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>> with harold ramis. when you did the obituary for him.ist who this person is. is this not a mainstream name that we all don't know. >> we do know but we don't know that he had done so much. >> he was the one behind the cameras. we mentioned some of it before. to start with your first film being animal house, which is like one of the all-time classics. he said before he died that he was happy he actually did about two or four films that will go down in history and always be remembered. >> this scene in animal house. he wrote this stuff. it was so great. >> i didn't know he wrote it. >> what i remember him for, my favorite, is this scene in caddie shack. >> sorry. >> how about a nice, cool drink, varmints, scum, slime. you are one of the lowest members of the foot chain and you will probably be replaced by the rat. >> ah! >> to harold ramis, we thank you. >> you forgot ghost busters. love that. >>> i want to get to this story. this cob a bit of a movie scene if you will. a guy walks into a bank with a meat cleaver. that's outlandish enough.

we'll remember harold ramis. who wrote directed and acted in some of hollywood's most comedic films. to share a m. [ woman #3 ] to travel the world without leaving home. [ male announcer ] whatever the reason. whatever the dish. make it delicious with swanson. [ male announcer ] whatever the reason. whatever the dish. discover light & fit greek nonfat yogurt.eal pleasure? irresistible flavors, like toasted coconut and vanilla, with a delightfully thick creamy texture. light & fit greek. taste satisfaction without sacrifice. ♪ dannon >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> harold ramis was the creative force behind a series of beloved movies starting in the 1970s. the writer, actor, director died monday outside of chicago. as bill whitaker reports he's being remembered for his silly, smart and influential movies. >> reporter: harold ramis made us laugh, on screen like in 1984's "ghost busters." >> it would be a twinkie 35 feet long weighing approximately 600 pounds. >> that's a

that's because harold ramis died today. if you have a favorite funny movie through the '70s right through the next couple of decades, there is a good chance you can thank harold ramis for making you laugh. and he did so as an actor, director and the writer of the dialogue we have quoted for a good chunk of our lives. for starters he gave us "animal house," the college anthem of a generation or more. that featured the great john belushi. the list goes on, including icons such as "stripes." "ghostbusters," in which ramis co-starred, "caddyshack," national lampoon's "vacation", "groundhog day" and "analyze this." harold ramis was a crowd chicagoan who returned there at the height of his success. chicago improv trained him for acting in films like "knocked up" where he made up almost all of the dialogue on screen. he died of an autoimmune disease. the great harold ramis, who made life so much more funny, was 69 years old. >>> and the olympic games are over in sochi. we're back home, the olympic flame is gone in sochi. and russi

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>> pelley: bill whitaker on the death of harold ramis. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. one of the most notorious drug kingpins in the world could soon be at the center of a tug of war. today, lawyers for joaquin guzman began to try to prevent his extradition from mexico, where he was arrested over the weekend, to the united states where he's wanted on a slew of charges. but mexico is showing no inclination to turn him over. tomorrow, a mexican judge is expected to start the process of bringing him to trial. tonight, bob orr has new information about how snitches, wiretaps and intercepted phone calls helped the authorities get shorty. >> reporter: joaquin "el chapo" guzman the reputed head of the sinoloa cartel had eluded capture for 13 years after escaping from prison in a laundry truck in 2001. but his fugitive run ended saturday in this modest hotel on mexico's pacific coast. u.s. law enforcement played a crucial role developing fresh int

a whole range of comedic elements in harold ramis' movies.forgot to tell you. >> what? >> don't cross the streams. >> why? >> it would be bad. >> best thing that ever happened to me. >> i'm the best thing that ever happened to you in. >> yeah. >> now i just feel bad for you. >> license to kill by the government of the united nations, man free to kill -- you must know your enemy. in this case, my enemy is a varmint. >> we might as well have a good time. toga, toga, toga! >> what's the matter with you? we never discuss mr. beaty's health outside the family. you know that. sit down. sit down. do you want a fresh one? ♪ there ain't no mountain we can't climb babe i got you babe ♪ >> workd with the comic greats and made them greater if he wasn't the greatest himself. >> willie, one of those movies, "animal house" in '78, '79. but groundhog day, seen it 1,000 times. >> keeps building. beyond cult classic. if he had one of these movies, he would be a legend. if he had just made "vacation," if he had just made "caddyshack," he would be a legend. he h

