you could just walk down broadway right now. hey chita, the two time tony winner who originated the role of velma in chicago, passed away yesterday at 91 years old. >> i'll be the toast of chichicastenango. and of course, she originated a lot of iconic broadway roles like rosie and bye bye birdie. >> but as she told abc news a few years ago, i played greek, italian, spanish. >> i played all kinds of parts, but i'm a latin girl. everything . frida forelimb until i got her puerto rican heritage shined through and perhaps her most celebrated broadway role, and her breakout run as anita in west side story. >> coming to. and here's how she felt when steven spielberg remade the film version in 2021. more than 60 years after she originated the part in 1957. >> the fact that the movie is being done again just proves that it's a great story, and we still have a lot to learn. >> actresses who played anita in film, both winning oscars for their performances, posting on instagram to honor their hero ariana debose, saying to be in her presen

and it was sell out amazing fun exciting and now broadway is bringing the francisco with an all-star cast. and with an opportunity for us to make sure there is a connection. sout in the neighborhood. not only providing for free ticket but opening up doors for people not able to afford the ticket but deserve to experience this enjoy like anything e want afford it that's what today is making sure that we provide over not just in san francisco but all over the bayview welcome adams in the oakland chamber of commerce in san francisco and everyone xrefrng what we have to offer in the arts and bringing people together i see our director of the culture affairs ralph is here and so many of the commissioners and folks pursue involved in san jose thank you for showing up because you are going to be the people to get the word out to make sure that everyone night is sold out show and each one chernz experiences we reminder see ourselves how significant so have a production of this nature in san jose. and i'm divvied, you know how we never thought we'll be old people when i was coming up i no fur

. >>> and the beloved actress who took broadway by storm. tonight, the tributes to a trailblazer, as we celebrate broadway star chita rivera. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. we do goint begin tonight with u.s. retaliation coming, after the attack that killed three u.s. soldiers in jordan. the pentagon giving president biden multiple options. tonight, the president says he has now decided how the u.s. will respond. the president tonight saying he holds iran responsible for supplying the weapons used in the attack. the pentagon says u.s. forces in the region have come under attack at least 165 times by iranian-backed militants. this one, of course, taking american lives. president biden speaking to each of the families of the fallen, and tonight, he has decided now on a response. martha raddatz leading us off. martha traveling to jordan, tonight. >> reporter: tonight, final preparations under way for retaliatory strikes against iran backed militants, which could come at any time now. a response to t

there would be grueling physical therapy, and she would return to the broadway stage.♪ if you run away ♪ >> david: chita rivera sitting down with abc news just a couple of years ago, on the secret to longevity, and to staying power. >> be yourself. work hard. and just think you can do everything and anything until you find out you can't. >> david: we learned late today that chita rivera died at the age of 91. tonight here, chita rivera, in her own words. >> we should have two lives. one, a tryout. and one, you're judged by. but we don't. we have one life, and we have to live it as best we can. ♪ chita chita chita ♪ ♪ that's me ♪ >> david: chita rivera, a singular talent, and what strength, all these years. good night. the moments before the pilot went down. plus, children deserve to be safe on their way to and from school. >> the goal is keeping students safe in san jose, but the proposed solution is getting pushback. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. strong level three storm is on the way with an atmosphere river. the damage we expect and the timeline coming up. abc se

. >>> teadearly beloved, we could soon be gathered on broadway for "purple rain". "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera we begin with the latest in the trials of donald trump the former president is expected to be back in a courtroom today. this time in washington, d.c., to attend a hearing in a federal election interference case brought by special counsel jack smith. brie jackson joins us now from d.c. hi, brie, good morning what's happening in this case today? >> reporter: today's hearing is all about former president trump's claim that he is protected by presidential immunity mr. trump is arguing that former presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for any official acts that were taken while in office. and these federal charges are related to his role mt. in the events in the january 6 attack when he was still president. a panel of judges will hear evidence in that case. tanya chutkan was the target of a swatting attack. attack. police confirm they responded to reports of a shooting. and it was chutkan's home. no one was injur

