>> a thousand miles away, in colorado, a small building catches fire in the hills of black forest. >> today, as the smoke clears, we've come to see the impact of what's been declared the most devastating blaze in the history of the state. nearly 500 homes destroyed, a couple burned to death in their garage as they tried to escape. >> it's a really eery place, there's almost no sound at all from wildlife. the area around here is almost completely destroyed, the trees are all black. and you can see the houses have been burnt so badly, that it's really just the foundations that are remaining now. >> it's been just hours since the fire swept through here, its intensity means these crews will be needed for many weeks yet. >> but as we're about to find out, it seems the worst of the damage has already been done. >> in the last few hours, they've opened up a very small section of the fire zone, and some of the home-owners are now going in to discover properties that have been completely reduced to rubble. >> sharon wright was living alone when the fire hit - her husband passed away last year

like many of the forests in the rocky mount region, the black hills is experiencing this epidemic. it is not on the level in colorado yet. one of the reasons for that is due to the innovative way in which the various stakeholders and the forest service of work together to address the issue. they developed this mountain pine he will response project which was able to complete an environmental review of the most critical areas in the entire black hills national forest allowing the forest service the flexibility to quickly treat areas under the threat of mountain pine beetles. large the unprecedented landscape project this represents, more trees have been treated and feel has been removed and much more forest land has been protected from the pine beetles. there is more work that can be done in other areas and i would suggest that this kind of is somethingproach that could be replicated in other areas managed by the forest service. -- wouldion, i guess, the black hills national forest pine beetle response to with large-scale response be an effective tool for future forest management? >>

i want to show everyone a clip here of forest whittaker and "black nativity."man you were looking for? >> you're late mister. >> i was told to expect my grandson, not some pickpocket. rather than wait as instructed. so anxious to transcrest and rather than wait for his grandparents as he was instructed, he'd run off and violate the first law that he could. >> i ain't no damn pickpocket. i wasn't lifting that guy's wallet, i was giving it back. the kid jacked my backpack and took all my money. i was trying to call you. >> well, no one's pressing charges, so we're releasing him into your custody, sir. >> well, welcome to new york, young man. apparently, i'm your grandfather. >> jimmy: forest whittaker, everbody. [ cheers and applause ] "black nativity" is in theaters november 27th. that's my man right there. come back whenever you want to buddy. andy cohen joins us next. there he is in the bud light platinum suite. andy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ you get your coffee here. you get your hair cut here. you find that certain thing you were looking for here, but a

. >> the day she was sworn into the louisiana state bar, we then pick up and moved to little black forestthere so i could perfect my trade. she put everything on hold for me so that i could kind of go about this odyssey of learning. >> he has eight restaurants in new orleans. you have a pro carrville policy. >> we love james and mary equally. any time he has a party at the house he says send some chefs over. >> this is incredible. i love the stories that go along with the recipes and the areas that you went to. that's all about the curiosity in each one much us and how much you can learn from dining out and bringing that inspiration home. >> the book is "cooking from the heart if i favorite lessons learned along the way" john besh so wonderful to meet you. we'll be back with much more "morning joe" in just a moment. as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally someone's recognizing me with

black nativity pairs forest whitaker and jennifer hudson in father/daughter roles in a contemporary harlem-based infused christmas carols, featuring an all-star cast of voices including mary j. blige and tyree. ♪ little boy in a manger >> listen to me. you are my grandson and i love you. the reverend and i would do anything for you and your mother. all she has to do is ask. >> she won't ask. you know she won't. >> unfortunately, despite the high-powered talent, the movie is falling short with many reviewers, getting just a 50% on rotten tomatoes. "the chicago tribune" praising forest whitaker's performance describing it as on the rock even when the confrontations and evasions get a little ridiculous he is neither wholly saint nor sinner but something like a human being. "entertainment weekly" writes, kasi lemmons's black nativity is a lot like a glazed holiday ham -- sticky, sweet, and all too easy to mess up. >> too bad. both sound a little lackluster. >> i have to tell you, black nativity is like a musical but i'm over christmas musicals. >> reviewers aren't always right. keep an open mind. >>

