please welcome the lovely, the talented edie falco, everybody!ate it. we're such giant fans of you over here. >> thank you. >> jimmy: we love you so much. congrats. >> thank you. >> jimmy: a tony nomination. >> it's my first one. it was very exciting. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. >> jimmy: that's great. >> it's a big deal. >> jimmy: that's so cool. >> yeah it is. >> jimmy: "house of blue leaves." can you explain it to me? what is it? what is it about? >> well, gosh. how much time do we have? >> jimmy: is it deep? >> yeah, it's sort of intense. it's about a guy who wants to be a musician. i play his crazy wife and jennifer jason leigh is his crazy girlfriend and -- >> jimmy: and he is ben stiller. >> ben stiller, yeah. >> jimmy: how is he -- i mean, i know he's a great guy. >> he's great. you must know him. don't you funny guys hang out together? >> jimmy: yeah, we have a funny guy bar we all go to. [ laughter ] >> that's why he's always late. >> jimmy: yeah, he's always late. >> he's totally great. he's great and funny. >> jimmy: is he funn

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. >> edie falco mixes it up with jennifer jason leigh. >> i bring out how i feel. >> ben stiller tookging and piano lessons in the house of blue leaves. >> it was birds, now not blue leaves. >> stiller plays artie shaughnessy, a zoo keeper. >> edie plays a schizophrenic wife, aptly named bananas. >> i grabbed bob hope, i pushed spellman into the back seat, get in i'll take you where you want to go. >> she says research was not necessary for this role. >> i know all about bananas, she is crazy. >> stiller's mystery is the downstairs neighbor bunny. >> i know, i don't know them, but i mean i know. >> played by jennifer jason leigh. >> it's so shocking, you know, it's so funny and then not funny at all. >> reporter: this dark comedy set in 1965 during the pope's visit to new york city has special meaning for stiller, his mother star in the original stage production 40 years ago. he was in the first revival 25 years ago, playing ronnie, artie's son. stiller says the play still resonates. >> themes in the play about fame and celebrity and need for validation in our culture is as relevant i

edie hill goes one-on-one with bush's attorney general. need torture to kau catch the next bin laden? to our headliner segment. a moment of opportunity. that's how barack obama described the chaotic and historic change we're witnessing in the arab world. in a speech the good old american reason in the fever sweeping the region. instead, he may see the temperature soaring. yesterday i heard something in the white house. the president's spokesman jay carney said we see specific new ideas, but did we? joining me now to talk about it, james trou, the contributing writer for the "new york times" making sfwleen, and director of the moral courage project at morning university and author of the book "allah, liberty, and love" that comes out in june. before we have our conversation, just lisp ten to a few of the great obama moments we heard today. listen to this. >> square by square, town by town, country by country the people have risen up to demand their basic human rights. two leaders have stepped aside. more may follow, and though these countri

just do whatever you want," and i just did it. >> hinojosa: "create a character that is going to be edie falco's sidekick"? >> yeah, i mean, they gave me the name and everything, and it was up to me on coming up with the details and specificity in terms of creating a history of that guy and fleshing him out. and i love that, because again, it's the idea of, you know, already the name is enough to sort of like... >> hinojosa: what is his name? okay, his name is... >> mo-mo or mohammed de la cruz. >> hinojosa: mohammed de la cruz. >> de la cruz. and you know, i think you were mentioning to me earlier, which i think is really interesting and was very informing that in puerto rico there's like... >> hinojosa: well, it's not so... it's not so much that in puerto rico, but there is a population of puerto rican muslims... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...that they have a community of puerto ricans. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: so for me, i was like... that's why i was like, "well, he could be a puerto rican muslim." i know puerto rican muslims, but it's not clear on the show. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: and it's

we are offering our services to the schools, >> edy zing is a shining example. he was down for 2 decades. let's join with eddy on that. rebecca. >> would it be possible will to have coordinate with muni where the bus stops are. the bus is going to be there within 10 minutes of the final school bell so they don't have to wait 20, 30 minutes for a bus. and kids have to transfer. it takes 45 minutes to an hour to get home. if it would be coordinated between the school district and muni that buses arrive and coordinate transfer stops. that would help kids on muni and maybe have a person on the bus stop. >> we have time, sorry just one more. >> okay. all right. peer pressure. >> my name is rudy corpus. give a big shout out. i think one good solution is to focus more on elementary school kids. educate them in a way they can comprehend. if they can recite a whole e-40. you know a first grader came to school with a gun. focus on the elementary school kids. that's a solution. thank you. and rudy corp >> i have 15 job openings for kids in foster homes. we currently serve

