it's just marvelous. narrator and so, an old theater, quite remarkable in its history, is made new again - poised to provide the perfect means to enjoy beautiful music for generations to come. christopher seaman a community without art is a community without heart. and this gives a center and a focus, and a sort of artistic temple almost you can call it for music lovers. it has great associations for people. so the strength of the history and the tradition are colossal. joni monroe during the day, the role of this building is one where a lot of practice goes on, teaching and learning, people in and out, arranging for the performances that are going to happen, and the weekend afternoons or the evenings. and at night, coming back this is resplendent in light and offers such delight and is transformed into a place where, "ah-ha! the performance is on, the lights are up, the people are arriving, there's excitement." and this building is here to receive everybody and to welcome them. (music) narrator what if g

i'm rudy maxa, marveling still at the layer upon layer of europe's past. you're never far from a reminder here, a something that says: "pay attention. you're not the first." well, in this program, we look at that awesome transformation that hurled medieval europe into the modern age. so stay with us to explore the renaissance on smart travels. smart travels is made possible in part by expedia.com, a travel web site that offers travelers a variety of ways to find the trip they're looking for, including flights, hotels, and vacation packages. expedia.com. don't just travel. travel right. captioning made possible by u.s. department of education announcer: smart travels is a grand tour of the old world-- the people, places, sights, and distinctly european flavors. our host is travel writer and columnist rudy maxa, public radio's original savvy traveler. now, tips, trips, and secret places on smart travels. maxa: europe is famous for historic sights, the remarkable clues that let us speculate on how people lived centuries ago. in italy, travelers can picnic in

constitution which was marvelous because americans had the courage to make it more free and democratic by abolishing slavery and then there comes jim crow. that was another 90 years. we had to raise -- what is invisible today? we have seen 2.5 million citizens lot tend to not just the schools but who was paying the cost we talk about this corruption at the top? that is why i have been hesitant in terms of the excess of celebration. i do agree with the flooded the and possibility and so forth, but when i look at who is paying the cost, no serious talk about that in the halls of power. why? the will of the people is a threat to the oligarchs and plutocrats. [applause] i did not get the question of wanted to ask. dr. west gave me the perfect segue. mrsa was nice and i can go back to dinner. -- dana was nice and i can go back to dana. what is the cost that we pay, being tied to this war in afghanistan, being tied to the war in iraq. this is the longest military experts in this country has ever endured, iraq. -- excursion this country has ever endured, iraq. ourselves awayr -- what if we ca

story, and it's a marvelous example for everybody.nk from the standpoint of african-americans, he brought the largest number of african-americans into government in the history of the state of virginia. that's worth something. but the question then is, "what were they able to achieve?" and i think quite rightly, when you look at the economic circumstances of the state at the time, it was very difficult to achieve anything. you know, i mean, there were some of us who knew that doug wilder would not be able to work miracles and that doug wilder being elected governor would possibly not have a tangible, appreciable impact... positive impact on our lives, but that this was larger than us. you know, he was going about the task of making history. ♪ ♪ narrator: as one of the highest elected black officials in the world, doug wilder became an international icon. he was treated as royalty on his travels, and drew enormous crowds on the african continent. wilder: the most impressive sight that we had was in the northern nigeria, where we went u

and gene, i was reading that book, that marvelous treatise on africa when i came for the interview.he role of a communications officer was -- was was not even written. so they -- they had a three-pain -- they told me to read from this part where kirk and spark and bones, would i read the role of spock. i looked at it and said, i hadn't even been given the site, i thought, yeah. i said tell me about the character. they said no nonsense. not a sense of humor. a brilliant mind and y don'ted that for uhura, what became uhura. they were very happy with it, asked me to wait. gene asked me to go to lunch. he wanted to talk about the character. by the way, you have the role. and -- tavis: gene roddenberry. >> the great bird of the gal laxy. tavis: that's right. >> he said, you know, nichelle, ask you to talk to you about this -- because i really am impressed with this word 0 hur are you. he said -- hurrah. he said i like to do something with your character. i blythely said, why don't you do an aliteration on the word and soften it to uhura. put an a on it. and make it uhura. and he stopped

