cataracts left the gorilla at the miami zoo nearly blind. surgery to remove them was not the riskiest part of the operation. >>> you are watching surgery on the eye of a gorilla. you're going to see it close. meet josephine. a lowland gorilla from metro zoo. this is what she looks like not strapped to a table. she's old for a gorilla. they live to be about 50. josephine has severe cataracts which makes it impossible to see anything except shadows. a risk to cut her eyes open. but worth it. >> plus and minuses here. she's almost blind now. we can improve her quality of life. >> a team of eye doctors for human and animal attended her pre-on. doctors must monitor everything like a hawk. >> she's a gorilla. the ris sk the anesthesia. the surgery itself is not as risky as the anesthesia. the gorillas live to be around 50, actually a little less. 42 is an extremely advanced age for this animal. >> once the surgery starts, doctors work in teams and with precision, opening a small cavity to remove josephine's cloudy lenses and replace them with clea

it's kind of a soft feeding that they perform. >> zoo boo is coming up. >> that's the 26th annual zooit's october 23rd, 24th and 25th. we'll have events that have enrichments throughout the zoo and the animals enjoy it. when you're seeing the children dressed up, it's really something different for them to see. >> and they need a break in the ma notny -- monotony. >> yeah, and we'll have the pumpkin smash with the elephants. >> and i'm going to put my mike down. they're actually hissing. we'll see if we can hear them. >> let me grab that. >> they don't have names. this is tiger? >>> well, we have two colonnies of roaches. we have a male and a female. this is the male colony. and when you have so many of them, it's hard to figure out -- >> well, we named this morning. ricky and sticky. they'll stick to your hands. >> they're creepy. give them a call and get more information on zoo boo and they're, man, well, or go to wjz.com/weekend morning edition and find out more information about zoo boo. thank you so much. >> we'll be right back in a moment. >>> 75 tomorrow and 72 for the rest of

zoo officials say that after midnight the man and his friend climbed the zoo's barbed wire fence and a safety fence. what's wrong with people? they then went up to the tiger cage. that's when zoo officials say the tiger hooked his claws into the man, pulled his arm inside the cash and mauled zbl eed it. >> the tiger reached out of the enclosure. you'd actually have to be right up to the fence and make contact with the fence for any sort of way of catching anything that touches that fence. >> the man is badly hurt but is expected to survive. the zoo says the 2-year-old tiger acted normally to protect itself. so he will stay in the exhibit. >>> some banks are letting you spend as much as you want. you know that there's a catch. hln money expert clark howard says it will end up costing you way more than you are willing to pay. >> a lot of people, because they've been burned by credit cards, have switched in recent years to debit cards. that's where it has a visa or mastercard logo on it. but when you use it, it takes money directly from your checking account. well, get this. do you know

the zoo says the young cat just wanted to play. but he says he has no interest in seeing her again. since the incident the lynx cage is now being covered up and boarded up in fence and the animal has been put in confinement for 10 years. >>> for this catch they needed something bigger than a fishing pole. >> plus a man heard a child scream. his instinct saved this little boy's life. the story coming up. >>> now to new york and get the latest in business news. here's jeremy hubbard. >>> topping your "moneyscope report." wall street hopes for more gains today. the summer's third quarter saw the dow rise 13%, the strongest showing. but investors confidence still muted in advance of tomorrow's ememployment report. >>> we'll learn if consumers gave the economy a badly needed boost by spending more in august. economists expect the numbers to surge partly because of the "cash for clunkers" program. >>> another general motors brand is about to disappear. gm says its saturn division will be eliminated after a deal collapsed to spin it off. saturn was created to compete with japanese imports

this dachshund and tiger cub formed a special bond at a zoo in germany.oo keepers say that they can only keep the two together for a few more weeks before the cub gets too big to play nice! >>> a study of college students found that our parents might influence the way we choose girlfriends and boyfriends. if you're a girl, you tend to be attracted to guys who look like your dad. and guys tend to like girls who look like mom. jessica? >>> hmmm. that's one i'm going to have to think about. thanks, lauren. a smile can brighten the darkest day. but thousands of kids hide their smiles in the shadows, afraid to show their faces. amanda tells us how doctors and teens are helping change these kids' lives. >> reporter: these families have traveled many miles to be seen by the doctors of operation smile. the charity may be the only chance for these kids to have a normal life. operation smile provides free surgery to thousands of kids born with a cleft lip or palate. the deformity can make it difficult to eat, drink, speak or even to simply smile. doctors donate the

