in the twenties, he favored gloucester, massachusetts.oucester was a working class town, home to fishing boats and canning factories. the clear light had attracted artists for generations. at the urging of josephine nivison, another new york painter working in gloucester, he began to work in watercolor. hopper was drawn to the visual textures of the seaport. (reader) our native architecture, with its hideous beauty, its fantastic roofs, pseudo-gc, french mad, conial, mongrel or what not, with eye-searing color or delicate harmonies of faded paint, shouldering one another along interminable streets... ...these appear again and again, as they should in any honest delineation of the american scene. (narrator) the mansard roof, painted in 1923, was bought by the brooklyn museum of art at a show there the same year. hopper was immediately praised for the vitality and directness of his works. they also admired his deft handling of watercolor. (dr. carol troyen) hopper turned to watercolor for scenes and buildings he observed freshly and directl

the town council of gloucester township, new jersey is defying common sense by playing the halloween equivalent of scrooge, or the grinch...or whatever you want to call it... by cancelling halloween. the council has approved a resolution saking parents to abandon traditional trick or treating, and instead have indoor parties. or at the very least, have all those little ghosts and goblins off the streets by seven. fortunately, the resolution is only a suggestion...wit hout any real teeth. still ahead, better get some lemons handy, because this next story is so sweet, you might go into sugar- shock. that's next. great odins... beard.../ beard.../ great grandma's spachala... now another installment of....panda watch!! and it doesn't get any cuter than this. 14 of the cutest little furballs you'll ever see were on display at the panda preserve in china's chengdu province. these cubs were all born on the facility between july and september, and brought together for a photo opp...and some play time. we're told every one of them is happy, healthy, and developing fine. how serious is manny m

i got them from a lady in gloucester who dealt in old embroidery pictures. i was deputed by my brother and sister to buy a golden wedding anniversary present for our parents. and what attracted you to them? i collect embroidery pictures. so, of course, for me, that was, you know, absolutely wonderful. and this bucolic scene-- absolutely. and what's so fascinating about them is that you have this supposed shepherd and shepherdess. but, of course, these would've been for a very grand house. and it's very interesting-- the rich love to have these romantic notions of what people in the countryside did. yes, the shepherdess. the shepherdess. and if you think about it, in the 18th century, the porcelain factories were producing lots of shepherds and shepherdesses, and even people like marie antoinette had her own little farm where she had powdered sheep. ( laughter ) and she would play shepherdess for the day. and this is very much the same thing. and what's very interesting is the little butterfly here. and there's another one there. yes, absolutely charming. and

in gloucester township... the council approved a resolution asking parents to restrict halloween activities to private parties.. and not to allow children to trick or treat. and if they do go door to door they ask the kids to be home by 7 p-m. nat sound: "it's for the safety of the community not only for the children but for the adults, the houses." nat sound: "when people read this they're going to turn out the lights and lock their doors and my children and others children who wont get out till 645 are going to be denied an entire hour." the recommendation is voluntary. they're won't be any fines or penalties if families don't any fines or penalties if families don't follow it. manny machado was taken away on a stretcher yesterday... the good news the orioles got regarding his injury... next in sports unlimited... getting tv free ... over the air... the antennas that work best... ...and the thing you should do... no matter which one you get.,.. when the news at ten continues as you saw these are the hands of

need to plant areas of wild flower mead meadow, he did that around highgrove, his beloved home in gloucester >> reporter: much of it has the property of the duke, but the current duke, the prince of wales, turned it into a massive business. he owns thousands of property and the coastlines, rivers and beaches. it's been reported he and the queen will share the profits from gold discovered in a tin mime. there's an investigation into his power and influence. indeed, there are local and national ramifications for this. prince charles' empire based here may be worth over a billion dollars, but cornwall is the poorest county in england. not only that, but the prince doesn't pay any capital gains tax or corporation tax on his profits because it's deemed a private enterprise. the future king has a particular view on architecture. his building projects are designed with heritage in mind. they point out that a proportion of homes are designed specifically to help poor and local people through affordable houses. it prompted criticism that more properties will end up in the possession of wealthy people

. >>> gloucester, in the united kingdom, 1993, two russian fighter pilots are executing a complicated and difficult maneuver at a royal international air show. the russian swifts approach each other at a combined speed of almost 600 miles per hour. as spectators stand below, the planes collide in midair sending each aircraft plummeting to the ground. one of the pilots ejects immediately, deploying his parachute as he nears the ground, the other pilot attempts to steer his burning plane away from the crowd. moments later, the second pilot can be seen parachuting to safety. both planes crash down in flames. one of the pilots suffered minor spinal injuries, but both pilots are able to walk away from the crash. remarkably, none of the estimated quarter million spectators are hurt. >>> coming up -- a motorcyclist barrels into a parked car. >> i was hoping he'd be alive. >> a paraglider in distress plunges into the jungle. >> it was flying down faster and faster and started turning faster and faster. >> a police officer narrowly escapes death on the open road. >> the suspect vehicle was acr

in gloucester township...roved a resolution asking parents to restrict halloween activities to private parties.. and not to allow children to trick or treat. and if they do go door to door they ask the kids to be home by 7 p-m. nat sound: "it's for the safety of the community not only for the children but for the adults, the houses." nat sound: "when people read this they're going to turn out the lights and lock their doors and my children and others children who wont get out till 645 are going to be denied an entire hour." the recommendation is voluntary meaning if families decide not to follow it, there are no penalties. that brings us to our question of the day. do you think canceling halloween is a good way to keep kids safe? we'll take your calls in our 7 o'clock hour. rihanna's latest instagram photo.. lands two men in jail. the singer posted a "selfie" while in thailand that showed her with a loris -- an endangered primate -- native to the region. the problem -- in thailand -- it's illegal to charge mon