. >> here we go.ri >>> it is an exciting day down at disney world for all you "star wars" fan, openingn of the classic adventure that has thrilled so many families down in disney. disney world is owned by our parent company and cameron mathison went down for a sneak peek. >> reporter: as a family we math thinksons have been to places far and wide but until this week, never had we been to a galaxy far, far away. >> woo-hoo. >> jedis for kids. as a longtime "star wars" fan i could not pass up on the opportunity to bring my family to disney world to check out the new star tours attraction. officially opening today. it's the latest in disney's hollywood studio "star wars" themed attractions. 15 years in the making. "the tourist"s offers a 3-d experience unlike any other. if you're a fan, you're going to love it. >> we have packed more "star wars" references in here than ever before and if you're not, you're just going to love it because it's a wild and crazy adventure. >> my partner on my star tour, my 8-year-old son lucas. after donning a pair of 3-d glasses we boarded the simulator and p

>> i always loved "star wars." i'm a maker at heart. i always made things and tinker with things. this is the ultimate thing. >> these guys in this r2d2 club are dedicated. they spend months on them. >> it's cool. >> they try to get them to scale like what they were like in the movies. they say ours are better than the ones used in the movie. you can have different r2s for different shots. they had 12 in different units. theirs can do all in one. a coup movie tidbits from the movie "star wars," there was ac man, in some of the scenes he would be in r2d2 moving it around. in the late '70s, you can see next to r2s legs, two black tubes. they are the coverings of his legs. he's in there. being a "star wars" freak, it's new to me and quite a surprise. chris james, the r2d2 maker we met. check it out. he will be here both days. >> that's an amazing thing. all the creative minds here. we love it. that's why we are here this morning. thanks, bob. we'll check in with him in a bit. we are covering the day's news as well as being at the makers fair this morning. including why a uc berkeley

. ♪♪♪ >> los fanÁticos de star wars han invadido los estudios hollywood de disney. ♪♪♪ >> es una de laseva atracciÓn, la fiesta de inauguraciÓn comenzÓ de dÍa, ¡y de noche se puso mejor! ♪♪♪ >> aquÍ estamos en un ruidoso centro espacial, aquÍ nos dieron la bienvenida. de inmediato abordamos la nave espacial, y nos preparamos para el vuelo nÚmero 1401, todo iba bien hasta que... me puse las gafas para ver todo en tercera dimensiÓn, y de inmediato comenzÓ la batalla, yo me unÍ a los buenos, y no tuvimos compasiÓn con los sits. fueron siete minutos donde recorrimos varios escenarios, ya vistos en la pelÍcula y al final fuimos los vencedores. y la victoria fue celebrada esta maÑana con la fiesta de inauguraciÓn, un derroche creativo y tecnolÓgico al estilo disney. entre los invitados especiales, el creador de star wars george lucas. >> ha creado un movimiento cultural con la guerra de las galaxias ¿quÉ significa para usted? >> la diferencia entre una pelÍcula y una atracciÓn es que una pelÍcula tiene que contar una historia y todo depende de esa historia, y en esta atracciÓn tÚ exploras lug

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was unable base and its support of the plastic during the eighty's when the star wars program came into effect questions importance was raised again it became what has been referred to as the catcher's mitt were rockets fired from vandenberg air force base in california would land in the lagoon or in your quadrant. while hanging on to the dream of building an anti-missile shield the american spawns progeny for more than twenty years but this sort of nuclear umbrella which cost the american taxpayers about ten billion dollars every year is also very controversial because the united states doesn't hide its intention to install interceptors in space as you know play in government under paul martin was committed secretly silently becoming part of the american missile defense plans and many of us said it would read this really isn't about missile defense this is really about. the first beginnings of the weaponization of space once we got here from a ship is still sixty five percent favored it was sixty five percent against we forced it to else the americans approved weakening as no thank you

