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Here is gadi schwartz. >> reporter: amid the smoke and heat of australias blistering catastrophe, moments like this are giving the world pause human hands reaching to koalas >> thirsty. >> reporter: cops saving kangaroos, some taking refuge in swimming pools these are heartbreaking images of the most unique species on earth. experts say 80% of australias wildlife can only be found on this continent, and many are now threatened while the world pledges billions in aid, its the work of volunteers t...

T easy. 12 hours? 20 dogs? wheres your belly rubs? after a day of chasing dogs you shouldnt have to chase down payments. (vo) send invoices and accept payments to get paid twice as fast. (danny) its time to get yours! (vo) quickbooks. backing you. shannon: as dorian inches closer to the east coast rescue groups are mobilizing was one dog shelter is rescuing animals stranded by the storm and the volunteer-based cajun navy is ready to jump into action. joining us, jean harrison and kgbs president,...

Must have at least one woman on the board of directors by the end of the year. and by the end of 2021, corporations must have at least two or three female board members depending on the size of the board of directors. violations of this new law can be punishable by fines up to $300,000. also in california, pet stores are no longer allowed to sell cats, dogs, or rabbits unless they come from animal shelters or nonprofit rescue groups. the golden state is also home to a new law that gives pets mor...

Addiction. in new york, pharmacies can no longer sell cigarettes and a so-called take back act makes drug companies responsible for the costs of leftover drug collection and destruction. in utah, a lower threshold for drunk driving. the states alcohol content limit dropped 2.05%, marking the strictest dui law in the countr country. >> its going to reduce the number of people who choose to drive after drinking. its going to reduce crashes and death. >> going into effect, the responsible drinkers....

Rescue groups have been frantically searching the beaches hoping to save more turtles in trouble and with the help of volunteers, many are now on their way to warmer temperatures down south. doug meehan of our affiliate has more. >> reporter: you can see them in here. theres two per box jake and owen bernstein are pretty excited about meeting their fellow passengers for their trip to florida. their dad steve is donating their time and plane to deliverdelive delivered sea turtles to the warmer we...

Of resources that others do not. so now we want to tell part of the story that has been going on all day. dianne gallagher is in new bern, north carolina. and what weve seen is that the bigger cities have been okay so far. but it is the smaller places where there is really concentrated pain and diane, you got a personal taste of that today. thank god your okay. tell us what you saw today. >> reporter: chris, so weve been going out with these rescue groups throughout this kind of -- first of all ...

200 mile stretch for what could emerge when florence moves through entirely. >> sandra: bill, thank you. the rescue efforts will be key, of course, with the eye of the storm onshore. volunteer rescue groups are organizing. one group looking to send 200 boats to south carolina. todd joins us now. thank you for your time. i know you guys are busy. thats what you do. you mobilize volunteers and boats and you go in in the wake of the devastation of these storms and try to rescue people and pets. wha...

Al qaeda linked fighters with surgical strikes, but at home the rescue groups says a toddler was among 27 people killed since tuesday. and for more, cnn is in the capital damascus. he joins us live now. fred, what more are you learning about whats happening on the ground there in idlib province? >> reporter: yeah, thats certainly what everybody here in syria is looking algt rigt righ rosemary. things weve seen over the week, apparently there have been a lot of airstrikes that have gone on in the...

Stronghold following a relentless russian backed onslaught on the region which began in february the white helmets volunteer rescue groups say at least forty people including many children were suspects yates in the chemical attack. the regime continues the intense and violent shelling barrel bombs were dropped by helicopters carrying poisonous substances. until now paramedics havent been able to enter because of the continuous shelling the regime is trying to wipe out this area. syria denies it...

Where is this and how many pets are you handling? >> we currently have roughly 50 responders on the ground throughout florida and south carolina. we have a 40,000 square-foot emergency shelter and caring for nearly 300 unowned shelter animals who were displaced by hurricane irma. this is in south carolina where our shelter is based. we want you say on owned, what does that mean? pets that were abandoned or pets that were homeless before the storm or pets that were already in some kind of shelter...