here's abc's paula faris. >> reporter: it's finally here.aited first look at "the last jedi," episode 8 in the "star wars" saga. the trailer pack the with exotic new worlds. epic space battles. the return of iconic heroes and villains. glimpses of heroine rae training with luke skywalker. >> breathe. just breathe. >> is that your voice? >> yes. >> are you speaking to rae? >> it's possible. >> i think there's a response in there, it sounds like it's my voice. >> light. darkness. >> is it you that's saying -- >> it's time for the jedi to end. >> it is. >> what has happened to you? >> well -- >> to reach this point? >> i think that's the only story point that's in the teaser. i can't really describe more. it was shocking to me to read what ryan had written. as i'm sure it will be for the audience. >> i think how "the last jedi" starts and the journey we go on is perhaps unexpected. >> do you make a turn to the dark side? >> it's possible. anything's possible. >> reporter: the first scene of the movie, produced by abc's parent company disney, pi

here's abc's paula faris. ♪ the candy man makes everything he bakes ♪ >> reporter: it's the sweetest "charlie and the chocolate factory." >> talk about your childhood wishes ♪ >> reporter: in the movie gene wilder of course was willy wonka. ♪ your imagination >> reporter: now played by tony winner christian borrell. if you were to describe your version of willy wonka, who would he be? >> probably equal parts bugs bunny, peter allen, peter laurie -- >> reporter: three different charlies take turns hunting for their golden ticket. what's your favorite line? >> don't you? the wonka ripple scrumptious fudge delight is the best chocolate bar ever made! >> reporter: john rubenstein takes on the role of grandpa joe, made famous by jack albertson in the movie. >> he was a big inspiration to me. his big heart. that's what he showed and that's what i try to show in this role. >> reporter: and i end my visit the same place the show ends. in the great glass elevator. what do you think all the little kids out there to take away from this production? >> i hope for them it opens up the idea of imag

i'm paula faris in new york. ♪ >> paula its here to relive the scene. >> paula. >> paula. >> no.. >> she tried. >> john stamos saw it and said it was a magical night. >> love that show. salt. want it da >>> making news in america this tuesday morning, show of force overnight. a u.s. nuclear submarine docking in south korea. this as north korea's military practices drills. the unusual gathering. we're live in washington. >>> travelers could be looking at a big change. the electronics ban for people flying into the u.s. may be expanded to other countries. >>> the weather threat on the move. cars submerged. where it's heading now. >>> and bill o'reilly returns to the air waves overnight. hear what he says about losing his job and those harassment claims.

for "nightline," paula faris, in orlando. >> so funny. watching the interview.watching ariel, who is this darth vader person? >> i know who darth vader is. >> wait, the dad of somebody? >> i was impressed. with paula's journalistic skills there. almost extracted serious answers from the directors. >> coolest thing you know about george lucas, since you are bffs? >> he grew up in modesto, california. >> what does that say about the ending of the movie? she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. >>> it is now time for "the mix." and, if you are up early with us, maybe you are sipping on coffee. what would you say about clear coffee? i wonder if the senses will appreciate this. so, two brothers in london decided to create this clear coffee in order to save your teeth. so you don't have stains on your teeth. there it looks like, regular water. actually coffee. dentists everywh

i'm paula faris in new york. ♪ >> paula is here to relive the scene. >> paula? >> paula? >> no.>> ha-ha. >> she tried. >> john stamos saw it and said it was a magical night. >> love that show. always wanted to play veruka salt. i want it daddy, i want it now. i want an oompa-loompa. i want it now! >>> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson with the top headlines on >>> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson with the top headlines on this tuesday morning on "world news now." arkansas has become the first state in the nation to carry out a double execution in 17 years. last night's second execution nearly didn't happen. the breaking news details ahead. >> north korea stages a live firing drill to mark the anniversary of its military. this as tensions rise between north korea and the u.s. president trump invited the senate to the white house for a briefing. >> the black man taken down and punched repeatedly by a sacramento police officer filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming he was targeted because of his race and abused in jail after his arrest.

