narrator: wild aid features celebrities like chinese basketball legend yao ming to educate the chinesepublic about ivory. knights: well, the chinese government has been very supportive. we've been very lucky that cctv, which is the main govevernment run tv station inin china, h has run ourur messages in prime time. hutson: when they're surveyed, up to 70% of chinese consumers say they didn't know that for them to buy an i ivory trinketet means that an elephant actually has to die. and once they learned that fact, , most of them say they will no longer bubuy ivory. narrator: must africa's elephants go extinct? saving them calls for a multifaceted solution. hutsonon: have to l look at the demand side, at the supply side. we have to cooperate internatioionally. wewe have to involve businesses and statecraft and private citizens and ngos and law enforcrcement, and we have to educate people worldwide that your ivory trinkets mean that an elephahant has to die. thornton: we need to go back to the total ivory ban, including complete ban on domemestic trade in china and japan. if china andnd j

he was never -- one of the best but shaq was the center of the generation and yao ming.become greater than his career because of his selfless acts. >> dana: i remember in the bush administration he would pay us a visit and make sure the president was staying focused and figure out a way to help. what a remarkable story about figuring out a way to take all of the good that happened in his life and not forgetting the people that are still in congo. >> yeah, you love a great citizen story about a former athlete. a lot of them out there. there needs to be more focus on that than the bad stuff. he's a great human being. >> dana: he's tall. you're tall. i have a picture with you. i have one with dikembe. i don't look as short next to dikembe next to you. he's like, this me it's this. >> dana: you have some girth. >> yeah. some size. >> dana: there's a picture of dikembe. i had heels there. i wanted to ask you, what is coming up for you? i know you have your fox nation show. >> that's on p.c. thursdays and fridays at 6:30. i have the podcast. >> dana: tell me about that. that's

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connection to the sports world, close friendships with the likes of former houston rockets star yao mingn mutombo apparent. tennessee titans running back derek henry had the greatest games ever. and in the stiff arm, and the longest touchdown run, 99 yards and said the franchise record with 230 rushing yards and the titans improve to 7-6, 99 yards and what he win for the tennessee titans. maria: you watched the game. >> i didn't watch last night but i usually watch college football. that gets your blood pumping and is fun to watch. >> it was amazing, this is a guy who is not one of the nfl star running backs, he's a great running back -- >> it was more -- >> this brings me to an item when i was 10 years old, was not allowed to watch monday night football. the vikings and cowboys. and my mother might walk by my room. i run and turned down the television and the black-and-white goes on and i see the longest ever touchdown, this one brings me back. >> what happened to the jags. they seem to be turning a corner last season. what a collapse, you thought tom kaufman might make a difference and

watt from the houston texans football team, and also yao ming from the rockets, at 7'6", he certainlyg to see arnold schwarzenegger here. so many stories you all have been telling about their personal relationship. chuck norris was also spotted here in the crowd as well as larry gaither of country music fame. a lot of personalities popping up here. as well as, of course, just close family and friends that are gathered here to honor president george bush. as you all mentioned, this is a very personal, personal gathering. and inside, during the service, we're also going to hear from the oak ridge boys. they're going to be singing as well as reba mcentire, we're told, will be singing the lord's prayer. a lot of personals showing up as well as those friends and family. wolf. >> yeah, he's so admired by all of these people. the 41st president, george h.w. bush. our jessica, we'll get back to you as well. i want our viewers once again to listen, and john and everyone else, dana, mary kate, this was one of the most powerful moments yesterday that we all saw when former president george w. bu