everyone from harrison ford to george lucas weighing in. this morning we remember the original chewbacca. >>> good morning, everyone. we made it to friday and we begin this morning wit battle heats up over the mueller report. >> the president is now making it clear that he'll block key players from testifying and house speaker nancy pelosi is now unleashing on attorney general william barr accusing him of lying under oath. abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning. happy friday to you, kenneth and janai. this fight is far from over. the justice department in fact firing back at congressional democrats saying that their attacks on the attorney general are baseless. congressional democrats have not decided if they plan to hold attorney general william barr in contempt, but the top leadership isn't holding back. >> as the attorney of the united states of america was not telling the truth to the congress of the united states. that's a crime. >> reporter: after barr decided to stand up the house

towering actor became an iconic part of cinematic history after director george lucas cast him in the side biopic he was seventy four years old. let's get you reminder of our top story this hour one of the biggest storms ever to hit india has made landfall cycling funny is battering the east of the country with winds of up to one hundred eighty kilometers per hour but already say at least two people have been killed more than a million people have been evacuated from low lying coastal. this is the news live from berlin coming up next a documentary from a country that's said to be full of contradictions around the first leave you with some footage of preparations in bangkok for the coronation of the new thai king three days of elaborate ancient ceremonies is due to begin tomorrow i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for joining us erica always with you at the top of the hour and have a great weekend. it's just curious to. do it yourself or. the new. channel. and don't miss out. new cause for celebration world press freedom day on d w.

and yet, look at where we are today. >> star wars created george lucas on stage to help kick off the festivities. it has been a years long project that has finally come to life for disney and lucas films. >>> there is controversy over the uss mccain in japan. what's the president has to say about the request to cover up the ships name during his recent visit. termites, feasting on homes 24/7. we're on the move. roger. hey rick, all good? oh yeah, we're good. we're good. termites never stop trying to get in, we never stop working to keep them out. terminix. defenders of home. >>> here is a look at some of the top stories we are following. the santa clara county district attorney's office announced it will fall hate crime charges against the man accused of intentionally running his car into a crowd of people in sunnyvale. 34-year-old isaiah peoples is also facing a counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident from last month. eight people were hurt including a 13-year-old girl who remains in the hospital. police believe that he targeted the victims based on his belief that

. >> george lucas. billy dee williams. luke skywalker, mark hamill. >> look where we are today.s and gentlemen, harrison ford. >> this one's for you! >> the "star wars" legends helped bob iger open the park's largest land ever, a 14-acre jedi paradise. the main attraction is mal, so i had to get into the kid who snu movie, this is a dream come true. riders get to take a role -- pilot, gunner or engineer. i decided to be a pilot. >> push the flashing button to take off. >> whoo! >> oh, okay, i suck. sorry. >> chewbacca! >> get 'em. come on, you guys. how do i break? here we go. hold on, everybody. oh, that was great! okay that was crazy. kelsey was my copilot. she did -- okay, but of the greatest attractions i had ever ridden. it's chewbacca screaming, the bumps the ups and downs. it's bananas. let's go back. listen to me, that was amazing. >> you look like such a tough guy right now. >> by the way, coming late they attraction. "star wars: rise of the resistance:. they say it's more ambitious than the millennium falcon. galaxy's edge opens on august 29th. >> the porg is so excite

. >> i have to tell you, the last time i was in a disney park with george lucas was for the opening,y moons ago, of star tours. and i thought to myself, this is inconceivable. that i could be a part of a movie that would get its own ride in a disney theme park? i better savor the moment because it'll never be surpassed. and yet, look where we are today. >> star wars creator, george lucas also on stage to help kick off the festivities, it has been a year-long project that is finally coming to life for disney and lucasfilm's. >> we feel like we have seen it all, and we have barely scratched the surface. let's check in with sal in disneyland where you have been speaking to one of the top executives. >> reporter: good morning, to all of you, yes, i have with me now, doug chang who is the vice president of lucasfilm's, but most important, doug watches us on mornings on 2, don't you? >> i do, 100%. >> reporter: thank you come in next time you need help with the morning commute, i will help you. doug is a big deal, he is a creative director, but also he has a hand in everything that has bee

