but there is a natural connection between me and dreamworks.ne of the inspirations for shrek. it's true. true story. melody was being very modest when she said she had a front-row seat. melody was one of my earliest supporters back when nobody could pronounce my name. and her and john rogers at ariel capital helped to co chair some of my first fund raisers, and they would have to drag some straggly group in, and listen to a senator who had a lot of ideas. but not necessarily any realistic prospects to win. and she went through a lot of ups and downs with me and my career. and is just a great, great friend. so i want to thank her publicly for -- all the support that she has given us. we've got some folks here fighting for the people of southern california every single day. and just want to acknowledge them. we've got the mayor of glendale, dave weaver. we've got three of your outstanding members of congress, brad sherman, adam schiff, karen bass, all doing a great job. i want to thank all of you for being here, and i want to thank your ceo, jeff

this is dreamworks. he's going to speak at dreamworks animation.nt and other democratic candidates throughout the years. they say it has nothing to do with today's choice of venue. the president will be that momentarily to talk about the economy, how things are improving. one scene that has not exactly gone according to script is this. earlier this year, dreamworks actually laid off about 350 people after the movie "rise of the guardians" tanked at the box office. so as soon as we see the president, we will bring you some of that live. meantime, between government shutdowns and the health care rollouts, it's getting tough to keep track of the shifting political winds in our nation's capital. here's the latest evidence for yourself. new cnn/orc poll numbers reveal a dramatic turnaround in how americans view republicans. in a jeer in rick ballot, 47% would vote for the democrat, 49% for the republican. that's a seven-point improvement for the gop just since october. let's bring in cnn's chief political analyst gloria borger. talk about changes. i tho

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dreamworks in january of 2008 seen employment grow by 50%.community specifically grown by 4,000 in the last month or month of october alone. >> all right, peter alexander live with this president traveling in the west coast tour there. thank you very much, peter. >> well, now to an emotional ruling for a terminally ill woman and her partner who won't have to wait until illinois's new same-sex marriage law takes effect next summer to say i do. yesterday the u.s. district court in chicago ordered the cook countdy clerk to issue a license to 64-year-old gray and her partner, gray was first dying notiiagnosed with cancer and battling both bone and brain cancer. she and her partner have been together for five years. for the couple, a marriage means a chance to celebrate their relationship and also means certain legal protections should gray pass away. something that would not have been possible under a civil union. joining me now, marriage project director for the organization that filed a suit on behalf of the couple. thank you so much for joinin

who works at dreamworks -- a really good place to work. maybe ig to ask jeff if but all of you have friends and family and aren't as lucky. you know there are still a lot out lks who are struggling there. my top priority is making sure hat this country remains a country where everybody who is willing to work hard can get ahead. we'd be a lot further along dysfunction of the and destruction we've seen in washington. further along if just get folks to act sense, if we didn't have one wing of one party that obsessed with for forty ealthcare million people, more concerned works.aking sure the law if they hadn't spent 40 votes affordable peal the care act they might have actually taken some votes on infrastructure or instituting early childhood for young people across this country or investing more money in basic research helps to create the amazing you ologies that many of utilize. proposal se serious that's would creating jobs right now they could have been taking on. that instead of rooting for fail battles fighting old republicans and congr

president obama has been touring dreamworks animation.the chairman of dreamworks animation, melody hobson, is speaking now. >> people always say one thing when they say i am from chicago, they say barack obama is from chicago. the next question that they always ask, without a doubt, is do you know him. i actually had the good fortune of being able to say yes, i do. seat watchingrow him move from community organizer to senator, state senator, skyrocketing into the white house. i saw that firsthand up close. i knew that i was coming to see you all today, that i was meeting with storytellers, so i thought i should tell a story about the experience of knowing the president, a story that was extraordinary and poignant for us at my firm, arial investments. close to the end of the first campaign and his team thought there was a possibility that they could win, they called and said that -- if he wins we need a place for him to work for a few days because he does not have an office yet. he will have a transition office but he will be in limbo for

