i'm alfred edmond, jr. >> susie: and finally, when last summer's out-of-the-ordinary earthquake hit the northeast, one of the nation's most recognizable buildings was damaged. the washington monument was shaken badly during the 5.8 magnitude quake and was forced to close to the public with cracks topping the towering landmark. billionaire investor and history buff david rubenstein came forward wanting to help. today, we learned he's matched the $7.5 million congress set aside to cover repairs. >> the country's been wonderful to me, the city's been wonderful to me and my family. that's really what's behind it. >> susie: repairs will get underway this summer with the washington monument expected to reopen to the public in about a year. >> tom: what a wonderful gesture. what a wonderful gesture. that's "nightly business report" for thursday, january 19. i'm tom hudson. good night, everyone, and good night to you, too, susie. >> susie: good night, tom. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: capti

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from cambridge university professor alfred's served as a legislative director in both houses of congress and as a special assistant in the state department he's also the president of the national center for economic and security alternatives and is a founding principle of the democracy collaborative a research institute in institution excuse me focused on initiatives that promote the democratization of wealth and most recently he's the author of america beyond capitalism a book that has been described as one of the most important books of the decade it's my pleasure to welcome our helper of it's good to be here thought of you're with us to conversations great minds. america beyond capitalism we're talking about systemic changes how do you what is the system and how does a good change grow there's a you know basically in history systems are defined by who owns the capital who owns the wealth feudalism the tiny elite held the land in the capital in ordinary capitalism it was small business only in the capital and defined. in the competitive capitalist system state socialism or communism wa

major funding for this program is provided by the alfred p. sloan foundation, supporting public understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. >> o'brien: passed. there's something that's both scary and awesome about nuclear energy. >> it will you give the rate at which you're receiving radiation as well as how much you've accumulated. >> o'brien: oh, i see. thanks to the magic of nuclear fission, this plant, indian point, generates about a quarter of new york city's electricity, with no greenhouse gases or air pollution. but the reality is indian point's nuclear technology is not cutting edge; it's old. >> so this is one of three emergency diesel generators. >> o'brien: the two working reactors here came on line some 40 years ago. it looks like an locomotive engine. westinghouse makes those, so i guess that makes sense. how many of these do you have, first of all? old as the plant is, indian point's owner, entergy, wants to run it for another 20 years. and that makes some people uneasy. after all, this plant is in the most

. >>> you guys remember alfred hitchcock's movie "the birds." >> yeah. >> new scenes have just been released, remastered and in color. >> no! >> weird. >> i kid. these are actually images from la grange, kentucky, where thousands and thousands of birds just swarm the skies. >> the first time i was scared. i didn't know what was happening. >> it's like a cloud of birds, but a giant cloud. the whole sky will fill up with black birds. >> they've been doing this for months and it's become such a problem, that people are kind of taking matters into their own hands. this is darlene and billy arms and they take out this cannon that they got from the kentucky department of agriculture to scare off the birds. >> i feel like i'm watching that scene from "steel mag noll his" where the dad is trying to scare the birds out of the tree with a loud gun. >> sounds like rain coming down. >> the woman said there's so much poop it sounds like it's raining outside. >> some people are claiming they're having respiratory issues caused possibly by bacteria from their waste. it's not uncommon to see this happen in

in 1958, brothers clarence and john alfred robbed a bank with a toy gun.hey were captured a f days later in cincinnati and given hard time. but john and clarence kept on trying to escape. >> the only reason they put them in alcatraz was because they could not keep them anywhere else they put them. they kept getting away, getting away. >> reporter: marie has many of the items the brothers had in prison and used to mastermind their escape. the subject of many books and movies. >> largest manhunt ever, and i think they're still on the top ten most wanted, so they would love to have them back. but chances of that happening is real slim. >> reporter: marie's sons david and ken grew up used to fbi visits and their phones being bugged. and that continues today. the feds stopped by marie's house just months ago. >> how long will you be looking for my brothers? and he said, a hundred years from now. and i said, well, good luck. >> reporter: clarence england is now 81 years old and john 80. all is ready for the family to be at alcatraz for the 50th anniversary of th

