at 90, jane russell met director -- 19, jane russell met director howard hughes, who launched her career you mustn't. you hurt yourself. >> the phrase "mean, moody, and magnificent," was coined for jane russell, in a film which shocked the sensors and to ban it for two years. she was the protege of howard hughes, the aviator and film producer. he used his special knowledge of engineering to design a special brought for the 19 year- old. >> it was a contraption, and it was not comfortable or rubble of the time. i did not want to do 103 takes on that subject, so i just wore my own drop. i could see what he was trying to do, and i put some kleenex across the seams and the broad. i threw his under the bed and then went out. >> the image belied a woman who led the bible study at the hollywood christian group, and showed real talent, especially when paired with the right leading man. >> i am a gambler myself. >> how high the like to play? >> if i told you, you would not believe me. >> i have been telling friends to our full figured, you have to try the jane russell brought. >> even when her fi

to say good-bye to those who died in that disaster. >> thank you, the hollywood film actress, jane russellhas died at the age of 89. she was a popular star at the box office, at 19 years of age, jane met howard hughes who launched her career. we look back at her life. >> the phrase mean, moody and magnificent was coined for jane russell in her film, shock of fences. that was in the film for two years. she was a prodigy of howard hughes, the aviator and film producer developed a bra for her. >> it was a contraction and not comfortable and not wearable at the time. and i didn't want to do 103 takes on the subject. i wore my own bra, and i saw what he was trying to do and i put kleenex on the scenes under the bra, and threw his under the bed. >> and she had real talent especially when paired with the right leading man. >> we ought to get along fine, i am a gambler myself. >> oh, how hard do you like to play? >> i told you, you wouldn't believe me. >> i have told friends you have to try the jane russell bra. >> and when her career was over, her figure was her fortune. she was one of hollywood'

actress jane russell died yesterday at the age of 89. and david wright learned more about her real life. ♪ bye-bye baby ♪ remember you're my baby when >> reporter: "gentlemen prefer blonds" except when they're brunette and a bomb shell. ♪ i'm not in condition to wrestle ♪ >> reporter: jane russell was that and then some. >> i like a man who can run faster than i can. >> reporter: well able to hold her own opposite marilyn monroe. the two got their stars of the hollywood walk of fame side by side the same day. jane russell was a preacher's daughter, who for years led a bible study group here in hollywood. and yet -- >> you mustn't, you'll hurt yourself. >> reporter: she was mean, moody and magnificent. the tag line for her role in "the outlaw," a picture so racy, the sensors banned it for two years. the movie's director, howard hughes, famously used his knowledge of fuselage engineering to design a bra for her. >> it was a contraption, you know, and it was not comfortable and it was not wearable at the time. so, i just wore my own bra. >>

. >>> we learned late tonight the actress jane russell has died.he started her hollywood career as a bombshell in the howard hughes movie "the outlaw," which shocked 1941 audiences so much it was pulled from some theaters. her career went beyond her sex symbol image. she appeared in a lot of films over the years, starring with marilyn monroe in "gentlemen prefer blonds" and a lot of bob hope musicals. a later generation knew her as a bra pitch woman on tv. she called herself a full figured girl. veteran actress jane russell was 89 years old. >>> america has also lost the last of a breed. the last of the doughboys. frank buckles has died. he was the last american survivor of world war i. he wanted to serve his country so badly in the war that end all wars that he lied about his age. first tried to join up at 16, and served as an army driver and guard in england, france and germany. in world war ii he was captured as a civilian and spent three years in a japanese p.o.w. camp. he was still sharp enough two years ago to testify before congress. frank b

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jane russell was 89 years old.> a true beauty. >>> well, time for some of last night's hoops action. one game was real close. the other, not so much. details, now, from espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. and we start with the big east. a great game in south bend. notre dame, taking on villanova. there's ben hansbrough. senior day for senior day for the irish. first half we go. hansbrough, the nba-style three. he had 30 points. his brother, tyler, he's in the nba. he loves it. notre dame, up 29-15. how about tim abromaitis? he had 9 threes, 30 points. notre dame up 31. just over 4:30 to play. hansbrough again. his dad was emotional. and why not? notre dame wins big-time, 93-72. >>> the association. deron williams making his home debut for the nets. pick it up in the second quarter. steve nash, to robin lopez. kris humphries with the rejection. that's right. accent denied. that was a little payback from earlier in the game when he got dunked on. 12 seconds left. nets down by four. an

. >>> legendary hollywood actress jane russell has died. ♪ diamonds are a girls best friend. >> she played series of roles including starting with marilyn monroe. she had a strong religious background, founded in adoption group and later formed a gospel singing trio. >>> there is a $7 million science experiment in adults at that creates a barrier to deibert young salmon and the idea is to annoy the fish so they will turn the other way. >>> it may be the most easily recognized vessel in the world of boat racing and tonight it is in san francisco. it will play a key role in the upcoming america's cup challenge even though it will not be racing. >> reporter: is so fast the owners say they do not know its limits. >> we will race for one race only. >> reporter: it won the 33rd america's cup arrived in pieces early this morning and about is considered an ambassador for the 34th america's cup set for 2013 in san francisco. it arrives just two weeks before the budget analyst for the county board of supervisors is set to release a new study tallying how much property deals made to win the race will

jane russell the brunette bomb shell discovered by howard hughes has died.ast her in the 1941 western the out law turned her in an overnight sta star. jane russell dead at the age of 89. >>> and now to the another celebrity actor charlie sheen goes on the offensive. >> yes, i am on a drug it's called charlie sheen. >> coming up. actor increasingly erratic behavior now has some experts increasingly erratic behavior now has some experts questioning his mental >> charlie sheen speaking out on television since cbs pulled the mug on his show last week. and it seems as though the actor is spiraling out of control. here's andrea. >>reporter: charlie sheen is out of a job and now he's fighting back. >> are you going to sue. >> i mean wouldn't you? i don't have a job. i have a whole family to support and love. >>reporter: what are you going to sue for. >> tons. they are going to put it on a scale agent more agent more. add some gold add some goal. few pay. bingo. high priest, bar r war lock come on man. >>reporter: what does that mean? >> i don't know. >>re

. >>> and hollywood is mourning the loss of sex symbol and actress jane russell who starred in moviesh as "the outlaw," and "judge prefer blondes." her family says she died of respiratory failure yesterday at the age of 89. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,286 after gaining 95 points yesterday. the s&p added 7 points. the nasdaq edged up 1 point. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei climbed 129 points while in hong kong, the hang seng rose 58. easing oil prices and signs of a strengthening economy put wall street back on firm footing monday. oil prices fell to about $97 a barrel on news saudi arabia was boosting exports. data showed consumer income rose by the largest amount in nearly two years in january and factory activity in the country's midwest hit a 22 1/2 years high this month ahead of today's national report. also help berkshire hathaway's warren buffett saying he is itchy to make more big acquisitions, as if on cue, deals broke out all over. ventis, which owns senior housing communit

. >>> jane russell who's shot to fame is the star of the outlaw has died. she made a handful of films. she remained active in her church with varietyable organizations and with a local singing group until her health began to decline. russell died of respiratory failure. she was 89 years old. >>> new information tonight about ted kennedy. what a memo says kennedy tried to do the year before. and how he was described by a state department official. >> it's a serial surprise, not one you'd expect with flakes and fruits on the front. now we found the flakes, why the fruit was a different story. chy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> a bay area company is celebrating a big win today. pixar is behind toy story 3 which picked up an oscar. pam cook sat down with the oscar winning producer, darla anderson last month, who said just getting nominated was overwelming. now we're talking with darla and her team right now about last night's victory. you're going to hear

jane russell was 89. that's the news at 7:19. >> she was gorgeous. >> yes, she was. thanks, juju. >>> we have a "gma" exclusive this morning. the pictures the judge will not let the jury see in the trial of self-help guru, james ray. opening arguments start today in ray's manslaughter trial. three of his follows died following a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. our weekend anchor dan harris has been covering the story since it broke in 2009. now, the pictures. >> reporter: good morning to you. for the first time, you're about to see pictures of the aftermath of a sweat lodge ceremony, conducted by james ray. a man who once was a self-help superstar, is now facing up to 35 years in prison. >> two people aren't breathing. no pulse. >> is this a result of a shooting or something? >> no. it's a sweat lodge. >> reporter: october 2009, dozens of people crammed into a 415-square-foot hut, heated with hot rocks. the leader, james ray, a charismatic guru told his follows it would be a rebirthing experience. but three people died. until now, we have never seen close-up picture

we mark the passing of jane russell who tied at the age of 89. she starred in the movie the outlaw.he film was panned by the critics, even called one of the weirdest westerns in history. here hour-glass figure may have insinuated a myriad of sins, but she was a political conservative who prompted the use of bibles in public schools. >>> another hat in the ring, the field of candidates hoping to be san francisco's next mayor continues to grow. >>> billboards are old school. san francisco's now one of the first cities in the country to >>> employees at emeryville's pixar studios are celebrating tonight. pixar scored its sixth oscar last night. late this afternoon, we sat down for a rare interview with the director and producer of the blockbuster hit, now academy award winner toy story 3, and we have this story. >> we were here as the champagne was flowing, everyone here gushing with enthusiasm, waiting to see oscar number 6 for themselves. >> we all knew this day was coming. >> reporter: it wasn't a real surprise that toy story three won an oscar. after all, the family-friendly film b

we mark the passing of jane russell who tied at the age of 89. she starred in the movie the outlaw.he film was panned by the critics, even called one of the weirdest westerns in history. here hour-glass figure may have insinuated a myriad of sins, but she was a political conservative who prompted the use of bibles in public schools. >>> another hat in the ring, the field of candidates hoping to be san francisco's next mayor continues to grow. >>> billboards are old school. san francisco's now one of the first cities in the country to participate in new text message advertising. we'll explain in a live report. ♪ atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> employees at emeryville's pixar studios are celebrating tonight. pixar scored its sixth oscar last night. late this afternoon, we sat down for a rare interview with the director and producer of the blockbuster hit, now academy award winner toy story 3, and we have this story. >> we were here as the champagne was flowing, everyone here gushing with enthusiasm, waiting t

