it's no wonder the city was alfred hitchcock's favorite. >> san francisco is the perfect city for anygreat catastrophe. >> yet despite all of the real and cinegraphas and chases, san francisco seems to survive. if this apartment building at haigh looks familiar, feature the water reservoir where tennis courts are now. the it isn't a great movie but it features great shots of the city from a half century ago. including this train turn around long before the drugstore turned into the gap and tourists lined up wearing jeans and backpacks. >> when we come back on a second look. a refrigerator possessed by the devil. who would make such a film. the story of director allen smithey. >>> welcome back to a second look. sometimes there's a great divide between inspiration and execution in movie making. sometimes that can lead to a specific name in a film's credit. bob shaw reported on the secret of allen smithey in 1986. >> you may not know his name but in one way or another we have all been his victims. his name is allen smithey and he's made some of the worse films ever to be seen in the cine

hitchcock also mentions the large quantities of liquor available in the city. it was often given directly to the soldiers. in hitchcock's view, the fire came partly by accident from the burning cotton, partly by design by eastgate prisoners, and by our drunken men. major george nichols told a similar tale in the story of the great march, when a the first histories of sherman's march. burning cotton, prisoners with liquor. what nichols is saying is that the citizens of columbia purposefully gave soldiers liquor as they knew what would happen. as for sherman, nichols stated, whenever may have been the cause of the disaster, the result is deprecated i general sherman most and fat ugly. for however heinous the crimes of our people, we do not wage war against women and children and helpless persons. what we see here, from sherman and all stored in hitchcock and nichols, is the shifting of sherman's blame to the confederates -- not just the general, but even ordinary people. this doesn't seem that surprising. who would admit to starting a fire like this? the complica

. >> reporter: whispers that rachael was the victim of something out of a hitchcock movie.tan. >> reporter: and, just maybe, a second woman in the cross hairs. >> if the stories were true, then you had married a stranger. >> exactly. >> reporter: i'm lester holt and this is "dateline". here's dennis murphy with "secrets of the snake river". >> reporter: in country so beautiful as the palouse, the wheat and bean fields running up and down the bumps and hollows of eastern washington as far as the eye can see, it's hard to imagine anything bad happening out here. but gaze and listen closely, and sometimes you'll uncover secrets in the shadows. murder and betrayal, as close as the stranger sleeping beside you. here in the city of clarkston, a 40-year-old single mom was raising her two young sons. she also had two older daughters. rachael anderson was her name, just five-foot and a bit, and how susie jeppson enjoyed her company. >> we were just friends the get-go. she was just spunky and fun, and she just loved to laugh. >> reporter: her grown daughters were out of the house. am

netherlands now, where the residents of one small town feel like they are in a real-life offered hitchcockon of "the birds." >> they are being terrorized by a rogue eagle-owl and they have come up with some novel ways to defend themselves. >> as darkness falls, people in the town of purmerend are gripped by fear. fear of a silent attack from above. >> suddenly, i felt something on the back of my head. it was the famous eagle-owl. it was not really a fun experience. >> the eagle-owl is tranquil all day, but lets rip at night. one theory is that it associates people with food. another is that it has a hormone issue. the locals found a way of protecting themselves. >> we go out when it is dark, we go out only with umbrellas. so when we have to go for a walk we take umbrellas. >> it is not clear where the eagle-owl came from. the city council is trying to find a solution. it is not permitted to sibley catch the bird because of animal -- simply catch the bird because of animal protection laws. so if you are in purmerend watch out. >> sad news for star trek fans. leonard nimoy, the u.s. actor kn

faze no wonder the city was alfred hitchcock's favorite. >> san francisco is the perfect setting for any great catastrophe. yet despite all of the real an cinematic craziness, san francisco survives, though as most people would imagine, in a somewhat altered state. in the 1948 crime drama "race street." bookie george raft drives on to california street from what is now the courtyard of the spanford court hotel and the view at the end of california is now almost obliterated by buildings. if this apartment building at hyde and greenwich looks familiar and the tennises are located now. it's $1947 "dark passage." and features some great shots of the city from half a century ago, including this view of the car turnaround long before tourisms lined up. bob shah for segment 2. >>> great to see san francisco there on big-screen. we pulled san francisco in the movies from our archives for our sunday night show, second look. tomorrow night's show is i look at celebrities right after the 10:00 news at 11:00. >> a lot of great nostalgs. >>plus on a day that is supposed to be dedicated to love, a

