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binge drinkers getting lary on a saturday night. but excessive public drinking doesn't necessarily stop with age. this is just one part of colchester where heavy drinkers often gather. typically during the day. now, we're not talking about teenagers here. many are in their 40s and 50s. some are long-term alcoholics. many around here don't like it. >> they intimidate people. they sort of look at you and sort of make you feel uncomfortable. >> it's terrible. the cans and everything all over the place. >> you feel a little apprehensive walking by them, especially with their bulldogs. >> reporter: counselor tim young is backing a controversial idea. especially designated drinking zones, where heavy drinkers will be left alone and in return it's hoped they won't bother anyone else. >> we're trying to get an area in colchester where people who

are problem drinkers can go in a safely controlled environment will be monitored and not cause nuisance to visitors and residents of colchester. >> they make it sound like it's an okay thing to do to put them in a corner and let them drink. >> reporter: giving them their own place to go and drink, aren't you in a way condoning that behavior? >> that behavior is going to continue whatever we do. we can put support systems in place and we are working with the primary care trust to do that, but we've learned over the years that these people are going to continue with this behavior. >> reporter: michael and mark are both alcoholics. the sort of drinkers this scheme would be aimed at. >> i feel like we are getting picked on. >> yeah. >> you know what i mean? i do feel we are being picked on. >> reporter: the people who think you're intimidating them, you think they are -- they're wrong? >> yeah, i do think they're wrong. >> yeah. >> because we have a can in our hand and we have dogs, yeah, we're bad people. >> it would be a fantastic idea, yeah, because then we can let our dogs off.

we can drink. and then nobody will -- will disturb us, will they? >> reporter: it would be a radical approach to an age-old question -- what is the best way to deal with those whose lives are gripped by alcohol? tim muffett, bbc news. >> one of our producers tells us there are some wet zones in the united states, but we tried and tried and we couldn't find any of them. >> if we had to name, what would you name? new orleans, love it. that would be one. >> las vegas strip we were saying. >> my spiritual mecca. >> south beach. >> south beach, an excellent call, my friend. >> any other cities we can insult right now? >> manhattan. >> the entire island, yes. when we come back, time for "the skinny." ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ time for ""the skinny."" cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >> if you watched the golden globes and noticed nicole kidman and keith urban had a certain glow about them, all good reason for it.

they actually have a new kid. they had a surrogate and the baby was born december 28th. they're both 43 years old. they're the kid's biological parents. this is their third child. she put out a statement. she said our family is truly blessed and thankful to be given the gift of baby faith margaret. no words can adequately convey the feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier. the baby was delivered by a surrogate but happy parents yet again. she has two kids with her marriage with tom cruise that they adopted and their other daughter, sunday rose, nicole and keith. congrats to them. >> her egg and his stuff. >> his -- >> yeah, it really is their baby carried by someone else. speaking of the golden globes. if you heard any scandal, ricky gervais is setting the record straight. he has not been banned after really rude comments. he was not absent in the second half because they were upset with him. here's a little taste of some insults he had for the a-listers.

>> it's going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking. or as charlie sheen calls it, breakfast. the only reason "the tourist" was nominated so the hollywood foreign press could hang out with johnny depp and angelina jolie. that is rubbish. that is not the only reason. they also accepted bribes. >> so, a lot of the speculation throughout the course of yesterday was that he was absent for much of the second half of the globes' telecast, he was chastised by the hollywood foreign press, which hands out the awards because of the below the belt barbs. he says that is absolutely not the case. he says, i get to choose who i introduce so i obviously choose presenters who i have the best jokes for. if you heard anything from the hollywood foreign press he's not invited back, that's not the case. he's not hosting next year but it's not as a result of his humorous barbs throughout the course of last night. >> all right, whatever you say

there. and also interesting news. howard stern and jay leno are going at it. more specifically, howard stern going after leno. he taped a spot on the new piers morgan show on cnn. he says, jay is insane and a crook and the world knows exactly what he's up to. he steals a tremendous amount of material. he also went -- stern also went after leno in 2009, calling him a con man, a ripoff artist. not having any idea. so, apparently he's really going after -- hard core going after leno, questioning his talent, questioning why people watch leno over letterman and says he steals a lot of his stuff. as always, howard not biting his tongue again. >> not one to pick a fight with. quickly, an update with sandra bullock and jesse james. first, sandra is setting the record straight. she's not with ryan reynolds. they were apparently taken photographs together, the two of them. she says, he's not my lover. as far as jesse james goes, this surprises me, he's publicly professing his love for his other half.

you'll see her in a second. she's that lady that has the tattoos. >> yeah, all -- >> yeah, she's famous in her own right. right.

and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel gets high octane political help. bill clinton will campaign for him, who of course is running for mayor of chicago. attorney general eric holder launches the justice department's stalking awareness month. he wants more attention paid to women who are victims of violence. when you hear two newlyweds are thinking about moving in with the groom's grandma, well, you feel bad for that couple. >> unless, of course, that grandma is the queen of england. for more about where william and kate may live and an update on her wedding dress, here's nick watt. >> reporter: has fashion plate

kate decided who will decide the dress of the year, her wedding gown? looks like bruce oldfield. a favorite of princess diana. kate's mom and sister spent an hour at his london store last week. this wedding is laden with echoes of diana. the first was william giving kate diana's ring. >> this is my way of keeping her sort of close. >> reporter: and once married, where will they live? buckingham palace with grandma? apparently she has offered but will the queen want to hear wailing babies? >> obviously, you know, we want a family, so we'll have to start thinking about that. >> so, they'll be looking at a home they can make a family home. and i really do think that kensington palace will be the best place for that. >> reporter: of course, diana called this place home. she lived at kensington palace after her separation from prince charles. it's near some of the couple's favorite night spots. >> and we know kate middleton loves shopping in kensington. >> reporter: but they don't want any wedding gifts.

