i am meryl streep. if you meryl to give women's history a home, please -- meryl streep involved? >> i wrote her a letter. we have over 1,000 pages on line and 20 online exhibits and 300 biographies about women from history. over 30,000 educational institutions refer or link to our website -- >> what about people who would say, don't all the other museums we have here cover women in the history? >> and the answer is no, they do not. only one out of ten figures in the history books today is a leader or achiever. less than 8% of the statues are about woman leaders. >> you would hardly think we are here. >> that's the point. exactly. we are having an a event where we are honoring three women from the past. wells is an author who was african-american and she brought the whole atrocity of lynching to our attention. and then the first woman to graduate from yale but went on to create the precursers to today's computers. and then lamar, who many of us would know as an actress in the '30s and '40s, and she was an inventor, and she helped to invent the device that helps the cell phones and

i said, no, i want meryl streep to do mine because i'm the meryl streep of public health. >> i heard a story by the way i'm going to share that in new york there was a get-together and meryl streep was in the same room and everybody was around meryl streep and then paul farmer walks in and suddenly meryl streep was all alone in the corner. >> it was at nyu, not oscars. >> within a certain community of people -- >> meryl streep did read a lot of it but michelle reads her own. she has a beautiful voice. >> we love meryl streep. >> she's a great person. >> so just if you get a chance do listen and read what the haitians have to say about this and, michelle, thank you for it. >> my final question, doc, what's the prognosis? >> i think the prognosis -- if you go back to that chapter, the prognosis is good. someone said you should what's the allergy? what's the great resource of haiti? it's people. anybody can say that. but there's a lot of talent in haiti and a lot of young talent in haiti. there's lots of -- it's a young country, in terms of the demographics. we didn't get a chance to ta

behind the headlines, oscar winner meryl streep advocates for a national women's history museum. hello, i'm bonnie erbÉ. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, men behaving badly: >> as the penn state sex abuse scandal continues to unfold, more victims of child abuse are feeling empowered. lawyers and advocates report a spike in calls from adults wanting to report being abused as children---whether by boy scout leaders, foster care officials or especially catholic priests. this week the archdiocese of chicago agreed to pay chicago agreed to pay 3.2 million dollars to a man who was sexually abused as a young boy. and a bishop from the kansas city diocese became the highest-ranking catholic official to face criminal charges in a child sex abuse case. even though the catholic church has paid $3 billion dollars to victims-bankrupting some dioceses-pope benedict has failed to issue an apology to the tens of thousands of victims. he is being sued in the international criminal court in the hague for "crimes against humanit

. >>> meryl streep shows off her latest transformation for a role. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> for some running to catch the bus is hard, for some running a marathon but none can run like the kid we'll introduce you to. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this tuesday morning. pretty quiet weather day for much of the midwest. chilly temperatures. it will warm up a little bit this afternoon. much of idaho will be very cold, especially when the winds are blowing. we will watch more pacific moisture coming on shower and the mountains will get a good dose of rain and the higher elevations definitely some snow. >>> if you are watching us on knbc, see how african beauty is sho shown. that's your pacific event of the day. >> a pretty nice day in los angeles. >>> a man in illinois was arrested for calling the cops five times because his iphone wasn't working. someone was arrested for calling someone five times in one day. do you hear that, mom? he got arrested for that. >>> rick perry get

." >>> meryl streep shows off her latest transformation for a role. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> for some running to catch the bus is hard, for some running a marathon but none can run like the kid we'll introduce you to. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this tuesday morning. you need the umbrella in many spots. we're starting with thunderstorms outside of san antonio on the border with new mexico, some severe. little rock, some thunderstorms with downpours and a shield of light rain is going to be moving through tennessee and kentucky as we go throughout your morning hours and some of that is now through west virginia and areas of pennsylvania. as we go towards tomorrow, we're still going to watch this system lingering in the eastern seaboard. cold air will move into areas like chicago in the midwest but rainy conditions tomorrow on the mid-atlantic. >>> if you're watching us on wtvj in miami, head to coral gables and see chinese artist show china insights at lowe art museum. >>

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and she is so genius in this -- >> meryl streep. what else is new? >> she plays a young margaret thatcher and an older one. the way she transforms herself, you always believe her in everything. >> she embodies every single character. >> it's not like clooney. it's true. when you see clooney you know it's george clooney playing a person. when you see meryl streep, you think she's julia childs or margaret thatcher. >> she's always been my favorite. i remember going, oh, my gosh. she's just -- i love the question james lipton asked her on "the actor's studio." he said all this talent, this genius, where does it come from? meryl looks at him and goes, new jersey? that makes you love her, too. she's very modest about the incredible gift she has. >> if you are traveling, and you may be because it's the holiday time, would you rather have the airline lose your luggage indefinitely, or would you rather have your flight delayed for hours, maybe even 12 hours so you may even miss the event. >> you let us know what you think. i mean, the word indefinitely is ki

