thought much of a story except that he is blind. the garden state gun lover says he has been shooting since he was a kid. he regularly goes to the range. and actually he is pretty good at it. he lost his sight from diabeteses in 1991 and when the cops took his guns they cited safety reasons and a history of alcoholism. his attorney argued that police didn't want him to own guns because he is blind and they felt that was improper. the judge agreed. ruling that hopler's disability didn't trump his right. let's go to the senior safety correspondent. >> it is only a matter of time. >> wow. i actually did not expect that. i hope she is okay. what lange swej that? >> drunk. >> did the judge make the right decision here? >> blindness, alcoholism and guns. what could possibly go wrong? i love the fact that in this case all of his friends say he's got great aim. are they the one standing in the next shooting range? i don't think so. >> anna, go uhed heed and explain why -- go ahead and explain why you think the judge is crazy. >> because in

he is profoundly deaf and legally blind. he and his wife, who is also deaf, have two children who are hearing and sighted. paul lives on long island and commutes daily to manhattan, where he works at columbia university. paul learned he had usher syndrome while attending college when he was 19 years old. at this point in his life, he has only a pinhole of vision left and uses a cane to assist him with travel. with usher syndrome, your vision is always changing, especially as you get older. some of these changes will have a significant impact on your life. i call these changes hits. for example, in your teen years, you start to experience night blindness where you lose the ability to travel independently or safely at nighttime. narrator: lauren is 13 and, like others with usher syndrome, is experiencing early night blindness. often, this is exhibited by a child tripping or bumping into things or, in general, being viewed as clumsy. i did notice that what i thought was her balance wasn't where it should be and that she seemed

a blind dog, that golden retriever, finds his own seeing eye dog. the power of a real friendship. >>> good evening. we begin with john edwards and the intense drama in that north carolina courtroom. the eldest daughter leaves the courtroom in tears. cate edwards has been a steady presence by her father's said, unwaiving until head. what happened? bob woodruff tells us. >> reporter: cate edwards has been there at her father's side nearly every day of this trial. stoically listening to the humiliates details of his affair with rielle hunter. but today, with the new witness about to take the stand, john edwards leaned over to his daughter and said, i don't know what's coming. do you want to leave? she left the courtroom in tears. the witness that had john edwards so worried, campaign aide christina reynolds, a close confident of his wife elizabeth. her dramatic testimony, a window into how mrs. edwards coped with her husband's infidelity. vividly describing how mrs. edwards confronted her husband at the raleigh airport the day after a national enquirer

the blind activist who fled house arrest for the sanctuary of the u.s. embassy was brought here yesterday. reunited with his wife and children, china had assured their freedom and safety would be guaranteed, but just after these pictures were taken, his wife told him how police are beaten her following his escape. speaking to the bbc today, mr. chen said his wife was tied to a chair by the police, kept there for two days. china had broken its promise to protect his rights. his family were afraid. chen guangcheng says that china's assurances that his family will be safe are worthless. inside the hospital, he is surrounded by chinese security, no u.s. diplomats there to protect him. he appealed to hillary clinton for help. she was today meeting china's leaders in beijing for annual talks aimed at building a working relationship between the u.s. superpower and a rising china. both sides have wanted a standoff over the blind chen guangcheng settled quickly. the day after u.s. diplomats were congratulating themselves on a deal hailed as a new model for china

we're talking about a patient that is completely blind, able to see. we're talking about something here, now. not in 5-10 years, but now. >> which the machine on km comes on instantly. -- switch the machine on, it comes on instantly. >> he is able to perceive light. there is another unusual benefit. >> i am dreaming in color for the first time for 25 years. in tents, bright color. that is an extraordinary thing. bright color. >> there is the hope of restoring clear vision in the future. >> amazing. when a meteor shower went across the skies in california, it did more than sparked amazement. treasure seekers went across the gold country looking for space rocks. to the scientific community, they are worth more than gold. even the tiniest these can fetch up to $1,000 per gram. -- even the tiniest peace can fetch up to $1,000 per gram. >> there is a fever in the old country. they are known as meteorite zombies searching for a tiny piece of rock which could get them a fortune. the professional treasure hunters scrambled the moment that they heard reports of