lena hitchcock was one of the reconstruction aides to respond to the call, working at the base hospital number nine where she provided occupational therapy instruction. she is included in these slides. an example of the type of work applied by convalescent soldiers in a war front hospital is this beautiful cross stitch tea set depicting french, british, and american soldiers, given to actress and singer marian abbott who traveled to france during the war to entertain the wounded. the gift came from the soldiers in grateful appreciation for her service. occupational therapy work was originally divided into two curative levels -- the first bedside occupations such as knitting and basket weaving, primarily regarded as a divergent activity, and the second, a more purposeful form of training intended to prepare a soldier for employment after his discharge from the hospital. in 1917, the red cross opened the headquarters of the institute for crippled and disabled men in new york city. during the war years, the red cross dealt on a massive scale with the needs of the disabled. consider the fir

her parents are actors don johnson and melanie griffith, and hitchcock star tip i head rink is her grandmother> i'm lucky to have two women who support me and i can go to for advice. >> just beyond this door. >> what is in. >> my play room. >> the most under platt scenes shot last, with anna exploring christian's secret world. >> really wanted it to feel like i had empowered her by the end. >> including the power to decide how far is too far. >> suzanne marquez cbs news, los angeles. >>> and still ahead on "eyewitness news", carol has the latest on some snow we're getting today and also that bitter cold that could break records. that's coming up next. >>> also today means big business for flower shops. we're live with more on what it takes to make all of those valentine day deliveries. plus this: >> i'm 65-three, 245 pounds, but you will see a grown man cry. >> the handsome successful bachelor. looking for a sole mate. we sit down with philadelphia's newest reality television star. hear more about how his mom is involved and meet one of the local women competing for his attention. we'll be rig

. >> reporter: to be specific, a 1950 alfred hitchcock thriller titled "strangers on a train. " " inagree to commit a murder for the other. >> they swap murders. >> reporter: did capone and stone each agree to do in the other's wife? could that be? do you believe it? >> i think there was something to it because the -- >> yeah, i definitely think there was. >> reporter: mrs. stone is alive and well and among us. did you talk to her? >> she is. >> yes, we did. >> reporter: boy, what a table conversation, huh? >> we wanted -- >> the cops are telling me that you're trying to kill me? >> we wanted her to know that she was potentially in danger herself. >> reporter: you get some devastating news but you continued to share a house with him, huh? >> i did. i remember many times when i would question david and say something's not right. >> reporter: david stone was able to convince alisa that the cops had dreamed up the murder plot story as a way to put pressure on him to turn him against his friend. and putting pressure on that friend, charles capone, is what happened next. he'd been found i

her parents are don johnson and melony griffith and hitchcock star tippie headron is her grandmother. >> i'm lucky to have two women i can get to for support. >> just beyond this door is my clay room. >> reporter: most intimate scenes were shot less with anna exploring christian's secret world. >> i wanted it to feel like i empowered her at the end. >> reporter: including the power to tea side how far is too far. susan marquez, cbs news, los angeles. >> the it seems like just yesterday it was announced they were going to make a movie bit. >> everybody was playing the trailer. >> who would play the part pressure is on. >> bunch of guys going to the move think weekend. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news", two suspects in the terrifying home invasion, leave behind a key piece of evident, just continue. >>> big changes could be in store for city workers and small business as cross the city i'm justin finch why all eyes are on city hall and issue you of sick leave. >>> also a pennsylvania middle school under investigation after eighth grade students were given a word search inspired by 50 s

done in seemingly one take, which has never been done very well in movies before, not since alfred hitchcockput it that way. he did a movie called "rope" and it was wonderful and people have said do a movie in one take and they are not good. and you have birdman and michael keaton shines in this movie, performances are spectacular. it is really hard to say who will win. >> let's go to the acting categories. any surprise we should look out for. >> what should people look for in the acting categories? >> the acting categories are something you can win an oscar pool on this year because based on the awards that everybody has already won it looks like solid choices already. i know who's going to win. i will tell you who's going to win. i'm going to sound that confident. >> okay. >> best actress is going to be eddie redmayne, "the theory of everything." he was so unbelievable as stephen hawking. his journey as an actor, i think, incredible. and he's been rewarded by nearly every single award show. similarly, best actress julianne moore for "still alice." it is a beautiful performance. and no one

liz: like a hitchcock movie.the name of clean drinking water. we explain after this. tom: oil coming off of a big rally climbing 7%. a price of oil up, we broke down below 50 $49.88. larry levin said it would go lower. real story in gas prices jumping an eagle to $2.11 and now we have just 20 states in the $1 club. that is where the state average for regular is below $2 and gallant. i suspect that number will get smaller if gas prices keep climbing. larry levin thinks it will go lower. here is what tom said last hour about where gas prices are heading the >> market's going to be very volatile. i would not be surprised to see gasoline prices on the street $0.20 to $0.30 higher by april fool's day or to see crude oil prices lower. tom: crude oil lower but we care what is going on at the guests come. here's a look at lauren simonetti with the very latest. >> president obama's choice for the next secretary of defense, ashton carter taking questions on capitol hill as he looks to secure his nomination as 25th secretar