. >> reporter: alfred reel is just 8, and a very strong little man.surviving, walking into school today after suffering severe burning over most of his body. the accident happened here in june in a wooded area near the family's home. there were kids here playing with lighters and gasoline. they started a fire and when alfred came to help them put it out, he was covered in flames. >> in the backseat of the car he said, mommy, am i going to die? because i think i might die. and i said, no, you're not going to die. you're not going to die. no. >> reporter: doctors in cincinnati saved his life with a risky procedure that required fda approval. they took small pieces of skin, what little he had left, and used them to grow replacement skin in a laboratory. >> i want to go home. >> reporter: after months of prayers and dozens of operations -- >> good morning, alfred. we're glad to have you here today. >> reporter: he's now back in school with his old friends in his new skin. >> i'm awesome. >> reporter: all this time, a teddy bear kept his seat nice and warm

[cheering and applause] meredith: all right, alfred. how are you feeling?m feeling great, meredith. meredith: yeah... >> i'm feeling great. meredith: you told me yesterday that inside here you're ok, but your head is feeling like it's going to explode, right? >> yes. yes. it feels almost as big as the room. not in a good way. meredith: no, not in a good--well, you've done--tell me a little bit about that tie. that is--that is something. >> [sighs] thank you. so, um--so, i have a pet bird. her name is ketzel. and, uh, my sister-in-law, who really likes art, she bought me this tie sort of to honor our bird. meredith: oh...oh, does that look like ketzel? >> it kind of does, actually. she's green and orange. ketzel's much louder than this. meredith: i was gonna say, this is out there.

i saw my uncle alfred who was nominated 45 times and he won 9, which is a far better batting average that i have. i.m. one for 19. it would not bother me. if i don't work anymore, if i have to wait for the next animated picture to come around, that might bother me a little bit. but song writing, for myself, is important to me, so i don't mind doing that. tavis: is this the family business? >> looks like it. there were three uncles who did it. one of them did sony pictures, the other did pictures for fox, hello dolly, others that i am forgetting, and alfred did all about eve, how the west was won. tavis: did you have any choice? this was her calling before you even knew what? -- this was your calling before you even know it? >> i think my father thought it was a great life, being in that business. i think he wanted me to do that. i had some talent for it. tavis: when did you know that you were talented enough to do it and it would well? >> i have not learned that yet. the trouble is you talk to enough people, a lot of people would not believe you that you, that one tends to be themsel

alfred arnold is here. jackie arnold is too. charles kennedy attends when he's not working. >> 14 benefit recipients have died. all of the retirees' mental and physical health has been impacted by not receiving the monies that we are entitled to under the law. >> reporter: wanda spradlin struggles up from her wheelchair and lets loose. >> if the retirees are not getting anything, i don't think any of you should get a dime either. then we'll all be in the same boat. >> reporter: the mayor with his back to the crowd and the city council sit in stony silence. >> there is a right way and a wrong way to have handled this pension crisis. in my opinion, the majority of you have chosen the wrong way. >> reporter: in fact, both sides have now met with a mediator. the lawyers are trying to draft a compromise. retirees would be paid some of the pension money they're owed, not all. that is if they agree to what's being offered. >> i will ask you to stand for a moment of silence as i read the names of the pensioners and retirees that have di

but today bodega--bay, the story of the invasion of birds from the alfred hitchcock movie. besides some massee sidewalks, and rob fladeboe reports in invasion of birds is taking its toll on one neighborhood, just the same purify (squawikng birds) >> >>reporter: there are blackening this sky. and they're doing this with birds do. residences are fed up. >> when you look out here you cannot see anything but birds. romero side we have to take cover it is crazy! >>reporter: the soccer field is one of their favorite hangouts. it is filled with feces, feathers, trash hauled in by these birds. they have taken their roosting on the school, itself. and also from one place they will turn around and moved to another location if they're scared away from one place. these bones on these soccer field indicate that these birds are migrating from the landfill. >> we have been here and we are trying to figure out what has changed. ecologically. >>reporter: 40,000 seals across the south bay. from the sanitation-seagulls-- noisy, unpredictable circling high overhead. and 40,000 estimated. and f

live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. 5:30 >>pam: street from the alfred hitchcockbe " to the birds. st from the movie. unlike the fictional moby these birds that were terrorizing people in fictional-movie. however, they're making a big mess. thousands have been taken up residence at the soccer field these birds and the surrounding soccer field. >> several different theories. one of the salt pond opening in the south bay. they had to find other areas to roost. other theories is that'll local landfill is to allot to keep saddlinand local efforts to keep

