on the rest of the cast of sesame street is celebrating off a century of educational t.v. a preschool chill. i'm feel gail welcome to the program. bolivia's embattled president is calling for new elections after a regional election monitoring body reported what they called monstrous fraud in terms results the call from the leftist president marks a complete reversal after he claimed victory 3 weeks ago and refuted opposition claims that the vote had been rigged and he still facing opposition calls to step down have a moron it's believed his 1st indigenous leader has held office since 2006 is announcement followed weeks of anti-government protests. and why he will call for new national elections which by voting allow the bolivian people to democratically elect new authorities that incorporate new political actors. straight to the country's capital of pozen where we join our correspondent johan ramires welcome johan so the organization of american states action or does this talk about what they said was of observed irregularities talk us through some of their findings. the organization

international stars sesame street was a revolution in children's t.v. when it debuted in 1969 today there are 10 different regional productions of the famous neighborhood for children in more than 150 countries. big bird's been a big star for 50 years now and to mock sesame street's 50th anniversary new york decided to light up the empire state building in green and yellow to pay tribute to one of the world's most successful shows. i think the secret is we started with these universal values that every kid deserves respect opportunity kindness all with a little bit of fun and combine those universal values the fact that you have to constantly innovate in change. with the culture and with the kids need you more fully job you sesame street represented a revolutionary development in children's television and it was an instant global success. i was i was. you know that you had a banana. was that burt. also touches on some difficult topics sometimes such as autism world hunger or even death she. didn't have to. give it to him when he comes back big bird mr h

he's big and yellow and 50 years old big bird and the rest of the cast of sesame street celebrate hanukkah century of the educational t.v. for kids. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program olivia's embattled president evo morales has announced his resignation weeks after an election by claims of fraud an element prompted same's of celebration with thousands of bolivians taking to the streets andean capital saw 3 weeks of unrest following the election in october which morales claimed he'd won pressure had been mounting on morales to step down with bolivia's military chase the latest in a line of say new figures calling on him to go. took to national television to announce his decision. i resign my presidency why did i decide to resign so that opposition leaders missa to come up show do not continue to persecute my brothers union leaders i mean that all of. interesting the full let's bring in correspondent yohann ramirez who's standing by for us in bolivia as political capital love has you know had president morales has resigned why why did he decide to step back now. rebecca he decided

and he's big and young i'm 50 years older than the rest of the cast of sesame street are celebrating half a century of educational t.v. for preschool children. i'm phil graham welcome to the program polls have closed in spain's national election with preliminary projections showing the ruling socialist party winning the most votes for the prime minister petro sanchez his party is on track to win the most votes but it looks likely he'll be unable to form a governing coalition a conservative people's party came in 2nd right when fox is expected to come in 3rd place improving its results considerably since last april the selection. trade. because bond and lisa they had courses for the socialist party and the trade welcome they said so these projections in the very back of the ruling socialists have won the most votes but look like being short of a majority again what's the mood there. well the mood here is rather gloomy i say people are not really happy about these projections although they're trying to keep a stiff upper lip given that the definite results will only come out at 1030 to

research shows that "sesame street" has a positive impact on kids. hildhood education found access to the show was associated with better elementary school performance. >> they compared the sesame viewers to nonviewers. on average they performed 16% higher than the nonviewers, but they also had these positive dispositions towards learning. ♪ grab a book and you'll see >> much more motived to learn and engage in leisure reading and better pro social skills as well. so it wasn't just the academic. it also had a social impact. >> reporter: "sesame street" continues to strive for that impact by using everything from >> there is so much to do in elmo's room. >> reporter: to books, including rosemary trulio's new book, "sesame street, ready for school". >> children are learning from the adults around them. >> reporter: you're teaching children. you're also teaching parents. >> i often say i wish parents would watch "sesame street" as a parenting show because we have a human cast who is really representing you as a parent. ♪ feelings pass and feelings change

