bay area native james franco is speaking out about his stint on the oscars. ranco you may recall not really praised by critics. they called him a failure. he opened up about the experience to play boy magazine saying he once told a producer quote i don't know why you hired me because you haven't given me anything. i just don't think this stuff is going to be good. the palo alto native was upset about the part where he came out dressed as marilyn monroe. he says the plan had been for him to sing with cher, but she wasn't nominated so he ended up on stage by himself. franco says after a while he went with things because he didn't want to argue any more. i heard oprah might host next year. if you're not available. >> kudos for staying there because i walked out a few weeks before. they kicked me out is what they say. looking at livermore, we're kicking off the commute slow out of the altamont pass. 18 minutes slow into livermore and through the area with the construction zone, now officially slow because of the traffic. 680 north, the upper left corner, that will

across the street, james franco promoted a flick "rise of the "planet of the apes"".ing fellow cast members. >> one of the amazing things is that i don't think we acted in front of a blue screen. it was real sets. it's very new for this kind of work. >> join the action in theaters on friday. there is more pictures on otrc.com. >> and up next two, twins, one crime, lots of doubts, police wondering if they have the right brother in jail. >> and a dog that plays dead. that is him. going big on you tube. >> then on abc 7 news at 5:00 radio ad some worry is designed to scare californian as way from voter initiative process. >> one more check of traffic taking a look at san francisco skyway f you're headed south, you're loving life now on a friday afternoon. that is clear sailing but if you're heading towards bay bridge, it's very slow going indeed. coming up with more on the news at 4:00. >>> there is a new phone app that is promising to make the experience much more interactive. the marathon app allows to track progress of a friend or family member running in the race fro

let's move on to james franco. he talks to "playboy."s he was really uncomfortable while hosting the oscars. that some of the material he got didn't work out so well. he was very annoyed with some of the producers. felt like he got slighted. really felt out of place and like the stuff wasn't going to be funny. unfortunately that's kind of how it came across, it was very awkward. >> i was sort of on that bandwagon of geez, you did a awful job. now when i read this article, i do sort of feel bad for him. he said, what are you going to do? he said, i'm on the boat, i saw the boat was sinking, i had no way to get off it. he didn't want to do it anymore. hosting the oscars, you can't really back out. it's like marrying prince albert, you've got to do it apparently. somebody who would have done it with great joy and in nylon short-shorts, richard simmons. he is joining the planking craze. the only reason we're talking about it is we have a picture of it. we wanted to share richard simmons planking. can we look? >> that's like a double plank. i

next week on the show, james franco, jeremy piven, howie mandel, hank azaria, jim sturgess, denise richardshley, and her mate -- whoever he may be. if she chooses anyone. and we'll have stand up comedy from todd glass, and music from gavin degraw and cold play. that's right, coldplay -- we have a big deal planned for them too. without our first guest tonight, there w wld probably be no america. he is one of the biggest movie stars ever. on friday, you can see him saddle up alongside daniel craig in the new movie "cowboys and aliens." please say hello to harrison ford. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? they're a little excited tonight. >> thank you. >> jimmy: good to see you. >> very nice of you to say that. about america. >> jimmy: it's true. it really is. i was on vacation two weeks ago and i decided to go to jackson, wyoming where i know you have a place. and a friend of mine who is in show business, said, hey, you should call harrison ford. and i thought, well -- why? because i thought maybe he knew something that, like, you'd requested my presence. i said, why would i do th

but i'm james franco's assistant. >> where are you shooting that?y. my gosh. >> tell your girlfriend -- >> i was told there would be like a buff faye of wine and we would be drinking a little bit. >> we wait for lunch to do our heavy drinking. next time we'll have a nice cocktail for you. >> i would love it, thanks. >> 43 rd and 2nd avenue. >> no, 43rd and 8th. >> i'll do the plug for you, the second stage theater at 43rd and 8th. the play is called "all new people." >>> coming up next -- >> you don't need to be violent about it. >> the right mix of red, white and blue spirits for your fourth of july drinks. >> oh, drinks! wait a minute! a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. your favorites, in pieces. [ female announcer ] now,