the estate of author harper lee is suing the producer saying he and scriptwriter aaron sorkin have deviatedoo much from the original. they say the script goes too far in altering the main characters and the depiction of smalltown alabama in the 1930s. the case is now in the hands of a federal judge. >>> when we come back here tonight, a new kind of college competition. you won't believe some of the things they're doing to get you to say, yes, i'll attend. south ba next at 6: what the san jose police chief tells us may be the cause. and after an active 3 weeks of storms, an update on snow pack levels and drought. plus several more rain >>> finally tonight, it's college acceptance season. and for some schools it's a whole new ball game. you may remember how a thick envelope often meant you were in. and a thin letter meant they were sorry. well today many colleges have to work a lot harder to get those admitted to say yes. as jo ling kent reports, it's often quite a show. >> reporter: getting into college already feels like an achievement. but now it comes with even more fanfare. maryland surp

. >> it's a question i've always wanted to ask aaron sorkin, does he feel he could write "the west wing" now with that kind of -- >> do you think hwas right to write it then? >> it's one of myavorite shows. it got me inspired into writing political comedy so so i'm responding to what is happening now. the politicians honed in on the swing vote, it was all about the swing vote and took for granted people on the left and people on the right. >> do you think that an armando iannucci who is the king of satire these days and potentially, you know, another series, could you shift your center of gravity into something that is sort of wholesome, less satirical, less cynical and bring people in to what you say you want them to be? >> strange you ask me that because the next thing i'm about to shoot a film version of charles dickens' "david copperfield" set in the 1840s, it's for waont of a better worda family costume drama. i'm doing it because the book is a modern psychologically insightful book and it has a lot to say about how we behave with each other today. >> can't let you go without playi

now aaron sorkin of "west wing" fame, he's handing it to me. >> daniels is busy now with a pair of projectsforms. there's godless on netflix and his latest "the looming tower" on hulu. daniels starred as the late fbi agent john o'neal. >> i really wish people would stop telling me to calm down. >> how did you figure him out? >> you hang onto the fact that he was right about bin laden, about al qaeda and no one's paying attention and i'm going to scream and yell and the way he went about it cost him his career. >> despite 35 years of success on stage and screen, jeff daniels still fully expects it all to ends with a phone call. but at least he'll already been home in chelsea when it comes. >> as tosuch a good guy. the looming tower is streaming now on hulu and daniels will return to broadway this fall. previews begin november 1st. to hear jeff describe his father's first reaction to that infamous toilet scene in "dumb and dumber" check out our web extras. >>> next week, a sunday sitdown with comedian ricky gervais. >>> and dylan is back now with another look at the weather. >> that coastal s

i mean, some strong man escorted the president's body man, this is a job famously depicted in aaron sorkin'swing." george w. bush was very close to all the people who held the title of body man. this was donald trump's body man. something so egregious that he couldn't go back and pick up his jacket on the way out. he was escorted off the white house grounds today. what kind of transgression are we talking about for that kind of treatment? >> well, it could be anything and some people today have been discussing the fact that he may have disclosed information, not necessarily classified information, but information about the inner workings of the white house and that caught the attention of the secret service and may have led to people saying the president was going to ban the use of personal phones in the west wing and, quote/unquote, leaks. we don't know exactly yet, nicolle, but i think it's clear that individuals who have worked at this white house were not properly vetted. his team came in a chaotic environment. there was not the appropriate vetting. people did not have the right credenti

. >> people say, andrew sorkin, aaron sorkin, right? >> sometimes the issue. >> yeah. all right.t wing." >> producing some very interesting results when it comes to your confidence in changing jobs. figured out the song we're playing. steve liesman joins us with that story. >> becky, this is the best question we've added in a very long time and i'm kicking myself for not having asked it for the last 11 years. you have to start sometime before we show the results, i want to ask you at home the question because you can play the cnbc all-american survey game how can have debt are you if you were to leave your current job you could find a new job in the area you live with similar or better pay benefits within a couple of months >> becky >> i can see the teleprompter. >> what would you say? >> what would i say? >> i don't know. i'd say -- >> no. >> sure? >> maybe not necessarily. i mean, there's a lot of outlets around here. >> call my agent and see. >> who would hire you? >> let me call -- oh, really >> i know two people who would hire him. >> i think that about myself. >> who >> bre