edie hill with more on what she has tonight. >> that's wonderful. that really is why people are so strong. terrific. thanks for bringing that to us. coming up, we are going to talk to a man who knew bin laden before he developed his hatred of the west. why did he change? we get his unique perspective and blunt language. elliott? >> thank you. we'll be right back with a man who took part in the hunt for osama bin laden. don't go away. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. better than any other luxury brand. ♪ intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall value of any brand. ♪ and j.d. power and associates ranks lexus the highest in customer satisfacti

the later afternoon at wears more edie's creeping into the north bay and into the south bay. 84 santaosa, 70 san francisco, still pretty warm in concord 88 degrees. 87 for field, 85 livermore, 85 san jose, 89 morgan hill. cooler along the bay shores and the coastline. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, tomorrow will still be on the warm side. our sea breeze winds will kick in into the afternoon that will mean cooler temperatures and fog for friday morning. we will see those low clouds of all along the coastline saturday and temperatures will cool saturday afternoon. a cooling in some other day with a chance of light rain late sunday into early monday. >>pam: new report out on climate change and there are a lot of things in it which affect the bay area. jeff bush explain some of the challenges we can expect in the future. >>jeff: the report paints a grim picture of what is likely to happen in the next century. the report said this level will rise a yard and that could mean a lot problems that will affect everyone. let's put this in perspective. i've already market what yard l

all right, edie hill joins me now. what is she doing in washington tonight? >> focusing on everything that we're covering here. we have new information about that elite group that killed bin laden and details about whether he could have been taken alive. eliot, that's coming up. >> all right. thanks so much. we'll be right back. >>> coming up, richard quest and i -- ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. ok. [ cellphone rings ] hey. you haven't left yet. no. i'm boarding now... what's up? um...would you mind doing it again? last time. [ engine turns over ] oooohhhh...sweet. [ male announcer ] the chevy cruze with the my chevrolet app. the remote control car is finally he

some actors and actresses up for tony's include al pacino, and edie falco in the house of blue leavesnd ellen barkin. the tony's air right here on wusa9. >>> the cbs news is making news tonight. the network announced scott pele is taking over as anchor after the cbs evening news. i asked scott about their plans for the newscast. the viewer don't have to wait until 6:30 anymore. >> there's essentially three things you're going to be seeing on the evening news. things you have seen on the evening news over the last few years and we're going to continue to pursue them. first, original reporting. we'll have reporting you haven't seen elsewhere. second fairness. fairness to everyone involved in a story and also unique insight into the news of the day. our goal lesli, is to put the broadcast on and have the viewers say wow, that was worth my time. i learned things. >> let me ask you about your interview with lara logan this past sunday because you covered many, many stories. hers was absolutely rivetting. you showcased her professionalism, her courage, her grace, and your own skill at handl

some actresses and actors include al pacino, vanessa redgrave in driving miss daisy, edie falco in theue and ellen barkin in the normal heart. the tony awards air live from new york city june 12th here on wusa9. >> jamie lee curtis came to northwest d.c. for an important cause. she's honorary chair for the national children's health awareness event put on by the substance abuse administration. this year's exhibit at the shakespeare theatre featured artwork from children directly impacted by the 9-11 attacks and recognized their resilience. >> white house correspondents weekend is over and what better way to unwind than with a mimosa at the traditional morning after brunch. from actress morgan fairchild to congressman jim moran, local and hollywood celebrities attended. from white house correspondent reality tv stars, they filled the rooftop at the hay adams hotel by the white house. well, why let all of the humans have the fun. this week, pet expert wendy diamond from animal fair magazine once again hosted her annual white house pet correspondents benefit held at art and soul on capito

low seventies for the closed-end edie's nearly everywhere else.eighborhood by neighborhood, in the morning mostly upper 50s and low 60's. into the afternoon quick warming temperatures getting into the '80s and a number of places i knew. 80 now thought and san jose, 81 santa rosa, 70 in san francisco and in the later afternoon warming up even more into the '80s nearly bay area wide staying clear close to the coast. high temperatures tomorrow, 86 santa rosa, 78 san francisco, 82 richmond upper 80s low nineties for the delta and inland valleys. the places that will hit the low 90s, places like danville, walnut creek in pleasanton. along the coastline in the slow '70s, '80s for the bay shore and '80s and the south bay. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, the warming trend will last through thursday so very short- lived. we'll see the sea breeze winds kick back and thursday. that will bring us fog along the coast and friday morning. much cooler temperatures friday, the cooling trend continue more cloud cover expected this weekend. >>pam:a prog

