as americans sought to safeguard the wildlife bounty. in that era, original hunters were pursuing big game into oblivion, and taking birds for their meat and feathers. conservationists are to stand at florida's pelican island. in 1903, president theodore roosevelt established this tiny 5.5 acre island as america's first national wildlife refuge. and soon, the refuges followed. the wichita mountains refuge was created in oklahoma in 1905. to provide a haven for the american bison. although these great shaggy beasts had once numbered in the millions, by the earliest 20th century, so few bison remained that the government had to ship 50 survivors from the new york zoo to form a starter heard for the new refuge. other sanctuaries were decreed for from one and the open bighorn sheep. and after 10,000 elk starved to death by striking wintering grounds in wyoming, the government established the national elk refuge in 1912 and launched a winter feeding program. in the 1930's, the devastating droughts of the dustbowl years dealt another blow to w

tool to preserve wildlife. killing a single lion can cost hunters up to $71,000 dollars. across africa, sport hunting is estimated to bring in more than $200 million each year. david: and it's the trafficking more than the hunting that's the big issue. announcer: david hayes is a former deputy secretary for the department of the interior, and for 6 years oversaw the us fish and wildlife service and its duties in regulating the import of sport-hunted trophies under the clinton and obama administrations. david: if the funding that is used for sport hunting is then plowed back into protection of the habitat, then that can be a net benefit. bigad: have you found that money is always going to where it's intended to? david: well, that's a major question. it's tough because there's some fish and wildlife biologists sitting here in the united states, making decisions about what's going on over in africa. announcer: hayes says poachers capitalize on the limited oversight by routinely using sport hunting as a front to be

sports investigative reporter hedy hammond here with more of the criminals who are stealing our wildlife. >> this is a colorado hunting licenses to get when you have to agree to follow the law and investigation found unlicensed in illegal big-game outfitters taken the law and killing animals in the coolest of ways we should warn you some of the images are disturbing. >> is a sound that says colorado's. >> signaling the start of mating season and hunting season colorado ballot officers said there are predators invading our mentions people it in illegally baiting trapping and stealing colorado's wildlife for profit. >> fifty-three -year-old james hirsch park is one of several wildlife officers is a harsh talk led guided of hiking tours into the mines near trinidad lowering elk on to the property leased by feeding them a baiting the box it right into the path of the hirsch box band of out-of-state hunters have people need to understand that wildlife belongs to them and people are stealing from them when they take illegal wildlife is. >> bondholders as a baiting animals as a vehicle but hold

belongs to them and people are stealing from them when they take illegal wildlife is. >> bondholders as a baiting animals as a vehicle but holder says it big-game hunters are committing far more heinous crimes such as in the case of christopher h long carriage of allegedly hunted down at the caps on before his client arrived then he would shoot them in the palm implant the injured animals are far enough away so his clients could not see they were killing creatures to when did >> that it's not hunting that is poaching. >> a member of the outfitters incorporated specializes in turkey kills just for the hesitant antlers and leaving the meet and carcasses behind to ride. >> of wildlife has been wrong it's our job to step up and protect them that's why wildlife investigators are them to the fullest extent of the law hoping to send a message it when it comes to poaching for profit the buck stops here. >> of your cop punching in colorado you will face felony charges and in some cases mandatory jail time and wildlife officers is saying most of the cases of start with steps further asking any

. >>> also developing out of brevard this morning, florida and fishing wildlife officers are trying to help a stranded mother whale and her calf. >> trying to come up with a solution. fox 35's dana jay live this morning. and dana, just some great pictures behind you all morning long, but we hope they're able to find their way back out to the ocean. >> yeah, and you know what, fish and wildlife at this point, they say they're just going to let the whales do that. let me go ahead and move out of the way so we can see if we can get you some live pictures of her mamma bailies and the babies here in the inlet. they haven't moved much. i did in the last 30 minutes or so talk to a spokesperson for florida fish and wildlife and he tells me that they're just going to keep an eye on the whales today and see what they do. they really want to whales to go back to the ocean on their own. so some of the things that monitoring them is make sure that both stay away from them. the whales are very sensitive to sound and so the sound of the boats can be upsetting to them and disorient them and stress the