that's a marvelous thing. the negative within that positive is simply the pressure to get it on the air first, no matter what. and the desire of major newspapers, even "new york times," of quite literally hoping that something ends up on the internet rather than on the printed part of "the new york times." they'd rather have it, i'm told, on the nytimes.com than even on the front page of the paper. that is the shifting between the old and the new journalism. money. it is said as a great cliche money is the root of all evil. i would never go that far in journalism. i think some of the salaries are pretty terrific, particularly if you're getting them. but the value system of a news organization is money, then everything has to come in on the positive side of the ledger. or else you are in serious trouble. the pressure then is to produce profitable news. news that will make money. so, let's say you had a story about the economic life in cincinnati. as opposed to the sex life of the cincinnati mayor. which story i

i think he's a marvelous, marvelous poet-- spiritual, social, poetic, political, searing writer of great. i did. in fact, we were doing a benefit for wbai, the radio station here in new york, which is still thriving. and i said, "well, i want you to come and be on the show." and i had sung his first two songs that he'd written-- suzanne and a song called dress rehearsal rag. and he said, "well, no, no. "you know, i don't-- i don't sing. "i don't sing. "i don't-- i'm not-- i don't have a professional voice." and i said, "leonard, you have a wonderful voice. come on." so i brought him down to-- was it town hall, i believe-- and i kind of pushed him on the stage, and he stood up and started playing suzanne. he got so scared in the middle of the song that he turned and stopped and walked offstage. and i said, "oh, leonard, i'll go back with you and sing." and so i did. it was the beginning of what i think is an illustrious and very fine musical career that he's had. and i think he's turned into a splendid singer. in--in recent times, you've been traveling with the wildflower tour. and that's

that was a marvelous 14. % -- 14% victory. "politico" name did is one of the top 10 in the nation. that was a marvelous opportunity to get that and do what i do best, which is when races for the republican party and for the gop candidates out there. it is fundraising, it is political savvy, and it is also management skills. you have to be a good ceo in order to run the republican national committee. i have had great experience with that with a business background. i am not daughter of a small business owner. i have worked in the business field before entering politics. you have to be a good ceo and put in the kinds of checks and balances and ethical leadership for the people they work in with and for you. they are only as good as the top leadership. ceo skills are very important in this race and i think i have a number of skills in that regard, also. it's fundraising, it is political savvy, it is management skills, and it is communication. in the next election cycle, we're going to have a tremendous yield of nominees for a presidential race out there to showcase. and for the americ

that was a marvelous opportunity for me to get back in and do what do i best which is win races for theepublican party and for the g.o.p. candidates out there. so it's fundraising. it's political savvy. it's also management skills. you have to be a good crowe in order -- in order to run the national republican kevment i've had great experience doing that. i come from a business background. i'm the daughter of a small business owners out there, i have worked in the business field before entering politics and you've got to be a good c.e.o. you have to put in the kinds of checks and balances, transparency, ethical leadership, the people that work with and for you are only as good as the very top leadership. i think c.o.e. skills are very important in this race and i think i've got a number of great skills in that regard also. so it's fundraising, it's political savvy, it's management skills and communication. i think in the next election cycle we really are going to have a tremendous field of nominees for our presidential race out there, to showcase and to -- and for the american people to

we have a marvelous bench at abc, a marvelous group coming up that will be terrific. and i am sure "the new york times" and the post. and with the post, you lost a lot of amazing people, who had covered the beats forever. and that's really hard to replace. >> and a lot of them go to the think tank. >> yes, they do. >> where else do people go in this business when they don't have a job? >> i think some go to local news and some into public relations. and some go into government. i think that's what you see. but the media, i think they have done a terrible job over the years of convincing people it's important to have experience. and a professional media. i mean this term mainstream m e media gets thrown around all the time. and in a derogatory way. and people like me that like to be objective and gift news in a compelling way. and accept an accurate way and objective way. and this is what happened, and let me tell you about it. and i want to tell you in way you will understand and care about it. but objective projection of the news. >> how long do you want to keep doin