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>> yes, there are cameras around the zoo. >> you've been listening to an update from the calgary zoo, and this is why. it appears two gentlemen, we're not sure of their age, first broke into the calgary zoo at 1:00 a.m. then once they got into the zoo, decided to break into the tiger exhibit with two fences. at least one fence being 15 feet tall. where there's three siberian tigers. two were not accessible to the area they broke into, but one of the siberian tigers was. one of the gentleman ended up with serious injuries. he's now in the hospital. don't believe the injuries are life threatening but she in the hospital because he came in contact way siberian tiger. wanted to get thaw information. move on with the rest of the day's news. >>> today the swine flu vaccine is a reality. we'll let you know who's first in line for inoculations on hln "news and views." >>> some people will start getting the new swine flu vaccine today. the first 600,000 doses are going to health departments in 21 states and 4 large cities. the plan is to start vaccinating health care workers, because they're t

abilene zoo is a hidden gem because it's rare for a town of this size to have such a fantastic zoo.te attraction here at the zoo is our new white tiger. what did you say? here we are at bogey's downtown abilene, texas. you can order something off the menu or they can help you build your own sandwich. it's an enjoyable eating experience. it's kind of the cheers of downtown abilene. this is the historic paramount theater. we did our album cover here for my "honky tonk kid" cd, in which i got to sing with willie nelson. when you first walk into the paramount, you're just overwhelmed with the detail and how fancy everything is. so it's always been a place that i enjoy to not only see movies in but have my own concerts. those are my city's secrets. now show me yours. go to ireport.com/mycitymy secret. >> thank you, sir. >>> a city's giving away money in hopes of getting some back. but have you to rat out some people to get that money. >>> plus, the neighborhood pizza shop doesn't exactly serve his kind. so this deer broke in after hours looking for a slice. >>> is this progress? well, ri

that's not why zookeepers at miami zoo were worried. >> the thing is she's a 42-year-old gorilla and the huge risk of the anesthesia. this san animal because of her advanced age when you keep in mind that the gorilla's live to be around 5 z, actually a little less, 42 an extremely advance age for this animal. >> doctors say the surgery went well and one shows heals her quality of life at the zoo should greatly improve. >>> if could talk, what tales of adventure he would tell. the old lab/boxer mix vanished ten years ago and was just found 1,300 miles from home. an oklahoma family took him in as a stray. their vet found a microchip, which revealed the dog's name was which revealed the dog's name was brindle and came from virginia. the little girl who fouchnd himn the side of the road said it was a happy ending. >> if i didn't, he would be sitting there right now with no family, no friends, no nothing. >> she is the cutest. the family tracked down brindle's family on facebook. they will soon be reunited. >>> now you can get higher returns from your savings. hln money expert clark howar

zoo officials say after midnight the man and his friend climbed the zoo's barbed wire fence and a safety fence and then went up to the tiger cage. that's when zoo officials said he hooked his claws into the man and pulled his arm inside his cage and mauled it. >> the tiger can't reach out of the enclosure per se, you would have to be right up against the fence to make contact with the fence for any sort of catching if anything touches that fence. >> the man is badly hurt but he is expected to survive. the 2-year-old tiger acted normally to protect himself, so he will stay in the exhibit. >>> he protected himself, he did a good job. brett favre turns 40 on saturday and early birthday present in the thrilling game last night. did really well in the pockt and didn't have any interceptions and did a great job. >> he had a grit season. if you follow football and follow sports. that's a very good rate for brett favre. i'm joked up over that. a question mark on his uniform, he's retired, unretired underwent surgery in the off season. will he be healthier or won't he? in this one he wanted to wi

