laughter ) now, you're in "dirk gently's holistic detective agency," which is a great book by douglas adams, the guy who did galaxy," and it's on bbc america. i want to talk about this in a second but first-- >> yes. >> stephen: --you just came back from fantastic fest. >> yes. >> stephen: what is that? >> it's a genre film festival that happens in austin, texas. >> stephen: genre meaning? >> genre meaning anything from horror films, to sci-fi, to action films. this year i think the spotlight was on indian cinemas. they had a lot of bollywood films there so anything encapsulated by genre. >> stephen: can you walk around that or do you get mobbed by everybody because these are your peop because you're not only a fan of it but you're also a darling. you're in these movies. >> this is true. it happens to be one of these festivals that doesn't separate the fan from the filmmakers and sort of the actors that are in them and there is a lot of respect for that. so everybody just intermingles also and they're all there for the same reason, which is to watch the movies and celebrate cinema. >> steph

. >> stephen: and again, it was written by douglas adams, who did "hitchhiker's guide." and you play a rock guy, right? who's your character? >> his name is todd bratsman. he used to have a band, yeah, a punk band called mexican funeral. yeah, he plays guitar. >> stephen: and dirk wants your help, to solve-- >> he-- so, dirk gently, if any of you are familiar, dirk is a detective. but he's not a detective that uses anything traditional, in regards to how detectives solve cases. so he doesn't look for clues, no fingerprint evidence, no witnesses. it's all intuition and a feeling and, he comes into todd's life by breaking into his apartment and sort of declaring that todd is his assistant, having never met this person in his life. so you can imagine how my character deals with that, and ultimately gets thrust into this seriously mad case. >> stephen: well, we don't have to imagine it, because you were kind enough to bring a clip. jim? >> hi! what are you still doing here? >> what are you doing here? >> i live here. >> right, but where are you going? didn't you say you lost

had bitter, angry elections for 200 years whether it was jefferson versus burr, adams versus jackson, lincoln versus douglas, alien versus predator. i threw that in. i'm trying to keep it light! >> i'm gayle king with norah charlie is on assignment. welcome, josh elliott. >> thank you. >>> the first steps of the peaceful transfer of power in washington will take place this morning. president obama and president-elect trump will meet today at the white house for the very first time. the president has promised a smooth transition to the new trump administration just as president george w. bush did for him eight years ago. >> more than 59 million people voted for donald trump and president obama echoed trump's election night call for americans to come to the. but calls for unity were rejected by protesters in more than three dozen cities last ni thousands expressed their anger over trump's win. ? we shall overcome ? >> we are not democrats first. we are not republicans first. we are americans first. >> he is dividing us. he is dividing minorities and he is dividing women and dividing gays and dividing the very

adam, call the sheriff's department. we're trying to get more inforration and we'll bring it later. in castle rock in douglas county sheriff, i'm jason gruenauer. >>> breaking news in tennessee, a wild fire killed three people. >> hundreds of home and businesses have been destroyed. the flames are still threatening that area may see rain today which could help in the fire fight. >>> there's more severe weather hitting the same part of the country. tornado slammed northern alabama last night killing three people, four children are in critical condition after a 24-hour daycare was hit. we're seeing images ever homes and buildings destroyed by this. the national weather service confirmed three fatalities after a tornado hit mobile home in >>reporter: is a lee. four children were condition. chattanooga getting hit as well. let's go to lisa hidalgo with a look at our forecast. >> we have quiet conditions ask clear skies early on, and we're going to see sunshine state the mountains, the north western mountains could pick up light snow showers, but we're under a dry plan. for the next couple of days, today and tomo

douglas county officials have just confirmed that the three the mother identified as jennifer laber and her two sons, 3-year-old adam and 5- year-old ethan laber were reported missing from highlands ranch early this morning. officials say they never expected this to end in such a horrific way. 9news reporter victoria sanchez is live at the sports authorities at c-470 at quebec and lone tree with more on this story. >> reporter: police say that this was truly a shock. they didn't expect this missing persons case to end up the way 12 hours after jennifer laber's husband reported his family missing, someone spotted the family minivan here at the former sports authority parking lot. the douglas county sheriff's department says that 36-year- old mother took her young sons out of school early yesterday. that's the last time anyone saw them. this morning just before 8:00 police found 3-year-old adam, 5- year-old ethan and their mother inside the minivan. >> there was no indication that it would come to this horrific ending. there were no indications that the amber alert process was needed. >> reporter: police say that the

