. >>> 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

. >> 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.

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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 gramma's babi

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>> "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

. >>> here's something that looks like a scene from alfred hitchcock's movie "the birds." of attacking people, these blackbirds are flying around, filling the sky in northern kentucky. darkening the sky. neighbors say thousands, tens of thousands of birds swarmed the sky twice a day. it started in november and has not stopped. they've tried using a sound cannon to scare the birds away, but they keep coming back. no one knows why. because they like it there. that's why. >> i guess so. i don't know. that's kind of scary to me. i might be moving out of that area. >> scary. probably eventually they'll move out. 50, 60, 100 years from now, you won't remember it. >> 6:41. >>> time for weather & traffic on the 1s. here's meteorologist tom kierein in the storm center. tom? >> good morning, it's a cold start, a puffy coat morning. temperatures now are down into the 20s throughout much of virginia, including far western fairfax county into prince willi william. rappahannock, spotsylvania, 20s to 30s. montgomery, prince george's county, and arlington in the low to mid 30s as well as

. >>> we've all seen this scene out of alfred hitchcock's movie "the birds."s above franklin township, new jersey. these birds were just passing through. alisyn. >> alisyn: thanks so much. should a broken marriage break your bank account for life? there is a new push to end lifetime alimony in one state, new jersey. other states are also considering it or have already passed it as massachusetts has. is this a good idea? >> steve: let's talk to the host of "justice," judge jeanine on the curvy couch. this has gone on for decade where is if you've been married for a while or haven't and the woman or the man doesn't have means to support themselves, they should get alimony for life. >> alimony is based on the notion that generally women gave up their careers, they gave up the chance to work, to get into the work force and when they get divorced, they don't have that chance to get back into the work force. >> alisyn: at one time that was true. >> it was true, therefore, they got alimony or spousal support. now there is a movement saying, wait a minute. everything

. >> mike: of course, tippy hedrin, the alfred hitchcock. >> ainsley: tippy hendrie, that's her name.ke: and that's melanie griffith's mother. >> ainsley: really? >> i know a lot about birds. a lot of about birds. >> 2012 after to a great start for this couple. >> he's down on bended knee. >> mike: is this on our air? >> would you marry me? >> oh, my god, yes. all right they were waiting in time square are for that ball to drop and they were jond alongside tv hosts on the nivea kiss stage. >> clayton: nivea is it thrilled, the product placement. >> ainsley: they should get a free wedding for that. she has to wear a blue wedding dress. >> clayton: and chapstick around that. paying for the honeymoon. and janet dean is in the weather center, you're going to need chapstick. >> mike: hi, janet dean. i haven't seen you in a long time. kiss your face. >> you come up here, big boy. my new year's resolution is to not to get pregnant. >> mike: then i'm not coming up there (laughter) >> 85% are broken. >> my husband knows mike and the love between us and he is good with that. and this time last