it is a clear shape from the colorado plateau. we do see it in calinke, you see it in certain incan sites in south america. so it might be a pan american feature. i'm not sure what it is. some hopi people have told me that the t, the bottom of the t, goes down into a mythical underground lake so this is an upside down mountain that leads down into a place called the house of rain. that is where twyla, probably oldest american deity, the rain deity, lives down in the house of rain and this is a t shape from up on the colorado plateau and that is the last picture on these slides, so -- the t shape, the pottery, i followed genetic information that you find in bones and teeth. i followed as many different pieces of information as i could and they sent me walking. i started in chaco canyon and walked north up to mesa verde, around to comb ridge in utah, down into the hopi mesa, across the mugion rim, to mexico and then into the sierra madre, following people, following routes. because everything in the desert leaves a route that leads

i see the colorado plateau. this bowl is from american museum of natural history and that's where it is now. that's the storage place. where it was from before is pueblo bonito in chaco canyon where there were rooms filled to the ceiling with bowls stacked within each other, bowls like this. all their designs, you can kind of get a glimpse around this. they have this flawless symmetry blending all the way around. it looks like that place. it looks like that landscape. i look into this and i see the sharp edges of the land. i see the way the earth is shaped out there. i see the routes in their vessels. i mean, to understand these, this one came out of a 13th century site in southwest colorado and i would sit with these bowls for hours and hours, drawing them into my sketch book because that was the only way i could really understand the complexity of how they got their symmetries to match up because i could never get them to match up in my drawings. i could never do a 100 percent accurate rendition of these becau

old conversation sovereign debt problems where is the root of the problem if you say well we've plateaued i think is probably the best thing you could say i mean we see we had a very steep recovery from a very steep crisis starting in middle of weight and we've now going to reach this kind of plateau or shelf as it were. and it just difficult now to see what's going to take is the next leg of recovery and so grossly would love this question about the ending of the concept of easing in the u.s. this month and whether or not this third bout of easing me even be required to propel you can you forward but that's the big question mark of economists and investors are looking at saying you know what is there are there to drive this market higher nobody's really worried about. a reversal or a double digit return to recession but there's a serious question mark over what's going to drive this for is there going to be a new round of quantitative easing in the u.s. because the u.s. has had quite a lot of problems and even the ratings agencies have been reviewing credit ratings for us because of all

it was a site, an archeological site on the colorado plateau, that i ran into a number of years ago. and i've gone down to it a couple of times now. when i first found it, i had been on the river for 7 days in a canoe. and i tied off and broke through the tamarisk which if you've ever been down on those desert rivers, the tamarisk, the invasive species of plant that runs along the shore line, it makes this jungle, this dry, hard jungle that you just work your way through until you have sticks stabbed into your ears and hair and tamis buds is what they call it, it's the stuff that rains down off these trees and it fills up the back of your shirt. i came up to this flat area and this cliff was there and i saw a piece of pottery on the ground, a broken piece of pottery. if you start looking around, you see broken pieces of pottery that date back 800 years, 900, 1200 years, and i dropped down on my hands and knees when i saw that one and i started brushing away sand until i could see others and i blew the sand away and i could see the rim of a roken pot. once i saw that, my eye was much

channel 21 in bend, oregon, learn about the history of native american cultures in the columbia river plateau at by hand through memory, at the high desert museum, your pacific event of the day. >> thanks so much. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. sarah palin has found unlikely support when it comes to her ongoing battle with the media. ashton kutcher and demi moore backed obama in 2008, but they both tweeted their disapproval of the media's hunger over the recent release of thousands of palin's emails as alaska's governor. kutcher found it repulsive. >>> "variety" reports russell crowe beat out sean penn and clive owen signing to play superman's biological father in the franchise reboot of "man of steel." >>> english singer joss stone, a friend of prince william and guest at his wedding, was reportedly the target of a robbery-murder plot by two men arrested by police in possession of swords, rope, and a body bag. disturbing there. >>> finally, jennifer lopez recently told the bbc she's not so sure about returning to "american idol" and "the hollywood repo

so we really just don't know where she'll plateau at this point in time. >> reporter: last we saw giffords, she was boarding a plane to florida, heading to see her husband, mark kelly's, shuttle launch back in april. friends say even since then she's made progress. >> we're so proud of her. she's working so hard. she's got a long way to go. but you can just see how beautiful she is. >> reporter: the hard charging democrat -- >> this is absolutely critical. >> reporter: -- who fought on the floor, now fighting for her old way of life. jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >>> in arizona, still a long way to go before that huge wildfire is brought under control. while some progress is being made, the fire has spread to neighboring new mexico and is also causing anxiety there. the scope of this fire is seen in this satellite image. nbc's tom llamas has more tonight from springerville, arizona. tom, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. earlier this week this was a ghost town. the entire town was evacuated. but as you can see behind me, traffic has returned and that evacuation order has

