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ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our pal, mark ruffalo! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how you doing? that's awesome. you remember last time you were here, last time he was here we were talking about i said you should be ththnew james bond. and they played the james bond theme. instead of doing something cool with a gun or something, you started playing air bass? [ laughter ] that's not what james bond does at all. >> that's his act. >> jimmy: that's not his act. he doesn't play the bass guitar. [ laughter ] did you ever play the bass guitar? do you play instruments? >> i did. i played the bass guitar. >> jimmy: you did. >> i did. not anywhere as beautifully as mark. >> jimmy: mark, he won't remember, anyway. [ lauger ] >> what great date. >> jimmy: he's been flubbing his lines all night. >> sometimes he'll give you a a great date. >> jimmy: oh, he's a great date, absolutely. yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] >> he looks like he likes romantic novels. >> jimmy: he does. he does. how do you know that? yeah, he does. likes short walks on the beach

((mark ruffalo // actor & activist: they're not taking our jobs today... they're not taking food out of our children's mouth today. mark ruffalo // /actor & activist: this is a monumental decision you are making. i don't think you quite realize what this means to your legacy. this is happening all over the u.s. and you are regressing.)) ((michael stevens)) the commisioners said they sympathized with workers, but suggested solar companies themselves were partly to blame... because they sold panels without warning people there could be changes in their bills in the new year. ((michael stevens)) the rates calls "a cost- shift" that claims traditional energy customers are subsidizing about 17- thousand solar customers. brian and kirsten? ((kirsten joyce)) > michael.. how many local workers have been impacted by the decision? ((michael stevens)) kirsten... hundreds... solar city alone is cutting 550 jobs here in nevada. another company... sun run... is also ceasing operations and laying off workers./// sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk < good mornin

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that's a fact that has never been denied.)) (( mark ruffalo: it's a shame that you are on that screen and not in the building. because outside you should really feel the energy here, there's a thousand people out here.)) (( ruffalo: you have a lot of angry people out there because they see what's happening. they know it's a game, it's a rigged game and you're not working for the public, you're working for the utility.)) ((michael stevens)) commissioners said they were sympathized with the laid- off workers. but they also suggested solar companies were partly to blame for selling panels to thousands in recent months while apparently not warning people they could see big changes in the rates aim to correct a cost-shift that has traditional energy customers subsidizing about 17,000 solar customers ((brian loftus)) michael... how big of an impact does this decision have on the community? ((michael stevens)) brian... aside from the lay-off's at these local solar companies... the people at solar city... one of those solar companies say... the new rate hikes won't only effect families... but

but actor mark ruffalo is also a clean energy activist. and today he was a strong voice for nevadas solar industry. ((trk)) ((9:28:20 mark ruffalo/actor activist: "they're not taking our jobs today...they're not taking food out of our children's mouth today.")) ((paul joncich)) supporters of nevada's solar industry, including hundreds of laid off solar installers wanted to send a message to the p-u-c. (( magaphone bite code? ruffalo: "this is an energy revolution and it's happening all over the country.")) ((paul joncich)) they want the p-u-c to reverse its decison to increase costs for residential solar panel users. that move angered thousands of customers who'd invested in solar, and prompted layoffs in what was a growing industry. and the accusations are mounting. ((9:43:13 paul joncich: "is your group suggesting puc members are in the pocket of nv energy?" bryan miller/alliance for solar choice: "it has been very clear what has gone on. the governors two top energy advisors are nv energy lobbyists. that's a fact that has never been den

mark ruffalo. 10.00.45.00 "this is a monumental decision you are making here. i don't thin you realize what this means to you, to your legacy. this is happening all over the united states. you are regressing." ruffalo took part in the rally ahad of the meeting. it was organized by solar city in an effort to get the commission to put the rooftop solar rate change on hold. the original decision calls for an increased service charge for rooftop solar users as well as a reduction in the amount of money homeowners are reimbursed for excess power produced by their solar arays. hundreds of people spoke before they included former employees of solar company's that have closed down operations in the state because of the change as well as upset homeowners. 12.53.42.00 "how do you explain a threefold increase for basic service just because someone has rooftop solar. nv energy has not shown it is more costly for them to connect to my solar home than it is to connect to an identical non-solar home across the street. to me it does not add up." update on meeting progress. we w