harold ramis has died. ramis was the creative force behind such comedy classics as "animal house," "caddyshack," "ghostbusters," and "groundhog day." his talent agency says he died from complications related to a rare auto-immune disorder, a condition he battled for years. he was 69. dean will have reaction to his death throughout the morning. northwestern graduate seth myers debuted as his new post of late night. he takes over for jimmy fallon and moved on to the tonight show. >> thank you for taking over the tonight show at 1130 so i can take over late night at 1230. i promised to treat it with respect and dignity and to only use it to do a completely original comedy pieces ... starting now. >> he then launched into a monologue and welcomed his first guest, amy poehler and then vice-president joe biden join them on the set. good times. >> i didn't mean to do that. >> early today we have cold temperatures. later today it will be cold also. no warmup for the next seven days. we expect to see potential for re

bill murray who costarred with ramis said harold earned his keep on the planet. god bless him. >> you may remember him from this on screen performance in ghost busters. >> well, let's say this twinkie represents the normal amount of connectic energy in the new york area. according to this morning's sample it would be 35 feet long weighing approximately 600 pounds. >> that's a big twinkie. >> indeed. well, a makeshift memorial outside the new york ghostbusters firehouse included what else? a twinkie. harold ramis was 69. >> the drought has hit historic levels drying out much of california and it's only getting worse. imagines from nasa show the extreme lack of snow covering the state. rain is in the forecast this week which will help but it's still not enough to solve the problem. public school administrators in the state have been asked to dramatically cut back on water use at facilities from kindergartens to community colleges. let's see if there's relief in sight. a lot of pressure this morning. one coast needs the rain and the other needs the heat. >> we need

>> pelley: bill whitaker on the death of harold ramis.

but before we go, before we go, folks, america lost a funny man today with the passing of harold ramise movie he wrote or directed he made your life better and you have been quoting his films and the things he wrote for years, animal house, meatballs, stripes, caddy shack, national lampoon's vacation, groundhog day, and the human centipede. very few people saw that one as the come de he intended. now i'm not a comedian but if i was, as a young bookish man with glasses looking for a role model, i might have picked harold ramis. thank you, harold. good night. (cheers and applause) >> no, no, no, oh. >> oh yeah, yeah. >> no, no, no. >> o (cheers and applause) it's 11:59 and 59 seconds, okay, campers rise and shine and it is cold out there today, this happened in america today, courtesy of sb nation, the band madison rising were introduced as america's most patriotic band, well they rocked the daytona 500 with what editors of pick pedia have already designated as the worst rendition of the national anthem in history. >> oh, say, can we see a

bill murray who co-starred with ramis in the army comedy "stripes" saying, quote, harold earned his keep on this planet. god bless him. you may also remember ramis from this on screen performance in "ghost busters." >> well, let's say this twinkie represents the normal amount of psycho kinetic energy in the new york area. according to this morning's sample, it would be a twinkie 35 feet long weighing approximately 600 pounds. >> that's a big twinkie. >> talking about twinkies. makeshift memorial outside the new york ghost busters firehouse which does exist has what else, a twinkie. harold ramis was 69. bill karins here. talking weather in a second. but really for our generation, for jen x eors and millennials >> his appearance -- >> the way we see nerdism, he wrote that. >> he always wrote the perspective from the poor, the underprivileged, attacking the people on top. >> it explains your sense of humor, by the way. >> i wish i had his humor. a lot of talk about the cold and the west coast, talking about the rain on its way. the cold is -- the eastern two-thirds of the country, and a lit

this is very big. >> reporter: that was harold ramis in "ghostbuisters."his trademark. and why so many of the films he worked in have really stuck in the culture. "caddyshack," which he directed about a nerdy subversive. "animal house," which he co-wrote about subversive nerds. comedies that were smarter than goofball. dark at times, but always with a light left on. his "groundhog day," for example, sort of nightmare, but inside a kind of snowball. ramis came up through chicago's legendary second city comedy troupe, serving for a time as head writer, the same generation as the original "saturday night live" cast, with whom he worked with in several movies -- chevy chase, in "national lampoon's vacation," with that scene on the highway. work that inspired a younger generation, like writer and director, judd apatow, who actually interviewed ramis for his high school radio station, and then, years later, cast him in his own huge hit, "knocked up," and five years ago in "year one." it was the last movie ramis would direct. he died early this morning in chicago

