we get a look back at her story tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: pauline phillips was a use wife who got started almost 60 years ago writing for the "san francisco chronicle" as "dear abby." phillips redefined advice columns with snappy responses about everything from health, marriage and children. when kay asked, are birth control pills deductible, she replied, "dear kay, only if they don't work." "dear abby" became a trusted household name, read by tens of millions in hundreds of newspapers worldwide. >> i get about 300 letters a day that sound just like this one. dear abby, i'm a girl of 14 and i like a boy of 15. >> reporter: even presidents took note of her popularity. >> abby, thank you. >> thank you, mr. president. >> she wasn't a doctor, physician. she was just a woman from iowa who had great, good common sense. >> reporter: phillips was also on the radio for 12 years, an author to six books. famous for one-liners. "dear abby, between you and me, i think the people who write to you are either morons or they're just plain stupid." signed henry. she replied, "dear h

pauline phillips died wednesday after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. she was diagnosed in 2002. phillips' daughter has been the author of the column. pauline phillips was 94 years old. >>> police hope a new sketch will catch the man who tried to take a little girl from her mother's arms. take a look at the man here. here's the sketch. late twenties, early thirties, 5' 6, medium build. his mother told investigators he smelled like motor oil when he tried to grab her 2-year-old daughter in the front yard of their east san jose home tuesday. >>> nudists protesting on the streets of san francisco right now, as a federal judge considers the city's new ban on nude itty. anne makovec on the issue that's viewed as a matter of public health by one side and a first amendment right by the other. >> reporter: opponents hope the judge will block it from taking effect, while he has a chance to consider whether or not it's constitutional. the case is on behalf of four people, including one woman who feels nudity should be protected as expressive speech. she also thin

pauline phillips... better known dear abby.. has d >>> she was a woman millions of people turned to for advice. pauline phillips, better known as "dear abby," has died. she got her break back in 1956. she was a 30-something housewife when she told the editor she was better than the advice columnist they already had. >> you have to feel for people. you have to want to help people. that is the best part of being "dear abby." i love being able to help people. when somebody writes, abby, you changed my life. >> as her "dear abby" grew, she competed in the advice field with her identical twin sister, aka ann landers. phillips died at the age of 94 after a long battle with alzheimer's. she once said, quote, wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. nothing does except wrinkles. >> we can attest to that, can't we, dennis? >> i don't see it, not at all. >> makeup. yes, indeed. >>> tiger woods, you guys did that story on lance armstrong. you know tiger lost all those endorsements. well, he's getting some back. you will hear why the

pauline phillips' column ran in papers across the country for decade. started at the san francisco chronicle in 1956. the dear abby column was taken over by her daughter in 2002. pauline phillips was 94 years old. >> she was such a great writer and had those great one liners. it was amazing. >>> you're sort of like the dear abby of the news department for the weather. >> sometimes i feel like a psychologist as well as a meteorologist. hey, can you please make it this. >> well, the sunny part is find fien. around here we're enjoying january -- fine. around here we're enjoying jan sunshine. we'll be down near -- january sunshineful we'll be down near freezing -- sunshine. we'll be down near freezing again tomorrow. have you seen this over the past several days? yeah, you -- cbs5 hi-def doppler -- you have, cbs5 hi- def doppler completely and utterly dry. last month we had a foot of rainfall and this month we've had 1/2 of 1 inch of rainfall, big change because of this dome of high pressure and it's not moving. the storm track is about 700 miles to our nor

. >> pauline phillips, better known as dear abby, has died, leaving a legacy of humor and heart.one-liners were a must-read for millions. >> here's abc's david wright on the woman behind the column. >> reporter: she was google and groucho all in one. delivering wise one-liners in answer to any question. a reader once asked, is it possible to get pregnant under water? her response, not without a man. her audience was bigger than oprah's. >> now, i asked her, what paper would you buy? >> i read the one that has dear abby. >> oh. >> reporter: fozzie bear's favorite. dexter's, too. >> dear abby, i'm a serial killer. >> reporter: because dear abby always judged problems with common sense -- without judging her readers too harshly. >> i'm a hillsboro housewife. i didn't have a social security number. i never worked a day in my life. >> reporter: pauline phillips told larry king she got her big break when she barged into the editor's office at "the san francisco chronicle." >> he said, don't call us, we'll call you. leave your name at the desk. >> reporter: she started the very next day

