build on this mystery a viral campaign starting on the internet this buses only four payments peter jackson was at the comic conventions all the fan boys and their selling the deal with a great television marketing campaign and lot of tv spots in the newspapers and magazines are writing about it in detail bleakly the musty movie of the summer is leading into that this is a movie to watch is in the original movie so many commodities and sequels and this is coming of know where people are ready for rick. in this is much about an interesting business model the back story that you talk about as it is about was going to be on the screen absolutely david along with us watching the movie industry. it shares of airline companies are and team backing up even as or you is back above $70 a barrel for coming up we are glad to talk about our airline congress are trying to drum up horror business this in chart talk next. of the past few weeks we have seen her shares of some of these airline companies and back up from the depths below $4 and some cases even in the face of higher oil which is above $70 a b

peter jackson the man behind the successful lord of the ring trilogy is back with a new sci-fi film. enter the alternate world of district 9. for 28 years aliens have been treated as refuse you gee in south africa. when a new company is put in charge of th them, the battle begins. and for all of you ladies, you can check out eric and rachel in the romantic drama the time traveler's wife. watch as the duo help turn a best selling book into a major motion picture. teens will find a few familiar faces in the new movie ban slam. >> how big the ban slam around here. >>reporter: includes vanessa who stars in the comedy about a geese named will who loves music. look out for maryland native michael cuomo in this one and well known names attached for the little ones as well. >> mommy think i will call her pan. >>reporter: the big release of p any o. it's a fish girl who lives in an aquarium but wants to explore the world. she ends up trapped inside a glass bottle until rescued. listen closely for the voice of tina fay, matt damon and of tina fay, matt damon and looem >> amazing development th

. >>> peter jackson, the one big name attached to district 9 has a reputation for making well- crafted highly produced films. and his latest appears to be no exception. david lets us know if district 9 lives up to its preopening buzz. >> reporter: on an alien ship filled with relatively peaceful aliens stalls over the city of johannesburg, the aliens are moved to a refugee camp known as district 9. >> why don't you just leave? how do your weapons work? [ alien sounds ] >> reporter: 28 years after first contact, district 9 is in bad shape. that's when multinational united, the company put in charge of the aliens, decides to move the camp. in charge of the problem is vicus. and while evicting them, something goes terribly wrong. >> i don't know. this has got the markings. so it is definitely alien. but it's -- but udon't trust it, you know. i don't trust anything. [ coughing ] >> district 9 is an intelligent, thought provoking action film but will send sci- fi fans into a euphoric frenzy. 4 out of 5 stars. >> all right. we'll be right back. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an

peter jackson bank rold this low-budget fable. a smash at the comic-con convention. three stars, r-rated. not your father's close encounters. this week g.i. joe won the box office sweepstakes. on stage, signature theater presents "dirty blonde." that celebrates the life and times of may west. i think you're going to hear about this "district 9" movie. >> it looks like it's out there. >> way out there. >> are the efpblgtsdw? >> they're very creative. i won't be eating lobster for a while. >> thank you, arch. that looks a little strange. >> up next on abc 7 news at 5:00, his life has played out like a movie. now marion barry's adventures are the subject of a new movie. >> when your cells are being killed, it almost like a very, very slow death. s >> we have medical news for head and neck cancer patients. researchers may have found why african americans are less likely than whites to survive. but with this new information they're hoping to increase chances of survival. with four weeks of radiation down and three to go, this 58-year-old is confronting neck cancer with a

. >> reporter: the film's producer, sci-fi wizard and "lord of the rings" mastermind peter jackson tooktime director, and assembled a cast of unnopes. >> with that peter jackson element, people feel safe knowing they're getting into something good. >> reporter: while "gi joe"put struggles to make back the more than $170 million it cost to make the film, "district 9" has almost doubled its budget in less than one week of release. jackson can largely thank the army of geeks and internet bloggers who began buzzing about "district 9" a year ago. >> critics got behind it a year early. i don't think it's going to stop until well into the summer. >> reporter: it's not out of this world to think that jackson could again encounter oscar gold. >> he's saying, i kill humans. watch out for me. >> reporter: daniel sieberg, cbs news, new york. >> i want to see it. it's so refreshing, these alien flicks are usually blockbusters. so have a mere $30 million one. >> isn't it amazing when they talk aboutes a modest budget beg $30 million? we'll be right back. u weren't always my favorite day. with all the

