. >> the creator of this application is alex harding. you take a photograph. and it will record about ten seconds of the ambient sound. >> i think it's a good idea, but why not just take a video? video essentially will do the same thing, audio and visual. >> the size of it is a lot smaller than a video. >> at the end of the day, it is to create a story. >> you can share it with other people on the pickle app website. >> very little effort. so if you and your friends have pickle accounts, you can share them. >> if you could get, like, smells to attach to a photo, then i would be all about it. because i could take a picture of a pizza and then you could smell the pea yeah. >> hey, beckett smell how this nower smes. ahat it smells like. it's not like you're going to say, look at this picture of the beach i took and then have the sound of something farting. >> why do they call this pickles? >> it's a word play. >> now i think it's mortem. >>> dog versus slippery slide. ♪ >> when you have a dog in trouble, all you need is a meter maid, animal control and friendly n

our team pushed hard to get better. >>> alex a big game in detroit.e first period in the power play, ovie fires. look at that. puts the caps on the board first with that one. mike tax on another. ovie again, first shot is blocked, gets his own rebound, past all those red jerseys. they hold on to win 5-3. >>> the newest wizard hitting the practice court with his new team. the center said his trade came as a surprise. he spent his whole career in denver. he's expected to suit up against new jersey of the. >>> the second week of free agency started off with a bang, the big news today being peyton manning. he decided to take his talents to denver, saying no to san francisco and tennessee. his deal is expected to be worth $90 to $95 million over five years. the signing means the end of tebow mania. they've gone from one media storm to another in denver. >>> two more redskins won't be returning. landry agreed to a one-year deal worth $4 million with the new york giants. he spent his last few seasons on injured reserve and receiver stallworth is returning to

alex smith has not spoken since peyton manning became a free agent. he's at a fundraiser tonight in walnut creek, where reggie kumar, hard news type reporter, delved into the toy department and got in alex smithy face talking about manning and smith's own contract negotiations. >> i think there would be quite a few things that kick the tires on him and play the what ifs. i mean, it's peyton manning. so i'm not thinking about it. it's outside of my control my realm. >> how is contract talks going? >> it's going . that's really all i want to say. i think everybody knows how i feel about the san francisco 49ers, i love it here. and the process is going. >>> another reggie kumar exclusive you'll see only on kron4. meanwhile, peyton manning says through his representatives it'll be about a week before he decides on where he will continue otherwise nfl career. stan >>> nobody is there at the staples center. they'll be playing in vegas next year, the word is. andrew zimerman had 22 points, and stanford, right there, but at the finish, the pac-12 player of the year, gutdiers took over -- gutierrez took over. stanford finishes 21-11. cal advances on, 77-71. >>>

hard to appeal to them. it was extraordinary. alexho you saw in the clip being horribly bullied went himself with harvey weinstein to appeal before their board. he spoke incredibly movingly. he said, what you're effectively saying is that i can't see my own life. and others can't see what they see every day. i don't know what the hang-up is. i wish i did because i could speak to that. it seeps thms that it's arbitrad mysterio mysterious. we're hoping that will change. >> without diluting the message, the reality of what it is, how brutal it is to be bullied, involving the families from the students, everyone's perspective, is there a way in which to appease both? the motion picture association, to whether it be to bleep out or cloud some of the language but still get the message across so that a larger movie-going audience, in your view, can see and appreciate this film? >> that's a great question. we're still exploring that. i know that the families in the film have said please don't edit the movie. it's easy to say we can just bleep

a hard hit at the blue line, but that just got alex going. responded with a pair of goals.itols got a much-needed win 5-3. the rangers and devils don't like each other. as soon as the puck hit the ice, so did the gloves. three separate fights in the first three seconds of the game. 40 minutes in penalties. rangers drew first blood on the score board as well. jumped out to an early lead and won it 4-2. they're the first team in the east to clinch a playoff spot. that's your early look at sports on "early today." >> an award-winner record setter and a big bomb on the silver screen, your early morning headlines are straight ahead. kids can wind up in courtrooms on field trips, but it's not often that they're asked to participate. you're watching "early today." >>> well coll back to early today. we showed you all the heavy rain in texas. the temperatures have just been earlier. it is 70 degrees to start your morning in chicago. that's ridiculous. as far as what we're going to deal with this afternoon, 83 in chicago on the first day of spring. everyone in the east is warm and ev

