two versions of ellen degeneres. nd it's time to say good-bye now. be kind to one another, please. adios. arrivederci, avocados, i'm vegan. >> stemmed from admiration. gushed about her longtime affection for ellen degeneres. degeneres provided mckinnon with an outfit to match her own and invited her to recreate the impression, and she did a great one. >> if you have never seen it on "snl" google it. it is hilarious. one of the better skits on "snl" she nails it every time. >> she does. ellen is awesome, isn't she? >> oh, yeah. we love you. >> we love you. ♪ [ female announcer ] mediterranean lavender... ...with a hint of fungi. sweet citrus... ...with a note of e. coli. air fresheners like febreze air effects smell nice... but aren't approved to kill the germs that cause the odors. lysol disinfectant spray does more. we call it healthing... because it kills 99.9% of germs that cause odors at the source. and now you can use it to freshen the air too. healthing. more than a pretty smelling home... it's a healthy one. he

this time ellen degeneres and dennis quaid pulling a prank on the show's nurse. shorter. >> i feel like i'm getting shorter. >> can i stand back to back to you? >> can i just stand back to back to you? i used to be tall. no, no, i was taller. >> count how many times i can hop on one leg. >> let's count how many times i can hop on one leg. one, two, three, four. there's a noise in my ear who whole time. it's ellen degeneres. she's been telling me what to say and do. >> that is your "last call." we'll see you all again monday night. go to gretawire.com and let us know what you thought about the show. good night from washington. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> eric: hello. i'm eric bolling with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, andrea tantaros, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> eric: president "o" chalking up another first today. he became the first sitting president the address america's largest abortion provider, planned parenthood. watch! ♪ ♪ >> hello, everybody! >> i want to thank all of you. for the remarkable wo

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the actor shared the good news with ellen degeneres in an interview airing today. >>> finally, taylor swift becoming the donald trump of country music. the 23-year-old singer has purchased a $17 million beachfront home in rhode island. nice pad. look at that. she bought it in cash, by the way. taylor got the home for $3 million less than the asking price. and it has movers already on the scene. i'm wondering, though, what does this mean for who she's dating right now? >> rhode island does sound like a very strange place to drop $17 million in cash. but hey. i've got family in massachusetts, so, you know, maybe we'll pass each other on the way. >> and buy a $17 million home. >> not happening. >> i'm richard lui. you're watching "early today" just the first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in "the washington post," panel pushes to expand wiretaps for online activity. this article says government task force is preparing legislation that would penalize tech firms that fail to heed wiretap orders. then in "usa today," man stabs four people at church in albuquerque. unfortunat

the new movie will be called "finding dory," who you may remember was the fish, the voice by ellen degeneres>>> and celebrity witnesses are getting the most attention. >>> also? >> i don't think anybody really knows what california really looked like. what you see now is not what california was like. >> yeah, what did it look like around here before people, before we all got in the way? one man is trying to figure that out and turn back the clock right here in the heart of silicon valley. >>> plus, will it get much worse? the new prediction for this year's allergy season. >>> and good afternoon, i'm jeff fournier in the nbc bay area, walnut creek, 72, oakland, maybe the a's game? clouds, increasing temperatures in the 50s, back with rain in just moments and when that arrives. >>> new details on the growing tension in the korean peninsula, the u.s. air power is said to be at the ready after north korea threatened to power up a nuclear power plant which closed in 2007. u.s. officials believe it is more of a taunt than a general threat, since north korea blew up the cooling tower to prove that

it will once again feature the voice of ellen degeneres as the voice of that character. "finding nemo" won top awards along the way. "finding dory" will hit the theaters in 2015. that should be funny. anything ellen does is funny. >> high expectations for that. "finding nemo" one of my favorite animated movies. >> it was great. >>> coming up next on this wednesday morning, we're getting the first, up-close look at that deadly florida sinkhole. >>> and a coach's abusive behavior a secret no more. how the verbal and physical abuse was exposed. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. ♪ wow. ♪ what? ♪ mmm. it looks delicious! i didn't work out this morning. i should

