the cannes has just announced the films that will be screened in competition at month. the cannes film festival just announced the films that will be screened in competition next month. >> they will be competing for the big prize, best direction, etc. 18 films in total. they come from all four corners of the world. leeble names like spike will be debuting his latest film. in italian director who won in 2008 will be sharing his latest release there as well. has anotherrector film in competition. he is a controversial figure in russia because he's been put under house arrest. an iranian director will also be showing his latest film. ,3 years after he won the prize this film director has had extra night problems in iran -- extraordinary problems in iran. he's done amazing things. he was smuggled out of the country. cannes made him a member of the jury in 2010. they kept an empty chair for him there. festival organizers say they are doing everything they can so you can be in attendance. -- he can be in attendance. the film starring have you ever bardem and velti kroos. -- and fell at the cruise --

the movie will appear at the cannes film festival next month.will arrive in theaters on may 25th. >> what's wrong? >> i'm having a great morning. >> another user is leaving facebook in the wake of the privacy scandal. why this one is getting a lot of attention. >> they're suddenly showing up everywhere in san francisco. the effort to put the brakes on electric scooters. >>> police make an arrest on an attack on a teenager that led to a huge manhunt. why police say it may not have been his first assault. >>> did the president know about hush money good morning on this monday. april 9th. >> good to see you this morning. alexis is off today. sue is in for her. we're talking about a pretty normal weather until we get to the middle of the week. >> gets rainy again and i keep working on my taxes again because i won't be going outside. >> a look at what's going on. a few low clouds off the coast. we're clear over land this morning and dry. grab the sunglasses and let the umbrella rest. high clouds and sunshine today. a nice surge of warmth. in fact, to

compromise being made on both sides of the cannes film festival is in a month's time meanwhile can to get ahead of the game have started this kind t.v. series festival if you like which by the way is taking place alongside a t.v. fan but doesn't actually happen every year in cannes now let's have a look at three series that are creating quite a buzz at the festival. is a criminal interrogation officer who wanted to buy her daughter's disappearance. certainly. the typist looks at what happens when someone working for justice is personally affected and takes the law into your and hands to do things that in order. to do some of. this is with. the last may bite about as much mud as it is. brilliant m i five officer even meets her match when she becomes fixated with a villain now an assassin who's taking people out across europe. killing let the psychological battle begin because i just want to know everything. people are dead and it's all your fault. finding people tell my doctor i have to find her she wants to be a pointer. to know what tommy bunch i'm going to talk to her. to tell me wh

with former playmate barbara gandolfini she was by his side at the two thousand and eleven cannes film festival when he received a golden palm to honor his life's work. i still love cinema if someone offered me a part i like my play it all came a praise. john paul belmondo even at eighty five the legendary french actor still enjoys the spotlight. married men in the u.k. carried an extra load on their backs over the weekend and in london the stars of the third avengers film took to the red carpet that more in today's express. on sunday the stars of the film avengers three infiniti war attended a fan of it in london among them were british actors benedict cumberbatch and tom holland in the third part of the series more superheroes than ever join up to confront evil on the silver screen. it's kind of relaxing and going into a film not having to worry about a new relationship. because you already know everyone. this side by extravaganza will premiere on april twenty third. the town of dorking hosted the eleventh annual u.k. wife carrying championships on sunday with men taking back in their spouses

the cannes film festival winner, together with his brother, paolo, directed some of the most strikingre padrone and the night of shooting stars, which made them household names in italy. he died after a long illness, aged 88. the first family of rohingya muslims, who fled violence in rakhine state have returned home. more than 700,000 people took refuge in neighbouring bangladesh following a military operation which the un says was tantamount to ethnic cleansing. the burmese government says it has been responding to terrorist groups. rylee carlson reports... union mad government says this is the first row family over 5— bggde' from j j their voluntary repatriation. begin their voluntary repatriation. in this reception centre, they are fingerprinted, there are taken and they are given a medical checkup. at they are given a medical checkup. at the ends, they are also given a national verification cards, a small piece of id that many head or refusing because their citizenship is still in question. —— many rohingya. hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims fled this area into neighbourin

