canoe maker francisco de souza has lived in this district on the banks of the madeira for almost 30 years. he says that just a few months ago there were gardens here with tall trees. now he tells us the entire river bank is a stony wasteland. it had to be raised and shored up with rubble, because the river has suddenly become unpredictable. >> i'm no engineer, but i grew up by this river and i think i understand it much better than they do. they've never dealt with currents like this. this river has a strong current that carries a lot of flotsam and sand along with it. the fact that it's now washed away our houses and gardens is linked with this hydro power plant. they deny it, but it's obviously true. nothing like this has ever happened here before. >> the water did indeed rush in with full force after the floodgates were opened. as the first houses collapsed, action had to be taken quickly. 600 people were evacuated. for more than five months they've been living in temporary quarters. the dam operator is covering the costs. but nobody knows what will happen next or whether they'll recei

our guide will be gary souza who designed the whole thing making him part pyro guy, part choreographerver our latest stop on our road trip this summer of 2012. >> fireworks is an art. people all along that watch w it are captured and mesmerized by it. i think that is the one time they all sit there in america and say, wow. my name is gary souza, i had the pleasure of working with the macy's fourth of july fireworks show for nearly 30 years. are you ready? there they go. ufos. >> i started out as a young guy working here with my father. and now we have, about three generations that come out and work on the display here. back in early in the 1900s, my great grandfather came over to hawaii from portugal. and the portuguese would celebrate these holy ghost celebrations in each community. that's what led him into fireworks. >> how is everything going. >> most people think we work one day a year iayear. it's look what do you do with the rest of your life. this process is at least a year-long process. for me a year and a day. it starts when i am watching last year's show and seek what effects

interesting chef in spain who is dan barber who gave a talk on it recently and the chef's name is eduardo souzait humanely. humans we store fat throughout our body, but geese store nit i the liver, so when they are about to migrate and prepare for a period of starvation, they fatten themselves up, and the chef figured out how to keep the geese on his farm while they were living wildly and then slaughter them right before migration, and dan barber tried to do the same thing in his migration center in new york, but it has not been successful and people are trying, but not replicated stateside yet. >> very controversial. and sarah, thank you very much, and you should check out cnn's eatocracy blog. >>> abortions are legal in mississippi, but soon may not get one because of a new state law hitting the books today. we will talk to a abortion doctor who has done battle with the supreme court. >>> this video proves it. watch as a 15-year-old girl smacks and kicks a 13-year-old girl who has autism. at a bus stop. this happened in belgium this past week, and the girl's mom post posted the video online w

the owner gary souza, great time of year except for members of my family, my three dogs, couple of things it's crazy what happens. you got to explain that to me sometime what happens to the poor animals, i against it's their ears but what have you got planned for tomorrow? >> tomorrow will be one spectacular event for the macy's fourth of july fireworks. hopefully your dogs will look out the window -- >> they're under the couch. >> they'll have to catch the rerun. it's a great show and we're looking forward to putting on the great spectacle, great music and fireworks and another great event. >> it's so great because with the music, if you're there, tv, i'm not sure, maybe it's a little better on high def big screen but to be there and hear the music, it's july 4th, it's patriotic, it's really a feeling you don't get any other time of the year i don't think. >> no, it really is, and this is the one holiday that all of america celebrates and everybody's out to celebrate their freedom, whether they're in america or around the world, and you're american, abroad, and i this i that's one of the