"avengers" actor mark ruffalo testified before the commission... in support for the solar energy customers. ((10:00:37 mark ruffalo/actor & activist:"this is a monumental decision you are making. i don't think you quite realize what this means to your legacy. this is happening all over the u.s. and you are regressing." )) ((brian loftus)) he compared the p-u-c to the "anti-robin hood"... for stealing from the people and giving to the rich. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > maryland parkway could soon get some upgrades. area businesses made it known earlier this week... that they think the stretch of the road needs some work done. yesterday, local developers met with representatives from u-n-l-v... dicussing the changes in the area. some of the proposed upgrades include... a light rail running along maryland parkway... and added housing for students on campus: (( david frommer- unlv executive dir. more people that live here and have activity here, i think it creates a more vibrant neighborhood. so student housing is a key part of that as well as other housing

conference from carson city: ((10:00:37 mark ruffalo/actor & activist:"this is a monumental decision you are making. i don't think you quite realize what this means to your legacy. this is happening all over the u.s. and you are regressing." )) ((paula francis)) he compared the p-u-c to the "anti- robin hood"... for stealing from the people and giving to the rich. this evening... the p-u-c voted unanimously to keep the rate hikes in place./// ((dave courvoisier)) > making the lottery even easier to play. michelle mortensen is on your side with apps you can download right now... that will help you figure out if you're a winner... without having to read your picks, line- by- line. plus... the clouds rolled back into the valley today... tedd? tedd florendo >they most certainly did. and because of them we stayed cool in the low 50's today. but that's all about to change as we're expecting a warm up in to the 60's. we'll breakdown your forecast coming up right here on 8 newsnow. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing check

there are rumors that actor mark ruffalo might join the rally.... a group that supporters clean energy tweeted about the rally...tagging mark ruffalo's account the education savings accounts are supposed to be a program that gives families money for but is it actually costing some parents more money? the voucher program offers a little over five thousand dollars per child use on educational expenses like private school tuition.... but the child has to be enrolled in public school for at least 100 days in order to qualify. now private schools say families are pulling their kids out of their schools, and it's having a bad ripple effect. rick martin, calvary chapel christian school superintendant 13:01:21:00 that's an impact, that's an impact on our school, that's an impact on the classes, it's an impact on tuition it's an impact on the kids. meanwhile one the other side, the parents who were relying on those new funds are left in limbo. they were supposed to get the money next month, but a judge just put the program on hold, while it's being challenge

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and today bree sison sat down with the character played by mark ruffalo. >> reporter: spotlight has taken film festivals by storm. now it's an acade million a-- academy award nominee for best picture. >> they knew and let it happen. >> reporter: mark ruffalo picked up an oscar nomination for playing this man one of four boston globe investigative reporters to prove catholic church covered up priest sex abuse. >> we spent a day going over the script. >> reporter: he says they nailed it and the academy agrees giving the film more nods for best screenplay director film editing. >> i am here because i care. >> reporter: and supporting actress in rachel mcadams. just yesterday our paula ebben asked cardinal o'malley for his >> it's powerful film and i think that it's contribution. winner. wrote. >> reporter: it shines a floodlight on the importance of journalism. >> it's really only investigative reporters that hold powerful institutions and powerful individuals accountable for what they do. >> reporter: as for the guy who plays him he says rough low is studious and generous and >> maybe they

>> reporter: fans of solar power and fans of actor mark ruffalo protested job losses across the state of nevada. de on christmas eve and done by the company solar city. >> you work for the solar industry. i was fortunate enough that i was able to keep my job. but many of my friends were mot. had to relocate to keep their jobs. >> reporter: a december change by the public utilities commission allowed a change in the law increasing connection costs for solar. solar city responded by slashing 500 jobs. fearing that homeowner customers wouldn't be as encouraged to go solar because they were going to be paid less for the power they sell back to nv energy. >> they are going to charge me the retail rate of about 11 nar nar -- 11-and-a-half cents and yet for my extra energy pay $0.03 a kilowatt. >> reporter: protesters accuse the pac of being on the side of nv energy. they had star power and they were well organized and the event was over within an hour. back here live. again, this is the pubically scheduled meeting of the public utilities commission. anybody can go inside. as you saw on the

