. >> oscar ran a great heat, a major, major victory, one that oscar's here, two that he qualified for the semifinals. that is oscar's big win. he's not going to win the 400. he's probably not going to make the finals. for him to make the semis is great. >> but again, to see him on the track, what do you think this means beyond the olympics? >> what oscar has shown is that you can triumph, no matter who you are, what you are, where you've come from, what you do. all that matters is what's in your head, the strength of of your imagination and your possibilities. >> quick, the men's 100-meter hurdles. this is a big event, another one not to be missed? >> yes. you've got the 2004 olympic champion, lu xang, jason richardson, the 2012 indoor champion aries merrett, bring it

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the crowd for the south african runner oscar pistorius, the first double amputee to compete in the games, making it all the way to the semifinals of the men's 400 meter race. the whole world has been watching, wondering whether he'd even be here. our friend from nbc sports mary carillo spent some time with oscar pistorius at his home in south africa where he talked about the long journey to get here. >> reporter: oscar pistorius was born with no fibulas in his legs. they didn't work, so doctors removed them. >> i was 18 months old and fit with my first pair of prosthetic legs. in the morning my mom said to my brother he must put on his shoes and i must put on my legs. >> reporter: now 25 years old pistorius grew up in a family that made his different body a normal part of their lives. >> we'd go off to the sea side twice a year and i remember running through the sand and you'd always see these foot prints and i'd leave these like holes around the beach and it would be quite deep. and i remember saying something to my parents along the lines

>> well, i have to say that, when i first heard about like it was after the oscars and stuff that theyhe rights, i have to say honestly i was kind of horrified at the idea. i thought it was gonna be an awful venture. i resisted it very much and was against it. then over time, they started getting really great people involved. enda walsh came on board, john tiffany, and a lot of the work that those had done certainly was non-musical, but it was also kind of dark, you know. i remember thinking, gee, these people might actually treat it well. i went and had a meeting with enda walsh and he was like, man, i haven't a clue what we're gonna do with it, but i'll tell you, we're not gonna disrespect it. i had been to see a few broadway shows. we don't have a history in ireland of musical theater at all, so i knew nothing about what broadway really was. i have to say, the stuff that i saw, i was taken on the ride. i mean, i laughed when i was to laugh and the tears welled up when the tears were supposed to well. i mean, i went on the ride, but i was not crazy about it as an entertainment format

of a needle found in food served on an airline also had why an arrest warrant has been issued for the oscar winner cuba gritting jr. and remembering one of the country's most prolific writers a look back of the career of agorgore vidal ahh, now that's a clean mouth. i wish i could keep it this way. [ dr. rahmany ] you see, even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. ♪ ♪ new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. life opens up when you do. for extra plaque protection try new crest pro-health clinical rinse. renowned author gore vidal has died. vidal passed away at his los angles home last night.. he died from complications of pneumonia. he wrote 25 novels.. two successful broadway plays.. numerous screenplays.. more than 200 essays.. and his memoir, "palimpsest". he was also a high profile commentator on politics.. and bitterly oppo

the technology. it's what's attached that is pistorius. >> oscar is not broken. >> he's not broken. he's perfect. >> reporter: for running, there is perhaps no more important muscle than the heart. though pistorius may look different than the ideal sprinter he is at his core the embodiment of the olympic creed. this weekend in the most visible sporting event in the world oscar pistorius took part, an accomplishment generations in the making, an inspiration for millions. >> you can't just think that disability is something that's negative and even for those people living with disabilities we can't give them that escape to say you're disabled. put you in a corner. okay cool. you're disabled. get along with life. >> reporter: mary carillo for nbc news, pretoria, south africa. >>> that's our broadcast on a monday night. thank you for being here with us. primetime olympic coverage tonight starting at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central. i'm brian williams reporting from our temporary home here at the tower of london. we hope to see you right back here again tomorrow evening. good night. >>> green

