phil la belle takes a look at his new film. >> reporter: >> reporter: this is no ordinary film. is no ordinary man. >> there is nothing like the movement of discovering something that no one new before. >> reporter: the subject is profez or steven hawking. and this is his story. his words. his idea. his life. full, uncensored reality tv. the life of a scientist through a microscope. >> i have lived over two-thirds of my life with the threat of death hanging over me. >> i think he thought now is the time to do it in his own words to talk about what has made him who he is really. he was very accepting of it. >> reporter: steven hawking is adored, loved even here at cambridge and in many parts of the world. it is the fact he has achieved so much while suffering so much. by his own admission, he is also a celebrity. this is a man who took center stage during the opening of the 2012 pare are olympics. he has been on chat shows, the simpsons, even star track. >> you bluffing. >> wrong again, albert. >> i think my celebrity has a lot to do with my condition. the wheelchair makes me ins

with a closer look behind the numbers, we turn to phil la bow in chicago with more. hi, phil. >> hi, sue. three things were driving better than expected sales last month. let's start with the official number for august 16.09 million, that was the sales pace for the month of august. that is the strongest monthly auto sales since november of 2007. so we are in a territory that we haven't seen in six years. and one reason why is that auto sales last month were helped by a strong labor day weekend. those were actually lumped in with all of august, so that's why you had stronger than expected numbers in part. another reason, the people going into dealerships were buying in part because of low interest loans, leases, those are attracting buyers. right now it's not uncommon to get zero percent financing for loans and leases. the average tops $31,000, close to an all-time record high and when you look at that you might say well, who is buying right now? in part, when you look at the pickup truck market, it's the contractors, small business owners. they continue to replenish

phil la veal, al jazeera. >>> we're looking at live pictures from the mali capital. the french president has just arrived to attend the inauguration of the new president. now, french troops, of course, joined forces with mali's military in january to try and stop a rebel advance in the north of the country. the french president has praised mali's return to democracy. the former french colony, of course, entering a new era of democracy after months of political chaos there. hollande is praising this return to democratic rule. the new president, of course, was democratically elected in a landslide. francois hollande is accompanied by four for minnesota st sters talk about the fight against corruption. >>> let's move to other news now. opinion polls in germany suggest that angela merkel's christian democratic party is likely to remain the strongest in the upcoming elections this weekend. about the future of the free democratic party is looking doubtful and it's asking merkel supporters to r -- for a sympathy vote to preserve the coalition. nick spicer explains from berl

phil." beneath the streets of las vegas. >> dr. phil: you're looking at a culture that is below rock bottom. >> there's rats living with you. >> announcer: would the mother of these four girls -- >> i feel like she abandoned us. >> announcer: what will it take? >> is it your plan to never be in the lives of your children again? >> announcer: to reunite this family. >> dr. phil: will the love of cindy's daughters be enough to convince her to leave. >> announcer: below rock bottom! >> dr. phil: when you think of las vegas, you think of bright lights, beautiful hotels, glitz, glamour and wild nights. beneath the neon, far from these bright lights and high rollers, there is a whole other las vegas. it's a pitch black underworld virtuall

en el pais son victimas de acosadores, y hoy el asambleista phil ting anuncio que el gobernador firmo una nueva ley que le facilita a las victimas protegerse, a traves de ordenes de restriccion civiles. george gascon/fiscal de san francisco 1:00 esa orden nada mas que era por tres anos y a veces la victima tenia muchos problemas pudiendo renovar la orden ahora con la nueva ley ab499, respaldada por el fiscal de san francisco, george gascon, esa orden de restriccion sera por mas tiempo. esta legislacion ahora hace que esta orden sea por 5 anos y la victima puede renovarla por otros cinco anos otros tres proyectos de la asambleista nora campos firmados por el gobernador tambien buscan mas protecciones para estas victimas...uno previene que las intimiden a traves de las redes sociales. rolando bonilla/portavoz asambleista nora campos 1:35 yo no puedo ir en la calle y amenazar a alguien, pero en las redes sociales yo puedo amenazar a quien quiera, atormentar y no hay manera de parar esto, con esta nueva ley eso se acabo el segundo proyecto exige a la policia hacer cumplir la orden de rest

their mother lived in a tunnel beneath las vegas. >> dr. phil: you made bad choices. you don't need to hide in a hole. >> announcer: for the first time in 12 years, they'll reunite. >> we didn't know where you were. >> announcer: and all the emotions will come out. >> dr. phil: tell me what your feeling now. >> you're supposed to be our mother. i had to do everything. >> i begged you to see me. why do i have to keep begging you? >> announcer: leaving life in the tunnel. >> dr. phil: yesterday we talk you beneath the neon lights of las vegas into the dark world of the tunnels where many of the city's homeless have made their homes. we sent our good friend, troy dunn, to the tunnels in search of a mother of four daughters that have been livi

phil lebeau, "nightly business report," chicago. >> shocking people drink on a flight to las vegas, isn't it? with all that money being spent mid flight and cocktail served by airline staffers, a travel web site asked readers if they've ever tipped a flight attendant while flying. the answer may surprise you, folks. out of more than 500 people who took the poll, nearly 30% said, yes, they have tipped the flight attendant in the past, maybe for exceptional service, or a terrific demonstration of flotation devices or maybe keeping the cocktails flowing. >> i'm surprised. i didn't think you were allowed to do that. >> i haven't seen it or done it but maybe i'll think twice. >> who knew. that's "nightly business report" for tonight. >> have a great evening, everybody. we'll see you back here we hope tomorrow night. >>> "nightly business report" has been brought to you by -- >> sailing through the heart of local cities and landscapes. on a river you get close to iconic landmarks, to local life and cultural treasures. viking river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. >> announcer: "a kqed t

phil lebeau, "nightly business report," chicago. >> shocking people drink on a flight to las vegas, isn't it? with all that money being spent mid flight and cocktail served by airline staffers, a travel web site asked readers if they've ever tipped a flight attendant while flying. the answer may surprise you, folks. out of more than 500 people who took the poll, nearly 30% said, yes, they have tipped the flight attendant in the past, maybe for exceptional service, or a terrific demonstration of flotation devices or maybe keeping the cocktails flowing. >> i'm surprised. i didn't think you were allowed to do that. >> i haven't seen it or done it but maybe i'll think twice. >> who knew. that's "nightly business report" for tonight. >> have a great evening, everybody. we'll see you back here we hope tomorrow night. >>> "nightly business report" has been brought to you by -- >> sailing through the heart of local cities and landscapes. on a river you get close to iconic landmarks, to local life and cultural treasures. viking river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. kevin: today on "ask th

phil lebeau, "nightly business report," chicago. >> shocking people drink on a flight to las vegas, isn't it? with all that money being spent mid flight and cocktail served by airline staffers, a travel web site asked readers if they've ever tipped a flight attendant while flying. the answer may surprise you, folks. out of more than 500 people who took the poll, nearly 30% said, yes, they have tipped the flight attendant in the past, maybe for exceptional service, or a terrific demonstration of flotation devices or maybe keeping the cocktails flowing. >> i'm surprised. i didn't think you were allowed to do that. >> i haven't seen it or done it but maybe i'll think twice. >> who knew. that's "nightly business report" for tonight. >> have a great evening, everybody. we'll see you back here we hope tomorrow night. >>> "nightly business report" has been brought to you by -- >> sailing through the heart of local cities and landscapes. on a river you get close to iconic landmarks, to local life and cultural treasures. viking river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. >>> hello and welcome t

la wins and the quakes are 5 points out of the last playoff spots. golfs fed excup this weekend recognized these 3 games. phil mickelson, par 71 today. tee shot in the tall grass, he was able to salvage a par. he's 5 shots off the lead. tiger woods, 6 back, 67 for woods. it's punctuated by the 5-foot birdie attempt. second round leader, dergio garcia. he's on the way to 64, up by oo stroke but lots of golf to play. jounciest never was the highest seated american male trying to enter his way into the 4th round. is never in the far court won by sliver. no us men remaining. denmark's caroline was in fact is the women's 6th seed. she's out. giorgio wrapping up her 3 set match. allison rift upset physical exam tra co individual ca in two sets. i.'s 37-27, knot western now in the 3rd quarter. >> maybe we should keep talking or stop talking. >> stop talking and let them score. >> we appreciate you tuning in tonight. thank you for making ktvu your ch all right, that's the last servo. behold the mobile omnidirectional neutralization and termination eradicator