you are talking mid '70s, in beverly hills. i was invited to parties, so kids could drop icecubes on my afro because they thought it could bounce off. >> did that hurt? >> yes, it was emotionally devastated. you think "i'm going to a sleepover." you realise that you are the act. and that was devastating to me. and i spent a lot of time in my own solitude, and in my answer - in my own space until much later on, and then you go to high school, and then you have the fight with the gir, and she's like "you can't go out with him and he's jewish and white, you are so not. we don't know what you are." for me, it's funny, but i don't talk about it in my show. i wanted to be a lat eacha. everywhere -- latino, everyone assumed i spoke span yish. in l.a. it was a trolos. i plucked my eyebrow practically off and wore the dickies and shirts, and hung out with them, and i was on, you know, i got to go now, you know what i'm saying (said in latino accent). it was incredible. >> you were trying to fit in. >> that's what we do. i so was. i wept

hi, everyone, i'm beauty and style journalist katrina szish on location in beverly hills. in just a few minutes we'll meet one of the most beautiful women in the world supermodel cindy crawford. at age 45, cindy still looks impossibly young and gorgeous. (christa felts) oh, my god, she's just stunning. her skin is just amazing and so i feel like now i have a chance. what's cindy's beauty secret? we're about to find out. (musical

they are popping up in beverly hills like mushrooms. you may be surprised who is fighting them every step of the way. >>> in our next half hour, one of the biggest media events of the year, the 40th anniversary celebration of "saturday night live." we'll have some of the most shocking moments. that's ahead in "the skinny." you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ >>> that's what i'm talking about. beverly hills is often described as a ground zero for ostentatious displays of money. >> believe it or not, when it comes to bigger being better, even beverly hills has its limits. now a movement to build hotel-sized homes is facing a fierce backlash from an unlikely alliance of residents. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> there's 13 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms in total. >> mega real estate developer mohamed hadid has made a career of building luxury hotels and homes for the uber rich. such as this one showcased on bravo's reality show "real housewives of beverly hills," featuring

hoy se reunieron muchos de los nominados a los oscar en beverly hills.res, ¿pero estás atrapado en un contrato? nosotros pagamos los cargos por cancelación de tu familia. sigamos rompiendo las reglas absurdas. ¡cámbiate ya! ♪ >> el arresto del ex directora de la policÍa secreta en colombia, marÍa del pilar hurtado, ha vuelto enfrentar el presidente santos con el ex presidente uribe. el informe desde bogotÁ lo tienen jessy. >> como una funcionaria prueba, calificÓ en su cuenta de twitter el presidente Álvaro vÉlez, la ex capturada directora de inteligencia no sin antes hacer pÚblico este mensaje grabado de forma casera en el acusa al presidente santos de torturarle perseguirla. >> de un creciente matonismo, el sector que pretende hacerse de la justicia. >> se le adelantÓ un juicio por las llamadas cruzadas interceptaciones a miembros de la coaliciÓn, magistrados y periodistas. >> marÍa del pilar hurtado y otros funcionarios del estado muy altos funcionarios dignatarios del gobierno de la Época iniciaron una empresa criminal que dio lugar a estas actividad

>> reporter: such as this one showcased on bravo's reality show "real housewives of beverly hills" featuringwife yolanda foster and gigi hadid. >> we brought these from northern california. >> reporter: these days hadid is not making many friends in beverly hills or more exclusive bel air. >> this is actually one of the medium-sized ones. this is about i would say 30,000 square feet. >> reporter: from high-end developers seem to be done with mega mansions tearing them down for the new giga mansions. and nearby relevance dents like jennifer aniston, whose house is 8,500 square feet are fighting back. voicing outrage to city officials. the very idea that a building of 90,000 square feet can be called a home seems at the least a significant distortion of building codes." this 50,000 square foot mansion built and lived in by hadid has a 300-seat ballroom turkish bath large infinity pool and 5,000 square foot guest suite. >> why build homes this big? >> there's a need for it. you have customers asking for it. >> reporter: the ultra-rich living richer. he says a new generation of global billionair

