whether mark rufalo or heath ledger in brokeback mountain.a new step when we really let people who are openly out of the closet and gay play tell their own story. that will be a nice moment. >> this is "talk to al jazeera." stay with us. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> why did so many of these people choose to risk their lives? >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> people are dying because of this policy... >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but what is the administration doing behind the scenes? >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm christof putzel. my guest this week, the actor ethan hawke. >> right after you had your blackout l role in "he dead poets society" your mother encouraged you to get involved in a certain charity. >> well, i was very fortunate, you know i had a really amazing loving mother and loving father and loving brothers and sisters who looked af

joining duval edward norton ethan hawke and mark rufalo. >> ♪ human too ♪ >> meryl streep picks up herh oscar nomination for "into the woods" joining arquette emma stone, keira knightly and laura dern for best supporting actress. eight movies will battle for best picture. "american sniper" "the imitation game" "birdman" "selma" "the theory of everything" "grand budapest hotel" and "whiplash." >> and the 87th academy awards will be presented on february 22nd right here on abc. ted rollins, abc news, los angeles. >> very exciting. new this noon less than a year after a deadly fire on this plot of land right here another one breaks out. what sparked this morning's two alarm blaze next. >> firefighters in anne arundel county had to call in help from calvert and prince george's counties to battle this fire. it broke out this morning in a house under construction on east marshall avenue in diehl. that house was being built on the same lot where just last march, a 62-year-old man died in a fire. no one was injured today and today's fire was started by a propane heater. new rules to loosen tra

whether mark rufalo or heath ledger in brokeback mountain.new step when we really let people who are openly out of the closet and gay play tell their own story. that will be a nice moment. >> this is "talk to al jazeera." stay with us. >> al jazeera america presents a breakthrough television event. borderland. six strangers. >> let's just send them back to mexico. >> experience illegal immigration up close and personal. >> it's overwhelming to see this many people that have perished. >> lost lives are relived. >> all of these people shouldn't be dead. >> will there differences bring them together or tear them apart? >> the only way to find out is to see it yourselves. >> which side of the fence are you on? borderland, sunday at 9 eastern, only on al jazeera america. >> announcer: this is al jazeera >>> hello, this is the news hour. i'm jane dutton. thousands gather for the funeral of king abdullah. we look back at his legacy and forward to the man who is replacing him. >>> also on the news hour yemen slides deep into chaos after the resignati

whether mark rufalo or heath ledger in brokeback mountain.a new step when we really let people who are openly out of the closet and gay play tell their own story. that will be a nice moment. >> this is "talk to al jazeera." stay with us. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm christof putzel. my guest this week, the ac

whether mark rufalo or heath ledger in brokeback mountain.a new step when we really let people who are openly out of the closet and gay play, tell their own story. that will be a nice moment. >> this is "talk to al jazeera." stay with us. . ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm christof putzel. my guest this week, the actor ethan hawke. >> right after you had your blackout l role in "he dead poets society" your mother encouraged you to get involved in a certain charity. >> well, i was very fortunate you know i had a really amazing loving mother and loving father and loving brothers and sisters who looked after me. it's tough when you first experience celebrity. because all of a sudden people want -- it changes people's relationship to you. girls in high school didn't think you were cute all of a sudden think you're cute. it is small obviously but it has other implications and one of them was i had a little bit of money in the bank. >> you were 18? >> yes i'd made i think $30,000 off of "dead poets society" and i was the richest person i knew. but my mother you know r

whether mark rufalo or heath ledger in brokeback mountain.w step when we really let people who are openly out of the closet and gay play tell their own story. that will be a nice moment. >> this is "talk to al jazeera." stay with us. >> al jazeera america morning news >> good morning and welcome! to al jazeera america >> real stories... real reporting... real news... a deeper look... >> a much better forecast for today >> with an international edge >> why is this so important and how close is this deal? >> from our award winning news teams across america and beyond >> we begin with breaking news coming out of the west bank... >> news that matters... al jazeera america morning news every morning 7 eastern only on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm christof putzel. my guest this week, the actor ethan hawke. >> right after you had your blackout l role in "he dead poets society" your mother encouraged you to get involved in a certain charity. >> well, i was very fortunate, you know i had a really amazing loving mother and loving father and loving br

robert duval in "the judge" joins edward norton ethan hawke and mark rufalo for best supporting actor and nomination number 19 for meryl streep for "into the woods" joining patricia arquette emma stone, keira knightly and laura dern for best supporting actress. this year's snubs including the "selma" director, amy adams in "big eyes" ask jennifer anniston for her performance in "cake." >> lot of people were disappointed that jennifer anniston didn't get her first oscar nomination. there was a lot of buzz. >> eight movies will battle for best picture. "american sniper" imitation game, the grand budapest hotel and "whiplash." the grand budapest hotel and "birdman" tied with the most nominations at nine a piece. oscars will be handed out february 22nd on abc. in los angeles, ted rollins, abc 7 news. >> one more note here the director of the lego movie was quick to react to his film's snub in the best animated film category. here's the tweet that phil lord sent out as the nominations were being announced and it simply said "it's ok i made my own." . >> that's awesome. awesome. >> isn't th