: everybody knows that and that was made into the movie adaptation in which you were played by meryl streep. now you have the biography of "rin tin tin: the life and the "rin tin tin: the life and the legend." do you think streep could play rin tin tin? she could. >> i think-- yeah, the accent-- i don't-- yes. >> stephen: she can do it all. >> she can do anything. >> stephen: she can do it all. >> although she would be honored by the role because she's a great actor. >> stephen: tell me about the dog. this wasn't just a dog acting. >> right. >> stephen: the role of rin tin tin. rin tin tin was the actual dog. >> right. rin tin tin started-- he was a real dog. he was a puppy found on a battlefield in world war i. most people know him as a television character. >> stephen: right, i remember from the 50s and 60's, the row runs of the boy and rin tin tin. >> right. it was rusty and rip masters. but what was incredible-- and the reason i ended up doing the book was discovering that he was a real dog found in a bombed out german dog kennel on a battlefield in france, was brought back to the unite

. >>> then meryl streep as margaret thatcher, michelle williams as marilyn monroe, stars playing realar gold? >>> new "ncis". mark harmon's real-life son playing a young gibb.

miss piggy is in "the muppets" with amy adams, who was in "julie and julia" with meryl streep who starredith kevin bacon in "the river wild." just four jumps. in that spirit justin bieber, hu jintao, kevin bacon, nick jonas and miss piggy should all link hands and sing the old disney favorite -- ♪ it's a small world after all >> reporter: it is a small and ever smaller world after all. john berman, abc news, new york. >> and now they're all one connection from john berman. that's all for us tonight. thanks for watching. don't forget to watch >>> new at 6:00 uc davis chancellor makes amendments for a uc pepper spray incident. >> out of work auto workers polishing their resume. >> and how much environmental damage could this oyster farm be doing? its future may tee pend on a new report. >> and the i team exposes toxic residue a meth lab could leave behind that could be contaminating your home. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> at uc davis occupy protest is intensifying and so is pressure on the chancellor. >> in the past hour, she's extended an olive branch to students to help ease their

piggy is in "the muppets" with amy adams who was in "julie and julia" with meryl streep who starred withevin bacon in "the river wild." just four jumps. in that spirit justin bieber, hu jintao, kevin bacon, nick jonas and miss piggy should all link hands and sing the old daze nooe favorite -- ♪ it's a small world after all >> reporter: it is a small and ever smaller world after all. john berman, abc news, new york. >> and now they're all one connection from john berman. that's all for us tonight. don't forget to watch "nightline" later. don't forget to watch "nightline" later. i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." i could be your secret santa! you could win what i win! it could be a shopping spree, a fabulous vacation, youor lots and lots of cash. so have your spin i.d. ready for the sears secret santa sweepstakes. starting now. wheel...

and meryl streep playing margaret thatcher in "the iron lady."can only imagine the looks crystal will have to choose from. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> old pro back in the saddle. >>> coming up, ashton kutcher under fire. what he said about joe paterno. it may change what you think about twitter. >>> baby, oh, baby. it's up to 41 new babies born in orlando. [ sue ] wow! i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. dulera is not for people whose asthma is well co

. >> meryl streep, they will play her movie in a couple weeks, the premiere here. >> beautiful. >> great to see you. >> i'm going home for thanksgiving. >> good for you. >>> barbara, good morning. coming up tonight on news4 at 4:00, wilson ramos will turn to the nat's park. we will say what he said about his kidnapping in venezuela. >>> plus, he can predict the weather, but can he walk like a man? our meteorologist gets dancing lessons from the jersey boys. and the food critic from the washington post shares the scoop on the new georgetown restaurant. those stories plus more coming up on news4 starting at 4:00. >> we know doug can dance. will they be able to dance as good as him? >> that's the question. >>> we have a gorgeous blue sky. live picture from the sky watcher camera looking towards the west. temperatures now are beginning to hit the mid-40s, and now 44 at reagan national. should warm a few more degrees in the upper 40s by later this afternoon, and then clear and cold tonight, 20s by dawn tomorrow. sunny on saturday. tomorrow's highs around 50, so another chilly day tomorrow. an

