we're looking at the first installments of david copperfield. one schilling would have got you your monthly part. and here is the beginning part of the booklets and it is just page after page after page of advertisements for books and pills and remedies and all kinds of things. here you have the original illustrations that accompany each part separated by tissue, of course, so they didn't smudge each other. here's the very first page of the narrative, whether i turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. >> people buy a dickens' novel they imagine of course that that's how they were written. but they weren't. they were written month by month. was it particular to dickens? >> it was really dickens who pioneered this and was the most successful perpetrator, if you will, of publishing in installments. >> i guess you're saying that these numbers were so that everybody could afford to read. >> very affordable. if you think that bob krathit earns 15 schillings a week even someone

world fame maws jition david copperfield is among those supporters. >> never know what to expect. try to the present yourself as a performer that is creating wonder and amazement and occasionally somebody might misunderstand. >>reporter: he gained international success as magician. only it's not his magic but this moment of him cheating death that now has the world talking. lindsay davis abc news. >>> key legal victory for medical marijuana dispensary could pose serious problem for oakland landlord. california judge ruled that the landlord can not evict harbor side health center even though federal attorneys are threatening to seize her property. u.s. attorney claims that harbor side violates the federal law against growing selling marijuana but the judge sided with the facility because state law allows non-profit to distribute medical mayor 1. now the decision is reversal of lower court ruling. landlord has appealed and hearing is scheduled for december 20th joovlt after 16 most tentative agreement reached between the union and port of oakland. port workers without a contract for

world-famous magician david copperfield is among those supporters. >> you never know what to expect. you try to present yourself as a performer that is creating wonder and amazement. and occasionally, somebody might misunderstand that. >> reporter: houchin was performing on the show with a group of magicians, after the performance, houchin said the host wanted to game them a blessing. he said without warning, the host doused him with the popular cologne in the caribbean that is often used by witch doctors. houchin has gained international success as a magician. only it's not his magic, but this moment of him cheating death, that now has the world talking. an arrest warrant has been issued for the host of the tv show. but at last check, he has not yet been taken into custody. houchin's doctors say they're cautiously optimistic that he will heal with no scars on his face. he told us by e-mail he is looking and feeling better every day. but you can imagine? when you watch the video, for a second or two, he doesn't move. he's just stunned. >> he had no idea the host was going to do that?

. >>> tienen que verlo, es una colcha como la de david copperfield. >>> (todos hablan).. >>> es una bana. >>> yo te voy a contar ahora. >>> desapareció satcha pretto. >>> ahora falta solamente una semana el próximo viernes es teletón usa, se siguen sumando muchísimas estrellas, pero atención, más adelante le contaremos quiénes son. >>> vamos a hacer que los cochinitos revienten de felicidad, de amor, de dinero para ayudar a tantos niños que lo necesitan. >>> claro que sí, y las temperaturas. >>> otra cosa que ustedes necesitan mucho, sobre todo en el norte, las temperaturas frescas, para el fin de semana viene un frío para que no se quejen. >>> ya lo sabe, despierta américa preparado para usted, es viernes. >>> vamos a las noticias. >>> muy bien, la cuenta regresiva para el gran teletón usa, desde ahora la invitación es para que lo anoten en su calendario, pero por lo pronto, los japoneses reviven los temores de una tragedia como la que asoló a su país el año pasado ,porque un fuerte sismo sacudió y generó un tsunami de un metro en la misma zona del año pasado, jorge viera con la inform