l.a. -- premieres in l.a. we will give you a sneak great. brent: welcome back. you are with "dw news," live from berlin. out of story this hour, tough talking president obama of the anti- -- ups the ante against the islamic state. he is talking progress in targeting the group's leaders and its biggest source of revenue, oil wells and refineries. he is sending a delegation to the middle east to secure more help. to south africa now, and just how many finance ministers can one country have in a single week? how many? reporter: they say three is the charm. brent: got to be like you. -- lucky. reporter: the country's most developed at the continents most developed economy got his third finance minister and the rent is rising by 5%. very different picture last week, when president jacob zuma decided to replace his finance minister with the buddy was pretty much unknown. shares plunged and zuma backtracked. reporter: zuma, makes a u-turn. it reflects the political chaos in the country. at a hastily arranged press conference, new finance minister pravin gordhan tries t

l.a. premier. it's about three grown sons to come home to be with dad for christmas. you have all of the shenanigans of brothers coming back together and christmas in the traditions. if a family. they are a very liberal family. they've been taught to go out into the world and make things better. they have all done that in their own sort of way. the oldest son has spent time in ghana and is a harvard phd is now trying to pay off student loans with attempt job. it sort of annexes it'll crisis about what way do now. -- existential crisis. mollie: the mother has passed away but has had an influence on the family. eric, video play? -- who do you play? guest: i played drew, the youngest brother who you just saw tackled on screen. a lot of this show was about the family dynamic. drew is a political novelist. he has grown up in the sense of idea being culturally and racially aware. he has gone out to try to solve robbins by writing and engaging. but when they come home they fall back into the pecking order of picking on the younger brother. there he goes. but at some point th

l.a. premiere, w told us the truth about his happy marriage. he and jada wed in 1997. >> we're years next year. at the end of the day, is not quitting. our marriage was the most difficult, grueling and excruciating thing we have ever taken on in our lives. and you know, we're just not quitters. we're not going to let it be painful. we're going to keep working. >> that's great. really it. watch will think out loud on the red carpet. you're going win something tonight, girl. >> he giving back and front. >> i have known her for most of hi adult life. we were together in my early 20s. to her blossom to the woman s growing into it just makes mesmile. >> making concussion made willll ink of his son from his first marriage now he played football in high school. >> would it change the experience now having done this marriage? >> my son playefootball. i loved it. i wa it. i no idea of the long-term potential negativ impact. >> dr.omaluu was impressed with the actor's attention to detail. >> from hi i learned in all things you do -- >> our character coun

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l.a. premier. i didn't realize there were winners. dressed as yoda in a bathrobe. >> wow. >> yeah. check out ronda rousey as a storm trooper. posting this snap as, of all people, jabba the hutt. >> that's her? >> yeah. >> i love her. >> she went jabba the hutt. rainn wilson. of "the office" as a jedi. and his son as an adorable boba fett. and mark zuckerberg's 3-week-old daughter and his dog, beast. embracing the dark side. and it all started with neil patrick harris with this photo of his family dressed as the favorite original characters. i want to believe dan dressed up. >> i dressed up as a nerd, actually. it's the costume i wear all the time. >> so you wore the suit you wear every day. >> it was a stretch. >> i would have had so much more respect if you pulled out a >> i know it's hard for me to increase my respect level with you, sara. >> next to impossible. >> he's a jedi knight in our >> yes. though. if you can find the time to dress up and send me a photo, off the charts. >> this is starting to sound a little risque. >> it's only 8:20. >>> next up, paul mccartney seems to

reena, tonight is the "star wars" premiere. >> we're going to go to it, right? >> yeah, but the l.ae last time a star wars film cape out nearly ten years ago in london, i hosted that premiere. there were two cinemas next to each other, one full of celebrities and one for fans. as a surprise to the fabs just before the film started i walked george lucas. >> wow. >> and the reaction, it reminded me i was in grant park when obama was voted for president. i know this is crazy, but that emotional reaction. >> you're comparing obama to the "star wars." >> that's what it means to the fans. >> okay. got some jedi action. mind tricks or was that "star trek"? >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> making news in america this morning, debate day. the stage is set on the vegas strip. the republican candidates preparing to face off for the last time this year as donald trump hits a new high in the polls. we're live in washington. >>> and donald trump's doctor making news of his own issuing a letter about the b