but before we go, before we go, folks, america lost a funny man today with the passing of harold ramish the movie he wrote or directed he made your life better and you have been quoting his films and the things he wrote for years, animal house, meatballs, stripes, caddy shack, national lampoon's vacation, groundhog day, and the human centipede. very few people saw that one as the come de he intended. now i'm not a comedian but if i was, as a young bookish man with glasses looking for a role model, i might have picked harold ramis. thank you, harold. good night. (cheers and applause) >> no, no, no, oh. >> oh yeah, yeah. >> no, no, no. >> o o (cheers and applause) sweet dee [groans]: [bleep] damn. and how is the psoriasis coming? has it gotten any better? oh! it's not good, doc. it's not good. i'm scaling up like a [bleep] damn boa constrictor over here. skin conditions can be manifestations of deeper issues. well, you're not a skin doctor, so let's drop it already, okay? - i got beef with you. - excuse me? i am mad at you! remember that cooperative dinner you had me have with my friends

harold ramis was only 69 years old.eir favorite harold ramis movie. choose between animal house, meat balls, caddy shack or analyze this. if you would like to vote look to the post on facebook. >>> the man who wants to divide california into six states is kicking off his campaign. he held a news conference this afternoon days after officials approved a campaign. he says california is ungovernorrable the way it is. under his plan counties would be divided and the state called silicon valley would become the richest in the united states. he needs 800,000 signatures by july 18 to put it on the ballot. >>> thousands of dollars for two hours in a hospital room. >> some say the medical system needs a transfusion. 2 investigates the crazy world of hospital medical bills and what you can do about it. >> and girl scouts follow the lead of one smart cookie, the explosion of sales after a scout found a prime location to sell her product. >> afterthe break, tracking -- after the break, tracking rain, when it gets here and how long

harold ramis was 69 years old.ow turn you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. >>> stunning new details on the most wanted druglord after avoided justice for years in mexico, could the kingpin known as "el chappo" end up in a united states court? >>> and russian's ousted leader is missing. >>> and there are some now new signs that jeb bush is seriously considering a white house run. so why is he now warning fellow republicans to, quote, chill out? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."

but before we go, before we go, folks, america lost a funny man today with the passing of harold ramismovie he wrote or directed he made your life better and you have been quoting his films and the things he wrote for years, animal house, meatballs, stripes, caddy shack, national lampoon's vacation, groundhog day, and the human centipede. very few people saw that one as the come de he intended. now i'm not a comedian but if i was, as a young bookish man with glasses looking for a role model, i might have picked harold ramis. thank you, harold. good night. (cheers and applause) >> no, no, no, oh. >> oh yeah, yeah. >> no, no, no. >> o (cheers and applause) >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome to "the daily show". my name is jon stewart. what a show for you tonight. my guest tonight journalist hooman majd but first for all the criticism russia endured about the olympics from the lack of snow to the shoty work manship, the combination of tap water you

harold ramis. you'll definitely have a favorite in this one.h of the border? taco bell is making a big play for breakfast. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ >>> this morning we're remembering a man who made us laugh. the name harold ramis may not be on the tip of your tongue but you most likely have a personal favorite among all the great movies that he either wrote or directed. >> "animal house" "caddyshack", "ghostbusters", maybe "groundhog day." abc's john vondan pays a tribute. >> reporter: kind of a nerd. that is harold ramis in "ghostbusters" and that is his trademark and why so many films he worked on stuck in the culture. "caddyshack" about a nerdy sub versive. "animal house" he co-wrote about subversive nerds. >> food fight! >> reporter: comedies smarter than goofball. dark at times but always with a light left on. "groundhog day," a nightmare but wrapped inside a snowball of sweetness. >> ow, ow. are any of you up for adoption? >> reporter: ramis came up through chicago