. >> it looks like a scene out of an alfred hitchcock movie.  ♪ >>> a san jose neighborhood is seeingomething right out of say hitchcock movie. birds have invaded the valley neighborhood. check it out. thousands of squawking seagulls have been in the neighborhood fond of ponds in the water district. neighbors aren't too fond of the uninvited guests saying the birds get into fights and drop a lot of waste. they're studying options to evict the birds so far, none have taken flight. >> no comment on this, right? >> thank goodness they're not getting engaged. >> if they were there, i'd be nowhere near them. >> aggressive pattern coming our way. let's show you what's going on. a little rain shower across marin county as we look northwest from mount sutro and san francisco. south beach looking to the east across the bay bridge to the port of oakland. like that cloud there over the bay bridge perspective has given up a little bit of its moisture, also. let's talk about winter weather advisory. the first one from the north bay and from 4:00 this afternoon until 10:00 tomorrow morning. the cel

. >> reporter: alfred reel is just 8 years old and a very strong little man.eorgia. >> his parents say his days begin with skin stretching exercises that can be two to three hours. >> amazing spirit considering all that he's been through, wow.c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c

a case worthy of an alfred hitchcock movie.hey will be in somebody's backyard to continue unearthing a body. they were called as a missing person's investigation. terry, you asked the question earlier: is this foul play or is it something else? >> well, the very same person that said this is like an alfred hitchcock movie is also asking that question. i'm talking about the attorney for the woman who is a suspect in this place. take a picture of the excavation in the backyard out here on rebecca way in novato. fbi called them because of their expertise when it comes to excavation and maintaining a crime scene. dale smith reported missing by neighbors two weeks ago, they say he lived here with his wife evelyn but haven't seen him in months. evelyn did give police permission to go in that backyard and start digging but has since stopped talking to police from the advice of the aforementioned attorney. she's been talking about dale in the past tense but is there a more innocent explanation than murder. >> obviously the cause of dea

in the first place, neither alfred worker know her lewis, from the beginning of the production plan ever considered using negro actors to portray the roles of the johnson's family. therefore, negroes having the physical appearance and ability needed for those roles were never interviewed. there are many negro actors and actresses who are consistently turned down for plays and screen fare on the excuse that they are too fair, too intelligent, to modern looking, et cetera. i know because i am one who falls into this category. it was i who played the role of a neurotic fair negro girl in universal's imitation of life. but did they give me an interview for either of the two female roles? no, he did not. he simply was not interested in learning what he evidently did not know, that there are many legitimate negro actors and actresses who are far more intelligent than worker proves himself to be. >> and in 2008 following barack obama's historical election, alice walker wrote him to express our pride as an african-american, and as a southerner. >> alice walker to present a left barack obama, num

. >> it looks like a scene out of an alfred hitchcock movie. create my oasis.arcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. you don't have to be one of them. escape the trap. say "enough." for free help to quit smoking, call the california smokers' helpline at 1-800-no butts. ♪ >>> a san jose neighborhood is seeing something right out of say hitchcock movie. birds have invaded the valley neighborhood. check it out. thousands of squawking seagulls have been in the neighborhood fond of ponds in the water district. neighbors aren't too fond of the uninvited guests saying the birds get into fights and drop a lot of waste. they're studying options to evict the birds so far, none have taken flight. >> no comment on this, right? >> thank goodness they're not getting engaged. >> if they were