. >> george lucas was also at the event giving a seal of prove. >> it could have been very bad but ittar tours on steroids at a level you can't possibly believe. >> and harrison ford even showed up to jump start the millennial falcon paying tribute to peter mayh mayhew. peter, this one's for you! >> it officially bo wookies, ewoks and humans. >> and one of the first people to go inside. >> a place you always wanted to visit but just didn't know. that's how some are describing it. it is just lats h a chce. ristance or do you join the dark side? the first order. these guys definit an opinion and i'm with them. >> there is resistance activity here. have you seen anything suspicious? >> nothing suspicious here, my friend. >> just join the name a "star wars" fantastic of yours and it's probably here. we'll get to the ride in a second. want to build a droid? done. drink the blue milk luke sky walker did? that's a thing. but surprisingly not super sweet. and then there is the bar. a first for dindland park. >> welcome. it is the hottest club. >> frog like creatures in inks.iums lay eggs in y

old died in his home on tuesday he was working as a hospital orderly when he was discovered by george lucas in the one nine hundred seventy s. and cast as hans solo his fairy cake no cause was given for his death those are the headlines on al-jazeera the news will continue here right after i. do stay with us . i will. be upset but only innocent saddam but rob and i want to accept a lot of the money. and will. support you and bob he has been kind of known to the fbi because you see him and a billionaire and son walk away into. insanity. shack i look at it from the bench and. it's a love story but it's different from all other stories. it's a story that's merges the last one with homeland. i and other palestinian women. decided to get engaged to resistance fighters held in israeli jails. are serving life sentences totaling hundreds if not thousands of years. in prison bars be an eternal barrier to this dream. good in the. capital one matter if it if he has done that he has sort of the sort of law. or. the seven how law is you know the sign the for how you sort of the kind of a well sort of sh

mark hamel tweeting, he was the gentlest ofnt gia and george lucas sazing he was the closest any humanbeing could be to a wookiee. big art, gentle nature. survived by his wife and three children. >>> a court wl be held today in the rockland county measles case. it has closed some ultra-orthodox jewish schools. the out break has been crippling the country where cases continue to rise. we have the latest. >> the latest measle's scare has landed at newark airport. a traveler may have exposed others in terminal c. passengers were warned ifhe ty were here april 16. and also trouble at sea. amid its voiage, the free winds remains docked a underqu antined. a crewmember tested positive for the virus. 103 pe le aboard theship, island officials won't allow anyone to disembark. >> this decision is in keeping with the laws of st. lucia. >> measles has spread to every country in the european union. the death toll at 29. >> it doesn't hurt to get the booster to protect herself. >> in england, posting pictures of her new born. her plea, getting vaccinated will protect yourself andso one els. >>> the man w

george lucas sharing these words. he was the closest any human being could be to a wookiee.ways let him win. that winning force was strong with this one. >> getting back to the old days, the old ways of doing things. >> reporter: mayhew undergoing two knee replacement surgeries and four months of three-hour physical therapy sessions to fight his way into playing chewy in certain scenes of 2015's "the force awakens." >> chewy, we're home. >> reporter: despite health concerns. and now fans paying tribute to mayhew's legacy. posting photos and art. this one saying, chewy, you're home. wishing him well in a galaxy far, far away. may the 4th, also known as "star wars" day, is tomorrow. it will be spent celebrating mayhew and hoping he's celebrating somewhere with the late great carrie fisher. >> as harrison ford said in his statement, he knew how important the fans were and are to this extraordinary franchise and he was devoted to them. just incredible. >> hdi >> he was so taleah. >> thank you so much, will. >> thank you, will. >>> when we come back, the new miss usa. >>> and why