harold ramis died from complications from autoimmune inflammatory disease.ans know him from the "ghostbusters faiilms. he was 69 years old. harold ramis is the guy who made it possible for the first generation of saturday night live performers to have a career film.s phil -- in his three of his films are on the list of the top greatest comedies of all time. >> he was a genius writer. i remember him back in second late in the early 80's, 70's. >> his stuff is different from the comedy you see today. >> thank you. >> mcdonald is considering making a big change. goif you're planning to to disney, and you might spend more. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ >> breaking news in our top stories, we just learned that the mother who was struck by a dump truck outside of nottingham elementary

the actor, writer, and director harold ramis has died.all that he had a starring role in the academy award-winning movie, "ghostbusters." he teamed up with bill murray and dan aykroyd. his early work and live comedy led to blockbuster movies such as "national lampoon's animal house," and "caddyshack." he died at his home near chicago surrounded by family and friends. harold ramis dead at the age of 69. ♪ >> this is "taking stock." i'm pimm fox. my next guest says he has clues for cracking the chinese business market. ryan frankel is the chief executive and cofounder of verbalizeit. a company that offers translation services in 140 languages and has a team of 18,000 professional translators worldwide. bring us up to date on your company for those who have not been following the fortunes of the company. >> we expanded from live interpretation over the phone to really helping businesses all over the world communicate with global customers. we found that live interpretation happens after the business had engaged with the customer but they nee

generation of classic comedies and we have more on his life. >> reporter: when it came to comedy harold ramisl. he directed groundhog day, wrote animal house, and started in ghost busters. >> peter, this is very big. >> reporter: no matter the subject ramis knew where to find the absurd in just about everything. consider the scene from national lampoon's vacation. ramis directed the picture and turned a family road trip into a an hilarious trip and he worked for "playboy" and shared the stage with bill murray, john belushi and dan aykroyd and he teamed up for stripes, against busters and caddie shack. and he died of an autoimmune disease and he was 69. aykroyd today issued this statement about his death, deeply sad to hear the passing of my brilliant, gifted, funny fun and cowriter and performer and teacher, harold, ramis and may he now get the answers he was always seeking, rochelle with al jazeera. >> when he wrote animal house back in 1978 it broke the box office record for comedies but wasn't just a film maker and a skilled fencer and spoke greek and taught him how to ski watching them on

harold ramis was 69 years old. i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. >>> stunning new details on the most wanted druglord after avoided justice for years in mexico, could the kingpin known as "el chappo" end up in a united states court? >>> and russian's ousted leader is missing. >>> and there are some now new signs that jeb bush is seriously considering a white house run. so why is he now warning fellow republicans to, quote, chill out? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with extraordinary new information on the daring raid which led to the arrest of the world's most notorious drug kingpin after 13 years on the lamb in mexico. his nickname is "el chappo" or "shorty." our brian todd has the inside story on how they got the man called "el krcchappo." >> u.s. and mexican authorities have been after him for over a decade. dea officials say he's responsible for at least 25% of the drugs entering the u.s. 85% of the drugs in chicago. one mexican official told me, quote, he is

. >>> comedian harold ramis. he suffered from a disease for four years.he is known for his roles in ghost busters and stripes and directed caddy shack, ground hog day. he was 69 years old. >>> drones could make their way into our every day lives from the way we do business to how we >>> drones will be a booming business. they will be used to deliver packs and medicine and emergency supplies. >> and the faa has to make sure that they can fly safely. we have more. >> this warehouse is home to the next generation of drones. >> the growth is pretty much incident. people need to think of these drones or machines as tool. >> mike richards is an engineer turned business tycoon. >> it can travel on the water? >> this the system. >> and his company designs four types of unmanned aircraft. >> you are taking something that's been used or utilized in the military for many different applications and transforming it into a commercial application. >> they can fly just about anywhere and that worries advocates. >> the fact they are smaller. the government can use surveil

