and henry sullivan was still a suspect. >> we still had the henry sullivan angle, and also we don't loseight of the fact that there may be an unknown perpetrator involved in this crime. there may be something else completely unrelated to the sale of the pickup involved. >>> based on dna testing and blood spatter analysis, investigators believe richard van dusen was pulled from his jeep and shot outside the vehicle. his wife karla was sitting in the passenger seat and was shot through the windshield. but on the steering wheel, investigators found blood which did not come from karla or richard. >> the samples that were tested from the steering wheel were consistent with being human blood. those samples were tested to develop a dna profile. >> perhaps the killer nicked his hand while cutting the seat belt to remove karla's body, and the blood dripped on to the steering wheel while he drove the jeep to the dump site. investigators asked their initial suspect henry sullivan for a dna sample. testing showed it was not his blood in the car. >> sullivan wasn't involved in the crime. so the myste

bridge: the mop-topped entertainers made 2 appeara during the ed sullivan show. more than 700 people w ce at the time. anot >>> ringo star and paul mccartney reunited on the stage. america loved them back, and still does. >> came out, felt like i was elevated off the floor. just fantastic. >> reporter: lucky fans lined up at the ed sullivan theater in new york to watch sunday's tribute on cbs. for the fab four who set off a fire storm on february 9th, 1964. the entertainers made 2 appearances on "the ed sullivan show." 173 million viewers watched the beatles steal american hearts on tv. steven green collect collected thousands of memorabilia. >> i don't think anybody, any musical band could get this type of attention. >> reporter: times may have

the beatles playing at "the ed sullivan show" 50 years ago sunday.d and the celebration was celebrated on the same stage that made them household names. it was a >> reporter: ringo starr and sir paul mccartney reunited on stage reminding america of the historic performance on "the ed sullivan show" 50 years ago. america loved them back and still does. >> they came on and i felt like i was elevate off the floor. it with us just fantastic. >> reporter: some lucky fans lined up at the ed sullivan theater in new york to watch sund sunday's show. the mop top entertainers made two appearances on "the ed sullivan show." at the time more than 700 people were in the audience. another 73 million viewers watch the beatles steal american hearts on tv. steven green collects thousands of pieces of beatles memorabilia. >> i don't think anybody, any musical band could get this type of attention. >> reporter: times may have changed but beatlemania beats on. >> the beatles basically opened up everything music, culture, the fashion, and so i'm hoping that the young peo

, good old ed. >> ed sullivan. ed. >> reporter: outside that afternoon, the audience for the live event waited. there were only 700 seats available and 50,000 requests for tickets. there were microphone problems during the dress rehearsal. something about john lennon's in particular. he couldn't be heard. reports are it was george harrison who lost his cool about the glitches. but here's the thing. at 8:00 that night, the very first time that moment you've seen all your life actually happened, the sound was sorted out and the stage all set to make the history that this all became. ♪ and i'll send all my loving to you ♪ >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> can you imagine john lennon's mic not working? all the mics will be on "good morning america," first thing in the morning -- we hope. see you tomorrow morning. good night. rning america," first thing in the morning -- we hope. see you in he morning. good night. >> next, we'll tell you when the rain will ease up in the bay area and a look at live dopp

this was it. >> before the "the ed sullivan show."atlemania, they were four men from a rough and tumbled seaport. we go back to where it began in liverpool. >> it's from this nowhere city port city, liverpool, where the legend that became the beatles began. the mercy town is characterise said by harmonies and guitars. fewer than half a million live here, more hits came from liverpool than anywhere else in the world. 56 according to the guineas book of records. billy kingsley from the mercy beats used to play alongside the beatles. he said the merchant sailors and military bases imported the sound. >> it was a combination of sounds, all the bands in britain. all these associations with these people back and forth to america, bringing us all the records that no one else had. that meant a great deal. >> the seaport is all but dried up. liverpool is facing hard times. luckily the beatles are a big industry. a british government shows liverpool gets 400 million a year from music tourism, from all around the world they come to see where it

