but that brad pitt was very nice. >> now what is brad pitt like? >> i estimate he is about 5 ft. 9 and 145 lbs.. >> he sounds like a good fighter. and he can play baseball general manager in the movie. >> yes. and coming up the 6:00 p.m. we will talk about some of the things that we're discussing in the movie, the press conference of some of the things they were discussing. >> alright, this just in to the kron4 newsroom we have a while fire situation burning in the castro valley section of the east bay. fire crews are just learning about this. scott we have a close look to see the area, that is the legal right here. this is redwood along there and we're hearing reports of a lot of flames, and a lot of thick heavy smoke. oakland fire, alameda and cal fire department already there. the to reign as you can see from the green and brown indicating from the trees and hills it is very rugged tough to fight the fire no estimation on the acres. we have a crew on the way. took will be there shortly and will bring the updates as soon as we get them. in other

jonah hill and brad pitt. checking them out. we brought them to you live the way we said we would do it. live in oakland, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> how about that? they are here for the premier of the movie moneyball starring brad pitt. about the oakland a's 2002 season. a remarkable season although unfortunately it did not end with a world series. >>> former supervisor with the public utilities commission pleaded guilty in a corruption scam. he supervised a group that stole $300,000 of taxpayer money. they wrote false invoices and ran their own contracting business on city time. >> this is a case where we had city employees working in conjunction with local businesses and they are defraughting the -- frauding the city. >> he faces three years in prison and must pay $170,000. >>> the state deadline is looming for 7th through 12 graders to get the whooping cough vaccine. >> reporter: bay area doctors discovered the whooping cough vaccine protection wears off twice as fast as previously thought. last year the worst in

paul chambers says brad pitt is making his way over.ing for is paul will be able to ask him some questions and when that happens we will bring it live to you. we will come back to the scene when brad pitt makes over. >>> we are continuing to following develops news from the east bay, firefighters are battling a wildfire. the flames broke out on chabot

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but dennis, instead of popcorn, top, could you bring brad pitt here? >> brad pitt is here. you what i have credentials from super bowls, world series, the biggest events ever, eat your heart out you guys, this is a brad pitt "moneyball" press conference, red carpet only. >> what did he bat in 1995? that's a baseball card. >> i love those things. but brad pitt has entered the building. >> reporter: let's go ahead and show you the big deal of brad pitt entered -- well, for about half an hour ago, for the premier that began at 6:00 tonight. now fans paid 100 to 500, group tickets up to 7500, all of it went for charity for oakland's children's hospital, and stand up to cancer. this, of course, is the debut, the premier of "moneyball," the movie about the oakland athletics and how billy beane used saber metrics to build the oakland athletics organization. brad pitt spoke about why he chose to do this movie. >> you know, i read the book and became a bit dogged with it. material like that doesn't come along too often. >> there's 14. then there's 50 feet of crap, then there's us. >

have something like that in oakland. >> we call it the oakland swag. >> they're out here to see brad pitto see angelina jolie. no disrespect to brad. he's a good looking man. >> it was right there, it was great. it was a great thing for oakland, we love it. >> reporter: a private reception tonight also helped raise money for oakland's children's hospital and research center. one fan said tonight, it was a very big night for a city that's been through some very tough times. no angelina jolie here tonight. ken wayne. >>> we posted all of our interview with brad pit pitt on our website ktvu.com. >>> netflix went to their web page to announce a change in their service. more than 7,600 people sounded off on facebook. criticizing the idea of having to use different websites for mail and streaming services. quickster will also be offering video games by mail. netflix started their video by apologizing. >>> due to this plan, it sent shares of the los gatos company down today. shares peaked at about $300 in july. >>> a concern about greece's financial problems. a midday rally lessened the blow. mo

what would you like me to ask brad pitt. >> oh, gosh. i want to know if angelina is going to be coming too. that's what i was thinking. >> reporter: absolutely. i would like to ask him that right now, but he is not here, he is playing the part of billy beane, the oakland a's coach. look at the media circus waiting, looking for a glimpse of angelina. she will be coming to town. brad pitt with the oakland a's in tow. and your current oklahoma a's are going to be in tow. lots of big stars, lots more to come a little bit later on, check back in, you'll see who is coming down this green, for today ales purposes, green carpet. >> green for moneyball. thank you mark. tonight's premiere at oakland' unt theater, the nationwide on fr it and, okay. the president once again calling on congress to put politics aside. the president says he could save the country $3 trillion. coming. when it'll start to >> president obama: this is not class warfare, this is math. >> it's warm, bordering on down right hot today. but the cool-down is coming. when it will

