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>> george clooney has found his match in amal. they are very similar.ist, he is an activist, she is a lawyer. >> reporter: the beirut born beauty is a british lawyer with an impressive resume. she speaks three languages. studied law at oxford and nyu. once clerked for supreme court justice sotomayor. has represented wiki-leaker julian assange. and is an adviser to the u.n. on syria. but while alamuddin may have a decidedly different profile to the 52-year-old's previous flames, she fits in on at least one front. >> "gravity" is nominated for best film. [ cheers and applause ] it's the story of how george clooney would rather float away into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age. >> reporter: that's right, at 36 years old, clooney's newest leading lady is 16 years his junior. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> our congratulations to george and perhaps the new mrs. clooney. "gma" first thing in the morning. diane right back here tomorrow night. have a great week. thanks for watching. good night. >>> next at 6:00, we have brea

night george clooney and amal went to dinner in nobu in malibu where they celebrated the engagementoasted and amal was showing off her big, beautiful ring. >> reporter: it's been a whirlwind courtship. the two were first photographed together back in october. a rep for the actor would only say i don't comment my client's personal life, but multiple entertainment outlets are now reporting the two got engaged over the past two weeks. alamuddin is 36, a human rights lawyer who has represented wiki leaks founder julian asange and is an adviser to former u.s. secretary general, kofi annan. >> she's not interested in the entertainment world. she really has her own career going, and he really add myers that about her. >> reporter: the 52-year-old clooney has long been involved in humanitarian causes. the actor is probably best known for dating a string of beautiful women. kelly preston, renee zellwegger, lucy lu, and most recently former wrestler stacy keebler. his dating life often a good-natured punch line at awards shows. >> it's a story of how george clooney would rather float away int

her name is amal alamuddin. she is -- she speaks three languages, she advised both kofi annan at the u.n., represented julian assange in the wikileaks trial. anyway -- >> wow that was quick. >> wasn't it? >> i think it wasn't as quick as we think. i think they were undercover. that's interesting. they were hanging out with julian assange, i think -- but they were overheard at dinner showing off a ring, to ed norton, on earlier, and talking with cindy crawford and her husband randy. >> they were dating six months. >> i heard more. i heard -- is it just six? somebody said -- >> somewhere in there, six or seven. stacy keebler got married. did she already get married? >> yes. >> and she's pregnant, i know. nbc news reached out to george clooney's team for confirmation and you know what happened? >> they got back to us. >> i couldn't believe it. what was riveting is what they told us. >> no comment. >> anyway -- >> just don't get back to us. >> we'll have more coming up in buzz. >> do you think some men are meant to

and have been spotted together ever since. >> george and amal were spotted out at l.a.week allegedly celebrating their engagement. >> reporter: it seems the news isn't affecting his last girlfriend, stacey keibler. since splitting with the heart throb in 2013, she has since gotten married and is expecting her first child. now with baited breath we wait for the official announcement telling us it's truly time to fold them. >> unless when that perfect hand comes along, you bet big and then you take the house. >> reporter: reports that alamuddin was wearing a large rock on her left finger. but no photos yet. as soon as we get them we'll bring them to you. guys, this woman has some serious credentials, born in beirut, speaks three languages, went to oxford law. and nyu law. in 2011 began representing julian assange. in his extradition case. and she's an adviser to the former un secretary general on syria. >> so, it could have been me is what you're saying. [ laughter ] >> you're one credential away. >> how different is that to his other girlfriends? >> closing the deal is i

people reports the actor and his girlfriend amal a-la-mu-deen are engaged! rumors of the engagement started last week when she was spotted with a huge ring on her left ring finger. the pair was first linked in october. a father-son outing turns into the fishing trip of a lifetime for three boys in florida. that's because they managed to catch a nearly 700-pound mako shark. amazing story. something big." just how big, they never imagined. on wednesday, sam and his two friends, ryan roberts and tony musca, take a father-and-son fishing trip off of longboat pass on the double nickel charter boat. "what we said to the boys is you have a choice, you can either man the amberjack rod or you can man the shark rod. and they said, 'we want the shark.'" the, around 11:30 in the morning, 20 miles out in 100 feet of water, something bites their 15-pound amberjack bait. "everyone started screaming and yelling, 'yay! we got a shark!'" "just a battle of wills between the shark and 12-year-old young men." boys win, and the shark is towed back to shore a female shark weighing

. >> he helped design it before he asked amal alamuddin to mar him.ongratulations. >> very happy-looking couple. >> thanks for joining us today. >> "on wants to [cheers and applause] >> hey! what up? [laughing] what's up, baby? there she is. [indistinct speech] [cheers and applause] yeah! hello, and welcome to millionaire. back in the house today is a psychology professor who was hearin' all kinds of strange voices in her head last time, and hopefully they'll continue to give her the right answers. from philadelphia, y'all show some love for our returning contestant, hazel spears. what's up, hazel? [cheers and applause] so... so much fun. so crazy. now, you're a psychology professor. i'm sure your students saying, , like, they try to diagnose you, like, "what are you talking about, professor?"