he's back on broadway in "gutenberg!al" at the james earl jones theater he is one of the best of all time andrew rannells is going to be joining us [ cheers and applause and she is a brilliant author, she is a friend of this show, she has a fantastic new novel, "let us descend. it's out today jesmyn ward is back, everybody [ cheers and applause during the old strike, my brother and i started a podcast. that's us as children. it's called "family trips with the meyers brothers," and boy, oh, boy are we having a grand old time doing it. this week, a new episode just dropped with our friend jimmy kimmel right there, there's jimmy kimmel we talked to millie bobby brown. [ cheers and applause we talk to leslie jones. leslie jones [ cheers and applause if you're in the car with your kids and you want to listen to a podcast where you talk to celebrities about the family trips they took, don't listen to the leslie jones one [ laughter ] haim, though, that was clean [ cheers and applause also, speaking of family, speaking of home

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this is fantastic to have you back on broadway >> thank you >> seth: broadway audiences. >> uh-huh. >. >> sure. >> seth: enthusiastic. >> yes [ light laughter ] >> seth: but maybe -- okay, great. >> i'm sorry, i have to just take the wheel that's like a very -- wheel. they're -- the people in the audience are very loud >> seth: yeah. >> i think you think as an audience member, maybe -- i mean, i don't think this but it seems like they do, that there's like a glass partition between the audience and the stage >> seth: that you can't hear them >> that i can't hear you i hear every sound you're making i hear your sighing. i hear your frustration. there are phones going off all the time and then there's the lady who's like, "turn off your phone!" and i'm like - [ light laughter ] you just made a bad situation exponentially worse by shouting at full volume also, there's the like cough - the freedom of the cough >> seth: yeah. >> which is once one person finally lets out their cough they've been stifling for two hours -- [ light laughter ] then like 16 people are like - [ coughing noises [

she never stopped dancing, working on broadway into her 80s.as the first hispanic woman to receive the kennedy center award and the presidential medal of freedom. >> like her unforgettable anita, chita rivera has shown that life can indeed be bright in america. >> reporter: chita rivera, que vida, what a life she was 91 >> ms. rivera, you're on >> good! >> reporter: tom llamas, nbc news >> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ not just any whiteboard... ...katie porter's whiteboard is one way she's: [news anchor] ...often seen grilling top executives of banks, big pharma, even top administration officials. katie porter. never taken corporate pac money - never will. leading the fight to ban congressional stock trading. and the only democrat who opposed wasteful “earmarks” that fund politicians' pet projects. katie porter. focused on your challenges - from lowering housing costs to fighting climate change. shake up the senate - with d

raÚl: clÁsicos de broadway como "cabaret".o. ahora en la serie original de vix "la lola". [mÚsica] >> ese hombre se merece lo peor. >> es correcto. mi personaje se transforma en mujer. es un hombre mujeriego. tradicional a una de sus parejas. ella le hace brujerÍa. lo convierte en mujer. en todo este proceso como hombre de entender cÓmo es la vida desde la perspectiva de las mujeres. >> al perder la vergüenza. es la lola. lola es asÍ. es un hombre que no le importa la vida, que no le importa nada, que mujeriego en el cuerpo de una mujer. se le olvida. es amigo. que ya no. >> has pensado quÉ pasarÍa si tÚ tuvieras que ser hombre en cuerpo de mujer? >> lo primero que harÍa serÍa hacer asÍ. lo segundo que harÍa es... no lo sÉ. me meterÍa en un vestidor de hombre. >> diego antes habÍa encarnado a una mujer. ana bÁrbara fue su primera vez como hombre. >> la verdad muy nerviosa. en otros proyectos no estoy nerviosa, pero en este sÍ. hice cosas que aquÍ no harÍa jamÁs. ahÍ hice demasiado. estoy nerviosa. sÉ que la gente lo va a disfr

she never stopped dancing, working on broadway into her 80s.as the first hispanic woman to receive the kennedy center award and the presidential medal of freedom. >> like her unforgettable anita, chita rivera has shown that life can indeed be bright in america. >> reporter: chita rivera, que vida, what a life she was 91 >> ms. rivera, you're on >> good! >> reporter: tom llamas, nbc news >> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i don't wanna call and talk too long ♪ ♪ i know it was wrong but never said i was sorry ♪ ♪ now i've had time to think it over ♪ ♪ we're much older and the bone's too big to bury ♪ ♪ oh isn't it a shame that it ended like that? ♪ ♪ said goodbye forever but you never unpacked ♪ ♪ we went to hell but we never came back ♪ ♪ i'm sorry that you're jaded (jaded) ♪ ♪ i could've taken you places (places) ♪ ♪ you're lonely now and i hate it ♪ ♪ i'm sorry that you're jaded ♪ ♪ i won't lie it