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. >> and it is the ancestor of the lord of the rings: star war in the. >> yes.n regards to the lure for lust, power, wealth and greed and the singtity of the beauty of nature and the destructive nature of man. there is magic gold in the rhine in germany. if someone forsakes love, they can steal the gold and forge it into a magic ring which offers them limitless power. everywhere want to get ahold of the rings. there are dwarfs, giants, gods and humans. everyone is after the power. it takes three for operas to come to the conclusion of who will get it. there is a curse on the ring and any one that is the possessor of the ring, their destiny is hate. >> you have the major character that is pop up in various on has. this must be demanding on the voices. >> we have put together an internationally renowned cast, the greatest wagnerian singers they are. they are like a long distance runner, but not along a track, but up mount everest. we have one of the greatest conductor, leading the san francisco opera orchestra and chorus. and new productions of this ring. we have

yes, it is may 4th, star wars day, may 4th be with you. cooler weather moves in tonight and tomorrow, 30s to 40s. yes, they're just getting it now in the studio. tomorrow we've got sunshine all day, we'll be in the upper 60s. as we get toward friday, here come the clouds again. and by the afternoon and evening more showers which may not clear us until early, early saturday morning. so looking at the forecast for the next three days, upper 50s to around 60 today. the showers just about done. it's definitely breezy out there. tomorrow 68. friday 68, but by friday afternoon and evening showers and storms are possible, saturday around 70. mother's day, sorry, moms, looks like a couple of showers are still out there. and then as we head to next week we'll still be in the 70s with the threat for a couple of showers and storms. want to tell you something. we've got a special guest in the studio with us right now. this is seven-time emmy award winner -- wow, that's nice, phil keoghan, you probably recognize him as the host of "the amazing race" an

♪ [meow] [laughter] >> in honor of star wars day, may the fourth be with you and i am your father!ughter] . >>> the entire national mall shut down when his vehicle was found parked with guns. now only on 9, he says he's being wrongly targeted as a terrorist. >>> plus wives who assault their husbands. a look at the other side of domestic violence. >>> and strong reactions over the decision not to release the photo of osama bin laden's dead body. >>> this is 9news now. >>> we will get to all of this. but first we have late breaking news from capitol hill. according to the washington post, it seems that a deal to overhaul medicare is now unlikely. >> while republicans believe that raining in big federal retirement programs is the way to go politically speaking, the bill would never pass. >> even as some senators get suckered by fakes, president obama says he will not be releasing those photos of the dead body of osama bin laden. >> it is a decision getting praise and criticism tonight. in order to give the story some context, we're going to show you images that are pretty awful but no

troops could take berlin from star wars last as he expected in that case and the same sense that he expected some thirty thousand casualties or as an hour sadler that wouldn't do for us troops were to hold their positions at the russians do the fighting. on april first stone called a meeting of his supreme command where he decided that the berlin operation should start in mid april. when you were i think that if roosevelt hadn't signed on april the twelfth and would have agreed to the participation of the western allies forces in the assault on the limb of which calling so risible as a kind of current school would prevent the allies from stopping him and by. roosevelt's death prompted the soviet commands to take a resolute action the assault was set for april sixteenth stalin may have had yet another reason for wanting to take berlin without delay in early april the british prime minister ordered the drafting of operation unthinkable. the british military declassified documents relating to it a few years ago. which received these documents relating to operational thinkable from a british. tw

how to get ization functions and also another big difference is that because of star wars on the receiving end of a program with only for maintain my interest and actually when i receive so i when i became the government for the first time in one thousand mentioned in may or thought of them the eleven years ago we were the first serious country to fully please please i am to exit the program but that's a lot of difference from developed countries who are always more than a given and and the situation changes only recently and as you know all countries like portugal greece and ireland are all bought very substantial packages for a moment now one of your strongest privatise is the french finance minister who is neither a banker and nor an economist she's actually are already trained in the united states what sort of passage do you think her account of this is. the rest of the financial community especially to the bric countries i think she's a very good candidate so i do not know her personally but everybody speaks very highly of her and different position is a very impressive for the first

landmines. >> a lot of people say it sound likes a light sabre. >> reporter: right, it does, like star warsah. >> reporter: austin of maryland has an idea with more legs. >> i'm applying what the human mind does to allow robotics to advance further than it already is. >> reporter: how old are you. >> i'm 17 and i'm a senior in high school. >> reporter: but there is growing concern that the united states is not producing off austins and marions. among 34 industrialized nations, american 15-year-olds currently rank 17th in science and a dismal 25th in math. that's why tech companies such as intel which sponsors the fair, are trying to get more young people interested in math and science. >> this is our future. if we don't have this talent-- talent coming out that pipeline, we can't survive. >> reporter: educators say part of the problem is the way we teach students. so there's now a push for public schools to devote more time to science and math. >> negative-- and 27. >> reporter: but the mendez learning center a new high school in los angeles, many students spend three hours each day on scie

