she was a popular star at the box office, at 19 years of age, jane met howard hughes who launched hercareer. we look back at her life. >> the phrase mean, moody and magnificent was coined for jane russell in her film, shock of fences. that was in the film for two years. she was a prodigy of howard hughes, the aviator and film producer developed a bra for her. >> it was a contraction and not comfortable and not wearable at the time. and i didn't want to do 103 takes on the subject. i wore my own bra, and i saw what he was trying to do and i put kleenex on the scenes under the bra, and threw his under the bed. >> and she had real talent especially when paired with the right leading man. >> we ought to get along fine, i am a gambler myself. >> oh, how hard do you like to play? >> i told you, you wouldn't believe me. >> i have told friends you have to try the jane russell bra. >> and when her career was over, her figure was her fortune. she was one of hollywood's most popular stars. >> the hollywood actress, jane russell died at the age of 89. you can find more details by visiting the bbc

she was the protege of howard hughes, the aviator and film producer.used his special knowledge of engineering to design a special brought for the 19 year- old. >> it was a contraption, and it was not comfortable or rubble of the time. i did not want to do 103 takes on that subject, so i just wore my own drop. i could see what he was trying to do, and i put some kleenex across the seams and the broad. i threw his under the bed and then went out. >> the image belied a woman who led the bible study at the hollywood christian group, and showed real talent, especially when paired with the right leading man. >> i am a gambler myself. >> how high the like to play? >> if i told you, you would not believe me. >> i have been telling friends to our full figured, you have to try the jane russell brought. >> even when her film career was over, her figure was for fortune. a string of musicals in the 50s added, the two for on-screen persona. jane russell endured as one of hollywood's most popular stars. [applause] >> the hollywood actress jane russell has died at the

she started her hollywood career as a bombshell in the howard hughes movie "the outlaw," which shocked941 audiences so much it was pulled from some theaters. her career went beyond her sex symbol image. she appeared in a lot of films over the years, starring with marilyn monroe in "gentlemen prefer blonds" and a lot of bob hope musicals. a later generation knew her as a bra pitch woman on tv. she called herself a full figured girl. veteran actress jane russell was 89 years old. >>> america has also lost the last of a breed. the last of the doughboys. frank buckles has died. he was the last american survivor of world war i. he wanted to serve his country so badly in the war that end all wars that he lied about his age. first tried to join up at 16, and served as an army driver and guard in england, france and germany. in world war ii he was captured as a civilian and spent three years in a japanese p.o.w. camp. he was still sharp enough two years ago to testify before congress. frank buckles was 110 years old. he will receive full military honors at arlington national cemetery. >>> and

the movie's director, howard hughes, famously used his knowledge of fuselage engineering to design a her. >> it was a contraption, you know, and it was not comfortable and it was not wearable at the time. so, i just wore my own bra. >> reporter: after her acting career ended, she marketed herself as an expert on the topic. >> you've got to try the jane russell bra. >> reporter: she was also politically active. she wrote in her memoirs that a botched back-alley abortion in high school left her unable to have children. throughout her life, she fought hard to expand adoption. and, she kept performing in supper clubs until the very end. ♪ with my baby by and by >> reporter: but her fans will always remember her when -- ♪ with my baby by and by >> reporter: david wright, abc news, hollywood. >> hope it's a wonderful night for you, and that we see you here again tomorrow. so glad you were with us. good night.rl >>> a major admission from pge and tonight. and the safety precaution they dismissed decades ago. >> san jose firefighters agreed to make kons yegss to help their jobs. >> motions d

the howard hugh corporation visiting celebrating a recent spinoff there. of course the big news overseas overnight japan's nikkei took a pretty big hit after that earthquake but it doesn't look like our numbers would necessarily be effected by that. one thing to keep in consideration oil. there is concern that the crude oil trading down this morning. >> what about export, import? >> that can be effected. the ports are effected. it wouldn't be in the immediate impact. wall street anticipates what may be down the road. >> we will go ahead and say good morning, to you. thank you for joining us it's friday march 11th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. that devastating earthquake in japan is having a direct impact in the bay area because emergency crews are shutting down bay area beaches and some roads. ktvu jade hernandez is in pacifica this morning. what is happening right now and which roads are closed that you know of? >> reporter: we can tell you west of highway 1 that is what is being closed right now. a lot of beaches. rockw