ellen degeneres will return as dori and writing it's official. for more movey and music news go to otrc.com. >> still ahead at 4:00 searching for answers a plan to find better ways to treat diseases of the brain. >> looking insifd a massive sink hole that swallowed and killed a florida man. what the victim's brother says about rescue efforts. >> ultrahd television latest and greatest television. testing out huge tvs and tell >>> we haven't unlocked the mifltry of three pounds of matter that sits between our ears. >> unlocking brain mysteries. the president wants to invest $100 million to map the human brain hoping to find cures for diseases like alzheimer's and ep lepsy. scientists applauded to the proposal. >> abc 7 news reporter mark matthews is here with more on the plan. mark? >> it's not just doctors and researchers. i met a guy today in noe valley who puts this into perspective. let's start with the president. >> the president joked with reporters about the need for mapping the brain. >> my life would be simpler here. it would be... explain

and now ellen degeneres announced the long-awaited sequel on her talk show. >> and today i am proud tod news. they say i'm one of the top five contenders to play the part of dory. i will be dory again, which is the most fun in the world. the entire sequel is about dory. the name of the movie is about "finding dory" and that's the name of the movie. and that's it. >> a.j. hammer is joining us now. what took them to long? did they forget? >> it could be because pixar was able to get the entire cast back together, ellen along with andrew statton. maybe it's because of the release of the 3-d version of "finding nemo." but really i'm thinking it could be because of all of the lobbying that ellen degeneres has done to get the sequel made. you have to look at how she pushed for "finding dory." >> they made a movie on this and then it was so successful that they made a sequel which happens when movies are very, very successful. i'll much wa the super bowl and do it once like finding nemo. >> finding nemo 2 would be hard because it's almost impossible to get the entire cast together with the sa

this time the movie will focus on ellen degeneres' character forgetful dory.nd the story find skwoo"findin d d dory", it became the best selling dvd of all time. spawned millions in video games sales, and rides at theme parks and oscar for best animated film, but for years fans waited and so quell. now, at long last, here it comes, "finding dory" starring ellen degeneres and albert brooks, november 5th, 2015. what took so long? one reason a feud between ceo at the time michael eisner and steve jobs, who controlled pixar's maker. and never mind that toy story 3 with later gross a billion dollars. and making sequels to seven pixar films that disney owned and likely enraged steve jobs and michael eisner quickly shut down circle seven and wooed steve jobs and bought pixar outright a year later and millions in revenue have streamed in since for disney. "finding dory" could add to that. and andrew statton, the writer and director of "finding nemo", the voice of crush, the surfing dude turtle. and john carter, the first effort at a live action feature and logged for

jcpenney and revlon use ellen degeneres as a spokesperson.t have come out in support of gay marriage. so the atmosphere has really changed so much in the past five years, the timing is really right from a marketing, endorsement standpoint that this is a vehicle the companies might really be interested in. cnn money dotcom has a great take-out of what this means. >> looking forward to that. i think i need to read that. really a fascinating story and the courage to write what he wrote. >> i don't know him personally, i would suspect money had nothing, could be the farthest thing from his mind. >> when you read his essay, you won't jump to that conclusion. what's the one thing we need to know about our money? >> don't forget about the fed. popsymakers kicking off a two-day meeting. they are expected top pumping billions of dollars into the economy. so those record highs on wall street they could continue because it's the only place for money to go. bad news for savers we expect interest rates to stay very, very low for some time. >> thank you, c

. >>> "finding dory" sequel to "finding nemo" and "finding dory" ellen degeneres is going to play dory so funny. i waited a long, long, long time for this. not mad it took this long. people at pixar were busy creating "toy story 16." 2015. film picks up where dori forgetful fish left off with nemo. trying to reunite with loved ones. >> going to be great. >>> another story for you. what are they thinking categories. airplanes are trying come up with ways to make more room and more money and more seats. they will shrink the size of the small laboratories. >> how can it get smaller? >> 3 x 3. delta coming out say they're going to make it smaller from the 3 x 3 foot dimensions it is now. >> kind of crazy. people get sick in there. what are you going to do? >> yikes. >>> this is very interesting. the end of men. males will become extinct in 5 million years. the process is under way. to cut to the bottom line because we have ten seconds. something about our chromosomes is going to phase us out. going to reproduce. but male characteristics are st >>> this morning on "world news now" -- fired

ellen degeneres will again be the voice of forgetful dory in the new film.or release in november 2015. >> just a day after their west side story duet made light of their rivalry. jimmy fallon may be one step closing to replacing jay leno as the host of "the tonight show." a source close to the deal tells the "hollywood reporter," it is on, insisting fallon and nbc have reached an agreement. leno's contract is good through september of next year. but hollywood reporter kim masters who broke the story told cnn's piers morgan she doesn't think they will wait that long. >> well, i think they want to start him a little bit before then. i don't know if you're jay leno at this point, how long do you want the farewell to last? i think if you saw the video last night, it seemed to me at the very end jay leno was kind of hinting that he's accepting this. >> so reports also say the network is eyeing "saturday night live's" seth myers to replace fallon on late night. i don't officially get a vote here but were it up to me, seth meyers would be the choice. >> he's very f