alfred brendel -- the austrian pianist -- was awarded the inaugural friends list -- franz liszt honorary price. he has been credited with rediscovering the lis rediscovering ofzt. >> he is a benchmark for every pianist. he is music does not just the way in all the possibilities the instrument holds. it demonstrates in drastic action why is there and that is to be subordinated and all technical and piano matters to the music. >> of global star, his former orchestra and the places where he lived and composed some of his most important works -- it all added up to a magnificent show in weimar. and now we are heading to warmer climes in seville in southern spain. a once powerful city that loses an illusion flair -- oozes anda lusian flare. temperatures can store up to 50 degrees in the summertime. at this time of year, the climate is still very pleasant. you'll find the coachman near the city's cathedral bell tower. he has been taking tourists around the city for 10 years. he takes the same route. and through the old town with its grand palaces and subtropical gardens. >> people say that we a

the main target, an escaped prisoner named alfred, has vanished.his sister is taken for questioning. >> narrator: when an informer can't be found, the police seal off entire neighborhoods and arrest anyone who appears suspicious. >> narrator: the men arrested in the sweep were taken to a police station for screening. >> narrator: watching from the chief's office are three men from the neighborhood. they've been told to look for unfamiliar faces. >> the pointing out of a individual by a community does not mean that then the individual community members are willing to stand and bear witness in a trial. they never will. so it really is a sort of popular justice. >> narrator: in the end, there's little to show for the combined efforts of 450 un peacekeepers and haitian police. >> narrator: the only evidence against the men is that they're from outside the neighborhood. >> narrator: as the police stumble through a fog of dubious information, the battle for the rule of law in haiti is being lost. police chief andresol has called senior officers to an eme

terry, even one of the participants says it's like an alfred hitchcock movie. >> take a look at the excitementast night as crews were in that backyard digging up the backyard and underneath that blue tarp you might be able to see there may well be the body of a man who lived in this house and was reported missing by neighbors a couple weeks ago. 74-year-old dale smith lived here with his wife evelyn. she is in her fifties and now she's no longer answering questions posed by police. >> the case is full of unusual circumstances so i'm not gonna comment whether that is suspicion itself but you can draw your own conclusions. >> january a neighbor approached me again and said she talked to evelyn and evelyn talked about dale in the past tense. that alerted her. >> here's more questions for you. neighbors haven't seen smith since september. didn't report him missing though until just a couple weeks ago. they also say smith was a retired carpenter who married evelyn 15 years ago and that he had cancer. evelyn's attorney is saying that there is a body back there, but it may not be a murder is what he

but some of you may have heard the story of alfred nobel who was the founder of the nobel prize. he woke up one morning while on holiday in france. he was a swede. and he saw a newspaper that had, wrongly, an obituary of him even though he was perfectly alive. and he got a terrible shock because the obituary said of alfred nobel -- and it was a mistake because it was his brother who had actually lost his life -- the obituary said this was one of the most notorious and infamous men who was responsible for more death than almost any other because he was a manufacturer of armaments because he had allowed armies to fight each other with his weapons. nobel was so impressed by this criticism of him that he decided to change his life and, hence, the nobel peace prize, hence, the nobel prizes for physics and science and mathematics, hence, his intention to do something good that he thought would with undo some of the damage he'd done the in the earlier years of his life. and it does strike me that the world can change. like nobel changed, the world can change, and we can actually do thin

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. >>> no, not the alfred hitchcock classic. the bay area neighborhood, though, being taken over by birds. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> apparently 10 days of unrest is taking its toll on libyan leader moammar qaddafi. rebels have taken over large parts of libya. the number of dead is rising as the government tries to fight back. today qaddafi made a phone call to state-run television saying that al qaeda drugged libya's young people so they would fight against him. security experts say qaddafi's four decade long grip on the country is loosening. >> if he doesn't have tribal allegiance and doesn't have control of the military and if he doesn't have control of the oil, he is going out. >> americans still in the country will have to wait until tomorrow to evacuate. apparently government chartered ferries were delayed again by weather. >>> small earthquake rattled hawaii an hour ago. the 3.3 magnitude quake was centered 80 miles southeast of honolulu. no damage, no threats of a tsunami apparently but meantime, hopes are fading fast for hundreds