. >>> there's a natural connection between me and dreamworks.s were one of the inspirations for shrek. >> poking fun at himself. do you see the resemblance? president obama comparing his, excuse me, ears to that of dreamworks character shrek. the comparison triggered a few laughs, as you saw there, during his speech yesterday when he was at dreamworks. >>> and later this morning, the president will announce which turkey will get the official pardon. and the white house is turning the decision over to you. you can decide between two turkeys, they're named caramel and popcorn on the white house website. either way, don't worry, both birds will be spared. >>> that wraps up this hour of "jansing & co." alex witt is in for thomas roberts. which one are you going pick? >> i don't know. i like them both. what about you? you know, this is serious stuff. it's been around for a while. >> i'm going to go with popcorn. >> okay. i'll go with caramel just because, contrarian. or we'll get them both saved, either way. >>> next hour, the extreme weather, snow,

. >> it is great to be at dreamworks. i would like to work here. >> adding a bit of humor. >> my ears were one of the inspiration l rations for shrek. >> earlier, dreamworks ceo gave the president a tour p where he met actors jim parsons and steve martin. the president complimented martin about his performance. >> the fact that i played banjo at the white house was the biggest thrill of his life. >> that's how i felt about it. >> the roll out of new health care marketplace was rough. >> the president spoke about difficulties in implementing his signature legislation, but he did not call it obamacare. >> and, yes, we are going to continue to implement the health care law. the product is g. people want it. we should not live in a country where people are going bankrupt just because they get sick. >> and he appeared to depart from his written speech when he spoke about what makes california a special place. >> it's always been this magnet of dreamers and strivers and people coming from every direction saying to themselves, y

. >>> and president obama speaks at dreamworks animation studio even giving an elbow bump to an underer martin. he looks like he's okay, though. mr. obama praised the entertainment industry. he said creativity is one of the things that the u.s. does better than anybody else. he gave special mention to shows like "modern family" and "will and grace." he said they're a testament to the front row seat of the march towards progress. >> these sculptured are a little delighting. artists in belgian competed in a snow and ice sculpture contest. the crystal clear and almost realistic looking. >> how are they getting them so clear? it's not water out of my tap. >> it took the artists five weeks to create. the scene was built on characters from disney's upcoming film "frozen." >>> macy's will inflate those famous balloons today for the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. it might be the closest you will get to the giant balloons. >>> it is time for the other thanksgiving ritual. president obama will pardon two turkeys and save them from the dinner table. the two lucky birds are named karmle a

he's heading out to philadelphia, glendale, dreamworks there. he's talking about getting vice president paoeuden out there, cabinet members. they're all heading out to highlight the economic gains. it seems like there are two economies. look at the green numbers. and look at the numbers, by the way. but the persistent unemployment. so how difficult a message is this going to be for the administration to deliver? >> yes, the unemployment rate stays where it is. people do see wall street is doing quite well. what the white house is trying to do is say, hey, yes, the the numbers aren't great but things are come back. part of the reason he's going to the west coast is he has a series of fund-raisers for house campaign committees. making good on promises he had given to them earlier in the year. yes, he is giving an economic speech at the dreamworks studio there in california, but that's only after a few fund-raisers in seattle and los angeles next sunday and monday. >> juana, another big talk this week was the afghanistan issue. is it a done deal th

today just awhile ago talking to workers at dreamworks animation in california.ng no doubt he's not for the obstructionists in washington also known as republicans. the country he said would be better shaped without them. the president has been on offense lately as to what i've seen in the past week. he told the congress no more blocking with filibusters. here he is. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits. just to refight the results of an election is not normal. and for the sake of future generations, we can't let it. >> used a muscle foreign policy to break new diplomatic ground in the middle east. >> we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. and tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically, but it's not the right thing for our security. >> that was yesterday. the president's been struggling in the polls, of course. while no doubt hopes his new aggressive stance will do good politically.

