you have mamma saying, when ruth says she's going to go see the doctor and the mamma says, you're going to go see that woman who does things she's got no business doing. that was her way of saying abortionist. we have censorship in one of the most popular plays in american history. even there, we have censorship in place. we have to understand the times. everybody -- every female in this room was born after 1973, which is to suggest you have never known a time when abortions were not legal. 1959, they were absolutely illegal. for anyone who had what we now call an unwanted pregnancy, it was a nightmare to behold. no one wants to talk about that pre time. even though, you never know, it could come back again where abortions are illegal. you need to understand history to get a better since of where we are. and with literature, thank god, it can give us a window into history. literature based on history. how are y'all doing? everybody okay? listen, i'm going to start wrapping up. are there any other questions we want to deal with before we go? please, octavia? >> i just wanted to say that

. >>> "mamma mia!"ks some of the big attractions this weekend. >> here's don sanchez with what is hot. >> reporter: "mamma mia!" hit musical hear all the hit songs abba songs again it is back for a limited run you can be a -- dancing queen in the orpheum theater. they used to say, saturday, saturday, the monster jam returns with 16 trucks race racing -- with action. new ballet called dear miss kline, set to the music of patsy kline. celebrating 60 years, beautiful breathtaking or kidd salute. 'tis any on -- orchid . >> at home "puss in boots" comes out on blue ray and dvd. >>> oscar sunday three days away. at our website oscar.com you will find a lot of history, fashion photo gallery and fascinating oscar facts, coverage begins sunday at 12:30. oprah will be on jimmy kimmel live after and be sure to download the oscar app for live video from the red carpet and backstage and enjoy the conversation on twitter. you can predict the winners, go on it is fun. >> who is going to win best picture? >>> coming up

. >> reporter: "mamma mia!"hit hear the hit abba songs again it is back for a limited run you can be a dancing queen in the or people theater. like they used to say saturday, saturday, the monster jam returns with 16 trucks racing with action. ballet enchanting with a new ballet set to the music of patsy kline. [ inaudible ] the glamour of hollywood brought home at the academy of friends gala to benefit hiv and aids agencies sunday enjoy the night on the big screen. >> if it is to be a dance fight i will -- >> or at home "puss in boots" comes out on blu ray and dvd. don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> oscar sunday is this sunday go to oscar.com to find oscar history, fashion photo gallery and fascinating oscar facts. >> red carpet arrivals begin 1:30 the show begins at 5:00 oprah will be on jimmy kimmel live after. >> more than we can stan. >> thanks for joining us. >> who wants to beitit

(music playing) ♪ mamma, take ♪ this badge offa me ♪ i can't use it anymore ♪ it's gettin' dark ♪ tooee ♪ feel i'm knockin' ♪ on heaven's door ♪ (annick smith) in the western, there's a quest for the freedom and individuality. but it's also a quest for conquering the land and conquering the people who lived on it before you. and taking anything in your way without anyone saying, no. it's very hard for me to see the kind of cowboy hero straight on. i mean to see him sort of uneroded by irony. the western kept on repeating its myths and legends. "billy the kid," "wyatt earp," "shootout at the o.k. corral." what they sought was a variation on it. (narrator) a new, more self-conscious cycle of westerns took a fresh look at the form. directors such as arthur penn and sam peckinpah revised classic legends to include modern concerns. (arthur penn) this was an expanding nation at that point there was the constant problem of whether the deeds that were really accomplished or undertaken, really matched the images that they were creating. and that was the theme inside of "left-handed gun." (spea

. >> i knew that mamma houston would do it the way she wanted it done, we're going to church and not going to be worried about if the world can get in. >> reporter: kevin costner will speak at the service, and stevie wonder and aretha franklin have been tapped to sing. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is defending his decision to lower flags on state buildings in new jersey at half staff in honor of houston. he said houston made cultural contributions to his state and deserves the honor. opponents say the honor should not be rved for those who -- reserved for those who contribute to society but for those who sacrifice for it. >>> it was a gorgeous day out there, but we do have changes heading into the weekend, starting tomorrow about fog along the coastline. then incleating cloud cover -- increasing cloud cover. partly conditions, dry on saturday, late running late sunday. cool condition conditionses lasting -- conditions lasting through the weekend. today, we were in the upper 60s. it will be in the 50s along the coastline where we are expecting fog through the overnight hours

. >> reporter: "mamma mia!"t hear the hit abba songs again it is back for a limited run you can be a dancing queen in the or people theater. like they used to say saturday, saturday, the monster jam returns with 16 trucks racing with action. ballet enchanting with a new ballet set to the music of patsy kline. [ inaudible ] the glamour of hollywood brought home at the academy of friends gala to benefit hiv and aids agencies sunday enjoy the night on the big screen. >> if it is to be a dance fight i will -- >> or at home "puss in boots" comes out on blu ray and dvd. don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> oscar sunday is this sunday go to oscar.com to find oscar history, fashion photo gallery and fascinating oscar facts. >> red carpet arrivals begin 1:30 the show begins at 5:00 oprah will be on jimmy kimmel live after. >> more than we can stan. >> thanks for joining us. great idea. so we'll switch to u-verse tv and internet... that's just what we need... i got accepted into juilliard. [ dad ] that's great! can we talk about w

