he now stars as hank williams in the biopic "i saw the light."e tom hiddleston. ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: i never want to-- i never want to sit before my guest. >> yeah. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: people are very excited for tom hiddleston! ( cheers and applause ) >> thank you very much, everybody. it's good to be here. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: it's lovely to have you back. this is the second time you've been on, thanks for coming back. >> well, i had such a good time last time, i thought i'd-- yeah, thank you for having me back. >> stephen: you were here with "crimson peak" last time-- >> that's right, i was. >> stephen: where you were a definite baddie in that one.. >> yes, i was. >> stephen: you weren't going to necessarily let on how much of a baddie you were when you came on for the interview, but i saw the movie-- you're a very bad person. >> yes, i was. i did some very bad things. >> stephen: you did. and you also showed-- you also got a little bit of attention for showing your-- your butt. yo

hank williams lead a model life." >> you think that's funny. >> i kind of do, don't you? ooh... >> hmm? >> also says we sold over 90,000-- my god. >> if that's even half true, i wonder what kind of money that really adds up to? >> it adds up to hank williams is a big damn deal. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: very convincing! i'm a southerner, that's very convincing. now, before you played this, did you-- do you play an instrument yourself? >> i mean, i noodled around on the guitar, as much as any student does, i think. >> stephen: i understand you have a very specific instrument you know how to play, that very few people actually master. ( laughs ) i understand you know how to play the spoons. ( cheers and applause ) >> this is-- this is one of those-- this is one of my special skills with my cv. it's so funny, my mom arranged an engagement party for my baby sister last summer, and she'd redone the whole house, and she'd done a beautiful kitchen, she replastered the walls and everything, and my sister's got very good friends who are folk musicians who are playing in

. >> stephen: and, did you grow up with hank williams?now who this guy was? >> not really. i mean, i knew the words to "hey good looking"-- i think everybody does. >> stephen: but other than that, there wasn't a lot of hank williams at cambridge? >> no. ( laughter ) not really, no. but it's funny-- when i traced it back, i fell in love with the rolling stones, for example, when i was 15, like everybody does, and listening to "honky tonk women" as a 15-year-old teenager in my bedroom, i loved it, but i had no idea what a honky tonk was. ( laughter ) it seemed-- honky tonk seemed very exotic to me and it was a fun word. without it-- >> stephen: the word "exotic" is not generally applied to american country music over here. ( laughter ) >> i appreciate that. but interestingly enough, it is that old stuff, the things youw. we have all our history, and-- >> stephen: th >> stephen: well, you've nailed the accent. it's a beautiful performance. >> thank you. >> stephen: and let's take a look at it right now. this is a clip be

did you know about hank williams before this movie? >> it's funny. i knew about hank as much as -- i feel like as a young brit watching american movies, they're so exotic. that's probably something you guys take for granted. but the fabric of americana is very exotic for us. so every time a hero would walk into a diner and order a milkshake and a burger there would be hank williams playing on the jukebox. it's interesting. looking" is one of those songs like "happy birthday," you can start singing it anywhere in the world and people will start -- >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: it rhymes so beautifully. do you meet with hank williams jr. to ask him about his dad and study him? how do you go about doing something like this? >> hank jr. i think it's a very sensitive time for him. and he knew about the film. i actually met his sister, who's not by the same -- it's not his full sister. >> jimmy: i see. >> and i met his daughter holly. >> jimmy: yes. she's great, holly, by the way. she's a great musician. and they approved of your performance, i

i talked to tom earlier this morning and i asked him if he thought hank williams loved his music more than his marriage. >> making music, it was like breathing oxygen. he couldn't not do it. i think he loved aidrey very much she wanted to sing with him but didn't have his talent. >> his wife is played by elizabeth. he sang all of the songs in the movie by himself. >>> also, today, you can enter a chance to win specific sales, that's in richmond april 7th to april 10th. to enter, click on the contest link and fill out the entry form. you must be 18 years old and a legal california resident to enter. the prize has a retail value of $72 and one winner will be selected by random drawings on april 4th you can see the rules on facebook.com. >>> coming up, taking the title of last comic standing and this weekend, he's headlining. up next, live with the comedian. brmilk and fresh creama. and only sustainably farmed vanilla. breyers has fresh cream, sugar and milk. breyers. the good vanilla. our milk and cream come from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones. this is so good! ii can'

