient tony in pleasantville, new york, who's been on the line holding. tony, you're on c-span on "the contenders." >> caller: peter, thank you. this series and for c-span, i've been watching for over 20 years. i think that if more people watched c-span, we'd have better presidential candidates. but you beat me to the punch. i had -- i wanted to ask about belle moskowitz and robert moses. the two of your guests have pretty much handled that. i wonder if they could expand on b

>> because i go to the zoo. we'll test it out. wisdom is a tall guy. 'll test out that theory in a moment. >> oh, boy. >> on the roads right now, southbound 270. no problems to report right now leaving germantown headed out to the lane divide. the crew in sky fox with us early this morning. let's say good morning to jeremy and the crew. they are above eastbound 66. no incidents to report, just volume. the lanes remain open and you are ad speed from nutley treat to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> all right. let's talk about sports and the nats plus the red scrines training camp starts tomorrow. >> when will the quarterback, robert griffin, be here? when will we hear from him? he is here. when are we going to hear from him? dave ross will have the answer coming up next. off the wall coming your way.  release me, momigus! that's mom to you. and you should eat something that's good for you before you go outside. never! come on james. it's a new fiber one chewy bar. chocolatey and delicious. fiber one chewy bar, huh? mmm. refu

." >> the great escape as a german zoo leaves visitors in sheer terror. >> that's a chimp on the loose. that's not a good thing. >> not just one chimp, five chimpanzees. >> hear how they got out and the astounding way they got back in their cage. >>> remember that cabbie who dropped the deuce? now he's a man on a mission to get it cleaned up. >> did you ever thing a pile of poo would get you so riled up? >> no, but my friends joke about that. >> it's a makeover of the scary kind. >> he's tattooed his eyeball. >> how this tough guy is going to top himself now. >> why would you do that? >>> and a tiny car, a tiny space and some rowdy soccer fans. [ whistling ] >> see if she can parallel park it and share some driving secrets here at rtm. >> nick's an angry driver. >> you know that's not true. >> get out of my way! >>> here at "right this minute" we're all about videos first. right now it's time for our first video of the day and this one has a pretty amazing story behind it. this is footage shot from a zoo in germany. >> that's a chimp on the loose. that's not a didngood thing. >> not ju

areas of maryland's zoo, baltimore founders in 1876. it is theldest zoo in the united states. >> all right. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. it's all a hoks. who is behind this fake kidnapping in a grocery store parking lot? >>> olympic gridlock. the confusion and congestion in london as the summer games begin. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. more hot temps headed our way for a couple of days. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> two local institutions get together to celebrate a mid- atlantic treat. as mike schuh reports, there is more uses for old bay than just for crabs and crab cakes. >> reporter: you just know it's going to be a good day when this truck shows up. guess, just guess what is inside. sebastian, the chef at alonzo's, was not expect a big visit from the spicy truck, when he went about creating new recipes, using old bay. >> we're a baltimore establishment. it is fun to do something without sounding cheesy. but for the pub

a brighter day at the maryland zoo. yone. >> you know, we really need to continue to focus on making sure this is one of the main attractions of baltimore. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> i love giraffes. >>> the retrofit also includes updated lighting for the zookeeper service areas. the maryland zoo in baltimore was founded in 1876. it is the third oldest zoo in the united states. >>> well, straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. more financial fallout from the penn state sanctions. >>> tensions between police and people in one dallas community come to a boil. we'll tell you why. and enjoy today's beautiful weather. because the heat is returning. bob will update your firstwarning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] for dry, itchy skin, get lasting relief with gold bond intensive healing cream. it targets the underlying causes of itch and irritation. gold bond. intensive healing for lasting relief. >>> a possible kidnapping caught on tape in new york. and now police are tryi

according to reports, the bear was illegally sold to the zoo. a bear usually spends the first two years of its life with its mother. this cub having been separated we contacted the zoo and they didn't get back to us. >>> you thought a double rainbow was rare, how about a double tor'ado? this rope looking thing up in the sky and what makes this even slightly more rare one -- the funnel is going horizontally. it almost looks like the tornado's smiling at you. >> they typically don't get strong tornadoes like we do in the states. >> this is pretty amazing to look at. >>> not so long ago i showed you guys a video of a man underneath train tracks. the train going over top. he's trying to escape while the train is still moving. in touch with us and said you got the story wrong, there's more to this story. >> i fell off the platform. there was like a little hole. >> if that's what happened, why didn't you wait until the train was passed before you escaped? >> it's pretty low to the ground. all i was thinking was i'm going to die. >> the fact that you we

all the facilities and the park space and the zoo. it is a great step forward. i want to thank everybody who has been part of the office -- process, but most of all, the public to give us direction in shaping this vision. i am excited to actually advance the vision in see some of these tough start getting into the ground. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much, ed. we look forward to working with sfmta and the sfcta to do the technical analysis required to make this vision into the kind of implemented all projects that the city can pursue. now i want to bring up howard levitt, the director of communication for the golden gate national recreation area, one of our most important federal partners. it gives you a sense of why spur ended up being involved, because it crosses jurisdictional boundaries, working with federal, state, and local agencies. they have been an amazing partner. welcome, howard. >> thank you very much. i am delighted to be here representing the men and women of the national park service here in san francisco. we are privileged to

