among the guests staying here, the british actress kate winslet. on screen, she had already gone down with the titanic. now off screen, she was facing danger. another guest was sir richard's 90-year-old mother eve. some heroics from kate winslet. >> she carried my mother out. everybody was well. and we're rebuild and stuff again. these things happen. obviously just a great relief that nobody was hurt. >> the house wasn't so lucky, though. destroyed in the flames. for her part, kate winslet said television like being on a film set, except the director never yelled cut. tim allman, "bbc news." >> let's get more now on the situation in libya. george is still with me in the studio, director of global security at the henry jackson society. i want to talk with you about the national transitional council. how coordinated are they, do you think? >> well, i think actually they're surprisingly well coordinated, given the short time that they've been in existence, the circumstances that gave rise to their existence. and obviously, the context of libya. you kn

branson said kate winslet scooped up his 90-year-old mother, rescued her from the flames. the main house burned to the ground, but thankfully, no one was injured. >>> when we come back here tonight, a new tribute nearly 50 years later for a man whose message changed the world. >> my four little children will one day live in a nation -- >>> in the nation's capital, a new memorial opened to the public today for the very first time and this coming weekend, it's possible half a million people will be there for the official dedication ceremony of the memorial to the reverend dr. martin luther king jr., he's the first non-u.s. president to be so honored and the current president will honor him. the statue is 30 feet tall and the day will mark the 48th anniversary of the march on washington. today we talked to some of the people who got the first look at the memorial to honor the dream, including one who was there back then. >> the memorial to dr. king is the first one on the national mall to celebrate a man of color, hope and peace. and you can see this location is powerful. >>

about 20 people were there including oscar winner kate winslet. branson says winslet saved his mother by carrying her out of that burning home. >>> actor ryan gosling to the rescue. and it's all caught on tape. >> the movie. >> what movie? >> where? >> right here. >> two men were scuffling in the street here in new york. the actor wearing a striped shirt and a baseball cap stepped in to break it up to the delight of some young women nearby. the two men were arguing over a painting. gosling gave one of the men a 20 dollar bill. >>> and some sad news to report from the world of entertainment this morning. singer/songwriter nick ashford has died. ♪ ashford performed with his wife valerie simpson. together they wrote some of the biggest motown hits like "ain't no mountain high enough." for diana ross they wrote "you're all i need to get by" and "reach out and touch somebody's hand." nick ashford died of throat cancer in a new york city hospital. he was 70 years old. ...some chocolates swiss! ah...the best in the world. oikos greek yogurt from dannon.

evacuation and kate helped my mother out and everybody was all right. >> talk a little bit more about kate winsletr-old mom is there and she helped her get out safely. i know you must be very grateful, of course, to kate. >> of course, i mean, she was obviously desperate to get her children out and my mother was there and so she whisked my mother up in her arms and took her down the steps and anyway, all is well, so it's one of those stories that ended up happily. we will rebuild the house and, you know, make it even better than it was before and we'll have many, many more wonderful memories in the future. >> will that include your daughter's wedding? i know she had been planning on getting married there on the island. >> we're all determined that the wedding continues on necker this december. we'll try to get as much rebuilt for the wedding as possible and if not we'll put up some tents. you know, but we definitely want the wedding to go ahead. >> you have that spirit, as always. one of the images we'll have now is you naked run nothing a cactus bush but thank you for that image. >> anyway, fortu

. >>> academy award winning actress kate winslet escaped a fire at a home of richard branson.ome was completely destroyed. branson was staying at another property. tropical storm hit the virgin islands with heavy rain and high wind. it strengthened into hurricane irene early this morning. officials say if it stays on projected path, it could reach florida by late thursday or early friday as a category one or two storm, that means winds up to 110 miles an hour. first of the season. >> first in a long time that if it hits. it's been a while since we had a direct hit. we'll keep an eye on it. it's this time of year. we get this. sunshine down in san jose. rather quiet and we do have clouds as we look from another vantage point. vollmer peak showing some of the clouds that are lingering around the bay this morning. you can see they are starting to erase and mount diablo on the left side of your screen. you can see what we talked about north bay and south bay, we'll be seeing sunshine by noon. visible satellite clouds lingering around the bay and the coast. they may never leave the

you can see edir >>> academy award winning actress kate winslet escaped a fire at a home of richard bransonhis home was completely destroyed. branson was staying at another property. tropical storm hit the virgin islands with heavy rain and high wind. it strengthened into hurricane irene early this morning. officials say if it stays on projected path, it could reach florida by late thursday or early friday as a category one or two storm, that means winds up to 110 miles an hour. first of the season. >> first in a long time that if it hits. it's been a while since we had a direct hit. we'll keep an eye on it. it's this time of year. we get this. sunshine down in san jose. rather quiet and we do have clouds as we look from another vantage point. vollmer peak showing some of the clouds that are lingering around the bay this morning. you can see they are starting to erase and mount diablo on the left side of your screen. you can see what we talked about north bay and south bay, we'll be seeing sunshine by noon. visible satellite clouds lingering around the bay and the coast. they may never leav

