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part of birch island road troopers say the car ran off the roadway and hit a tree the driver nancy lee smith died there are passenger victor crumpler was hurt but should survive some breaking news out of the middle east were three american contractors disappeared in iraq the state department says it is working with the iraqi government to find them. u s embassy in baghdad confirmed that disappears after local media reported the americans had been kidnapped. one us official said the disappearance is kidnapping. we'll keep following that story bring you updates as we get more information about it a person from hampton facing several charges after a deadly quadruple shooting in gloucester county sheriff's deputies arrested eighteen year old john winner among the charges he faces first degree murder. investigators say the shooting happened around twelve thirty this morning in the ware next section of the county to her has more on what happened to a friend of the person who died says the victim new winner. that's right brian he says that the accused shooter and that the victim who died were in fa

this is brody lee smith... and brody is awesome... the little guy hit the gym to impress a girl... apparently the girl was being rude to him... so ld his mom he wants to get big and strong so they can become best friends... after knocking medicine ball... brody wrapped it up by saying... "a guy's gotta do... what a guy's gotta do." ((anchor chat)) and... i know where i'll be this afternoon... the aria!! actor matt damon is in town filming scenes for the latest installment of the bourne franchise. according to "vital vegas" damon was spotted at the aria yesterday. metro also flamingo between boulevard and last night until early this morning. guests at the aria letting them know more filming going on today. they were also warned of loud noises and simulated gunfire. police and firefighters will be on hand to make sure everyone looking for a way workout in hopes of sticking to resoulutions. might have the how he gets down tebow has a new year. someone snapped a photo of the college football championship game monday night. the hair of woman standing next to tebow made it look like he h

brody lee smith. it's what we all try to do, brody. keep trying. brody, you are too cute. steph curry, he's got this warm-up routine. take a look. we said don't try it. here's a kid who ended up trying it. >> it's got to be the shoes. >> he has it. come on, >>> this morning on "world news now" -- sailors detained. the ten americans on navy patrol boats taken into custody by iran. the breaking developments overnight. >>> historic address. president obama looks to the future as he makes his last state of the union address. his message to the next president and both parties in congress. we're live on capitol hill. >>> and new this half hour, can pot help you lose weight? >> the latest research into marijuana users and the munchies. does getting high necessarily lead to pigging out? >>> and later in "the skinny," drama in the skies. khloe kardashian's flight to new york to appear on "gma." did her emergency landing turn into reality tv? it's wednesday january 13th. >> announcer: from abc news,

fact, george washington's brother, john augustine washington, was the neighbor of colonel john lee and mary smith ball lee. when they made this transaction, they were making a transaction between friends. it wasn't some serendipitous event. i'd like to point out that nothing in my story is a serendipitous event. very little in the relationship between george washington and his mulatto man was a fortuitous accident. i spent a lot of time creating the network of societies, the family relationships, the nature of the social circles, the connections -- it's very tightly wound. these people were guided by invisible but powerful protocols that determined what their activities were. in that regard, i think it's fair to say that what washington did, and what the fair faxes did, they were bound to do. they saw themselves that way. i'm not going to try to go through the whole line, but tracing back through all of this information that i assembled, there's a lot of snippets of information that mention billy lee, but there's no comprehensive order to it. it's a matter of connecting the dots. when i connected

. >> this little guy, broadie lee smith, believes that a little time at the gym will get him in with the ladies even if they're rude all day. >>> he is adorable. >> a guy has got to what a phi has a guyhas to do. broadie. >> he has time. >> go over to star 64.

actors jaiteh pinkett smith and director spike lee announced smith posted a video on social media encouraging the people of color to recognize the power they have and not big for acknowledgment. a trader joe's recall. the chain is pulling back storebrand raw cashew pieces contamination. the product was sent to stores in more than two dozen states, including one in north carolina. it is asking customers to throw the product out or return it for a full refund. trader joe's says it is doing this out of an abundance of caution. steve: we have must-see video on the big board tonight. we begin in switzerland. a large avalanche comes cascading down this mountain road. it was a liberally triggered as a safety precaution. it continues to move side the -- move down the hillside, blocking that mountain road. in st. louis after a car crashed into a fire hydrant. the accident sends water shooting in the air and formed an incredible ice sculpture around the power lines. city crews were able to get in and shut down the water. pretty amazing sight. if you happen to mow down a fire hydrant around here tomorro