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human rights lawyer amal alamuddin.rning a lot more about her, i'm sure. >>> captain america's shield couldn't fend off the competition at this weekend's box office. the other woman took the top spot with 25 million, beating captain by $9 million. heaven is for real rounded out the top three with $14 million. >>> the much awaited u.s. release of the amazing spider-man 2 is still just days away, but that hasn't stopped the season web slinger from cleaning up overseas. the sequel has already raked up an impressive $132 million in foreign markets. >>> sensors in china blocked online streaming access to the big bang theory and other american tv shows. >> why? >> i have no idea. they have not given any explanation for the unexpected ruling. >>> a video game urban legend proved true when hundreds of copies known as the worst game ever were discovered in the unlikeliest places. you know where? gamers wondered what happened to the unsold copies of atari's massive flop et, remember that? they finally had their answer. they were

amal alamuddin speaks three languages and once clerked for supreme court justice and they have plentyshared passion for humanitarian work and family background. clooney's dad a tv anchor, her mom a journalist, too. the world's most eligible bachelor tonight no longer running from the alter and teaching us all the lesson to never say never. paula faris, abc news, new york. >>> we thank you for watching. we're always here at abcnews.com and "nightline" later. we'll see you tomorrow night. good night. >> >>> nba investigates the racist remarks of the clippers owner. >> the plane that went down in the bay. how boaters rallied around the efforts >> a major achievement for california schools best graduation rate, ever. but not everyone is going to the head of the class. >> tonight we talked to the first person to ever not drive one. >> i'm sure the right thing will be done swiftly. >> warriors coach calling for a quick, severe response to racist comments alleged hi made by the owner of the la clippers the biggest penalty may not be the one headed down from the nba. >> tonight the clippers o

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tonight several reports that actor george clooney and girlfriend amal alamuddin are engaged.'s a british attorney who specializes in human rights and the two were first seen together in october. this week they were seen together at two los angeles restaurants. tonight "people" magazine reporting she is wearing a ring. >>> up next to the royal flush, "house of cards." the state of maryland dealing up millions in tax incentives that keep the show. ending a political dispute that almost mirrored a plot on the show itself. tough negotiating and tonight, "house of cards" will stay in maryland. >>> britain's prince george is home tonight and his mother apparently has a favorite moment. back home from their three-week tour of australia and new yield zeeld, the world getting its first up close picture of george and tonight and we're hearing which picture the duchess chose as her favorite and it's this one. hugging mom with his arm around her shoulder. >>> flying high and is he about to break a record, the sudden turbulence that almost threw him off course, the camera rolling on it al

amal has speaks three languages. a shared passion for humanitarian work and family background. tv anchor. her mother a journalist too. the world's most eligible bachelor no longer running from the alt tar. >>> one last check on the weather. spencer christian is back with that. >> all right. dan. starting with live doppler 7. we have mainly clear skies around the bay area right now. few high clouds off shore. tomorrow, statewide it will be sunny and warm top to bottom. 91 at chico. 92 south in los angeles and 93 in palm springs and here in the bay area we're going to have a warm day as well. high temperatures in the 70s on the coast. mid 80s around the bay and in around 90. giants will be taking on the san diego padres. it will be sunny still tomorrow. 66 degrees, at the time the game starts. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we've got some hot weather coming our way wednesday and thursday. mid 90s. nearly 80 on the coast. we get a big cool down over the weekend. >>> it looks great. >>> we're getting a little bit of insight tonight into the final game at candle stick pa

perennial bachelor george clooney is reportedly engaged to his girlfriend amal alamuddin.ack to the altar. were pigs flying in los angeles this morning and hell frozen over and i missed it? i only make that joke because he has been so adamant that he would never, ever ever get married again. >> i've been calling it a shock heard around the world. i certainly didn't think in my lifetime i would see clooney getting married. amal was reportedly showing off her ring to a group of friends, as everybody does when they reportedly get in engaged, in a restaurant in hollywood. we heard about it we confirmed it and a bunch of outlets picked up on it and that was enough for a reliable source close to the couple to confirm that they are engaged. even though they have been dating for less than a year clooney, who is famously known for being single is evidently ready to change his tune about his future as a married man. the pair was first photographed together in london last year. since then they have been spotted together several times, including on a safari in tanzania last month. sou

