this is george lucas. this is not spike lee. this is george lucas. he had to fight to get it by. >> i think he had to go to the dark side of the force to make something happen. what was taking place -- he has been working at this film for 23 years. he started developing the story. things went along and there was not enough to happen. there were people battling whose story we use. finally, after 23 years, he gets to the point where he is ready to get it made. he goes to studios. nobody wants to touch it. he says, "i will put my own money up." he puts up $50 million, shoots the movie, polishes it. brings it to fox initially, where he has brought them billions of dollars in the past. his record shows this is a profitable man. he gets there. the telephone, "it is a good movie, but we do not know what to do with it. we do not know how to market it." it is an action movie. but it is an action moviethey de outside this country or outside the black community. all of the bad guys are white. so? that is just history. they are like, "we cannot touch it." he tak

it's really weird. >> but just how successful is lucas?is "fred" videos have earned him enough money to go to college, but his mom says despite his fame, he's still lucas at home, a teenager who does his chores and picks up his younger siblings from school. besides staying tuned for the next season of "fred," fans can also look forward to the upcoming "fred" movie. >> the "fred" movie's going to be kind of different from the videos in a way that it's not just not going to be fred the whole entire time, and you'll see all the other characters. and i won't be playing. there'll actually be other actors playing the other characters. >> and if you're older than 18 and scratching your head because you just don't get fred, maybe you're not supposed to. >> it depends what kind of comedies you like. some think it stupid. some think it's awesome. they worship it. i don't think about the audience. i think about the videos. >> thank you. thank you very much. >>> coming up -- >> i feel -- >> a little boy's trip to the dentist has millions with their mo

filmmaker george lucas has a big project planned for marin county's lucas valley area home of skywalker ranch. but many residents are giving it two thumbs down. john ramos on why they're striking back. >>> reporter: lucas valley in marin county is not named after famed "star wars" director george lucas. but it may as well be. he built skywalker ranch here, a commercial development that is headquarters for many of of his movies. >> when lucas first moved into the area they say that he was treated almost like some kind of a deity but for the folks in the neighborhood they are beginning to wonder if it's a little less deity and a little more darth vader because directly behind these homes lucas wants to build a huge neukom plex. basically -- new complex, basically a movie studio. two large indoor sound stages each the size of a department store and one large outdoor stage. there will be offices, residence units and private restaurant and a wine tasting room and large wine storage cave built into the hillside. neighbors fear what this could do to their rural lifestyle. >> it may turn into a

i've seen george lucas get very passionate about it.doesn't care about anything other than eyeballs. he wants people to watch it and understand how important these men are. >> a did that diver movie and people have come up to me and said i love that diver movie. this story will help build up the american brand again. no matter what color you are, being an american is cool. they explain how something like a president barack obama can happen. we were saying this earlier -- >> hold that very thought. let's have a quick break and come back and talk about barack obama because himself anointment as president of this country should have been an incredible transform atory moment. was it? that's what i want to know. . >>> i'm don lemon. here are your headlines this hour. police have arrested some 19 protesters at a massive occupy oakland protest. the occupiers called this move-in day. but police ruled it an unlawful assembly and moved to contain the crowd. police did use smoke and tear gas on the crowd. we'll have much more on this story at the

this was done by maestro that is george lucas. i knew that the kids would feel like they were playing in the planes and it would be an event picture. >> mike: i thought james earl jones. i read aequat that he made about the film. he said that "red tails" is like star wars for black kids. >> right on, james, right on. >> mike: what he meant was it puts a person in the cockpit and makes them feel like that they are part of the remarkable story. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> mike: of the tuskegee airmen. >> that is exactly right. we shot in the czech republic in an abandoned russian air base. the whole for like two mile space all you saw was like vintage 1943 military air base. it is what we recreated and they put these kids through training, eight days of hard intense training and sleeping in the snow and then finally put them in the planes and when you have a professional pilot take you up as an actor he has to show you his skills. a lot of throwing up in them planes. >> mike: are you admitting there was a little bit of upchucking