son portrays hank williams.up and down career and relationship. that's what's new at the movies, channel 6 "action news" i'm matt o'donnell. i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected our environment. now i'm fighting for criminal justice reform. i'm proud to be backed by president obama and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you. everyone, 6:53, saturday morning, it's going to get colder out there. yesterday we topped out at 80 degrees, today 62. tomorrow the temperatures fall off a cliff. high pressure has been in control over the last few days, it's a heat pump high, that's why we were so warm. it will drift to the southeast it will allow the colder air pull in from the northern tier states mid atlantic great lake. it wi

our next guest is a member of the marvel universe who swaps her costume for cowboy boots as hank williams in theaters friday. please say hello to elizabeth olsen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: it's very good to see you. i don't want to embarrass you. i heard you just met harrison ford. >> blew it. >> jimmy: i heard you froze. >> i went -- ah -- ah -- i'm elizabeth -- hi -- hi -- >> jimmy: does that happen to you a lot? >> no. it doesn't happen. it happens -- when it happens it's with a chef or something i saw on "top chef." >> jimmy: really. >> know what i mean? dune do you know what i mean? maybe. >> jimmy: i like chefs too. not necessarily the top chefs. i like the guys on the bottom. >> oh, that's -- oh, i learned a lot about you just then. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: i'm not sure what. how are you doing? everything all right? >> i'm good, yeah. i'm like still kind of shaking from harrison ford. >> jimmy: tell us what harrison means to you. maybe he'll watch this and you can really like -- i don't know, erase whatever happened backstage. >> okay, so first off, like just "

hank williams chronically the singer's talent and troubled life behind-the-scenes.hat's rated "r." >>> everybody wants some. director richard linklater. according to our partners at the "washington post" the film is set in 1980 at a college in texas. >>> 4:55. good news for coffee drinkers. another win for them in the fight against cancer. that is ahead in the next half hour. >>> right now at 5:00. it is a yellow weather alert day. when showers and storms could roll into your neighborhood today. >> plus, a virginia state trooper shot and killed. what we are learning this morning about the training exercise that turned deadly. >> pot at the white house, the first family may want to keep their windows closed this weekend. the news starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm andrea roane. it is friday, mike. hurray for friday! >> good morning. i'm mike hydeck. >> larry miller has your time- saver traffic. but we allyson rae. it is a yellow alert day, but not a total washout. >> absolutely not. you will need your sunglasses and umbrella and short sleeves. near 80 degrees. t

back in the 1950's, you could turn on your radio and hear legends like hank williams and ray price.u might hear a new voice, someone who made you think, that guy is going to be a star. someday. >> ♪ well, i never felt more like singing the blues because i never thought i would ever lose your love ♪ >> ♪ i can't get over how she set me free oh, lonesome me ♪ mickey: artists like don gibson helped country get more popular. and by the 60's, the music was in honky-tonks and concert halls. it was also on radio and television. country music was becoming america's music. >> ♪ just walk on by >> ♪ wait on the corner >> ♪ pure sweet love mickey: i would like to introduce you to my cohost, country music's number one television personality, lorianne crook. lorianne: thank you so much. great to work with you. you have had such an amazing career. full of records and music awards. mickey: thank you. i have always felt at home at a honky-tonk. it is a place a country fan could always go and meet friends. maybe have a dance or put a nickel in the jukebox and play a sad country song that could break

so was hank williams, but i wasn't. i remember my father said one time in the world of poets nobody takes you seriously until you're in your 60s. >> maybe in slidell, i will find my joy! maybe in slidell i will find my joy! >> this is pbs newshour weekend, sunday. >> sreenivasan: in fargo, north dakota, republicans complete their state convention today by choosing 28 delegates for the national convention in july. that's just one percent of the total delegates, but the presidential campaigns are competing hard for them. the newshour's dan bush is in fargo and joins me via skype. is a state you pointed out in your blog that's voted republican ten times in the past. suddenly they're relevant why? >> all of north dakota's 28 delegates are unbound. which means they can vote for whoever they like, at the republican national convention with the potential floor fight there, all republicans are sending their delegates, provide the delegates should back then earlier in the summer. >> sreenivasan: what is the closing argument that