no toaster ovens, no his/her bathrobes. they want their guests to give to charity. >> they would far rather the causes that are close to their heart benefit from people's generosity because they say they have everything they need. >> reporter: william has two major hurdles before he makes it to the altar. party prince harry is planning, we hear, two bachelor parties. one in london, one in capetown. good luck, william, you'll need it. nick watt, abc news, london. >> apparently her bachelorette party will be at -- allegedly at a swank london bar called 86, is where kate will be getting down. >> i don't have to ask because i'm sure you would attend theirs, the boys'. >> if it's a good one. >> there you are. >> that brings back -- that does bring back college memories. >> this is the sweetest detail. this is one story i hadn't heard reported. we see harry looking at his reflection. apparently the ring prince william gave to kate was harry's. he inherited it from diana. he said, you're proposing to

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ht her husband by surprise. >> you know, you don't need -- you know, you don't need to be doing this. >> her remarkable progress. vicious vandalism, culprits who went to great lengths to destroy a $1 million home. and 50 years since the age of college segregation. a pioneer student's past and how she changed the future. it's tuesday, january 18th. that last story is amazing. it's hard to believe it's been 50 years since that moment but it's so telling about how the country has evolved and changed since those days she saw many decades ago. >> especially on the heels of the holiday we just celebrated,

mlk day. >> thanks for being with us. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. doctors treating congresswoman gabby giffords continue to describe her recovery as a miracle. >> she could move out of the hospital and into rehab. her husband is seeing amazing signs of progress as well. t.j. winick has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. congresswoman gabrielle giffords could be moved to a rehabilitation facility within weeks, perhaps even days. gabrielle giffords' husband told her doctors that she gave him a smile. >> she stuck her hand up on the side of my face this morning. i leaned over and then she spent ten minutes giving me -- and this is her, so typical of her. she's in the icu, you know, gone through this traumatic injury and she spent ten minutes giving me a neck massage. i'm pretty sure she wouldn't do that for somebody else -- >> she reached up to you -- >> she reached up, you know, for

ten minutes, rubbing my neck. i keep telling her, gabby, you're in the icu. you don't -- you know, you don't need to be doing this. but it's so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> it does imply that she is recognizing him and that she's interacting, perhaps, in an old familiar with way with him. >> reporter: the congresswoman is breathing on her own after doctors removed a breathing tube that went down her throat. still after a smaller tube was inserted, she still can't speak. >> she cannot vocalize but she certainly could mouth words or something like that when she's ready to do that. >> reporter: doctors successfully performed a surgery on giffords' eye socket to remove bone fragments to relieve pressure. two other shooting victims are also recovering at tucson's university medical center. 30-year-old giffords' aide gabe zimmerman was killed in the shooting rampage. his life was celebrated at a

public memorial. >> he's a down to earth, great guy, unassuming. and everyone who knew him loved being with him. >> reporter: as for jared loughner, authorities are reportedly planning on moving any possible trial to san diego because of extensive pretrial publicity. >> and we'll hear much more from gabrielle giffords' husband tonight on abc world news and diane sawyer will be back on a special edition of "20/20" called the congresswoman and the astronaut, exclusive interview airs tonight at 10:00/9:00 central. president obama's popularity is getting a bump. in part because of his tragedy in tucson. our new poll says 54% approve of his job performance, up eight points from his career low in november. 35% say the president's economic plan is making the economy better. that is five points higher than in september. republican lawmakers in the house will begin debate today on

plans to repeal the president's health care reform law. the house had put off most official business last week because of the tragedy in arizona. a vote on the measure is expected now tomorrow. opponents of health care reform say it is simply too expensive and will cost american jobs. >> we can send a signal we're dead serious about getting rid of this spending of money we don't have and making sure we stop the job-killing regulations that have followed up after the passage of that bill. >> the house vote is strictly symbolic. democrats are still the majority in the senate, so a health care repeal would obviously fail there. few, if any, companies are as closely linked with their ceos as apple is with steve jobs. that is one of the reasons for the stunned reaction monday to word jobs is beginning his second medical leave in just two years. neal karlinksy has details from seattle. >> reporter: this was quite a shock in the tech world, on wall street and throughout popular

culture in general. the world waking up to news monday morning that steve jobs has left the company, his third serious health problem of the decade, leaving apple, taking a leave of absence. he wrote in an e-mail, actually, to his employees that he's taking a medical leave of absence so i can, quote, focus on my health. >> nobody knows what's going on, how long he's going to be gone for. and i think it's just -- it's a really big shock. >> reporter: this is crucial because steve jobs, of course, is a survivor of a rare form of pancreatic cancer. he came back with a vengeance and introduced the iphone and several other very successful products, only to have more problems in 2008 when he appeared on stage at a product introduction looking extremely thin. he said it was strictly a hormonal problem, nutritional problem. however, a short time after that he took another leave of absence. at that point, we understand that he got a liver transplant. he was secretive about that. word didn't come until after the liver transplant that that, in fact, is what was taking place. he came back again, introduced the ipad.

