when you're planning a trip to christchurch, new zealand.ristchurch and searches all of your social networking sites and finds people who have a connection or experience with that area and they can make recommendations so the information about an area not coming from an untrusted source, but someone you know. and when you take the trip, you can take pictures and do things and show people that help you plan the trip, that you were doing the things they recommended. and then, if you like the trip, you can make it available to other people and they can book the same kind of trip. and the site books everything for you, too. >> i really like this idea. because who belter to get recommendations from, than your friends? and it can actually work in bursts. if i can't stand you know, joey and joey writes that he had an awesome time at this bar and i know i hate all the places that joey goes, i know i'm going to steer clear of that. >> and i knew you were going to say that you know your friends that have lousy taste. that's as good as somebody saying,

we had the earthquakes come along that resulted in eight matches being taken out at christchurch andlaced elsewhere with every ticket sale being canceled and started zero in all of those matches. >> reporter: such a rugby loving area, as well. >> that's right and have had this economic recession that most of the western world has been struggling with which i think has gone on a lot longer then bitten deeper than perhaps what any of us thought a couple of years ago so we've had to face up to those challenges. on the plus side we've got a nation of people that love rugby. it's part of their dna and a nation that i think saw the opportunity to have a bit of fun after the difficulties of the last 12 months or so and found it was time to let themselves go and have a party, so it's been a bumpy road but a good one and there is a huge amount of speculation in the office that we've made it in terms of ticket revenues. >> reporter: do you think new zealand will host another rugby world cup? >> yes, the 2035 rugby world cup. that's 24 years from now. i think before this tournament started, mos

the woman arrived in christchurch earlier this week two months after experiencing vision ring languagend memory problems while working at the south pole at a research station. doctors believe she had a stroke, though she is expected to recover. she says she should be in baltimore until thursday. >>> it's the end of the world as we know it again. oakland, california, based radio family international led by harold camping is again predicting today to be the day of the rapture, the point in the christian fate where christ returns to take believers to heaven. what's different this time is camping and his followers are avoigd media attention. >>> we're looking at temperatures right now, i want to highlight that while we're at 47, that's fairly uniform up through western new york where they're at 47 in buffalo. they're under cloud cover and under the influence of that storm still with rain falling. this is a lake effect machine where we get that cool air flowing across the warmer waters. this time it's all liquid form. i really think we're about three weeks away from starting to flip things

earthquakes in samoa, christchurch, new zealand, chile, operation in japan. on average, what we are seeing in the ring of fire is about every six to eight weeks, a calamity, a natural disaster. in the case of operation tomodache, the reference point that i it would be very helpful for those who want to study this is to go back and look at what nova and the public broadcasting service has done in terms of collecting now scientific measurable data, and one of the points that comes out in that 60-minute documentary is that in terms of instrumentation, scientists now know exactly what happened, where it happened. and then, in your case study sort of approach, you can now test the earthquake response plan that you have with the sort of scenarios and the variables that we were having to contend with in this crisis. the account weren't signs of the fleet were represented by the pictures, and typically we focus on the right-hand side of the charge, but what is embedded inside this group is an organization that has learned how to sustain itself at sewa for extended ti

she will first fly to the mcmurdo station on the antarctic coast and then to christchurch, new zealandhere she'll be evaluated. she will be in an unpressurized plane that could affect her conditions. when i spoke to her this weekend, she said the pilots agreed to fly at a lower altitude if needed. >> i think i'm fairly comfortable that this plan they have will work if i run into some difficulties and i'm crossing my fingers and hoping to dwod thgod that i will not r any problems. >> reporter: if there is a problem, she is accompanied by the base doctor on this trip and they should land at the mcmurdo station tonight. lester? >> anne thompson, thanks. >>> up next on "nbc nightly news," the defense gets ready to present its case in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. >>> and tips on succeeding from a man who knows how to win and is making a big difference. [ male announcer ] you never know when a moment might turn into something more. and when it does men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a c

she switched planes and was on her way to christchurch for seven hours, landing at 4:55 this morning. an mri will help determine if she had a stroke or if it was a tumor or multiple sclerosis. one doctor she consulted in the u.s. is optimistic. >> i think the fact that her symptoms haven't progressed over six weeks is the best sign for her. >> reporter: hoping the adventure at the south pole leaves her with memories and nothing else. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> still ahead here on the broadcast tonight, news about critical shortages of life-saving cancer drugs. are some companies trying to profit on the misery of others? and later, ritalin for preschoolers perhaps? a new recommendation that could very well surprise you. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive, the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve, with snapshot from progressive. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to s

he arrived in christchurch, new zealand, this morning. she believes that she suffered a stroke. the extreme arctic temperatures made it difficult for rescue crews to go to her. >> i had difficulty breathing talking. >> she will undergo a series of medical tests. she is from new hampshire. >>> blackberry is making nice with its customers after that massive worldwide outage. research in motion is offering free apps for millions of its users. starting wednesday, customers will have four weeks to download the apps. >>> it is going to get even better by the weekend. in between we have some rain coming. >> it has been gorgeous. >> this is my favorite time of year. this is pretty indicative of what we saw around the area throughout the day. a few more high clouds. delightful october weather. we will call it partly cloudy again tomorrow. 68 degrees in the nation's capital right now. 69 at quantico, 67 at annapolis. mostly clear skies temperatures in the 50's by morning. 57 in syracuse, 62 in detroit. lots of temperatures in the a's. the farther south you go, the warmer it gets. this air