. >>> harold ramis created and act ing in some of the funniest movies.oke a word that wasn't a quote from a 1980 movie. so president obama, who grew up in that era, paid tribute to the writer, director and actor. when we watched hishouse," cadd ghost busters, ground hog's day, we rooted for the underdog and through it all, never lost our faith and happy endings. that was president obama and michelle obama in their statement honoring the passing of harold ramis, who was just 69 years old. >>> up enext, the formation of new government that had been planned for today has been put off until thursday. it speaks to the political tension that still exists in this monumental task of trying to fill all the vacant government posts, because in addition, there have been pro russian demonstrations now showing up in the southern part of the country, yanukovych himself is wanted in the murder of protesters. this morning, the new parliament formed a plan to have the former president tried at the international criminal court. >>> trivia time, two states have more elector

animal house, caddy shack, to clark griswold chlt tonight, we remember the great harold ramis. nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with two major health stories, both breaking late in the day. both of them concern women's health. in a moment, the story involving pregnant women and the active ingredient in pain relievers like tylenol. but first, the news tonight involving the prevention of ovarian cancer, in women that have a genetic mutation that increases their risk for this often fatal disease. and it concludes that these women should make a tough choice about the treatment, even earlier than many do now. we get more from dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: nicole armstrong credits her older sister, katrina, an award-winning special olympian, with saving her life. >> because of everything my sister had gone through, had she not had gotten sick it could have been me. >> reporter: katrina died two years ago at the age of 32, from breast cancer. she has a gene mutation associated with breast cancer and ovarian cancer. it was a wake-up call for the rest of t

. >> harold ramis, died, known for his role in "ghost buster," and directed "ground hog day." he died this morning from complications of auto immune disease at 69 years. >> a protester to keep justin bieber out of the atlanta was not much of a protest. a radio claim claims it was a prank. the resident whose showed up with signs turned out to be radio station interns. they launched a fake protest on facebook and rumors starting surfacing that happened after it was rumored he was looking to move out of the california. >> one of the smartphones of samsung could be chipped with intel chips with a deal close to include the chips inside of the variation of the flag ship device. samsung has traditionally released the variations of the flag ship device at lower costs like the galaxy s4 mini or the galaxy s4 zoom one of these devices that includes the intel processor if the deal is signed. >> netflix reached an agreement with the number one internet service provider to ensure smoother streaming. the deal is with comcast allowing the companies to establish a more direct connection to pr

actor-director harold ramis has died. the man behind movies like "animal house" and "guest busters" died of a rare auto immune disease at his chicago home. he was 69 years old. >>> former stanford basketball player jason collins made some history last night. he played for the brooklyn nets against the l.a. lakers. he is the fist openly gay athlete to play for a pro team in any of the four major north american sports. jason collins came out last spring in "sports illustrated." at the time the 12-year veteran wasn't playing for a team. the nets signed him to a ten- day contract. here's jason kidd. >> i'm in full support. it does not change my feelings for him as a good friend and as a teammate. >> you may remember college football star michael sam came out publicly earlier this month. he is projected to be a mid-round draft pick this spring. if he does make a team's roster he would be the first active nfl player to be openly gay. >>> looking for new recipes for the not so familiar produce, tony and stephanie are cooking up

tonight we remember the great harold ramis. "nightly news" begins now.

. >> harold ramis who co-wrote that movie died at his home in chicago. he was battling an autoimmune disease for several years. ramis is known for his part in several popular comedies, writing and directing classics like animal house, caddyshack and stripes. in the '90s ramis brought us groundhog day, analyze this and starred in the movie knocked up. he was 69. >>> the world's oldest known holocaust survivor has died. alice hurst summer was 110 years old. she was in prague in a concentration camp in world war ii. she was a talented pianist and said she survived because of her love of music. she was featured in a 2014 documentary music saved my life. >>> three cleveland women who survived a decade of abuse at the hands of ariel decastro have now been honored receiving the annual courage award by ohio's governor. the man who tortured and raped them was convicted and sentenced to life plus 1,000 years, but he hanged himself in prison. >>> now to some news of the weird, check out this guy. yes, that is a man there. it's a dude. pen opinion police say he dres

and i didn't appreciate harold ramis enough.yself with the masses who read these obits and appreciations today and thought, oh, my goodness, the level of the quality of these films, the lasting quality of these wonderful comedies, he was sensational. >> the laughter to tears in some cases. ben makeowitz, turner classic movies host, thank you so much. >>> and a quick reminder to all of you, turn in thursday night when cnn films brings you, "and the oscar goes to," airs thursday night, 9:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> right now, states are racing to be the first to prosecute el chopo, the drug kingpin locked up in mexico. and while we wait to see if and when he's coming to the u.s., we are giving you a look at the mexican cartel that you have never seen. that's next. hey guys! sorry we're late. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? ye