. >> reporter: held hostage like that seaside town in alfred hitchcock's "the birds." >> it's spooky, like something out of that movie. >> reporter: experts say there is no reason to think this flock will attack. >> we had no snow cover this winter. it's been below freezing only a few times. the birds are probably right here this year because of mild weather. >> reporter: darlene arms is fighting back. >> beat my hands. i was furious with them. it didn't work. i went and i got a pan and i just started beating it. if it had worked, they would have left. my husband said if you used a hammer on that pole it would even be louder. but they were right back. >> reporter: so then you went to? >> the cannon. the cannon has not worked. >> reporter: there's no projectile in that cannon. it just makes noise. some hunters from texas offered to come here and kill the birds. the city and mayor have rejected that idea. for now, they'll rely on darlene and her cannon. kerry sanders, nbc news, la grange, kentucky. >>> enjoy your meal, everybody. that's our broadcast for this friday night and this week.

red team named after alfredson after the hometown captain alfred and he doesn't disappoint. only shark had one assist. 12-9, team sharra wins. >>> u.s. figure skating championship in cincinnati. jeremy abbott was the winner today. he nailed a quadruple toe loop with ease, the hardest jump in his program. in the middle of his program, his father went into convulsions and blacked out, was taken to a hospital. turns out his dad is okay. and jeremy abbott is the 2012 u.s. men's figure skating champion. that's his third u.s. title. >>> the coliseum transformed into supercrowd bike track this weekend. the monster energy supercross circuit invades oakland. these guys obviously risking so much, stewart led in the main event to take the checkered flag. >>> are you ready for some baseball? we are a little less than three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training. over 7000 fans showed up at oracle this afternoon. the a's fans saw a good portion of the roster, able to get autographs and meet some of the new guys, including petaluma native johnny gomes. >> you

team charra defeated team alfred son in this assistant see exhibition 12-9. >>> we get another idea of who we might see stage at the oscars during last night's screen actors guild awards. >> actor goes to -- the cast of "the help. ">>the drama "the help" claimed best ensemble cast, best actress, and supporting actress. agenda des jardis for "the artist" won. hudson river plumber won his first award for acting for "beginners." stars of "the help" had some of the most memorable speeches when they spoke about racial injustice. >> was really a privilege to work on a film that gave a voice to so many women who made it possible for me to be standing here tonight. >> tv winners were mostly reruns with "board walk empire" and best actor for steve buscemi. "modern family," comedy ensemble, betty white another nod for "hot in cleveland." and alec baldwin made it six straight wins as best actor. the next is the oscars on february 26. i have so many movies -- i amway down. >> but you saw "the help." >> i really liked it. the book was better. the book is always better. >> thought it was a good movi

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the suspects, these men -- 35-year-old luis varios of san jose and 23-year-old alfred apaiz of gilroy. both remain in custody at the santa clara county main jail where they were booked on charges of robbery and conspiracy. it all started at the b of a branch on snehl before noon and ended with the suspects crashing into a car on highway 85. that's when a suspicious object was found on the scene, causing the bomb squad to detonate what they thought could be a potential explosive on the highway. one suspect arrested, you saw the bomb squad there blowing that up. and police tracked down the other at a nearby high school. gunderson, which was in lockdown. the entire situation ended up shutting 85 for more than five hours. >>> apple has halted the release of its new iphone 4s at retail stores in beijing after a riot almost started outside one of the stores in the chinese capital. [ crowd noise ] >> an angry mob of people who had wanted -- waited overnight in frigid temperatures pelted the store with eggs and assaulted a mall manager after employees refused it open as scheduled. police and

the film also stars lilly collin and alfred molina. that's your eye on entertainment.edward lawrence for cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. this tuesday morning. i'm andrea roane. >> we're waking up. we hope you are, too. thanks for joining us. here's monika samtani. >> how many cups of coffee have you had? >> i'm on cup three. >> getting there. >> got about two more to go. >> anny hong is in for howard bernstein. slick out there. couldn't figure out what had happened. was it sleet, snow or rain? >> really, right now, we're seeing rain at this hour. the temperatures are relatively mild. we're talking 30s and 40s to start out your tuesday morning. no 20s and teens like yesterday. 24 hours ago. you want your umbrellas as you're geg

