we're live in san jose, i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> actually that smoke damian is talking about can be seen for miles. this is a live look over san jose and just like damian says, it's still pretty hazy outside. we bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we heard damian mention that the weather actually worked in the firefighters' favor. >> yeah, it certainly did. as you can see this video back here behind me, at the time of the fire around 6:00 a.m. a lot of the smoke plume shot directly up into the atmosphere so a lot of the embers did not have a chance to travel that far. that was the good news. light winds out of the southeast at 5 miles per hour. also humidity at 87%. we had some moisture in the atmosphere, so drizzle happening at the time, and also, of course, those cooler temperatures. so all three of those factors helping firefighters to get containment on this a lot sooner. it could have been a lot worse if we had those gusty winds carrying those embers potentially 5 to 10 miles away. look at the live radar that k continues to show dry conditions. we'll talk ab

damian trujillo talking to the crews on the scene. he is going to have a live update. >> what the first lady is doing before she wraps up her visit to the bay area today. >> and we're tracking more rain for the weekend and more snow on the way to tahoe. we're going to time the system out, let you know whether or not you're going to get rain from this thing and hey, it's not our only chance for rain. the pattern is changing and i'm going to tell you all about it. >> scrambling to get you more updates on this crash northbound 101 on the peninsula, shut down all of the northbound direction as you head through san mateo. we'll give you those updates coming up. >> a live look this morning at the sparkles of the bay bridge. it's friday, january 31, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with breaking news in santa clara. fire investigators trying to figure out what sparked a massive house fire. flames erupted 1:30 this morning at a home mere as the

live in santa clara, damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> thank you.lowing a deadly crash in the south bay. the chp says the two-car crash happened just before midnight on northbound 85 near the camden avenue exit in san jose. one person died t other taken to the hospital with minor injuries, that driver was also arrested on suspicion of dui. >> want to get a look at the forecast as we take a live look at the sunrise. look at that over san francisco. a glorious way to start the day. >> yeah, you can tell the rain came through, right, scott and laura. it's so clear out there. of course we've got the hd camera. 42 degrees in the east bay, 47 degrees in san francisco and 45 to start the day in the north bay. looking pretty good for a nice weekend. we have more rain on the way, we want that rain. your seven-day forecast at the bottom of your screen. let's jump into this afternoon. temperatures are going to be cool all day long. you need your jacket. we'll climb about 10 degrees. 2:00 p.m. highs come in this time of year. 57 in san francisco. 61 the east ba

. >> damian leshki is a news cameraman in brisbane, australia. >> the newsroom had contacted me to tell me to sort of be on alert for any flooding. the highway was blocked. so i thought, well, i'll go up, just check it out. >> road crews have been busy expanding a major highway, but when damian leshki arrives, he can't see any traces of pavement. >> when i pulled up, it looked like an ocean. there were cars back for miles and miles. the water was well and truly across the road. >> firefighter steve waterworth is on duty that night, and he's busy pumping water off the road, now waist deep in some spots. >> while we were doing that, a road crew turned up and the foreman got out, and they looked at where the water was being blocked and knew where the drains were. >> the foreman knows what's blocking the drains -- sandbags. they've been temporarily put in place for construction. he decides to send one of his men, david winter, into the waist-deep water. >> i saw one workman, david, who was ducking down under the water trying to pull these sandbags out. another man had hold of his hand. >> t

live at station 30 in san jose, i'm damian trujillo. >> thank you, damian. back to the breaking news, the fire burning in the delta. you can get a good look at the flames now, you're looking at a live picture. this is what we've been told by cal fire so far, one structure is engulfed but when you look at the pictures, it looks like more. we don't know what kind of structure but we know it's completely destroyed. people on the island have been evacuated. we don't know the cause of the blaze but our warm, dry conditions creating exactly the danger that crews have been worrying about. n brks krrbc bay area's chief meteorologist jeff ranieri has a look but we begin with cheryl hurd in the oakland hills. >> reporter: well, we're live at station 25 here in the oakland hills, and i talked to a few firefighters and they say that they have been waiting all day for the winds to pick up and it didn't happen, and to them that is good news. >> this town is surrounded by trees, there is no way to fight the tire. >> reporter: he lived in the home for 1 two years. we climbe

