denzel and i have talked about this for many years. so much of his success is about making the right choices, turning down the right stuff. >> that is what they don't teach and theater school. tavis: what is your take on that? >> the answers to these questions are so cliche. 2 thine own self be true. it really is. i remember some guys in the naacp giving him hell about thinking that he should not play such a negative character. and remember him saying and i was thinking the same thing -- way, no one is telling gene hackman he cannot play a bad guy. i want to be a great artist. you don't become a leader by following. in the same way, for me, i try to put myself in situation you know, like doing ivanoff right now, these plays are so much more work and doing a movie. it is just a massive workload. and the reward is completely in the doing. nobody will pay in million dollars to do that. but i know it makes me better hand when people want me to act in some movie, the reason why i feel capable to do a good job and i have the answer to how i

denzel washington stars in this film.t it's a film you're not likely to see while flying on an airplane. > > well why would you? i don't think anyone who made this movie was going, "i wonder if we're going to get those big airplane dollars." for one, you obviously have, the movie is about a plane crash, so you're not going to see that on an in-flight movie. but also it's an r-rated film. it's very adult - there's nudity and language and all that kind of stuff in the movie, so it's going to be edited down anyway, so no one's going to care if they don't see it "flight" on it, they'd rather see "funsize" on an airplane. > > i find it interesting that delta pilots actually helped out denzel. > > yeah. it's a terrific movie too. it really is. it's being advertised in a way that makes it kind of look like it's this big thriller, and it is in a different kind of way. it's a really great movie and denzel is probably going to be oscar nominated for it. > > good to have you on the show. that's erik childress, our movie guy. > > tha

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here's denzel washington in the movie "flight."throttle. can you do that? >> yes, okay. >> okay. when i tell you -- >> wait, wait. sir, what are we doing? why would i turn down? >> we're going to roll it, okay? >> what do you mean, roll it? >> we've got to do something to stop this dive. here we go. i got control. >> oh, lord! >> all right, evan, flap. >> flap! >> speed brake. >> speed brake! oh! [ screaming ] >> power! [ engine noises ] feel it? >> no. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. whoa! robert zemeckis! "flight" opens in theaters this friday. imagine dragons performing a song after the break. come on back, everybody! ♪ [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical hel

washington nos abre su corazón, veamos. >>> la portada de la semana se lleva el actor denzel washington>>> miren el viñedo de francis ford coppola, en este rancho tiene dos salas para probar distintos vinos, dos restaurantes, un cine y piscinas. >>> la noticia del a semana en hollywood, la compra de disney de los estudios lucas creadores de la guerra de las galaxias. >>>aasÍ llegamos al final de nuestro segmento especial, mucho cuidado si pide caramelos con sus niños, no olvide una linterna y continuar en áreas seguras. >>> muchas gracias, ninette que la pases muy bien. >>> después de 8 años retirado de los escenarios, carlos vives regresa. >>> claro, tenemos el estreno de su nuevo video musical, volví a nacer, que lo disfrute ♪ puedo no roncar por las mañanas ♪ ♪ puedo trabajar de sol a sol ♪ puedo subirme hasta el himalaya, o batirme con mi espada para no perder tu amor ♪ ♪ puedo ser tu fiel chofer, mujer, todo lo que te imaginas puedo ser ♪ ♪ ya que por tu amor volví a nacer, tú fuiste la respiración y era tan grande la ilusión ♪ ♪ pero si te vas, qué voy a hacer ♪ ♪ se pone triste e

