>> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom. may the force be with you, bavaria, germany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. greatest character ever darth helmet. >> he'll show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax. >>> this is a channel 7

really comic genius, mel brooks i should say. on february 6th. e will be a screening of "blazing saddles." brooks will have a q&a about his life and career and so many grit movies. brooks is one of 12 people to ever win emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony awards. he also became a kennedy center honor rein 2009. >> he is all of that. >>> breaking news on the road. outer loop approaching new hampshire avenue. a 3 1/2 mile backup jammed also 95 southbound coming onto the outer loop. northbound on the beltway had the beltway blocked. another 3 1/2 mile backup. red line single tracking through bethesda. outbound trains bypassing. use inbound trains instead to get through there. trying to get more information on that one. tom, it has been kind of chilly. tell me it's going to end now. >> yeah, we're going to warm up a little bit. it is cold now. we've got temperatures below freezing. >>> we'll have dry roads for the morning rush hour. in the low 40s. afternoon rush hour should be in the mid 50s. lots of sunshine for the day ahead. cold plunge for the weekend.

mel brooks says there's a sequel in the works. he says it will be a big hit. >> he faces big challenges because most of the original cast, john candy, joan rivers, dick van patten, and dom deluise, have passed away. and another one, rick moranis, seen there, is retired. >> that's a good point. we'll see how that comes together. >>> cats have long been welcomed aboard sailing ships. apparently not on airliners. witnesses say that what happens when a cat gets on the loose oard a delta airlines flight. take a look. the airline actually allows cats on carry-on baggage, as long as >> this kitty didn't know it, or the flight attendant tells to it stop right there. then she calls for the owner. >> whoever's cat this is, please come and -- with a cat carrier. i need them to come and get their pet. >> she was freaking out. finally, a young woman comes back to the galleyey to get e cat. the video's gone viral. e opinion is divided whether the flight attendant was scared or angry. >>> more news after this. hp insnt inknk. ordered by your pri

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i mean, it was fun bein'-- being in a mel brooks and stuff, but i enjoy doing other stuff. >> so what did larry tell you? >> larry says, "i know, does-- 'cause it do-- it's-- i was typecast-- plenty by then, not getting-- "oh, that richard lewis, he's-- oh, he's .... >> so you might as well just play yourself, was larry's-- >> yeah, well-- well, he didn't say that, but i had to make the de-- first of all, to turn down larry david would have been a huge career-- at-- at 49-- i was 50. i said, you know, "who gets this opportunity?" and who knew it would be such a cult hit? so i said, "i'm in." but i made-- but i m-- you know, we were born in the same hospital. i had the right to ask him for anything i wanted, and we had others-- >> (laugh) >> other weird, mystical things happen in our life. met when teenagers, hated one another, didn't know each other till we were comics, and then we-- i recognized him. i went, "you're that (bleep)?" >> (laugh) >> "you're that ass?"-- >> you became friends and then you realized he was the-- the guy- >> i-- we were enemies in a c-- >> --from-- from camp.

the kennedy center will present a screening of mel brooks' 1974 movie classic "blazing saddles." the movie will be followed by a q and a session with brooks. tickets start at $65 and go on sale starting this friday and brooks is also a kennedy center honoree this year. >>> chipotle's ceo is apologizing again for an outbreak of e. coli that's made people sick, and this time he took out a page from the washington post. he said chipotle is instituting more high-tech testing procedures and while a perfect safety record is not possible and they're trying to get as close to that idea as possible. he also promises to make these improve ams without passing on the cost to consumers. >>> a new change to the country's terror alert system and the first change in four years. how it this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish this test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffre

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom. may the force be with you, bavaria, germany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. >> is that a line frp -- >> greatest character everer darth helmet. >> darth helmet. >> if you're wondering why he's dressed like that, he's going to show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by sabrina: good morning i'm sabrina: good morning i'm sabrina ahmed... it's 8:27 ... sabrina: two children had to be removed from a des moines home after police also discovered two people dead inside. police found the bodies of 36- year-old bryon howard and 31- year-old heather belieu at a home on the 39- hundred block of center street monday afternoon. neighbors say they're confused about the kids because they've never seen kids near the property. investigators are currently looking for a person of interest...39- year-old michael john wanchan