for now, mere right on the red carpet, abc7 news. >> i'm sure you fit right in there in beverly hillsank you. >>> katie marzullo will join us live at 6:00 as she just said, and have reports throughout the weekend. >> on oscar sunday our live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with "on the red carpet." at 4:00 see what the stars are wearing, and then at 5:30, neil patrick harris hosts the oscars. >>> ahead, astronauts turn cable guys. >> it's all gus, butch. thank you. >> all system goes after a difficult job designed to help usher in the next generation of space travel. first, a possible change of course for u.s. troops in afghan. why the pentagon officials say withdrawal plans may change. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma. forecast on. sun and mild temperatures. this time tomorrow the wind ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. be quiet. i'm being quiet. you'

then, almost exactly three years ago, whitney houston was found dead in a bathtub at a beverly hills hotel. authorities ruled it an accident, listing heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. >> now that she is not here, i am my mother. i am my mother. and i am my mother's child. >> reporter: tonight, her cousin tells nbc news the 21-year-old is breathing with the help of a ven later and she's a fighter. >> she's been hit with a couple of bolders in life but she keeps getting up and fighting the good fight. >> reporter: as they ask for privacy and prayers. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, roswell, georgia. >>> when we come back, the new guidelines out tonight on important aspect of daily life. >>> they called him johnny football at texas a&m. and it's now a registered trademark, in fact. after a rough rookie season with the cleveland browns heisman trophy winner johnny manziel says he's entering a treatment for rehab. says he's doing it for his family, friends and teammates and asking for privacy until he rejoins the team. >>> national sleep foundation out with new sleep guidel

the annual clive davis grammy party at the beverly hilton in beverly hills. >> very special unique, umght and, it's that time again. ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: clive davis the music mogul is known to invite some of the best known artists along with other celebrities and politicians. the night is also filled with live performances by the biggest names in the industry like iggy azalea who is up for several grammys including best new artist and record of the year. >> on a level that is connecting through music that we're all actually ultimately really massive fans of music and what it does and the experience of it. >> reporter: other big names who are expected to be at the party, taylor swift, miley cyrus, john legend, barry manilow. >> the grammys air tomorrow night at 8:00. betty yu will bring us live reports starting at 5:30 tomorrow. >>> a little wet weather couldn't dampen the enthusiasm at at&t park. the fanfest after the break. >> another storm winding up for over 60,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room

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then almost exactly three years ago, whitney houston was found dead in a bathtub at a beverly hills hoteld it an accident listing heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. >> now that she is not here i am my mother. i am my mother. and i am my mother's child. >> reporter: tonight, her cousin tells nbc news the 21-year-old is breathing with the help of a ventilator and she's a fighter. >> she's going to be a couple boulders but she keeps getting up fighting the fight. >> reporter: they ask for privacy and prayers. gabe gutierrez, georgia. >>> when we come back the new guidelines out tonight on important aspects of daily life. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue. log on to learn more. if you have mode

. >>> in beverly hills, the land of subtlety, it's often believed bigger is better. it comes to real estate. >> but when does it become a little too excessive? the trend is for the ultra rich to buy megamansions and tear them down. some of hollywood's big estars are trying to stop it. brandi hitt has the story. >> there are 13 bedrooms. about 20 bathrooms in total. >> reporter: mega-real estate mogul mohamed hadid has made a career of building luxury homes and hotels for the uber rich. such as this one on real housewives of beverly hills. featuring his ex-wife, yolanda foster. these days, he's not making friends in beverly hills or in even more exclusive bel-air. tearing down megamansions for the new giga-mansions. and nearby residents like jennifer aniston, whose house is 8500 square feet are fighting back. voicing outrage to city officials. the very idea that a building of 90,000 square feet can be called a home seems at the lest, a significant distortion of building codes. why build homes this size? this big? >> there's a need for it. you have a customer is asking