it's brad pitt. his new movie is about oakland a's general manager. >> it's called "moneyball" and itpens this friday. the two-time academy award nominee is also featured on the cover of the upcoming issue of "sports illustrated." he's only one of ten people to get the cover as a non-athlete and non-coach. others include four former u.s. presidents, bob hope, ed sullivan and former california governor augerrnold schwarzeneg. >> we have a live picture right now at the red carpet arrivals. is that red carpet? >> green carpet. >> that's right. green carpet arrivals. you see a lot of vips starting to gather now. this is the historic paramount theater in oakland. the movie, the screening, what do you call it, janelle. >> the premiere. >> i'm not hip to these things. >> yes. >> the screening, the premiere is at 6:00 tonight. brad pitt is supposed to be there and all the other stoars f this film. so it's all about the oakland a's and their 2002 season and how they changed the culture and front offices of ba

in the movie money ball brad pitt plays the part of billy bean, he took the team to the 2002 playoffss talked with brad pitt about all the fans who were extras. >> they stayed up all night with us and it could not have been any cooler. >> other cast members, jonah hill, see more and some of the oakland a's were there as well. still back at brad pitt, our entire interview is posted on our website just go to www.ktvu.com look for the video player, it is right there on the front paint. >> did he ask about me? >> i'm sure he did. i'm sorry i couldn't make it brad, but anyway. >> i'm sure he was disappointed but he will have to get over it. >>> good morning everyone. let's go out and take a look at what we have. we have slow traffic in the south bay, santa cruz crowded getting into the main part of the valley but if you are driving on interstate 280, a nice looking drive there. traffic on 237 getting into the valley looks good getting into from 880 to 680. 880 traffic is looking good in both directions. >>> some patchy fog down around monterey very mild, also mountain view low 60s, 50s for

brad pitt worked the crowd before entering the paramount theater tonight. >> we have to think this one reporter: in money ball, pitt plays the part of billy bean the true story of the a's leader who changed the oakland organization. he says he's become an a's fan since shooting at the oakland coliseum. >> everyone at the coliseum was really kind with us and gracious. we have some good stuff because of it. >> reporter: the love is mutual with brad pitt fans eager to get close to the actor. >> he came out, everybody started screaming. everybody was on their tippy toes. it's just exciting to have something like that in oakland. >> we call it the oakland swag. >> they're out here to see brad pitt, i want to see angelina jolie. no disrespect to brad. he's a good looking man. >> it was right there, it was great. it was a great thing for oakland, we love it. >> reporter: a private reception tonight also helped raise money for oakland's children's hospital and research center. one fan said tonight, it was a very big night for a city that's been through some very tough times. no angelina jolie

money ball. >> fans were out in importance to see the stars especially actor and producer brad pitt. tt said that playing general manager bean let him stretch his acting. >> i'm not accustomed to this world in filming here the people of oakland stayed up all night with us. for weeks on end to recreate the baseball scenes. just a big screening and excited to show it hear. >> benefited the children hospital and research center in oak listened. hospital officials expect to bring in about 400,000 dollars tonight to go toward pediatric cancer research. slept cause. >> good to see brad pitt. >> i think people will good because brad pitt is in the movie? a that's a draw. >> all right. one for sure. >> a little football for you. 49 ers heart breaking loss to the cow boys. raidersless more impressive. hear from the head coaches a day after (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) (applause) @ fichlt frainer head coach said the temperature played well eno

top named stars, brad pitt, was here for the premier of moneyball. kron 4's dan kerman was in the middle of the excitement. >> who's who of hollywood and bay area baseball. the a's billy beane. a list actor, philip seymour hoffman. academy award winning tv writer and brad pitt who stars in moneyball as billy beane. >> what's it like to play billy beane? >> he is not a boring individual. very charismatic, sharp, funny guy. a lot to play with. being here is special because the fans are great, came out, stayed up with us. and i think this was a special time for the city. i hope people are pleased. the red carpet was a baseball diamond set up next to the paramount theatre where the premier took place. it worked its magic for athletes and movie stars. >> i thought it had a lot of funny moments. moments where you could cry. a lot of the fans are going to like it. especially if you are a oakland a's fan. you will be able to reminisce. >> blown away. great job. fun going through it in real life, i love seeing it again. awesome job. >> artful, great job. you

