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next year. that was last weekend. he told a radio interviewer now he is looking forward to meeting with the secret service. yeah, we actually have heard from the secret service and they have a duty and i salute them. i support them, and i'm looking forward to our meeting tomorrow. i'm sure it will be a fine gathering. we all remember the sight of oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. later washing up on the beaches. now bp has reached a class action settlement with thousands of businesses and individuals who filed claims after that disaster. price tag for the settlement, almost $8 b...

New york. all sorts of downpours, thunderstorms, flood watches till midnight tonight. a mess. >> tons of water. more to come. not nice till the weekend. lots of humans treat their animals like people. i actually have some raincoats for my dogs. i probably shouldn't say that. doggy day care. people have pet spas and an animal-only airliner. are you sick yet? how are you doing? >> two women who live in albany, georgia, caught our eye. not so much for how they treat their pets but for the nontraditional pets that rule their roosts. stephany springer from wlab paid them a call. >> normally i wou...

Henrietta stayed inside while she nursed her back to health but she had to wear a chicken diaper around the house. >> there you go. make sure that your diaper is on. >> reporter: by now she's mastered the art of putting on the chicken diaper. >> this goes in between your legs. see how simple. all chickens should have one. >> reporter: and she's even figured out a few tricks. >> put a coffee filter and tape it in, it makes cleaning a breeze. >> reporter: that's because pam loves animals especially chicken. >> he said the only animal i'm not allowed to bring in and rescue is a snake. >> she'll c...

Very doted over. >> reporter: on the menu today a mixed green salad with an assortment of fresh fruit and vegetables. >> they like bananas. they love grapes but they get a little expensive. >> reporter: but she admits her girls can be a little picky. >> usually chickens love watermelons. mine turn their beaks up at it. >> reporter: no smelly chicken coup for her girls. they live in chicken luxury. >> all of the walls are completely insulated. they're well protected. >> reporter: and it was her husband who built their humble abode. >> he thinks they're an expensive habit. >> a ceiling fan would...

>> yeah. i could have probably filled several books with the research done on her cells. they were the first cells ever cloned, genes first ever mapped and plants canplants-kander -- medicine and lactose intolerance, there wasn't much that wasn't helped by these cells. >> the fact is henrietta was never compensated for her countless contributions, especially modern medicine. >> henrietta never knew it happened. she died a few months later from the cervical cancer. she had five kids when she died and they never knew about the cells being alive, until 25 years after her death scientists came bac...