reese witherspoon, angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow.casting epiphany while watching this. ♪ now i'm dying cause i let you ♪ >> i'm on my treadmill, watching mtv and exercising and this video comes on, and i just really loved the girl in it. and i told my friend, who is a casting director, oh, my god, i love this girl. >> that girl was then 16-year-old alicia silverstone. ♪ >> hit it! >> i doesn't think i could do it, because i didn't know i was funny. this was going to be my first comedy. >> you like billy holiday? >> i love him. >> right. >> i remember thinking that cher was very materialistic and i didn't really like her that much. but then i tapped into the fact that she loved her daddy so much. daddy, no. and i realized that amy chose me for a reason. >> the first meeting i had with alicia, we met in a restaurant. >> we were sitting at the booth and there was a glass of water on the table and a straw in it. >> and rather than, like, drink or drink -- >> i would just pop my head down and come back up and pop my head down and come bac

got him a bronze medal at the winter olympics and massive attention from millions, including reese witherspoon and britney spears, both tweeting their fandom. >> i wasn't expecting the response that i got while i was there. and i think every time i got on my phone, it was like blowing up, like my twitter would crash, my instagram wouldn't open up. >> reporter: adam, winning over america with his combination of grace, charm, and self-dep ra casing sass. >> girl, i'm ready, what's taken you so long? i'm like a witch and you can't kill me. i keep coming back every year, every year i get better. when i went out and i was skating, i was super focused that i was going to do my best so that people weren't like, oh, this is some trash kid who has a big mouth. like no, he's a serious athlete who has a big mouth. and is trash. >> reporter: adam boldly declaring himself america's sweetheart. >> i want it to be about my amazing skating. and being america's sweetheart. here's the thing. >> tell me. >> i gave myself that title. >> i figured. >> i was thinking like, you know, i feel in a very powerful place

>> oscar winner reese witherspoon. they say she has a great name. >> a little biased. those are your tech bites. >>> an 11-year-old girl is kidnapped. her dramatic escape caught on video. >>> a notorious con artist >>> welcome back. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. at 4:54 on this wednesday, we're looking at high amounts of tree pollen once again, moderate amounts of pass. the uv index will be high which means a burn factor of 15 to 25 minutes if you don't protect your skin. >>> take a look at this. gas station surveillance camera shows an 11-year-old girl jumping out of a moving suv while it's being carjacked. the girl's father then jumped on the hood of a sudden that pulled up on the driver's side of the suv. the sedan drives out of view with the father still on it. seconds later, the father walks back in view of the camera and embraces his daughter. this happened friday morning in aurora, illinois. police pursue the suv and caught the suspect a short time later. police say somehow neither the girl or the father got hurt in the

. >> you might remember reese witherspoon with three legs and another photo of oprah with three handsgq spoofing with their cover. it shows kate mckinnon, sarah silverman with a few extra parts. can you find them? so this is clearly elongated. >> whose arm is that? is that supposed to be -- this is a really long arm. >> someone else is coming up here. >> oh, and frank is like trying to jump up. what do you think? which one do you think? >> does frank want to survey these? let's see if frank can pick them out. >> but clearly, wow, this is really elongated. >> none of their ears are elongated. >> i know. >>> all right, exciting news. >> backstreet's back! the backstreet boys are out with their first new single in five years. take a listen to "don't go breakin' my heart." ♪ baby, don't go breakin' my heart ♪ ♪ breakin' my heart ♪ it's the only one i've got ♪ it's the only one that i've got ♪ ♪ >> i have to confess. i love it. >> really? >> and not only do i love this song, i love that they went old school with the backstreet boys moves. >> that's the only moves they know. >> it's classic

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they love me and my reese witherspoon like southern charm. >> of course i am going, what am i going too? hold a rally to harden my ego to watch it before i step off stage? >> i would be honored if you wore my clothing. >> shepard smith is going to be there? i can't believe some lucky lady hasn't snatched him up. >> to truly understand the white house correspondents dinner, you have to understand where the journalists and attendants sit. tables. table didn't always look like this. here is a table from 1415 bc, looks similar to what we used today. flattop, leggy things. we will get deeper into tables later. let's talk about what made them possible, the big bang. >> welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. >> it's donald j. trump, a source code -- or as you know me, a source close to the president. a lot of people complained washington is a bunch of white guys talking to an audience who agrees with him, but i like america. where is the sinclair media table? right here, >> almighty trump. >> the tribune mergers going through. tonight, we are here to honor some great people. for ex

dern earned her second oscar nomination playing reese witherspoon's mother in the 2014 movie "wild."ears older than witherspoon. >> there's nothing i don't get, believe me. >> how was your summer? >> last year, dern and witherspoon got together again for hbo's hit show "big little lies." dern's performance won her both an emmy and a golden globe. >> let us all get -- >> watched one episode and like, oh, my god, rich women's problems. and then everything starts to unfold and you see the relatability in a lot of the storytelling. >> you didn't call me. >> in a cast that also include nicole kidman, the show's upcoming second season adds even more iconic talent. the cast is amazing. it somehow got better. you added a young actress named -- what's her name again? >> i'm so embarrassed i forget her name. like i'm working with her right now. what is it? meryl streep. lovely, lovely. >> she's going to be okay in hollywood? >> she's very good. she's someone to watch. i've got to say. smart cookie. >> i know the answer to this question before i ask it, but can you give any hints about season t

