just didn't like each other. >> it's sunday morning on cbs, and here again is lee cowan. >> cowan: jane fondan for that role opposite her father henry fonda in the 1981 film "on golden pond." she's played many a role since both on and off screen. and now at an age when plenty of people are slowing down, she talks as if she's just getting started. i caught up with her at her home in the hollywood hills for this sunday profile. do you like it up here? >> what's not to like. i love looking down on los angeles. >> reporter: jane fonda's view of life from high above hollywood is pretty good these days. at 74, she can still walk the red carpet. last month she stole the show, something that surprises even her. >> listen. i didn't think i would live past 30. i know it's all a surprise to me. >> what's happened to the human interest story? >> reporter: she's bussier than ever with movies and tv series in the works. >> what in god's name has happened to news night. >> reporter: including the upcoming hbo drama the news room. >> i'll fire him, charlie. reporter: what fond a calls her third act turning o

jane fonda, thank you. >> live, local, latebreaking.morning. i am lisa robinson. let's check in the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> earlier accident in white marsh still causing delays, but they. -- they are improving. we have some fire department activity in the balkan region. outer loop past items 17, watch for crash, and delays leading up to it. northbound approaching the beltway southwest, accident clearing. southbound 295 just past the beltway. this is what it looks like in the white marsh area. let's take a look as we switch over to the greenspring area. going away from us is. -- is inner loop traffic. >> we are off to a quiet start. this system may produce showers. it has warmed up quickly at the airport. north.n the 50's 56 degrees in taneytown. mixture of sunshine and clouds, just a 30% chance for rain shower. most of you will have a dry de. will warm up nicely going into the weekend. centreville and senate, mid- 80's, perhaps close to 90. >> thank you for joining us. nke bankunited o'clock 56. >>> 8:30 now on a wednesd

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also looking forward to hearing from jane fonda, who is in the house.d a lot of heads by the way we want to mention at 74 years old at the cannes film festival wearing this amazing dress. and so we're going to be talking to her about that. and also her new movie, and why she calls this stage in her life her third act. we're looking forward to talking to her. >> let's go inside, natalie morales is standing by with another check of the morning's headlines. >> wisconsin's republican governor survived a hard-fought recall election tuesday. the recall effort was triggered by governor scott walker's testify budget cutting, including an aggressive stance towards state unions. last night, fellow republican mitt romney praised walker's victory as a yes to fiscal responsibility, and a no to liberal ideas of yesterday. president obama has stayed out of the wisconsin recall fight. . science fiction fantasy writer ray brad bury died at his home in southern california. he was tauth thor of "the martian chronicles" and farn fight 451." although he was slowed in recent

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we need someone like jane fonda and casting said let's see if we can get jane fonda and they say let's call and see. >> rose: who called and said we need another sorkin series? >> i've been, i love series television and i've been wanting to do another serie and hb had en iiting me to d a series there and that's an invitation that's hard to pass up. >> rose: they didn't care what the subject was, you could choose. >> no, i could do what i wanted and we all got on the phone one day and i was the able to say more than i want to do a show set behind the scenes at a nightly cable news show and i came back to them 10 or 12 months later with a pilot script. >> rose: whatid you say when you went out to do this series, what am i trying to accomplish here other than something i like and the audience likes. >> honestly, i've reached no higher than that. i'm trying to entertain you for the hour that i'm asking for your attention. this isn't a screen of any kind, it isn't an op ed piece, it's aspirational, it's romantic and it's idealistic and there's some wish fulfillment but i'm not trying to con

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. >>> jane fonda and jada pickett smith will be live in studio to preview their upcoming films. >>> keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry thanks for watching "early today," your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one.