doug nielsen with the nevada department of wildlife says the early part of the year... is breeding season for coyotes. that means more of these animals are roaming the valley looking for mates, and they do go into urban areas adjacent to open land. ((doug nielsen/nevada department of wildlife: "right now the chances of seeing them move about are pretty good.")) nielsen advises people to not let pets out of sight especially in the early morning or evening when coyotes often look for food. ((patranya: "another tip...don't use retractable leash like this one...it just lets your pets roam too far from reach.")) ((doug nielsen/nevada department of wildlife: "all coyotes need is a gap, just enough space, they feel comfortable they can grab the pet and go.")) ((ira "he had some superficial bite marks where had been picked up.")) urgenson is counting his blessings the coyote dropped dylan before getting away that night. ((ira urgensen/dog snatched by coyote: "i was a little laxed one too many times...patranya: "you are thankful he's okay? ira urgensen/dog snatched by coyote:" t

it's overreached by this fish and wildlife. they are not fish and wildlife managers anymore. they are becoming the preservationist group without the management ability and state that lives there. i'm not changing anything other than just the fact that the state still has authority under nelka and he voted for t i'm suggesting respectfully if you want the federal government to manage everything, 100 million acres that we agreed we could manage in the law, the state, if you want the government to take that all over, let's just give the government all the land. let's stop having free land. you talk about being public land, the public, the public that lives there, they want the state to manage the land. so far they have done a great job. as far as shooting bears, that's against the law in the state of alaska. now, why are we saying that? because it's emotionally acceptable. let's stick to the facts. this is the fact you want. the administration, the government to manage all lands. or do you want to follow the law we passed in this congress? the law? we have a tendency heretofore

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florida fish and wildlife want to help them back out into the ocean. they were hoping that they would go break out on their own, but it hasn't happened yet. we'll keep hoping and praying on how we can help. a little nudge? what do they like to eat? >> with bait. >> maybe you drag something. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh, oh hearts are made for sharing. spread some sweetness with dunkin' donuts' cookie dough and brownie batter donuts. heart-shaped happiness too sweet not to share. >> florida fish and wildlife officers needs your help of keeping track of anacondas in our state. >> yuck. >> florida fish and wildlife is looking for anyone keeping one of these dangerous, non-legal state dz illegally. last week, almost a nine foot one was captured in melbourne and found a domestic rat in its stomach so they think it may have been someone's pet. a second snake was found nea

wildlife refuge. high pressure is still over the southwest but is making a track towards the south/southeast today. sunny skies and high temperatures in the low and mid 70s will still be common along with winds between 5 and 15 up. high temperatures will slip back to the lower 70s and partly sunny skies into the but with a new front approaching, windy conditions look to start next wednesday. new this morning... we're getting more information

f-b-i agents surrounded the malheur national wildlife refuge wednesday... as they continued negotiations with the 4 remaining occupiers. all of this recent activity started yesterday afternoon when one of the occupants decided to get on an atv heading towards a checkpoint, but then suddenly turned around at a high rate of speed... heading back into the refuge . fiore says she wants to find a peaceful resolution to the standoff. our sister station in portland caught up with her at the airport.. as she spoke to the occupiers on the phone. (( michelle fiore: listen to me i'm here, and i will not leave you guys in prison cell thats why i'm here this is what they're doing they are placing fear in you, this is what they want, don't let the government place fear in you )) ((kirsten joyce)) fiore says she just wants to get the occupiers off the refuge alive./// ((brian loftus)) > nevada

the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in oregon comes to an end. >> international negotiators made sa potential brae) breakthrough in syrian -- breakthrough in syrian peace stalks. john kerry announced a cessation of hostilities in the civil war expected to go in effect in a week. if it sticks it will give workers access to areas cut off from food and medical care. as reported, the deal is the result of some difficult talks. >> 19 delegations, the sponsors of international peace efforts in syria gathering in an effort to get things back on track. the most important meeting happened earlier on the 15th floor of the same munich hotel. this is where russian foreign ministers sergey lavrov and john kerry came face to face. if you look at the faces, you can tell this was a difficult meeting. russians proposed a ceasefire, the u.s. said it would mean tree weeks more of area bombardment. when they addressed the media it was in the early hours of the morning. neither man got what they wanted. they announced a target of a week, in which to stop the violence. we have agreed to implement a na