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actor mark ruffalo isn't the only one upset about solar net metering changes in the valley. reaction to the convtroversial decision by the public utilities commission. right now...clark county school district is taking on redistricting once again. if you're passionate about this issue now's your chance to get involved. good morning las vegas! i'm and i'm dayna roselli the

marvel has also announced they will be joined by "mark ruffalo" as "the hulk". "thor: ragnarok" is set to hit 3 a group in texas is giving veterans a chance to overcome their p-t-s-d by setting them up with some special four-legged friends. we'll bring you the touching 3 3 3 a texas a texas organization is giving veterans a chance to feel like they're flying... all while getting set up with a new furry friend... fox's "jennifer kendall" has the story. 3 ((take pkg))runs: 2:30out: i know a dog saved mechyrons: :00 to :05 austin, tx:17 to :29 stephen boyd // disabled veteran 1:23 to 1:48 brian 3 ((jen)) ((jen)) 3 3 more to come on good day. ((walter)) let's turn it over to russell and laura - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. 3 the u-s capitol shuts down after this weekend's massive blizzard. coming up ... why some lawmakers won't be able to return to work until later this week. 3 the final debate before the first vote of 20-16 is this thursday ... and an old fued has been re-ignited on social media .. why donald trump may walk away from the debate s

actor mark ruffalo. "nevada is the testing ground of the utility industry to try and kill solar in the u.s. and heres where we have to stop it." not even the incredible hulk could save the day for supporters of solar... see why the puc still voted against them. plus... listen up all you skiers and snowboarders! your chance to win an all access season pass to lee canyon. more on the race happening today and how it honors a young snowboarder who hall, maria silva, monica jackson, jason feinberg , . weather 24/7 with cassandra jones and traffic solutions. this is fox5 news this morning. lee canyon is hosting a memorial ski race to honor a snowboarder. killed in a snowboarding accident... his family made the decision to donate his organs, which helped the lives of 90 people. the race is today at 10am. the 40 dollars registration fee and 20 percent of lift ticket sales will be donated to "the nevada donor network. " the winner of the race will receive an all access season pass. ((anchor chat)) good morning i'

. >> mark ruffalo is one lucky man. >> he is. >> mark is one of the celebrities in new york, and he seems to have lost his cell phone and wallet while walking around in the blizzard. >> how does that happen? >> maybe if you try and make a call, and it fell out of his pocket. >> he turned to twitter for help. he put out and said i lost my stuff. can you help me find it in. two small children found his stuff and she was really grateful. if you are mark ruffalo, you don't need to call the avengers. you call your fans. >> you can just call the phone. >> yeah. use the tracker. cute. so cute. >> gave them each $100, somebody said. yeah. >> that's a college fund. >> other celebrities endured the storm. >> jennifer hudson, kate hudson, drew barrymore, they were all in the snow. but there was one celebrity who decided to rub it in. john stamos, he was by the pool. he could have invited me. >> there's something fun about being in the snowstorm. it was 1/8 of an inch less of the forever record. there's something about being in a community. >> you're all in it together. >> i lost some brain cells. i

the fight even got a little star director mark ruffalo joined the protest. "mark ruffalo: nevada is the testing ground of the utility industry to try and kill solar in the u.s. and heres where we have to stop it " the restructuring would cut the rate nv energy pays solar customers for generating excess power. since that unanimous decision from the commission, several solar companies responded with mass layoffs. some even stopped service in nevada all together. larry cohen, branch manager for sunrun in las vegas "now for sure there will be loss of economic revenue for each municipality because just one company alone has put in millions of dollars and my other competitors im sure have matched the same amount of money." cohen says he had to lay off dozens of employees. sunrun will stop nevada operations on march 6th. a couple groups opposed to the restructuring filed a petition to reconsider the changes. the commission has 40 days to grant or deny it. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southe

mark ruffalo for spotlight. the revenant fights itself out against the big short. >> every person matters. >> brooklyn. >> nothing wrong with soap. >> mad mention furry road. room, spotlight. supporting actress nomination for rachel mcadams. but the eyebrow raiser, no picture nominations for two of the lit cli acclaimed films, straight out of compton and "star wars" which had five nominations including best score. john williams returned to the galaxy far, far away. >> there were stories about what happened. >> the best actress category all with cate blanchett all facing off against jennifer lawrence and room's brie larson. and we'll be talking with happy nominees coming up on "gma." >> we're going to move on to the race for president. iowa frontrunner ted cruz facing questions about his finances. tom llamas is in florida where donald trump held a huge rally last night. >> reporter: an important debate tonight and last night you're right donald trump spoke to a packed arena many of the trump supporters i spoke to