he's been going strong but there have been ongoing concerns about his health. of course, that word he is taking another leave of absence. >> the fact of the matter is, without steve jobs apple is a much different company. he really gets into the details of how things work and he makes sure those products meet his expectations. >> reporter: the stock market in this country closed for the holiday but reaction overseas swift. apple stock dropping 8% in european markets. no word on when or even if steve jobs will be back at work full time at apple. neal karlinksy, abc news, seattle. we are learning new details about a federal criminal investigation of john edwards, a federal grand jury is trying to figure out how much edwards knew about the money spent covering up his affair with rielle hunter and the child they had together. that issue is whether edwards broke any campaign finance laws. plenty of questions but very few answers still surround the sudden return of former haitian

dictator jeanne jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier to his native country. he appeared on the balcony of a high-end hotel but never spoke to reporters as promised during a news conference. a spokesman said he came back to haiti after nearly 25 years in exile to see the devastation from last year's earthquake. now to southern california where no one seems to know who is responsible for a stunning and vicious case of vandalism. but the culprit or culprits, all but destroyed an expensive piece of property. kabc reports. >> reporter: a prime location in a gated community called peninsula at sea cliff in huntington beach, but step inside the 3,000 square foot home that sits on a golf course -- >> this is the worst malicious damage i've seen. this gets first place. >> reporter: the two-story trashed, just about everything, including the kitchen sink, gone. >> they heaped piles of clothes. they took a hose, some kind of water, and weighted the clothes down so it might haven 1 pound just to collapse the ceilings down below. they ran the jacuzzi path tub to have the water flow out and flood the entire upstairs. >> reporter: mold covers the

wall. chemicals and cement clogged the drains. outside the pool and jacuzzi are greener than the grass. officials say workers will spend weeks fixes the damage. with no witnesses, so far no one can prove who vandalized the home. >> i thought, what a shame. what a beautiful property. it's sad to see somebody's anger turn the house into what it is today. >> reporter: at a foreclosure auction last august, the home listed at more than $1.7 million, but with no bids, it went back to the bank. now on the hook for about $250,000 in repairs. still, tom moon is confident the home will sell once the restoration is finished. >> it's all location. you can feel the sea breeze right now. you're a mile from the beach, as the crow flies, and you're in this gated exclusive community. yes, it will go easily. the grim task of recovering

bodies is still under way in brazil as the death toll there now nears 700. emergency crews are digging through tons of mud and debris following days there of flooding and landslides and hundreds of soldiers have now been sent in to help in towns that have been cut off in the mountains near rio. on top of that, deadly floodwaters in australia are moving downstream. knee-deep water is surrounding hundreds of homes in the southeastern part of the country. a swollen river split one town in two. forced more than 3,000 folks to evacuate. at least 30 people have been killed since that flooding began back in november. parts of the u.s. are also struggling with weather problems. parts of oregon are bracing for more mudslides after rising waters forced hundreds from their homes. floodwaters washed away a main road near ft. hood knocking out power and cutting off dozens of homes. it was triggered by heavy weekend rains. as much as 10 inches in just 24

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was off. >> reporter: ron reagan says he became so convinced his father was showing early signs of alzheimer's, he decided to shadow him for a day in the white house. you say that he was sitting at the phone making phone calls and he was reading note cards like he had prompts. >> yeah, and that bothered me. >> reporter: but now his half brother michael writes on twitter that ron is an embarrassment and accuses him of selling out his father to sell books. so we asked two of the country's leading alzheimer's experts to weigh in on those key moments the two brothers now debate. first, note cards to make calls. >> i wouldn't be worried about stickies or cue cards. what's worrisome is if there's something that you do every day, you forget how to get to that place you drive to every day. that's when you start to worry. >> reporter: but what about this? the president seems to struggle to find the answers to a question. >> we're doing everything we can. >> we're doing everything we can. >> reporter: does that look like a patient with alzheimer's to you? >> that looks like a patient who

is having some difficulty remembering words. >> reporter: alzheimer's? >> but not necessarily alzheimer's. >> reporter: in fact, she believes the president may have been suffering from something called mci, mild cognitive impairment. friends or family members may notice problems with your language or memory but it doesn't interfere with your daily life. >> what we know is people with mci, about half of them go on to alzheimer's disease in three to five years. >> reporter: but she says the clearest indicator the president did not have alzheimer's yet -- >> the -- >> reporter: -- can be seen right after this moment after the stumble. you see something interesting there. >> right. i see that he lost his train of thought for a brief moment, but he brought himself right back to the topic. >> reporter: so what does that say to you? >> that suggests to me that while he might have a momentary lapse he's actually very connected and functioning at quite a high level. >> reporter: sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> i thought this was an interesting test. the difference between memory loss as you get old and actual alzheimer's. someone says if you lose your keys it's just age, but if you

forget what those keys are for, that's a sign the problem is a little more serious. >> yeah. >> an interesting way. >> it's such a fascinating topic. we want you to encourage to you go to our website abc.com/worldnews. on there, there are ten signs of alzheimer's to look for. ron reagan will be on "gma" later this morning. it's certain to be a fascinating interview. a lot of people upset with this young man. >> and wondering why he decided to share this information now is the big question. we'll see what he has to say. to share this information now is the big question. we'll see what he has to say. wcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwc

monday was, of course, the day we celebrated the life and legacy of martin luther king jr. >> in honor of his work for the civil rights movement we turn to the story of a woman who 50 years ago herself walked into the storm of segregation. steve osunsami was there for her emotional reunion.

>> reporter: charlayne hunter-gault went back with us to her dorm and to that day 50 years ago when a federal judge forced the university of georgia to let her in. when you stand here, can you hear the sound of the crowd outside? >> oh, i'll never forget that. i'll never forget that. i mean, two, four, six, eight, we don't integrate. >> i'm not for integration. i'm for segregation, and i will be until i die. >> reporter: she still remembers the smallest details, how cold it was, how cold they were, the smell of tear gas and the brick that came crashing through her window. >> do you think there would be any trouble if a negro entered the university? >> well, i do if they were going to put her in the dormitories. >> they didn't have a clue who i was or what my dreams were. and the fact that my dreams were the same dreams that they had. >> reporter: today she's an

accomplished journalist returning to an entirely different place that will spend the next month celebrating her arrival so long ago, a place where the homecoming king and queen are now both african-american. >> congratulations. >> reporter: at her old residence hall, today students told us the school's history of segregation is something they don't understand. >> we grew up on "barney" and "dora the explorer" and all sorts of things that promote just color-blindness. >> when i meet someone new, it's not that i'm looking at what race they are or what color their skin is, it's more -- i mean you guys know -- it's, hey, okay, do you play frisbee because i like frisbee a lot. >> reporter: still by some measures, progress has been slow. students tell us that in their high schools across the state there's still this perception that this isn't a welcoming place for black students. josh delaney, the student council president, says that perception almost kept him away. >> i am very often the only