constantly cleaning up from the avian aerial assaults problems so bad that le grange is being compared alfred hitchcock's classic the birds is what a couple residents had to say about the birds. this move would. make you gay i was scared the far out i mean i was scared i didn't know what was happening but if that sounds like rain coming down i mean literally from inside of our apartment you think that it's raining outside. when residents who are outside at night they're literally forced to take on relatives with them to protect themselves according to some reports the bird brigade is even causing respiratory problems among the residents of la grange environmentalists and scientists who study the birds aren't quite sure why they've chosen lagrange as their birdbath or why the group is so large despite attempts to scare off the birds they just keep coming back one of two explanations either rick perry is funny nearby or this is the first assault on the planet by the robotic pigeons and is from xenu now under disguise not sure which is scarier. coming up on tonight's daily take they've scanned g

police arrested alfred hapaz and luis barrios on suspicion of bank robbery and conspiracy. apaiz. barrios has seven misdemeanors and three felony convictions for assault and drug crimes. the two were represented when their speeding car crashed on highway 85 after allegedly robbing a nearby bank of america. the two claim there was an explosive inside of their car, which prompted police to shutdown the entire highway. you see it right there. the bomb squad went to work detonating the suspected explosive. >> an actual individual did have to go down, manipulate the bomb by hand, remove it from the vehicle, safe it in a safe place, attached what is called a water charge with a remote control detonation chord. >> it turns out it was not a bomb, just a homemade device made to look like one. >>> a hack-ncaa a bay area college is being traced to criminal network around the world. nbc bay area's traci grant explains how administrators at city college of san francisco are handling this latest high-tech emergency. >> this is a computer lab that is set up for student use and it's used for seve

in countries like spain now it is expected that the seventeen members of the eurozone area may meet alfre. it hasn't been officially announced but it may be decided upon today of whether the talks among the seventeen will go ahead and one of the most important topics they need to discuss is that of ongoing negotiations between greece and its creditors that there has to be a deal where the creditors are being asked to write down some of the greek debt and take some losses is crucial here if greece is to get the second tranche of its money just adding to the mix of what's happening today belgium is holding a general strike involved both the a private and public sector people are going out to protest against the government moves to make it harder for them to retire early as well as a form of benefits so all of this is part of the government a certain want put forward to bring down the deficit of the country too with the limits of three percent now there have been talk prior to today two or reschedule the e.u. summit so it doesn't coincide with a general strike but after all that said and don

many people are wondering of capitalism itself needs to be reimagined in this conversation professor alfred as does just that.

and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. they're trouble. stay out of trouble. >> surprise attack on pearl harbor occurred as first cadets were training. four months later first class got it's wings including west point graduate captain benjiman davis. >> with the exception of an order. >> surviving this and continued to love to, serve the country. it was remarkable example of patriotism it was tough, but fair, the same couldn't be said for the first commander of tuskegee. >> von kimble wasn't really happy to be there. wasn't in favor of the

and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. they're trouble. stay out of trouble. >> surprise attack on pearl harboror occurred as first cadets were training. four months later first class got it's wings including west point graduate captain benjiman davis. >> with the exception of an order. >> surviving this and continued to love to, serve the country. it was remarkable example of patriotism it was tough, but fair, the same couldn't be said for the first commander of tuskegee. >> von kimble wasn't really happy to be there. wasn't in favor of t

and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. they're trouble. stay out of trouble. >> surprise attack on pearl harbor occurred as first cadets were training. four months later first class got it's wings including west point graduate captain benjiman davis. >> with the exception of an order. >> surviving this and continued to love to, serve the country. it was remarkable example of patriotism it was tough, but fair, the same couldn't be said for the first commander of tuskegee. >> von kimble wasn't really happy to be there. wasn't in favor of the

they can budget budget out we'll be back with more conversations the great minds of professor got alfred's and just about. we just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old so if you tell the truth. i am going to get of friends that i would rather get caught and. he was kind of yesterday. i'm very proud of the world without you see his place. talk about your conversations with great minds and i am speaking with historian and political economist gar alpert's thank. you we've been talking about how change happens and how the system has been put together america and kind of these cycles of history also that were seen as is and you were talking about worker on cooperatives some of the examples in chicago. i think most people think when you say worker on co-op most people think my local health food store you know or sometimes it's a grog there are there are a lot of those around the country. but these are fairly small scale things scale this up to reach the kind of mass necessary to create a stable flywheel part of a very complex and constantly moving economy well it's obviously first