red wings did everything they could to rattle ovechkin, a stick to the face, a hard hit at the blue line. that just got alex going, responded with a pair of goals, capitals got a much-needed win 5-3. >>> finally, i've got a feeling the rangers and devils don't like each other. as soon as the puck hit the ice, so did the gloves. three separate fights in the first three seconds of the game. 40 minutes in penalties and this one was off to a rousing start. rangers drew first blood on the scoreboard as well, jumped out to an early lead, winning 4-2. they're the first team in the east to clinch a playoff spot. that's your look at sports on "early today". >>> an award winner. a record setter. and a big bomb on the silver screen. your entertainment headlines are strail ahead. >>> kids can end p in courtrooms on school field trips, but it's not often they're actually asked to participate. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. a wet morning, radar showing rain on-and-off all the way northward from california. windy north of seattle in spots. in the mountains, you'll be picking up snow from the motts o moun

red wings did everything they could to rattle ovechkin, a stick to the face, a hard hit at the blue line. that just got alex pair of goals, capitals got a much-needed win 5-3. >>> finally, a feeling the rangers and devils don't like each other. as soon as the puck hit the ice, so did the gloves. three separate fights in the first three seconds of the giex. 40 minutes in penalties and this one was off to a rousing start. rangers drew first blood on the scoreboard as well, jumed out to an early lead, winning 4-2. the first team in the east to clinch a playoff spot. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred rogen. >>> for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, that looks vaguely familiar, how you greet me each morning. scaring me a little bit, make sure i'm on my toes? >> i'm not worried. good morning, everyone. beautiful weather out there continues. i mean, look at yesterday. even in new england it was just -- it really is insane this time of year, hartford almost at 80 degrees yesterday, buffalo at 74. it's a very warm morning around d.c. i think you could be one of the war

hard water stains. for lime, calcium and rust... lime-a-way is a must. alexth and the 49ers ended up where we expected they would. but just like smith's journey, this is a bumpy ride over the last week. now he is coming back to the niners. they agreed on a new contract. basically the deal that was on the table be, -- before manning mania turned the universe upside down. we don't know if the niners added anymore gawrn teed -- guaranteed money. the bottom line is alex is a 9er once again. peyton manning is officially now a bronco. five-year $96 million contract. it is a series of one-year deals giving denver financial protection if manning's neck prevents him from playing. manning, well he had john elway very nervous during this week, but payton thinks he can still play and he is out to prove it. >> it will be speculated on and debated for months to come whether it was the right decision or not. i will go out and try to make it the right decision. >> the sharks haven't missed the playoffs since 2003, but that is the direction they are heading. and after losing

our team has pushed hard this year to get better. >> alex ovechkin with a big game last night in detroitfirst on the power play. he fires to put the caps on the board first. mike knube puts up another. ovechkin again. packed all the red jerseys. look at them laid out. caps 3-0 in the first. they hold on to win 5-3. >> peyton manning, the four- time mvp decided to take his talents to denver. he said no to san francisco and tennessee. his deal is expected to be worth $90 million to $95 million over five years. the signing pretty much means the end of tebow mania as we know it out there. basically going from one media storm to another media storm. peyton manning and the broncos expected to have a press conference today. if they do, we'll have that for you in the evening newscast at 5:00 and 6:00. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm kristen bert. have a great day. >>> we are back at 6:30. this is always the place to get your weather first. here is a live look at -- drum roll, please. >> howard bernstein is -- temperatures 63 degrees. i saw 73 there for a second. >> let howard

alex smith signed a three-year contract and said "no hard feelings". 49ers courted manning who, as younow ended up in denver there. is a three year and $24 million deal. and reportedly with $16 million guaranteed. smith says he's not offended by manning mania. >> feel like i've been through way worse than this. this free agency is always going to be crazy. >> and this is to the point where you stop worrying about that stuff. and you focus on what you need to do. >> jets tweeted they acquired tim tebow today, then realized they're on the hook for $5 million? n.advances. and just completed tebow mania and there is giants opening up against arizona. and giants and indians today sharing a quiet moment. and buster posey hits 294 in seven games of the spring. and check out brett till here. unloading. on the starter this is just going to miss cellel corn machine. he's died with nine rbies. a's in the final game before taking off in japan fall to the royals. rookie jeremy tileler gets a first nba start in new orleans. if he can do this he's going to play more, fade away jumper, hornets punishi