please welcome beverly hills plastic surgeon to the stars -- dr. andrew ordon! [ cheers and applause ] >> mwah! mwah! mwah! i got to join the fun out here. >> wow. wow. >> we're having a good time. >> i can see that. >> we're so glad you're here. thank you. >> well, i'm glad to be here. >> we've known each other a really long time, and forgive me for asking this, andrew, but you're a plastic surgeon. isn't something like this gonna put you out of business? >> it is a little counterintuitive, because i am a surgeon. that's how i make my living. but plastic surgery isn't for everyone, but everyone wants to look younger. derm exclusive is working for women everywhere to reduce the visible signs of aging, and it's proven to work as good or better than some of the most common anti-aging procedures performed by dermatologists. the first thing to understand, that it is truly a skin system and it includes professional-grade ingredients that are used and recommenced by dermatologists and aestheticians alike to fight the signs of aging. it starts first with the micro peel

rodeo drive in beverly hills. this hub of glamour is the last place you expect to find me in a show about presidential politics. but glamour is not just for high fashion and hollywood glitz, the image and mystique and glamour surrounding a presidential candidate is just as important as policy prescriptions and speeches. i spoke with the author of the book "the power of glamour" to find out what happens when politics and glamour meet. >> what is glamour? >> it's a persuasion or poetry that takes place less with words than with images. when we see something that is glamorous to us, it makes us think if only if like could be like that. >> glamour is casting a spell, is it not? >> yes, the word "glamour" was a scottish word that meant a literal magic spell. you cast a glamour on somebody and they saw something that wasn't there. >> looking over american political history who do you believe were some of the really truly glam mouse politicians. >> the first that everybody thinks of is john f. kennedy. partly he was glam

but first with the early perspective of the candidates, here is john roberts this in beverly hill ss.> reporter: we are on rodeo drive in beverly hills, and this hub of glamour is the last place you would expect to pind the show on politics, but glamour is not just reserved for glamour and glitz, the image of mystique and glamour surrounding a presidential candidate is just as important as policy prescription, and speeches and the candidates know it. i spoke to virginia postelethe author of "politics and glamour" about what happens when they meet. what is glamour? >> it is a persuasion or the poetry that takes place less with words than images. when we see something that is glamorous to us and makes us think, if if only life would be like that. >> glamour is like casting a spell, is it not? >> yes the word glamour is originally a scottish word that meant literal cast a spell. you put glamour on somebody, and they would see something that was not there. and things would look better than they were. >> and look over american political history, who were the truly glamorous politicians? >>

. >> i'm still pulled over in beverly hills. i'm still pulled over. >> and his inspiration for one of the hottest shows on television. >> that purse and that leopard and those hoops -- >> and is that you or sirachi? >> it issis me. come on. >> now, with more on these three men trying to join isis, we have more with can deborah feyerick? >> if they were unable to get to syria, the plan was to carry out the attacks here in the united states. the 19-year-old wanted to go to syria, but his mother confiscated his passport so he decided to take out attacks on the military and then he would join and funnel information to isis and if he was caught he had a plan to open up fire on the u.s. troops. another plan to to get money and purchase a gun and open fire on the police officers and fbi agents. the 24-year-old, and the older of the two in court today, his goal was to effectively get to syria and if that failed he would get isis to sanction the attempt on the president's life, and the third man was at a hearing in florida, and he is the

reÑida pero hoy aquellos que se postulan para ganarse la estatuilla mÁs codiciada se dieron cita en beverly hillso alejandro de hacer este papel es la razÓn por la que estÁ aquÍ, dijo emma stone. >> cÓmo fue conocerlo antes y ahora? (risas) >> bromeÓ que estÁ loco pero reiterÓ que ahora es un gran amigo a quien respeta mucho. felicidades a todos los nominados por supuesto mucha suerte a los latinos. elfos car serÁ el domingo 22 de febrero allÍ estaremos, desde beverly hilton hotel. >> se imagina viajar en aviÓn en una suite con baÑo, privado, cama y una si usted tiene que viajar en avion y no quiere pasar horas en un asiento incomodo, hay alternativas!!aerolineas como "etihad airways" ofrecen una suite para dos personas en sus aviones.tiene baqo privado con ducha y un dormitorio completo tambien una sala de estar con dos mesas de comedor, un mini-bar refrigeradoy no falta el asistente personal!!el unico problema es que un boleto de ida cuesta "20-mil" dolares. llegamos al final!! gracias por su atencion!!maqana los esperamos en la edicion nocturna!! buenas noches. >>hoy es martes 3 de febrero y s