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom. may the force be with you, bavaria, germany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. greatest character ever darth helmet. >> he'll show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall carmax. erin: good morning. manchester police are saying that men held up a gas station by threatening to light the store on fire. it happened at speedway gas. the clerk told police she was working in the secured booth when a man walked up to the window, poured lighter fluid on the booth and threatened to ignited if she did not hand over cash. the clerk emptied the register and the man took off. planned parenthood in claremont is back open nearly six weeks after that clinic was manned allies. police say a boy got into the cause thousands of dollars of damage. the police chief says officers are keeping a close eye on the facilities these days. blue skies along the seacoa

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom. may the force be with you, bavaria, germany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. greatest character ever darth helmet. >> he'll show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax. >> this is a newscenter 5 eye-opening update. >> the fbi is on the scene in no board right now. they say they are undertaking court ordered activity. also, that for police are reviewing this video. depina was shot on saturday night. take a live look at the city right now. cool, with rain on the way. cindy: we do. you see the pink showing up, 37 already in boston. the bulk of the rain will be coming into the greater boston area after lunchtime. this morning, roadways could be a little slippery. certainly during the overnight hours. in tomorrow. emily: thank you. we are watching heavy delays, especially on the expressway. alain right ov

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom. may the force be with you, bavaria,a,ermany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. >> is that a line frp -- >> greatest character ever darth helmet. >> darth helmet. >> if you're wondering why he's dressed like that, he's going to show you how#to decorate your tree. jesse will be back w wh that in justst bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by a waterloo family is back in their home this morning after a close call with high carbon monoxide levels in their home. late saturday night, two carbon monoxide alarms went off in the rental home e 17-32 mulberry street in waterloo. at first, all four members of the family thought it was just a failing battery. but when the alarm wouldn't quit, they cled 9- 1-1. the fire department measured 74 parts-per- million of carbon monoxide in jari engle's home. normal indoor air should be 10 or below. a rusted-out exhaust pipe from the furnace was caus

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninjaja turtltl shotr finally the mushroom. may the for be withyou, bavaa, germany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. greatest character everarth helmet. >> he'll showou how to decorate your tree.jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert sers presented by carmax. ricaxafteter two people died as a result of anan acciden early moay morning according to the sosouth dakota state patrol ... a car driven by a 31-year-old male was traveling in the wrong lane on highway 50 east of yankton and collided head ononnto a vehicle driv by a 30- year-old female. authorities say one of the cars caught fire as a result of the accident. the male drive was pronounced dead at the scene, while the female driver died from heinjuries at a sioux falls hospital. niether of the vicitims names have been released at this time. ththe accident is curreneny under investigation.n. jessica t's check in with for the wehex. matt: our slowly

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom.and. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. greatest character ever darth helmet. >> he'll show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax. the bright side of car buying. ♪ >> anchor: time to get an update on the forecast. here is jacqui jeras. >> reporter: rain will continue off and on through the day t more moderate heavier showers are be primary in the morning hours. we could get a little break by the middle to late afternoon. looking for temperatures to move a little bit today into the upper 40s to lower 50s across the region. rain will be heavy, wednesday, helicopter pushes through our -- cold front pushes through drying things out becoming breezy thursday. temperatures seasonal to end the week with dry conditions try the weekend. >> no dry conditions this morning. quite a problematic ride for most folks trying to reach the c

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom. may the force be with you, bavaria, germany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. greatest character ever darth helmet. >> he'll show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax. >>> this is a channel 7 eyewitness news brief. >>> good morning, everyone. it's 8:27 right now on this tuesday, december 1st. i'm michelle charlesworth. topping headlines, police want to talk to the ex-boyfriend of a bronx woman who was found murdered overnight in norris park. 28-year-old toshan radigan was is found shot to death. her young son was home at the time. her exmay be driving a silver or gray honda odyssey minivan. >>> detectives in queens want to find the driver who crashed into a fried chicken restaurant. two men walking on springfield boulevard were injured when the car went off the road in queens village. the men are in