african-american in class in a class setting, and i think a lot of black students here would give you the same story. >> reporter: 50 years since she walked past those angry crowds, miss hunter-gault is hopeful more black students will some day choose to attend the university. >> i mean i could have said that georgia wasn't a welcoming place when i was here, and i would have been justified, but i didn't say that. i made a space that i could be comfortable in and enjoy even under those circumstances. >> reporter: she says it took everything she had but she conquered her fears. steve osunsami, abc news, athens, georgia. >> and now even 50 years later when asked, hunter-gault said she is upset with the lack of diversity. she actually went one step further in saying the school needs to do more to actually recruit african-american students. it's their job to ensure there is diversity. >> that's true. the stunning part is the bravery it must have taken at that time to walk through the hatred of

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this first video we're going to show you will break your heart. it is so sweet. take a look. i know it can be confusing what you're looking at. that is a sharpei mix, in fact, absolutely stuck, wedged in a six-inch space between two walls. so, rescuers are basically hearing complaints from people about a barking noise coming from a crawl space between two properties. they think the dog was chasing a cat or rabbit and he got stuck. the poor little guy. they found him wedged in between there. they had to knock down an entire

wall. as soon as they got him out, they fed him a bean and cheese burrito. which i thought was an odd choice. >> the only thing about the dog, he had some dehydration. he's about four years old. the rescuers in this story decided to nickname the dog wally, because he was stuck between a wall. get it? >> i like it. you were honest earlier. you said you didn't get the joke at first. >> it took me a full minute. i was like wally? oh, wall, wall, i get it. wally is doing fine. they're saying if the owner doesn't come forward, they'll put him up for adoption. willis, if you had seen it written and not delivered as excellently as i delivered it. it took me just a minute. if you want to get arrested, do it in moscow. prisoners are getting treated very well. one of the prisons notorious primitive has started a new service where you can have chocolate, games and other gifts delivered to your cell. your relatives and friends can go online to an online store and have these goods delivered to you. and they're looking into the

idea of putting tans beds. which i don't get. they say this has been a big hit, averaging 180 orders per day. they say they deliver them to the jail cell within three days. they cannot get alcohol but they can get cigarettes. they're going to look to expand online shopping to all seven prisons in moscow at some point. >> they're saying the tanning beds -- they're saying the tanning beds are because cell mates don't get adequate sunlight. i don't know if you get vitamin d from a tanning bed, but that is the rationale. >> thought have about the sun when you had the gun -- anyway. it's about time. there's a pageant in atlantic city. this is done by the glbt alliance. this is a parody of the famous miss america pageant. this year it was won by a 17-year-old. those are all drag queens. the one that won is 17 years old. i have to say, pretty good looking drag queens. >> what do you think, willis? >> yeah, baby. >> that's cool. i have to say, pretty goodkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

> political priority. the changes demanded in health care reform. today's gop agenda. safety questions. parents are now demanding answers after a boy scout adventure turned deadly. >> children are dying. children are being severely injured. >> their son's ordeal. and their lawsuit. dad's deal. paternity leave for up to six months. who wants to give parents so much time off? it's tuesday, january 18th. >> from abc news this is "world news now." i think more dads would like a chance to have off, if they can financially and logistically swing it, i think they would like to have more time with the kids.

>> in the uk they get an entire year off. makes me want to move to the uk and have my child there. >> we'll have more coming up. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm vinita nair. the house of representatives gets back to business today for the first time since one of their own was shot ten days ago. >> both parties say they intend to change the tone of the political debate after gabby giffords' assassination attempt. karen travers with a preview. >> reporter: congress put its legislative agenda on hold last week in the wake of the tucson shootings. but now they're back in business and the first item on their to-do list, repealing president obama's health care law. the newly elected house republican majority says voters sent them a mandate. >> we have to pull obamacare out by the roots. >> reporter: more than half of the health care bill has been put into place, including pop already items, like allowing adult children to stay on their parents' insurance until they turn 26.

discounts for seniors for prescription drugs and insurance coverage for those with preexisting conditions. republicans say the law is too costly and link it to american's number one concern -- job creation and the economy. >> we can send a signal we're dead serious about getting rid of this spending of money we don't have and making sure we stop the job-killing regulations that have followed up after the passage of that bill. >> reporter: that's the republican mantra this week. they say the law will discourage employers from hiring because of additional costs. >> the evidence is overwhelming that this health care law, by raising taxes, imposing new mandates and increasing uncertainty is already destroying jobs in our country. >> reporter: economists we spoke to said the law will have no material impact on employment. in fact, if it helps slow the growth health care costs, it could free up money for businesses to hire new employees. democrats see the debate as a golden opportunity. they want to sell the law to a still skeptical american public. a recent abc news/"washington

post" poll found opposition far outstrips support for it. >> we welcome in a certain sense their attempt to repeal it because it gives us a second chance to make a first impression. >> reporter: the repeal is expected to pass the house but largely a symbolic vote with democrats controlling the senate and the white house, the health care bill is in no danger of going away entirely. >> thanks, karen. there's more good news about the recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. doctors have now successfully removed bone fragments from giffords' damaged eye socket. the operation also helped relieve pressure in the eye. doctors say the congresswoman has already started the next phase of recovery. she's getting physical therapy right at her bedside. her husband, mark kelly, tells abc's diane sawyer, he sees even more signs of improvement. >> she stuck her hand up on the side of my face this morning. i leaned over and she spent ten minutes giving me a neck massage. i'm pretty sure she wouldn't do that for someone else. she's looking me in the eye.