. >> damian trujillo just got to the scene. neighbors were throwing rocks at the house trying to wake up the people inside. >> reporter: anything to make sure everybody got out safely. looks like crews are going to be here for a while. they were able to knock down the flames in no time. they are dousing some of the hot spots that may be here with this huge ladder truck. the call came in about 1:20 this morning. neighbors called 911 after they saw what was going on. the fire went to two alarms but firefighters were able to put out in roughly 40 minutes. four people were inside the home at the time. one had to go to the hospital with minor injuries. it was neighbors who tried to come to the rescue. they noticed the flames, they began to alert the residents that they had to get out. >> we were throwing rocks from the street, and we were in our neighbor's yard trying to find rocks that were big enough. the fire spread pretty fast. we didn't want to get too close. >> reporter: crews are investigating the cause of that fire which see

i am pleased to have damian lewis at this table for the first time. welcome. >> thank you for having me. thank you. >> rose: anything surprising about that that this american army, marine -- a marine who is so much a part of this very popular television series playing an american as a british actor? >> i'm constantly surprised that i'm asked to play americans but i -- >> rose: this is not the first and not the first military person, either. >> well, no, i think -- well i can tell you definitely. it all started with "band of brothers" and i was cast as a needle in a haystack. they didn't know me, they hadn't heard of me but they were going to shoot a portion of it, in fact pretty much all of it in the u.k. and they knew they were going use some british actors. i don't think they expected to find major richard winters in england. but they did. for whatever reason. i'm very happy they did because it was a great and interesting role to play. the project was realized with such perfection and care to detail and to the truth it was like a social document and

nbc damian trujillo joins us from city hall. who are the officers blaming? >> the city behind me, but the city isn't sure that's the case. in september, we heard about one case, that number is now up to six. here with most of those bills for the workers -- not from the workers compensation but collections agency to the officers. those officers are getting angry because they are a beaten down police force they say. they put on the uniform knowing they might have to fight a bad guy that day. it happened to officer rob dillon and sergeant rule martin martinez. >> he came up from behind and attacked me. during the fight he tried to take my gun. >> reporter: both men were injured in the fight. dillon shattered four of his teeth and tore ligaments on one knee. martinez also suffered knee and shin injuries. >> we kind of put ourselves out there for the citizens of san jose. >> reporter: but then the bills arrived and after the bills, letters from collection agencies warning the officers to pay debts. >> i went for a refinance, and mortgage lender that was working w

one final solute for staff sergeant stokes berry on behalf of a grateful nation. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: damiano. >>> tonight, police circulating a sketch of a man they say committed a sexual assault and an attempted robbery. they say last night about midnight a woman was walking near wind chester when a man grabbed her forcing her behind a car. she escaped by burning the left side of his hand with the cigarette. she says he threatened her with a handgun but she ran off flagging down a passer by for help. that's the sketch. take a good look. if you recognize the man, police would like to hear from you. anyone with information, they would like to hear from you. >>> still ahead, the change coming to g mail that some are calling a privacy violation and how to stop strangers from filling up your inbox. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri, we're tracking one to three inches of snow and back at home, the full check chance of rain. the timeline for the bay area coming up a little bit later on. >>> a mixed session at the close of trading today at the new york stock exchange. s and p up four and nasd

damian trujillo is there. >> reporter: jessica, they will decide whether to put this issue before the voters on the june ballot. residents of one new high crime area tell me anything to stop the violence. it's a trendy place to window shop or grab a bite, but over the past couple years, burglaries and robberies are also on the menu in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. >> it's out of control. >> reporter: president of the neighborhood association hears about it in every meeting. >> people come from the bay area and outside to rob san jose and commit all kinds of crimes because we don't have the resources. >> reporter: 300 officers have retired or resigned, forcing the department to close the burglary and vice unit among others. >> you can't make the cut to the police department and not expect, you know, the results that we've seen. >> reporter: so councilman javier campos is proposing a sales tax to have 1400 officers on staff. >> i want it to be back to where it was safe before like when i was a kid. >> reporter: so this resident would vote for the tax, even though her husband migh