. >> british lawmakers to accuse rupert murdoch of willful blindness over phone hacking. a diplomatic crisis threatens to derail a high-level talks between china and the u.s.. it is 9:00 in singapore. >> it is 2:00 in london. >> president obama has marked the anniversary of the shooting death of osama bin laden by making a surprise visit to afghanistan. he signed an agreement about the role of the u.s. after nato and its combat operations in 2014. within the past couple of hours, he delivered a presidential address from the u.s. air base. he announced the 23,000 more u.s. troops would leave this summer as the u.s. wound down its combat role. >> i will not keep americans in harm's way a single day longer than is absolutely required for our national security. we must finish the job was started in afghanistan and end this war responsibly. my fellow americans, we have traveled through more than a decade under the cloud of war. we can see the light of the new day on the horizon. the iraq war is over. the number of our troops in harm's way has been cut in half. more will soon b

the blind legal activist escaped house arrest last week. a chinese news service reported the man left the embassy after staying there for six days. >> 441, five men are all in custody suspected of plotting to blow up a bridge in ohio. there is the bridge behind them. investigators say there was no real danger because the explosives were all phony. the alleged plot involved a bridge that carries a four-lane highway through a national park near cleveland. the fbi says the suspects were trying to express their anger at corporate america. a jury has convicted a bosnian immigrant plotting to blow up the city's subway system. he was found guilty of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction as well as terrorist charges. >> the recall effort against oakland's mayor is faltering. the main group trying to accomplish it is short on cash, volunteers, and signatures. the committee has only about one-third of the necessary signatures and is $26,000 in debt. a recent poll shows little support >> in bart agent fired for helping a kid out will not try t

i've read that your parents didn't really want you talking about the fact that you were blind. >> yes. you know, i think they didn't quite know what to make of it, you know? and there certainly was this fear that in society they would somehow get pitied or labeled in some way. you know, remember, i said we went to gurdwara friday night, saturday night, and all day sunday. they didn't want people to be staring at them. so i did spend a good portion of my childhood trying to, you know, not let people know. so i almost had two lives, where in the gurdwara you were always trying to hide it, and in school you were, of course, labeled as the one that had the special nes. >> hinojosa: what was that like for you, to know that, you know, this is who you are, and yet you weren't really being allowed to kind of choose how you dealt with the fact that you were blind? >> well, it was certainly difficult to pretend. i mean, it was certainly, at times, stressful. >> hinojosa: i can't even imagine what that is like. >> well, you do start to develop some interesting tricks, which actually have helped

and giving blind people the gift of sight. chen guangcheng has requested asylum in the united states, saying he fears for its safety. he is currently receiving medical treatment in a beijing hospital. he left the u.s. embassy after nearly a week. secretary clinton is in the discussions with beijing. >> we understand that he is still at the hospital in beijing. he came out of the american embassy yesterday. a deal appeared to have been done. mrs. clinton received assurances from chinese authorities in regard to his safety and that of his family. mr. chong went to the hospital. it appears that he has had a change of heart. according to a report, he spoke with his wife, who he met in the building. she told him that she had been tied to a chair and beaten by chinese authorities while he had been in the u.s. embassy. it appears in that moment mr. chong decided that he and his family needed to. go to to it is not clear whether or not he has spoken to american diplomats about this specific issue, but we have heard from officials. the

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. >> opening the way for an end to the diplomatic standoff over the blind chinese dissident. beijing says he can apply to study abroad. >> hello and welcome to "g.m.t." also coming up in this program -- can the competitive sarksarksark defy the polls and see off his socialist challenger and front-runner, francois hollande? sunday's election? legacy of the fukeshim adisaster. for the first time in four decades, japan will no longer generate any electricity from nuclear power. it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and it's 7:00 p.m. in beijing, where the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is due to give a press conference at the end of her visit to china this week. her trip has been overshadowed by the controversy over the blind legal activist, chen guangcheng, who has now apparently been granted permission by the chinese authorities to apply to study abroad. there have been conflicting reports as to whether mr. chen wanted to leave china ever since his dramatic escape from house arrest last week. we're going to bring you the press conference as soon as sh

. >> blinding light in the cockpit. >> it can cause flash blindness, dazzle effect. >> someone on the ground targeting pilots are laser pointers. now the federal government is pushing for stiffer penalties. >> i wonder how stupid people can be. i wonner wonder -- wonder if they understand they can cause great harm. >> in 2010 more than 2,800 laser incidents were reported. last year more than 3,500. bwi is among the top 20 airports with reported laser incidents. >> our pilots lives are put at risk because it can cause disorientation, blind them for a moment. >> a wjz investigation uncovered eight state police pie lots were targeted -- pilots were targeted last year are. -- year. >> people are going to be not only apprehended and arrested, but they're going to be prosecuted. >> they could also face civil penalties. the fee for one laser strike $11,000. for multiple penalties, more than $30,000. >> reporter: 28 people have been charged with aiming a laser at an air kraflt. -- or -- aircraft. >>> the oriels begin inner league play tonight. the oriels wrapped up their series in kansas city