. ♪ purple rain purple rain ♪ >> prince's "purple rain" joining a growing fad on broadway.next, our hip panel gives its yea or nay on this latest craze. >>> time to look at some stories that caught our attention as our group once again gives us their yea or nay. first up, the stanley cup craze, and no, i'm not talking about the sports trophy. it appears everyone is thirsty for these pink and red stanley drink tumblers as a valentine's gift. in fact, customers are lining up outside target stores where they're being sold, and rushing the shelves to buy them. prices range from $20 to this super-sized quencher for $45. reihan, are you yea or nay on this stanley cup? >> i find them hideous, but i'm a huge yea on this as an incredible american business story. 2019 they were selling $73 million worth of these god-awful cups. now it's $750 million. terrence riley, the marketing genius behind this, also turned around a little shoe you might be follow with called crocs. he is a legend, and this is what america is all about. go -- >> i didn't know you were a yoga mom, that's great. >>

the renowned broadway actress, singer and dancer chita rivera has died, aged 91.forming all the way into her early 805. she died in new york after a brief illness. rachel mcadam looks back on her life. # all the time there is... known as a tri - le # all the time there is... known as a triple threat. _ # all the time there is... known as a triple threat, lese _ # all the time there is... known as a triple threat, lese majeste - # all the time there is... known as a triple threat, lese majeste was i # all the time there is... known as a triple threat, lese majeste was a | a triple threat, lese majeste was a consummate singer, dancer and actress, repeatedly hailed by critics as a sensation for the roles she performed on broadway. she was dancing on the new york stage before she was 20 and kept at it all the way into the early 805. the first to appear in the role of anita in the 1975 original production of west side 5tory, 1975 original production of west side story, it made chita rivera a star and earned her the first of many tony awards nominations. after the enorm

so, kristen, yay or nay on this latest trend on broadway? >> i am a yay.ant to go see les mis, i get it. whatever gets people watching real, live entertainment. i think is positive. my only caveat is i don't want this crowd out original musicals. imagine if all you had on broadway were these jute box musicals. >> i want to pick up on that, lulu, that's the move. moving away from original musicals like "hamilton" and, two, because it's intellectual property that people already know famous movies like "aladdin," famous musical stars like tina turner or prince. >> this is like the broadway version of end lless sequels. >> i love them. you get to sing along. you know the music. kids love them. very family oriented. so i'm with kristen. >> they're also not new. i saw beetle mania. i loved it. i love these things. i love them. >> just not stanley cups. >>> finally, the nfl playoffs kick off this weekend. perhaps the biggest game, the chiefs versus the dolphins, is only available streaming on peacock. not on network tv. the nfl certainly scored a touchdown gettin

she worked on broadway for decades more.embered her stealing the show at nearly 80, on and off the stage. >> she was very mischievous. she had a twinkle in her eye. >> she garnered ten tony nominations and won twice for best actress. >> chita rivera! >> the first hispanic american woman to receive a kennedy center honor. >> i wouldn't trade my life in the theater for anything as a theater is life. >> the presidential medal of freedom. ♪ and all that jazz ♪ >> her daughter said she passed tuesday after a brief illness. she was 91 years old. her legacy honored by broadway stars. they said she inspired them. lin manuel miranda calling her the trailblazer on broadway. there will never be anyone like you, chita. >> i want to thank you for that report. >>> that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," bipartisan agreement that congress has to regulate social media companies. >> mr. zuckerb

