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the so-called unicorns of the sea.ow rarely they're spotted they must as well be unicorns. >> the narwhal now faces an uncertain future. linsey davis takes us to the top of the world to catch a glimpse of these rare and magnificent creatures before it's too late. >> reporter: it's the middle of nowhere in one of the most inhospitable places in the world. the wind is punishing. before the cold completely drains my phone battery i decided to document this arctic expedition. this location is so remote we took three planes and we're in our third hour of being pulled by a snowmobile. not another human being in sight. this is the price of admission for a shot at seeing one of the most elusive creatures on the planet, the narwhal, the so-called unicorn of the ocean. with that single tusk that can be up to ten-feet long, it's the stuff of fantasy. which is why even the possibility of a narwhal sighting makes the trip a bit more bearable. we're deep inside the arctic circle on baffin island. it's bigger than california, but has

. >> greg: it is. >> eric: unicorn head and man body. >> greg: that is the dream unicorn. i have a unicorn head and normal ripped body. >> kimberly: did you draw that? >> greg: question, i did. that you say that with skepticism. let's stick to the topic. by the way, what do you have against uncorp? >> eric: nothing. but half unicorn, half man. >> kimberly: what is that called? >> eric: hercules. >> greg: bob, you must be happy. solyndra has finally been put to some use. >> bob: i am happy to be talking about it again for the 443rd time on the show. >> greg: it's been two months. >> bob: if ever we need a fill, we can go to solyndra. i think it's beautiful art myself. i'm glad it's put to good use. no administration doesn't have a busted deal. there you go. >> dana: i remember when the e-mails came out and the white house found out that the company was going bankrupt and the company wrote back. "ugh." i would have been like honestly, can we get it behind us. i believe solyndra has some use. it poke ezed the corporate cronyism from -- exposed corporate cronyism that happens

the so-called unicorns of the sea. >> the narwhal now faces an uncertain future.davis takes us to the top of the world to catch a glimpse of these rare and magnificent creatures before it's too late. >> reporter: it's the middle of nowhere in one of the most unhospitable places in the world. the wind is punishing. before the cold completely drains my phone battery. i decided to document this expedition. we're in our three hour. not another human being in sight. this is the price of admission for a shot at seeing one of the most elusive creatures, the narwhal,the so-called unicorn of the ocean. it's the stuff of fantasies. which is why even the possibility of a narwhal sighting makes the trip a bit more bearable. we're deep inside the arctic circle on baffin island. bigger than california, but has only 11,000 inhabitants. certainly not the place you want to get lost. are we lost? >> we're lost! >> reporter: we keep taking these long detours because of these big cracks in the ice, cracks that shouldn't be this big. stark reminder of global warming. once we journey t

ron, have you ever seen a unicorn of the sea? >> yes, i have. as a matter of fact. i never told you that? >> no, you didn't. >> more on this story coming up. >> we can't authenticate the v r veracity of ron's comments this morning. >>> we're going to start here with tropical storm isaac, check out the map. the storm churning off the coast right now. heading up into the hot waters of the gulf where it will gather more steam. that thunder noise means it's time for our extreme team is stretched across the danger zone. we'll start with ginger zee. but, first, though, let's go to matt gutman in key west where they're already feeling it. matt, good morning to you.

>>> tonight on a special edition of "nightline," unicorns of the sea, we ventured deep into the arctic circle in search of the serious narwhal, one of the world's most elusive and dangerous creatures. >>> close call as a planet literally splits over before our eyes. our team faces a desperate scramble to make it off the ice. >>> arctic adventure. it's an epic journey to the edge of the world. whoo! >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 21st, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight, a great adventure. we take you to the edge of the world. a journey of a lifetime on a quest in search of an elusive creature known as the unicorn of the sea. it's a nar wall. an arctic la viason. what we discovered it a vast and sometimes deadly. linsey davis and our producer alex waterfield, journey to the far north, just getting there was an adventure of its own. >> reporter: it's in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere in one of the most inhospitable places in the world. asid