well, today, the woman who was really pauline phillips, died at the age of 94.david wright tells us about the column that changed a culture. >> reporter: she was google and groucho all in one. delivering wise one-liners in answer to any question. a reader once asked, is it possible to get pregnant under water? her response, not without a man. her audience was bigger than oprah's. >> now, i asked her, what paper would you buy? >> i read the one that has dear abby. >> oh! >> reporter: fozzie bear's favorite, decker's too. >> dear bi, iabby, i'm a serial killer. >> reporter: because dear abby always judged problems with common sense -- without judging her readers too harshly. >> i never worked a day in my life. >> reporter: pauline phillips told larry king she got her big break when she barged into the editor's office at "the san francisco chronicle." >> he said, don't call us, we'll call you. leave your name at the desk. >> reporter: she started the very next day. that was 1956. three months earlier, her twin sister had been hired to write a similar column for "th

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pauline phillips who wrote under the name of abigail van buren during the dear abby column was 94. >>> check this out, researchers can snap photographs of snowflakes in 3d. it captures the amazing photos while the snowflakes are in free fall. very cool. >>> a new studies show a dramatic death in cancer. experts credit people smoking less and early detection especially for breast and colin cancer. but the numbers aren't all good. the death rate from melanoma often caused by some exposure is rising. and the latest on obesity which affects many cancers including liver and breast. >> announcer: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil wash. >>> and china's growth products sped up by a faster than expected 7.9% in the fourth quarter. >>> stocks came to live thursday thanks to a jump in housing starts and the lowest claimed numbers since january 208. after the bell, chip make intel ticked lower. more corporate reports, heavy hitters general electric and morgan stanley. >>> gold prices settled and $1690. meaning this gold nugget reportedly discovered with a medal detecter in austral

. >> well, pauline phillips better known to millions of readers as dear abby has died.rted in the mid 1950s in the san francisco chron committee. dear abby was the straight talking funny friend even if you never knew her real name. pauline phillips. she was 94 years ol old. david wright on the column that changed a culture. >>reporter: google and groucho all in one. delivering wise one liners in answer to any question. reader once asked is it possible to get pregnant under water? her response not without a man. her audience was bigger than oprah's. >> i ask you what paper would you buy? >> i would read the one with dear abby. >>reporter: this favorite dexter too. >> dear abby i'm a serial killer i need advice. >>reporter: dear abby always judged problems with common sense without judging her readers too harshly. >> hillsboro 0house wichlt i didn't have a so long asal security enough. never worked a day in my life. >>reporter: she told larry king sher got her big break when she barged into the editor office at the san francisco chronicle. >> he said don't call us we'll c

pauline phillips' column ran in papers across the country for decades.st column ran in the "san francisco chronicle" in 1956. tonight, flowers mark her star on the hollywood walk of fame. the dear abby column was taken over by her daughter in 2002. pauline phillips was 94. >>> changing the way trash is thrown out still ahead why a bay area city is getting rid of one type of bin. >> you think it's stressful trying to get a job? the secret behind the cover letter that's being called the best ever. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ this is how mommy learned... ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ least for a little while. cbs-5 reporter elissa harrington explains why the city is getting >>> trash collection is going to change in palo alto at least for a while. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington explains why the city is getting rid of those black bins. >> reporter: taking out the trash in this city

pauline phillips who wrote under the name of abigail van buren in her long-running dear abby column was 94. >>> check this out, researchers have created a new gadget that can snap photographs of snowflakes in 3-d. the device uses three high-speed cameras to capture the amazing photos while the snowflakes are in free fall. very cool. >> now to health news. new numbers from the american cancer society shows a dramatic drop in cancer death rates down 20% from the peak in 1991. experts credit people smoking less and early detection especially for breast and colon cancer. but numbers aren't all good. the death rate for melanoma caused by sun exposure is rising and there's concern about obesity. >> announcer: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil phd balanced wash. >> turning now to biz. will a rebound in the world's second largest economy be good news on world series? china's growth products sped up by a faster than expected 7.9% in the fourth quarter. we'll see how investors react and how long it will last. >>> stocks came to live thursday thanks to a jump in housing starts and