. >> meryl streep. >> all of them. i gave her a speech. >> what did you say? what was the main thing about her that you said? >> i said she is so glamorous and beautiful, but she always seems to have this incredible work ethic and wanting to be better. she is so humble about it all. i really fell for her in that way. >> you have a little bit of a thing for her? let's be honest. >> well, she is in love. >> do you ever get tired of playing -- you wind up in villain roles, at least initially. >> not any more though. >> if stephen spielberg asked you to play a villain? >> maybe. i think the villain is boring now. i like playing the good guy again. ever since sofia gave me that part in "somewhere" i was able to show more sweetness. >> you like doing the independent films? >> i like character movies, but i li to mix it up with "immortals." >> now you have that opportunity. >> yes. >> a lot of people, not stuck because at least they are working actors, but in the independent genre. >> what did you think about sofia casting you as something other than a villain? she w

when i told my doctor i had mild stress he looked at the screen and said, "did you mean meryl streep?laughter ] no. some tv news, i heard that the middle east is getting its own version of "jeopardy." it's weird, when one of the contestants was like, "what is electricity?" [ laughter ] "no, seriously, what is electricity? i've never heard of it. just explain it to me." [ applause ] i was reading about this librarians in chicago are writing petitions to mayor rahm emanuel to protest city budget cuts. yeah, librarians are uniting with one voice to say -- [ whispering ] "hey, don't you have bigger things to worry about?" [ cheers and applause ] and finally, a new study found that a small electric shock to the penis -- [ laughter ] can help cure impotence. or as men put it, "well, i guess there's still no cure." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight, you guys. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we've got a great show tonight, you guys. a great, great fun show. jam packed. all sorts of surprises. hey, guys, remember when we had pink fl

. >>> screen legend meryl streep in the district tonight for the advance screening of her new film the the movie is about british prime minister margaret thatcher. she says it's a personal look at her political like and what it was like to take auto that kind of responsibility to the nation and -- on that kind of responsibility to the nation and the world. >> since most of the film takes place when she's older, it circled issues of looking back and aging and living with diminished capacity. >> the iron ahead will open in d.c. earlier next -- rather early next year. >>> hi, everyone. we're down here in the web center with sarah fraser from hot 99.5. she has been chatting with you guys all night about this episode of glee and what's been going on. what was hot tonight, sarah? >> by far and away the best episode of the season, the music, amazing. >> wow, that's a huge edition. >> doing that rendition blown away, like when do i get it on itunes? >> is that what they were talking about? >> yes. it was so good. they did kink, kathy perry, dolly parton, jean. they incorporate all those songs

that's almost par for the course her. >> anything that meryl streep does is so amazing.ades of margaret thatcher. what it means to be a woman in power. what are the sacrifices the family has to make. what does it do to a marriage? what kind of effort does it take to rise to this point of political power? oscar buzz and i think that people all over the world will be anxious to see this film. >> sounds like the j. edgar, same kind of feel. >> kind of. she's a really incredible historical figure, especially for women. >> yeah. looking forward to all of those. thank you so much, amy palmer. >> thank you, alex. >>> the big three panel is up next on the endorsement for newt gingrich. is that a game changer? historic holiday shopping. why was there such a huge jump in black friday spending this year? you're watching "weekends with alex witt." congratulations. congratulations. congratulations. today, the city of charlotte can use verizon technology to inspire businesses to conserve energy and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valu

she said meryl streep singing "dancing queen" is his favorite scene.oore and ashton kutcher are getting a divorce. moore made the announcement today saying she has decided to move forward with her life. kutcher said divorce is difficult and sometimes it fails. there are allegations of kutcher's cheating. they have been married since 2005. and there you have it, the best of the rest. coming up, turns out a gaffe may be good news for mr. herman cain. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in pat

and "the iron lady" with -- >> meryl streep. >> with margaret thatcher.l movies right now? is it just sort of that's the way it is, they all happen to be coming out now or do you think there is something audiences want about history now? >> i don't know. i just go in -- you know -- i'll make a movie like "chicago" because i'm interested in a musical. i'll make a movie about margaret thatcher because i'm interested in her. >> when you look at your company now, would you describe your business as a multimedia company? >> when we stick to movies and everything to do with movies or television or entertainment, the company succeeds. i think when we didn't and it went off base with film companies, clothing companies and internet companies, i'll gladly take my place along the worst ceos. but i'm good at making movies. and we're really expanding into television. and we're also expanding into digital things. we're doing some things with netflix. and they are a company at the core that loves movies.

