But first the nightline 5. Any object, any surface. If youve got a life, youve got a swiffer. Num heres your receipt. Have a nice day thank you. Start the car start the car start the car start the car the ikea winter sale. Wooooooo get up to 50 off select items. Now through january 10th. Ikea. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Tonight we join an adventurer on a journey to the freezing waters of norway coming facetoface with wild killer whales. Theyre apex predator, now the ones being hunted. Can the work of this modernday viking turn the tide . Heres abcs Gloria Riviera with another look. Reporter when you see them here, the limitless expanses of the blue oceans, its hard to think of them like this. Confined to tanks. They belong in the wild. Reporter at least thats the hope of marine biologist and adventurer andreas hyda and his crew as they set out on a journey to the edge of the map to come facetoface with orca whales in a way few will ever see them. Diving into arctic waters, risking life and limb to swim with the killer whales. Our motivation for being out there is to show the orcas and whales in their natural elements to us and everyone that sees them. Its very obvious that these animals does not belong in captivity. Reporter even though these mighty beasts are the apex predators of the sea, they are the ones at risk. Firestorm tonight over a proposal to ban a very popular attraction at seaworld. The company is launching a big pr blitz, attacking the credibility of a stinging documentary that explores the death of a seaworld trainer reporter it was four years ago, black fish made waves for aquatic theme parks. Highlighting when the filmmaker claims are the cruel realities of killer whale capture. The whole hunt was over, there were three dead whales in the net. Reporter underscoring the risk the trainers face when they dive into the tanks for performances. He said, theres been an accident and a trainer was killed. Reporter the backlash against onetime staples like seaworld boycott seaworld reporter almost immediately tangible. I look at the beautiful ocean and wish the whales confined at seaworld had freedom. Reporter orca whale breeding programs by and large ended in the u. S. Whale shows as we knew them permanently canceled. But now asian markets are getting into the act. Has the effect of blackfish caught on globally, in asia . We are making rapid progress in the west, whereas they are going backwards. Reporter china has developed a booming appetite for aquatic entertainment with over 40 sites across the country, and more under construction. Premier parks have already angered conservationists with their beluga whale shows. Recently the Company Began acquiring orcas captured from russian seas. The live captures are allegedly transported by truck to china where there are no federal Animal Welfare laws regulating their care. These are the ones that actually hunt and kill other dolphins, seals, sea lions, et cetera. When they get caught and put in a tank, they know how to hunt. Im very concerned about the safety of these trainers. Reporter Chinese State media releasing the first videos of the orca whales earlier this year. It started with nine at one facility. We know theres four in a second facility. The concern is that if the two facilities are successful, theres going to be another one thats going to be i want an orca, i want three orcas, i want nine orcas, who knows. Reporter video and social media, a crucial tool for activists like dr. Rose. We are doing everything we can to reach as many people as possible. These viral videos are getting literally birdseye views that weve never had of these animals before. They are on the top of the food chain, and they are incredibly smart. You can see that by being in the water with them. As a storyteller, we want to share this. Reporter dubbed the modernday viking, andreas trek to find the killer whales is not easy. We sail for seven to nine days along the norwegian coast, covering twothirds of it. Reporter it takes over a week to reach a town in northern norway near the whales freezing feeding grounds. Most of the year these orcas are out in open water where its very difficult to follow them. Reporter andreas captains a sailboat. He invites an unlikely crew mate, floridian and former orca trainer jess cope. For her this trip has a personal meeting. I have a picture of me at 6 years old sitting on shamu. Fast forward 20 years later. Ive got a video of me doing the whale show at the miami aquarium. Doing a show like that, its not about the people clapping and the audience. It really is about the relationship that you have with these animals that youve built over so many years. Shame, shame, shame on you reporter she says ones blackfish was released, things started to change. It was a very sad and disheartening experience to have all of a sudden our career be negatively viewed. Reporter eventually jess transitioned careers and miami sea convey seaquarium stopped orca shows. She couldnt pass up an opportunity to swim with orcas again. Heading to the airport, bye, florida reporter she sets off to norway. Just landed in oslo. Im so excited. It looks very cold outside. Reporter and boards the barba. Home sweet home. Reporter from there they set off into the freezing waters. They must endure subzero temperatures. Navigate through snowstorms and polar nights. Some of the worst sailing is when you get caught in bad weather. Reporter deal with cramped conditions below deck. Hello reporter the matter of actually finding the whales. Two boats, two fishing vessels. No whales yet. Reporter but eventually they see their black fins over the waves. Ive never seen anything so beautiful in my life. Once we see whales, we approach them gently. Sometimes we just hang around for hours. And then at some point they will start coming up to the boat once they are relaxed and calm. I was so excited. I was like, lets go, lets go reporter its finally time to suit up. Were ready to go swimming. Reporter even though these animals are fierce hunters, they have only wet suits for protection. Theyre exceptionally