he is blind. he is sam rayburn, at this massive, and smiling figure who has ruled this for a quarter of a century. >> it is almost a father and son. he loved lyndon johnson like his son. he would spend perhaps most sundays in washington at the johnson's home. he loved the two johnson girls. connally says go in there and talk to bobby kennedy. i have got to sign sam rayburn. he is a very smart, brilliant little man. he is a little timid. he walked back out. he said bobby kennedy was glaring at me. i walked outside. i said i will deal with him. i will not stay in there. connally comes back with sam rayburn. bobby kennedy says he wants lyndon johnson to withdraw from the ticket. rayburn says to bobby kennedy "are you authorized to speak for your brother?" bobbykennedy says "no." he says "they come back when you are." he comes down a third time to do get johnson to withdraw and this time he meets with johnson along. >> what do you think out of all the research did jack kenned sent his brother down to

how a blind dog is helping a guide dog see. golden retriever. one thing he can't retrieve is his sight. this is more or less what he as seen since birth. now, tanner, the blind dog has a guide dog. meet blair, a 1-year-old female. not only is tanner blind, he has epileptic seizures that cause him to lose control of his bodily functions. after his adopted owner died, his seizures got worse. a retriever rescue group brought him here to the woodland animal hospital. >> it was more than one time i have recommended putting tanner to sleep. >> so the situation looked black, so did the solution. >> just your everyday street dog. >> blair was a stray brought in with a gunshot wound to the leg, a nervous wreck until she and tanner bonded in the play yard. take it from a singer whose eyesight matches tanners. ♪ ♪ knowing you can always count on me ♪ >> the two of them together, a remarkable sinner jess stick effect. >> reporter: the sight of a sighted dog helping a blind one reminded us of a deaf dog in a hearing one. >> this is the dog

the blind activist who left u.s. protection is now demanding a ride back to the u.s., with the secretary of state. >>> without warning. the unexpected suicide of junior seau. putting the bright white spotlight on the nfl. and why this keeps happening. >>> new fees. the low-cost airline planning to charge passengers 100 bucks for their carry-on. >>> and before michelle, juicy, new letters from a young barack obama in love. >>> good morning. i'm sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment. >> good morning, everyone. i'm rob nelson. we begin with the diplomatic drama unfolding overnight in beijing. human rights activist chen guangcheng has rejected a deal that would allow him to stay freely in china. he told an official by phone, the u.s. has let him down. >> instead, he wants a ride to america onboard secretary of state clinton's plane when she leaves china. u.s. diplomats are hoping to head off an embarrassing showdown over the case. >> it is a developing story we'll certainly keep an eye on throughout the day. >>> als

the blind activist now says he wants to study in the u.s. that position is supported by a the obama administration. mr. chen does not have a passport, although there has been movement on that front. here is what the blind activist had to say to us when we spoke to him a little bit earlier. >> [speaking foreign language] >> people from the immigration administration department have here. we had our pictures taken and forms were filled out. they said within 15 days. once they get the passport, they should not bother with this anymore. they did not promise the passport. they did not say anything definitely. i cannot look at the moment. my wife also needs approval to go outside. i believe it would not let me go out, even if i could walk. >> why is it taking so long for mr. chen to get a passport? beijing doesn't lead to give the impression that it's caving in to american pressure. they say he is allowed to study abroad like any other chinese citizen. beijing wants to give the impression that it's going through the procedures and that mr. chen is

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the blind chinese dissident left the refuge of the u.s.er washington brokered a deal with the chinese over his future. now chen changed his mind. in a cnn interview and through a translator, chen pleads with president obama to help him leave china. >> translator: i would like to say to him please do everything you can to get our whole family out. i'm very disappointed with the u.s. government. >> chen says u.s. officials pressured him to leave the safety of the u.s. embassy but the u.s. ambassador denies that saying chen left of his own volition. secretary christianilinton is c choosing her words in china. >> the united states raises the importance of human rights and fundamental freedoms because we believe that all governments do have to answer to seasons aspirations for dignity and the rule of law. >> at this moment we want china's help dealing with north korea, iran and syria and more cooperation on fair trade rules and currency exchange. the chen situation makes things a whole lot tougher. if only because america prides itself on promo

