here in la grange, kentucky, folks don't just watch "the birds"...hey're livvng it....ohhmy gracious.it's really creepy. it's kind of like bees. but it's crazy. an it's scary ain't it.hhw many do you think? like millions. it's likk we're being held a 3-mile radius by black birds...black birds that fly in likeeclockwork every evening at dusk to roost in a wooded area...it's spooky.then fly out in the morning. hair stylist antoinette taylor decided to shoot the birds.... nobody believed me so i had to put it on video.at first antoinette says...it was exciting cause we'd never seen anything like it but now it's catching eye infections from - the birr droppings.in that one little area of la grange they're using umbrellas but not just for rain. the biids are leaving these folks...pooped.we wash our cars every single day. when it comes down it sounds like rain coming down. from insidee the apartment you think it's raining outside. in hitchcock's "the birds" the townspeople worried about being pecked to death....(nats) but here they're worried about being p

these are actually images from la grange, kentucky, where thousands and thousands of birds just swarm the skies. >> the first time i was scared. i didn't know what was happening. >> it's like a cloud of birds, but a giant cloud. the whole sky will fill up with black birds. >> they've been doing this for months and it's become such a problem, that people are kind of taking matters into their own hands. this is darlene and billy arms and they take out this cannon that they got from the kentucky department of agriculture to scare off the birds. >> i feel like i'm watching that scene from "steel mag noll his" where the dad is trying to scare the birds out of the tree with a loud gun. >> sounds like rain coming down. >> the woman said there's so much poop it sounds like it's raining outside. >> some people are claiming they're having respiratory issues caused possibly by bacteria from their waste. it's not uncommon to see this happen in different places. what is uncommon is for this community to deal with it. >> what's the community's biggest complaint? >> that it stinks. >> smells like --

kerry sanders, nbc news, la grange, kentucky. >>> enjoy your meal, everybody. that's our broadcast for this friday night and this week. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. lester holt is here with you this weekend. we, of course, hope to see you right back here monday night. in the meantime, have a good weekend. good night. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for rauj ma thigh. >> and i'm jessica agierre.

but in la grange, kentucky, they're holding their breath because of the smell from the droppings.

according to some reports the bird brigade is even causing respiratory problems among the residents of la grange environmentalists and scientists who study the birds aren't quite sure why they've chosen lagrange as their birdbath or why the group is so large despite attempts to scare off the birds they just keep coming back one of two explanations either rick perry is funny nearby or this is the first assault on the planet by the robotic pigeons and is from xenu now under disguise not sure which is scarier. coming up on tonight's daily take they've scanned gramma's babies and senators alike are these porno scanners keeping us safe or are they just another example of security theater. with. this month's supply particles that make up the fabric of the universe find what you're looking for in the deep siberian forests prevent a fire with the help of lasers in fibers pull out your tablet of a new gaming religion and let the teacher begin all of that here in novosibirsk technology update here on. the future coverage. more news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world

according to some reports the bird brigade is even causing respiratory problems among the residents of la grange environmentalists and scientists who've studied the birds aren't quite sure why they've chosen lagrange as their birdbath or why the group is so large despite attempts to scare off the birds they just keep coming back one of two explanations either rick perry is nearby or this is the first assault on the planet by the robotic pigeons and is from xenu now under disguise not sure which is scarier. coming up on tonight's daily take they've scanned grandma's babies and senators alike are these scanners keeping us safe or are they just another example of security theater. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right. i think is feeding on the well. whenever the government says they're going to keep you safe get ready because you get your freedom. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you saw you don't know i'm tom foreman welcomes a big pictur

. >> reporter: here in la grange, kentucky folks don't just watch the bird, they're living it. >> it'sng? >> it's scary. >> it's like bees. >> but it's crazy. scary, ain't it? >> how many do you think? >> like a million. >> it's like we're being held hostage. >> reporter: held hostage in maybe a three-mile radius by black birds. black birds that fly in like clockwork every evening at dusk to roost in a wooded area then fly out in the morning. hair stylist antoinette taylor decided to shoot the birds. >> nobody believed me so i had to put it on video. >> reporter: at first antoinette says -- >> it was exciting at first but now it's getting ridiculous. there are kids that are catching eye infections from the bird droppings. >> reporter: in that one little area of la grange, they're using umbrellas not just for rain. the birds are leaving these folks popped. >> we watch our cars every single day. >> when it comes down it sounds like rain coming down. literally from inside our apartment you think that it's raining outside. >> reporter: in hitchcock's "the birds" the town's people worried a

kerry sanders, nbc news, la grange, kentucky. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." very cute long hair chihuahua puppy. >>> welcome back to the show. we want to hear from our pets in need this year.ç volunteer lisa simmons. who do we have. >> this is macy. macy is a chihuahua puppy, a long-haired chihuahua puppy. just over 8 weeks old. she was just spade. she'll be available on this coming thursday. >> okay. she's not the only one out there. >> no, she's not. unfortunately. >> okay. so if you're looking for a pet, macy's a great one but pets in need have others as well. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for joining us this morning. we'll have more local news for you tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. have a great day. dinner? candles? i wanted it to be special. oh, what's this? it's progresso's new loaded potato with bacon. mmm, it's good. honey, i love you and... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. yeah but honey, i love you and...

but in la grange, kentucky, they're holding their breath because of the smell from the droppings. and trying unsuccessfully to drive the birds away with noise cannons. forecasts for the foreseeable future are 100% chance of murmuration. jeanne moos, cnn. >> it's really driving all of us crazy. >> reporter: new york. >> that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm john king reporting live in the university of north florida in jacksonville. the site of tomorrow's big republican presidential debate. tonight inside the daring navy seal raid that rescued an american held hostage for months by somali pirates and a closer look at the president's state-of-the-union hint about the top secret mission. >>> plus brand-new cnn polling ton underscores the stakes of our final florida debate showdown. a tiny mitt romney lead over newt gingrich just as their battle for the gop nomination takes another bitter turn. >>> and put up or shut up. newt gingrich snaps back at nancy pelosi after she