>> yes. >> most impulsive muppet on "sesame street".te the cookie. ♪ good things come to those who wait ♪ >> the next time you use that strategy it worked. so it's important for us to show that trial and error. >> those same muppets are the best choice to explain of difficult realities. >> my dad is in jail. >> like incarceration. >> we don't have our own apartment any more. >> homelessness. >> what's the matter, julia? sirens are bothering you >> and autism. >> she does things just a little bit differently. in a julia sort of way. >> the magic is they take difficult topics and put them through the lens of a child so that it's very easy-to-understand. >> teresa fitzgerald heads up branding. she and her team spent years creating julia who is on the autism level. >> it was so well received so they decided to build the puppet. we took those drawings and. went to henson and he created a puppet. then she appeared on the show. >> julia, can big bird see your painting? >> see your painting? yes. >> then this year add her family. ♪ i love my fa

a show called sesame street premiers on national education television.e an immediate hit with young viewers and their parents. big bird was on the cover of "time" magazine with the headline "sesame street." >> big bird and his friends taught kids to kaucount and lea their abc's but also understanding their complicated topics in our future. we look back in our sunday's spotlight. >> when you think "sesame street." it is often memories of lovable characters. >> cookie monster here with cookies or learning to count. >> three butterflies. but what your preschool self did not realize that you were also learning some real life lessons. >> that's a pretty brown. >> think of the year it launched, movement. one of the things they did that make sure young children and black and white and latino would all be able to see themselves on screen. >> casts have tackled some of our toughest issues. realizing for children something is best explained by a furry red monster and the fluffy fairy. >> why is it important that kids learn they can talk about sad things? >> my mom

so much what is it meant to you well i grew up watching sesame street and have continued watching it with both of my children and the thing that's amazing to me is how the characters endure how the show has evolved and it's continued to bring education not just of the basics of a.b.c.'s and numbers but also explaining harder grown up abstract issues to children in a way that they can understand that makes them feel less alone yeah and you're right i mean one of the things that's mocks the show is its way of tackling adult issues for a junior audience how do you think they were successful in getting this message across well if you take for example the recent introduction of carly the muppet whose mother is in rehab i think that it's so important particularly with the opioid crisis right now that sesame street is doing something to reduce the shame and stigma not just for those that are struggling with addiction but also for family members of people struggling with addiction this includes children it's very in line with what i do with my writing my book and the way in which i person

big and yellow and 50 years old age catches up with all of us even big bird and the rest of the sesame street for what they show no sign of retiring from entertaining and educating the world's children. i'm serious so much got to thank you for joining us hong kong's leader has warned that the government will not give in to escalate in violence in pro-democracy demonstrations but kerry lamb also said she would spare no effort and finding ways to end the violence authorities are denying rumors that police have been ordered to use their firearm arms after a protester was shot and wounded on sunday. hey police say the shooting the 2nd since the protests started in june will be fully investigated. now and officer and a man dressed in white are locked in a struggle as a man in black approaches at this point the officer raises his gun and shoots him while i was shooting itself is too graphic to show the man then collapses and moments later another officer then seems to be patting him down possibly checking for a weapon it all happened as pro-democracy protesters trying to close down streets and trai

big and yellow and 50 years old age catches up with all of us even big bird and the rest of the sesame street crew but they show no signs of retiring from entertaining and educating the world's children. i'm sumi so misconduct thank you for joining us hong kong's leader has warned that the government will not give in to ask a lady in violence and pro-democracy demonstrations but kerry also said she would spare no effort to find ways to end the violence the police have toughened their response to the demonstrations in recent weeks on sunday a policeman shot a protester the man a since undergone surgery and is said to be in critical condition. the hong kong government denying what it's called online rumors saying police have been ordered to recklessly use their firearms a calling that allegation totally false and malicious the police have said the shooting the 2nd since the protests began in june will be fully investigated. earlier we spoke to activist joshua wang let's listen to what he had to say people in hong kong are fighting for democracy if they're worried you being for a right which mea

proxies big and yellow and at 50 years old a big bird and the rest of the cost of sesame street now back on half a century of educational t.v. for kids. time and a home for a glad you could join me police in hong kong have opened fire on protesters shooting and wounding at least one person after confrontations between hardline demonstrators and police escalated on verified video footage shows police firing law. 5 rounds at close range of protesters on the eastern side of hong kong are leaving one person lying on the ground and what looks like blood stains activists have been calling for a citywide strike on monday urging people to disrupt public transport. and correspondent he is betting it is standing by for us at the scene of that shooting that is what do we know about the condition of this protester who was shot . while he is out of surgery now they have removed the bullet some of his organs were damaged he is now in intensive care unit we i am not aware at the moment how critical his situation is earlier it was said that he was still in critical condition i am now standing at the pla

and yellow and 50 years old age catches up with all of us even a big bird and the rest of the sesame street crew but they show the show no sign of retiring from entertaining and educating the world's children. i'm sumi so much going to it's good to have you with us hong kong's leader has warned that the government will not give in to escalating violence and pro-democracy demonstrations but kerry lamb also said she would spare no effort to find ways to end the violence on sunday a policeman shot a protester we're not showing the actual moment because it is disturbing footage of the man has since undergone surgery and is said to be. condition the hong kong government denying what it called online rumors saying the police had been ordered to recklessly use their firearms are calling that allegation totally false and malicious the police have said the shooting the 2nd a since the protests started in june will be fully investigated. let's go right to our correspondent munty has been a standing by in hong kong find the ts there is violence as we heard there on the streets tell us more about how t

to celebrate at the empire state building. 50 years of entertaining and educating children on sesame street. the television show is modeled on a new york neighborhood and built on the notion that learning can be fun while diversity should be celebrated. catchy songs and goofy creatures from elmo to cookie monster are the building blocks of its success and don't forget those celebrity appearances backed up we have celebrities on the show because we would like to draw on parents when parents watch the show with their kids the learning is the perv because you have a conversation about what you watch together sesame street's appeal extends well beyond u.s. borders big bird the celebrity around the world the children show airs in a 150 countries making it the most watched in history. local characters often grappling with local issues are what sets the show apart whether it's zaria an afghan girl who loves to learn in a country where most don't go to school no talk about grown up problems or carly an american whose mother is a drug addict in a country in the midst of an opioid epidemic. it's the

per because you have a conversation about what you watch together sesame street's appeal extends well beyond u.s. borders big bird the celebrity around the world the children show airs in a 150 countries making it the most watched in history. local characters often grappling with local issues are what sets the show apart whether it's zaria an afghan girl who loves to learn in a country where most don't go to school no talk about grown up problems or carly an american whose mother is a drug addict in a country in the midst of an opioid epidemic. my mom needs help it's the universe reality that all kids deserve respect opportunity kindness and a little bit of fun but married with what's called truly relevant and more to the educational needs of their respective countries put it all together and it's no wonder kids keep coming back to sesame street kristen salumi al jazeera new york tens of thousands of people have celebrated the coronation of japan's new emperor at a national festival in tokyo the best evidence were originally scheduled for october 22nd or delayed because of typhon hagg

sesame street theme plays., the man behind the muppets. a pre—school programme that aimed to broaden the mind. race, culture, homelessness, autism, hiv and aids — no topic was taboo, no issue was ignored. there's no doubt what is so unique about sesame is that it has a multi—generational appeal. that you have kids growing up with it, you have their parents and, at this point, 50 years later, you have grandparents. a star—studded special will be broadcast this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary. big bird promises he'll be back for the 100. tim allman, bbc news. and we will have plenty more coming from india with that impending court decision there. meantime, you can reach me on twitter. this is bbc news. hello. the recent slow—moving heavy rain that we saw across much of northern england has now eased away, but we are left with the legacy of some very high river levels, quite a lot of flooding, too. so still several flood warnings and even severe flood warnings in force, particularly across parts of northern e

last 50 years and counting we'll look at what's behind the global success of a children's show sesame street. we may well even see some rain across parts of the middle east over the next couple of days and i even include cotta in that exists little area here just around the gulf sinking a little further south what's a few showers a possibility here further north it is generally dry has to be said lots of hazy sunshine around tampa just getting up into the high twenty's for kuwait city and for baghdad a little more cloud into afghanistan northern parts of pakistan but across the other side of the region it's generally try and find my roots again getting up to about 2728 degrees celsius here over the next couple maybe of 26 in beirut on shoes day after those are the kind of temperatures we're looking at across parts of the arabian peninsula over the next day or so as i say we've got that little bit of cloud very close to us here down towards the away that will sweep through as because through monday temp just struggling than around 2829 degrees here in doha over the next couple of days a few s

of elmo take on the cookie monster look at the global success behind the iconic children's show sesame street. but it's being counted in spain's general election and what's shaping up to become a battle for power between the countries fragmented left and right this is the 4th time despondence have gone to the polls in 4 years after socialist leader and acting prime minister pedro sanchez failed to form a coalition government but sunday's vote has been dominated by fears of a far right surge and a renewed push for catalan independence well al jazeera is jonah hol is following this story for us from the spanish capital madrid and jonah polls have now closed always getting an idea of what's happening. that's right 8 pm polls are closed we don't have any official exit polls they don't do that sort of thing here in spain there are opinion polls that are conducted throughout voting day that give us some highly unofficial but sense of the direction of travel we can at least talk about those it'll be a couple of hours or so not too long a couple of hours before we have an idea of the final results le

sesame street premiered in november 1969.at aims to broaden the mind. race, culture, homelessness, autism, hiv, and aids, no topic was to boo, no issue was ignored. there is no doubt that what is so unique about sesame is that it is a multigenerational appeal. about sesame is that it is a multigenerationalappeal. but about sesame is that it is a multigenerational appeal. but you have kids growing up with it, you have kids growing up with it, you have their parents. and at this point, 50 years later, you have grandparents. the star-studded special will be broadcast this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary. big bird promises he will be back for the 100. tim allman, bbc news. good stuff. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. i'm lewis vaughan jones i'm lewis vaughanjones and you are watching bbc news. bye—bye. hello. the recent slow—moving heavy rain that we saw across much of northern england has now eased away, but we are left with the legacy of some very high river levels, quite a lot of flooding, too. so still s

and it's a happy 50th birthday to the american children's tv series sesame street. and the victoria derbyshire programme travels to norway to investigate the shocking scale of self harm and suicide material being shared on instagram. seven severe flood warnings that represent a threat to life remain in place on the river don in south yorkshire. water levels in some areas are still rising. a woman swept to her death by a flooded river has been named as derbyshire‘s former high sherriff annie hall. her body was pulled from the river derwent near matlock on friday, as persistent rain caused floods across yorkshire and the midlands. our reporter luxmy gopal reports from the village of fishlake near doncaster. rising water levels posing a danger to life. this was the scene last night, at fishlake in doncaster, where a severe flood warning has been issued. a0 people had to be rescued from their homes overnight. it adds to the severe flooding that has hit other parts of south yorkshire and derbyshire. this wall shows you very clearly where the water came up to. the basemen

and it's a "happy 50th birthday" to the american children's tv series sesame street. and one of the most powerful people in global media, the boss of the walt disney company, speaks to the bbc about his 15 years in charge. it's a busy day on the campaign trail, with less than five weeks until the general election. the conservatives have unveiled plans to train more gps — whilst labour and the liberal democrats are focussing on increasing support for childcare. here's our political correspondent peter saull. what is going on? once facilities like this in every community in england. the last labour government help new parents by building surestart centres, but hundreds have closed in recent yea rs. hundreds have closed in recent years. and should he become prime minister, he would bring them back. we are determined to open children's centres a re we are determined to open children's centres are so surestart can be a reality as it was in the past for so many of our children. all our funding commitments will be clearly there in the grey book that will be published alongsi

up until children show is celebrating its 50th anniversary with jingles and positivity sesame street also tackle serious issues like death homelessness and divorce her son salumi has more. on what we're going we're going to let her big bird ventured out of his usual neighborhood to celebrate at the empire state building. 50 years of entertaining and educating children on sesame street. and the television show is modeled on a new york neighborhood and built on the notion that learning can be fun while diversity should be celebrated can be. a. catchy songs and goofy creatures from elmo to cookie monster are the building blocks of its success and don't forget those celebrity appearances backed up we have celebrities on the show because we would like to draw on parents when parents watch the show with their kids the learning is d. per because you have a conversation about what you watch together sesame street's appeal extends well beyond u.s. borders big bird the celebrity around the world the children show airs in a 150 countries making it the most watched in history. local characters o

sesame street is turning 50. we have more. >> reporter: big bird and his pals celebrating their 50th anniversary this weekend. the cast marking the occasion with a trip to the empire state building to light up green and yellow in honor of the hit show. >> it has gone from starting as the ultimate american institution to now being at 150 countries around the world. having over 10 local productions going on around the world as we speak the cast of muppets is being honored with its own set of stamps, featuring characters including elmo, cookie monster and of course, big bird. >> i had a great time doing big bird. >> the legendary children's show has also been tackling issues over the years. the character lily is addressing children experiencing homelessness while character julia has autism and the sesame street character is hiv positive. all of this is part of the creator's mission to educate children. >> on the one hand our mission actually has not changed. we are founded to harness the power of media, to educate k

of elmo big on the cookie monster we look at the global success by the iconic children's show sesame street. larkin darwood sports as liverpool beat of manchester city in the english premier league plus rugby world cup win in south africa parade through port elizabeth the home town of kalak to see our colleagues. we begin with breaking news this hour bolivia's president obama has announced his resignation follows comments from bolivia as military chief calling on morale is to step down so that stability can be restored to the country on sunday morales declared he would hold new elections after the organization of american states said there was serious it regularities in october's vote the president won that election with just enough votes to avoid a 2nd round runoff but it did trigger suspicions of. and it's nationwide protests have been taking place over the past few weeks and that puts south america's longest serving leader under increasing pressure as opposition groups mounted a furious challenge to his 14 year rule so big developments unfolding there in bolivia algiers marianna sanchez

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" with the "sesame street" trivia challenge.ared? team mona, team trevor -- >> the letter of the day is "n" for no. >> all right, we're going to jump into it anyway. you guys at home play along with us. question one. in 1970, ernie scored a top 20 song on the billboard chart. what was that song? bonus points, of course, if you sing it. >> i'm out. >> yeah, i -- >> you're going to -- once i start you're going to be like, dang. >> say my name. >> close, no, that was a different group. >> rubber ducky! >> rubber ducky, yeah, jack. >> sing it. ♪ rubber ducky you're the one >> okay. >> you know, you recognize this. >> i have that on tape, okay. >> yes. moving right along. jack's winning so far. the dark horse contestant. what is the name of the woolly mammoth who the adults on the show thought was big bird's imaginary friend? trevor? >> the answer is snuffleupagus. >> that is correct. >> thank you. >> fun fact, no one saw snuffleupagus aside from big bird until season 17 of the show. he always managed to disappear before the adults c

so that's like getting past the sesame street. >> maybe.wise we got a real nice week coming up. >> one thing to of was, we got some fog around san francisco. but off-shore breezes picking up in the north bay hills. not strong enough to cause any major fire issues other than the hills are dry and breezes will be picking up between now and 8:00 tomorrow morning. warmest part of the week coming up in the next two days. good for those outdoor plans for veterans day tomorrow both in san francisco and inland, where a few places like concord and the tri-valley could see number as approaching the 80s inland. mid-week we get a bit of cooling if the sea breeze picks up. and next weekend keep a close eye on that forecast. there's a chance if high pressure builds a little bit anterior to the west we could see a dose of some north winds picking up for next weekend and everyone's asking, you know, when's the rain going to come back. last november it wasn't until the 21st that the first rain came in november. >> it was a very dry start to the year. >> but

first in history for a tv show so, congratulations, "sesame street."[ cheers and applause you alright? you okay, buddy? what are you doing, sir? [ indiscernible you getting ready for the what [ laughter ] what are you doing you're scaring me. i didn't know what - >> steve: you thought he was gonna attack you >> jimmy: no, i thought -- he's wearing a hat. >> steve: well, he's like, you know what, he's gotta -- >> jimmy: i almost didn't recognize him. i thought you were going to get mugged or something. i don't know [ light laughter ] i'm looking out for you, dude. >> steve: oh, thanks, man. >> jimmy: anyways, congratulations to "sesame street." that's what i was saying "sesame street." [ cheers and applause what are you doing also, i want to mention this thing i did last weekend with - [ laughter ] it's weird, right? what was he doing? i don't know what he's doing [ laughter ] i was like -- i saw that in the corner of my eye i'm like - >> steve: don't know what's going on >> jimmy: i thought i was gonna get -- stick 'em up >> steve: there's a man in a a

they were never going to celebrate sesame street without celebrating big bird.oked right at home in the empire state building. also there was caroll spinney, the man who had voiced him and oscar the grouch for most of the last 50 years. a special moment for a special programme. sesame was founded on some fundamental values, that everyone deserves, respect, opportunity, kindness, all with a little bit of furry fun. and those are a fundamental sort of human attributes and needs for all people, but particularly children. # rubber ducky, lam awfully fond of you #. sesame street premiered in november 1969, the brainchild ofjim henson, the man behind the muppets, a pre—school programme that aimed to broaden the mind. race, culture, homelessness, autism, hiv and aids — no topic was taboo. no issue was ignored. there's no doubt what is so unique about sesame is that it is a multi—generational appeal, that you have kids growing up with it, you have their parents. at this point, 50 years later, you have grandparents. a star—studded special will be broadcast this weekend t

times there is one place where there's always sunny days and everything is a ok talking about sesame street their puppet filled children's show is celebrating its 50th anniversary that would jangles and positivity says mr it also tackles serious issues like death hiv homelessness and of course are since a let me has more. on it was only $1.00 big bird ventured out of his usual neighborhood to celebrate at the empire state building. 50 years of entertaining and educating children on sesame street like the television show is modeled on a new york neighborhood and built on the notion that learning can be fun while diversity should be celebrated can be. catchy songs and goofy creatures from elmo to cookie monster are the building blocks of its success and don't forget those celebrity appearances. backed up we have celebrities on the show because we would like to draw on parents when parents watch the show with their kids the learning is the perv because you have a conversation about what you watch together sesame street's appeal extends well beyond u.s. borders big bird the celebrity around the

it's been 50 years since sesame street introduced children to big bird, oscar and the grouch.een by a million children every day learning about life as well as their abcs and 70 languages and 150 countries around the world. sesame street's president says he is proud the show and characters survive the test of time. >> we are helping to educate kids and make thief them stronger smarter and kinder. what changed is media and how kids consume media, and what it means to help them. . >> the show has continued to grow since it launched and it has now has characters dealing with autism and homelessness creators say it's part of the mission to educate all children. >> it never grows old. >> love sesame street. >>> it's 6:48. there's a story in england getting rid of christmas songs. hear that song? it is a officially banning modern christmas songs. instead, customers will hear old songs like this. see. then it stops. songs by binge crosby and ella fitzgerald and instrumentals songs you grew up hearing. the shop owner says they lovedchristmas but banning christmas music for the sake of

real life sesame street it's the lovable puppets just as popular as ever. and reporters next to a filmmaker cast migrants in the role of jesus and the apostles in the. us next i'll be back at the top of the. slip. carefully. soon. to be. discovered. subscribe to. documentary. don't miss our highlights. programme. w dot com highlights. the main actors in this production of the new testament on migrants it's a political project by the swiss to know how and is nigerian he's a christian and he's playing an apostle. who wouldn't listen. if you don't get unless. it is a project that combines art and politics in the european capital of culture in southern italy. oh that would. cut to the bathroom oh. oh. oh. today's the day of the big rally antony dons his apostle costume and cents all for the meeting point in medicare as old town several famous films about jesus have been shot here this one is special it depicts the life of jesus but will also be about a real life protest a march against the exploitation of refugees from africa supporters have come from the surro

i think it's amazing that my daughter, who's only 2, is growing up on "sesame street." >> it's a greathing. show runners say they're staying relevant adding new characters, reaching new audiences in a lot of new ways. >> we've always had that lens of inclusion. we're so much more than a tv show. we're an experience on television. we're digital games, we're theme parks. >> that's a lot of love, too. if you ever wonder, time passes, but the puppets certainly don't age. elmo will always be 3 years old. love that grover. >>> it's 5:56 right now. new this morning, the economy has been good for many of our nation's amusement parks. >> and cedar fair is reporting the best year in the company's history. now, that's the company that runs great america. attendance is up 4% overall and people are spending more money inside the park. season pass sales for next year are up, get this, a whopping 50%. this is compared to last year. and the company says that it is planning new hotel projects at three of its biggest parks, including knot's berry farm in southern california. >>> you know what, three new

sesame street was designed by education professionals and child psychologists to help low income andchildren aiming to overcome deficiencies they had when coming to school. some kids came better prepared. over the show made diversity and inclusion a key message, teaching about homelessness, hiv, homelessness and women's rights as well as lessons of numbers and letters. >> it's gone from starting as the ultimate american institution, to having local production going on around the world as we speak. >> reporter: the show's had its share of controversies, causing people to question if the show is too adult for children. the first few episodes were labeled adult only and showed cookie monster smoking a pipe and grow veer takin grover takil disobedient demonstrations. with more than 1 million daily child viewers in 70 70 different languages, the show stood the test of time. yesterday, big bird flipped the switch to mark the anniversary. the actual lighting happens tomorrow night at dusk. gillian. gillian: thank you for something good in the middle of a news day that has been busy. we won'