he is speaking today in california at the dreamworks studio. you can watch his remarks live .hat 3:15 politico reports the white house is defending the president visit to dreamworks. it says the dreamworks animation ceo strong political support for president obama had "no bearing" on the white house decision to schedule a presidential visit. raiseortatzenberg millions as a bum for the president in 2012 and gave $3 million to the pro-obama superpac. we will have that live for you on c-span. , they recently announced nuclear deal with iran, hosted by the heritage foundation. canadan event on u.s.- cooperation, and that begins at 1:30 p.m. eastern. were --the 60s were different. [laughter] there were a lot of things happening involving race, the breakdown in the structure of society. i was suddenly out of the seminary and in new england, and there were no rules. things were falling apart. very,t structure, it is very difficult to navigate. i was extremely fortunate to be at holy cross. i was extremely fortunate to still have had a residual him --

of course with events at magic johnson's home and at the headquarters of dreamworks entertainment. the ink is barely dry on deal with iran and already president obama turning his attention to another pretty heated issue. the president will renew his push for immigration reform during a speech today in san francisco. he plans to put the pressure squarely on house republicans. new polling meanwhile shows 63% support a path way to citizenship for undocumented workers. that will be a key part of the president's push. it will also highlight the need to hold employers accountable and the need to strengthen border security. facebook founder mark zuckerburg also ramping up pressure to improve a pathway to citizenship. he co-founded a group that is focused on policy reforms and education. >> when you meet these children who are really talented and they've goen up in america, they really don't know any other country besides that, they don't have the opportunities that, you know, that we all enjoy, it's really heartbreaking. it seems like it's one of the biggest civil rights issues of our tim

hollywood where he will likely talk about job creation in the movie and tv industry with a stop at dreamworks animation home of the hit film shrek. the president is also planning fundraising stops in california. one report says tickets to his events are selling at a discount. hiring is picking up nationwide. job postngs and hiring rose to five year highs in september. help wanted postings increased 69-thousand to 3.9 million , the most since march of 2008. hiring jumped 26-thousand to 4.6 million, the most since august of 08. the hottest hiring is in construction, retail, trade, transportation, and professional and business services. jp morgan will pay that record $13 billion dollars settlement by in a mortgage securities scandal . bank of america could also pay up for loans sold by countrywide in a scheme called "the hustle. joining us now to talk about bad bank behavior this morning heather wagenhals.. host of unlock your wealth radio. welcome back to the show.. in the you thing that these type of scandal are still happening in the mortgage industry? > yes, thanks for having me on. and unfo

. >>> president obama made a stop at dreamworks studios in los angeles before leaving california today. he met with actor jim parsons from the big bang theory and comedian steve martin. he thanked the entertainment industry for in his worsd shaping a world of culture. >>> a bomb shell tonight from one of hollywood's biggest hit makers. brittany hopper on how a top producer became an israeli intelligence ajent. >> he's one of hollywood's biggest producers, but was he leading a double life? >> he's very mistierous exotic figure in hollywood. >> for 20 years, one of the most powerful movie producers in hollywood, born in israel, says he was also a leading israeli intelligence ajent. in a new interview broadcast in israel, a reporter asks about a 1983 instance where he reportedly used actor richard dreyfus to help shet up a meeting between an american nuclear scientist and israeli officials. he says everybody wants to meet a star, and that's how the meeting happened. a-list actor such as ben afflec and robert deniro heard the rumors but say they didn't care. >> i remember some point i had

obama visited dreamworks studios to praise the entertainment industry. more on tha t-- and the scare that caused fighter jets to be scrambled. at six. >> catherine: merrill newman's family is pleading for his release from north korea. but they still haven't heard a word about what's happening to the 85-year-old palo alto man. >> catherine: he was on a plane headed home october 26th - when he was escorted off by korean authorities just minutes before take-off. his wife and son say they want him home for thanksgiving. >> catherine: but that's appearing increasingly unlikely. his wife lee talked to cnn monday. >> catherine: merrill newman has a heart condition.and the family has sent him a second package of medication. but they have no way of knowing whether he'll get it. >> x respectfully that they release him and have him come home. >> catherine: north korea is not saying a word - except to acknowledge that they're holding an american. >> catherine: there's some speculation that newman is being confused with another korean war vet -- who has the same name

his schedule stops today include dreamworks animation in glendale and a fundraiser at the home of mar that kaufman the creator of "friends." this follows a stop right here in san francisco that was not completely friendly. >> what i'd like to do -- [ people chanting ] how about -- these guys don't need to go. >> an immigration activist heckled the president during a speech yesterday. 22-year-old juthhong is an undocumented immigrant from san francisco. he told kpix 5's joel vasquez why he confronted president obama. >> we'll venten our families. -- strengthen our families and most importantly -- most importantly, we will live up -- most importantly we will live up to our character as a nation. >> i said mr. president. i need your help. i cannot celebrate thanksgiving week with my family members because of my immigration status. i told him please, use your executive authority to halt deportation for all undocumented emigrant family members a-- immigrant family members across the country. you have the power to stop -- >> actually i don't. >> you've heard from some people you were saying