>> greg: no, it was like a zoo, right? >> pretty much. >> bring the food in and feed the animals. >> bring the food into the zoo and feed the animals and what happened is the whole system of schooling was based on this circus like atmosphere. >> no wonder they didn't learn anything. >> greg: they didn't learn a damn thing. >> they wore overalls didn't they? >> now, that we are not based on the strange economy maybe it is time to look at it in a different light and say maybe the kids should work year round, possibly as slaves? >> i think what would be nice is there is so much things that they cut, the sports and arts programs and maybe make these things electives for the kids who want to stick around and care about learning. that would be nice. i went to public school so i would like to have had the extra time to purchase marijuana and watch people make out in the hallway. >> greg: and also to learn to read. >> yes, reading is important. >> look where it has gotten you. >> greg: people are such idiots. if the next segment w

they suered hvyosses in last year's war with israel,nd the zoo no longer has as many animals.me visitor are none the wiser after the animalsre being painte thanks for being with us. funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and uni bank. and uni bank. >> uon bank has put its financial rength to work for a wide rangef companies from small bunesses to major corporatns. at can we do for you? >> i'm julia stes. >> 'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim carall. >>i, i'm ken burns. >>'m lili taylor. >> 'm henry louis gates, jr., d public broadcasting is my sourceor news about the world. >> for intelligent conrsation. >> for election verage you can count on. > for conversatis beyond the sound bites. >> a commitmt to journalism. >> for decing who to vote for. >> i'm kerry washington and publicroadcasting is my sourceor intelligent coections to my community. >> "bbc worlnews" was presented by kcet, los anges. presented by kcet, los anges.

an aging gorilla at miami's metro zoo given a new outlook on life, doctors volunteering their time tor-old animal's eyes and a zoo worker says gorillas usually live to about 50. >> we had to weigh the pluses and minuses and she's almost blind and by doing it we can improves her quality of life. >> one of the doctors says the gorilla has a primate equivalent of 20/20 vision and new jersey, folks 60 years and over, getting down and -- in east ruther ford and the seniors auditioning for a dance team that performs at the new jersey nets basketball games. >> fans love them and ask for them and they perform once a month. >> 67-and-a-half years old. >> still going strong! >> absolutely! are you kidding? >> no! >> we're told a dozen women and one lucky man, won spots. colorado. a couple tying the knot, under water. at the downtown aquarium. in denver. tammy parker and lon heaton taking the plunge in front of friends and family, who looked on, from the other side of the big tank. [cheers and applause] we're told the two won the wedding in a radio station contest and had to take a crash course

up to see not only monkeys from the trees but other endangered animals as well at tampa's lowry park zoo. that's our eastern event of the day. >> thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in enter statement. first of all, things were really dead at the box office. actually make that undead. zombieland, a movie about coping with zombies took the top spot, harrelson's best ever opening. cloudy with a chance of meatballs slipped to second with 16.7 million. the "invention of lying" opened slightly better than expected in fourth with 7.4 million. while drew barrymore's "whip it" tied for seventh, not even breaking 5 million. elsewhere, radar online reports hours after telling larry king that he wanted to be friends with his estranged wife, kate, jon gosselin allegedly withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars from their joint bank account without kate's knowledge. she's going to court today. >>> finally, lintd sdsay lohan d a way for bad press. lohan as create i have designer. among the reactions, women's aware daily called the collection, quote, an embarrassment. ouc

it's a baggie of pot, zoo, wise up and take it. chuck: "how about-- "let me see..."one, two, four buds. "four buds and a roach. what's that gonna get me ?" five to ten, dumb-ass. narrator: the casino calls the cops, but this "high" roller has an ace up his sleeve. he claims to belong to a cannabis club. man: he pulls out a cannabis card, but he got it on-line. so i'm sure it wasn't very legal. danny: this is my cannabis card. i actually don't use it, i don't smoke marijuana anymore. but i do use it to chop up my meth. officer: what exactly were you thinking at the time ? you don't know what i'm talking about ? narrator: police arrest the high roller for possession with intent to distribute. officer: you don't know what i'm talking about ? jo: i just know i had a good hand, all right ? and when i said "all in," i meant all in. is locked up tight for the evening, no possible way for anyone to get inside. ( man screaming ) judy: ( bleep ) in aisle three ! nick: he fell through that ceiling like judd nelson did in breakfast club. ( man screaming ) mock commentator: aw,

