>> no, no, no,. >> stephen: no, you are, you are a feminist icon.there are people that wear pictures of you around their neck. >> but icon is really dangerous because then you get an iconoclast. it's not a good idea wz. >> stephen: people attack you for being an icon and here we go. >> okay, okay i'm ready. >> stephen: this documentary is gloria in her own words. why do you need to express yourself in your own words? are you misinterpreted by other people? >> probably. and probably that will go right on because it is in my own words. but it's just more intimate, i think. because you-- well, here's what happens. they ask me questions and i tried to answer as honestly as i could. and then they created a documentary around it. so it's kind of like jumping off a cliff, you know. and it turned out amazingly well. >> it's a great documentary. >> it really is a window into a time when sexism existed. (laughter) but now everything's equal. there's spanks for men now. >> there are, i didn't know that. >> there r there are spanks for men, trust me. >> stephen

like an icon. >> yes. >> governor huckabee: what would be the icon. >> something physical, atheists arebout physical things, one hand helping another, hands helping each other, something that would say, representative of the six or 5 hers atheists who died on 9/11. all we're demanding here is equal representation... >> governor huckabee: you would be okay if the cross stays if you can put hands up there? >> i would be okay if it stayed and we were allowed equal representation, as a memorial. i don't care what it was. >> governor huckabee: i have no problem with that but i have a problem with a lawsuit that says mental anguish, can you explain to me what mental anguish and pain that you have because... >> 9/11. >> governor huckabee: because two pieces of metal formed by the heat of the... >> it's not about the cross but exclusion and only allowing the christians in and excluding the other people... >> governor huckabee: but to you it is rubble. >> and also representative of the christian community. they are going to have a christian icon in the public memorial, paid with public money, we

it is one that was the most widely circulated in the united states and abroad. >> why is it iconic? >> it is iconic because i think it captures so many aspects of the case, even when it was not written about. the forlorn and bewildered expression of the boys themselves, their poverty. the militarization of the trial has symbolized by the armed guards surrounding them. the total scene itself. >> if there were arrested, how did this become known as the scouts brought boys case? >> because scottsboro was the town in alabama where the first trials were held. the boys were arrested on march 31st, 1931. within two weeks all had been tried and eight had been convicted and eight had been sentenced to death. all in scottsboro. >> within two weeks. >> within two weeks. >> first jury. >> all white jury which ultimately became the basis of one of the first supreme court decisions about the case. >> to defend them? >> a good question because in some respects no one in the town wanted to defend the boys. about zero lawyer was appointed. he was the lawyer of, let us say, suspect credentials. he wa

hollywood icon goldie hawn says our kids are stressed out and unhappy. and she's on a mission to change that. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 27th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a startling new look at the death of one of the world's greatest entertainers. the trial of michael jackson's personal physician opened today. dr. conrad murray is accused of acts and omissions that led to the star's death. and for many inside the court and out, the new evidence stirred emotions two years dormant. here's abc's jim avila for our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: it is the day before michael jackson's death. and he is under the lights, in full makeup and dancing up a storm. the jury saw this image of michael and they saw this one, too. a shocking police photo of jackson, lying dead in a hospital gurney. a death mask. eyes closed, mouth open. >> the evidence in this case will show that michael jackson t

to a mystery that surrounded one of australia's most iconic outcast.ed kelly was kong for murder 131 years ago. it took modern-day technology to identify his remains. >> giving up their secrets, the bones of that khalid. these crumbling fragments are confirmed as the remains of australia's most infamous of folk hero. ned kelly was an outlaw hand in 1884 killing three police officers. his violence directed against the british made him a criminal to some and a legend to others. for more than 100 years, no one knew where his remains were. a group of scientist under a mass grave in mel bourne, tested dna against one of his descendants, and incredibly found the match. >> he was a romantic figure that defined unjust authority. >> in a two-year investigation, the bonds yielded fascinating signs of his violent life confronting the british. >> inside the tibia were removed to a small pellets. >> to his family, he is more rogue the revolutionary. >> how can i not say that he was a hero? he was not a hero. in our family, of course, he was a hero. >> played in the

