the fleeing devil of the harrowing has become a scorpion on a roman shield.hen, finally, the drama of salvation is resolved as the ascending christ looks down in love and takes his leave of his apostles. looking over the rooftops and domes of the city, we can try to take an overview of that extraordinary period of artistic outpouring. it was a city whose population never reached 100,000, continually riven by faction and strife, and yet which produced some of the greatest figures in the history of western culture, from giotto and dante, to michelangelo and leonardo. it was a florentine, amerigo vespucci, with florentine maps and instruments, who named the continent discovered by columbus. the founder of modern science, galileo, worked in florence. it is the freshness of their thought, their modernity, which impresses us today. but there is another side to the story. civilized human life depends not only on modernity, but on a healthy assimilation of the past, both critical and imaginative. the middle ages had proved incapable of doing that, but here, in the fl

. >> host: robert o' harrow, you write about a series called tritium. why do you do that? >> guest: they're a company that came up with a really interesting idea not long after the web browsers back in the '90s were released and use of the worldwide web which lays over the top of the internet makes it really easy. we all take it for granted now. it was becoming common. and what they did was they realized that the web browser could be like a universal remote control that could direct devices anywhere in the world that were connected to the networks. so, for example, the security camera. you could use your mouse to have the security camera look left or look right. you could be sitting in washington and controlling a camera in san francisco. heating systems all over the place. you might be controlling five buildings, high-rises, elevators, medical devices to some degree, um, and also access control for security. let's say at a pentagon facility, which is a real example. but it turns out that tritium became so popular and moved so quickly -- >> host: and profitable? >> guest:

she talks about her harrowing night. i think what we ought to -- what congress and others ought to be asking the state department is for -- are there tapes, are there tables, what is it all the documents, all of the things that led up to this night. and then she acknowledges, that harrowing night in the state department, they were on the phone through the embassy in tripoli, we want to know, what did they know? and by the way, if they were on the phone, they probably knew it wasn't from a protest, and how did that whole thing, that misunderstanding early on get had. i think this ought to be the beginning of the conversation, not the end of it. >> what do you make of her comments? >> i think that she was trying to do the things we talked about, relieve the white house of some pressure, i think it also strikes me as pretty clear, what she was saying was pretty accurate. she said, look, these were the decisions that were being made at a level that is clearly not the president or the vice president. ask yourself, anderson, i

she talks about her harrowing night. what congress and others ought to be asking the state department is for are there tapes? are there tables? what are all the documents, all of the things that led up to this night. then she acknowledges that harrowing night and the state department, they were on the phone through the embassy in tripoli, to the consulate in bengahzi with the security officer there. we ought to want to know what did they know? if they're on the phone they probably now it wasn't from a protest. and how did that whole thing, that misunderstanding early on get had? i think this ought to be the beginning of the conversation. >> fareed, what do you make of her comments? >> i think she was trying to do the things we talked about, relieve the white house of pressure. i think it also strikes me as clear what she was saying was pretty accurate. she said, lock, these were decisions that were being made at a level that is clearly not the president or the vice president. ask yourself, anderson f today there was a re

it can be a a harrowing ride for me. c not on the agenda today but was on the agenda at the last meeting were 200 taxi medallions issued directly to companies. i would like to mention that there have been really shockwaves that have gone out throughout the industry by this decision. when the current program for sales was initiated, there was a promise made to the cab drivers, one medallion, for every new medallion issues we will be offered to the list on a seniority basis, and one for purchase. this has broken the promise. when i first came to san francisco i was 22 years old. i left my hometown on the east coast looking for a more progressive city, more in line with my own politics. i cannot help but view this decision is essentially corporate welfare, and the handout to the companies which had really done nothing but impede [indiscernible] -- anti-progressive agenda, and middle road politics, takes thousands of dollars of potential revenue away from working families in san francisco. thank you. >> mark kruger followed

we managed to rend vi ed td ton harrowing view of the city. >> look at this neighborhood. >> reportered. >> that building is gone entirely. >> reporter: their mission, to get a more accurate picture of sandy's impact. >> more flooding on the left side. >> reporter: and search for stranded souls. who were you able to rescue today? >> i had to rescue a couple of males and fae males, he was diabetic and she was pretty shooken up. >> reporter: last night, new york's rivers sunked above the banks of lower manhattan with a record wolff water. today, you could see the damage everywhere. the vital infrastructure, under ground subway, crippled, the system that carries 5 million riders every day, still a deluged tunnel of darkness. authorities say it will take days to pump the water out of 46 miles of flooded track, largely because thof that, the city is paralyzed, schools, restaurants and many businesses remain closed. with subways shut down the only only way on and off this island are bridges and tunnels which only today are slowly beginning to reopen. the verrazano is open for business. last