i am saying these ambitions is the country's army causing some to wonder if star wars state gives approach. and rising and finds itself a while away from the vision of southern russia wheels and. e.u. finance ministers unanimously backed a one hundred ten billion dollar bailout package for debts written portugal the ministers are also to discuss extending longs to greece which despite already receiving a one hundred fifty five billion dollar bailout and no better shape and there's growing concern that spain one of europe's biggest economies might soon need our financial lifeline of its own. as the latest. and eurozone is in serious trouble there's a storm of controversy already growing over the seventy eight billion euro rescue package for portugal which has just been agreed by the finance ministers of the european union here in brussels several states have already come out and openly criticized finland being among them one dutch m.p. here told me it's really not the job of the prudent states of the european union to be risk green those countries which have been more ridiculous for example

and you know, even though reagan shrewdly managed the upper hand with his "star wars" strategic defense initiative after that, despite the fact that he didn't seem to have much, you know, connection to the landscape of what is really path double, but has allowed them to claim that he was of arms control, too. it's very different her reagan came into office where he was boasting that he had opposed every arms control measures to that point. so that's okay. circuiting arms-control into the public discussion, that's one kind of achievement. you go to the last chat to her, the group that he did talk about. i mean, i think there's some clear-cut things they are. there's some reform and testing of the approval process phase. there's also, which i didn't mention, some of the active people that get involved in research the issues gets those sort of in the do-it-yourself way, get so technologically -- technically proficient at these issues that they managed to become -- they managed to professionalize their interest in it and get jobs and health care benefit policies and issues that they care ab

buck rodgers star wars and star trek. that exhibit will run through the end of the year. novelty toys from the 50s and 60s. check it out. jeepy's museum.o-rg for a great look at the sci-fi was over the course of generations. if you have an event you want to us share, e-mail us m pringle c crowson or morning show at wmar.com. get the information in so we can get it on the air and share it with all of maryland. justins. >> you want to see something -- justin. >> you want to see something cool? we are tracking a thunderstorm over ocean city 240 strikes in the last 20 minutes. that's actually well-off towards the east. right here, we are dealing with that rain and it backs up west of dc and towards frederick. we have a couple more hours to go but the rain will taper off this afternoon. still, paps of heavy rain on the north side of the city stretching from towson through timonium and cockeysville and westminster and it's about to get heavier. and we will track this and we have the outlook through mother's day weekend. stick around that's coming next. [ male announcer ] are yo

going to go to after a war that you african-americans are demanding their rights you know gays the star wars you know it's like this is things are out of hand their cities are burning i mean there were riots you know and so they said you know william kirk was right we've got to get rid of this pesky middle class so they're with the ideologues taking on the middle class and then there's a predator is gone yeah ok we can make some money on this thing and they took on the last really really interesting certainly what's happening here is the trend that we've seen changing but there's that trend going in a different direction in other countries for example in the uk they're seeing the growth of the new middle class an r r r c correspondent for history there is there right now and she's talking about what's going on and what's making this happen there. ponytail is living the dream age of twenty eight the former investment banker is now running a restaurant and bar in the heart of south delhi then usable if i were to take over from my father would have. the points of opportunity. but in the past te

well i mean i could show you a video of star wars job of the hut a big fat worm creature but it's not real the cia admits they've created fake videos listen they could shoot video you at high def for twenty seconds and then show you murdering your child with a pick axe if they want and meanwhile you're six feet under this is the twenty first century orwellian system just like the old days they could write a fake confession. in an old soviet or nazi gulag and put you to death for it of course they can create fake videos they admit they've done it again washington post it's criminal it's a criminal illegitimate foreign banking cartel that runs america and stages the terror attacks or finds mindless pats each run either in my six moves side cia handlers like and we're all a lockie the cia lackey and adam the american good don i mean over three years ago wired magazine said that the intel center that had a former head of black ops of the army running at this private group was uploading the adam gadahn videos with the intel center's logo in the same video layer as the idle loco. ok this is

lebanon at the lebanese american university, i had the acting bug even growing up as a kid, i watched star wars to hamlet to whatever you want to say. and you don't realize growing up how influential hollywood is and the movie industry is and the world, and... and there was something really magical about going into the theater and just escaping for two hours, and just... you know what i mean? there's... i loved that, and then on top of it was just intriguing to me, because when i started doing it, it was like putting a mirror and looking at all your flaws, and it was frightening, and it was like i didn't want to do it, and that's what made me want to do it. i thought it was like, intriguing to go into that. it became therapeutic for me, and i have to say, it made me a better person. i mean, that sounds like, you know... >> hinojosa: so now, you did this movie e visitor-- extraordinary-- and i hope that a lot of people get a chance to see it, because it really is about challenging how you percept... your perception of certain stereotypes.. >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...and how we put boundaries up