. >> i can guarantee you that any time there's a red carpet, especially big marquee events like the oscarshe grammys, the 'em memmys, every celebrity has consulted a stylist. it isn't just putting on a dress and liking it, it's, who has worn it previously? i miss those cher moments so bad. you have the occasional cook like helena bonham carter. but i think 99.7% of us are acting safe. >> reporter: brad's power as a stylist has made him a star in his own right. he has his own reality show on bravo and is currently touring the country to promote his book, "born to be brad." >> big fan. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: celebs ever feel threatened bill your celebrity? >> no, because i'm a dork. >> reporter: he isn't just alba's secret weapon. he's working with minka kelly, demi moore and rashida jones. and he's there in their most vulnerable doe membership. their dressing room. >> i want my clients to trust me. they are naked in front of you. they are naked in front of you when they are skinny or bloated off of a plane. they are pregnant in front of you. >> reporter: you're part stylist and

the oscar winner is one of hollywood's most recognizable artists and the past two decades. a string of memorable project. he is a small sample of some of his outstanding work. >> i should have been here, i wanted to be. >> i understand, i do. just tell me, are you being careful? are you making progress? >> i think your husband just became the man that got out capone. >> lieutenant dunbar? >> yes, sir? actually, i am here at my own request. i always wanted to see the frontier. >> if you go there, he will come. -- build it. >> you don't look like a body guard. >> what did you expect? >> i dunno, maybe a tough guy. >> and this is my disguise. ♪ tavis: the thankfully, your career is nowhere near being over, but if the hatfields and mccoys was the last project on top of the awesome body of work, would you be happy with your porpoise? >> i would. i was surprised how happy i was with hatfields and mccoys. playing this quintessential american role, guns and fighting end vengeance and kind of the american fabric of how we moved across this continent. if you were tough enough, smart

. >>> jimmy fallon will not host the oscars in february. d, the two producers at the nbc show "smash" had locked up the show's producer. they also produced the movie versions of chicago. so who' on the short list? they're seen here in drag who they cast in the film version of hair spray, which is pretty funny, i have to say. thanks for choosing nbc bay area news. coming up, we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. we'll be tracking tropical storm isaac. until then, good night. we're going to leave you with a live look at beautiful san francisco sun set. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios in multi-grain cheerios peanut butter.

and have help young people not become involved in the criminal justice system, and this is like the oscars. there are all winners. the finalists in the impact category are - 4c the power, the community youth center of san francisco, formerly known as the chinatown youth center, and the japanese community youth council, jcyc. it is now my pleasure to announce the recipient of the 2012 heritage award and the community impact category. it is foresee the power. it is a non-profit organization from sacramento, my home town, created to help youth with their culture and creativity and build confidence. specifically, they have workshops for a youth in the area of dance, hip-hop music, singing composition, music, photography, comedy, and skits. the idea came from a need in the sacramento asian-american community. diahann's de job was an educator before becoming the executive director of 4c the power. she has been a decatur 28 years. she has been a principal, and numerous positions at the district level. she saw a disconnect between the vietnamese and cambodian students graduating high school. to wo

. >> reporter: you certainly got the satisfaction at the oscars this year. you were performable -- performing for the first time. >> good audience. >> they were a good crowd. >> they were a good crowd but they were out for the night, its was a festive occasion. logic tells you they would be a good audience. >> thank you so much, that makes up for the strip search. >> were you nervous not having done stand up for a long time. >> i did thousands of nightclubs and television so this was not a new thing to me. >> reporter: hollywood ending like all of your films are sprinkles with one liners. do you picture yourself doing that? >> i get a big kick out of it and i sometimes can't wait to do the joke publicly because i know everyone else will enjoy it. and usually i'm right because i have a good ear for guessing that. but sometimes i'm not. sometimes i will do the joke and you know i'm shocked that nothing comes back. >> i want to show you what we have in mind for the poster. >> the poster? >> yeah, come here. >> come here. me? yes, well, no, i'm coming. >> in his

the oscar-winner is in new orleans filming "the butler," with oprah winfrey.appened here early tuesday morning that has cops calling for his arrest. according to the official police statement gooding, quote, became very aggravated by some photo-seeking fans. and then, allegedly pushed a female bartender twice. he then left the scene. heading to another bar around the corner called the alibi. >> sitting there, having a few drinks. three new orleans police officers told cuba he had to come outside. they stood out there for 10, 15 minutes, talking. and they let him go. >> reporter: it is hardly behavior befitting an officer or a gentleman. like the one he played in his last movie, "red tails." and it's a far cry from gooding's ecstatic oscar speech in 2 hush011. >> it's not what we're used to seeing, inappropriate actions. >> reporter: earlier this year, he shot down reports that he allegedly groped a group of women in new mexico. telling tmz, the claims were -- >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: gooding's attorney says the actor is taking necessary actions to address th

