robin wright, an estimated $420,000. so the actress says she made the case to producers that not only were their characters equal on the show, but that research showed her character was at the time more popular with viewers. >> tell me, am i really the enemy you want to make? >> reporter: a move that could have been ripped straight from the playbook of her character claire underwood. >> so i capitalized on that moment, and i was like, "you better pay me or i'm going to go public." and they did it. >> reporter: tonight, side by side onscreen, and equal pay in real life. >> and elizabeth joins us now. the producers of the show aren't talking, but she's not the first actress to fight this fight. >> yes, turn it on the flip side. they're famous women that have been honored for being the best in their field. if they're not earning as much as their male counter parts, it raises serious questions. >>> new developments in the national park tragedy. the shivering baby bison before tourists brought him into the car. now, they're t

i like that tenacity, robin wright.great message for girls and women of any age to never give up, fight for yourself and speak up. but it is also a great message for boys, too, because equal pay for women isn't just a female issue. it is about educating boys and men, too, to honor us in the same way they see themselves. >>> let's talk about this now. double trouble. in amish country, twin brothers accused of setting off bombs on their winter break from college. were they letting off steam from school or plotting something much bigger? >>> plus, the tsa sending in back-up to deal with those crazy long lines. check out this video. going to make you sad. what's the tsa's plan now to shorten how much time you might spend waiting for takeoff? we're just getti inthrough. and will it work? i've had a wonderful time tonight. me too. call me tomorrow? i'm gonna send a vague text in a couple of days that leaves you confused about my level of interest. i'll wait a full two days before responding perfect. we're never going to see e

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>> mason: actress robin wright just revealed she was able to achieve something rare for women incka duncan. >> reporter: for four seasons, robin wright has played the calculating wife of kevin spacey in >> it's not the money i'm upset about. it's that we do things together. >> reporter: this week she took a page right out of her character, claire underwood's book. ed it night, wright told an audience at a rockefeller foundation event just how she negotiated a pay raise. >> i was look, at statistics, and claire underwood's character was more popular than his for awe period of time in a season. so i capitalized on that moment and i was like, "you better pay me or i'm going to go public." ( applause ) and they did. >> reporter: actress patricia arquette raised the issue of pay inequity at last year's oscars. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> don't you dare forget that! >> reporter: jennifer lawrence talked to charlie rose about making less in the film "american hustle." >> i feel uncomfortable askin

robin wright, who plays the first lady on "house of cards" demanded equal pay and she got the raise. >> reporter: tonight actress robin wright breaking the silence and living up to her tough as nails character on "the house of cards." >> i'm worried about you, clair. you're not making any sense. you've let your ego get in the way. >> i've always been your running mate. you just didn't want to see it. >> reporter: tonight the actress opening up about her real life fight for equal pay, revealing how she fought about the same amount as her co-star kevin spacey and won. >> you had to guilt them into it? >> and i did it on my show recently. i'm like, i want to be paid the same as kevin. >> reporter: spacey was reportedly making $500,000 an episode. wright, 120,000. she made the case to the producers that not only were their characters equal on the show, but that research showed her character was more popular with viewers. >> tell me, am i really the sort of enemy you want to make? >> reporter: a move that could be ripped straight from the playbook her character emulated. >> i'm like, you

here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: for four seasons robin wright has played the calculating wife ofin spacey in netflix's "house of cards." >> it's not the money i'm upset about. it's that we do things together. >> reporter: this week she took a page right out of her character, claire underwood's book. tuesday night wright told an audience at a rockefeller foundation event just how she negotiated a pay raise. and i was looking at statistics and claire underwood's character was more popular than his for a period of time in a season. so i capitalized on that moment. and i was like, "you better pay me, or i'm going to go public." and they did. >> reporter: actress patricia arquette raised the issue of pay inequity at last year's oscars. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> don't you dare forget that. >> reporter: jennifer wlurns talked to charlie rose about making less in the film "american hustle." >> i feel uncomfortable asking for more money. i don't want to seem like a brat. i don't want to seem like

andich for you now on wusa 9 app. >> magyver. >>> actress robin wright is spiking on twitter here in d.c. area. >> you go, girl. the house of cards actress demanded to make the same amount of money per episode as her castor, kevin spacy. wright said she was making $420,000. spacy was making $500,000. so she told the producers, you mav to pay me or -- have to pay me or i'm going to tell everybody what you're doing. so what did they do? they paid her. >> and she still went public. >>> singer harvey. find the song disngt -- doesn't -- doesn't show the communities in the best light. >>> and the best lacrosse players in the nation can be found up the road in college park. we'll meet with the maryland star taki >>> a british artist's new song and video about d.c. is causing quite the controversy. alternative rocker d.j. harvey calls her song "community of hope." but residents say her unfair depictions of wards 7 and 8 show a community in disrepair. >>> delia goncalves is live in anacostia, with what people are say being it. >> a lot of people are talking about it. we chatted with someone wa