. >>> denzel washington got a new movie out called "flight" and also, tom cruise filing a big lawsuittyle" over claims he abandoned his daughter. the suit filed this morning. damages. saying the story is false. his lawyer says the actor doesn't go around suing people but quote, when these sleaze peddlers try to make money lies about his relationship with his child, you bet he's going to sue. no word yet from publishers. singer bobby brown arrested this morning for the second dui this year, booked onçó suspicion of driving under the influence. the 43-year-old first arrested this march before checking into rehab this summer. >> now, we caught up with denzel washington starring as a pilot to save the plane from crashing. he's a hero until alcohol is found in his system its a film about addiction. he could have been a mailman or talk show host. being a pilot is the most extreem situation. >> and get more movie news now at otrc.com. >> you can probably guess which craze is now sweeping the united nations. >> oh, i know. here is how you do it. cross your hands p hands likeçó this. the secre

we got to get denzel. nobody has heard from denzel. you never get the one you want.or. >> guess who else like your books. critics. >> yeah. >> i've sold a zillion books with bad reviews and good reviews. >> from "the washington post," grisham's 30th book offers a thoroughly display of characteristic values. an insider's view of our complex often fatally flawed legal system. >> keep reading, charlie. sounds good. >> you are getting. what's happened? >> you know -- >> you got good at this >> after 30 books i figured it out. the reviews come and go. sometimes a book comes out -- you have to love a book to finish it. you have to love the story to get through it. i'm crazy about all of it when i'm done. it's intriguing to see when a book is a published good reviews, bad reviews, how they are received. i don't worry about reviews. >> your first book, a time to kill, it didn't -- it was rejected at first so you ended up buying 1500 copies of your own book 1,000 copies of your own book. >> there was a publisher printed up 5,000 copies. i realized selling books is far more di

. >> and don cheadle is in the movie flight with denzel washington.good and really scary, i have to tell you, the first half of it. we're going talk to him. >> and sam, where are you? >> i finally did it. i ran way and joined the circus. it's the dallion acrobatic troupe here. it's the brand new season. this doesn't look good. not even this close does this look like this is going to be a good thing. josh? >> we drew straws today. sam's was decidedly small. >> you do that all the time on the weekend, right? >> a sneak peek tomorrow of the holiday collection of two big names. kn nieman marcus and target. a sneak peek tomorrow on "gma." >>> amy robach is back this monday because it's another "melrose monday." it's the nighttime soap opera to watch. we teamed up with "entertainment weekly" to bring the cast again today. amy, you are back. you have special access because of your husband, andrew shue. >> once wasn't enough. we needed to come back and do the next version of the "melrose" reunion. it was so much fun interviewing my husband in his old world. a

>> reporter: denzel couldn't make it. but 30 years after it first went on the air, 12 of "st.oot to celebrate the show. >> we had a great feeling that we were special. which we were. the show was special. it was unique. >> reporter: who was the class clown behind the scenes? >> howie. >> reporter: was it always? really? >> yes. >> i went on vacation one time. and i came home and there was a for sale sign on my house. he had listed my house with century 21 when i was away. >> wasn't going to take the first offer. >> reporter: was this the best thing that happened in your careers? >> it was one of the most extraordinary thing that happened in our careers. >> absolutely. >> it was a show that changed television in a lot of ways. and to be part of something like that was certainly extraordinary. >> in order for me to be a good doctor, i have to separate my feelings from myself. >> reporter: mark, what did you learn from your acting on this show, that you draw upon now? >> all of a sudden, we all have better words to say. teachers in every direction. i was real thankful to be inclu

plus, he could sing, act like denzel. i mean, all that stuff.u got one area of expertise, you know? >> right. right. what about the next generation? you talk about people who influenced you. how do you feel about the next generation of young actors? is hollywood better, is broadway better? >> it is better. you know, when i was a young actor -- when i was a young actor -- there was one famous brother. it was, like, okay, richard pryor, and then he gave it to eddie murphy, and then it broke wide open. now there's room. there's room for more than one token person of color. >> speaking of color, "in living color" has been revived? >> that's a good segue right there. speaking of color. >> i'm working on segues, man. >> i tweeted, you know, hey "in living color" is getting back. they're getting the band back together. are you going to be back there? really? this is 20 years. we need a new young cast. >> right. >> and that will be the key to its success. >> we got to see a "men on preliminary" or "men on twitter." you can't get away with that. >> come