she said meryl streep singing "dancing queen" is his favorite scene.ting a divorce. moore made the announcement today saying she has decided to move forward with her life. kutcher said divorce is difficult and sometimes it fails. there are allegations of kutcher's cheating. they have been married since 2005. and there you have it, the best of the rest. coming up, turns out a gaffe may be good news for mr. herman cain. you will find out why. that's next. gas and bloating. ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. hey, aren't you... shhh. i'm researchg a role. today's special... the capital one venture card. you earn double miles on every purchase. impressive. chalk is a lost medium. if you're not earning double miles... you're settling for half. was that really necessary? [ male announcer ] get the venture card at capitalone.com and earn double miles on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? cover for me. i ha

and "the iron lady" with -- >> meryl streep. >> with margaret thatcher. right now? is it just sort of that's the way it is, they all happen to be coming out now or do you think there is something audiences want about history now? >> i don't know. i just go in -- you know -- i'll make a movie like "chicago" because i'm interested in a musical. i'll make a movie about margaret thatcher because i'm interested in her. >> when you look at your company now, would you describe your business as a multimedia company? >> when we stick to movies and everything to do with movies or television or entertainment, the company succeeds. i think when we didn't and it went off base with film companies, clothing companies and internet companies, i'll gladly take my place along the worst ceos. but i'm good at making movies. and we're really expanding into television. and we're also expanding into digital things. we're doing some things with netflix. and they are a company at the core that loves movies. >> all right. good to know you can make a

. >> neither is meryl streep. >> but the new york post says you guys put together a great picture aboutre fair. saying i can't believe these two liberals went out and made a fair and balanced movie. whether we're on different sides of the fence or not, kyle's a great writer. i might not agree with his opinions, but man he can write. and it was an amazing review. called the movie superb and noted where it came from. she's an amazing lady. margaret. >> no doubt about it. >> and meryl. >> and you picked an amazing lady to play her. >> the only amazing lady who could play her. >> i love it. >> is there -- i mean, meryl streep has no peer. >> does she have a peer? >> as far as actresses. >> i'll tell you who is coming up. today we open michelle williams' movie, "my week with marilyn" and her reviews are -- one review says she lights up the sky. they gave her five stars. "los angeles times," "the post" -- >> there's a breakout. >> there needs to be a third nomination. >> we were talking about the film last week. and he said it was mesmerizing to watch her get into this character. because you

it could feature "the girl with the dragon tattoo," and meryl streep playing margaret thatcher in "then lady." we can only imagine the looks crystal will have to choose from. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> old pro back in the saddle. >>> coming up, ashton kutcher under fire. what he said about joe paterno. it may change what you think about twitter. >>> baby, oh, baby. it's up to 41 new babies born in orlando. [ sue ] wow! i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. dulera is not for people whose asthm

gotten a lukem response but michelle williams is now part of this amazing best oscar raise, also meryl streepe's amazing in everything she does. "hugo" family friendly 3-d film but the director may surprise them, martin scocrcese. >> he's made "hugo" based on a little boy who lives in a train station and he strikes up a friendship with an elderly man who turns out to be george melliere, great old french filmmaker. it may be slow for kids but i loved the amazing visuals as you see in the clips and also a movie for people who love movies. >> it's the history of film. >> yes. >> finally we've got "the artist." this is truly a silent film. >> it's a new movie but a silent film, it's black and white and also really romantic and really moving and really funny, and i think that it might be one of those weird hits like "crouching tiger hidden dragon" or "slumdog millionaire" people love because it's so different and so good. >> they pull it off, even though it is silent. >> i bet it will get an oscar nomination too. >> "arthur for christmas" people like to pile in to the theater for w the kids. >> th

. >> meryl streep is running on the republican ticket.. >> harvey, if we see one movie this weekend, which is it going fob? >> probably nationwide "my weak with marilyn" because "the artist" is only in new york and l.a. >> leave some wards for somebody else, too. >> we believe in sharing. i have four daughters. >> harvey, thanks. by the way "my week with marilyn" is in theaters now and "the artist" opens today. >>> when we come back a live performance from mary j. blige, >>> when wdrinkin'?ck a live i'm drinkin' dunkin'. coffee -- black, straight up. extra cream, three sugars. iced coffee french vanilla. for me. iced coffee with a turbo shot. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> back now at 8:39 with the queen of manipulahip-hop soul. she has nine grammy awards and now 17 years after the release of her debut album "my life" she's out with a sequel called "my life 2: the journey continues act