within a wall, and we will have a video installation where it extinct animals and other animals at the zoo could mingle together. hopefully, we can prevent further extension and get folks to think about that. we have a new bobcat. there he is. the exhibit is that the grotto across from the snow leopard. a very popular event. we always have a crowd in front of him. and he likes to stay at the top of the stump. it is the reuse of an era that had been closed. it had been old liquor storage. it is now a new exhibit and we are thrilled to have him at the exhibit. olympic fever. we decided to embrace the olympics. we have zoo games and activities. 10 stations. we hope to get kids moving. we want to educate them about animal behavior. we try to compare animal behavior to that of humans. kids will also receive a free activity book that will encourage wellness and activity. some examples of the stations. leaping like mlemurs, the tongue twister with the anteater. a lot of fun. further example of the great activities of the hour now retired president of marketing. she has now left the zoo. we wanted

in storage. >> it is not a corporate for public display. >> the zoo director says the zoo knew there could be pinned issue. >> why did it take six years to remove it? >> it just fell off the radar screen. >> but he has another theory, >> in the meantime, the east bay atheist have gotten wind of it and they were offended also. they have planned a large protest. i think that may have instigated the removal. >> he says about 50 people were planning to process this weekend at the zoo. regardless of what motivated the actions, this case has been resolved gracefully. but the overriding issue has not. he maintains that it was illegal, the zoo says " no it was not ". >> it is not illegal to have it put on display. but we're very sensitive to the visiting public. >> he will be the one that decides what happens to the money and now. but this man says he would like to see a donated to a local church. >> thank you. >> mountain lion sightings are common in some parts of the bay area. but now a family of the alliance has moved in near the greek theatre on the cal campus. christin ayers spoke with

a brighter day for the giraffes at the maryland zoo. we'll explain coming up right here on wjz. there you go, angel. you got more. >> fantastic july evening. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is sunny, 85 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a former star basketball player, shot to death in west baltimore. and tonight, the gunman is still on the loose. wjz is live at city police headquarters. rochelle ritchie has more on the victim. >> the 23-year-old victim played basketball at walbrook high school. tonight, his friends and family are trying to fathom why anyone would kill him. and baltimore city police are on the lookout for the shooter. >> baltimore city police are investigating the shooting death of 23-year-old brandon sproal, a former basketball player at walbrook high school. monday night, around 10:30, brandon was hanging out on the corner of baker and mcking, with two other people, when he was robbed of his belongings and his life. >> when they were approached

the san francisco zoo. >> i brought our ceo because of the budget consent calendar. i also have our 17-year-old intern. i wanted her susie -- i wanted her to see the most functioning committee in the city appear again -- in the city. as you saw, they have profited for the school year. we hope you will find it controlled in terms of revenue. we project 4% growth this coming year, but we are facing health- care cost increases as well. we plan to keep new hires at a minimum but invest in improvements, much like we did with the bobcat. our first public boat display ever, so we are happy about that. 10,000 visitors attended our free day. 45,000 visitors have taken advantage as well as 20,000 san francisco public school kids, and free memberships were offered to public school teachers. i am happy to report we are over budget by 10%, and we are just a few away from reaching those kinds of numbers. if she does come to the zoo, we will be sure to reward him or her with something special. i want to thank the foundation for sponsoring our first virtual serengeti. it will allow

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tremendous diversity of people and activities that are taking place along our ocean with these new -- the zoo across the street, the ocean waters, the dog walkers, the kite gliders. people love walking our national parks. seniors, elders, and a diverse communities. and, of course, people who fish once in awhile, too. we also realized it was a we also realíp30 on as a great highway, infrastructure for our public utilities commission. certainly fantastic in very important transportation infrastructure to get in and out of our wonderful parks. it is a link. and it is our ocean for the city. it is our touch of the ocean in is such a remarkable part of ours is -- our city. so beautiful. i know our twoté$%v(qÑ supervise greatly appreciate that diverse use of this, along with the small businesses and our zoo and everything else. some time ago,ñs wonderful agency of hours -- taked a wonderful agency of hours, spur, to -- we have already known about their leadership for many years. i think today, this is a remarkable results of your leadership and effort and your collaboration with all of the agencie

she's back at the zoo, and this inclosure she's in, is directly beside her mother. what's to heartbreaking is nastia cries for her mother. she recognizes the smell and the sight of her mother. the mother will come to the area, she will sniff around, and she will charge the fence, but she's not sure if she's trying to attack another bear, or if she recognizes her. >> it's surprising she would forget the sent of her own cub. >> there's an x factor of why the mother is not reacting to the cub, the mother, apparently from reports of the zoo, is pregnant again. >> so what happens next? will they attempt to put them together eventually? >> that's the hope. >> no matter what happens, anything has to be better than being with the animal traders. >>> this is a fast italian sports car, and a 38-year-old man was driving one similar to this in hiroshima, japan. he was going very, very fast. here is the video from his car, he took it two years ago. >> not two years ago this minute. >> right this two years ago video two years later. >> the video was just posted. he was doing 100 m