"people magazine" reports the actor proposed to his girlfriend amal alamuddin .started last week after she was seen wearing a large ring on her left ring finger. reps for the couple have not confirmed the engagement. clooney was first spotted with the international human rights attorney in october. the romantic comedy "the other woman" came out on top at the weekend box office. it unseated "captain america: the winter soldier", which came in second. "heaven is for real", "rio 2", and "brick mansions" round out the top five. meet the director of the new "justice league" movie. warner brothers has chosen zach snyder, the director the most recent superman remake, "man of steel"... and before that, "300." "justice league" will reunite superman, batman and wonder woman. the lead actors still haven't been confirmed. but the current timetable calls for a release, sometime in 2018. >> good morning. early today we have showers which are continuing across the region. this entire week we have the chance of showers and thunderstorms. better chance of showers both days but to

the one you mentioned up the stop, the post nolle prosequi amall gom. it is an absolute total disaster and what we saw, now that i think of it, the problems with obamacare, underscored the feeble nature of technology, so you have the worst case scenario. horrible technology that is not in sink with other horrible technologies within the same department. it's nuts. >> on that note i'll leave it there. >> on that cerebral note, analitical - it's nuts. >> i know, but it makes the point. >> time to see what is trending on the web. let's check in with jane harman. >> the photo exhibit on display in new york city approves a smile can happen anywhere from poverty stricken. it is entitled "smile", and has been put together by seven photo agencies, a group of award-winning photo journalists. >> here, street children bathe in the democratic republic of congo, where they access the facilities in exchange for labour. in this 1999 photo, kosovo refugees are reunited. and here a u.s. marine slides down a bannister in saddam hussein's palace in iraq. >> the artist ask

. >> reporter: this morning with engagement rumors buzzing the world is wondering just who is amal alamuddinhelor heart. born in beirut and raised in england, alamuddin who studied law at new york university is fluent in french, arabic and english. she worked as a student law clerk for now supreme court justice sonia sotomayor who was then an appeals court judge and is an adviser to former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan on syria. >> she not only is beautiful, of course, but she has her own career, she's very well-educated. george admires that and seem to be on the same level. >> reporter: the couple has reportedly been dating since last fall, pictured here in london in october. >> what we do know about the proposal is that the ring according to people who have seen it is big and very beautiful. >> reporter: this wouldn't be clooney's first time saying "i do." he was married to "mad men" actress talia balsam. that was from 1989 to 1993. two years later he'd tell abc's barbara walters about his aversion to wedlock. >> i know i'm never going to get married again because -- because i wasn't v

clooney has apparently proposed to his girlfriend amal alamuddin, an accomplished human rights attorney36. there are no specifics but it happened recently. she was spotted last week with a ring on her finger. this would be the second time the sexiest man alive gets married. he married in talia balsam '89 and they were divorced in 1993. congrats to the happy couple. congrats to them. >>> next up, actress valerie harper still battling brain cancer has been hit with a $2 million lawsuit. >> get this. broadway producer matthew lombardo charges harper and her husband hid information about her lung cancer until it spread to her brain forcing her to bail out of last year's national tour of "looped." >> a countersuit that harper filed demanding she be paid for the production. lombardo said she cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars as he scrambled for her replacement. so far, there's no comment from harper. >> i'm going out on a limb and say this lombardo guy deserves the most insensitive man on the planet award. >> two sides to every story and i don't know it but it doesn't sound good when

gorgeous george has popped the question to british human rights attorney amal am muddin.tter of congratulations where she worked on high profile cases, including representing julian assange of wiki-leaks. you are applauding him for putting a ring on it after being a confirmed bachelor fear yoorz. >>> another celebrity couple is jay-once or jay and bay. music's biggest power couple just announced that tickets for their power tour together, which is called on the run, are going up for sale tomorrow. this poster for the tour posted on beyonce's facebook account has been liked almost 150,000 times. definitely a hot ticket. something else that's really hot is this viral video of spinning instructor keith thompson. thompson's atlanta-based cycling classes are a local sensation, and some of his youtube videos feature his dynamic dance style have over 100,000 views. this clip has caught fire on facebook with over 1,500 comments and 30,000 shares. thompson really hypes up his already energetic crowd doing everything from twerking to the runningman. he even had us dancing in the ne

