eskimos love colombo. >> yes, they do. >> descendants of the aztecs love colombo. one more thing. >> reporter: he was trained as a certified public accountant. he hated it, and started doing community theater on the side. >> oh, one little thing. >> reporter: he lost his right eye to cancer at age 3. casting directors discouraged him from trying movies and tv, because of his glass eye. too distracting, he said. he proved them wrong. >> the principle is $600. >> reporter: he was nominated for an oscar twice, and appeared in dozens of films, includes "the princess bride." >> when i was your age, television was called books. and this is a special book. >> reporter: but the role he truly embodied lieutenant colombo. clom beep's trademark was the trench coat. despite an urban legend it's in the smithsonian, falk always kept it at home in his closet. and those pestering questions -- >> you and your brother the only ones living here? you mean you would make things up? did somebody call you? >> reporter: police academies now teach that to cadets. they call it the colombo i

do you ever get tired of hearing these "colombo" stories? >> never. tavis: because it allows you to talk about you? >> i have had enough of it. tavis: so you're proud of the work? you never get tired of people saying i loved you on "colombo"? >> no. to have a terrific character and to get paid a lot of dough and to have seats at the basketball game right on the court and you get them for nothing. it is not cancer. [laughter] tavis: where is that trench coat? is it in the smithsonian? >> i'm going to tell you about the trench coat. my closet in the second story next to the bedroom, if that is smithsonian, that is where it is. tavis: so perhaps the smithsonian will now be able to add that trench coat to the collection of american memorabilia. falk also enjoyed great success in film ing two oscar national nations. peter falk passed away thursday at the age of 83. that's our show for tonight. we'll see you next time on pbs. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi. i'm tavis smiley. conve

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. >> my name is colombo. lieutenant. i'm with the police. >> reporter: colombo was the detective.hiss family said he had been suffering of alzheimer's in recent years. he died in his home. >>> how city workers and their supporters used a prayer session to bring attention to their cause. >>> a shopping spree tonight >>> san jose city leaders did not declare a fiscal emergency today. instead they postponed a budget show down until later this summer. >> we will not tolerate this. >> reporter: opponents of mayor's plan came together with prayer. >> we ask you to send our love to those workers who are fearful of losing their jobs. >> reporter: they say the mayor's plan is alarmist. >> he's using a legal mumbojumbo to get his way. >> reporter: if leaders want to change the bill they need to create a charter. >> we're going to have an election in march that's going to save us tens of millions of the dollars. >> reporter: opposers say the governor's plan leaves them out of the loop. >> that's not bargaining. it's you're going to do what we say. that's not bargaining. >> it doesn't make an

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he was best known for his role in "colombo," which he paid for more than 30 years. he lost his right eye to a tumor at the age of three. his distinctive voice was known around the world. he was much loved. now to greece and the international markets. european union leaders warned athens that there is no alternatives, greece must cut spending and raise taxes. if they do not, they will not get any more money. what is the feeling in athens? >> the acropolis the ancient fortress and one of the country's most treasured assets. for millennia, a strategic vantage point to watch hostile forces approaching from abroad. today, athens finds itself under attack once again, teetering on the edge of financial catastrophe and the risk of taking much of the rest of the world with it. this is one of the busiest ports in europe. millions of tourists leave here for the greek islands. this port the government's stake is now up for sale in one the biggest and most controversial privatization plans the country's ever seen. the sell-off, including other assets, the latest blow for nationa

actor period of time faulk, best known for the tv detective colombo, has died at the age of 83. he became world famous with his portrayal of the rum appealed -- rumpled investigator. he also starred in tv films and films. he suffered from dementia for several years. >> some sports news. formula one leader failing to shine in practice for the european grand prix. ththdefending world champion only clocked the third fastest time in his red bull. so much for that drink. fernando raised the hopes but ferrari driver is still chasing the last win of the season. louis hamilton posted the second fastest time. and schumacher finished fourth. qualifying will take place on saturday. and i drank a red bull today. soccer now. berlin is gearing up on -- up for the women's world cup which kicks off on sunday. the opening game will see germany face canada in front of a sell-out crowd of 75,000 at the olympic stadium. germany, a red-hot favorite to win its third straight title. they even have the backing of the potential successor, the psychic octopus. >> if the berlin octopus is to be believed,

falk is better known for his role in colombo. a family spokesman said falk had been suffering from dementia since 2008. >>> a large colorful crowd in san francisco can mean many things. this time it's about gay rights here on a big weekend. >>> and it is a big weekend around here and the temperatures they're going to cooperate. we'll have the forecast for both saturday and sunday. i'll show you where that fog will be for the morning hours. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >> san francisco assemblywoman fiona mom is calling for a investigation. it is a story we first told you about wednesday right here on ktvu challenge two news at 5:00. in march, the pilot's cockpit microphone got stuck open and his comments went off on an faa channel. he had to under go diversity training before going back to work. the congresswoman said she has chosen a different airline to fly and is urging others to do the same. >>> both sides of the gay marriage issues crowded the halls of the state capital. state assembly passed the bil

the tigers were accused of dozens of suicide bombings in the capital, colombo, during the 1990s, anduman rights groups reported atrocities by both sides during the conflict. the u.n. has reported at least 40,000 civilians-- more than half the toll for the entire war-- died in the final months of the fighting in late 2008 and 2009. now, britain's independent television news has charged that sri lankan government forces herded thousands of tamil civilians into a "no fire zone" and then opened fire on them. jon snow narrated the i.t.n. documentary, "sri lanka's killing fields." >> there were between 300,000 and 4,000 people living here. satellite and drone footage meant the u.n. and other powers knew a great deal about what went on throughout the war in the no-fire zone. the u.n. monitored what happened at their headquarters. was it safe? the no-fire zones? >> no, it wasn't. the no-fire zone was taking significant amounts of shelling from the government of sri lanka and it was killing civilians. >> a u.n. special panel report published this april found that government heavy artillery wa

his best known for his role in colombo his family says that he died on thursday and his home in beverlyop--for alzheimer's disease. he is survived by his wife and two daughters. hip-hop singer and songwriter misty elliott says that she has grains disease, she says she has known for about three years and she stopped taking her medication nine months ago. graves disease is very common in women, it stems from an overactive thyroid gramm. she has had a low profile lately and says that she is experiencing dizzy spells, mood swings and problems with her motor skills. they say picture tells the story and that is what kim kardashian is holding court on an episode perch to keeping up with the kardashian, she has a doctor x-ray her bottom to improve that it is in plant freak. the reality television star says that she is part of the rumors and want to set the record straight. her sister a forum--posted the photographic evidence of kim's backside on her blog. we will be right back. i want to crush more cars. i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ m