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2,000 weapons to be sold and illegally funneled to a mexican drug cartel. the family is suing the federal government, saying it could have foreseen by sending these guns south, innocent people would die. the gun dealer is also suing the federal government, so basically right now, sometime in the next 45 minutes, we expect to find out exactly what he is sentenced to and the family will come out and speak to cameras then. >> thanks. the president of france got a lot of notice for having too many w...

Moment that the world has never seen before. this is just too cute actually. two polar bear cubs opening their eyes and seeing their mother for the very first time as she cradles them. zoo workers will not be able to examine these cubs until they leave their enclosure for the fist time, likely in march. they appear to be extraordinarily adorable. >> say what youre going to say, chris. >> i get too much criticism. >> thats the last time youll ever call them adorable because then they will eat you...

Been moved to a new home. they have been chomping away at a national park in sandy hook, a park that is now closed along with the government. also dark, the national zoos panda cam. the volunteers who run the camera are not allowed on zoo property while the shutdown is in effect. zoo workers say all of the animals will continue to be fed while the zoo is closed. with the panda cam down, the "washington times" has suggestions for movies you can watch during the shutdown. kung fu panda might h...

Disbelief. >> i was horrified. i dont believe in justice anymore. it was a joke. >> a protest outside of the courthouse is scheduled for later today. a multiple tractor trailer, or several of them, in fact, and cars, they were involved in this, check it out, fiery crash in western ohio late last night. an inferno erupted on interstate 75 causing police to close all lanes. two people died in that wreck. >> heres a talker, an albino alligator is receiving the spa treatment by getting acupuncture...

Mighty wings will roll out next month and on the menu until november. at least not pressed wings, like the mcrib thingy. they have a bone. >> they have a bone. i dont know if you can cut into your competition if your competition is kfc. they have been doing wings as long as you have been doing burgers. stick with what you know. i say. >> ill try it. bring it on. >> will i go to them for the chicken. i dont know about that yet. try a mighty wing. i dont know yet. as they continue monitoring the p...

A-twitter. before noon, the countrys national zoo tweets out. we are looking for a missing red panda. wanted the less than-year-old red panda who arrived from a nebraska zoo and only one on display, three weeks ago. officials arent sure if he was kidnapped or escaped. >> their inclination is to go up high into a tree. >> reporter: zoo officials thought rusty was still on zoo grounds. >> theyre looking for him in the trees. >> good place to look. >> he is missing. is that what happened last night...

Incident the owner put out a statement saying it is clear what killed the young woman was her error of judgment. >> reporter: 24-year-old sarah was happy and good at her job. for more than a year, she had been feeding this 10-year-old, 500-pound sumotrn tiger. but on friday afternoon, the park owner said sarah did something shes never done. >> without notifying anybody and without any warning she unlocked three locks and two bolts and opened the door and walked straight into the tigers. >> repor...

President obama is also in ohio on wednesday and virginia on thursday. sad news out of washingtons national zoo. a giant panda cub born a week ago has died. zoo workers were alerted when the pandas mother made unusual distress noises to alert them this morning. now back to "caught on camera." unfortunately convenience stores can sometimes be targets. but not usually like this. >> i turn, and then theres just a car coming at me. in the dog days of the summer of 2011, its 16-year-old sammys la...

start." nice to have you with us. im ashleigh banfield >> and im zoraida sambolin. its 5:00 a.m. here in the east. lets get started. attorney eric holder to be held in contempt in congress. yesterday the members of the government oversight and reform committee voted along party lines to recommend citing him for contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents from the botched fast and furious gun operation, documents that are now off limits to republicans, and everyone else, be...

Park following an accident. in another park, it is still okay to sled, but it is restricted to just residents which means their family and friends cannot take part in that kind of fun if they dont live there. children under 12 must also wear helmets. on the san francisco now, banana sam has been safely returned to the city zoo. police say a passerby spotted the 17-year-old squirrel monkey peeking out through some bushes at a park yesterday, one day after it was allegedly stolen. the man was ab...