and we did 20 some-odd hours overwo summers '85 and '8keat george lucas's skywranch. st - so myths are ies of the search by men and women through the ages for meaning, for significance, to make lifeignify, to touch the eternal, to understand the mysterious, to find out who we are. - people say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. i don't think that's what we're really seeking. i think what we're seeking is an experience th of being alive s the life experiences that we have on the purely physical plane will have residences within that are those of our own inner-most being and reality. and so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive. that's what it's all finally about, and that's what these clues help us to find within ourselves. - the reaction initially from the station was, "what?" two guys sitting there, two white guys, sitting there ing about mythology? and w had no promotion and t out and within the next seven days after it first aired, after the first episode aired, stations were getting calls from people, what is this? put it back on, and they began to run it

and then i read that he had been advising george lucas on the star wars film. so i called him up and he said, "of course i'd love to sit and talk with you." cbs wouldn't consider it, my friends at pbs, they saw the value of it and they put up a good bit of the money that i had to raise to do it. and we did 20 some-odd hours over two summers d '85 6 at george lucas's skywalker ranch. - so myths are stories of the search by men and women through the ages for meaning, forfeignificance, to make ignify, to touch the eternal, to understand the mysterious, to find out who we are. - people say that is a meaning for life. i don't think that's what we're really seeki. i think what we're seeking is an experience of being alive so that the life experiences that we have on the purely physical plane will have residences within that are thos of our own inner-most being and reality. and so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive. that's what it's all finally about, and that's wh these clues help us to find within ourselves. re - thtion initially from the station was,

see if costs are high longer than they should be. >>> "star wars" fans are fuming after director george lucased jar jar binks is his favorite star wars character. known for being the annoying character that everyone loves to hate in episodes one, two, and three. lucas thinks otherwise. he confessed his love at an event in chicago. "star wars" is owned by disney which also owns abc 7. a lot of people disagreeing with him. >> jar jar. >> don't think so. >> over yoda and hahn, no. >> do you have a favorite, sue? >> i think yoda. i love them all. >> luke skywalker. i don't know. >> that's pretty good. mike? >> me thinks he's kidding. i hated that was such a disappointed. i tried not to be negative but he said that was his favorite movie, too. >> i know, yikes. mine is "the empire strikes back" and hans solo is my favorite. >> mine, too. >> i like chewy, also. >> fun. balances him out a little bit. >> and you just want to give him a hug, right? >>> let's take a look at what's going on outside. a look at the roof camera. winds are blowing off the coast. they're going to ramp up especially tomorrow.

. >>> star wars fans are fuming after the director george lucas revealed his favorite star wars character. he's known for being that annoying character everyone loves to hate. lucas made the confession in a video played at a star wars event in chicago to celebrate the 20th anniversary. >> george, george, george. >> who should it be, luke? >> no like kinds of characters. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. you know who he is. he's kevin durant and after two days of stewing over blowing a 31 point lead to the clippers k.d. and the warriors came out determined to make a statement. stam center, oh, yeah k.d. was ready. first quarter for durant, five shots, five makes, 12 points. steph curry three for three from three with 13 first quarter. give you a little wink. again foul troubles force him to the bench. what a series he's having with authority. and draymond green with one of his ten assist there. dubs up 73-52 at the break. finishing 38. and he wanted more shots, he got them from k. d. reload, three, boom. and then draymond fines andre iguodala for the slam. and warriors finish it off this t

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look at what goes on in new york city, paul tutor jones has done, with behind the scenes, and george lucasnd bloomberg, and bill gates, we live in a age some of the most generous billionaires in the world that do more, better things than most governments are doing this not the evil 1%. >> i agree with john, first thing i did this morning, i tweeted out about the pineaux family. -- the families stepped up. what is amazing how many people you know said, that not good money put to use, i think that to your point we were talking off line, this is some that brings everyone together, the world world, this great to see as john said the wealth people step up, but all walks of life are stepping up not just wealthy, everyone -- every dollar counts. >> this is what i was talking about in last segmenting with leadership -- segment with leadership, if something is important to you, you do it people are stepping up without being forced. at end of day capitalism are called immoral for wanting to hang on to their own hard earned money and use it the way they think is best. and socialists who want to take