. >>> he entered a alfred plea, his sentence three years, they hope it will send a message. >> it is illegal, inhumane and will not be tolerated. >>> the assistant states attorney said the disrespect for the animals was willful and deliberate and hopefully the lesson is the lives of animals mean something. the dogs had burns and bites and have been rehabilitated at the human main society. mike schuh, live in towson, back to you. >> three of the nine dogs later died. the rest are up for adoption. >>> a developing story from capitol hill apartment a senator has suffered a stroke. they are treating mark kirk. they have had to relief a portion of his skull to relief pressure. they are confident he will make a full recovery mentally but may never regain control of one of his arms. >>> retired nasa astronaut mark kelly says he will not run to fill his wife's now vacant congressional seat. his comments came a day after his wife gabby giffords said she was stepping down as she continues her recovery from being shot in the head. >>> facebook mounting criticism and declining poll numbers mitt

and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. they're trouble. stay out of trouble. >> surprise attack on pearl harbor occurred as first cadets were training. four months later first class got it's wings including west point graduate captain benjiman davis. >> with the exception of an order. >> surviving this and continued to love to, serve the country. it was remarkable example of patriotism it was tough, but fair, the same couldn't be said for the first commander of tuskegee. >> von kimble wasn't really happy to be there. wasn't in favor of the

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this person of interest was detained after the most recent overnight hire on alfred street here in west hollywood. so far, 55 fires were started, 45 in los angeles, 9 in west hollywood and one in burbank. you can see it's a very active scene out here and it's been incredibly noisy fight for folks who live in west hollywood. it's been noisy four days as sirens continue to go off. we do have a person of interest. a lot of the folks who live in this area are hoping that this is the person that police are actually going to arrest so they can get a little bit of sleep here tonight. live in west hollywood, cbs 5. >>> i would imagine the people there have been pretty scared. three or four night, 55 fires. >> reporter: police aren't saying exactly what it is. they have been looking at devices that have been spotted underneath the cars. police were investigating that. they're not saying what caused any of these fires. it's just been extremely long four nights for most folks who live in west los angeles and west hollywood as well. folks had trouble sleeping out here and lot of folks have cars par

>> "lou grant," the old "alfred hitchcock," a lot of shows from television's early days. >> how long had he lived there? >> in the 1950's. he was born in brooklyn. my grandfather ran one of the movie palaces. he grew up in a movie theater in the 1930's. my mother was an actress at the time and is with me. she grew up in los angeles. at a certain point they moved out there. >> what was her name? >> barbara beldon. she did a lot of theater and by the time she was in her late 20's, she'd left that beyond. -- behind. >> what did you think about politics? >> i thought they were loud and noisy. my parents' friends would come over and they were all liberals, and there would be these discussions i mentioned, about vietnam and nixon, the campus riding and all of these things that were very contentious. i have spoken to hollywood conservatives in recent times, and they feel that the last decade, in the 1960's it was more difficult to be a conservative. they were much more underground, if they were there at all. it was hangover from the 1930's, which is when the infiltration came, and it was no

it's a story that calls to mind the master of suspense, a plot straight out of an alfred hitchcock film. a young woman peers into her neighbor's yard and sees something for a few seconds, a man, a woman and eye moment that's unsettling. was it an accident, maybe a crime, maybe a murder? what she saw and what she did would set in motion a chain of events that would divide a family and a jury. here's keith morrison. >>> we know the truth, and we know everything that happened. >> how do we know what we know? >> emotionally unsatisfying not to have that answer. >> reporter: though it is, even if we've seen something. or if we think we have. and thus the question at the heart of the whole puzzle. is this woman right? >> i know what i saw, and i know the conclusion of my story. >> reporter: of course she does. of course she does. so why does this other woman think this? >> she didn't know for sure what she saw. >> reporter: the question, we say, on which all the rest will turn. why don't we begin here, cal la mesa, california, riverside county. historic missions, sprawling suburbs creeping ou