fish and wildlife service announced plans to ban neonics from all wildlife refuges by 2016. and the white house launched an initiative to strengthen federal action to improve pollinator research and to protect pollinator habitat. >> there are things that we can't control or not easily regulate, things like climate change, even habitat loss are things that we can't control. but things like pesticides we can. >> well, nature is pretty good at fixing itself. but then that assumes that you're going to remove the pressures that we're putting on it now. >> we depend on all these things. we depend on bees to pollinate our crops, on worms and other organisms that live in soil to keep the soil healthy and so on. if we wipe them all out, then ultimately, we'll wipe ourselves out. oyj4j8j8j8j8úxú [music playing] [music playing] >> let go, let go! >>eft, lef >> lt, left.eft. left, right, left. >> ty are thonly difrence somee livingnd dying entrted withhe respsibilityf protecng amera and hewaters fm the coastlin to the gh seas. for ov 225 yea, the uned stat coast grd is alys

wildlife officials say anyone involved in the shooting, to reach out to them. a health alert to tell you about this morning about air pollution. doctors in british columbia say it's the fourth highest risk factor for death around the world. more than five and half million people are said to die prematurely every year from poor air quality. more than half of those deaths happen in the world's fastest growing economies of china and india. a new laser technology is helping people get rid of their unwanted tattoos. doctors say the latest f-d-a approved technology called "piqo4" is more effective and anything else on the market. the number of treatments depends on the color and size of the tattoo, but redness and don't experience major side effects. one person's progress. the treatment can cost several hundred dollars a session. doctors say if you're thinking of getting a tattoo, designs done in dark green or black ink are the easiest to remove later on. just one week after winning the super bowl with the denver broncos.. peyton manning is making headlines once agai

. >>> cliven bundy wants four armed protesters in a wildlife refuge in oregon to stay put. he is ammon bundy's father. he asked them to move all state policing agents out of the area. group leader ammon bundy an ten others were arrested last week. >>> the fbi is now investigating what led to the water crisis in flint, michigan. dangerous levels of lead after the city tried to cut costs. people complained about the appearance, taste, and smell of the new water but no one in state government seemed to listen to them. so now, the fbi, epa, and u.s. attorney's office are all stepping in. >>> their son died following football practice at the florida state university 12 years ago. they settled with the university following his death. but they have been waiting on lawmakers to approve their claims bill. matt galka explains. >> reporter: 15 years ago, devaughn darling had big dreams. he was a football player at florida state university playing alongside his twin brother devar. then he died one morning during a brutal morning practice. >> he was buried in his florida state uniform d

and when i think of wildlife as is development precedes that was one of the focuses of that meeting and bryan and i were not at the meeting but he's done a lot of work on the island and the burst flies this is wotterf her when she was on the commission for the environment we did some habitat restoration that is the kind of thing we want to do going forward and trying to cultivate partnerships we have a lot to do this is the beach threatening the coastal stream habitat and then this is exactly where we worked at about 10 years ago we were successful in removing that ice plant and it came back on hiss its own and actually on the right there so this is exactly where we want to be so peter uaw have a couple of meetings lined up with the organizations on treasure island to begin discussions to you we can create partnerships where we're involving folks from the community in have you had occasion of the habitat there is a lot of trash out there this is. >> current photograph looking at the west side of the could have this is a photograph of 10 years ago we're looking forward to and taking

wildlife officials don't know why they came into the inlet. around 8:00 o'clock this morning, florida fish and wildlife expected to have a boat out on the inlet to see if they can tell whether or not the whales are still here or if they've gone back to the ocean. reporting live at sebastian inlet, dana jay, fox 35 news. >> it's 6:37. in orange county, deputies are searching for an armed robber who may be connected to two straight robberies. >> cias off our morning rush. this is from the kangaroo express on east colonial drive near the 408. this was only early saturday morning. you see the suspect crouching down behind the counter, points his gun at the employee, the suspect forces the clerk to empty out the cash register, then takes off. man held you have another store in orlando minutes before this one. person who killed two brothers who were heading to a super bowl. antonio jones and his brother christian were gunned down on sunday inside. their bodies were found at condos in metro west. >> orlando police want you to take a closer look at th