brad pitt play the bean.became a revolutionary gm when he began using computer generated analysis to draft his players. other stars in the movie who may have an appearance, this is obviously a very exciting time for them. they can't remember when the last big movie premier came to town. they are hoping a lot of people will come out and celebrate and lots of restaurants will have a lot of specials. if you want a chance to star gays the best opportunity to be before the movie starts and after it is over, there will be a post party and folks will be walking to the fox theater you -- fox theater. money ball hits theaters nationwide, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it has been just over a year since the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. tomorrow the build building process continues -- building process continues. it injured dozens more and wiped out 38 homes. san bruno's mayor invited people to shuffle in. >>> they are angry about what they say are large class sizes at the elementary school. they plan to

this is you and brad pitt, of course. >> what'd you rob? >> hmm, well let's see. let's add it up here. i robbed a gas station. a couple of convenience stores. liquor stores. >> wow. >> of all of the movies you'd want to do a sequel, i thought love scenes with a naked brad pitt. >> yeah, if we weren't pancakes at the end of the -- >> hollywood, people come back to life. >> well, yeah, i -- yeah, i really tried to convince them. some people wanted to say, it's sort of metaphorical. we are so dead. >> air of mystery. >> we're dead. >> was it all that it's cracked up to be, being in bed with a naked brad pitt. >> first of all, who cracked it up to be -- >> every woman is wondering, what was it like doing a love scene with brad pitt. it's inescapable. >> i will sometimes answer by saying, it was worth ever the $6,000. >> let's get serious. you've had the sort of frivolous buildup. you spoke at the global initiative. these are serious places to be serious about. the main kind of thesis i think of where you're copping from is that women are still portrayed in a fairly lu

. >> y el actor es brad pitt . >> luces, cámaras y entrevisas al estilo hollywood. >> el largometrajero de west por el arte de ganar un juego injusto . >> bil había perdido a sus jugadores estrellas e inventó un método para ganar el campeonato mundial . >> el personaje de bil está a cargo de brad pitt . >> otra de las estrellas son hofman y band. >> de lanzador. >> band dice que fue lanzador profesional y que jugo con los gigantes de san francisco . >> tenemos una película muy buena . >> una película de béisbol y . >> el actor steven toma el papel de david jasted en esta película . >> he vivido con dominicanos, boricuas, yo solo habló español ahora en casa . >> en el debut de estrellas de está noche . >> ahora el dinero recaudado va al fondo comunitario de los atléticos de aockland . >> y un centro de investigación de cáncer . >> desde aockland . >> hilberto . >> no se me acerco pero si la gente está emocionada de ver a está estrella de hollywood. >> cuadrillas de bomberos lucharon por más de una hora . >> el siniestro comenzó después de las 4 de la tarde. >> bomberos permaneceran par

doors is a privilege for us. >> we thought it was really good, brad pitt looked gorgeous. we had a good time. >> other cast members attended the premier as well and others were there on hand as well. >>> the entire interview is posted on our website. >>> 4:49, tens of thousands have facebook to thank for their jobs. what they are creating for the social network that created billions of dollars. >>> and if you are in marin county, traffic is looking good you will see some road work and they will rundown the list. . >>> we just learned three people have been killed in that suspected car bomb in turkey's capital. it happened early this morning. nobody has claimed responsibility for that blast at this point. room. >> within the last -- >> within the last hour we received a video of this large fire of an oil rig. it started last night and still burning right now. a witness heard four or five explosions and they don't know what caused the blast at this point but several homes within a mile of the rig have been evacuated. >>> a new study shows there is one sector of the economy i

there is excitement about the star and producer, you know who, brad pitt.his is a story of the a's but despite conventional thinking went on a winning streak. this from a heem tweem a payroll a fraction of the rest of pro baseball. brad pitt plays to billy bean, embracing theories of on base percentages and of course brad not only produced by bu stars m this film, too.. >> and there is leaving behind the gate so to speak n filming here, you know, people stayed out and up all night with this for weeks on end to recreate the scenes and this is just a big screening for us. and we're excited to show it here. >> and our apologies we seem to have lost the signal but he was reporting live. this movie featuring story of the oakland a's starring brad pitt opens this week. >> and can we go back to don? do you hear us?. >> yes. do you hear me? >> and dropped off there. and we're glad you're back now. >> and there is just going to say brad was here along green carpet then went outside to talk to fans z let me just add this is a benefit and there is a for the city of oa

