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Themselves, how they live in those places in that situation. as a captive deprived of everything. and they will still continue to exhibit the stresses and the infectious diseases and need to be medicated and and all all the other harm that comes to them in captivity. i dont see a difference from the point of view for the whales. >> ultimately, what should seaworld do, in your mind? >> i would like them to begin to phase their whole program out entirely and allow the whales to move to a natural s...

Recent scrutiny coming off the screenings of black fish shown here on cnn. we spoke to one of the producers for his take on this announcement. >> to me its a seismic shift. its the first time sea world has acknowledged that public opinion, especially in california, is turning away from circus style entertainment show with killer whales, and their business model has to try to head in a different direction. it remains to see what it will main for killer whales in captivity in the u.s. >> the kille...

It is an incremental tweak but it could be the start of something bigger if it doesnt brings the crowds and revenues back. >> theyre saying in the next couple of years theyll expand it to a more natural environment. what could that be? >> theyve had a plan for a while called blue world to double the size of their tanks in san diego. on one hand thats a better environment for killer whales. its marginally better but theyre still in the tank and not in the ocean. i think from their perspective thi...

Chipotle stores in the mid west. a series of tests were done but came back negative. about 40 people were sickened. >> sea world is ending its killer whale show, saying it will continue to have orcas but come 2017 showing them in a more-natural state rather than doing tricks. animal rights activists are calling this a a gimmick. they want the whales to be freed from captivity. presidential candidate donald trump. mr. trump, i know a lot of outrageous things are said during campaigns. political a...

Blackfish is billed as a documentary, and instead of a fair and balanced treatment of a complex subject, the film is inaccurate and misleading. i want to bring in tim zimmerman who is an associate producer and writer of "blackfish" and notwithstanding the response from sea world after "blackfish" has aired, and they have vowed to scale back the programming of orcas. what do you make of it? >> well, it looks like the public believes "blackfish" more than sea world. it is not about captivity and b...

Partner with others in the creation of ocean sanctuaries and put an end to the program generally. >> schiff has introduced legislation that would prohibit breeding the orcas in captivity or capturing them for these types of orca shows. now, one note, the ceo of seaworld did say that this is not an across the universe move in terms of this new show. that means it would not translate to similar parks in orlando and san antonio. now, after the documentary "black fish," huge black lash against seawo...

Report even accused russian intelligence, the fsb, of being involved. the olympics governing body is now considering sanctions against russia in advance of the next olympic games scheduled for summer 2016 in brazil. you used to go to sea world for one reason, to see sha moo and watch him do all kinds of tricks. but after some of the killer whales killed sea world trainers and after the cnn documentary "black fish," exposed how brutally parks treat these animals in captivity, today the company ...

Your release. did you think back then that 100% looking at 444 days of this? >> no. once we were captured, we thought it was just a matter of hours before the local government, the host government frankly under international law its up to the host government to protect diplomats and instead of doing that, the iranian government participated and sanctioned the takeover and ultimately the holding of us for 444 days. we would set artificial targets. our birthdays or important holidays to us whether...

What do you think of way they celebrated this day? >> weve seen this before. the names have changed. the personalities are different. they all have the same stripes. they are still considered by our own u.s. state department to be a state sponsor of international terrorism and the secular leaders in iran who really are directed express their hatred in this way. it hasnt changed at all in 36 years. during the hundreds of days in captivity, a number of colleagues struggled with the taunts and tort...

Teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> leslie wilson had become pregnant at 18. this is her son jakari. the father took the boy to guyana first so leslie followed. what was it like in guyana? beautiful? paradise? >> not paradise by any means. >> did it feel like you were in captivity? >> oh, right away...