. >>> in new zealand the christchurch cathedral was heavily damaged. now church officials have decided it will be partially demolished. it'll be rebuilt using parts from the old cathedral. the cathedral was a symbol of the city for 120 years. >>> they called her a hero. she received an honor for saving a life. kenea williams and finerthy had an emotional reunion today. mayor lee gave williams an award for saving finerthy life. she was driving her child to school when she saw a big rig roll over. she went over and pulled finertny out. >> i prayed the whole time, please don't let anything happen. and now you're standing. >> not only standing, finerthy suffered only minor injuries. >>> what san francisco is doing to make sure halloween in the castro remains quiet and peaceful this year. >>> this holiday weekend is almost here. i'll show you which day will be the warmest and which days could see some fog. >> and it was a world series game for the verizon 4g lte. america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 160 cities. verizon. built so you can ru

honestly once i arrived and finally got off to christchurch.ecame a bitter public battle. are you surprised at how far it went? >> i am surprised at how far it went. taking care of any individual and not make hasty decisions even while i was still in the clinic with brain swelling. i do understand the dangers. i would never have one come in to rescue my life. it was just basically the national science foundation following their own policies and procedures. doctors were saying she needs to get out of here right away. >> it was said to us that safety is always a concern. do you feel that if there had been another window weather wise for them to have more safety coming in? >> absolutely. there were windows that have been opened up and because they didn't bring the planes down from canada and waited until the very last point where they just had regular scheduled flights that i was not afford eded the opportunity. >> so what's next interestfor you? >> today is diagnostic testing and other tests. those images will be sent to the university of texas m

back on unfrozen ground, the american nuclear engineer landed in christchurch new zealand, liberatedrom the lab where she'd been working for a year, where she believes she had a stroke. >> i flight i slept all the way. they put me on a cart and gave me a pill that put me out. ways fine. >> she took what was essentially the first flight out of town. the first cargo plane after the season because until now, extreme winter conditions made travel too dangerous. she wasn't happy when the company declared this was not an emergency. >> just a person when had a stroke and needed an mri, is that just a convenience? i don't think so. >> it happened seven weeks ago. she said the field of strigs was cut in half. >> this come back now and i have difficulty reading and talking. i tend to jumble words sometimes. >> in new zealand, waits clear her sense of smell at least was working very well. >> and i hope i can go to a botanical garden. >> if tests go well the 58-year-old says she'll fly back to the states for treatment and testing at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. >> and finishing a maratho

. >>> in new zealand the christchurch cathedral was heavily damaged. now church officials have decided it will be partially demolished. it'll be rebuilt using parts from the old cathedral. the cathedral was a symbol of the city for 120 years. >>> they called her a hero. she received an honor for saving a life. kenea williams and finerthy had an emotional reunion today. mayor lee gave williams an award for saving finerthy life. she was driving her child to school when she saw a big rig roll over. she went over and pulled finertny out. >> i prayed the whole time, please don't let anything happen. and now you're standing. >> not only standing, finerthy suffered only minor injuries. >>> what san francisco is doing to make sure halloween in the castro remains quiet and peaceful this year. >>> this holiday weekend is almost here. i'll show you which day will be the warmest and which days could see some fog. >> and it was a world series game for the ages. home runs, lead changes, extra innings, it was remarkable. later in sports, all the highlights and a look

back on unfrozen ground, american nuclear engineer, renee nicole douceur, arrived in christchurch, newerated from the lab in the south pole where she had been working for a year and where she believes she had a stroke. >> the flight over i slept all the way. they put me on a cart. gave me a pill. put me right out. and i was fine. >> reporter: douceur took what was essentially the first flight out of town. the first cargo plane of the season. up until now, extreme winter conditions made air travel too dangerous. she wasn't happy when her company, raytheon polar services, declared her condition was not an emergency. >> a person had a stroke, needs mri testing, is that just an inconvenience? i don't think so. >> reporter: the incident happened seven weeks ago. she said her field of vision suddenly was cut in half. >> that was with both eyes. it's come back now, but, i have difficulty reading, talking, i tend to jumble words sometimes, i make up new words. >> reporter: in new zealand where she will undergo preliminary testing it was clear her sense of smell at least was working very well.

