advil pm >> o'donnell: the actors' actor, james lipton, has take a final bow. at the age of 93. on his show "inside the actors studio," lipton interviewed the biggest stars in show business. here's don dahler on lipton's remarkable career. >> our graduate, bradley cooper. >> reporter: forget the red carpet. if you were an actor during the past few decades, this was where you wanted to be: sitting next to james lipton talking about your craft. >> wasn't there a play in the fourth grade? >> there was. it was "around the world in 80 days." >> reporter: "inside the actors studio," which lipton hosted from 1994 when he created the show to 2018 when he left it, featured hour-long conversations with nearly 300 of the world's biggest stars. what began as a master class for lipton's students at the actor's studio drama school became must- see television. >> that phrase is "legalized insanity." >> yes. >> reporter: the intimate setting and lipton's gentle probing allowed stars to open up like they rarely ever did. >> excuse me. >> reporter: born in detroit in 1926, lipton

but it was what was on those blue cards that made james lipton a legend. questions. >> who were the kissy girls? >> oh, my god. >> reporter: getting a-listers to open up more than anybody else could. >> we've described the gene wilder comedy, i wanted an explosion of laughter on one side and showtime on the other. >> oh, that was [ muted ]. >> reporter: james lipton was born in detroit in 1926. an actor first, then a writer, finally a teacher. hosting the tv show "inside the actors studio," the place where all the superstars sat down. >> oh, wow. this seat. i can feel all the talent. >> reporter: dave chappelle, brad pitt, tom cruise, steve martin, george clooney, all letting loose. >> they prop you up and you're like, heh, uh -- >> reporter: lipton doing all his own research before his interviews saying it took him two to three weeks to prepare for each guest. >> you have done your homework. >> did you call my mother? >> how did you hear about all that? >> i hate that you pry all of this stuff out of me, man. >> reporter: lipton asked who he most wanted a

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james lipton was born in detroit in 1926.tor first, he'd go on to write and then teach, hosting the tv show "inside the actor's studio." the simple idea was to get actors to open up. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: to help young actors learn from them. jane fonda, brad pitt, george clooney revealing putting on that batman suit is not easy. >> batman had to wear the suit that you have to wear, everyone would die. you're laying on a board like this, you know? and you can't move and they just prop you up and you're like, hey. ah, i'm batman. >> reporter: so many actors saying he could get them to talk. >> you have done your homework. >> did you call my mother? >> i hate that you're pulling all of this stuff out of me, man. >> reporter: revealing life lessons. julianne moore on who she learned from. >> if the stakes are not important to you emotionally, if they don't mean something to you, you're never going to get anywhere. >> reporter: will smith dancing. and lipton asked who he as a guest -- >> bradley cooper. >> who was your basic t

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we are mourning the death of james lipton news of his passing sent shock waves through hollywood.said he made you want to tell him everything. barbra streisand loved how interested he was in the actor's process. andy cohen wrote that he had a wicked sense of humor. here's harry smith with his memorable moments. >> what the hell are you doing >> let's just be two guys talking. >> reporter: with a stack of blue note cards and an academic's erudition, james lipton was an improbable talk show host. stars came by the score to face the charming inquiz or, not with a stiletto, but with a butter knife. >> i don't know the things i have a gift for except tenaciousness. >> reporter: for lipton and an audience filled with drama students, the actors shed their armour and spilled their secrets, their fears, even their addictions >> which i am, incidentally. >> who >> me. >> talking -- clean now? >> no, as jack lemon, i'm an alcoholic. >> reporter: we his fans felt let in on something. that behind the actor stood a real person. >> i'm sorry >> what is your favorite word? >> honor >> reporter: o

. >>> remembering james lipton. tributes pouring in from the beloved interview that got so many people up. >>> and starry stars are here. carrie underwood and kevin bacon both joining us live. today's tuesday, march 3, 2020. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. hoda is still out with the flu. we hope to see her a little later this week. >> we have a lot to get to, including super tuesday. eventually a national primary. and the new coronavirus cases, as well. >>> let's start with the breaking news in tennessee, tornadoes cutting a path of destruction in that state, including parts of downtown nashville. this is some of the look at some of the widespread damage this morning. we'll get to al in a moment. first, sam brock on the scene, with the latest. sam, good morning. >> reporter: devastation in the and the mayor of nashville calling this a massive act of structure collapses. and th