"star wars," the movie that launched a phenomenon in the 1970's, holds its premiere in l.a. tonight. the merchandising is in high gear. high energy and nostalgia for the original trilogy. the few trailers offer no clues as to the actual plot, but fans say it has the look and feel of george lucas's beloved first film. this is not the original franchise. of lucasfilmhase adds these icons to their unparalleled list of enduring characters that provide seemingly endless streams of revenue. >> the future of the franchise is limitless. i see no reason "star wars" can't continue in the hands of gifted storytellers. >> a huge factor in the franchise's success is its broad appeal across three generations. >> we will be doubling the space in the majority of our stores with "star wars" products, allowing collectors and kids alike to get into the franchise again. >> merchandising has driven most of the franchise's revenue, and sales are expected to be $5 billion within a year of the movie's release.there are toys , novelty items, even video games. "star wars: battlefront" is estimated to

. >> big night for, yes, but the "star wars" premiere is in l.a. people are already lining up. >> they've been for a week lining up. there is like the security at the oscars, but obviously, "star wars" premieres friday, and everyone thinks it's going to break crazy records, and yoda is not in this, hoda, i should have pointed out before. >> there was room for hoda. >> oh, there was room for hoda. there's no yoda, but we have a hoda. >> we're counting down to the release of "sisters." no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. >>> all right. if you haven't already heard, the highly anticipated amy week. >> some people ask me, is she really that happy? and she's always been like that force. she gets excited over the small things and always has. hoda's so genuinely warm and genuinely caring about people. as a sister, she's best. now i live in dubai, so when i'm having a bad day, i think about it. it's a nine-hour time diffe

reena, tonight is the "star wars" premiere. >> we're going to go to it, right? >> yeah, but the l.a. one is tonight. the last time a star wars film cape out nearly ten years ago in london, i hosted that premiere. there were two cinemas next to each other, one full of celebrities and one for fans. as a surprise to the fabs just before the film started i walked george lucas. >> wow. >> and the reaction, it reminded me i was in grant park when obama was voted for president. i know this is crazy, but that emotional reaction. >> you're comparing obama to the "star wars." >> that's what it means to the fans. >> okay. got some jedi action. trek"? >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm richard bacon. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >> homeland security says it will increase scrutiny of social media sites when looking at visa applications. the female shooter in the san bernardino rampage had posted extensively about her support for jihad. but officials n

. >> they won a flight on a private jet and tickets to the peanuts premier in l.a. >> but they decided to give back to the local community affected by the valley fire. scott is here with mary. good morning. so cool you decided to do this. how did you decide to do that? what was your motivation? >> initially we were going to give the peanuts premier to kids in our neighborhood. but after the fire we knew so many people affected by the fire. a lot of people forgot the valley fire was just last september and people are still trying to rebuild their lives. so we decided to donate it to the area school system. i can tell you the people we worked with have been great. instead of 80 children, we have 140 children coming. and their parents are coming with them, and the charles schultz museum is still adding ice skating on their home rink, and lots of popcorn and candy and soda and so forth for the children. >> we're looking at video from that fire. is your connection associated with the employees there? >> they lived in middletown. and we built our winery as well as our house. many of the cont

i was gog say the nerds, but the "star wars" premier is in l.a. tonight, and hugely big deal, and look at that, people are lined up. >> and they have bneen for weeks. >> yes, a week, and the security ou y go to the oscars, but obviously "star wars" premiers friday and everybody thinks it is going to be breaking every record, and break jurassic world's record of over $200 million. andd yoda is not in this as hoda >> there was room for hoda. >> well, no yoda, but we have a hoda. >> and now, we love you, tim stackables. and off you go, and off you go, and off you go, for every step, every stride, every start, begin strong with the lasting energy of 100% whole grain quaker oats... and off you go. fact you won't find the brand pharmacists recommend most advil cold & sinus is only behind the pharmacy counter. ask your pharmacist for fast, powerful advil cold & sinus. relief doesn't get any better than this. i'm home. hey, it's dinner. a lot happens on your wooden surfaces. luckily, no one cleans and kills germs better than clorox disinfecting wipes. i'm

it premiered in l.a. on monday night. here in new york last night.n place to keep the big spoilers under wraps. it was lifted this morning. we now know what critics have to say. seems like they are fairly happen. it turned my inner fan boy into my outer fan boy. another for the independent argues this is the film fans were hoping for. it's an indisputable improvement. star wars is a topic in the political world. a new online poll conducted by the research firm shows millennials would rather elect darth vadar to the white house then donald trump. >> if only you could be so bold. >> how dare the press would not believe me i went after my mother with a hammer. he said he went after his mother with hammer. he wanted to hit her in the head. >> i don't know what you're talking. >> that i tried to stab a friend of mine but now it's changed. >> well now from a galaxy far, far away, there's data indicating the rise of the robots may be happening sooner. one in ten u.s. households will own a robot by 2020. the sprinkler system. figure is up from 1 in 25 this y

l.a. last night for the premiere, more than they shut down for the oscars. >> i think the film is worthy.ieve the film is a fine film. the audience will decide or vote. we don't know just how much it will do we're confident we're bringing forward a film that people around the world will love. >> it will open on a record 4100 screens no movie has ever done that. a lot of them will be imax. >> imax, also the way, doing quite well in china. >> there's no stopping that man. >> not done a bad job. he's not done a bad job. >> no, no. he's unstoppable. >> amc. >> that's right. >> i think that disney -- honestly, the word on that disney video game, on the "star wars" game put a damper on the expectations. this is why you can have a pop here. >> we should discuss valeant, which is up over 13%, well above $100 a share. the company will be holding its investor day tomorrow. i believe it's tomorrow. this morning releasing important news that the market is responding to namely said simply it is replacing that relationship it had with philidor, the specialty pharmacy company, where oftentimes it ended

we will take you to the premier in l.a. jonathan: a wild crash forces a family out of their home.find out what police say may have caused all this. >> a yacht club destroyed. along with it 150 jobs. i'm chris papst. coming up, how a community is coming together this holiday season to help those most discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide jonathan: back now with a look at the damage that a group of thieves left behind at a temporary salvation army warehouse in d.c. all the bags you are looking at, filled with toys, heading to hundreds of children later this week. that was the plan. two people arrest and others are still being sought. they have the goods with them. so the salvation army is working to replace what was taken. we'll have more on the efforts coming up tonight at 5:00. right now annapolis city larderers tryin

positive response to the new "star wars" movie from those who got ha chance to attend last night's premiere in l.a. there was a huge demand to see "the force awakens" and the red carpet was four times longer than the one they use for the academy awards. >> i feel surprisingly relaxed. i mean, an environment i feel like is loving enough and the "star wars" fans pay homage to a film i really respect. >> never done anything like this, i don't think, because there was no internet. you know, we did "empire" and "jet tie" it was a different world. >> it opens nationwide on friday. a lot of shows this weekend already sold out. >>> #thankyouwillard is trending today on twitter. after 65 years with nbc, our friend and colleague willard scott retired today. his sendoff as zany as he is. >> i said, i'm expiring, not retiring. i said, you better change your locks on that door. i've retired twice before, you know. >> willard said one of his favorite moments is when former first lady barbara bush broke away from the inaugural parade in 1989 and gave him a great big smooch. al roker spent this morning with scott

premier was one thing. we've also learned that really all of l.a. on tactical alert at this point. wee the lookout for a lot of scary things that might happen, and there are things that -- people that police are tracking as we're all very tense here after the san bernardino incident a couple of weeks ago. steve: absolutely. jennifer: even at theatres once this hits theatres nationwide, there's several bans on light sabers coming in. and shields and things like that. >> light sabers. steve: people want to come in the full regalia. can't have it. it's a bummer. we appreciate it. good checking in with you. see you soon. >> all right. steve: howard, the king of all media, will be back for five years. this was the great news i woke up to. is staying on at sirius xm for five more years. they have access to the video library for 12 years. they can keep broadcasting even if he retires down the road. there's a video component that will be rolled out soon. stern joined them in 2006. since then the number of subscribers has risen to nearly 30 million. jennifer: it is impossible to stop every

the story, she's very much his emotional moral compass on this journey and they were at the premier we had in l.a. it is a big responsibility when you play a real person. >> i was wondering. >> bennett is charismatic and having a real life story told by will smith. >> he looks so different in movie, something is different. >> the ears had a little sort of adjustment. >> will totally transforms into the role as well. he's doing the accent that is flawless and his whole mannerism mannerisms and he's got the cars ma too. it is a powerful performance. very cool. it is coming out on christmas day. i actually like to see movies on christmas day. guga, american accent? >> maybe a few times. >> say drum z is running for president or something. >> i can't say that. no way. >> that is just a statement of fact. rosanna: how do you choose your roles, you have a sense of how to shine and be a major presence in the film. >> for me, it is about telling an important story and concussion when i read the vipt, this is a story that needs to be it is topical with the nfl and concussions and head injuries and learnin