in the united states and abroad. >> host: and why is it iconic in your view? >> guest: because i think it captures so many aspects of the case even when it was not written about. the -- forlorn and bewildered expression of the boys themselves, as they were called, their poverty, the mill tarrization of the -- militarization of the trial that surrounded them, the total ab jex of the scene itself. >> host: if they were arrested in paint rock, how did this become known as the scottsboro's boys case? >> guest: because scottsboro was the town in which the first trials were held. the boys were arrested on march 31st, 1931. within two weeks, all of the boys had been tried, eight of them had been convicted, eight of them had been sentenced to death. they all converged in scottsboro, alabama. >> host: within two weeks? >> guest: two weeks. >> host: all white jury? >> guest: all white jury that ultimately became the basis of one of the first supreme court decisions about the case. >> host: who defended them? >> guest: good question because in some respects, no one in th

also an icon of the in deal -- the new deal 75 years ago. this neags -- nation embraced the new deal in difficult economic times. it was a legacy of art work and creativity and jobs across this country and this is the first example of the public works of art project and that was the first organization under the new deal and so we should celebrate that as we stand on the precipice of change on november 4. thank you and happy 75th. >> ok. as the mayor alluded to, he was referring to. flyshacker at the time in the 1930's who was involved in the decision making process for coit tower. today the president of the recreation and park commission is mr. larry martin. please welcome him. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. i'm honored, i'm so honored to be here with all uven today for such a special moment. to be here with all the great leaders and to be here with all the great workers that did all of this. this is a great, great historical situation and i'm happy and honored to see this and we're honored to be here with something that looks so fantas

famed civil rights icon ruby bridges. september 11th was on our minds because we're commemorating this tenth anniversary. it was also when you first conceived of the idea for the monument. tell me what went through your mind. what made you think this was the occasion that should motivate such a sculpture? >> i think it was a series of thoughts literally in the first 24 hours when september 11th hit. i remember first thinking how could anybody to this? why would anybody do it? i began to then shift my thinking about is this the world my children are going to live in? i started thinking about a plethora of thoughts, of people must not have very much hope and a lot of fear if they could commit such an atrocity and literally within a 24-hour period of tossing and turning, it all came back to, what am i doing to make a better world? and i had this very commercial art business that if i say so myself was quite -- doing quite well. and thought i could take all of this with all i know and it was all like a domino effect of though

tavis: and doug jones is an icon. if you go to the birmingham civil rights museum, there is a permanent memorial to him as he constructed this case to put mr. cherry and mr. blanton , and pause for the bombing in 1963 and now tragically represents one of the girls and fathers, chris mcmahon. thank you for what you are doing. -- one of the girls' father is, chris mcnair. -- fathers. coming up, a preview of "too big to fail -- too important to fail." in the next edition, we will explore the crisis in education, and in particular, the plight of african-american boys. in some states, less than half of all teenaged boys graduate from high school, a staggering statistic that impacts all americans. here now is a quick preview of "too important to fail, saving american boys." >> 14 major relationships with our young people. >> principal william -- tavis: principal william wade. where black boys are concerned, what are on the signs for you as a leader, an educator, and that teacher xyz is not ready to deal with this particular

a number of requests have been made in terms of both lowering the flag to honor such icons as elizabeth taylor and also repressed to raise the flags when gay marriages began. every step of the way, they have been heavy. they have offered petty excuses why they would not talk to us. why they would not let us come to their meetings. if you challenge their lack of a written process, he better get ready for the wo ever from the supposedly mature organization. it is harming small businesses and by not working with us. we want to stage events involving that five people on public property to bring people to the neighborhood. those people before and after attending rallies, celebrations, celebrations, would go spend the money that merchants. but that argument doesn't work. no argument worked with them. and i will hold up now the process that they used to that any requests. as you can see, i am not holding anything. that is because they do not have a written process to help the community with requests. i believe this commission closed the small businesses of the castro, all of the stakeholders,