it shows the majority of recipients are under the blind and disabled program. on the left, as applied chart for san francisco were the majority of recipients are, for seniors. this is a map were older persons receiving ssi live. chinatown, north beach. chinatown in the upper right. this has tremendous significance for public services, because poverty interact with each quite a bit. this is california health information survey that is done periodically. it is a phone survey and asks san franciscans of them about their health services. those that are lower income are much more likely to have health issues than older persons. i will speak briefly about adults with disabilities. there are 54,000 seniors with disabilities, and 34,000 young for adults with disabilities. i want to point out the wrote showing african americans are much more disproportionate in terms of having disabilities. either as younger adults or seniors. almost half of older african- americans have some form of disability. this is where ssi recipients of the blind and disabled category lived in sa

he's blind. it triggered the biggest diplomatic challenge between china and the u.s. in decades. secretary of state hillary clinton who is set to meet with chinese officials tomorrow on a previously-scheduled visit, offer nod specifics on this issue. >> we've worked hard to build an effective, constructive, comprehensive relationship that allows us to find ways to work together. now, a constructive relationship includes talking very frankly about those areas where we do not agree. including human rights. >> president obama himself also side-stepping the question of whether or not the activist might be granted asylum. >> what i would like to emphasize is that every time we meet with china, the issue of human rights comes up. it is our belief that not only is that the right thing to do, because it comports with our principles and our belief in freedom. and human rights. but also because we actually think china will be stronger. as it opens up and liberalizes its own system. >> chen, who was originally detained by the chinese government after speaking out against the country's pract

a blind chinese activists at was and is temper home in new york tonight. he was allowed to leave china after seven years of house arrest. dru levenson with more >>> grubs cheered as he arrived on crutches at new york university. with the help of a translator he think the american government for its effort to bring him to the united states >>> i believe nothing is impossible as long as you put your heart to it. >>> saturday the activist got a phone call to pack is back he left a beijing hospital and ordered a flight to the united states with his wife and children. his flight landed at north liberty airport outside of new york, the trip ended a diplomatic tug-of-war that lasted nearly a month. the blind activist and outspoken critic of china's forced abortion policy. he escaped house arrest and sought refuge at the american embassy in beijing. the u.s. struck a deal to lie and to get treatment and a reunited with his family once there and he asked to leave china. hillary clinton started negotiations and got him out of the country. >>> for the past seven year

gwen: the tale of the blind chinese activists. the ups and downs of the economy. a secret trip to afghanistan and the fight for virginia. tonight on washington week. >> we undertook almost like a "mission: impossible" retrieval to bring him into the embassy. >> gwen: the complicated case of chen quangcheng that plunged the u.s. into a domestic standoff with china. the president's secret trip to afghanistan. >> the agreement we signed today sends a clear message to the afghan people. as you stand up, you will not stand alone. gwen: what it meant and what it didn't mean. today's new unemployment numbers. is the economy getting better or have job seekers given up? >> this is a sad time in america, when people who want work can't find jobs. >> and mitt romney ties up loose ends. their name, santorum, bachmann and gingrich. >> i'm asked sometimes is mitt romney conservative enough, and my answer is simple -- compared to barack obama? you know, this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reagan. gwen: covering the week, martha raddatz of abc news, peter baker of

he is blind from birth. he had a problem when he was a baby and became blind. rights activist in particular speaking about china's human rights policy. all of a sudden seven days ago he ended up at the u.s. embassy. when you land on american soil which includes embassies, then you are safe, but charles krauthammer talked about this last night. we luckily, the story has changed. he is back with his family. we don't know if he is safe. he did call in today. let's listen to charles last night. >> when a dissident is in dictatorship and is under illegal house arrest seeks asylum in u.s. embassy you have to guarantee his security after that. u.s. embassy is u.s. territory. he basically landed on the shores of the united states. you don't send him out or have him leave. from what we are hearing it was somewhat under duress according to chen's lawyer unless you have some kind of guaranteed from the government have china. >> dana: human rights activists are up in arms is the right way to say it. but it's very confusing story. asar china and america are interdependent.

