my name is mona lisa, the chair of the san francisco chapter of the national organization for women, a practicing attorney in san francisco. i am not here today in my professional capacity. i am here as a local foodie and mom of two. i have an 11-year-old and a 5- year-old, and we love to come to the farmer's market. my kids are six years apart. when it came time to decide, well i have another child, the advice that i got was to look at a family portrait and see at somebody was missing. so along came cisco, the second one. when i walked outside of the farmer's market with my bluebell coffee and my bag of gluten-free biscuits, i look back in my beautiful city and something is missing. because i am seeing concrete and chain-link fence. there is no place for my kids to just sit and play out there. there should be a playground. there should be a destination when you have your local goodies to go and enjoy. this is my daughter, and i will let her say a word, too. >> hello. i am is 11 years old, and i am supporting the 8 washington project. i have a 5-year-old brother. personally, i asked

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into this fresko and they discovered fragments of paint, similar to that used by davinci in the mona lisa. might this be a lost painting? >> undoubtedly having found these pigments, having found organic material as well cannot just be a coincidence. >> this image, a copy of the picture gives an idea of what leonardo painted before he abandoned the work. at today's press conference, it was claimed he had hidden the painting behind a wall on to which he painted this fresco and added seek and you will find. it sounds like a dan brown thriller. many are unconvinced. >> i don't wish to pour water on this whole thing. if it is discovered, it's sensational, one of the biggest things of all time in the art world, but it's a bit hyped up at the moment. >> a lost painting, hidden messages, the story seems almost too good. and all this in a place that is in one room. leonardo, milk languageo, and even down to the man behind the artists contracts, machiavelli himself. >> you are watching "newsday." stay with us. headlines are next. ♪ ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding w

the subject matter of the contract is not unique like a unique parcel of real estate or the mona lisae a money value is very difficult to assign. there are hundreds of residential swimming pools of all different dimensions, and we are used to assigning money values to them. money damages are clearly adequate in this case. >> well, this pool was specifically designed for the johnson's backyard, and they feel that they are entitled to specific performance and will urge that unless the contractor agrees to fair compensation. now in this case the johnsons have lost 80 square feet of swimming pool. and at 30 dollars per square foot they are entitled to be compensated $2,400. >> but the contractor saved only eleven dollars a square foot by not completing the pool, for a total of $880. if the johnsons receive essentially the swimming pool they contracted for, plus a cash payment of $2,400, they will really be getting windfall. >> but the johnsons did not receive the swimming pool they bargained for. the measure of damages is the loss to the johnsons not the savings to the contractor. the joh

they found black material similar to pigments used in da vinci's mona lisa. are some traces of red lacquer, says maurizio seracini, the archaeologist who found the hidden crew. and there's an air gap. did vasari leave a space between his work and the hidden leonardo gem? exciting? oh, yes. sunday night, the national geographic channel airs "finding the lost da vinci," following this epic search. leonardo left us the last supper. did he also leave us a magnificent secret? our plan, says the mayor of florence, is to drill and verify the condition. until then, they can't be sure. but you know what, maybe there's something to this whole da vinci code thing after all. nick watt, abc news, london. >>> and experts say they're sure they can recover the painting, lifting off the one on top, as leonardo himself once reportedly said, art is never finished, only abandoned. in da vinci's case it may soon be res rektsed. >>> thank you for watching. we're always at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be on later. we hope to see you back tomorrow night. .

walls and so they took a drill and found paint samples and those matched the same pigments in the mona lisa up with this stuff? >> isn't that amazing? how do they figure this out? on that painting it said circa trova and that translates to he who seeks finds so they think it was a clue on the second

walls and so they took a drill and found paint samples and those matched the same pigments in the mona lisa up with this stuff? >> isn't that amazing? how do they figure this out? on that painting it said circa trova and that translates to he who seeks finds so they think it was a clue on the second painting. >> always a mystery. >> we'll have more next weekend. promise. >> you like mysterious people i'm one. have a great week. i'm don lemon. make sure you have

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the cases contain flak pigment also used in mona lisa's painting. >> interesting. >>> back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching maryland's news station. don't rush -- away. 32 is much more coming up ahead. including top members of the obama administration speaking out about >> pelley: tonight a big day of positive news on the economy. stocks surged. the nas nasdaq hits its highest level of the 21st century. anthony mason with a report on which banks are healthiest. new information on the massacre in afghanistan. the president vows a full investigation. >> >> the killing of innocent civilians is civilians is outrageous and unacceptable. >> pelley: reports from chip reid and david martin. it's primary night in alabama and mississippi. correspondents andrews, nancy cordes and jan crawford on what could be a g.o.p. game changer. and byron pitts on how a poster child for america's obesity epidemic became a model for turning it around. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. if you

uncovered in florence and the chemical content of the hidden paint match it is colors used on the mona lisa. da vinci began it in 1805 but it was covered up by a fresco in 1663. historians long thought the work was wiped noout in the process t in a "the da vinci code"-like hint there is a cryptic banner reading "he who seeks finds." hmm, very "the da vinci code"-like. it's five minutes past the hour. now to al with a check of the weather. >> reporter: this portion of "today" is brought to you by new nonalcohol bailey's coffee creamers. find your flavor today. >> a da vinci clue -- or is it? let's show you what's going on in your weather. why is it so warm? we have the jet stream way to the north because of a large upper level ridge keeping it north in canada. we have the warm air circulating. look at the temperatures. for today, 26 degrees above normal in minneapolis. 21 above normal in amarillo. new york city will get to 73 today. 63 in chicago. 75 tomorrow in chicago. dallas, 80 degrees. out west we have a big storm system moving in. the radar doesn't pick it up because of the mountains.

