thanks to aaron sorkin and jessica chastain, it is.r juju chang. >> we saw athletes, billionaires, that's the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: where some of the richest, most powerful men in new york and hollywood came to play. >> poker isn't a game of chance, poker is a game of skill. >> reporter: gambling millions in a secretive high-stakes poker game. and pulling the strings? molly bloom. played by jessica chastain in the new movie "molly's game." >> i'm molly bloom. do you know about me? >> poker is a lot about power, intimidation, manipulation. >> reporter: the movie tells the unlikely story of a brilliant olympic hopeful bound for harvard law school who ended up heading an illicit gambling operation. >> you can't believe that it's a true story, you think it's something hollywood made up. >> it reads like fiction. >> absolutely, reality's stranger than fiction. >> reporter: molly bloom's transformation into the poker princess began after an accident derailed her skiing career, prompting her to move to los angeles. i talked to moll

. ♪ >>> aaron sorkin, the "the west wing" is making his directorial debut with the story of a poker princess>> jessica chastain stars as molly bloom who ran the poker game until the fbi stepped in. >> reporter: the movie tell the unlikely story of a brilliant olympic hopeful bound for harvard law school who ended up heading an illicit gambling game. i talked to molly. >> i became the owner and operator of the game. >> reporter: a seat at her poker table became one of the hottest tickets in towns, attracting players like leonardo dicaprio, ben affleck and toby mcgwire. the characters in the movie are fictional. you peeled back and it's not a pretty sight. >> it's not. just to be clear, in peeling back the curtain, i don't dish on anyone. i wouldn't want to under any circumstances. >> reporter: but making her game the ultimate boys club, bloom says she was earning up to $4 million a year at the height of her success, all legally. in the movie, bloom's success presented a threat to the men she worked wfl. >> you're going to stop paying me to do that job because i'm doing too much money doing my

and when i sat down and talked with her i realized, um that's correct the film, of course it's aaron sorkinstory of one woman it's a story of all women. >> sure. >> and it was incredibly moving to me. >> aaron i know for you this is your directorial debut and sitting next to jessica who work with christopher nolan and other big named directors. was there little bit of intimidation in that? >> a little bit of intimidation yeah. i was and still am scared to death of jessica. >> good. good. >> you know when i met with jessica, um, i already knew that i wanted they are play the part but i was meeting with her to see if this actress who has worked with christopher nolan and catherine bigelow and terscottand malik would be willo director and would i be taking direction from her. about two minutes into the meeting this meeting is stupid just give me the part. i is he, yeah, you're right, okay. so right off the bat i took direction from her. it was the best direction i've ever gotten. [ laughter ] >> well listen before we go. our time is fleeting. and you know, jessica when people talk about you as

and this morning we start with aaron sorkin as his first time as a director.tor of "the west wing." and jessica chastain stars in "molly's room", she ran a high stakes poker game before being arrested by the fbi and her lawyer played by idris elba. >> where are your friends? where is the one guy saying hey, you know i know you're doing everything to save my life. what can i do for you? where are they, molly? you kept their secrets. where are the people you are protecting, by not taking $5 million of your own money. where did everybody go? >> it's not their names, i'm protecting charlie. it's mine. >> we don't have the luxury of protecting charlie. it's mine. >> we don't have the luxury of integrity. >> idris elba, again. also starring kevin costner and "molly's game" certified fresh. i don't think the critics are mixed, 81%? one says sorkin's directorial debut never makes it. but jeffrey anderson calls it energetic and entertaining. >> but "last jedi" was 81% fresh and many people hated it. >> that's true. and "insidious" is a sequel to the prequel released an

or is that all on aaron sorkin, he's the director?s are combinations of stories. >> jimmy: that's a nice way out of it, yeah. >> so no one's playing anyone in particular. >> jimmy: i see, okay. that's the story we're going to stick to? [ laughter ] >> did you happen to go to any of those games? >> jimmy: no, i never did. no, i honestly haven't. i know what would happen, they'd just take all my money is what would happen. >> you don't have a poker face? >> jimmy: no, i have no poker face. i don't even have a face. [ laughter ] it's great to see you. congratulations on the golden globe nomination. >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: the movie is called "molly's game" opens wide in theaters friday. jessica chastain! we'll be right back with diddy. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ turbotax, huh? i used them last year. i'm sorry to hear that. you know h&r block more zero lets you file online for free, even if you itemize deductions. good to know. you're all set. thank you. you must take your taxes pretty seriously. i'm a serious guy, margaret. okay

