i love everything that meryl does. meryl and i are very tight. my daughter has been saying, mom, you've got to see "hope springs." finally watched it the other night. i went, oh, my gosh, so much fun to see actors like that, meryl and tommy lee jones at the top of their game in a really adult film but i don't mean it like that, a smart, grownup film. >> yes. >> it's grownup. >> really relatable, by the way. >> yes, yes, yes. i looked over, cass, i hope you don't think this is me and your dad, you know, she just knew i'd love the film. highly recommend that. but back to alec. >> anyway, he did tell "vanity fair" he'd like the idea of being out of the public spotlight. >> i don't think he's going to make as much money doing anything else. you're going to miss that. that affords a very nice lifestyle, and it would be interesting, because his new wife, whom i've met, and she's very sweet, she met and fell in love with alec baldwin the movie star, right? not that's why she fell in love with him, but those were the circumstances. that's a part of -- ma

i said i'm going a film and meryl streep is acting you. i knew she wouldn't like the idea. of the film about her. she said, dear, can't you tear up? it was wonderful. the way she sort of sweet. i thought it should have gone to the projection box and try to wrestle it out of the hand. but mrs. thatcher didn't actually like being depicted. she was always a little bit shy about herself in some sense. and that was a true of fiction. a lot of novels, films, television. and -- i came across that problem. she didn't want to be looked at too much. >> host: tell me what it was like to put this together. i mean, hundreds and hundreds of interviews. how many did you do? >> guest: vowel -- volume one 351 people. >> grois you had a director of research here in the united. >> guest: yes. i couldn't delegate any of the paper of such if britain. i'm glad i didn't. it's important to do the primary staff. >> host: you got a security cleern for it. >> guest: yes. in the united states i realized quickly that the volume and material here is important. i simply wasn't going able to get it proper

. >> do you think meryl streep is better in web therapy or -- >> web therapy. >> comedy is harder. >> i didn't see that movie but is that whole movie her going -- that one? >> no. >> there is other stuff in it? >> there is other difficult stuff in it and she did it with a polish accent. >> okay. question three, it's a visual question. >> oh, okay. >> which i think is fun. we'll show you a scene from cheers that you were on. >> okay. >> let's watch. you on cheers. >> i am imp vicing a little. we'll get on our ladders and say what our charters are thinking and george and emily are two innocent kids pray playing with love and consumed by the passion. don't you think? >> there is a lot to say about that. that was fantastic. do you know -- >> oh. >> even then you were perfect. >> pitch perfect. >> pitch perfect. >> do you know the name of the title of that episode? what that episode was called? >> oh, wow, i don't know. something to do with our town and emily and that episode -- boyd, something, one boyd for two girls or two girls for one boyd. >> i don't -- that's right. >> that's right?

>> meryl streep. >> it's very challenging to have someone play this large of a personality. >> thereare any number of potential problems. conservatives are suspicious that this nbc mini series will be a puff piece, one that serves as an infomercial for the clinton candidacy. nbc says will be even handed in terms of criticism and praise when it comes to dealing with clinton and her work. and we should also note that cnn films is planning a documentary project and hillary clinton by director charles ferguson. since it's a documentary, the role of hillary clinton will be played by hillary clinton. maybe sure to follow me on twitter and on the lead on cnn. that's it for "the lead" today. i'm jake tapper and i right now turn you over to the able hands of mr. wolf blitzer in the situation room. mr. blitzer. >>> happening now, an extraordinary news conference. pope francis making some remarkable comments about gays and women. we're talking about a reporter who was on the plane. also, hillary clinton pay as social visit to the white house. that's not the only special access she's getting to

