... - this is exactly what i pictured. narrator: and reveal some devastating truths. - oh, my god. narrator: and as the journey unfolds, lisa will discover new clues... - we know that they had a son. narrator: that will solve a 60-year-old mystery and rewrite her family's history. - yay. [upbeat music] ♪ narrator: emmy award-winning actress lisa kudrow first shot to fame in 1994, playing the eccentric phoebe buffay on the hit sitcom friends. she lives in los angeles with her husband, michel, and son, julian. - family is the most important thing to me. my parents, brother, sister, and i are very close, and still live within a few miles of each other. my father, lee, grew up in brooklyn, new york, in very poor conditions. the world i grew up in is a completely different world from the world he grew up in, completely different. i grew up, you know, in a nice suburb of los angeles. you know, and he grew up in poverty. but he just worked so hard, and he finally became a doctor, and he is the one who pulled the family out of hard times. - hi, babe. hi. how are you? - hi, dad. hi, mom. - hi, sweet

narrator: while some cities deal with infrastructure issues,

k >> narrator: tonight on frontline, an exclusive investigation. in the chaotic days after hurricane katrina... >> people were shot and killed by the new orleans police department. >> narrator: ...eleven civilians were shot by new orleans police officers... >> looting and other lawlessness will not be tolerated. >> narrator: ...as rumors circulated about a declaration of martial law. >> i've already called for martial law in the city of new orleans. >> i heard rumors that martial law was in place, and then i heard rumors that no, it was not. >> i never declared martial law. >> narrator: did the police believe they could suspend their own rules? >> does he expect us to rank and file, go through the streets, you know, shooting looters?fd-Ñç >> narrator: new evidence shows that an order was given authorizing officers to shoot looters. >> one of the most troubled police departments in the history of north america. the nopd reverts back to what the existing culture has always been. >> that's the guy? >> that's the one that beat me. >> narrator: tonight,

narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we first started, it was a rough job. everything was dynamite. now, they have these machines called "moles." it's like a big drill, and i

they followed us. >> narrator: robert l.tsburgh courier into a crusader for african-americans, and one of its greatest crusades focused on a deadly secret of the american south, lynching. >> in my lifetime, there were black men and women being lynched all over this nation, and some even burned alive. we could not afford to sit still, keep still, and let that continue to happen. in fact, we had to report it so that everyone would know the truth. >> the courier had one man in the south who was their key person, trezzvant anderson, who traveled about--must have been foot-sore and fatigued, but a marvelous reporter who covered major stories, and then others, some white, whom it employed as freelancers to cover stories that we couldn't get into. i mean, white man got some information on lynching the black reporter might not have been able--couldn't have gotten, because they wouldn't have let him in. >> i started writing for the pittsburgh courier in the 1940s, and the reason i did so is that, of course, racism was rampant, not on

narrator: atlanta is a rapidly growing urban area. its primary source of drinking water is the chattahoochee river, which also provides water to many downstream communities. but its infrastructure is dangerously old, without outdated facilities and combined sewer overflows polluting the watershed. the city faces strict consent decrees and lawsuits, along with a severe lack of funding. man: when i started working for the city of atlanta in the late '70s, we were approaching that point in time where a lot was going to be needed, in terms of rehabilitation and upkeep. most of the very large pipes were at least 80 years old. we had needs that were identified in the '50s and in the '60s and in the '70s that were deferred. woman: we are urging that we all try to find a way to overcome the obstacles and limitations that might exist. woman: when i was running for office, i met someone who knew mayor hartsfield, who, in the late 1960s, said, "i don't know who the next mayor will be, "but i know they'll have to fix the water and sewer infrastru

narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underg

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you narrate this -- >> you are involved in this. you narrate this? >> i went to route to seek the -- a route to see the -- barrett -- beirut to see the arab media revolution in action. the leader of the hezbollah party asserts is authority. i was curious how washington's channel, al hurra, covered hezbollah, one of america's foreign enemies. -- sworn enemies. at a desk rented from the associated press, i found al hurra's bureau chief. i had seen her reporting on tv. we had barely met when she got an anonymous text from hezbollah. >> if you are interested, watch the important speech at 1:30 today. wishing you a beautiful sunday. i don't know who the person is sending this to me. >> we agreed to meet later. i wanted to see minar tv, the hezbollah channel. we were taken to a secret location. >> someone is goign to come -- going to come and get us and take us to a secret location. >> they are really careful about security. >> israel had tried to bomb al minar off the air and had failed. >> they want to make sure that we do not know where the place is. >>

they called me and john... >> rose: they called you to be the narrator. >> they called me to be the narrator. the producer who's produced some amazing documentarys that i've seen and i have a lot of respect for, his brother daniel worked for miramax when we did "no country for old men." daniel called me and said "would you be interested in doing this?" i said "i'm really busy, there's a lot of projects, i jug al lot of things at once and i don't think i have the time to do this." i knew pat... i mean i didn't know pat personally but i knew the situation and it was long enough ago that i thought isn't this done? i didn't know anything about it. i wasn't emotionally connected in any way. finally he said "look at ten minutes of it, we'll send you a d.v.d. with amir's voiceover which i thought was quite good and i finally put on my little head phones and started watching it and by the end was absolutely... it was the same feeling i had when i watched the documentary for "milk." i completely... i mean, everything opened up and the heart strings attached themselves to what i was watching. i was ve

he had just the script, and their sections of six minutes with no narration. usually we just get over that period at the end, he was emotionally drained. he'd tell me when it went out. he said, this is why i did this work. he is a phenomenal talent. >> when you're at this network, if you are i have to go lucky guy. has this all changed your overall? >> i hope i'm still happy go lucky. >> i am sure that you are. this is some heavy stuff. >> i have found myself drawn toward stories of the human condition and moments of crises, because i think there revealed truths about humanity and the individuals. i am happy guy, but i think that we have to look at what is out there in the world. can i try to tell the story. >> where did you grow up? >> california, my dad was in the navy. to in what places? >> born in monterey, but in san diego was a boy, and with a high school outside of los angeles. >> where did you get your education? >> ipad ba at george washington university. and then i got a master's in london in international relations. >> when you came here in 1984, di

doesn't mean anything to you we preach you know for three years of superman to narrate the people in these camps used to be accountable for that but what i want to do i'm going to do back to the back corner would be to clear this way because people got a good back and forth sure. there were more work. to do here in new school that the one you're broke your own playing here i'm telling you we are not budging there's more coming. your. way around why your kids just might you know what they're really offering their bill to market every morning made in a whisper in the air while he's finding out worry wart results the day we want our kids to. share. wired to our kids there. for company and a coat for you. there on the wrong side of the mound. you know we are the cradle that bring their money out that. farmer where you could be took care of her build our children. for the state good old business you such as whether school should be. new schools should be built a decision goes first we have to look. i've heard. local school board with a decision on a new school that march forward before a

i think all you need to know is my narrater is 19. the object of affection is 21. max's mother is a piannist and also polish. >> i saw little of rose after she moved her 2 valises into the nurses room on valentine's day of 1939. she did not allow a gust to drive her to the louve. she did not pause to look at me when i went to the gallery wearing a new shirt. nor did she take meals to my families. sometimes this was the best. at the dinner table my parents argued. father had been unsuccessful in keeping the newspapers from others. she practiced less and less. germany is not poland said my father. there are no contacts in berlin. >> he's a crazy man when i hear him on the radio. i can barely understand the german he's speaking he's an austrian, no, but his accent is fake. the geshel speaks perfectly. he must be the envy of singers every where. my father reached across his dinner plate and laid a hand on hers. she snatched it away. you know nothing. now you have butter on your sleeve. we neither mentioned our absent guest nor the chair awaiting her except on one occas

in arizona...he calls upevery week...i heard the music...the music's too loud...i didn't like the narrator... he's still right there...he's still up on the bid.... >>reporter: which is perhaps understandable...because you do get the feeling that just about all 300 staff here wouldn't mind being involved in the filmmaking process till they're 94 either.. >>reporter: it just seems like fun. i mean...is it work? >>sabol: nah. >>reporter: more then, a labour of love....and one that's help give football the right to call itself america's favourite game... >>that's it for this week's world business. thanks for watching. we'll see you again at the same time next week. ów

