>> if every halloween you carve the same old face on your jack-o'-lantern, listen up.ut to shed some light on a whole world of creative pumpkin-carving options for when october rolls around again. >> welcome to the great jack-o'-lantern blaze. it's held every fall at van cortlandt manor. this historic location is not far from where washington irving's legendary headless horseman chased ichabod crane. [ horse neighs ] >> aah! >> we are in the midst of "sleepy hollow" country. this is the home of the american heritage of halloween, and we've always had fantastic halloween events in this area, and this is probably one of the best. >> more than 4,000 pumpkins are used to create all sorts of clever and spooky scenes. for some displays, artificial pumpkins are needed, but most are real. we are in front of our jurassic park installation, where we have giant, life-size dinosaurs that are constructed of, in some cases, more than a hundred pumpkins. we sketch them from anatomy books and create them so that they're accurate. each pumpkin represents a specific bone on the dinosaur

it was pretty cool seeing all the faces on the jack-o'-lanterns.includea spy featuring celt digns fromd. cravr rving. brougs r cameo america part of a used to carve faces t ofrish turnips. and when they emigrated to amera, pumpkins are native to north america, and we began to carve pumpkins, and that's where jack-o'-lanterns came from. >> i got to tell you, this is really cool. the blaze is different every year. to find out more, check out the link on our website. for "teen kids news," i'm carly. >> natalie has tips to help you make the grade. >> community service -- some high schools require it for graduation and most colleges look for it on your application. well, let's remember the reason service is valued society -- it's good for others, and it's good for you. and don't tell me you can't think of anything to do. from packaging supplies for a homeless shelter to regularly visiting an elderly neighbor who lives alone, if you look around your community, you can find hundreds of ways to be of service. if you need suggestions, ask at school or your

the lantern festival is a symbol of unity and harmony.that the year of the dragon and the lantern festival will bring fortune for the great people of san francisco. these days are the best days of the chinese council general. we are busy attending all kinds of celebrations at the local asian and chinese communities. in all these parties, the topic of china-u.s. relations is the most talked-about topic. everybody was happy to see that last year progress has been made in china-u.s. relationship. we saw a frequent exchange of high-level visits. the president of china, mr. hu jintao, visited america. the and the vice president of this country, mr. biden, visited china in august. this was a very important visit. there is another next week. we saw last year a record growth of our people to people exchange. according to that temporary statistic, in the first nine months of last year, 1.0 7 million chinese tourists visited this country, the biggest increase of 27.7%. more than 2 million american people visited china, which means on average, every

the lantern festival is a symbol of unity and harmony.at the year of the dragon and the lantern festival will bring fortune for the great people of san francisco. these days are the best days of the chinese council general. we are busy attending all kinds of celebrations at the local asian and chinese communities. in all these parties, the topic of china-u.s. relations is the most talked-about topic. everybody was happy to see that last year progress has been made in china-u.s. relationship. we saw a frequent exchange of high-level visits. the president of china, mr. hu jintao, visited america. the and the vice president of this

. >>> lanterns and fire crackers lit up the skies and spirits in taiwan yesterday. thousands gathered for the annual lantern festival to celebrate the end of the lunar new year. traditional displays filled the streets. fire crackers accompanied the lanterns hoping to bring good luck in the coming year. >>> well, what are they feeding their livestock in columbia? one chicken has laid what could be the world's largest egg. measuring 12 centimeters long and 7 centimeter round, it weighs in at over half a pound. that's four times the amount of a normal egg. the farm owner says he's never seen anything like it, and he's going to submit the record to the guinness organization. probably a good idea. >>> finally in australia, one furry friend played an impromptu game of catch me if you can with officials. the goat had police officers chasing her around the city yesterday as she dodged in and out of traffic. the hot pursuit lasted hours before authorities were able to capture her and take her to a local shelter. i have to say, the cops there have some serious speed. >> i was

and that replaces the kerosene lanterns that are dangerous and not be used under nets and things. this seems to be a huge potential, if we partner with them, and help them, to help them get electricity into the villages without moving all of the village people into the cities, which i think could end up causing serious problems. with that, i'm not really asking a question there, but it's an honest or to be here with senat senator luggar and be up here chairing this, and i look forward to his questions and any others as we move along. >> thank you. let me raise a different subject for a moment, in recent days, the press releases indicate that india's oil and natural gas corporation has come under pressure to finalize a service contract for natural gas production with iran. could you please give you your thoughts on the india company's involvement in iran's energy sector, particularly something of this significance? >> senator, iran and india have a long tradition of trade across energy and other fields. it is one that is clearly a part of our sanctions s regime that are hoping to s

coleman lantern is good.is one is basically an ad justible table lantern, you can have it focused or make a broad area. it's a good area illumination s you can sit down and eat. you can't eat with a flashlight >> after about the first day th november ti of the earthquake and the city being black is going to wear off. >> real fast. >> and about the third day you're going to be so sick you won't imagine it. the stuff you put away now is going to be so valuable to you. you cannot expect the fire department to come driver's license, the police department. they're going to be, as they say, taxed to their limit. you need to be able to be self-sufficient in a comfortabl manner, with your neighbors. >> a coil of line -- with your neighbors. yeah, you've got to have line. you've got to be tying stuff up you need to learn how to tie a boland. i know that's asking a lot but you need to learn how to tie at least one knot and that's a boland. we're having a special seminar on how to tie a boland, not today. it looks like

. >> like a lantern. yes. >> from there to turtle key, a festive little island. i guess i got hair and makeup for this shoot. inside miss emily's blue bar, owner violet smith showed me how to shake up their famous cocktail. my mother created the smash. no, no, no. it's a secret. >> a little coconut rum, pineapple juice and a few mystery ingredients later. >> shake well. do it like your mom. you take it and you just move it. >> whoa. >> move it. >> whoa. >> how is this for my own little piece of paradise? i landed in the middle of the bahamas in the exumas which consist of 365 islands. most of them are uninhabited. here, visitors can take in a gorgeous round of golf at the sandals emerald reef golf club. how easy do you think that was, 18 to 20? >> a 4. i think you parred it. >> par. that's my final answer. my next adventure at big major key, you have to see to believe. swimming pigs. oh, my gosh! look at his little tail! >> no one's sure how it started but i think some locals put them here so they could v

there would be no mistaking the light of the lantern against the darkness. the signal would come from the base of the steep will. he'll be there. he's a good man. i know he understands the importance. now we turn to the front, steady himself with his hands on the rail. the man kept steadily at his work. revere could see the moon rising to the east. a bright spray of light across the harbor, broken only by the british warships. he felt excitement now and looked to the west for the mouth of the charles. one shape looming large. the moonlight reflecting off three tall masts. it was a majesty ship called the summer set. revere glanced at the oresman and said, yes weeshgs close to a great deal of trouble. the small boat slipped slowly past the great ship and revere could hear voices now. the crew of the massive ship above him. the night watch, perhaps, enjoying the peaceful evening guarding against nothing. nothing that could keep their army from crossing this bay. no, we cannot stop you but we can make your secret no secret at all n moments the summer set was be

or, you know, just inserting filipinos in the san francisco lantern parade every christmas. the towards of filipino-american legacy continues to burn brightly as our community renews evarts every year to impact history, society, and culture in san francisco. this year is no exception, and we feel very privileged to be part of distributing to seven organizations that have made key milestones. the filipino nurses association of california, northern california chapter. the filipino womens' network. the literacy initiatives international foundation. the filipino-american art's exposition. philippine news. the san francisco manila sister city committee. last but not least, the bay area fashion week. we congratulate all the awardees that the certificates of recognition from the office of the mayor, and where most honored to be part of these excellent milestones through our partnership with these organizations. thank you for bringing fame and glory for the filipinos to our community through your work in through your contributions. like modern heroes, you have become the torchbearer

the fire breathing chocolate dragon, chestnut lantern amount green jade lantern. >> we also do shorts. we have shortbreads in pecan. rosemary pine nut. >> reporter: they sell upwards of 1,000 pieces every day. fred is a customer, also french, says these treats remind him of home. >> the first time i tried the mac car roan, i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: since they opened their doors in june, there's been a big demand for their treats. this gentleman comes in once a week. >> we are proud of their win. >> she is a good baker and gets a little bit of credit. >> reporter: looks like the older sister takes the cupcake. news4. >>> we're getting our first look at the most anticipated baby in the movie industry. these are photos of blue ivy carter, the baby girl born to beyonce and jay-z in february. the couple made it public yesterday and thanked the public for respecting their privacy. baby blue has already made a cameo in one of jay-z's songs. >> what a beautiful hair. i bet that momma had some heartburn. they say if you have a girl with a lot of hair,

kerosene lanterns which are very dangerous and can't be used under nets and thicks like that.and -- things like that. and it seems to me that this whole area is one that there's a huge potential if we work with them, if we partner with them to help them get electricity into theville ages without -- theville ages without moving all of the village people into the cities which i think could end up causing serious problems. and with that, i'm not really asking a question there, but it's an honor to be here with senator lugar and to be up here chairing this, and i look forward to his questions and any others as we move along. >> well, thank you very much, mr. chairman. let me just raise a different subject for the moment because in recent days press reports indicate that india's oil and natural gas corporation, ongc, has come under pressure to finalize a service contract for natural gas production with iran. could you, please, give us your thoughts on an indian company's involvement in iran's energy sector, particularly something of this significance? >> senator, iran and india hav

if i could piggyback on senator udal's comments my experience in nepal with the lanterns, it allowed the children to have an opportunity to stay the school, and do their home work and encourage literacy. it also in a similar way empowered women and provided a source of income for them through the sales of these very small scale entrepreneurships with the lamps, it's good program. >> we will count on you to reduce the barriers for american entrepreneurs. for the benefit of the people. >> thank you. >> you mentioned earlier the dialog between the united states and india on 20 different areas. last year, secretary clinton visited india and addressed the strategic dialog at that time and as you pointed out the dialog includes security, regional cooperation atechnolog, but can you highlight the most effective parts of the dialog and what you hope to make the most progress with in the coming year? >> i think my timing is quite good, foreign secretary matai is in the united states right now, i'm not in a position to meet with him. but he had meetings setting up the june or july meeting the

volunteers paid for her to travel last summer to a lantern festival. she made this collage of what she saw. >> translator: i created this so i wouldn't forget the kindness of people. i think if people are not helping one another, we cannot reconstruct my town. >> reporter: the tsunami washed away most of this girl's hometown too, but the waves didn't get her home. still, the nuclear accident forced her to spend a lot of time inside. she painted what she saw outside. >> translator: the sunflowers were energetic like the sun. they inspired me, so i decided to paint them and i was happy with the result. >> reporter: visitors to the exhibition say they feel encouraged by the works and by what the children are expressing >> translator: considering the hard circumstances, the paintings were full of energy. i was impressed. >> translator: they're feeling of wanting to paint is amazing. >> reporter: she spent much of last summer wondering if a fire works festival would go ahead. the fisheries company that sponsored the annual event lost everything in the disas

. >> he said, so he got some lime together, a shovel and a lantern and he buried her out in the woodsd to you he buried her in the woods? >> several times he admitted that, yes. >> i basically made him feel like it was okay to tell me his secret. >> but keene still needed the secret that would set him free. the exact location of tricia's body. weeks later, he thought he nailed it when he found hall hovered over a map in the prison workshop. >> it was a map with red dots over indiana, illinois and wisconsin and he covered it up really fast. >> lined up at the edge of the map were a dozen wooden falcons. >> i said, wow, this is pretty cool, did you make these? he said, yeah, i make them. it's really cool, jim. they watch over the dead. >> falcons, to watch over the dead, and a map mark with dots. it was the information keene thought would surely lead to the exact location of tricia's body. >> and that moment did you think, this is my ticket to freedom? >> i did. because i thought this is it. i've got solid confessions out of him. we know specific details. we know how he's done it now. >

. >>> thousands of people gather in taiwan today, as the country celebrates its annual lantern festival. thousands flock to city hall square in taipei. this year's theme is year of the dragon in the zodiac. this is celebrated on the 15t day of the first month in the lunar calendar. >> intricate, too. very pretty. >> beautiful. >>> straight ahead. red box and verizon. the deal the two will soon offer to customers. >>> 19 americans are facing criminal charges in egypt. >>> clear skies and milder temperatures today. will tomorrow be as nice? blan mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. >>> at least three people are dead and a dozen more hurt, after a factory collapses in pakistan. it happened after a gas explosion inside the three- story building. officials say 17 women and 45

the architect talked about this building being a beacon for the community, a lantern, and that's the theme of the ceremony tomorrow. >> the grand opening ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. the mayor of los gatos says he'll be there and have a special surprise appearance as well. >>> a mixed forecast for the future of the silicon valley. area leaders and experts say while the valley's economy is the envy of the world, it can't stay on top unless public education funding changes. members of the joint venture silicon valley are referring to studies that put california at or near the bottom of education funding city wide. >> the biggest problem we have is the quality of our public education. if we don't improve that, then this valley will not be the leader of the world or envy of the world anymore. >> some say it's hurting local governments more than ever, leaving them too few resources to raise revenue. >>> dealing with pain through poetry and music. a fellow officer released a touching song in tribute of jean caput. he was gunned down in the line of duty. >> the song is entitled "won't be f