ktvu channel 2 news talked with brad pitt about filming here in oakland. >> we looked at the coliseumit has been a private sector land for us. >> we thought it was really good, brad pitt looked gorgeous. >> there are so many other cast members, jonah hill and hoffman was there. some of the oakland a's were there as well. a big night. >> yes. >>> coming up on 7:00 let's check in with sal for traffic. >>> watching oakland near the coliseum, traffic is moving along nicely in both directions so you can get out there before it gets too bad. bay bridge toll plaza backed up on the approach and san jose still looks nice through downtown. >>> warm to hot for many today. west wind kicks in and i don't see how they hit mid-to-upper 90s, we will have more on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also coming up, away area woman used deadly force against an intruder what is next in this emotional case. >>> they predict jerry brown is either fan sizing or -- fantasiesing or lying, big news on governor jerry brown, stay right here with us. ♪ [ female announcer ] kraft cheese has more full length shreds in every b

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. >> and what it was like to be in bed with brad pitt. >> it was worth the money. photos with about six women over three years. >> i've acted in ways that violates my or any sense of right and wrong. >> what goes on behind closed doors? tonight, the cast of "the good wives." two about strong women. she's played everything from the president to thelma in "thelma and louise." i loved "commander in chief," which was the great series you took part in. it was like my "west wing" fix and suddenly i woke up and it was gone. what happened? >> that's what happened to me, too. i woke up and my show wasn't on anymore. >> were you disappointed as i was? >> devastated. if it was ever brought back, i have the whole publicity angle worked out that it was have maybe a profile shot of me at the desk and say, look who just got re-elected. >> the weird thing is, i reckon after watching that, you were more presidential in that role than many of the presidents i would say over the years, like martin sheen. both of you were very electable in those roles. >> right. >> in your case, i kno

it stars brad pitt, how is it, a home run or strikeout?is don sanchez, on the aisle. >> then there is this. >> oakland a's remarkable season when billy bean played by brad pitt shakes up things. >> ugly girlfriend means no confidence. >> you are talking the same old nonsense. we are looking for fabio we have to do it. >> he is fabio? >> he users computer data to steal players that no one wants at a fraction of other teams. >> you need to buy one. >> they win 20 in a row. based on the book by book by michael lewis. it makes them literate and funny >> i talked to brad pitt about his baseball experience. >> it was kind of a rush for us to be behind the scenes and see the inside of baseball. >> what is happening surprised everything we know about baseball. >> how can you not like it. there is an element of suspense. this may be one of pitt's best performances, he played the underdog really well. it does help if you know something about baseball. it is a little slow, it is a lot of talking but you know what, i'll take my peanuts and crackerjack

money ball. >> fans were out in importance to see the stars especially actor and producer brad pitt. at playing general manager bean let him stretch his acting. >> i'm not accustomed to this world in filming here the people of oakland stayed up all night with us. for weeks on end to recreate the baseball scenes. just a big screening and excited to show it hear. >> benefited the children hospital and research center in oak listened. hospital officials expect to bring in about 400000 dollars tonight to go toward pediatric cancer research. slept cause. >> good to see brad pitt. >> i think people will good because brad pitt is in the movie? a that's a draw. >> all right. one for sure. >> a little football for you. 49 ers heart breaking loss to the cow boys. raidersless more impressive. hear from the head coaches a day after next t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

this is you and brad pitt, of course. >> what did you rob? >> hmmm, well, let's see. let's add it up here. i robbed a gas station, a couple convenient stores, liquor stores. >> of all the movies where you would want to do a sequel, i would have thought love scenes with a naked brad pitt had to be high on the list. i mean, in hollywood people come back to life, don't they? >> yeah. i really -- some people wanted to say it was m-- >> was it cracked up to being in bed with a naked brad pitt? every woman who is watching this is wondering what it was like. >> i know. sometimes i will answer by saying, it was worth the $6,000. >> let's get serious, because you've had this sort of frivolous buildup to the new geena davis. you spoke at the clinton global initiative. and the main kind of thesis i think of where you're coming from is that women are still portrayed in a fairly ludicrous way by the media, female politicians i guess as well. why do you tefeel this way abou it? >> from the reaction women had to "thelma and louise," it made me realize we don't give women the stunt t