world leaders to take action against global gender inequality, oprah winfrey, meryl streep and reese witherspoon are among the stars who signed an open letter telling the world they have been put on notice to take action to put in end to inequality, the gender gap is wider for women living in the poorest countries in the world and they describe poverty as sexist. inequality leaves 130 million girls without education and 1 billion women without access to a bank account. >>> another large gathering in lake merritt yesterday in response to a controversial incident that happened last month when a white woman called the police to report an african- american family was using a charcoal grill in an area where they are not allowed. >> rob malcolm with more on the message behind the big turnout. >> pork links, fish, chicken ribs. >> it is not routine crowds packing lake merritt with everything on the grill. >> originally i said i will get together some of my friends and we will have a barbecue to eat in peace and then it ballooned into this. >> a message people wanted the world to hear. >> i thought it w

reese witherspoon? >> greg: i love how that was done. kimberly? >> kimberly: um know how look like.: oh, yeah, you do. >> dana: everybody likes greg. >> greg: how did that turn out? >> dana: i don't remember. >> greg: i'm glad you didn't say robby the little blonde kid from brady bunch. >> kimberly: if you flashback to graduation picture. >> greg: richard, quickly. >> jesse: stop looking at me. richard richard you look like john cotter from the yard. >> greg: kilmeade remind me of louie from cheers. >> kimberly: no one is picking me now. >> greg: this is great question. what would you do with the extra time if you didn't have to sleep. richard? >> richard: watch the royal wedding with kimberly. >> greg: jesse? >> jesse: i would read. >> dana: he stole my answer. >> greg: kimberly? >> kimberly: cooking. >> dana: pep pore reason tortillas? >> kimberly: everybody has to start somewhere. >> greg: charity work. i if i have all this free time, charity work it is. one more thing is up next ♪ ♪ ♪ ooh, heaven is a place on earth ♪ uhp. i didn't believe it. again. ♪ ooh, baby, do you know wha

reese witherspoon. >> oh! eative. >> good for you, reese's. >>> you know those videos where your pets are like no, don't stop petting me. dog, cat, sometimes a bunny. well, check out rosie the raccoon. anytime you stop petting rosie, she pushes your hand right back they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now," the u.s. secretary of state arrives in north korea for another visit. and there are reports he may bring three american hostages home with him. we're tracking the overnight developments from that region. >>> plus the claim that president trump's personal lawyer received $500,000 from a firm linked to a russian billionaire. the cl

reese witherspoon's production company is getting into the documentary business.ure-length doc will focus on tennis legend martina navratilova. along with her success on the court, the film will spotlight navratilova's role as an activist for feminism, gay and lesbian rights, women's athletics, and other social issues. (nat-phone) "hello. how can i help?" (nat)a few days after she returns to the big screen in "hotel artemis," jodie foster will pick up one of the few film awards she doesn't already have! the actress and director is set to receive an honorary degree from the american film institute's a-f-i conservatory, for her contributions to the art of the moving image. foster will be honored june 11th at hollywood's famed chinese theater... she checks into "hotel artemis" june eighth. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... oakland residents sending a strong message on the correct way to use law enforcement. a look at the 9-1-1 call about a bbq... that prompted the discussion. in the east bay... fremont police are inv

reese witherspoon tweeting, it's okay to be an ambitious woman. it's actually more than okay.a long time about the type of success that women are allowed to have and it feels like there's still a cap on it. >> reporter: research published by the american psychological association found that successful women suffer negative perceptions in male-dominated fields because of the perceived violation of gender stereotypes. knoll underscores that less than 12% of the world's billionaires are women and most of them inherited their money. she goes on to say, i want to write books but i really want to sell books. i want advances that make my husband gasp and fat royalty checks twice a year. >> it goes back to just getting comfortable with expressing ourselves, getting comfortable with stating our goals and making the public more comfortable with hearing them. >> reporter: and more than anything knoll says she wants an independence that she feels money can buy. she told us she knows money cannot buy happiness but having stability and freedom helps and her new book "the favorite sister" go

reese witherspoon tweeting it's okay to be an ambitious woman. it's actually more than okay. >> i've been thinking for a long time about the type of success that women are allowed to have. and it feels like there is still a cap on it. >> reporter: research published by the american psychological association found that successful women suffer negative perceptions in male dominated fields because of the perceived violation of gender stereotypes. knoll underscores that less than 12% of the world's billionaires are women, and most of them inherited their money. she goes on to say "i want to write books, but i really want to sell books. i want advances that make my husband gasp and fat royalty checks twice a year". >> it goes back to just getting comfortable with expressing ourselves, getting comfortable with stating our goals and making the public more comfortable with hearing them. >> i'm comfortable with making a lot of money, that would be fine if that happens. >> we're just doing the list there are a lot of songs dedicated to money. >> yea ♪ i want to ba llionaire so "money"