the initial use of steam, the neukom steam engine consumed enormous amounts of coal, so you couldn't leave the coal fields very far. you had to have your industry there, and mining was there. what james watts does, half century later, as someone said, he took an awkward contraption and turned it into the engine of the industrial revolution, is he got a way of getting rid of all that steam and conserving all the coal. then you could take the steam engines and put them anywhere, in boats to drive the machinery and wedgwood famous porcelain factories. so, you know, the first is in the late 17th century. i'm carrying you forward to the end of the 18th century, and it doesn't really change the standard of living until well into the 19th century. >> what was next? you had mining? >> mining. and then the great bonanza of the steam engine was textile making. textile making. there was -- cotton was a lot easier to mill than wool. and cotton was in demand all over the world. and the english perfect through the power loom, the spinning mules, the various inventions, improve the number of spindl

deity and a little more darth vader because directly behind these homes lucas wants to build a huge neukom plex. basically -- new complex, basically a movie studio. two large indoor sound stages each the size of a department store and one large outdoor stage. there will be offices, residence units and private restaurant and a wine tasting room and large wine storage cave built into the hillside. neighbors fear what this could do to their rural lifestyle. >> it may turn into a winery. we may have sort of an amusement park. it could morph into many different things. >> jobs justifies almost anything these days. >> reporter: the county's planning department says this is an important project for the area but those fears are unfounded. they say the project is consistent with the master plan for the area and any problems it causes for the neighborhood would have to be addressed by the developer. they say none of the facilities would be open to the public and a maximum occupancy of 350 people would be in effect. but those who oppose the project see this as a david versus goliath fight. >> are you

he wants to build a huge neukom plex in marin county's lucas valley area. that's already the home of skywalker ranch. the complex would include department store-sized sound stages, offices, residences and restaurants. but neighbors giving the plan a big thumbs down. >> it may turn into a winery. we may have sort of an amusement park. it could be many different things. >> i don't have any objection to a person being rich and famous and doing well and george lucas has done a lot good things for the county. i think this is a tobaccoly bad choice. >> in a statement, lucas film says it is surprised by the opposition since the plan has been publicly discussed already and it has been approved by the county supervisors in marin. >>> it is 5:21. coming up next, the special diet that can help fight parkinson's disease. and a dog nearly left for dead, why a bay area family says police refused to help. coming up. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, i