you may not know it, but peter mayhew was working in a hospital orderly when george lucas discoveredim. he needed the guy that was at least seven feet tall, he was 7.3, he was perfect for the part. lucas is all you have to do is be able to stand up, actor market hamill tweeted out his fondest memories of him. he said that he was the gentlest of giants, a big man with an even bigger heart who never failed to make me smile and a loyal friend who i love dearly. this is from mark hamill once again. once again peter mayhew, the actor that played chewbacca dead at 74. >>> we are going to go ahead and stay with the star wars theme right here, take a look at this. a giant yoda head is drawing crowds at the state capital. the display comes just days before may 4, as in the famous movie line, may the force be with you. it will now be recognized here in california. lawmakers passed a resolution to officially declare may 4 as star wars day. and one last now, at the end of the month, the highly anticipated star wars galaxy edge steam themepark will open. it started offering reservations today. th

george lucas saying tonight he was the closest any human being could be to a wookie. and i learned to always let him win. >> reporter: harrison ford adding we were partners in partners in film and life for over 40 years, and i loved him. >> laugh it up, fuzz ball. >> reporter: despite declining health and double knee replacement surgery. >> betting back to the old days. >> reporter: mayhew returned to the role he made famous in 2015's ""the force awakens."" >> chewy. we're home. >> reporter: until the end, he was a constant fixture at conventions, greet beiing fans his famous roar, now remembered throughout the galaxy. mayhew was 74. for "nightline," i'm clayton sandell. >> and that's "nightline." you can always catch our full episodes on hulu. thanks for the company, america. goodnight.

george lucas discovered the 7'3''actor when he was working as an orderly. he was 74 years old. no cause of death was given. >>> inform and entertain. it's kind of my thing. >> will from game of thrones. not today. downtown denver. colorado business semi game 4. >>> live look in san jose. 52 degrees to start there on your friday morning. >>> happy friday to you. it's going to be a gorgeous day across the bay area. enty of sunshine and warm temperatures. 77 for santa clara, as well as san jose. 79 in walnut creek. 82 in antioch. 83 for a high in brentwood. looking at berkeley. 66. 68 in san had leandro. and 76 in santa rosa. and 80 from lake port. weekend forecast is coming up. >>> good morning, everybody. everybody loves the play-offs. so i'm going to give you the nhl and the matter of the san jose sharks and colorado avalanche. where sometimes the desperate team wins. that's right. the urgency, the d,th physicality. breaks went to both teams. philip grubard did great. barton jones one of his 25 saves. colorado did get to him a couple of minutes later in the second period. natha

when director george lucas was casting the original star wars in 1976, he thought peter mayhew of perfectole chewbacca. for his part mayhew threw himself into the park, rehearsing enthusiastically. even learning the script so he could speak what chewbacca was s ying to portray. today his star wstars paid tribute to him. >> what was so remarkable about him was his spirit and his wandness and his gentlenes so clo to what a wookie is. sure, they a fierce animals, t they are like your family dog. there is no one more loving, and unconditional love than the family pet. correspondent: he returns to the role inst the ff the latest trilogy "the force awakens." he will be remembered for his relationship with the cast, nsparticularly his rhip to harrison ford as han solo. >> laugh it up, fuzzball. correspondent: and to millions he played one of cinema's greatest hers. ♪ jane: peter mayhew remembered, chewie, my favorite characte people like to record our favorite shows, but for marion stokes archiving american television became a 30 year obsession. until her deh in 2012, the philadelphia recluse sp

he was working as a hospital orderly in england when george lucas found him and cast him.ark hamill called him the gentlest of giants. peter mayhew was 74. >>> a 101-year-old woman in california was evicted from her retirement home. and baltimore's mayor has adlinesd. on the morning newsstand. >>> "the baltimore sun" reports the city's mayor catherine pugh resigned amid an investigation into seclusion. pugh says she was sorry for the harm she caused to baltimore's image. federal agents raided her home and city hall office last month in an investigation over sales of her self-published children's books. state officials had called for pugh's resignation for weeks. they cited her "healthy holly" book deals where she made about $800,000 in the sale of the books that later earned her city contracts. >> it's a sad day for the city of baltimore but a hopeful one. >> bernard "jack" young replaced pugh as baltimore's mayor. >>> "the new york times" says president trump announced a so-called health care rule. mr. trump chose yesterday's national day of prayer to announce the new reg