. >> arthur damian, step up. bring all your property with you. take your hat off. >> the routine is much the same as it was five years earlier when we visited rikers. men habitually in trouble with the law, cycling in and out. we met damian arthur in 1999 on his fifth visit to rikers. >> you get used to it after a while. once they get back in, you know your surroundings. you feel more comfortable after a while. >> what will now happen is that we will go through our strip search procedure. >> you can't have the boots here. what size you wear? >> 8 1/2. >> guess what, 10 is going to be your lucky number. >> we will take his other property, secure it, his civilian attire, until he's discharged from the facility. in the meantime, he will wear a green uniform throughout his stay in this facility. and that way, we can easily identify him. >> once an inmate is admitted, if he's not considered violent, he shares a dormitory with about 50 other inmates. some do maintenance work around the island. some work in the prison's bakery. >> we provide 88,000 loav

live in san jose, i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> sit a big story. thank you. let's bring in marianne favro. what's brennan's story? >> reporter: neighbors say that patrick brennan moved into this mobile home park you see behind me just a few months ago. they said he had no idea that he was the suspect. the entire city had been looking for him. but they tell me now that he's been arrested it seems to make sense. just a few yards from this mobile home park is a church that he is accused of setting on fire. patrick brennan, the man now accused of set thing san jose warehouse fire and at least a dozen others, is an experienced arsonist. in 1995, he was convicted of setting fires in the grand canyon. san jose police also linked him with fires in santa clara county in 1999. and campbell police confirmed while he lived in campbell from 1995 to 1999, he was on the state's arson registry. for the past few months, 48-year-old brennan has lived in this small trailer in san jose. police found him and took him in for questioning last night before eventually arresting him.

they found 20-year-old damian tony junior suffering from gunshot wounds. he later died at a hospital. witnesses say he was shot during an argument after a party. police later arrested the 15- year-old after finding him hiding in a friend's home. >>> we've just learned the name of a man who has been charged with hitting and killing a 6- year-old girl in a san francisco crosswalk. 57 idea saed of union city has been charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and failure to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. police say he hit the 6-year- old, her 4-year-old brother and their mother on polk and ellis on new year's eve. the girl was killed. her mother is in critical condition. her brother's condition has afternoon updated to fair. >>> a powerful storm is bringing blizzard conditions. snow started to fall in boston where a states -- where a state of emergency has been declared. schools are closed. blizzard warns are in effect in long island, cape cod and coastal massachusetts. >> it's been rough. i have a four-wheel drive. we saw a car spin out

how about damian with a game winning dunk? >> that is awesome. >> it is now on the clock.t is no in the clock. i have tough time to get down. >> opening night in pack 12 play. >> that is awesome. >> march madness before we know it! two-and-a-half months before we enjoy that. >> a great catch. female announcer: he needs a firmer he needs a firmer tempur-pedic... she wants a softer tempur-pedic... they both get what they need with the new tempur-choice, at sleep train the first tempur-pedic with multi-zone comfort control, featuring customizable shoulder, back, and leg support on each side. plus, get four years interest free financing. try the revolutionary new tempur-choice today! it's the perfect choice... ...for both of us! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ our next newscast is tomorr morning at 4-30. >> all right, weather tomorrow? more of the same? >> letterman is next with stephen colbert. >> we will see you tomorrow. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, it's the "la

what's the plan, damian? >> raj, guadalupe church will erect one white cross for every victim in 2014. this one has the name of juan rios sanchez. he was killed a few blocks from this church. >> two holes on this fence still show the spots where bullets peppered a home on san antonio street early friday morning. >> this man said the victim in san jose's first homicide of 2014 was killed on his driveway. he turned the body over and realized juan rios sanchez was dead. church-goers at guadalupe parish say violence is nothing new to the neighborhood but they vow to not sit and watch that violence. they're calling for peace and will honor every murder victim this year with a white cross on church grounds. >> as a reminder that we will not tolerate this type of violence anymore. that we have lifted our young people up in prayer and that we are part of the solution and not the problem. >> the gesture is similar to what a church in oakland is already doing. >> we focus on hotspot neighborhoods and again, that is thr

some argue the move is more politics than policy though, damian trujillo is there. >> reporter: jessica, they will decide whether to put this issue before the voters on the june ballot. residents of one new high crime area tell me anything to stop the violence. it's a trendy place to window shop or grab a bite, but over the past couple years, burglaries and robberies are also on the menu in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. >> it's out of control. >> reporter: president of the neighborhood association hears about it in every meeting. >> people come from the bay area and outside to rob san jose and commit all kinds of crimes because we don't have the resources. >> reporter: 300 officers have retired or resigned, forcing the department to close the burglary and vice unit among others. >> you can't make the cut to the police department and not expect, you know