brody lee smith. he is 3 or 4, he is right on track. >> could you can what. >> be her best friend. she would not have to be rude to me all day. she can like me to be her best friend. >> he wants to be her best friend. >> he is working out. that is cute, he says there is another kid she is nice to that's bigger and stronger than him. >> he says a guy has to do what a guy's got to do. >> we that hard on you. >> were you pumping iron at 4. >> sure, i feel bad. >> can you see how it is working out. >> that's all that matters. >> you show me an el nino and i'm good to go. >> yet today the start of changes. look at the clouds. an interesting sky today it had viewers and ripples in the clouds warm air overreturns in school air causing instability a great looking sky from a science standpoint and watching rain to the south. we're watching rain to the west. don't be concerned about this. this is all light rain. there is no lightning. nothing to be concerned about and a damp night tonight but the main concern is way back in louisiana, that's where the frontal poundry is. that's the one that'

jada pinkett smith and spike lee won't be at the oscars this year. why they say they are taking a stand and refusing to attend. -- if you're looking to get a date, we have some tips on the types of guys woman try to avoid. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" sarah university of nevada student hanna lottritz nearly lost her life because of alcohol. noah now she has a message to share. that's tonight on kolo 8 news now at five. i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, a fast moving storm will bring another round of rain and high elevation snow, along with gusty winds today. high pressure will bring drier conditions wednesday and thursday before another storm reaches the reg

jaidah pinkett smith and spike lee announced they are andrea: no african-americans were nominated in the best acting or supporting acting categories this year. jada pinkett smith taking to facebook overnight. none of the academy awards' 20 acting ambitions went to a person of color, reviving last year's controversy in the viral #oscarsowhite. >> even asking diminishes dignity. andrea: director spike lee voicing his disagreement on facebook. expressing gratitude for delivering -- for receiving an >> it is easy to be the president of the united states as a black person then be the head of studios. andrea: "straight -- "straight out of compton" overlooked. rapper ice cube speaking out on a book with the wendy williams show." >> i am not pissed. i'm not surprised. andrea: president of the academy , who is herself black, said that she has sought to improve diversity. >> we are working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion. andrea: both spike lee and jada pinkett smith mentioning today's holiday honoring martin luther king jr.. andrea: not to headlines across the state.

. >>> let's get a check of lee smith with the latest on dirty grandpa >>reporter:good morning, welcome to news 19. we've got to know each other off camera, but you are right we get to speak with one another. i am glad to hear that you are such an enthusiast of the m ovies. >> yes, my friends call me a movie snob -- >> you and i, sir >> peas in a pod right here. >> finally someone sees it my way. i tell you, if you think the title, dirty grandpa, sounds uninspired, just wait until you see this movie. take a look at this -- right now hollywood's most creative minds are working feverishly to correct -- create the next great cinematic masterpiece, but in the meantime they are starting up serving up cinematic slime, and robert de niro shows up in both categories. his new film takes us to depths , the only difference is that those guys make their punchlines count. all jokes extend painfully beyond the point of amusement and dirty grandpaa, which is not to imply that there was a joke there to begin with. in case the title has not given niro plays a raunchy widower who wants to sell some wild

>> our catch of the day goes to mike and lee smith who pulled in this 152-pound bluefin tuna in cape cod. actually, lee is the one who brought it n mike just wanted to be getting in the picture. this is the true story according to mike. they ate the fresh belly right out of the fish. >> ugh. >> hope you're enjoying dinner. >> we do that with ahi tuna. >> he went "revenant. >> think you can do better? send us your catch of the day at catchoftheday@kpix.com. >> i'm so shocked that lebron james only has one tv in the house. >> the family that stays together watches tv together apparently. >> there you go. >> for news throughout the evening the latest is always on our website, cbssf.com. getting choked up. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> join us for nightbeat at 10 and here at 11. 8! whoo! i mean, whoo. announcer: it's time to play "family feud." give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: how y'all? how's everybody? i appreciate you, folks. thank y'all. thank you, everybody. well, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm

our movie reviewer has the real finest hour, lee smith is up next with the details. movies, you definitely wa >>> welcome back, if you are planning on heading out to the movies this weekend, wait, we have to hear from mr. leo smith first. >> why, thank you. >> we are taken into the high seas this weekend. >> you are. and i was just saying, it was by accident that i even went to go see this. i was intending to go see kung fu panda. you know? i was all excited. i was hoping to learn of you. yeah, as it turned out, they last night. and, a kind of left me hanging, and i could have gone to maybe see 50 shades of black, but after seeing dirty grandpa, and right along to, i had my share of bad comedies. i figured i would go with option number three, which was the finest hours. it was something i knew nothing about. but, it was a true story, and you know, it's always fun to learn something new. a little part of history. and i was hoping it would be worth it, and i was pleasantly surprised. let's take a look at the finest hour. cape cod sees its fair share of stormy weather,

some hollywood heavieslike spike lee, will smith and jada pinkett smith plan to protest the award show because of it. 3 singer mariah carey has a new man -- and apparently he is ready to put a ring on it. australian billionaire james packer has asked the sultry singer to marry him. they were spotted getting cozy with each other on an italian holiday just seven months ago. but they've known each other for a couple of years - carey told a u-s talk show that they memein aspen. 3 3 3 3 here is a look at current hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 vanilla ice avoids jail time. coming up... what he had to 3 it's 4:xx it's t-m-z time. jay, vanilla ice is off the hook for a crime he's accused of committed? that's right. according to t-m-z, he will not face any jail time for stealing from an abandoned house. that is because ice's attorney struck a deal with the state of florida in april. if he completed 100 hours of community service and stayed clean for nine months, the whole case against him would be wiped from m s record. ice stuck to the plan and worked with h

the vote was unanimous.no word yet on whether the move will keep several stars like spike lee, will smith and jada pinkett from boycotting the one video on social media that caught our eye was this.more than two - point- seven millon people have already seen this video by amy saxon white.it shows her husband in a t-rex costume shoveling snow near fort campbell, kentucky. the city of blue ash is holding a part time job fair this morning. morning.it's going on at the blue ash recreation center from 11 to one p-m.all positions are service oriented. you can also apply online. and today it's a battle of the mascots at fountain square. it's the 6-th annual mascot broomball exhibition is at the fountain square ice rink. cincinnati's favorite mascots including, rosie red, gapper, mr. redlegs, and mr. red will hit the ice.they'll be available before and after the event for meet and greets and photo opportunities.it starts match is scheduled to last about 30 minutes. let's get one last check of your weekend forecast from meteorologist jason adams. that's good morning tri-state on with breaking news

among them spike lee and jaiteh pinkett smith. from spikeletter lee. have a can be possible that all 20 contenders are white for the second consecutive year. also boycotting the flashy award ceremony, the wife of will smith. diminishes dignity and diminishes our. -- power. we are a dignified people and we are powerful. >> the #has kicked up a storm on twitter. many complained straight out of compton failed to get a place in the best picture category. among those thought to be in the running but left out, will smith "concussion." and idris elba. >> that is your family's blood. elba has taken the fight across the pond in london. he described how he had to move to the u.s. to achieve success as an actor. catherine: moving on from show business to business business with kate. we will talk about more economy than business. we have seen a lot of data and numbers. it is a rather gloomy picture. pessimism. of china confirming that its economy has grown at its weakest pace in 25 years. 6.9%.ansion of just manufacturing slowed down. that is having a global impact

jada pinkett smith and spike lee won't be at the oscars this year. why they say they are taking a stand and refusing to attend. and single men listen up -- if you're looking to get a date, we have some tips on the types of guys woman try to avoid. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" sarah university of nevada student hanna lottritz sarah university of nevada nearly lost her life because of alcohol. noah now she has a message to share. that's tonight on kolo 8 a fast moving storm will bring another round of rain and high elevation snow, along with gusty winds today. high pressure will bring drier conditions wednesday and thursday before another storm reaches the region friday and saturday. this additional snowfall to the sierra with gusty winds and rain, possibly ending as a period of snow, for the lower elevations. precipitation is arriving california ahead of an upper low moving towards the pacific northwest. precipitation will spread over northea

