in attendance at that one, barbra streisand and her husband james brolin, jj abrams, director of star wars and alan rn, chairman of disney studios, that one with a $15,000 a ticket dinr, if you wanted to cohost that dinnener it cost $33,000, if you wanted a vip reception, $66,000 plus. it was to raise money to elect democrats to the s senate, democrats making the pch. if donald trump is the nominee not only will he lose in a landslide but it will translate down ballot. latest polls show donald trump in a 5 to head contest with hillary clinton losing by 11 points, one pole has him down by 18 points. if bernie sanders is the nominee he would win by 16 points over donald trump is one pole has him leading by 24 points. a lot of people think that will translate to the senate races and republicans are defending 25 seats this fall. that means they potentially could take back the senate. that is the latest from chicago where the president made a brief stopover before his trip to hollywood. nicole: president obama is preparing to use more of his executive power, new bususiness regulations, the

. >> when james brolin portrayed him, the family put some much pressure on show time they pulled it. >> they will get behind the film and get it to the light of day. >>> a teenager in hawaii was arrested for attacking a well known monk seal on a beach in kauai. it was captured on surveillance camera. the seal, is said to be okay. she is pregnant and believed to be 17 years old and has been tracked for years, survived shark bites and being hit by a boat propeller and has net scars. he faces a year in prison and/or a $50 fine. >>> and roman coins dating back to 230 a.d. were found in spain. they were inside of a roman jug. no word on what this incredible fine could be worth today. >>> still on "action news," normal check of the forecast for you, as we look outside. sky 6 hd showing you gray skies down the shore in atlantic city. meteorologist, melissa magee has an update from accuweather when we come right back. >>> a 94-year-old iowa woman is rolling through recovery on skates after falling and breaking her hip. evelyn nichols loved to skate as a little girl and that kept her focused.

actors james brolin, nathan and dennis all participated in a public read of the script last month. screenwriter hinted in a podcast his own family has been affected by alzheimer's. >> i was really fascinated by all of the dementia stuff. >> reporter: reagan was in 53 films but it's not clear if this comedy about his disease make it to the big screen. tony aiello, cbs 2 news. >> an aide said any movie portraying him in the grip of alzheimer'ss while president rewrites history. viewers have been sounding off on facebook. >>> new at 5:00 tonight, several new york city firefighters honored today for saving lives. but this time it had nothing to do with smoke or flames. cindy hsu takes us to fdny headquarters in brooklyn. [ applause ] >> reporter: an emotional hug for firefighter michael wilson. he donate bone marrow and saved amy in her fight against leukemia. >> he is my hero. he really is my hero. it's like his cells were made to save me. >> it was incredible. we've communicated through email and through the phone today is a great honor. >> reporter: it's also a rare honor. donors an

barbra streisand, james brolin the actor. j.j. abrams, "star wars" director.ted by alan horn, chairman of disney studios. this is 5,000 a ticket fund-raisers at his home. 15,000 for a couple. if you want to co-host it, do that f $3300. if you want to meet th president with a vip reception that will cost you almost 6thousand dollars. this is to benefit the democratic senatorial campaign committee as you point out it has a shot from the senate. this is the pitch from the senate, essentially. if these crazy republicans are nuts enough donald trump, take a look what happens in the fall. we need only look at polling the head-to-head hillary clinton, donald trump, bernie sanders, donald trump, both of those right now show double-digit leads. one poll has sanders upbeating trump 24 percentage points. the point is, if it is that bad of a bloodbath in the fall, that translates down ballot, at least in the senate, and maybe even in the house if it gets crazy enough. that's the pitch for big money for the democrats in the senate. neil: 15,000, to get that -- reporter: bu

there was a well received reading of the screen play with john cho and james brolin as reagan. >> thisis a comedic dromedy, not a typical falldown will ferrell comedy. it's a little more elevated, a smarter political comedy. will ferrell is doing a reagan impression, but it's not a "saturday night live" impression. >>> reagan's daughter patty davis wrote an open letter to ferrell saying in part, "you intend to portray my father in the throes of alzheimer's for a comedy. i watched as fear invade my father's eyes. this man who was never afraid of anything. perhaps for your comedy you would like to visit some dementia facilities. i have. i didn't find anything comedic there. and my hope would be that if you're a decent human being, you wouldn't either. son michael tweeted, #alzheimer's is not a comedy to the 5 million people suffering from the disease. it first robs you of your mind and then it kills you. despite ferrell's involvement, "reagan" the film still has no director and no studio has given it the green light for production. >> i think there's a strong chance the film won't get ma

. >> reporter: when james brolin depicted the former president known as the great communicator in the 2003 miniseries "the reagans," the reagan family put so much pressure on showtime they pulled it. but this time may be different. >> given ferrell's attachment the film business will get behind it and get it to the light of day if we reached out to will ferrell. he declined to comment. while the film is about ronald reagan fall nothing dementia during his second term as president, he was not diagnosed with alzheimer's disease until 1994, six years after he actually left office. >> so have they filmed anything yet or all just pro-production. >> sounds like it's still preproduction. >> it is a comedy but we don't know if he's making light of alzheimer's, in what way. >> a lot of questions, thank you very much. >>> coming up, viva elvis, the king playing a big part in our wedding event. our big finale ahead. sam champion at the helm. >>> our next hour, a parenting alert. how you may be able to help your baby learn faster with the way you play. ever since jim signed up for lowe's personal