. >> forest whitaker start in black and activityblack nativits the true meaning of face and a familithth drugs and. >> home front starts james frank gothco >> there is going to be good movie weather outside. but first for your holiday shopping the will be pretty mild outside. the temperatures will be in the '60s and '70s by sunday. look at how the temperatures will drop next with. the highs will only be in the '50s. it will get an arctic air mass and it was very cold conditions. >> that would do well for us on this black friday. thank you for joining us. >> dr. phil is next. . >> announcer: due to strong language viewer discretion is advised today on dr. >> dr. phil:. pretty on the outside. >> i didn't like your wardrobe. >> you spoke to our producers. >> i didn't like the questions he was asking me. >> bully on the inside you. >> want a fight. >> absolutely. >> you can't apologize for you any more and can't be the bunching bag. >> see why this is america's most watched talk show. >> dr. phil: i think you have zero self-esteem. >> i think that is the dumbest thing heard yet. >> announc

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forests of the dominican republic are crawling with these creatures. and that's where abc's matt gutman reports from tonight. >> reporter: turn on the black light and seek at this. >> oh my god. >> reporter: to most of us, these scorpions, best hunted in the jungle of darkness, is the stuff of nightmares. but now they are also being touted as the stuff of salvation. everything from battling auto immune diseases and enhancing your love life. and the most extraordinary claim of all, a new weapon in the fight against cancer. and the sole active ingredient is skittering at our feet. the venom packed in the scorpion's stinger. >> i have seen people getting well immediately. >> reporter: russian emigre doctor and his company have made the controversial claim that the chemical in the venom that causes paralysis in prey targets and killed cancer cells. and they have managed to harness that into a drug. >> are you convinced? that this fights cancer? >> more than convinced. >> reporter: a drug not approved by the fda, but available for sale in the u.s. for $700 a bottle. a substance that thousands of desperate people, many of them americans, are literally bettin

black people, indians people, white people. that mixture is beautiful. the other one is all of this region of the mountains, the valleys, the rain forests, the sea, we arese products to the world. i believe more in a beautiful carrot than a great recipe, yeah? >> right. >> this is the crab salad. >> right. >> this one is from -- >> thin sheets of handmade pasta are filled with ladna cheese, and finished with a chorizo sauce. >> you used to be in a band. you used to be a musician? >> yeah, i'm still. >> what happened? how did you go from music to restaurants? >> rock 'n' roll doesn't make you money. >> this is good. >> really good. >> business is good. generally speaking, the only worse idea that i think i'll try to make a living making music, is i think i'll make a living by opening a restaurant. i see why that's so popular. good stuff. >> thank you, tony. >> tomas' take on osso bucco uses beef shank instead of veal which is braised over vegetables and broth in a wood-fired oven. >> whoa, it's huge. oh, yeah. >> you don't need a knife, only a spoon. >> you're right. >> do you cure this first in salt? >> no. >> dry it? salt it? nothing? >> no. >> just fr

forest carter. he is credited with writing that famous speech and those fame words for george wallace. now, some of the responses from the black community about george walla wallace's speech that year was they stated to hear the governor of a state get up and make the kind of comments that you would expect someone in a back alley with their sheets on and burning crossings would make. that was the thing that really caught us. representative john lewis stated my governor, this elected official, was saying in effect you are not welcome. you are not welcome. in reference to blacks. our words can be very powerful. they can be dangerous. i would contend even though george wallace never pulled the trigger, he never set fire to a church, he perpetuated that by his language and his rhetoric. he gave people the ammunition they needed to go out and commit those violent acts. some of the other things he did, he of course used the state patrol to his advantage. and of course we talked about previously in 1963 he made the famous stand in the school horse store at the university of alabama. now, what is really interesting about wallace and h

black man who, you know -- >> yes. >> -- becomes a slave in "12 years a slave" it's an amazing crowded field this year. >> do not want to choose between them and forestnchett who is in the woody allen movie "blue jasmine." you have emma thompson who plays the author in the disney movie "saving mr. banks." you have judi dench in "philomena" it's very touching and you have maiseryl streep wh seems to get nominated every year and he's in a heavy family drama "august osage county" so it's crowded. >> thank you for your perspective. we'll see what happens. a lot of movies to watch before we get to that point. >>> we're on comet watch, comet eisen is barreling toward the sun and if it stays intact it could give stargazers a cosmic treat. a nasa expert will break down what we can expect. we've got that next. ♪ [ male announcer ] if we could see energy... what would we see? ♪ the billions of gallons of fuel that get us to work. ♪ we'd see all the electricity flowing through the devices that connect us and teach us. ♪ we'd see that almost 100% of medical plastics are made from oil and natural gas. ♪ and an industry that supports almost 10 million american job