he tapes his show in the ed sullivan theater and he taped the marquis.ed the night the beatles played in 1964. in case you were wondering, georgia brown was a broadway star and tessie o'shea was a singer from england. >>> and last night the flaming lips and john lennon's son sean continued leno's week-long tribute to the beatles. they performed "lucy in the sky with diamonds." ♪ lucy in the sky with diamonds ♪ ♪ lucy in the sky with diamonds ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait greek 100. 100% greek. 100% mmm... so mmm, you might not believe it's 100 calories. yoplait greek 100. there are hundreds of reasons to love it. >>> surveillance video out of england catches a man spraying a flammable liquid on a van this week, but he accidentally sets himself on fire, races down the street desperately trying to put the flames out. he got into a car and drove off. the police are still looking for him. the fire he set damaged the vehicle and a home, but no one else was hurt. >>> and here's another look at this morning's top stories. security will be extremely tight for t

theatre. >> patti martucci came to the the ed sullivan theatre to relive the start of beatle-mania. years ago when she saw her first love. >> i was sitting in my home in warwick, rhode island, with my sister. getting excited. watching them come on tv. i fell in love with paul mccartney and still love him today. >> a record 73 million americans watched john, paul, george and ringo perform live on the "the ed sullivan show." their first appearance on u.s. television. >> i remember taking a camera, taking a picture of the tv as they performed, and, you know, it was awesome. of course, you had to wait a week to get them developed. it was awesome. who knew when we were sitting in the living room, that it would be a big deal. >> the half century celebration reig-nated beatle-mania. at strawberry field. lennon's fans took pictures. this weekend images of the rock band splashed across the capital records tower. >> sunday evening surviving bandmates paul mccartney and ringo star appeared in a pre-taped performance. for some it paled in comparison to that night. >> i never thought i would eve

bridge: the mop-topped entertainers made 2 appeara during the ed sullivan show.more than 700 people w ce at the time. anot >>> ringo star and paul mccartney reunited on the stage. america loved them back, and still does. >> came out, felt like i was elevated off the floor. just fantastic. >> reporter: lucky fans lined up at the ed sullivan theater in new york to watch sunday's tribute on cbs. for the fab four who set off a fire storm on february 9th, 1964. the entertainers made 2 appearances on "the ed sullivan show." 173 million viewers watched the beatles steal american hearts on tv. steven green collect collected thousands of memorabilia. >> i don't think anybody, any musical band could get this type of attention. >> reporter: times may have changed, but beatle mania beats on. >> the beatles basically opened everything, music, culture, the fashion, and so i'm hoping that the young people of today can kind of embrace that and see exactly what the beatles have done for the world. >> reporter: with tunes that will be remembered for generations. >> [ music ]. >> r

>> well, ed sullivan loved them.read a telegram from elvis and colonel parker, saying, congratulations. they were a big fan. and those two weeks the beatles were here in the states, he had them on the show three consecutive times. >> the time we're talking about was the only time it was live or -- >> no. the first time, february 9th was live. the second week, which was taped from miami, was also live, on the 16th. then the third time it was pretaped, before they left back to england. >> then how did this all impact their career going forward and their influence here in the u.s.? >> well, two months after the ed sullivan performance, the beatles had top five singles on billboard charts. that's huge. no one had done it before or since. nobody had done that before and no one has done it since. the beatles will become the most important group of all time. nobody even comes close to what the beatles have meant for this entire generation. globally. not only here. they have sold over 200 million albums. >> and influencing s

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was ed sullivan worried? >> yeah, but he said he wasn't but he was. >> reporter: why?he do? >> he said if he doesn't show up i will put on the beetle wig and be the fourth beetle. >> reporter: sullivan did wear beetle wig buzz he still needed to set up the shot for the tv camera so guess who got tapped? >> this is my 15 minutes of game. >> reporter: yep. that is vince standing right next to paul mccartney. >> and they put this ugly wig on my head and then they put this guitar around me. >> reporter: that would be george harrison's guitar. >> by the way, he says try not to drop it. i said, okay. >> reporter: you looked a little awkward. >> but i was awkward, you know. >> reporter: and when the beatles actually started to rehearse he said it got even more awkward. >> what did you do when they were singing? >> i just stood there, like a statue. >> reporter: what were thinking of? i mean here is the hottest thing going in the time and you get to go and-- >> i had heart. i mean, it was like, you know, kind of like guys in the band were going, oh, my god, they are lucky if t

. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show" we all knew.e the record. >> the idea of driving, swinging, r&b mixed with imaginative word play and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and brought it back to us with an excitement and ferocity that we didn't have, and with longer hair. ♪ >> 73 million people watched that night. ♪ >> when the beatles did the sullivan show, everything at the radio station changed. there were no more requests other than the beatles. >> looking back, i believe without ed sullivan, there wouldn't have been a british invasion. ♪ >> gerry and the pacemakers. >> it wasn't just the beatles. the british invasion had legs because there was more great music to back it up. >> a big hello. >> rich. >> i'm larry. >> i'm dennis. >> i'm dave. >> for the first six months they were singing, they sold over a million records a month. and in the words of one of their biggest hits, we're mighty g

i was lousy at maths. >> the hottest verty show to get on was the "the ed sullivan show."ess you waited you'd never get on there. we are in a buoy scout troop. i remember the night the beatles were there, once we heard - i didn't know who they were. we are heroes. girls wanted to know when we got tickets. we transferred to the b m.s. lined up with a tonne of people screaming. lots of girls eating jelly beans and throwing them around. we were ushered into the balcony. we had great seats, second-row balcony. they were there, in colour. there were photographers in the first row. as soon as people screamed, the cameras started to go off. i started screaming as well. of course we didn't get the experience everyone else did at home, because we never had it. no way of seeing the play back. i saw the playback 40 years later when he came out with the dvd. i was ciing because -- cries baug they were the cut aways. i was next to the person screaming. >> can't believe it was 50 years ago today i saw the beetles at the show. very lucky to be part of history. >> it's an incredible story

he didn't know anything about us and we certainly didn't know him. >> reporter: sullivan would bringaul, george, and ringo starr to america. >> one psychiatrist said you're nothing but four elvis presleys. >> it's not true! it's not true. ( laughter ). >> ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: an introduction... ( screaming ) >> reporter: that for ringo, the beatles and this country changed everything. ♪ well she was just 17 . >> it was like one of those magic moments. we land and it was all perfect. we were number one, and the kids loved us, and we loved the idea of being in america. i'd never been to america. ♪ well i say that something, i want to hold your hand ♪ >> reporter: "i want to hold your hand" would spend seven weeks at number one. only a few months earlier, the band had been unknown here. you weren't really sure how you were going to be received in america. >> no, we felt very insecure because in the summer, george came to america, george harrison, and he was going into record shops going, "have you got the beatles records?" and they were saying no. and when he came back, he

. >> i'm kilmeny duchardt in frost the the ed sullivan theatre where the beatles made their debut.emories of the people live on brightly today. that story for you coming up next in al jazeera. [ ♪ music ] ♪ oh, yeah, i ♪ tell you something ♪ i think you'll understand >> it was 50 years ago today 73 million viewers watched the beatles play on the "the ed sullivan show." millions who watched it reflect on the performance that changed america. kilmeny duchardt is reporting out there, tell us what it's look? >> right. well, it's a bit quiet tonight. in 1964, this sidewalk would have been pandemonium filled with screaming fans as beatle-mania descended on new york city. 50 years later fans are still loyal. >> patty came to the the ed sullivan theatre to relive the start of beatle-mania. it was 50 years ago when she said she saw her first love. >> i was sitting in my home with my sister on the floor. getting excited and watching them come on tv. in the first two minutes i fell in love with paul mccartney and have been in love with him for 53 years. >> 53 million americans watched john, p

and we didn't really know about ed sullivan. he saw us coming from sweden, and booked us.d no records here, but when we got here, it was up. ♪ oh, yeah, i tell you something ♪ >> reporter: what the country saw was one of the most memorable tv appearances in history, and from the ed sullivan show it was on to dc. >> the first live gig was in washington in the round -- or the stage went round, it was a boxing ring. and i had to jump off and do it myself to get it going. i'm playing here, and the band was going around here. so -- i could just see them doing that now. >> reporter: yeah. >> i'll fix it. >> reporter: he says it is the songs that is at the heart of the beatles, not the hype. >> for me it's the music. not the air cuts or the boots. the music is still out there, and it's still great. ♪ >> reporter: ringo's youthful charm remains on display for stream. ajunct professors fight for a living wage. how their working conditions could impact the quality of higher education. >> our producer is bringing all your live feedback through the show.