>> she reached up -- >> reached up, you know, for ten minutes rubbing my neck. i keep telling her, gabby, you're in the icu. you don't need -- you know, you don't need to be doing this. but it's so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> just unbelievable progress. you will see much more of diane's exclusive interview with mark kelly tonight on "world news" and then on a special edition of "20/20", the congresswoman and the astronaut, that is tonight at 10:00 p.m./9:00 central. sarah palin is on the defensive after being heavily criticized for her statement following the tucson shootings. palin says she's repeated over and over her condemnation of violence and she blames the left for singling her out for criticism. >> i know that a lot of those on the left hate my message. we know that it's not just me. it's all who seem to embrace the time-tested truths that help build our country.

they'll do what they can to destroy the message and the messenger. >> palin appeared last night on the fox news channel. she accused the democrats of taking the country in the wrong direction. adding that, quote, they can't make us sit down and shut up. just a few moments ago you heard our reporter mention our new poll and what americans think about health care reform. other parts of that poll address the political impact of the tucson shootings, including the current tone in congress. george stephanopoulos has the details. >> 82% say the current tone of our political debate is negative but they are somewhat optimistic. majority now optimistic, republicans and democrats will find a way to work together in the new year. the country is pretty unified that president obama found the right words, the right tone at the right time. 78% approve, that's the highest of any issue of his presidency. sarah palin, not so much, 30%.

the press gets medium great, just barely a majority support the way the press covered this tragedy. support for stricter gun control has dropped, except for a few exceptions. a majority, now support 57% support banning high-capacity clips like loughner used and a full 83% want more funding for gun registries to make sure we can track people with mental illness so they can't buy guns. >> some of the other findings from our new poll offer good news for president obama. 54% now approve of his job performance and that's up eight points from his career low back in september. 35% say the president's economic plan is now making the economy better. that is five points higher than in september. well, getting ready to pay even more to fly. delta and united airlines appear to be increasing fares on most of their domestic routes. the folks at fare compare first noticed the hikes yesterday afternoon. delta raised domestic ticket prices by up to 20 bucks round trip and united by $10. those come as the carriers are about to release their new

financial reports. analysts say it will show the best quarterly results in the past decade. >> i feel like we've said that story 30 times in the past year. here's a look at tuesday forecast. messy in the northeast. 2 inches of snow changing over to freezing rain in baltimore, philadelphia and boston. up to a foot of snow in northern new england. light morning snow from louisville to detroit. showers from new orleans to birmingham. >> and a bone-chilling minus 6 degrees in fargo. the twin cities barely hit positive territory. meanwhile, 41 in new york. 50 in atlanta. mostly 40s from seattle to salt lake city. dare i say, this is one of our favorite stories of the day. >> we like this one. >> it makes us sound evil but you have to look at this video. in this age dominated by text messages and wireless devices, this was always going to happen. mercifully it did for our benefit. >> we love the video. a woman texting in a pennsylvania mall. don't worry about the fountain there. bam, there she goes all wet.

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fo for more than 100 years the boy scouts of america have been overcoming all sorts of challenges. of course in return they get those merit badges. i'm sure many of our viewers have kids in boy scouts or they were in it themselves. >> over the past few years, a few wilderness excursions have

put them in harm's way. even leaving one scout dead. here's john donvan. >> reporter: the motto is first be prepared but first on the list of virtues they memorize is the word trustworthy. >> mentally awake and morally straight. >> reporter: including a 17-year-old boy named michael sclawy-adelman who first went into scouting when he was 8 years old. what do you remember? >> i dropped him off. and that's the last i saw. >> reporter: the last hike was a 20-miler, bordering the florida everglades. high of 92 degrees. his parents say michael was in fit physical condition and determined to do that hike. >> i spoke to him on the phone while they were on their way to the church to be dropped off. and the last thing he said was, i love you. >> reporter: the hikers set off at approximately 9:00 that morning.

three boys, led by scoutmasters howard crompton and andrew schmidt, who noticed the heat was getting to the boys at about 1:00 when the hike was half completed. they weren't eating much because they were extremely hot, crompton is quoted as telling police. in his own handwriting he described the ordeal that began at mile 15. "mike began to seem dizzy. we had him sit down to rest and drink water. after about 20 minutes, mike got worse. he seemed to be choking. i turn him on his side. he vomited. i cleared his mouth. he stopped breathing." an hour and a half after stopping the hike, he placed a call on his cell phone. >> 911. what is the address of your emergency? >> reporter: the florida trail. we're hiking in the everglades and he's not breathing. >> the guy's not breathing? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: crompton had been performing cpr on michael for 45 minutes by the time a rescue helicopter reached them. the report says by then michael had to pulse. he was airlifted out but half an hour later, he was declared dead. >> the sheriff knocked on the

door and they said, michael, and he died. when my daughter and my husband came home and he told them, their screams just still ring in my ears because they were screaming and collapsing to the ground. we never heard from the scouts. >> reporter: that night you never heard from them? >> no. one of them -- howard crompton called about midday. >> reporter: having to place that call was, no doubt, another kind of nightmare as crompton and schmidt to this day lead that scout troop and have been trusted for years by scores of parents. only now, they are being sued. by michael's parents. >> they're supposed to be trained to recognize, you know, signs and symptoms. at some point he told them he didn't feel well and they

finally stopped. by the time they stopped until they recorded the 911 call, it was an hour and a half. >> reporter: you're counting on their expertise. >> right. >> reporter: you entrusted their expertise? >> right. not to press on regardless for another five miles if you're showing signs of heat and disorientation. >> reporter: the suit that names the scoutmasters, who declined to be interviewed, and the local church that sponsors the troop and boy scouts of america was filed by attorney mark sylvester who brought this case to our attention. >> this is not a condemnation of the boy scouts. they're a very worthwhile organization. they instill good morals and values in our children. but at the same time, they have flaws. children are dying, children are being severely injured. this was not the first death on a hike. >> reporter: scouts put in collectively millions of hours per year in the wilderness. no one getting seriously hurt. not surprising because of the near constant stress on safety. so that when someone does get hurt, it seems to require explanation. and if it's your kid who got hurt, the explanation this

