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it would be like this, oh, yeah. >> jimmy: but with bad words in "oh" and the "yes." >> yes. >> jimmy: when you see yourself in this movie which is not a movie for kids, it's kind of -- it's a scary movie in a lot of ou feel scared? >> well, i know how it's filmed. i know it's all fake. >> jimmy: oh. >> i know the bad guys is actually a nice>> jimmy: oh, he was? >> yes. >> jimmy: like the opposite of matt damon really. [ applause ] right? the oscar nominations on thursday. are you excited about that? >> yes. >> jimmy: a lot of people say you might get nominated for best actor, right? >> i don't thinkthere's still lots of good actors like leonardo dicaprio in
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[ applause ] the field is pretty wide w if you win you will be the youngest person ever to win, did you know that? if you do win the oscar, where will you keep it? dresser room -- in my dressing room which is actually a bedroom. i don't know why i just said that. i don't usually say that.immy: well, i hope -- you know what, i'd like you to come back at least once a year until you're a full-grown adult. will you make me a deal on that? very nice to meet you, jacob.tremblay! " room" is in theaters now. and we'll be right back with leon bridges. kimmel live" concert series is
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"nightline" is next. his album is called " coming home," here with the song " twistin' and groovin'," leon bridges. [ applause ] i got a call from my baby said she fed up with me said she's found anothery said she's doing now she got me pacing wondering where'd i go wrong got me going in circleso-round
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sweet little girl from thew orleans the way she dancing you could see her from tennessee up under that red dress are legs long as the bayou trees den smile i know she's the one for me in the room she's a ovin shakin and a movin she don't know what she doin to me i love the way that i've got a question baby would you be my queen
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got a golden smile i know she's the one for me in that room lse about her her name was earthi was her name i could never forget just like the way she dipped on the bronze-tiled floor h ease each and every step so good that baby had my eyes at her glow no shiny jewelryg illuminatin the room that girl is twistin and a groovin shakin and a movin that you dance got a question baby would you be my queen let me see ooh ooh baby
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this is a special edition of "nightline," america in focus. >> tonight, make his case. >> president obama'sthe union. a look to the country's future. >> the united states of america is the most powerful nation on earth, period. out on the campaign trail for the presidential hopefuls. bernie sanders coming out swinging. hillary clinton facing unexpected trouble in iowa. and another battle brewing for trump anduz. >> i am activist. >> young #activists. >> everyone is listening to you. >> vocal about their beliefs. >> i'm an independent woman. >> push forfrom protests. >> we have nothing to lose but our chains.
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the state of the obamas, how the president and first family have evolved. >> god bless the united states of america. >> and them in washington. but first, the " nightline 5." >> first, you can't put it in like that. it in first. >> the alfredo? >> yes. >> if it's baked on, it's never going to work. >> dish issues? trust your dishwasher withinum. it powers through your toughest stuck-on food, better than finish finish. >> see, told you it would work. >> you guys heard me say that, right? >> cascade, food cleaner. >> number one in just 60
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america in focus. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin with the president's final state of the union he case that he honored the progress made on his watch, addressing key issues like curing cancer, climate change, education. but priority number one, rican people against terror networks and turning an eye towards the future of the country and the future of the white house, here's abc's david wright.he president of the united states. >> reporter: the next time we hear the sergeant in arms make that familiar announcement, a different president will be walking into the glad handing his way down the aisle. the night was barack obama'se union, his parting shot, at this point he's
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>> we live in a time of change that's reshaping the way we live, the way we work, our planet, our place in the world. >> reporter: that word "change" which served as mcandidate barack obama's election all those years ago, tonight took on a different meaning. shaded by. seven years of compromises,ntments, and unintended consequences. the office and its responsibilities have changed demand, visibly as it always s president barack obama framed it, change can be good or bad. >> it's change that can broaden opportunity or widen >> reporter: the white house billed this speech as different sort of state of the union, not so much a laundry list of proposals but a plea to fix america's broken politics. >> the, all of us
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for our families, a rising standard of living, aeaceful planet for our kids, all that is within our reach. >> reporter: tonig ticket agenda item in the traditional sense, a vow to cure cancer, even nominating a new cancer czar. >> and because he's gone to the ma so many issues over the past 40 years i putting joe in charge of mission control. >> reporter: but other obama agenda items were notabeek after he was in tears on the issue of gun violence -- >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me- tonight obama sent a silent message, an empty chair in the first lady's box for the victims of gun violence. also not mentioned, the seizure y patrol boats and their crews by iran. but overall, obama didn't rub salt in the republican wounds.