today zoo students at anne arundel county community college saw firsthand how dangerous distracted driving can be. the drive square program simulates what happens if you text or talk on your cell phone while driving. >> we hope they take away that texting while driving is really not that important. you need to stay focused with your driving. you can always text when you stop the car. >> in 2008, nearly 6000 people died in crashes involving distracted driver. >> other new laws taking effect tomorrow. create stricter punishments for drunk driving. more laws to protect victims of domestic violence and maryland becomes the first state to include homeless in a hate crime statute. maryland's new death penalty law takes effect tomorrow. videotaped or dna evidence is now required for prosecutors to pursue capital punishment. >> we don't want to take people's guns away. >> a fight over a gun ban in chicago s headed to the nation's highest court. how a ruling could change local handgun laws. >> walling mart is jetting a jump start on the holiday season. how they are trying to make it easier this yea

nbc's mark potter has her story. >> reporter: for the past ten years, zoo keepers in miami have beenrying about josephine. the aging female gorilla was suffering from cataracts, which gradually became so severe she was nearly blind. the once social and active primate was now fearful and withdrawn. >> she didn't move around as much as the other gorillas did as the cataracts, i think, got worse. she probably stayed a little bit closer to her home areas. >> reporter: in considering corrective surgery for josephine, zookeepers and volunteer surgeons were most concerned about her age. at 42, she is old for a gorilla. but concerns about whether she could survive anesthesia as her cataracts were removed were outweighed about the desire to vastly improve her quality of life. >> i think it will be a light switch difference. like waking up, putting the light on and the world is suddenly there again. >> reporter: so, in a darkened operating theater, dr. frank specter, who until now had only operated on human, went to work on a much different patient. >> no, i don't generally have patients that

my favorite new attraction here at the zoo is the white tiger. what's he say?ogie's, downtown abilene, texas, you can order something off of the menu or build your own sandwich. an enjoyable eating experience. the cheers of downtown abilene. the historic theater. we did the cover here for "honky tong kid." cd i got to sing with willy nelson. you walk in and you're just overwhelmed with the detail and how fancy everything is. it's been a place that i enjoy to not only see movies in, but to have my own concerts. those are my city secrets, show me yours. go to ireport.com/mycitymysecret. >>> nine banks part of the same holding company have shut their doors. that brings a total of 115 banks closed by the fed so far this year. an average of ten banks have failed every month in 2009. but that is still nowhere close to 1989's record high of 534 bank closures, which took place during the savings & loan crisis. >>> a tanker here has stopped leaking oil in to san francisco bay. the leak started yesterday morning when a fuel line ruptured on a panamanian flight tanker in

. >> zoo they get a one-on-one consultation with a celebrity stylist? >> yes, and we're going to style them up. >> you brought a bit of the style tour with you today. we'll start with this beautiful bald model, contemporary chic. it is the kind of thing you would see tyra banks wearing? >> yes. you have -- we have paired a tank and mini which is something tyra would wear. >> so it is classic pieces with contemporary twists? >> exactly. >> this one here is the classic sophisticate, something you might see on paulina? >> yes, every girl needs the great little black dress and we have accessorized it with the belt. the small part of any women's body, you want to show that off. so you can -- >> so you can change it for the season? >> yes. it is so versatile, you just have to have one. >> this is the modern boho which you say you might see on someone like cindy crawford? >> yes, she is kind of that california, natural look. brown luggage bag. and a little funky and free-flowing, but definitely with a modern flare. >> you know modern boho, our media critic? sh

the great plains grazers escaped from a nearby farm, and the impromptu zoo becomes an instant area sensation. >> the buffaloes had this really strong stench. it really smelled up the tennis courts, i can tell you that much. >> narrator: owner gerald berg watches as dozens of officers trespassers onto trailers. >> i just stood up on the side of the truck when i saw them trying to round them up, and i just laughed myself silly. >> narrator: unfortunately, some of the creatures are bullheaded. cops soon thin the herd until just two remain, but the stubborn beasts continue their doubles tournament and defiantly jump the net. officers use the club's pool furniture to make a mobile fence and lock up one of the rebels. but when it's time for john mcenbuffalo to hop in, the big bruiser flips out. the bison rams through the deck-chair barricade... and bowls over a patrolman. [ bison growls ] finally, after hours of wrangling, cops can declare this case closed. [ cheers ] all the behemoths are safely carted away... and the homesick hulks are soon back on the farm where they belong. everyone in pikesvi