actress beat out jennifer lopez, kate winslet and pippa middlen to. you're caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" back right after this. >>> welcome back to "american morning." from boot camp to boots on the ground in afghanistan, we have been following the journey of army soldier will mcclain. he's seeing the war up close as a combat engineer. >> we both got smiles on our faces but the fact is, it really is a great story. jason has witnessed, jason carroll has witnessed firsthand the evolution of will mcclain from a recruit through boot camp to afghanistan. he joins us with the second part of his week-long series "a soldier's story." >> today we will take a bit of a departure because we'll look at what his company does, these combat engineers. these are the guys out there on a daily basis, dangerous job. let me put it in perspective for you, one report shows 268 u.s. troops were killed by ieds, the improvised explosive devices last year. the combat engineer's job is to find those bombs, before they can do any harm. we got a firsthand lo

actress kate winslet actually was staying in that house with her family. branson was next door.e out >>> shrimpers in the southeast are hoping and praying for the best as irene threatens their livelihood. they're scrambling to drag in as much as they can before they're forced to dock their boats. some of them say they cannot afford to stay out of wen if it' >>> and now let's get the latest on irene's immediate threat. >> jte c in accuweather forecast center pfol th >> hey there, ro ad irene now a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds around 100 miles per hour. it continues to track off to the west-northwest near 10 miles per and the storm system through today will b away from the northern coast of hispaniola. conditions will then deteriorate later in the day over the turks and caicos. there is a high chance that this storm system could become a major hurricane once it crosses the central bahamas wednesday into thursday. we're talking category 3 or higher with winds anywhere from 110 miles per hour or greater. then potentially making landfall late friday over the sout

daughter, nieces, nephew and 90-year-old mother outside, carried out by his oscar winning house guest kate winsletslet said it was like being in a film set where you're waiting for the words "cut" but they just don't come. winslet was staying in the great house with her boyfriend and two young children while branson and his wife and children were in the house next door. gregg: i've seen pictures of this. this is a huge compound that branson has been actually working on for many, many years. is all of this gone? >> about gone, the eight bedroom great house was gutted, the -- it's one of the most vacation spots in the world and was often rented by the rich and famous at $54,000 a night. this place is huge. branson says he has lost thousands of treasured photographs and notebooks but of course, what is most important was that everyone got out okay. in a statement, branson said there were even giggle if -- giggles if you can imagine, when he was running out of the bed naked and running into a cactus forest. he has plans to rebuild and his daughter is getting married there this winter. gregg: i hate th

kate winslet on branson's private island. she was the only one staying there when a fire broke out from hurricane irene. branson's son helped get people out of the house, but it was winslet who carried her 90-year-old mother out of the house. no one was hurt, but the mansion, a complete loss. >>> it's a bittersweet farewell and also a thank you to the nasa main center in mountain view. the space program is over as we know it. here is n brks krrbc bay area m nohoyt. >> reporter: his voice had a sound of finality. >> a place like no other, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. >> reporter: the crew of atlantis was warmly achieved by workers at nasa ames. they were treated to a film not only about the mission but the entire space program. >> we really wanted to make it about them and to honor them. we were lucky enough to launch on time, land on time and not have any major problems so the focus didn't go away from those folks during the mission, and, you know, we hope we accomplished that. >> a lot of people have

he said about 20 people were in his home at the time, including actress, kate winslet.red. in an e-mail statement, he was thanking winslet for helping to carry out his 90-year-old mother. >> so sad. so sad the house was destroyed. glad everyone got out safe. thank you very much. >>> if and when gadhafi goes what comes next? what might a new libya look like? some answers when we come back. 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. [ male announcer ] they'll see you...before you see them. cops are cracking down on drinking and riding. drive sober, or get pulled over. >> for so many in libya moammar gadhafi is the only ruler they've known. he was young in 1969 when he took power at 27 years old when he ousted the king. when he's gone, there's no doubt th

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guests included kate winslet. the house is in the british virgin islands.ical storm irene moved over the island before it strengthened to a hurricane. and that hurricane is passing the dominican republic right now. >> jennifer is there. >> i89's about 120 miles off the coast of puerto rico. it will continue to move in a west-northwesterly direction. you can see on the satellite imagery since yesterday, the storm has gotten bigger and you can see the heavier rain coming down and still in parts of puerto rico, you can see the northern parts of the dominican republic. and as we go through the overnight hours, it will take a northwesterly turn. the winds are 157 kilometers. by 24 hours out, we're talking tuesday, this is going to become a major hurricane and notice it's getting close to central bahamas as a major hurricane as we go through wednesday and it looks like getting close to moving parallel do the coast. anywhere in red, warnings. that's parts of the dominican republic. southeastern parts of the bahamas as well as turks and caicos. this is the area we'