broadway musical screwed by crime.at, according to new data, that's my favorite kind, broadway ticket sales for new york's suburbanites were the lowest recorded in 280 years. no, it's 23 years. but they list safety concerns as a major reason. you know, given your love of musicals, has the danger of city streets affected your musical going capabilities? >> kat: i would say it's unaffected. for people who are not used to maybe seeing the walking dead outside, on your commute, like, for me, i'm just used to weaving, but if you're from wisconsin suburbs, i can see how, i could see how you might find it startling but for the reason i'm not seeing the musicals is because of the singing. >> greg: i would love musicals if they didn't have any music. >> kat: and the opera, who is going to the opera? i'm convinced the opera is a money laundering operation. who wants to pay hundreds of dollars to sit there and listen to people sing in italian? >> greg: yes. it's run by the fat lady. >> pete does. >> kat: what's right with the ope

a recipe for everyone on broadway. >> so this is not a complete done deal yet. the approved resolution kicked off a 90 day comment period to provide feedback. public hearing is scheduled for april 15th. >>> not the best for outdoor dining. today was rainy across the bay area. this is what the conditions looked like in san francisco and daly city. will it be more of the same tomorrow? first alert meteorologist darren peck has all of our answers, darren? >> yes it will. here is the thing about this rain. kind of like a head fake this afternoon. when this morning's rain cleared out and you got blue sky and you thought that one is done. only it is not. that is phase one of the same storm. look at what is sitting off of the northwest coast. the same system, just the back part of it. watch what happens over the next 12 hours, the rain comes down our way and gets here in time for tomorrow. we look at it on the big picture. right about there. that is early afternoon, better showers coming in. we put it in the future cast, coming in closer. put high resolution on it. you

she was the original anita in the 1957 broadway musical "west side story."n 18 broadway shows and won her first tony award in 1984 for "the rink." she won a second tony award in 1993 for "kiss of the spider woman." ♪ rivera became so legendary, she amassed heaps of awards that would take me all day to talk about it. in 2002, she became the first hispanic woman to receive the prestigious kennedy center honor. former president obama awarded her the presidential medal of freedom in 2009. in 2018, she got a special tony award for lifetime achievement. now, along with serivera's riseo stardom in new york city, she forged a path for other latino artists, as a proud puerto rican. she entertained generations for more than 60 years. chita rivera, what a life. ♪ ♪ somebody's going to rob them when they're out making more ♪ what for i don't lock the door ♪ you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year! not onl

she had more than seven decades of credits on broadway dating back to the 1950s.e "west side story" and "kiss of the spider woman." in one of her last interviews, she spoke about her perseverance last year for "cbs sunday morning." >> i do believe that being a dancer gave me the ability to fight and to withstand and to cope. if i come back, i want to come back a dancer. that will be my second life. >> during her career rivera received many accolade including a kennedy center honor. >>> the three actresses who followed in chita rivera's footprints by playing maria in "west side story" are paying their respects. rita moreno issued a statement saying, "chita rivera is eternal. i remember seeing her for the first time in "mr. wonderful" and exclaiming, oh, my god, who is that? when i found out that this astonishing creature was one of my people i crowed with pride." debbie allen wrote, "chita rivera, my mentor, my friend, our goddess of inspiration and joy. thank you. every moment of your life head been a treasure of what is possible." and the latest maria, ariana deb

it happened near the broadway crossing in burlingame. the driver was sent to the hospital.don't know their condition. no one on board was hurt, but trains were stopped in both directions for a few hours, delaying commuters. people who live nearby say the intersection is constantly congested. >> sometimes traffic over here stops. a lot of cars try to get in here, and that's where the traffic jams. >> reporter: it's the eighth time a caltrain has crashed into a car over the past five years near the crossing, two of them were deadly. in december of 2022, a san francisco state lecturer and local jazz musician lost his life when his car got stuck on the tracks. to make the crossing safer, a grade separation project has been in the works and may look something like this in the future. according to the california public utilities commission, of the 10,000 crossings in the entire state, this broadway crossing is the number one priority project because of all the incidents that have happened here. >> so sometimes that requires the road going under the tracks. sometimes that means th