. >> some hollywood elite such as spike lee and jada apinkett smith promised to boycott the ceremony this year because of the lack of diversity. in response, the academy that didn't sit well with some members. they say the new measures are racist. >>> joseph fiennes gets an earful about his latest role in the british tv movie. the shakespeare in love star would is white will may michael jackson, one of the greatest black entertainers ever all time. critics are questioning that decision. the film will also star stockard ch nd do . enok nd ort cry. rstex e atind in yreg t wit e e h esn ancendy heat owngto t at ur. titheyno44 aarstzethexrwcl ntidgemi imoe rm inve t dfouplewilla th arut mdihe ole weanurealytoe me 7ne rrermp clthto s nd itan riu e wyer ouwi g iv 5:oud van?issiisb ofplomr ng e x io. l dd bin gs, saanou atthatmeys ts ll er zipoughul y anupk yeow'v. ragarnd pr erve sr a plan to keep an eye on the

. >> so they commas jada pinkett smith and spike lee, they say they're going to boycott the oscar, michael moore, they say they're not going. here is what she said her reaction to the oscars boycott. >> okay. >> so basically she is talking about the fact they're asking her do you think it is the whole oscars all while thing. >> then ex planned dollars into black history month, black entertainment television. you got it? let's go. >> i think it is ludacrous. >> why? >> we have to make up our minds, either have segregation orient gays. if we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like bet. and the bet awards. and the image awards, where your only award is if you're black, if it were the only way around, we would be up in arms, double standard. >> so you say there shouldn't be a bet? >> no, i don't think so, no,

. >> this video posted on youtube and that's brody lee smith he's already got more motivation to workt one point his mom says why are you working out so hard? for this little girl. a guy's got to do what a guy's got to do. >> so queue. >> guy's got to do what guy's got to do. >> i know you remember this. >> the kick is no good! >> yes, that was the kick that went way left. >> you're talking about blair wal much. >> blair walsh had a chance to win the game for the minnesota vikings. so painful it hurts to watch that. he scored three field goals before that. >> but everyone is going to remember that last one that he missed. >> yeah. a teacher let's teach these little students a lesson. so what did they do? well they told him way don't you write on some cars. handwritten notes. >> this is what they wrote. >> dear blair, i feel bad for you. you're so good at football. keep on trying, we love you so much. >> you are the best. and maybe you need to practice. love cody. >> here's the update. blair walsh heard about this class, and he went to visit th them. i think it was on thursday. >> ther

our guy will do a lot to impress a girl but check this out brody lee smith hits the gym with his mom because as nice as guys eat exercise look through the snow showed us an impressive bike riding analytical skills despite his many toddlers that you're all for a girl he says he's trying to get stronger so he all day what she mean rude to a cutie pie. once that occurred the cracks that is why the river this video to pet store pet store thief reaches into his cage grabbed the snake and stuffs it down his pants and walks out of the story did not get the story in this the owner of the pet store so someone showed up yesterday morning with the stolen snake people out of his op pants when he returned he believes getting the video out on social media mean all the difference. i'm sure they'd realize that they were going to get in trouble for facebook's powerful powerful thing. by the law or by the snake with you that the thief is still out there but the store owner thinks it's a friend of the guy who dropped the snake off the state however his final plea shannon and is nicely though governing

again as we mentioned some like director spike lee and actress jada pinkett smith took to social media year's awards. abc's lauren lister reports from los angeles the be the last jihad pinkett smith taking back firm statement to a facebook page overnight and in just days after husband will smith best actor oscar snubbed for his role in concussion. none of the academy awards twenty acting nominations went to a person of color providing last year's controversy in the viral hashtag oscars so white they in the scheme diminishes. she's not alone director spike lee voicing his disappointment on facebook writing he will be attending the ceremony expressing gratitude for receiving an honorary oscar show iraq director address diversity in his acceptance speech. the academy's november is easy to be a pretty nice taste the black person to be the head the studio was the straight out of compton overlooked in the actor director and best picture categories rapper ice cube for the film is based on speaking out on the wendy williams show. i'm not and i'm not surprised. oscars host chris rock recently t

stars like spike lee and jadda pinkett smith sounded off and lee says he won't support the and pickett smith says she nor her husband was attend her husband was not nominated. >>> more praise for spotlight the film based on the church sex abuse scandal won another big awart ward. >> and critics choice for best picture is spotlight. >> the critics choice awards prize is just the latest award for spotlight other big winners last night mad max fury road took home 9 awards including best action movie and best director. and brie larson for best actress for room and leonardo dicaprio for best act forefor revenant but jacob won best young actor for his role in room who won over the audience in the acceptance speech called award supercool and said it was the best day of his life and said whoa put it in his room right next to his millennium bag the ultimate honor. >> that's probably his second favorite thing behind the millennium falcon. perfect way to relax. >> others say there's nothing like the cold beer. straight ahead, the trend that involves both. >> coming up new at 6, two very soon. too