number five disney announcing ellen degeneres will return to voice animated fish in the sequel to the3 hit finding nemo. number 4, jury selection underway now in the michael jackson's wrongful death trial. the late star's mother is suing the promoters of jackson's planned come back concert. israel launching air strike on the palestinian strip. the first since both sides reached a truce back in november. number 2, investigators say the suspect in the murder of colorado's prison chief wrote about killing prison staffers way back in 2006. and number 1, another banner day on wall street, the dow hitting the 11th all-time high of this year. investors apparently reacting to strong u.s. auto sales. and that's "the fox report's" top five. and on this day in 1975, workers finished of building the cn tower in toronto. making it the world's tallest free standing structure at the time. at more than 1800 feet, it held the world record for more than three decades until folks in dubai completed that bird building in 2010. not to be confused with whiz. the canadians built the tower mainly to carry a

ellen degeneres who voiced the unforgettable or really forgettable dory tweeted "it's official." it will take place a year after "finding nemo." it will have the original cast including nemo, dory and that tank gang. our household certainly will be there. >> you can watch it over and over. >> which is good because the kids do. >>> 5:26. we watch in with christina loren to see what she can do about swimming us into the forecast. >> i like that bodacious turtle. it's not that warm in the water whatsoever. hop in, hop out. 68 at the coast is a warm day by bay area standards. 5:26. we'll time out that rain for you, come iing up. find out how good or bad we're doing on the roads with anthony slaughter. >> things are beginning to stack up at the bay bridge. it's only minor. early for this time of day, to see any real major stacking up. in the north bay, approaching the golden gate, no problems there. east bay, not a whole lot happening. just a few slow spots as you approach oakland down into the peninsula. over into 92 and into fremont, you can see things moving smoothly from the traff

out of the want of that's interesting to me is that i still can't believe that back in 1997, ellen degeneres landed on the cover of "time" magazine just by saying yes, i am day. a couple years ago neil patrick harris said he was gay and he was like two paragraphs in us weekly, right? that so far we've come in life in 10 years. from the cover of "time" magazine to we can barely hear it enough to get a blog post out of it. so what changed that was the portrayal of gay people in the. we got used to seeing gay people, gay relationships, they live in a media. and we suddenly realized if you're gay, okay, not that big of a deal really. but that only changes if the portrayals are accurate and fair. and media images resonate, especially with those have no practical experience. i was in a band that was moderately successful here in bloomington. it was called the voice band. we got signed to motown from you and me directed for them. one of the last things i did is we went to japan and we played for two months in a club over there. there wasn't much to do, i tell you when you don't speak the language a

at long last, now it's "finding dori" starring ellen degeneres set to release november 25th, 2015.ng? a feud between disney's ceo at the time and steve jobs, the apple ceo who controlled the pixar and they thought sequels were tacky, but toy story 3 grossed a billion dollars. there's circle 7 animation to make sequels to seven films that disney owned, and that, likely, enraged steve jobs and the pixar people, and bob saves the day. succeeded the disney's ceo in 2005, shuts down 7, loses steve jobs, buys pixar out right a year later, billions of dollars of revenue streaming in every since. "finding dori" could at to the cash, and shot of vindication for a pixar legend, the ninth employee to join when it began and voice of "crush," in "finding nemo," the surfer dude, and he directed "john carter," this is his come back. >> oh dennis, good stuff. >> okay. >> all right. you pay for what you weigh. >> i don't like that. >> one airline ease bis philosophy, samoa airlines prices air fare based on the passenger's weight. your weight and back damage items is what you pay for. simple. you ba

. ♪ ♪ >>> all that mattered 16 years ago, ellen degeneres came out on prime team tv. 42 million viewersy confirmed she was gay in a "time" magazine article weeks earlier, she wanted to use her series. >> amazing. >> how long ago did they say? could you roll back the prompter. how long ago did they say? >> very good question. >> things are going fine for ellen. >> 14 years. >> wow. >> we'll talk about that. i remember that too, like yesterday. >> we'll talk about that because dr. phil is going to join us in studio 57. he's going to talk about his television reunion have oprah and his thoughts on nba's first openly gay player. dr. phil is next. hi there, dr. phil. good morning. >> good morning. >> we're here on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by biomet. >>> dr. phil is here this morning. his daytime program is now in its 11th season. it's now number one. dr. phil is here at the table. lots to talk to you about today, dr. phil. your show, your reunion with oprah, news of the day. let's start with jason collins who just announced yesterday that