to be here at broadway high school.lan de david y jessica. ambos tienen muy claro qué quieren hacer al terminar esta etapa de sus estudios. >> salir de la high school. quiero empezar a trabajar en los carros. yo quiero ir a la universidad y quiero estudiar de enfermera. >> si bien no es fácil, están decididos a continuar y en la escuela a brindarles todas las herramientas para que lo puedan lograr. este programa está dedicado a adolescentes que estén esperando a su hijo, o bien que como ellos ya tengan a su bebé nacido y no tenga más de 3 años. para solicitar una vacante, ingresen a la página en pantalla y busquen el formulario corte comercial hay alerta para los consumidores a no comer este tipo de ensaladas, ya que pueden estar contaminadas. >> ya le explicamos por qué delegación del gobierno de méxico se reúne con el secretario de estado sobre inmigración. >> enseguida los detalles. en palco deportivo. >> le tengo el sentido homenaje que le hicieron los lakers al coach asistente deosri l warors el gobierno de joe bid

it's in the area of broadway not far from city hall.ts most business owners are celebrating the decision, but for some, the change will come with challenges. >> i need to take this one out. almost done. >> reporter: as zareen khan checks the clay oven to see how her famous naan is cooking -- >> you have to be careful not to crack the clay underneath. >> reporter: change is cooking in downtown redwood city. and khan, the executive chef and ceo of zareen's, is all for it. >> i think it's excellent. i think it will help all of us. >> reporter: at city hall monday night, the redwood city council voted in favor of a resolution of intent to establish a permanent pedestrian mall along broadway between main and jefferson and on redwood creek between the main street parking lot and marshall street garage. the area has been closed to traffic since the early days of the pandemic. >> it's been excellent for the community. >> reporter: and restaurateurs like khan have filled the street with large outdoor dining areas. >> so there's a huge demand for

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dim the lights on broadway. ♪ >> reporter:ry vary is perhaps best known for originating the broadwayest side story" which won oscars in 2022 and in 1962. rita told cnn that chita rivera is eternal. we were sometimes mistaken for each other which i viewed as a badge of honor. born in washington, d.c., rivera began training as a ballerina at age 9. >> chita is, hello, how are you. it's so nice to be here. delores is, what is it you want? it's a darker side. i believe delores is responsible for me having a career. she's the guts. >> reporter: rivera whose father was puerto rican became a triple threat blazing a trail for other latinas. . in 2002, she was the first latina to earn a kennedy center honor. >> she has broken barriers under broadway lights -- >> reporter: and awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor in 2009. ♪ she worked into her 80s most recently appearing in netflix "tick tick boom" a 2020 film directed by lin-manuel miranda who told cnn she was the trail

the renowned broadway actress, singer and dancer chita rivera has died, aged 91.on broadway before she was 20 and continued all the way into her early 805, winning two tony awards along the way. she died in new york after a brief illness. rachel mcadam looks back on her life. # all the time there is... known as a triple threat, chita rivera was a consummate singer, dancer and actress, repeatedly hailed by critics for her roles on broadway. trained in music and ballet from a young age, she was dancing on the new york stage before she was 20 and kept at it all the way into her early 805. the first to appear in the role of anita in the 1957 original production of west side story, it made rivera a star and earned her the first of many tony award nominations. after the enormous success of the leonard bernstein musical, she would go on to work with other legends, like choreographer bob fosse, again being the first to ploay the role of velma kelly in the 1975 smash, chicago. she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the highest honour the us can give a civilian.

the broadway premiere took place on january 26, 1988. in broadway history, it ran for 35 years, untilthis time, almost 14,000 performances were performed and $853 million was collected. the musical was performed in dozens of other countries. the author of the russian translation was singer-songwriter alexey ivashchenko. the mdm theater was even modernized for the moscow production. it is believed that the musical was watched by 150 million people worldwide, with global receipts of $6 billion. the phantom of the opera became one of the highest grossing entertainment events of all time. this is what this day in history was like. for the soviet union, leningrad was of enormous importance. aurora shot there, a revolution took place there. its population must be either destroyed or expelled, the city itself destroyed to the ground. forge the leningrad volcus. front, so that they don’t take a step to the left or a step to the right. a frozen city, eerie images of people who are exhausted, exhausted, but not giving up. here trucks bring food into this area on not yet very strong ice. the mos

