fish and wildlife service wants to release a whole bunch of them over a massive area in the american southwest the greywolf used to be everywhere there but in the eighteen hundreds when more and more people were settling the land the wolves became a terrifying nuisance livestock was constantly ravaged by wolves and people work had to fight of getting mauled as a result southwestern state governments set up wolf extermination programs and they almost succeeded but wolf population was almost completely eradicated but then in the one nine hundred eighty s. the u.s. fish and wildlife service noticed that the ecosystem in yellowstone national park was totally out of balance elk were overgrazing which was causing river banks to erode faster the fish and wildlife service studied the problem and realized the eradication of wolves was partly to blame animals that the wolves used to kill we're now experiencing population explosions that were screwing up ecosystems so the government decided they needed to start reintroducing the world they started a small reintroduction program already and now

fish and wildlife service says a solar plant in the mojave desert is killing birds. it's asking state officials therefore to stop a second facility from being built. the u.s. fish and wildlife service said this plant is setting birds on fire as they fly above the plant. california's energy commission is studying this. right source energy owned the solar plant along with google and another energy company. they say they're trying to reduce the number of bird deaths. >> well, there are definitely some kinks to work out at the new levi's stadium in santa clara. fans taking the bus said it took two hours to get to the stadium. the stadium sold out of some food by the second quarter. there were long lines for ice cream and at the pro shop. but here is the good news. no more lines for the bathroom. more on the experience from our reporter. >> it was a mess, a big snarled mess. >> one day after the 49ers opened to door to their new home to fans, the talk isn't about the 34-0 beatdown they suffered at the hands of the broncos but rather the stadium experience and the challeng

fish and wildlife service to join us. a long career in public service prior to being a director. he served as service's deputy director for policy. as science adviser and chief of the national wildlife refuge system. mr. -- mr. aspin 13 years on the professional staff of the former committee in the house of representatives. graduate degree in marine affairs from the university of washington. if he is here today to give us a perspective on how to -- where we can expect. terrific to have you. welcome. >> thank you, chairman, ranking member. it is a privilege to be here spokewoman before this subcommittee is an opportunity to testify on behalf. we are extraordinarily blessed. the natural landscape, the health the abundant native fission of life that they support. today's blessings are largely due to the and the foresight of yesterday's hunters and anglers. since then have few years ago we worked with our state colleague and other developed the abscission strategy. to just recently we saw the most recent national climate assessment nine previous today the epa proposal resembles one a

fish and wildlife service payout plan which would help offset the cost of the panthers' success. beef cow can earn you about $1,000 to your family income. panthers have no predators and the two leading causes of death right now are other male territorial panthers as well as vehicles driven by humans. that just happened last week to two 4-month-old kittens found not far from here on the road. >> be careful out there. phil keating, thanks so much. we'll be right back. advil in at 2 aleve for all day relief. peanuts! peanuts! crowd cheers! >>> you'll need a three-day weekend for this big event coming up. >> kindergarten, my oldest starts. >> have a great weekend, everybody. >>> julie banderas in for gretchen carlson. >> the united states raising its terror threat level from substantial to severe. this in response to the crisis in the middle east as isis militants continue executing religious mine ors and westerners in iraq and syria. hello, everyone, i'm julie banderas in for gretchen carlson today. british prime minister david cameron saying the recent killing of american journalis

the u-s fish and wildlife service says there are a number of rare species there. but, the island has been popular with nudists recently. state wildlife officials claim they are disrupting rare birds and scaring them off. some residents think the nudists need to let the birds win. >> this is a bird sanctuary. we're blessed to live here but ultimately it belongs to them. >>a state wildlife spokesperson says it is a federal crime to walk on the island, but nudists are allowed to wade in the water off-shore. since the island is so remote, it's difficult for authorities to monitor it all of the time. they are meeting to discuss how to better protect the birds. >> the birds were there first. >> we had to be careful with that that video. can't get too close. >> you need a lot of sunscreen on the beach. we will need some here today to. it's almost cold for august. it's 48 degrees right now. starting off with a few forties. mainly clear skies. light wind. it's 47 in griffith. 48 in kenosha. some of the warmer spots are in the '50s. 58 at the latin school of chicago. in gene