mother of scouts finally offered may or may not satisfy. >> i think we're saying there's risks involved in everything you do in life. in boy scouts, we take a proactive approach. everything we do is looking at what could happen, what are the risks involved, how do we prepare for that. >> reporter: but i'm asking a different question. are you saying what's that really down to is sometimes things just happen? >> there are circumstances that are beyond our control. so we all share responsibility to make things as safe as possible. >> reporter: which is what michael's parents thought he would be that day, as safe as possible and home by sundown. their good-bye that morning never meant to be final, but it was. >> and michael's family's attorney point to the fact that, yes, there's risks in every situation but the attorney says, more than a dozen cases involve situations that in some ways could have been avoided. for example, someone died during a lightning strike. there were thunderstorms forecast in the area. someone dies during canoeing,

there was an area labeled as dangerous. >> it's hard to believe boy scouts will do anything inababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababte

welcome back, everybody. most new moms will tell you that they never have enough time at home with their babies before they have to go back to work. and the dads, we're lucky if we get a few weeks off. across the pond they're trying to change that. >> a new plan in england is giving dads up to six months off with their new baby but some fear it will be a huge blow to the economy. the bbc's ed thomas explains. >> reporter: this is what matters most to lee willis. with work and bills to pay, spending time with his children can be difficult. >> it's the number one priority. i like spending time with my kids. >> reporter: can it be a

struggle? >> it can. being a working dad. i think it's a struggle for any parent. >> reporter: so, nick clegg called for a leap of faith when it comes to paternity laws, to help new fathers like lee spend more time with their children. >> more and more fathers want to play a hands-on role with their young children. but too many feel that they simply can't. that culture must change. >> reporter: at the moment across the uk, fathers receive two weeks paternity. mothers receive 52 weeks leave. before from april, parents will be able to share leave, with fathers allowed up to six months. what has been the reaction to nick clegg's paternity plans? this is the business park, every unit here is a small to medium company. businesses that will have to make this work. >> so, essentially how are you going to grow your business? >> reporter: everyone at this training session employs people. some are worried about what this will mean for them. >> we employ around 50 people at any given time.

if people are to go off in blocks here and there, we're going to have intense difficulties in backfilling for those people. >> higher. >> okay. >> reporter: these changes could go even further. by 2015, new fathers could be given up to ten months paternity leave. practically, would it work? >> financially and practically right now, probably not? but i think if we were able to maneuver ourselves around, yes, we could do it. >> reporter: would it work in your family? >> in my family, if we could afford it, we could. >> reporter: could you afford it? >> no, we couldn't. >> reporter: what this gives parents is choice. even if it means more pressure for business. ed thomas, bbc news. >> if you're wondering what it is in the u.s., fathers in this country under law can take up to 12 weeks. you get three months here, which is obviously less than what they're talking about out there. we still can get a little time, which is nice. >> for the uk they're also looking forward. they're saying this could only

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♪ what's my name what's my name ♪ ♪ what's my name what's my name ♪ >> finally yesterday we honored the life and legacy of civil rights hero martin luther king jr. >> it is a solemn day but also one of celebration. john hendren has more from washington on monday's festivities. good morning. >> good morning. it was a day of celebration and remembrance for dr. martin luther king. among the celebrants, the president. the first lady shares a birthday with the holiday. >> dr. king obviously had a dream of justice and equality in our society.

>> reporter: president obama and the first family celebrated dr. king's holiday with a show of service. >> you could be a drum major for service. you could lead by giving back. >> reporter: at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta where martin luther king jr. once preached, the young and old lined up. >> i wanted to be a part of an historic moment. >> reporter: joining them, eric holder, the nation's first african-american attorney general noted how far we've come. days after the tucson massacre, how far we have yet to go. >> our long struggle, suffering to eradicate violence and to promote peace, that struggle goes on. >> reporter: everywhere americans relived a 17-minute address. >> i have a dream today. >> reporter: the speech, often called the most famous address of the 20th century, delivered in the shadow of another slain

leader, was one part righteous anger -- >> america has given the negro people a bad check. >> reporter: one part, call to action. >> we have also come to this hallowed spot to remind america the fierce urgency of now. >> reporter: the day was celebrated with parades in los angeles and in tennessee and north carolina, where schools chose to make up for snow days rather than close to honor dr. king with protests. supporters considered those peaceful demonstrations a fitting tribute carried out in the same spirit of the demonstrations king led himself. >> and also, it took 25 years of raising money and planning, but finally mlk memorial will go up in washington, d.c. very shortly near where he gave the famous "i have a dream" speech. >> it's scheduled to open this summer. if you want to visit, it's going to be on national mall across

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town to do -- to do what they do, to continue to eat, drink and be merry. >> i'd be lying if i said i wouldn't visit that part of town. just to see what is going on over there. sounds like a real party over there. >> they'll have the best parties. >> you'll hear all about it. good morning and thanks for being with us on this tuesday, i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. there's more good news about the remarkable recovery of congresswoman gabby giffords. doctors say it could be a matter of days, not weeks, before the congresswoman finally leaves the hospital and moves into a rehab facility. >> her husband is thrilled with the recovery and he's sharing details with diane sawyer. alex stone has the latest. >> reporter: during an interview with diane sawyer, gabrielle giffordn > sh stuher and on te & psidof my fa i leaned over and then she spent ten minutes giving me -- this is >> reporter: during an interview with diane sawyer, gabrielle giffords' husband, astronaut mark kelly, revealed a stunning moment when still not able to speak, she suddenly reached over to him. >> she stuck her hand up on the side of my face this morning. i leaned over and then she spent ten minutes giving me -- this is so typical of her. she's in the icu. you know, gone through this traumatic injury and she spent

ten minutes giving me a message. and i'm pretty sure she wouldn't do that for somebody else. she's looking me in the eye -- >> she reached up to you? >> she reached up, for ten minutes, rubbing my neck. i keep telling her, i'm like, gabby, you're in the icu. you know, you don't need -- you know, you don't need to be doing this. but it's so typical of her. no matter how bad the situation might be for her, she's looking out for other people. >> reporter: the congresswoman is breathing on her own after doctors removed a breathing tube that went down her throat after a smaller tube was inserted, she still cannot speak. >> she cannot vocalize but she certainly could mouth words or something like that when she's ready to do that. >> reporter: doctors successfully performed a surgery on giffords' eye socket to remove bone fragments to relieve pressure on her eye. giffords' aide gabe zimmerman was killed in the shooting rampage.