it's rare for a town of this size to have such a fantastic zoo.y favorite attraction here at the zoo is our new white tiger. what's he say? here we are at bogie's downtown abilene, texas. you can order something off the menu or they can help you build your own sandwich. it's an enjoyable eating experience. it's the "cheers" of downtown abilene. this is the historic paramount theater. we did the cover for my album here. when you first walk in you're just overwhelmed with the detail and how fancy everything is. it's always been a place that i enjoy to not only see movies in but to have my own concerts. those are my city's secrets. now show me yours. go to ireport.com/mycitymysecret. >>> just got new information for you. one of the three men who is at large after yesterday's detroit area raid is now under arrest. federal investigators say they nabbed the man in windsor ontario, in canada and that he is the son of the leader of a radical sunni islam group. yesterday's raid targed men charged with theft, mail fraud and the illegal possession and sale o

. >>> an aging gorilla at the miami zoo, the 42-year-old ape underwent surgery for cataracts. first for the surgeon saying he doesn't have patients that smell as bad as josephine. >>> and in green bay, wisconsin, rats running amuck. so bad that a woman kept a journal on the rat that is she's had to kill both in the yard and in her house. the city says keeping the yards and homes cleaner. >>> in cherry hill, new jersey, wild turkeys are testy. may have something to do with thanksgiving. with this mother and child, the turkeys showed no mercy. yikes. they can thank the cameraman that shooed them away. all true on "msnbc sunday." you'll love it. your old mop will just have to get over it... [ engine rattles ] [ man ] love stinks! ♪ love stinks! ♪ yeah! yeah! [ female announcer ] new swiffer wet jet is redesigned. it cleans deep in corners. its solution penetrates layers of dirt and its absorbent pad locks it away to clean better than a mop. the newly redesigned swiffer wet jet. ♪ love stinks! still haven't tried activia? i am definitely a skeptic. my commercials didn't convince y

it's a baggie of pot, zoo, wise up and take it. chuck: "how about-- "let me see..."one, two, four buds. "four buds and a roach. what's that gonna get me ?" five to ten, dumb-ass. narrator: the casino calls the cops, but this "high" roller has an ace up his sleeve. he claims to belong to a cannabis club. man: he pulls out a cannabis card, but he got it on-line. so i'm sure it wasn't very legal. danny: this is my cannabis card. i actually don't use it, i don't smoke marijuana anymore. but i do use it to chop up my meth. officer: what exactly were you thinking at the time ? you don't know what i'm talking about ? narrator: police arrest the high roller for possession with intent to distribute. officer: you don't know what i'm talking about ? jo: i just know i had a good hand, all right ? and when i said "all in," i meant all in. is locked up tight for the evening, no possible way for anyone to get inside. ( man screaming ) judy: ( bleep ) in aisle three ! nick: he fell through that ceiling like judd nelson did in breakfast club. ( man screaming ) mock commentator: aw,

the great plains grazers escaped from a nearby farm, and the impromptu zoo becomes an instant area sensation. >> the buffaloes had this really strong stench. it really smelled up the tennis courts, i can tell you that much. >> narrator: owner gerald berg watches as dozens of officers attempt to usher the harried trespassers onto trailers. >> i just stood up on the side of the truck when i saw them trying to round them up, and i just laughed myself silly. >> narrator: unfortunately, some of the creatures are bullheaded. cops soon thin the herd until just two remain, but the stubborn beasts continue their doubles tournament and defiantly jump the net. officers use the club's pool furniture to make a mobile fence and lock up one of the rebels. but when it's time for john mcenbuffalo to hop in, the big bruiser flips out. the bison rams through the deck-chair barricade... and bowls over a patrolman. [ bison growls ] finally, after hours of wrangling, cops can declare this case closed. [ cheers ] all the behemoths are safely carted away... and the homesick hulks are soon back on the farm where the