houston, quien fue encontrada muerta hace casi tres aqos en la baqera del cuarto de un hotel en beverly hillsartir del 18 de febrero el servicio de ciudadania e inmigracion comenzara a recibir las solicitudes para quienes busquen inscribirse al programa extendido de daca. y en un evento en chicago donde asistio el director de la oficina de seguridad interna jeh johnson se hizo el llamado a que las personas no tengan miedo de inscribirse a este alivio migratorio. vivian avila nos amplia. >> se nos van a abrir muchas oportunidades a mÍ a mi familia. estamos sin palabras. >> el secretario invitÓ a los indocumentados reunidos a que no tengan miedo de ampararse bajo el programa de dapa y daca porque la informaciÓn serÁ confidencial. el mensaje es que la informaciÓn sÓlo serÁ utilizada para la aplicaciÓn. >> leÓn rodrÍguez director de la oficina de ciudadanÍa e inmigraciÓn enfatizÓ que las solicitudes para soÑadores inicia el prÓximo 18 de febrero. >> pero deben comprobar su identidad, el hecho que han estudiado y tambiÉn comprobar,dar prueba de cuando llegaron a estados unidos y cuÁnto tiempo han

. >> i caught up with him last week in beverly hills. we talk about he actually won a goal even globe. we talk about what will happen, how is he feeling. lets check it out. >> we're in beverly hills now people. >> ♪ >> i started wrapping, long ago. i came out in 1992. i have was 23. >> okay, 23 years ago. did you ever think a song like glory, for a movie would be like something this big in your career. >> first of all, i never even thought i would be part of like the doctor king and civil rights movement legacy, to be part of that. and then to be part of something like selma was something i never dream have of. then i had glory, people with the weight and impact it is like the way i want to be out there. >> ♪ >> you called john ledge tone get on this record. >> yes, it was one of those things, where i have been to selma, filming it, being part of it, meant a lot to me. i went to the director and he asked me to do a song. i said john legend is the right person for this. i know his voice. what he stand for. and he is my brother. this weeke

i have met so many people i am thinking of running for mayor of beverly hills. >> the acting did note you rich kid the inheritance? >> gave me confidence that i am safe. i want to say thank you. you made me say if. >> peter is currently working on a screenplay about the entire stranger inheritance story end it may get the two retired actors back into the picture to lives touched for ever by a man they had never met. thanks for watching remember you cannot take it with you. site. -- go to our web site. >> a texas family inherits a house full of history, millions. >> bob davis was a world class collector. >> and speaking of love affairs. >> what is this gun? >> a sawed off shotgun that was carried by the barrow gang. jamie: like bonnie and clyde barrow? >> they spawn a legend. >> those images of young outlaws shooting up the highways of america, somehow touches people. >> it may yield a fortune. >> the place is packed, people on the telephones are bidding, in is interest in the bonnie and clyde story. >> a mind blower to watch

hi, everyone, i'm beauty and style journalist katrina szish on location in beverly hills. the most beautiful women in the world,

notal all beery united states in beverly hills.ng in from some of the party, including cnn "tonight" show host michelle turner. awards editor petehamm are on fumes. both were out at the shows literally. >> i'm on the party circuit here. >> i came in from vanity fair. literally changed my clothes and came on air. >> these people are legit. overall, what did you think of the show last night? >> i thought it was amazing. "glory" was a stunning number t. standing ovation, one i've ever seen at a show. i loved everything. i loved lady go ga. who knew she could sing. >> who knew she could sing like that? >> she had me saying destiny. i talked to the producers of the oscars they said to me that she practiced for six months for that. she hired a voice coach and worked with him every single day to do what she did. >> what a beautiful moment to have julie an drous. >> that was extraordinary. her coming out there. just watching that moment. that's what you want on an oscars show. you want those kind of moments. we don't get that many. on this

