(narrator) one such deified director was francis coppola. coppola's dream was to run his own studio, to be called american zoetrope. where did you hear about the rain people? i don't remember. were they in a story someone toldou? no, it's true. (woman) did you ever see them? (walter murch) francis wrote a script involving a cross-country trip.

coppola. those cost like $70,000.ator) in january 1973, with box office earnings of over $81 million, "the godfather" became the biggest grossing film of all time. francis and george lucas and steven spielberg did become the dominant force in hollywood for a number of years. and still are the dominant force in hollywood within one way or another. it was a generation that had its finger on some very specific pulse. but i'd differentiate francis from lucas and spielberg who really were just kind of tapped into the american psyche. with spielberg, you see, it was a different thing. he comes from television. and we met in the early 70s. but he was a very different kind of person. when i turned 19, i made a movie in 35-millimeter called, "amblin." and that movie was seen by the then-head of t.v. at universal studios, sid sheinberg, who is now head of the studio. he saw the film, was impressed, asked me to come to his office. and he sort of bedazzled me by offering me this seven-year term contract and attempted to put me to

birthplace of filmmaker francis ford coppola. can you name the city? it is detroit.nn esterreicher is a realtor with century 21 town & country. here's a snapshot. the median sale price, $167,000. inventory, about 19,000 properties. the local mls service says properties are on the market for an average of 40 days. now, we're going to go a little bit north to the suburb of rochester hills, specifically oakland township. some of the nicest suburbs in the country are in this area of michigan. about 45 minutes from downtown detroit. our first listing, jenny lynn, 4122 norwich court, $472,000. taxes, just $4,500. 5 beds, 4 1/2 baths, 3200 square feet of living space. man, you couldn't come close to that kind of space, jenny lynn, around new york. >> yeah, that's right. it's a beautiful area of oakland township. this is a 2004 built. it's got a three-car garage, finished walkout, five bedrooms. the fifth bedroom is actually in the basement with a full bath. and it's got almost a half an acre. it's just a beautiful home. and for that price, it's unbelievable. >> wonderful co

it happened francis coppola was directing the only movie there, because they were transitioning fromack warner leaving to another canadian company. so he is a writer and a director, so we formed a bond. because photography, editing, actors, writing scripts, are all tied together when you're making a movie. so we complemented each other well. we made a movie in six months and decided to finish in san francisco. i wanted to live here. i did not want to live in hollywood. so we started a little company. i had a chance to make a movie for a studio. i did not know if i could do that, but i will do one that is kind of half experiment film and half story film. i will never get a chance to do this again. i may never get a chance to make a movie again. as it turned out, i made a movie that is now what we call a "cult classic" but at the same time it bankrupted the company and set is out in other directions. >> what was the title of the movie? >> "thx 1138." [applause] >> what did you learn from francis? >> i learned how to write screenplays, and i learned how to work with actors. those were v

other inductees include mimi silver, director francis ford coppola, and jimmy ivene. >>> it was 50 years this month, that the free speech movement was born on the uc berkely campus. today, people gathered again to reaffirm the message. as christian captain reports, a new approach in the spirit of free speech. >> reporter: crowds filled crowd plaza on the uc berkely plaza 50 years to the day after the free speech movement started in this spot. a movement that started with a student in the back of a police car, and labor organizers, founder of the united farm workers on hand today, to reflect on 50 years of free speech, and to say the work isn't done yet. >> we have made gains in many areas, but we know some of the fundamental issues are still there. the issue of racism, poverty. not having access to education really for everybody. >> reporter: student organizers say they're ready to carry the banner of free speech. >> you know, it's not just complaining. it's organizing, and really working together to envision what free, or speech can mean. it's not just free speech, but it's speech for f

residents include actor sean penn, sing erlin today ronstadt and of course director francis ford coppolaefore game 3 of the world series, the loma prieta earthquake hit and it was a big one. tonight, in their own words, first responders describe the confusion and the chaos, as they rushed to help people after the earthquake. >> plus, a top secret plane lands along the california coast. where it's been flying for the past two years. >> and a tiny puppy discovered in a pretty unusual place, . what this guy was doing in the pocket of a suspected drug dealer. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >>> a top secret space plane landed on the central coast this morning. the plane is known as the x- 37b. it spent nearly two years orbiting the earth

but i got a scholarship to study at a studio for six months and just happened that francis coppola was doing the only movie there because they from transitioning from jack warren leaving to another canadian company buying it. and so he's basically a writer and director of ackers, so between the two of us, we formed a bond, because all photography editing, directing ackers and writing scripts are all tied together when are you making a movie. so we complemented each other well and i became his assistant and eventually we finished the movie in six months, we did a movie all across the united states and decided to finish in san francisco where i grew up. i said i want to live here. i don't want to live in hollywood. i don't want to make theatrical films so we start aid little company there and we got a chance, i got a chance to make a movie for a studio, and i said i will do one that is kind of have an experimental film and half a story film. i said i will never get a chance to do this again. and i may never get a chance to make a movie again. and as it turned out i made the movie, it is

new members included filmmaker francis ford coppola and dr. dre.i silbert, who he co-founded the dellancy street foundation and steven schneider who is known for educating the public about global warming. >> that's really the genious of california. there are so many different ways of heroically demonstrating your contribution to our state. >> the hall of fame is part of the california museum which maria shriver helped create. the purpose is to honor people with california connections who have made their mark on the state's history and people. >>> 8:25. students at uc berkeley marking the 50th anniversary of the free speech movement by demonstrating against the university's plan to develop a plot of land in albany. hundreds of students took part in yesterday's protests over the plan to build a supermarket and other stores on the land known as the gill track. the protesters want that site turned into a community farm. now, the free speech movement was sparked on october 1, 1964. that's when thousands of students protested on a campus ban. huge demons