"star wars" creator george lucas praised mayhew on twitter for his, quote, big heart and gentle nature. markh hamill tweeted he was the gentlest of giants. >> certainly left his mark. >>> let's turn our attention to the weather forecast for the weekend. >> sandhya patel has the scoop for us. a little bit of rain? >> 40 to 50% chance now we're going to see showers beginning sunday late night. dan and ama, i want to show you live doppler 7 right now. there are some high clouds passing through a little bit of fog. those clouds are coming in advance of the system that is just spinning off the coast. so here's what it's going to do. it's going to inch its way closer to the coastline and then just park itself right off our coast. when it does, it will spin up some moisture. so we will be getting the possibility of some rain. and it's looking like a better likelihood. so let's check out the weekend. why not. saturday breezy and cooler. upper 50s to the mid-70s. on sunday, which is cinco de mayo, there is a chance of showers late in the day. 50s to 70s, certainly cooler than saturday. here is

england mayhew had appeared in just one film and was working as a hospital orderly in london when george lucas from the bay area of course found him and cast him in 1977 star wars film. >>i take live look outside right now at it gets san the direction of cadero cam the bay bridge there you see the wind blowing the palm trees in the flag there chief meteorologist large car. no here he has no clouds in the sky, them know, nice and clear out there right now you know it's that time of year where people like to squeeze in maybe a little extra day. >>on their weekend. so we've got to get away forecast for you right now you head into the monterey bay tomorrow find some patchy fog early on the morning then some sunshine in the afternoon in the monterey about 61 degrees 63. in santa cruz southern california, a couple clouds coming your way there are more for the weekend 72, los angeles very comfortable, there 71 in anaheim and in the high country still slopes open up their we want to speak and if you want to ski by a lake you can do that to 63 degrees in south lake 60 in truckee and 67 degrees in retai

maybe you had appeared in just one film and was working as a hospital orderly in london when george lucasast him in the 1977 star wars may the 4th be with you california lawmakers voted today to declare may 4th star wars day in recognition of the disneyland theme park it's set to open later this month, here's a picture of a charity group dressed well this is that picture but you're going to see some storm troopers at state capitol today, the resolution says its star wars land is the largest single site expansion in distant lands history. it says it could generate $14 million in tax revenue for the city of anaheim every year by the way disneyland started taking reservations for the new star wars park today. but you only need a reservation if you plan on visiting before june 23th as can be. >>that's to say the least let's take a look outside and see what's happening around the bay area right now looking out over san francisco in the bay still a pretty evening and even those a little hazy out in this picture or just south of right now changes ahead, but you know they're celebrating may the 4

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the towering actor became an icon after director george lucas cast him in the sci-fi at -- sci-fi epic. we will be back in just a minute with "the day," taking a look at the health of the press around the world. stay with us. . tenen pm h hey in the f french capital the headlines from araround the world. mass evacucuations ordered in bangladesh. read thehe brunt of site. dolele's already barreled ininto india in high windsds. that's where the level of serviceses friday of demonstratations in algeria. has continueued to devolve the full all of thruling e elite. the standoff continues outside meage shoe inserts on some signs just as a heads. up scale back. which is not

