i had a colleague, bob wood rough who was horribly injured and thank goodness he is doing just great but it was an amazingly america luss recovery that bob went through and that was really hard. that was hard on me, that was hard on my kids. because they knew bob. they knew -- my son who is actually now a freshman in college, i remember then because he was quite a bit younger used to kid me that i've never been an anchor on tv. and peter jennings had died the year before and be then bob was anchor. and then in my child's mind he said to me that this, mom, i decided i don't want you to be aven anchor any more. and that's to my how many iffers going to stay safe and that was his coping mechanism. so you do think of things like that when you're over there. on the other hand, i've done things i know i shouldn't have done. and i went into the swat valley in pakistan when the taliban were controlling huge areas of that. and as a woman i pretty much stood out like crazy. and no matter how many scarves you put on, you walk two feet and they know you're an american. but that was that moment wh

woods yet. >> great to hear from bob woodruff. a lot of the reason there's such excellent medical care is they've learned so much in treating soldiers and people like bob who have been overseas and suffered these almost catastrophic brain injuries. who would have ever thought you'd remove a part of the skull to help someone live. >> thoughts and prayers with her and the family. >>> searching for common scientific ground. >> after yet another flock of birds is found dead. are all these incidents related? you're watching "world news now." incidents related? you're watching "world news now." >>> welcome back, everybody. we now turn to the mystery that has everyone really scratching their heads and looking to the sky a little bit. why all these birds keep dying. >> there's another incident, this time in italy, making it a global phenomenon. so should we worry the sky is falling or is this really no big deal? here's matt gutman. >> reporter: they are calling this the aflockolypse. turtledoves falling from the sky in italy, littering ro

woods will bhaik -- make a 2011 debut next week. this will be the first event since winning u.s. open there in 2008. most big names are skipping bobope classic this week. first round action, jonathan vegas chipping in. eight under 64. and there is a shot of the day. and there is an eagle. >> very good. >> fun in the sun there. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> we'll be right back. there is a look at comings and >> stay connected 24-7 at abc 7 news.com. >> if you spent time online, hope you can join me tonight at 9:00. and there is a is a man sharing his knowledge with the average investor. that is is your forgetfulness a big deal? or nothing to worry about? and and it's been 24 years since california sea lions invaded pier 39. and they're celebrating the anniversary this weekend. there is a noisy neighbors. they're making their presence known. about 30 of them. like they did when sea lions chased down voters in january, 1990. >> as many as 1700 were here at one time. >> we think the original attraction is just a plentiful hering season. what year is that? 1989. and this took off about a year and a half ago. fewer show up here now

bob, you are from texas. do you see the same thing coming from your neck of the woods or is it a different assessment altogether >> i think most people know that texas is an overwhelmingly democratic state and so as a result of that we have more liberal views than most places around the country. [laughter] no, i would say i don't think you can position the current conversation in the world around democrats and republicans and conservatives and liberals. that is a previous generations way of defining the world. frankly i belong to but when i look at people like rashad and dreamed that are coming to the forefront, i honestly believe that the world we are inheriting is a radically different world so as a result of that continuing to try to define our culture in those two terms is not going to cut it. you know, i am not a researcher like you are fernando, but i work with young pastors in america. we start many churches. i work with young people that are volunteering all over the year and engaging. the recent president obama was elected because young mighty and and -- evangelicals help put him in office. lozenges th

bob, you are from texas. do you see the same thing coming from your neck of the woods or is it a different assessment altogether >> i think most people know that texas is an overwhelmingly democratic state and so as a result of that we have more liberal views than most places around the country. [laughter] no, i would say i don't think you can position the current conversation in the world around democrats and republicans and conservatives and liberals. that is a previous generations way of defining the world. frankly i belong to but when i look at people like rashad and dreamed that are coming to the forefront, i honestly believe that the world we are inheriting is a radically different world so as a result of that continuing to try to define our culture in those two terms is not going to cut it. you know, i am not a researcher like you are fernando, but i work with young pastors in america. we start many churches. i work with young people that are volunteering all over the year and engaging. the recent president obama was elected because young mighty and and -- evangelicals help put him in office. lozenges th

bob, you're from texas. do you see the same thing coming from your neck of the woods?or is it a different assessment altogether? >> i think most people know that texas is an overwhelmingly democratic state. and so as a result of that we have liberal views. [laughter] >> no, i would say i don't think you can position the current conversation in the world around democrats and republicans and conservatives and liberals. that's a previous generations way of defining the world, that frankly i belong to. when i look at people like rashad and reem coming to the forefront, i honestly believe the world where energy is a radically different world. so as a result of that, continue to try to define our culture in our world just in those two terms is not going to cut it. i'm not a researcher like you are, fernando, but i work with young pastors in america. we start many churches. i work with young people that are volunteering all over the world come engaging the world. and the recent president obama was elected is because young mighty evangelicals are one of the groups that help th