. >> speaking of chili i have a recipe that would kill your mamma it's so good. it's so good. >> i love my mom. >> i found it you guys. >> how about this. it's never too early for chili friday let's do it. >> i have not a cook and that's why you would be impressed. >> chili weather. >> it's not. good segueway. >> superbowl? >> yeah. >> mcdonald's. >> no we are not talking about mcdonald's. okay. so, yes, chilly weather. not so bad but outside but as you go to the bus stop this morning, temperatures are above average. we are not dealing with 50s like yesterday. we are in the 40s and we have some rain showers out there. so you will need to have that rain gear for your kids this morning. the winds kind of calm out of the north at 5 miles an hour. on the light side. that will not be the scenario going throughout the day. the wind won't get gusty like yesterday. satellite and radar picking up on the rain pushing through the area right now. heavy in some spots and we will get a break behind that. we will see a second round of rain moving in here as we go into the after

. >> mike: mamma mia, biggest grossing film of your career many people probably don't know. >> yes. >ike: your daughters were they reluctant and maybe not too sure about you doing that role? >> no, they were thrilled. >> mike: were they thrilled? >> yes, they were thrilled. you know, that movie really went around the world, i mean. >> mike: just a fun movie. >> it's a fun movie, but it's, it's exuberance translates around the world into any language and one of the great nights of my life was sitting next to the empress of japan and we watched it it, i'm not kidding you, and everyone was, i mean, she is a god, i mean, related to the deity in some way in japan, and so, people will not look at her. you're not allowed to really look at her. and she came into the audience and i realized that the empty seat next to me was going to be the the empress of japan. and she is so beautiful. and she sat next to me, and it was very quiet. this is a movie about a girl who has slept with three different men and she doesn't know, i mean, her mother slept with three different men and she doesn't know wh

just like mamma taught me. >> it's also the best night for television. >> monday night, primetime tv watch the primetime shows. my favorite shows right now are "24," "smallville," "grey's anatomy," "desperate housewives." you know what i'm saying? i love you bri. >> armstrong's weekly routine will continue indefinitely. he's serving 25 years to life for first-degree murder. >> sometimes i can see the victim in my case when i'm walking, you know what i'm saying? it's like demons that never go away. i have dreams about it, you know? >> the victim was a friend who learned that armstrong was involved in drug dealing and credit card fraud. >> she was an ex-girlfriend of mine, but we still lived together at the time. so at the time i guess you could say she was a roommate, you know what i'm saying? she was finding out what i was doing. it started infringing on her life. and she started getting scared and tried to stop me and didn't listen. and there's been this discrepancy as to what she was going to the police and talking about and who she was telling who i was involved with. and it led t

. >> i might look like a mamma figure to them and can say it in a way that chill yourself, you know, and a minority may not say it that way. >> for people with a b.a. it's going to take up to a year and a half to get their credentials. teach tomorrow in oakland will be helping them every step of the way. the group is counting on these applicants to change the look of oakland schools. in oakland, abc news, lilian kim. >> well, lisa, let's take some bets not on the super bowl game but on when we can get some measurable rain. >> well, we are going to see some measurable rain on tuesday. >> okay. >> that's the good news. we are running around 29% of normal in san jose. and about 43% of normal in san francisco. >> forty-three? >> yeah, 43%. we need a lot of rain to catch h up. it's not going to happen this week. maybe half-inch to three quarter inch. right now we are looking at a beautiful sunrise. this is vulmer peak. in the north bay with a little bit of wind we are talking about temperatures that feel like they are below freezing. so a bit after windchill fact for there. the east ehrho

. >> mamma is cheating on you. that is what we fought about. at christmas i caught her with a guy. it made me sick to see her near you. i went back to school thinking that that was it. that i was just done with her. i was going to call and tell you everything and then the accident happened. and -- -- until she woke up again. >> i had been a film buff my whole life and but didn't receive a whole lot of sort of encouragement, you know, from my family, let's say, once i got that film they were very encouraging. but i was encouraged to go to law school or do something more straight so going to film school was more of a distant dream. but i knew when i got the acceptance letters to film school that i had to try it. >> rose: because you didn't even know whether you had a gift or whether you liked it, both. >> i had to find out whether my love of watching films would translate into loving making them and also to find out if i had any talent at it. >> rose: is anything not to like about making films. >> s there's a lot not to like. >> rose: like what.

. >> i might look like a mamma figure to them and they can say it in a way that chill yourself, you knowereas a white teacher and a minority may not say it that way. >> for people with a b. a. it's going to take up to a year and a half to get their credentials. teach tomorrow in oakland will be helping them every step of the way. the group is counting on these applicants to change the look of oakland schools. in oakland, abc news, lilian kim. >>> a cripple housing crisis, high unemployment and state budget woes have six california cities on a new list of the most miserable places to live. this study by forbes magazine ac at ten factors including crime, weather and the work commute. miami ranked as number one for the most miserable place to live. sacramento came in at number 5. stockton 11. mer schedule was 15th. bakersfield and modesto were 17th, 18th and 19th. they listed high unemployment and high foreclosure rates as factors in their rankings. >>> there's good news for one california city. san francisco ranks as the best dating city in america. yeah, that's according to the dating web

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