. >> narrator: this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report."now maria bartiromo. >>> as we head into a new week on wall street, general motors is setting the wheels in motion for its long-awaited initial public offering which could be one of the largest in american history. the company filed papers for its ipo this week, which would allow gm to become a public company again, rather than a ward of the state. it is mou profitable. the treasury department which owns 61% of the companies expected to sell enough shares after the ipo to bring its ownership to less than 50%. the ipo is expected to raise at least $10 billion. >>>. >>> the dow industrial broke its losing streak rising triple digits, but it was hammered again on disappointing economic news. the dow fell again on friday. chip maker intel acquiring mcafee for more than $7 billion, and bhp billiton, the mining company, is making a hostile bid for potash for $39 billion. that's a bet that demand for fertilizer will rise in developing countries. >>> we're at the tail end of earnings season wi

. >> narrator: he said to talk about me is not him. >> by the way sorrows, that was not a correct interpretation. he said it's easy to talk about being me, try beating me. you are not the only one that talks portuguese, it's a step harder to picking up that language than it is understanding pig latin. >> 49ers actor scott suffered a torn acl and was expected back up here but will now likely miss the entire season. we start the top 5 with mike singletary's memories of playing against the soon to be hall of famer jerry rice. >> it was a headache. >> jerry got his head on? >> are rarely. longoria... the twins beat the . >> number 4, jason kubel pops one foul. no problem for the reigning gold glove winnery van longoria, the twins beat the rays,. >>> tiger woods has won seven of the of the 9 years at firestone. he shoots a 74. bubba watson is your leader. at number 2 that may be why willie nelson sang don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. they get treeded the to a hair cut they'll never forget. looks good on you. and your number 1 play of the night. number 1 run on second, it is called foul. >

previously all male venetian gong the me is gilding can now officially wrote tourist three the cities that narrate canals giorgio follows in the footsteps of a fall guy who is also a go in the live. for the pulse of russia cut off from the traditional tourist trail our clothes cell team is on hand to take you to dive in on discover the areas of the country without having to will see it. all this week we've been in the coastal region of congo skin north west russia for generations the locals livelihood and heritage has been intertwined with the white sea community this state is fishermen and competence of pride from the not resources of the landscape and results of tests or australia found out the way of life there is this playing with the balance. they were one of the first conquerors of the northern waters. fisherman. not so many fish it's off season now if you go to salmond is a northern fish it comes to reverse for spawning shipbuilders sea captains the boomers have a bond with the sea unbroken for centuries. my grandfather used to build one. votes he was one of the best ship builders out there

the documentary now narrated by josh brolin tells the story of the firestorm that erupted after his death when the military initially told his family he died from enemy fire. the documentary is being held as both riveting and engaging. the tillman family did not attend that premiere in los angeles. >>> well, her story sounds like a tragic movie itself. but it was very real in 1989. when a sonoma father on a rampage massacred his wife and young daughters. only a 3-year-old girl survived. now 20 years later, already an inspiring survivor, that girl is out to show millions she's also an american idol. traci grant has her emotional story. >> that is so great. i'm just so proud of you. >> yeah. i knew you could do it. >> reporter: she's a dog groomer now, but there's one thing her friends have been pushing her to do for years. pursue her singing career. her passion is opera, a little different from the people she auditioned with on thursday. ♪ she was one of 9200 people who sang their hearts out at at&t park in san francisco to get a chance to become the next "american idol." none of her compe