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fish and wildlife service announced plans to ban neonics from all wildlife refuges by 2016. and the white house launched an initiative to strengthen federal action to improve pollinator research and to protect pollinator habitat. >> there are things that we can't control or not easily regulate, things like climate change, even habitat loss are things that we can't control. but things like pesticides we can. >> well, nature is pretty good at fixing itself. but then that assumes that you're going to remove the pressures that we're putting on it now. >> we depend on all these things. we depend on bees to pollinate our crops, on worms and other organisms that live in soil to keep the soil healthy and so on. if we wipe them all out, then ultimately, we'll wipe ourselves out. úqúqúqúqúqúcññ÷j [soft exotic flute music] ♪ captioning and audio description provided by the u.s. department of education. >> bokara: i'm bokara legendre. join me and my guests--scholars and scientists, spiritual teachers and philosophers-- as we explore the boundaries of religion and metaphysic

state wildlife officers say the recently found snakes appeared to have been pets that illegally wildlife officers hope the public can help them find the source of the snakes, which can multiply rapidly and become a serious threat to wildlife and pets. at the indian river lagoon today, people were whale watching. it' s a rare experience involving critically endangered whales, a mother and calf. wildlife officers and whale experts were called to sebastian inlet around 9 in the morning. they spent the afternoon keeping boats away from the mother and calf. it' s hoped they move safely out into the open water at the next high tide. meredith: tony, we were expecting a cold front this evening? tony: and a little bit of rain. the big story tonight, you' ll hear the windows rattling. it will be cold and windy tomorrow morning. let' s go back outside. here' s what it looks like around i-4. not bad at all. a couple of showers move on through. less than inch of rain. just a big wind maker. as the front comes on through. we have seen the showers picking up here over the last few hours, north of our v

. >> reporter: allen is the wildlife diversity coordinator for the state wildlife research commission he said the population has grow in north carolina. with our southern neighbors already having yearly gator hunts. the people aware expressed an interest in. >> reporter: and people are concerned about more run ins with them but wildlife officials say they aren't ready to sing their teeth into an open season just yet. >> we need to do some science and get some better estimates of population, birth rates, before we do that. >> reporter: just how many gators are there? a study a few years ago estimated more than 670 but there are more more than a thousand. he said it could be a few more years before a hunting season opens and it would be by america pit only. >> thank you >>> a local partnership helping children move out of the foster system into adult life. next at five, a doctor explains how local doctors are working to foster bright futures. >> and thieves target an organization known for doing good things in the community. tonight the break-in -- the break-in the case that could lead

the show was canned and his wildlife permit pulled. saxe knows working with wild animals is costly and risky. (( 40:17 david saxe:i have seen scenarios where eeh .. dont think they should do that .. 40:22 magicians with birds you can stuffed inside of a little pouch and then yanked out .. eehh 40:29 ((denise valdez)) at features domestic pets all rescued from shelters. the days of big cats on stage are few and far between .. as crowds become more savvy about their care and quality of life. (( 38:22 david saxe: you dont want to see animals forced to do something they dont want to do. 38:25 )) )) > ((denise valdez)) ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus will phase out elephants in its shows by may of this year. and of course sea world is in the crosshairs over its captive -- performing killer whales. according to the animal legal defense fund -- dirk arthur is one only three illusionists in big cats. arthur has been cited several times for violating the animal welfare act. ((dave courvoisier)) > a man waiting at a bus stop is dead a

local media reports that blomgren was on the wildlife refuge from january 10 through january 26th. and that he was taken into custody wednesday in nevada near the bundy ranch. blomgren was arrested after officials say he tried to buy an a-r 15 rifle. 3 3 the last protesters at the refuge were removed yesterday after nearly 2 months of occupation.as kim hutcherson reports, those last hold-outs will be in court today. 3 four right-wing protesters from the maheur national wildlife refuge are set to appear in federal court in portland, oregon friday-- after they were taken into custody thursday. david fry, anderson and sandra lynn anderson surrendered to authorities after a dramatic phone call that was live streamed on the internet. (nats - "the only way we're leaving here is dead or without charges!") the surrender of the remaining occupiers brings to an end the 41-day occupation of the refuge. only a few hours earlier, federal agents arrested nevada rancher cliven bundy--on six charges from his 2014 standoff w wh federal officals. he didn't participate in this occupation, but he is c

a 41-day occupation of a wildlife refuge in oregon is over. but now, nevada rancher cliven bundy is behind bars. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. the bundy patriarch was arrested in portland last night, as he tried to go to the malheur wildlife refuge.