jane russell the brunette bomb shell discovered by howard hughes has died.ast her in the 1941 western the out law turned her in an overnight sta star. jane russell dead at the age of 89. >>> and now to the another celebrity actor charlie sheen goes on the offensive. >> yes, i am on a drug it's called charlie sheen. >> coming up. actor increasingly erratic behavior now has some experts increasingly erratic behavior now has some experts questioning his mental >> charlie sheen speaking out on television since cbs pulled the mug on his show last week. and it seems as though the actor is spiraling out of control. here's andrea. >>reporter: charlie sheen is out of a job and now he's fighting back. >> are you going to sue. >> i mean wouldn't you? i don't have a job. i have a whole family to support and love. >>reporter: what are you going to sue for. >> tons. they are going to put it on a scale agent more agent more. add some gold add some goal. few pay. bingo. high priest, bar r war lock come on man. >>reporter: what does that mean? >> i don't know. >>re

she was discovered by howard hughes and starred in the steamy western "the outlaw" made her a pinup queenred in "gentlemen prefer blonds." she was 89. >>> oprah winfrey's new cable network is attracting fewer viewers than the channel it replaced. according to "the new york times" the oprah winfrey network attract d about 135,000 viewers in any given moment in february, down 10% from the average viewership of the discovery health channel that winfrey replaced. winfrey claims the ratings in january during the premiere showed a vast improvement over discovery health. she predicts that momentum will continue. >>> did you order pizza last night? we promise we didn't make this up. the story of a very unusual delivery. the owner of one suburban philadelphia pizza shop of accused of planti ining mice at rival pizza joints. partly because he had some issues with mice. he just wanted to share the love there and send a couple mice over to the other shop. >> bon appetit, folks. >>> minnesota is known for harsh winters but he's making his own. >> he created an ice sculpture with water pumps that are c

jane russell became a sensation even before her debut in howard hughes' movie "the outlaw." it was the movie publicity shot showing her in that famous low-cut blouse that made her a favorite of g.i.s. jane russell was 89. that's the news at 7:19. >> she was gorgeous. >> yes, she was. thanks, juju. >>> we have a "gma" exclusive this morning. the pictures the judge will not let the jury see in the trial of self-help guru, james ray. opening arguments start today in ray's manslaughter trial. three of his follows died following a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. our weekend anchor dan harris has been covering the story since it broke in 2009. now, the pictures. >> reporter: good morning to you. for the first time, you're about to see pictures of the aftermath of a sweat lodge ceremony, conducted by james ray. a man who once was a self-help superstar, is now facing up to 35 years in prison. >> two people aren't breathing. no pulse. >> is this a result of a shooting or something? >> no. it's a sweat lodge. >> reporter: october 2009, dozens of people crammed into a 415-square-foot

senate floor leadership positions passed from the older mike mansfield-hugh scott generation to the younger hands of robert byrd and howard baker some of the recommendations offered by the study panels were ready for implementation. they inspired three notable changes over the following decade. the first change can in 1975 under seven resolution60. i s senate staff members if they heard of that. this resolution was implemented to allow all committee members not just the chair or the ranking minority member to select their support staff, a revolutionary change that is taken for granted today. the second change relates to an effort to define proper ethical standards for senators. the senators began work on a code of conduct for its members in 1959. in 1964, following some serious scandals related to abuses of campaign financing, it established the select committee on standards and conduct. in 1977, as part of this institutional reform surge, the senate for the strengthened its rules governing financial activities of senators and upgraded that committee to become today's select committee on ethics. senators and staff are now