why lyndon johnson on broadway for bryan cranston?well, i think any actor looks at doing broadway as the pinnacle of their career and i certainly had it on my bucket list to be able to do a broadway show, i mean, that was going to be very exciting for me if that was possible. the zitegeist of "breaking bad" created such a fervor that it got a lot of attention and i was caught up in that maelstrom of energy, and i thought, well, i have an opportunity now. so i knew that, after 14 years of doing television for 7 with "malcolm in the middle" and six with "breaking bad," that it was time to purpos push away and sty from that ubiquitous nature of television and hide out, so to speak, in the theater and do a play that was hopefully important and a character that i can sink my teeth into, and this was both of those days. >> charlie: how much did you know about lyndon johnson other than the fact that during vietnam he was the president? >> you know, i think the interesting concept is that, for most people, when they think of lyndon johnson, t

stephen refusing to be outdone, decided to recruit "breaking bad's" bryan cranston.ho would have thought? the ruthless walter white. >> what's wrong, chief? having a little trouble walking? >> reporter: would create so much chemistry outside the lab. >> maddy, if you don't go to the prom with stephen, maybe your best course of action would be to tread lightly. >> maddy, will you go to prom with me? >> how could a girl say no to that? >> i don't think there's any saying no to walter white. and if she did say no, well -- >> he would kill me. it was a threat. but a kind threat. >> reporter: still, as maddy waits for her date to arrive saturday night, thankfully, this won't be the guy at the door. >> i am the one who knocks. >> clearly an offer they can't refuse. but if this is what prom is like, i can only imagine what their proposals will be like. >> they set such a high bar. >> i love brian. what a trouper. thanks, sara. >> somebody else i would have loved to have gone to the prom, why not? >>> time for a check of the weather. good morning, once again to meteorologist

what is your ambition that bryan cranston wants to do or needs to do? >> rest. an emotionally demanding thing. i love putting it all out there. but i just think i want to rae lax for a while and just let it rest and see what happens next. >> wow. that's an intense schedule that he has. >> he's great in it. god, he's good. >> and lyndon johnson is so interesting. this is -- you know this is a great gift in his hands to bring out all the multiple dimensions of his personality. i think someone who was close to johnson, he was 11 of the most interesting people i've ever met, the power, and to go from threatening to charming and seducing and all of that which enabled him to create legislative victories, you know. there's some people that we talk about that as well believe that president obama, while he had a different congress might have done more of that charming and threatening. safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why... they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals the safeway app and gas rewards. this week... life's just a

stephan montana, refusing to be outdone, recruited breaking bad's bryan cranston.ought? >> what's wrong, chief? having trouble walking? can create so much chemistry outside the lab. >> matty, if you don't go to the prom with stephan, maybe your best course of action would be to tread lightly. >> matty, would you go to prom with me? >> how can a girl say no to that? >> i don't think there is anything no to walter weiss. if she did say no, then i -- >> he would kill me. it was a threat. but a kind threat. >> still, as matty waits for her date to arrive, thankfully this won't be the guy at the door. >> i am the one who knocks. >> sarah haines, abc news, new york. >> that will get your attention. >> wow. >> by the way, the average spending on prom is $978. almost $1,000. >> that's a lot of money. here's my question, though. if this is what boys are doing to ask their dates to the prom, who do they do when they get married? you can't just get on the knee any more. >> maybe you go old school and get on the knee. >> maybe. ld school and get n the knee. >> . married? you c

and actor bryan cranston puts a dramatic spin on lyndon johnson's presidency. >> this ain't about principlesis is about votes! you know that's a problem with you liberals-- you don't know how to fight! >> rose: we'll have those stories and more on what happened and what might happen.

. >> "the new york times" says bryan cranston is writing a memoir.the secrets and lies he lived with during the show's five seasons. he's currently on broadway but told us what he needs most now is a break. >> "breaking bad" being all that it was, where is your ambition after this. what is it that bryan cranston wants to do or needs to do? >> rest. i do. >> do you really? >> i need to rest. yeah. i go pretty hard at it. it's a very physically demanding thing. it's an emotionally demanding thing. i love putting it all out there. but i think i just want to relax for a while and just let it rest and see what happens next. >> cranston's book will be published by scrivener, a division of simon & schuster of cbs. >> a member of congress got confused where he was on wednesday. indiana senator dan coates was questioning a witness when a staff member slipped him a piece of paper. >> personnel, et cetera. >> under secretary comb, i just wanted to -- >> i just got a note saying i'm at the wrong hearing. >> oh, okay. >> well, the witness admitted he had been con