. >> the zoo closes at 3:00. >> we are in a zoo. >> we are in the gorilla encloe sure. >> don't lookn the eyes. just look away. >> every man for himself! >> penguins. >> oh. >> run. >> charlie! ♪ so lost without you >> "old dogs" will be in theaters on november 256789. >> we got the final results of our "showbiz tonight" poll. 21% of you say yes, but 79% of you say no. here is an e-mail. >> that is it for "showbiz tonight." >> and i am brooke anderson in hollywood. >> conservative commentator ann coulter will be on tonight. i like to hear the other side. plus espn baseball analyst steve phillips gets into trouble for swinging his bat at a young production assistant. and a man who has seen and written about it all will be right here. >>> tonight, as the white house's war of words with fox continues, ann coulter will be here with a few words of her own. plus george w. bush has finally stopped cutting brush so he can make some cash as a motivational speaker. what is wrong with this picture? and yet another high-profile cheating husband has been playing law with the system. oh, yeah. all

not only that, jon is apologizing out the wa zoo. he dropped his bombshell in an interview with in touch magazine saying i regret my conduct sinceicate and i separated. i used poor judgment in publicly socializing with other women so soon. his lawyer said he woke up and looked in the mirror and realized he made bad choices. >> big bad choices. after announcing the split, jon started living the bachelor lifestyle big time. a slew of incriminating photos and stories that wound up on the covers of magazines around the world. now jon says he's going to change his ways by postponing their divorce for 90 days. he told in touch magazine this will enableicate and me to improve our relationship. i hope she will be as enthusiastic as i am to do what is best for our family. do you know what we have to say? too late, jonny. you blew it. >> jon has put a 90-day halt on the divorce proceedings saying he wants to open the lines of communication and work on coparenting and he regrets stepping out in public with other women so soon after they split.

abilene zoo is a hidden gem because it's rare for a town of this size to have such a fantastic zoo.t the zoo is our new white tiger. what's he say? >> growl. >> here we are at bogey's downtown abilene texas. you can order something off the menu or they'll help you build your own sandwich. it's an enjoyable eating experience, kind of the cheers of downtown abilene. this is the historic paramount theater. we did our album cover here for my "honky tonk kid" cd in which i got to sing with willy nelson. when you first walk in you're just overwhelmed with the detail and how fancy everything is. so it's always been a place that i enjoy to not only see movies in but have my own concerts. those are my city secrets. now show me yours. go to i-report.com/my city my secret. >>> thursday up friday down. way down. the stock markets got clobbered yesterday with the dow-jones industrial average losing nearly 250 points. that steep drop negated thursday's big rally and then some. news that consumer spending last month helped dragt markets down since topping out on the 19th of this month the s&p has

look at these cute siberian tiger cubs making their public debut at the milwaukee zoo.s but they're going to top the scale eventually at about 300. >> of course, this is a rare sight. there are dwindling number of siberian tigers, only 500 in the wild, another 500 in captivity. so the cubs are an important part of the species survival. >> they're just darn cute. me to death. there's so much to learn. i just shut down. but liberty walked me through it all like when i test at night or after i eat makes a big difference. a good diet and testing your blood sugar regularly can help you manage-even reduce-the risk of complications. that's why liberty offers a wide selection of most brand-name meters. and, all the help you need to understand your meter. if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare, call now and we'll send you a free meter. it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. so it's less painful. it makes a big difference. and to make it even less painful, the cost of your join over a million others who have cho

>> alisyn: oakland zoo. >> rick: no? he says it doesn't mean anything to him.>> clayton: panthers means a -- i get it. all right, i thought it was oakland, california and that doesn't mean anything to me. sorry. yes, the pit panthers, thanks, rick. >> rick: nice recovery. here's your temperatures, nice across the eastern seaboard, and nice down across the south and a little bit muggy and cold out west, look at satellite/radar picture, a couple of things going on, big system down across much of the south, will continue to bring a lot of rain across areas of texas, by tomorrow, will move towards atlanta and keep in mind you had all the flooding in atlanta and you could see more flooding and causing more problems and san antonio area, heading off towards the north, a big upper level disturbance, has not wanted to budge and continues to keep things fall like in and around minnesota and towards upstate new york, showers on and off and coastal areas looking fine and now, out across the west, and that is where we have another system, pulling in, this is our first real