our team has pushed hard this year to get better. >> alex ovechkin with a big game last night.power play, he fires to put the caps on the board first. mike knube packs on another to go up 2-0. then ovechkin again. caps 3-0 in the 1st and hold on to win 5-3. >>> peyton manning, the four- time mvp decided to take his talents to denver. he said no to san francisco and tennessee. his deal is expected to be worth $90 million to $95 million over five years. the signing pretty much means the end of tebow mania as we know it out there. basically going if one media storm to another media storm. peyton manning and the broncos expected to have a press conference today. if they do, we will have that for you in the evening newscast at 5:00 and 6:00. that's going to do it for your morning sports. have a great day. >>> one of the republican presidential candidates is clear identifying a controversial comment he made about unemployment rates. that story is coming up next. >>> we'll reveal some of the special cherry blossom sculptures that are new to this year's festival. 5:25. here's monika. >

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three years at an express so this is a little bit strange isn't it hard to tell a straight a direct pipeline of information between the cia alex brown where these put afghans are and i believe after the events. something like five million dollars of profits were never claimed correct yeah different numbers of it but we can say something in between two million and five million yes but maybe i should mention one thing that there are actually three scientific papers about this stuff though one came from the university of surrey mark chesney is the leading professor there and it's called detecting in form trading in the auction markets and everyone who wants to question this topic should read this ok i was talking about that quite a bank of course is the bank that ended up buying alex brown. right what has been their response are this investigation it's a dodge a buddhist bank the central bank of germany because they had back then in two thousand and one dance vertica said that inform trading occurred on in the international markets and the high question for what it would quest to the dutch and when a spank but they stonewalled th

. >> a few days after she was reported missing, alex's body was discovered strangled in a city park. >> i took her death really, really harde most painful death i've ever had to experience. got to do it, man. i've been putting it off for way too long. >> it's been more than a year since alex's death. today, chris and his friend regan have decided to visit her grave. >> what corner though? was it this corner or this one? did you find it? is it hers? >> yeah. >> that was the first time i actually met her. >> heroin addiction is often what makes the difference between being able to get off the street or not. once kids become dependent on shooting up several times a day their only goal becomes finding enough money to get that next fix. >> can you spare any change for a wanna-be rock star? >> when we come back, heroin and its hold on the street kids of portland. your finances can't manage themselves. but that doesn't mean they won't try. bring all your finances together with the help of the one person who can. a certified financial planner professional. cfp. let's make a plan. who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presen

as they start preparations it's hard to overlook their rash of early exits recently. dave owens will join us live from ohio. >> plus alex ovechkin gets shaken up during practice, the latest on his condition next in sports. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> the georgetown hoyas looking to end their streak of early exits in the ncaa tournament. they haven't got past the second round since 2007 when they made it to the final four. they tip off at 3:10 friday in columbus, ohio. dave owens joins us now live from nationwide a reason withate a closer look at what the -- arena with a closer look at what the hoyas can expect of. >> reporter: a quick history lesson will tell us georgetown shunt rest easy coming into this game. three seeds have within upset in the first round of the ncaa tournament 16 times. georgetown hopes to avoid that fate, of course, but tell you. what news flash, the team they may tomorrow, belmont, they can ball. they scored a fourth most points in the country and arrive riding a 14 game winning streak, 27 wins, atlantic sun championship, translated, hey, georgetown, don't sl

him drivers kept crushing alex remained version from lotus and mercedes driver michael schumacher were among those suffering while rushes gets out of the trouble so it's hard out there his new catering car starts in the middle of the track and this caused the safety car to be deployed with fence all taken full advantage to overtake hamilton in second gear oriskany him asa did not finish after colliding with fellow brazilian bruno senna and complete accident bags a williams pastor maldonado crashed out on the final lap but no such problems for button and his mclaren team who seemed fully prepared for this season. every when we look to you. for a united team or think. it really shows how important the winter is you know we've had a strong winter yesterday's qualifying already showed up. so it's nice to take away with the victory today first race of the new season. in rugby wales have won the six nations with a perfect record after beating france sixteen points to nine the three avenging their defeats of the french in the semifinals of the world cup and also handing them their third grand slam in eight years england finished second after beating parlance thir

hard. you came back. very well done. thank you very much. >> no problem, alex.raight ahead, seems like apple products are everywhere. what separates apple owners from non-apple owners? that's coming u next. spring only shows up once a year. what are we going to do about it? here's to more saturdays in the sun, and budgets better spent. here's to black friday prices that turn more shoppers into savers. to picking up. trading up. mixing it up. to well-earned muddy boots. and a lot more-spring per dollar. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. black friday is back. now through wednesday save on these top brand project starters, just $8 each. >>> according to a new survey, the numbers are stagger, more than 55 million homes own at least one iphone, ipad, ipod or a mac computer. regina lewis joins us with a look at the apple phenomenon, which is truly what it is. good day to you. thanks for coming back. how popular is apple? could you put it in context for us? >> sure. it's half of all households. what's most interesting about that sentence is a

