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So, theyre very fragile. you often dont know that theres anything wrong. >> reporter: the pandas american journey, however, has been key to the species survival. >> so this is the crate thatlingling was shipped in in 1972. >> the first panda. >> yes. >> reporter: u.s. scientists have helped the panda along ever since the first bears were sent here from their native china following a visit by president nixon. researchers in the national zoo are now among the top authorities in the world for breed...

Her name means precious. heres tom foreman with the story. >> shes so warm. >> reporter: at just 17 pounds, 5-month-old bao bao is already a heavyweight in the world of conservation. >> 58 centimeters. >> reporter: a rare success in the long fight to preserve the giant panda. >> pandas are notoriously difficult to breed. >> reporter: ari thompson tends to bao bao and says there are many reasons. pandas are naturally solitary and usually dont mate well in captivity. artificial insemination is dif...

In washington zoo in eight days. her name means precious. heres tom foreman with the story. >> shes so warm. >> reporter: at just 17 pounds, 5-month-old bao bao is already a heavyweight in the world of conservation. >> 58 centimeters. >> reporter: a rare success in the long fight to preserve the giant panda. >> pandas are notoriously difficult to breed. >> reporter: ari thompson tends to bao bao and says there are many reasons. pandas are naturally solitary and usually dont mate well in captivit...

>> 58 centimeters. >> reporter: a rare success in the long fight to preserve the giant panda. >> pandas are notoriously difficult to breed. >> reporter: she tends to her and says there are many reasons pandas are naturally solitary and usually dont mate well in captivity. artificial insemination is uncertain, and even when new ones are born, they often dont make it. >> unfortunately theyre very sort of in the first month or so, theyre very fragile and you often dont know that theres anything wro...

>> this is the crate that ling ling was shipped in in 1972. >> the first panda. >> yes. >> reporter: u.s. scientists have helped the panda along ever since the first bears were sent here from their native china following a visit by president nixon. researchers in the national zoo are now among the top authorities in the world for breeding them. yet births like this remain rare. >> every year you kind of hope for it. and every year its been a disappointment since 2005. >> reporter: habitat loss h...

>> every year you kind of hope for it and every year its been a disappointment since 2005. >> reporter: habitat laws have left only 1600 pandas in the wild, some 300 in captivity. small wonder then that this new arrival, this rare bear, is being treated with such care. tom foreman, cnn, washington. im beth... and im michelle. and we own the paper cottage. its a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses an...

And every year its been a disappointment since 2005. >> reporter: habitat loss has left only 1600 pandas in the wild, some 300 in captivity. small wonder, then, that this new arrival, this rare bear, is being treated with such care. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> very cute rare bear. coming up do we really need our toothbrushes to communicate with our phones? somebody apparently thinks so. "the ridiculist" is next. im beth... and im michelle. and we own the paper cottage. its a stationery an...

Apparently it was culture issue. >> wait what? >> yes! >> i would take captivity over that any day of the week. >> im not sure about that. >> trust me. i dont want cavity searches. >> we can argue that another day. >> no. i dont want to argue it. im pretty firm on that. i dont want it. from our parade of papers. state of emergency in effect in west virginia after a dangerous chemical spill compromised water supply in 90 counties and 250,000 residents ordered not to drink or cook the water. it ...

Yesterday that detained person kenneth bae, whos been held for 14 months, is responsible for his own captivity. >> do you understand what kenneth bae did? do you understand what he did? >> you tell me. what did he do? >> no, you tell me! you tell me! why is he held captive? >> they havent released any charges. >> kenneth baes sister terry chung said today that rodman is playing with her brothers life. >> youve made it clear that you dont want to help kenneth and thats fine, thats your choice. bu...

>> on his birthday? >> its like, hitlers always been nice to me. >> yeah. >> and thats -- he doesnt cut me up, i dont understand why theres a problem. >> hes legit mating a regime, the interviewer from cnn i heard him later saying, i feel bad for dennis rodman, obviously this was an absurd and pathetic performance. kenneth bay and an american citizen being held in captivity. the closest thing we have to anybody inside the regime whos kind of friendly with the north korean dictator is a bumbling,...