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>> so i hope we catogether this year on some bipartisan priorities. >> reporter: tonight the president also highlighted the plight of refugees, especially the millions fleeing isis and the civil war in syrig america is not embroiled in world war iii. >> that is the story isil wants to tell. that's the kind ose to recruit. we don't need to build them up to show that we're obama insisted america oh is not in retreat. >> let me tell you something, the united states of america istion on earth. period. period. [ applause ] it's not even close. the state of the union may be sound but the state of our politics is more like that capitol dome, shrouded in scaffolding, hard
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giving the state of the union next year leading the debate moving forward. >> i'm going to try to make it a little shorter.w some of you are anxious to get back to iowa. >> reporter: two of the hopefuls were there in the chambers tonight on the republican side, senator marco rubio, for the senator bernie sanders. their colleague senator ted cruz declined his invitation. too busy out campaigning in new he state of washington, on the other hand, is a manifest disaster. >> reporter: donald trump wasn't invited tonight, but as he campaigned out in iowa that didn't seem to bother him. the republican race is a worry not just for the democrats but also for the senior republican inside the chamber sitting beside the vice president for the first time. earlier today speaker paul ryans to tune in for the republican response. >> if people want to hear from a leader who has brought people
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from a leader who hasdone, who has set an agenda, tune in and watch governor nikki haley deliver the address. >> reporter: tonight governor haleythe president but also from some of the candidates in her own party. >> during anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest resist that temptation. no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditionsfeel unwelcome in this country. >> reporter: among the democrats, huge uncertainty. senator bernie sanders there in the chamber as new polls show him pulling ahead of hillary it could be that the inevitable candidate for the democratic nomination may not be so inevitable today. han a month to go before the first votes are cast, clinton once again finds herself on the defensive. tonight she was on cnn
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this. i don't feel that it's a good reflection about who will actually come out on caucusorter: tomorrow she'll be out on the campaign trail again. vice president biden may wish he were out there, too. his grief over his son cost himo toss his hat in the ring one more time. tonight was his last state of the union with front row seats. for obama, too, a sense of wishfulness, a of what might might have been. >> i believe in change because i believe in you. >> reporter: that soaring rhetoric got him there in the first place, but has het has promised, how will history judge him? that's still up for grabs. >> the president likes to use the metaphor that there's still a lot on the table. and he's playing the long game. andhe president showed that we still have oh of he still has a couple more innings left. >> he came in saying he wanted
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the country more divided and in more discord. >> reporter: president obama himself will spend the next year fighting for his bucket f us will now be focused in earnest on where we go next. i'm david wright for "nightline" in new york. activists from around the country come together to talk about the hot button issues firing up the nation. and later, thepresident obama's presidency and the american first family you've come to know. about a this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more.ve been prescribing humira for more than 10 years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation thata symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal
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dominated not only political rhetoric but sparkedds online. trending hashtags like back lives matter and issues of gun control all creating social g activists hoping to shape america's future and their attitudes, opinion shs even their political alignments, might surprise you. >> unitedter: on a busy street corner in southern california sergio is raising his arms in prayer for syria, iraq, and lebanon. a kind of public plea fore 20-year-old quickly draws a crowd. >> good job, man. >> reporter: evoke surprisingly strong emotions from ceived thousands of messages of support in return. >> this video really touched my heart, made me cry. i wanted them to see my video. build up enough courage in themng similar. >> i'm an independent woman. >> reporter: just one of many young, savvy activists.