the environment created by including the locally owned and iconic small businesses, like [reading businesses] joined by the new organic cafe, they have always filled me with pride. now known as the company's books has always given my family and myself a familiar place to pass time. as a small business woman, i recognize the economic benefit to the small companies that are able to operate in this high volume area. i'll leave this opportunity has benefited the businesses that are located in these neighborhoods. when i was fortunate enough to fly out of the new terminal on the very first day of operation, i looked around me at the small businesses represented, and the most important to the san franciscans employed, i felt it was time that our commission honors the work of the development team. the airport small business affairs office and the revenue department have made to the vitality of san francisco through their efforts to promote representation in the newly island terminal. there is a high business participation rate in demonstrate to travelers across the country in the world that san fra

i am delighted at tickled to be sitting across from this legend, this icon, sonny rollins. the year 2011, the latest project from this master is called "sonny rollins road shows, volume 2." my absolute delight to have you on this program. >> it is my delight, and i want to say to you, i am a fan of yours, too. tavis: tell me nothing now. good night. keep the faith. [laughter] ♪ >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with sound garden and chris cornell on his foray into movie music. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your sid

. >>> and how horse lovers can get a chance to take home an icon of the wild west. finally give us a state we can call ou >>> the people of palestine will ask the united nations, finally give us a state we can call our own. today the president of palestine said he would seek the membership for the state of palestine with the security council. down -- counsel. it's after years of failed negotiations. >>> the official u.s. line is at a palestiniani state if it should emerge from peace talks. >>> antigadhafi fighters attacking loyalists today, but progadhafi forces fighting back, and hard. >> reporter: the rebel fighters are giving it all they have got. hoping it's the end game. the assault started 24 hours ago. the rebel forces mustarded their heaviest artillery. i fess fierce resistance from the loyalists who have had plenty of time to dig in. by afternoon, they said they had seized the airport. they were less success 180 moments to the west of the stronghold. they have been under siege for 2 weeks. this is the closest we have ever come. we can hear the scout skirts

that was an important icon. but this is an icon of heroism and we need to do this.here's no question, chris. we need to get this done. these 40 families are incredible. they've staid together. they've waited for this day. somebody asked me how i feel and of course, there's always grief coming here, but today there's a sense of accomplishment. but we have more to do and people have to help us get it done. >> i haven't been involved as you folks have, but i feel like everybody about what happened that day. and what this part of the memorial, this part here is really about defiance. again, this is about people who got the word in and tried to do something. the only americans that could fight back that day. they knew what was happening to their loved ones, they were talking from their seats. they saw these guys killing people. they said this is not a standard hijacking. this is going to be a human bomb, this plane is going to be a weapon against washington. and they knew what they had to do. and the fact in that moment of whatever you want to call it, they said we're no

. >> she's an american icon, a world icon in her own right. >> reporter: since her disappearance in 1937empting to circumnavigate the globe, her mystique has only grown. now bits of her later years have come to life. >> we have a lot of photographs from 1937 from her first attempt at circ um navigation of the globe out of oakland airport. it's more like a day in the life of amelia earhart. >> reporter: previously unseen photographs of earhart were found by an oakland woman cleaning out a storage area. >> she came across all these photographs she can remember looking at when she was young. amelia earhart getting a haircut before she went on her flight. >> reporter: the real treasure of the collection is a pair of earhart's broken aviator goggles from her early days of flying. >> reportedly they're from 1921 when she was learning to fly. >> reporter: the collection goes up for auction this weekend. the goggles alone are expected to fetch anywhere from 10,000 to $30,000. >> she's still an enigma. she was one of the early pioneers in the aviation industry, she was a woman. and the thing of h

company go, which is iconic and historical attraction is exempted from this policy, given the status as the previously-existing port tenant. 3, promote port developments/rehabilitation projects that in corporate physical improvements to maritime deep water birthing facilities, including needed repair equipment requirements and/or equipment -- incorporate new facilities to support maritime activities. the port will seek future development up or property that includes proportional, equitable investment by parties to enhance and protect maritime facilities and uses at development sites at the maritime access. the port will also seek further development opportunities on sea wall lots or other property without water access that include a proportion equitable contribution for new maritime preservation projects, a facility selected by the port at its sole discretion. for, discourage a location of non-water dependence commercial uses/facilities, other than parks, on sites with waterfront access. five, maintain adequate water depth of current deepwater berths to accommodate current and future