our pal, bryan cranston is in it and it's getting great reviews. yeah. apparently, it's awesome. guys saw it? [ cheers and applause ] yeah. it was good? >> woman: yeah. >> jimmy: all right. good. that's our broadway critic right there. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: comes to every show every friday. [ applause ] so it's been in the news, all this lyndon b. johnson stuff, and while they're talking about it on the news, they played an old tape recording. this is real. this is an old tape recording of something lbj said about getting his pants tailored. this is real, again. it's not a joke. this is lbj. listen. >> but let's see if you can leave me about an inch from where the zipper -- [ belch ] -- ends, round under my -- back to my bunghole. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: president lbj, more like t.m.i. i mean, i don't want to hear that word. you know, i think i remember that speech from the hall of presidents at disney world. i do remember him saying that. [ laughter ] oh, my gosh. i don't know if you guys play the lottery or not, but i saw that a man in california named b. raymond bucks

. >>> moving on "breaking brad" star bryan cranston is about to reveal a lot more than his tightey-whiteymises to reveal what he calls the secret and lies. >> cranston starring on broadway as president lindon b. lyndon johnson. >>> a sneak peek of the boys of summer like never before. >> david beckham, making a splash -- more than a splash this morning, modeling his own underwear collection for h&m. >> showcasing his physique, posing in trunks and board shorts. >> made quite a retail success for h&m. >> are you through? >> oh yeah. made quite a retail splash for h & m. she loves to shop online with her debit card. and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard-earned money. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. this is identity theft. and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. if mary had lifelock's bank account alerts, she could have been notified in

there were notable names in the pack, bryan cranston up for the best actor for his role as presidenten zell for best actress and neil patrick harris "hedwig and the angry inch" is up for eight awards. >>> should we see which celebrities have birthdays today? let's take a look. cloris leachman, she is 88. >> she's will 88 years old. she never ages a day. another man that doesn't seem to age, willie nelson 81 years old. >> on the road again. >> cool as ever. >> akon turning 41. >> really. >> yeah. >> makes me feel a little old now. wasn't he rapping the other day. >> kirsten dunst 32 years old and we are wishing them all a very happy birth day. we'll be right back. ♪ >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing at 15, i was addicted. by 40, i'll have lung disease. at 50, i'll die of a heart attack. dr. regina benjamin: cigarette smoke causes immediate damage that leads to health problems, even death. those who quit or die are being replaced by a new generation of smokers. i'm dr. regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generat

[ laughter ] >> well, stefan montana was seeing a show in new york starring bryan cranston of "breakingme and as you just saw, stefan enlisted the star to help him ask the girl out. >> it was probably the most surprising thing that's ever happened to me. and i mean, i couldn't say no. it was just incredible and i was so impressed by stefan. >> maddie and i are both just huge fans of the show so i knew that this was going to be like particularly special for her. >> so maddie and stefan will be going to prom this weekend at los gatos high. >> 6:52. up next, ukraine may be on the brink of a civil war. the latest military action adding fuel to the fire. >> reporter: this morning, police are looking for the person who shot two other people in the parking lot of a target store yesterday. coming up, we'll tell you what made this crime so very brazen. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bulldog: [yawning] i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event is ending soon. choose $300 in free gifts, and, get up to 48 months interest-free financing with any tempur-pedic mattress.

theny of you have seen that with bryan cranston is on broadway, you see how effective the president can be. hewas micromanaging, but knew the only way to get a process through was to work it very hard. when president clinton asked me to be secretary of agriculture, clinton said to me, your most important job is to work the congress. you know what it is like. you know what they are thinking about. eyes and ears. he was serious about that, and so were his chiefs of staff. >> bill clinton was superb at working congress. he had, as a governor. don't with the legislator. reflects bill clinton's commitment to doing something really contrary to the liberal wing of his party. >> he also had the lows, the lowest period of any president , thoseng time relationships on capitol hill, as trent can probably talk about . it made a huge difference to his survival. on the receiving end of communications from bill clinton, i confirm that we stayed in regular contact. he would call at all hours of the day or night. on more than one occasion, after midnight. i always wondered what he was doing up at that t