powerful, they could kill you in a second. They choose not to. Reporter they dive in. And come facetoface with the mighty orcas. It was just really incredible to see them there in their natural habitat. I got like so close. Guiding the human elements to a documentary. People are to a greater extent able to identify themselves with the story thats being told. Reporter putting them one step closer to achieving their goal, raising awareness for the wellbeing of these Gentle Giants in the wild. And for jess, giving her a new outlet for the calling she felt all those years ago. It sparked back up that enthusiasm to continue to work with marine mammals, continuing to grow that passion, that i can hopefully share with other people all over the world. Reporter for nightline, im Gloria Riviera. Despacito next, luis on creating his hit song despacito and what he loves about the Justin Bieber collaboration. Afi sure had a lot on my mind. My 30year marriage. My 3month old business. Plus. What if this happened again . I was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me . So i made a point to talk to my doctor. He told me about eliquis. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. Not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots. 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Reporter if it wins it will be the first spanish song ever to win best song of the year. Yet outside the latin music world most people had never heard of luis fonsi. Youre a 20year overnight success. Yeah, thats exactly it. Does it feel fresh . It does. Thats the exciting thing, it feels like this is my first album, like im new to the game. Reporter fonsi is no stranger to seductive, charttopping hits. A latin grammy awardwinning singer known for ballads like this. Reporter but it was despacito that helped him reach an international audience, including none other than Justin Bieber, who says after dancing to the song in a colombian nightclub, he wanted in. Despacito we had a fullon english translation. And vocals recorded in english. And we thought he was just going to do an english version. But no, he took the time to learn it in spanish. People are impressed with biebers spanish. I was impressed. Its legit . It is very good. Reporter fonsi says it its a dream come true that started with a simple rhyme. I wake up one morning and have this melody and word in my head. Despacito i had the rhyme, puerto rico, which is where im from. And ibandito. That afternoon i had a writing session with a great friend. Reporter erika ender is a latin grammy award winner herself. I grab my guitar and play it for her. We started making the whole thing from scratch. Building the whole melody. Four hours later we had despacito. We knew that it had to be urban fusion in a certain way because thats whats going on right now. Reporter thats where rapper daddy yankee came in. Then i tell him, why dont we talk about a man that is trying to get to a woman in a very nice way. Because this genre is normally very aggressive with women. And i think this song, its very respectful. Reporter the videos director, carlos peres, says fonsi had a simple yet poignant idea for the video. Almost like a day in a life inside the culture of puerto rico. Were talking about who the lead could possibly be. We all knew that it had to be someone that felt credible in the environment and above and beyond all really was a true representative of the beauty if the caribbean. Reporter if showcasing puerto ricos beauty was the goal, Zuleka Rivera was the answer. They said, i want you to feel the music. I just want you to be here. Just walk from here to there. And just feel the music. Whatever you feel about the song, just do it. So pretty much i was freestyling. Miss puerto rico reporter thats her back in 2006 being crowned miss universe, bringing home the win for puerto rico. The dress she wore in that video a nod to her pageant dress. When i saw the video its like, everybodys having a great time. Everybodys dancing. Everybodys so happy. And thats what you see in puerto rico. Reporter turns out the single mostwatched Youtube Video of alltime was all shot in one day. And edited here in this small studio in miami. This is where it happened. Reporter the finished product . Despacito this field like a love song to puerto rico. Its a very sensual song. But i think the star of the show is puerto rico. Its such a special place. And its an inspiration behind my music. Reporter fonsi who lives in miami was recently named tourism ambassador for his beloved puerto rico. His song being used to lure visitors who are needed now more than ever. We begin with that monster hurricane gaining strength in the atlantic reporter first hit by category 5 irma. Then ravaged by maria. Months later, the lingering devastation still a daily reminder of the storms force. La perla, where we shot the video, where you see those beautiful colorful houses, is completely devastated. Ive been back twice there. The houses have no roof, people had to move out, you know. It was just still no electricity, no running water. Reporter Officials Say 56 people have died as a result of the hurricane. But that number now being questioned, thought to be over 1,000. With not enough help coming from the outside, fonsi has joined forces with hamilton creator Linmanuel Miranda to raise millions in relief. Were willing to drop everything to help. Use the resources that we have, the connections that we have, to raise money to bring people together. Reporter as the island continues to recover, that despacito music video serving as a time capsule of what once stood there. We might not understand every lyric, you might not know what despacito means, you just want to sing to it, sing along to it and move, and thats good enough for me. Reporter for nightline im juju chang in new york. Despacito our thanks to juju. Well be right back. Feel the power of thenew power. Smax. To fight back theraflus powerful new formula to defeat 7 cold and flu symptoms. Fast. So you can play on. Theraflu expressmax. New power. 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