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cruelty ive ever heard about. it struck a chord with me as a father, viewer, and millions around the world. men covered him with kerosene and set this little boy on fire. its hard to imagine anyone can do that to a child. his story isnt so much about cruelty but strength and healing and courage. >> reporter: now nine, its hard to believe this the same youssif we met in baghdad. no trace of the solemn and angry boy he once was. no trace of the boy who could only speak a few words of eng...

im erin burnett. outfront tonight, the brooklyn bridge is occupied. occupy wall streets day culminating at one of new yorks most iconic locations. you can see it now. people walking across. this is the pedestrian area which is important to emphasize. obviously, doesnt look like theres any disruption of traffic at this time. it all started at 7:00 this morning when protesters descended on the new york stock exchange in an attempt to shut down wall street. in zuccotti park, demonstrators...

Accommodation options between hotels and vacation options, which are getting more and more popular, where you can save a lot of money, get a lot more space. i know when i was going on spring break in panama city beach back in the day a bunch of girls piled into one little hotel room, we were sleeping on the floor-o i wish we had investigated vacation rentals back then. >> its much easier now given the internet -- >> trip advisor has a calculator where you can compare hotel versus vacation rental...

It takes in more information. but then theres a tipping point and at some point theres so much information that that region of the brain literally shuts down. >> you debt fried. so it seems like an overnight phenomenon. but this suggests information overload and that multiple sources are responsible and its not from studying too hard. >> studying we still are in favor of, yes. >> okay. studying is good. but can it affect speech? can it affect how youre properly putting together -- because this w...

Number about the amount of information, thats produced every couple of days. five quintillion bytes of information overload. most of it is from the internet. most of it is from social media. weve got somebody with us who can tell us about this. let me back up, shelly palmer, theres the number, dont take shelly, look at the number on the wall, thats five quintillion bytes, six groups of zeros, a lot of bytes. thats all the information from the beginning of time until very recently. you know, were...

>> it used to bother me a lot. i used to think those bastards, ill get even with them. i wanted to go into the paper, whatever it was with a machine gun and start -- this is your imagination getting out of hand, of course. but now i think, i just have to go, observation, and just toss it over the back because -- i was talking to rupert murdoch about that very thing. and he -- >> larry: and he owns a few of them. >> yeah. he said to me, all right, he said, todays newspapers are tomorrows fish and...

Gun and start -- this is your imagination getting out of hand, of course. now i think i just have to go, oh, and just toss it over the back. i was talking to rupert murdoch about that very thing. >> larry: and he owns a few of them. >> yeah. he said to me, all right, he said. todays newspapers are tomorrows fish and chips wrappers. and hes right. >> larry: of course gone today, gone tomorrow. people dont remember what it said. >> were in information overload these days. who cares? because you fe...

Go and toss it over the back. i was talking to rupert murdoch about that very thing. >> larry: and he owns a few of them. >> he said to me, todays newspapers are tomorrows fish and chips wrappers, you know. and he is right. >> larry: of course gone today, gone tomorrow. >> do you remember what it said? were into information overload these days and who cares, really. who cares. because you feel personally about it doesnt mean that anyone else does. its just a bit of nothing really. its fluff. >> ...

I was talking to rupert murdoch about that very thing. >> larry: and he owns a few of them. >> he said to me, todays newspapers are tomorrows fish and chips wrappers, you know. and he is right. >> larry: of course gone today, gone tomorrow. >> do you remember what it said? were into information overload these days and who cares, really. who cares. because you feel personally about it doesnt mean that anyone else . its just a bit of nothing really. its fluff. >> larry: mel gibson is the guest. "c...

Age, is it too much for students to handle. >> just ahead, students weigh in on information overload. what is ipad? ipad is thin. ipad is beautiful. ipad goes anywhere and lasts all day. theres no right way or wrong way. its crazy powerful. its magical. you already know how to use it. its 200,000 apps...and counting. all the worlds websites in your hands. its video, photos, more books than you could read in a lifetime. its already a revolution