. >>> and now to the sad passing of movie funnyman harold ramis.ong list of movies he had a hand in, whether it's "animal house," "stripes," "ghostbusters" which ramis either wrote, produced or acted in. he died yesterday of a rare autoimmune disease. he was 69 years old. >>> a burglar has been caught on camera preying on an elderly california couple in the middle of the night. surveillance video shows the intruder rummaging through the bedroom of this pasadena home. now, the homeowners are just off camera sleeping steps away from where he is. you can actually hear them snoring as the burglar casually empties the man's pants pockets. the terrified family didn't want to reveal their identity. >> we want our neighbors to know there is a person out there that's breaking in homes, it's not safe. you might get hurt. >> now, the burglar got away with a wallet and some other personal items. the couple set up the camera after money went missing from their bedroom just a few weeks ago. >>> a crazy scene from long, island, this happened on a local bus. >> a

president obama released a press statement this week on the death of harold ramis.l loved in "ghostbusters" but has not found time to comment on this piece of legislation? >> do you think there are people in america who are confused about his position on this legislation. >> just last year. why wouldn't he come out and talk about this? >> this is a great issue, which i think the question is what is going to be the most effective thing to get jan brewer, the governor of arizona, a person he doesn't have the greatest relationship with. >> yep. >> to say no. and i think if the white house -- my suspicion is if the white house thought it would help her for president obama to come out against it, it would help her do it, then he would absolutely do it. i think the issue is she's facing pressure from the extreme right in arizona and probably hearing president obama come out for it -- >> he's the leader of the country, i think he should come out on this. but let me also just flip this around just again. van just listed a whole host of republicans who either have not talked

funeral is underway for harold ramis. he died monday after a battle with a long illness. old. his legacy a long list in the last 40 years. nischelle is here to take a look at some of these. >> it's really unmatched. hollywood did lose a comedy le jebd on monday. he leaves behind laughs that will endure for generations to come. he is perhaps best known for his role as the doctor spangler of ghost busters. he was the brains behind comedy classics as "animal house." his direct tomorrow debut, "caddy shack" and "ground hog day." he got his start in his hometown of chicago where he emerged as a visionary comedic writer first with the canadian produced sc tv and later in moves like "stripes" and "analyze this." >> just hit the pillow. see how you feel. >> and while he leaves behind a for admissible dodd of box office hits -- ♪ somebody told me that her name was joe ♪ >> it is his legacy that helped reshape the landscape of comedy that will always be remembered. ramis died monday from complicationed related to an auto immune disease. bill murray told us simply harold ramis earne

harold ramis was 69 years old. >> so many folks can quote "caddyshack". he was a writer on "caddyshack". >> let's talk business and family news. a family vacation to disney world. lauren simonetti is here with that and other top business news. >> disney's magic kingdom has a price tag now fit for a king. the orlando theme park raising admission to $99 for adult the and children. it's the second time in 8 months disney increased prices visitors to ep cot animal kingdom those tickets now costing $94. taco bell is rolling out an unconventional breakfast menu. i say unconventional because of this the waffle taco which is a wavl wrapped around sausage bacon they are not only interesting but you can hold them in one hand and cell phone in the other. they plan to serve breakfast from 7 to 11 in the morning a half hour later than mcdonalds. mickey d's offer struggled offering breakfast and lunch with low kitchen space. got milk ads are being replaced li by these new ads that highlight the nutritional value of milk. and. >> hello. welcome. if you know the name of

the actor, writer, and director harold ramis has died.ay recall that he had a starring role in the academy -- academy award-winning movie, ghostbusters. live comedyrk and lead to blockbuster movies such as "national lampoon's animal shack.""caddy he was surrounded by families and friends. he is that at the age of 69. ♪ >> this is "taking stock." hasext guest says he inclusive cracking the chinese business market. he is the chief executive and cofounder of verbalize it. a company that offers translation services in one third 40 languages -- 140 languages and is a team of thousands of professional translators worldwide. your us up to date on company for those who have not been following the fortunes of the company. >> we expanded from live interpretation over the phone to really helping businesses all over the world communicate with global customers. liveund that interpretation happens after the business had engaged with the customer but they needed to capture the interest first. we have been helping companies localize their website, transl