it was quite harrowing. >> another remarkable job that we've seen by the coast guard.you so much for that update. >>> that will wrap up this hour of "jansing & company." i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up. good morning, thomas. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. surveying sandy's wrath, this super storm leaving 18 dead, millions without power in 13 states and tens of billions of dollars in damage, but the storm system is not finished just yet. we'll bring you a full update on the storm track and then the fema response. president obama signs major disaster declarations for new jersey and new york this morning, but how fast will people get the relief they need. meanwhile, the president and mitt romney stay off the campaign trail, but with one week out how will the lasting effects of sandy impact election day, that and much more coming up at the top of the hour. ♪ anything for you ♪ you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. this

. >> two men from virginia are back home now after a harrowing ordeal. they spent five days in glacial national park stranded in the sthoe. tonight, we'll learn about their fight to survive. >> reporter: jim, the two hikers are with their families tonight. they're nestled in their homes. one of them in a home right behind these gates. they're surrounded by family, by friends, home-cooked meals and we were there to greet them. jason heiser and pekins are back. >> how are you feeling? >> honestly, overwhelmed. overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from everyone that our family has received. and we really appreciate that. >> thg after being lost in the back country of glacier national park in montana. >> i never felt that this was going to end cat strofically. >> this was perks kins' mom yesterday. today, the duo made their way from montana to richmond, virginia via private aircraft. >> we're just relieved to be back. >> in a statement, glacier national park credits the men's readiness. these hikers were prepared with appropriate equipment and they used

. >> the pictures were absolutely harrowing. we just cannot do that to animals.t should be illegal. at least these things are being made public and people can see what is going on. >> the film shows that the problem may be quiet, but also quite serious. >> the wife of the north korean leader vanished from public view two months ago, and there were a lot of rumors about what had happened. >> now she is back, seen at a concert with her husband on monday. spectators gave the couple a big round of applause when they arrived at the theater. there had been rumors that she was pregnant or even that she had been purged. >> good that she is all right. >> absolutely. who knows what happened? anyway, thanks for watching, and do not forget you can check out more detailed information on our website, dw.de. >> we will see you again soon. do not go away. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

. >> reporter: her experience slightly less harrowing than the stories of passengers who were on board american airlines flights earlier this week when two entire rows of seats became unhinged. >> it was a complete nightmare. people were essentially on the laps of the passengers behind them. >> reporter: american has traced the problem to these clamps. they are what secure seats to the floor of the plane. the malfunction, american claims was a perfect storm. >> the wear and tear on the locking mechanism allowed the plunger to come dislodged and allows the seats to become dislodged. >> reporter: workers have identified seats that were not secured. they removed rows of seats to zero in on the problem. 47 flights have been canceled. >> we're going through the fleet and adding an additional locking feature that will, what we believe, prevent this from happening again. >> reporter: it's little reassurance for rachel. >> a chair shouldn't move. >> reporter: american has canceled more than 1000 flights over the past month amid labor disputes. the pilot's union saying they're ready to come bac

the dog's harrowing ordeal came to an end when another driver spotted her legs. susie the miracle dog is just find and has since been reunited with her owners. >>> and finally, this is a story that's trending big time all across the blogosphere. a south carolina family won't be hitting the like button on a few facebook photos they just discovered. the pictures were taken at a party thrown by teens who broke into their home. police have not made any arrests yet, but party goers have revealed the main culprits are actually classmates of the kids who live in the home. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins who would never think to do anything like that. >> i just wouldn't take the pictures. i'd take the pictures and keep them for myself, not post them online. i'll watch your place when you go away next time. no problem. >> okay. >>> in the west yesterday, another day in the oven. it was very warm. this october forecast really shouldn't surprise you. we're expecting a good probability of above average temperatur