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and i think that plateauing is where we are, where we will be for a while. and with that you will have some quarters a little better and some not quite so good. the last quarter we have come through was extremely weak and the data has been dripping and drabbing for the last large number of weeks. and this is certainly a slow patch. and probably a significant slow patch in the economic recovery story. and so that's what i think you are seeing in the data over the last large number of weeks. >> tom: so overlay that over the market reaction this week. was what we saw this week part of a normal correction or something else? >> i think so. now our forecasts for the equity markets in the u.s., anyway, is plus nine percent by the end of the year. and you are still about half of that, even given the sell-off concluding today's activities. so you saw a lot of run-up early in the year and a pullback after the japanese quake. then you saw a run-up and you are seeing a pullback now. you are kind of marking time, you know, given all the data of that you've seen this is n

going to put the waste once they've taken it out of the water the waste is going to contain some plateauing. you are an expert on the environmental aspects as well of of nuclear and radiation effects will those people who lived in the area ever be able to return home will ever be safe again. well i think it's going to take more than a decade twenty thirty years before people will be able to return home and i think between cleaning up the nuclear reactor theirs and cleaning up the surrounding towns it can easily go over two hundred billion dollars u.s. so at the moment it's very difficult and that we seem to get conflicting messages from people just how serious the situation is i spoke to you when the story first broke as you just mentioned little that we spoke about a couple months ago and you said that this could be chernobyl on steroids do you still stand by that and if so what are the consequences not just for the media area but indeed beyond that the sea the air and for those who live thousands of miles away. well we're already seeing articles in tokyo particle means radioactive particl

she's living, she's alive but if she were to plateau today, it would not be nearly the quality of lifeefore. when it comes to a bigger and more complex thought that requires words, that's where she's had the trouble. but just yesterday giffords' good friend congresswoman debbie wasserman shultz painted a very different picture. >> she spoke to me in full sentences, initiated those sentences instead of just responding, which is what she had really been able to do recently. she's making remarkable row progress. >> reporter: but those recovering with giffords marvel at how far she has come and understand how far she has to go. >> gabby has a long, hard road ahead but look at that smile. she'll be back. >> reporter: giffords and her husband released photos in hope of stopping paparazzi from hounding her for photos when she begins out patient therapy in houston next month. bill whitaker kbs news, tucson. >> pelley: a priceless piece of world war ii history went up in flames today. a restored b-17 bomber caught fire and crash landed in a cornfield west of chicago. none of the seven people on

this is more of a breather than an actual plateau and bottom for housing prices. >> reporter: still, the condos, where it's been a real struggle for years, they're hopeful. >> i would love to be able to raise prices again. and based on what we see currently, i can see that we can raise prices a ain i ithree to four months. >> reporter: this house is selling for $335,000, and the sellers just might get their there's a big concern that as housing prices rise, more families who have been waiting to sell their homes will put those homes on the market, essentially ending, george, all of these limited gains. >> okay, steve osunsami, thank you. >>> now to the latest on that massive wildfire near the super sensitive, super secret los alamos nuclear lab. the fire has tripled in size, since yesterday, now 93 square miles in new mexico. forcing more than 12,000 people to flee. today, nuclear teams headed to the scene to monitor any radiation hazard. so far, they detected no danger. >>> and turning overseas, again, there's new violence in the streets of athens tonight, as the greek economy teete

that sustainable or do you think we'll reach a point where that rate of decrease of the cost will plateau out? >> we are -- we believe that we've -- the new strategies that the broadband commission is advocating, we believe that if every country puts broadband high on the national agenda, there will be a lot of economic scales and a lot of demand for broadband. >> all right so it needs to be high on national agendas. what is your message to the large i.t. companies? to the microsofts, to the apples, but also to the hardware manufacturers? what do you think you need them to listen to? >> i would like them to knows there over 2 billion people today that have access to broadband, that there is more than 5 billion people who will need access to it. therefore they need to think about that part of the population. 5.3 billion mobile users today, but another 2 billion using internet. and we need to break the digital divide. >> thank you very much indeed for joining me here in london, secretary-general of the international telecommunications union. >>> to the problem of india's black money. we'll

you know how you get to the plateau? >> you know what?t it, it has no choice but to give in, no matter what you're doing. you got to that point. don't fix something that's not broke. keep it going. keep it consistent. and you'll get there. [ cheers and applause ] >> you got a few amens out there with that one. >> amen. >> i talked to you about we can't wait. you're playing winnie mandela. >> yes. >> you have a couple other movies. >> yes. i started filming at the end of this month for "the three stooges." >> "three stooges." >> i get to play a nun. i'm excited about that. it's something different. and i also play a single drug addict mom. so, look for that. something different. and i like to take it one step at a time. baby steps. >> and the producer's alicia keys in that one. >> and she produce md my album, too. she's amazing. >> i have to tell you. when you had little david jr. out here earlier, wasn't he adorable? >> thank you. that's him all day. >> he was just rocking. >> that was him half-asleep. he'll be asleep. and he'll be like -