on monday his life was celebrated at a public memorial. alex stone, abc news. you'll hear more from gabby giffords' husband mark kelly tonight on abc world news and be sure to see a special edition of "20/20" called the congresswoman and the astronaut tonight at 10 p.m. eastern/9 p.m. central. sarah palin is speaking out after coming under heavy criticism for her comments following the shooting in tucson. some jewish groups criticized her use of the phrase blood libel. palin says people who don't like her will always find something to criticize. >> blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. yes, the historical knowledge that people have of the term blood libel, it goes back to the jews who were falsely accused back in medieval european times of using the blood of children -- >> the former governor said she supported calls for civility in politics but added, we should not use an event like that in arizona to stifle debate. in other news, u.s. investors get their first chance today to react to the unexpected

announcement that apple ceo steve jobs is taking a second medical leave. even though he will not be in his office, jobs says he will continue to be involved in apple's major decisions. beyond that, nothing is quite certain. neal karlinksy reports. >> reporter: steve jobs broke the news himself in an e-mail to apple employees writing that he is taking a medical leave of absence "so i can focus on my health." immediately it was like an earthquake, spanning the tech world, wall street and popular culture in general. >> i think this news came completely out of nowhere. nobody knows what's going on and how long he'll be gone for and i think it's a really big shock. >> reporter: steve jobs isn't just a ceo, he's been called the thomas edison of our time. >> today apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: with each announcement his legend has grown. the man who founded apple at age

20 out of his garage only to be fired, then come back and save the company. >> we call it the ipad. >> reporter: between the ipod, iphone and ipad, his vision has spawned a world filled with touchscreens and apps. in the process jobs became a cultural icon, always operating in secret and telling me he used to hide at home in order to use the first iphone prototype. >> so are you using that currently as your phone? >> i haven't been able to because i can't take it out in public. i've had one at home for a while i've been using in the middle of the night. >> reporter: so after today you can use it? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: but that secrecy has extended to his health. he beat a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004. then after appearing extremely thin at a conference in 2008, he claimed it was nothing more than a hormone imbalance. but in 2009 the world learned he actually needed a liver transplant. a fact kept under wraps until after the procedure. >> i'm vertical. i'm back at apple. loving every day of it. >> reporter: few companies' fortunes are as closely tied to their ceo as apple, leading to the painful question, can apple

thrive without steve jobs? >> there is no replacement for steve jobs. it's hard to find a successor to someone like him. >> reporter: the stock market in this country was closed for the holiday but overseas reaction was swift. apple's stock dropped 8% in trading in european markets on concerns about steve jobs' ability to return. as for jobs himself, he was quiet and out of sight and as always, asking for privacy for himself and his family. neal karlinksy, abc news, seattle. if you're about to book a flight on delta or united airlines, you're going to be paying a little more. both carriers have increased most of their domestic fares. they did it yesterday afternoon. delta raised prices by up to $20 round trip and united tacked on another $10. by the way, delta is expected today to report that it made over $1 billion last year. turning to overseas. to what is an extremely delicate situation if tunisia. a new government has been unveiled there. to replace the regime that

dominated the north african nation for 23 years. other nations across the muslim world are paying extremely close attention as martha raddatz reports. >> reporter: the protests were so ferocious, the outrage at corruption so infectious, the anger is spreading across the region in ways both exhilarating and horrifying. in egypt, cell phone video of a man lighting himself on fire, one of six protesters setting themselves ablaze in the arab world in recent days, copycats of a man in tunisia who became a symbol of the opposition. but it is the explosion of voices from the region on social media breaking through tight controls that has been remarkable. t"his will help fuel the next revolutions in the arab world, mark my words," tweeted one. "i hope the ripple spreads all across the muslim world and corrupt governments fall," said

another. thousands of posts, thousands of protesters. so will other powerful leaders in the region suffer the same fate as tunisia's ben ali? will the dominos fall, toppling egypt's powerful ruler hosni mubarak, king abdullah of jordan, where fuel and food prices are skyrocketing, gadhafi of libya and assad of syria? not so fast. >> just as opposition activists are drawing lessons and conclusions from the situation in tunisia, leaders in egypt and jordan and elsewhere are drawing their own conclusions about how to avoid a situation that unfolded in tunisia over the course of the last month. >> reporter: look at iran just over a year ago, massive protests fueled by twitter led to an even more repressive government, and unlike iran where the u.s. would applaud an overthrow, egypt and jordan are u.s. allies.