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. >> do you think meryl streep is better in web therapy or -- >> web therapy. >> comedy is harder. >>n't see that movie but is that whole movie her going -- that one? >> no. >> there is other stuff in it? >> there is other difficult stuff in it and she did it with a polish accent. >> okay. question three, it's a visual question. >> oh, okay. >> which i think is fun. we'll show you a scene from cheers that you were on. >> okay. >> let's watch. you on cheers. >> i am imp vicing a little. we'll get on our ladders and say what our charters are thinking and george and emily are two innocent kids pray playing with love and consumed by the passion. don't you think? >> there is a lot to say about that. that was fantastic. do you know -- >> oh. >> even then you were perfect. >> pitch perfect. >> pitch perfect. >> do you know the name of the title of that episode? what that episode was called? >> oh, wow, i don't know. something to do with our town and emily and that episode -- boyd, something, one boyd for two girls or two girls for one boyd. >> i don't -- that's right. >> that's right? >> tha

meryl streep is anna incarnate. >> is there some reason that my coffee isn't here?ied or something? >> i've heard that miranda priestly is just a teddy bear compared to anna wintour. >> it was entertainment. it was not a true rendition of what happens within this magazine. >> i understand that. but where people made comparisons with you is the coldness, that anna must not be spoken to when she's on the elevator. >> yeah, i heard that. you're not allowed to get in the elevator with me. >> well, you can get on, but just keep your mouth shut. >> that's a complete exaggeration. i mean, i guess, in response, i can only say that i have so many people here, morley, that have worked with me for 15, 20 years, and, you know, if i'm such a bitch, they must really be a glutton for punishment, because they're still here. >> i wouldn't use the word "bitch." i would say a certain coldness. >> we're here to work. >> i understand. >> we're here to work, and there's on-duty time and off-duty time. and in the end, we're drawn together by our passion for the magazine and our respect an

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in the case of meryl, they did not penalize emayor taos for her death.you have to move the memory care unit down to the first floor but they didn't cite the company. i believe there are regulations under which they could have. in other case, in california, the typical fine in a death, in a death because of negligence or another error will be $150. >> john: the ceo of emeritus told you on camera that sometimes isolated cases of awful things happen because they have 27,000 people taking care of 40,000 residents. when do you the math and realize that's three shifts a day, it is not quite as comprehensive as the numbers sound. what do you say to that defense, sir? >> part of it is i'm not totally sure where those numbers come from. they may be accurate but when we visited the facilities, when we talked to people who work in these facilities, they describe scenes more like this. like one person, two people, a few people working on a shift. not lots of folks. and you know, for example, in a trial that occurred in northern california, the testimony in the trial

>> meryl streep?actress to play this larcher than life personality. >> reporter: there are of course any number of potential problems in producing a film about a character who in real life may be trying to cast herself as commander in chief. conservatives are suspicious this will be a puff piece, one that ultimately observes. nbc insists it will be even-handed when it comes to dealing with clippen and her work. >>> we should also know that cnn films is planning a documentary project by academy award winning producer charles ferguson, and since it's a documentary, the role will be played by hillary clinton. jake tapper, cnn, washington. >>> okay. some things the clintons are reportedly running from, that would be the anthony weiner sexting scandal. the hits keep on coming. sydney leathers appeared on howard stern this morning. we'll let you hear what she said, next. you really couldn't have come at a better time. these chevys are moving fast. i'll take that malibu. yeah excuse me, the equinox in atlant

they also got rid of their controlling stake earlier this week in meryl, which means they have aroundillion of fresh catch. wh what will they do with it? bond markets, little lower for ten-year treasury yields, 2.57. 2.34 the yield for gilt. on the currency market, the dollar index hit five-week lows. dollar/yen on a two-week low. 98.50, that sort of mark at the moment. we move it on. there we go. cable, sterling/dollar up. euro/dollar pretty steady. that's where we stand now in european trade, let's recap the final trading session of the week in asia. sixuan has more out of singapore. sixuan? >> thank you, ross. not a pretty finish for asian markets this week. chinese stocks, the shanghai composite lost ground for the third straight session after the pboc chief said he was sticking with the prudent monetary policy, despite slower growth. the government also ordered some heavy industries to eliminate overcapacity. paper producers, steel companies and metal miners came under pressure in today's trade. an even grimmer picture in japan, the nikkei 225 was the standout underperformer, dow