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the renowned broadway actress, singer and dancer chita rivera has died, aged 91.the way into her early 80s — winning two tony awards along the way. rachel mcadam looks back on her life. # all the time there is... known as a triple threat chita rivera was known as a sensation for rules she mostly performed on broadway. she trained in music and ballet from a young age, she was dancing unto you new york stage before she was 20 and kept at it all the way until her early 80s. the first to appear in the role of a nida in the 1975 regional production of westside story it made chita rivera a star and earned her the first of many tony award nominations. after the enormous success of the musical, she would go on to work with other broadway legends like choreography bob again being the first to play the role of velma kelly in the 1975 smash, chicago. in august 2009 she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. highest honour the us can give a civilian. speaking some years afterwards and while still performing, she said, i would not know what to do if i was not know what

she was the original anita and the 1957 broadway musical, westside story. in 18 broadway shows and won her first tony's award in 1984 for the rank. she won a second tony award in 1990 34 kiss of the spider woman. ♪ ♪ ♪ rivera became so legendary that she amassed heaps of award during her life. it would take me all day to talk about it. in 2002, she became the first hispanic woman to receive the prestigious kennedy center's honor. former president obama awarded her the presidential medal of freedom in 2009. and in 2018, she got a special tony award for lifetime achievement. now, along with rivera's rise to stardom in new york city, she also for it's a part four other latino artists as a proud puerto rican. she entertained generations for more than 60 years. i chita rivera, what a life. ♪ ♪ ♪ in san francisco, two people a day are dying from fentanyl. this is a national crisis that demands new strategies. prop f requires single adults receiving cash assistance to enroll in treatment if they use drugs. i know what it's like to lose family to drug addiction. it

musical >>> we are back with a look at a new broadway musical with a ground breaking cast. >> this is welcome. >> the show begins with the personal message. >> there is a saying if you met one autistic person, you have met one autistic person. you have now meeting seven autistic people. >> the perfect prolong to the musical unlike anything broadway has ever seen. ♪♪ ♪ moving forward ♪ i keep moving forward ♪♪ >> it doesn't spit facts about autism at you. it is not a lecture, but it bringing the audience into our world. ♪♪ very beginning ♪ building momentum ♪ ♪ the energy ♪♪ >> the musical "how to dance in ohio" was produced by the play by the same. >> i didn't understand the concept at first. we like to socialize. we don't know how. >> reporter: the film meets in a counselling center in columbus, ohio. >> the adults use this as a social group to build skills and navigate the world. >> eventually decide? >> decide that we're going to throw a dance. ♪ this is it. >> one dress to rule them all. >> reporter: parts of the story have been dramatized, but the lyrics capture feelings and anxi

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the magic of broadway takes a new twist with the wiz.ic reimagining of the wizard of oz is dazzling san francisco, bringing soul gospel, rock and 70s funk to the stage. with dorothy's journey unfolding in a contemporary world and it's starring none other than the award winning artist deborah cox, who joins us live in studio. thank you for coming in early and looking like yourself and being here to talk to us. i'm excited because there's i think a lot of people don't know what they're missing if they haven't seen the wiz, even though it is based on the wizard of oz, it's different. >> it's different. it's definitely different. the wiz is an all black cast. it explores the whimsical, fun and other worldly ness of all of the characters that we know and love from the original. the essence of the story is still there, but it was kind of reimagined a bit by amber ruffin, who rewrote the script. we have an award winning team who put together the incredible set design, the hair design, the makeup design, the incredible kirk cambridge delpeche wh

. >> reporter: a tony nomination on broadway. most popular shows. >> you cross that line again, we're done. you talk back right now, we're done. >> reporter: colman domingo just now seems to be introducing himself to the world. >> hi, willie. >> i'm willie. such a pleasure to meet you. >> such a pleasure to meet you, too. >> in "rustin" domingo plays bayard rustin who organized the 1963 march on washington where martin luther king jr. delivered the "i have a dream" speech with rustin just over his shoulder. >> black, white, young, old, rich, working class, poor -- we'll descend on washington, d.c. >> the performance has vaulted the 54-year-old domingo into the company of hollywood's biggest stars. so when the idea for the film came to you, what did you think about the character? >> well, for years, every so often someone will say, hey. when there's a biopic about bayard rustin, this has to be you. this happened for many years in my career. i already knew who bayard rustin was. when people say i feel like an idiot, no one knew abo