peter mayhew was cast by george lucas toplay the giant wookie in the original trilogy in the 1970s. the 7'3" actor reprised the role in sequence like "revenge of the signatu sith" and "the force awakens." he guided his successor to take over the role. his family was by his side when he passed in texas.as he w 74 years old. >> iconic character. >>> got him -- number 1,500. >> they count everything in major league baseball, all the stats. thi one is big. nationals ace steven strasburg reported out 1,5 hit-and-run last night.re he ach -- 1,500 last night. he reached the moment came the night they fired the coach. no secret the team is struggling. the bullpen was a problem earlier. now injuries are keeping starters including ryan d zimmerman uan soto off the field. you read the names -- we need -- >> the big ones. >> can't win without them.sp ially withoutno you kw world health organizatiwh who who went to a different city. >>> last night local women made it pretty far in a pageant. >> cordelia crenshaw made it to the top ten. if my book she shld have won e-year-old thing. she was amaze

fortnight is credited with shaping cinematic history the 2 week long event discovered director george lucas who went on to create star wars and launched the careers of martin scorsese spike lee and. indian director mira nair was another discovery. came with 988 i had no problems with the budget i had i would take people's buttons and i would cut out and just base them on these buttons and put them on as you know i mean it was that kind of threadbare existence and after received the capital of the war and this kind of a reception it was just that much easier for me to make my 2nd film you know mississippi masala and so on running alongside the main festival taking risks and pushing boundaries this is selection includes animation eccentric horror films and drama the head of the selection committee understand how screening here can change a career it's not like a place where we just have the work of course there is that as well. that would guarantee it would be direct as we present a future and a continuation in their way of exploring kind of the potential of cinema the spirit of directors for

. >> creator george lucas said he is the closest he can be to a wookiee. always it will him win.as grateful for the last chance. >> i'm glad they gave me an opportunity be able to come and do as much as possible. and get the old gang back >>> it seemed at times protesters were outnumbered by police. good evening. the protest was planned in advance. it turned out to be very timely. the protesters claimed they were unfairly targeted by social media families like twitter, facebook and instagram. today the company or the group demand free speech. they demanded an end to what was deeld unbiased social media. >> several figures including louis farrakhan and others were banned from facebook. >> these protesters called san francisco the capital of the social media companies. and they said today they would not be silenced. >> i am here to ensure our first amendment right. >> they are on the conservative side of the politics. most are staunch supporters. they maintained they are being punished for expressing their views. we want the government to stay out of that. they're completely censor

films has passed away a towering actor became an iconic part of cinema history after the director george lucas cast him in this i think may who would be for years. if watching t.v. news still to come on the program monday to view news asia it is a journey that can be done by bus car or bike we will tell you why this royal found decided to go by foot to the thai king's coronation and journalists in asia harassed or jailed from doing their chops we will take a look at their cases on the world press freedom to. all those stories in work coming up including the indian psycho and that's coming up next on news in asia in the meantime i'm sara kelley in berlin because so much for watching have a great. you know that seventy seven percent laughing are younger than six o'clock. that's me and me. came to the lot of time all voices. in the seventy seven percent who talk about the up. front part of the flash from housing boom boom town this is where. welcome to the seventy seven percent. this weekend d.w. . with him how to be a gun because up close well i am a spy you know if i had known that the boat wou

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as passed away a towering actor became an iconic part of cinematic history after the director george lucas cast him in the saif i think he was seventy four years old. a quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here at the w. cycling family has battered the northeast if india lashing beaches with rain and with winds gusting more than two hundred kilometers per hour authorities say that at least two people have died and more than a million people have been evacuated. and coming up next our science show asks is breastfeeding really the best for babies i'm sara kelly in berlin thank you so much for watching for going to. do. how can we free the pacific ocean from plastic waste. a young dutchman is pointing the way music course for a world full of plastic trash floating off the coast of california is ocean freeing up system is like a garbage truck for the high seas the maneuver is not without its risks. will his mission succeed. tomorrow to the next on the g.w. . in good shape loneliness a hidden epidemic. dr carsten lekota talks with experts about the harmful physical effects