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ clooney proposed to his girlfriend, british lawyer, amal alamuddin.ght. george clooney is engaged. up next, locusts. [ laughter ] that's right, george clooney is engaged. you can tell that he's excited to get married because he's been throwing himself a a bachelor party for the last 20 years. [ laughter ] well here is some international news with the u.s. considering new sanctions against russia there are reports that vladimir putin has canceled any further communication with the white house. and the republicans are like, "big deal. we did that years ago." [ laughter ] speaking of russia, a new study -- a new study found that selfies taken by people in russia contained the least amount of smiles. [ laughter ] and russians are like, "what do you mean? we are smiling." [ light laughter ] but they don't seem to be having a lot of fun. here listen to this. this is totally true. i heard russian lawmakers want to ban swearing in movies. before they can vote on the law, they have to compile a a list of all the words they won't allow. in fact, we were actuall

." >> all about amal. clooney meets his match in the beautiful and brainy british lawyer.oney reversed his stance on marriage. >> if the rumors are true, you're dating like five people. >> will they tie the knot at george's italian lakeside villa? and we break the news to the stars. >>> new video. >> are you a racist, mr. sterling? >> billionaire clippers owner donald sterling and his wife under siege over his caught on tape racist rant. >> don't bring black people or don't come.

according to a report by the new york post, george clooney is engaged to his girlfriend brush lawyer amal at noon eastern tomorrow. >>> chris wallace. does a supreme court decision upholding race-based college admissions mark the beginning of the end for affirmative action? >> today this ruling say wonderful victory for the voters of michigan. >> with similar bans in several other states, what does it mean for creating diverse student bodies in our nation's public universities? jennifer rejection by the university of michigan inspired the case. debates of a rights attorney shanta driver who argued for affirmative action before the supreme court. then republican presidential hopefuls court pro-gun advocates. >>

>> essentially there was an attack by a coalition of rebels known as salacka, the amal ga immediate consideration of individual groups frustrated at the central government. when they came down and launched an attack and overthrew the government, they continued to carry out a -- you know, fairly severe harassment and abuse against villagers and civilians. eventually the head of rebel group was forced from power and since then there's been reprisal attacks mainly by ant-blocker groups which are christian militias. >> ifill: to the extent we hear about this we hear about this as a conflict between christians and muslims. is it that simple? >> absolutely not. it's taken on a characteristic where people are targeted now because they are either christian or muslim but at the source it's much more based on political confrontation, issues over resources, and control over central government. >> ifill: four months ago, a human rights emergency was declared there, what has happened since then? >> unfortunately, it's even gotten worse. we were there a short while ago and since returning the levels of violenc

engaged to his girlfriend brush lawyer amal alamuddin. in and out numbered is premiering at noon eastern tomorrow. >>> chris wallace. does a supreme court decision upholding race-based college admissions mark the beginning of the end for affirmative action? >> today this ruling say wonderful victory for the voters of michigan. >> with similar bans in several other states, what does it mean for creating diverse student bodies in our nation's public universities? jennifer rejection by the university of michigan inspired the case. debates of a rights attorney shanta driver who argued for affirmative action before the supreme court. then republican presidential hopefuls court pro-gun advocates. >> the safety of our families is not something that people should be forced to hope government can provide. >> we cannot let them win. we cannot let them change who america is. >> firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens. don't threaten our families. they protect our families. >> we'll talk with indiana governor mike who dropped off an overseas fo

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people reports the actor and his girlfriend amal a- la-mu-deen are engaged! rumors of the engagement started last week when she was spotted with a huge ring on her left ring finger. small rises moon the pair was first linked in october. is going to get hot. r inland valley locations could very well be in the upper 90s may be even hitting triple digits for our location or two. we will have more on that throughout the week but as we see conditions outside temperatures right now on the cool side effect event by 7:00 this morning was still expect to see 40 degree weather around the bay. right now seem majority of the low forties. it's chilly particularly in the north of it. by noontime sun is guys. temperatures will warm-up nicely. of '60s by the bay. during the lunch hour and by letter on this afternoon are afternoon highs will max out in the mid to up possible upper 70's. and a 70 degree weather right along the bay. today is gone to be nice. a mild enjoy it. we will talk about the coming up and our next update. whatever to the traffic center get our first word