pauline phillips known as dear abbey has passed away at 94. she had long suffered from alzheimer's disease. the first column appeared in 1956 and phillips wrote under the pen name abigal van buren. it is the world's most widely indicated column with a daily readership of 110 million. >>> and well they're a hot couple on screen and the films make a lot of money. chris tin stewart and robert pattenson have been named the highest grossing film couple. chaning tatum and rachel mc adams was second. >>> and the first lady celebrated her birthday by joining the twitter verse. it is at lotus. that stants for first lady of the united states. and staffers sent the first tweet asking people to wish her a happy birthday. she will tweet from time to time. and it is because the message we signed mo. and they sent out a picture of her with a new haircut. this sis a meeting with her citizen cochair sporting the new do. >> i like it. >>> and stay with us this morning. 5:27. >>> bandit going to extremes to hide his identity from the cameras: the lengths to hide

newspaper mainstay for generations and tonight family and friends are remembering dear abby columnist pauline phillip. she died yesterday after a long battle with alzheimer's disease at age 94. >>> it's a sad day for a lot of washingtonians as a local institution ends an era. the grocery store chain magruder has been in our town since 1875. today shoppers at the rockville store snatched up some bargains. that store and three others are up for sale. only the chevy chase store in northwest has already been sold. it reopened today with the old name but under new management. >>> let's take a live look outside right now. the snow is starting to fall in our neighborhood. topper is right here after the break with a look what the we can expect. >> plus the head shaking story of that college football star who says he's a victim of a cruel hoax, but is it true? >>> here's a live look outside, our michael and son weather cam, just a little bit of light rain downtown. most of the activity is south of town. still 41, winds still south, southeast at 3. winds will become northwesterly at 10 to 20 after midnight. th

. >> suarez: and we remember pauline phillips whose "dear abby" column offered straight- talking but sympathetic advice about love and life to readers around the globe. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. a... >>hisrogram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: algeria's state news agency now says special forces have completed a mission to rescue dozens of foreign hostages, including some americans. they'd been held by militants tied to al-qaeda. but there are wildly varying accounts of how many got out alive, and how many were killed. >> because of the fluidity and the fact that there is a lot of planning going o

. >> suarez: and we remember pauline phillips whose "dear abby" column offered straight- talking but sympathetic advice about love and life to readers around the globe. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: algeria's state news agency now says special forces have completed a mission to rescue dozens of foreign hostages, including some americans. they'd been held by militants tied to al-qaeda. but there are wildly varying accounts of how many got out alive, and how many were killed. >> because of the fluidity and the fact that there is a lot of planning

pauline phillips was 94. >>> and check this out.ers have created a new gadget that can snap photographs of snowflakes in 3d. the device uses three high-speed cameras and infrared sensors to capture the amazing photos while the snowflakes are in free fall. very, very cool. >>> weill a rebound in the world's second largest economy be a bump for the stock exchange? today, we'll see how investors react. >>> stocks came to life thursday thanks to a surprising jump in housing starts and the lowest weekly jobless numbers since january 2008. after the bell, intel ticked lower despite better than expected earnings. more corporate reports ahead today include heavy hitters general electric, part owner of this network, and morgan stanley. gold prices settled around $1690 thursday, meaning that this 177-ounce gold nugget reportedly discovered with a metal detector in australia is worth $300,000. what a find. >>> toyota has settled the first wrongful death lawsuits. >>> oprah winfrey's interview with lance armstrong has turned a pretty penny for

