you went to the film academy where you majored in scriptwriting apparently you had no intention of being a priest what brought you to the church how did it all happen. this is a private but i will tell you you have a very unusual story. well in fact we did me seem unusual to you. it is very common for my generation of clergymen those who are aged between forty five and fifty five like myself their families who are not part of the church you know parents were actually atheists. we were in the young communist league. yes we were indeed in the young communist league we were an entirely lost generation. some of our grandparents were religious but their appearance were almost entirely ethier so i was in exactly the same situation as the rest of my peers i never thought i would be a priest one day. when i went to college i was an atheist member of the young communist league. and then it just dawned on me one day that all the people i respected everybody i wanted to follow in my life were actually religious people but. tolstoy pushkin newton. and shakespeare and many many others. even copernicu

helen merey will get a lifetime achievement award from the european film academy in december. next month robert deniro will receive the hollywood supporting actor award at the hollywood film awards for his role in silver lining's playbook. deniro plays a father whose son moves home to rebuild his life after getting out of a mental hospital. the movie opens in november. that's your eye on entertainment. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. hi, how are you? hey, monika. what's going on? >> everything is great. >> how's traffic? >> traffic is moving well. >> she'll detail that momentarily. >> olga? >> looking good this morning. overcast skies, mild temperatures. we didn't get too cold. it's going to be a good start to your wednesday. midday we're going to get some cloud cover moving on in and just a slight chance for the late day shower or a storm to develop. right now, though, not so bad. most of the moisture this morning we have some pockets of those showers. most of the action h

the last 16 academy award winning films. recently acquired a web based company. it is a company that specializes in do-it-yourself projects. an easy way to understand what they do, it is social media needs the makers movements. they have acquired bad. they have a space need to accommodate. they approached the port. that was a nice phone call to receive. we decided that pier 9 would be the best alternative. the lease is for about 3000 square feet of office and about 5000 square feet of unapproved -- unimproved shed space. the office has been vacant for some time, about two years. the negotiations have led to rent of about $13,000 per month. rates in line with the port commission approved parameters. it would be increased by 3% on the first anniversary date. they're willing to make a very significant investment in to port property. we are proposing to include 180 date rent abatement. -the key to this lease, the 5000 square foot shed space and they are going to improve it. that is how we have incrementally built pier 9. in addition to that, they've received a rent c

she along with her co-director has made several films including the academy award nominated "jesus campcome to "democracy now!" talk about why you chose to focus on detroit and why you called your film "detropia." >> we chose the trite publish first of all because i co- director is from the area and is a very personal film for her. as you said, as the birthplace of the middle-class, as a place that has been hard hit by a lot of issues in this country for the last 20, 30 years, we've hit detroit to look at and to try and humanize and hear from the man on the street what is happening there, what it is like to live there. we picked the name "detropia," inventing a word, which is always fun, because we wanted to kind of oppose the concept, is it a utopia? is it a dystopia? what is the future for detroit in this country? where are we headed? >> there is a remarkable scene in your film about the uaw. for listeners who could not see the clip we just showed, it is very interesting there thing was "we build it" that theme that has been taken up by mitt romney in republican party. i want to play

since suffering a heart attack in july could his break out role came in the 1999 film "the green mile," earning him an academy award nomination. michael clarke duncan was 54 years old. coming up, the cost of buying organic. how you can save at the farmer'' market. >> check out these and two. temperatures. low-to-mid-70's. we have a chance for some thunderstorms. we will talk about that in the insta-weather-plus forecast. 72 degrees. warmer in baltimore. >> don't forget, carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer plan questions. [ male announcer ] with ultra-filtered water from the first hands-free system, and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill technology, the new ge french door refrigerator puts fresh in a whole new light. come see the new ge french door refrigerator for yourself at bray & scarff. buy now and save up to $500. but hurry this incredible offer ends october 10th. come in today or visit online at brayandscarff.com. >> in our "medical alert," new research reveals that higher blood sugar levels and tha -- impacts the brain, even for those who don't have diabetes. australian scien