we have a sound bight we want to play from the president that hard last night speaking at dreamworks.ing a tour of dreamworks, i didn't ask, but just looking at faces i could tell there were some folks who are here not because they were born here, but because they want to be here. they bring extraordinary talents to the united states. >> mark, do you hear anything in that that causes concern for you? >> well, first, i knew what the president -- but he -- -- you could look at someone's face and tell if they were born here. you can't tell whether they're a first generation or third generation, you can't tell. what he inartfully was trying to say this country is diverse, because we've all been a magnet. and what we need to do to keep the american economy booming is to encourage immigration. he's simply starting his stump speech for immigration reform. this probably isn't the best day to do it, but that's what he was attempting to do. >> you know what? i think we should give the president the benefit of the doubt. he was trying to say this is a great country where people want to come and

today, he will visit the dreamworks animation studio of movie producer jeffrey katzenberg, one of his top fund-raisers and political supporters. that's in glendale. the president also plans to attend his last democratic fund raiser at home of martha kaufman, who " created a wildly popular sitcom, friends. the president made a brief trip to san francisco yesterday raising money and pushing for immigration reform. but unlike many of his pasture to the bay area he endured some tough criticism from some. things quickly grew testy in a brief exchange. >>: let me finish. >>: stop deportation yes we can >>anny: 24 year-old berkeley graad ju hong says he did not go to the event with the intention of interrupting but felt compelled to after hearing the president speak. hong is from south korea, and is very passionate about immigration reform. he came to the states at a 11 year-old and he fears deportation every day. the president let hong stay after his outburst, even turning to talk to him but hong was not impressed. >>: he did not give any concrete example. he just kept of blaming congress f

today, joining dreamworks studios and there's nothing wrong with any of the above. >> i can understandhe would want to do this. the american health care system, it's kind of like a house badly in need of repair. so what they decided to do was build a brand-new house. putting it on a shaky foundation and essentially asking for requirements that defy the laws of physics. moving it over to the new house, 21 to do? get out of town. we met or go to magic johnson. >> yes. what he is doing is going back to where he is comfortable. he's a brilliant campaigner and very good at leaving some sort of a cause. he's very good at the execution of a product. that is something that is really a part of it. neil: is is a guy that can get you to sign up for anything. [laughter] >> it's hard to do. but here is a guy who would intimidate you. >> i have nothing to add to that. but okay. it's not like obama is writing code himself. realistically these were fundraising efforts for the democratic party. everybody can always use money. if you are barack obama, you could stay in washington and get republicans to

. >> a live look now at dreamworks studios. we're monitoring his comments, we'll let you know if anything important happens. if you watch the whole thing it's streaming live on foxnews.com. >>> gamblers in new jersey can now place their bets only. six casinos now offer internet gambling statewide. officials tested 13 websites, technology, and security. officials say more than 10,000 people signed up to play. new jersey joins delaware and nevada as the only states that allow online gambling. they say trs the largest legal market in the u.s. analysts say it could boost the struggling casino industry. in just seven years profits dropped more than $2 billion. rick, are there any protections in place to protect compulsive gamblers. >> regulators will tell you they're safer online than in casin casinos. on these regulated online internet sites, you have to register, give them a lot of personal physician, and you're being closely tracked and monitored according to the state. if they find any disturbing patterns, they say that will ste

earlier today the president visited dreamworks animation studios where he focused on the economy. the president emphasized the importance of the entertainment industry to help shape the country's values and impact culture. although the nation's economy is moving forward, more work is still needed. >>> speaking of the president, obama care is headed to the supreme court yet again. this time the justices will take up the controversial provision of mandatory birth control coverage. janelle wang is here with more. janelle? >> reporter: rod, six months ago the supreme court ruled the affordable care act is constitutional. now the justices will decide if the birth control provision violated religious freedom. the affordable care act requires most employers to offer birth control for free. but that's not sitting well with some. >> they're saying wow, i really don't know how i can do this based on my religious conscious. >> the mennonite owners sued saying it violates their religious belief. it was a different outcome from the owners of hobby lobby. they won their case in federal court, w

