. >> reporter: emma thompson was aready an oscar-winning star when her old friend, richard curtis, askedt of a new movie he'd written. >> he's just this golden heart he has. he's truly a good person in our business. and that's something to be treasured. >> reporter: hugh grant plays the prime minister who inconveniently falls in love with someone in his office, tries to avoid seeing her, but ends up knocking on random doors to find her. >> is, uh, natalie here? >> reporter: the part was written especially for him by that writer/director, who's also his friend. >> "a," he is funny, that's just a black-and-white thing. he's funny. "b," it comes from the heart, it's true. >> reporter: here's the man who wrote and directed this movie. curtis is the writer behind "four weddings and a funeral," "bridget jones' diary," and that unforgettable moment in "notting hill." >> i'm also just a girl. standing in front of a boy. asking him to love her. >> reporter: he says he still wants to write about the ways we're good to each other in a world that has so many movies filled with trauma and violence. >

richard curtis says lack diversity in love actually makes me a bit stupid.ecause he's this is a film from thousand and three now everyone's now saying it's not diverse enough but of course in 1997 with blair is when immigration spike in the country. so 2003 was a very different country it just wasn't as diverse so you represented the country as it was at the but it's like 1984 we have to go it's like 1984 now we have to go back and say, london was back and say, no, london was always this diverse. we have to pretend was past. and pretend there was no past. and there's all these bizarre there's been all these bizarre hit against in the hit pieces against it in the media. person said it was media. one person said it was like a ukip ethno state and that's i mean, richard that's mad. i mean, richard curtis said it thank curtis said it said thank society is changing, my film is boundin society is changing, my film is bound in some moments to feel out of date. the lack of diversity makes me feel uncomfortable and a stupid. uncomfortable and a bit stupid. why? does

richard curtis is a genius. >> stephen: incredible. window or aisle? >> ooo... well, it depends.hen: favorite smell, speaking of which? favorite smel smell? >> you know-- can i say this, my mother ironing. >> stephen: sure. sure. >> mmm. >> stephen: least-favorite smell. >> mint. no, i can have mint, but not, like, chemical mint. you know -- >> stephen: minty fresh doesn't do it for you, like toothpaste mint. >> oh, don't like that. ( laughter ) am i to be truthful in these? >> stephen: yes. do you wish to be known? >> i do wish to be known. >> stephen: then you should be truthful. >> by my father in heaven. i'm not sure about you. ( applause ) just saying. >> stephen: am i not your brother in christ? >> oooo. who is my brother. >> stephen: everyone is your brother. and not only that, but everyone is christ. >> love thy neighbor is not advice. it's a command, stephen. >> stephen: so is "do not worry." ♪ about a thing because every little thing gonna be all right ♪ don't worry about a thing ♪ because every little thing gonna be all right ♪ >> stephen: i think between the two of us

a special, here are a few of the stars taking part in the special along with writer-director richard curtisuesday, november 9 come -- november 29, is when that is on, alan rickman died a few years ago. i do not know if you guys like this movie. tamia has so much heart and charm -- to me it has a much heart and charm. sandy: it is a wonderful lineup and a great characters. >> have you watch it? >> i have never seen it. dan: try to watch it is a great movie. have you seen it? kristen: no, i know, is shocking, i looked through netflix with the christmas movies and pick one. dan: to be fair, pick this one, tried, it is worth it. kristen: dan: we hate to bring this up, something might not want to take about, but it is important. millions of americans get sick from foodborne illnesses. kristen: you should be careful on thanksgiving because we prepare dishes do not usually make for large groups and then we transported. we spoke with a local expert, karen hunter to get the steps for thanksgiving that are. >> thanks giving can be intimidating you might be gathering more family and friends than usual

. >> richard curtis says he wrote it with me in mind. and i love when writers say that.ial that hold a real performance and the comedy and the physical comedy than some thread of love that you're trying to accomplish. i'm also just a girl. standing in front of a boy. asking him to love her. romantic comedy is a genre that i love. i think i just was really lucky that they were making a big resurgence at a time when i was at the ready. >> the romantic comedy gets its jump start and you have a number of people who are especially adept at the form of the romantic comedy. you have sandra bullock, you have hugh grant, you have meg ryan, and you have tom hanks. >> she made everything beautiful. and it's just tough this time of year, i mean, any kid needs a mother. >> could it be that you need someone just as much as jonah does? >> yes. >> nora prepared movies like no other director. we would work for weeks. every line was specifically found or written or perfected. >> it was like magic. >> magic. >> nora was unafraid to take something that felt particular, but then cover it in

>> reporter: the part was written especially for him by the writer and director richard curtis who's star. a little boy with a crush who needs his stepdad's help and a mother who teaches us about shattered dreams and how you hold on when love has been changed by life. ambivalent love is still love. >> it's still love and unrequieted love which is the most painful love on the planet but it's still love. my grandmother used to say your heart is no good as a heart until it's been broken at least ten times, you know, that something about the scar tissue that makes it stronger. ♪ >> reporter: here is the man who wrote and directed this movie, curtis is the writer behind "four weddings and a funeral," "bridget jones's diary" and that unforgettable moment in "notting hill." >> i'm also just a girl. standing in front of a boy asking him to love her. >> reporter: he says he still wants to write about the ways we're good to each other in a world that has so many movies filled with trauma and violence. >> we get thousands of films about serial killers and there's only ever been about nine of th

or say they've hit nearly 500 curtis targets in northern serious since sunday to keep president richard type one has told parliament he's more determined than ever. to secure the southern border, defense ministry says at least 250 members of the kurdish forces have been killed. the strikes follow last week's bombing in istanbul, turkey blaine's, the kurdish outlawed group. the p k. k for that last. a turkey says it is targeting bases in syria belonging to the kurdish group, y p g, which it considers an offshoot of the p k. k. the group gain ground in the area after the joint fight against i saw in 2015 to key has carried out 3 ground defense is the clear some parts of the northern syria of northern syria from y p g control to key as president says, he will order the military to conduct another ground operations. several fires broke out at an oil field in south eastern syria after was struck by turkish s rights. thick plumes of smoke was seen rising from the facility in less than a year. witnesses, se shrapnel hid the facility, as well as several workers who were on site a syrian state m

as you said, if that dam is long, it could cause curtis for catastrophic disaster. elsewhere the russians have said in the air, we have that for richard. the ukraine forces seem to be moving some of the troops to zap richer. now what that means is that the ukrainians could mountain offensive there. so the russians of the post, east woods are from the horses region, and then the ukraine is pushing south and the war isn't over even though the russians have withdrawn to the east side of the river, the still able to strike ukrainian troops and everyone i've spoken to in the east side of the country and done, but i spoke to a soldier who said in his words, the situation is absolute health because the fighting they saw intensive. so even though the russians have withdrawn hair in other parts of the country, the still seems to be pushing, trying to gain new territory. i said, baked, live in creevy, re in central ukraine. let's go to moscow then alzheimer's powered bow. is there, what's been the reaction of a castle there in moscow mount? yes, sir. the reaction here is limited or we know about the public opinion, not much is coming out. we kn