>>> ellen degeneres an porras and portia derossi are having an open house and we're all invited.ich is eight cabins, two barns and 26 acres to ride on. this was once owned by william powell, the actor. we also learn in the magazine that ellen and i share the decorating bug. looking at the pictures, i don't think she's braking for any yard sales in the creation of this incredible retreat. check out the gorgeous eye candy and ellen decorated it all in the new oren of "elle decor." >> what part of california, do we know? >> hidden valley. >> yeah. >> beautiful, there are towns in the west that aren't as large as that. >> ooh. who is that masked man? that's going to be my little tag line for every story. >>> justin timberlake also in "pop news" this morning. he got a solo performing in a tribute to memphis soul as part of a series called "in performance at the white house." also there to bring the house down, queen latifah, alabama shake, legend mavis staples and al green, who by the way, the first lady says the president thinks he sounds exactly like him. she said to reporters, just

ellen degeneres has been numbered 2 on the power out list. about medicare and when reporters began to ask about the ethics investigation, her staff recoiled, closing ranks around the congress woman and whisker -- whisking her out of the room. she likes to scat that one. >> she's a skeert. >> stephanie: adrian in chicago. hi adrian. >> caller: hey, stephanie. two things really quick. i wanted to talk about the flourest and the da in washington state. this sounds like a civil right's case, and i think he has got a good case. folks are talking about the a lunch counter deal, but we just had a justice of the peace that didn't want to marry an interracial couple. >> stephanie: yeah. it is the law in washington state. if gay people can be fired for being gay, and that's the law. [ inaudible ] in illinois. you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: the same is actually zari. >> stephanie: i am zari that i mispronounced it. >> caller: oh, gosh, i have never heard that. i am so excited because tomorrow i'll be basking in the light of two progr

november 2015, and called "finding dory," it will focus on the forgetful character voiced by ellen degeneres on "toy story 16." >>> president obama headed to a community where a gunman opened fire in a theater. will he be able to regain momentum on gun control? we'll talk with our chief washington correspondent and anchor, jake tapper and elijah cummings will be weighing in as well. >>> what a 911 dispatcher overhears this call. >> she is wet, and i don't know how to get in. i am knocking on doors. there is nobody home. >> she gets her mom on the case. we'll explain, right after the break. i had enough of feeling embarrassed about my skin. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fata

there will be a sequel, ellen degeneres coming back as the voice of forgetful little dory. abc's chris connelly has all the details. >> keep swimming. just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. >> reporter: at last it's owe-fishal. today i am proud to officially say that there will be a sequel to finding nemo. top five contenders to play the part of dory so -- now, i will be dory again which is the most fun in the world to play dory. it actually the entire sequel is about dory, the name of the movie is called "finding dory." >> okay, i'm thinking of something orange. and it's small. >> it's me. >> right. >> reporter: that affable but frequently forgettable blue tang fish. >> i forget things almost instantly. it runs in my family. well, i mean at least i think it does. "finding nemo." "finding nemo." "finding nemo." >> reporter: the announcement culminated in a comedic campaign for a follow-up to the good-humored thrills. s "i'm not mad it took this long. i know the people at pixar were busy creating toy story 16." back in 2003 it was a billion dollar box office film, pixar now

thank goodness for seacrest, by the way, who recently bought the mansion from ellen degeneres for $39 angeles last night. the film takes place in the year 2077, and it's another action flick for the star. by the way, this is the film cruise was reportedly filming when katie holmes dropped that bomb that she was filing for divorce. and now the moment you have been waiting for, barbie and her latest accessory, a faux passport. it's mattel's latest child's play thing, and it's named mexico barbie. not sure if mattel is siding one way or the other on the immigration issue, but the new doll is part of barbie's dolls of the world collection, a line that first appeared over 30 years ago. what will they think of next? gregg: were you suggesting i dress like ken or barbie? >> reporter: i won't answer that. [laughter] martha: we're going to -- >> reporter: martha's laughing, so i'll just leave it at that. martha: i used to have this doll, you know, dolls of the world, they're fun. and all the different costumes, the one from the united states is usually like a cowgirl. they're just fun to play