coming up tomorrow, the latest film featuring denzel washington is getting pushback from the airlinendustry. find out why thursday in movies and money. from all of us at first business, have a great wednesday. >>> the stage is set the countdown to the world series begins. we'll tell you how buster posey is feeling heading into tonight. >>> the big boost to restaurants and retailers around the city thanks to world series. >>> big task ahead of contra costa county authorities as they work to clean up a deadly plane crash. >>> and it's already forming. the line for the new ipad mini. it's all ahead. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us on this wednesday morning october 24th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm brian flores. big game today. i don't know what it's called. a word series of something. >> yes. welcome brian. >> it's great to be here. >> i've warned him about the 280 we don't say the. >> we don't say the we say 101. this will be it after this morning most of it will clear out of here. remembers end of game seven it will not be like that for game one. highs in the 60s. here i

tonight, jay welcomes -- academy award winner, denzel washington, from nbc news, chief foreign correspondentf the wombats

either will smith or denzel washington. what do you think?hoose to play barack obama? you can tell me on twitter. go to @lynnberry or head to facebook.com. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now to wall street. the dow closinged at 13,575 after gaining 80 points yesterday. the s&p was up 10. the nasdaq add 14. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei inched up 38 points. the hang seng climbed 104. the s&p is on the cusp of a five-year high. barring any surprises from september's job reports, it could hit that high today. experts predict about 115,000 jobs were added last month. weekly claims ticked slightly higher yesterday. >>> on thursday, coal companies rallied after republican mitt romney gave coal a shoutout during wednesday night's presidential debate. >>> troubling data paints a bleak picture of market confidence. according to one trade group, investors have pulled some $138 billion of investments in stocks since 2009 while funneling $1 trillion into less risky bonds. overseas today, sa

tonight, jay welcomes -- academy award winner, denzel washington,

. >> reporter: the festival closes on october 14 with flight starring denzel washington in a role inspiredy real life hero pilot captain chelsea sully sullenberger. the auction house in london is holding a week-long auction of james bond memorabilia. just a few weeks after double 07's 50th anniversary, the new bond flick opens in imax theaters on november 8. the first to seasons of abby are coming out tomorrow in a new dvd and blu ray collection. the series is about the fictional aristocratic crawly family. that's your eye on entertainment, teresa garcia, cbs news, hollywood. >> you can see all of downtown abbey in october. fans, tune in. >>> thank you for tuning in and being a fan of 9news now at 5:00 a.m. good morning. i'm andrea roane. >> we sure are happy. happy monday. beverly farmer is in for monika and will have traffic in a moment. >> right now howard bernstein has our weather first. a chilly start. >> a chilly start. lots of leaves starting to turn i noticed over the weekend. they're going fast, especially with some of the winds kicking up yesterday afternoon. the showers. those s

obama said she would probably choose denzel washington. pop sugar viewers an entertainment network asked. there's another actor that could give him a run for his money, will smith because of his ears. the first lady declined to answer who would play her in a movie. that is your 5@5:00. >> both nice looking men. >> president obama and mitt romney both back on the campaign trail after their first presidential debate. romney looking to keep his momentum from what many call a decisive win in round one. peter doocy is live from washington with more. >> good morning heather. mitt romney's boast debate strategy is clearly to keep pressure on the president. he went into further detail about specifically why another hourors of obama in his opinion would damage the already weak' con me further. >> what i find so offensive about his packs plan is by raising taxes on small business he will kill i don't knows. what america needs is more jobs more take home pay. that's the focus of my campaign. i know what the president has been campaigning on and sayin