. >> star wars like technology to cure cancer. a breakthrough is still ahead. >>> to prevent an explosion, pg&e is pressure testing hundreds of miles of its pipeline. what is happening is still ahead. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> pg&e is reporting no problems after their pressure test of the pipeline in mountainview. consumer editor tom vacar shows us how the hydrostatic test is done. >> reporter: pg&e is filling this mile and a half long 24- inch pipe. >> just a small additional amount of water will increase pressure in the pipe to the level we want >>> you hell most people you have cancer of the eye they say it sounds like a death knell nell. >> but proton beams can kill cancer. >> we can kill the tomber and destroy it 95% of the time or more. >> reporter: proton release energy at a selectable depth. there is no col

. >> star wars like technology to cure cancer. a breakthrough is still ahead. >>> >>> pg&e is reporting no problems after their pressure test of the pipeline in mountainview. consumer editor tom vacar shows us how the hydrostatic test is done. >> reporter: pg&e is filling this mile and a half long 24- inch pipe. >> just a small additional amount of water will increase pressure in the pipe to the level we want our planes start flying when it's dark. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. [ webber ] southwest airlines has seven daily nonstop flights from the bay area to chicago midway to fit your schedule. ♪ hey, we're on your schedule, not ours. there will be another one back here in a second, just watch. what did i tell you -- there's another one. [ ding ] >>> you hell most people you have cancer of the eye they say it sounds like a death knell nell. >> but proton beams can kill cancer. >> we can kill the tomber and destroy it 95

>> i have always loved "star wars." i'm a maker at heart. i think of new things. ultimate thing. one of the ultimate things to build. >> chris james and his r2d2s are going to be out here. if you want more information go online. you can see some of their creations and get involved. we have the spelling up on the screen because it's not your typical spelling. we are back out here. we have two coils in the center. they produce 1 million volts and send it to the cage. the guys who run it have invited us to go in the cage. >> really? how fun. >> yesterday, you got to do wild cow milking which was dangerous. i did steer wrestling. let's rock, paper, sis sor to see who goes in the cage. >> three, two, one. no! no! let's do it again. i meant scissors. i'll go in the cage. >> i'm going to have my moment of zen. >> we'll make sure he's safe out there. we are continuing to follow the days news. we check in with marla. >> good morning to you. it's 6:46. barry bonds trial hearing has been postponed. his lawyers and prosecutors agreed to delay the hearing until mid june. they

i just hope it's half as cool as it was on "star wars."de plans for the weekend, should have saved your money. actually, there's no point in saving your money. oh, well. nice knowing you. and nice to have you on the "ridicu-list." don't worry, though, i'll be back here monday and i hope you will be, as well. see you then. what?! sam, get your ears cleaned out. but what did he say? 42 wild italians. huh? it's a cruise for plus-size individuals. it's a commercial. that's all. i'm pretty sure he said the chevy cruze eco -- a commercial for eagle? eagles? no eco, eco, eco! it's "the chevy cruze eco gets up to 42 miles per gallon." who asked you? [ male announcer ] the amazingly fuel-efficient chevy cruze eco. turn up the volume! . getting your business from point a to point b can be tricky. sometimes what you need is extra working capital or leasing options. and as one of the top-ranked small business lenders, regions can make the journey easy. see? so let's talk.

