. >> blake lively and anna kendrick in "a simple favor." >>> a not so simple clash between two moms with sinister secrets duelling in unexpected ways in this twisty mystery. >> i think the idea that there are these dark secrets is really exciting. >>> but first, here are t the "nightline" five. (music throughout) >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us. we begin here tonight with an all-out assault by the white house on a new book that contains explosive allegations of chaos in the west wing. current and former members of the administration coming out today to attack the latest publication by veteran journali journalist bob woodward, and we sat down with him. >> many people are disturbed and worried about what's going on in the trump white house. we need to wake up and address it. >> bob woodward, legendry reporter for the "washington post" is out with a new book that has president trump enrage ffd book is a work of fiction. >> this is a war on truth. the president is saying things are a certain way when they are visibly and provably the opposite. >> team trump on offense, fightin

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anna kendrick about secrets and betrayal, next. ♪ >>> is that a xylophone?>> we're just two days away from a highly anticipated thriller with blake lively and anna kendrick. >> i'm excited about this. it's a thriller with love, revenge, murder. abc's juju chang sat down with the stars and the director. >> reporter: two of hollywood's most popular leading ladies, anna kendrick and blake lively face off in the dark comedy "a simple favor." >> they're trying to take each other down. they're also in complete awe of the other person. >> reporter: complete with a dashing doting husband played by hollywood newcomer henry golding. >> want to trade confessions. >> reporter: lurking just below the surface of that gleaming veneer, things are not what they seem. >> five days ago, emily went missing. >> reporter: anna kendrick plays stephanie, a widowed homemaker with a mommy blog. she's best known for her roles in "pitch perfect" and "up in the air." >> you play awkward so well. >> i never know what to say to that. >> reporter: blake lively stars as the mysterious emily

. >>> blake lively and anna kendrick guess their co-stars by just by their eyes?losed captioning provided by -- ♪ >>> just hanging out. i like squats. okay. let's go watch some quidditch. >> joining the rock johnson having some fun with emily blunt on the set of their upcoming disney movie "jungle cruise." >>> emily's husband is on a battleship for his "jack ryan" premiere. they shut down a battleship, put up a giant movie screen, and still all we could look at was hot mr. krasinski. yep, that's right -- hot. and here's your proof! yes, we binge-watched all eight episodes of amazon's "jack ryan" to find john's best shirtless shots and one very sexy makeout scene. and if you're wondering how john compares to ben affleck, harrison ford, and alec baldwin, all who've played the cia superspy in the past, well, we asked. >> i don't even know who you're talking about. i was told it was the first. no, i did. i've e-mailed back and forth very nicely with alec baldwin who's a friend and a supporter of everything i do, but certainly, this was a fun irony to be talking about

here's blake lively and anna kendrick in "a simple favor."t ruins everyt tou. day at ? >> i just need to hit the reset button sometimes. >> oh, cheers. >> cheers. [ cheers and applause ] >> make me one of those? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's how you do it right there. blake lively, everybody! "a simple favor" is in theaters tomorrow. carrie underwood joins us after the break. stick around! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ main menu. oh! ok, robot. press one. i'm sorry, zero is not an option. rep-re-sen-ta-tive! please say the name of your second pet. rok-narr... incorrect. your call is important to us. we'll be with you shortly. oh! ok! good! yes! hello, daniease no! please! main menu. calling customer service is the worst. so t-mobile just made it better no bots. no bouncing, real customer service takes real people. i love you guys. we get that a lot. somebody burned down my she shed.. nobody burned down your she shed, cheryl. well my she shed's on fire. your she shed was struck by lightning. zachary, is my she shed covered by state farm

and the reason i liked it was because you have two great performances, anna kendrick and blake livelyis careering around like a boat tossed on a roaring ocean, they somehow keep their eye on the horizon, and as long as you stick with them, you go with it. one minute, it's funny, the next minute, it's weird, then it's twisted, then you are meant to take it seriously, then it is not. it really did seem sometimes like channel surfing, but all the way through it, you have these two central performances, they sink their teeth into the material gleefully. it has a nice bite to it. i came out thinking, "that was all over the shop, but i liked it." i think i am going to need a lie down after it, but i will go and see it anyway. you'll enjoy it. as you come out, ask yourself, what that was all about? genre? what genre? the house with a clock in its walls. if the cast is anything to go by, it should be a treat. very good cast. jack black, cate blanchett, based on a very, very popular book from the 19705. an orphaned kid is sent to stay with his uncle, played by jack black, who is a warlock. he'