local media reports that blomgren was on the wildlife refuge from january 10 through january 26th. and that he was taken into custody wednesday in nevada near the bundy ranch. blomgren was arrested after officials say he tried to buy an a-r 15 rifle. 3 3 the last protesters at the refuge were removed yesterday after nearly 2 months of occupation.as kim hutcherson reports, those last hold-outs will be in court today. 3 four right-wing protesters from the maheur national wildlife refuge are set to appear in federal court in portland, oregon friday-- after they were taken into custody thursday. david fry,

oregon wildlife refuge might be over in a matter of minutes... when the occupiers are expected to surrender. plus, why nevada rancher cliven bundy was arrested at an airport. ferguson, missouri gets slapped with a lawsuit... what the department of justice has accused the city of doing. they needed duct tape... scotch tape... and some super glue... but they got er' done... the runnin' rebels get a desperately needed win. good morning it's 7: on this , welcome back to fox five news this morning. latest on all your we'll have the latest on all your top stories... but first let's check in with cassandra jones for a look at your weather. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. we'll see highs in the mid-70s through saturday with a brief temperature drop for valentine's day sunday and presidents day monday. full sun with very light breezes expected in the afternoons also through the end of the week and the weekend. our next increase in clouds looks to be next tuesday and wednesday with mountain showers in the slight category. average high is 62 deg

jim: fish and wildlife officers keep discovering anacondas. they want to know where they are coming from. plus lighting the zika virus. governor rick scott updates us on the fight to keep you healthy. angela: a look at new laws now in effect assigned to keep bears out of neighborhoods. the price you will pay if you don' t comply. tony: here we go again with we will take you day by day vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. hey, mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management team. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com speaks out about the fight against the zika virus this morning. the governor has called all 16 of the cases -- none of the victims are p

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the occupation of a national wildlife refuge in oregon is now over. the last four hold-outs surrendered to f-b-i agents today. stay wh your 24 hour eastern iowa. st. luke's hospital in cedar rapids says right now it has 57 nursing positions that are open. it says a number of those openings are because older nurses are retiring. at the same time, the hospital system's patients are growing older and requiring more care. the hospital's director of acute adult services says it also needs more nurses to help facilitate changes in the entire healthcare experience. "how healthcare is changing is it's outreach, to homes, to clinics,s,hings that were previously done in a hospital are being done in an ambulatory basis. as healthcare looks different the positions provide it are changing, and that's providing competition even within our own organization for those resources." the hospital says it's looking at interns and working with local colleges to recruit prospects and fill the gaps. the state treasurer here in iowa wants to offer retirement accounts to privat

rmed militants took over the wildlife refuge nearly six weeks ago protesting federal lands. one was shot and killed in a enforcement, and last night clive was taken into custody portland airport. he was not part of the occupation, rather hisst is from a standoff with armed forces. bundy joins his sons behind bars. the occupation is over. the refuge will still closed for weeks. the sheriff calls it a crime, the fbi said it must be searched for in all, 25 people linked to the occupation have now been indicted on federal felony charges. le>> joe fryer in oregon, thank you. >>> a major endorsement for hillary clinton is spotlighting the critical battle under way for african-american votes in south carolina. a february 27th democratic primary there will be bern i sanders' first cast in the south, and before a large number of black voters. n, who polls show hold a substantial lead among important shot in the arm from a civil rights icon, who tonders delivered just a shot. nbc's kristen welker has details. >> rep hillary clinton and bernie sanders prepare to face off in milwaukee t

