none other than alexander graham bell stepped forward to help. bell, a young restless genius had invented the telephone five years earlier, when he was only 29 years old. 1881 from the telephone had earned him some money and a lot of fame, but he wanted nothing to do with the come to me that a grown up around it. he said it was hateful to him at all times and that it fettered and as an inventor. even in the business for the lawsuits against the telephone. there were 600 lawsuits against 10, five of which went to the supreme court. finally, bell had enough. he said it thickens the telephone and quit the bell telephone company. they'll just wanted to help people. he had lost most of his brothers to tuberculosis before he was 24 years old. both his wife and his mother were dead and he knew he could make life better for people, and maybe even save lives. but he worked so hard that his parents and his wife were terrified that he would literally worked himself to death. when he was working, he wouldn't stop to eat or rest. his only rest there was play

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. >>> a letter alexander graham bell wrote to his parents just sold for more than $92,000 at an auctionmpshire. the letter is seven pages long and includes rare and elaborate drawings of the telephone he invented. it was written two years after bell made his first call to his assistant thomas watson and obtained a patent on the telephone. the inventor was responding to news from his parents that a lightning strike damaged their wiring. in the letter he instructs his parents on how to ground the telephone to prevent harm from future lightning strikes. >>> from bell to poe for the third year in a row the anonymous toaster failed to show up at edgar allen poe's grave site last night in baltimore. since the 1940s a man dressed in black had been placing roses and half an empty bottle of cognac on poe's grave the night before his birthday. today would have been poe's 203rd birthday. >> wow. >>> much more ahead on news 4 at 4:00. facebook adds to its timeline with an assortment of new apps. >>> plus a blizzard couldn't stop delivering a baby. hear from the proud parents comi >>> the world's la

founded by telephone pioneer alexander graham bell, the american telephone and telegraph company hadn in the world. at its height at&t owned most of america's local telephone companies and long distance phone lines. it also owned bell labs, and western electric, the huge telephone manufacturer. not to mention all the phones in subscribers' homes and offices. with its folksy nickname ma bell at&t tried hard to project a friendly image. >> the telephone is is meant to work for us. >> reporter:. >> osgood: as in this 1940s instructional film full of motherly advice on telephone courtesy. >> try to avoid talking too fast. never talk with anything in your mouth or you'll sound as if you have a mouth full of mush. (mumbling) right away. (laughing) >> reporter: still at&t's near total monopoly brought resentment, a resentment comedian lily tomlin tapped into with her tv character. >> i want you to understand something. we are not subject to city, state or federal regulations. we are omnipotent. that's potent with an omni in front of us. >> osgood: at&t actually was a regulated company. and

they started the industry, just like motorola started the cell phone industry, just like alexander grahame industry. they invented the technology of utilizing the internet for telephone calls. now this has become huge. they literally have changed the way the world makes telephone calls. now, hundreds of millions of people worldwide are using this technology. we're talking about universities, hospitals, government agencies, police departments, law offices-- you name it. any business, any type of residential home anywhere in the world, they're using the magicjack technology of internet telephony all over the world, hundreds of millions of people. so that's why you can trust them. they're the founder. no one knows this industry better than they do. and why is that important? it's important because they built the network, the backbone for them to connect to the internet. they own their own network. and the magicjack network is the largest telephone network certified in all 50 states. also, they own the chip company that manufactures the chips that go inside the magicjack, the computer chips t

states has been that we've been a place people wanted to come, and we've welcomed the best from alexander grahambell, etc. the other question that i would ask quickly is that for a generation of current americans and parents, we didn't grow up in this world. so we're not used to making decisions about learning s.t.e.m. or the importance of motivating and supporting our children in s.t.e.m.. so how do we tell the story in english to a broad number of americans so that adults and young people are making investments in themselves and voters are making choices to support this kind of framework that you all have discussed? >> so let me say a bit about the immigration. i think there is some issue, a small section on immigration in the report. it isn't very extensive, but there's a lot of important issues here that aren't very extensive, and i certainly agree that immigration is an important sort of labor into this country, and making the availability, you know, as others here have mentioned, you know, people to be able to stay in this country and to use their skills, um, you know, within american busi