fish and wildlife service to join us. he has a long career in public service. prior to being director he served as services deputy director for policy. as a science adviser and as the chief of the national wiefld life refuge system. mr. ashe spent 13 years in the house of representatives. and he earned his graduate degree from the university of washington. he is here today to give us perspective on how to expect to see climate change affecting our natural resources that are key to sustaining our fishing and hunting economies. terrific to have you. welcome. >> thank you, chairman merkley. ranking member wicker. it's a privilege to be here before this -- before this sub committee and thank you for the opportunity to testify today really on behalf of america's sportsmen and women. as americans, we are extraordinarily blessed. among these blessings are the natural landscapes and the healthy, abundant native fish and wildlife that they support. and today's blessings are largely due to the leadership and the foresight of yesterday's hunters and anglers. good people a

and will this negatively impact other fish and wildlife service programs? >> i'm not sure what strategy you're talking about, sir. >> okay. well, let me ask you, does fish and wildlife service have a strategic plan for responding to climate change? >> we do have a climate change strategic plan, and as i mentioned before, one of the outgrowths of that plan is the national fish, wildlife and plants adaptation strategy. and it identifies a number of common sense steps that we can take. >> my question is about the cost of this and whether employees will be taken away from other programs and placed into this initiative. >> no, because they're basically synonymous with good management, as you have identified with forest management. what we need to do is we need to provide our managers, our federal and state and tribal managers with the tools they need to do better forest management, better range management with the scientific information that they need. it will cost -- it will take additional capacity to do this, but it needs to be done. >> and where is that addi

fish and wildlife service is asking the state to hold off until they can figure out what is causing the birds to die. >> bizarre. >>> 6:41 on your monday, coming up next, was michael brown shot in the back? new information about the teen's death as violence continues to erupt again on the streets of ferguson. >>> plus alcohol, speed, and smashed car. new details about the eight car hit and run that sent ten people to the hospital overnight. >>> and an update to breaking news sky high flames as a warehouse burns down in the east bay. we'll have a live report from the scene when we come back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, we'll see you then. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> you're watching 15 minutes of country white house news, weather, and traffic on taed. >>> we just found out at least one firefighter has in fact been injured by bat american league massive warehouse fire -- battling a massive warehouse fire in oakland. firefighters were able to get those flames tampaed down in a reasonable period of time. you're looking right now at a live picture clearly the smoke and embers still being addressed. the goo

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we have video from the wildlife emergency services.lled in the specialist to help rescue the animal. crews sedated the raccoon, then cut the metal from around its neck. a vet treated it for superficial wound. the animal was treated, given grapes and water melon and and returned to its natural habitat. >> good as news. >> yes. >>> we're not staying away from sal. you know about the toll plaza. >> that's right. but i do want to mention that sutter elementary school in santa clara, i'm just looking up the address. this is on forbes avenue in santa clara. we're getting word that school has been locked down. we don't know why. it just happened a little while ago. again, sutter elementary school 3200 forbes avenue in santa clara has been locked down. we don't know why. we're sending crews there. we'll have more online and also on the ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> all right. let's take a look at that toll plaza dave mentioned. yes it's, backed up. it's backed up for a 15, 20 minute delay getting into san francisco. this is a look at 880 no

service? the mandate is multi purpose. on one hand to provide wildlife habitat that makes the environmentalist happy but the other is to produce timber. so how are they going to resolve that? >> this is the internal struggle of the forest service, that it's been this way for decades. they call themself a multi use agency and satisfy a lot of different people. the interesting thing is part of the fire burned in yosemite national park and they don't have the same mandate. they are there to protect the echo system. the management styles are different in both places. >> in audition to the salvation idea and the operation is huge, one of the largest federal salvation efforts in california in years, but in addition to that, is there a reforest plan in place? >> that's something they are working on. if they take out a lot of dead trees, they have an area they want to replant. this is a really standard policy and after big fires in the west, they have been doing this for a lot of years, where they come in and plant trees close together called tree plantations. w