not quite brad pitt. we did that the other day.his time it's jonah hill. >> the movie delivers in a way that only a hollywood drama can. adapting a best selling book and pairing wit a superstar, portraying a likable and somewhat unlikely protagonist going against the odds. brad pitt is excellent as billy bean and jonah hill is equally strong as bean's right-hand man. baseball purists a may need a suspension of disbelief to enjoy the show. we talk about fact and fiction with the movie's kcostar. >> this story is based on a true story, michael lewis' nonfiction book. but as a work of fiction, why does this movie work? >> i play peter brand, who is a fictional character, a composite character. a few different guys using saber metrics in working for billy at that time. in the book it was a character named paul podesta, who was a real person, but a composite of a few different people within that time as well. so i knew paul. and he's great. he's awesome. and i got to meet theo epstein. he used the saber metrics to break the 100-year-old

dean is played by brad pitt who is expected to attend tonight's event.people lined up last summer for a chance to be cast as extras in the film. i think crowds of people will be at the paramount hoping to catch a glimpse of brad. we hear angelina jolie possibly as well. >> if you had to get somebody to play you brad is a good choice. >> or george clooney, one of the two. >> the forecast looks nice for those folk there is. warm weather, that time of the year. clear sky and high pressure over the bay area. san francisco in the background. how about another beautiful pick , can you see the conservativeer to of flowers there. also the -- conservatory of flowers. also the tennis courts. clouds along the coast. looks like it is going to be one of those days where temperatures remain in the 50s to near 100 inland huge temperature spreads. here's the reason. hardly a wind. our fastest wind is only eight miles per hour out of the northeast of fairfield if we had a sea breeze it would be coming out of the southwest. cooling breezes going to stay out at the coast.

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dean is played by brad pitt who is expected to attend tonight's event.people lined up last summer for a chance to be cast as extras in the film. i think crowds of people will be at the paramount hoping to catch a glimpse of brad. we hear angelina jolie possibly as well. >> if you had to get somebody to play you brad is a good choice. >> or george clooney, one of the two. >> the forecast looks nice for those folk there is. warm weather, that time of the year. clear sky and high pressure over the bay area. san francisco in the background. how about another beautiful pick , can you see the conservativeer to of flowers there. also the -- conservatory of flowers. also the tennis courts. clouds along the coast. looks like it is going to be one of those days where temperatures remain in the 50s to near 100 inland huge temperature spreads. here's the reason. hardly a wind. our fastest wind is only eight miles per hour out of the northeast of fairfield if we had a sea breeze it would be coming out of the southwest. cooling breezes going to stay out at the coast.

. >>> a ratings record-breaker and a surprising confession from brad pitt. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus how long do you plan on staying on the job until you retire? we'll introduce you to some folks who may change your mind. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." as long as the weather pattern looks like this, mainly clear, the forecast will continue to look like this and that will not get complaints from most of you. la up to 78. a few afternoon clouds still into the 100s. that trend carries into thursday. maybe a shower chance in seattle. by the weekend we will keep things rather sunny. if you are watching us this morning in washington, see art that explores the physical and spiritual nature of the wilderness. that is your pacific event of the kday. that is also the home of the twilight series. >> now everyone is going to flock to it. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. ratings for the first post-sheen episode of "two and a half men" are any indicat

. >>> plus, brad pitt grabs headlines with a mention of a former marriage potential. >>> coming up, the wild card race heats up. a home run worth a half million bucks. you're watching "early today." >>> very good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz and here are some of your top headlines this morning. the army corps of engineers $150 million budget from flooding this year falls far short of what's needed. the corps estimates that cost will be $2 billion, not including devastation from hurricane irene or tropical storm lee. >>> libya's interim government says its forces have entered sirte, one of moammar gadhafi's final strongholds. they have faced fierce resistance from loyalists there. gadhafi's whereabouts are still a mystery. >>> the obama administration has added belize and el salvador as major drug produces and transit countries. there are 22 countries on the list. >>> a judge is ordering casey anthony to may almost $100,000 to cover some costs of investigating her child disappearance. anthony was acquitted of killing her daughter but was found guilty of