mark ruffalo in spotlight. mark riland in bridge. spies and sylvester stallone in creed. >> for performance by an actress in a supporting role, the nominees are jennifer jason leigh, the hateful eight, rooney mara in carroll. rich el mcadams in spotlight. alysiah mcandor in the danish girl and kate winslet in steve jobs. >> for achievement in visual effects, the nominees are exmachina, mad max fury road, the martian, the revenant, and star wars the force awakens. >> for achievement in film big short, mad max fury road, the revenant, spotlight and star wars the force awakens. >> for achievement in production design, nominees are bridge of spies, the danish girl, mad max fury road. the martian and the revenant. >> they are very good at teasing us. they didn't give us the supporting actor and actresses nominations. they witched into some other categories. >> you heard a number of movies being repeated in some of those categories. the revenant is huge. >> brim of spies, the martian also picking up a lot of nominations. star wars, the for

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they were joined by actor mark ruffalo. in the end it wasn't enough. the public utilities commission voted to uphold the rate hike that began january first.. that move raises the bass service charge for solar panel users while also reducing the excess energy there arrays produce. rooftop solar companies say they've laid off hundreds of employees and stopped selling panels in nevada in his final state of the union address.... president obama highlighted his accomplishments... and... pushed back against his critics. with the country in the process of picking his successor.... the president had a plea for voters.... to help change the tone of apart... since he took office. sot - potus if we want a better politics, and i'm talking to the american people now, it's not enough to just change a congressman or a senator or even a president; we have to progress... directly to the american people with stops.... in nebraska and to the american people with stops.... in nebraska and lousiana. happening right now powerball madness is sweeping the nation. from tonight

balboa in "creed", christian bale of "the big short"; tom hardy for "the revenant"; "spotlight's mark ruffalo; and bridge of spies actor mark rylance. (nat) there were some surprises and noticeable snubs this year... gray says: "i was stunned that ridley scott director of the martian was not nominated i mean i would have bet money he was going to win. i also was glad star wars got like 5 nominations but it did not get a best picture." (nat) all eyes will be on frontrunners "the revenant", mad max which garnered 10 nods, and the martian which nominations total. all of the big winners will be announced at the 88th academy awards february 28th. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. today's oscar announcements are also coming under fire for a lack of diversity. all twenty contenders in the actor categories - are white. the entertainment world is also mourning the loss of alan rickman. the british actor passed away... following a battle with cancer. rickman was known for a smooth, distinctive voice - and won several awards - including a golden globe. his most famous roles were as the lead villian

allyson: actor mark ruffalo tries using one of jimmy fallon's inventions. plus, a new one fallon says he's that's next. allyson: if you missed "the fallon, you missed actor mark ruffalo displaying an invention of fallon's. how it works. take a look. >> you designed this. >> i invented that. >> yeah, did you see this? [laughter] >> that's not what you do with it. >> the jimmy fallon. >> that's not what you do with it at all. >> how do you do it? >> let me see. >> you just pull 'em out of your pocket. just like >> i don't know if this is a working. it's not a working pocket, but if this was a working pocket, i would pull it out of this pocket? i'm starting this new trend. it's called half pocket, so if you want to show off what you have in this pocket, like you -- geoff: jimmy fallon being fallon. works? dale: part decoration and part utility. geoff: exactly. dale: and it works for a gag on his show. it is time for dale's school salute. school. first graders in mrs. atcheson's class spent this week learning new year. thanks to a partnership with the rainbow g

actor mark ruffalo joined hundreds of people yesterday to ask the public utilities commission to put those changes on hold. they say hiking users' service fees, and cutting the money customers get paid for their excess power will kill the solar industry in nevada. daniel harris // las vegas solar user 17.01.24.00 "there was really no reason for us to be here today, because they had already made their decision and they were going to stick with one commissioner said solar companies should have warned customers about the potential rate changes, before installing their systems this summer. solar city has filed an appeal, that's expected to be heard next month. pause for animation it's official.. three people hit the 1.5 billion dollar jackpot in last night's powerball drawing.. one in tennessee.. one in florida.. and one in southern california. and that store is chino hills is being called the luckiest lotto store on the west coast. hundreds of people are still flocking to the 7-11. action news reporter lesley marin is live at the store. has the lucky winner come forward yet? the winner