another life-size ancient treasure, the gate of ishtar, once led the way into babylon. dated from the sixth century b.c., the gate stood over the sacred way where processions marched into the city. imagine what a dazzling site babylon appeared then, rising from the mesopotamian plain. the lions are the sacred animal of ishtar, goddess of the sky and love. the museuminsel is in the heart of old berlin, which is called the mitte. "mitte" means middle, and indeed it is the center of the city. but for 30 years, the berlin wall divided the mitte,

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another life-size ancient treasure, the gate of ishtar, once led the way into babylon. dated from the sixth century b.c., the gate stood over the sacred way where processions marched into the city. imagine what a dazzling site babylon appeared then, rising from the mesopotamian plain. the lions are the sacred animal of ishtar, goddess of the sky and love. the museuminsel is in the heart of old berlin, which is called the mitte. "mitte" means middle, and indeed it is the center of the city. but for 30 years, the berlin wall divided the mitte, and much of it fell into ruin. layers of history, world-class museums, lively cafes, and a thriving arts scene. the mitte, like berlin itself, is a study in contrasts. running eastward from the city's historic brandenburg gate is the unter den linden, berlin's imperial boulevard. the is the showplace of old berlin, the berlin of frederick the great, the 18th-century prussian king who commissioned many of the now-restored buildings. the name "unter den linden" means "under the lime trees." trees have always graced this boulevard exce

the real question about the 1920s is, was it an idyllic period of american history, or was it the babylon that it's been characterized as by so many historians. the -- in addition to what others were wrote, william allen white identified coolidge, unforgettable in his book, the puritan in babylon, edwin wilson called is a feees a. f scott fitzgerald called it a gaudy period in history. they were repulsed by what thigh they saw as intellectual shallowness. in stark contrast to this, other histories have called it the last arcadia. what the' 20's equate is traps forming luxuries into necessities and spreading them down the class period. what johnson recognized in the 1920s was that there was an economic tide sweeping across the country that permeated the lower income sector of the economy, and was a classic case of rising tide raises all boats. the economic facts, if you look at them, will indicate that prosperity was more wide-spread and more widely distributed at any time in american history until this point. coolidge prosperity was indeed real, but it wasn't permanent. i think realistica

there will be a performance by beach blanket babylon. there is an entire ceremony at civic center plaza. about the palace 24 hours for gavin newsom. not a bad 24 hours to be elected as lieutenant governor and to take part in this victory. it's almost like a double victory parade. here is brian sabian a long time general manager. one of longest in baseball. he was the architect of this team that nobody thought could win a world series. there was a funny moment at the end of game two when all of the giants minor league coaches and instructors gathered for a photograph on the field right after game two. sabien and he was the last guy to get into position for the photograph. people in the sands, people were yelling sabien and they were same people calling to have him fired back in june. that is the nature of the beast when you are general manager giants had four losing seasons in a row. it didn't look like it was going to be a big year. and everything came together and bochy, and sabenn. >> let's go back to carolyn tyler as the parade makes

the 1920s is was at an idyllic period of american history, and arcadia if you will, or was it the babylon that it's been characterized as the ads by somebody historians? in addition to watch/and your netherlands and common share wrote, william allen white identified coolidge unforgettably in his book, and appeared to to in babylon, as the intellectuals belittled the 1920s in such phrases as edmund wilson called it a trunk and css. scott fitzgerald called it the greatest, gaudiest spree in history. they saw the great coolidge prosperity is a firm moral and they were repulsed by what they saw as intellectual shallowness. i'm stark contrast to this comment the other historians have mentioned such as johnson had held the decade as the last arcadia. with the twenties demonstrates was the relative speed with which industrial productivity could transform luxuries than two necessities and spread them down because. made. i think a more johnson recognized in the 1920s was that there was an economic tide sweeping across the country that permeated the lower income such turned the economy and was the

the 1920s is, was it an idyllic period in american history, in arcadia, if you will, or was it the babylon that it's been characterized as by so many historians? in addition to what schlessinger and neff vince and cominger wrote, william alan white identified coolidge unforget my in his book "the puritan in babylon," effete intellectuals belittle the 1920s and called it a drunken fiesta. scott fitzgerald called it the greatest, gaudiest spree in history. they saw the great coolidge prosperity at ephemeral, and they were repulse r pulsed by what they saw -- repulsed by what they saw as intellectual shallowness. in stark contrast to this, the other historians that i've mentioned such as johnson have hailed the decade as the last arcadia. what the '20s demonstrates was the relative speed with which industrial productivity could transform luxuries into necessities and spread them down the class pyramid. i mean, what johnson recognized in the 1920s was that there was an economic tide sweeping across the country that permeated the lower income sector of the economy and was a classic case of a ri

[ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: there was a little beach blanket babylon. ♪ [ music ] san franciscoelcome me home again ♪ >> reporter: the key. >> and we congratulate you with this key. >> reporter: the man who put together a winning team. >> my knees are weak. my heart's racing. got a lump in my throat. >> reporter: pitcher known as the freak, tim lincecum. >> from spring training to the torturous august all the way to test, i mean, just to see black and orange was so awesome. >> reporter: the beard. >> i'd also like to thank the mayor for allowing me to try to take the reins. i don't think i'm up for that job. but i also have three words because i know a man who is. >> reporter: an awkward moment to expose a superstition. >> i got a little present for you guys here in san francisco. i'm sure all of you have heard about the rally thong. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: and more orange. it's been evident throughout the post-season the giants have this amazing connection with their facts. dennis o'donnell on what players had to say about the giants faithful today. >> reporter: ju

and -- announcers and then this players and coaches will walk in from city hall and beach blanket babylon will perform "san francisco." that will be fun. the mayor, gavin newsom, also the lieutenant governor elect will be -- making some remarks as well. >> something about brian wilson because people may forget he was a draft pick back in 2003 and he had tommy john surgery. a lot of times you know, technology medical technology is at the point where tommy john surge, you can come back from and really regain you form you had prior to the injury. and he did that and more and they tried him as a closer in 1997 and it didn't work out in spring training. he had an e.r.a. over 7. people thought maybe he's not the guy. now he's just happening to be the guy arguably the best closer in baseball. >> and buster posey, that's his wife to his right. is the one of best catchers in baseball and speak about him and i say that obviously i'm biased because he's very young. but they speak about him being mature beyond his years. they were worried that when we took over the pitching staff that maybe he wasn't

i was doing research on ancie ancie ancient babylon.ave written things i remember from the story. great king, build a tower. why is that a problem? who the king and why the tower? >> the important thing is what you said a few moments ago. this is the first time of history where people consider themselves educated but they're biblically illiterate. >> historically illiterate. >> but imagine people who are the heirs of western civilization not knowing the foundation of western civilization. people are on television all over the place and don't know how many books are in the five books of moses. talking about remarkable effect. people dismissed the bible as some obsolete collection of legends about long forgotten nation. >> glenn: let's say, i don't know, michael moore is watching. say michael is out there and he has cheetos all over himself and he's like, "it's a legend!" look at the legend itself. i don't believe it's a legend. what is it teaching? a great king says let's build a tower. what is wrong with that? >> he didn't say -- accord

but tonight's american spirit features a man named garrett hill, from babylon, long island. he has the largest database for potential donors. and he has started what is called organ chains. we'll follow chains where people pay it forward. it's an extraordinary story. and we're featuring it tonight on american spirit. >> okay. we look forward to seeing both of those stories and seeing you don't. -- tonight. >> thanks, katie. >>> remember to watch the evening news with katie couric, after eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> let's head over to meteorologist tim williams with the full forecast. >>> put this all in perspective, when you're looking at temperatures. our average high for this time of year, 58 degrees. we're coming down now from mid- 60s. we're at 63 now. at bwi marshall. 44% relative humidity. with a northwesterly wind. barometer pretty high. a dome of high pressure dominating our forecast. we have mid- to upper 50s across most of the state, from far western maryland down toward southern maryland. 60s everywhere else. and although that wind is coming in from the cooler nor

[ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: there was a little beach blanket babylon. ♪ [ music ] >> ♪ san franciscocome me home again ♪ >> reporter: the key. >> and we congratulate you with this key. >> reporter: the man who put together a winning team. >> my knees are weak. my heart's racing. got a lump in my throat. >> reporter: pitcher known as the freak, tim lincecum. >> from spring training to the torturous august all the way to texas, i mean, just a sea of black and orange out there everywhere was so awesome! >> reporter: the beard. >> i'd also like to thank the mayor for allowing me to try to take the reins. i don't think i'm up for that job. but i also have three words because i know a man who is. where's the machine?? >> reporter: an awkward moment to expose a superstition. >> i got a little present for you guys here in san francisco. i'm sure all of you have heard about the rally thong. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: and more orange. [ applause and cheers ] >> let's go, giants! [ applause and cheers ] >> one estimate puts the number of parade-goers today in the hundreds of thousands

. ♪ >> the iconic performers from beach blanket babylon, just another unique thing about san franciscoated today by 1 million people along with their san francisco giants. at city hall and all along this parade route. >> way too much fun for us, fun for the giants players, the front office staff and fun, of course, for the fans who have supported the giants all season long. so we want to know from the giants fans, what do you think about today's celebration? nbc bay area's joe has some answers. >> reporter: it was the perfect day for a parade. the kind of celebration that comes along maybe once in a lifetime. >> it was amazing, man. how many people do you think are out here, like a million? two million? >> reporter: enough people that they climbed every available perch for a glimpse of their giant heroes. >> to see them out here is pretty amazing, like in their normal clothing. they look twice as young. >> reporter: it didn't even matter if you were from san francisco or somewhere else. >> i thought it was cool to see the entire bay area come together, instead of having rivalries with

we will hear from production beach blanket babylon, the mayor, the governor, larry baer, they will doom the players. they have a few hours to wait there. we only have an hour and a half until it kicks off. market street is being packed. we're talking about the traffic implications. if you want avoid the crush want to live on kron. we haven't on channel 4 we also have a live streaming on our web site you can pull it up on your web site. no commercial breaks. if you insist on going down or you have to travel this area george will navigate that. >> we like to talk about hot spots. hotspots does not describe the commute into san francisco right now. they said all road led to rome well today in all leads to send francisco. they aren't you having huge crowds but is running extra trains but i spoke with kron for assignment desk. he tells me employees have watched seven trains go by at the oakland west. body waited for trains and had others on the platform watching seven trains go by it was so crowded they could not get on. caltrans is saying standing room only, muni is having an extra servic