the so called unicorn of the ocean with that single tusk that can be up to 10 feet long it's rumored live to 90, it's the stuff of fantasy. the problem is the arctic see ice is melting faster than any other. s exposing the narwhal to predators. the ice is disappearing beneath our feet. welcome to the edge of the world, right? >> reporter: tom lennartz is out fearless team leader from arctic kingdom polar expeditions. we travel to the edge of the ice and then, arch back in distance. suddenly we hear a massive gasp of air. >> they're all around us now. just as quickly as they appear, they're gone. they're among the most elite creatures on the planet and why scientists say they disappear before we ever get a chance to know them. linsey davis, abc news, baffin island, canada. >> and we thank you for watching tonight. and we're always here at abcnews.com. don't miss the rest of linsey's report, a special edition "an arctic journey." also, "new york med" will be here at 10:00 eastern. see you tomorrow. [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need

unicorn. away. >> oh, my, my my my, that brett erlich.nk you for joining us here on the war room. we have lots of

the so called unicorn of the ocean with that single tusk that can be up to 1015 long.ey're rumored to live up to 90 and dive a mile beneath the surface. it's the stuff of fantasy. the problem is the arctic see ice is melting faster than any other. it'ses exposing the narwhal to predators. the ice is disappearing beneath our feet. these cracks are the notice of global warming. the ice is disappearing beneath our feet. welcome to the edge of the world, right? >> reporter: tom lennartz is out fearless team leader from arctic kingdom polar expeditions. we travel to the edge of the ice and then, arch back in distance. we try for a closer look. suddenly we hear a massive gasp for air. >> there. see right there. >> reporter: they're all around us now. but just as quickly as they appear, they're gone. that's why they're among the least understood creatures on the planet and why some scientists say they could disappear before we ever get a chance to know them. linsey davis, abc news, baffin island, canada. >> and we thank you for watching tonight. and we're always here at abcne

th-that's your unicorn. mm-hmm.you're fighting osama bin laden, voldemort, and that's the creepy one that sits next to simon cowell, and i can't remember her name. how is everything? jane! did you get here all right? yeah. actually, i was an hour early. ( whispers ) sorry! no, it's been fine. and you were right. it's nice to do something for people who are on their own at christmas. uh-huh. yeah, um, this is mack. jane: hiya! he's gonna be joining us for lunch. ( says something heavily scots ) is he albanian? uh, no. no, darling. he's from scotland. right, who's for a drink? mack: a wee johnny walker would be nice. jane: i'll get that. frank: cheers, mack. look. karen has done me this lovely drawing. that horse has got a javelin coming out his head. no, it's a unicorn! that's a horse, right? and that's his head. this is a unicorn, and what do you mean, "heed"? head. head. head. this is "head." ah, head. head. what language are you speaking? i'm speaking-- i'm speaking english here! sorry! what could i do? the poor m

i think you can see why we have to do it now. ( laughter ) next up, leiber laws for unicorns. ( laughter ) ( applause ) it's very odd, republicans-- republicans are throwing money at this problem that seems to have very little factual evidence behind it, because i can think of another issue that has perhaps a larger body of scientific work behind it that they are somewhat reluctant to tackle. >> we don't know what's causing climate change on this planet, and the idea of spending trlz and trlz of dollars to try to reduce co2 emissions is

and it's the legendary unicorn of the sea.e will take you to the furthest reaches of our planet this morning to find this beautiful and rare treat you are. it's called the norwall. why is this mystical creature now in such danger? we will explain coming up this morning. carolyn, i'll expect you to be in attendance. >> i'm always in attendance, dan. always, always. i want to know if you have been paying attention to our petaluma little leaguers? >> i -- are they the ones that won that game yesterday? >> well, they have been winning games. they have been like a cinderella team, but they lost yesterday. they play a consolation game today. but we are awfully proud of them so we just keep talking about them. >> you should be. you should be. i think we are going to show a clip of that game, from what i recall. i'm not a huge sports fan but from what i recall, both teams put up a heroic effort. >> so you did not play baseball as a kid? you weren't in the little league? >> i played what my father described as left out. [laughter] >> a

i think you can see why we have to do it now. ( laughter ) next up, leiber laws for unicorns. ( laughter ) ( applause ) it's very odd, republicans-- republicans are throwing money at this problem that seems to have very little factual evidence behind it, because i can think of another issue that has perhaps a larger body of scientific work behind it that they are somewhat reluctant to tackle. >> we don't know what's causing climate change on this planet, and the idea of spending trlz and trlz of dollars to try to reduce co2 emissions is not right course displ we need a global warming investigation unit. when was the last time somebody checked on george? i seem to recall at this conference i attended recently at the conservative think tank foundation: >> every time you see a truly massive, coordinated effort at voter fraud, it usually involves in part, absentee voting. >> jon: that's weird. why are they emphasizing the voter i.d. part, then, and not the absentee ballot part. >> it is a fair awment of this liberals there are should people who ignore the absentee ballot part because suppose