inmates like alex bennett, at the kentucky state penitentiary, who don't always agree with or abide by the rules. >> i'm a person that's been in the joint all my life. i've been told i'm pretty hardou got something you want to say to me now? we can get it on national tv here. do you? >> everything about alex's mannerisms, his appearance and the words that he spoke said convict. alex just embodied that. >> bennett was 54 years old when we met him and had spent 33 of those years behind bars for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder. >> the system today isn't like the system that i came into 36 years ago. the system today has the majority of their inmates programmed to do what they're told when they're told to do it. and so, they get to the point where they expect that from everybody. well, there's still a few old dogs around, who like to do things their own way. >> bennett's way of doing things, however, has had horrifying results. after adapting to life in a single-person cell here, he was transferred to a lower security prison in 1998. he had more privileges there, but also had to share a cell. that's when things began to go very wrong. >> i'm not going to live with child molester

. >> alex may not remember everything about that fateful day, but he does know how hard everyone around him worked to save his life. >> i just want to say thank you so much. >> you are so welcome. >> you're my angels. >>> coming up -- a little girl drops out of sight. and a roof goes bye-bye. >> literally the sound made you feel like you were in "the wizard of oz" and you were just going to be lifted straight out of this home. >>> and later, a student's terrifying adventure. >> the most scared i've ever been in my life. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets, you can do business at lightning-fast speeds. we'll take all the strawberries, dave. you got it, kid. we have a winner. we're definitely gonna need another one. small businesses that want to grow use 4g lte

. >> what is shocking to me, alex is scott brown, he is in a tough race, warren is a good candidate and works harda vote for the blunt amendment in massachusetts. >> in support of it. >> yes. what would he be thinking, the conservatives this would appeal to in massachusetts it's a small fraction, they are not going to votes for warren under any circumstances. he committed political suicide. i think with that vote yesterday. >> you know, i think the new york times and "wall street journal" have different takes. the times are saying it's an attack on women's health and the journal is saying it's religious freedom. >> those are good statements of what people on each end of the spectrum see and it's irrelevant. i know that people feel passionately about them, and there's no question, that there's room for some social debate. somewhere down the road, but if you are a politician running for office, why be drawn into this right now? >> it looks more like it's the republicans that are making it the issue. >> well, it is. >> you have rick santorum at the top. >> part of the problem is that republicans have

alex, you and i were talking before we went on. this is staggering research. but it's not that hard to find.mith on the morning show, the other big broadcast. these are big network interviews in which well-known anchor people. >> a little show called "meet the press." this is not digging into some bedrock mountain of opposition research. this is abc, cbs, and nbc. it's surprising that it's taken so long for anybody to bring this us. for all of us on the sidelines, we wonder why anybody hasn't gone harder on his record on health care. to some degree, it's a mixed bag. rick santorum supported government involvement in health insurance when running for senate. newt gingrich came out for the individual mandate. it's treacherous waters for them. that explains it a little bit. rick santorum has been so distracted about satan attacking america that he's kept his eyes off the prize. >> if romney ends up being the nominee, all you have to do is cut the tape and show it back and forth until people are dizzy trying to figure out who this guy is. >> that's right. i think at his press conference today, w

alex demetrick reports, surveyors are looking to see if the quake moved the monument up, down or sideways. >> reporter: it's hardo imagine anything as big as the washington monument moving. but not if you were up top last august. >> it was absolutely terrifying. it was shaking so violently. to have the mortar falling on your head. the fear was so high that i was sure we were under attack. i didn't realize at first that it was an earthquake. >> reporter: a 5.8 earthquake. engineers found structural damage while dangling from ropes. now, new experts are lining up these metal survey desks on the ground to see if the monument is tilting. if so, it is likely small. >> from what we're seeing, we have differences roughly about 2 to 3 millimeters. and that's just a preliminary evaluation. but yes, it could potentially tilt, yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: before it was -- there was a mall or monument, there was a swamp. to build it up, filled with a dredge. >> buildings on top tend to shake more violently than those on top of rock. but it doesn't take an earthquake to shift on the mall. at 555 feet, the monument is not i