after that he is scheduled to speak about the economy at dreamworks before heading back to washington, d.c. >>> president obama comes as his approval ratings are falling. june 6 his approval rating was 62%. disapproval 32%. by friday it was approval 39%, disapproval rating was 54%. on www.ktvu.com we posted more on the president's visit. including the student heckeral president obama -- heckling president obama. >>> he is doing everything he can to skew the release of -- secure the release of a man held in north korea and another man. he is a retired executive who fought in the korean war. officials questioned him but that services but it is not clear why he is being detained. his wife would like confirmation he received the heart medication. >> they should have arrived today on monday. >> if as they say they want a better relationship with the united states one thing they could do is release these americans. >> he says he is calling for the man's release at every stop during his trip through asia. >>> a resident is dead after being shot inside a home in nevada where she worked. the s

he is speaking today in california at the dreamworks studio.u can watch his remarks live .hat 3:15 politico reports the white house is defending the president visit to dreamworks. it says the dreamworks animation ceo strong political support for president obama had "no bearing" on the white house decision to schedule a presidential visit. k av

with less than a week to go before the relaunch of the obama care website, president obama toured dreamworks animation with a top campaign donor getting a firsthand look at how hollywood transforms the mundane into the magical. then mr. obama watched martin and jim parsons record dialogue. >> i have fixed my mistake. >> yes, but before that, you have made mistakes. >> getting his marks the president focused on economy touting rapid growth in the market share of smart phone systems and other advances but also acknowledging the many mistakes that created the rough debut of obama care. >> here in southern california and across this state, there are thousands of people every single day who are getting health care for the first time. for the first time because of this. and by the way, the website is working better so check it it out. >> the conference board reported consumer confidence dropped 2 points in october to its lowest level since april with fear about hiring and the cancellation of millions of health insurance policies. >> the fact that the $600 million we spend on healthcare.gov and doe

he'll be talking about the economy today at the dreamworks studio.h the family of the tsa officer who was killed at l.a.x. earlier this month. gerardo hernandez was shot by a gunman who pulled a semiautomatic rifle out of a bag and started to shoot. president obama also met with two tsa agents wounded in the shooting. >>> groups across the bay area are hard at work to make sure families have a hot meal this thanksgiving. pam cook is in the newsroom with the reason why it's getting tougher every year to help those in need. good morning, pam. >> good morning. yeah. according to the food banks and dining halls, the number of people who need help has increased significantly in the last five years. the bay area rescue mission in richmond helps families that are truly making the choice between paying the rent or buying food, picking up medicine or paying the utilities. they provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, job skills training and 20,000 meals this week alone. the people who come there say that there is a difference between being homeless an

tomorrow, he'll visit dreamworks animation studios for a speech on the economy and will attend another democratic national committee fundraising event. he leaves los angeles for d.c. tomorrow afternoon. >>> a high-profile interruption and high-dollar fundraising, that's the headline. president barack obama made three stops in san francisco. a free event for invited guests and a paid event and fundraiser. during that first public event here, he was heckled by a former u.c. berkeley student. nbc has more on what happened and more on the heckler. >> reporter: san francisco, usually a friendly place for president obama, but not so today here in san francisco. the reason -- immigration reform. >> because it's long past time to fix our broken immigration system. >> reporter: for almost everyone in the audience at the betty aung center in san francisco, president obama said all of the right things when it comes to immigration reform. >>ed to more than one in four residents born outside the united states came here from asian countries. many through our family immigration system. they're doctor

and there's no amount of cgi animation at dreamworks that's going to cover that up. >> i mean, the president is, you know, maintaining that line despite all the evidence and the polling to the contrary. and frankly, chris, that's been their position from the beginning. i mean, this law has never had the majority support of the american people. and back when it was polling under 50% when they were debating the law, all the administration continued to say was, well, if you break it down into individual pieces, then they like it, and forget what the overall polls say about how people believe. and now in the face of the poll showing the disapproval of this law and the disapproval of how he's handling this law, which you see right there, the president continues to go out and just defy reality. >> republicans have made a lot out of the danger that comes when one political party or the leader of one political party disregards the other side. nuclear options and things like that that the republicans are so unworthy that the president doesn't even feel obliged to engage them on any point. but there's