spike lee, will smith, jada pin cet -- jada pinkett smith among those boycotting. >> denise: mariah carey is engaged to her billionaire boyfriend, james packer. they are talking about the 35 35karat diamond and platinum rock. this will be the third mairnl for both. >> dan: that is big. some are speculating that lebron is the one that got >> now, this is the serpantini chevrolet sports report on >> mark: as you know by now david blatt is out and tyron lou is in. he is not the interim head coach. he is the head coach and going forward next year. remember he was a highly sought after assistant. the calf cavalier pursued him and paid him aggressively. now that can pay dividends. they hope he is just what the doctor ordered. >> and a player on the other team will sprint from one end ty. ty doesn't seek that out. the people he has been with have a deep connectedness to him and an uh priesh -- an appreciation for who he is. our team needs an appreciation for what they are doing. they need an appreciation for one another and i think a different hand and ty's happened in particular is what we need

working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion. >> reporter: both spike lee and jada pinkett smith in their messages referencing monday's national holiday in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. reena and kendis. >> that was a big day, for kings' birthday, commemorating him. saying i join jada. and spike lee. i believe the academy awards will fix this. >> i'm sure next year there will be nominees of color. remember aunt viv from fresh prince of bel aire, she released a statement directed at jada and will saying you ain't barack and michelle. get over yourself. >> some shade there dropped serious tea.freedom of speech. just like im gonna say f the police. freedom of speech or breaking the law? a man is now fighting a ticket from metro... that he says he got just because he gave officers the middle finger. breaking overnight... taking on the federal government.. bundy's group of protestors ... now calling for all ranchers to also overnight...

only 5 slots, but at least 1 did well of blackfilm.com, says it'll take voices in addition to smith and lee to prompt change. (sot wilson morales / member of the academy who is peers that speaks out, it may have a bigger impaat. actor george clooney published today... "we're moving in the wrong direction" in regard to acknowledging the work not only of african americans but also of hispanics in hollywood. on monday, academy president cheryl boone isaacs remarks made at the thursday. (sot cheryl boone isaacs / a.m.p.a.s president making sure that we all do the with oscars host chris rock presiding over what he's already called "the whitebet awards".... attention on the issue will be even more focused. (sot wilson morales / editor, blackfilm.com 1:15-1:23) "we live in a business where one minute you're talking about it, and 2 to 3 days later, anything cananhappen to turn the tide." to make sure dreams of gold are color blind. prompted calls last year for an oscars boycott, but those came from lower profile individuals. it's hard to tell if the boycott laat yeaa had any impacac on ratings. her

this is brody lee smith... and brody is awesome... the little guy hit the gym to impress a girl... apparently the girl was being rude to him... so brody told his mom he wants to get big and strong so they can become best friends... after knocking out a few crunches on the medicine ball... brody wrapped it up by saying... "a guy's gotta do... what a guy's gotta do." ((anchor chat)) looking for a way to spice up your workout in hopes resoulutions. well this guy might have the trick for you. how he gets down what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. and everything had fewer calories. truvia. life with less sugar is just as sweet. getting motivated at the gym can be you just dont monica yes but it always helps if you've got some great tunes. "all the single ladies (all the single ladies), all the single ladies (all the single ladies), all the single ladies (all the single ladies), all the single ladies. now put your hands up" that'll do it! this is crossfit athlete khan porter, he jams to beyonce's single working out. porter warms up moves before causuall

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director spike lee and actress jada pinkett smith say they will boycott the awards over a lack of diversity in the lead categories. none of the academy awards' 20 acting nominations went to a person of color reviving last year's controversy and the viral hashtag "oscarssowhite" elias: switching to politics this morning...and the final sprint to the iowa caucuses. less than two weeks left before the caucuses and candidates are criss-crossing the state today....with the war of words heating up. abc's megan hughes has the latest. " script: at liberty university trump made an appeal for evangelical voters- sot trump: "two corinthians right? two corinthians 3:17, that's the whole ball game. where the spirit of the lord, right?" the spirit of the campaign? that's a different story. trump blasting cruz on this "he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him." cruz tweeting this janet jackson video in response to being called nasty?. nats - "nasty! don't mean a thing to me." cruz says he's getting under trump's skin sot cruz: "d