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom.now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. greatest character ever darth helmet. >> he'll show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax. the bright side of car buying. ♪ >> ♪ >> hey everyone, it's 8:27 on this tuesday morning. i'm matt o'donnell. the rain is here a. the slowdowns are numerous. here is matt pelman with traffic. matt. >> you're stuck in a delay and then your car stalls. not the way you want to spend a tuesday morning. but that's what happened on 95 southbound side approaching cottman. red sedan blocking the right center lane. southbound extra heavy coming away from academy. then there was another stalled vehicle southbound allegheny. that one is cleared out of the way but you're dodging lots of stuff in addition to the wet conditions as you head southbound on 95. headed northbound on 95 in delco tough to see it's foggy r

. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" look at that. or this ninja turtles shot.and. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. >> is that a line from -- >> the greatest character ever, dark helmet. >> dark helmet. >> if you're wondering why he's dressed like that, he's going to show you how to decorate your tree. jesse will be back with that in just a bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. >>> coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax. the bright side of car buying. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. at least 30 people are looking for a place to stay after a fire swept through their apartment building. firefighters arrived just before 3:30 to the six-unit building on gene vista street. heavy flames came out of one unit and quickly spread to two more buildings. no injuries have been reported. no cause for the fire reported either. >>> update on the tuesday morning drive with sue hall. >> it's a tough one out there, still very heavy for your tuesday morning commute. a live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge. these are t

. >> this is like, you see, you see the mel brooks thing when larry david was on and they said, we've got to kill. we've got to kill this thing. and larry david goes out and is it so bad that people are absolutely fascinated by it. this is the political equivalent of springtime for hitler. this is the producers. well, no, that's not a reference -- that -- >> he's owe going to be on talking about his documentary and looks at every angle of why this is working and why this is frightening and why this is touching a cord that has been created by washington itself. we'll talk to him a little later about that. a little bit more than him trying to lose. but i know what you're saying. it looks like it. >> he says things that are so outrageous. disqualify anyone else. >> that's why hillary clinton is probably attacking him now probably trying to get rid of him because no way she should want to run against him. that "saturday night live" episode was good until they started celebrating at the end because that way way wrong. no celebration. >> creed's manager knew and william f buckley said you d

mel brooks says there's a sequel in the works. he says it will be a big hit. >> he faces big challenges because most of the original cast, john candy, joan riverers, dick van patten, and dom deluise, have passed away. and another one, rick moranis, seen there, is retired. >> that's a good point. we'll see how that comes together. >>> cats have long been welcomed aboard sailing ships. apparently not on airliners. witnesses say that what happens when a cat gets on the loose aboard a delta airlines flight. take a look. the airline actually allows cats on carry-on baggage, as long as they remain inside e the carrr. >> this kitty didn't know it, or didn't care. the flight attendant tells to it stop right there. then she calls for the owner. >> whoever's cat this is, please come and -- i need them to come and get their pet. >> she was freaking out. finally, a young woman comes back to the galley to get the cat. the video's gone viral. the opinion is divided whether the flight attendant was scared or angry. >>> more news after this. hp i

brooke, how we got here. and how we got here is as i'm sure mel will speak to is the bravery of the woman we just saw there and forward and say i'm just an average citizen but i'm going to go forward and trust that the police will do the right thing. that they'll investigate the case and get to the bottom of it. they certainly did. she went in june of 2014. by january he was fired. they ultimately uncovered that there were 13 other victims. it went to the grand -- it went ultimately to a jury trial and then you wonder will the jury do the right thing? will they do the right thing because there are 13 african-american women, and there's an all-white jury. >> all-white jury. >> and will they scratch the surface? and could they relate? they sure did. to the tune of 263 years that they confirmed to that judge. now, the last part of it is this, then you wonder when you are at that jury trial you wonder, you know, will the defense really go in to it with the victims and say, you're from the poorest of the poor neighborhood. you're a drug dealer. you used drugs. you're a prostitute. you're a criminal. and they played