a blinding light splinters across the cockpit. >> it can cause blindness, dazzle effect. >> reporter:eone on the ground targeting pilots with laser pointer, causing near tragedy. >> i wonder how stupid people really can be. i wonder if people really understand that when they shine a laser in the eye of a pilot, they could cause great harm. >> reporter: the number of dangerous cases is on the rise nationwide. in 2010, 2,800 incidents were reported. last year, it skyrocketed to more than 3,500 reports. state police helicopters also in the line of fire. >> our pilots' lives are put at risk. it can blind them for a moment. >> reporter: an investigation uncovered last year eight state police pilotses were targeted. >> we could have lost the whole aircraft in a different situation. >> people are going to be not only apprehended and arrested, but they're going to be prosecuted. >> reporter: they can also face civil penalties. $11,000 for one strike. the highest proposed penalty for multiple strike, more than $30,000. >> reporter: nationwide, 28 people have been charged in laser incidents in

chen as we know was blinded by a severe fever as an infant. and is a self-taught lawyer. he garnered international attention in 2005 when he organizationed a class action lawsuit against local officials who are forcing women to undergo abortions and sterilizations to comply with china's one child per couple policy. there were as many as 130,000 involuntarily abortions and sterilizations performed in a county in a single year. in response to his heroic efforts to defend women and men from forced sterilization and women from forced abortion, mr. chen was sentenced to 51 months in prison on trumped up charges. >>> are corroborating his fears. chinese officials starting breaking in the homes of his family in the same village and rounding up those who have assisted him for interrogations. when local officials and thugs broke into the home of mr. guangcheng's his -- the day after the emergency hearing on may 4th. the chinese ministry of foreign affairs posted on their website, a chinese citizen like mr. chen may apply like other chinese citizens like other real vaent department

spots and found the new designs are making -- blind spots much worse. cars with high trunks, hoods and low sloping roof lines give a sleek appearance but can cause visibility problems. >> styling trends have made it harder for drivers to see out, a problem not only in traffic but driveways and parking lots. >> reporter: wide rear pillars and smaller back windows make it hard to see out the back seen when you turn around. >> more than 200 people die every year in accidents by drivers who didn't see them and many of those are children. >> reporter: consumer reports tests rear visibility and finds some seriously lacking. especially for drivers who are short. the hyundai sonata has a blind zone of 21 feet. toyota minivan, 22 feet. dodge durango's blind zone is 37 feet with the chevy avalanche avalanche pick-up truck, 50 feet. more cars are coming with rear view cameras and they do help. you don't have to buy a luxury vehicle to get a back up camera. cars under $20,000 have them. >> reporter: be aware some are small and others don't display fast enough to se

melissa rainy. >>> a blind chinese prisoner may be headed to the u.s. soil.usand could affect the chinese relations. >>> clear skies this evening. warmer temperatures on tap. i will have details in a few minutes. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >>> a blind chinese activist who aíji he may soon head to the u.s. he triggered a diplomatic standoff when he sought refuge at the u.s. consulate last week. it could be good news for china and the u.s. in the thorny relation. >> the progress has been made to help him have the future he wants. >> reporter: these were secretary clinton's first public comments, far from the face-to-face meeting the activist had asked for, but he says the united states is fully supporting him. >> all of our efforts with mr. chinn have been guided by his choices and our values. >> repo

. >> the blind chinese dissident, chen guangcheng, has left the embassy. chinese media is reporting chen left the ambassador of his own have a license hours after u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton left, and now china is demanding an apology from the u.s. for helping the activist. can you unravel what's happened here? >> well, this unfolded over the last hour or so. what's happened is the blind activist chen guangcheng, about 10 days ago he fled home detention and made his way here to beijing. at some point last week, last thursday, he entered the u.s. ambassador. but for several days afterwards neither the united states nor china commented on the case, so we didn't know for sure. then about an hour or so ago the militants and chinese confirmed chen had left the u.s. ambassador, as you indicated there. the chst say he left of his own have a license. and his wife and children have arrived in beijing and are in the hospital with him. the ultimate fate of this activist and his family, we don't know at the moment. but it seems some kind of arrangement ha

more. >> he is the blind human-rights activist.or 15 days, he has been under guard in a beijing hospital. how he managed to fully, alluding dozens of guards, is becoming clearer. he had to scale the walls of his house. as he did, he fell and broke his foot. he hid in a pigsty. then, he felt his way to the river. he could not swim across. the guards were asleep. villages found him at 5:00 in the morning. they hit him. he was driven to a town where he met activists who took him to beijing. this is the first interview with his brother. when the guards discovered chen had escaped, he was interrogated. >> they set me in a chair and bound my feet. they put my arms behind my back. they yanked my hands of boards. they slapped my face and stamped my faeet. >> by that time, chen was safely here. the bosses were furious. >> i resisted for a long time. in that end, i cannot hold out. i did not want to name those who helped my brother, i had to. >> officials also attacked their son who tried to defend himself. >> so many people were beating him