died at his home on tuesday and he was working as a hospital orderly when he was discovered by george lucas in the one nine hundred seventy s. and cast as hans. sidekick no cause was given for his death. thank you very much caster semenya will run what could be her last eight hundred metres race in doha on friday after losing her appeal against new testosterone rules. there was plenty of attention on the south african runner she trained at the stadium on the eve of the diamond league meeting so many years future is unclear. chief sebastian coe is keen to move on and the richardson has more. south africa's caster semenya has been outpacing her rivals for years but her progress hasn't been to everyone's liking. for the forwards and so fast the double olympic champion is set to run in the eight hundred meters at the season opening diamond league event in doha on friday after a ruling by sports highest court it could be a whole last competition before she has to start taking medication to lower her to stop steroid levels so many posted a tweet on thursday hinting at retirement knowing when to w

his family on twitter now he was seventy four years old the actor became an icon after director george lucas cast him and is apic arin johnson director of the twenty seventeen star wars film the last shot i wrote on twitter r.i.p. peter mayhew to create a beloved character with warmth and humor is a testament to any actor spirit to do it under a half ton of jack erik picks a true legend. i the days almost on the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter at g.w. news and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day. the focus on a. reliable data. systems for. the most. automotive the focus on. a small town in the ring with a huge cultural legacy. my mom. somehow by mine has managed time and again to track pioneers and trailblazers join us to discover the town's cultural grids and its contemporary art scene. sixty minutes. with him how to be good goes on as well the highest i know if i had known that the boat would be small i never would have gone on the trip but you have it not to put myself and my harrison in that danger to the boat it's a game of goin

films has passed away the towering actor became an iconic part of cinematic history after director george lucas cast them in the side. may he was seventy four years old. let's get your minder of our top story at this hour one of the biggest storms ever to hit india has made landfall cyclon folly is battering the east of the country at this hour with winds of up to one hundred eighty kilometers per hour. authorities say at least two people have died more than a million have been evacuated from low lying coastal areas. still to come in our business news turkey feels the pension economically as u.s. sanctions on a rainy in oil take a fact. mark jones has that story straight ahead with business don't forget you can always find out more about these and other stories at our website at student news dot com for now though for me brian thomas in the entire news team thanks so much for being with us. the few. people here like they love their country but not the current conditions iran. a journey through a land full of contradictions of joy and sadness confidence and doubt. our documentary depicts the con

has passed away a towering actor became an iconic part of cinematic history after the director george lucas cast him in the scifi epic mayhew was seventy four years. quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here on news cycle family is battering northeast india lashing b. shows with rain and with winds gusting more than two hundred kilometers per hour authorities say that at least two people have died and more than a million have been evacuated. coming up next our health show in good shape this time focusing on what loneliness and what it means for our bodies and our brains i'm sara kelly in berlin thanks for watching the protests. good shape loneliness but hidden at the deming. dr carsten leg talks with experts about the harmful visible effects of functional isolation and remedies to cure loneliness. therefore it's high time to put loneliness on the topic health agenda. and good cheer. some time in the twenty six to you my great granddaughter who people are. but with the world be like in your life time in around half a century. when i was there were three billion people y

original chewbacca peter mayhew was working in a hospital when his giant size was spotted by director george lucas english born actor more than two meters tall became the funny side pick for hans solo in the intergalactic film franchise a seventy four year old passed away it is home in texas on tuesday that's all for this news hour i'm going to be back with more on all the stories in a couple of minutes i'll see you then take care bye bye. an army of volunteers has come together to help with the influx of tens of thousands of evacuees. but their retreat to a church shelter has brought new challenges an outbreak of norovirus and other gastrointestinal problems. smoke from the massive wildfires now blankets much of northern california leading to some of the worst air quality in the world but with more than twelve thousand structures lost in the wildfires concerns remain about long term accommodations jobs and medical care. local officials say there isn't enough housing stock available. radicalism is on the rise across the globe. we're told it's every west we're told was supposed to be suspicious of