they invited him onto the ed sullivan show and on the rest of their u.s. invasion. a photo shoot sets up with a young untested boxer known then as cashious clay didn't go well. >> what was interesting he wouldn't talk to me after that, made us look childish and stupid, all your fault. >> now 50 years on, he's showing his pictures at the london gallery and remembered the assignment that changed his life. >> music story overnight became a news story. >> there you were front seat. >> yes, i was. >> >>> join us online and on hair on the "newshour." we'll be bringing you the latest on the next round of syrian peace talks. that's it for pbs "newshour weekend" i'm harr harry. thanks for watching. >>> wbs made possibly by judy and josh weston joyce hale, the w walloch family. rosalynn p. walter. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support is provide by -- and by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from

fan taftic. >> lucky fans lined up at the ed sullivan show. the fab 4 that set off a firestorm on february 9th, 1964. the entertainers made 2 appearances on the show. at the time, more than 700 people were in the audience. another 73 million viewers watched them steal american hearts. >>> >> reporter: collecting a lot of memorabilia. >> look at the historieria going on 50 years later. >> reporter: times may have changed back to you. "beatle" mania beats on. >> they opened up everything music, culture, the fashion and so i am hoping the young people today can kind of embrace that and see exactly what they have done for the world. >> reporter: with tunes that will be remembered for generations. [music] >> reporter: back to you. ,,,,,,[ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] y

two days after their first live performance on ed sullivan. they battled a snowstorm to get here and arrived to screaming fans. here we are where john, paul, george and ringo stayed 50 years ago. it could have gone for about $50 a night then. it's about $1,200 a night now. now 50 years later a newly discovered goldmine of beatles memorabilia has started to turn up like this copy of the set list scratched on this stationary. the hotel will also be commemorating the event with the 50th anniversary special that includes viewing a tribute documentary and on tuesday there's a beatle mania now tribute from the d.c. preservation league. >> the screaming fans, the girls laid down in the elevator. everyone wanted a chance to see these four superstars. >> reporter: memorabilia is turning up everywhere including this thank you note to then washington coliseum owner harry lynn recently acquired by the jewish historical society. signatures of the fab four are hard to make out. >> you can make out this to harry lynn from the beatles and you can see what loo

this week's parade magazine, a special feature, 50th anniversary, beatles historic debut on the ed sullivan show. of course that's unbelievable. lets go to the video. it changed the world. >> very cool. >> they are arriving in new york. unbelievable. >> look at the girls.

narrator: matt sullivan, a researcher in chisholm's lab, has been working on isolating these viruses.tified three different viruses affecting the population. using dna sequencing, the team then determines which genes are in these viruses and how they affect the prochlorococcus host cell. surprisingly, they are finding that viruses may not only be helping to kill off these cells, but also to help their hosts adapt to different conditions. sullivan: so, my goal's all in understanding right now the kinds of viruses that are there and how the interaction between the virus and the host cell happens. and wh'snteresti about that is that we can interpret from the genes that are there what processes they're interacting with the host with. so, in one instance, some of these viruses contain core photosynthesis genes. they're actually able to boost photosynthesis during infection in these particular hosts. narrator: a virus infects its host by injecting its genetic material into the cell, causing the cell's biochemistry to switch over to making more virus particles. sometimes dna from the two sou