. >> that report from michael morrah of new zoo land's tv 3. we will bring you the latest developments throughout the program, but right now, it's time to check in with russ mitchell at the news desk for a look at the other headlines. >>> good morning. meeting in switzerland this morning, the united states and other world powers are pressing iran to freeze its nuclear program. it is the first time the u.s. and iran have had serious face to face talks in 30 years. elizabeth palmer is some gene i geneva with the latest about. >> reporter: the talks with producing in a miss-like manner, but u.s. diplomats are really trying to tamp down expect tagss. they have said this is going to be an extraordinarily difficult process. diplomats began arriving mid-morning ready to face iran's nuclear negotiator across the table. europe's foreign policy chief is hosting the meeting, but all eyes will be on the u.s. delegation headed by the veteran dip mow matt william burns.very first task is to determine if iran will talk seriously about its nuclear program, sta

. >> what do you think a lying -- the zoo and the white house has a lying african. >> right. >> i mean, that's -- >> you don't know who put that up. there's hundreds of thousands of people there. i recommend people go, links on my website to a site called i think zombie.com. for some of the signs at bush rallies. and i think bush would have preferred that one. i meanw the head chopped off. him hung in effigy. endlessly compared to -- >> they didn't say old white boy, you are an idiot. nobody said that. >> nobody said black boy is an idiot. >> and then glenn beck in the infinite wisdom called obama a racist. what is that? like lindsay lohan called david hasselhoff an alcoholic. i'm sorry, elizabeth. i didn't mean hasselbeck. i meant hasselhoff. if she is watching, elisabeth. i'm sorry. >> i'm sure he will be. >> glenn beck, the thing with him, he's the face of the republican party. >> okay. since you've beginning the show with me dishing on glenn beck, i want to quickly get out i love glenn beck. >> really? do you really, really? >> yeah. >> people hate him more than they used to hate y

bears, tigers, and gorillas at the brookfield zoo in illinois got to munch on pumpkins.ld rather have a couple of peanut butter cups or beer in my trick or treat pack. it was all tricks, no treats for melissa joan hart on jim"jimmy kimmel live!". >> can you say awkward? you have got to see what happened when jimmy was interviewing melissa and louis vito. now, remember, melissa got her big break on "sabrina, the teenage witch" which aired on abc back in the late '90s. watch. >> at any point during the competition did you consider using witchcraft to help you? >> whoa, hole on, that joke is like 1996, i think, so -- >> yeah, but you know what, so are you, to be honest. i'm sorry, i'm an evil person. >> ouch! right, a.j.! >> jimmy was pretty harsh, there, but she did set him up for that. let's just hope that melissa, brooke, doesn't put a spell on jimmy. >> oh, a.j., that joke was so 2008. >> more like 2000 late. >>> let's move on to the "showbiz tonight" facebook wall. a lot of people like myself have already seen the new michael jackson movie, "this is it." a lot of peopl

. >> doctors say the surgery went well and once she heals, her quality of life at the zoo should greatly improve. >>> if this dog could talk, what tales of adventure he would tell. the old lab boxer mix vanished ten years ago. he was just found 1,300 miles from home. an oklahoma family took him in as a stray. their vet found a microchip which revealed the dog's name was brindle and his owner was from virginia. the little girl who found him says it was a happy ending. >> if i didn't, then he would just be sitting there right now with no family, no friends, no nothing. >> isn't she cute? the family tracked down brindle's owner on facebook. they will soon be reunited. >>> there is no doubt latinos are reshaping america from schools to neighborhoods, businesses and medical care. soledad o'brien takes a special look at what it's like to be latino in america, with the special accomplishments of a california doctor. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: raul ruiz is a busy e.r. doctor. a physician on staff at eisenhower medical center. the cochel la valley's only nonprofit hospital. >> reporter: how

. >> you can see zoos doing things and museums and activities in ball malls all over the city. find out what's available for your child or you can have your own party. >> reporter: tricks to keep the fun around while keeping injuries away. for today's health minute, i'm melissa long. >> high school reunions, they can be fun. they can be awkward but rarely do you see one that really changes the course of history. why this 50-year reunion is such a big deal for a small town in georgia. >>> washington, d.c. affiliate is breaking a television taboo. wjla is airing a two-party special on breast cancer awareness and showing an exposed breast during the broadcast. they call it "touch of life." it includes self-breast exam demonstrations. the breasts of volunteers are not blurred. the station says they are not just doing this to try to boost ratings. the abc affiliate says showing the breast provides a public service because many people don't know the right way to do a self-exam. >>> this tv special really pushed the envelope last night. got a lot of people talking. what do you think?