rebel fighters the world over. -- libya, gaza, afghanistan, the iconic rifle is the weapon of choice. their rifles inventor was honored with the hero of russia award on his 90th birthday in 2009. president medvedev speaking of the pride of every russian at the brand's success. two years later, it has emerged that the russian military has not purchased a single kalashnikov in 2011 and they said they will no longer buy them. army warehouses are full of them. one defense analyst say that they are 8 legacy from the mobilization during the cold war. they no longer meet the needs of the russian army. >> this is not the individual weapon. not that type of small arms which the russian army needs. >> according to a report, kalashnikov is yet to be told that the army has turned its back on his brainchild. it might be small comfort to him that kalashnikov is one in six guns worldwide. >> china will be taking the first deaths towards building its own space station in a few hours. -- taking the first steps towards the building of its own space station in a few hours. >> it has taken years of prep

some of the most iconic images were captured by this photographer. he was chosen as the official photographer for the ground zeroth sight. he spent months working alongside the firefighters. he talks about his experience and the power it still has today. ♪ >> we just had a plane crash into the world trade center. >> i had no idea what was in store for me. i shot images from that day. and then i directed -- erected a free website. i was documenting the city and the areas around ground zero. this website caught the eye, of a manhattan trusty. he needed to send a photographer in to ground zero on behalf of the union to document every area and aspect. he wanted to have photographs of the flight -- flag that draped the victims bodies to give to widows. the mood was always very somber down there. a a lot of anger. they always had what was called block. it was very difficult to gain their trust. there were spooked by my camera. they thought they were being exploited. sometimes they would walk up to me -- one time i had a very angry firefighter stick a lit c

"the world trade center cross has become a christian icon.t has been blessed by so-called holy men and presented as a reminder that their god, who couldn't be bothered to stop the muslim terrorists or prevent 3,000 people from being killed in his name, cared only enough to bestow upon us some rubble that resembles a cross." [audience reacts] >> jon:, well, i can see why he's the president. [laughter] "as president of the american atheist organization, i promise to make sure that everyone, even those who are indifferent to our cause, will [bleeped] hate us." [laughter] of course, the atheists symbol is this, the atom, which the group suggested as an alternative statue at ground zero, because we're all made of atoms. but unless i'm wrong here, atoms are already well represented at ground zero. there are billions of them there. [laughter] so i guess it all comes down to a size issue. you're mad that the atoms are microscopic and the cross is big. perhaps as a compromise, we could build you an atomic symbol statue, but it has to be made out of bi

some of the most iconic images were captured in the aftermath. he was chosen as the official photographer for the ground zero side. he spent months working beside firefighters searching for the bodies of their fallen colleagues. he talks about how the process affects him today. >> we just had airplanes crash into the world trade center. >> i had no idea what was in store for me. i shot images from that day. i directed a websites called september11.net. i was documenting the city and the images around ground zero. a photographer was needed to be sent into ground zero to document and photograph the flag draped the victims' bodies. the mood is always somber down there. we did not speak much. a lot of anger. they always had what was call "the look." they were spooked by my camera. they thought they were being exploited. i had an angry firefighters take a lit cigarette up to my cheek. he said, i lost 60 friends. i do not care if you are authorized to be here or not. i do not like you being here and i do not like he taking photographs. these are some o

. >> reporter: with that red envelope an actual marketing icon and the business a kind of miracle thatot millions of us to watch dvds that came in the mail and creator of it all reed hastings this time last year named business person of the year netflix has been such a success story that the stunner is how quickly so many things seem to have gone wrong at at once like 600,000 subscribers canceling their subscriptions and the starz network unable to reach a deal to continue with them and the company's stock price, dropping by more than half since early july and finally like hastings himself sending out an e-mail to the 24 million customers who did not cancel beginning with the words "i messed up." followed by a video where he out and out says -- >> i just want to say again how sorry i am. >> reporter: this afternoon at netflix headquarters in silicon valley, you have asked your customers to forgive you. are they forgiving you. >> i think each customer is different. you know, as i said in my letter actions speak louder than words. >> reporter: for those who don't know the story netflix c

