once again, eric kandel a howard hughes medical investigator. i began as i always do with my rent air to review our subject tonight. >> the last program we did was a new approach to the treatment of deafness. tonight were going to consider new approaches to the treatment of blindness. as is the case with deafness, blindness is not a life-threatening situation but in some ways is more disabling as deafness because, as you pointed out, there are number of very important blindness conditions for which there is no treatment. why is that so? unlike deafness, the sensory organ for vision, the retina which is evident of the lower

i know you like howard hughes, lkq. what sticks out for you?> for example, with lkq, they provide after market auto parts collision repair centers. people are driving more, and the price of gasoline gets cut in half, and the number of road miles can shoot up, and unfortunately, the more people drive, the more they run into each other. that's going to be an opportunity for that one. then howard hughes, that one has come in because a couple of the major projects are actually outside of houston. thank you very much for joining us. >>> well, going back out to brian in canada where he is going to be joined by the ceo of first energy capital. who are they? that's the top lender to those big canadian oil companies. really no one is in a better position to talk about the economic impact than he is. also, we have the verdict of that big retail bet between courtney reagan and steve leesman. we're going to tell you who won. stay with us. nk no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger. ...that sound good? not being o

once again, eric kandel, a howard hughes medical investigator. i began as i always do with my friend eric to review our subject tonight. >> the last program we did was a new approach to the treatment of deafness. tonight we are going to consider new approaches to the treatment of blindness. as is the case with deafness blindness is not a life-threatening situation, but in some ways it is more disabling than deafness because, as you pointed out, there are a number of very important blindness conditions for which there is no treatment. why is that so? unlike deafness, the sensory organ for vision, the retina which is evident in the lower image which shows the eye, that is the most complex sense organ that we have. it is not a peripheral organ. it is actually part of the central nervous system that is an extension of the central nervous system and as a result it has a complex structure. it has a small area and the center that is clear in that image which is called the macula. if i turn my head toward you, my eye focuses on you and the macula really

for more than two decades, hugh howard has been writing about the past. and what is really neat is how he took on architecture. his first book, the preservation progress was a collection of essays and profiles, and then when he went right for right, that was with frank loyd wright taking a look at the architectural biography of frank loyd wright, and he partnered with roger strauss to take the photographs, and what followed is a series of books that are just not only stunning to look at but really faceting to be. we had hugh here before for the house of the founding fathers is one of the things. just an interesting look at the founding fathers and the houses they live in. he's written a number of books but this one is especially timely at the observance of the anniversary of the civil war and as i say, the photographs are spectacular. the text that puts it all in context is really interesting so please join me in welcoming hugh howard. [applause] >> thank you tony, for those nice words. and thank you all for coming out this evening. in the months since i

you know about my howard hughes-like fear of germs and everything else. was a story out this morning that nine people who visited disneyland in california between december 15th and december 20th contracted the measles. measles is a disease that was originally eradicated in the united states back in 2000. but because people are not getting vaccines as often as they used to. we're now getting something like 60 to 70 cases a year. these people were at disneyland. the cough can linger in the air up to two hours. you breathe it in over two hours after somebody with the measles cough. those nine people a couple of them were infants who were too small to ever get their shots. if you get your shots, you will not get this disease. it's not something you will pick up. it's a reminder for anybody who hasn't been recently updated with the shot. >> mickey mouse wasn't going around coughing on kids. >> no. well, the mumps was -- >> i'm going with the, hey, very relaxed. i'm going with the notion that howard hughes is not a good guy to say that you emulate in terms of p

how about the senator he played in martin's film about howard hughes, the aviator, got an oscar nomination played in the career that has spanned decades and also included a 15 year run hosting the acclaimed pbs series scientific american frontiers. that was a show that opened many american's eyes to the wonders and possibilities of scientific discovery discovery. he is created the center for communicating science at stony brook university on long island. his mission is train the next generation of scientists about how to communicate to people like me. people without ph.d.s, people better at hisy in school than molecular biology and chemistry. he is here today with a new challenge for scientists all around the world, a competition that's going to be judged by 11-year-olds. here to explain all of this i am really pleased, really excited to welcome up alan alda welcome. >> hi. >> so so much i want to talk about. let's start with this competition here this is the flame challenge. >> the first year it would challenge scientists to explain what a flame is so that 11-year-olds could understand it

with tempters talking to the '30's houses around the area of the lost howard hughes the lot of blanketsout wood chippers to take down the pole to open up the streets. the twins finally did come down and moved on this afternoon. we're of the he had calmed conditions and clear skies. there's not a cloud in spite of the entire bay area. find out tempters running in the '50s. upper 50s and livermore. it's pretty mild right now and especially without the winds. it will be frigid this mere sleight. looking at forties' just inside the bank. tempters will be dropping at below 30 in a number of places. we will be above freezing at night but it will cool down from their. a lot of folks will be headed to different places over a holiday. we're getting ready to celebrate its our fireworks. right now done here it's about 11 degrees this morning windchill as - 4 degrees. it's absolutely beautiful threat now. if you see some of footages of today and what you're seeing is absolutely fantastic. get ready for new year's day. we're from the betting our small machines take rest. it was a fantastic mid winte

now on booktv hugh howard examines the homes of notable civil war era figures which includes the residences of jefferson davis, robert e. lee clara barton and frederick douglass. this is about one hour. >> good evening. i'm tony clark from the carter presidential library. i'm really glad you guys are here. i have really been looking forward to this because this book, "houses of civil war america," is usually faceting. anybody i think the likes to travel, one of the things, i know i enjoyed is going to places where people lived that have been so tied tight in history. i just think of going to abraham lincoln's home and i can still, you almost walk in and some of the dark wallpaper and designs of the time it just kind of seems to take you back into the time and you can to get a sense of the people from the places they've lived. for more than two deca