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March 12, 2013
Pope benedict leaving the way he did and for the reasons that he says he did heightened the urgency of the situation. this is something to monitor, just to get that reflection of its importance, even if youre not surprised that there was no pope on the first vote, the process, what could happen, the expectation is worth coming down here for a lot of people, especially if there are members of the faith. >> becky anderson on the street amidst the crowd. what are you hearing and seeing? >> it is re...
March 12, 2013
Holiday back in 1999 they say napping helps you recover after turning the clocks forward and move over mario, atlantic reporting hacker modifies donkey kong for daughter and in this version, pauline saves mario, and hacking donkey kong so his daughter can play the heroine. the dad modifies it making kong capture mario and the girl coming to his rescue. >> finally be very afraid. from the christian monitor, huge quarter sized mosquitos could invade florida, could happen this summer. they could sw...
March 9, 2013
Dives to the wreckage. >> we needed to take all the appropriate steps necessary to recover those sailors with all the honors and dignities. >> reporter: a military lab analyzed the bones, dna samples were taken, facial reconstructions were made. africans sailors and officers were eliminated. the remains were caucasian. the buttons, not from officers coats. the list is now down to five or six men. two possibilities, robert williams and william brian. back at the waters edge in virginia where the ...
March 9, 2013
Started 240 feet below the surface of the sea. who were the two men whose skeletons were found in the ships turret in 2002. the navy is burying them with full honors at arlington national cemetery, not knowing the answer yet. ♪ this is the 120-ton turret of the "uss monitor," sitting in this water preservation tank right now. this is the precise spot where they found the remains of the two navy sailors. more clues. buttons from a uniform. a gold ring. a comb. some coins. the monitor itself mad...
March 9, 2013
>> hello. im going to talk to you about very new device that creates 3-d without glasses. >> the man in the video explains that someone named jonathan has found a new way of seeing 3-d on a normal television screen without those pesky glasses. >> so this is one of those viral videos that sneaks up on you. youre like what? why is this a viral video. >> so, let me do you a demonstration. but this gets weird very quickly. >> i will synch the item to the monitor. and then go. >> his eyes just start ...
March 9, 2013
Videos that i put up. >> maybe ill come down, maybe i wont. maybe ill come down. maybe i wont. >> so whats next for steve? >> im just going to say it involves a helicopter. thats all im going to say. were going big. coming up, from the ridiculous to the just plain freaky. >> so im going to sync them up to the monitor. then -- >> seeing 3-d without those pesky glasses. >> this gets weird very quickly. >> its one of these ridiculous things that could just be true. >> could this be cutting-edge t...
March 8, 2013
Was dark, chaotic. >> reporter: just one clue in a detective story that started 240 feet below the surface of the sea. who were the two men whose skeletons were found in the ships turrett in 2002? the navy is about to bury them at arlington national cemetery, not knowing the answer. this is the 120-ton turret of the u.s.s. monitor in this preservation tank. this is the precise spot where they found the remains of the two navy sailors. more clues -- buttons from a uniform, a gold ring, a comb and...
March 8, 2013
Efforts to the dive. >> we wanted to recover them with honors and dignity. spr >> reporter: a military lab looked at the bones. dna samples taken, facial reconstructions made. officers were eliminated. the remains were kau caution. the buttons not from officer coats. the list is down now to five or six men. two possibilities -- robert williams and william brian. back at the waters edge in virginia where the monitor battled the confederacy the official who oversees the ships legacy says its more ...
March 8, 2013
Welcome back. later today two u.s. navy sailors who died during the civil war will be buried with full honors at arlington. the sailors served on the u.s.s. monitor back in 1862. first ever battle between two ironclad ships. the monitor sank. the remains of the sailors survived 150 years on the ocean floor. barbara star has their story. >> reporter: shoes worn by a sailor 150 years ago perhaps in the final moments of his life on board the u.s.s. monitor, a renowned civil war with battleship. >> ...
March 8, 2013
Cape hatteras. and the men died. it laid there almost 130 years, 1973 they found it. in 2002 the monitors turret was brought to the surface and two skeletons and the tattered remains inside. for the past decades theyve been using dna and facial reconstruction to figure out the identity of the sailors, and they narrowed it down to 16 sailors, and after a push, noaa and the u.s. monitor sanctuary. the government now agreed to bury the sailors at arlington national cemetery with full honor. the i.d...