>> denzel washington saving the day. >> he was very worried. >> looks like a cool character. >> he remindsf. >> sully. >> the guy who landed the plane in the hudson. >> he has to be a hero. >> he definitely a hero, yea. >> now, what if you heard the other side of the story? >> i had a couple beers the night before the flight. >> you had alcohol in your system. that could be life in prison. >> are you hiding something? >> well, there's a darker side to this guy. >> makes it a lot more complicated. >> there's more depth there. >> he's not god himself. >> so it makes it much more interesting. >> you saved my mom. >> it's much more intriguing now. >> while there are two sides to every story... >> it's a lie. ... in the end, there's only one truth. >> flight. only in theaters november 2nd. ♪ ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ ♪ guts. glory. ram. >> cenk: super storm sandy has had an effect on the political campaigns. all events were suspended today kind of, romney had an event anyway, it was a re

next week brings denzel washington as an alcoholic pilot. i think you'll hear a lot about that movie "flight." that is worth remembering. >> how about the in-flight movie? >> no, this thing will not. >> 7 psychopaths. anybody that we know? >> some of them are friends of yours. >> no doubt. >> coming up, an investigation to its results after we find out a paroled sex offender was at a local event president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but whatat about his plan for you? romney would replace guararanteed benefits with a voucher system seseniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...youdarned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% % more than cards earnieng 1% cash back on

>> denzel washington saving the day. >> he was very worried. >> looks like a cool character. >> he reminds the plane in the hudson. >> he has to be a hero. >> he definitely a hero, yea. >> now, what if you heard the other side of the story? >> i had a couple beers the night before the flight. >> you had alcohol in your system. that could be life in prison. >> are you hiding something? >> well, there's a darker side to this guy. >> makes it a lot more complicated. >> there's more depth there. >> he's not god himself. >> so it makes it much more interesting. >> you saved my mom. >> it's much more intriguing now. >> while there are two sides to every story... >> it's a lie. ... in the end, there's only one truth. >> flight. only in theaters november 2nd.

. >> reporter: denzel washington made tc williams high school a household name. >> if we don't come together, right now, on this hallowed ground, we, too, will be destroyed. >> reporter: the movie told the story of how the football team helped bring both the school and the community through a racist period. more than 40 years later, tc williams high school is still changing the game. >> 2012, we've got girls out here, blacks out here, whites out here, hispanic kids out here, we have the whole gamut. >> reporter: she was like any other student. but she isn't your average junior in high school. a heartthrob is channing tatum, she loves shopping and getting her nails done with her girls, and she's a wide receiver on the football field. >> i love to shop. i go get my nails done and come out to practice and tell the coach, hey, look at my nails. i wear skirts and dresses to school. but i also used to hang out with my teammates after school. and i also hang out with girls. so it's just kind of a balance for me. >> you wouldn't know she's a football player. she wears skirts, and everything else. on

tomorrow night, denzel washington will be here but jimmy fallon, the emmy winner -- he's coming up righters and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. i feel the love. i love you guys. thank you very much. welcome. welcome, everyone, to "late night with jimmy fallon." [ cheers and applause ] that's what i'm talking about. new york city crowd right there. going crazy. yeah, yeah, yeah. i love it. thanks, guys. welcome to the show. here's what people are talking about. the final presidential debate was held tonight in boca raton, florida, and was moderated by 75-year-old bob schieffer from cbs news. that's right. [ laughter ] 75-year-old, bob schieffer, yeah. 75 years old or, as florida residents call that, a tween. when the ladies of boca got a look at bob, they're

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i think denzel washington was on the show and they talked. >> the show goes on even without staff members> the storm is doing something that almost never happens closing wall street for a second day. flooding in the financial district is the problem. it's the first time weather closed u.s. stock markets since hurricane gloria in 1985. >> sadly it's not over just yet. we still have the remnants thereof. >> it's going to be slow moving. so they are going to see a tremendous a rain, lots of snow in the high country, tremendous amounts of rain. they will be cleaning up for days. we have dense fog in our area be careful on the roads. dense fog advisory visibilities less than a quarter mile especially at the coast, san francisco southward and also in the north bay valleys. by the afternoon the fog will have lifted and we are looking at a mild afternoon. temperatures up in the 60s and 70s around the bay, maybe mid- to upper 70s in some of the valleys and 60s couple of clouds at the coast. one more day of sunshine enjoy it because look what's off the coast. we have this developing low that will a