. >> damian trujillo just got to the scene.rocks at the house trying to wake up the people inside. >> reporter: anything to make sure everybody got out safely. looks like crews are going to be here for a while. they were able to knock down the flames in no time. they are dousing some of the hot spots that may be here with this huge ladder truck. the call came in about 1:20 this morning. neighbors called 911 after they saw what was going on. the fire went

of course leading up to january first british bankers are worse than roma beggars says damian advisor to romania prime minister so he.

damian lillard. oh, yeah, let's take another look at that one so you can fully appreciate it.zers still down 8, though. third quarter, blazers down 11. robin lopez to lamarcus aldridge and the blazers down 9. get it to aldridge, a good strategy, 44 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks for aldridge. blazers go on to win it, 110-105. they snap a two-game losing streak. that's it from here. have a great friday. now back to you. >> all right, thanks. >>> a teen from oklahoma may be part of an espn story sometime down the road, especially if he keeps this up, and that is why this is our "play of the day." >> it's pretty awesome. check out high school senior braden smith. he's bench pressing 515 pounds. in fact, he bench pressed it three times. >> oh, my goodness. >> smith is one of the nation's top football recruits. he will make a decision on where he'll play in college early next month. the kid is in high school. >> no big deal. that's what you would do at the gym. >> oh, yeah. maybe 100 pounds. i don't know about that. you know, i remember in the '70s there was this guy o

damian trujillo joins us from station 30 west of downtown. this is one of those

of course leading up to january first british bankers are worse than roma beggars says damian draggy chief advisor to romania prime minister so he is the minister in romania for the roma and he says that the bankers are worse than any of the roma beggars and he says quote the roma begging in the streets are obvious because we see them they ask for one pound or one euro and they bother us yet some of the people in the banks are stealing billions of euros but nobody sees them because they are on the sixtieth floor that's very true so very true the people who come in or people who work here are just basically begging on the streets it's something that is repeated in the boardrooms in the banks across the nation when they go begging to the central bank for free money free change to bail them out of their losing positions did.

the family of oakland product and portland guard damian lillard as the coliseum tonight.est night for lillard who will hit a three but was five for 16 on the floor. the warriors were down four. but curry cut the deficit to one. third quarter, greene with the block at one end then it's curry again to iguodala for the jam. iguodala with the steal this time. he will feed curry for two more. curry also had eight assists and seven rebounds. curry already an all star. lillard will likely be named the number two. they're back to 3-1/2 games behind the first place clippers. >>> two of the nbas teams playing tonight. san antonio at miami. chris anderson with the board here. and then enjoying the moment. lebron james numbers weren't doing but his shots really are -- weren't dazzling but his shots really are. take a look at this angle. he had 18 points. the heat beat the spurs 118- 101. >>> less than satisfying trip to southern california over the

i'm pleased to have damian lewis at this table. >> thanks for having me. >> anything surprising aboutthis american army marine who was so much a part of this very popular television series, playing an american as a british actor? >> i constantly play americans. >> this is not the first military person either. >> it started with "band of brothers." i was cast as a needle in a haystack. they were going to shoot a portion of it in the u.k.. they knew they were going to use british actors. i don't think they expected to find major winters in england. but they did, for whatever reason. >> what is this series? it had its predecessor series in israel. why is it so relevant? what is it about? >> i have a small theory about the sort of cultural life here in the states if i may. it is predicated on fear. i think there is a tremendous fear of the other. it is brought home to roost in a devastating and tragic way in 9/11. america sort of realized to what extent they had not gotten a grip of what was going on across the way there on the other side of the world. the degree to which animosities had

of course leading up to january first british bankers are worse than roma beggars says damian draggy chief advisor to romania prime minister so he is the minister in romania for the roma and he says that the bankers are worse than any of the roma beggars and he says quote the roma begging in the streets are obvious because we see them they ask for one pound or one euro and they bother us yet some of the people in the banks are stealing billions of euros but nobody sees them because they are on the sixtieth floor that's very true though very true the people who come in or people who work here are just basically begging on the streets it's something that is repeated in the boardrooms in the banks across the nation when they go begging to the central bank for free money free change to bail them out of their losing positions to bail out there's. zombie banks they're constantly begging the central bank who for some reason always acquiesces and gives them money i guess because they always threaten to crash the system unless the bank the central bank gives them a few extra bob to cover a ba

