california for the screening of the movie, i had the pleasure of having some meaningful conversation was sam elliott. and in that conversation i made a mistake. i you had a program in my hand. and i asked him to sign the program. his persona changed and he basically said to me i'm here for you guys, not here to be a celebrity. those weren't his exact words. but -- that was kind of his -- and that's kind of where i am. the guys -- the valuable guys at this reunion are freddie and perth. fred clue. al montgomery, alan brown. it is not -- you know. they are not here. >> tell me about them. i mean, that might be a way to escape it. >> yeah, yeah. because maybe i need them as much as they need me. >> do they know that? that you need them like they need you? >> no. because i -- i don't think i have gotten -- i don't think i have gotten in touch with my sensitivity to be able to communicate that to the men. the other piece is we never have time for meaningful conversations. it is -- i mean, tonight when we go to the dinner, we will be overcome by lots of stuff. so to sit down and have a meaningful conversa

sam is gone. we have a group here from a journalism conference. they're taking notes from mr. josh elliott.morning. a live shot from wls. and we're looking at that beautiful day. but it's not going to be as warm. just under 70 degrees in chicago today. 83, charleston. look at d.c., up around 81. how about we look for your weekend? get a little sneak peek into what you're going to be seeing. severe storms from south carolina into >> this weather report has been brought to you by jcpenney. back to josh. >>> it's nice to have the future right here. time, now, for "your three words." this week, the music is "brand-new day," by trevor hall. the words, as always, are all-yours. ♪ don't fall asleep in the snow come up above from below ♪ ♪ wipe the sleep from your eyes ♪ ♪ shake the dust from your hands ♪ ♪ and come free on this lair if you want to survive ♪ ♪ it's time to wake up and see it's time to wake up and see ♪ ♪ it's time to wake up and see put the crown on the king ♪ ♪ put the crown on the king put the crown on the king ♪ ♪ live your life what's you waiting for ♪ ♪ all alone here and now