it's about may season and stars brad pitt.d present mir on monday at the mayor mount theater and reported that to you. does the movie hit a home run. here's don sap chez on the aisle. >> there are rich team and pr team then 50 feat of crap. and then there's us. >> oakland a remarkable 2002 season when billy wasn't played by brad pitt defies conventional baseball wisdom and shakes up things. >> i lake perez. >> ugly girlfriend men no confidence. >> you are talking the same old nonsense like we are looking for fab why. we have to think differently. >> who is fabio? >> so he highers hill as statistics guys who uses computer data to field a group of players northbound wants on bump it jaws fraction of other teams. >> the goal should be by win. in order to buy win you need to buy run. >> they win 20 in a row. paced on the book by the bay area michael lewis. about eric wrote the screenplay that make them literal and funny. >> welcome to oakland. >>reporter: i talked to pitt at the present mare about the baseball experience. >> it wa

. >> baseball and brad pitt? two huge draws in oakland.s fans and "a" list stars collided on the red carpet. ,,,, state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> welcome back. people with diabetes are more likely to develop alzheimer's. scientist in japan say diabetics were twice as likely as people without diabetes to develop alzheimer's. they were also more likely to develop dementia of any kind. scientists say they need to do more research to determine exactly what causes the link between those two conditions. >>> and if you cannot resist junk food, the reason

and brad pitts take on the people of oakland. >> as we watch sunset, we are still dealing with widespread 80s. we'll take a look at what you can expect for tomorrow. talk about how long we'll expect this heat wave to last. [ female announcer ] this is the story of eves. [ eves ] years ago, i hurt my shoulder drag racing. that's when i decided to take it easy, so i took up hang gliding. [ female announcer ] a grandpa who refuses to grow up. [ eves ] the pain was bad, but the thought of not being a hang glider pilot was worse. [ female announcer ] that's when eves turned to sutter health's palo alto medical foundation. [ eves ] the doctors that i dealt with, they got it, that this old guy wanted to return as a hang glider pilot. they got me flying again. [ female announcer ] palo alto medical foundation, and sutter health -- our story is you. >> parents teachers and students rallied today. classrooms at elementary school are overcrowded. president of the oakland teacher's union said the maximum class size is supposed to be 30 students but she says she observed a class with 37 students. orga

brad pitt was mad because they dent trike him. he has them. he does stuff. she comes out. you want me to play bongos until wall street turns itself in? i thought i was supposed to reinstate the government so chaz bono could be pared? >> what do you want from me? you ask too many things. >> pab, good point. what gets other people to join in, albeit their twilight years. >> 64 is not old. >> it is the new 60. >> she livens it up. i hear she got everybody there and had them take a jump to the left and a step to the right. >> she was so amazing in "rocky horror." i had the hugest crush on her. it was the whole movie. scpie gio and they were good. there are two. >> began nick differences between susan sarandon. >> that's a tough one. >> google image. >> that was in 1975 and she was beautiful. >> you are missing michael moore stopped by. i don't know if you heard his quote, but they are pissed because they had to take out all of the furniture. >>> coming up, is being adorable a full time job? we discuss patti ann's brown. yes, it is now drop dead you ugly freak. what did irish f

you need some glasses like brad pitt.looked cool in those. >> he is a cool dude. >> he is dreamy, let's not kid ourselves. he's very dreamy, i understand. that engaging eyes.shaver down little bit. let's jump spo sports. the nfl season did not go as planned for the bay area teams. both the 49ers and raider snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. let's start with the 49ers, shall we? a ten-point lead in the fourth quarter. the cowboys came back in overtime. 77-yard strike to jesse holly that is up a 19-yard game winning field goal by rookie dan bailey. and the 49e kw nothat on that day they didn't make the plays late to seal the win. >> you hate to give credit to the opponent, but, you know, start with that. you know, they made plays, especially tony romo coming back late in the ball game and, you know, how well he was getting the ball out of his hand. you know, three rushers that were, you know, not even in breathing distance from him about it time he got the ball out. you know, they're play makers. they made big plays

ouch, imagine. >>> the jolie-pitt clan has reunited in london after brad pitt returned from shooting in scotland. this weekend they took the kids to see "the smurfs." "us weekly" reports while minding the kids herself before pitt returned, angelina jolie did what any mother would to keep her kids occupied. she hired herself a local group of children's entertainers. only the best for the pitt children. >> it's not too hard to entertain kids. just act like a goofball. >> especially when you have six nannys. >>> this comes to us from san francisco, california, where a baseball fan and baseball fans from a galaxy far, far away descended on the ballpark for one special day. yesterday's giants-diamondbacks game looked more like an invasion by the empire. several fans attended star wars day at the stadium dressing up as their favorite characters from the popular film franchise. the giants did wind up losing, but for the massive geek squad in the stands, a very different kind of fantasy football -- or baseball, rather. still made the game feel like a big win. nice. good there. i'm lynn berry,