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i like the one on hank williams, junior. i think that will be interesting. >> i think it's fascinating that we've had so many faith-based films this year. it's kund of refreshing for me. >> you didn't like the weather today, right? >> no. >> i don't think you're going to like what gwen has to say about the forecast for the rest of the weekend. >> stay with us. >> in tonight's health watch, troubling news about the world's battle with the bulge. >> that's right. a new study finds more people worldwide are now obese than underweight. the number of obese people in the world rose from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014. the researchers say about 1/5 of adults could be obese by 2025 and at that rate, i believe it. wow. >> that's interesting. so more people are overweight than underweight but i wonder what the normal place is. are you either over or under. >> maybe you're just right. >> gwen joins us now and i thought that all of this rain would wash away the pollen but i can't talk tonight. i don't know if you guys have a

[laughter] >> here's hank williams jr. >> ♪ way down yonder in the bayou country in dear old louisianaace, i need you ♪ announcer: these shows are now available on dvd. and they have been digitally remastered for magnificent picture and sound. >> hey, gordy. what do you mean, wives are just like fishermen? >> well, lisa, they are always bragging about the one that got away and complaining about the one they caught. [laughter] >> yeah. >> get the entire "hee haw" collection on dvd for just five easy payments of $19.99 each when you order now. >> they say he is 94. never looked at a girl in his life. never smoked, took a drink, or gambled. >> beats me why he wanted to live so long. [laughter] announcer: but that's not all. call now and get a free bonus dvd of the very first "hee haw" program. it is not just any show. it is the actual premiere of "hee haw" as it was first shown in 1969. a real collector's item. it is yours when you call now and order the "hee haw" collection. >> grandpa did not believe in flying saucers until he tripped a waitress. announcer: still not enough? we will eve

you're hearing him as hank williams. i loved elizabeth olsen, as well.lem i had to w this, the length of. the script was a little off. his the chance to sit down with tom hiddlston recently in d.c. i'm getting married in october, so he taught me a little of the two step. check this out. >> when hank played the music, the reason hoe was upbeat is people wanted to two step to it. that was the dance of the '40s and '50s. the two step -- >> what is the art? show me the art. show me the art to the two step. >> could we have a little hank, background hank? ♪ hey good looking >> okay. you start on the left. as if you're holding a lady. ♪ how's about cooking something up with me ♪ >> you take two steps to the left. hang on. ♪ >> i like that. that's pretty amazing. you nailed it. and you also look amazing in a suit, and i look like a nerd. >> not bad. >> wow. >> i tried my best. i'm getting there -- married in october. maybe i'll put the moves on to the dance floor. >> i don't know why you didn't dance together. you didn't break the guy code. >> after the clip cu

he's phenomenal as hank williams. such an impact on music today, he's an amazing musician, died at 29. in the six years he recorded, he had over 30 hit singles, sold over 11 million records. and tom hiddlston plays him in a phenomenal performance. the overall film itself is not as good as he is, but it is worth seeing for his performance. i had the chance to catch up with him in washington, d.c., recently. and i'm getting married in october, so he gave me a dance lesson for my wedding. check it out. >> when hank played the music, the reason it was upbeat is people wanted to two-step to it. that was in the '40s and '50s. >> reporter: show me the art to the two step. >> can we have a little hank? ♪ hey good looking what you got cooking ♪ >> two steps to the right, one to the left. ♪ ♪ hey sweet baby who you got ♪ >> reporter: i like that. that's amazing. you nailed it. and you also look great in a suit, and i look like a nerd. i am an awful dancer. awful, awful dancer. i can't do. i look terrible. >> i'm right there wit

hanks and julia roberts. david: i look at what is playing right now come you see michelle williams, jeff daniels, big hollywoodrs. how long is that trend going to last? that has to continue to right now, the public does not seem to want to support plays that don't have some immediate marketability. they want to see stars. fund thatrman of a runs the tkts booth in times .quare i know what people ask for all the time. these people stand in line for an hour, two hours, sometimes three and they go up to the tracer and say, what stars are in the play? they don't ask what is the best play or whatever. the tony what won award? our culture has become star driven. everyone wants to be a star. for me, it is very disappointing because you see a great, great -- you a young writer have to say to them, your plate is not going to get on unless we get a big star. it should be about the play, not the star. , thanksohn breglio again for joining us today. news on apple this hour. the government may keep the hacking method it used to get into the san bernardino shooter's phone a secret. we have the commodity close coming up. on t

i grew up with hank williams. >> you did? >> stephen: how about "i saw the light." jon, can you? ♪ ♪ ♪ i wre ♪ r sa in ♪ ( in harmony ) ♪ then jesus came like a