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blake was out promoting her new thriller "a simple favor" co-starring anna kendrick. forged a tight friendship on set and it might be giving blake's hubby ryan reynolds a run for his money. >> ryan's like an attractive famous successful man and you need to keep them on their toes. he's got a great lady and i just need to let him know that blake's got options. you know what i'm saying? blake would do anything for me. she would give me a kidney. i'm not kidding. >> yeah, but would she give you one of her suits? blake's working on snagging the ones she wore in the movie. >> i'm acting like i'm wearing them for the press tour. i may wear them and put them in my closet. >> another fashionable mama, nicole kidman. nicole looking gorgeous in white wool bottega venetta at the toronto film festival premiere of her new movie "destroyer" and, as keltie found out, her look in that movie gave her kids something to talk about. >> my kids are always like what is she doing now? our crazy mama. they see me creating characters and, you know, they have vivid imaginations themselves and

and the reason i liked it was because you have two great performances, anna kendrick, blake lively, who it. one minute, it's funny, the next, it's weird, then it's twisted, then you are meant to take it seriously, then it is not. it really did seem sometimes like channel surfing, but all the way through it, you have these two central performances. they sink their teeth into it gleefully. it has a nice bite to it. i came out thinking, "that was all over the shop, but i liked it". i think i am going to need a lie down after it, but i will go and see it anyway. you'll enjoy it. as you come out, ask yourself, what that was all about? genre? what genre? the house with a clock in its walls. if the cast is anything to go by, it should be a treat. very good cast. jack black, cate blanchett. based on a popular book from the 19705. young orphaned kid is sent to stay with his uncle, played by jack black, who is a warlock. he conjures up spells. cate blanchett is the next door neighbour, mrs zimmerman, with whom he has a sparring but ultimately loving relationship. here is a clip. that's a lot of c

plus, stephen welcomes anna kendrick and musical guest anne-marie featuring jon batiste and stay human.

a "simple favor" starring blake lively and anna kendrick finished second followed by "the nun ". >> myabout "the house with a lock in its walls" but it looks a little spooky. >> and the nun was something i was considering personally, it's something you wouldn't take a 7-year-old too but that one scares me. i'm like, no, okay, i can't take that one. >> i'm not 7 but i get scared like a 7-year-old so that's not for me either. diane king hall at the stock exchange. >>> still, longevity on the links, why playing golf could help you live longer. still, len gef vitti on the links, why playing golf could help you live longer. always go for 100. bring out the bold™ i'start at the new carfax.comar. show me minivans with no reported accidents. boom. love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com. when you make a pb&j with smucker's, that's the difference between ordinary everyday and exquisitely delicious in an everyday sort of way. because with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. there's nothing small about your business. with dell small busi

uh, anna kendrick was on the show last week. ( laughter ) does the lady on the raisin box count?hink about her a lot. after the accusations came out, when politico tried to follow up with these 65 women, five of them declined to comment, and dozens of others either did not respond or couldn't be reached. five declined, dozens couldn't be reached, 12 were getting on elevators, seven of them were driving into tunnels, and another five suddenly "no habla ingles." ( laughter ) even if kavanaugh is guilty, grassley says it's not that big a deal. >> you understand we're talking about 35 years ago. i'd hate to have-- have somebody ask me what i did, uh-- 35 years ago. ( laughter ) >> stephen: yeah, yeah, who knows what kind of youthful hijinks grassley was up to when he was a 49-year-old senator? another staunch kavanaugh defender is utah senator and murderous puppet, orrin hatch. ( laughter ) hatch doesn't believe it happened, not that he's calling anyone a liar. >> do you think this in any way is going derail his nomination? >> no. it's a straight-shooting, honest guy. i think when pe