. >>> and number seven, a controversial statement from "star wars" director george lucas.s favorite character, and the announcement has really outraged fans. people are really shocked. no way. it's a joke. can't be. >> he can't be serious. >> i think he has extra merchandise on ebay right now trying to get rid of. >> do the voice again, mike. "good morning america" starts now. >>> good morning, america. the mueller report is out. new battles are brewing. this morning, calls for robert mueller and attorney general barr to testify after the release of the special counsel's report revealing 11 episodes of possible obstruction, laying out how president trump repeatedly tried to interfere in the russia probe and get his aides to fire the special counsel, and the moment he said he thought his presidency was over. overnight, president trump proclaims victory. >> i'm having a good day too. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi swearing congress will not be silent. this morning the head of the house judiciary committee is here. will he start impeachment proceedings? >>> also this morning,

look at what george lucas did he stole star wars for $4.05 billion and gave it all to education. e, given billions, george soros, i was there, he gave $55 million, if the crowd would match it. the crowd matched it that night it worked withinner city kids in new york city and the list goes on and on and on. we have fortunately in this country and this world right now , we have some of the most ph ilanthropic billionaires doing wonderful things and this tweet is ill-informed and ignorant. >> well i would agree that many many billionaires are doing great things and those who have been incredibly successful is something that our country has to change whether you're on the left or right. there's no question that most of the people who are part of what we would call the giving pledge are giving their money away and that's a good thing, and i agree , you know, i mean you can talk to a billionaire like jbl. >> [laughter] >> all his money by moving to bermuda. >> i knew he would get me back. >> let me tell you guys a little bit about psychopaths apparently, you don't know, that they tend t

but, i leave it to george lucas to write a script where the robots get better lines than me. [ laughterbody. >> oh, no, listen, i couldn't be happier. >> seth: it's very surreal to have you here. i spent a lot of time in my youth watching you. and it is just -- what a joy it is to have you here right now. >> well, in your adulthood, you should watch "nightfall" mondays, 10:00 p.m. on history channel. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] 'cause you know what happens? you know what happens? you go on these shows and i get sidetracked -- >> seth: yeah. >> -- talking about wookiees and laser swords. >> seth: yeah. >> and i come off, i go, "oh, i didn't even mention 'nightfall.'" [ laughter ] >> seth: well, there you go, "nightfall," monday nights, history. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> seth: you're going stick around. we're going to be right back with ashley longshore. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ks the art of science. when you open a bottle of beer, i don't think many people actually know the level of science that's filled into that bottle. back in time, it took carlsberg several

rowlings, 9 1/2 queens of england, and a george lucas, combined.fair between jeff and former news anchor lauren sanchez. jeff and mackenzie tied the knot in 1992, spending 25 years together as a married couple. >> through the walls i would hear him laughing that giant laugh all day long. >> famous laugh. >> all day long. and it was -- it was totally love at first listen. >> reporter: both their style and their bank accounts have come a long way since then. although this goes down as the costliest divorce settlement in history -- the next closest a mere $1.3 billion -- it seems the couple remains amicable, jeff tweeting that mackenzie has been an extraordinary partner, ally, and mother. we still don't know how the couple will split up their real estate holdings. they've got property in washington, texas, new york, california, and d.c. >> what are you looking for? >> what's up, mackenzie? >> oh, shoot your shot right here, right there. >> good luck. good luck. man. >> hey, what's up, jeff? >> whoever. >>> when we come back, the baby shower right here

. >> hbo released this behind the scenes clip revealing george lucas visited the set in belfast and lentilia clark and kit harington and hanging with that episode's director, david nutter. >>> kim kardashian may be studying to become a lawyer but she could also have a career as an hdtv host. kim treating instagram followers to a tour of her bathroom. folks began asking questions about those sinks after her "vogue" shoot last week. >> kim explaining kanye helped design them. there's a slight slope for the water to drain into those slits. she says she can turn the pressure up as much as she wants with no splashing. >> that's a very unique -- man, the rich people have all the cool stuff. >> i know, leave it to kanye. just a slight -- >> just a little slit in there. . >>> making news in "america this morning" -- new details on the mueller report being released today and how many redactions are expected. democrats overnight lashing out, accusing the attorney general of trying to spin the report before it's released. the new demand from democrats. >>> new this morning, the rescue in the cave.

david: doing the deal with lucasfilm and sing the potential with lucas and getting george lucas to dor. huge credit. then the way they package did and marketed it and created scarcity, it is impressive. alix: cool. you see the millennium falcon, it is cool. i'm excited. we should buy you a room for $363. alix: would you do that? that would be exciting. -- $763. david: it is time for following week. today we look at medicare and health care stock. bloombergs taylor riggs is looking at performance. taylor: interesting as we take a look at the medicare for all proposal. i want to look at what is going on on a long-term basis. outperformance under president trump. a lot of these health insurers get a steady stream of revenue from privately run medicare advantage plans. these are lucrative businesses. the recent proposals of medicare for all would replace private health insurance groups with government run plans and that has led to the recent drop-offs we have seen in some of this year's prices. that means within the last month, it is a managed health care index and some of the health care