. >>> we'll >>> lettermans next with jane fonda.that's it tonight. >> thanks for watching eye witness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. hope you have a good night.

addition, asking a virginian to comment impartially on ulysses grant -- is akin to -- to casting jane fonda in the lead in a movie about mother theresa. but we will give it a shot. in washington, d.c., the third year of the civil war, began in an atmosphere of uncertainty. union victories in the west had inflicted an erosive dismemberment of the confederate states beyond the appalachian range. in 1864 the war and much more publicized eastern theater remained a stalemate. the army of the potomac at the time was by no means defeated or submissive mood, some 100,000 soldiers were didn'tering in the largest encampment of the war. the military compound stretched over a ten square mile marked by three stumps, dead horses and thousand of crows flying overhead. yet victory at gettysburg the previous july had given the union army a heritage and new found enthusiasm. for the first time soldiers were writing regimental histories. all of them were drilling hard said one captain and they showed it. they were trim and hard as nails. on the other hand this army had been immobile for months along the north

next week we have jane fonda, jada pinkett smith. >> big, big week.off, this is rebecca ferguson, who has been described as a cross between amy whine house and aretha franklin. big praise. >> here is "teach me how to be loved" off her debut cd "heaven." have a good weekend, everybody. we'll see you on fun day monday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

antagonists in this show is -- doesn't come so much in the form of a person, although that's the role jane fonda plays and that's the role that chris messina plays. it's ratings. that if we have a problem in this country with the news, it's at least as much the consumer's fault as it is the provider's fault. but the show doesn't live in the real world. it seems like it does because it's set against the backdrop of real news events. we never do fictional news on the show. it's all real. the characters are all fictional and not based on anybody. i know you're going to get to that question. but it's -- they're constantly referencing don quixote, brigadoon, camelot. its parent company is atlantis. these are all imaginary lost cities. >> let's take a short break and come back and talk more about [ bleep ]. [ male announcer ] it isn't just your mammogram. it's your teenager's first varsity game. it isn't just your annual exam. it's your daughter's wedding. did you know with your health insurance you may now have some preventive benefits with no co-pays or out-of-pocket costs? it isn't just your choles

. >> for doesn't come so much in the form of a person, that's the real jane fonda plays in this role.roblem in this country with the news, it's at least as much the consumer's fault as the provider. >> if you don't like the news, the problem is you. do you think he is right? >> me specifically. the problem is me. there is something to that. that's it with all entertainment. people say they hate the kardashians and five million people watch the show. everyone might want a very smart, intelligent news and often times the show is to get the best ratings aren't that. it's part of the consumer's fault and takes bravery on the producer's part to say let's give the people something they may not have said they want. >> especially lately if the news doesn't identify your feelings or beliefs, then people don't watch it. most people don't want objective news. that's what the ratings are showing. it's sad. >> it feels successful and this show, he's a fiction writer, it's idealized. >> thank you, connor. ark appreciate it. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen.pprec, ask for transiti

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antagonists in this show is -- doesn't come so much in the form of a person, although that's the role jane fondas the role that chris messina plays. it's ratings. that if we have a problem in this country with the news, it's at least as much the consumer's fault as it is the provider's fault. but the show doesn't live in the real world. it seems like it does because it's set against the backdrop of real news events. we never do fictional news on the show. the characters are all fictional and not based on anybody. but it's -- they're constantly referencing done quixote, brigadoon, camelot. its parent company is atlantis. these are all imaginary lost cities. ♪ why not make lunch more than just lunch? with two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. agents, say hello to the biggest hailstone in u.s. history. oh, that will leave a dent. which is exactly why we educate people... about comprehensive coverage. yep. the right choice now can pay off later. looks like a bowling ball. yeah. oh! agents, say hello to the second-biggest