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"molly's game," aaron sorkin.bound" virgil williams and dee rees. >>> for original screenplay, "the big sick," jordan shape of water." and "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri" martin mcdoneogh. >>> for performance by an actor in a leading role -- timothy chalamet "call me by your name," daniel day-lewis in "phantom thread," daniel kaluuya kaluuya -- you know his name -- in "get out," gary "darkest hour," and denzell washington in "roman >>> and for performance by an actress in a leading role, sally hawkins in "the shape of frances mcdormand in "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri," margot robbie in "i, tonya," saoirse ronan in "lady bird," and meryl streep in "the post." >>> here are the nominees for >>> here are the nominees for achievement in directing. "dunkirk," christopher nolan, "get out," jordan peel, "lady bird," "phantom thread," paul thomas anderson, and "the shape thomas anderson, and "the shape of water" do you want to do the big one for the best picture? >> we should both do it. what coul

. >> yes, jessica chaskaine aaron sorkin nominated for golden globe and critic choice award for thisatulations. >> we cannot name all of their award. have you two ever been to philadelphia. >> yes, i love philadelphia. >> what do you love about it. >> i think i was when i was -- >> start with aaron. >> what i most is the franklin museum of science. >> oh, yeah. >> i was taken there as a little kid and i keep going back and then after that the cheese steaks. >> yes, yes. >> jessica, sorry to interrupt you, go. >> well, i was a student in new york, and this is going to not be very interesting but absolutely drove all the way to philadelphia for, i'm vegan , so for my friends to have a cheese stake sandwich. >> wow. >> where do we find that very interesting. >> very interesting. >> that is 99 miles. >> aaron, lets get back into this, do we set it upright, aaron, it is a true story, molly bloom, what should we tell our viewers because i want to see, how do we get them to go. >> molly bloom, when she was 100 percent true story when molly was in her 20's and 30's she is ran the world's mos

every time the music came up, aaron sorkin is saying this is great, thrilling. is that real? is that something we'll get the feeling again, that thrilling sense of we're doing the right thing here? >> yeah. people always accuse the west wing and it is to a certain extent a fantasy, but one thing that wasn't a fantasy, even with politicians i disagreed with is that there were several people around that president who truly believed in the non-cynical way that the president was trying to do the right thing. we are in uncharted territory now, i feel like we're floating in a river of civic dysentery. just to echo one thing rob said he felt sorry for you, and i think what he was saying was when i see trump, i feel like i'm watching a professional wrestler with the crazy hair and the man tan and the hot chicks -- >> and the foreign object. they always have a foreign object. >> but then you guys have to sit down and pull a pencil out as if you're giving an oral exam and ask the professional wrestler, i'm confused, why did you pick up the folding chair and hit your opponent's parent?

what's fascinating to me about the book is that this is a cast of characters that aaron sorkin couldn'tream up. from don rumsfeld to cheney to rahm. they're just a fascinating group of characters. host: let's move ton to jersey city. jonathan on the line for democrats. caller: hi, good morning and happy new year. thanks for c-span really appreciate the service. i want to touch again. touched on the carter administrations chief of staff. what role or responsibility do they have in the ineffectiveness of that presidency? guest: the carter story is really fascinating to me because again, carter was brilliant is a brilliant man. trained as a nuclear engineer. he could absorb enormous amounts of information and distill it in policy. he was brilliant at all of that. his big mistake going into the presidency was thinking that he didn't need a single empowered white house chief to help him. one reason for that was that he -- this was right after watergate. he saw the example of holderman who, at that time, seem to personify watergate and the imperial presidency and this really rubbed carter the