pauline phillips, gone at the age of 94. again, so ahead of her time. >> oh, yeah. >> 100 million readers. >> isn't that amazing? >> me, too. >> great stuff. >>> we're going to turn to a disturbing story from overnight from philadelphia. it has happened again. an apparently random, unprovoked subway attack, ending with a woman thrown to the tracks. you see it right there. thankfully, she survived. and abc's john muller has the details. >> reporter: this surveillance video taken inside philadelphia's subway system is stunning and hard to watch. a brutal attack on an unsuspecting victim, thrown screaming on to the tracks of a train. it begin s innocently enough. a man and woman wait for the subway after 3:00 in the afternoon. then, the man approaches and asks the woman to borrow a lighter. after returning it, he lunges, choking her and attacking her with a flurry of punches. then, the unthinkable. the suspect grabs her ankles, dragging her across the platform, and tossing her on to the tracks, before casually reaching into her

pauline phillips died after a long battle with alzheimer's. she was 94. >>> coming up still can't find a flu shot? tens of thousands more doses of vaccine are headed our way. i'll have details in our health alert. >> if you're headed out, i'd grab your umbrella and a coat. temps are falling. here's the radar. now the rain is beginning to switch over quickly to snow especially south of town. it's changing in charles county and southern prince george's county, pretty big snows going on in charlottesville. we'll talk about how much is heading our way, what that means for your morning commute tomorrow. >> next technology is driving automakers to create apps that keep you connected while you're behind the wheel. >> don't forget we're always on at www.wusa9.com and the wusa9 app. >>> if you want to go to the atm and don't want a whole lot of money, but the bank has at least a $20 minimum. those days may soon be a thing of the past. chase and pnc bank plan to roll out new machines that will hand out the exact amount you want down to the change. the n

her column reached an estimated 95 million people per day n 2002 her daughter took over and pauline phillipsrs old. >>zx:gñ people normally write a check when paying property taxes but one man had a different approach he did. he drove to the tax office with $14,000 in change and dollar bills in the back of his suv. he says he lost his tree business in part because he couldn't pay taxes so he went to great lengths to collect this money. >> i had to borrow money. i missed -- missing payments on the home to pay for taxes on this piece of property. my grandkids piggy banks, daughter's piggyÑ]9h banks my money, change and people just offered to help a little bit as they can.(bÑó he says he rolled them himself, staffers at the tax office spent time counting thrk but they d $14,000 worth. >> he's the worst nightmare, ever if you work in a tax office, oh no,. >> surprising they accepted it cash is cash. >> still ahead at 4:00 details in the murder of a wealthy businessman and gang ties that could be connected to his death. >> a bizarre story involving a notre dame star and his fake girlfriend. poli

. >> her real name was pauline phillips. after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. dear abby first appeared in the san francisco chronicle in 1956. doling out advice was a family business. her daughter took over the column and phillips' twin sister wrote for rival papers under the name of ann landers. she was 94 years old. look how stylish in that picture. >> isn't that interesting both she and her sister were premier advice columnists of their time. >> yeah. we have an advice columnist coming in today. >> heloise is coming in and we'll ask her about her thoughts on dear abby. >> and we have someone -- >> who? >> ask allison. >> oh, in the tradition. >> quite in the tradition. i love that. thank you tucker. >> you're welcome. >> i could say the same about you. >> let's talk about the temperature -- >> go ahead. i'm playing with him. >> that's bad advice, allison. allison, ever give out advice and maybe you feel like you changed your mind? >> no, because it's very hard for me to give advice. >> what? >> i think about it -

her real name was pauline phillips, but she was best known as dear abby.mnist they had. she credits her flip saucy one-larnone- one-liners for getting the job. abigail van buren became her pen name. as her "dear abby" column grew she competed in the advice field with her identical twin sister ann landers. in 1990, she told cnn's larry king what it takes to be a good columnist. >> you have to feel for people. you have to want to help people. and i -- that is the best part of being dear abby. i love being able to help people, when somebody writes and says abby you changed my life, you did something for me that nobody else could do. >> reporter: she wrote about the angry letters she received from readers following her public acceptance of homosexuality at a time when there wasn't much tolerance. and there were times when she'd reach out personally to people who were troubled. phillips was known for her sometimes pithy responses like the time ted asked her, "what inspires you most to write." and she answered, "the bureau of internal revenues." kira phillips of

