this as actor idiris elba is calling on the entertainment elba says: "so today i'm asking the tv industry, tv and film industry to think outside of the box. in fact just get out of the box, forget it. " meantime, african american civil rights activists say they are now talking to major oscars advertisers... and launching a national campaign... to try and convince people not to watch... their aim - hit hollywood's bottom line - in an effort to turn around what they call institutional neglect of minorities. the february twenty-eighth oscars are set to be hosted by chris rock who is also being pressured to bow out. (on cam tag) this week the comedian called the oscars - quote - "white b-e-t awards." in los angeles, jonathan hunt, fox news. viewers for last year's oscar telecast - hosted by neil patrick harris - were down 16 percent from the year prior... a six-year low. there's much of fox5 news at 5. new hope.... for solar power customers. how the city of las vegas is trying to promote sustainable energy.... following a controversial move by the public utilities commission. if you need a re

this as actor idiris elba is calling on the entertainment industry to do more. elba says: "so today i'm asking the tv industry, tv and film industry to think outside of the box. in fact just get out of the box, forget it. " meantime, african american civil rights activists say they are now talking to major oscars advertisers... and launching a national campaign... to try and convince people not to watch... their aim - hit hollywood's bottom line - in an effort to turn around what they call institutional neglect of minorities. the february twenty-eighth oscars are set to be hosted by chris rock who is also being bow out. the oscars - quote - "white b-e-t awards." in los angeles, jonathan hunt, fox news. 1 to 3" of snow fell in central iowa today. the higher amounts occured in far southwestern iowa. skies will be cloudy overnight with temperatures in the low teens by early wednesday. who's the rebel now? no way. yes way! savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, melty cheese, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all

jordan in creed, idris elba in beasts of no nation. >> what are you doing here? >> and the critically acclaimed straight out of compton, among others. activists called on african-americans to tune out of the awards broadcast, even the company producer of the broadcast, who is african-american said he is upset. >> what is especially frustrating is when movies like straight out of compton, like creed, you know, when the cast of star wars gets overlooked. you just go oh, man. >> many took to social immediate he i can't to vent anger with the hash tag oscars so white trending on twitter. >> so why are the oscars to white again this year? some observers say hollywood just doesn't provide enough good

and idris elba. >> that is your family's blood. elba has taken the fight across the pond in london. he described how he had to move to the u.s. to achieve success as an actor. catherine: moving on from show business to business business with kate. we will talk about more economy than business. we have seen a lot of data and numbers. it is a rather gloomy picture. pessimism. of china confirming that its economy has grown at its weakest pace in 25 years. 6.9%.ansion of just manufacturing slowed down. that is having a global impact. forecastowngraded its by .2%. pricesmatic fall in oil has been playing into that prediction. stephen is and although -- is davos,hough -- in in switzerland. >> 2016 is going to be another year in which the global economy will be stuck in low gear. it will not be a recession year. , parts of theowth global economy in very bad shape. china is slowing. brazil and russia are in recession. india's doing quite nicely. the developed world is not going as fast as we would like it, but it is still growing. the u.s. is growing between 2.5% and 3%. it is not great, bu

jordan in creed, idris elba in beasts of no nation. >> what are you doing here? >> and the critically acclaimed straight out of compton, among others. activists called on african-americans to tune out of the awards broadcast, even the company producer of the broadcast, who is african-american said he is upset. >> what is especially frustrating is when movies like straight out of compton, like creed, you know, when the cast of star wars gets overlooked. you just go oh, man. >> many took to social immediate he i can't to vent anger with the hash tag oscars so white trending on twitter. >> so why are the oscars to white again this year? some observers say hollywood just doesn't provide enough good roles for black actors, but many others cite the makeup of the academy itself, who's 6,200 members are overwhelmingly older, male and white. >> the president of the academy said she's trying to boost diversity. >> what is important is that this entire conversation of diversity is here and that we are talking about it, and i think we will not just talk, because people will

idris elba winning for beasts of no nation. >> you build your own boks. not people. so, knock that thing away and do you! >> reporter: from queen latifah, honored for hbos "bessie." >> this is diversity. >> get up here, dad. >> reporter: winner of two awards. jason bateman offering the award to the man who laid his father on arrested development. >> i'm going to stop shaking. >> reporter: for sporting female ? i want to go out and celebrate. i'm going to sit on a plane and ask nen the cabin to dance with me. >> the cast of "spot light." >> reporter: game on. with a win for outstanding motion picture cast, "spot race. did you know this was something special you were doing? >> from the minute i read it, i thought it was a special, special thing that had to be shown and told. >> reporter: leonardo dicaprio recalled his childhood. >> thank you for listening to an overly ambitious and slightly annoying kid. >> reporter: and brie larson. why is it right the come now in your life? >> i'm really grateful to have had so much life so many trials and tribulations. >> reporter:

