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>> i'm the beaver.re to save your life. >> the beaver is the only way he communicates. >> this is a joke, right? >> i'm not talking to you, nut job, i'm talking to mom. >> he realizes he must break free. jody foster co-stars and directs her friend, gibson. >> he's a very light touch as an actor, but really understands the struggle of a broken man. >> but he comes with baggage. she calls him complex. >> he's had a lot of press and a lot of it mostly negative. is that one of the reasons you said i've got to go out on the road and sell this picture? >> the good news is, and i'm grateful for, i have a movie i love, and i got to make a movie. and that his performance is undeniable. it's an extraordinary performance and that lives on despite what anybody thinks about it. his performance is so good, there is talk of award nominations. i asked her if hollywood is ready to forgive and accept him. >> i don't know if we can separate out what we know of people's private lives through the public machine of the inter

>> no, i'm the believer. >> i'm the beaver. >> the beaver is the only way he communicates. >> this is jockey, right? >> i'm not talking to you, nut job, i'm talking to mom. >> he realizes he must break free. jody foster co-stars and directs her friend, gibson. >> he's a very light touch as an actor but really understands the struggle of a broken man. >> but he comes with baggage. she calls him complex. >> he's had a lot of press and a lot of it mostly negative. is that one of the reasons you said i've got to go out on the road and sell this picture? >> the good news is, and i'm grateful for, i have a movie i love, and i got to make a movie. and that his performance is undeniable. it's an extraordinary performance and that lives on despite what anybody thinks about it. >> business performance is so good there's talk ever award nominations. i asked her if hollywood is ready to forgive and accept him. >> i don't know if we can separate out what we know of people's private lives through the public machine of the internet. >> this is quite brilliant with a great performance from mel gibson

let's talk movies first of all and the beaver. jodie foster direction stars in this movie about a broken down, depressed alcoholic middle-aged man, played by mel gibson. the beaver, it's a hand puppet and his character uses the puppet to help him reconnect with his family and the world. instead, what you have here is mel gibson giving an oscar worthy performance in a movie that really is a punch in the gut. a film that will move you and stay with you for days. it's not for the kids, but i highly recommend it. the beaver, now playing in bay area theaters. >>> all right, next up: to another gifted actor from down under. hugh jackman, that's him on the left, by the way. his one man show, hugh jackman is now at the current theater in san francisco. two-hour musical romp, the american songbird, it's the sound track to his life. here's what else is in the show. >> bringing it back home, being on stage here, in san francisco, you've already done some dry runs. are you feeling great about the production? >> i'm loving it. >> it's kind of

in this case, beavers was the victim of a grudge. he was a very fine general but he was far from where the decisive area was and he was not in the inner circle. >> there have been rumors that they came close to court-martialing mark clark. is there any validity to that? >> mark clark was somebody who you get mixed reviews even to this day about his generalship. the problem he had, this is really where the book leaves off with clark, that he was a self promoter. he was an exceptional staff officer but he wanted to be the field commander. he wanted to be in the limelight and that created some bad blood. during his italian campaign there were from time to time questions raised about his generalship and his approach to rome. he was somebody who was not very popular general. it says the medal of honor winner eddie murphy love to wear his medal of honor whenever clark would be around because by military tradition, he was obliged to get the attempt. >> after north africa, in maples, he did not know an american officer who would not have sho

. >> she stars in the new movie, "the beaver" and she is defending her controversial co-star.ou have heard of him. co-star. i think you have heard of him. >> uh-huh.ababababababababababab >>> jodie foster fans? yes. oscar winner jodie foster back in theaters today. her new film "the beaver" opens up nationwide. >> i always questioned why they titled it that. i get it, but -- anyway. peter travers, movie critic and host of "world news now popcorn" sat down to talk about the movie she directed and talked about her controversial co-star mel gibson. >> jodie foster, welcome to the show. it is great to have you here. >> thank you. >> you have a movie, called "the beaver" you probably didn't know that, but you do. >> i have heard about it. >> but it is a movie in which you and mel gibson play a married couple but he is suffering from depression and decides that basically when he finds a beaver hand puppet in a dumpster of a liquor store that he can make talk through this and work through his depression. >> yeah. >> what kind of intervention was done on you when you said, i think i w