first, edie hill is here. you are talking to fema folks on the ground there in joplin? >> they just held an emergency drill last week. when it work when it was put into practice? as rescue operations continue, what can the government do to help survivors there. we'll look at that. >> all right. thanks. a lot more when we come back. stay with us. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. in an effort to give you the best network possible. of some of the annoying symptoms menopause brings. go it's one a day menopause formula. the only complete multivitamin with soy isoflavones to help address hot flashes and mild mood changes. one a day menopause formula. >>> rough weather in joplin aga

in the east bay commuters are not happy about the new express lanes on interstate edie.t runs from highway 84 to highway 237 in milpitas. carpoolers can use the lane for a freeze but so drivers pay a fee. i new study shows those drivers only save one minute on the 14 mi. stretch. charles clifford is their live to show us the problem. >>reporter: right now you're looking at a live picture of the cells, lanes of interstate 680 before the all will accident. the toll lane is on the left side of the double white line. the problem is occurring during the southbound morning commute between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.. several drivers i spoke with believe there morning drives have gone long dirt and is told lane is to blame. >> it seem like the traffic was backing up farther into pleasanton. >>reporter: brad has been commuting for years, he said when the toll they won in last fall things slow down. >> were all stopped in the all three lanes and a commuter lane is wide open. >>reporter: the transportation commission said the toll lane is working exactly as planned. it to say the aver

edie walnut creek. the in the delta, said base similar story temperatures awfully warm and san jose. 80 campbell. los gatos. these temperatures will help in comparison to where they go tomorrow. more in my next update. >> george: it is a good start to the commute, we are not tracking in the hot spots. no problems, incidents, delays. bridge check, bay bridge toll plaza. it's and light, easy ride. the dates their approach is right there, the macarthur maze approach from here, very light. no delays. no problems. sematech out, looks good. as we track that commute. this is the right side of the screen traffic is heading towards san mateo. golden gate bridge ride out 101-southbound is an easy trip through marin county to the bridge. and no problems or delays. >> darya: thank you, teachers and around the bay are going to take to the streets, and protest this week they're trying to raise awareness about the impact on education that the state budget cuts will have. teachers will rally in richmond. they will be t

falco or patricia heaton from the middle. >> three. >> no. >> the correct answer was edie falco. >>d she have to gain? >> what did happen, she was doing a play in london it stressed her out so much she lost weight and the creator said you'll have to pack on the pounds, she said, bring on ice cream. >> i love that. back across. >> this lady is very upset she didn't win the $100 and got my cd. i will deal with you later. you're from ontario. true or false, estelle getty was a year younger than her character? that's true. >> good for you. >> i didn't know there was a year between the two of them. she was almost a year younger than bee arthur. rue mcclanahan she would get up said because in her 60s playing a 70 dwrld. >> which tv mom's character has been on television the longest, louis grif fin, marge simpson or roseanne barr. >> marge simpson. >> did she get or did she know? >> marge has been in every episode of the simpsons since the show debuted in 1989. to celebrate their 20th anniversary, she famously posed tore "playboy." >> congratulations on the little one. >> coming up next, a

all little cooler today, looks like your eyes will stand the edie's do the napa valley. 86 degrees is1 in mill valley. yesterday we broke records sfo hitting the '80s. staying in the '70s today. downtown san francisco is 73. temperatures will stand the '70s, '80s. 81 in the castro. 86 and san ramon, 88, close to 90 degrees inland. says bay, upper 80s. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. tomorrow, a big difference cool off significantly a few more crops. that will continue through the weekend send a slight chance we might pick up a few sprinkles the later half of your day. cloudy into monday. >> darya: thank you, new details in a giants fan who was attacked outside dodger stadium. bryan stowe remains in the hospital. his family has posted an update on line saying he's not responding to stimulation as much as the doctors have hoped. they have also lowered the dishes of the eight medications that they're giving him. then as i sang all the can do is wait, craig, police are still searching for the attackers who beat him. the man suspected of killing four women to in the bay area i

all three are c edies. they deny those charges. >>> quick break.bit of cloud cover lingering over the peninsula but mostly clear conditions already out there. 75 degrees. we're well on our way to mid-70s today. 75 in concord. 75 in san jose and gilroy. we do have a little bit of rain on the way. looks like wednesday we'll see steady showers, light. nothing heavy. but enough to keep you indoors on wednesday. 68 degrees by thursday and then warm back up into the 70s just in time for the weekend. you got to get to work before we get to the weekend, though. >> that's only monday. we have a little slow car cover over this portion of 101. lower bay shore heading southbound towards highway 84. northbound toward the same area of menlo park. that's why there's still slowing coming off 280 there. a live look out and show you sunol clearing up through fremont for the southbound side. northbound not a problem through the dublin interchange and the toll plaza, metering lights are on still. >> that is a treat. thank you very much, mike. another local news update