alex smith make it official. smith, the quarterback, signing on the dotted line to agree to a three-year $24 million contract, $9 million of those are guaranteed. smith says, hey, no hardeelings about the 49ers going after peyton manning. and he says he's looking forward to playing with the 49ers for at least another season. >>> tough times for the saints, but good times for the 49ers. alex smith signed on the dotted line this afternoon. we wanted to make sure you knew that story. so we wanted to repeat it twice. gotcha. >>> oscar-winning actor al pacino paid tribute to another oscar playwright oscar wild. the premiere of the documentary, he directed. it's a reference to the playwright that wild wrote in 1890. >> it started, and once i knew, i didn't know what i was doing. i just kept at it because those who -- who -- what is it? who persist in their folly will one day be wise. >> if premiere was a benefit event for glbt historical society. it's commemorating the 130th anniversary of oscar wild day in san francisco. >> pacino, one of the coolest cats in hollywood. it is 4:54 right now, let's check your traffic with mike. >> oscar's gone wild, a videotape. >>> sycamore

hard on everybody. everything's gone. everything is just gone. >> we are back live in chelsea, indiana. alexyou a perspective, tv sometimes we try to lock down our cameras and not show you all the stuff we do behind the scenes, but to show you a panoramic view, this is a house behind me, if you will, on the other side of the camera. and across the street. and i've asked the cameraman to do a very big wide pan. you'll see the audio technician here, the satellite truck technician. the point is as you do a pan across this entire area, 24, if you will, a 360, rather, this is what it looks like. >> there's nothing. >> everything is shredded. >> well, thankfully a few homes here and there. but it is real utter devastation. a minute ago i talked to a gentleman who rode out one of the worst strings of tornados in history in 1974. and he said, from his perspective, he thought that yesterday's event was the worst since that horrendous series of storms 30 some years ago. back to you. >> i'm curious, if a man like that is able to describe it. i'm just taking from personal experience, never having been i

progress to make i have, at one way and worked hard >> made the pitch for the white sox scuffled through first few games of spring jake peavy to get up on alexg into one for the white sox rallied late still coming up still looking for first victory hitting the road for the first time playing kansas city royals chicago cubs 4-0 lead jeff samardziga candidate for the back and a petition to get out the other side jorge soler $27 million deal at college hoops northern illinois it lost a tournament finally tonight hanging with two of my favorite guys this afternoon by cox have produced a movie about great career might events to excellent debut this evening feed her navy pier now on film. these chicago blackhawks folks do not miss a trick. they hired us to begin with thought that was wonderful. and it is wonderful. then they decided to make statues of us that was more wonderful. and now making movies? that is the news. whoa! i'd love a set like this... ...well, i'd like a pony. we used kmart layaway - paid it off over 8 weeks. with kmart layaway shop 1000s of items across dozens of departments, all year long. there's layaway, and there's kmart lay

. >> reporter: alex's story is at the heart of the movie. and sometimes, it's hard to watch. >> ow.as touched a nerve for so many people. but because of six instances of profanity, "bully" has been given an "r," rating, meaning millions of kids who could see it and benefit from it, won't. and so, 425,000 people, including justin bieber, drew brees, they've signed an online petition to get the movie rated pg-13. >> it's a movie whose time has come. >> reporter: you've started something. >> not me. lots of us. >> reporter: lee hirsch, the director, was bullied as a kid. and he believes this movie can be a call to action. >> this generation of teenagers, we did an end to bullying. >> reporter: and alex, 15 and doing great, will help lead the way. >> there is hope out there. and i can still make a difference. >> reporter: it does get better. for "good morning america," terry moran, abc news, new york. >> and they need to know it does get better. you can see more tonight on "nightline." head to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! now, to find bullying cyber bullying resources. >>> coming up

hard work that schools and communities have to do around bullying. >> he said some younger kids may be disturbed by the plotlines, like seeing 11-year-old tray wallace become a paul pairer. >> alexe agreed to be filmed because he thought maybe it would make the bullies stop. instead, his family moved him out of state. look at him now. >> now, i'm having the greatest time of my life, living it up. >> alex and his parents were at the l.a. premier this week. >> the whole process has kind of brought him out of the darkness and broke him out of his shell and gave us our son back. >> i'm glad i'm actually making a difference. amazing. >> bully, the movie, opens this weekend in new york and l.a. with plans to be in more cities by the end of april, but because the film is being released without a rating, it's up to individual theaters to desite, lester, whether or not to let kids in the door to see it. >> incredibly sad. it sounds worth seeing. kate, thank you. >> we have several resources on our website tonight, including hotlines for teebs who may be targets of bullies. nbcnightlynews.com. and kate snow continues her reporting on dateline on sunday with a new examination of a bullying