today's incident comes nearly three years after whitney houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub in beverly hills. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 9:00, a new report shows just how much or should we say how little governor brown spent on his reelection campaign last year. plus a flash in the sky. people on the central coast. what they actually saw soaring across the horizon and a california expo shows off the latest in 3 what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward teenage one has arrived!!!! don't be old fashioned. xfinity customers add xfinity home for $29.95 a month for 12 months. plus for a limited time, get a free security camera call 1800 xfinity or visit comcast.com/xfinityhome. brown spent less than his opponent to get back into office and just a fraction of what he spent in 2010. last year's gubernatorial campaign cost brown $5.9 million and most of that went to supporting

the mother was found dead february 11, 2012 in a bathtub in a beverly hills hotel. >>> rescue crews happened to be in the right place when three hikers thank you. le don't a mountain. a married couple what 10,000 feet up the side of oregon's mount hood when they fell 500 feet. they landed near a rescue crew holding a training exercise. the seem says it was a challenging rescue. >> a lot of icefall, a lot of rockfall and we have two patients there and rescuers trying to attend to them with bowling balls of ice flying down. >> the rescue team formed a human wall using backpacks to protect them from the falling ice. the woman suffered two broken ankles, her husband has a broken leg. a third man fell a short time after the couple. he was not injured. >>> up next, the bay area celebrates black history month. why one civil rights leader thinks silicon valley will play a plea control in the struggle for equality. >>> and dig out your umbrellas. taking a live look outside after an historically dry january. we're now expecting two storms. >>> music filled the air in oakland this morning where residen

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the red carpet we actually took a detour for a great cause today to the writers guild theater in beverly hills. that's where stanford perhaps, current lay palo alto resident is screening his oscar nominated documentary short, white arc. with his documentary, white earth, playing on the silver screen, j. christian jensen watches from the back of the theater. >> i never fathomed my student film would ever reach the oscars. >> but it has. the 20-minute short chronicles the oil boom in north dakota as seen through the eyes of might grandchildren. their stories are raw, the images are haunting. it's exactly the kind of film embrace build the international documentary association. >> to bring attention to stories which i think are critical for an informed, intelligent connected electorate. >> jensen spent nine months in north dakota making his movie. hi he is not from there or the bay area, burt he concedes he is now a californian, living in palo alto and teaching at stanford. >> i'm a huge fan of stanford and the film program is second to none. so i feel like i've been embrace it by the bay area, a

the red carpet we actually took a detour for a great cause today to the writers guil theater in beverly hills. that's where stanford perhaps, current lay palo alto resident is screening his oscar nominated documentary short, white arc. with his documentary, white earth, playing on the silver screen, j. christian jensen watches from the back of the theater. >> i never fathomed my student film would ever reach the oscars. >> but it has. the 20-minute short chronicles the oil boom in north dakota as seen through the eyes of might grandchildren. their stories are raw, the images are haunting. it's exactly the kind of film embrace build the international documentary association. >> to bring attention to stories which i think are critical for an informed, intelligent connected electorate. >> jensen spent nine months in north dakota making his movie. hi he is not from there or the bay area, burt he concedes he is now a californian, living in palo alto and teaching at stanford. >> i'm a huge fan of stanford and the film program is second to none. so i feel like i've been embrace it by the bay area, a

today's incident comes nearly three years after whitney houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub in beverly hills. >>> there are now 84 cases of measles reported in 14 states, including here in california, since the start of the year. today a new case in new york that may have exposed hundreds of thousands of computers. the threat extends from the big apple to this weekend's super bowl game. >> reporter: from coast to coast, growing danger is spreading, the measles. the latest warning in new york and infected college student bored an amtrak station at penn station, north america's busiest transportation hub. >> if your on the train and were not vaccinated and get a fever check with your doctor. >> the trip went from new york city to albany, possibly exposing hundreds of thousands of commuters. the country has confirmed dozens of cases in 14 states. that includes arizona where super bowl 49 is just a day away. one million people converging in phoenix for the big game, a recipe for disaster if an infect person showed up. >> want to make sure no one goes to that setting who could have measles. >> me

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whitney houston, one of the most celebrated voices of her generation, drowned in a bathtub in a beverly hillsa cocktail of drugs in her system. tonight family members praying for houston's daughter bobbi kristina brown, who was found in an eerily similar scene in her home in georgia. tabloids have been reporting bobbi kristina would be removed from life support on this grim anniversary. but her father, former r&b star bobby brown, releasing an emotional reaction to those reports saying they're egregious, false, and will be dealt with at an appropriate time. bobbi kristina's aunt speaking out to fox adding that her condition is actually improving. >> she's opening her eyes. and there's a few more things that she's doing. krissy is doing well right now. >> that's sometimes almost a false message of hope. >> reporter: neurologist dr. john bookvar, who hasn't treated bobbi kristina, says in these cases even eye movements can be misleading. >> the eye opening in her case may completely be of a reflexive eye opening, one that means that she has improved to this persistent vegetative state, which is

houston widely regarded as one of the greatest singers of all-time was found dead in a bathtub at a beverly hills hotel. authorities concluded she had accidentally drowned. but heart disease and cocaine use were listed as contributing factors. tonight, her daughter remains here at the hospital. and a police investigation is underway to find out exactly what happened. lester. >> all right. gabe gutierrez tonight, thank you. >>> tonight, there are heightened concerns about the recent measles outbreak. on the east coast potentially exposes thousands of travelers. and in the west the impact is being felt at the super bowl. nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: the day before the super bowl phoenix is full of fans from all over the country, like the nelsons. but 2-month-old juliet stayed back home in new mexico. >> she hasn't even had her measles shot. so we decided this is too crowded a venue for her to come to. >> reporter: they're worried about the measles outbreak that's now in 14 states including arizona. >> measles is one of the most infectious agents on the planet. and if you aren't protected and

. >> ultimately whether the trial's in stephenville or the bronx or beverly hills, people are people. and you're supposed to be able to find fair impartial jurors wherever the case might be. >> reporter: the real-life sequel to "american sniper" coming soon. jacob rascon, nbc news, stephenville. >>> we want to take just a moment to tell you where brian is tonight. in a message to his colleagues over the weekend brian told us he's taking several days off this broadcast amid questions over how he recalled certain stories he covered. in a career spent covering the news, brian told us it's clear he's become too much a part of the news. he'll be off while this issue is dealt with. >>> we're going to take a break right now. and still ahead, car hacking. is all that technology behind the wheel making you more vulnerable to criminals? questions tonight about whether automakers are doing enough to protect you. >>> and later, name that town. for anyone who lives anywhere that people constantly mispronounce, wait until you see what the folks in one city are doing. >>> a troubling new warning out

. >>> there was rain over beverly hills that didn't dampen this shine. you can't in hollywood.rightest stars out last night. this was the vanity fair party. >> more rain today in southern california and the southwest. watch out for icy roads from northern texas across alabama. there will be snow in mitch gab and the rockies. >> airport delays possible in dallas. >> hollywood stars are circling the after parties after last night's major sweep at the oscars. >> "birdman" snapped up four trophies including best picture. what are hollywood saying about the academy awards. we talked with the senior editor at rotten tomatoes. >> you were here in studio with me and you said no question it's coming down between "birdman" and "boyhood." sure enough that was the case. >> yep. absolutely. listen those were the big boys of the night and i was totally right. i got to toot my own horn here. "birdman" was really the one that took home the really big prizes. >> you were surprised a little bit. i don't know why i was surprised to hear "birdman," that name called. >> it was "birdman," "birdman"

ago today whitney houston died after being found in the bathtub of her home or her hotel room in beverly hills. a coroner ruled it an accidental drowning listing cocaine and heart disease as contributing factors. >>> and nbc news announced they have suspended nightly news anchor brian williams for six months without pay. this comes a week after williams apologized on air for inaccurately saying nefs a helicopter hit by a rocket-profelled grenade covering the iraq war in 2003. lester holt will continue to fill in for williams. >>> another tv host announces he'll be leaving the late-night comedy show. jon stewart broke that news to his audience saying he's stepping down from "the daily show" on comedy central after more than 15 years. he'll leave some time this year. a replacement has not yet been named and his departure comes after stephen colbert's departure late last year. >>> a pennsylvania representative has introduced two new bills to give rights to transgender people. one requires health care coverage for people who are transitioning through hormone therapy or surgery. and another measure