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Over to win and oscar was the second silent film to take the academys top prize and the first since 1929. another first? best supporting actor christopher plummer, the oldest actor ever to win an oscar at the age of 82. >> youre only two years older than me, darling. where have you been all my life? >> reporter: meryl streep added a third oscar to her mental with best actress win for "the iron lady" beating out viola davis from "the help". >> when they called my name i had this feeling i could h...

Texas introduces us to one of them. >> ever since i was a little girl it was always my dream to become an astronaut. >> reporter: this is the video 23-year-old sarah cook made to convince voters she should win a trip to space. she says her background in synchronized swimming has helped prepare her for a suborbital flight. astronauts train underwater to prepare for space. >> having that experience would be a big help for me. >> reporter: sarah cook grew up in austin and attended mccallum high sch...

Ensure basic human and labor rights for their help. coming up, why "the help" doesnt help any of this. r unner, in absolute perfect physical condition and i had a heart attack right out of the clear blue... he was just... "get me an aspirin"... yeah... i knew that i was doing the right thing, when i gave him the bayer. im on an aspirin regimen... and i take bayer chewables. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin re...

Biggest 21st century civil rights win that none of us know very much about. what is the work now? weve got it in one state. what are the next steps so that the work of domestic workers now is not what it was in 1965? >> the next step, whats going on now is we have a necessary tick workers bill of rights in the state of california and that has already passed one part of the legislature in california and its in the senate for a vote. its up for a vote in the senate. we dont want it to be just like...

Mammy monument in 1923. so this idea of building monuments to domestic workers is not actually new, but its still sort of this covering, this imaginary. >> right. in 1923, the daughters of confederacy are almost successful in erecting a memorial of the mammys in washington augu, d.c. the same senate passes this -- that refuses to protect black people from violence celebrates this version of interracial relationship hads, this version of black and white interconnection thats not about violence, w...

♪ need a little happiness to be ♪ ♪ living the life with me ♪ welcome back. its oscars weekend and heres how we do oscars in nerd land. we pulled together a panel with a historian, comedian and activist and dissect the very guts of pop culture. since its release in august, the film "the help" based on the book of the same name has grossed $206 million at the box office and its up for a best picture at the oscars. and tomorrow night if the academy keeps the award season love going, 2011...

>> also one of the best oscar pundits around predicts who will walk away a winner sunday night. and why its an honor just to be nominated for the oscars? this is "piers morgan tonight." our big story tonight, newt gingrich taking aim at president obama on gas prices. >> so the president uses very strong language and says that those of us who believe he can get back to $2 gallon of gas is politics. thats baloney. it was $1.13 a gallon when i was speaker. thats a historic fact. >> in a...

>> also one of the best oscar pundits around predicts who will walk away a winner sunday night. and why its an honor just to be nominated for the oscars? this is "piers morgan tonight." our big story tonight, newt gingrich taking aim at president obama on gas prices. >> so the president uses very strong language and says that those of us who believe he can get back to $2 gallon of gas is politics. thats baloney. it was $1.13 a gallon when i was speaker. thats a historic fact. >> in a...

But now many who didnt know any better know most of the work is focused on saving lives, such as though of low-income in need of breast exams. cancer doesnt care what color you are or how much money you have even if politicians do. early detection is key, but when you are poor preventive care is a luxury. strangely, many of of the same politicians who opposed funding also oppose universal health care. but if part of the rational is that private organizations should step in, shouldnt they support...

Katherine heigl opened in line with expectations, finishing with almost $12 million, in third place behind last weeks champ, "underworld awakening." the weekends other new film, "man on a ledge" opened weakly with just over $8 million but did manage fifth place. elsewhere last night, "the help" got a big boost for oscar hopes with the screen actors guild awards. the film ace viola davis won for best actress while octavia spencer won top supporting actress. john desjardins won best director...