passed away the towering actor literally became an iconic part of cinema history after director george lucas cast him in his epic film he was seventy four years old. let's get your modern now of our top story this hour one of the biggest storms ever to hit india has made landfall cyclon funny is battering the east of the country with wind speeds of up to one hundred eighty kilometers per hour there have been no reports of casualties but authorities have evacuated more than one million people in coastal left us. this is the t.v. news live from berlin still to come in business eat news a turkey feeling the pinch as u.s. sanctions on a rainy and oil take full of fact. monocle of that story and much more straight ahead i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being with us we're back with more including the latest on the storm getting india at the top of the hour thanks so much for being with us. good. to. go africa a town under threat of loss of soon you won't make it to the summit you have a big new fund you have a big basket as a. young man a different climate change and i

when director george lucas was casting the original star wars in 1976, he thought former hospital porterthrew himself into the part research does rehearsing enthusiastically. even learning the script so he could speak what chewbacca was trying to portray. todayis chewbacca was trying to portray. today is star wars co—stars paid tribute to him. it was so remarkable about him, his spirit and his kindness and his gentleness, it was so close to what type wookiee is. they are fierce animals, but they are like yourfamily dog. they are fierce animals, but they are like your family dog. there they are fierce animals, but they are like yourfamily dog. there is no one more loving and the unconditional love than the family pet. he returned to the role in the first of the latest trilogy, the force awa kens. first of the latest trilogy, the force awakens. and he will be family __ my force awakens. and he will be family —— my group fondly remembered for the relationships he shared with the other cast, particularly harrison ford's han solo. laugh it up, fussball. and to millions he simply played one of

fortnight is credited with shaping cinematic history the 2 week long event discovered director george lucas who went on to create star wars and launched the careers of martin scorsese spike lee and. saying how the indian director mira nair was another discovery. came with 988 i had no problems with the budget i had i would take people's buttons and i would cut out and just base them on these buttons and put them on as you know i mean it was that kind of threadbare existence and after received the care of the war and this kind of a reception it was just that much easier for me to make my 2nd film you know mississippi masala and so on running alongside the main festival taking risks and pushing boundaries this is selection includes animation eccentric horror films and drama the head of the selection committee understand how screening here can change a career is not like a place where we just. the work of course. is that as well but did the big. 3 get to market in the 3 dynamics that would guarantee to the directors we present a future and a continuation in their way of exploring kind of the p

. >> reporter: creator george lucas said he was the closest any human could be to being a wookiee andways let him win. mayhew was grateful for the last chance. >> i'm glad they gave me an opportunity be able to come and do as much as possible and get the old gang back together again. >> we celebrate peter mayhew. good night. >>> new at 6:00, tonight we're hearing directly from a student whose profile drew nationwide attention. it's because of what she does after school that's only legal if you're 18. >>> we've spent the day digging into the criminal record of a woman now arrested for posing as a fake nanny for decades. >>> and building a better bay area, literally. a construction project that's been in the works for years will have a payoff in weeks for thousands of north bay commuters. >>> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> with the district, they were really extra with being a whole bunch of negative energy. >> she's one student at a school of 2,000, whose story is now known by millions because of an oday students got their 't get student newspaper, usually not a big deal

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and in statement star wars director george lucas saying in part, peter was a wonderfulman. wonderfulman. he was the closest a human could be to a wookie. kind natured and gentle soul. he was 74. lauren blanchard, ktvu news. >>> a man fell into a volcano crater in the big island. he ignored safety warnings by covering over a metal railing to catch a better glimpse. but he lost his balance and fell. he was found on a narrow ledge. >>> the latest snow sur survey of the season is close to average for the year. 47-inches of know which is 148% of the historical average. the state's largest six reservoirs are filled. but still, water officials say it's important to keep conserving water as the state will face drought sooner or later. >>> sunshine and a breeze, rosemary. >> it is beautiful out there. afternoon highs not much going to change when it comes to the numbers we've got 60s at the coast. a lot of 70s. mostly sunny skies, now that's a beautiful day. already showing quite nice out there. we are going to be in for the possibility of a few sprinkles i want to start to form the