dreamworks is run by top obama campaign could trigger and movie producer jeffrey katzenberg. you can catch that live on c-span. >> the '60s were -- the '60s were different us mac -- [laughter] there were a lot of things happening involving race, the breakdown in the structure of society. i was suddenly out of the seminary and in new england. and there were no rules. things were falling apart. and without structure is very difficult to navigate. i was extremely fortunate to be at holy cross. i was extremely fortunate to still have had better residuum of the way i was raised, and the structure that the nuns had given me, structure the seminary had given me. i was also extremely fortunate because i had already been in predominantly white schools. i was the only black kid in my high school in savannah. show the transition to a school with very few blacks in a very difficult set of circumstances, academically and otherwise, i had sort of a jumpstart. i was ahead of the game so i have something. so it allowed me to continue to do well, even though it was a very difficult. >> thanks

and give a speech and dreamworks and talk about investing in innovation and ideas in places where americall like the silicon valley and hollywood. i went with the president a couple weeks ago to new orleans. we talked about exports. these are things the president is saying as we go forward with the budget negotiations we need to invest. he wants more room to roll back some of the sequester and spend more now. maybe you know, in tradinging for cuts later, stronger bigger cuts down the road. he's saying that's what we've got to do to keep the economy going and that's the message he's trying to bring for ordinary americans. >> susan, republicans are not letting up at all on obama care. do you think that might overshadow the president's economic push? how much traction is he going to get with that? >> it must be so frustrating for the white house because there are signs that the economy's getting better. not just with the stock market hitting new records. the deficit numbers are going down pretty quickly. even been a turn. food stamp usage, the cost of food stamps. it gets overwhelmed by the

so i do that, and then sell it to dreamworks, we can't get the film made for a number of different reasons think about doing a show for us? do you have an idea for a show? >> i said, you know, i wrote a script for steven a long time ago and i think that would make a great show. so anyhow, long story short, steven is now our executive producer and we're doing a new show for tnt which looks at a group of cops in new york in the 1960s. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. [ applause ] your dad's got to be psyched. >> oh no, he's loving it. he's loving it. >> jimmy: your dad's got to be proud and psyched. oh my gosh. >> he's very proud. but i have to admit you know, he sees the first draft of the script, and he's, like, are you kidding me? are you kidding -- no cop would ever -- like there's a scene where two guys go to arrest a hooker and the john. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and it's a scene where they're already in the woman's apartment. and i had a line in there where they basically say -- where they threaten them and say you're going to go to jail. he says, cops would never say you're going to jail. that's redu

and there's no amount of cgi animation at dreamworks that's going to cover that up. >> i mean, the president is, you know, maintaining that line despite all the evidence and the polling to the contrary. and frankly, chris, that's been their position from the beginning. i mean, this law has never had the majority support of the american people. and back when it was polling under 50% when they were debating the law, all the administration continued to say was, well, if you break it down into individual pieces, then they like it, and forget what the overall polls say about how people believe. and now in the face of the poll showing the disapproval of this law and the disapproval of how he's handling this law, which you see right there, the president continues to go out and just defy reality. >> republicans have made a lot out of the danger that comes when one political party or the leader of one political party disregards the other side. nuclear options and things like that that the republicans are so unworthy that the president doesn't even feel obliged to engage them on any point. but there's

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his scheduled stops include dreamworks animation in glendale. also attend a fundraiser at the los angeles home of marta kaufman creator of "friends." >>> and seven men recovering this morning after being shot in oakland overnight. the shooter sprayed bullets offer over 96th avenue and olive in east oakland about 6:00 last night. the victims always in their 20s and 30s and so far police have no motive and no suspects. >>> and a powerful storm system is threatening to disrupt thanksgiving holiday travel. the storm is packing strong winds and heavy rain and even snow. our cate caugurian joins us live now from the san francisco airport where flight delays could be worse than usual this holiday weekend. and it's all because of that big storm back east, cate? >> reporter: and you combine that be it being the -- with it being the business for the most part travel on receive the yore. forecasters are warning that nasty weather could light up travel boards with major delays. with weather like this, people have a hard enough time getting around they are o