soil to perform on the ed sullivan show and check out the special marquee that went up at the ed sullivanater in new york. it duplicates the one the night the beatles performed 50 years ago. sullivan ordered the staff to book the band after he saw a group of girls scream at them in london. 70million people watched it on february 9, 1964 but ringo says they didn't expect that reaction. >> no, we felt very especially secure because george harrison came to america in the summer and he was going into record shops, got the beatles records? they were saying no. >> and you can catch more of that interview with ringo starr this sunday at 8 p.m. right here on kpix 5. the show is called, the night that changed make, a grammy salute to the beatles. >>> still a slow day in weather? >> not much going on. >> this is like the super bowl coming up! rain in the north bay and santa cruz mountains. out the door we go. a lot of clouds out there now and our hi-def doppler radar showing you plenty of rainfall. we are starting to see moderates amounts of rainfall especially along the peninsula and the south bay

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this is at mission boulevard, the sullivan underpass where it is. investigators say the fire is suspicious because the building was vacant. we'll tell you -- get you more details as soon as we get them. >>> 5:20. exclusive investigative unit report. are they frivolous lawsuits or really increasing access for the disabled at the heart of the debate about a number of americans with disability lawsuits in california. investigative unit found more than 7,000 federal lawsuits filed in the golden state since 2005, more than the next four states combined. the ada has improved access, critics say many laws' requirements leave businesses open to lawsuits. >> there's real consequences to disabled folks when things aren't fully accessible, that's different than the parking lot being the wrong shade of blue. >> the myth that'senni being ho bringing a false frivolous action, i'm telling you that is bull. >> why california outpaces other states. we'll explain steps businesses can take to protect themselves fromming sued. we investigate tonight. >>> 5:21. skier da

after the ed sullivan show they boarded a train for washington, d.c.ay their very first concert on u.s. soil. turns out the dc fans were just as wild about the lads from liverpool. >> how long do you think beatle mania will last? >> as long as you all keep coming. >> amidst all the hysteria it fell to cbs news to ask the band the really tough question. >> one final question. have you ever heard of walter cronkite. >> no. >> good old walter. >> nbc news. >> thank you very much. >> cbs news. >> the beatles recorded 13 albums more than 200 songs, they charted 20 number one singles and became the single most influential singing group ever. it all began that sunday night on "the ed sullivan show" by the way, walter cronkite knew who they were and he loved them. our "face the nation" flashback. tall the building is, or how ornate the halls are. it doesn't matter if there are granite statues, or big mahogany desks. when working with an investment firm, what's really important is whether the people behind the desks actually stand behind what they say. introduc

.♪ >> pelley: ed sullivan, 50 years ago this sunday.people requested tickets to see the beatles that night but there were only 728 seats in cbs studio 50 which is known today as the ed sullivan theater. that's where anthony mason met up with a former teenager who scored the hottest ticket in town. >> reporter: this is your first time back in 50 years. >> it is. >> reporter: andrea tebbets was 13 years old that night in 1964 when she came to see the beatles' american debut at the ed sullivan show. what do you remember about that night? >> i remember just the thrill of hearing them start to sing. ♪ she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah...♪ >> reporter: she'd come from connecticut with her mother, her grandfather, an advertising executive, scored them tickets. in the theater-- now home to david letterman-- they saw a section of open seats in the balcony. >> the usher said "no, you can't sit there, that's for the screamers." >> reporter: the screamers. >> yes, and my mom to her credit said "oh, that's all right." >> reporter: that night, andrea w

. >> bob and bill sullivan have been together 22 years. they live with their dog cocoa in the city of brotherly love. but the love they share is not legally recognized in their home state of pennsylvania. >> it's all about discrimination. because people see us as some kind of freaks. we're just normal guys who fell in love with another guy. and want to be able to express that. >> the sullivans were the very first couple to get married in the state of vermont. just seconds after midnight on the day same sex marriage became legal there in 2009. in 2011 they moved back to philadelphia, only to find out their vows weren't valid. >> we're fighting because we have that right and it's been taken back from us just because we moved back home. since it was taken away we decided it was appropriate for us to stand up and demand that they either recognize a vermont marriage license or give us one that says pennsylvania. >> despite what lawmakers label you guys, what do you call each other? >> i always say he's my husband. >> and that's it. we're husban