hard to imagine anyone going higher. and it might be the top of the market for smith and going forward the relationship forget caddying for nouchl we'll see if alexere is a good choice. i think that is a likely scenario at this point. and there are warriors retiring chris mullen's jersey. interest tl is more on mully and number 17. >> that is right. the number going up tonight. joining wilt chamberlain and rick berry. and how special is this night for you? >> one of the special night in the career. and one of the greatest fans in the nba. >> this is like a reunion. and so any time you win an award like this it involves your teammates. >> this is when i get a chance to pay homage to my teammates. and the guy who drafted me and getting a chance to thank the greatest man for the nba. it's exciting. i always felt welcomed here and it's a nice feeling. >> you grew up in the warriors organization and here in the bay area. and you stayed here and friends were born here. >> there is a special bond here with fans. they supported me on and off the court. and i'm grateful for that. all of my four kids were born here. this is home. and we're happy and proud

hard. he was like a brother to me. once i had my other friends there who can cover me, it will be good to see everybody. i am looking forward to it. >> alex abc 7 sports. >> nothing like some hoops action. >> a nice story from alex. >> here is a quick reminder about the facebook contest. >> you have less than 24 hours to enter and you could win a brand new ipad. go to wjla.com/facebook. we will announce the win [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand showan and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this is a great story. some seniors got a surprise that is making their parents very excited. what they were given full scholarships to one of the most expensive private universities in the country. >> hoping to study -- she was one of nine students getting the surprise of their lives. >> the work really hard

hard to know who to root for. i've got my druthers. >>> still ahead. grand prix woes. deadlines are missed. what the race organizers in the city are still trying to figure out. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, hold your nose. the worst air in maryland is just ahead. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> it's the biggest craze, well, since the ipad 2. apple released its ipad 3 today. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll show you why people wait in line for hours just to get one. >>> a cloudy and cooler end to the week. don't miss the cooler end-of- the-week forecast. ,, girl: i want to tell you about my friend. his name is ben. ben learned about a homeless boy who had an infected tooth, and the boy died. that made ben really sad. he wrote a law so every kid can see a dentist. we have special dental van that goes from school to school. he even helps make sure we learn how to brush our teeth. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. >>> tracking bad air by zip code has brought worrisome numbers. some of the most polluted air is in the commutes of kirkland bay and brooklyn. >> reporter: the zip code that covers curtis bay and brooklyn has two big features.

and alex has publically la meanted that there are good things about mitt romney as a person and as a story that just haven't gotten out there. >> is it because he's been trying so hard to be someone he's not? >> i think that's dead on. i think it's less romney pretending than others trying to fashion him to be something he's not. he needs to be who he is. coming off this rough economy for a lot of folks, they are looking for the motivation and inspiration. this is not about republicans or democrat cans. this is an american problem right now. people want to feel inspired. that's an advantage to obama, as you saw in the speech he gave last week, where he's using this lifting language and motivation. i'm fighting for you. i did what i did because i'm with you. romney needs to strike that tone, but he has to be comfortable with it first. >> it's hard to make hard hitting economic stewardship seem like the drive of the dream. that's what they pay the consultants the big bucks for. they have to figure out how to make refashioning the american economy in the 21st century seem like an exciting thing. it's not impossible. >> we have all been in politics. you look for the gen

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hard drinking town. someone did the math and figured out -- and i still can't belive this. new yorkers drank on average 20 pints a beer a week. >> again, i say this doesn't -- >> alexthe rest of us. >> she knows where to go. >> what got you interested in this? >> i came through this through vice not roosevelt. i wrote my first book history laid bare. i love the dark side of things. and i find depositions that you can't belive of authentic. they called them french circuses, which were sex shows in the 1890s. we had depositions. there's bill clinton's cigar is involved. in a deposition. very serious stuff. three main brothel districts. there was a french town, the tenderloin and the lower east side, that was the cheapest and largest brothel district in new york city. >> so when did it end? who stopped all of this, if not roosevelt. >> it wasn't roosevelt. people say what stoptd prostitution? it's unbelievable. it was the changing of morals that women would no longer have to be virgin competition put the end to the major brothel districts of new york. >> lots of sex in new york. >> and according to alex it never did stop. new york is just like it was in 1890. >> frenc