i think that his rising star has just plateaued. >> i think you are right.ells you something about the addictive quality of politics that he would want to day in the public eye after a moment like this. after a press conference like the one we saw today. the average person would hide under the bed or move to paraquay or remove himself from public view forever this is someone who seeks attention, regardless. however, i gotta say, people's attention spans are short and memories shorter. elliot spitzer has a television show. there are plenty people you can think of, including a former president who has been involved in sex scandals of their own making and are still around. some are more popular than ever. there's no guarantee. i would think it is unlikely that 10 years from now, congressman weiner will be shunned for this. >> greta: except for one thing. there's been a discussion by two guests tonight of senator vitter, that's been a number of years we still remember what he said. anyone who goes on tv who has a history we all know who it is and everyone snicke

. >> first off you get to a point where you get that plateau or you can't say or do anything more. >> why did he have a 40-minute press cones from? >> that's what happens when you do your own press. i think he opened up more doors and questions about his behavior he gave us six women. every one of those women will be trailed tonight. he also said, his wife, huma is her name? huma. very trusted aid of hillary clinton. very major figure in the state department. she knew about this stuff going on when he married here. she dragged her fwhoo this story. that she is now a knowledgeable party to this stuff. i'm sure she's happy from that. >> you read from that statement, you answer two questions then you're gone. >> these are not the grossest pictures in hifrtry. here is -- well i'm being directed to go hp here is what wiener said when he was asked if all of the people he was involved with on facebook an twitter were adults. >> i don't know the exact ages of the women. i don't know if you do, i will respect their privacy but they were all adults. at least to the best of my knowledge and they

are a strategic plateau that israel captured back in 1967.li soldiers firing flares as palestinian supporters approach the border. syrian officers blocked their advance. in the end, the group just chanted and turned around. a far cry from what happened there yesterday. [gunfire] >> trace: when israeli troops opened fire on protesters running toward the border fence. the syrians reported the violence killed as many as 23 people. numbers that israel disputes. reena ninan is live from our jerusalem newsroom. reena, calmer heads seemed to prevail today. >> yeah, trace. weren't clashes of forces at the border. inside syria it appears a civil war could be starting. syrian state tv reports 80 policemen were killed by gunmen. they are claiming that the people there are calling for the army to intervene but the protesters, the syrian opposition say that's a lie. it's just an excuse that assad is using to brutally attack his critics, trace. >> trace: reena, where does the united states stand in all of this? >> well, the state department said that the b

. >>> if and when stow's condition plateaus, he will be transferred to a rehabilitation facility.ancisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details and the prime suspect in an attack is 31-year- old ramirez sentenced to ten months in prison on monday on a parole violation when officers found a gun in the home he was staying in. ramirez has not been formally charged with stow's beating. >>> millions have them. even teenagers. what the fda is now saying about silicone breast implants. >>> and that fog is pushing back in right now. be back here in ten minutes with the forecast for your city for tomorrow. >>> and a battle is brewing over to local heroes. and we want your nominations. visit us on ktvu.com cox conserves heroes. [ music ] >>> a lawsuit was filed today in an effort to stop a proposed ban on mail circumcision in san francisco. muslim and jewish groups joined forces to renounce the lawsuit on the steps of city hall. it would make it a criminal offense to circumcise children. religious communities say the law is an attack on their beliefs. >>> as jews, we tak

first off, you get to a point where you get that plateau or you can't say or do anything more. >> why did he have a 40-minute press conference? >> that's what happens when you do your own press. i think the reality is he's opened up more doors and questions about his behavior he gave us six women. every one of those women will be trailed tonight. here is what he said when all of the women he was involved with were adults, not minors. let's listen. >> i don't know the exact ages of the women. i don't know -- i'm going to respect their privacy, but they're all adults, at least to the best of my knowledge they were all adults, and they were engaging in these conversations consensitily. >> here is the down side. how many adult women do this? >> he doesn't know. as he said, the lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. a politician who does hadn't own advising on how to handle an issue like this is a fool. he opened all these new lines. he hung hi wife out to dry here, by saying she was knowledgeable about this beforehand. questions will be asked of her. she's a private person