and drive one. [ jimmy narrating ] >> jimmy: march 2nd, 2009. 12 strangers boarded an elevator headedgean- don't worry, that's nmaorl. -- forever. >> oh, my god. [ screams ] ♪ >> jimmy: they landed on a deserted floor. our elevator just crashed on a deserted floor. i'm late for my show. >> jeff! jeff! my son -- have you seen my son? >> jimmy: calm down, sir. okay, calm down. we're going to find your son. is this him right here? >> oh, thanks. dude! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: which turned out to be quiet mysterious. where are we? ♪ [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: and the floor began to tear the survivors apart. what to tell me where you've been? >> i was -- i was -- going to the bathroom. >> jimmy: bathroom's that way. >> steve: you mean to tell me there's a real bathroom on this floor. [ laughter ] oh, god. okay everybody stay away from that third desk on the left.g -n i s eatin[ -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: the survivors of the crash began to search for a way off the floor. what are you doing? >> what does it look like i'm doing? i'm building an elevator. [ light laug

and actually we were watching a video of when i was 20 years old and i was in england and i was narratingat my ex-husband was doing on a motorcycle and we were in shock because he was like, mom, you sound very good. what happened to you? >> jimmy: what do you think the reason for that is? >> you know what, i think it's money. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah, because, you know, i embrace it now and people laugh when i say "you" instead of "you." i don't know what is my accent anymore. but when i got nominated for the emmy, i called my son and rubbed it in his face that, even with this accent, you can get nominated to an emmy. >> jimmy: and congratulations to you. [ applause ] well deserved, too. it's such a great show and you do a great job on it. >> so happy. i couldn't have -- it's the best job in the world. >> jimmy: i can't imagine anyone else playing that part. it was just perfectly right there for you. >> it was written for you. >> jimmy: was it? >> yeah, they thought about me for the show and -- >> jimmy: i bet they did, yeah. [ laughter ] now, the odd thing about getting emmy nomination

you should have chris harrison there narrating. >> him on one side, bergeron on the other. >> jimmy:i can do to get abc on board with that. >> jimmy: in a way, i think legally you're quite erequired this baby on tv. this has worked out for you very well, i guess. i mean, the way things went. it seemed really bad at the beginning. and there's a lesson there. i don't know what it is. >> last we saw each other, the very beginning of this crazy ride that has become my life lately and it hasn't stopped. i don't understand it but i'm along for the ride. >> jimmy: what's been the strangest thing that's happened to you? how long ago has this been going on? you were -- regular going to work, doing regular things a year ago? >> yeah, a year ago -- well, march. almost a year and a half ago that this started. >> jimmy: what is the strangest thing that's happened to you in that time? >> most exciting, definitely, i got to go to the golden globes and to the oscars, which i don't belong there. i don't even pretend to be in that world or associate with these people. and i'm sitting there interviewin

i'm going to narrate this, because it's in chinese. you guys don't speak chinese.in was flying in a helicopter with john mccain and began shooting bears out of the helicopter. and then, an obama helicopter got too close and sideswiped her so she parachuted out of it, directly onto the stage at what they call a tea bagger rally. then she sent a tweet to muslims and made up a new word, the new word being "refudiate." which made her speak & spell explode. then she started shooting a reality show in her house. you can see, that's sarah and todd, for no reason, smoking a joint. there's bristol and levi fighting, and then suddenly, little piper starts firing a machine gun in the air. [ cheers and applause ] and that's -- that's how they do the news in taiwan. funny, i almost forgot about the time owe bam in's helicopter rammed her helicopter in midair. the big winner at the box office this weekend was "inception" again, starring leonardo dicaprio. it made another $42 million. but close behind it was the new angelina jolie thriller "salt." "salt" is about a cia agent who