two new adorable arrivals made their debut at the national zoo in washington d-c tuesday. fuzzy little cheetah cubs romped around their enclosure tuesday... much to the delight of tourists.the two cubs got off to a really tough start in life.one was abandoned by his mother.the other was delivered by cesarian and had to receive hours of intensive care just to survive. the general public will be able to see them at the zoo starting this saturday. megan and patrice... the zoo is planning to name them after the fastest u-s man and woman in the 100-meter dash at the in the 100-meter u-s man and woman in the 100-meter dash at the summer olympics in london. it's got the right name for a weed starting to get out of control in maryland. the "mile a minute" weed is the newest enemy of natural vegetation and wetlands. wetlands. joel d. smith went a half mile into the woods in jessup and he's here now to show us the weed that could make its way into your yard. good morning joel d. 3 3 3 do you believe it or not? not?jessica lulguriis at "ripleys believe it or not" downtown.. with the

. >>> then two cheetah cubs make public debut at the national zoo. we'll see how the little guys are doing in the past few weeks >>> it's considered to be a crowned jewel among high schools, both locally and around the country. but this morning an alexandria school faces discrimination. the coalition of the silence and the naacp is filing a complaint against thomas jefferson high school for science and technology because they claim some students are grossry underrepresented. the complaints says 43% of this year's class of 476 students and 46% are asian. that's compared to hispanics that make up about 2% and only 3 students are just 0.6% are black. >> poor latino kids are not being identified and i worry part of that is language. african-american kids are not being identified. i'm worried that's race. >> i haven't read it, but i think what they bring up is a valid concern. >> the u.s. education department has the power to withhold federal funding from schools that refuse to correct civil rights violations. but the department first has to decide if ther

back to you. >> coming up, we are getting the first look at the national zoo's cheetah cubs in play. he new medical technology that is already saving thousands of women's lives. >> 3 d movies are all the rage right now. the new technology is helping save lives. >> 3d mammograms finding tumors that would otherwise go undetected. >> patricia taylor opted to have a 3-d mammogram at the last second, a decision she is grateful for now. >> it saved my life. >> the mammogram really -- revealed a tumor in her breast that turned out to be cancerous. >> that? >> yes. >> the doctor says the tumor is obvious on a 3d mammogram bubble lands and on aid to the mammogram where it could have gone undetected for years. >> it does not look much different than this. >> it is amazing that this imaging picks up something so small. >> since they began using 3d mammograms last year, breast cancer detection, especially for small cancers has increased. >> we can find the very early cancers that are curable with early diagnosis. that means everything for a patient. >> it takes x-rays' every millimeter on the bre

the young 4-month-old bear cub being taken away from her mother at a zoo in the ukraine.ou all were incredibly concerned, our viewers were incredibly concerned. as promised, we have stayed on top of this story, and we have an update. right this minute from the ukraine, we have nicholas, part of the animal rescue organization that put this video together. tell me, nicholas, what the update is. >> this morning we were able to confiscate the cub at the animal traders and got support from the ukraine authorities. she got fresh fruit, she got some water, she's doing fine. in a few hours' time we are planning to see the reaction of bringing her back to her mother. >> what condition did you find her in? >> we used anesthetics to not stress her. you know she's five months young. she has very poor teeth conditions, she's underweight. she was fed the wrong food. she had stomach problems. so that was the analysis of about the health check, however, she's doing fine. remember, she was taken away from the mother and in the wild they live at least two years together. she's so young, sh

the zoo wants to expand by 54 a. undeveloped land. >> silicon valley is a world center for innovation so it is no surprise that san jose is getting one of the first u.s. patent offices. currently there is only one location in virginia. today the commerce department is expected to announce three more locations including san jose >> we think it will speed things up. right now unfortunately there is a big delay. we're behind hundreds of thousands of patents, a three- year delay, that is absurd. that is the product life in the technology world >> other offices are planned for dallas and denver. more than 600 cities have applied. >> coming up, cancer fighting caffeine. evidence that a cup of coffee could keep you healthy >> the numbers show it will work but city employees disagree. the aftermath of pension reform in the south bay. >> no magic for mike at,,,,,,,,, ♪[linkin park "burn it down"] ♪[rock] ♪ [narrator] can't wait for the honda civic tour featuring linkin park? neither can we. go to facebook.com/hondacivictour f

all the zoo is saying is they're behind the scenes now and spending time with their mom in this little area. dad, tom, is never far away. they are performing different medical treatments and surgeries in order to correct this problem that both of these snow leopard cubs seem to be suffering. >> look at them. so cute. >> even owe they're having this eye problem, it's not effecting their spirit. >> maybe get them a pair of glasses. >> the woodland park zoo tries to rescue as many snow leopards and maintain their quality of life. >>> if you're a mountain bike enthusiast "where the trail ends" is a new film coming out in september presented by red bull. this is incredible footage. ride theire mountain bikes. it's beautiful, striking imagery. if the teaser here gets more than 1 million hits, that unlocks a whole new trailer for you guys to watch. the movie is out in september. thanks for watching "right this minute." more fresh, new videos next time.