. >>> and tributes are pouring in for james lipton.tors studio" where he interviewed everyone from bradley cooper to george clooney. we'll have much more on his life and contributions ahead. >>> and take a look. remember the leaning tower of dallas? ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ the building that survived a demolition and a wrecking ball. listen to this song, guys. after 15 days and even more wrecking ball attempts at 3:18 p.m. there she goes, the leaning tower of dallas was finally brought down and we all get to listen to miley. ♪ you wrecked me >> our control room is hard at work picking out that music. good job, guys. >>> we turn to that cable news shocker. veteran anchor chris matthews abruptly retiring on air last night at the beginning of his msnbc show "hardball," apologizing after a series of recent missteps. paula faris is here with that story for us. good morning, paula. >> good morning, robin. chris matthews walked into his washington, d.c. studio last night with his family by his side reportedly telling members of his

the volcano had its last major eruption in 2010. 353 people were killed. >>> and james lipton, the creator of the long-running television show "inside the actors studio," has died. lipton hosted in-depth interviews on the program for 23 seasons before retiring last year. guests included notables such as paul newman, meryl streep, and robert de niro. he died yesterday at his new york city home from bladder cancer. lipton was 93 years old. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," former presidential candidate amy klobuchar joins us in the studio. i'm anne-marie green, this is the "cbs morning news." big thing i recently learned as a parent? baby's skin is absorbent. her skin could actually soak up wetness that her diaper doesn't. that's gross. that's why i use pampers. pampers absorbs quickly to trap and lock wetness away keeping your baby's skin drier and healthier. for a diaper that stays drier, count on pampers. the health of your baby's skin starts with the pampers they're in. here's the story of green mountain coffee roasters nantucket blend. meet mario. mario helps make nantucket blend tas

we begin with the life and legacy of james lipton. de the actors studio" has passed away. >> lipton, a former drama school teacher, sat down with hollywood's biggest stars. he was known for doing such extensive research that julia roberts asked if he had talked to her mother. lipton steered clear of celebrity chatter and got stars to open up like no one else could. >> i made two vows to myself, one that we would not deal in gossip. we would deal in craft, and the other, that there would be no pre-interview. it is the only show of its kind that i know of where there is no pre-interview, none. that's why i do the blue cards. i spend -- for each show, i spend two weeks, sometimes three or four, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week preparing those blue cards. >> a stack of blue cards. he was one of a kind. and here's a little-known fact that may surprise you about lipton. he worked as a pimp in paris when he couldn't find work after world war ii. lipton was 93. >> didn't know that. >>> next the high-wire act over a volcano. >> nik wallenda is spe

james lipton was a veteran tv writer and interviewed hundreds of highwood crates. show, which started in 1994, was filmed in front of a live audience. lipton hosted that show for 22 years. his wife told tmz there are so many james lipton stories , but i'm sure he would like to be remembered as someone who loved what he did and had tremendous respect for all the people he worked with. james lipton was 93 years old. >>> the man who transformed general electric into a has die jack welch led ge to be the world's most viable company at one point.>> reporter: a symbol of american corporate success. jack welsh was the ceo of general electric until 2001. born in massachusetts in 1935, he was the only child of a rural conductor father and a stay-at-home mother. in 1960, he started at ge as a junior engineer making 10,500 hours per year. later as ceo, it would jump to $94 million per year. frustrated by the company's bureaucracy, welsh actually wanted to quit ge after only one year. but another executive, recognizing his talent, convinced him to stay. he climbed ge's corpora

james lipton died. the host of inside the actor's studio.nterviewed the biggest names in hollywood including meryl streep. he had bladder cancer and died at his home in new york. james lipton 93 years old. in a moment, viewer candidates in the race ahead of super tuesday. michael bloomberg hoping to make a slash tomorrow. we will talk to his campaign senior spokesperson here in new york. the coronavirus closing the world's most famous doors. the dow hits a bounce back after its worst week in 12 years. and israel holding its 3rd election. live in tel aviv where the polls just closed. >> tech: don't wait for a chip like this to crack your whole windshield. with safelite's exclusive resin, you get a strong repair that you can trust. plus, with most insurance a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> singers: safelite repair, safelite replace. >> ♪ >> bill: the polls are closed in israel's election. exit polling show benjamin netanyahu with an edge over his rival. but it's not clear if he will earn enough support for a majori