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>> erase it. >> anna kendrick seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friendnt a play date. >> we can't. mommy already has a play date with antidepressant. >> play date, play date. play date. >> do you drink? i need a martini. >> as soon as your character steps out of the car and how you are dressed, we know that this is not the typical suburban housewife at all. >> yeah, yeah, exactly. >> what drew you to this role. >> so for me i'm drawn to filmmakers who install me. create such fun delicious women. >> at one point blake and anna's characters get so close they even share a kiss. >> anna said that she experienced the mintiest on screen kiss in film history. >> with my husband. >> no, with you. >> how many people do you talk to who kissed both me and my husband. >> with women you want to make sure you've got the mints and the gum and all that. >> that's always confusing when you share a kiss with a co-star and nobody wants to be the story of like the -- dragon mouth. >> the two character, emily and stephanie, what i really appreciated as a woman, i'm sorry, i'

tune in tomorrow when my guest will be anna kendrick, and musical guest anne-marie.cess group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> now have to pay $145,000 to consumers for lying about their healing va junia eggs and other items. what can i say? egg on my face. ( laughter ) >> jon: hey, hey! >> stephen: so -- >> jon: hey, hey... ( laughter ) ♪ are you ready y'all to have some fun ♪ feel the love tonight don't you worry 'bout ♪ where it is you come from it'll be all right ♪ it's the late, late show

weekend estimates for the mystery thriller starring anna kendrick and blake lively range from 12- toyou're gonna get in too deep, and they're never gonna let you out." "white boy rick," based on the true story of a teenage police informant and drug kingpin, is being positioned for awards season. tracking indicates it'll be awarded a six- to 10- million-dollar debut."i just thought i'd be able to forget everything. i want to go home!" "there is no home."finally, the faith-based film "unbroken: path to redemption" about a former world war two prisoner of war converting to evangelical christianity, is expected to open with about three-million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( marty )happening today... the rolling loud festival is coming to the oakland coliseum. the two day event is expected to attract 40-thousand fans to the area.... and features artists like wiz khalifia and travis scott. the san leandro police department is increasing patrols. they are expecting noise complaints from the festival and have set up a complaint hotline for residents to call. we will have that pho

anna kendrick, neal brennan, and music from kaitlyn smith.9[ cheers and applause ] >> sh: my thanks to 3emma thompson, elle fanning. lykke li, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] fred armisennd the 8g band. ay tuned for carson daly. we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carson: hi, there. i'm carson daly, and you pre looking terrace at dream midtown, here in new york. the backdrop for tonight's

tonight -- anna kendrick, from "insecure", actress and comedian natasha rothwell, featuring the 8g bandd cheers ] press -- press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said yesterday that the white house is not considering conducting lie detector tests to uncover

anna kendrick, neal brennan, and music from kaitlyn smith.hone. my name is chris hughes and i am a certified arborist for pg&e. i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communities. the environment is there for my kids and future generations. together, we're building a better california. 9[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to 3emma thompson, elle fanning. lykke li, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] fred armisen and the 8g band. stay tuned for carson daly. we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carson: hi, there. i'm carson daly, and you are looking at phd terrace at drea

and the reason i liked it was because you have two great performances, anna kendrick and blake lively, and as long as you stick with them, you go with it. one minute, it's funny, the next minute, it's weird, then it's twisted, then you are meant to take it seriously, then it is not. it really did seem sometimes like channel surfing, but all the way through it, you have these two central performances, they sink their teeth into the material gleefully. it has a nice bite to it. i came out thinking, "that was all over the shop, but i liked it." i think i am going to need a lie down after it, but i will go and see it anyway. you'll enjoy it. as you come out, ask yourself, what that was all about? genre? what genre? the house with a clock in its walls. if the cast is anything to go by, it should be a treat. very good cast. jack black, cate blanchett, based on a very, very popular book from the 19705. an orphaned kid is sent to stay with his uncle, played by jack black, who is a warlock. he's somebody who conjures up spells cate blanchett is the next—door neighbour, mrs zimmerman, with whom