. >>> if and when stow's condition plateaus, he will be transferred to a rehabilitation facility. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details and the prime suspect in an attack is 31-year- old ramirez sentenced to ten months in prison on monday on a parole violation when officers found a gun in the home he was staying in. ramirez has not been formally charged with stow's beating. >>> millions have them. even teenagers. what the fda is now saying about silicone breast implants. >>> and that fog is pushing back in right now. be back here in ten minutes with the forecast for your city for tomorrow. >>> and a battle is brewing over the east bay's aids train. what we have learned about tens of millions of dollars now at stake. [ music ] >> living in the bay area gives us beautiful views and open spaces to enjoy. we want to honor those local conservationists who make public land like this accessible to those who attend a community garden and more. this is cox conserves heroes award. they will be giving out $10,000 to local heroes. and we want your nominations. visit us on

we will follow that trend and plateau as we head toward saturday and sunday. this afternoon, a principal pattern, 60s along the coastline, '70s around the immediate bay. low- eighties for northern and eastern locations. if you are headed to the speed with this weekend, they have the race going on, legends of nascar. we are pretty mild, upper 70's for saturday, low eighties for sunday. a pretty typical pattern of morning cloud cover and afternoon sunshine on both days. it should be pretty pleasant. here is your 7 day forecast. mild will be the pattern for the foreseeable future with temperatures stayed relatively cool especially and land. 8:35 a.m.. x >> right now the commute is not bad on the bay bridge. because of the racing, nascar racing, people need to expect extra traffic for the no. 8. highway 37, 121, legal, we are going to see more traffic between there and sacramento. that is where a lot of fans come from. that is today through sunday. also, a special performance from the patriots jet team. we will be talking to one of the patriots coming up in the ne

tuesday-wednesday the tartars will plateau and we will continue to cool as we head towards the weekend. that is a quick look at the warmup in store and a brief look at the week ahead. now, traffic. >> as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza, where did everyone go? certainly not here. that is good news for you if you drive the bay bridge. even with metering lights there is no backup work delay. for walnut creek, a great morning. we are still hot spot free. >> another commuter notes, an express bus will start running today to ease overcrowding on munies busiest railway. it is going to add to this service on a real service. this is a separate program to help with overcrowding and improved reliability during the morning and afternoon commute. and next to express runs between the financial district and ocean beach, forty eighth and nineteenth avenue and the nineteenth and financial >> like us on facebook to get an opportunity to win a magellan roadmate gps or a 50 in. 3-d tv. we will be right back >> a quick recap of the stories which are falling, former bart police officer johannes mehserl

take a look at this video, in a few places you've seen these image, the ground that looks flat, few plateaus, much of the area where they're fighting the battles with the wildfires happened to be in a big mountainous area. with winds forecast to be around 30, 40 miles an hour, it's a fact of pushing those flames outward. when you have a process that comes to fires called crowning and you have the tops of trees on fire when the wind comes along, kicks it, pushes the embers, sparks and flames from tree to tree top and as it goes at the hillsides the air tends to dry out, the foliage even more. continues to feed on itself. the winds are not strong, only in the single digits. a few places, some exceptions in northeast arizona. later on today we expect things to get worse, low humidity and stronger winds. we need heavy rainfall but unfortunately that is not going to be in the cards today. heavy rain possible through parts of pennsylvania to the ohio valley, even into the great lakes including michigan. it's going to be later this afternoon where we're going to see it begin to pile up across parts

and this is more of a breather than an actual plateau and bottom for housing prices. >> reporter: stillndos where it's been a real struggle for years, they're hopeful. >> i would love to be able to raise prices again. based on what we see currently, i could see we could raise prices again in three to four months. >> reporter: this house is selling for $335,000. the sellers might just get their asking price. there's a big concern as housing prices rise more families who have been waiting to sell their homes will put those homes on the market, essentially ending these very limited gains. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> french finance minister christine lagarde is now the new boss of the international monetary fund, the first woman to head up the global lending organization. lagarde steps in just as europe's debt crisis is spiraling out of control. she replaces dominique strauss-kahn, who resigned lt month after his arrest on charges of sexually assaulting a new york city hotel housekeeper. >>> president obama will meet again today with democratic congressional leaders to figure out

so we really just don't know where she'll plateau at this point in time. >> reporter: giffords is rehabbing in houston to be closer to her husband mark who's back now from his shuttle flight. the congresswoman has plenty of support. since the new pictures have been posted, hundreds have left messages on her facebook page. one wrote, gabby, you look amazing. god bless you, and keep your spirits high. another said, beautiful. you are such a testament to the human spirit. and the spirit in giffords that continues to push her recovery, in fact, doctors say if she continues to progress, she could transfer to an outpatient status here by the end of the month. ann, it's just been an amazing recovery. that's the next step. >> it is pretty remarkable. jay gray, thank you so much this morning. >>> it is now 7:09. let's go upstairs to matt. >> thank you very much. wall street is on a big losing streak with the dow opening below 12,000 today. it's fallen for six straight weeks. what does that mean for the economic recovery and your bottom line? jim cramer is the host of cnbc's "mad money." jim, good to