. ♪ steiner composed the unforgettable theme for the "perry mason" t.v.ies, also music for "rocky and bullwinkal," "the twilight zone," and the original "star trek." he died last week at the age of 88. ahead this sunday, an inventor that turns junk into robots, and turns a handsome profit as well. that story is next. a handsome profit as >> mitchell: finally tonight, thomas edison once said to invent you need a good imagination and pile of junk. well, these days another american is taking edison's idea to heart. here is michelle miller. >> reporter: people who think americans don't make things anymore have never met gordon bennett. >> if something is kind of old and beat up like this, that's-- i love that. >> reporter: bennett has turned his eye for the old and discarded into artistic mechanical creations, or as he calls them, robots. this is an important question: do they work? >> some of them light up. some of the heads light up. do they actually do anything? no. >> reporter: it started four years ago when bennett was inspired by old toy parts. he's bee

a lot of us grew up watching "perry mason." you don't see those kinds of movies now it seems to be almost seasonal that you have, you know, either positive or negative portrayals. but it seems to follow a certain cycle. we have so many shows on tv now about, you know, police and law enforcement. i think we have, what, maybe three different "c.s.i. i "series now, "law & order" parts one, two, and three. what do you think counts for the portrayal of our justice system and how it shifts over time? and also if you've seen in terms of what writers have done or haven't done. >> you know, i was -- when i was listening to mr. serra, i was thinking, you know, actually the law is this huge thing. and there are parts of it that work really well. and when i started out, i was a young lawyer at a large wall street law firm. and believe it or not, we did really good work. and since we typically litigate against or are involved with other large corporate law firms, the other people did railly good work. and since we were typically in federal

a lot of us grew up watching "perry mason." you don't see those kinds of movies now it seems to be almost seasonal that you have, you know, either positive or negative portrayals. but it seems to follow a certain cycle. we have so many shows on tvn

a perry mason moment that he did send that photo no a woman in washington state and he has been carriryingn tekst sexting with other women, since his marriage. gentlemen, i want to ask you about this thing because, maybe because i want to try to understand why this looks so bad for anthony weiner. even though i do feel for him adds a person. all these days, he denied it flatly. blamed it, blamed it, blamed it. it is the press's craziness. told luke reser, maybe it is possible. he didn't get caught with another woman. he didn't get involved in anything to do with public money. he didn't get involved in anything to do with having relations with a lobbyist for example, which is usually killer wsh sex plus they call it in the old days. it is a high school level embarrassment. like your parents go in your room and see you are doing this kind ever stuff. like this is gross, grody, another kids'term. chris lee, the guy from upstate work, quit that day. of course democrats celebrated his defeat. what is a firing offense? >> he doesn't think it is a firing offense because he is not quitting. there

and think back to your perry mason, your "law & order ""tv shows there's a difference between directi saw casey do this to caylee." that's direct evidence. here it's circumstantial, she looked things up on the enter shut. she was partied what she said she didn't know. who is the nanny, zoe, who didn't exist. that puts it at a different level of analysis for the jury. the judge talked about the law in florida and then he states on circumstantial evidence which is there's a little more required from the state. so we can't actually just say right now, the trial's still going on. we got to stay tuned. >> the defense will begin tomorrow. what the defense could have done because you've been on both sides of this. they could have simply poked holes, right in the prosecution's case? but instead, early on, they won. they came out with a whole new theory that this little girl drowned in a pool. do they have to go about proving that theory instead of poking holes and doubt? >> you're dead on. part of why this has captivated everyone, besides the sadness of a child dying. it really is where the

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>> so you can play the drums and watch perry mason at noon at the same time. sounds good to me. ladies and gentlemen, mr. joseph hsu. [ringing bells] [applause] >> joseph hsu, ladies and gentlemen. joseph hsu. now, all those six men are competing against this man, ladies and gentlemen. we left him for last simply because he was the 46th annual cable car bell ringing champion. ladies and gentlemen, he's been with muni for nine years, eight years on the cable car. let's hear it for two-time winner mr. leonard oates. [applause] go -- good to see you, leonard. up got the gloves on. i see you are ready. you and i have a city in common. where were you born? >> new orleans, louisiana. >> new orleans, louisiana the yeah, let's hear it for the 504. how do you prepare for this whole darn thing here? >> practice. >> ok. that will get you to broadway but here you are in union square. ladies and gentlemen, two-time winner, mr. leonard oates. >> this is what i do every day. [ringing bells] >> leonard oates, ladies and gentlemen, reigning two-time champion mr. leonard oates. that completes the