he visited dreamworks animation where he joked that his ears were the inspiration for shrek. in california, the president gave a big immigration address where he was heckled by a dreamer who pleaded for an end of deportation. the president said there was only so much he could do himself. he is going to need congress to act to do more. one thing he did not devote a lot of time of talking about is the role of his health care. california is crucial to the success of obama care. president obama doesn't have to sell california on the affordable care act. california is already pretty much sold on the health care law. the state-run exchange, calling it covered california, is up and running and running well. paul krugman wrote about the implementation and said that enrollment is surging. at this point, more than 10,000 applications are being completed per day putting the state well on track to meet its overall targets for 2014 coverage. he pointed out it matters who is signing up. young, healthy people are needed to keep costs down. one quarter of all enrollies are the healthy young

he gave a speech at dreamworks studios in glendale. he reviewed his comic plan and the affordable care act and called it an engine of the economy. >> entertainment is one of america's biggest exports. every day you sell a product that's made in america to the rest of the world, every time somebody buys movie tickets or dvds or distribution rights to a film, some of that money goes back to the local economy right here. >> well, the president said the entertainment industry is also an important tool of u.s. diplomacy. exporting american values of tolerance and diversity to audience around the world. the treasury department announced a push to change campaign financing rules under the proposed changes the irs would limit the political spending of some nonprofit groups. political non-profit groups are one of the fastest growing sources of campaign cash. it's believe to be the first book ever printed in the u.s., even before there was the united states. in less than an hour, history lovers will have the chance to buy the bach the bay psalm

visiting the dreamworks animation studio of, president obama perhaps in need of some transformational hollywood magic of his own said the rollout of obamacare was rough but the law is quote in part responsible for positive change already. >> healthcare costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. and that means that if the studios of here, your employers aren't having to spend as much on healthcare, they can hire more folks and reinvest more in the business and couple with those cool technologies. i doesn't understand how they work but they are neat to look at. >> reporter: california led the nation in signups for obamacare. but a million golden state rest didn't have lost their coverage. heather: the memory of the crashed website is not going to vanish. how will they deal with that? >> reporter: white house officials are signaling when it relaunches this coming saturday they said there will be times when usage exceeds capacity. that's a techno geeky nerd way of saving it will crash again at certain points. kathleen sebelius told state and local officials that obamacare 2.0 will

months after democrats failed in their new push for gun control laws, president obama appeared at dreamworksand told hollywood it has to do better. >> when it comes to issues like gun violence, we've got to make sure that we're not glorifying it because the stories you tell shape our children's outlook and their lives. >> we'll see how that goes over during the president's next fund-raiser. >>> when we come back, the pope takes on the status quo by offering up some pretty big changes to the catholic church. how is his new vision being received at the vatican? >>> plus, the hollywood hot shot behind hit movies like "pretty woman" admits to being an israeli spy. how did he end up becoming a real life james bond? no matter how busy your morning you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. >>> welcome back to "the lead." in world news, the pope is declaring war on what he calls the idolatry of

and -- but early on i showed some cut scenes to steven spielberg and the folks at dreamworks and which helped him get a role in "fifth estate." i did the same thing with chris hemsworth on a movie michael mann cast him in. my pleasure. but in both instances i was thrilled that the actors could use it as a sort of showcase and i'm working with chris hemsworth again on a movie called "heart of the sea" for warner brothers. it's a project, in fact, chris brought to me. another really challenging acting role for him. and a pleasure. i hope i get to work with daniel bruhl again. and the courage both actors showed and, frankly, what they achieved, again, working quickly. but working hard and well. i'm very proud of them. >> rose: congratulations. >> thanks. >> rose: niki lauda is here. he is a three-time formula 1 world champion. he's also a living legend in racing. in 196 his rivalry with britain's james hunt fascinated fans around the world midway through the championship he was trapped in a burning car for almost a minute and returned to racing only 42 days later. his comeback has been ca

at theesident spoke dreamworks studio, here is his expanded comments about the entertainment industry and how it reflects american culture -- [video clip] >> hundreds of millions of people may never set foot in the united states but thanks to you have experienced a small part of what makes our country special. they have learned something about our values. we have shaped a world culture through you. the stories that we tell transmit values and ideals about diversity and overcoming adversity and creativity. as a consequence of what you've done, you helped shape the world culture in a way that has made the world better. they may not know the gettysburg address, but if they are watching some old movie, maybe "guess who is coming to dinner," or "will and grace," they have had a front-row seat to our march toward progress. young people in countries all around the world are suddenly making a connection and have an affinity to people who don't look like them. originally they may have been fearful now they say this person is like me. that is one of the powers of art. that is what you transmit.