james lipton was 9 still to come, the state of the race.ig win for joe biden narrows the field before super tueay. our politics monday team breaks downhat it all means. the latest step to try to end the u.s.'s longest war in plus much more. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the westrom the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state univerty. judy: ias been a dramatic 48 hours since the polls closed in the south carolina democratic prary. three presidential candidates have left the race and the few that remain are scrambling to maximize their support before 14 states vote tomorrow. with only hours left before super tuesday's primaries, the democratic presidential field winnowed even further. exiting this time, minnesota senator amy klobuchar. she flew to dallaso endorse joe biden tonight. it was the latest in a string of departures since b bidens win in south carolina. first to go was billionaire viac tom steyer, a distant third in south carolina. >> it said if i didn'see a path to winning that i w

tributes are pouring in for james lipton, the legendary host of "inside the actors studio." at his manhattan home. he created the iconichow 99 andt nearly 300 actors including many oscar and emmy award winners. he was best known for his unique interview style. take? >> yes. >> not that we need to ask now -- am i still talking to jenny from the you are. >> what is your favorite word? >> me. >> what is your least favorite word? >> you. >> what turns you on? >> me. >> that's fabulous. >> of course that last bit was will ferrell. you know, he was so great at doing james lipton. >> i think james lipton liked that. >> he really did. >> he liked that. >> he was such a master interviewer, guys. for all of our producers who are yelling at us for our interviews going too long, these were four hours long according to "the new york times" that were cut down to an hour. >> it served as a class. this was a class that he taught. he turned it into a show. >> any podcast platform has a long interview podcast where you do a podcast, he detailed it, getting into the technical detail. >> that's

. >>> james lipton the beloved long time host of inside the actors studio has died.mbered as every actor's dream interview. he had an uncanny ability to get the biggest stars in show business to bare their souls. for example, discussing robert downy, jr.'s early rise and fall in hollywood. >> did it ever get in the way on the set? >> sure, i find in the last dozen or so movies i've done you know how much easier it is to work when you're in good shape? oh, my god. to say it got in the way is to say that what i was expressing didn't have validity for the suffering i chose to put myself through. if it's all for nothing then it's a tragedy. >> james lipton wrapped up 21 emmy nominations before finally winning in 2013. he was 93. >>> a new study says people who keep irregular sleep schedules significantly increase their chances of heart attack or heart disease. researchers at harvard medical school found changing sleep wait times by 90 minutes in either direction more than doubles heart disease and heart attack risk over a five year period. that's compared to people on a

james lipton was 93 years old. still to come on the newshour: the state of the race-- a big win for joe biden narrows the rmocratic field before su tuesday. our politics monday team bres down what it all means. the latest step to try and end the u.s.' longest war in afghanisn plus much more. >> woodruff: it's been a dramatic 48 hours since the polls closed in the south carolina democratic primary. three candidates have left the ce. while the few that remain look to csolidate support before states vote torrow. with only hours left before heper tuesy's primaries, democratic presidential field winnowed even furthe exiting this time: minnesota senator amy klobuchar. she flew to dallas to endorse former vice president joe biden it was the latest in a string of departures since biden's big win in south carolina, on saturday. first to go, was billionaire activist tom steyer, a distant third in south carolina. >> i said, if i don't see a pate to winning tn i'd suspend my campaign. >> woodruff: pete buttigieg placed fourth

james lipton, longtime host of "inside" the actor one of my favorites, always watching it. frequent "morning joe" guest had a knack for getting scores of hollywood luminaries to open up about their life using a well-known stack of blue note cards that held his meticulously researched questions and ending every interview with, if god exists what would you like to hear him say after your death. watch this. >> because i use the people questionnaire, i have become ipso facto willy-nilly without intending it america's eulogist. >> if heaven exists what would you like to hear god say pat the pearly gates. >> just go, two jews walk into a bar. >> take over for a while. i'll be right back. >> i was called upon to appear on virtually every talk show in america when these people died. because they had been on "inside the actors' studio" and answered that question. i'd rather not be the eulogist. >> he allowed you to see the other side of people that you don't normally see. you got to see the inside of who they actually were. such an incredible interview. "inside the actor's studio" o

any three-year-old james lipton passed away in his manhattan home today. he had been suffering from bladder cancer. his show inside the actors studio had been one of cables longest-running series. 93-year-old. >>> chris matthews is retiring from msnbc. matthews made the announcement today on his show hardball. the 74-year-old has been with msnbc for more than 20 years. >>> after 25 years judge judy is coming to an end. it won't be the end of her television career. judge judy will air the final season next year. today she teased a new project in the worst works titled judy justice. >>> it is not something you see every day. a horse in a swimming pool. it happened at one bay area home. coming up how fire crews were able to rescue the large animal. >>> flowers candles and prayers outside of the taco bell. it is not what you might think. we will have more on this bizarre vigil. >>> calandrian: george would always run and give me the biggest hug, and say i really love you. george was shot. george didn't survive. i just kept saying, you cannot tell me that the c

