bulletin newspaper. in august, 1961, announces not only the birth of barack obama, but also where the family lived. the address on the birth announcement is in the eastern part of honolulu. a half century later, the property is in great shape. there's a yellow house and bungalow behind it. and they're owned by registered republican rick and nanny, say they voted for john mccain and sarah palin in 2008, but were pleased when they found out the history of their home. >> gives me a little bit of pride. as you came in, you can see we were obviously painting and taking care of it and sprucing it up a little bit. >> reporter: interestingly, rick is not ready to say barack obama was definitely born in hawaii. like many americans, he's unsure. the only way to be sure he and others say would be to find someone who saw barack obama immediately after he was born. you saw him when he was an infant? >> sure, of course. >> reporter: he says he met the president after he was born, because he was close to barack obama's parents. he remembers his mother, ann,