. >> reporter: and perhaps, most iconic iconically, the acclaimed "broadcast news." >> this is more thanixon ever sweated. >> just how noticeable is this? >> reporter: you're at the point now where your name is an adjective. albert brooks' movie, albert brooks' style. it's a particular brand. what do you think it is? >> i would hope it would be, you know, something that was not fart jokes. are you allowed to say fart at 11:00? >> reporter: 11:35. >> i can say [ bleep ]. >> reporter: no. there's always been a seriousness to his body of work. and this year, brooks had his first book published. "2030" describes what the u.s. will look like in 19 years. clever but it's not funny. when i was reading, i was like, this actually could happen. >> the future ain't that funny. i've always thought that if i were 20 right now, i'd be worried. more worried than i was when i was 20. and i'd be pissed, quite frankly. and so, the book really is about the old versus the young and one of the catalysts is this ongoing national debt. >> reporter: speaking of cutting, the los angeles gangster brooks plays in

tavis: she is an icon around here. >> and we will delay program with all-american music. am going to sing music from rodgers and hammerstein, other stuff. tavis: is it fun to have an evening where you can do a wide range? >> is challenging to show the difference between or among these composers, i should say. something that is home different from porgy and bess to rodgers and hammerstein. these wonderful ideas from wonderful composers, a lot are on tour these days. i want the world to understand that these were wonderful composers and that these songs taken out of the context of these musicals show that they were great composers. i feel the same as duke ellington that said there are only two kinds of music. good music and that other kind. some of that good music was written by and george gershwin, some of it was written by amadeus mozart. i have equal love for all of it. tavis: marion anderson. >> it was a privilege to be able to get to know her, to be able to sit with her, and i would ask her always, if you felt like talking, just tell me about being in sweden in 1935, w

could also be affected. >>> that iconic restaurant is just across street. it is the ca faye. they're worried about the view but these art artists are worried about losing their spot and ability to sale the visitors here. a new -- past this area may take away all of the above. >> what they want to do is extend it down, come on -- >> it is an extension which would take the line through fort mason and back to fisherman's ward. the concern is the location -- between hide and larkin -- along beach with photographer michael -- >> if we lost 40 spaces we would have to take and moving to another popular spot like the plaza may also hurt other artists. >> we only have more influx of people, new people coming to program then it will be much tighter for everybody. >> the arts mission is asking the proposed platform move west between larkin and polk, that way the artists who pump money into the economy can continue to work. >> that's the most significant area for them. they don't sale anywhere else, and they would suffer and their families would suffer. >> they're in t

. >>> the nation's most iconic landmark has been deemed structurally sound of last month's earthquake. >> reporter: the national park service monday released surveillance video showing the harrowing moments a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the famed washington monument. tourists can be seen running for safety, some 500 feet up inside the top of the tower, as debris falls from the surrounding walls. now, after weeks of inspections, the park service says the monument is structurally sound. >> it is a testament that the monument has withstood not just this earthquake, but an even larger one in the late 1800s. >> reporter: while the monument has been deemed secure, more external inspection are needed. some inspections that will begin 550 feet above the ground. >> climbers will repel off faces of the washington monument, to perform a close-range survey of the exterior surfaces. >> reporter: a survey to find cracks and other damage that has been found inside the monument. >> daylight is visible at a number of the vertical joints where mortar is missing. >> reporter: and how long it t

it will be an iconic structure on the skyline of new york city.ee miller, thank you. >> david lee just talked about an iconic structure. were going to talk about one of the most iconic images of 9/11. a picture of a falling man plunging to the ground in the north tower. i sat down with the man who captured that shot about his journey to lower manhattan. that photo and others that captured a moment in time. >> richard let's go back to the morning of 9/11. where were you? >> i was an designed cover a fashion show. it was the first day of fashion week. i had spent two weeks at the u.s. open tennis i had monday off. tuesday morning started fashion. i was assigned to a maternity fashion show. the first for this designer. i had gone backstage to do hair and make-up and feature pictures. they were using actual pregnant models. i photographed that. and then went out to the front of the runway to get my piece of real estate where i could shoot the show. i was talking with cameramen they were going to show part of this live on tv. it was the first day and a

