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Brilliant. >> shepard: yeah, everybody seemed to laugh it off. local chamber of commerce slammed those folks on facebook saying they are lucky they got away because the bison, well, its big. the florida teenager who had his arm bitten off in an alligator attack back in july says is he getting used to his new prosthetic arm it helps him open water bottles, grab different items and even weld. a couple of months ago the teen fought off a gator while swimming in a river in southwest florida. wildlif...

>> jeff: a new u.n. survey revealed that the price of meat rose worldwide last month in part because of the summer drought in the u.s. and once again much of it is connected back to corn. dan raviv reports it could get worse. >> reporter: brett mcevoy raises cows and chickens in georgia but its the drought in the midwest that has him worried. >> ive already experienced a loss because of it. >> reporter: relentless heat and drought scorched much of the nations corn crop.

Seem to encourage the children to approach the wild animal in the first place? >> reporter: the authorities say this is a case of an irresponsible adult leading inexperienced children. you can see the guy doing the videotape. one guy has an ipad and there is the adult walking up. you can hear him encouraging one of the children to touch the bison. you can see hes agitated and shake his head. the adult if you listen to this knew the animal was not happy. >> his head movements, ill get you, i will...

320 yards and two touchdowns. washington, d.c. may finally have their franchise quarterback for the first time since joe theismann. and heres a lesson that a group of kids visiting yellow stone wont soon forget. check this out. a very close encount we are a bison. the children approached the bison to taunt him, apparently, encouraged by the adult who was shooting some video. eventually the large animal snaps and gallops forward, chasing a young boy who narrowly escapes. fortunately, and perhap...

Intense in the heart land. jim axelrod with that. >> reporter: the worst drought in 50 years could cost iowa 19% of its corn crop. farmer steve swenka cleared his shriveled corn to feed his cattle. >> theyre completely out of grass at this stage. you do what you need to do. >> reporter: recent reign forms have helped conditions in some parts of the midwest, but in nebraska, areas in exceptional drought jumped from 3% last week to 22%. in neighboring kansas, its up from 39% to 63%. >> the heartla...

Of children, police opened fire killing him on the street. c.j. was brought to the cage. after this escape, police were able to capture the chimp. the owner says she has no idea how she was able to escape. the bars were bent. >> we have gotten calls that people want to let c.j. out to pass a law in las vegas. and i just hope that no one tampered with the cage. >> reporter: is there is now a push in las vegas for a new law to make it tougher for people to own exotic animals. after a flurry of hea...

And ranchers. for the past two years, smith has been fighting again to save his ranch. the latest drought has cut deep into his savings, requiring more money to water and to feed his 235 cows. he is not alone. many other others others are stn this northeast texas farmers co-op. general mrgs brad johnson. >> it is a one-two punch when you hitch hike on what we went through last year when we called the big boy. the big boy drought in the state of texas exceeded anything he had seen in the past. >>...

>> mason: tonight, the republican ticket for 2012, mitt romney picks wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate, and the campaign against the president. >> president obama has become part of the problem, and mitt romney is the solution. >> mason: jan crawford is following the candidates. who is paul ryan, and whats on his resume? our chip reid takes a look. praying for rain, we visit with ranchers in texas. and the olympic twist, which countries are the real winners? another way of look...

Spraying in nearly 50 years in the face of a deadly outbreak of west nile virus. cases of west nile are now confirmed in all but six of the lower 48 states. texas reports nine deaths from the virus so far. six deaths are reported in louisiana. temperatures hit the 80s and 90s casino texas again today, prolonging the drought that is putting the livelihood of farmers and ranchers at risk. manuel bojorquez has more. >> reporter: sulfur springs, texas, has a rhythm. >> come on guys. >> reporter: tha...

Crunches under your feet. >> reporter: he says the drought has scorched the grass his cows eat. ce cost of corn to feed them has skyrocketed 25% over last year. he had 30 cows then. this year he can only afford to feed seven. the feeling that you have right now, youre feeling helpless. i well, im... im frustrated. i mean, its a fact that without the rain, without the moisture everythings just for naught. >> reporter: and not very far from lyle mackeys farm this is what we encountered. it seems t...