first, wildlife officers responded to a call about a duck swimming in the water with an arrow sticking out of it! then, a second call, this time a raccoon, also shot with an arrow. vets rushed to try to perform emergency surgery on the racoon -- but it died before the operation. officers say this is a safety concern that goes beyond animals. help investigators, call wildlife officers. a vigil over the weekend after three bethune-cookman university students - were shot saturday morning one is from the bay area. students gathered on campus here in daytona beach to honor the students - shot at an off campus party after a fight broke out. 23 year old don' kevious johnson- a linebacker on the football team - was killed. justine cunninghman and tre jamal williams of palmetto are expected to survive. the suspect who isn't a student -has turned himself in. in the wake of last month's deadly tornado outbreak on the suncoast, the city of venice has implemented a new emergency alert system called code red. concerns were raised when the system did not notify people when those tornados ripped throu

wildlife service says there is not been any specific threats towards the agency. officials want to warn to ensure the safety of everyone. >>> federal and state officials pointing fingers at who is to blame for the water crisis in flint, michigan. >> the state officials failed on federal crisis and deplay layed for months to let the >> they'll meet with officials. >>> check out doppler radar right now and you can see we don't have any rain insight. boy, do we have some on the way. winds are come frg the southeast, that's pumping in that warm air today. if you step tout door thg morning, itwill be much like what it was yesterday with temperatures upper 60s to about 70 degrees. we are mostly dry for the morning. we may see a stray shower before noon. the wetweather settles in after noon and continues through the evening drive. it could take you longer to get around town any time through the afternoon commute and into early this evening. 69 degrees right now and brooksville and tampa at 70. st. pete at 67. today, we are topping out with highin the mid-70s. this is goi

the last occupiers at a wildlife refuge in oregon say they will turn themselves in this morning. the f-b-i is surrounding the area. and hundreds of ash trees on the university of iowa campus will have to come down because of the emerald ash borer. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a quiet thursday with a clear start cold again, highs should make the upper teens to lower 20s. tonight, another batch of light snow should move into the area. this one should be farther east than yesterday's snow and should affect more of eastern iowa as a result. while amounts will remain light and generally under 1", it'll make for a slick morning commute on friday. the wind will pick up behind this system during the day on friday and may cause some patchy blowing snow yet again. saturday is still on track to be cold and quiet with another snow chance coming our way for sunday.today: mostly sunny high: 18-24 winds: light n alo: 18 dbq: 19 iow: 22tonight: snow likely

occupiying a federal wildlife refuge. good morning. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. f-b-i agents surrounded the malheur national wildlife refuge wednesday... as they continued negotiations they now say they may turn themselves in this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) as all this was going on.. nevada rancher cliven bundy decided to head to oregon. he was arrested.. after touching down in portland. ((brian loftus)) we have live team coverage.. on both the situation in oregon.. and bundy's arrest. let's first go to reporter andrew dymburt in burns. andrew dymburt on cam) this is as close to the refuge as we can get... behind me is an fbi checkpoint that was set up a couple of weeks ago. now the fbi says that all of this recent activity started on wednesday afternoon around 430 when one of the occupants decided to get on an atv heading towards this checkpoint, but then suddenly turned around at a high rate of speed... heading back into the refuge. (vo) as far as what we've seen, we noticed some white lights coming out of the refuge... wh

.>>> a the last 4 armed occupiers of the national wildlife refuge say they plan to turn themselves in the developed came after cliven bundy cut the father of the joe bader was arrested in portland. fbi and other officers surrounded the refuge last night. the tense standoff was live streamed on the internet at the occupiers refused to stand down. 12 other activists including the leader ammon bundy were arrested at the refuge last month. they seized the site in january in protest of federal land policy. >>> of her of maryland has ordered all flags at half staff in honor of 2 deputies shot and killed in a shopping center in abington. the deputies were shot while responding to a call and a panera bread around lunch. the gunmen was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire not far from the shopping center. no bystanders were injured. >>> official royal caribbean plan to strengthen the company's one of its cruise ships south into the path of a dangerous storm. passengers cheered as they and some of this is returned to its home port in new jersey. the ship was on its way to florida when it w