pauline friedman phillips, who wrote her column as abigail van buren was 94. she died after a long fight with alzheimer's disease. phillips' twin sister ann landers died in 2002. >> have you of ver wanted a single or five from the atm? we'll tell you which banks are rolling out new machines that will give you exactly the amount you're looking for. >> plus, phone calls through facebook? there's an app for that. >> and you're looking at penn station. just kidding. this is roanoke, have va -- virginia. we'll have much more straight ahead. >>> lots of green today. the dow is up, nasdaq is up and the s&p 500 is up. >>> the days of withdrawing too much cash from the atm could soon be over. that's right. it could be dispensing one and five dollar bills. chase and p.d nc are roling out -- pnc are rolling out new machines. there may be an atm dispensing coins. the machines are free for chase and pnc customers and out of network fees do ally to noncustomers. >>> you can now make free calls on your iphone through the messaging app. it allows you to call someone else but

. >>> today readers are remembering pauline phillips, who died thursday. along with her twin sister, ann larnds, she now created the column, always writing with a dash of wit and wisdom. phillips was 94 years old. >>> are you in the market for a house, looking for something late 18th century right in the heart of our nation's capital? too bad, the white house not for sale, but having fun, calculating what that building would go for using an algorithm. what's it worth? about $295 million, but like most of our homes it was worth a lot more years ago. >>> if you need help getting off the couch and starting your morning, this cat can help you out. let's check -- ooh! i don't know if that's helping you out. >> not nice! >> just look how he evicts his buddy from that couch. >> that is mean! >> but nobody got hurt! >> i don't know if we can say that. >> i don't know if that's true. >> nicer way to do that. long distance relationships can be tough. these two dogs found a way to stay in touch. check this out. >> pretty nice. that's fantastic. >> cool. >> that's swe

today advice seekers are mourning another loss pauline phillips has written her final letter.today at the age of 94. more airlines and more countries are grounding the boeing 787. and now we're getting a look at the battery that's apparently causing all the trouble for the so-called dream liner. that's next. and a snackdown on scalpers charging thousands of dollars for tickets to president obama's inauguration. why it could soon be tougher to find those tickets online. nexium, the purple pill, helps provide many with day and night relief of heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. there is risk of bone fracture, and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. call your doctor right away if you have persistent diarrhea. other serious stomach conditions may exist. don't take nexium if you take clopidogrel. ask your doctor if nexium, the purple pill, is right for you. find out how to save on nexium at purplepill.com. >> bill: just in to fox news tonight. this is video of the situation at miami's international airport where two p

and pauline phillips has died. she was 94 years old.hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." even before president obama announced the nomination of chuck hagel to be secretary of defense, his secretary of defense, the neocons out there, the hawks, made it clear they would go to war to stop it. of course, the neocons know how to start wars, but nearly two weeks after the president picked him, hagel's nomination is gaining momentum and his neocon critics out there are increasingly on the defensive. chuck schumer and barbara boxer threw their support behind him. a new poll shows 42% of this country supports the hagel nomination compared to 24% that oppose. that's an amazing amount of knowledge on the public's part. i'm a little skeptical. the confirmation hearing is set to begin january 31st, and hagel will no doubt face tough criticism from the republicans on the party. but the neocons' hope of defeating hagel seems to be dimmer. peter beinart and joan walsh is editor-at-large at salon. thank you so much. peter, i have watched your v

pauline friedman phillips was 92 years old. >>> a group of men have quite a story to tell.re part of the inauguration in 1949 when harry truman took office. >> reporter: these three guys have some stories to tell. they didn't just witness history. they were part of it. >> we were there because we were -- had to be there. >> reporter: they joke a lot but this was serious business n1949, gray parks and scott shipe were west point cadets. >> i harry s. truman do solemnly swear. >> reporter: they took a train to union station for president truman's inauguration and even marched in the parade. jim upp was a 16-year-old d.c. boy scout assigned the duty of helping to line the inaugural parade route. >> you had the best eye view of the whole parade as it came by. >> reporter: it is interesting that all three of these men who participated in the 1949 inauguration are now neighbors. they all live here at the green spring retirement community in springfield. they all remember it being quite cold. >> the cars were coming by the front of the parade. off went the coats and when they pass