this is a grown-ass man who's never been to a broadway play. never been to a broadway play.id how about tonight. he said he's busy. >> charles: i need a little runway. so we made a deal. i've never been to a broadway play because i think they're boring. and she doesn't play golf. >> gayle: boring. and he also likes fishing. boring. >> charles: i said if you let me take you golfing, i will go see a boring-ass play. i said "that's a deal." i will say this, she is one of the most charismatic people i've ever been around. everybody likes gayle. everybody likes gayle. >> gayle: that's how i feel about him! the beauty of this, neither one of us were looking for another job. we both have jobs we really like. work really hard and when it was presented to us, came to me from chris who used to be here. now it's cnn. that's when i first heard about it. now we are at cnn with people over there. he said, how would you like to do it? i said i don't need another job and he said it's with charles barkley. i went "oh, tell me more. tell me more." then they presented the idea. both of us like

the renowned broadway actress, singer and dancer chita rivera has died, aged 91.g the first to play anita in west side story and then velma kelly in the smash hit chicago. rivera — who the new york times have called "electrifying" started on broadway before she was 20 and continued all the way into her early 80s, winning two tony awards along the way. she died in new york after a brief illness. you can find out more on our website. more on all of our stories featured on our programme. that�*s all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. a fairly potent area of low pressure is going to move to the north of the uk. it�*s been named storm ingunn by the norwegian metservice. the southern half of the uk is going to be bright and breezy on wednesday, but that storm will bring some strong winds and heavy rain across northern parts of the uk, particularly so for parts of scotland, where the strongest winds could reach around 85 mph. here�*s the storm system, you can see it developing here. it is moving well to the north of us. but just look at all those isobars heading our wa

. >>> the bay area event calendar brought to you by, broadway san jose. >> celebrate the lunar new yeart oakland chinatown's year of the dragon new year bizarre. enjoy the market place, filled with flowers, food and culture saturday and sunday. >> join amy kohler and tina fey on their comedy tour. the restless leg tour celebrates they are 30 years of friendship and laugh at the paramount all weekend. >> chicago is the one musical with everything that makes broadway shimmy and shake. chicago is hotter than ever. get your tickets now at >>> bay area bridge builders. looking live at oakland this morning we know so many of you are stepping forward to work to change the narrative. we have seen the problems . in and out closing due to crime. an officer shot and killed responding to a robbery. the calls are allowed for safer streets and story after story shows you, the people of oakland are working to make things better. and we see and celebrate people building bridges, using their lives and the moments in their life to engage people to make that happen. one of many stepping forward, oakland-b

. >> en broadway formo parte de varias comedias musicales. >> comenzo con west side story personificando duda alguna el exito mas grande de su carrera fue el beso de la mujer arana. >> con este musical regreso triunfante a los escenarios despues de un terrible accidente automovilistico el cual le ocasiono multiples fracturas en una de sus piernas. >> trabajo en broadway hasta los 80 anos su vida se midio el logros gracias a su talento fue nominada en 10 ocasiones a los premios tony, ganando dos de ellas y uno mas por su trayectoria en el mundo del espectaculo. >> ademas fue la primera mujer hispana en recibir el premio kennedy (hablan en ingl'e) una verdadera leyenda del espectaculo. >> descansa en paz, chita rivera. >> muy se despide siempre a a los artistas con un gran aplauso. >> chita protagonizo 17 musicales en total super exitosos todos, uno de ellos, el beso de la mujer arana, que se estreno en 1993, tuvo es la pelicula que va a ser la version del beso a la mujer arana la va a hacer este ano jennifer lopez. >> raul quique, que talento, ¿no? >> muy impresionante. >> gracias, quique

rivera paved the way for other latin american artists on broadway.as awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 2009 by president obama. chita rivera was 91 years old. thank you for watching world news america. do stay with us. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. good evening. i am geoff bennett. on the news hour tonight, the u.s. pushes for a pause in fighting between israel and hamas. we hear from a spokesperson at the center of the negotiations. and the israel war becomes a local issue. what could pre