. ♪ frank capra, john houston, john ford, and george -- five of the most successful directors workingywood in the early 20th century. they each of their careers on hold to enlist in the military and used their filmmaking skills to document world war ii for the american public. "five came back" is a new docu-series. the series is adapted from mark ' book of the same name. steven spielberg, francis ford coppola, william del toro, paul greengrass offer commentary on the iconic directors and the impact their war documentaries had on hollywood and america at large. entertainment weekly called "five came back" a fascinating, thorough history must. here is the trailer. cried hitler's die will make you masters of the world. >> a lot of people laughed. he was a clown. if it weren't so evil, it was comedy. >> america stands at the crossroads of its destiny. narrator: in the early years of hitler's rise, moviegoing have become an essential part of america's culture, but americans did not realize the extent of the threat that hitler's posed. >> he understood cinema could be put in the service of

charlie: frank cap, john houston, william weiler, john ford, and stevens were five of the most successfulirectors working in hollywood in the 20th century. they put their careers on hold to enlist in the military and used their filmmaking skills to document world war ii. five came back in the new dr. useries.hat will -- doc it is adapted from mark harris' book of the same name. gear my doubts were, -- directors offer commentary on the five iconic directors and the impact their war documentaries had on hollywood and america at large. entertainment weekly called "i've came back a fascinating, thorough history lesson. .> follow me i will make you masters of the world. >> a lot of people left. if they were not so evil. america stands at the crossroads of its destiny. become aning had essential part of american americans did not understand the threat. americans realize we can win the war. western civilization is at stake and we are going to fight until we win. five filmmakers wanted to respond. they chose to serve. but these documentaries were powerful for american -audiences. >> we had an eno

. ♪ ♪ charlie: frank capra, john houston william weiler, john ford, and george stevens were five of theessful directors working in hollywood in the 20th century. they each put their careers on hold to enlist in the military and used their filmmaking skills to document world war ii for the american public. five came back is the new docu-series. the series is adapted from mark harris's 2014 book of the same name. spielberg, paul green grass and other directors offer commentary on the five iconic directors and the impact their war documentaries had on hollywood and america at large. entertainment weekly calls it a fascinating, thorough history lesson. here is the trailer. >> follow me, cried hibbler. i will make you masters of the world. >> a lot of people laughed. he was a clown. it was a comedy. >> america stands at the crossroads of its destiny. ♪ >> in the early years of hitler's rise, moviegoing had become an essential part of american culture, but americans did not realize the extent of the threat that ller posed. >> it could be put in the service of propaganda. >> americans realize

charlie: john houston's film " let there be light" was banned. >> about ptsd. the movies i had to watch repeatedly aside from the holocaust footage, it is one that brings tears to my eyes. see that. so vivid to this is before actually the word maybe existed or did not exist at the time. ptsd, but it is a notion that is really discovered in that film and he fought to get it released. charlie: ptsd, posttraumatic stress disorder. these guys, when they came back, did they change hollywood? >> they did, in a way. the dream that directors would become independent of studios failed. ironically, the first maybe his company made, it's a wonderful life, was such a box office flop it think the whole company. there was a spirit of independence within them and a desire to make more socially realistic, tougher, more honest movies than what they have been making before the war, and you see that grow throughout the 40's and 50's straight into the 1960's. charlie: how did the all-powerful studio heads react to all this? mark: thing about the all-powerful studio heads is they l

the race for tom price is down to republican karen handle and john osoff. >> and former president g h.w. bush is back in houston 41 president was admitted friday with persistent cough that turned out to be be pneumonia. >> live look outside now. overnight cool down right now despite the chill in air we're expecting mild day. good morning i'm wisdom ma martin. >> i'm holly morris. >> jumping the gun there. so excited to be here with you all this wednesday, april 19. >> michael thomas and erin como talking weather and traffic. michael thomas you status off. >> looking at more clouds than yesterday that's for s sure. couple showers there as well. we'll let you know how long they stick arounds nay bit. erin. >> right now it's quiet drive in southern maryland and we have construction in upper loop by 270 spur. we'll take a live look at that next and help you get around it. >> jeff sessions leading -- leaving nothing to imagination when it comes to u.s. potetialcy on drugg tra trafficking and border protection policies. >> they met yesterday and on agenda cracking down on gangs and sanctuary cities. >> melanie alnwic