. >> her real name was pauline phillips and she passed away at the age of 94. >> reporter: she was googleucho all in one. delivering wise one liners in answer to any question. a reader once asked is it possible to get pregnant under water? her response? not without a man. her audience was bigger than oprah's. >> i asked her what paper would you buy? >> i read the one that has dear abby. >> reporter: fozy bear's favorite. dexter's, too. >> dear abby, i'm a serial killer. >> reporter: dear abby always judged problems with common sense without judging the readers too harshly. >> i'm a hills boro housewife. i never worked a day of my life. >> reporter: she told larry king she got her big break when she barged into the editor's office at the san francisco chronicle. that was 1956. three months earlier, her twin sister had been hired to write a similar column for the "chicago tribune." they would go on to be rivals for the rest of their careers. her frank advice was sometimes shocking in its day. 1970, dear abby, recently our 21-year-old daughter came out and said she was love with another girl

one of the most beloved advise columnists whose real name is pauline friedman phillips.m axelrod has more. >> reporter: profiled by ed murrow in 1958, dear abby started two years earlier when she called the editor of "the san francisco chronicle" and told them she could do better than what she just read. her advice ran in 1,400 papers worldwide with more than 110 million daily readers. >> the business of living from one day to the next with just one problem after another, most people just want someone to listen to them. >> reporter: she was often confused with her twin sister who wrote her own column under the name ann landers. their rivalry drove them apart. as young adults though they grew close again in later life perhaps following their own vice. >> knowing the right thing to do is incentive. all we need to do is have someone give us the push in the right direction. >> reporter: every letter with a self-addressed envelope received a reply. >> here's a man who wrote me in care of the milwaukee sentinel. his wife doesn't understand him but his bookkeeper does. >> repor

fall lien friedman phillips wrote the -- pauline friedman phillips wrote the long running column under the name of abigail van buren. by the time her family realized she was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2002 her daughter had taken over the column. her twin sister was ann landers. phillips was 94. >>> coming up the colorado movie theater where a gunman opened fire last summer is about to reopen, a private ceremony held there tonight. >> plus we talked to a lawmaker who made this video to show just how easy it is to buy a weapon at a gun show. there is no mass produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dual-air technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. exclusively at a sleep number store. sleep number. comfort individualized. save $500 on our special edition bed set. plus, 48-month financing on all beds. now at the sleep number white sale. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>

. >> the creator of the long- running advice column "dear abby" has died-- pauline phillips was 94 when wednesday after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. for more than forty years, "dear abby" supported equal rights for women and minorities. the column also promoted aids awareness and education. daughter jeanne phillips took over the column from her mother more than a decade ago and says she has big heels to fill. >> jacqueline: it was in the 60s and a number of places. 65 in richmond. 60s in richmond, 60s and sunnyvale. 63 and san jose. upper 50s and 60s with the current conditions pretty mild. still 60s and san francisco and richmond. otherwise, 50s for the most part. it is going to be warmer. still, some 30's out the door. mainly for the north bay, the delta, the inland valleys and portions of the south bay. and the morning lows will be 30's and '40's. things are going to warm up quickly as we go towards a 10:00 a.m. 50s and 60s expected. we will take a look at your neighborhood forecast, coming up. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it

pauline phillips died wednesday in minneapolis.wisdom and snappy comments in one of america's most popular columns now written by her daughter. jan crawford looks back at her long and influential career. >> her pen name was abigail van buren but to family and friends she was just dear abby. here she is in 1958 with ed murrow in "person to person." >> all kinds of people write to me, ed, because everyone has a problem. >> reporter: they wrote thousands of letters to dear abby, the despondent, the lonely, and confused. she was the wise friend and sounding board and in some ways ahead of her time as in this response to up in arms in san francisco, a worried reader about the gay couple living across the street. ab abby, need we're does are wrecking the neighborhood. abby's response, you could move. >> how do you come up with the answers to these important questions? >> well, ed. as my good friend says, horse heads can be found in a stable mind. >> reporter: she first appeared in "the san francisco chronicle" in 1956. at the time a subu