. >> debra fine at the university of connecticut says rogers' results are promising but should not be interpreted as a cure. she has found that while older children do overcome autism symptoms their brains still don't react the way as typical children. >> they weren't using the same brain areas as typically kids. they were overcompensating using other areas of the brain. for that reason over any other i would say it's not likely the these kids were cured. >> whether it has cured the children it has changed lives. >> it depends on what you mean. we don't have biological test that the predict and diagnose autism. it is a disability that impairs everyday function. so if you don't have an impairment in your everyday function it's pretty hard to say somebody has autism. >> reporter: as for kristin hinson she is hoping that noah will remain symptom free. with her latest child nine month old lucy, good news, lucy is not showing any signs. >> i got to say this is bittersweet. had you known this before you had your two other kids you might have been able to engage them in the same way. >> yep

fine law firms that we have on our bench? >> we do use the city attorney for several items now. debra works closely with the city attorney on the imminent domain litigation. we work with them on various matters. of course we used to work with them almost exclusively on the construction side before we lost staff to the airport but we will continue to reach out to them and as long as they have the resources we are happy to use the city attorney. staff is also very conscious of using legal time. just last week i tried my hand at writing an affidavit for a records request and baby -- and debra complemented me before she made the necessary corrections. >> i noticed again looking at their foundational documents that our legal counsel is the san francisco city attorney dennis herrera and it struck me that was an odd position given that as far as i could tell wasn't acting like a legal counsel so i had a couple of meetings with them and including mr. herrera on tuesday and he agrees that's a position that is untenuous for his office. he has no problem being the legal counsel but he understand

debra williams. i was interested in looking at photographers who had went the last like, 20 years really moved into the space of finecan photographer at the guggenheim artist. lauren simpson. my brother, lyle harris well-recognized photographer and artist performance-based artist. hank louis thomas. younger, amazing artist who works with ideas around the market place, and marketing. also some other artists who were part of the kumogyi collective in new york. john penderhughes an amazing photographer and younger photographers as well. c-span: you must have hundreds of hours. >> guest: yes span -- c-span: what are you going to do with the outtakes? >> guest: we have some of them on youtube and some will be on the dvd extras. c-span: are they on the youtube channel now? >> guest: yes. c-span: to you do you find them. >> guest: ddfl.tv. -- ddfr.tv. c-span: can peep upload. >> guest: yes. they can upload to digital diaspora.com. and they can also -- we have another web site which brings together at the digital diaspora one world one family.ne and that has all the videos as well. c-span: you make a point in your film abou

debra and her husband john and her two daughters went out to brunch. it was quiet. it was the first easter that we were without our children ever in 25 years. >> wow. >> i'm fine.u there was a picture on the front page of the "the new york times" that totally bothered me. i don't know why it hurt my feels but i opened the paper. look at this picture. look at this little boy. zoom in a little closer so we can see. we're not going to do anything weird. he didn't get an egg so they have him on the front page of the "the new york times" crying. he's got a tie on because he got all dressed up for easter. >> but there's a happy story there. >> this is the image that says on oh, he got an egg from his friend's father. >> not everybody gets an egg, hoda. it's called life. >> this is everyday life. this should not be on the front page of the "the new york times." >> i've seen other things i would rather not see on the front cover. >> look at the little boy crying. >> it has a happy ending. >> you don't know if it does. he got a free by. i think it's terrible thing. >> it sends the wrong message, hoda. >> you shouldn't put a crying kid on the front page of the "the new y