drawing inspiration from those who first brought us to a galaxy far, far away, including creator george lucasth larry. this was a lot of -- of thinking and trying not to overthink, but really considering what it meant. >> reporter: fans are digging for clues and buzzing about what to expect from director j.j. abrams who returns after helming 2015's "star wars: the force awakens." we have seen a couple snippets. we saw the poster. we know the title. why have you kept this one shrouded in secrecy? >> it felt like there was a series of "star wars" movies that came out behind pretty close to this one and we didn't want to feel like we were getting lost in that. we felt like it was kind of better to wait until the right moment. >> you almost didn't take the gig. why? >> well, the truth is when kathleen kennedy called to ask if i was interested in coming on to direct episode nine, i was surprised at how emotional i was about it. i didn't know i was going to want to help bring to a close this thing that we started with episode seven that was obviously a continuation of what george created. it was a

and george lucas's much anticipated "star wars: the phantom menace" topped the box office taking in overo released, "fight club" and stanley kubrick's final filming "eyes wide shut." humor made its mark in "the galaxy quest," "american pie," and "office space." >> i've got to get out of here. >> uh-oh. it sounds like somebody's got a case of the mon daiss. >> cubicle culture became a cult classic. >> malkovich. >> malkovich. >> and there were cinematic game-changers like spike jonze' quirky "being john malkovich." the footage thriller "the blair witch project" and "the matrix," the groundbreaking descrisci-fi. now the new bookew book "best y ever" looks at he went into it. >> brian raftery, author of "the best movie year ever." welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> prince said it best. we're going to party like it's 1999. >> every day, every way. yep. >> what was great about that year. >> you look at "the matrix," "the fight club," and you can go on anded on. it's an amazing lineup. the other thing about 1999, it was the peak era of movie going. back then we didn't have the internet in

that's where we need to keep our focus in 2020. >> scott lucas, we appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you, george. >>> on a related topic, u.s. authorities say they have arrested a new york man for threatening to kill house democrat ilhan omar. she's only one of two muslim women elected to congress. in the phone call he alleges to have threatened to kill her because she was a woman. despite the alleged death trump president trump mocked her on saturday. >> and a special thanks to representative omar of minnesota -- oh. oh. oh, i forgot, she doesn't like israel. oh, i'm so sorry. oh, no she doesn't like israel, does she? >> council on american immigration says the rising threat of islamophobia and white supremacy must be taken seriously. we are thankful that law enforcement tracked this individual down before he could act on his hatred for muslims. >>> coming up here, the world is calling for an end to the violence in libya, but so far the competing factions haven't heeded the calls for peace. we will have a live report from london coming up here. >>> plus, massive floods take down entire towns in

investigation of hillary clinton's e mails. >> scott lucas giving us perspective live in birmingham, england. always a pleasure. thank you. >> thank you, george. >> newsroom pushes ahead. an american militia group appears to be taking the law into its own hands at the u.s./mexico border. we'll explain ahead. stay with us. ♪ corey is living with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of her body. she's also taking prescription ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor, which is for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole was significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus letrozole. patients taking ibrance can develop low white blood cell counts, which may cause serious infections that can lead to death. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney problems, are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant. common side effects include low red blood cell and low platelet counts, infections, tiredness, nausea, sore mo

george, he can hear you. >> please welcome josh lucas. ♪ sweet home alabama here, there? >> anywhere you like.ife. you're a coach now. >> i'm the coach of the fighting flounders on pure 6. the brooklyn conservation league. it shoots out into the east river, all of new york city in the background there. we were undefeated until a couple of days ago. >> your son is 6. that's really important. >> he's 6. the only person on the team who noticed we lost. nobody else really did. but it's a pretty amazing place to coach and also to be a coach of a 6-year-old team. nothing but joy for me. >> that's at will of fun. >> speaking of joy, "sweet home alabama" brings me a lot of it. superfans out there, it's been -- how many years? >> 16 years now. >> oh, my gosh. we heard possibly there could be a sequel, can you share, shed any light? >> i think i've absolutely said yes. the director who i did just another movie with, we just did a movie with katie holmes coming out later in the year. we discussed it extensively. we're lobbying the world to join us. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> right now. >> anyone

lucas. scott is a professor at birmingham. good to have you with us. >> thank you, george. >> there is a good article in the "washington post" thaty hits the mark here. this event that is usually built around comedy, scott, self-d self-deprication. attendees welcomed a historian that set a different mood there. >> of course it did. there's the headline, of course, about the person who wasn't there, the president of the united states. i think, in part, this was because the trump administration is aiming at folks. y'all are enemies of the people. y'all are the threat within. last year, they aimed at the comedian who was there. they said her humor was part of this assault on american values. i think it was good to hear ron. i think he's absolutely right, this is a serious time in america. i will go further. he said this won't be the last threat to the first amendment. this arguably is the most serious threat to the first amendment we have had for generations and will have for some time to come. we are now at the point, we are beyond y'all having a good time, which i hope you did. you are talking about a president who is not embracin