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For tonights shot, is it the demon known as the el chupacabra? >> oh, no. >> i dont think it is. i think its a dead dog. any way -- >> poor dog. >> my producer, charlie, hes obsessed with it, is convinced its the goblin that drinks the blood of goats. he killed it and kept the carcass. so to me it seems like he killed the dog and is now passing it off as a demon. >> or he found a dog that was already dead. >> im hoping that he didnt kill the dog so he could show it

"impacting your world" the severe drought in east africa putting a death grip on kenya. the world group program says it needs to help feed almost 4 billion people across the country. we look at kenyas heartland for a close look at the problem. >> reporter: for years kenyans escaped to mt. kenyan to find water and pasture. but they found only dead. rotting cattle are on the valley floor, a feast only for the flies. the slopes of mt. kenya are literally littered with hundreds of dead cattle becaus...

"we are proud about our land and we love our land," she says. "but we have become tired of trying to farm, because we are never producing anything." so, this once-proud farmer depends on hand-outs, but aid agencies cant always keep up. now, she only has one meal left for her family. hope is now crushed for many kenyan farmers. some have given up on producing food entirely, breaking rocks in a nearby quarry. the back-breaking work will earn them less than a dollar a day. but they say that doing s...

Firefighters increase are keeping an eye out for flareups but the worst of the wild fire near athens is under control. managers say 150 homes were destroyed and all so olive groves and forests. thailand, on the unusual visitor at this park in bangkok, alligator-sized lizards. tourists are not used to the reptiles. ive never seen such a big animal. shepard: park employees protect the creatures. now to a church and misery that seems to be trying to raise some questions using billboards that ask wh...

Afghanistan. >> 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. sunday morning. "state of the union." good lineup there. thanks very much. our viewers, by the way, can see my full interview with senator bob corker tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern. the saturday "situation room" 6:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. be prepared. thats homeland security security janet napolitanos message to americans. were going to tell you about the governments campaign to help you be able to perform cpr and other emergency measures. and the chica...

In florida tonight where alligators and crocodiles lurk in the waters a dangerous new predator has emerged and its growing in number and size. take a look at this. a burmese python more than 17 feet long was caught on the grounds of a hospital near lake

Okachobee. 17 feet long. these snakes travel more than a mile in a day. they eat just about anything. thousands of pythons are on the loose. they were kept as pets and discarded by their owners. one man is on a mission to find them. john zarrella takes us on the trail. >> reporter: joe wazaluski drives along a stretch of road that bisects floridas everglades. night is coming on quickly. hes looking for snakes. one in particular. >> the next ten miles seem to be the hotspot for burmese pythons. >...

In florida tonight where alligators and crocodiles lurk in the waters a dangerous predator has emerged. a burmese python more than 17 feet long was caught on the grounds of a hospital near lake okeechobee. 17 feet long. these snake cans travel more than a mile in a day. they eat just about anything. thousands of pythons are on the loose. they were kept as pets and discarded by their owners. one man is on a mission to find them. >> reporter: joe wazaluwski drives along a stretch of road that bise...

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