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john osaw. they are climbing a victory because osaw did well in republican stronghold. >> former president george h.w. bush is back in houston hospital the 41 president was admitted on friday with persistent cough that has turned out to be pneumonia. >> let's look live outside right now a bit of overnight cool down going on right now despite the chill though we're expecting a mild day. >>> good morning to you. we're glad you're with. thanks for joining us i'm holly morris. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> today is wednesday, april 19, team is in place and airport erin talking traffic and michael thomas talking weather first though, hey, mike. >> hey, wisdom we have a halfway decent weather forecast for you today. we will have to dodge showers and more clouds than around the region yesterday and cooler air as well. there's future cast. 7:30 this morning you see specifics of green there. today's showers will be very kind of scattered about here. you will see probably need umbrella just in case. we work our way to th to the north and west get a little sunshine. here in d.c. we keep it mostly cloudy today and even through the evening wh

houston, texas. good morning. caller: good morning and thanks for taking my call, john.'m sitting here listening to your people call in. i'm a little puzzled as to why are they surprised? after all, they put a corporate person in the white house. this is just t

john arnold foundation. he's served as a middle schoolteacher in houston school district, he was also thereafter the founder and leader of yes prep public charter schools for a while, and then served as the founding superintendent of a statewide school district in tennessee tasked with turning around struggling public schools. so he comes from a variety of experience across levels in education to talk about how governance can work across charter and districts. we also have john king jr. who currently serves as the president and ceo of the education trust, a nonprofit organization that works to minimize achievement gaps. formerly, he was the u.s. secretary of education, and prior to serving there for a year as secretary, he served as deputy secretary over a variety of pre-k-12 issues. and prior to that, king served as the commissioner for education in new york state, again, a variety of positions from multiple views on governance. we also have scott pearson to discuss this from the d.c. public charter school board, and he too has previously founded leadership public schools, a network of charter schools in t

houston rockets blow out the thunder game. 118-87. >> somehow i have to keep reading this story and relive the moments. we get the highlights from espn. >>> good morning, america. john buccigross, john anderson. >> it was an extraordinary performance for isaiah thomas. >> we a heavy heart, he took the court against the bulls last night. younger sister died in a car accident saturday in the state of washington where they grew up with their family. you see thomas overcome with emotion. before the game. but once the game started, his game was on. three-pointer there. to the fourth quarter, good game. celtics by one. butler was outstanding. he has 30 points and 9 rebounds. the bulls go on the win game one. this is the 1-8 game in the eastern conference. 33 points for isaiah thomas. >>> all right, warriors trying to get out of the west for a third straight year. going up against the blazers in game one. draymond green, challenging damian lillard at the rim. the guards for -- portland went for41 and 34. but, they got enough from their own guy. green, 19 points, they pull away in the fourth. 121-109. >> that's all for us. good morning, america. good morning, utica. didn't

here the ee -- here john randolph brought his hunting dogs into the chamber and sam houston said, over here to my right, he whittled wooden hearts for the ladies in the gallery. massachusetts senator charles sumner was beaten over the head with a cane by a senator who objected to his speeches. the senate first met here in 1810, but because our british cousins chose to set fire to the capitol during the war of 1812, congress was forced to move into the patent office building in downtown washington. and later into a building known as the brick capitol located on the present side of the according to building. hence, it was december 1819 before senators were able to return to this restored and elegant chamber. they met here for 40 years, and it was during that exhilarating period that the senate experienced its golden age. here in this room the senate tried to deal with the emotional and destructive issue of slavery by passing the missouri compromise of 1820. that act drew a line across the united states and asserted that the peculiar institution of slavery should remain to the south of th

john arnold foundation. he served as a middle-school teacher in houston and he was also thereafter the founder and leader of the gas prep public charter schools for a while and then served as the founding superintendent of the achievement school district in tennessee, which was a statewide school district tasked with turning around struggling public schools. so he comes from a variety of experience and levels of education to talk about how governments can work across chartering districts. we also have john king junior who serves as president and ceo at the education trust, a nonprofit organization that works to minimize achievement gaps. firmly he was the u.s. secretary of education and prior to serving their theorist secretary khomeini served as deputy secretary over a variety of pre-k 12 issues and with that served as commissioner for education in new york state. again, a variety of positions for multiple news on governance. we have scott pearson to discuss this from the d.c. public school board. he too has previously founded leadership in the bay area. finally, we have christie wolf as our panelists who