>> when the beatles did the sullivan show, everything at the radio station changed. sullivan, there wouldn't have been a british invasion. ♪ >> gerry and the pacemakers. ♪ >> it wasn't just the beatles. the british invasion had legs because there was more great music to back it up. >> a big hello from us. >> rick. >> i'm larry. >> i'm dennis. >> i'm dave. >> for the first six months they were singing, they sold over a million records a month. and in the words of one of their biggest hit songs, we're mighty glad to have you with us tonight. ladies and gentlemen, the dave clark five. ♪ ♪ you say that you love me, say that you love me, all of the time, all of the time ♪ ♪ you say that you need me, say you need me, you'll always be mine, always be mine ♪ ♪ i'll be glad all over, yes, i'm glad all over, baby, i'm glad all over ♪ ♪ so glad you're mine >> they're rivaling the beatles now as the top singing group in britain. how do you feel about that? >> we're really very pleased, but i don't think you can say we're rivals. we've got a completely different sound. >> we were

. >>> ladies, the beatles, 50 years after appearing on "the ed sullivan show" and kicking off beatle mania, we'll look back on the fab four's lasting legacy in the u.s. >> people like us a lot more when we're older. you watch. >>> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. today marks the third full day of olympic competition in sochi. with the netherlands and norway tied at 7-7 for the most medals, the u.s. is not far behind with a total of five. joining me now to talk about the highlights, i'm joined by nbc's anne thompson and first to discuss the latest on olympic security, of course, our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. welcome both of you. richard, first to you. it looks as though everything is going perfectly so far. >> reporter: so far it has been very smooth. a lot of the security concerns haven't materialized, and that's very good news. people have actually been coming up and commenting to me how low profile the security is here. we've talked about this ring of steel, well, for weeks now, and it is here. and there is anti-aircraft -- there are anti-aircraft

fifty years ago yesterday they appeared on the ed sullivan should show.starr. john lennon. and then you have, what is the last dude's name? stuart: this is pathetic. absolutely pathetic. george harrison. >> name the jackson five. name one of the jackson five. [laughter] stuart: michael. >> not michael. stuart: it is a parody. back after this. ♪ stuart: there have been headlines about this all weekend. the store uses the same logo, name and even the store layout. the workers are calling it a piece of art. let's bring in new york attorney. they are saying it is a parody. >> you have the fair use exception. you turn on your late-night tv at 1130. that is fine. hear what they do is they turn around and use the term don. dom makes it clear that it is a joke. the moment the real starbucks says this that a judge shoots them down. >> they are likely to prevail in the lawsuit. they are supposedly giving away the coffee which is what created the lines. that is so it is not a commercial year. sending enforcement letters threatening to sue and so forth. stuart: thank

starting way back then, 50 years ago this weekend, on "the ed sullivan show." ♪ she loves you ♪ yeah but 50 years ago this afternoon, which was also a friday, when they landed in new york city, it was not so obvious what was coming. not to a young filmmaker who got a last-minute call. >> they said, "the beatles are arriving in two hours, would you like to make a film of them?" so, i put my hand over the phone and turned to my brother and i said, "who are the beatles? are they any good?" >> reporter: albert maysles and his brother david delivered the answer that question with the footage they captured over the next several days. >> that's the way it is, friday, february 7th, 1964. >> reporter: the beatles, as the young boys that they were. dazzled by new york city. ♪ startled by the crowds. and still counting their own hits on the radio. and not sure themselves whether they were just a passing fad. >> "she loves you" and "i want to hold your hand" are all number one. >> reporter: in other words, they were hungry. and americans, still raw with grief after the murder of a president just