. >> chief wildlife biologist for the park service is leading the team of grade schoolers into the woodsed with a video camera on a pole. now, the fun thing about this is we don't know exactly what we are going to find. >> he and his volunteers were part of a bold effort called a bio blitz. >> let's pick one plant to focus on, let's pick this one right here. >> it is a 24-hour inventory of every species living in the 116 square mile area. >> organized by national geographic and the national park service more than 300 scientists led swarms of school kids, families and volunteers on a mission to count every type of plant, animal, and insect. >> what is it? >> approach the tree. >> let's take a look, yes. that's it. right in the middle of it. no fear. >> part of the cataloging was to see if they could videotape those sleeping in the hollow of giant redwoods. >> what would be one of those telltale signs. >> it would be guano. >> where there is guano there are bats. >> yes, there are bats. >> looking for bat poop and you know bats have been there? >> yes. >> did you see any? >> no. >> stretch

service crews have agreed holding off. tphaoepbt decrease the >> the feds are trying it to work it out with fish and wildlife. >> the investigators continuing to question nascar driver tony stewart about a deadly crash. it happened last night on a dirt track in upstate new york. you can see kevin ward junior get out over his car after it was pushed into the wall. then he appears to be gesturing towards stewart. moments later he was struck while standing on the track with cars racing by. ambulance were on the scene in seconds. ward died about an hour later. if it was intentional only stewart knows. investigators aim to find out. >> there is no evidence in hand or no facts that would sup port a criminal charge or support criminal intent. >> stew either has a reputation of being an aggressive driver. he chose not to -- stewart has a reputation of being an aggressive driver. he chose not to compete in today's race. >>> converting to islam or death. thousands of refugees fled into the mountains as militants took over their town. now they are stranded. some are dying from dehydration and starvation. the u.s. and britain are dropping fo

services. especially if they live in remote areas like the ngiri triangle along the congo river. those swamps make tough terrain for humans. but they are a crucial reserve for the country's wildlife. conservationists are now applying an unusual formula to keep that ecosystem intact. they are providing health care to the people who live there. >> in parts of the democratic republic of the congo, medical care arrives by water. the rivers are the roads in this country. the boat was a donation from germany. it travels into the ngiri reserve, the largest swamp forest in central africa. dr. yoursen bosolo and his colleagues bring help to places where there are no doctors. the floating clinic travels the congo river and its tributaries for weeks. >> the ambulance boat gives free medical care to patients in the villages around the ngiri reserve. we make an average of six trips a year to a total of 29 villages around the reserve. those villages are extremely difficult for health care workers to reach. >> didier mazongo from the world wide fund for nature is on board. he's the project director in the ngiri reserve. >> we're now in the nature reserve in the ngiri triangle, where there are q

service hopes to build the bus stops at highway 1 and pacific way. to connect shuttles from muir woods to muir beach. opponents scum placomplain it w affect wildlifeand traffic in the area. >>some have gun to extremes to avoid paying bridge tolls. the motorcyclist, modified the plate and the other person got accused of toll evasion. >> the bay bridge. >> rocky pop p, showing us fast track violation notice thousands. one then another one. >> then i got anut one. then i got another one. >> reporter: each one claimed he crossed the bay bridge in the morning on his motorcycle but never paid the toll. >> i said this isn't me. is not my license plate. i don't travel the road. >> notices showed a snapshot as it whizzed through the plate exactly. seems to. >> i said some body doctored their license plate. obvious to me. whoa. rocky showed us what happened. a photo of his license plate. here its within of the fast track notice. number eight on the notice looks phony. >> look at it. not symmetrical the way the 8 is on a plate. >> the eight in the fast track foe looks uneven. like sochl one use aid sharpy to turn another into a name. >> nine, zero. >> not on