and he broke the record for the most hate mail at the "new york times," but around here it gets ahmed dahl and a parade. it is first time guest, new york time column nie john tierney. >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. >> like most pumpkin festivals it ended with overturned cars, teargas and arrests. it was mayhem in new hampshire after a drunken crowd of college students started throwing things, ripping out street signs and lighting fires in the streets. the out of their gourd students were coming from parties celebrating the annual pumpkin festival where the town tries to set a world record for the largest number of carved jack-o'-lanterns. police in riot gear responded with teargas and aired dozens -- and arrested dozens. here is video of the chaos. that wasn't it. i wonder, everywhere you look was there drunk people doing dumb stuff? >> everywhere you looked there was drunk people doing dumb stuff. >> it was like a free for all riot. i felt like i was in russia. >> it was like a move vea. >> it was ridiculous. it was like a war zone. >> like a war zone? like a movie? >> duri