baumgartner is no novice he's made harrowing dumps before from 15 and 18 miles up. but today was about breaking a free fall record that has stood since 1960. the former austrian military paratrooper faced instant death. he told jay leno that fear is healthy. this morning after a brief burst of wind, baumgartner's balloon got the green light. and 2 1/2 hours later, he was standing where no man had stood before. >> and our guahe shot out like bullet. exceeding the speed of sound, and then with a face mask fogging up, what looked like a terrifying out of control flat spin before he stabilized. finally 4 1/2 minutes later, baumgartner pulled his chute and floated to a landing in the new mexico desert. >> you're out there, you do not want to die in front of your parents, your girlfriend. >> reporter: it was extraordinary. nasa feels that there could be amount to be learned and the techniques that could be used on future nasa space missions. >> what happened to the capsule? >> it also came down via parachute in the new mexican desert and we're told it's in good shach good

may be one of the most harrowing experiences i've ever been through, just trying to get out of there as that water came up fast. now, where i'm standing now is just around the corner from the new york stock exchange in the heart of the financial distribute. here it's relatively dry, and the winds are relatively calm. just a lot of police presence and not a lot of people, so as far as the financial infrastructure, it should be okay over here, but in that critical part of manhattan that has a lot to do with getting around and also the potential of water getting into the subway system, those fears of a historic storm surge in lower man heatan are being realized. >> scott cohn, if you don't know, covered katrina for us, ap he's prone to understatements, so when he says he went through one of the most harrowing experiences he's experienced. >> says a lot. >> a pretty dramatic statement. you highlight, scott, why you can have so many deaths due to flooding in situations like this, because that water moved so fast and with so much power. >> it does, and as i said, again, at the top of the h

the dog's harrowing ordeal came to an end when another driver spotted her legs. susie, the miracle dog is just fine and has since been reunited with her owners. >>> this is a story trending big-time all across the blogosphere. a south carolina family will not be hitting the like button. the pictures were taken at a party thrown by teens who broke into their home. partygoers have revealed the main culprits are classmates of the kids that live in the home. maybe got a little scoop there. >>> now for your national weather let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. he's shaking his head like been there, done that, i know how that goes. >> so many people in our generation is so happy there wasn't social media in our high school days. >> we just had observant neighbors. >> yes. >> those cared aren't supposed to be parked in the driveway. >> been there, done that. we thought we'd get away with that one. >> good morning, everyone. the weather around the country is going to be interesting to say the least the rest of this october. it will be different than what we've be

. >>> her experience slightly less harrowing than the stories of passengers on board american airlines flights earlier this week when two entire rows of seats became unhinged on two separate flights. >> it was actually a complete nightmare. people were essentially on the laps of the passengers behind them. >> reporter: american has traced the problem to these saddle clamps. they are what secure seats to the floor of the plane. the malfunction american claims was a perfect storm. >> the wear and tear on the locking mechanism allowed the plunger to come dislodged and ultimately allow the seats to become dislodged. >> reporter: so far, workers have identified six seats not properly secured. they removed rows of seats to zero in on the problem. 47 flights have been cancelled, including one san francisco to miami plane tomorrow morning. >> we're going through the fleet and adding an additional locking feature on top of this that will, we believe, prevent this from happening again. >> reporter: it's little reassurance for her, who wasn't sure she'd ever fly american again. >> unless there is

. >> reporter: it's called the waiting room, an intense documentary that captures a harrowing day at the hospital. captured in over ten weeks in the waiting room. >> tragic moments. it's really the human condition. >> reporter: highland hospital gave unprecedented access to its emergency room, which is stretched thin by 250 patients per day, most of them uninsured. >> it really did give a really good interpretation of what happens when you walk through the waiting room. >> reporter: a highland hospital nurse knows first hand the hustle of highland and the triumphs and tragedies that happen here in the waiting room. >> you're really trying to serve as many people with the greatest amount of good that you can. >> my achilles tendon, completely ripped it. >> reporter: the frustration of being a patient at highland, injured, uninsured, and left waiting for hours on end. >> i just wanted to get in and out. and i did, you know, seven, sometimes eight hours later. >> reporter: nick says his goal was to capture the human side of the health care debate. >> this conversation on health care has

we'll be back with a harrowing story. stay with us. a harrowing story.rning. officials at sf tell us giants will be arriving home from detroit at 3:00 after we beat the tigers. after the game last night groups of some rowdy fans committed acts of vandalism. people turned a vehicle over on market street, climbed on cars and stopped traffic. firefighters put out a fire start odd on a muni bus vandals burned -- news racks. others clashed with police after being warned to clear the streets. sky 7 hd was overhead police made a few arrests. officials say they will release numbers later this morning. >> let's check in with sue. >>> we have a couple problems northbound 17 in the santa cruz mountains accident blocking off-ramp. west 37 at zanker. accident -- stall westbound 80 hilltop blocking right lane past there moderate on to the east shore freeway and bay bridge toll. fog on 101 southbound through central san rafael past civic center sluggish out of novato southbound. >> we >>> welcome bang. fog still the -- welcome back. fog still the big problem but won't