he brought in ellen degeneres as a spokesperson. customers didn't get it. didn't get it at all. sales fell 28% last year, including a whopping 40% drop during christmas holiday season! jcpenney's board slashed his salary last week but it wasn't enough for some board members. ultimately they got their way, he lost his job. they're pushing the reset button at penney bringing in the old ceo mark ullman. wall street is not happy with that choice. i don't know what's worse, ron johnson is out stock rallies. then the old guy comes back, former leader comes back and the stock tanks. >> wall street saying really? >> here's something really interesting about the penney you know ron johnson took an apple brain and a target brain you know looking at kind of niche, cool, hip ways to sell things and he applied it to penneys. he took away for example the cash registers. i went into a little reconnaissance at one of these stores and i saw people shoppers who didn't know where to put their purse while they were trying to dig for their credit card.

kate mckennen does an impersonation of ellen degeneres for "snl." e very first time. ♪ >> if i'd only known -- >> ahh! >> all right. it's time to say good-bye now. be kind to one another, please. adios. avocados. i'm vegan. just kidding, i'm ellen. >> and the great part was, ellen started doing the impersonation of herself. she was imitating kate mckinnen imitating her. they danced up the aisleway. the reigning champion, the dog that can't catch, and worry about yourself backseat driver, the rookie tv anchor and ellen meets ellen. head to our website and we'll reveal the favorite next week. >> a very good race. >>> earlier, we gave you a preview of matt's interview with martha stewart, well, jay leno and his friends at "the tonight show" are having fun with it. >> next tuesday on the "today" show, matt lauer has a revealing interview with martha stewart. >> do you ever wish you could wake up and not be martha stewart? >> tuesday, a revealing conversation, plus a different side of martha. >> do you like dating? >> yes. >> watch the magic unfold as mat

dory was nemo's friend, of course, voiced by ellen degeneres so this got us thinking a little bit.trikes back," and worst was all over the place. do you have a favorite? >> "toy story 3" was spectacular. "cars 2" not so good. "superman 2, 3 and 4" were horrible. >> "jaws 2 and 3" and 3-d, bad. >> another one people threw out "dirty dancing havana nights." >> i didn't see that. >> i didn't know that one. >> is that considered a sequel? and prequels not great for "star wars." talking about jar-jar. i mean, come on. >> three words, jar-jar binks. >> another huge let-down because "caddie shack" was so great, "caddieshack 2." >> "ghostbusters 2." >> "hangover 2." >> they got another shot at it, "hangover 3" will be great. keep tweeting us, we want to hear about your best and worst sequels. >>> let's get to the news, china is expressing serious concern over the growing tensions between north and south korea. this morning, more defiance from north korea which shut off access to a jointly run industrial complex, refusing entry to south koreans who work there. today's move comes on the heel

he purchased the mansion from ellen deyen -- degeneres for $39 million.'re in a bad economy. rick: how many bathrooms do you get for 39 million? jenna: you should get quite a few. rick: i hope so. coming up a major second amendment controversy as a gun control bill clear as key vote in the u.s. senate. what new york state is doing on its own and what it could mean for other states. the details straight ahead. >>> plus tough times for a lover of seafood favorite stone crabs. what is being blamed for the worst stone crab season in 50 years! stick around. [ male announcer ] how do yomeasure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. jenna: crisis for florida's seafood industry that is having a ripple effect across the country. stone crab fishermen are having their worst season in half a send o century. demand for the delicacy is sending prices sky-high for everybody. phil keating in is marathon

ellen had on her show kate mckinnon who does that amazing impersonation on snl. she gushed about her long-time affection for degeneresse, adios, avocados. i'm vegan, i'm just kidding, i'm ellen. all right. before we go, there's one thing i've got to do, and that's dance. >> here we go. ♪ >> kate mckinnon is good. >> she looks a lot like bieber. >> it's the wig. >> not quite right. >> she put it on herself. but, yeah. that is great. the dance, just dead on. >> and you've got to love ellen moving over the guest chair and taking the abuse. >> pretty cool. >> very funny. >> natalie, how about a look at some of the other top stories. >>> we're starting off with explosions throughout the night on two fuel barges in mobile, alabama. the blast injured at least three people, the fire burned for hours but is now out. crews had to be evacuated from the carnival triumph docked nearby for repairs. meanwhile, officials trying to figure out what sparked that fire and the explosions. >>> the white house says it would consider a bipartisan proposal to ease the impact of mandatory budget cuts on air travel. furloughs of air traffic co