like clint eastwood? >> i have this -- he is a very special person with a special place in my heart. he has been an enormous gift to me. he is also now a great friend of mine. he has given me wonderful advice. he does the music comedy directing, the acting, but also as a person. he has experience that in life. working with them will probably remain the highlight of my career. i was 29 when i did "million dollar baby" tavis: i in a movie buff. when my favorite film is " barack's news." what do you do when your life exceeds your dreams? you grew up in a trailer park. i grew up in a trailer park burda every day, i mean grateful for the opportunity to do what i do given where i started. what do you do when you are like exceed your dreams? how you process now from there to here. >> i will not change for anything, because i think it has made me who i am today. i am so grateful for all that i have in my life. i have an incredible work ethic that my parents had given me because of where we came from. my mom said,

>> sit's like bridget bardot meets clint eastwood. >> reporter: how about those rumors that the attractionust wasn't on the screen? you're not an item. >> creatively are doing it. creative tli. >> reporter: you were not at any time dating? >> we're professionals. >> he looks like he's lying, but he's not. >> reporter: you do look like you're lie zblg i know, that's my face. >> reporter: one topic remains, one she's been deeply reluctant to discuss, her grief over ledger's death. in the wake of heath's death, read the year of magical thinking by john didion. >> in a strange way, i missed that year, because all of those possibilities that existed then are gone. it didn't seem unlikely to me. that he could walk through a door or could appear from behind a bush. it was a year of very magical thinking. and in some ways, i'm just sad to be moving further and further away from him. >> reporter: the emotion that your life can change in an inabout the. >> i got kind of obsessed with that for a while, before and after. i mean, a lot of things died. there's a line from a book that gave me so much com

it's been al's trans-bay tavern since the 40's, which clint eastwood said in one of his films, "see you at al's." there's a lot of people that have been living here for 20 years and they know about the loud music and they're not... they're kind of in with it. south of market has a community with the meetings and everything, and that's starting, at least what i've seen, to become quite more prominent. i think as these things do slip and start to gain momentum that it's up to san franciscans and people that are doing it to take the time and get involved with these community meetings and see what really is going on. san francisco is a major european and world-wide attraction for people to come to, and if everybody just shuts it down then there is going to be no nightlife or arts community and it's going to be a terrible terrible waste in this city. ben: over the last 10 years, i think that live entertainment south of market... i'd say there's less of it, as far as clubs or as far as live bands. but i think that the clubs and venues, the spaces that remain are stronger. yeah, there's not qu

part of clint eastwood's was filmed in san francisco. >> i think we have to try to nñaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaÑ>> it is 9:54, looking out from the emeryville camera. you can get an idea how thick the overcast is in some places, some of the fog is sitting down in the valley. if you are driving be careful. we have rain coming our way. we're going to be hearing from lisa argen in just a couple more minutes. the reviews are out on the best and the worst cell phone service providers, 60,000 subscribers weighed in to determine the best services. michael finney has it all for us. >> we are so confident in the improvements to the network, our phones.... >> confidence in his company's improvements appears to have struck a cord with sprint customers. that according to consumer reports annual cell phone survey. >> for years, sprint has been one of the lower rated cell phone companies, but this year we saw a dramatic improvement. >> they tied with verizon among the top sellers with a contract and they offer good value. >> it's cheap and small, small bill, a lot of service. >> even better consumer reports s

would you work, by the way with clint eastwood again? >> oh, in a heart beat. i'm crazy about him.nk he's just -- he's just the coolest guy in the world. and he is one of the best directors. and he -- i couldn't have gotten through that film without him. he helped me so much. he was -- he was just so there for me, helping me understand the character and emotion. just really directed me and guided me. just, as you know, he's just one of the best. >> larry: how did they get all those cars together to 1928 los angeles and those streets? how did they do that? >> i guess you just can't say no to clint. he asked somebody for a lot of cars. >> larry: it's an amazing period piece. >> it was beautiful. it was beautiful. i remember being on set and looking out the window and seeing all these cars and seeing all the costumes and feeling like i'd been dropped into the past. beautifully done. >> larry: you and brad -- brad's in new york with you, right, now? he's museuming today, right? >> yeah. >> larry: we've discussed this before. your paparazzi madness. so is johnny depp. was it is media, w