a drill and dug on through and they got paint samples and they matched the same pigments in the mona lisa do they figure this suf out. it's not proven yet, but there was a clue. on that painting, it said cirque on trophia that translates to he who seeks finds. they think it was a clue of what was behind it. >> with a mystery. always a mystery. >> we will have more next weekend. is you,

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similar to that which da vinci used in the "mona lisa." >> cool. >>> a study shows a risk for astronautsin space -- blurry vision. nasa researchers say some astronauts who once had 20/20 vision now need glasses. scientists used mri to study the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who spent an average of 108 days in zero-gravity space. they found abnormalities similar to patients who suffer conditions related to a build-up of pressure in the skull. researchers say some astronauts could be at greater risk if they suffer a brain injury later in life. >>> our time is 6:27. this morning a massive safety investigation is underway. the problem that could affect nearly two million drivers. >>> plus, a dog left to die is now considered evidence in a crime ring in one local county. >>> and as the sun starts to climb out there, the temperature's already above our normal high temperature for this time of year. >>> breaking news from abroad in afghanistan. an attack overnight at the same scene where a u.s. sergeant is accused of going on a shooting spree. >>> good morning and welcome back to "news4 toda

no sense running mona lisa in a beauty contest.st right, viable candidate who could win. all right. question. is the republican party now taken bill buckley's advice to heart? let's bring in matt lewis, jim pethokoukis of the american enterprise institute and kevin williamson, national review department managing editor. first point, i'll go to you, kevin. is mitt romney -- he won big last night. i got that. >> sure. >> is he the most conservative guy who can win? is that what is happening? >> i think by default, because i think he is probably the only guy in the field that could win. as much as i like rick santorum, i think he was a good senator when i was in pennsylvania, i liked having him there, it's impossible for me to imagine a country that elects rick santorum as president. newt gingrich? not going to happen. ron paul? kind of love it to happen myself. it's not going to happen. who do you have out there to run against a guy like romney? he is reasonably conservative. he doesn't have that kind of smell to him of being conserv

. >> each year over 8 million people flock to this museum in paris to see the mona lisa, leonardo dated over 500 years ago. >> the adage is great art stands the test of time. >> certain art pieces don't need a 10-digit price tag to be considered valuablvaluable. >> they're in many different museums. >> then there's the art who isn't standing the test of time. art its like christopher wool whose painting made $7.7 million. >> that's what makes their collection more exclusive. and it is intriguing that that word "fool" would be so inticing to collectors at that amount. >> in other words, its's not ar for art's sake but if art is undeed in the eye of the beholder, it's only a safe investment if future investors agree. children are here with oversized kitchen appliances. didn't seem to question what they were seeing was art. >> why do you think the artist made a giant cheese greater? >> maybe he didn't think of it as a cheese greater. maybe he thought of it as a piece of art. >> they hat a lot more fun making things of their own, pretty priceless stuff, depending on who you ask. >> even

they found traces of paint that he used in the mona lisa.masterpiece might be buried behind the wall. >>> "the daily beast" says politics is now making the internet very unfriendly. according to a new poll, many have unfriend order defriended or blocked someone whose politics they disagree with. can't we just have a discussion anymore? >> we can, we can. the south by southwest music festival in austin, texas, some homeless people are being used as wi-fi carriers. they call it a charitable experiment but critics call it exploitive and inhumane. that's the long and short of it. >> this was on the cover of the "new york post" this morning. it does seem -- >> it bothers me because i know they're getting paid, and that's a good thing, but there's something very degrading and demeaning about it. >> it feels exploitive. >> not nice. >> i agree. it's not nice. >> so we don't approve. >> we do not approve. >> let's tell somebody. >>> you shop around tr for the best places to spend your money. what about a best place to keep your cash? rebecca jarvis

the paint pigment matches the mona lisa but more research is needed to make sure it is, in fact, theot as much as the sharks. this is new aerial video of a group of sharks on a vicious feeding frenzy near pert, australia. they were feeding on a school of tuna. swimmers were ordered out of the water for a few hours. fortunately, no reports of injuries. look at them go. that's not a sight you see very often. wolf? >> you don't want to be swimming around there. >> no you don't. >> thank you. >>> other news we're watching including the deadly massacre in afghanistan, raising new concerns about posttraumatic stress disorder on the alleged shooter's situation. on the base there. up next, why one officer says he's not surprised to hear the shooting happened. >>> also, why the federal government is denying des past pratt pleas for tornado victims. . i think it's a cool car. i think it's stylish and it makes a statement at the same time. and i've never had a car like that. people don't totally understand how the volt works. when the battery runs down the gas engine operates. i don't ever worr

the chemical content of the hidden paint matches the mona lisa.work was long covered up in the process. he may have left a clue as he painted over the alleged divinci. one in the painting holds a banner saying "he who seeks finds." let's go out to al with a check of the weather. >>> a divinci clue or is it? let's show you what's going on as far as your weather's concerned. why is it so warm? the jet stream is way up to the north because of a large ridge. it is keeping it in canada. we have the warm air circulating. look at the temperatures for today. 26 degrees above normal in minneapolis. 21 degrees above normal in amarillo. same in new york city. it will get to 73 today. 75 in chicago tomorrow. dallas, 80 degrees. out west, the big storm system is moving in. the radar doesn't pick it all up. avalanche warnings and snowfall amounts along the coast, 1 to 4 inches. just inland, 6 to 12 inches of snow. we are talking about this central california, anywhere from 3 to 4 >>> those showers are now starting to pick up down here in the south bay. it's bee