wahlberg, executive producer of "entourage" will appear later this year in peter jackson's "the lovely bones." >>> and coming up this afternoon, a woman driver accused of being drunk. and the officers who arrested her. now she's off the hook and their jobs are on the line. we'll explain what happened. >>> and one couple's dream day turned into a nightmare. they found themselves ditched at their own wedding ceremony.?o?oo >>> four florida police officers are off the job and under investigation today, accused of plotting to frame a 23-year-old woman after one of the officers hit the woman's car. but as police were trying to get their stories straight, the dash camera in the police car recorded the whole conversation. nbc's mark potter reports. >> reporter: yearld alexandria was invited to the hollywood florida police department to give a statement against the very same officers who had arrested her months before. >> what we have here are a bunch of officers conspiring to manufacture evidence, to create a crime. >> reporter: last february, she was arrested on dui charges after she stepped

the movie about aliens being held prisoner is produced by peter jackson who directed the rd of the rings films. district 9 brought in $37 million, easily edging out second place g.i. joe by about $15 billion. >>> if you're looking for good inexpensive fun, you may want to head out to the fair. today is kid's day, that means everyone under 12 will get in for free until 4:00 this afternoon. thousands of people have already visited the fair since it began on friday. organizers say it's a great way for families to enjoy a day out without spending a whole lot of cash. >> we are trying to cut back and this is an opportunity to spend some some time with the family. >> we come ultimate here, spend 20 bucks the whole day, animal, rides, free crafts, all that great stuff. >> the cost of admission is $8 for adults, $3 for children. rides, games and food do cost extra. the fair ends this coming saturday. >>> coming up in the next half hour, a look at what kind of problems tropical depression claudette caused in florida when this made land fall very early this morning. >>> plus the latest on the case

district nine, that is this weekend's box office leader, the aliens, the lord of the ring director peter jacksonand they were pulling in $37 million on their debut weekend. the previous number one, tkpwáflt evaluate joes, fighting their way into second place this weekend. and another thought by th, the time traveler's wife, opening at number three. >>> nine news now at six, that is about 15 minutes away. here is a look at what we have new for you tonight. and now, less than three months from election day. a new poll that tries to put virginia governor's race in focus. >>> also, the cash for clunkers program is a big success. but some dealerships they are not getting paid by the government. >> and what did the rest of the players do to deserve this? those stories and more tonight at six. >> if you saw that game, what we did, they deserved being paid up and tied un. >> they were tide during the game and now, we're looking at the hot weather for the next couple of days, that record heating days for them. and they will be in the headlines all week. in each hurricane and right now, they had stay offs

it was made for very little money by a first-time director, peter jackson of lord of the rings. it has gotten fantastic reviews. it is going to do great this weekend. >> the social commentary is going to get me in to see it. >> it is going to be interesting to see how the larger public reacts. do they want to think or do they want more of a transformer? sci-fi when it originated was all about the social commentary in the fan tasty realm. >> you know what else i want to see is "the time traveler's wife "? it's not getting such great reviews. what do you think? >> as they say, the movie is nev never as good as the book. we have eric and rachel mcadams stars in the fill. the translation is a little bland. women will flock to this movie this weekend. we have a couple of kid movies. >> we have panyo, about a little fish who wants to be a little girl. it has some amazing voices, tina fey, miley cyrus' little sister is the main little girl and fran fran frankie jonas and then we have band slam. >> it is not band slam. it's what efveryone wants to se at band slam. >> you are so mouth-wa

peter jackson, we know about this guy, the lord "the lord of rings" trilogy, king kong, and this is ars ago, aliens, refugees, they come to earth for the first time and they come here, they're looking for a place to stay. they were given johannesburg, south africa, slumlike conditions there, and they're treated like, not good at all. i mean, the problem is you don't know what they're here for. are they here for impending attack or could it be getting their technology, which is what all the governments of the world would like? great movie. it's a great campaign online, on twitter. only for humans, no aliens allowed. i thought that was great. really caught my eye. >> very clever. is it a guy film, as opposed to "g.i. joe"? >> that will fall from first place to third place big time. the problem is i was a big fan in the '80s of g.i. joe and i was definitely going to see it no matter what, but i think word got out, leaked out after the first weekend that this was not a great film, unlike "district 9," which is fabulous. >> let's look at "time traveler's wife." lackluster reviews but let's