." >> "star wars" creator george lucas conquered the empire with the power of the force. he's conquering education with the power of the internet. >> education is the single most important job that the human race have. >> reporter: a free non-profit site highlights what works in schools with blog, articles and videos. >> we're looking for ways for students to deepen their knowledge and work with their own knowledge so they can become the authors of their own learning. >> so often you find people know their education system could be better, but they're not always sure exactly in what way. what we've tried to do with edutopia.org is to shine a spotlight on education and show people with the power of video what it looks like and how it's taking place. >> one of the biggest challenges that i see in education is that when a school is successful, people begin to say that that can't be replicated. >> we try in our coverage to show tips and strategies that can be adapted, that can be extended to other environments. >> like in southern california where michelle smith lives. >> my

it looks and sounds like something you'd play in the star wars cantina. but if you like drums or acan you say -- acoustic guitar or even the cello, you can make it happen with this harp. >> the thing behind this was to create an instrument to play with expression but using electronic sounds. >> reporter: whether you play classical music or if techno is your thing, you're probably using the internet, especially social networking sites, to get the word out. >> you know, you want to reach out to your fans and that's what your fans are using. it's a great way to interact with them. >> for instance, facebook with plug-ins like root music or sound cloud allow them to share music and get votes on music and audience feedback. it's very easy to spread that through friends of friends of friends. >> reporter: it's all about making friends here at the tech music summit where artists no longer chasing or being chased by major music labels are turning to technology to attract paying customers. no sure thing, as most of us expect our dot-com dant fconten free. >> it's o

by the way today is star wars day. for sky walker ranch we'll go 84 degrees for you folks there. 88 danville. pleasanton to brentwood 84. 80 berkeley. 80 alameda. fremont's in there. there's the 90. i went with one. that was gill roy. santa cruz in the 80s. santa clara 87. mid-80s on the peninsula and 70s on the coast. low, mid to 78 in san francisco. warm again thursday but cooler friday and then a big cool down on the weekend. >>> all right. thank you, steve. a wikileaks document indicates that the u.s. had a warning three years ago about how japan would respond to a major disaster. the one factor that led the u.s. ambassadors to japan to write washington about his concerns. >>> also why bay area fire crews say the next couple of months will be really tough on them and from bay area property owners. >>> welcome back. this morning the house homeland security committee will hold a hearing about security on trains and buses. ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom. there's new urgency that the kil

they were dressed in black-- like characters from a "star wars" film, said one official-- and they wereheavily armed with machine guns and rocket launchers. six members of the pakistani taliban blew up two aircraft: a helicopter and a jet-fuel tanker. the mehran naval base is located in karachi, pakistan's biggest city and commercial hub. the attacks began at 11:00 p.m., and were reportedhe lncaud simultanus tly- ondhe main entrance, at the museum gate at the rear, androshm thth- ah faisal neighborhood on the east side. >> the terrorists have taken over the building within the complex. we are going to launch an operation. >> reporter: this, another embarrassment for the military, after it failed to detect or stop the u.s. raid against osama bin laden three weeks ago. the pakistani media provided blanket coverage as the battle on the base lasted 17 hours. ten soldiers were killed in the fighting. by late afternoon, the base was back in the military's hands, but few celebrated the fact. two militants had got away. >> reporter: pakistani authorities said four attackers were killed in addit

union's wartime leaders still has the power to ignite both supporters and critics the next star a leading war story assesses stars contribution the state of victory. you know without starting with his name his contribution it's very possible. maybe quite probable that the saudi going to be one of the last the world is the symbol that holds the whole country together simply cheering the critically up so well but no you know he's also that my study of the soviet war effort but the whole war effort revolves around him about around his abilities as a little guys as a mystery to the poor benighted he's the most important figure of the of the twentieth century one of the most important thing of the twentieth century but also very critical particularly the many crimes that were committed by. israel should be criticized for its dictatorial rule. if you look at some of the news this is sort of boat carrying up to six hundred libyans trying to free the violence to some cough the coast of north africa several people have reportedly drowned that follows an earlier report of sixty one migrants from libya

star wars 11 iconic scenes book, and it has these exciting visuals, and here are deafless prose, destroy the cyst, we must. a whole page for that. [laughter] >> anybody else? >> i picked up a university press book from the press which does beautiful books on economic artists, and this is creators of the superheros by thomas andre and interviews by joe siegel, and jerri robinson, gashing curvey, and it's a $40 book. it's got beautiful illustrations from the time period, different comics, original pictures from the people's lives. it's a very nice book. the press is an excellent press. i think they were at aol. it's a little expensive, but if you like comics, this is an excellent press if you want history of comics. >> say the name of the press again. >> hermes press. >> anybody else? [applause] >> i think we may, we have about 10 more minutes, so maybe we'll return. >> robin has a poem. >> modern day heroics. i killed a spider today that made my sad. i like to think they'll protect me if the ghosts of all the bugs i killed come back to haunt me, plus spiderman is a spider, so -- as most t