he's been identified as 27-year- old damian alexander patterson. >>> president obama today took a firm stand against sexual assault on college students. >> three years ago, we sent every school district, college, and university that receives federal funding new instructions clarifying their legal obligations to prevent, and respond to sexual assault. we have seen progress. >> the president signed a memorandum establishing a white house task force that works with colleges, and universities to prevent, and respond to students sexual assault reports. a white house report found that 1 in 5 female college students are assaulted, and only 1 in 8 student victims report it. >>> a new plea from san francisco police to help solve the beating death of a man in his 80s. this friday marks four years since the attack that killed juan chen. police say he was attacked by a group of teenagers. it happened at oakdale, and third, as chen was walking home from a nearby muni stop. he died two months after the attack from injuries related to the beating. a $100,000 reward is now being offered for informatio

he's been identified as 27-year- old damian alexander patterson. >>> president obama today took a firm stand against sexual assault on college students. >> three years ago, we sent every school district, college, and university that receives federal funding new instructions clarifying their legal obligations to prevent, and respond to sexual assault. we have seen progress. >> the president signed a memorandum establishing a white house task force that works with colleges, and universities to prevent, and respond to students sexual assault reports. a white house report found that 1 in 5 female college students are assaulted, and only 1 in 8 student victims report it. >>> a new plea from san francisco police to help solve the beating death of a man in his 80s. this friday marks four years since the attack that killed juan chen. police say he was attacked by a group of teenagers. it happened at oakdale, and third, as chen was walking home from a nearby muni stop. he died two months after the attack from injuries related to the beating. a $100,000 reward is now being offered for informatio

damian trujillo was with the family today and he is outside their home. what a huge loss because they didn't have insurance. >> reporter: they don't have anything else, besides the clothes on their back, jessica. the serial arsonist has not struck in three days. police are trying to track them. he struck at this home over the weekend here in san jose. tonight, the victims of that arson, the lavina family have a message. >> you're doing a great job and i appreciate your hard work, you know. we're very strapped right now. >> reporter: i can't imagine. today firefighters from station one returned to the home to tie up some loose ends. this is where the san jose couple lived for 45 years until an arsonist struck last weekend destroying it. >> taking one day at a time. we got out of there with the clothes on our back and alive. >> reporter: a neighbor woke up the elderly couple just before the roof collapsed and police believe the man in this sketch is the person who set that fire. >> it's still very unsettling. we don't know where we'll go. >> reporter: rebui

. >> our strategy for 2014 is to stay the course damian. we know that what we do here in san jose is very helpful. >> reporter: it appears the programs may be starting to pay off. san jose saw a slight drop in homicides from 42 in 2012 to 40 last year. she says her troops will work hard this year to make sure the lawn at guadeloupe church isn't filled with white crosses. detectives have not considered this homicide gang related. they have not made any arrests. we're live in san jose i'm damion truyillo. >>> the cyber bullying case. audry died in 2012 when she was 15. her family filed a wrongful death suit involving three students. the boys were accused of sexual assaulting the girl and photographing her and sharing the photos with other students. an attorney for one of the boys says her parents shouldn't be allowed to sue for damages because he's not her biological father. the law says only blood relatives can file the claims. the boy's attorney says it wasn't the altercation but an altercation days later. >>> one of the san jose state stud