. >>> peter jackson's "district 9" was number one at the box office over the weekend.it brought in $37 million. g.i. joe slipped to number two with 22.5 mill, and "the time traveler's wife" came in third earning 19 mill. >>> those are the top stories on a sleepy monday. i see you. not really, but i'm robin meade, and glad you're seeing me. >>> president obama spent the weekend out west trying to convince people that his health care overhaul has their best interests at heart. he used a town hall meeting in colorado to dispel myths about provisions in mhis proposal. he talked about his late grandmother when he dismissed claim one included death panels for senior citizens. >> i just lost my grandmother last year. i know what it's like to watch somebody you love who is aging deteriorate and have to struggle with that. so the notion that somehow i ran for public office or members of congress are in this so that they can go around pulling the plug on grandma? i mean, when you start making arguments like that, that's simply dishonest. >> well, the president also softened his

peter cozzins is the author of shenandoah, 1862, stonewall jackson's valley campaign. this is probably the most comprehensive work on this subject, as jackson was given the shore of fighting in the valley to draw away some of the union troops from the richmond campaign. what we are going to do, the format is going to be david will present meade's army and peter will present shenandoah 1862. each will have 15 minutes to discuss their work. and then we will have questions and answers, just some little housekeeping, these little sheets are for you to fill out. you should have them. before you leave this session you should do that. you be

i did want to -- i appreciate peter's perspective on stonewall jackson over the years.someone mentioned and the valley as well. and i came to similar conclusions about jackson. of course, jackson wears this halo around his head. but i was one day working on a battlefield with a veteran farmer in piedmont, augusta county. and economy something, which i thought was very interesting. i believe it's during the second manassas campaign where jackson is making his big flight marked up along the mountain ridge, and there is a description of him sitting astride his horse with his hand up in the air like this. and everyone who came by commented on it as though jackson was bestowing their blessing, and they did know what to make of it other than stonewall is there with his hand up in air. it must be important. well, this farmer, i am standing on the hill talking with him. is showing me, you know, he owns the battlefield basically. and the net surges in your face and everything. and so he is standing there like this. and i said, what are you doing? he said, well if you raise your

peter barnes joins us from jackson hole, wyoming. what is going on out there? >> well, the fed chairman taking 19 pages in a speech this morning to other central bankers and economists to take us on a walk down memory lane. we are viewing the trillions of dollars of programs that the fed has launched over the past year to try to prevent a second great depression. the speech coming as president obama for bears to consider where it -- whether or not to reappoint him to a second term. his current term expires in january. he says that economic activity appears to be leveling out. he qualifies as comments by saying that there are critical challenges remaining to the economic recovery. as a result, the economic recovery is likely to be relatively slow at first with unemployment done -- declining only gradually from high levels. neil: he more or less justified all of this government involvement that conservatives have bemoaned. this is the guy right now. >> that is right. he was taking a victory lap today even though we're not totally out of the woods. he has been out

jackson -- >> let's talk about that right now. because money at the heart, and it should be, of so much of this. petervideo are going to be very, very wealthy. katherine jackson has issues with the administrators of the estate. she wants to be a co-executor of this whole thing. the issue is not resolved yet. what do you think will happen? >> well, there's a clause in the will called "no contest clause" that says that certain contests brought by beneficiaries could actually result in that beneficiary losing benefits under the will. just looking at that, think katherine might be take a risk in contesting executors. under california law, she'll probably end up with everything she's entitled to in the will. i don't think she'll be able to change the executors of will. that's really up to the court to do that. really has no standi ining to b executor. >> to melanie in ohio. >> caller: i have a comment, then a question, please. az i have been watching this video of him and the children, and maybe this "daddy, daddy, daddy" maybe that was meaning something to michael because he was the only individual in the