we didn't know ed sullivan. he had seen us, coming from sweden. he booked us.n we came here it was up! >> what the country saw was one of the most memorable tv appearances in history and from the ed sullivan show it was on to d.c. >> the first live gig was in the round, it was like a are boxing ring. my part didn't go round, i had to do it myself, i was playing here and the band were going round. i could see them doing it, oh i'll fix it. >> 50 years from then, ringo says, it's the songs no , not the hair cutle, thhaircuts. the music. >> ringo was recently honored by the peace and love organization. >> my second son had just been born and whether i got home there was a message from george and a message from john, we just met this guy, we're going to okay. >> did you think they were nuts when you layered that? >> no. but we went to wales. the first time i met him, this man shines, you know? we went to india, we had some lfns an lefn lessons and it worked this morning. >> what's paul like when he doesn't meditate? >> angry bastard. we had that moment of peace and

it happened at a vacant home on mission boulevard near the sullivan underpass. took crews 45 minutes to knock down the flames. >>> oh, it's not wednesday. it's not hump day. it's polina day. we give you a live look at olympic torch in the plaza in sochi. today is the start of the women's figure skating competition, and our bay area 15-year-old is among the contenders. >> check out the sochi selfie tweeted out by the san jose native this morning. looking calm, cool, collective, that a girl. performance on the international stage. >> bob redell joins us live at sharks ice where edmunds and others do their training. good morning, bob. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you. 15 years old, the past 13 years of those 15, spend most mornings here at sharks ice training, training here with these young ladies, if, of course, she weren't in sochi getting ready to make her olympic debut in an hour and a half. michelle is a coach here at sharks ice. you've seen her everybody the years. good morning. she's not the favorite but you said something interesting. you've been in th

>> sullivan comes forward to police but claims he's the victim of a video hoax. >> sullivan pleads guiltyand dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. he's sentenced to two years' probation and his license is suspended for six months. he's also ordered to pay more than $17,000 in damages. >> olson credits his police driver's training for helping him escape the attack. >> i honestly believe if i didn't have those skills, he would have driven me into a tree, flipped me over. i have no doubt that he would seriously have assaulted me. >> olson says he still doesn't know what sparked sullivan's rage. >> i know for a fact nothing happened on the road because i didn't even know this vehicle was behind me. no idea what caused this. >> he's just relieved the terrifying incident is over. >> this is shaking me. how do you deal with somebody trying to, what i think, you know, kill you on the road? you better get someone here. this dude is crazy. here re goes -- oh! >> can you stop the car? >> no. he's jumping on my hood. smashed my windscreen. >>> coming up -- a fun day of sledding takes a horrifying t

. ♪ >> when the beatles did the sullivan show, everything at the radio station changed.e without ed sullivan, there wouldn't have been a british invasion. ♪ >> gerry and the pacemakers. >> it wasn't just the beatles. the british invasion has legs because there was more great music to back it up. >> a big hello. >> i'm dennis. >> i'm dave. >> for the first six months they were singing, they sold over a million records a month. in the words of one of their biggest hit songs, we're and we're mighty glad to have you with us tonight. ladies and gentlemen, the dave clark five. ♪ ♪ you say that you need me you'll always be mine ♪ ♪ >> rival the beatles now as the top singing group in britain. how do you feel about that? >> we're very pleased. but i don't think you would say we would be rivals. we have a completely different sound. >> we were the first band to tour america. we did 46 cities. then you realized you had made it. ♪ >> suddenly it's like the gates of hell are opened. ♪ something tells me i'm into something good ♪ >> every transatlantic oceanliner seems to have anothe

. >> osgood: on this 50th anniversary of the beatles on "the ed sullivan show" retraces their days inermany. the diving grannies of japan. shows us a principle who is really a class act. first, here are the headlines for this sunday morning, the 9th of february. 2014. attorney general eric holder has ordered justice department to give same-sex married couples, quote, full and equal recognition in federal legal matters. made the announcement last night. policy change comes after last year's landmark supreme court ruling. the ago department is recalling nine million pounds of meat products because the rancho feeding processed diseased and unhealthy animals. sold in california, florida, illinois and texas. in minneapolis, dignitaries including vice president biden and former president jimmy carter gathered yesterday for the funeral of joan mondale. the wife of former vice president walter mondale. day two of the sochi olympics, if you want to watch these later, american jamie anderson soared to a gold medal in slopestyle snowboarding. men's downhill bodie miller was the fastest skier in