. >> reporter: alleged gunman damian aguilar with was considered a quiet kid who worked on the dunkin' donuts, and worked at the recreation center in silver spring, but he failed to make an impression with anybody who interacted with him. >> he didn't say much. just chill. >> he just was a quiet guy and you never would expect this. >> reporter: he is suspected to have sot and killed two mall employees and then turning the gun on himself. police say they cannot find a m motive for the killings. >> he was just quiet. >> reporter: and today, we talked to the classmates who described the reserve student. >> we went in the limo to the prom, and he seemed like a chill person. >> you would not think of something like that would come out of somebody like him. >> reporter: he was accepted into the montgomery community college upon graduation, but never intended, and decided to go to work. >> to me, it seemed that he didn't care much about school, and he didn't care much about the school life, so you would not expect him to take his life or anyone else's. >> reporter: a few hours after that sho

his name's damian. and if i could do anything for him right now, it would be be with him. with him, you know? for him to know that his dad loves him and is there and he is loved. he's got his mom. but nobody takes the place of a dad. my decisions affect him. he doesn't deserve for his dad to be here right now. stupid fight affects a 3-year-old, and that was my choice, and that's what makes me mad. >> in the time that officer alejos has been a correctional officer at san quentin, he has witnessed his fair share of prison violence and has been on the receiving end of it. >> i've been stabbed. i've been sliced. back on columbus day of 1988, about 9:40 in the morning, i was working the adjustment center and running showers on the first floor right there and took an inmate to the shower, uncuffed him and turned my back, and he was going for the jugular, but he just missed. i got taken to the hospital here. they took me out and stuff like that. and i think it was like 35 stitches and 2 plastic surgeries. so i was furious. i wanted to get back at inmates. i wanted to kill inmates

. >> the driver, 23-year-old damian karees is hauled out of the car and arrested.he influence and fleeing from police and is sentenced to 18 months probation. >> pursuits like this usually end up in fatality. the only thing that came out of was some property damage to the vehicle, which was attributed to him obviously. >>> coming up, a cop comes face-to-face with a dangerous suspect, and seconds could be the difference between life and death. >> i decided i was going to have to shoot him before i went unconscious. >> when "caught on camera: dash cam diaries" continues. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive. is your tv powered by coal? natural gas? nuclear? or renewables like sol

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got it, damian.n earnings. >> verizon earnings also out. joining us now on the "squawk" line, hudson square research managing director and senior analyst, todd rethemeier. what would you take from the earnings? you've had time to take a look at the release. >> good morning, everyone. generally pretty good. the wireless business at verizon continues to roll. they added 1.6 million new post-paid customers and perhaps even more importantly, the average monthly bill was up 7% year-over-year per account. customers continue to upgrade to smartphones. fourth quarter is usually a weaker quarter on margins because there are a lot of smartphones sold. those are expensive, as you know and they're subsidized. the margins were pretty good in the wireless business. >> i saw a note from socgen this morning. what sort of follow-through would there be to verizon on that? >> i didn't see a number in the verizon press releases. they had another good quarter on smartphone sales. it's hard to read too much from verizon i

." >> that's damian lewis, not the only actor to attend that dinner. also downton abbey's mcgovern.e watching come disunless he's with his family. breaking bad was also on the list. what is the president's taste in television tell us about him. do the shows he watch have any influence on him and what kind of impact they have on us in the political culture of our country? for that, i want to introduce our panel, we have culture writer with "the new york times," david isikoff, liz winstead, john fuguelesang is back, and we have michael shearer, the white house correspondent for the new york times who wrote the article this week about the president's edgy tv picks. welcome to all of you. michael in washington, i'll start with you. i'm reading through your list, obviously there was an error in your reporting because up with steve kornacki was not on the president's list, clearly an oversight. but i'll let that one go for right now. you write in this article, it is obviously difficult to discern what any of this really means or tells us about the president's psyche or politics or anythin

awards when she spotted damian lewis. turns out, she's a big fan. >> stop looking. stop it. double interview. >> oh, my gosh. >> let's hug. >> this is amazing. my ears are so red, aren't they? >> but then, it all went to -- >> i can't believe you said that. i said the first and second season. i haven't watched the third season. i have to wait for it to come out on dvds because i'm not patient. i can't believe you did that. i don't even know what to say. >> giving away the ending of the third season to j-la. and, of course, she felt bad. >> she spoiled it. she spoiled it. >> she gave away a huge plot. >> we don't want to spoil it either. >> i get it. >> we have a theory on this. if you really love the show, you should keep up with it. >> no. no. people at their own pace. >> why do they have dvds? why? >> to keep them forever and ever. >> we shouldn't discuss any plot developments? >> there's a certain limitation. >> what happened at the end of "m.a.s.h." don't tell me. >> i've got it on netflix. >>> meantime, another thing trending, a documentary short film called "selfies" g