it does feel like you won the oscars. it's different when you are standing here. i do not even have a written speech. i will speak from the heart. today is a very important day for me and my family because this happens to be my father's death anniversary. i want to dedicate this to my father. my mom flew in tonight. my brother, who works for bart. [applause] i have my nephew, who is here tonight. i want him to see me so he can follow my footsteps sunday to give back to the community. with me here are my managers and supervisors. i also have my longtime friend, jamie, who has been here. i see my former boss here. i have been nominated so many times. it really feels like you won an oscar. lastly, i wanted to thank my husband, who has been not just a husband to me, but he has been my chauffeur -- [laughter] mike coy cook, personal photographer, and no. 1 critic. i know i forgot so many people tonight. you know who you are. if i can give more to the city, i will. thank you. [applause] >> they have extra photographers that travel with them. let's hear it one more time f

one of his summer jobs in college was a salesman for the oscar myer company. ill likely be the first vice president to have driven the oscar myer wiener mobile. it was before college when the then 16-year-old ryan experienced what's been described as a pivotal moment in his life. he found his father dead in their home. >> my dad dd of a heart attack at 55. i've always had this incentive to stay healthy. >> reporter: he and other house members participate in ambitious workouts. ryan helped spread an extreme workout routine known as p90x. another one of his passions is hunting. a friend of ryan's, former house member mark green, learned how important hunting was to ryan when he once sent him an e-mail. >> i got this terse response saying, i'm sitting in a deer stand, it's hunting season, leave me alone. >> reporter: now paul ryan is involved in another kind of hunt, a hunt for votes. as he works to convince americans that this conservative supply sider and lifelong green bay packer fan would be a good vice president for this nation. gary tuchman, cnn, atlanta. >>

investigators say the 25-year-old sent letters to the oscar winning film producer threatening to kill members of his family if he didn't wire $13 million to a bank account. he was arrested aat his parents home. he made appearances on tv shows including "bones" and a part in "dark knight". >> a tennis referee accused of beat being her 80 grorl grorld -- -year-old husband to dwej a coffee mug is heading to los angeles to face a murder charge. she was wearing her navy blue uniform for u.s. open. she'd been sent to work as a line judge. more lawyer says goodman is ampk sthous defend herself against claims she killed her husband in april. the woman reportedly told police her husband had an accident while she was refereeing a match. >> and park rangers recovered a 6-year-old boy swept down the merced river. the body was discovered this morning between boulders in the river. he and his 10-year-old half brother, andy were wading in the river on wednesday after a hike with a church group. the current pulled both of them away and andy also died. the tragedy happened near the vernal falls foot b

the problem is this is not the oscars or a clint eastwood performance. the whole purpose of the 10:00 primetime hour where everybody was tuning in was to talk about mitt romney and to be a validator for mitt romney and that is the reason why they decided to pick clint eastwood because he reaches audiences that normally politicians don't reach. >> well, i wondered as i watched it live if this had been rehearsed, if the organizers of the convention had seen it and if they had planned for its length. i had heard that there was only about five minutes allotted. i think this went on for about 15 and at times did seem rambling. then there was the big mention of afghanistan which kind of all of a sudden was the first time we heard that. was this something that the organizers knew about, planned for, and had essentially scripted even though it was unscripted? >> it is a little bit difficult to track down the truth to that. i will just tell you what we are hearing and that is that somebody thought picking clint eastwood was a good idea. they did it. and from a cou

the film is from katherine bigelow, the oscar winning director of "the hurt lucker." faith hill and tim mcgraw are taking their act to las vegas. they'll be performing for ten weekends at the v.a. nearby shan -- venetian starting this december. tickets for the general public go on sale monday. the author of the "50 shades" trilogy is issuing a companion album. she chose the pieces that inspired her to write the ear rottic best sellers -- erotic best sellers. that's your eye on entertainment. teresa garcia, cbs news action los angeles. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. this wednesday morning. m

he made it all the way to the semifinals. oscar, good morning. c stadium which seemed to have 80,000 of your closest friends to cheer you on. >> it was crazy. this whole week is an amazing experience. anticipate a phenomenal experience but far surpassed my expectations. just to be out there, when i got on the starting block, 400 was a tough event but i had cramps in my cheeks from smiling, mix of butterflies. >> smiling cramps are the only kind of cramps a runner wants to get during a race. >> the first 200 meters, yeah, after that i got cramped everywhere else. really such a special feeling. the day i walked off my first race i saw my family in the stands. knowing how much they have sacrificed as well and how much support i've had from everyone over the last couple years getting to that point and being able to line up on the starting blocks on a race like that means so much to me. >> you mentioned your family. they have been incredibly supportive since you were a little boy. you have not gotten to see your family and talk to them since may. you'l