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speak of stars, brad pitt stars in money ball.he film is based on the book of the same name and tells the story of the championship season when bean started using met tricks to build a winning team. it starts in oakland's paramount theater and nearby restaurants are offering specials to coincide with this show. billy bean went to my high school. >> so you know him. >> i do. he is one of our home town boys. >> it is nice they have brad pitt for trying him. -- portraying him. i wonder who would play me. >> we have a crash going on matilda avenue and so far it is not affecting a big portion of traffic because it is early and we will be watching this for you. there is an investigation on matilda avenue right a long 237. let's look at interstate 880 and that traffic is moderately heavy but doing pretty well actually it is a nice drive all over oakland. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is light no major problems getting into san francisco. seth rogue can play you. >> maybe. >>> sunny nice to hot temperatures by the coast

. >>> brad pitt takes on a cartoon and a dolphin at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, some college sports attract millions of fans and followers. others, as we'll show you, may not attract millions but they're not lacking one bit in passion. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." it's a very quiet weather start out here on the west coast. we have fog settling in, in los angeles. a warm day in medford at 93. we are sunny and dry across the west coast. by sunday, the showers are coming back to the pacific northwest. if you are watching us on kngo you can kick off the weekend with pumpkin seed spitting and free concerts at the central washington state fair at the state fair park. that is your pacific event of the day. it is state fair season. >> is that not rude? pumpkin seed spitting? >> it's competitive. >> and you do well? >> sometimes. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. this weekend at the box office is shaping up to be one of the

. >>> did brad pitt hit a homer or strike out at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a world war ii veteran from a historic pioneering outfit steps back in time. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a cool start for your morning. we will be looking at a cool down. that is the trend. the reason being, of course, some of the showers that are starting to filter in, especially up towards seattle. phoenix coming in below triple digits. 65 in san francisco. tomorrow, a similar scenario. if you are watching us on kntv in california's bay area, see a colony of flightless sea birds that can swim up to 15 miles an hour. that is your pacific event of the day. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. something old with something new was a winning theme once again at the box office this weekend. "the lion king" in 3-d clawed its way to the top taking in just over $22 million. knowing a good thing when it sees it, disney now plans to leave the updated classic

darren rovell sat down for a one-on-one with brad pitt. baseball flick, is it? >> it certainly isn't. baseball and statistics but sony's "moneyball" is getting rave reviews. i talked to brad pitt who plays the role of oakland as general manager billy bean. i asked him what the movie is really about. >> it's about value and how we place, how we define our value. what is success and what is failure and how we place that on others and how we accept that for ourselves and maybe it's not so bad to question that. >> the a's don't win the world series or take it there, pitt says he's not disturbed by the traditional hollywood ending. it's interesting to see people give great reviews but some of the fans saying it's a little bit weird about "moneyball" because it doesn't have that traditional ending so where does it take you? it's looking pretty good. box office mojo says it will win the box office and have $18.7 million this weekend and i asked pitt about not having that traditional hollywood ending. >> i find it more interesting ending. more com

and brad pitt seasoned and weathered and plays under dog well. you know something about baseball. just because of the subtleness involved. it's slow and talky. they may not hit out of the ballpark but i'll take my peanuts and cracker jack and give it three quarters of a bucket. we'll see you on the aisle. >> and this does look fun. >> let's update fall weather. >> yes. spence jer here now for that. >> weather looking good. the bucket runneth over. there is a time lapse view this afternoon looking over lake tahoe, you can see cloud build ups there. just a hint of what is still to come. we do expect a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. there is another warm day and tomorrow will be looking for low to mid-90s on the east bay z some locations well to the north. generally remainder inland locations will have highs into 80s and 70s around the bay. 68 here in san francisco. weekend forecast calls for lovely weather tomorrow. and monterey and dry throughout the weekend. and maybe some drizzle up in mendocino saturday night into sunday. sierra again those