alexander payne, and jim taylor, producers. the tree of life, nominees to be determined. midnight in paris. "the help." hugo, grahamd martin scorsese producers. and extremely loud. scott ruden, producer. >> join us on february 26 when we celebrate the magic of the movies, thank you. >> always exciting to hear. nominations for the academy awards. best picture there at the end. we're going to compile that list and bring it to you later. >> big day for "money ball." brad pitt nominated and johna hill. nice work. the president getting ready for his election year state of the union address. tracie potts is live on capitol hill where the economy is expected of course to take center stage. tracie, good morning. >> good morning. jobs, the economy, it is the big issue. the president's expected to address tonight. we're told he's going to hit hard on the theme of the wealthy paying more, paying their fair share by paying more. it's the buffett rule they talked about that republicans here on capitol hill don't like. the president will call it economic fair play as opposed to what republicans here have referred to as class war

alexander payne and jim taylor, producers. "the tree of life," nominees to be determined. "midnight in paris," steven tennenbaum, "the help," chris columbus and michael barnathan, producers. "hugo," grahamud & incredibly close." [ cheers ] >> scott rudin, producer. >> please join us february 26th when we celebrate the magic of the movies. thank you. thank you, jennifer. >> thank you. >> there you have it. starting off with best picture there were nine nominations. we said five to textbon. i counted nine. >> i believe i got nine as well. >> any surprises there? >> i think a e pleasant surprise for steven spielberg whose "war horse" hasn't had as much awards action as he would have liked. "the tree of life" which is a small independent movie that did well, but a lot of people thought it was confusing, bizarre. the academy loved it. terrence malick did well. brad pitt is the big winner. he produced "the tree of life" and "moneyball." that's a testament to his power as an actor and producer. i think one of the big surprises in this is melissa mccarthy in "bridesmaids" for best supporting actress. i think we saw at the golden globes rick jy server vase said her character had diarrhea in a si

alexander payne and jim taylor, producers. "the tree of life," nominees to be determined. "midnight in paris." leddy aaronson and steven tenenbaum, the producers. "the help." "hugo," grahamrudin producer. >> please join us on february 26th when we celebrate the magic of the movies. thank you. thank you, jennifer. ♪ >> were you at home like we were just scribbling? we know, 11 for "hugo." ten for "the artist," six for "moneyball." six for "war horse." five for "the descendants," five for "girl with the dragon tattoo." four for "the help." immediately, what jump out at you? >> leonardo dicaprio. staying home he won't be there for "j. edgar." and "extremely loud & incredibly close." finally getting a best picture nomination. there were seven of those and one for max von sydow. >> there was a lot of love for that. that was surprising. also surprising, "girl with the dragon tattoo" left off the best picture list. >> and no best director either for that. >> why was "extremely loud & incredibly close" ignored until now? >> it's a difficult film to watch. it's about september 11th. it hits you over and over again. it's interesting you think tom hanks or sand dra bullock could ha

none other than alexander graham bell stepped forward to help. bell, a young restless genius had invented the telephone five years earlier, when he was only 29 years old. 1881 from the telephone had earned him some money and a lot of fame, but he wanted nothing to do with the come to me that a grown up around it. he said it was hateful to him at all times and that it fettered and as an inventor. even in the business for the lawsuits against the telephone. there were 600 lawsuits against 10, five of which went to the supreme court. finally, bell had enough. he said it thickens the telephone and quit the bell telephone company. they'll just wanted to help people. he had lost most of his brothers to tuberculosis before he was 24 years old. both his wife and his mother were dead and he knew he could make life better for people, and maybe even save lives. but he worked so hard that his parents and his wife were terrified that he would literally worked himself to death. when he was working, he wouldn't stop to eat or rest. his only rest there was play