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saturday night. but excessive public drinking doesn't necessarily stop with age. this is just one part of colchester where heavy drinkers often gather. typically during the day. now, we're not talking about teenagers here. many are in their 40s and 50s. some are long-term alcoholics. many around here don't like it. >> they intimidate people. they sort of look at you and sort of make you feel uncomfortable. >> it's terrible. the cans and everything all over the place. >> you feel a little apprehensive walking by them, especially with their bulldogs. >> reporter: counselor tim young is backing a controversial idea. especially designated drinking zones, where heavy drinkers will be left alone and in return it's hoped they won't bother anyone else. >> we're trying to get an area in colchester where people who are problem drinkers can go in a

safely controlled environment will be monitored and not cause nuisance to visitors and residents of colchester. >> they make it sound like it's an okay thing to do to put them in a corner and let them drink. >> reporter: giving them their own place to go and drink, aren't you in a way condoning that behavior? >> that behavior is going to continue whatever we do. we can put support systems in place and we are working with the primary care trust to do that, but we've learned over the years that these people are going to continue with this behavior. >> reporter: michael and mark are both alcoholics. the sort of drinkers this scheme would be aimed at. >> i feel like we are getting picked on. >> yeah. >> you know what i mean? i do feel we are being picked on. >> reporter: the people who think you're intimidating them, you think they are -- they're wrong? >> yeah, i do think they're wrong. >> yeah. >> because we have a can in our hand and we have dogs, yeah, we're bad people. >> it would be a fantastic idea, yeah, because then we can let our dogs off. we can drink. and then nobody will -- will

disturb us, will they? >> reporter: it would be a radical approach to an age-old question -- what is the best way to deal with those whose lives are gripped by alcohol? tim muffett, bbc news. >> one of our producers tells us there are some wet zones in the united states, but we tried and tried and we couldn't find any of them. >> if we had to name, what would you name? new orleans, love it. that would be one. >> las vegas strip we were saying. >> my spiritual mecca. >> south beach. >> south beach, an excellent call, my friend. >> any other cities we can insult right now? >> manhattan. >> the entire island, yes. when we come bac

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they actually have a new kid. they had a surrogate and the baby was born december 28th. they're both 43 years old. they're the kid's biological parents. this is their third child. she put out a statement. she said our family is truly blessed and thankful to be given the gift of baby faith margaret. no words can adequately convey the feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier. the baby was delivered by a surrogate but happy parents yet again. she has two kids with her marriage with tom cruise that they adopted and their other daughter, sunday rose, nicole and keith. congrats to them. >> her egg and his stuff. >> his -- >> yeah, it really is their baby carried by someone else. speaking of the golden globes. if you heard any scandal, ricky gervais is setting the record straight. he has not been banned after really rude comments. he was not absent in the second

half because they were upset with him. here's a little taste of some insults he had for the a-listers. >> it's going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking. or as charlie sheen calls it, breakfast. the only reason "the tourist" was nominated so the hollywood foreign press could hang out with johnny depp and angelina jolie. that is rubbish. that is not the only reason. they also accepted bribes. >> so, a lot of the speculation throughout the course of yesterday was that he was absent for much of the second half of the globes' telecast, he was chastised by the hollywood foreign press, which hands out the awards because of the below the belt barbs. he says that is absolutely not the case. he says, i get to choose who i introduce so i obviously choose presenters who i have the best jokes for. if you heard anything from the hollywood foreign press he's not invited back, that's not the case. he's not hosting next year but it's not as a result of his humorous barbs throughout the

course of last night. >> all right, whatever you say there. and also interesting news. howard stern and jay leno are going at it. more specifically, howard stern going after leno. he taped a spot on the new piers morgan show on cnn. he says, jay is insane and a crook and the world knows exactly what he's up to. he steals a tremendous amount of material. he also went -- stern also went after leno in 2009, calling him a con man, a ripoff artist. not having any idea. so, apparently he's really going after -- hard core going after leno, questioning his talent, questioning why people watch leno over letterman and says he steals a lot of his stuff. as always, howard not biting his tongue again. >> not one to pick a fight with. quickly, an update with sandra bullock and jesse james. first, sandra is setting the record straight. she's not with ryan reynolds. they were apparently taken photographs together, the two of them. she says, he's not my lover. as far as jesse james goes, this surprises me, he's publicly

professing his love for his other half. you'll see her in a second. she's that lady that has the tattoos. >> yeah, all -- >> yeah, she's famous in her own right.

and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel gets high octane political help. bill clinton will campaign for him, who of course is running for mayor of chicago. attorney general eric holder launches the justice department's stalking awareness month. he wants more attention paid to women who are victims of violence. when you hear two newlyweds are thinking about moving in with the groom's grandma, well, you feel bad for that couple. >> unless, of course, that grandma is the queen of england. for more about where william and kate may live and an update on her wedding dress, here's nick watt. >> reporter: has fashion plate kate decided who will decide the dress of the year, her wedding gown? looks like bruce oldfield. a favorite of princess diana.

kate's mom and sister spent an hour at his london store last week. this wedding is laden with echoes of diana. the first was william giving kate diana's ring. >> this is my way of keeping her sort of close. >> reporter: and once married, where will they live? buckingham palace with grandma? apparently she has offered but will the queen want to hear wailing babies? >> obviously, you know, we want a family, so we'll have to start thinking about that. >> so, they'll be looking at a home they can make a family home. and i really do think that kensington palace will be the best place for that. >> reporter: of course, diana called this place home. she lived at kensington palace after her separation from prince charles. it's near some of the couple's favorite night spots. >> and we know kate middleton loves shopping in kensington. >> reporter: but they don't want

any wedding gifts. no toaster ovens, no his/her bathrobes. they want their guests to give to charity. >> they would far rather the causes that are close to their heart benefit from people's generosity because they say they have everything they need. >> reporter: william has two major hurdles before he makes it to the altar. party prince harry is planning, we hear, two bachelor parties. one in london, one in capetown. good luck, william, you'll need it. nick watt, abc news, london. >> apparently her bachelorette party will be at -- allegedly at a swank london bar called 86, is where kate will be getting down. >> i don't have to ask because i'm sure you would attend theirs, the boys'. >> if it's a good one. >> there you are. >> that brings back -- that does bring back college memories. >> this is the sweetest detail. this is one story i hadn't heard reported. we see harry looking at his reflection. apparently the ring prince william gave to kate was harry's.

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