i'll give the beaver three-quarters of a bucket.ll see you on the aisle. >> it's mother's day, a good day to get outside and enjoy san francisco's sunday streets program. today street closures are in mission street five blocks around valencia. they are providing rides and cultural performances and cultural activities. elimination of traffic opens up the street to exercise, bicycling from 11:00 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon. it is all free. no matter what the weather, people love the sunday streets. >> it will be pretty out there. sunshine but very gusty winds. in fact we're waiting for the sun in the south bay and around fremont but we will see partly cloudy skies around the bay area. only 50s at our coast. 60s elsewhere and look for that little warmup into the weekend. >>> thank you, lisa. our next newscast starts at 5:00. happy mother's day.

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>> i'm the beaver.. >> reporter: gibson plays a drowning and depressed family man who resorts to communicating through a beaver hand puppet. >> i knew that he would understood the drama of the film and understand walter's struggle, you know, and understand it from a really deep and authentic place. >> reporter: the indie film was scheduled for a 2010 release but after gibson's head-line grabbing controversy, it was delayed until this spring. the question now, will gibson help or hurt the film? >> it was definitely hard to find the right time to bring this movie out. it's been pushed back a few times. i hope people will see his performance and understand -- understand him a little better. >> reporter: gibson's personal future is also up in the air. in march he pled no contest to a battery charge stemming from the altercation with oksana. as part of the agreement, gibson would avoid jail time. in a statement to cnn, the actor's attorney, blair burke said, mel's priority throughout all of this has been tha

the movie is called "the beaver.">>> when we come back, bristol >>> bristol palin may be the most famous teen mom in the country, at a time when one in ten babies are born to teen moms. a whole bunch of reality stars becoming celebrities in their own right, on shows chronicling their lives bringing up baby. bristol, a paid spokesperson for the candie's foundation, talked about raising a kid by yourself. we sat down to talk about the challenges she faces as a mother of a young daughter. we met bristol, as a teen, holding hands with boyfriend, levi johnson, as her mother, sarah palin, addressed the nation. >> i would be honored to accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. >> reporter: we watched her become a mother to son, tripp. >> thank you. >> reporter: an advocate for teen abstinence. >> pause before you play. >> reporter: a finalist on "dancing with the stars." ♪ tell us that we are wrong >> reporter: and on reality tv, back in the spotlight, as her mother explores a run for president. >> bris

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now, the beaver you have seen the prismers, this is not one for the kids.bout a puppet that helps him reconnect with the family and the world. it sounds silly but instead, what happens here is a movie that takes you on an incredible emotional journey. gibson giving an oscar worthy performance. >> really? >> you forget everything about him he acts his socks off -- or one hand with the glove puppet. it's a movie that's a punch in the gut but it will stay with you for days. i highly recommend it. gibson is back to himself. >> definitely not for children. >> no. not a kid's movie at all. >> he hand-picked this just as -- >> he did hand pick it. >> jodie foster hand-picked him to give him a comeback vehicle. >> you get an award for that. >>> next up, another australian actor. x man star there he is the one on the left ignore the guy on the right hugh jackman in performance in san francisco -- [overlapping speakers] >> for two hours last night. [ indiscernible ] >> going to get back home and being on stage here in san francisco, you already done some dry runs so

a man puts a beaver puppet on his hand.ut it, very quickly it moves into being a real, psychological drama about a family. >> in so many different ways. watching it yesterday. and it sucks you right in. you don't flinch at all, from the difficulties of this relationship. this is a man, going through an emotional -- complete emotional collapse. he has hit bottom. he's committing suicide. he's losing his family. he's losing his business. and he decides the only way to communicate with the world is through this puppet. >> survival tool. and what's amazing about survival tools is they allow you to survive intact. they feel intimate. they're the people that love you more than anybody else. but eventually, the survival tool will start destroying you and your family. >> and you pushed to get this movie made. it was written by you. >> they use it with small children a lot. kids that are preverbal, they use puppets and games. it wouldn't be unheard of. but it's a fable. you know, it's much more about a movie. it's not a movie about

the cab of count dracula with 20 lithographs inside and lined with beaver fur. really special. >> let's move on to the print shop. >> ok. the core of what we do is making things. this is an example. this is a print project that will be a fund-raiser for the contemporary music players. we decided to put it in the portfolio so you could either frame at or have it on your bookshelf. >> so nonprofits can come to you, not just visual are nonprofits, but just nonprofits can come to you, and you will produce prints for them to sell, and the profits, they can keep. >> the return on investment is usually four times to 10 times the amount of investment. this is for the bio reserve in mexico, and this is one of the artists we represent. >> you also make prints for the artists that you represent. over here are some large prints by a phenomenal artist. >> he writes these beautiful things. anyone who has told you paradise is a book of rules is -- has only appeared through the windows. windows. this is from all over coffee.

four stars for "water for elephants." 3 stars for "rio." 3 stars for "the beaver." quite 34 "forast five." have a nice weekend everybody. i am arch campbell. >>> now it is time to meet a new star. >> ronald darby is fast. you better not blink or you might miss him. he is the maryland state champion in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. he read the tujunga meters in 21.2 seconds, the fastest time in the nation. track and field is not even his first court. he is rated the number 1 quarterback in the class of 2012 and ha

don sanchez chews through the beaver for you. >> try it say that 10 times. thanks a lot.

over an diana beaver's style salon. >> she called and i said our doors are open. >> one business looking out for another. >> everyone is so great about joplin. we're all helping each other. it's not about coming and helping us. we're all just sticking together and helping another. >> starting the challenge of coming back. an uprising of hope amid the despair. ron mott, nbc news, joplin, missouri. >> that's the spirit. >>> we want to leave you tonight with a look at a memorial day tradition. a ceremony carried out every year since 1948 by the army's third infantry regimen called flags in. an american flag placed at the grave site of every one of the 220,000 of the fallen who are buried at arlington memorial cemetery in preparation for the memorial day. we ask wherever that day finds you, you take a moment, pause, and remember all of them. >>> that's our broadcast for this thursday evening. thank you, as always, for being with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> i'm just shocked. i can't believe it. >> right now at 6:00, a giant i

the cab of count dracula with 20 lithographs inside and lined with beaver fur. really special. >> let's move on to the print shop. >> ok. the core of what we do is making things. this is an example. this is a print project that will be a fund-raiser for the contemporary music players. we decided to put it in the portfolio so you could either frame at or have it on your bookshelf. >> so nonprofits can come to you, not just visual are nonprofits, but just nonprofits can come to you, and you will produce prints for them to sell, and the profits, they can keep. >> the return on investment is usually four times to 10 times the amount of investment. this is for the bio reserve in mexico, and this is one of the artists we represent. >> you also ma p

in this case beavers, i think, was the victim of a grudge. a very fine general, but he was tall, far from where the decisive area was command he just was not in the inner circle. >> there have been rumors that it came close to court-martial. is there any validity to that? >> mark clark was somebody who, you get mixed reviews, even to this date. i think that the problem he had -- and this is where, really, the book leads off. he was something of a self promoter. he was actually an exceptional staff officer, but he was a guy who wanted to be the field commander, in the limelight. that creates a bad blood. but during his italian campaign there were, from time to time, questions raised about his generalship, particularly his approach to rome. they never ended up going anywhere. he was someone who was not a popular general. in fact made says that the medal winner you still love to wear his medal of honor whenever part would be around because by military tradition clark was obliged to salute murphy who was wearing the metal before murphy had to sal

tiny ranch now attracts children from all over los angeles county, including 15-year-old danielle beavers, the once rebellion teen doing poorly in school and hanging out with the wrong crowd until she began coming here two years ago. she eventually met her match, a high-strung horse named ziggy. now her grades are up and her anger is down. >> when he got mad, i found out that i couldn't be mad at him. i had to calm down, so he could get where i was. >> reporter: so ziggy's been your therapist. >> yes, he has! and i've been his therapist, too. >> reporter: danielle is now winning awards for her jumping. as for kenny, he has bigger plans. >> i hear you want to go to the olympics? >> yeah, yup. that's my goal. that's my number one goal. i'm going to make it, too. i'm going to make it. >> reporter: the lesson for children here, anything is possible once you get through the hurdles and put yourself on the right track. bill whitaker, cbs news, compton, california. >> mitchell: and that is the "cbs evening news." i'm russ mitchell in new york. i'll see you again tomorrow. good night. captioning