part of clint eastwood's brilliant here after was filmed in san francisco. >> we have to try to makelittle better. >> in san francisco, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> coming up next at 6:00, the search for two missing girls ended successfully in san francisco this weekend. we'll tell you about the latest case where a girl missing since thanksgivingngngngngngngngngngng ♪ >>> in the news this sunday morning, december 12th, two separate shootings in oakland leave one person dead, at least eight others wounded. san francisco police found a kidnapped girl and arrest the man who brought her here. it's the secretary solved missing persons case this weekend. >> waking up to mild temperatures. areas

sinatra, george clooney, clint eastwood, bacal. so many stars, i can't name them.rom heather mills' leg, to ross perot's twang, you always cajole, not harass or harangue. you were moments when the guests had a cow. seinfeld wasn't canceled, larry, but i guess you know that by now. tyson ko'd without a punch and you got miss california's sash in a bunch. you get gaga for gaga. alas, it was brando who gave you some action. eight presidents joined you from nixon to obama and you brought us each moment of o.j.'s long drama. some startling shows i'll never forget, tammy faye's eyes, ted hag gart's regret. your guests made us, cry, made us think. wynona judd told you about a god wink. i hadn't heard that before so i looked the phrase 7. it's a miracle, blessing, an overfilled cup. that's what you are, and as old blue eyes might say, the best is yet to come, larry, you did it your way. congratulations, larry. [ applause ] that's from wendy, too. >> larry: thank you all. diane, until i get them, you may wear those suspenders on the abc world news. >> i will so wear them wi

of the reason a-list directors martin scorsese, frances ford cope laand steven sowedberg and clint eastwoodith just about everybody. >> a lot of 'em, yeah. a lot of 'em. well, it's one of the ways... it's really the main way that i choose what job i'm going to take. i really look at the director. i've always viewed it as that. that's the horse you're betting on. your big bet, your only bet is really at the very beginning of the process when you say, yes. once you say yes, everything you do is in service of that director. >> action! >> reporter: it would only be a matter of time until the coen brothers came calling. the film, a remake of the john wayne classic "true grit." >> you're no bigger than a corn nubbin. what are you doing with all this pistol. >> reporter: did you see the original? >> i'm the one guy in america who did not. when i found out about this one i asked the coen brothers if i should see the original. they said the book is where usual go. we're not looking at it as a remake of that as a strict adaptation of this book. >> you seem kind of lost. >> that's right. i'm a texas r

part of clint eastwood's brilliant here after was filmed in san francisco. >> we have to make our odds a little better. >> in san francisco, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> how about one last look at weather. here's lisa. >> the south bay more sunshine, warmer temperatures although air quality not the best. the fog holding on to the north bay. low 60s for richmond. upper 60s by the delta. slow clearing in the north bay. mild day at morgan hill at 66. airport delays on the order of 48 minutes on arriving flights at sfo. that's because about five airports along the even seaboard have delays. keep that in mind. on and off rain midweek heavier rain the end of the week. >> thanks for joining us. stay connected 24/7 at abc7news.com. "good morning america" coming up next. have grate sunday. force force captioned by: closed captioning services, inc. i came up with this mobile a gallery to bring art to the people. sharing aris the highest calling for me. if i want keep doing this i have to start taking care of my heart. so i'm starting with cheerios. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to

in the line of fire, they had clint eastwood's figure pasted in where jack reedy was on the carpet and a team of the money was a failed miserably at his job. that was the theme of the movie. you know, i'm speculating, but i think that's probably what impact of jack, and he just said emotionally he couldn't participate. a second agent, don lauden, who was assigned to do the departure here in dallas, we were so stripped-down of agents on this trip, there will probably be another question, but dawn was a senior agent and you needed a senior agent to handle a departure. so he was left behind. you may have seen movies that some of the theorists say he was being told to stand down. don was just getting his turn to run by the car, and he knew he was going to have to stay there. but not being able to be with the president in dallas that day really impacted him spent one of the things that comes out very clearly in the book is the day-to-day routine of the agents. endless hours, day in and day out at just standing and watching. how do you do a job like that? >> sometimes you're looking out into