. >> reporter: like the scene out of an alfred hitchcock movie the area blanketed with birds. and they can create quite a mess. >> it is a lot of bird stuff left behind. >> reporter: and it is not just anesthetics issue. a lot of people are concerned about sanitation because they are hanging out on playing fields at several schools and bringing junk with them including chicken bones. the santa clara logger district owns these overrun ponds. >> we are in a pickle. >> reporter: no one knows where these birds are coming from. their numbers seemed to explode this past november. >> they started coming by the thousands. >> reporter: much to the dismay of neighbors. >> and they told me that they don't want to go out anymore because they get dive bombed. >> reporter: he thinks it is from a ressorration project. >> i think it is the dump. it is not the birds' fault. we have seen flocks of birds circling around the dump for years and years and years. >> reporter: recently the dump has been using loud noises to get rid of them, a process that requires permits. managers say it is complyin

like the alfred hitchcock movie. of sea gulls are making a mess of this soccer field at dartmouth high school. not to mention the homes and the longest it is from a landfill. it is not clear why. and people's homes and yards wreaking havoc. >>pam: gabe slate tech report >>gabe: this is taking a high and gaming device like the police station portable and mixing it with a smart phone. place station--and a fully small functional and tro android with a police station and you can see a play station icons that you would recognize. so, it is going to be with verizon, no price. i am probably thinking that it is going to be $200 as early as next week. and it is officially beef sony erricson, officially-called and pre- loaded with a few games. also, you are welcome to load more online. this processor with the graphics hiis going to be better assess your. >>pam: a to expect this to take off? >>gabe: what is unique is that sony .. is going to be the device if you are a serious schemer. and you love the ps/2, and you do not want

west that customer would have its last strategic meeting with the commander of the column, general alfred tear -- terry. originally custer was going to lead the campaign, but in the months before this campaign, he was asked to testify before senate committee looking into corruption in grant's republican administration. custer only had here se to report, but he suggested that grant's brother had done some bad things when it came to the indian department. this infuriated grant. apparently all presidents have younger brothers that get them into trouble. [laughter] he stripped custer of this campaign and started terry as the head of the campaign. when he started from the far west in june in 1976, it was terry's orders that he was under, and three and a half days after beginning the march up this rose bud river, they would meet sitting bull's village on little bighorn. this is a picture of the rose bud. i was led here following the path by a superintendent of the battlefield. before i get to that, this is the guy who enabled custer to locate the village. he was an interpreter, married a crow w

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. >>> in something like right out of an alfred hitch movie a san jose neighborhood is invaded by sea gulls. a couple who lives in the valley say the birds show up at a nearby school every morning around 8:00. wildlife experts say they're probably attracted to nearby ponds used to refill underground wells. but residents say they're a nuisance leaving droppings, garbage and they squawk all day, pam. >>> those birds aren't dumb. i've seen them show up at lunchtime at many schools, sal. they know where to go for the food. >>> yes, they do. >> as soon as you leave the table in some restaurants in san francisco. >> yes, they do. they're very smart. good morning everybody. let's go out and take a look at the commute now. the traffic is actually doing very well on 880 north and southbound. again, this is the time when things are going to start getting busy. we're very fortunate we haven't had anything major reported by the chp. a couple fender benders but nothing too bad. move along and take a look at the 237 drive into the valley. that commute looks very nice. and if you are driving in cast

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. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> susie: oil prices gush to two-and-a-half year highs, as violence ratchets up in libya. traders are worried the unrest will spread. >> there's some sort of domino effect that could possibly happen, and if there's problems with saudi arabia, that could really affect the market. >> tom: paying higher prices to fill your tank, and investment plays as oil heads higher-- from the pump to your portfolio. you're watching "nightly business report" for tuesday, february 22. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson.

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