. >>> hollywood icon jane russell died yesterday at the age of 89 years oldful.e her debut in 1943 in the film "the outlaw." she went on to star as marlin monroe and several bob hope musicals. >>> iran is calling for the logo of the 2012 olympics or is calling the logo racist. iran says it is racist because it resembles the word zion. i'm looking to see how that works. anyway, the word zion is a biblical term which is widely recognized to refer to the city of jerusalem. iran's national olympic committee sent a letter to the international olympic committee saying iran could boycott the games if a change is not made. >>> meantime, the giants were off to a hot start at spring training picking up another win yesterday, this time over the brewers. 10-9 was the final score. and today they are going to face the cubs. then after that they are going to take on the arizona diamondbacks. the diamondbacks were the last team to beat the giants. we'll see what happens there. the a's play the reds this afternoon in their so-called home opener. a tough loss yesterday. check out

first jane russell, then elizabeth taylor and then ga bore. she had her right leg partially amputated in january. >> that's sir elton john singing "don't let the sun go down on me" as a special tribute to his good friend elizabeth taylor. john called taylor his hero and one of the greatest people ed's ever met. the two had been active for years in raising money for hiv awareness and aids. >>> the chp requiring all drivers on highway 50 through eldorado county have snow tires or chains. on interstate 80 chains are required between cold run and crucky -- truckie. >>> let's check in on the bay area. a lot of windshield wipers. >>> we have people who have emailed or sent tweets about how bad it is. the traffic is just terrible coming out of vallejo heading into marin and the other way around as well. let's go to some of the live pictures. san mateo bridge, the traffic isn't that slow but the driving conditions around good. it's weeps -- windy but not as windy as the other day. let's take a look at the westbound bay bridge. that traffic is moving a

movie star jane russell has died.iscovered by howard hughes and starred in the steamy western "the outlaw" made her a pinup queen. she starred in "gentlemen prefer blonds." she was 89. >>> oprah winfrey's new cable network is attracting fewer viewers than the channel it replaced. according to "the new york times" the oprah winfrey network attract d about 135,000 viewers in any given moment in february, down 10% from the average viewership of the discovery health channel that winfrey replaced. winfrey claims the ratings in january during the premiere showed a vast improvement over discovery health. she predicts that momentum will continue. >>> did you order pizza last night? we promise we didn't make this up. the story of a very unusual delivery. the owner of one suburban philadelphia pizza shop of accused of planti ining mice at rival pizza joints. partly because he had some issues with mice. he just wanted to share the love there and send a couple mice over to the other shop. >> bon appetit, folks. >>> minnesota is k

." >>> jane russell has died. her movies include "gentlemen prefer blonds" with marilyn monroe. ♪ >> russell's first film was "the rou yaw" in 1943 and shocked censors by emphasizing her figure as she told an interviewer last year. >> that is what the whole thing was about. the catholic church was even telling people they would be out of the catholic church if they went to that picture, it was thanks so much. that's your latest weather. good morning. >> good morning to you. >>> coming up here on "the early show," two new suspects in the murder of an american jet skier david hartley. we will talk with a congressman fighting to see his killers brought to justice. >>> highway dangers. why the government is now pressured to make the back of tractor-trailers safer for other drivers on the road. there is a pretty big clue right there. we will have more as you continue with us. this is "the early show" on cbs. [ sneezes ] call me. ♪ [ sneezes ] ♪ [ female announcer ] kleenex brand tissues are america's softest. [ sneezes

. >>> one of hollywood's biggest stars of the '40s and '50s, jane russell, died from respiratory illness. russell shot to fame in the scandalous western "the outlaw ". she was 89. >>> at a demonstration over the weekend to encourage biking in brazil, a car plowed through a street packed with cyclists. the car then sped into the pack, injuring at least 16 people. the driver is in police custody and claiming self-defense. as dramatic as the video looks, no one was critically injured and everyone has been released from the hospital. >>> it is now 13 minutes past the hour. let's go back to matt, meredith and al. >> i guess he was claiming there were people pounding on his car and he felt he was about to be attacked or something. it's bizarre. a mismatch there. >> absolutely. >> rough day around the country. >> it was. the good news is things are calming down. that's particularly good news. first of all, let's go out west, show you what's happening. you can see there is a big low pressure system coming on shore. a lot of pacific moisture. that will bring rain and mountain snows. we have from