the creative freedom. don't go to aaron yet. let's wait for him to win an oscar. [laughter] then go to him, and i need to star in it. get me that. and they did. [laughter] tavis: use a one of the things you like about hbo is creative freedom. tell me more about that. there is obviously something happening there, given the stuff they keep putting out and the fact that it keeps resonating. >> it is not just hbo, but it's what the best in the business do. i can go back over films i've done, directors like robert altman, jonathan demme, woody, clint eastwood, george clooney. i remember doing clint's movie and then going to george. they hire really good people and then put the men and situation and then stand back. they are in there to guide and help, but let's get the best people we can get, put them in a room, and ask them what they need. that is what hbo does. that is what all those guys do. let's get really good people and then -- arthur miller said i look forward to seeing what my work inspires in others. when you have that kind of creative home like you do with hb

i realized at the oscars one year and he sang ben which is a love song but it is a love song to a ratg around, she's out of my life. a frnd of mine wrote when his wife left him. i was saving it for sinatra. i said, i'm going to give it to michael. michael sang it and every tape he did, he cried. that was on the record. >> that world included off the wall, thriller and bad, three of the most successful records in music history. could you imagine that? when y'all went in the booth the first time? >> no. i just make music that i like. that's the only thing you can do. naturally, going for the throat, my least favorite records are number 2, 6, and 11. i don't want to be number two. >> right. >> you get success addicted to. you do. >> we will be right back. >> always making up stuff and hiding behind an a/k/a. >> you can't listen to will you take this basket of cash... what? and toss it in here? every load of laundry is worth about $200. really? and once it goes in it loses its value. right after the first wash. i know! that's why laundry needs ultra downy. because one cap protects $200 wo

the son of a new york accordion player, hamlisch went on to win every major entertainment award-- the oscar"the way we were" and "the sting" for his adaptation of scott lop joplin's ragtime music. he won emmies, grammys and a tony for the score to "a chorus line" which also earned him a pulitzer prize. hamlisch loved show tunes. >> one and two and three and four...! >> reporter: but he also scored more than 40 films. in a 1999 documentary about "the way we were" hamlisch said originally he left the film's famous theme music out of the last scene but noticed test audiences didn't cry. >> and i remember going to the head of the studio of the music department saying "you've got to let me go back in and rerecord this ending." and he didn't want me to. >> reporter: so hamlisch himself paid for the musicians to go back into the studio. >> and i put in for whatever the 15th, 16th, 17th time, i put in the melody. >> reporter: it became a film's classic closing scenes thanks to the music of marvin hamlisch. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: that's the news. for scott pelley, i'm bob schi

the oscar for the way we were and the sting for the adaptation of scott joplin's ragtime music.s and grammys and a tony for the score to a chorus line. which also earned him a pulitzer prize. he loved show tunes. but he also scored more than 40 films. in a 1999 documentary about the way we were, he said that originally he left the film's famous theme music out of the last seen but noticed test audiences did not cry. >> i remember going to this studio music department and saying " you have to let me go back in and record this ending. and he did not let me to. >> so he paid for the musicians themselves to go back into the studio. >> i put in the melody. >> it became one of film's classic closing scenes thanks to the music of marvin hamlisch. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> that is the news. for scott pelly, i'm bob schaefer. have a good night. >> good evening i am alan martin >> i am dana king. right now chevron is about to hold a community meeting stemming from last night's refinery fire. they say that a vapor leak is to blame. hazardous material experts say there are no ha

tavis: erin brockovich is a longtime environmentalist and clean water advocate who inspired the oscar-winning film starring julia roberts. she is currently featured in a new documentary on the subject of our water crisis. it is called "last call at the oasis. >> every single state has emailed me with some sort of problem. 25,000 increase in the month, to the point where i have actually started to create a map, and what is scaring us is we still have 700 more interested in put. so we are able to start connecting those stocks to get some kind of -- there is just so many accounts of contamination. >> you have a fish kill here on the river. we have lost over a billion fish. they were burying them on the beach. >> you take a glass of water out of the tappan it smells like bees will fuel. my life is over without water. >> six of our neighbors had brain tumors than half of them died. it was like, oh my gosh, is in the water. we've got to get the kids out of here. >> all of a sudden i cannot just talk to you about it because it makes me think of what is going on in arizona and alabama and washington