we're working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion. >> both spike lee and jada pinkett smith referencing the national holiday in dr. martin luther king, jr. >> it was a big day yesterday with martin luther king's birthday commemorating. you know, michael moore saying i join jada and spike lee will join them. i believe they'll fix this. >> i'm sure in the next year there will be some nominees of color. remember, from fresh prince, she released a statement saying directing that jada and will show, get over yourself. >>> this morning on "world news now" an american voice lost. >> passing of eagles founding member, glenn frey. his death mourned by friends and fans this morning. >> and the race to the white house, getting ugly for donald trump, going after ted cruz and calling him a "nasty man" as he recites bible passages. how cruz responded as the first primary vote is right around the corner. >>> they've been offered bribes, big money world of tennis and the implications on its biggest stars losing on purpose. >>> and here is a little inspiration for those fighting the urge to

now jada pinkett smith and spike lee say they're smith posted a media....saying now evaluate things. maybe it's time that we resources and we put communities, into our programs. and a response this morning from the academy...saying they'll take dramatic steps to alter the makeup of its membership in its 20-16 class and beyond. one bride's heartbreak led to a night of joy for a homless shelter in seattle. when the groom broke things off, it was too late to get a refund on the reception. so the bride donated their venue, band and for a night out. "she just wanted to marry the guy that she loved, and that's not happening, and if she can't have that she is very happy to share it with someone else." they also had hair stylists and make up artists come in and give some of the familes at the shelter a makeover. basketball player doesn't like the ref's call...so wait until you see how he reacts... we have the video...coming up. plus important tips on how to use your diet...and exercise...to lower chances of cancer... sot "now with the fox19 mobile app, you'll never be without fox19 news. wea

one of them did well enough. >> reporter: wilson morales says it will take voices in addition to smith and lee to prompt change. >> i think maybe if you have a member of the academy who as part of those older generation peers speaks out it may have a bigger impact. >> reporter: george clooney said we're moving in the wrong direction in records to acknowledging the work not only of african americans but of hispanics. on monday the president issued a state prompting more diversity quickly amplifying remarks made last thursday. >> we just keep working and making sure that we all do the right thing because it's the right thing. >> adam: with oscars host chris rock presiding over what he has called the white bet awards attention on the >> we live in a business where one minute you are talkings about it and two, three days later anything can happen to turn the tide a's to make sure dreams of gold are color blind. the same diversity issue prompted calls for an oscars boy cott. >> kim: out rage growing over the water crisis in flint, michigan as the governor prepares to lay out a plan to fix the probl

elias: and backlash nominees for the 88th academy director spike lee and actress smith say they will boycott the awards over a in the lead none of the 20 acting nominations of color reviving last year's controversy and the viral hashtag the president of the academy, cheryl boone isaacs -who is herself black -- says she has sought to improve diversity. elias: of course, we want to know what you think. is there a problem with diversity in hollywood's biggest awards show? how would you suggest the nominations be done? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . the contact information is on your screen. elias: new this morning...a local mayor celebrates reaching her goal to help families in need. elias: monday morning, mayor paula dierenfeld ran her 191st mile, reaching the end of a commitment she made to johnston in december. the city official had pledged to run a mile for every bag of food or ten- dollar donation to the johnston partnership last month.....coming out to almost miles. over 19

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mark: wilson morales, editor of blackfilm.com, says it'll take voices in addition to smith and lee to prompt change. >> i think maybe if you have a member of the academy who is part of those older generation, peers that speaks out, it may have a bigger impact. mark: actor george clooney told "variety," in an interview published today, "we're moving in the wrong direction" in regard to acknowledging the work, not only of african-americans, but also of hispanics in hollywood. on monday, academy president cheryl boone isaacs issued a statement promising more diversity quickly, amplifying remarks made at the nominations announcement last thursday. >> we just keep working, and making sure that we all do the right thing, because it is the right thing. mark: with oscars host chris rock presiding over what he's "the white b.e.t. awards, the attention on the issue will be even more focused. >> we live in a business where one minute you're talking about it, and 2 to 3 days later, anything can happen to turn the tide. mark: to make sure dreams of gold are colorblind. mark barger, nbc news. >> no