phenomenon and this week some of the millions of fans are celebrating the milestone and one of those is paula faris hey there. michael, how are you doing? we're up bright and early here in orlando and i got to tell you if you want the "star wars" experience, look no further than here. disney's hollywood studios, you can see the "star wars" launch bay behind me but this weekend as you mentioned, michael, it's all about the 40th anniversary of the franchise, the "star wars" celebration and tens of thousands of tickets were sold and if they attended yesterday the fans that attended they got the surprise of a lifetime. ♪ for "star wars" nerds it doesn't get any better than this. >> yeah. >> good morning, america. may the force be with you. can you do a chewy impression? [ making chewy noises ] >> do you have a crush on bb8? [ r2-d2 sounds ] i think that's a yes. >> with surprise appearances from jedi royalty. >> george lucas. >> ladies and gentlemen, mark h hammil. harrison ford. >> reporter: han solo even poking fun at his recent series of midair mishaps. >> in the end i asked him, i said, this is abo

we've got our golden tickets right here but paula faris got the first one of all and went behind the the rest of the cast. take a look. ♪ the candy man makes everything he bakes satisfying and delicious ♪ >> reporter: it's the sweetest new show on broadway, "charlie and the chocolate factory." the world is still pure imagination, but now re-imagined for a new generation. ♪ who can take tomorrow >> reporter: in the beloved movie, gene wilder of course was willie wonka, now played by tony winner christian wherl. >> if you were to describe your version of willie wonka, who would he be? >> probably equal parts bugs bunny, peter allen, peter lori, with a little walter cronkite. >> okay. >> that last one was by the way not true. >> reporter: three different charlies take turns huntediing their golden ticket. >> i got to ask you, what's your favorite line? >> don't you know, the wonka wiple scrumptious fudge mellow delight is the best chocolate bar ever made. >> reporter: john rubenstein takes on the role of grandpa joe. >> how do you fit four people up here because -- >> it's not so easy.

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. >>> paula faris has the morning rundown. >> good morning, everyone.aking news this morning. former new england patriot star aaron hernandez has been found dead in his prison cell just days after he was found not guilty in a double murder. he was already serving a life tense in a different murder case. authorities say that he took his own life early this morning tying bed sheets to the window in his cell. prison officials say they had no prior concern that he was suicidal. his death comes as his former team, the patriots visit the white house today to be honored for this year's super bowl win. >>> in politics results are in election in georgia. seen as a referendum on president trump. a lot of eyes on this race which is now heading to a runoff and abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the very latest. cecilia, good morning to you. >> reporter: paula, good morning to you. it was a 30-year-old political rookie, a democrat novice who came short of pulling 0 of a victory in a race that's being called a referendum on president trump. this

first news from paula faris. >>> good morning, everyone.ere isis claimed responsibility for a shooting in one of the city's busiest shopping areas. a police officer killed. two other people wounded. this attack could influence voters as the french presidential election abc's alex marquardt is there. good morning, alex, to you. >> reporter: good morning, paula. as you can see the champs-elysees is back open this morning but there is a significant police presence. we're learning more about the suspect this morning. the french authorities aren't revealing too much about his identity. 39-year-old from paris and he spent years in prison for trying to kill police officers in the past and so far no sign that he was radicalized. this attack taking place just after 9:00 p.m. the attacker pulling up alongside a police vehicle getting out and spraying those police officers with what's being described as a military-style weapon. isis quickly claimed responsibility show they said this is a belgian attacker, not a frenchman and three days before france's

you got to bring it down because paula faris has the news. >> although i am excited to hear what bodaciouso that. good morning, everybody. and there could soon be another shake-up at the supreme court. senator chuck grassley chairman of the senate judiciary committee has revealed that he expects one of the justices to retire as early as this summer. now, he did not mention any building that 80-year-old justice anthony kennedy is preparing to step down. >>> and the trump administration is taking aim at iran accusing the country of, quote, alarming provocations in the middle east. secretary of state rex tillerson says the administration is now reviewing the iran nuclear deal. he calls the deal a failed approach and says the iranians could pose the same threat as north korea. now, this morning iran's former president mahmoud abedin jad running for another term said trump has chosen the path of war in syria. >>> meantime, new concern about chemical weapons in syria. israeli defense officials are claiming that bashar al assad has up to three tons of chemical weapons remaining in his stockpile.

. >>> paula faris has the morning rundown. >> good morning, everyone.ing news this morning. former new england patriot star aaron hernandez has been found dead in his prison cell just days after he was found not guilty in a double murder. he was already serving a life sentence in a different murder case. authorities say he took his own life early this morning, tying bed sheets to the window in his cell. prison officials say they had no prior concern that he was suicidal. his death comes as his former team, the patriots, visit the white house today to be honored for this year's super bowl win. >>> in politics, the results are in from the special congressional election in georgia. seen as a referendum on president trump. john oz sof needed to get 50% of the vote to win against republicans but he only got 48%. so the race heads to a runoff in june. that seat seat has been held by the gop since 1979. to the armada. in route to the korean pence sla. the u.s. warship president trump announced was en route to the korean peninsula last week. at that time the "u

so we have a lot to get to but first the morning rundown from paula faris downstairs. >> good thursdaying on capitol hill this morning. supreme court nominee neal gorsuch is about to clear a final hurdle. he's facing a democratic filibuster today but republicans are set to rewrite the rules of the senate and pave the way for confirmation with a simple majority vote. now, senator john mccain, he is warning that they will regret the rule change someday when they are not in control of congress anymore. >>> meantime, president trump is kicking off two days of crucial talks today holding his first face-to-face meeting with the president of china. he wants china to pressure north korea to curb its nuclear program. trade will also be on the agenda today months after president trump accused china of, quote, raping the united states. >>> there are new questions this morning about how the u.s. is going to respond to that chemical attack in syria. 86 people now confirmed dead. president trump says the attack crosses many lines. meantime, ambassador nikki haley warning that if the united nations d

. >>> in the meantime, let's turn to paula faris with the morning's other top stories. >>> history isnow that republicans have deployed the so-called nuclear option to change the rules of the senate and clear the way for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch to be confirmed with a simple majority. critics say that this rule change breaks decades of tradition, but republicans argue that it was the democrats' filibuster that broke tradition. twitter is going to court to stop the federal government to reveal who's behind the account that's been critical of president trump's policy. people running the twitter handle in question describe themselves as current and former u.s. immigration employees. twitter says a government order demanding personal information about the account holder violates the first amendment. >>> and hillary clinton is opening up about her election loss, offering advice to ambitious women, speaking at a women's summit in new york. clinton suggested that the more ambitious a woman is, the less likable she becomes, and she blamed russian interference in the election for con

marquardt, of course, we'll keep you updated on the syrian situation throughout the morning but turn to paula farisop stories. good morning. >> good morning. hello, everyone. history is being made in washington today. now that republicans have deployed the so-called nuclear option to change the rules of the senate and clear the way for supreme court nominee neal gorsuch to be confirmed with a simple majority. now, critics say this rule change breaks decades of tradition, but republicans argue that it was the democrats'f filibuster in the first place that broke it. twitter is trying to go to court to stop it from forcing them to reveal who's behind an account that's been critical of president trump's immigration policy. people running the twitter handle in question describe themselves as current and former u.s. immigration employees. twitter says a government order demanding personal information about the account holder, it violates the first amendment. >>> hillary clinton is opening up about her election loss offering advice to ambitious women. speaking at a women's summit in new york, clinton sugg

so we have a lot to get to but first the morning rundown from paula faris.gin with breaking news from washington. devin nunes the head of the house intelligence committee is stepping aside into russia's meddling in the presidential election. nunes insisted for days he would not recuse himself but today he blames several left wing groups for filing ethics accusations against him and said he wants to give the ethics committee time to investigate. that committee just confirmed that it is investigating how nunes handled classified information. nunes has been criticized for meeting with sources at the white house and sharing intelligence with president trump which raised conflict of interest concerns. house speaker paul ryan speaking moments ago saying he still had his trust. >> chairman nunes wants to make sure this is not a distraction to a important investigation. so he wants to clear himself while this investigation continues on without any kinds of distractions. >> republican mike conway will head the investigation. supreme court nominee neil gorsuch is abou