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cnn is learning that hosts and tv veteran james lipton has died. he was 93.for his in depth style in interviews dating back to the 1950s, and the network put out a statement on his passing saying we will miss him dearly. on the heels of the just-signed peace deal with the taliban, troops will began coming home from afghanistan within ten days and president trump sounding very optimistic at the white house this morning. >> we're getting out. we want to get out. we had good meetings with the taliban, and we are going to be leaving and we are going to be bringing our soldiers back home. >> but we are learning members of the taliban are divided over the deal, whether to resume fighting and the president is out right rejecting a prevision to release taliban prisoners. are cracks in the deal emerging and are they putting the deal in jeopardy? >> well, it's a really interesting proposition. let's start with what president trump said. we had good meetings with the taliban referring to the signing over the weekend. good meetings with the taliban? when did any of us ex

james lipton, the long-time host of "inside the actors studio" died today.was well known for his in depth interviews that put interview back on the art of acting. he hosted for 22 seasons. show earned more than a dozen emmy nominations. he was 93 years old and as a journalist, i can say i learned so much from his interviewing. it was so incredibly insightful to watch him grow. that wraps up this hour for me. be sure to tune into msnbc's super tuesday coverage starting with "morning joe" at 6:00 a.m. "deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >>> growing to love that music. it's 4:00 in new york. just four day afrz the sweeping victory saturday night, two big endorsements designed to turbo charge the former vice president's once flagging candidacy ahead of super tuesday. nbc news has confirmed an endorsement is expected from senator amy klobuchar. she will appear with him at his rally tonight in dallas. there are also reports mayor pete buttigieg, who dropped out yesterday, will do the same. whether they were inspired by biden's landslide v

james lipton from inside the actors studio has died. he was 93. lipton created and hosted the inside the actors guild -- snow earned more than a dozen emmy nominations when he won for outstanding informational series. he served for years as dean of the actors studio drama school at new york's pace university. >>> did your iphone 6 or 7 suddenly shut down or slow down, i should say? if your answer is yes. apple may owe you money. in 2017, might remember apple admitted it slowed down iphone 6 and 7 models to avoid performance issues. prevent unexpected shutdowns. it didn't reveal that to customers. many figured their phones were old and slow so they bought a new one. apple agreed to pay 500 million bucks to settle a lawsuit. folks with eligible phones can file claims to get $25 back from an will. >>> alameda county upgrading the food recovery efforts to help feed the hungry. it introduced a hybrid truck. it will take leftover food from businesses to people who need it. state-of-the-art truck has a goal of reducing organic waste in landfill by 78%. >

. >> with the stage, two chairs and a stack of questions james lipton redefined the acting class founding the actor studio drama school in new york in 1994 and creating a studio. >> lipton was 93 years old. >> some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. an apparent road rage incident in los angeles. >> oh, my god. >> a driver in a white bmw sedan pushed a pickle through an intersection. the driver was later arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. a pilot managed to land its plane on its belly after the landing gear failed. >>> a brawl erupted between lawmakers arguing over military involvement in syria. >>> and dancing for joy in orlando. the firefighter dad who went viral on tiktok for posting a dancing video each day his prematurely born son was in intensive care finally got to groove his way right out of the hospital. baby dylan 50 days after he was born. >> dylan, welcome home. i think you cannot watch that story without feeling so much joy, and that dad said my son's been a fighter since the day he was born. >> we actually had a story on nbc nightly news on this incredibl

james ransley, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. there is more on the website. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin lipton's coming up after the headlines. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello, good evening. it's certainly started to feel colder this weekend. we take that chilly feel with us into sunday. not only will it be cold, it will also be windy. quite a significant wind chill. one or two wintry showers around as well, but also a lot of dry weather thanks to this area of high pressure. quite a strong high pressure area, actually, that's going to stick with us throughout the next few days and with the winds around high pressure flowing in a clockwise direction, that's bringing cold air down from the north and the strength of that wind really accentuating that chilly feel. so, temperatures dipping away through this evening and tonight, some clear spells around, large areas of cloud as well, and one or two of those showers wintry over ground, but even at low levels, a little bit of wintryness mixing in at times. temperatures generally hovering around about freezing. i think will drop bel