there's only so much shark footage you can watch, so, what they do is, they get celebrities to narrate host. big names, like, well, like my uncle frank. >> shark week with uncle frank. oh, look at this guy. he's going in the water. he's dressed for action. what is he taking? a tank. he's going underneath. i don't know yet what he's looking for, but we'll see. shark! sharks! yep. that guy is surrounded by sharks. oh, my god. he's playing with them, really. sometimes sharks can play. they're not always -- if they're not hungry, you can play with them. they eat almost anything, you know? that's a goose, a geese. oh, my god. oh, my god. it's chow time. poor geese. sharks have to eat, too. we have to eat to live. oh, look at that. that's a papoose. a por poise. that's not a shark. look at that tail. wow. unbelievable. shark week! >> jimmy: very nicely done, uncle frank, thank you. [ applause ] happy shark week to everyone, again. last weekend, here in los angeles, they had the x games at the staples center. this is a youtube video. a woman in the crowd at one point do what women in crowds s

we have a report narrated by karl dinnen of "independent television news." >> reporter: something made them jump, but what do these photographs show? smoke can be seen to the left of screen behind the motorcade, but did mahmoud ahmadinejad survive a grenade attack or a celebratory firecracker? as had clear from these pictures filmed shortly after the incident, presidential security is minimal. initially, sources from the president's office said a homemade grenade had exploded about 100 meters from the president's car and a man had been arrested. later reports claimed there had been no attack, atrebting the bang and smoke it a homemade firecracker thrown as a sign of joy by a man excited to see the president. >> it was actually a firekrarker, and as you know, it's quite customary in that region to use firecrackers in welcoming ceremonies. >> reporter: mr. ahmadinejad went home to make his scheduled speech, and he didn't mention the incident. >> holman: widespread protests erupted in iran last year, after ahmadinejad's disputed re- election. and earlier this week, he claimed israel had h

we have a report narrated by kylie morris of independent television news. >> reporter: it's the monsoon of a generation. villages across pakistan are needy knee-deep in gushing water and the rains keep falling swelling the country's three great rivers already at breaking point. only a few bridges have withstood the flood in the northwest. here, the rain stops only long enough to catch your breath. clean off. put up a tent. spread out your belongings. then it starts again. for the 700,000 people thought to have lost their homes in this district alone there's little relief. this man says 700 people died when his refugee camp was swept away. his children have been hungry and thirsty for three days. there's widespread complaints of government inaction but officials say they're doing what they can despite swamped roads, washed-out bridges and destroyed communication lines. >> our major priority is to save people's lives. all our efforts are concentrated on that. so we're using boats and helicopters to rescue people. >> reporter: there are promises of more help. the u.s. has diverted six more

. >> i means that's why we don't even put narrations in my documentaries either. >> rose: so what what else is going on in your life, other than this film. you have made the movies you wanted to make. >> one time i want to do a film biopick on jackie robinson. i wanted to do a pic on james brown, the godfather of soul. i wrote a script with the late great bud shulberg about joe louis and max schmelan. >> rose: that would be a great film. >> one day i would like to do a slade epic. because that's one thing this country is still not really dealt with, slavery. and i'm talking about flat black and white americans. i mean really since roots, that's the last time. >> rose: what is it you hope with your filmmaking and your films, you are accomplishing, what is it that you want to say, what is it about. >> for me, charlie, and again thank you for having me on the show, for me it's been story stilling. because all the great filmmakers i love are storytellers. and that's what great directors do. and that's what i try to be. and you want to tell a great story and tell it in a different way. >> r

we begin with this report narrated by tom clarke of "independent television news." >> reporter: this lifeline to the 33 trapped miners is now supplying the men with everything rescuers think they will need to survive this marathon rescue effort. last night, four days after contact was made, officials decided to break the news that rescue was far from imminent. government officials aren't just here to manage operations, but also the p.r. disaster of another major accident in a notoriously unsafe mine. the men are trapped 700 meters down several kilometers along spiraling roadways, leading to seams of copper and gold. on august 5, this is where the main tunnel collapsed 500 meters down, trapping the men. the first attempt to rescue them down these ventilation shafts was abandoned half way after another collapse. there are currently two main options for rescuing them. the first, using a heavy drill to bore a man-size hole through solid rock direct to the men. it's said this could take months. a quicker option is to drill around the collapsed areas exploding the existing tunnel but this