. >> now, another one, we have a tweet here from idris elba. he tweeted, you wait for one bus and two come along at the same time. life in it. sag awards. thank you, saaaaagqyy. he's feeling the love. this was great on the heels of having diversity. the nominations came out in december, so it wasn't a reaction. >> much more on the s.a.g. awards in the next half hour. >>> could this be new evidence in the making a murderer case? the technology his new lawyer hopes will set the convicted killer free. >> the new lawyer making a lot here you are. anything i can do to make your stay more magical? well, i wish we could have even more park time. have dinner with a princess. oo i want to ride the monorail! oh, take a break by the pool. but be back in time for fireworks. let me see what i can do. whoa when you stay at a select walt disney world resort hotel, you get the most out of your vacation...and your family. and now, you'll save up to 25% off a select walt disney world resort hotel room. pepper discovers jimmy dean delights, made with real egg whi

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some of the night's other big winners included leonardo dicaprio, and idris elba. addressed the recent oscars controversy with this one-liner, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to diverse tv. man, in trouble. it's stolen! the sixers are going to tie it the 76ers had a chance for a huge upset against the golden state warriors, they tied it up with under 30 seconds left in the game, but then harrison barnes hit a three-pointer to seal the deal with less than a second on the clock. warrior win 108-105. next up for the sixers, they host atlanta on wednesday. >>> novak djokovic is your australian open winner for a record tying sixth time. he beat britain's andy murray in straight sets for the championship in melbourne. it's his 11th grand slam title. >>> before he was a member of the nbc 10 family and a broadcast pioneer, our own vai sikahema was doing this on the gridiron. now it's time to congratulate vai who is now a hall of famer. yesterday vai was inducted into the polynesian football hall of fame in honolulu. vai is the first native of tonga in the south pacific to pl

idris elba, a huge fan. >> i have to see the movie, too. i haven't seen it yet. >> i have to see it as well. >> you can see, "luther." it's creepy. >> great show. >> she says creepy with a big smile on her face. >> in a good way. >> thank you, sara. >>> coming up, steps you can take to cure the monday blues coming up in our "weekend download.' >>> and your sneak peek at a super bowl ad guaranteed to get people talking. it's straight ahead in "pop news." that's what sara does. she gets people talking. >> i sure do. that's what sara does. >> i sure do. pepper discovers jimmy dean delights, made with real egg whites, lean cut meats, and whole grains. an excellent source of protein, it fuels her up with energy to help power through her morning. with jimmy dean delights, good mornings lead to great days. feel a cold sore coming on? only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. to block the virus and protect healthy cells.. don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. abreva. nivea in-shower body lotion. first i

our fellow actors like our work is really -- >> now, another one, we have a tweet here from idris elba. who i am a huge fan of. he tweeted, you wait for one bus and two come along at the same time. life innit. sag awards. thank you, saggy. clearly, he's feeling the love. this was great on the heels of so much talk of the oscars not having diversity. the s.a.g. awards nominations came out in december, so it wasn't a reaction. >> much more on the s.a.g. awards coming up in the second half hour. >> yes, we will. >> thank you, sara. >> thank you. >>> coming up, could there be new evidence in the "making a murderer" case? the technology his new lawyer hopes will set the convicted killer free. of waves.increase speed, full throttle! (over intercom) ann, are you coming in? negative! stay on target. what are you guys doing? artoo, thrusters! they're closing in! i'll guard the base. for every family that lives star wars, this is the place where star wars lives. where a galaxy far, far away... ...is closer than ever before. move along. come join us...as star wars awakens. (from x-wing) hyperspac

. >>> iris elba told an audience that needs to be more difficult versus city in television and filmsn the united kingdom with the british government fund some through the bbc. idris elba is a co-star of "beast of no nation" one of the best movies of the year, if not the best movie of the year, snubbed be i the american awards system. here is a piece of that film. >> i'm not taking -- i'm not taking no -- are you ready to fight? >> yes, sir. >> are you ready to fight? >> yes, sir. >> do you want to take that bridge? >> yes, sir. >> there is no better performance by an actor this year. idris elba shared some of his struggles in the industry as an example of why he says things need to change. >> my agent and i would get scripts and we were all asked to read the black male character. all right? or the athletic type. but when the script -- when the script asked for a black male it wasn't describing a character or person's characterer it was describing a skin color. i got to a certain point in my career where i saw the glass ceiling. i was so close to it i was going to hit my forehead on i