peter: there's a british news report out this morning that an assistant to dr. murray gave jacksonm. the son claims that an aide to dr. murray gave jackson the painkiller demerol after murray had already given him propofol, the anesthetic. gretchen: all right. the woman whose husband went missing on the cruise got married again. george smith disappeared in the middle of the night after partying. the two were heavily drinking and he did not see -- was not seen again. she received a $1 million settlement from the cruiseline. the lawyers are appealing that settlement because they believe he was murdered. steve: meanwhile, hundreds of suspects from gitmo could be heading to the united states of america. the obama administration floating a new plan to set up a courtroom inside a prison complex on american soil. two maximum security facilities, one in kansas, one in michigan, are being considered. michigan congressman mike rogers is up in arms over the idea. he spoke out earlier on this here show. >> why you would introduce this problem into our state is crazy to me. i mean, what, for a

that the jackson legacy will live on, and proud of the fact that this is a grandson that deserves to be admired. >> let's go out to the attorneys, eleanor dixon, prosecutor out of atlanta. peterdom, defense attorney out of atlanta. and alex sanchez, defense attorney out of the new york jurisdiction. i've been studying the will and the will specifically states that michael jackson says, i have no other children, living or deceased. it also says, i have intentionally omitted to provide for my heirs that are not delineated in my trust document. to eleanor dixon, what if this would be a biological child? can he inherit? >> well, i say yes. you know, as the lawyers like to say, you can always sue, and if he is the biological child, he is an heir, and i think he can assert that privilege and lay claim to some of the estate. >> all right. alex sanchez, you agree? >> that issue can be resolved one, two, three with a dna test, and if he is a child, he'll be splitting whatever money was left to the children. >>> i knew then that mr. jackson was rehearsing, so i figured he was -- that he was there, he was employed, he was there to take care of him. i would sigh dr. murray carrying the o

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peter alexander at the newsdesk. >> good morning to you. good morning to you at home. >>> federal drug agents raid add beverly hills pharmacy in connection with the ongoing michael jackson. looking for evidence that prescription drugs were supplied illegally. agents left that pharmacy after five hours with at least one box of records. >>> south carolina governor mark sanford took nearly three dozen flights on private planes he did not report according to an associated press investigation. sanford's staff says he never reported the flights because they were paid for by longtime friends or political groups. state law requires gifting be disclosed. sanford has been under scrutiny after admitting he had an affair with a woman in argentina. >>> the search continues for a former wife of a former police officer, drew pierson. spent friday looking through wetlands south of chicago. drew peterson is in jail awaiting trial for the murder of his third wife, kathleen savio, he says he did not kill savio and claims he had nothing to do with stacy's disappearance in 2007. >>> and finally, his name is rocky and as you'll see, the name certainly fits. georgia firefighters had to rescue

the jacksons' publicist will not confirm or deny it and it is just a rumor so far. >>> mill wathe man accused of ag milwaukee mayor tom barrett was charged with two counts of misdemeanor. anthony petersvolved. he apparently took the mayor's phone, punched him in the face and beat him with a metal bar when barrett called 911. there he is recovering from a broken hand and cuts to his face. >>> a reality tv contestant is wanted in the questioning of the murder of his ex-wife and may actually be in canada now. that's what they're saying about ryan alexander jenkins. he is canadian. they're not calling him a suspect but they do want to question him in the death of 21-year-old jasmine fiore. her body was found in a suitcase over the weekend. autopsy reports indicate she was strangled. she was featured on the tv show, "megan wants a millionaire." >>> sure, it's a great way to keep up with friends and family, but the social networking site facebook also opens you up to some really annoying people! find out if you're one of them. >>> a social networking site, facebook, it's a great tool for keeping up with family, friends, you wonderful viewers. but there's some things about it that are not s

peter cozzins is the author of shenandoah, 1862, stonewall jackson's valley campaign. this is probably the most comprehensive work on this subject, as jackson was given the shore of fighting in the valley to draw away some of the union troops from the richmond campaign. what we are going to do, the format is going to be david will present meade's army and peter will present shenandoah 1862. each will have 15 minutes to discuss their work. and then we will have questions and answers, just some little housekeeping, these little sheets are for you to fill out. you should have them. before you leave this session you should do that. you be a is giving 10% off of anything in the bookstore during the festival of the book. without further ado i would like to bring up david lowe to present his boat, need's army. [applause] >> thank you, appreciate it. quite an honor to be invited to talk about my book. to be called the author is probably stretching it because i am the editor of a very brilliant writer, the writers theodore lyman. people who study post gettysburg are familiar wi