one bay area icon rose to the top of the list.now how security has changed on our famous bridge. >> reporter: the famous arches have starred in millions of photos. they greet thousands of visitors every day. when the world changed on september 11th, 2001, so did the golden gate bridge. we closed the sidewalks for a few months. everybody was in the state of not knowing what was happening. >> reporter: a as an international icon, there were fears terrorists would next target the bridge. those fears inspired deep soul searching by law enforcement agencies. >> we've sent $15 million at the golden gate bridge, golden gate ferry system and the the golden gate transit system upgrading and enhancing access controls, surveillance equipment, fencing. >> after the surveillance attacks t bridge was lined with surveillance cameras. deputies monitor with high-tech video screens. roads that were once opened to the public are now gated. patrols have increased. >> we have bicycles on patrol. we have motorcycles on patrol. we have cars on patrol. w

so who oversees this iconic american brand now? it's italian billionaire claudio del vecchio. >> the benefit is that i come in, i participate in meetings and i have a little bit different perspective, sometimes, that companies that have only americans don't have. >> reporter: del vecchio's private holding company, retail brand alliance, bought brooks brothers from the british firm marks and spencer a decade ago. but some things haven't changed. brooks brothers has been headquartered out of this store on madison avenue for the past century. >> many people think of brooks brothers as offering traditional clothing, but the company has introduced many fashion innovations to the u.s. market throughout its history. it introduced the first ready- made suits as well as the silk foulard tie, which is what most men wear to the office today. and don't forget the button-down shirt. >> the people that really inspired us were the polo players in england. they didn't want their collars to flap around, so they put two buttons there. we saw that an

the memory of that that's so alive in the icon ography of those pictures, towers coming down when we thought they wouldn't. trillion dollars, you're so smart about the aspects that we have done to compensate, t.s.a., airports, unpleasantness. we can't go by the white house, the freedom we had as americans to love our country and enjoy it is gone. that stuff. >> well, yes, it's true we had to change the way we fly and the way we think to some extent. my point is we paid a ton of money. we borrowed a ton of money not only to pay for the wars but to maintain the life pretty much that we had beforehand n certain respects that's a good thing. because in new york, for example, even right here ground zero in all over new york city, new york is alive today more than ever. my kids -- chris: our kids -- >> that is the mecca for everybody on the east coast. every kid from all over the united states and still from around the world. the sense of creativity and possibility in new york remains undiminished. but eye lot of that is floating on a sea of debt that we got into directly and indirectly as

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started creating icons in the last year and we are at the point where we are serving trillions of icons. all of you sitting in the crowd, sitting in front of your computers, go right now to any web page. you'll see advertising. you'll find the icon, all of you watching at home you'll find an icon immediately which provides transparency to consumers and choice. now, we have hundreds of thousands and i think, you know -- i think we're up to 30, 40,000 a week just through the -- about ad.info website but there's also approved providers that we use. great companies, trustee, double verify are doing great things. i shouldn't leave them off, a real leading player in this space to provide these services that are showing that tens of thousands of consumers every week are going on to find the choice and a percentage of them -- a good percentage, i think, 20, 25% are actually exercising choice and 75% aren't which shows that there is engagement. people are understanding. and they're making choices. now, the one last point i'll make on this is, so we had a little chicken and egg problem. we had to

and the fact that we understand him as an iconic figure in the last half of the 20th century. and many people understand this to be a result of the ways in which whites, white liberals, mainstream media embraced king as reform in the country. what we don't perhaps know is many years before king was actually brought up to that level of prominence, king was being presented as an iconic and exemplary african-american public and celebrity figure by "ebony" magazine, 1955, 1956, directly in the wake of the montgomery busboy cot. so that promotion alma chien, the ability to make people appear larger than life for good and sometimes for ill that it had on african-americans individually and collectively is something that comes out of the black community, i think, even more so than it comes out of the broader community. >> what courses do you teach here at the university of chicago? >> i teach an african-american history class in chicago which draws in part off of this research as well as looking at a great deal of wonderful scholarship that is being done in the period before i'm writi