today, he will visit the dreamworks and commissions to deal of movie producer and jeffrey katzenberg,fund raisers and political supporters. that is in gleanglendale, a server of a loss angeles. the president also plans to attend his last a democratic fund raiser at the home of mark park kaufman, who " created a while the popular sitcom friends. >> the president made a brief trip to san francisco yesterday raising money and pushing for immigration reform. but unlike many of his past trips to the bay area, he endorsed a tough criticism. things quickly grew testy in a brief exchange. >> " stop deportation. yes we can! ". >> 24 year-old berkeley graduate ju hong says that he did not go to the vendor with the intention of interrupting, but he felt compelled to after hearing the president's speech. he is from south korea, and is very passionate about immigration reform. he came to the state when he was 11 years old. the president let him stay after his outburst, even turning to talk to him, but he was not impressed. >> so goes on-line show ho but he was not impressed. >> so goes on-line sho

jon: speaking of politics, it should not be a surprise if he stops by dreamworks and jeffrey katzenberg, one of the top executives there, happens to be one of mr. obama's largest political donors. >> that is right. he's got a sweet spot in hollywood. and in bit parts of california. what he is not talking about and what we are hearing here in washington is that even though they won all of these people to go on the website this weekend. and they want to see a re-rollout, they are telling people, don't let people sign up too much because we don't crash the website and they are telling all of their allies getting people to sign up, don't go too fast because we don't want those things to crash again. jon: we will be talking about that more with you in the program. nina easton, thank you so much. jenna: new information changing the way the united states government and the american people as well as the entire al qaeda network update. catherine herridge has more on this top story. >> that's right, a lot of classified information, it it's said to be a least 1.5 million files. in only 17 written

speech today highlighting hollywood's contributions to the economic recovery and he's doing it from dreamworkseen a very big supporter and donor for president obama since day one. charles, the president always goes back to a friendly territory. charles: it's not college students and it's hollywood. are you serious? the democratic argument we've got an incredible income inequality. actors making 30 million for box office bombs. we probably forget how bad it is for a couple of hours, unless the movie worse than our own lives which happens 50% of the time. this is a story i'll pat you on the back and you'll pat me on the back. to say that it's helping with the economy is an facce. between goffin a -- golf and fundraisers, no wonder obamacare is-- the magic house, katzenberg's house. stuart: making money. >> making money or creating money is part of the job, but feels like it's an overwhelming part of the job in this administration. stuart: in the five years since he's been president, he's fund raising all the time. charles: nonstop. he has either changed forever the office the presidency or it's

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. >>> president obama wrapped up his visit to california with a stop at dreamwork animation, where he and actor explained that he had a cold and didn't want to give the president his germs. later, president obama told entertainment industry leaders they have a responsibility in the gun debate when it comes to onscreen violence. >>> next, chilling new details of the newtown school massacre underscore what some are calling a mental health crisis in the u.s. and it sounds like one of the movies, a top hollywood producer admits to a secret life as a spy. i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> we're just learning that a judge has now ordered the release of 911 calls from the massacre at sandy hook elementary

then, president obama joins us at the dreamworks studio. this is followed with a deal reached on a ran on the new clear program. day before the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, the consumer federation -- releasednd the their spending results and you can see that on c-span. later, president obama pardons the national thanksgiving turkey. the whiteny is at house and you can see live at 1:15 eastern on c-span. weekend since 1998, book tv has brought to the top nonfiction authors. >> i think that women's identities are tied to work in a way that we may not like and find disturbing. it is true will stop when i look at marissa mayer, who was chosen to be the ceo of yahoo! when she , she wasly pregnant asked how much maternity leave and she said none. -- that was not the way i would do it because i took funny of maternity leave. i feel that that is a kind of woman that there is space for. the fact that there are stay at home dads who are happy and do not all live in portland, oregon , that is ok to. >> throughout the fall, we are m