. ♪ fax harold ramis died earlier this morning for complications .f auto you mean -- auto immune he isoser to bill murray in the comedy stripes" wrote "national lampoon's animal house." his directing credits include groundhogack" and " day." we turn our focus down to the winter olympics. by all accounts it was a win for nbc. as of last thursday, nbc racked up the most of yours amongst its competitors. is at horizon media and joins me here in the studio with more. it is good to see you. the good news, nbc dominated the ratings for seven days. it will make money unlike vancouver. the bad news, the median age was 55. what is up with that? likely let things on broadcast tv, they are getting older. we're going to have the academy awards this sunday. the last two years this has been above 50. the broadcast networks this year are averaging about 54. i think the young viewers are migrating toward online video. in this he provided for the olympics. america's poor showing in hockey and ladies figure skating. lindsay vonn did not ski because of injury. did that hurt viewership? what i think so. i

. >>> films of actor and filmmaker harold ramis are remembering him all the way to the white house. in a statement president obama says he and the first lady are saddened by the passing of the fellow chicagoan. we didn't just laugh until it hurt. we questioned authority. we identified with the outsider. he played a key role in some of hollywood's most memorable movies. >> there's something very important i forgot to tell you. >> what is this. >> don't cross the stream. >> harold ramis had a knack for making america laugh. his films, a catalog of comedy classic. "caddyshack." >> you want to make $14 the hard way? >> "ghostbusters." >> what happened? are you okay? >> he slimed me. >> in 2000 he reflected just how early comedy began. >> they say funny people perceive their mothers as being troubled and they spent their early childhoods trying to amuse their mothers and lighten their load. >> you buy that or not? >> i think that's your first audience. >> reporter: began his career doing improve at chicago's second city. >> if you can guess what i am now. >> john belushi's breakout role

>> i collect spores, mold and fungus. >> ghost busters, comedy legend harold ramis has died. l behind the camera directing comedy classics like caddyshack and more recently year one starring jack black. ramis died early in morning surrounded by family. we ever told he died of a rare disease he battled for four years, autoimmune inflammatory slask lites, a swelling of the blood vessels. >> the nation is watching what arizona's governor will do about senate bill 1062, supporters say the law makes sure that people are allowed to practice faith, but critics say it allows them to act on biases. it expands a law about free exercise of religion. not just people, but any association, partnership, cooperation or institution can deny services based upon religious beliefs. today the governor of arizona said she won't decide if she will approve the measure until she heads back home to arizona. she is in washington, d.c. at this governor's meeting and members of the party are asking she stop it. three arizona republicans voted to pass it wrote this letter calling for her to veto 10-62. >>

harold ramis was only 69 year old. >>> where is this water coming from?nd and rain is back in the bay area forecast. he's tracking when we'll see the first of several systems. >>> major changes are coming to walnut creek's broadway plaza shopping center this week. starting on wednesday, shoppers will no longer be able to park in the lot near nordstroms. during that time, the plaza will offer complementary parking seven days a week. >> it's great for the people who live around here, and great for the tax base that helps support the community. >> many stores have relocated to make way for the renovation. construction gets underway a week from today. >>> defense secretary, chuck hagel today outlined plans to downsize the u.s. army. hagel said the pentagon needs to adjust to smaller defense budgets. he proposes reducing the army to about the size it was before world war ii. hagel says the military needs to be more nimble than the costly large scale force that has been fighting wars in iraq and afghanistan. republicans are already objecting. here are some of h