. >> it doesn't come so much in the form of a person although that is the role jane fonda plays and chrislays. it's ratings that if we have a problem in this country with the news. it's at least as much the consumer's fault as it is the provider's fault. >> if you don't like the news, the problem is you. do you think he's right? >> me specifically? the problem is me? and but there is something to that and with all entertainment. people say they hate the kardashians and 5 million people watch their show. why someone might want a very smart, intelligent news, oftentimes the show is to get the best ratings aren't that. it's part of the consumer's fault and takes bravery on the producer's part to say we are going to give the people something they might not have said they want and we will give them what they want. >> in the news lately if the news doesn't identify your feelings or reinforce your belief people don't watch it. at least the ratings are showing that. pretty sad. >> it is. i'm one of those people it feels old fashioned but what i still want and i think this show and he said he is a

antagonists in this show is -- doesn't come so much in the form of a person, although that's the role jane fonda plays and that's the role that chris messina plays. it's ratings. that if we have a problem in this country with the news, it's at least as much the consumer's fault as it is the provider's fault. but the show doesn't live in the real world. it seems like it does because it's set against the backdrop of real news events. we never do fictional news on the show. the characters are all fictional and not based on anybody. but it's -- they're constantly referencing done quixote, brigadoon, camelot. its parent company is atlantis. these are all imaginary lost cities. >> unabashedly romantic and idealistic. he excels in that. swashbuckling he said. that's -- and aaron told me when we started this, he goes, by the way, if you're in here to be likable all the time, it ain't going to work that way because you're going to fail. will is going to fail miserably. and we do. over the first season, it is a struggle. just like the struggle a lot of these tv journalists say they're going through. >> wi

and two-time oscar winner jane fonda will be in our house.d to see her, talking about her new movie. those stories and big celebrity news when we get started here a wednesday here on "today." >> thank you very much. wildfire in hawaii forcing evacuations on the island. more than a thousand acres have already burn order the western side of oahu. flames came within feet of homes but fire head medical the opposite direction. hawaii's largest wildfire so far this year. >>> 6:46 now. fires out there in hawaii, temperatures rising here. >> last monday we officially started fire season in the bay area. we reported earlier, nationals campground weekend. you can hit the national parks for free. if you will be doing so up want to monitor your campfire. i know you want to roast those marshmallows. as you do so make sure you are monitoring the situation. we all want to do our part, abnormally dry winter. and spring across the bay area. 47 degrees in sunnyvale. nice, crisp start in san francisco. meanwhile we have the 40s on the temperature map in your ci

back in college, some on now. [ theme song to "exorcism" ] >> i did the dyslexic version -- >> jane fonda'sooks socks to hell. that's not dirty, i checked with the scc. media -- [ nbc "nightly news" theme ] >> [ inaudible ] like the north the obama camp hasn't fainted at some trump-related body blows. think about this, today our opponent is facing the same fund-raising deadline as we are but the people i'm counting on could not be more different. he is relying on high-powered ex-executives and a tv personality who spent the last week talking about where i was born. >> he does not need to talk about that. because the more he talks about it, the more trump is going to realize he is helping the president every time he opens his mouth. >> right. shhhh. hi, carol. >> hi testifyny. john hunking sexy voice, john fugelsang did a great job substituting for eliot spitzer. >> oh, thank you very much. >> and we in florida need to get a process started to remove this governor down here. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> yeah. >> you can try to have a recall against governor scott, it might be easier to fi

>> in the '70s, like a lot of people i went crazies and involved with left wing causes and with jane fondand tom hayden, if there was a sit-in in california i was sitting in. a picket line, i was on it, two or three times, and someone gave me some books and i read them. the redistribution of wealth was not the solution to helping the poor. that is creating more wealth. the pie isn't static, it's not to be cut up and means grow the pie. >> alisyn: what about health reform? >> because then more people, you know, rise. >> rise up. >> rise up, there are more opportunities for work and buy goods and services at less prices, things like that. that's the kind of utilitarian argument, practical argument for the free economy. who is it that has the right to private property. it's the human person has the right to use his or her creativity and to create wealth. that's what it's all about. the growing of the pie is a representation the of the creation of wealth. and that's-- when i came back to the church after 13 years of being away, should have, no, you shouldn't have heard my first confession. >>

next week we have jane fonda, jay tod jada ping >> here is "teach me how to be loved" off her debut cd