. >> reporter: the balcony at congressman john culberson's office on capitol hill offers a sweeping panorama of washington, but the republican from houstonsually looking higher. >> mercury. mars is right here. there's the pleiades. there's orion, and sirius is going to appear right here. this is a fabulous app that >> reporter: culberson has more than a hobby-level interest in space. he chairs the house appropriations subcommittee that oversees nasa. in his ninth term, he is riding high, as the trump administration embraces his strategy for exploring space. >> nasa has been underfunded for far too long. they've been short-sticked by previous administrations, this past administration. and i'm very excited and pleased to see president trump recommend enough funding for nasa as a whole. >> reporter: president trump apparently sees nasa as a priority. he's made passing references to space in his inaugural address: >> we stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space. >> reporter: and his speech to congress: >> american footprints on distant worlds are not too big a dream. >> reporter: the trump administration

john arnold foundation. he's served as a middle schoolteacher in the houston school district. he was also thereafter the founder and leader of yes prep public charter schools for a while, and then served as the founding superintendent of the achievement school district in tennessee, which was a statewide school district tasked with turning around struggling public schools. so he comes from a variety of experience across levels of education to talk about how governance can work across charter and districts. we also have john king jr., who currently serves as the president and ceo of the education trust, a nonprofit organization that works to minimize achievement gaps. formerly he was the u.s. secretary of education. prior to serving there as a year as secretary, he served as deputy secretary over a variety of pre-k-12 issues. and prior to that, king served as the commissioner for education in new york state. again, a variety of positions from multiple views on governance. we also have scott pearson to discuss this from the dc public charter school board. and he too has previous

john torres, nbc news, cleveland. >> amazing. former president belinelli paid -- bill clinton paid a visit to his predecessor. great to spend time with george h.w. bush and mrs. bush in houstonght up about kids, grand kids old times and new times. and socks. he brought green socks with labradors on them and blue pairs. mr. clinton said he was envy us of mr. bush's sock collection. didn't know that. we'll be right back. jack vo: things get a lot more interesting at night. jack vo: vampires wake up. jack vo: werewolves come out. jack vo: the boogie man gets his boogie on. jack vo: and my hashbrowns turn into my new munchie mashups. jack vo:they come with crispy hashbrowns and tasty white cheese mashed up with your choice of savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bacon. jack vo: so you can keep going until the sun comes up. jack vo: ouch, that's gotta hurt. jack vo: introducing my new munchie mashups. only at jack in the box. >>> let's take a live look at at&t home of the san francisco giants. big day tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, 42, 43, 44,000 fans cheering the team. wall to wall coverage of the giants home opener. we're going to kick it off at 4:30

john avlon, thanks very much. to robin. >>> now to that health concern for former president george h.w. bush. he is hospitalized in houston this morning after suffering from pneumonia. bush who is 92 was last hospitalized with pneumonia for two weeks in january. our chief white house correspondent jon karl has the latest on the president's condition. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the former president remains at houston methodist hospital this morning. he was admitted on friday with a persistent cough at the hospital doctors discovered he had a mild case of pneumonia. his spokesperson said he remains in good spirits this morning. this is as you remember the second hosta for the former president in january, he was admitted. also with pneumonia and spent two weeks in a hospital. some of that time with his wife, former first lady barbara bush, the bushes missed the presidential inauguration but they did make it to the super bowl participating in the official coin toss there valenti eventually getting out to the 50 yard line and last week he received a visit from bill clinton. >> who gave him those socks

john 3:16 written on his forehead referring to life after death. and former president george h.w. bush regaining strength in a houstonpital after a mild case of pneumonia. this is barbara bush by his side. the former president said to be in high spirits. that's some good news. >> i love it they are always right next to each other. i'm sure she was wearing her pearl necklace, ainsley. steve: thanks, ainsley. steve: thank you, abby. surrounded by a's. hillary clinton is firing back at bombshell book that came out on tuesday revealing details on her shattered campaign. they want to know who the leakers were. brian: there is over 100 sources. ainsley: president trump taking action to help our heros who need it the most. >> this bill will extend and improve the veterans choice program so more veterans can see the doctor of their choice. you got it? the doctor of their choice. the doctor of their choice. ainsley: does it go far enough? marine veteran who works every day for vets is next. th you™. liberty mutual insurance. when it comes to heartburn... trust the brand doctors trust. nexium 24hr is the #1 choice of doctors a