. >>> an animal that is known as the unicorn of the sea is actually now in danger.c, is melting faster than anyone expected. >> there is an effort to understand more about the creature and find out if there is a way to help it survive. linsey davis, bravely traveling to the edge of the earth. she has the story. >> reporter: i am traveling to one of the most inhospitable places in the world, the middle of nowhere, bathe island, deep inside the arctic circle. this is the price of admission for seeing one of the most elusive creatures on the planet, the so-called unicorn of the ocean with that single tusk that can be up to ten-feet long. they're rumored to live to 90 and dive a mile below the surface. it is the stuff of fantasy. the problem is, the arctic sea ice is melting faster this year than any other on record and it exposes the narwhal to predators making it the most vulnerable species to climate change. the cracks are a stark reminder of realities of global warming. the ice is literally disappearing beneath our feet. >> welcome to the edge of the world, right? >

for a shot at seeing one of the most elusive creatures on the planet, the narwhal, the so-called unicornn, with the single tusk that can be up to ten feet long. they're rumored to live up to 90 and dive a mile below the surface. it's the stuff of fantasy. the problem is the arctic sea ice is melting faster than any other year on record. and it makes it vulnerable to predators. these cracks are a stark reminder of global warming. the ice is literally disappearing beneath our feet. welcome to the edge of the world, right? >> right. this is our arctic base camp. >> reporter: tom lenard is our fearless team leader. finally, we head to the edge, where the sea ice meets the open water. one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems on the planet. >> never get sick of it. 20 people here on the flow ice right now, are watching this. >> reporter: an arched back off in the distance. we try for a closer look. suddenly, we hear something take a massive gasp for air. >> there it is. you see right there? >> reporter: they're all around us now. but just as quickly as they appear, they're gone. a lesson

have to rely on steady predictable sources of revenue and not believe that we're going to have pink unicorns pooping gold nuggets to solve the budget problem. >> facebook hit at the market. it closed today at $20.04 a share. >>> european leaders failed to offer a concrete step to tackle the debt crisis. the head of the central bank raised hopes last week by promising to do whatever it takes to keep the euro. at a news conference today, he offered no specific details on how to lower borrowing costs. and that uncertainty sent wall street into a tail spin. the dow fell 92 points, but finished off its session lows. this marks four straight losing days for the markets. the latest report on new claims for unemployment benefits showed mixed results. last week's number came in at 365,000. but the four-week average. the sixth week in a row that measure has gone down. >>> teachers in san francisco reached a tentative deal with the school district. one that includes among other things, more school days per year. the san francisco unified school district says the teachers agreed to 3 1/2 more school day

. >>> kelly coming up on night line we venture deep into the arctic circle in search of the unicorn of the sea, the mysterious, one of the world's most elusive and endangered creatures. it's an e pick journey to the edge of the world. join us coming up on night line right after abc 2 news at 11:00 . >>> you're going to see and hear this all night long as the cleanup konts here after this deadly train derailment taking the live of two 19 dwreerld girls at two minutes after midnight here tshi morning. ellicott city is clod from old columbia pike all the way down to the bridge. they hope to have it reopened tomorrow. hopefully the businesses can reopen and, again, the investigation into why this train derailed and how quickly they found these two girls buried in the coal. we're on top of it here on abc 2 news. more news at 11:00 coming up next. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he- he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. sfx: snorting sound. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the geico app today. . >>

three cents an hour to make goods for the pentagon and other federal agencies with some exceptions unicorn gets first dibs on federal contracts over private companies as long as its bid is comparable in price quantity and delivery in other words. if eunuch or once a contract it gets it so here again it's the us taxpayer financing the system where by their paying their taxes the federal government that imprisons these people for forty four thousand dollars a year forces them to work for free for them and pretends to the consumer the taxpayer hey we're giving you a great bargain it's the casino model that we saw in the quantitative easing we print up one hundred billion and look we give you free five billion back here it's here you pay the taxes to lock up these federal prisoners and we'll give you five cents savings back yeah but to get a job in america you've got to be thrown in prison so you're paying your tax with a guarantee implicit guarantee that you'll be thrown in prison to get a job at prison labor wages so that you can be considered by the treasury department and the bureau of lab

