woman put to death in almost four decades. since then more than 1400 men have gone to the death chamber. a dramatic rescue after a spanish cargo ship crashed into rocks and broke apart. this happened off the coast of southwestern france where locals say the waters have been rough of late. officials say a military helicopter rescued all 12 crewmembers. only one was hurt. and it s time to count the elephants at national park in kenya. wildlife workers say they do a census every three years. they say the last one showed the elephant population had increased after dropping during the 1980s because of droughts and poachers. we have the air traffic control recordings from the moment a ups cargo jet crash landed in alabama and killed two people on board. and now we know that workers were scrambling to repair the airport s main runway just minutes before this crash happened. that s next. today we re going to play a little game. has the most coverage?ch 4g ltep
about part four oh of your series tomorrow. reporter: in that we re taking a look at this program that the african parks group has developed, trying to convince people to turn away from poaching and more towards protecting, especially the pigmy indigenous population, suzanne. excellent as always. this is related to the story. this is a landmark move. china just destroyed six tons of confiscated ivory. authorities crushed hundreds of these carved ivory tusks. you see them there, the ornaments, the carvings. the ivory was reported to have come in shipments from africa, intercepted by customs officers. and from carving factories and shops across china. so animal welfare groups, they say this is actually a powerful, symbolic act, showing that the chinese government is at least concerned about the toll that ivory trafficking is taking on the elephant population well,
putin. these two brothers got $7 billion over the course of 21 government contracts. so this is just cronyism and corruption large all over these games. who pays for all this? reporter: the russia state is paying for it. so when we look at statistics of things like education in russia, literacy, hunger, people have to understand that this is where a lot of the resources in russia are going right now. it s a same. well, hopefully security will be paid for and tight. but, yeah, it is a shame, auto the waste, corruption you re talking about. dave, appreciate your time and u of course, we ll be following olympics every step of the way. we are following this, as well. the elephant population in africa has been nearly wiped out, because of poachers. and all this week, we ve been looking at how the congo is dealing with this very serious problem. next, our own arwa damon takes us along on an investigation into the illegal ivory trade. well ladies, now there s big news
both are cuffed and driven off to jail. on the way, more denials. ask if you know about ivory. i asked him. he doesn t know. reporter: when they reach the jail, the chinese camp manager and others are already waiting. he makes one last tomato. attempt. maybe you will sleep in jail and you will understand. reporter: the english-speaking boss now says his employee is the owner of the illegal ivory. the worker signs a written confession in french, which he does not speak. but the chinese are angry, and so is ecen. to ease tensions, the bosses agree to let ecen search the camp the next day. the u.n. says insatiable asian demand for ivory has almost wiped out africa s elephant population. according to the u.n. data, the illegal ivory trade has tripled since 1998. here in the congo, especially, the government s minister for
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