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He is somewhat skeptic of this decision by seaworld. lets take a listen. its a positive step. its still not going to be adequate if theyre going to maintain this orcas the captivity. i like to see them partner with others 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 this is not an across the universe move in terms of this...

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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...

We have breaking news. seaworld is making a huge announcement deciding to phase out their controversial killer whale show in at least one park. . this coming after major backlash following the cnn documentary that exposed alleged mistreatment of orrcas and the deadly attacks on trainers. joining me to talk about this we have a cnn correspondent. so paul, tells i about this because we have this announcement from seaworld. and yet they say there wont be these shows, but theres still going to be an...

Errors of staff unless theres reason to believe that the member knew or should have known. >> rangel said the staff member who knew about it was let go last year. sea world will keep the whale that killed its trainer but all orca shows are suspended for now. the killer whale grabbed dawn brancheau by her ponytail and dragged her into the water. the autopsy shows that dawn died from multiple traumatic injuries. sea world says there were no signs of problems with tilly, the orca, before the attack...

>> o >> reporter: it witnesses we talked to last night said what investigators told us today. she was close to the waters edge and the whale reached up and grabbed her long ponytail and pulled her into the water. there were several accounts out there that it jumped on her, she fell into the pool. thats what officials are telling us today. the official cause of death for dawn brancheau the trainer killed is multiple traumatic injuries and drowning. seaworld says despite protests from some here th...

Later. now to orlando, seaworld officials say theyll keep the killer whale that killed a veteran trainer there on wednesday. this is at seaworld parks nationwide, theyre suspending all of their orca shows until they decide if the shows themselves are safe. nbcs tom trung joins us from orlando. why arent they at a minimum retiring this animal from shows? >> reporter: well, chuck, there is a lot of questions right now. you can imagine some of them will go unanswered. there is going to be a press...

>> o >> reporter: it witnesses we talked to last night said what investigators told us today. she was close to the waters edge and the whale reached up and grabbed her long ponytail and pulled her into the water. there were several accounts out there that it jumped on her, she fell into the pool. thats what officials are telling us today. the official cause of death for dawn brancheau the trainer killed is multiple traumatic injuries and drowning. seaworld says despite protests from some here th...

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