amal. they did show a picture of the engagement ring. people magazine showed it.'t know if this is true, but i read it on a website -- >> so it must be. >> the daily mail actually said it. i don't know if this is right or not. she turned him down twice when he asked her out and she said yes on the third date. >> what do you think of that? she's intelligent and i think she's smart. that's savvy, you know? who says no to george clooney? >> i know. >> and to intrigue him like what? >> right. everybody says yes. >> i'm george clooney. she goes, i don't care. which made him go, my mother always said that, make them chase you until you catch them. that's what she'd say. i said to hoda, you would have gone out -- you would have said -- >> yes. >> what time and what do you want me to wear? >> immediately. >> so would everyone else. >> except for amal, who's the smart one. >> well, maybe she does -- she's -- maybe she's not interested in that celebrity. anybody in this world who's not interested in celebrity. >> right. >> that seems all people are interested in. by that i

her name is amal alamuddin.ooney, a marrying man, that only happens in movies. >> together? >> together. >> forever. stacy keibler from the world of professional wrestling. apparently he asked her out three times. she only said yes the third time. so guys, if only folks around >> supreme court, all just preambles of that, landing >> keir, thank you very much. opinion from another show biz we're back in 30 seconds. >> announcer: today's "love your selfie" is brought to you by dove. dove wants every woman's encounter with a mirror to be a positive affirmation of her beauty. >>> back with our ongoing series "love your selfie." we started the conversation two months ago. this week our goal is to help you reclaim beauty by sharing permanent stories from people who redefine what beauty actually looks like. >> we're going to start with a menace to many, mirrors. new research from dove found that women have a complicated relationship with mirrors. and on average, we spend 50 minutes a day, 5-0, every day each month look

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job is about fundamental -- tion, not an amall amalgum that have particular commercial issues that they are pushing on the ustr agenda. it's got to be anchored on u.s. jobs. if it's not a u.s. job, it shouldn't be a major negotiating priority. that's how we should think about negotiating the t. pfrlt -- t.p.p. but it's not going to be the negotiation that takes place in asia. it's going to be the negotiation that takes place along pennsylvania avenue. i hope that we can find the will to pass a t.p.p. agreement. that's going to be critical for the united states role in asia. >> a final quick question. madam here in the front table. and keep it short, please. >> that, i can do. i was just interested in what you think the changes in the education system here in the united states need to take place? what changes need to take place in order to achieve this economic growth particularly for the middle-class and i'm particularly interested in alternative higher education. your opinion on that topic. so apprenticeship, vocational education. >> education, i would say a few things. market essence

but now he's engaged to attorney amal alamuddin.tually pay out? >> she should forgive him. >> or invite her to the wedding. >> or she can send back a really nice wedding gift. >> yeah. he says no gift necessary. >>> we've all been at the airport and felt we needed a hand with our luggage, right? forget about the smart carts. how about just getting some help from a pint-sized pooch? yes. that's a 3-pound yorkie pulling a 30-pound suitcase. now, that's commitment. although next time he might consider ditching the spiffy burberry shawl and putting on a work t-shirt when doing this sort of sweaty, demanding work. >> i like that he picked up on the "pop news" tradition of showing photos of animals. >> yes. >> you don't think that yorkie's having a good time? >> i actually asked that before we went on. do you think that anyone's going to say that it's unfair to the yorkie? but i mean if you watch that video -- >> the yorkie is absolutely having a blast. >> and the truth is, while it's 30 pounds, it is on wheels. i mean -- >> keep going. >

george gave amal alamuddin. in a "people" magazine exclusive. with a celebratory dinner in l.a. the next day. the ring, an emerald cut diamond, estimated at over seven carats, which mr. clooney helped design. that's a lot of veggies in there. >> elegant. i love the cut. just saying. >> one more thing in the "heat index" this morning. remember this picture that went viral of a woman handing dinner to what looks like a homeless man? it's actually richard gere. and she had no idea. now, she's speaking out about her side of the story. she's the french tourist whose kindhearted gesture captured the world's attention. for a very you nik unique reason. >> i gave my doggy bag to a homeless. and the homeless is richard gere. >> reporter: paris native karin gombeau said she was visiting new york's little italy last week when she saw a man sifting through the garbage. assuming he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. having no idea that he's actually an officer and a gentleman. hollywood megastar, richard gere. it turns out gombeau had stumbled on