also stopping by, creator of the monster hit show "empire", lee daniels will be joining us. have music from echosmith. [ cheers and applause ] so, another thing that happened this weekend is that the internet exploded thursday night on what at first-look seemed to be a normal photo of a dress. but soon turned into a heated debate on what color the dress actually was. some saw white and gold. others saw blue and black. tonight, we try to get to the bottom of this story in a segment we call "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] all right. joining us first from the university of new mexico is dr. paul matler, a neuroscientist. >> thank you for having me, seth. >> seth: so, doctor, talk us through the science of what happened here. >> well, you see, seth, light enters the eye through the lens. different wavelengths correspond to different colors. the light hits the retina in the back of the eye where pigments fire up neural connections to the visual cortex. now, if your cortex is damaged in any way, it renders you, what we in the field call, a visual dumb-dumb. in which cas

win like that should have open cure for monique but she claimed that the film director lee daniels hashas been essentially black bald for not working the hollywood system. now billy and kit gave monique the chance to speak her mind. >> are you black bald from hollywood or black bald just from lee daniels? what's the beef here? >> you know kit first there is absolutely no beef. and i never b

monique the chance to speak her mind. >> are you black bald from hollywood or black bald just from lee danielsthe beef here? >> you know kit first there is absolutely no beef. and i never believe nor did i ever say that i was black bald. it's a statement that mr. daniels made to me. so by no means do i think i have been black bald by hollywood. i have had some grit experiences there. met some beautiful people so i never took that on to own it. to say what he said was true. i simply said what he said. the. >>reporter: oscar winner sets the record straight after the man behind tv hit empire butler and precious told her she hurt her career by not playing the hollywood game of promotion and publicity. something as he told cnn tonight don lemon that could have cost her some role. >> you have to my ball. this is not you have to

after that lee daniels himself, he personally asked me to be on the show and lee daniels always writes have never turn it down, not with lee daniels ever. >> the show is a amazing. it remind me as a kid watching dynasty with my parents and how amazing dynasty was and how we all ran home in real time at 9:00 o'clock to watch the show. people are doing that with empire. that is just phenomenal. this is a even if machine on. i think it is a phenomenon because it is real life. it is not it is not a black show or a white show or a chinese show, it is a people show and that is why it is just sweeping the country, because everyone can relate to something that is going on in that show. some of the younger people, to the people of my age group and just, you know, the music business was in the 90's and what life is all about today. >> a agree, something you just can sit down and watch. if you have to watch it live, if you don't everybody will be talking about and you will in the know what everybody is talking about. >> commercials and all you have to wait through. >> that is true. >> you cannot

let's introduce you to ten-year- old elle lee daniels. trying to break the world record for the fastest half marathon finishing time in his age group. his cousin broke the record more than two decades ago. >> we thought that i could beat it so my dad said why don't you try to? i decided to do it. it was pretty hard at the end i got prettifiered -- i got pretty tired. but i did it. >> amazing. he beat the world record with a final time 1:29. i don't know if you've tried to run a half a marathon but they time didn't come close to that. that beat his cousins record by two minutes. >>> a police officer from kentucky is touching hearts across the country after helping a struggling runner finish a race in louisville. shows aubrey gregory joining ray shall ford. after reaching nearly 500 pounds asia was forced to lose weight. the last few years haven't been easy for her. that is why finishing the six mile race was so important. >> when i watched her approach and i started to hear the people scream and i let her go right there before the end and

>> isn't his character based off of lee daniels?as gay. >> i did not know that! >> i'm not saying that's a dead

already have danzel washington press welshing lee daniels expressed interest. >> never agreed do it. she hadn't said no same thing could be said about me or madonna. >> well, true, the difference rid there. big difference. >> maybe we'll see danzel washington. >> who was on last night? >> oprah. marry jay blige and jennifer hudson, raven simmone, we'll talk about it later in somebody got shot right at the end. >> look at you, were you watching? >> i was watching. okay, police respond to shooting at lil wayne's house he has a beautiful house down in miami. only learned it was a case of swatting, you agree that is, police say someone called a non-emergency line and said that four people had been shot inside his waterfront home. police set upper iometer around the house and swat team was on the scene before determining it was all a hoax. lil wayne's label tweeted that the rapper was not home at the time of the incident, and he is just fine. if the second time police have been responding to call at lil wayne's house in less than two weeks swatting incident pulled police away from other s

how the hell is lee daniels going to audition me for this thing? >> jimmy: really?ike, "oh, that's cookie." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and you guys are so good together. it's a good chemistry. i know you're ex-husband and wife. should i explain it? would you like to explain it? >> yeah, yeah, yes. "empire" is about a couple, cookie lyon and lucious lyon. we were best -- we were married. we sold drugs back in the day. i became a huge star because she went to jail, took the fall for the 17 years i ain't seen her. i've built this huge billion-dollar empire. now she's getting out of jail. she wants her piece. lucious got a.l.s. i got a gay son. i got a crazy son. and i got a worthless son. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you've got to watch! america loves it! it is exactly what you need! [ cheers and applause ] it's fun. >> that's on wednesday. you can get your fix on wednesday. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. everyone -- so you've got to watch. it's just fun. but i love that everyone's getting involved and you get to talk about it. because when you see a a phenomenon like this, it's so excit

great for her so i took, you know, i mean, i would have never turn it down not with lee daniels evers fox 29 starting with american idol at 8:00 then see mary on empire tonight at 9:00 and full wrap up of your days news, weather and sports right here on the fox 29 news at 10. >> prom season is right around the corner and high schoolers are picking out their dresses and tucks but for many families the price of a prom is just out of reach. >> but you may be a toil help girls get to prom in style for free. here's fox 29's shawnette wilson wilson. >> you got to get your corsage and boutonniere and then you have to get shoes and make sure your makeup and hair is right. >> reporter: 17-year-old naomi campbell notice the price tag going to prom. >> the dress will be from 100 to $500 much that's a big beauty pageant show. a lot of self he is steal going on. >> reporter: it's a big expense for many families. mikayla says last year a church prom dress drive saved her family anxiety and money. >> originally i had one that i liked but then i saw like this on the one and then they were encouragin

though will be next, coming up the star lee daniels is really hoping to work with. >> want to ride inhairs? they're a lot of fun. >>> 8:23, if you watch breaking bad, woe get so mad, woe throw pizza up on his house. i've actually look up to see this location, get what other people doing, swing by the house, they're tourists, they want to see this, and been throwing pizzas on these people's house. people live in there. >> oh, my good. >> just a little thing for breaking bad. >> they have to be a part of it. >> they throw pizzas on this woman's house. >> now, did you do that when you went? no, i didn't even think of t i did meet the woman, though, i drove up close to her house, she was coming out for her mail, so i got out, talk to her for like 20 minutes on her frontwards. >> does she like pizza? >> no, she wants it stopped. >> that must be frustrated. >> so the guys made a comment during a interview about spin off of the show. the house has become a very, very popular tourist attraction, but the guy says please, stop throwing pizzas at this woman's house! >> good aim, too, to really t

i consideration provided by -- travel >>> befo e go empire creator lee daniels has quite the celebrity dream guest list. denzel washington lenny re wtz and now oprah. >> everyone wants to be part of this show including this guy right here. it's the hottestkravi show on tv right now. it's so hot that "snl" just spoofed it. >> last week, the new office manager found out it's not so easy working at empire records. >> that's right. especially when dealing with portions played by leslie jones. here it is, in case you missed >> now we've got to do that. >> oh watch it. just one question. you turned in an expense report but there were no it. receipts with it. >> i got the represents right here. >> great. thank you. >> the "insider" together with -- >> yahoo! >> your 24/7 trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ now, more and more americans

henson and lee daniels.e working on getting oprah on the show next season. >> i'm going to drag her by her hair. >> a big surprise for a 7-year-old missing an arm. >> bang nailed it. >> >> this is "extra" at universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. >> hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez.

. >> that would be lee daniels the critically acclaimed director of "precious" who said monique proved> you got to play ball. this is not just show. it's show business. and you got to play ball. >> what did you take from that comment? >> i appreciate that comment. because he's absolutely right. it is show business. a game does have to be played but why can't we play the fair game why can't we play the right game? if you're asking am i willing to put my integrity on the line for hollywood? no. >> did you have any idea that you had soured some relationships in hollywood? >> again, if i had, the scripts and the calls would have stopped coming because hollywood is a small community. they never stopped coming. >> though she hasn't seen huge financial benefits to winning that oscar she says she's doing very well thank you, with a sold-outcomedy tour and her latest film hitting theaters next month. >>obody needs to feel sorry for monique at this moment? >> please don't feel bad or sorry for monique because monique dent feel bad or sorry. you would be wasting your energy. >> monique and her hu

. >> did you call lee daniels?, no but i tweeted them, i tweeted, razz, right plays hack evening app, and i tweeted, came on the show, really it, not on there. they're like really alec, you still buy cd's? >> i was like, sometimes you like to have a cd, sometimes you just have to feel it in your hands. >> you actually walked into a store and bought one? where is a store? >> welshing i needed groceries, other stuff have display, talking about it, oh, let's see what songs are on there. >> you know they sell cd's at the star becomes like the only place. >> you don't go to best buy any more? >> no. >> here is the crazy thing i was read being this sound track, so the producers timber lands stuff they said what they would do, they had to write the songs before of course they new the plot line. so getting e-mail from the empire writers oh, write a song casino of about this. they had one day to put it together produce it, have a record. >> that's how talented they are. and then jim beans can do it in fill. >> i. >> and jes

. >> the show was created by producer and director lee daniels, tackling issues like race, mental healthe character vernon turner came to a shocking and sudden death. joining me now is malik yoba who plays vernon turner lucius' longtime partner and chairman of empire entertainment. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you, sir. >> first of all, we have to talk about the bombshell finale last night. vernon turner meets an untimely end. what's your reaction? >> vernon is gone about malik lives. that's part of the game. >> i've been a fan of yours, a friend of yours for years. a huge hit, many of your shows, episodes, new york undercover on and on. explain to me why you you think it's struck such a chord. >> the music, fashion, the time the talent the vision the aesthetic. i think it's a lot of things. >>> one of the things it did deal with social issues. one of main characters is gay, another struggles with being bipolar. >> i know i did something really terrible. thanks to you. i was just scared, man. it's hard enough growing up in this world as a black man, but then to be -- homo

. >> you know the direct or of empire lives in philadelphia, from philadelphia, we'll talk to lee daniel me right, put in good word for me. >> now do you have say have your people call my people, right? >> ya. >> at 19 she has people. hey, continued great success in your life, okay? >> thank you so much. thank you guys. >> best of luck to you. >> i believe they'll still have another american idol tour oh i don't know, i think it is top ten? >> oh, well she will be doing big things. >> i've already made a mess, clean up with a mop right? and then the saints baldrick's boys have left hair. >> oh, they did? >> so like in a barber shop, you know, well, you get your brouse down? >> yes, i like this clean up, mike. you're so useful, so helpful. i guess i should get up and help you then? >> well, could you. >> look at you. >> okay. >> i tell you we really cleaned up this week, didn't we? >> i think so. >> ya. >> here, let me see. >> let me see. >> take the shot. overhead shot. so we can clean the logo. >> oh, that's true, the cookie, you got to clean the cookie. >> of course, it is the lc, if w

the show's already been renewed foresees on two fans can expect even more special guests, lee danielsar power. already announced oprah winfrey, and oscar winning rapper, come on, will appear in season two. >> wow. >> so you need to catch up. i know, but you and have i to go to bed earl. >> i i'm behind. >> i understand. we both have to catch up though. >> okay, that's an order. so evidently don't forget tonight is our empire viewing party starts at 7:00 at miss tootsie's bar and restaurant on south street. >> okay, sue serio, did you decide, are you napping and coming for little while? >> i'm coming for an hour. >> yahoo! >> sue serio and i decided yesterday we'll nap today go at 7:00 we will be gone by 8:00. we got to get in bed. >> i want to say hi to the folks that come out. we want to be there. but we have to be here, too. >> if i'm there don't tell me what happens in the show. >> we won't. >> all right coming up: dozens every people without homes this morning following a fire that leveled an apartment complex in northeast philadelphia, also causing some traffic tie-ups. bob kelly

henson and lee daniels daniels.the show is striking such a cord. >> it's a phenomenon because it's real life. it's not a black show or white show. it's -- or chinese show. it's a people show and that's why it's just sweeping the country because everyone can relate to something that's going on on that show. you know, from the younger people to the, you know, people of my age group and just, you know, what the music business was in the '90's and just what life is today. >> of course the show airs right here on fox 29 wednesdays at 9:00 o'clock. meantime you know you love the music of empire but do you know who is behind it or what makes it so challengeing to write? >> yes indeed. quincy harris goes behind the scene with the music man himself to find out. ♪ >> reporter: jim bean super producer of empire work with the whose who of the music industry. shakira britney spears and sean b p p. diddy combs to name a few. ♪ >> reporter: he admits the process of making songs for the hit tv show are his toughest job yet. ♪ >> it

. >> i mean, lee daniels was amazing. he goes from "paperboy" to "precious" to "empire.", so i support her, not because she's my real friend, but because i've been a fan of hers ever since "baby boy." she's amazing. >> seth: she was on this show recently. she's incredible, so much energy. when you say you're friends with her, do you guys ever go out? because she seems to me she's maybe the most fun person you can possibly go out with. >> she is too much fun. >> seth: yeah. i would guess that too. >> but i love her. i need someone to be too much fun because i'm a little more laid back. so i need someone to go, "let's do this and blah, blah blah!" and she's very exciting like that, and we do nobles, and we have girls night. >> seth: okay, good. well, look, if you're ever looking for one guy to be there on girls night -- [ laughter ] just hear me out. just hear me out. just give you a perspective, a fresh perspective. speaking of fresh perspectives, you actually do -- you're also close with elton john, and he's someone that you bring your music to and get his straight opinio

the creators lee daniels and danny strong were very happy to have hudson and want more great talent andustin timberlake, oprah, bee i don't know same other celebrities they'd love to have guest star includeing a reath in a frank lip, janet jackson, queen latifah, you know, we'll just have to wait to see how all this unfolds. >> absolutely. >>> let's see what's unfolding in sports. >> i didn't get an invite yet. >> it's still early. >> okay. that's right. we got time. >>> villanova started the dance tonight and now they only need to win five more to be champions champions. hear from the head coach and one of the reasons it's really hard to trade ripe howard. i'll show you another example as ♪ >>> all right. i knew it was coming. villanova's game to open the inform caa tournament was no contest. lafayette was a nice story with villanova lump fran o'hanlon as the head coach of lafayette but one seed never lost to a 16 and it was over on the first villanova basket. villanova wins by 41 and it may not have been that close. villanova wins 93-52. all five nova starters were in double figures a

. >> company creator lee daniels announced oprah winfrey and common are set to appear in the second seasonn before. >> in hollywood jonathan hunt, fox news. >> so season finale of empire tonight on fox 29. two hour extravaganza starting at 8:00 o'clock. get a full wrap up of your news, weather and sports on fox 29 news at 10:00. >>> straight ahead at 6:00 the tragic solution to a mystery. a local mom missing since new year's found dead in maryland. her husband and mother-in-law already under arrest. the clues that led police to the body. >> and allowed crash in a south jersey neighborhood step one in a burglary. tonight this woman is in jail. wait until you hear what poli why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well-equipped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. >>

those were the two key elements empire co-creator lee daniels felt. season finale, absolutely had to have. here you have it. lucious might not be dying. oh, is that a spoiler? but he will spend some time in jail. waist busted, arrested for bunji's murder, everyone thinks it is cookie who turned him in. da, da, da, speaking of cookie >> ♪ >> it is over. >> cookie tried to kill lucious. but it did not work. because lucious will not die. okay, so, for me, the number one shocker in three words from an amazing empire headline, three, two, one, lucious ain't dying. >> yesterday a miracle happened. my doctor told me i don't have als. i was misdiagnosed. what i got is serious, but it is not fatal. >> you're not dying. >> i've been given a second chance at life. >> of course he has. it is a soap opera. the only thing that couldn't have happened, like there should be three babies, right? of course he's not dying. but again, i do believe one of the big moments, but too dirty, too naught. >> i that's our vote for number one. you know of course watching it with ha

inside the mind of daniel lee. >> we can shake you. >> i don't believe it. >> and cookie chemistry oozes me. >> whoa. >> let's go inside. >> did you have a drink? >> not yet. >> okay. >> now the latest celebrity and pop culture news delivered to you 24/7, it's "the insider" together with yahoo! >> monica lewinsky's blue dress takes center stage again. why it's still making headlines 17 years after america's intern-gate. hello, everybody, i'm louis aguirre. >> i'm thea andrews. "empire" unplugged. cookie and lucious like you've never heard before. >> the infamous blue dress and the shadow of a scandal. will the presidential portrait return that woman, as president clinton famously called her, to the spotlight? and has the now 41-year-old monica lewinsky finally survived the shame and scrutiny of the public eye?

that's lee daniels from "empire," the man behind the show. a guest appearance on "empire." clive davis was there. you name it. it was amazing. and she had a brazilian dance troup and i just e-mailed her. i'm still trying to recover. aretha franklin. >> you know how funny it is to follow tamron on social media? i was lying in bed in my green froggy pajamas, which my husband finds so attractive, i can can tell you that. and i put my baby to bed. and i said oh, look tamron is at rihanna's birthday party. >> because i said -- >> tamron really lives the life. >> not at all. >> yes, you do, girl. >> just a few hours before that, my mom was in town and i was making chicken pot pies with sage biscuits. >> and then we've got your weekend. >> my mom was also in town. she came yesterday. and it's so funny because my daughter has become a 2 year-old. like, overnight. so look at that little -- >> aww! >> she looks just like you. >> she is so cute. >> look at her sweater. >> i know. but she -- we told her, grammy is coming. and the most -- the hardest part

daniel bolger on this week's "q&a." then david cameron takes questions from members of the house of congo -- house of commons. it are, a news conference with lee keychain -- li kiqiang. ♪ >> this week, our guest is retired army general daniel bolger, author of "why we lost -- a general's inside account of the iraq and afghanistan wars." he talks about his deployments to those to war zones. his thoughts on what went wrong, and his ideas on how to move forward as conflict continues in the two countries. brian: general daniel bolger

daniel schwindler, al jazeera. pest judge lee's here he's got fort and we'resport. somebody wanting something at somebody else's expense. >> saying the country needs an extra seat at world cup. uefa increasing from 13 to 14 spots at the 2018 event in russia. once again this puts uefa in opposite position to fifa, he favors more places being given oafrica andto africa and asia. >> 19 of the top ranked 22, were asian. the last three were european so i think it's absolutely objective and fair to be asking for one more position, only. >> uefa also said the european professional football leagues are in opposition for switch of dates at the qatar 2022 world cup. backing any european league, will not back the leagues on any such move and european clubs have already agreed on $209 million of compensation. by the way blatter is used to face his critics. which will be interesting. >>> fernando alonzo, forced to miss the first race of a new season in australia. he's being passed fit after a final medical examination by the governing body, after a rigorous specialist training p