star wars, the force awakens premieres today in l.a. and hits the box office on friday. in the spirit of giving , thousands of granite staters will have a warm meal on the table, thanks to your generosity. jennifer: we collected more than 154,000 meals for the new hampshire food bank. and your generous cash donations >> i hope these faces haunt you at night. tom: now at six, an emotional day in the courtroom as a man is sentenced in a deadly crash. the victims family facing him -- was led away in handcuffs. jennifer: new details about the possible motive in a deadly shooting in manchester as a second suspect arrested in the case goes before a judge. mike: more rain rather than snow tonight, but could a rare december thunderstorm move through, and when. a timleline, plus when strong winds take over. tom: and during his visit to new hampshire democrat bernie sanders lays out his plan to defeat and dismantle isis. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur news nine at 6:00 p.m. tom: good evening everyone. a derry man who caused an accident while drunk, learn his s

disney shares have actually gained on optimism for the film after the premiere in l.a.st night. the set is also holding onto gains earlier today -- the set is also holding onto gains from earlier today. share gainss market in the u.s. as well as long-term growth potential in its china market by the end of 2016. going thego to 3m, other way, shares not doing as --l and treating down 4.7% and trading down 4.7%. sales just 1% this year, they said the strong dollar will reduce sales by one percent to 3%. betty: warren buffett is throwing his power behind hillary clinton. the billionaire has long resisted the call to throw his massive power -- behind anyone campaign, but tomorrow he will be front of her at a campaign rally -- campaign rally for the democratic front-runner. we are joined now live from seattle. know it is interesting, we warren buffett has commented often on politics but he is now actually backing a candidate. >> it is really interesting how he has stepped up his involvement. -- just a fewhe days after president obama was reelected, buffett did an interview wh

reena, tonight is the "star wars" premiere. >> we're going to go to it, right? >> yeah, but the l.a. one is tonight. the last time a star wars film cape out nearly ten years ago in london, i hosted that premiere. there were two cinemas next to each other, one full of celebrities and one for fans. as a surprise to the fabs just >> wow. >> and the reaction, it reminded me i was in grant park when obama was voted for president. emotional reaction. "star wars." >> that's what it means to the fans. >> okay. got some jedi action. mind tricks or was that "star trek"? "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. decades.crash that killed an iowa state student from urbana. police say an officer monday morning found 18-year-old emmalee jacobs lying the i-s-u campus. she died later in the hospital. jacobs was an engineering major at iowa state. police believe it was an hit and run because of her injuries. investigators say they have not found any witnesses and have not made any arrests. more news later tonight here on t-v nine. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm richard bacon

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l.a. for the world premier on monday. special effects and special makeup than your usual hollywood paerrty. >> old stars mixed with new stars trying to make their own mark. >> the fans all but shut down hollywood boulevard before the premier. >> there has been so secrecy, the movie trailers have barely given away any of the plot. that has generated a unique level of excitement. an excitement that is shared by the film's stars. >> protection of the first order. ♪ . >> how much do you enjoy these things? >> i love it. i can't think of anything better to do. we sort of dress up and do this in my backyard on wednesdays. because wednesday is a special kind of day for this. come on. >> how are you feeling? the big night is finally here. >> i was feeling quite sick with nerves. now it's cool and great. >> i feel great. i feel fantastic, and i feel surprisingly relaxed. >> you have all these memories going off, popping off in your head. the smell, the -- sitting in the cockpit, all of that. i mean, you know, it's like going back

premier takes place in los angeles tonight. but where is still a secret. outside three l.a. movie theaters for more than a week. when the film opens in the all three. it's a good bet the premier will be at one of them. everyone can watch the festivities tonight on star wars.com. beginning at 8:30 eastern. >>> a new shift when it comes to holiday shopping. buying. you yeah i don't want a lot for christmas >> catchy, isn't it, richard? >> mm-hmm. >> mariah carey's hit, all i want for christmas is you. it's been the most played holiday song in stores for the last 20 years. we're simply having a wonderful christmastime >> that honor now goes to the shins, with their cover of sir paul mccartney's wonderful christmas time. it's the new most played song. carey's song at number two. >> we could have called it a tie. they're both good songs. >>> postal carriers are extremely busy. they don't need to be harassed. >> tell that to a group op gobble lers. every day, this mailman shows up to do his job, the wild turkeys are there to chase him down. he's forced to fend off the flock, as you can see there, with a pole. >> as mi