. >> some cards are better than others like this unicorn good k.go far. >> this is the first games toe a new technology from nuco toys recognizing a paper card on the surface of an ipad. >> the cars spring to lichl now not only do i have a paper version but a beautiful i sigh clops i can move around. >> they use touch technology and an ink transfers energy to the display. >> this is grit but there is nothing like holding cards. >> this blogger says kids are captivated by the art work and competing to collect the creatures. >> this could be like money calling out of the sky for retailer autos they've been looking for a way to get into this eco system. >> now, they're selling cards, $2 for a three-pack or 4eds for seven. apps are free for ipad, and ipod touch that they'll undoubtedly borrow from parents. >> and there is a marmant, an oversized squirrel that lives in the high sierra. this was captured after being spotted in a storm drain. someone called to say her father drives freent qently. this he group believes this marmant hitched a ride. and they plan to return it to its family. >>

have to rely on steady predictable sources of revenue and not believe that we're going to be pink unicorns pooping gold nuggets to save the budget crisis. >> facebook dropped for the sixth straight day. >>> linked in stock rose today. the growth is from ads and fees the site charges for more access to professional profiles. linked in stock rose after the results were announced. the company went public last year. >>> on the broader market stocks retreated as the stock market dropped. the dow lost 92, nasdaq dropped 10. >>> doctors thought she would still be in a wheelchair. how a bay area girl is beating the odds walking the show ring at the county fair. >>> seeing significant changes in the forecast. it >>> only on 2, a follow up to our report on broken road sensors. we show you a report on traffic cameras. >> reporter: speaking of the maize it is a mess there. >> reporter: traffic on bay area freeways often creates headaches for drivers. >> the traffic backed up in both directions. >> reporter: these cameras are monitoring traffic in realtime for caltrans and some are being streamed live

have to rely on steady predictable sources of revenue and not believe that we're going to be pink unicorns pooping gold nuggets to save the budget crisis. >> facebook dropped for the sixth straight day. >>> linked in stock rose today. the growth is from ads and fees the site charges for more access to professional profiles. linked in stock rose after the results were announced. the company went public last year. >>> on the broader market stocks retreated as the stock market dropped. the dow lost 92, nasdaq dropped 10. >>> doctors thought she would still be in a wheelchair. how a bay area girl is beating the odds walking the show ring at the county fair. >>> seeing significant changes in the forecast. it was hot today. >>> and we uncovered big problems with caltrans's road changes. i want a real marriage again. [ male announcer ] this wednesday... you two have come here to restore intimacy to your relationship. [ snores ] good luck. [ male announcer ] ...fall in love again. oh! it's not too late for anyone who's willing to try. [ male announcer ] meryl streep... tommy lee jones... steve car

i don't know if you have seen them, but they are more adorable than wallaby riding a unicorn over a rainbow. there it is. >> dana: do you watch synchronizeed swimming? >> greg: no. >> kimberly: i love the olympics and i love controlled water. /love it. bathtub, hot tub, swimming pool. >> dana: ocean water and lake water. >> bob: what i thought was amazing is if you watch the diver -- >> dana: i love that. >> bob: it's unbelievable how they do that. you and i couldn't do that. >> greg: that reminds me of obama's jobs numbers. >> bob: i was waiting for that. >> greg: it's cheap shot wednesday. >> bob: i'm going to let that go. >> dana: i want to talk about one other thing, the gymnastics team. gymnastics is near and dear for a lot of people's hearts. people try it when they're little and they don't get better and they end joining the speech team. but kathy rigby. rigsby was a mcclairry book. my dad built me a balanced beam on my backyard. i wanted to be kathy so much. i remember getting a book about her from the library. >> bob: those things are so narrow like eric's political views. >> greg: