larson and his team at south dakota's black hills institute excavated her in 1990.d on private property and as word spread about the historic fossil find, a dispute with the land owner, a native american tribe, and the federal government led to sue's seizure from larson's lab. sue was sold on the open market. when the field museum in chicago purchased her for $8 million and peter larson never saw a sent and he was sent to federal prison on custom violations unrelated to the t. rex dinosaur. for two years, supporters around the world wrote him in prison. >> she colored a dinosaur picture for him. >> calling his conviction a witch-hunt and the sale changed paleontology and fossils are not always scientific. they are for profit. >> you have a few unscrupulous individuals breaking laws. it's about finding ways to work together across that scientific or research/commercial divide that benefits everybody. >> larson is back hunting fossils but carries one regret. >> it's one of the dreams that i have and my life would be complete if we can get sue back in some form. isn't

>> the larsons were trying to do little bit of negotiating. "put sue under lock and key at our place to prevent damage." >> i said to kevin schieffer, you just tell me and that fossil won't go anywhere. it's not like it's going to disappear in a briefcase." >> that request was denied. it is clearly a violation under the antiquities act to remove antiquities from united states lands without the permission of the united states. >> the federal government doesn't show up with the national guard and an assistant, or pardon me, an acting united states attorney in pancake make-up with the intention of working things out somewhere down the road. >> after we got over the initial shock, those of us who were packing the dinosaur kind of went into our packing mode, but towards the end of the day, it became obvious that something was going on with the town. >> people around town noticed. they noticed all the cop cars. they noticed the police tape. >> all a sudden, there were people with signs out in front of our building it was clear that people were not h

brother neil larson found guilty of one misdemeanor theft.dict for the others. bob farahr, a third co-owner, convicted of two felonies, making false statements to customs officials. and the black hills institute as a corporation is convicted of two misdemeanor thefts, a felony theft, and twice making false statements to customs officials. they also found them guilty of bringing goods into the states by making a false statement. defendant eddie coals and terry wince were not convicted on any charges. >> as the verdict was announced, it was almost impossible to believe that the defense had scored a great victory. however, there were some fairly significant felony convictions. >> the expression, you could have knocked me over with a feather, you could have knocked me over with a feather. >> i talked to some jurors after the trial. some of them were near tears when i interviewed them about how they had hoped they could acquit on every single charge. >> i believe they had to have something to take this to trial, and i spent the whole trial waiting

please welcome back to "the tonight show," brie larson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: brie larson time you were here, you were on your way to the met ball. >> i was. >> jimmy: a big, fancy, vogue puts on, it's at the museum and everyone just gets dressed up and just designers there. you made a really cool suit, it was like, crazy looking. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i loved it. >> i designed this joan of arc armor that was super glittery and fabulous. >> jimmy: the only place you can get away with that. >> yeah. and i got to wear pants and sneakers. >> jimmy: yeah. >> it was amazing. >> jimmy: did you have fun? >> i had the best time. >> jimmy: it's kind of an odd night, right? because it's like they sit you at a table and then you don't know who you're sitting with. >> yeah an it's oddly formal and i'm not usually great at like, formal situations. i'd much rather have more fun. luckily, my friend shailene woodley was there, and we started a dance party. >> jimmy: you started a dance party. >> mh-hmm. >> jimmy: how many people joined? >> i think it was just the two of us. >> jimmy: yeah, y

we came about this story written in a book, peter larson and co-author wrote. was reading it while we were on the road. so peter was actually just one scientist that we were going to interview and after reading the book and meeting him, we decided to kind of shift focus and just go right -- >> then pete r larcer larson, a scientist who discovered sue, along with sue who's she named after, is described in the film as being in love with the dinosaur. i mean, what struck me was how personal this was for them. to find something so huge in terms of its significance to the history of this world, and to then have it taken away by the attorney general at the time. >> yeah. >> and never to get it back. >> yeah. that was a fascinating aspect for me. there's some key issues in the film that deal with our criminal justice system and federal government. >> he served prison time. >> the world of it. for me as a filmmaker, i was very interested in the personal relationship that somebody could have with, in this case, a dinosaur. >> fossils. >> it became a love affair that las

peter larson never saw a cent, but paid a price instead.ent to federal prison on customs violations unrelated to the t-rex dinosaur. >> the dinosaur leg bone. >> reporter: larson has no shortage of critics who contend any auction, the sale of any fossil is unethical, but the professional group of record for paleontologists say they don't have a problem with collectors as long as these items end up in museums and that's the problem, says the museum director. after sue, they can't compete. >> there's a concern that would hold specimens for the public good are priced out of the market and the specimens are lost to science because they go into somebody's living room. >> this texture here. >> reporter: larson said he sells every significant find only to public institutions. but he's unapologetic about making a living. >> i don't understand some of my colleagues think it's somehow immoral to sell a fossil or somehow immoral to put something up for auction. that putting up something for auction is a way to find what its real value is. >> reporter:

>> reporter: cizik says in fact, larson and the entire congregation have been very supportive. he believes many clergy don't want to acknowledge that heroin is an issue in their pews. >> they don't want to admit that prescription drugs are a problem nor do they want to admit in their congregation that there may be people who are abusing drugs, legal and illegal. no one wants to 'fess up and so it's a code of silence. and the price is more parents who bury their children, their sons and their daughters. that is the price. just like we did. >> reporter: the cizik family decided to be open about the cause of death in richie's obituary. >> we were told that this was one of the few times that it's ever been done, both by the people at the newspaper, as well as others in the field, who have said to us, "that's amazingly courageous." we said, "well, we're just being honest." >> reporter: in the wake of richie's death, cizik is organizing a local task force to address the heroin crisis. >> we're going to contact community leaders, including law enforcement officials and others, to rais

larson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm going to focus my initial questions on this end of the table. i know folks on my side will have some questions for folks down here. but i want to talk a little bit about the technology side. and it is dr. roy, have you looked at the use of the six test sites and made any assessment about whether they're being used as much as they can and if you have made that assessment, what would you suggest be done otherwise? >> so out of these six test sites are not my area of expertise. i haven't personally done an assessment. m.i.t. was heavily involved. and i got back to m.i.t. this september. so been a bit busy. haven't looked at what's available there. but we hope to be playing there soon. >> given your research and course of study, what would be an ideal environment? >> so that's a good question. one of the limitations i think is the distance with which one has to go in order to get to the test sites, and the -- i guess the onus on setting up operations there. in an ideal world, i descri

ashbury i want to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting today's hearing specific jennifer lowe and jessie larson madam clerk, any announcements? >> yes. electronic devices. completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. timid items acted on today may appear on the december agenda. >> m call item one. >> a resolution granting the revokable portion of the public right-of-way along market street. >> and thank you. i'm the harrow of item number one colleagues is a resolution authorizing the installation of the light rail art project along market street this item has been considered and endorsed by the arts and historic preservation commission i have broad community support by organizations including 70 michelle obama ma the buena vista arts and sf beautiful and the cb d from integral market and yerba buena this is an exciting project that is the first of its kind in the world visualize the light rail vehicles thin light strange longer than market street if the embarcadero to van ness sending delicately delicate lights matching the 200 underground trains people

. >> peter larson, the paleontologist behind this, spent time behind bars?: it's an incredible case. they lost her and she went to the field museum but then you had the u.s. attorney who brought this criminal case against peter larson for his other fossil-collecting activities and ultimately he was charged, he was found guilty of customs fraud and he did, he landed in federal prison. for how long, how did this unfold? what do the jurors have to say now? that's part of the documentary tonight at 9:00 p.m. it's absolutely fascinating. >> poppy harlow, we'll be watching. catch the premier right here on cnn at 9:00 p.m. eastern "dine know 13." look at this video of sue being created. that's fascinating stuff. follow me on twitter @jaketapper and also @thelead. i turn you over to the one, mr. wolf blitzer. he's right next door in "the situation room." wolf? >>> john brennan defending the cia after a blistering report. did the cia mislead congress about its interrogation techniques. >>> body for sale. ooi isis is trying to sell the body of james foley for $1 milli

larson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm going to focus my initial questions on this end of the table. i know folks on my side will have some questions for folks down here. but i wanted to talk a little bit about the technology side. and it is -- dr. roy, have you looked at the use of the six test sites and made any assessment about whether they're being used as much as they can and if you have made that assessment, what would you suggest be done otherwise? >> so out of these six test sites are not my area of expertise. i haven't personally done an assessment. m.i.t. was heavily involved. in setting up the new air test site. and i got back to m.i.t. this september. so been a bit busy. haven't looked at what's available there. but we hope to be playing there soon. >> given your research and course of study, what would be an ideal environment? >> so that's a good question. one of the limitations i think is the distance with which one has to go in order to get to the test sites, and the -- i guess the onus on setting up ope

john larson. >> reporter: ... it feels like you won the lottery. >> thank you so much. been.er: so, i was feeling good when i boarded american airlines flight 1015. dallas to san diego. i was in seat 5b. next to me in 5a was donna hann. she wore expensive jewelry-- a woman of privilege, i thought. but as we flew across texas, i learned i couldn't have been more wrong. ♪ >> my grandparents lived in a little home that had a tin roof on it. they were sharecropping. >> reporter: donna's family, her parents and grandparents, were like other poor sharecroppers from arkansas, picking cotton on other people's land. they were the kind of poor that can take generations to overcome. >> hey, stranger. >> reporter: so when she invited me to her family's reunion, i accepted. >> i bet you didn't think i'd show up here. >> i think you're a brave soul. >> reporter: the reunion was like other's i'd been to... >> this is brother and sister right here. >> reporter: ...at least until donna and her sister... >> there she is. >> reporter: ...began to sing. >> ♪ just a closer walk with thee. ♪ >> re

i rise to honor my constituents, arnie and ester larson who will celebrate their -- larson, who will celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary. 50 years of marriage is referred to as the golden anniversary and 60 years as the diamond anniversary. however, there is no such reference for an 80-year anniversary because this accomplishment is so rare and unique. much has changed since 1934. a stamp cost three cents and frankly roosevelt was in his first term as president when arnie and ester were married. in all this time the larson's marriage has endured a testament to their love, faith and commitment to each other. mr. smith: i ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the larsons in this remarkable occasion and congratulate them on 80 years of marriage. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, it has been a long day and i believe the

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well as the following members of sfgtv staff, who are covering this meeting, jennifer low and jessy larson, with that, mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> thank you, mr. chair, make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic device and completed speaker cards to be included in the file should be submitted by the clerk, items acted upon today will be on the december 14th, board of supervisor's agenda unless otherwise stated. >> before we move on to the one item, i know that norman yee is excused from this meeting, could we have a motion to excuse him? so we have a motion without objection. >> mr. clerk, if you could call our one item? >> item isordinance amending the health code by adding density, proximity, and sales establishment limitations on the granting of new tobacco sales permits, and renumbering all sections in article 19h; amending the business and tax regulations code by increasing the annual license and application fees; and making environmental findings. >> great, thank you very much. and this is an item that has been introduced by supervisor mar, and it is co-spons

brie larson will be here. [ cheers and applause ] love brie larson.on wayans will be here and he is going to -- [ cheers and applause ] he's gonna perform stand up. he's going to do stand up on the show which is so awesome. i love that guy. it's great, man. and of course, thank you notes. every friday we do thank you notes. so, tune in tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] set your tivos. it's a good show. but first, we got a fun show tonight. she stars in the new movie "big eyes" and she's hosting "saturday night live" this weekend with musical guest one direction. amy adams is here! [ cheers and applause ] beautiful. gorgeous. gorgeous. also, i'm going to challenge amy to a game of holiday flip cup later in the show. [ cheers ] pretty good at it. yeah. also, of course, the very funny and entertaining nick offerman is dropping by. [ cheers and applause ] he's a good guy, he's funny. and we have music from foo fighters. [ cheers and applause ] oh, my gosh. the foo. the foo right there. guys, we have four shows left before we go to christmas break, which m

authority i'm supervisor avalos the chair and today's ta meeting is brought by sfgovtv charles and jessie larson mr. clerk, call the roll and supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim absent supervisor mar absent supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee absent we have quorum >> very good okay. we can go on to our before the next item own item number 17 which is the closed session i'm going to entertain a motion to continue that to the january meeting so we can actually go to the tandem memorial issue a that's not pressing but if we continue we'll be able to get over to attend the service so okay. mr. clerk call the next item you already did so colleagues - 17 and 18 thank you it will be items 17 and 18 continued to the january meeting so colleagues, we have before us the meeting and we'll gone to the public comment any member of the public seeing none, public comment is closed a roll call vote. >> on item 2 supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim pr

peter larson never saw a cent and the government's investigation larson was sent to federal prison ontions unrelated to the t-rex dinosaur. for two years, supporters around the world wrote him in prison. >> it was pretty awesome, she colored a dinosaur picture for me. >> reporter: calling hthe paleo fossils are not always scientific, they're for-profit. >> where the string comes in, where you have a few unscrupulous individuals breaking laws. it's really about finding ways to work together across that scientific research/commercial divide that benefits everyone. >> reporter: larson is back uncovering fossils. one regret. >> my life would be complete if we could get sue back in form to our city. isn't that awesome? >> reporter: after 22 years this replica cast of sue's skull is back with larson, given to him by a donor. it is by no means the full research cast he is asking from the field museum, a small measure of a long lost love coming home. >> good night. >> reporter: kyung lah, cnn, hills city, south dakota. >> quite an attachment that man has to his work. >> it's so cool. >> premi

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. >> paleontologist, peter larson and his team, south dakota black hills excavated in 1990.property. as word spread about the find. the dispute with the landowner, native american tribe and federal government, led to sue's seizure from larson's lab. sue was sold on the open market. do you think that was fair? >> a gob smackingly complex story. tolden the documentary. what is wonderful. that the fossil is available for members of the public to see it in the field museum in chicago. when you are talking fair or not. i think folks have to look at the documentary. tomorrow evening. and deep side for themselves. because the it is a remarkable. you couldn't make this story up. and i think all of the people involved with it, went through -- i think, an incredible trial. and it is remarkable how the folks have come out at the end other end still walking and talking and being, i think, great advocates for the science of paleontology. if anything won, it was science of paleontology. and importance, today in the 21st century. so, yes. >> phillip manning, we thank you. everyone has been

. >> joining me are peter larson, the paleontologist who found the t-rex and ex-wife, kristin donin.bout the experience. peter, it's been 20 years since that moment. but it's still got to be emotional to see that. >> it was truly the high point of my life being part of that team that dug up this wonderful dinosaur. it's the biggest, best most complete t-rex that's been found. what could be better than nthat? >> really so much drama in that. you lost control of sue. a lot happened in your life. you ended up in prison on unrelated charge and after all of that, sue is gone in the museum now. do you think it's worth it? >> oh, yeah. i do get -- i have visitation rights. the field museum has been awesome in allowing me access for scientific research. and i guess i wouldn't -- there's very little that i would ever -- could have done differently. maybe one thing as i waited to pay the landowner until after the specimen was out of the ground but that's hindsight. >> i mean, a lot does happen here. there's a lot of twists and turns and say, no real regrets. do you really feel that way? >> i p

well as the following members of sfgtv staff, who are covering this meeting, jennifer low and jessy larson, with that, mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> thank you, mr. chair, make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic device and completed speaker cards to be included in the file should be submitted by the clerk, items

larson. >> thank you mr. chairman. i understand because of the number of folks you have and the folks we have that we'll go two to your side and one to our side and get through this. i want to yield a little bit of time to mr. defazio who has a question, then i'll take the rest of the five minutes. >> i thank the gentleman. try and do this quickly. when we see these things in the new york air space have we found anybody operating illegally who was putting people at risk? i mean, you've talked about some commercial violations. have you caught anybody who has like put people at risk with one of these things? >> i can't make the corerelation to some of the reports we had. >> right because we don't know who is operating them who owns them, anything. how about a system where we require registration, licensure the user fees go to help you with your deficiencies in your budget and you vary the license according to the uses and the weight and the capabilities so that the cost for, you know, would be appropriate so it won't be

authority i'm supervisor avalos the chair and today's ta meeting is brought by sfgovtv charles and jessie larson avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim absent supervisor mar absent supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee absent

our clerk is andrea ashbury and i want to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting today is hearing jessie larson and jonathan madam clerk, any announcements? >> yes. cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the december 9, 2014, board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> mr. clerk, call item one. >> the obligation of the priority for the conservation area and supervisor mar is the author of item one and planning department is here for item number one. >> good afternoon, supervisors matt with the planning staff it is authorizing the nullification of the conservatism designation allowing the planning department to study the topic and remit applications for designation first i'd like to go over what a pc a a locally identified location in urgent needs of pretzel by the government the purpose of this is to protect the key land in the san francisco bay area through purchase or easements with willing pertains currently san francisco has 4 pc a as you can see on the map the sutter tower and oats taking place site and bay are

pete larson, the lead paleontogist goes to jail and spent a little bit of time in jail for this.south dakota where she was found but at least the science gets to be done on the field museum. >> it's a great resource. it's an amazing institution. they've been doing a fantastic job with sue there. i think the way in which they dealt with the black hills institute over the years has been questionable, in my personal opinion. but i think that's going to change and i think it's great that she's in a place that she's loved, taken care of, and millions of people get to see her. >> why did you decide to tell this story? i didn't know the backstory of sue, the largest t-rex ever found in the history of the world. >> i wanted there to be a better audience there. had been so little written in the media about it and i wanted people to enjoy the appeal that i had. >> tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. great work. we have a lot of breaking news for you out of sydney, australia. this possible hostage situation unfolding there. we're going to take a quick break and we'll be back wit

brett larson, let's go to you. let's talk about your top hits here.rting with the apple i-mac with retina display. >> this thing is something that needs to be seen, and what's fascinating is it's the highest resolution desk top computer on the market right now. i know that sounds like a lot of technology mumbo jumbo, but it's breathed new life into the concept of the desk top computer. the past few years, it's slipped in favorability to tablets and smart phones and laptops that we can carry with us everywhere that we go. so it's nice to see not only something beautiful on our desk tops, but also something very powerful and kind of reclaiming that desktop space. >> we could see revival here. let's talk about drones. there's been a lot of talk about drones. you're a fan of drones. >> i like drones. as long as you're not flying them over an airport. >> did you get one for christmas? >> i did not. i guess i could spy on my neighbors a little more closely. drones have been phenomenal this year. we've seen them in -- you know, people are strapping their go-