film "the green mile." >> take my hand boss, this is for yourself. >> duncan earned an academy award nomination for his portrayalinmate. the film also started tom hanks. the 6'5 duncan died yesterday two months after suffering a heart attack, michael clarke duncan was 54 years old. >>> positive news about a san jose firefighter who had a heart attack battling a church fire. frank ryan has begun to move recovering in intensive care he's not speaking yet but they are taking it within date a time. many of his co-workers have been by his side since he collapsed last thursday. firefighters have raised money so his brothers and sisters could be with him. >>> golden gate park reporting more coyote sightings. signs have been put up along john f. kennedy dive and chain of la lake -- drive and chain of lakes drive. visitors say they've seen them but don't feel threatened. >> as long as they leave people alone and people leave them alone, what's the problem? >> golden gate park is not looking to get rid of the coyotes, visitors are being told to stay away interest remote areas where they may have their dens. >>> new study

and i have to say if you look at hollywood films and you see people getting academy awards and stuff, to famous people. and you go, i don't think it's the talent that is being handed down. it's the -- here, i'll get you in the movie. >> the opportunity. >> i really believe that there's people in this audience, i really believe, that are as good as an academy award winning performanne. i'm not making it up. there's a lot of talent out there. and if you get people in the -- if i give you the right role, you're going to win an academy award. you're going to be great. and i've been lucky that people said here, chris, stand here, good lighting and you'll be in the movie. and people go oh, you're an actor. and i say no, they just asked me to come up here. >> at the end of the day you are a musician who happens to act as opposed to an actor who makes music. self definition is important. >> when i go home i never sit in my house in front of the mirror going "to be or not to be". i don't do that. but i do sit in the hallway going, you know ♪ i'll be the one... i sing in my hallway all the time

was even nominated for an academy award. what film was that for?ning, chaplain, the fisher gang, king, the crying game? all right. cards up please. the answer is roll the tape. >> terrific! look at the camera. watch the birdie. >> bill: robert downey, you got that right again. he was for those of listening on sirius, the answer was chaplin, the movie. all right. so it's tied. >> it was hard to see. >> bill: very good. that's why i hold them. for those listening on the radio. so we have a tie with one left. i have to think of a tie breaker. but this is a hard one. johnny cash revered as one of our nation's greatest country artists. ♪ i hear the train acoming ♪ it's rolling round the bend ♪ and i ain't seen the sunshine since i don't know when ♪ ♪ i'm stuck in fulsome prison, that's why i be dragging on ♪ ♪ but that train keeps arolling arolling ♪ ♪ on down to san antonio ♪ . >> bill: all right. 1965, johnny cash was arrested at the el paso airport in texas for smuggling drugs. cash had hidden the drugs where? inside his hat. inside his boots. in his

>> the film earned more than $2 billion dollars and 11 academy awards and made kate winslet and leonardostory of the epic romance of two star-crossed lovers. it's set against the backdrop of the legendary and tragic maiden voyage of what was known as the "ship of dreams." >> titaniwill founder. >> but the ship can't sink. >> she's made of iron, sir. i assure you, she can... and she will. [ people screaming ] >> director james cameron's awesome film is now being released in stunning high definition and in both 2-d and 3-d. >> why'd you do that, huh?! >> why? because this beloved blockbuster deserves to be seen with the highest-quality picture and sound to appreciate every spectacular moment. >> it's overwhelming. >> you'll be overwhelmed, too. the blu-ray/dvd combo has more than 2 1/2 hours of brand-new bonus features, including 30 deleted scenes, 60 behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more. >> do not let go of my hand! >> you won't want to let go, and you won't have to. "titanic" is available now on blu-ray. for "tkn," i'm carina. >> to continue our special edition marking the anniversary

he appeared in dozens of films but best nope if his role in green mile which won him an academy awardnomination. >>> democrats want betty white. they launched a petition to get the golden girl to appear at the dnc. white endorsed president obama in may. there are 5300 supporters. white's agent says she is in production of two tv shows and likely not able to make it to charlotte. >> betty is booked. she is so popular. >> i'm not surprised >> how can you not like her? >>> we are humid once again, it's miserable out there. the tropical feel and that's what we are getting the tropical remnants from isaac. see the rain pushing in york, pennsylvania this morning, if your travels are taking you this way, emmitsville, red lion, winter town, moderate to heavier rain. they are dealing with some flood warnings across the area. heading to the bus stop, be prepared for foggy conditions, wet conditions, temperature coming in around 77 degrees, by this afternoon, we will warm up and feeling hotter with the muggy weather out there. let's get a check of the time saver traffic with mike masco. >>> good

. >> film companies and filmmakers have seen us at the launch of a campaign that goes all the way to the best picture academy award. it's nothing that we do on purpose, but i think we're well situated in the calendar. we've got a very strong audience component here, and popular films really do tend to take off and find the buzz that the oscar campaigns need. >> no favorites have yet emerged, but two possible contenders are "the master," a story involving a spiritual leader said to be inspired by l. ron hubbard of scientology. and the film cloud "atlas quggets, an ambitious picture with six interconnected storylines set in different time periods. tom brook, bbc news, toronto. >> almost time for us to close, but a reminder of our top story on "g.m.t." -- french police are investigating whether a family feud might be behind the murders of four people in the alps. on wednesday afternoon, three members of a british iraqi family were killed, along with a french cyclist. the bodies were discovered close to the village of chevaline. the couple's two young daughters were at the scene and are r now under police protec

. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: our first guest is an academy award-winning actress whose new filmen, please welcome susan sarandon! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love you. susan sarandon, we love you. thank you for coming back. >> thank you for having me. >> jimmy: kind of big news for you this is very exciting. you're finally on twitter. yeah. and so are your dogs. >> yes. >> jimmy: yeah, a lot of news. >> well, someone was tweeting as me so i had to verify, so that gave me my site. but before that my dog and i were watching "melancholia" which is a very affecting film and she felt very effected by it and she felt she had to reach out to everyone. [ light laughter ] so she opened -- she started tweeting. >> jimmy: of course, dogs do that. >> miss penny puppy started tweeting. >> jimmy: @misspennypuppy. >> @misspennypuppy. and what happened was, she doesn't get along with my younger dog rigby because rigby has this substance abuse problem and so she's -- >> jimmy: she was addicted to kibble, isn't that right? >> no she'll eat anything she finds. legal, illegal, birth cont

several hollywood projects, most notably, the movie version of his book, academy award winning producer of "the departed" owns film. and brad pitt is interested. >> i talked with brad pitt and his people, and brad pitt loves the relationship that i had with my father, he loves the fact that this happened in his own hometown. >> but jimmy is especially proud he says his book re-energized some cold case investigations, several targeting hall in indiana and wisconsin. at least one near a civil war re-enactment site. investigators dug up locations where hall spent time over the years and found articles of women's clothing and a belt modified with wooden handles, all sent out for dna testing, but cold case detectives following fresh leads still haven't developed enough evidence to bring charges. >> the walls are closing in on him. there would be no cold case files open if it wasn't for me. i did a good deed and did a lot of good things, that's where i feel the redemption comes in. i have done something good for the things i did wrong. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." we will be back next friday at 10:00, 9

. >> duncan earned an academy award nomination for his portrayal as a soft spoken inmate the film started. he died yesterday two months after suffering a heart attack. michael clarke duncan was 54-years-old. >>> there's positive news about a san jose firefighter who had a heart attack battling a church fire. doctors report that frank ryan has started to move. he's recovering in intensive care. doctors say he's not talking yet but they are taking it one day at a time. many of his co-workers have bank by his side since he collapsed last thursday. fires have raised money so his brothers and sisters can be with him. >>> still ahead, monitoring the latest from north carolina, where the democratic party is set to welcome delegates to their national convention. >>> countdown is on for the new eastern span of the bay bridge. we can be in for nail-biting moments. >>> michael finney has his picks for highchairs t

michael clarke duncan got a nod from the academy for the film "the green mile."oman says he died today at a los angeles hospital where he's been suffering, he had suffered a heart attack back on july 13th. standing 6'5", he was known not only for his size but also his very deep voice. michael clarke duncan was 54 years old. well wishes to his family. >>> a car packed with explosives slammed into the consulate vehicle setting off a huge blast that injured two consulate staff members inside. we're talking about pakistan here. the explosion also killed two pakistanis, two pakistanis and injured more than two dozen people nearby. it happened in the city of peshawar about 120 miles west of the pakistani capital of islamabad. also we're watching the controversial tell-all book about the raid that killed osama bin laden. we've been talking about it a lot. it's already topping amazon's best seller list. preorders for "no easy day" by former fave seal matt bissonette have now surpassed "" 50 shades of grey."" the pentagon has threatened league action. he writes under the

academy to some location. salt and navigated >>> the document trees across a line week almost not tell the documentary anymore. dear so well done >>> well they are. the films on sushi become a hit. >>> % 1 on the village music in mill valley. and you're honoree is dustin hoffman. >>> he'll be presented the mill valley award as well as the great director and we have spotlights and if he did not know him now you'll know him at you see the sessions he was in winter bone and billy bob ford will be here. and other really interesting program and i like kids work. we're showing a rise of the guardians and it be a great film for families. also the head of dreamworks animation. >>> if you're not interested in you cannot like films. and if you want more information about the 35th anniversary mill valley's own festival. and to log on to the website. and is right and your screen. relief now with the festival's starters. i think you for watching.

today at the national archives there is a film screening of the 1960s movie "inherit the wind." the movie was nominated for four academywards and starts at noon. also in arlington free meditation class in spanish from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the arlington central library. and who doesn't love chocolate? free chocolate tasting today. it's on u street. sample over 14 different chocolates from around the world from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow on sunday make sure you check out music at the kennedy center's millennium stage. the group specializes in traditional music from southern vera cruz, mexico. the concert starts at 6:00. enjoy. >> a lot of fun stuff. >>> we'll turn to sports now. the nats fighting a division rival and good news for caps fans. >> we have it all this morning in the sports in a minute. >> good morning. your sports minute begins with an nl east battle. nationals in atlanta visiting the braves. top six, bryce harper hits his 19th home run of the season off chris medlin. braves starter struck out a career high 13 but the mistake to harper costs him. bottom 9, ian desmond cost the nats his throw home goes wide.

today at the national archives there's the film screening of the 1960s movie "inherit the wind." this movie was nominated for four academyit starts at noon. and then also in arlington, free meditation class in spanish. it's from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the arlington central library. who doesn't love chocolate? you can sample over 14 different chocolates from around the world from 3:00 p.m. and it ends at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow on sunday make sure you check out music at the kennedy center's millennium stage. the group specializes in traditional music from southern, vera cruise, mexico. the concert starts at 6:00. that's it for this week's "free in the dmv." enjoy. >>> this morning we are learning that a 911 outage during june's strong storms was even more widespread than initially thought. according to "the washington post" 25 emergency call centers lost service on june 29th, more than originally reported. a new report also concedes that verizon's system was built to with stand even stronger storms but that maintenance and testing procedures failed. more than 2 million people in northern virginia alone were affected by the

academy awards, you have been with clint eastwood's company. blessed for the last 20 years working directly with clint in all roles. and so why this film?t was it about this film, the screenplay that invited finally the opportunity to do this? >> you know, it's really i thought a rich, clear simple, classic story. and i thought it had a broad appeal to a lot of different people. i thought the role was perfect for clint. a lot of different relationships, interesting emotional characters that actors could dive in to. and i thought it would attract some people that we could make a good movie out of. >> gavin: so these scripts come to you and you go out and search for them? who vets them? did you come across and say this is my movie? my directorial debut. >> clint -- we have fortunate that clint attracts a lot of really quality material. and it typically comes to knee, either me or his manager and we read them if we like them we pass them on. this was a girl, a woman been a friend of mine for a long time. producer name michelle wiseler who sent me the script. i liked it. >> i thought it would appeal to clint and we worked on it to make it e

pound duncan appeared in dozens of films like armageddon and "planet of the apes" but it was his role as the prison inmate in "the green mile" in a earned him an academyrned to hollywood he was a bodyguard for stars like will smith. his fiancee a former reality tv star issued a statement saying plans are pending. >>> tom hanks said, i am ter bring saddened at the loss of big mike. he was the treasure we all discovered on the set of the green mile. he was magic. he was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned. >> michael clarke duncan was 54 years old. we'll be right back. any time z, you're going to have jet lag for months. now sink your teeth into that big n' toasted if you're to soar. good. exits are here, here, and here. a big day calls for the big n' toasted breakfast sandwich, with fried eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, and cheese, stacked high on texas toast. grab yours at dunkin' donuts. it's a breakfast favorite. start your big day with a big n' toasted breakfast sandwich from dunkin'. bebetter phone, better internet. it was like somebody like took our computer, shook all the junk out of it. we're actually getting more for our money w