every time the music came up, aaron sorkin is saying this is great, thrilling. is that real? is that something we'll get the feeling again, that thrilling sense of we're doing the right thing here? >> yeah. people always accuse the west wing and it is to a certain extent a fantasy, but one thing that wasn't a fantasy, even with politicians i disagreed with is that there were seven people around that president who truly believed in the non-cynical way that the president was trying to do the right thing. we are in uncharted territory now, i feel like we're floating in a river of civic dysentery. just to echo one thing rob said he felt sorry for you, and i think what he was saying was when i see trump, i feel like i'm watching a professional wrestler with the crazy hair and the man tan and the hot chicks -- >> and the foreign object. they always have a foreign object. >> but then you guys have to sit down and pull a pencil out as if you're giving an oral exam and ask the professional wrestler, i'm confused, why did you pick up the folding chair and hit your opponent's parent? it

this would be maybe it is aaron sorkin's version of what a president could do in a situation like this. i'm telling you what the opportunity is there. obviously his past performance says something else. but there truly is an opportunity here and frankly the only way i think a shutdown is averted today is if the white house attempts to play a meaningful negotiating role. you know, what i don't get is, where is the urgency? and by the way, i think the house -- i want to believe in some green shoots that somehow the house deciding to stay in means there's something happening. it would have been political malpractice if the house went home without a deal. if they went home before knowing what the senate would do, that that would be malpractice and look like they wanted the shutdown. i think for optics sake, the house has to stick around this week. the government shuts down, no member of congress can leave town, period. >> and certainly no president go to mar-a-lago. you guys hang on a second. we've got one of the big players on the hill, democratic senator chris coons who opposes the repub

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molly's game, aaron sorkin.d bound roberto -- virgil williams and derees. >> for original screen play the big sick, emily v gordon and... get out, jordan peel. lady bird, greta groenig. >> the shape of water, vanessa taylor. and, three billboards outside ebbing missouri martin mcdonough. >> for performance by an actor in the leading role, tim think chalamet in call my by your name. daniel day lou is in phantom three. daniel kaluuya, from you know his name in get out. gary oldman in darkest hour. and denzel washington in roman j israel, esquire. >> and for performance by a actress in the leading role sally hawkins in the shape of water. frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing missouri. and margot robbie in i, tanya. and saschaan in lady bird. meryl streep in the post. >> um, um. >> and here are nominees for achievement in directing. >> dunkirk, christopher noland get out, jordan peel. >> wow. lady bird, greta. and, phantom thread, paul thomas anderson. and the shape of water, guiler mo dell for owe.

"molly's game," aaron sorkin.k," emily v. gordon and kumar. "get out," jordan peele. "lady bird," greta gerwig. "the shape of water." and "three bilboards outside ebbing, missouri" martin mcdonagh. >> for performance by an actor in a leading role -- timothee chalamet in "call me by your name." daniel day-lewis in "phantom thread." daniel kaluuya, you know it. he knows his name. in "get out." gary oldman in "darkest hour." and denzel washington in "roman j. israel, esq." >> and for performance by an actress in a leading role. sally hawkins in "the shape of water." frances mcdormand in "three bilboards outside ebbing, missouri." margot robbie in "i, tonya." saoirse ronan in "lady bird." and meryl streep in "the post." >> here are the nominees for achievement in directing. "dunkirk," christopher nolan. "get out," jordan peele. "lady bird," greta gerwig. "phantom thread," paul thomas anderson. "the shape of water," guillermo del toro. you want to do the big one for the best picture? >> i think we should both do it. wh

"molly's game," aaron sorkin.l screenplay, "the big sick," emily v. gordon. "get out," jordan peele. "lady bird," greta gerwig. "the shape of water," guillermo del toro and vanessa taylor. and "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri," martin mcdonagh. >>> for performance by an actor in a leading role, timothee chalamet in "call me by your name." daniel day-lewis in "phantom thread." daniel kaluuya, daniel kaluuya, you know it. he know his name in "get out." gary oldman in "darkest hour." and denzel washington in "roman j. israel, esq." >>> and for performance by an actress in a leading role, sally hawkins in "the shape of water." frances mcdormand in "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri." margot robbie in "i, tonya." saoirse ronan in "lady bird." and meryl streep in "the post." >>> here are the nominees for achievement in directing. "dunkirk," christopher nolan. "get out," jordan peele. "lady bird," greta gerwig. "phantom thread," paul thomas anderson. and "the shape of water," guillermo del toro. you wan

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