overlooking such performances idris elba in "beasts of no nation." >> what are you doing here? >> reporter: and not giving a best picture nod to "straight outta compton." the academy of motion picture arts and sciences on friday announcing what it called a necessary step to aid diversity, bringing sweeping changes to its membership's voting eligibility requirements for the academy awards. going forward, members who had been given lifetime voting privileges, now getting them for a ten-year stretch. renewable for another ten years, only if that person has remained active in motion pictures. the initiative coupled with efforts to enhance the diversity of the academy board and outreach to new members that's aimed at doubling the number of oscar voters who are women and minorities by 2020. on social media "selma" director ava duvernay calling the changes one good step on a long journey. the announcement coming in the wake of some saying they would the nominations. director spike lee, awarded an honorary oscar this year, as well as jada pinkett smith and her husband will smith, who s

i have to say, that the acemy could have nominated edris elba. or will smith for con suggestion. >> for those in the estimated 6 6,000 members, 95 #49d% are white and 77% are male. >> nominee, producing the show, i still don't get it. >> looking at star wars with a black and a woman in the lead. highest grossing movie. all shut out. >> and another oscar voter >> is there perhaps a way that you producing the show can bring in some of those stars that were perhaps left out to present, will they come at this point? >> they'll come. i'll call them. >> i think that's a good idea. >> hollywood's biggest party. it's frustrating that we're having the same conversation year after year every time the nominations come out. >> looking at the academy, that sums it up. >> thanks so much. for more on the oscar nominations, watch the insider tonight here on cbs4. >>> at 5:30. arrested again, a man charged in connection with a deadly crash with an suv faces new charges with a tweet. that alluded to a trip to colombia. >> instead of on a plane, back in front of a

. >> reporter: many thought idris elba deserved an oscar nod for his role. enough to nurture a talent -- >> reporter: george clooney won for "syriana," speaking out in support of diversity. i think african-americans have a real fair point, that the industry isn't representing them well enough. >> every ten years, we get lucky. then when it happens, the players, hollywood's finally turned around, look how much we've made progress. then a drought for nine years. >> reporter: director spike lee says even though he's skipping the glittery night in protest he's not calling for boycott. he believes the problem goes deeper than awards shows. >> we're not in the room in these green light meetings. until that happens, we'll continue to have these stories about the lack of diversity at the oscars. >> reporter: and yet lee says the message transcends hollywood. >> you're going to make more money if your product and your workforce reflects the diversity let's go to the bottom line.

idris elba took home awards for the film beasts. straight out of compton also took home the award for best movie. >>> have you seen any movies late? i've been too busy chasing these el nino storms. it's been ferocious. but we're in a bit of a break. a lot lovett folks say tomorrow will be just fine. the radar is clear. we don't see any rain out there. visibility is clear as well. look at this beautiful shot from downtown miami. last night at this time, i was standing in this very spot and telling you it was 54 degrees. it's much miler than it was. 73 was the high in miami. mild compared to -- in fort lauderdale. it felt mild compared to yesterday. we don't have anything spectacularly warm. we have 49 in jacksonville. that's the coldest we find 50 in gainesville, 41 in tallahassee. high to mid-level clouds continue to stream across our sky. those aren't the ones that produce rain. when they start to lower and thicken up is when we see rain chances. some of that moisture will stream in from the southwest and the caribbean. future rada

snubbed for nominations this year- idris elba, will smith and michael b. jordan in fact, the only nominee from creed's predominately black cast is sylvester stallone. who decides the nominees? it's a long- held secret?but a 2012 los angeles times investigation found academy voters are nearly 94% caucasian and 77% male, with blacks only accounting for about 2%. the president of the academy of motion pictures issued a statement about the criticisms saying she was - quote "heartbroken and frustrated" about the situation. she went on to say the racial make-up of voters who decide awards needs to change. guys, if you can't figure out why you're single... you may want to take a here are types of guys women almost always avoid. are you one of them? according to ask men dot com the first type of guy women avoid is the misogynist. if you're that guy.. change your attitude or say hello to the single life for a very long time. next... the self- righteous guy. the one who judges others for doing things he doesn't. to keep a girl... hold off on the preaching until late