steve jobs bought pixar from george lucas.s now worth 6, $7 billion. what were you thinking about? >> i wasn't thinking about the money. i had already turned down the chairmanship of disney for several billion dollars. >> right. >> i said i don't want to run a public company. with pixar, i developed, it was called the lucas film computer division is what i started. it was doing a lot of equipment, was doing a lot of things. they were there to develop a lot of digital technology that i needed for ilm. here was steve jobs, he was kind of out of work. he was a friend of mine. i said, look, we kind of -- they talked steve jobs into buying the company as a software company. but i said, you know, guys you got a real chance of convincing him that the digital animation is a great thing. i said, i'll stay on as the godfather, adviser. i'm not going on the board or anything. so i was with them the whole thing. it wasn't like -- i was rooting for the guys. i want the them to get to make their digital movie. in order for steve to make tha

that's what george lucas is doing right now.ing that land, and some of those rocks are still there. you have to break them down. the film stands for itself. >> i ask a lot of guests this when they come, particularly african-american guests or morgan freeman fold me never to use that phrase. just call me an actor or black actor. it's a good point to make. do you believe that since barack obama was elected america has become more or less racist? >> i hope -- i'm an optimist, so i have to say less racist. i was in france and two frenchmen came up to me. they said you got to be -- can i ask you something personal? how does it happen that a black man is it is head of such a racist nation? i didn't know how to respond to them, because it got me to thinking. if you think about it, when i grew up i didn't know there were tuskegee airmen and black accomplishment in america. you have the color purple and glory. this is an african-american action film that tells about black heroes in history. i think that, to me, is why this film is so hea

george lucas thank you very much.t box got busted. just like the mailman who's now in big, big trouble with his boss. note to self, erica. there's security video everywhere. >> tomorrow on cbs this morning saturday, a disturbing report on the fillth on airplanes. before we leave you, we want to take a moment to remember a dear friend and colleague. gary moore died yesterday after a short battle with thyroid cancer. he was one of our video editors here. we worked behind the scenes at cbs news and cbs sports. gary was just 51 years old. he will be missed very much. our thoughts are with his family. >> so sorry to hear that. that does it for us this morning. we leave you with a look at the people who brought you this broadcast over the past week. down. >> said there was a power failure. >> we have to stay together. >> human error here. >> 23 people are still missing. >> would have been 83 years old had he lived. >> rhetoric was poetry itself with an irresistible lyricism. >> everything i do will be designed to strengthen

our guest tonight is george lucas. let me show you a clip of our writers' room when they found out that we had booked mr. lucas. take a look. that's our writers' room. by the way, if you do come to the show and you want to ask me a question about which appliance i would be, let me just be absolutely clear about this. don't you then suggest a utensil. ( cheers and applause ) because i take these things very seriously. let's begin with our continuing coverage of the republicans' race for the white house. tuesday is the new hampshire primary. the crucial vote and a key bellwether for the south carolina vote 12 days from then which you know is a-- (snoring)-- the remaining republican candidates gathered saturday night on abc television for a 9:00 p.m. debate and then inexplicably reassembled the next morning at 9:00 a.m. on nbc for another debate. it's like the republican primaries become a telethon for electoral dystrophy. the 14th and 15th debate. i mean they're out of things to talk about. here was what they were down t

it's george lucas. "star wars." but i maintained. you maintain throughout the shooting? or did you eventually -- >> yeah. i mean, there were a lot of instances, you know, when i was in my trailer and i geeked out in there. and i think people would probably hear me through the door. and -- are you all right? there? yeah. everything's fine. everything's good. >> jimmy: i am your father. we both grew up in las vegas. did you know? >> they were telling me. >> jimmy: what high school did you go to? >> i went to las vegas academy of theater and visual arts for the first three years. >> we would beat those kids senseless. >> yeah. >> jimmy: there was no performing arts academy of anything when i went to school. >> i graduated from rancho. >> jimmy: oh, okay. wow. do you get back there much? >> not as much as i probably should. i still have a little bit of family there. >> jimmy: did you take advantage of the many amenities in las vegas? >> many amenities. vegas is one of the few places on earth you can get a lobster meal for like 3 bucks. >