whether it was jefferson versus burr, adams versus jackson, lincoln versus douglas. alien versus predator. i threw that in. trying to keep it light. o'donnell. charlie is off today. first steps of the peaceful transfer of power in washington will take place any moment. fire trucks gave donald trump's plane a water salute just before it took off from new york. he just arrived at the white house for his meeting with president obama a few minutes ago. cameras will be allowed in at the end of the meeting and we'll bring you the video and special report as soon as it happens. the president has promised a smooth transition as bush did for him eight years ago. >> more than 59 million people voted for trump and obama echoed the call for americans to come together. the calls for unity were rejected by protesters in more than three dozen cities last nichlgt thousands expressed their anger over trump's win. ? we shall overcome ? >> we're not democrats first. we're not republicans first. like. >> he's dividing us, minority, women, gays, the very social fabric of this world. >> t

adam last seen leaving a high lands elementary school. the mother picking up her two young sons about 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. they haven't been seen since. douglas county sheriff's are on the search for them and the vehicle that they were last seen in. it is a silver mini van, a 2011 chrysler town and country. the colorado license plate, 300-rqq. according to the school's website the younger grades are 3:30. they were last seen leaving the school. the mom picking them up around 2:00. the family is from highlands ranch. no word fiorina douglas county sheriff's and whether there could be in danger here. they're trying to find these people. the mother and her two yng children, ages 5 and 3. iffyou see them or know anything, call the ?heriff's departments or 911 right away. live at the douglas >>> >>> we're tracking breaking news. an apartment fire near 14th. this is off east colfax. air tracker 7 is over this. the fire is out, but you can see emergency crews still there. denver fire says one was injured. we learned the fire was contained to 1 unit in this apartment building and this, we learned is the renaissance at zena village. this is a housing

gruenauer live at the douglas county sheriff's office where they're looking for a missing highlands ranch woman and her two young sons. we're talking about jennifer her sons ethan and adam. were seen leaving a high lands ranch elementary school yesterday, but hasn't been seen since. the mother, jennifer picked up her two yyung sons from the highlands ranch school. they're from highlands ranch, but they were reported missing. jennifer, 36 years old. 5'6", adam is $three years old and ethan is five years old. country vehicle with a license plate $300-rqq. they're believed to be together. no info from the sheriff's department on whether or not they believe they're in danger. we have details on our free denver 7 app app. if you see them, call the sheriff's department immediately. i'm jason gruenauer, denver 7. >>> today marks the first day that ponda rosa students will be back at schoo since a guard was accused of sexually assaulting a student. >> parent was nervous about this. amanda del castillo is joining us about the security guard's arrest. >>reporter: good morning, these are troubling allegations, but as you can imagine, everyone is taking these accusations very now,

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adam is three and ethan is five. they were seen driving in a 2011 silver chrysler town and country. lie since plate, 300-rqq. you're asked to call the douglas county sheriff's department if you see them. we don't know very specific information other than the fact they were just last seen at 2::0. the mother picked up her two sons from school, but haven't been ssen since. they live in high lands ranch two kids go to school in if you seeranch. them, call the douglas county sheriff's department. i'm jason gruenauer. denver seven. >>> in tennessee, a pox lip tick tick. >> people escaped the flames. the next 24-hour was critical in putting out the flames. let's send it over to nicole with more on the severe weather battering the south. >>reporter: there's a tornado watch right now. three people have been killed in alabama, but all of the states being affected and the worst hit, northern alabama. we have individual yes of a 24-hour daycare -- we have video of a 24-hour daycare. four children in critical condition and several others injured by this in the town of ider. multiple home and businesses have been destroyed. officials says the three peop

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douglas bolt, national vice commander, the american legion. mr. david riley, national commander, disabled american veterans. mike plummer, director of uniformed services. clay junior, commander in chief, military order of the world wars. john adams, national president. the retired enlisted association. herschel gober, national commander, military order of the purple heart. dana adkins, national president, military officers association of america. the associated members of the committee are located in the boxes to my left. i would like to ask the president and national commanders that comprise our associate membership to stand and be recognized. ladies and edelman, please recognize our veterans national leadership with your applause. [applause] >> it is now my pleasure to introduce our veteran organization host for 2016. polish legion of american veterans, usa. the polish legion of american veterans, usa is honored to serve as the host organization for the 2016 veterans day national observance at arlington national cemetery. it was founded after the end of world war i, holding its first official convention in 1921. today, they celebrate over 95 years of providing assistance to veterans and their families. chartered by congress, i