. >> idris elba snubbed by the academy, picking up two awards last night, leo keeps up momentum as he looks to claim his first oscar. >> i'm truly humbled by this. >>> and sold to the highest bidder? a retired police officer trying to keep his canine partner discovers it's not that easy. his four legged friend might be auctioned off because the dog is considered state property. how people from around the country are trying to keep the together today. >>> and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin with dylan dreyer. weather. she's spending another morning at home. caucus eve. >> yeah. iowa caucus eve. that's our top story. we're now just about 35 hours away from first caucuses. this morning, there is new polling from the des moines register and that's often a good indicator of how the caucuses go in that state. donald trump has five points ahead of ted cruz in that polling. hillary clinton three points ahead of bernie sanders. put in the margin of error, they're basically neck and neck. we begin with halle jackson who is

idris elba - for beasts of no nation nats and jada's leading man-will smith for his role in "concussion" [tweet] as for the boycott, oscar winning filmmaker michael moore tweeting support for pinkett smith and lee...saying he'll join them. adding, 'i believe the academy will fix this.' tag: while the academy doesn't release information on demographics of its members, according to a 2013 l-a times investigation, the academy is 93% white down just 1% from 2012 with african-americans making up only 2%. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. jack/2couch: ((ad lib reax)) we'll be right back. stephanie: look for new at six tonight... "hi ryan this is george and im calling from the hillary clinton campagin for iowa" stephanie: it's an unusual voice to hear on the other end of the line... we'll tell you about this 11 year old kid campaigner, at six. brad/wxhang weather adlib: put script here in green stephanie: thank you for time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. watch for we're proud to say we are iowa... have a great night.

idris elba - for beasts of no nation nats and jada's leading man-will smith for his role in "concussion" [tweet] as for the boycott, oscar winning filmmaker michael moore tweeting support for pinkett smith and lee...saying he'll join them. adding, 'i believe the academy will fix this.' tag: while the academy doesn't release information on demographics of its members, according to a 2013 l-a times investigation, the academy is 93% white down just 1% from 2012 with african-americans making up only 2%. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. > a lot more news coming up on action news live at 3-30... including the latest on that water crisis in michigan. ((sot)) lawsuit presser "you made the mess, you clean it up, you fix the problem!" several families are now suing city leaders for the crisis. and taking a live look outside -- the rain is coming down! how long it's here to stay and hardest...is coming up in weather first. right now on action news live critics are sounding off in tright now on action news live at 3:30.. critics are sounding off in the

. >> idris elba became the second person to take home two sag trophies in one night for beasts of no nation. he also won for best male actor for the tv series luther. very talented guy. >>> exciting night in basketball. coming up in sports, we'll check in on the nets who wrapped up a quick two-game road trip in new orleans. a big upset in the land down under, the australian open women's final. that's next when news 4 new york . >>> if you were sleeping between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. you missed a stunning upset in the land down under. all eyes were of serena williams as she looked to capture her major title. she ran into angelique kerber. the german was trying for her championship. and decisive set to upset the world number one. kerber halts williams' bid. kerber becomes the lowest ranked australian open winner since serena won back in 2007. >>> you know i think i get the second chance and i take my chance to be here in the finals to play against serena. and i really honored to be here in this final and to win it. i mean, my dream come true tonight, this night. >> in just a few hours

or idris elba... weren't nominated. sot -- (from film: "straight outta compton") "straight outta compton" was also snubbed for "best picture"... ((nominations gfx - all eight)) which includes a total of eight mad max - fury road) "mad max: fury road" among them -- receiving ten nods. sot -- (from film: star wars: the force awakens) "star wars: the force awakens" -- was also nominated five times? in technical categories. ((on camera tag)) the academy is bringing back chris rock as brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. > the oscars weren't the only movie nominations announced. the 20-16 razzy nominations also came out, and "fifty shades of grey" leads the pack with the most nominations. it's up for worst picture, actor and actress. the other movies with 6 nominations are "paul blart: mall cop 2" and "jupiter ascending". the 36th annual razzies will be awarded february 27th. another celebrity gone too soon- british actor alan rickman has died. sources say rickman had been battling cancer. rickman was known for his roles

and british actor idris elba -- to nurture our diverse talent." clooney -- tells "variety" -- "i think that african americans have a real fair point that the industry isn't representing them well enough." sot -- lesley messer, abc news digital entertainment editor white the oscars have been for quite some time... but this year it's reached a fever pitch. there's no way hollywood can ignore it at this point." 9 in a statement? president -- cheryl boone isaacs - who is, herself, black, promises the academy "is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership." sot -- spike lee, film director // "it goes further than the academy award coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime lineup on channel 13: at 8 -- the middle at 8:30 -- the goldbergs at 9 -- modern family at 9:30 -- black-ish at 10 -- american crime then on action news.. live at 11.. 22:31 darcy stand-up tease: dirty dining for the second time in half a year. find out why health inspectors say the risk for foodborne illness here is out of control. join me on action news live at 1