thank you lucas baiano, we look forward to your next act. >> thank you for having me. >> what now?ind it and it working? that is next on "now." coming up next on "andrea mitchell reports" battleground florida, what is in mitt romney's momentum as all the polls are giving him a double-digit lead and newt gingrich claims to be the heir to the reagan legacy. and what could stop president obama from winning florida? b that is next. >>> welcome back, it's time for what now? the occupy edition, about 15 minutes ago, occupy protesters were supposed to leave mcpearson square but they are saying under what they call a tent of dreams. in some areas, occupy protesters -- >> we talk about the discussion of, regarding income inequality in this current presidential race, certainly the white house has wrapped its arms around it. when you look at this, whether it's the violence or the sort of back and forth between the d.c. park police and the movement, where to we place the movement right now in terms of the national dialog? >> i think it's a movement that shows what happens when you politically

the movie is the passion of george lucas. he joins us for this.erybody. >>> right to the latest report on the end of illness. all week long, abc news is reporting on the frontier of medicine. looking at how technology can enhance your health. the series is based on a new book by dr. david agus. "nightline" anchor bill weir got a shock when he visited dr. agus. >> bill, have a seat. >> the moment of truth, yeah? is that me? >> that is part of you. >> reporter: i thought this would be just another assignment. >> the unfortunate truth is, you have some heart disease now. >> reporter: the first thought, i flashed to an image of my kid, standing on the same mountain write spread my dad's ashes opinion second thought, i deserve this. whoo! you see, for my first four decades, i carried a secret, arrogant hunch that i was bullet froo proof. sure, i exercise. but i don't have a doctor. i like a salad. my favorites are spare ribs and six pax. and there is the result. in that red. >> one of the most important arteries in the heart, the l.a.d., there's one le

george lucas, everybody. ( cheers and applause )

lucas. >> jimmy: i guess there's no nicknames for george, really? gio. >> i thought of calling him jorge. >> jimmy: maybe for the sequel, if there is one. do you remember the first time you met him? was that a big event for you? >> the first time i met him, it was in 2006. >> jimmy: oh. >> and i was giving him an award. in the process, i was like, look. you know how we do? man, i'd love to work with you. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> you know? and he looked at me, well, i got something i'm working on. you know, we'll give you a call. okay. >> jimmy: did you believe him? >> it's george lucas. you'd believe him even if you don't want to believe him. so, i was going to ask my agent every two months or so. did george call? after about five months of that, i go to call and ask my agent, every 4 1/2 months. did george call? two years had gone by. wait a minute. he said he was going to call me. [ laughter ] and it's january of 2009. and my agent called. he was like, well, your imaginary friend, george, called today. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and it all worked out. now

. >> the turf war brewing in the north bay with george lucas. that and more when we come back on this thursday. ,,,, missing people on a cruise ship... off the tuscan coast. >>> back now at 5:11. dives may have to face rough seas as they search for 21 missing people on the cruise ship off the tuscan coast. take a live look at the ship off the coast of italy. divers also plan to begin pumping half a million gallons of fuel from that vessel before it leaks into the mediterranean. meantime, the captain is facing more scrutiny than ever. he was at the helm of the cruise ship when it ran aground last week. it's already killed 11 people. he told investigators that he tripped and accidentally fell into a lifeboat. the captain is under house arrest right now. >>> well, a plan to eliminate tuition at the uc system is under consideration. a student presented it at the regents meeting in riverside. under the plan students would pay no up front tuition. they would go there four years of school. instead they would commit to paying back 5% of their annual sal