the cannes film festival winner, together with his brother, paolo, directed some of the most strikinge night of shooting stars, which made them household names in italy. he died after a long illness, aged eighty—eight. nasa is set to launch a mission to look for planets around the stars closest to us. a critical part of the tess mission is to capture the vibrations from the stars — which can be turned to sounds. this will help researchers identify their age and size. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has been to the kennedy space centre in florida where the space telescope is due to be launched monday night. the night sky is littered with stars — they shine and they also sing. these are the vibrations of a distant star, similar to our sun, converted into sound. and this is another bigger and older star. professor bill chaplin is analysing these sounds. of course there is no air in space so the stars cannot actually be heard, but they do vibrate and so generate sound waves. and professor bill chaplin has discovered that each star has its own song, depending on how big and hot it

and the phone rings, and it was a frenchman going, "my name is pierre, i am from the cannes film festival one week to think about it." i'm like, "i'm 0k, i don't need the week. yes." boom, you know? and the rest is what it is. it is indeed, and not only was the film a success, ultimately it inspired strictly come dancing. at some point a woman producer at the bbc wanted to do strictly ballroom as a television show. i contacted them and they said, "well, yeah, actually, it's completely based on strictly ballroom." and i kind of knew it. so you have been a judge on the american version of strictly come dancing. would you be a judge on the uk strictly come dancing? if i can fit it in, sure. do you know craig revel horwood, one of the judges? i'm interested in how you'd get on. is he really tough? he's kind of the pantomime villain. he is the toughestjudge. does he have a stony face, like, "you know nothing about the line of dance"? that's kind of exactly what he's like. oh, really? yeah. i was kidding! thank you so much. and... shall i do the cut? yeah, go one. and... cut! all right, everyon

know what, he says that is fine with him in fact he did spend more time talking about that cannes film festival what other ceo would brush off a question about the importance of the largest market in the world and spend so much significant time on the conference call explaining how the festival adopted a new rule meaning that if a film is in competition with cannes, it cannot be watched -- last thing we need is a trade war with france. here is the bottom line, in a market that can't get comfortable with the drug stocks, or the banks, goldman sachs got smacked around, the cloud stocks soared today on the backs of netflix the smallest stock in f.a.n.g has got some real broad shoulders. i need to go to gregory in california. >> caller: hi. a big booyah to ya a big fan of yours i am calling today about southwest airlines and first and foremost my heart goes out to anyone affected by today's tragedy. i bought them back in january right before the last earning period which were good they beat the street by a penny and i bought with your blessings, i know you like that company too. i am a big fan of t

"solo: a star wars story" will premiere at the cannes film festival. in french theaters on may 23rd. "solo" opens in u-s theaters on may 25. this isn't the first time "star wars" has come to cannes. "attack of the clones" and "revenge of the sith" both played at the french riviera festival. ( james ) "black panther" has just sunk the "titanic." marvel's latest superhero flick has earned more than 665- million dollars at the box office. back in 1997... "titanic" earned just over 659- million. "black panther" is now the third highest- grossing movie of all time. leading the way on the exclusive list are "star wars: the force awakens"... followed by "avatar." ( darya ) coming up in the next hour ... how a chaotic side show and a gas station robbery led to multiple arrests. ( darya ) coming up ... police have arrested a man in connection to the sexual assault of a high school student in palo alto. we'll have a live report with the latest. ( darya ) and pleasant hill police is investigating it's first homicide in six years. what may have lead to this killin

. >> 6:52, happening now netflix says it is pulling out of the cannes film festival. organizers there banned the streaming platforms films because the movies will not be released in theaters. >>> plus new zealand banning offshore gas drilling. the government said the surprise move is to protect future generations from climate change. the decision does not affect 22 active offshore licenses. a lot more news after this break. stick around. before you head ou here are the top stories on today in the bay-- looking live at emery high school... one of >>> welcome back, before you head out the door. the time is 6:55. here are the top stories. >> emery high, one of the several schools that canceled classes this week. this morning we now know who is claiming responsibility. swiss organization called apophis group. posing as a dallas-based gaming company. a new poll out overpass shows more than 80% of public school parents are worried about school safety. >>> also new video into our newsroom this morning showing an apparent shooting on east bay freeway. this was a scene overnig

the movie will premier at the cannes film festival next month. >>> you can get paid to travel the countrynd eat the tacos you want. the chain mo's southwest grill is looking for a chief taco officer. you'll see $1,000, get your travel arrangements made for you, a two-week long gig. while you're on the road, you can eat all the tacos you want. you have to be available in june, 18 years old and you have to like the tacos. >> i like those. >>> first dockless bikes, now dockless scooters are roaming around the bay area. go to abc 7 news and vote. >> love it or are so annoying. >>> you never know when a stranger will become a hero. incredible story after an attack at a b.a.r.t. station. >>> another user is leaving facebook in the wake of the privacy scandal, but this one is getting a lot of attention. >> you have to take a first step to take a stand. it's the job of everyone here at abc 7 to share your story, to tell the truth. help you understand the truth. >> empower you. >> empower your family. >> whether you're worried about your daughter at work. >> or your son at school, we're here to co

cities over the next five years and in return saudi arabia is sponsoring a pavillion at the cannes film festival to showcase saudi short films now it's all part of the kingdom's mission to move into an era of social and economic reforms the crown prince moment in some on has been pushing for these changes and he hopes to do away with the country's dependence on oil by launching not and other non oil related projects and find new ways to help the economy with technologies and also improving women's rights now with the majority of the country's thirty two million population under the age of thirty the government says at the cinema says sector could help its g.d.p. and create more than more jobs by twenty thirty now did have cinemas back in the one nine hundred seventy s. but they were closed by clerics after a rise in conservative influence throughout the arab region at that time in two thousand and six a group of men stormed a theater stage during a performance in rio and the play was critical of religious conservatives. now here's all the reaction that we've seen online in the last twenty four h

"solo" will be at the cannes film festival. safe to say, it will do good. >> savannah drools.he was flying high when he spotted a guy on the balcony holding a beer. yeah. seemed like a pretty enticing offer. >> was that you? >> the paraglider swooped in. i was nervous but amazed i pulled it off. there were cheers from the balcony. he was able to crack it open and shouted back to the balcony, to his balcony bartender and it was a nice exchange. do not try this at home. >> exactly. >> carson, thank you. >>> just ahead, a beloved rom-com remade with a new twist. we look at "overboard." >>> have you picked out your mother's day gift yet? a special "steals & deals" mother's day edition, coming up after this. >>> good morning. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. six months ago, this morning, we're getting our first daylight look at the devastation from the north bay wildfires. eventually the fire would claim the lives of 44 people. close to 9,000 structures were destroyed, many of them homes. the majority of those fire victims are now only in the early stages of building. tomorrow, l

- remastered "two-thousand-one: a space odyssey" is set for quite a debut: may 12th at the cannes film festival ahead of a limited release in theaters a week later for its 50th anniversary. five-time oscar nominee christopher nolan, who worked with warner brothers to remaster the new 70-millimeter print from the original negative, will introduce the screening at cannes... perhaps surprisingly, it'll be nolan's first time at the french festival. back in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30

. >> solo, a star wars story is set to screen next month's cannes film 'fess -- festival.ector ron howard and the stars of the movie are expected to attend. >>> well, you probably heard of divorce parties but a hollywood a-lister is making headlines for his auction. russell crowe held the auction on saturday which happened to be his birthday and 15th wedding anniversary. dozens gathered in australia to bid on items and props from his movies. crowe even made an unexpected appearance at the auction and cheerfully welcoming would-be buyers. >> how you doing? [ indiscernible ] >> the auction dubbed "the art of divorce" brought in more than $2.8 million. >>> best play of yesterday's game between the philadelphia 76ers and mavericks may have happened during a time-out. >> no, this didn't go in, did it? >> watch as the 76ers mascot franklin nails this over the shoulder shot from half court. he didn't just make the shot, he swished it. the shot was a good omen for the 76ers who went on to win the game and clinch home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. >>> the gian

"solo: a star wars story" is set to screen at next month's cannes film festival. director ron howard and the stars of the movie are expected to attend."it's another exploration for me as an artist."forest whitaker is headed back to school! the oscar-winning actor is among this year's honorary degree recipients at his alma mater, the university of southern california. he'll be honored at commencement, may 11th, for his acting, filmmaking, and social activism."somebody's mom just enrolled in college. i'm referring to myself. i'll see you around 'the quad.'" "nobody says that, mom.""well, i'll bring it back."melissa mccarthy goes back to school on-screen in "life of the party," so it made sense to hold the comedy's world premiere at a college campus. but which one? warner brothers and new line set up a contest, students across the u-s voted and posted on social media to show their school spirit, and the winner is... auburn university! the school's alabama campus will host the premiere sometime before the film opens in theaters may 11th. war eagle, auburn! in hollywoo

you're never going to go to the cannes film festival again. you'll never work in this town again!"speak to rose mcgowan now in her first bbc interview. you've become an activist and one of the most prominent faces in the metoo movement after you spoke out about harvey weinstein saying he raped you. what has the response been like since you came forwards? the response has been nothing short of cataclysmic, really. in some ways i feel like it is an honour to be a receptacle for so many people's pain, voices, so many people who want to reach out, identify and say may too. the other part, i had hoped that by showing people if you can cut off the head of power you can achieve an awful lot and we are all capable of doing this. it might have taken me 20 yea rs, this. it might have taken me 20 years, but, yeah. do you feel like you've cut off the head of power?” think it shows... power is a many headed beast, it's a hydra, you put one down, another one pops up. his company went bankrupt a few weeks ago and that was a great day. it shows that so many women, especially women, think it is, li

netflix pulling all of its movies from the cannes film festival after a rule change that banned net from refuses to release them in cinemas netflix chief officer told "variety" magazine that it's pointless to show the films at chance if it won't be considered for awards there he said there would be netflix execties at the festival, though looking to acquire films so there will still be a net present. meanwhile, facebook's mark zuckerberg racking up ten hours of testimony over the last two days yesterday taking questions from 55 members of the house's energy and commerce committee our julia boorstin was there she joins us now it was a marathon couple days for you and mark zuckerberg. >> reporter: it definitely was the house was more contentious yesterday with a number of members holding his feet to the fire demanding a yes or no answer sometimes, which he wasn't willing to give here's pages that captured the attention over facebook's data policies, in particular. >> yes or no, will you commit to changing all the user default settings >> congressman, this is a complex issue that i think de

film i have ever seen. —— screened. going i am from the cannes festival, we want to screen the film. we want to screen the and the rest is what it is. is what it is. was the film success, ultimately it inspired strictly come dancing. inspired strictly come dancing. wanted to do strictly ballroom as a television show. television show. completely based on strictly ballroom. and i kind of knew it. american version of stricter come dancing. dancing. would you be a judge on the uk version of strictly come dancing? uk version of strictly come dancing? if i can fit it in, sure. ifi can fit it in, sure. if i can fit it in, sure. do you know craig, one of the judges? know craig, one of the judges? here's the kind of pantomime villain. villain. like you know nothing about the line of dense? that is what he is like. really? i was kidding. your name from mark to baz, because of a nickname at school. of a nickname at school. and changed my name by deed poll, to baz. baz. named after basil brush, effectively. because i have. you get these names, and they stick. i never imagined that. plenty more on that a little bit la

film i have ever seen." and the phone rings, and it was a frenchman going, "i am from the cannes festival, we want to screen sed on strictly ballroom. and i kind of knew it. so you have been a judge on the american version of strictly come dancing. would you be a judge on the uk version of strictly come dancing? if i can fit it in, sure. do you know craig revel horwood, one of the judges? is he really tough? he's the kind of pantomime villain. does he have a stony face, like, "you know nothing "about the line of dance"? that's what he's like. really? i was kidding. you changed your name from mark to baz, because of a nickname at school. i grew my hair red, it was this giant curly afro, and they used to call me basil brush. and in a moment of crazed defiance, i went and changed my name by deed poll to baz. my mind is blown that you are named after basil brush, effectively. yeah, it came from basil brush, because of my hair. you get these names and then they stick. in a moment, the news at one. first, let's catch up with all of the weather prospects. hello, sunshine is in rather short supply today but i have f