i get this howard hughes-y feel with the planes, hollywood. do you think about that ever?well, i hope i don't end up in a cinema by myself watching ice station zebra over and over again. i think i've got such a diverse set of interests, movies, aviation, technology-- >> howard hughes. >> well, i don't know if howard was involved in sports teams. >> allen's diverse set of interests also led him to invest in over 100 business ventures. most of them were poorly managed or ahead of their time, so they flopped, and he slid from being the third-richest man in the world to 57th. were you just too early, or was it that you really needed a bill gates and didn't have that other person to push it through? >> look, in microsoft days, you had some great ideas and some great execution between me and bill and many other people. you know, in technology, most things fail. most companies fail. but i had some whoppers. >> some of his whoppers, however, produced numerous patents. in a move that angered silicon valley, allen sued several giant companies, accusing them of infringing on those ol

flagstaff arizona to believe reforming environmental policy would move the country economically or howard hughes suggest we would advocate for that? >> environmental laws are a great the outdated particularly in the state of california. it took donald trump for years to get a flagpole approved for his hotel because the local authorities thought the american flag would be a blight on the view. it took him three years to get some ficus tree plans approved to put in front of that golf course zero the golf balls with not go through to hit people because the government did not like that plant they thought their brothers'' we don't acknowledge in california in particular is the great success of the clean error act wall olivetti over the last 40 years automobile pollution in the los angeles basin has been reduced 99%. people don't talk about that we used to have stage one, a stage to, stage three smog alert they have not had one since 1989. the reality is most air pollution is caused by cars. not necessarily caused by manufacturing plants. most of it is caused by automobiles and trucks. the reality is

[laughter] we know warren beatty is now shooting a movie about howard hughes.hat fascinates him most about him is the older hughes. >> he has constructed a story around hughes he has created himself which he has worked in great detail on. it is extremely exciting. >> nice to see him out of the house? and runnings great round a movie set and doing everything because he is writing it, directing, acting it. that would be wrong. >> what is your role? >> there is a wonderful young girl that comes into the story -- >> that is part of the story. >> you can divulge that. that is very good. >> might be trouble at home? >> exactly. yes, i am playing her mother. ben is showing -- great talent as an actor but he loves politics and other things. that sounds just like his father and mother. mane is very much his own and finding his way. i am sure he will make the choices that he wants to make. i respect that about him. he has a lot of moxie. he has a great sense of history. is tot is greater see the kids involved in the situation. >> it is very important. it used to be that

. >> howard hughes would have loved one of these. is this machine new to hospitals?e are very few -- we were the first on the west coast. this is an added safety measure to go way beyond what other hospitals are doing. >> have you noticed since using the xenex any change in terms of people getting infected? >> our own internal research shows a dramatic decrease. this thing really is a superbug killer. it really does work as advertised. >> we don't know what the next 10 years will produce, but based on the infrastructure, what we have created here allows us to respond to any of those needs, 10 and 15 years from now. wherever you go in this building, you have a sense of what the future could be, not just what today is. >> look at all those robots working together. it is like a choreographed ballet. ♪ >> usually when i am thinking about green cars, i am thinking about the prius and the tesla. what i'm not thinking about is where they are made. as it turns out, volkswagen has put a lot of thought into this and has created a new auto plant that is one of the world's green

howard hughes? >> yes. >> jimmy: you're in the movie as well?vie, yes. >> jimmy: how is it being directed by your husband? >> well, i have to say, it's pretty great. we've worked together a number of times. he's produced things i've been in. he's known to be quite a good director. so, i have to say, it's been so exciting. so exciting for the whole family. >> jimmy: does he go, one more take. no, honey, we're getting out here, let's go. we've already got the take, buddy. >> no, i try to just say yes. whatever he says, i just say yes. yes. >> jimmy: let's talk about the movie out now, it's called "the face of love," ed harris, robin williams. it's a drama. robin williams is a great dramatic actor. >> he is. he is. and he was very generous on the set, very forthcoming, very present. wanted so much to be there with all of us and make this film that was a labor of love. he also is hilarious. and you know, when the cameras weren't rolling and we were just hanging out, he's a a wonderful guy. >> jimmy: i love seeing comedians do dramatic stuff. louis c

a fair statement. [ laughter ] >> charlie: we know warren beatty is now shooting a movie about howard hughes as he sees him and what fascinates him about hughes iser hughes. >> right, and he's constructed a story around hughes he has created himself which he's worked in great detail on. so, yeah, it's extremely exciting. >> charlie: does it get him out of the house? [ laughter ] >> yes! it's great to see him out of the house and running around the movie set and doing everything because, you know, he's writing it, directing it, acting in it. >> charlie: wouldn't have it any other way, would he? >> exactly, that would be wrong. >> charlie: what's your role? i'm playing -- there's a wonderful young girl that comes into the story, and i -- >> charlie: a lot of young people come into the story. >> that's right. you know, you can divulge that. that's very good. see, i'm afraid to divulge that. >> charlie: might be trouble at home? >> exactly, i don't want to get in trouble! [ laughter ] but he knew i was coming to see you. >> charlie: yeah. and i'm playing her mother, so, yeah. >> charlie: so your

. >> charlie: about howard hughes. >> and george clooney. >> charlie: clint eastwood. look at eastwood's career. >> charlie: body of work. yeah, i just never had a chance to direct -- >> charlie: they don't just give you the chance. you have to want to really want it badly. >> i decked directing on tv but i was on tv almost 15 years straight. i had a great run with my show "hart to hart." >> charlie: yeah. and "it takes a thief" and "switch" and all the movies. i went in that direction, and it was wonderful for me. i mean, put my kids through school and gave me a world-wide name. >> charlie: but you seem also to be, to me -- and what do i know -- you seem to be part of hollywood royalty and, so, that all the network executives and all the people sort of like your social company as well. yes? >> i hope so. >> charlie: it's true. you had a place there because you may have been there for a while, but you were also part of the community, and you saw them at dinner and they liked you because you were smart, attractive, had a great family, et cetera. >> i think so. i think s

hughes. >> in 1937 they landed her first major job at howard university, whur, where cathy hughes created ther one format in the history of urban radio, the quiet storm. >> the quiet storm is the best part of the radio. >> however, when it was time to finance her own station, she heard 32 nos before that yes finally came. >> when people asked was i discouraged, no. 32 times. >> her determination paid off with a $1 million loan to start radio one. >> i really viewed my company as a mom-and-pop operation minus pop. it was mom and son operation. and i never wanted to lose family orientation of my company. >> separating the lines between family and business is very difficult. so ultimately it takes a lot of bonding, a lot of love, a lot of understanding to make sure that you get through those tough and rocky times. and that's been our story. >> that integrated creativity proved successful once again in 2004 with the birth of alfred's brain child tv one. the new station was a catalyst into the spotlight with her own show, tv 101. tv one now reaches 57 million households while radio one hails as th