. >> i love kate winslet. i love her. she stands up for real woman.s doing she's forming a british anti-cosmetic surgery league with her fellow award-winning friend emma thompson and rachel weisz. she's come out against plastic surgery. she says she's an actress, she needs her face to be natural, she doesn't want it to be frozen. she said a face with character is actually a welcome asset in hollywood. so, it's her way of pushing back against all of these ridiculous expectations for 40-some, 50-some-year-old women to be -- >> the over airbrbrushed look and all that? good for kate. >>> i love this story. you want to know who the cheapest celebrity tippers are? they put out the list. i love this. this is reverse order, ten to one. rachael ray, bill cosby, sean penn, mariah carey, usher, this breaks my heart, jeremy piven, "entourage" one time left a signed dvd as a tip at a restaurant with a $1,000 tab. lebron james comes in at number four, , parently tipped 10 bucks on an $800 bill. top three. barbara streisand, then madonna and then tiger woods came in

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kate winslet helped save his mother. last night's fire completely saved the house. there and carried -- kate wintlet was there and -- winslet and helped carry his mother out. brown done will rebuild as soon as -- brown done will rebuild as soon as possible -- bronson will rebuild, as soon as possible, he says. >>> firefighters are battling a wildfire near perris in riverside county. that's blaze has forced the evacuation of 50 homes and threatened a uc liver side complex campus. >>> mount diablo board met to discuss shortening the school year by five days. the state average is 180 f approved, a cut would save the district about $6 million. the district has a projected $2.5 million deficit. >>> and the president of san francisco state university is retiring. robert corey again will leave at the end of the school year. corey again took over in 1988 and -- corrigan took over and told his staff that he aggo newses about the current state of -- agonizes about the current state of california and wants to turn it around. >>> right now, dominique strauss-kahn is a in a new

kate winslet and her kids were staying there when it happened. n says winslet helped save his 90-year-old mother as the house burned down and we are remembering the life of le legendary rock 'n' roll songwriter this morning. >> ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog ♪ >> gary lieber along with his song writing partner wrote the hit "hound dog" along with" yakity yak" he was 78 years old. those were the headlines. >> i can't believe this. in 10 years, it's going to be 10 years since the 9/11 attacks. side note, we'll be live and go over that day in all the different perspectives, looking back and looking forward. when people talk about raising money, they're talking about raising money for the museum that's going to be down there and a lot of people using innovative -- going about innovative programs to do so. this to me, i believe, is a little bit of a reach. maybe it was well intended but a little bit of a reach. >> the winery on long island has unveiled a couple of commemorative wines for september 11th. they've got the -- there you see the 9/11 me

her for getting his mother out of there, by the way. 90-year-old mother. >> she carried her out, kate winslet>> irene is predicted -- predicted track takes it from florida to virginia. people are getting ready. in florida stacking up on bottled water, flashlights and batteries and in the carolinas, officials are warning residents and vacationers along the coast to start reviewing their emergency plans. the latest, jacqui jeras, live in the cnn hurricane headquarters. jacqui, what are you looking at? >>. [ no audio ] >> jacqui's talking silently. >> jacqui is looking at the radar and -- >> looking at it. >> very close attention. >> yeah. i think she was having trouble with her mike. >> hello. >> there she is. >> that's nice. when carol asks for jacqui, jacqui speaks. >> not listening to you, ali. >> that's what happens when you try to eat breakfast between weather hits. you don't want to hear me crunching, do you? sorry about that. anyway, let's tell you what's going on, latest with irene, strong category 2 hurricane at this time packing winds at 100 miles per hour. the center is to the north

she beat out jennifer lopez, kate went blank and--kate winslet and others president obama will be headingday for his birthday. he turns 50. now tiger woods talks about returning to golf following a nearly three month layoff, and the 49er running back franco or was back at practice following a four day holdout. gary has that story in all of sports, he is up next. >> free agency, did the raiders in today? the tie-in says goodbye and signed a five-year $34 million contract with a $17 million guarantee with the seattle seahawks. the old coach tom cable was let go by the raiders. he certainly had a hand in this. he is an offensive assistant miller coming off a couple of fine seasons. the decade to off guard? >> that did it shocked me. but you can make an argument that zack miller and frankly, those are like to the biggest guys out there left in the free agent market. >> you know what, people do not, we're here locally in they say the bay area, the 49ers, but these athletes do not view living here as a big deal, they do not when a play for the 49ers and the raiders because they have been losing