that the oxford model, which is a self-supported, self-run recovery home for individuals, it's a marvelous tool. i think that one of the major issues in regards to homelessness is being able to fund, to subsidize, that initial 30 days of being in that type of an environment, to get your foot firmly set on the ground, to be able to go out and take advantage of the social service agencies, the job, employment agencies, and start moving forward. richard? i think i'd want to emphasize that permanent supportive housing is not only cost-effective-we talked about the cost of homelessness, and we know that supportive housing is a lot more cost-effective and a more humane solution. i think the other aspect of supportive housing is that it's also saving lives, that homelessness, and when you add on mental health and substance abuse issues, is, is a leading cause of death in this country, and we need to create permanent supportive housing not only to help people seek treatment and become in recovery, but often just to save their lives. absolutely. dr. milby? i think that those of us who are providing

so, i dealt with a marvelous diary kept by a northern missionary named daniel buttrick who he and his wife chose to go with their converts on the trail of tears, and it is hard raking stuff. and i don't think it would make anyone indifference to the trail, but i didn't really want to go into it, and the same thing really about the fate of three of the cherokees who, the reader of the book will come to know best, when named major ridge, his son john ridge, and his nephew, elias. these are three of the men who, leaders, who saw the futility of resisting jackson, made their separate peace with him knowing when they did it that they would pay for their lives. with their lives and in fact that happens and it is to me a sad and shocking section of the book. but, what i would like to do instead is returned to what i raised earlier about guilt and responsibility. i think i try to remember that those voices that were raised in congress against the removal did not represent the views of most americans. for most americans, they were caught up with their own concerns, the concept of manifest dest

you can still replicate the modern marvels as well as the antique marbles.ot like to call it imitation marble. >> the basis for the technique is a mixture of plaster and color pigments that can be molded into any desired shape. it is then sanded and polished several times. this column is destined for a manor house in yorkshire. the man from the established family is having his home restored. he once the columns to match the marble of the fireplace. >> he is a connoisseur of the two materials. you will not be able to tell the difference between this and the marble. there is not a lot of difference visually. having said that, there is a small difference when it comes to the touch. marble is a little bit colder to the touch. this is slightly warmer. >> producing the new columns is laborious. it will cost the homeowner around 30,000 euros. authentic sea and a marble like that used in the fireplace can no longer be found. >> the end result is what i wanted. i am thrilled with it. >> michael restores and builds elements around the world. the faux marble was especi

marvell -- normal. >> we are told almost on a daily basis that publishing is a crisis. one of the things i like to talk about it is publishing seems to me perpetually in crisis and seems like publishers exaggerate in order to keep advances for authors about. [laughter] but to start at the beginning, you talk a bit about your father in france and his publishing venture that began as i understand it began publishing? >> the 50 years i have been in publishing if you want to talk about my father you go back one century which is a little more than people need to know about. >> and unfortunately, though, he -- eventually he joined the major publishing house of gally moore which was one the initial targets of the germans when they came in, and the german ambassador knew him extremely well and loved there for many years. they had figured that there were only two institutions that they needed to take over and control. one was the bank of france, and the other was galilee moore. they were told if they closed down, they could reopen. they had to hand over the editorial output to a

. >>> jeff ranieri, you look marvelous, a fantastic weathercaster and the weather is fabulous. >> you, too. >> haven't heard that in a long time. >> all right. let's take a look outside. we have some breezy and wet weather across the bay area. from the north bay to the south bay, winds anywhere from 15 to 20 miles per hour and we've seen the most consistent rainfall moving in across the bay area. we're going to take you into where we are. still finding spotty showers. highway 101 near san rafael. we're still going to see a spotty shower across san francisco. meanwhile, in the east bay, we've had this rain on and off again. meanwhile, dry here in livermore. however, those roadways, 580 and 680 are slick. the ground is saturated. a little bit of water that is kicking up and reducing visibility on the cars out there. los gatos looking at showers here in south san jose as we continue throughout the next half hour. a lot of the heaviest rainfall has moved out and the cold temperatures obviously are here today. right now, 42 in livermore and 47 in hey more and napa at 46. headlines are that

to everybody to prove that this product is not dangerous at all as it is providing quite a lot of marvelous things if lest it would not be existing the resources for the planet there would this deal everything that planets will leave all would be totally exhausted thanks to the plastic which has been invented and this really speaking in the fifty's we have been able to produce so much material so much products that we use every day. but i just came back from a drive out to the desert one of the aircraft boneyard where we picked up this cessna for a few hundred bucks now it's missing the wings is missing the engine everything else except for the fuselage this is ideal because it's lightweight it has the doors intact the windows are intact waterproof but will make it waterproof. marcus erikson is a dedicated militant against plastic for fifty years he's been peddling along america's rivets he's seen the pollution grow and it keeps growing. one day monkeys had a dream so the whole world would care about the problem he hopes to mobilize the planet by sending the seas in the old airplane cabin s