. >> i've got a three pack of wildlife videos. first who wants to see wild mustangs run through the field? >> there's the pony in question. road. ripping through the gears. >> oh. >> no, no. >> everything bad. >> did he clip one of the other cars? >> he did clip one of the other cars in the oncoming side of traffic. you see the pony there off into the past jurors. >> wow, that pony is going to need new shoes, new tail. >> how about this next wildlife video? a couple of people driving through the outback. watch out. >> oh, the antenna out. >> watch it again in slow motion. watch how close this was. >> wow. >> gets close. takes a mega leap and as it's getting closer it realizes miscalculated this one. watch it tuck up it's legs and go sideways and it's giant tail clips the antenna. boom, uninjured. >> touchdown. >> now this next video, a very rare species to see. this time caught in the urban jungle. >> what's that? >> watch. >> you okay? what the heck is going on. i don't know what to say. i'm speechless. >> so women like this real

jim: the florida fish and wildlife commission want to know why anacondas are being found. one of them almost ate a dog. another was found near the saint johns river. anacondas can reach 26 feet in the stakes appear to have been pets that it illegally got loose. >> we need to find out where these snakes are coming from. if we find out, we are going to investigate it and eradicate these snakes as quick as we can. jim: wildlife officers held -- hope the public can help identify the source of the snakes meredith:. police arrest two people they say racked up more than $2000 on one woman' s credit card and just a few minutes. tips led to the arrest of the two. insert certainly week at a convenience store when a grandmother lost her cards. the crooks were picking out tvs and game systems at a nearby walmart. the goods and credit cards have been returned. the pursuit of a man who drove away from a traffic stop. chopper. a deputy tried to pull a man over for speeding and he refused to stop. he tried to run but deputies took him down. he faces several charges including driving with

the wildlife refuge - still closed to the public - but now free of armed occupiers for the first time - in more than a month.2. soundbite (english) greg bretzing, fbi special agent in charge: "we've said since day one, our goal has been to end this illegal occupation peacefully and we're grateful we were able to do so tag- today - fbi bomb teams are at the refuge, making sure no explosives were left behind. search for evidence, with federal officials saying it could be weeks before the refuge reopens. mg abc news ny verbatim: coming up ... a police officer on trial ...we'll bring you the jury's verdict on the case of an n-y-p-d officer ... charged with killing a man. a thief on the loose -- with a thing for hair!the crime wave you're watching 9 on your side at noon short forecast tease.i'll have the complete check of your nine first warning forecast in about two minutes. a new york city police officer who shot an unarmed man in a pitch-dark public housing stairway ... is guilty of manslaughter. jurors delivered their verdict of officer peter liang late yesterday.the a stairwell in an

david fry, oregon wildlife refuge occupier: "it's a gamble to go out there." a risky gamble as the refuge takeover nears its 40th day. the washoe county school board has created a community panel to oversee spending on construction and repair. voters will be asked to approve a 781-thousand dollar tax increase in november. the school board said none of it will be spent before hearing from the new committee. due to recent voter dissapproval, the panel was made to improve public confidence in the district's decisions. tesla motors is asking nevada regulators to reconsider a recent decision. the nevada public new rates late last year for net metering. that's the rate homeowners with solar panels are paid for their excess energy. vegas inc. reports tesla filed a letter with the commission yesterday saying the lower compensation offers no incentives for nevada residents to change their energy consumption. tesla c-e-o elon musk is cousin of solarcity c- e-o lyndon rive and their businesses are complementary. the virginia street bridge looks like it will re-open weeks

fish and wildlife says this investigation will take weeks. in san francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> apple is taking a standoff with the feds to new heights. the company asked a judge to lift the court order forcing to hack into the san bernardino shooter's phone. apple says if the engineers write the new code, terrorists would view it as a major prize and they say the first amendment rights are at stake here. the fbi director admits it is a pretty tough case. >> i'm a huge fan of privacy. i love encryption. it's a great thing. but our need for public safety and our need for privacy are crashing into each other. and we got to sort that out as a people. >> google and facebook are expected to file legal papers supporting apple's stance with the feds. >>> it is 12 minutes shy of 5:00 on a friday morning. >> friday! >> welcome, anne. we don't often have an opportunity to say hello. >> hi, anne. welcome. >> it's always good to have anne in the house. >> i'm glad to be here. sorry that michelle is sick, though. >> as we call it in our center, sh