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Baltimore's criminal underworld is the backdrop for a coming-of-age drama about an 11-year-old and the uncle he idolizes. Critic Joel Arnold says solid performances in the central roles shore up a plot that sometimes strains credulity.

A new face for the Houston Symphony, an acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet chief and that nine-day tenure in NJ: a digest guide to all the news you need to know. Also, Rochesterians rally to reinstate Remmereit and Bizet's getting the Bollywood treatment.

On this week's show, we touch on the Oscar nominations that were and were not, as well as the surprisingly good Globes telecast.

The terms were not disclosed; but a settlement means key information about any potential Toyota vehicle problems won't be introduced into legal proceedings.

Islamist militants attacked a gas plant last Wednesday and took hostages. Algerian forces were able to regain control of the facility on Saturday. They've found bodies inside. It isn't clear how many of the dead were hostages. Three Americans are among the dead, U.S. officials say.

Also: Death toll continues to rise in Algeria; investigators visit manufacturer of Boeing 787's batteries; Notre Dame football star will go on camera with Katie Couric.

The Inaugural parade will have floats and marching bands and for science geeks, a special treat: life-size replicas of the Mars rover, Curiosity and the Orion space capsule. The biggest attraction may be marching along side of the replicas. Bobak Ferdowsi, the go to guy for last years Mars landing, told Wired magazine he'll reveal a special hairstyle just for the parade.

Stories of complications and quotations abound, from Nixon's second inauguration till today.

A group of women traveled 18 hours by train from Chicago to Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day. We hear about why they and others decided to attend this year's festivities, which fall on Martin Luther King Day.

"That is our generation's task — to make these words, these rights, these values — of Life, and Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness — real for every American," President Barack Obama said during his speech.