back in rome, there's a marvelous monument to this talent. trajan's column is a 125-foot-tall stack of marble whose sculpted spiral panels lay out 100 scenes from the emperor trajan's wars. the detailed scenes depict a fascinating image of roman military technique. at its peak, about 1,700 years ago, rome controlled an empire that stretched from turkey to britain and from north africa to the danube. oh, yes, rome ruled. and we have good records of that rule-- laws, rulers, generals, monuments-- plenty of writings. and with a little help from mother nature, we even have a fair picture of daily life. down on the bay of naples, the ancient city of pompeii was frozen in time when mount vesuvius burst into eruption in 79 a.d. totally buried under layers of ash and pumice and finally unearthed in the modern era, here's where you see how a roman city was laid out. you can walk down ancient streets, check out remnants of public buildings, and generally get a feel for the life of an ancient city with its temples, forums, and markets. man: on the colon

/aids has been marvelous and made changes and progress. so the thought was what would happen to this progress after the earthquake? will it be retarded? there will be a situation where the h.i.v. games, the games that is a reduction of occurrence of h.i.v., something like 4% reduction in about ten years will be reversed somehow. i was very interested in seeing what would happen to people's lives. >> brown: what did you see? you first went early in the year, april. you've been going back throughout the year. >> four times. every couple or so months i would go back and spend about a week there. the first thing you're struck with is the devastation. when i landed in april, the buildings were, you know, 80% of these buildings were destroyed. they were all over the streets. the rubble was everywhere. the tent cities had already sprung up. there were 1.5 million people who were displaced and livi in these tent cities. thatasusthe very first thing that struck me. the second thing that struck me was that people were traumatized. we were living wit

s inaugural and obama gave a marvelous speech about j.f.k. and one line that he used that you could see he just loved and he was almost... it was almost as if he were talking about himself was jacqueline kennedy's great quote about her husband that he was an idealist without illusions and it was quite clear that obama very, very much identified with that description. and i think julianna has it so right. she's written about this before. he is a pragmatist. he is a progressive pragmatist. his views are progressive. they're left of center, if you will. but he's never let them get in the way of getting things done. >> rose: some people are speculating he may talk about taxes in terms of a big-ticket reform over the next two years. is that reasonable dorr you expect to see that? >> well, so far what we're hearing is that the president will address corporate tax reform. it won't in the context of deficit reduction, but he will talk once again about how... what he'd like to see this year and over the next years is to begin a dialogue on corporate t

and this country has a marvelous history of responding to ep demics and crisis in the past. and this is one that is of no less value and has become a national health crisis and the government needs to respond to it. >> most parents of autistic kids are exhausted. because it's a 24-7 requirement. and the fact that they have to see so much -- their love for their children, they have to see how they could be but they are not is painful for them. so we ought to do something about that and give it the kind of providence is deserves. and some who are connected to means of communication are able to eist the services of the ad council and it declaredarticles that hae 5 major concerns and it's all over the airwaves this week, radio and television and it's in the newspapers. and it's great to see and the organization that brought it about is autism speaks. it has 61 full-time employees and it's raised 27 million dollars this year. so, i would manage thane you're going to be able to match something like that becae you're organization is quite prestige us and been in existence a longer

and hot water on tap were seen as marvels of engineering. the architects had introduced a host of technical novelties to make the tenants and lives as comfortable as possible. there was a service left here before the building was revamps and there was a dust bin just outside the door a man whose job it was to collect dust bins used to live to pick them up from every floor the. tenants didn't have the building if they didn't want to. work clothes and hand shops and outpatients clinic a cinema close to outsiders a tennis court a canteen and even hobby clubs for children. yes you would be hard put to find anything missing what there was a crash and there was a kindergarten kindergarten was in that cabin on the rooftop. there was a large veranda on the other side children from the creche and kindergarten slept on the verandah in the daytime and. in those days it was not as noisy as it is now yet life in the house was very comfortable. moving nice and yes the wool believed in was three minutes until the jail it's not clear if it was demanded to b