i want to thank my guests, denzel washington, richard engel and of course the wombats.row night, the president of the united states, barack obama, will be on this program. but jimmy fallon, the emmy winner, he's coming up next. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> gentlemen, thank you both so much. [ cheers and applause ] >> what a debate. >> yeah, you know, i cannot believe that that was the last one. [ laughter ] >> i got to hand it to you. you were on your game tonight. >> well, you weren't so bad yourself. >> really? >> uh, no, actually you were pretty bad. i basically opened up a can of presidential whoop-ass on you. >> yeah, you were on fire tonight. that whole "horses and bayonets" thing, genius! >> yeah, that was pretty sweet. hey, check out -- check out twitter. i got "horses and bayonets" to be a trending topic. >> hell, yeah. yeah, you did. right below bad girls club reunion and #youknowheaskankif. >> say, you know, what is the difference between a skank and a scrub? >> well, a scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me. [ laughter ] hanging out of the passenger

in a new interview, first lady michelle obama said that she would choose will smith or denzel washington put that, "any way they can play him in a debate?" [ laughter ] thank you, yeah. thank you very much. i just heard about this. the olive garden is getting rid of its famous catchphrase, "when you're here, you're family." yeah. they're gonna start using a more appropriate catchphrase. "when you're here, the wait was too long at the cheesecake factory." [ laughter ] that's what they're gonna change it to. yeah, it turns out that the whole time that we were there -- ♪ we weren't family. [ laughter ] [ audience aws ] >> audience member: we love you, jimmy. >> jimmy: thank you, pal. [ laughter ] you guys, we should make that our slogan. when you guys are here, you're family. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that's a great slogan. we will take it from the olive garden. that's our new slogan. "late night with jimmy fallon." when you're here, you're family! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: the olive garden of television shows. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> pasta falliano. >> jimmy: aw. have you

>> denzel washington saving the day. >> he was very worried. >> looks like a cool character. >> he reminds you of. >> sully. >> he has to be a hero. >> he definitely a hero, yea. >> now, what if you heard the other side of the story? >> i had a couple beers the night before the flight. >> you had alcohol in your system. that could be life in prison. >> are you hiding something? >> well, there's a darker side to this guy. >> makes it a lot more complicated. >> there's more depth there. >> he's not god himself. >> so it makes it much more interesting. >> you saved my mom. >> it's much more intriguing now. >> while there are two sides to every story... >> it's a lie. ... in the end, there's only one truth. >> flight. only in theaters november 2nd. >> there were warnings that this hurricane, days before it hit would breach the levees, would cause the kind of damage that it ultimately did cause. and one question we, as a people need to decide is how we react when we hear warnings from the leading scientists in the world. >> jennifer: that's former vice president al gore talking about hurricane

the first lady has two actors on her short list, ali star, will smith, and denzel washington.w he'd be ton there. the very talented smith says he definitely has the ears for it. >>> jetblue is offering a flight plan to folks who might not be happy about the outcome of the election. the airline says they will fly anyone upset over their candidate's loss out of the country, temporarily, though. it's all part of a contest on jetblue's website that lets voters pick a candidate and if they lose, they will be entered to win one of a thousand trips to a tropical destination. >>> call it a chipotle off the old photo block. mitt romney posing for one unforgettable picture after stopping for a bite to eat at the popular food chain on tuesday. check out the guy on the right. that is one bug-eyed fans. and rapper nas is taking part, saying casting a ballot is the ultimate form of empowerment. >> can go to the polls in droves -- i didn't mean for that to kind of rhyme -- we can go there in droves and vote to get the person that we want. now that i've voted, i feel so much power, that i did

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. >>> denzel braving the rain for letterman. >> we're outside of letterman's