many questioning by will smith or idris elba were not nominated. straight outta compton was also snubs. mad max, fury road receiving 10 the star wars the force awakens was also nominated five times in technical categories. watch the academy awards sunday channel 5. phil: starts right now. >> my main focus is becoming the best player i can be. anchor: and the new injury concern. get set for a wet start to your weekend and the changes that will follow. anchor: the colorful show of support for a teenager -- and billy joel's big plan for the fenway park. when you'll be hearing more of the music icon. breaking news, patriots star chandler jones at the center of a storm. what he's saying about the incident that sent him to the hospital. jones broke his silence on the issue after practice today. >> he faced reporters in the patriots' locker room. one of those, our bob halloran was there and he begins our live breaking news coverage at gillette stadium. bob: there was no expectation or announcement that chandler jones would speak to the media today but he

idris elba took home two statues, the most of any actor last night. >> welcome to diverse tv. alex: leonardo dicaprio are both their categories. award last night. about the oscars so white controversy. when we talk about diversity. >> sexual orientation. alex: netflix and amazon one big with orange is the new black, house of cards, and transparent. game of thrones and downton abbey also walk away with a win. the amway center has a message for disappointed fans who did not get to see def leppard, styx , or tesla last night. def leppard decided to cancel the show after a bandmember got sick. today is the final day of this eatonville -- zora festival in eatonville. kennedy boulevard is closed for the fast. the pirate invasion is over and now it is time for the cleanup in tampa. the 101st annual gasparilla festival celebrated all things pirate yesterday. there was a heavy police presence to prevent underage drinking. tampa residents say they are proud to have the tradition. happening today, mardi gras celebrations will roll on through new orleans. look at some of these amazing flo

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40 years apart, the academy snubbed his costar michael b jordrd, that along with absence of idris elba for -- have already sparked a backlash, as old -- all the acting nominations get to white performers. >>> a lot of movie watching. >>> next, the idea of them midlife crisis and red sports car's may be a myth. researches what had to say about that. >>> to win back customers one bite great news for baby boomers, the so-called midlife crisis may actually be a myth, researchers at the university of alberta found people are happy here in their early 40s and they were at 18 with people being happiest when they are married and in better physical health. previous research had suggested that happen is to clients as we age, the researchers are older and wiser. chipotle has a plan to win back customers by giving away free food job only's ck had plunged 40% from last year's high and sales are way down after e. coli and virus outbreak lastly, it will double the amount of free food d give away in order to get customers back in the door. >>> cbs4 news at noon we'll be right back after a quick look

and idris elba secured two. and the cast of spotlight won also. >> that's a good movie.get his oscar speech ready. >>> social media was the perfect outlet for some of you during the blizzard. this video tweeted to me from some kids in laurel who decided to make a mix tape. >> snowplow, school's out, you ain't got no driveway. snowman, snowman, snowman. >> that is angie enchilada on the mike by the way. they were having way too much fun in the snow. and hopefully all that will be melting here soon. >> yeah, i think a lot of the snow he should have melted by about tuesday. >> all right. thanks for joining us, every. p we'll leave you with this. get outside and enjoy it. >>> this sunday, the iowa caucuses. the candidates have had their say, now it's time for iowa voters to have theirs. >>> can donald trump win here and just simply start to roll? >> i don't even think i have to campaign anymore. why am i even wasting my time? >> can ted cruz beat trump and turn this into a two-man race? >> the time for all that media noise is past. this is your time. >> what about marco rubi

that a& along with the absence of idris elba for "beasts of no nation" have already sparked a backlash as all the acting performers. suzanne marques cbs news, llywood. coming up on live at 5... winter break. the respite weekend coming up, meant to give campers and parents, a chance to enjoy some time off. meanwhile, a look outside at a beautiful sunset in iowa city. we'll have more live at five, when we coco back. "cbs 2 news connects with the corridor.call us -- 1-800- 222-kganemail us -- news @ cbs2iowa.comconnect with us on facebook -- facebook.com/ an average of ninety people are killed by guns in this country every single day. it has tstop. president obama wants to make universal background checks the law of the land. and he wants to make sure gun manufacturers can finally be held accountable when their guns are used to kill our children. it's time to pick a side. either we stand with the gun lobby... ...or we join the president... ...and stand up to them. i'm with him. please join us. i'm hillary clinton d i approve this mesesge. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed a