of the george lucas and steven spielberg family. powerful talent agencies emerged as power brokers and management at paramount addressed the need for change. (theme music to "saturday night fever") we were t.v. guys. it was kind of worse than being a deprived ethnic group. we were t.v. we weren't invited anywhere, it was terrific. we just had to do what we did and we used t.v., in the pejorative sense, people like john travolta, john badham and barry levinson and all of the people today, major motion picture people, we used back then when they were all, like, in the ghetto with us. (shot fired) with the exception of "raiders of the lost ark," most of our successes were things like "elephant man" and "ordinary people" and "terms of endearment" and "saturday night fever" and i can name 10 others. (theme music to "jaws") all little movies made with new people, new directors and new actors. we went after the little movie that became the big movie. (dramatic music playing) our philosophy was, do what nobody else was doing. stewardess? hm

i think george lucas is the one who said that. it democratizes the process. do you agree with that? >> absolutely, yes, absolutely. on different -- you know, we are looking at different still cameras that had different andabilities, the dslr's, filmmakers were like, "wow, if i put a lens on this, i can shoot a video and make a movie." the means of production are so much less expensive. the quality of what you are getting now is becoming fantastic. i mean, you can put almost professional lenses on these cameras. so, yes, it is cheaper, and if it is cheaper and more accessible and takes less technicians, "i do not need all of these people" -- tavis: that means you do not need all of these people. is that a good thing? >> is that a bad thing? tavis: there are enough bad films being made in this down. i am all for democratizing the process. but i think there is a price to pay for that. it is like a blogosphere. everybody is created equal, because everybody can go out there and express themselves, some character, and we do not know who you really are, a bunch of cowards -- i am sorry. i

. >> i want to thank the award winners, attorney general eric holder, congresswoman brown, and george lucason. we look forward to hearing from you all later this evening. i also want to take a moment to note the passing of a true leader in this caucus, congressman donald payne. he was a distinguished member of congress. the visionary chairman of the cdc. his presence is sorely missed. i want to recognize all of the cbc members who are here with us tonight. you are part of a proud tradition, one that dates back not just to the founding of this caucus, but to the beginning of some any improbable journey is of all congress. take congressman john lewis for example. he was the son of -- yes, indeed. [laughter] [applause] he was the son of sharecroppers. during to become a preacher, he gave impassioned sermons to the chickens on his family's farm. another was raised by a widowed mother in cleveland public housing. he served during the army. although he bought under the same flight, he still had to eat, sleep, and travel separate and apart from his fellow soldiers. then there is barley he almost a

george lucas -- no. they talk about -- cameron talks about being free. of digital, you know. >> jimmy: kids making youtube movies, anyone with make a movie now. i wish i had that when i was a kid. i would probably be you right now instead of me sitting here. >> no, no. >> jimmy: speaking of kids, these guys said they make movies. d.j. and jake, chris and tim. hey, guys, how are you holding up? everybody all right? >> yeah. good. >> jimmy: we're tied right now. we're playing the skype scavenger hunt. what should we ask them to -- >> what is the dog doing? >> jimmy: that's what he's asking too. what's going on? >> what i would like you to do right now, this is simple, switch pants and whoever switches pants most quickly wins. all right? come on, guys, switch pants. >> you know what -- where are they going? >> what do you mean where are they zbhoeg they're not going to be on skype -- >> hey, jimmy, no problem. hey. >> jimmy: look at that, d.j. and jake. >> how do you know they even -- >> jimmy: i don't knee if they're changing into tuxedos -- they're wearin

some of the other names on the list, george lucas is no. 120.e's followed by steven spielberg and donald trump. >>> for the last three weeks, it's been kind of below average, then mild afternoons. we're not dealing with red flag warnings or spare the air days. that's highly unusual for this late in september. we haven't had it. it's still hot in the valley. sacramento is at 86. but look at this cool air. that's that marine air. when we talk about marine layer, that's the marine layer. see those greens and those yellows? we've got a push of cool moist air that gave us temperatures like these today, just like the day before. the changes have been very subtle. tomorrow, just like today. no big difference. we're gonna deal with a very similar pattern, which brings fog in late tonight, cool overnight lows and daytimes just like today. the bay area weekend, friday -- i count friday as the weekend -- we're looking for temperatures to be back up into the 80's. then it cools for sunday. mid 60's down in san francisco. in san francisco. 70's as you head o

of the george lucas and steven spielberg family. powerful talent agencies emerged as power brokers and management at paramount addressed the need for change. (theme music to "saturday night fever") we were t.v. guys. it was kind of worse than being a deprived ethnic group. we were t.v. we weren't invited anywhere, it was terrific. we just had to do what we did and we used t.v., in the pejorative sense, people like john travolta, john badham and barry levinson and all of the people today, major motion picture people, we used back then when they were all, like, in the ghetto with us. (shot fired) with the exception of "raiders of the lost ark," most of our successes were things like "elephant man" and "ordinary people" and "terms of endearment" and "saturday night fever" and i can name 10 others. (theme music to "jaws") all little movies made with new people, new directors and new actors. we went after the little movie that became the big movie. (dramatic music playing) our philosophy was, do what nobody else was doing. stewardess? hm

thank you, george lucas.ou you piers. >> thank you, john, thank you, kenny, thanks for the hug and the kiss. "hillbilly jedi" drops on september 18th.  matt's brakes didn't sound right... ...so i brought my car to mike at meineke... ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> when things really began to change, it was the social culture changes. i think "will & grace" did more to educate the american public than anything anybody else has ever done so far. >> that was joe briden on "meet the press," and credited "will & grace." what a moment that must have been. i was watching it live, and i thought i wonder how the writers of "will & grace" felt? >> personally, i nearly fell out of bed. i heard -- >> it was 2:00 in the afternoon. >> you know, we heard the vice president talk about this at a private fund-raiser about a week earlier and thought that was the end of it, and then to turn on the

about this mentorship, this idea of putting mentors together with -- for example, we talked to george lucasticipating in this too, he got together with one of the veterans. these are not young necessarily. i think a lot of people have the assumption that the ones looking for work or looking for a career are 24, 25 years old, coming back after their four years serving. a lot of the ones we're talking about that are leaving have been there for 20 years, some longer. some groups have been dealing with this kind of mentorship and averaged 33 years old. there's a lot that nobody even knows about that needs some kind of help when they come back for this transition. transition is the word. don't forget only about 1% of the people serving in our country, citizens actually serve in this war. there is this huge wall between their life and our civilian life. that's the one we've got to connect together. in many ways that's one of the big concerns. how did we get us together, relating to each other? >>imus: one would think perhaps naively, but one would think, at least i would, that most employers woul

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congratulate this year's phoenix award winners, attorney general holder, congresswoman round, and george lucasu for your outstanding contributions to our nation. we look forward to hearing from you all later this evening. i also want to take a moment to note the passing of a true leader in this caucus, congressman donald payne. he was a distinguished member of congress. the visionary chairman of the cdc. his presence is sorely missed. i want to recognize all of the cbc members who are here with us tonight. you are part of a proud tradition, one that dates back not just to the founding of this caucus, but to the beginning of some any improbable journey is of all congress. take congressman john lewis for example. he was the son of -- yes, indeed. [applause] he was the son of sharecroppers. during to become a preacher, he gave impassioned sermons to the chickens on his family's farm. another was raised by a widowed mother in cleveland public housing. -- congressman lewis stokes. he served during the army. although he bought under the same flight, he still had to eat, sleep, and travel separate an

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i reminded george lucas was pretty much unknown, but he launched star wars on "the today show."greement, he could walk in and there would be harrison ford and george lucas sitting around. we would just talk about this film and how it is a breakthrough kind of film. i think we did the first interview with lester sloan after rocky. it was a breakthrough film. he came and stayed on with us. in the 1980 election, i was working 24/7. as racing off to every primary. "the today show" became my stop in the morning for political coverage. now it has gravitated to morning joe. they have political talk going on there, and they have time for discussion and they bring in the principles, and i think that has been helpful. >> host: while we were watching a video from 30 rock, as are brokaw was checking his e-mail that he got an announcement. >> guest: yes, sarkozy, it looks like sarkozy has beaten michael allen. so i think that sarkozy is in some trouble. >> host: back to your calls. chris and connecticut. please ask your question for tom brokaw. >> caller: congratulations on a great body of w

george lopez. luis lopez. menu well lopez. charles ludwig. marie lucas. my goal london. christopher london.nd mike uncle i wish you could see how big they are now and how proud to be on how she does raise them. we love you, we miss you. >> and my son michael allen, thank you for the month and the legacy left me, your grandmother and united states navy. >> alexander lay against. peter lynch. james lynch. louise lynch. michael francis lynch. richard lynch, jr.. robert lynch, jr.. sean lynch. sean patrick lynch. karen lynch. michael lyons. >> michael. >> patrick lyons. mariane mcfarland. susan mackey. william mekel. simon madison. added james maffio. >> my dear son police officer we love you, we miss you. god bless. >> my brother-in-law and j. robert. we miss you. >> j. robert magazine. charles w. mcgee. ronald magnuson. thomas made car. william money. deborah maldonado. craig cory malone. which joseph maloney. francisco man seen a. maria manning. alfred martin. >> and 95, it angell and my hero paramedic we love you, we miss you you will for ever be in our hearts. >> and my 85 we wish we had g