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to you. >> i am orter: now using social media to discuss issues they care about. >> we are the pro life >> reporter: making the hashtag their new rallying cry. >> we cannot breathe. >> reporter: as the largest rising generation in u.s. history, their opinions matter. >> we used to follow the news on social media. media is driving the news. >> reporter: so we invite addyi verse and rather vocal group of influence to come off line and chat face to face about thision year. >> hillary clinton. >> liar. >> not authentic at all. >> season politician. >> trump. >> racist. >> irresponsible. >> fearmongerer. >> he has the potential to up end the entire political system. >> reporter: the room got quiet vote for. show of hands if you've decided. no ay. they may not have decided on a candidate but each activist was
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as a nation should get worked upcontrol. >> the first human right which is life. >> immigration. >> national security. >> criminalization and >> reporter: come make part of black lives matter. >> we have nothing to lose but our -- >> reporter: one of the most successful social media campaigns in the last decade. >> the police are not, community people are breaking up the two guys who were fighting. >> reporter: i saw firsthand how they pulled off large-scale protests across the nation withked real political punch. its success helped inspire people like touring the country speaking out against mophobia islamophobia. >> we will no longer sit addressly while others seek to define us. >> does one have to be a racist, a bigot to say because i perceive isis to bee i'm concerned about muslims coming to the united states in mass?
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question,media portrayal with isis equals islam. >> and the white man comes into a movie theater and shoots up the place, we don't call it a >> how does this conversation link with the conversation that people you're connected with have? >> people are jusous about their safety. >> reporter: david is the president of one of the largest conservative online communities with almost 8 million followers. >> it really doesn't to do with isis is muslim, muslim is isis and you can't go a christmas party without fear of being mutilated. in the aftermath of that massacre and shootings in colorado springs in charleston, gun control was the hot button topic. >> if someone wants to cause you harmo cause you harm whether they have a firearm or spoon. >> if someone comes into a classroom and kills a bunch of
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talk about refugees. >> fear. everyone is afraid. >> i'm not scared. >> i'm not scared. >> the answer is very clear. we need to allowople who are speaking asylum to enter video of into the country, planned parenthood. country. >> biggest health care provider. >> reporter: businesslet plank is a self described series pulls in millions of viewers. >> if you shut down planned parenthood, you can bet dollars overdo nuts that thetion is going to go up in this country and the rate of dangerous abortions that puts women's health and lives at r: linda rose is one of the new faces of the anti-abortion movement. her organization, live action, has over 1 million facebooking. >> we are identified with pro
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we see the window to the womb. it's not just rhetoric and political division but reality in is a human life. >> as you're saying, it is the think of our generation. in a lot of ways. >> defining issue. >> in a lot of ways. >> it cuts to the -- -- it is life and death. >> that makes me so nervous that men are telling women what to do >> reporter: this freedom to exchange ideas, express themselves, they all hold in the highest esteem. they all believe what will help them shape their version of the >> the american dream. >> i'm living it, i think. >> most cliche and basic sense, it's life, liberty, and the pursuit of you come to this country, work hard, and make something of yourself. >> the american dream isn't owning a house with a white picket fence. the american dream is the ability to go out
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>> when the most marginalized person in america is free. >> without the government on your can have the confidence that they know that their communications are private. >> i think we've hidden behind the american dream to excuse a lot of theziness. >> i think we're further away from any type of american dream today than we have ever been before in this country. it's almost nonexistent. >> i think it can be revived. >> the resources are american dream to me means addressing all of those problems head-on. >> we want to hear from you. headne" facebook beige page and tell us the issues you think are most important. next, we're traveling back in time, before president obama took office. what he thought would best prepare him for the job. thisf "nightline" brought to you by pfizer. i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i had a lot of doubts going in. i was a smoker.as... that's who i was. after one week of chantix,
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