. >>> and tonight, hollywood is remembering harold ramis, and he is best known for the his roles in "-wrote national lampoon's "animal house" and directed the films "caddieshack" and "analyze this." he was 69 years old. >>> a pilot in florida is being praised for calmly landing the plane after a bird strike. >> the bird smashed through the windshield coming out of nowhere, and it was all caught on tape. >> i never did see him. all of the sudden the windshield explodes. >> reporter: heart-stopping moments for rob webber, and something that he has never seen in a decade of flying planes. >> i was not sure if the bird was in the plane with me or where he was. >> reporter: it was smooth sailing from ft. myers to paige field, and then he radioed into the control tower a few seconds from touching down. >> and all of the sudden, stuff was flying everywhere. watch in slow motion. a bird smashes into the windshie windshield, and the plane is flying 170 prps, amiles per hou his hands start to tremor, but he tells himself, just fly the fricking plane which is what everybody says. >> reporter: th

. >>> harold ramis could find humor in every aspect of life.ow the obamas are paying their respects to the genius who died yesterday at the age of 69 after giving us classics like "ghostbusters," "groundhog day" and, of course, "caddy jack." >> how about something for your effort? >> there won't be any money but when you die, on your death bed you will receive total consciousness. so i have that going. which is nice. >> carl spakler. the obamas said our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his wife erica his children and grandchildren and that he received total consciousness. i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf? >>> jake, thank you. happening you now, no bluff. without a signed security deal, all u.s. troops may soon leave his country. >>> hillary clinton doesn't matter when it comes to biden's decision on running for president 2016. >>> and i'll have a special one-on-one interview with marco rubio. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> no deal, no troops. that was the blunt message from preside

actor harold ramis died at his hometown in chicago this morning. he was phone nor ghost busters and stripes. he wrote and directed hits like groundhog day, caddyshack and animal house. the chicago native began his comedy career in chicago writing jokes for playboy magazine. he was 69 years old. >> in kansas city, the jackson county spelling bee had a take a break after 17 hours. the organizers of the beran out of words to stump the last two con testants, the final showdown dragged on until 2:00 a.m. sunday morning. they will faceoff again on march 8 after new words are selected. >> because no one missed a word. >> nobody missed a word. >> they kept going and going and going. >> they could have opened up dictionary, but they said we'd ever to choose the words right there. they stayed up beyond their bedtime to spell words. >> there you go, whatever it takes. >> we will go live to the nfl combine in indianapolis where all ice have been on michael sam a he publicly announced he was gay. >> heavily armed, combat tactics >> every little podunk wants the

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i got to watch him and harold ramis and joe belushi ahead of me, and i was just hiding so i would not get in trouble in my own house. i would watch these guys in the theater with no intention of doing it myself. >> no intention of doing it yourself? what did you think you would do? >> i wanted to be a doctor once upon a time but that requires study. that was not going to happen. i had no idea what i wanted to do. i had trouble holding jobs because it was or will -- because it was a waste of time. >> you didn't want to play by the rules. >> in the theater, we did not have to get there until 9:00 at night. i learned a lot just watching those guys. when i finally did begin to try it myself, i had learned so much just by observing and feeling what they are doing. i really did not peek at the second city. i was just learning, you know. i was sort of the new guy for a while. getting kind of good and then i got this "saturday night live" job. it was another ensemble crew working with not only how to actors, but writers this time. you got to use your writing and acting skills. it was a great

harold ramis was 69. >>> you think our metro system is bad? just wait until you see how it compares to other systems across the u.s. deborah brings us that story coming up at 5:30. top. >> well, it looks nice out here, except if you step outside, it's cold. sunshine, windy, and temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 40 in baltimore. 44 downtown. 37 in gaithersburg and leesburg and 43 in manassas. we'll talk about not one, but two chances of snow and which one may have the biggest impact on the rush hour. >> and a mysterious disease leaving some kids paralyzed. we're going to explain what debilitating virus it's being compared to. >> a new study finds more and more people are moving out of places like new york >>> pinpointing exactly where it hits your neighborhood. wusa9's first alert weather. >> and you have been telling us about snow in the forecast for a week now. >> we have, we told you winter would come back. i know everybody is not happy, but it's february. it's february, it's not like it's april. >> it's going to be march this saturday. >> me