lee kuan yew. >>> another day of voting. nigeria's elections extended due to technical problems. plus... >> i'm daniel schweimler where the indigenous voice is louder than it has been for 500 years, in la paz. >>> we begin with the saudi arabia led military intervention in yemen. they say the first phase has been successful with all the houthis airplanes and communication centers destroyed. in signs that the conflict that there could be wider ram iffic acheses, the houthis arrive in mocca. they have been hitting targets in sadr. sanaa and abbas. i'm joined now in the studio. a lot happening on the ground. interesting to hear the former leader's son went to saudi arabia to talk to them there. tell us what happened. >> he has been groomed for many years to succeed his father. the latest report from saudi arabia media is a day before the saudi led air strikes, he went to saudi arabia met with the defense minister at the riyadh airport and told the saudis that he has an offer. he is ready to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lived and that he will become the president in

daniel bolger on this week's "q&a." then david cameron takes questions from members of the house of congo -- house of commons. it are, a news conference with lee keychain -- li kiqiang. ♪ >> this week, our guest is retired army general daniel bolger, author of "why we lost -- a general's inside account of the iraq and afghanistan wars." he talks about his deployments to those to war zones. his thoughts on what went wrong, and his ideas on how to move forward as conflict continues in the two countries. brian: general daniel bolger retired, you opened your book with this paragraph. "i'm a united states army general and i lost the global war on terrorism. it is like alcoholics anonymous. step one is admitting you have a problem. i have a problem. so do my peers. thanks to our problem, all of america has a problem. two lost campaigns end a war gone awry." general bolger: this is the most serious thing i have ever had to do in my life. where we are at in this war is not where i ever wanted to be. i owed the american people and an accounting of what i did, what my peers did. to see why and what we can learn from it. brian: whose idea was it to title

daniel donovan. also true. he is campaigning on the pledge that he is too old to know how to put a naked photograph of himself on the internet. chris leeanting to win the michael grimm seat and is campaigning on the promise that he is too old to be too gross. and i'm not paraphrasing the campaign pledge. quote, i am too old to know how to put a naked photograph of myself on the internet. so vote for me! [ ding ] best campaign tee shirts ever. now it's time for the last word. best campaign t shirts ever. "first look" is up next. >> good morning everyone. right now on first look the jinx up. million heir durst charged with murder and potentially facing the death personally. president obama speaking out about the number one priority for young people. the shootout and fascinating field trip for jurors. plus a historic election in israel also kanye west posts naked pictures of his wife and a true bird's eye view from 2,000 feet above. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. robert durst the real estate heir and subject of a documentary as officially been charged with murder and could face the death

daniel donovan. also true. he is campaigning on the pledge that he is too old to know how to put a naked photograph of himself on the internet. chris leehe is wanting to win the michael grimm seat and is campaigning on the promise that he is too old to be too gross. and i'm not paraphrasing the campaign pledge. quote, i am too old to know how to put a naked photograph of myself on the internet. so vote for me! [ ding ] best campaign tee shirts ever. now it's time for the last word. ari melber sitting in nor lawrence. >> we are just hours away from when the people of israel voice their vote on whether netanyahu should stay in office. >> a

ask consent that my statement on two other nominees the senate will consider tonight michelle lee and daniel marti be entered in the record, so i will not take more time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: and i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that following morning business on tuesday march 10, the senate proceed to the consideration of s. 178 a bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island -- vermont. i'm sorry. mr. leahy: rhode island is one of those southern states. we're one of the northern states. mr. president, i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president earlier -- or a few minutes ago i was talking about why i had hoped that after 115 days we could finally have a vote on the confirmation of loretta lynch to be attorney gen