another sobbed as he told the court of his abuse, and his harrowing road to recovery, saying i've not by any means arrived, but i've certainly left. brian mooar, nbc news, belafonte, pennsylvania. >>> back here at home, antioch police are investigating a horrific scene near an antioch elementary school this morning. a crossing guard and two others, including her young son were hurt when a speeding car slammed into them this morning. the crash happened near turner elementary. an suv swerved around a stopped car at a high rate of speed and hit another car before the driver lost control and hit three people. the driver, 22-year-old michael ratliff was arrested. witnesses who saw the whole thing were horrified. >> i was walking to the light. i was where the green thing. and she saw me, and she pushed the button. and all of the sudden i hear and see all this happen right in front of my face. >> what did you see? >> the car hit them. they went flying through the air. just hit them, bam. >> reporter: no brakes, nothing? >> no. going as fast as he could. >> we do suspect the driver of the sus

now an update on the harrowing situation at a new york city hospital. the evacuation there where doctors and nurses literally carrying their patients to safety. >> reporter: new york university medical, one of the most respected teaching hospitals in new york city, found itself in crisis at the height of the storm. flooded with up to 12 feet of water, it lost power, including its backup generator. dozens of ambulances from across the city lined up in front of and around the hospital and through the night moved more than 200 patients. some adults and even babies in critical condition to other facilities. including julia, who pregnant and in labor, had to be carried down several flights of stairs. >> i wouldn't know what to do. where do we go. she's having contractions every 30 seconds. they took her off the bed, got her on this med flight and proceeded to slide her really slowly down eight flights of stairs. >> reporter: they were told they would have to evacuate to mount sinai medical center. everyone was in the dark and julia is in severe pain. >> just

kill stories and memories are among the most harrowing of the war for the russians it was more than just supplies it was psychological support contributing hugely to the war effort that's why in april the russian president awarded the issue of medal to the allies he taking part in the convoy missions but incredibly the push governments blocking russia from rewarding british veterans for their valor. are to calm voice recognition of your outstanding contribution inter allied cooperation due to world war two the description american attack. apparently unless the british government. is a non starter what i think. i'm forgivable war the foreign office says it's against the rules in order for permission to be given for an award to be accepted there has to be a specific service to the country concerned and that service should have taken place within the previous five years john's wife says that's ridiculous they're all late eighty's early ninety's some of them what on earth are they supposed to do over the last five years they still pray at maine or what they were during the war it never leave

but we managed to rendezvous with the coast guard at a shuttered airport in new jersey for a harrowing bird's-eye view of this wounded city. >> look at this whole neighborhood right here. >> oh, man. >> reporter: it's devastated. >> that building's gone entirely. >> reporter: their mission, to get a more accurate picture of sandy's impact. >> there's more flooding on the left side. >> reporter: new york's rivers surged above the banks of lower manhattan with a record 13-foot wall of water. you can see the damage everywhere. the city's vital infrastructure, its underground subways, crippled. the system that carries 5 million riders every day, still a deluge tunnel of darkness. authorities say it will take days to pump the water out of 46 miles of flooded track. the city is paralyzed for now. schools, restaurants and many businesses remain closed. with subways shut down, the only way on and off this island are its bridges and tunnels, which are slowly beginning to reopen. >> it's open for business. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. that's amazing. but flying out of this city is easier said t

after ten harrowing months san francisco sheriff ross murkarimi just walked out of city hall and sayshas got his job back. we just spoke to him. jean elle is live on the scene right now after talking to him. >> reporter: jessica, ross murkarimi says he is ready to move forward. he says after ten months of fighting to keep his job, he is ready to prove he will be a good sheriff. >> but now it's about moving forward. we want to mend fences with all parties. i look forward to demonstrating why the people elected me as sheriff and look forward for me and my family to now move in a place where we hopefully will see some normalcy again. >> reporter: now you can see in that video his wife, eliana lopez is all smiles. by a vote of 7-4, the board of supervisors does not deliver enough votes to have the sheriff removed. so he can keep his job. now the vote is a defeat for san francisco mayor ed lee who wanted murkarimi removed. the mayor did just issue a statement. it says he is disappointed by the board's vote. it guess on to say the board's decision returns a convicted domestic batterer to le