. >> brad pitt fever hits the east bay. tonight's red carpet premier, where the big movie star is on the a. >>> temperatures running well above average today, mid-to upper 90s, clearly sunny and warm the story today but cooler changes are on the way. that's all in the forecast coming up. er again. >>> millions of americans have tattoos but many, like this bay area musician, wants to remove them. >> 10 minutes to get rid of something that takes 10 hours. >>> closed captioning for "eyewitness news" is brought to you by shreve & co. jewelers, a san francisco original. costco buy san, cost kobe san the los gatos- based business is splitting up i >>> soon customers won't get dvds in the mail from netflix ever again. the los gatos based business is splitting up into two companies. it will continue to market its online streaming services through the netflix name but its mail order dvd service will operate through a new web site, quick sister. customers who want both services need to have two separate accounts. >>> well, maybe it w

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. >> you and brad pitt. >>> it's all fun and. games untl a zombiettacks your photo shoot. >> what?irkem engagent photo session just ahead. >> i'm scared. ng >>> at 11:24 now, live look at oakland coliseum this morning. the city is getting a little star power tonight. why? because there's buzz brad pitt and his co-stars will be in town for tonight's premiere of "money ball." it's the movie that shows -- yeah, i think so. it's a movie that shows how general manager billy bean showed how teams were built. he revolutionized the way stats are picked for the right price for the right team. >> looking forward to it. >> me, too. >> did you have a chance to see the 49ers game? >> yeah. >> they had it. it was painful for the team. took some time to check out the action. we took a look to find out what's going on. we have some footage you would like to see. doesn't know if it makes sense. see if you can figure out what we're talking about. >> dallas rallies from 10 back -- >> kendall. >> the crowd goes bananas when they kick the game-winning field goal. it was a 49er home game. >> what's goin

. >> it is a really interesting story brad pitt stars as billy bean who decided to come with a new way of picking players to did not have a lot of money he made up and new methods and new analysis and started picking players they got on base more often as opposed to the old conventional wisdom and as a result it was quite a year for the oakland a's. let me show you what it was like a couple of hours ago here. it was a who's who of hollywood in bay area baseball. the a's give the been, and and david justice and headachy matsui. and the man of the our actor brad pitt who stars as the lee been. >> what was it like to play billy bean and be here in oakland? >> he is not a boring individual a very charismatic sharp eye. being here is very special for us because the fans are so great. the cannot stay with us all night for weeks on end and helped to create these gangs. i think it is a special time as well for the city. i hope people will be pleased. i see this as a love letter to oakland. >> the red carpet was a baseball diamond subject to the paramount theater with a premier took place but i

based on a true story, stars brad pitt as billy bean, general manager of the oakland as.s are constantly scalped by larger teams. because of that he wants to challenge the way of baseball. thinks of newt way, teams up with jonah hill to become, come up with a mathematical equation to rate players based on whether they can score runs, stay on base. the players are totally disregarded by scouts. because of that they totally throw baseball's game for a loop. and this movie is not just for baseball lovers, for everyone. so let's hear what some of the people had to say. >> i really liked it. really funny in some parts. >> trading players and cutting players, how that goes on. that was very interesting to see. >> there were some funny parts. and there were some stupid parts that i didn't understand because like i'm a kid. >> i don't understand about baseball, and it was still entertaining. >> a little confusing in the beginning. i actually got it in the end. >> you don't need to know baseball to watch it. you really -- you will enjoy it very much. >> so, it's true. you really d

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. >>> and the stars come out in oakland for the premier of brad pitt's new movie "moneyball." good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm dana king. tonight there is no question about it. missing nursing student michelle le is dead. >> just within the hour we learned investigators confirmed that the human remains found over the weekend belong to le. volunteers found the body in niles canyon near the sino le/pleasanton border saturday. elizabeth cook joins us with how they identified the remains so quickly. >> reporter: they tell cbs5 the coroner used dental records to identify the body. they found the remains on saturday, they were looking in the area where investigators had tracked michelle's last cell phone signal. even though they have confirmed the identity hayward police still haven't determined a cause of death. forensic pathology examinations are ongoing. the woman suspected of killing le delayed entering a plea in court today. her attorney says she needs more time to go over the case. they are due back this court september 28th. a motive for the murder may only be known to e