the wild, wild man, my friend, jonathan winters. >> when i was 12 or 13, one of my best friends calledup once. was like a drug dealer at 12. come over. why, what do you got? you got to hear this. >> do something with a stick. do something with a stick. >> i think we're on to something this time, uh-huh. i'm sorry, margaret. ♪ >> the routines are ridiculously brilliant. it was endless riffing. and i'm going whose brain can do that? >> the united nations now recognizes the delegate fr. >> to be as genius as jonathan winters, you have to think differently than normal people. he is working within his mind at a very high level, a very fast level. by thinking that way and being that untethered to the rest of us, you can lose your mind more easily. >> jonathan was a profoundly troubled guy that had drinking issue, that had depression issues that were clinical, that were deep. >> verbally, my mother, my dad are on me constantly, your dad too? >> oh, yeah. and it just never let up. >> when you were younger, did you find yourself trying to get away from them in your head? >> yeah. naturally. and

the wild, wild man, my friend, jonathan winters. >> when i was 12 or 13, one of my best friends calledup once. was like a drug dealer at 12. come over. why, what do you got? you got to hear this. >> do something with a stick. do something with a stick. >> i think we're on to something this time, uh-huh. i'm sorry, margaret. ♪ >> the routines are ridiculously brilliant. it was endless riffing. and i'm going whose brain can do that? >> the united nations now recognizes the delegate. >> to be as genius as jonathan winters, you have to think differently than normal people. he is working within his mind at a very high level, a very fast level. by thinking that way and being that untethered to the rest of us, you can lose your mind more easily. >> jonathan was a profoundly troubled guy that had drinking issue, that had depression issues that were clinical, that were deep. >> verbally, my mother, my dad are on me constantly, your dad too? >> oh, yeah. and it just never let up. >> when you were younger, did you find yourself trying to get away from them in your head? >> yeah. naturally. and it

for the record, "a" was painted by jonathan winters, and "b" by dinah shore. >> in 2011, hugh hoopers strange inheritance, two bizarre art collections created and curated by a couple of quintessential new york city characters. the first was his eccentric brother, hoop, who produced dozens of wacky sculptures from various automobiles. the second came from hoop's preppy party-planner pal, baird jones -- a large collection of artworks by a vast array of famous and notorious figures. he focuses first on his brother's car sculptures. two things are immediately clear. he has no place for them, and there's no place to sell them. >> all the fun in these cars had been had because he isn't here. >> so, hugh lets his brother's friends cart away any hoop mobiles they fancy. but, hugh, aren't you a little concerned that you'll lose that connection to him? >> no. no, the connection isn't in things. the connection's in your heart. >> hugh is less emotionally attached to the second weird art collection. the hundreds of celebrity paintings and drawings that he inherited through his brother from baird

winter was a reminder of the flooding that can happen here in the bay area. >> in contra costa county they are starting new work to prevent flooding on san pablo. jonathan. >> reporter: come winter time this creek bed will look a lot different. while it may be dry now, one good rainstorm in the winter and this whole thing, under you see here will be under water. today the county broke ground on a project to ensure that all the water stays here in the creek bed instead of flooding people's homes. as families in houston seek shelter, local officials appear to be gardening. >> it's going to take some time. >> reporter: these two worlds are closer than you think. >> this whole area used to be covered with ivy. it's restricting the flood flows. >> reporter: this is the first step in a levhe levee improveme project that's designed to prevent flooding like what happened in houston and also like what happened in san jose last winter. >> it makes us realize this is so important. >> reporter: over the new two years contra costa county will raise the levees a foot and a half across a two mile stretch. >> that 18 inches could provide the difference between a house

winter to come. look at that. your chance to go there. this sunday is the final weekend but if you want to see it you do have to wait. jonathan: i would have had you for the queen of dragons. festive fans are counting down to the sunday's season finale. >> now, this is how you get ready for a season finale. a drink menu matching the theme for "game of thrones" and much more. this excitement is expected to uild all weekend long. hundreds of fans in northwest on friday for the game of thrones popup bar. >> we've been waiting four hours. >> maybe three hours. > two hours. reporter: all just for the chance to be around fellow fans. and a theme fit for a movie set with decked out cups, hall of faces, dragons, and an iron throne fit for a king or photos. >> on the iron throne. i took some in front of my favorite house. reporter: people coming from across the country from california to miami. >> this came up and was a must. reporter: with the season finale quickly atroaching most of the chatter over drinks is about fan predictions. >> ice dragon. >> i look forward to john and danny getting together. reporter: the line is expected to