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whoa, [ bleep ], george lucas. how are you, sir? great.any -- i'll tell you about the storm troopers. as he starts talking, everybody leans in. like, stops working. they stop moving lights and everything. and they listen to his story. >> jimmy: they want to hear the storm trooper story. >> anything he had to say. he would have pooped on himself. that's amazing, george. [ laughter ] you don't got to wipe it. just leave it like that. >> jimmy: was it a good storm troopers story? i want to hear the storm troopers story? >> you know, i wasn't paying attention. so many people were watching. i was like, yeah. uh-huh. >> jimmy: i know your dad is a character. has your dad seen this movie? >> my dad has seen this movie, yes. le went to the l.a. screening. >> jimmy: did he like it? >> he loved the movie. >> jimmy: is he always complimentary of your movies? >> what are you getting at? >> jimmy: is he one of those parents? my parents think everything is fantastic. >> yeah. no. >> jimmy: no? >> no. my dad, for some reason, finds it in his demeanor to

that comes maggie lucas of penn state. lucas with the career high. 33 points.n state. >> huge unbelievable comeback by penn state. they fall just short. 75-65. the final. sint at number -- cincinnati sen rutgers. no trouble for the charleston. -- for the scarlet knights. the putback. >> rutgers is all about defense. 15 points for oliver. rutgers win. typical stuff where they play the d. >> 58-47. and ohio state at michigan. leading the 11th ranked team 45-33. green bay at milwaukee. >> i love that and she also contributed with 27 big points for the win. >> blew them out 88-53. the final there. this will just about do it for tonight. here's a look at what you will see tonight. on cbs: the "road to the final 4" continues tomorrow with men's action. at 1:30 eastern the big 10 battle between wisconsin and number 13 michigan. followed by nfl playoff action. the steelers take on the denver. for alls of us have a good evening.

remember john lucas? this is a young john lucas. scored 18 and the first half.ed on a 19-6 run. chicago wednesday 78-74. in a couple of other scores. george washington be rhode island. navy lost to holy cross. american fell 71-60. look optimistically. march madness right around the corner. i want a baby. a baby? but we were gonna see the northern lights in alaska. and go spelunking with the guys. yeah, i said it-- spelunking. [ whirring ] and i still haven't built one of those fighting robots. come on. it's's pretty awesome. okay. just a few things we need to do first. [ laughs ] [ announcer ] before you make your leap, make a list. then get going in the completely redesigned cr-v. all new, from honda. ♪ sunny day ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ i'm feelin' subway today [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresesh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped with pickles, m

that comes maggie lucas of penn state. lucas with the career high. 33 points.n state. >> huge unbelievable comeback by penn state. they fall just short. 75-65. the final. sint at number -- cincinnati sen rutgers. no trouble for the charleston. -- for the scarlet knights. the putback. >> rutgers is all about defense. 15 points for oliver. rutgers win. typical stuff where they play the d. >> 58-47. and ohio state at michigan. leading the 11th ranked team 45-33. green bay at milwaukee. >> i love that and she also contributed with 27 big points for the win. >> blew them out 88-53. the final there. this will just about do it for tonight. here's a look at what you will see tonight. on cbs: the "road to the final 4" continues tomorrow with men's action. at 1:30 eastern the big 10 battle between wisconsin and number 13 michigan. followed by nfl playoff action. the steelers take on the denver. for alls of us have a good evening.

this past weekend, the george lucas film about the airman was released. it has a g alreadyrossed 18 -- already grossed $18 million, the number two box office hit. when he was shopping around trying to find funding for this film, he was denied. hollywood told him that people would not come out to watch a movie with an all african- american cast. we proved hollywood wrong, people will come out and support and all african american history. why am i doing this now? black history is american history and deserves to be celebrated every single day of the year. on behalf of the board of supervisors, i am here to say thank you. if it weren't for your work, i would not be here. and so i have a proclamation naming today, january 24, 2011, the tuskegee airmen day. [applause] the mayor sent his regards and could not be here to be personally delivering it to you, but he is very grateful to your dedication and service to our country. on behalf of his body, i have prepared your certificate of honor and also to publicly of knowledge and welcome you back home, not so much