have patience to give information to people doing the jobs, they can understand that they can do marvelousso i think things like events like this and (inaudible) folks and whatever is very good in spreading the news that we can have much better cities. [applause] >> yes, sir? speak loud. >> what's your most recent (inaudible). >> my most recent what? >> eepiphany. >> i haven't had a epiphany -- >> repeat your question. >> i was wonder what your most recent epiphany was about (inaudible) >> i think they're looking for an example that inspired you in some way or another. >> i never heard that way before but you have to learn all life. fascinating word. i think if we look at the area of quality in cities and public space, the area where there's been the most remarkable improvements are the areas of lighting. in two places we had a traffic lamp or park lamp. now we can see how one city after the other worked artistically and talented so at various types of the year and types of (inaudible) whatever you can regulate the life, you can use much less energy now and have much more beautiful -- you

and this country has a marvelous history of responding to ep demics and crisis in the past. and this is one that is of no less value and has become a national health crisis and the government needs to respond to it. >> most parents of autistic kids are exhausted. because it's a 24-7 requirement. and the fact that they have to see so much -- their love for their children, they have to see how they could be but they are not is painful for them. so we ought to do something about that and give it the kind of providence is deserves. and some who are connected to means of communication are able to eist the services of the ad council and it declaredarticles that hae 5 major concerns and it's all over the airwaves this week, radio and television and it's in the newspapers. and it's great to see and the organization that brought it about is autism speaks. it has 61 full-time employees and it's raised 27 million dollars this year. so, i would manage thane you're going to be able to match something like that becae you're organization is quite prestige us and been in existence a longer

. >> the cell phone ping phase 2 wireless is marvelous.it was within 50 feet of them. >> reporter: miller says they rescued themselves by being prepared but anderson says the real heroes are the volunteers who saved their lives. in eugene, back to you. >> well, snow and ice have shutdown the grapevine area of interstate 5 indefinitely. it was closed at 1:00 today after cars began sliding along the roadway. luckily no major accidents or injuries reported. the vehicles are being detoured through lancaster. more rain is expected in the area through monday. >>> well, all of the recent rainfall in the bay area has enough on sight for local areas. the officials say there is a bounty of water in the reservoirs. seven water supply reservoirs have reached 100% capacity. this is only the 3rd time in 20 years that reservoirs this reached capacity by december. that means it is unlikely there will be summer restrictions. >> the temperatures will remain cold but showers will be tapering off overnight. and sunshine is on the way. >> skies beginning to pa

she is accused of selling information about marvel and nvidia at three hedge funds. she faces up to five years in prison. she is expected in court january 12th for a hearing. >>> oakland is waking up with a new mayor. jean quan made history for the city and the nation as well. >> i am honored to be the first woman mayor and the first asian mayor of a major american city. my story is just in oakland. together we will create an epic story of a great city. >> mayor quan promises to open doors to the public and put troubled youth at the top of her list of priorities. she asked people to help her close a budget gap by shopping locally at least 25% of the time. >>> there is a new sheriff in time for the first time in 18 years. david livingston takes over for retiring sheriff warren roof. livingston was elected in joon. he was concord's police chief since 2005 and holds a law degree. among the challenges ahead, speeding up the cell phone emergency calls. currently calls for help are made by cell phones and they go to chp dispatchers in vallejo and relayed to the sheriff's o

this is the chime iran that is a marvel of technology. that won the 33rd america's cup. they would like to bring it here and how's it at pier 80, possibly for fleet week and others, and you can appreciate that the wing is so large that it could not fit under the golden gate bridge, so it will be brought in on a boat, and this will be yet another signature opportunity to showcase the technology on the bay. pier 80 would be used in some of the world series events in 2012 leading up to the america's cup in 2013. starting with 30/32, this would be the area where the race soon the kids would be located. each of the competitors, and they hope to have eight to 10 teams competing. the adjacency walleye is where the tv compound would be, the media center. also, moving to the north, 28 and 26 would be hospitality, and possibly also some media in here. these are concepts. this is ideally what would go into these uses. this is part of our proposal. we will work with the team to ensure that each of these facilities meets their needs. if we need to adjust slightly our use under what i