. >> today's weather is brought to you by "a simple favor" starring anna kendrick and blake lively inght now for 'ss.thte rng th ato be developing, causing problems there. high fire danger out through the southwest. some showers in the pacific northwest. tiful weather in the midsi missi and upper mississippi river valleys. foggy in northern new england. here's what's hap in your neck of the woods. >>> allight. here at home it is a cloudy start to your thursday and keep the umbrella handy. not raining now, but there is a pretty high chance you will get a shower or thunderstorm later on in the day. current temperatures in the very humid low-to-mid 70s right now. afternoon high up near 83 again scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two possible later on in the day today. and even higher rain chances for tomorrow. so keep thellmb rasaire adroun weekend. what's left of florence is likely to be hermonday >> you. sirius xm, channel 108. >>> carson is in the orange room with apple. >> there you go. it was big news. thank you. certainly tuned in on wednesday for apple's annual product launch

we have anna kendrick. she's going to come on. who knew? >> yes, we have. >> who knew carson would be on? >> we're going to update about hurricane florence all day long. >> when did the next update come out? >> out at 11:00. and lester holt is down in wilmington, as well, along with craig and dylan. he will be doing "nightly news." >> how much difference is there between our model and the european model? >> as you saw earlier, the american model brought it in around myrtle beach and kept going in. the european model has it hovering off the coast and drifting. so far, the european model has been accurate. it's been handling better. we're going to be watching this closely. >> al's the busiest man. not only is he handling the forecast and watching, i think we should tell him the weekend plans and ask, is it happening or not now? yeah. >> and we want people to be better safe than sorry. >> sure. >> make sure you stay safe. and listen to evacuations. >> we'll keep you on the news and keep everybody honest what's going on. >>> up next,

. >> anna kendrick is coming on.o. >> that's right. who knew, right? >> who knew? >> yes. >> alung before. >> we are going to be updating about hurricane florence all day long during msnbc, nbc.com. lester holt is down in wilmington as well along with craig. with dylan. and they will be doing nightly news. >> you see earlier, the american model brought it in around irtle beach and kept going the europeanod has it just kind of hoveristd drifting. e european modeln fairly accurate. so we are going to be watching this very, very llclosely. >> right. al, the busiest man. not only is he handling the ch forecast and wg everything, we come in and tell him our weekend plans and want to know, is it still happening? >> yes. >> and we want people to be better safe than sorry. >> sure. >> please make sure you stay safe. evacuations. the >> thank you, al. we will keep you on the news, keep everybody honest on what's going on. up next, megyn kelly is catching up with aruck driver who spent her nights on the road. guess that? megha

andrea kendrick is at school being all perfect and over volunteering, her son makes friends with another child whose mother is blake lively‘s pr executive. they form an unlikely friendship. anna'sears somebody described this as gone girl's just want to have fun. it wasn't my line, it is a good one but not mine. it's the most crazy mishmash of genres, it is a ditsy romcom, then a thriller, then a whodunnit, the book was described as being like in the mould of gone girland as being like in the mould of gone girl and somebody described it as a post noir comedy, there are times watching it i thought this is the most chaotic film i have ever seen. however, i liked it. and the reason i liked it is because you have two great performances, they, when the film is careering round like a boat tossed on a roaring ocean they keep their eye on the horizon and as long as you stick with them you go with it. it is funny, weird, twisted and you are meant to take it seriously, thenit you are meant to take it seriously, then it is no. seems like channel surfing but you have these two performance, their sink their teeth in gleefully. it has a nice bite to it. i came out thinking, that was all over