landing in christchurch, new zealand. inside this plane, a nuclear engineer from new hampshire in urgent need of medical attention. she's not home yet. but she's definitely getting warmer. renee nicole douceur. >> i slept all the way. that put me out. i was fine. >> reporter: she's been stranded at the south pole for two months since she suffered what she believes a stroke. >> i lost half my vision. and that was with both eyes. it's come back now. but -- i have difficulty reading. talking. i tend to jumble words sometimes. make up new words. >> reporter: getting out was not easy. the harsh winter made rescue flights too dangerous. any flight out would be dangerous for her. the air so thin, the cabin can't be pressurized. not ideal conditions for stroke victims. >> it inkrooess the risk to her. >> reporter: only this weekend did regular flights resume. douceur hopped on the first one. she wrote, last picture inside my dorm room. waiting for the plane to land. this was the halfway point, mcmurdo station, the largest communi

she's in conflict of interest -- christchurch, new zealand this morning. there were supplies dropped off and picked up. after seven weeks of pleading, renee nicole finally left the south pole. she sent a photo of herself before heading out to meet the cargo plane that would take her away. that plane represented hopes and risk. it was unpressurized and she worried what could happen to her brain, already injured by a suspected stroke. she said the pilots agreed to fly at a lower altitude if necessary. >> i think i'm comfortable that the plan they have will work if i run into difficulties. i hope to god i won't run into any of that problem. >> reporter: the conditions were foreboding. the temperature, 72 degrees below zero with a wind chill of 109 below, around takeoff. on the first leg of the journey to better care. after stopping in antarctica to change planes she boarded a pressurized plane for the trip to new zealand and a hospital with the machines to evaluate her condition. >> i have no idea if i'm just walking around with a ticking bomb in my brain. no

bill: she is in place where she can get the help she needs, christchurch, new zealand.a: big story now, alabama's attorney general says he vigorously defends a strict and controversial immigration law in his state after the u.s. justice department put that legislation on hold. then the doj decided they would set up a hotline for illegal immigrants to send discrimination complaints directly to the doj. the protests have erupted in alabama, and amidst all of this there are reports that many illegal immigrants have been doing things like not showing up at their work, fleeing the state. in some cases children not going to school because they're afraid they might be in violation of the law and get caught. joined by luther strange, who is that attorney general and he joins me now in his first interview on this subject. attorney general, we're very glad to have you with us this morning. welcome. >> well, thank you, martha. i really appreciate this opportunity to be on today. martha: you know, this has gotten a ton of attention. we've seen so much of the voices of the people of

then to christchurch in new zealand. a long haul from one spot to another.he's got to go to get the treatment she need. the problem is the weather is not cooperating whatsoever. we are not talking about it specifically in terms of a snowstorm, but the i credibly cool temperatures. some say it is too cold to fly because temperatures must be warmer than 50 degrees below zero fahrenheit. the temperatures have been falling to 70 below. this is just mind boggling. talk about freezing conditions, it is cold when we get to the freezing point, but this is well beyond that. when it drops to a certain point that fuel, which you have to have if you are going to fly, fuel changes from a liquid to a jelly-like form. when that happens it is going to to be bad news and certainly it looks like she'll be staying on the ground. one thing that's interesting, you have spent time there and were there for a month or so? >> yeah, the reason i was there for a month was because there were situations we were geared up, powered up and ready to go and it was too cold to fly. we were in

happy to tell you she's in christchurch, new zealand thshgs morning. this began with a first cargo flight of the warming season. it dropped off supplies at the south pole and picked up renee-nicole douceur. after seven weeks of pleading, renee-nicole finally left the south pole. she sent a photo of herself before heading out to meet the cargo plane that would take her away. that plane represented hope and risk. it was unpressurized and she worried what it could do to her brain, already injured by a suspected stroke. when i spoke to douceur over the weekend, she said the pilots agreed to fly at a lower altitude if necessary. >> i think i'm fairly comfortable that the plan they have will work if i run into difficulties. i'm just crossing my fingers and hoping to god that i won't run into any of that problem. >> reporter: the conditions were foreboding. the temperature, 72 degrees below zero with a windchill of 109 below around takeoff on the first leg of the journey to better care. after stopping to change planes in mcmurdo station in antarctica, she boa

so, i would indorse senator alexander's amendment that adds a great -- christchurch flexibility and let's this -- greater flexibility and lets the states determine what works best in their area. >> senator bennet, and then senator franken. >> i will do this as a question for senator alexander. i appreciate the spirit of the amendment. one of the concerns that i have with it, and i have not made up my mind yet, here is that even under the current law, and i should say that i agree with everything senator murkowski just said about rural schools, but there is a loophole in the reconfiguration of the school that basically says "other." you could do this, that, or essentially do nothing, and what happens is our kids are in school year after year, and that never changes. one of the important levers of no child's left behind is that it focuses people on these turnaround models, some of which we have done well, some poor light, but we have learned from those experiences. -- poorly, but we have learned from those experiences. i wonder if you have any thoughts, center alexander, -- senator alexande