i understand the city of saint petersburg is now finally george hardying kind of vocal about all of this. a lot of business owners andty leaders are blaming a saint petersburg sewage dump for the closures here but environmental testing proves that is not the case. explain that to kurt. he owns kayak nature adventures. since the sewage dump, his business has almost got out of business. >> devastating is the word i would use. i have only been able to put kayaks on the water ten days out of the past seven months. >> reporter: in august, heavy rains pushed their southern most sewage treatment plant past its limits forcing them to dump 15 million gallons of raw sewage. since the dump, the city hired an independent environmental consultant claiming the effects were temporary and appear to have been of short duration and source of impact. it concludes by saying the discharge moved through the pond and the bayou too quickly to have a long term residual impact. >> when you look at it, you can't see it and you can't smell it. it is just an odorless contamination that can be extremely dangerous to

when it comes to bravery of world war ii fighter pilots, you could say lieutenant colonel george hardy is one of the few left of a dying breed. >> of the 355 overseas, only a few are left. i'm the youngest of the group. >> reporter: he served as a tuskegee airman in germany. this squadron is known for their signature red tail tips on the back of each plane. and on this day, he got to share some of his military memories in front of a room close to 150 of his fellow airmen. >> we had certain problems in this country. racial problems basically. and rigidly enforced black and white. we are able to overcome most of it, or a good portion of the problems that existed in world war ii and before that time. but the thing is, it is not over. hardy was only 19 years old when he joined the air force. he turns 91 in a couple of months and says one of the biggest things he thought he would never live to see, an african-american president. >> i came home one day. my wife, my second wife, and she brought this sticker back and it said obama 08. i said what is this? i said, he doesn't stand a chance. she

retired lieutenant george hardy began his military career as a member of the all black 99th fighter squadron. he flew 29 combat missions over germany in world war ii. at the time he says he had no idea his bravery would lead the way to racial integration in the armed forces. >> we didn't know what we were doing at the time. we were just pilots. when we look back, yes, it was all worth it. we paid a price but it was a price we were glad to pay because so much has happened. the air force was the first to integrate. >> a true american hero. they have orange jackets with features florida shrimp and clams. first saut\ olive oil, vegetables, and sausage, simmer until ready. now add the fresh florida shrimp and clams. things are getting delicious! once the shrimp is ready and clams have opened, add the final touch of creamy butter and juicy tomatoes; and serve over rice. and that's how easy it is to create a seafood delight. visit freshfromflorida.com for more recipes. remember, delicious is always >>> sports fans just when the lightning thought they were healthy another front line player goes out.

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george: and batman's baines, a.k.a. tom hardy shedding a tire in this kleenex commercial. back in the 1980's. incredible hulk mark ruffalo was making us angry. here's michael fassbender baring it all in a racy ad for scandinavian airlines. and brine crant on the -- bryan cranston was dealing with a different problem. >> preparation h. >> tonight they're walking the red carpet as oscar nominees, but remember, everyone stars starts somewhere. george: jimmy kimmel is across the street right now working really hard on his post-oscar annul special but agreed to take a little time to talk to us. jimmy, how's it going over there? jimmy: hey, george. i'm actually very busy right now so don't have -- would love to chat but -- now i lost. god! george: oh, jimmy. thank you very much, i think. have a good show tonight and we'll be back with more from here "on the red carpet at the oscars." you can see jenna owens has arrived. people on this side are taking up some space. lots of people are suddenly showing up all at once and we'll talk to as many as we can but it gets to be a very com