. >> green lantern somehow snubbed once again. by the way, hugo leads all films this year. it has 11 oscar nominations. >> this is 9news now. >> tonight, the 9 weather team has declared a severe weather alert day as strong winds move into our area. we go straight to chief meteorologist, topper shutt. >> the winds are picking up, especially west of town. wind gusts reported over 50 miles per hour in cumberland. we'll start with live doppler 9,000. a couple left over showers. most will clear the bay, most of them are east of i-95. a wet commute if you are going east of town. nothing is severe. technically, yes, you folks are still under a tornado watch until 8:00 and also down toward the northern neck. but this is going to go away soon, too, as there is nothing in terms of the atmosphere stabilizing. temperatures, 55 downtown. in the 40s

in his ad sink in, his campaign set up a website featuring the ad with pictures of chinese money, lanternsenow's face on a fan. earlier hoekstra was defending the ad telling the detroit free press there is nothing racist about it. here is hoekstra explaining the ad to wdiv. >> why show a woman in a rice paddy, why not a factory worker? >> could you show a young woman we chose a young woman in china, we could have taken a someone working in a factory, an apple supply factory and in china as well. it's a creative element. >> creative element he calls it. turn to mieblg chael eric dyson author of "can you here me now" professor in poor taste, i think it's racist, maybe americans who don't think it is. but are you buying his comment that it's a creative element, a woman in a rice paddy, what do you think? >> it is very creative, creative bigotry, creative hostility and indifference, since he likes to play with names, mr. if you will, hoekstra, is out here talking about debbie stabenow, he's stabbing her now and stabbing us now with the vicious epithets, another display that so many on the righ

before they had street lights in new orleans, they had to have these guys hold these oil lanterns to they were the only black people in the parade, so all the white people were dressed up in these beautiful costumes, and all the black people were on the ground picking up nickels and stuff. and it just seemed out of balance when there was one black parade, one female parade but everything else was all white. >> jimmy: no women either. >> don't interrupt. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm still learning. >> you'll never have harry connick back on this show. >> jimmy: ah, no, no, no. appreciate the invite. >> what i did was, i said, why can't we have a parade where, like, my black friends can ride, my wife can ride, to kind of have a parade that will represent new orleans for what it is, which is a just mix of everybody. so we started this parade called orpheous, which is the first integrated, multi- gender, it just don't matter who you are kind of parade. and now all the other parades followed suit. [ cheers and applause ] which is cool. and you can ride -- you should come down and ride with

they include the first appearances of batman, superman, the green lantern.f the collection today here in new york. final price, $3.0 million. updating some of fox top stories today. george huguely the university of virginia lacrosse player guilty in the exyardley love. after huguely learned love had slept with another lacrosse player, he got drunk, broke down her door, slammed her head against a wall, left her in a pool of her own blood to die. he faces up to 60 years in prison. activists say dozens of people are dead after a day of attacks on protests. the american journalists marie colvin and french photo journalist. israel's foreign minister is warning its military will not bow to outside pressure when deciding whether to launch an attack on iran. this word as iran's supreme leader again denies that his nation is trying to build any nuclear weapons. and on this day in the year 1819, the united states got ahold of some beachfront property when spain agreed to sell the territory of florida. the spanish explorer was the first known european to set foot there

faux tree branches and lanterns bathe the room in amber glow. the wood above your head suggest a place that has been around a very long time which is precisely the tone the chef wants to foster. he wants it to look like my father's noodle shop, old world. >> nice. so you can catch tom's restaurant reviews every sunday in "the washington post" magazine and also see the reviews he has done here at nbc 4 on nbc washington.com. >> they're lining up outdoors to get into that place. early. >> we have good eating in this town. >> seriously. >>> coming up after the break a teenage girl from fairfax designs a prom dress that's for sale in a major bridal store now. we'll tell you the inspiration behind her design. >> find out what the puppy bowl is predicting. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected o

my 2 1/2-year-old instead of lantern he said yantern. >> oh, does he really?rk. >> you nork. >> exactly. thank you, shoe, hat, book, all gone, bye-bye, more. my son, actually, instead of like no nothing he'll say no nofing. he has had some speech issues. and a lot of that i think stems from the fact he has an older sister who -- she never shuts up. caroline. >> she's the chatty cathy? >> yeah. she chatted a lot. and i think she spoke for him for so long. but we had to have an auditory test. he had to have his hearing tested first after the pediatrician recommended that. and then we had to bring in a speech therapist. he was kind of on the borderline but it just gave him a little kochx. someone coming to the home for two months gave him confidence. and he's doing well now. >> let's see if we can read these words right here. coming up, stephen colbert's return to the air after a family crisis. >> very good. you're really good at that. >> don't start, baby. >> and a new song from rihanna and chris brown. it's all next in "the skinny." new song from rihanna and ch