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. >> reporter:in that video, actor bryan cranston helped 17-year old stefan montana ask a friend namede prom. >> reporter:the teen had been brain-storming creative ways to ask his friend out, and then ran into the breaking bad actor on a trip to new york. >> reporter:stefan tweeted out a link to the youtube video and maddie said yes and accepted the invitation over instagram. >> reporter:2014 romance in high school! >> reporter:the los gatos high school prom takes place this saturday. >> catherine:a little boy in nebraska has a new toy tonight. >> catherine:his souvenir - after getting stuck in a claw machine in a bowling alley. here he is -- looking happy and unfazed. >> catherine:it's not the first time something like this has happened with small children and those machines with toys inside. >> catherine:but this 3- year-old - named kael - actually walked from his apartment to the nearby bowling alley monday night.and just climbed in. >> catherine:his mother says he'd been there before -- and knew exactly what he wanted. >> catherine:an employee says she couldn't believe it at first

if any of you have seen the play "all the way" with bryan cranston, that is on broadway now, you can see how effective the president can be with congress. he was micromanaging, but he knew the only way to get a process through was to work it very hard. when president clinton asked me to be secretary of agriculture, clinton said to me, your most important job is to work the ongress. you know what it is like. you know what they are thinking about. help me be my eyes and ears. he was serious about that, and so were his chiefs of staff. i agree with you, john, totally. the president must be engaged in this process. >> bill clinton was superb at working congress. he had come out as a governor. had dealt with the legislature. welfare reform reflects bill clinton's commitment to doing something really contrary to the liberal wing of his party. >> he also had the lows, the lowest period of any president in a long time, those relationships on capitol hill, as trent can probably talk about. it made a huge difference to his survival. >> being on the receiving end of communications from bill cli

this weekend' parade magazine, actor bryan cranston talks about breaking away from the role of walterying lbj in the broadway play "all the way." i've got to go see that. and also scientist in the few film version of "godzilla." >> did you know anything about that? >> i heard great things about the lbj play. >> you haven't seen it yet? >> i haven't i hear it's fantastic. >> the oregonian, the verdict on the health care website is in and it's not good. a technological advisory committee says they should switch to a federal exchange. switching to a federal program would cost about $5 million, however, trying to fix the oregon exchange would cost more than $78 million. that brings us to politico's playbook where we've got john harris. >> good morning, willie. >> so a republican running for u.s. senate in oregon has released a political ad which shows why she could be a serious challenger to the incumbent there. >> i was 21 weeks pregnant. i had an ultrasound. my ob doctor called me and said there's something wrong with your baby's spine and we needed to look at terminating the pregnancy.

>> the great bryan cranston playing lbj. interestingly denzel washington not nominated. >> what?." all of his co-stars were nominated, so i think a lot of love will be shown to that. >> what's that about? why the omission? >> i think it's really about an amazing group of many fabulous performances. this is a great season on broadway. >> can i keep this? >> no. >> okay. >> but it will come to visit you every time i come. >> all right. >> and of course on culturist.com we are listing the top ten nominees who should win. log on. >> we will go on it today. >> thank you. and thank you for prizes for knowing your value. jordan roth, thank you. >>> up next, what, if anything, did we learn today. com, gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so he knows exactly when he can prep for his presentation. and when steve is perfectly prepped, ya know what he brings? and that's how you'll increase market share. any questions? can i get an "a", steve? yes! three a's! amazing sales! he brings his a-game! la quinta inns and suites is ready for you, so you'll be ready for business. t

and that video actor brian cranston--bryan health is 17 year-old as different out to the prom.have been brainstorming grid of ways asked his friend out and then ran into the breaking bad actor on a trip to new york of course the girl said yes and accepted the invitation over instagram. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg plans to spend $50 billion on gun safety. the money will be spent through blumberg's new group every town for gun safety and will challenge the nra. "everytown for gun safety" will serve as an umbrella organization for loan birds other groups. " khmers against illegal guns " and " mom's demand action for guns in america. general motors officially unveiled with lawmakers calling the fastest convertible car it has ever produced. the chevrolet corvettez06 convertible is a rag-top version of the hard topz06 and of those 625 horsepower. the automaker says the new convertible can go from 0 to 60 in under 3.5 seconds. prices if pricing for the new z06 will be announced closer to started production in early 2015. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-