robin wright played claire underwood on the netflix series house of cards.irst lady. her costar kevin spacey played president. frank underwood and last night he spoke before the rockefeller and said she demanded to get paid the same amount as kevin spacey. >>> huffington post was at the event and said that she learned both characters were equally popular with the viewers. she said that they capitalized on it. you better pay me full-time. going to go public. and they did. >>> in 2014 it was estimated that kevin spacey made 500 -- $500,000 per episode, that is per episode. at the time she was making $420,000 per episode. >>> the gender pay gap has been something new in hollywood. >> a lot of actresses have spoken out, it jennifer lawrence, susan sarandon, i applaud these women for making these demands and it is nice to see them finally get it. >>> you know what bugged me, i watched the first season and i did not know they became the president. >> spoiler alert. >> you are a little behind. >>> i have to get it from the library. >>> actress blake lively is causi

. >> sean pe and robin wright pen filed for separation right after his oscar winning season. keep it private and negotiate settlement before you file your documents. that's what she did with melanie and antonio. >> we try settle so we don't end up with a public forum where the entire world knows their personal business. >> tell your before you file so they don't hear about it the nightly news. >> you're communicating with t other side and making sure that you're on the same pag you can navigate this both through the media and through the actual legalprocess. really, really gracefully. khloo did not let that little divorce filing stop her from partying. a lot of stars kicking off memorial day weekend ea heading to the beach to play. here is our know and tell edition. hollywood dyna converge. the ever present kardashian clan, maria shriver her son patrick and cindy crawford and mariah. why was everyone in malibu? this ocean front restaurant is a goo to celeb sushi spot and it's next door to a stars only hub. there's the soft opening and had something to celebrate at both places

robin wright sounds off on her battle for equal pay. >> you do have to shame and get them into it.he unleashed her blair underwood to earn the same as kevin spacey. >> i like you better pay me, or i'm going to go public. >> hollywood from the inside out. it's the "insider"together with yahoo! >> blake shelton said his relationship with gwen stefa "saved his life." i'm goito

according to a report from business insider-- actress robin wright says she had to go toe to toe withrunners to receive pay equal to her co-star kevin spacey. spacey was making a half-a-million dollars an episode in 2014 and wright was making about 420-thousand-an episode. the actress's demands were met and she's now executive producer of "house of cards." she's also directed it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking news near egypt. a passenger plane goes crashes en route to cairo. we have the up-to-the minute details on the search effort for the plane and the dozens of people now missing. good morning washington. today: cloudy. isolated showers/drizzle early. some afternoon clearing. highs: 66-72 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and comfortably cool. lows: 46-55 winds: light friday: mostly sunny. high clouds increasing towards the late afternoon. highs: 69-75 winds: se 5 mph breaking this morning. an egyptair flight from paris to egypt crashes overnight. the airbus a320 was

. >>> robin wright is as good at negotiating as she is at acting.rstar of house of card, demanded and got the same salary as her co-star kevin spacey. wright was making about $80,000 less than spacey, per episode. she threaten to go public with the the pay gap unless she got a raise. that is the kind of move claire underwood would make on the show and claire underwood would be somehow kevin spacey would be paying her as part of his salary. >> it is good. equal pay for equal work. she does a great job in the show but it is funny she was threatening to go public if she didn't get the raise. she still went public. got to tell you. >>> coming up in the next half an her of "eyewitness news" we are continuing to follow breaking news disappearance of an egyptair jet. >>> we're getting new information about a desperate search, justin. >> reporter: that is right, so far lines at the airport are not long at hall but what happens when many more are set to fly? i'm justin finch what airlines and lawmakers are doing now can stop long lines later. >>> i tell you

. >> grant:if you watch house of cards you know robin wright's character. clare underwood. will stop at nothing to get what she wants. >> vicki:and just like her character. wright is going public with her demands for equal pay! the insider's debbie matenopoulos is in hollywood with more on this story. >> reporter:grant and vicki. all i have to say is: hell hath no fury like "claire underwood" scorned! >> reporter: last bit right to be a topic of equal play. --pay >> you better pay me or i am going to go public. >> reporter: >> we can't fight everything off one by one, frances barrett. >> reporter: was looking at statistics and can clear underwoods character was more popular than his and that season. so i went off of that. when >> reporter: right behind that $120,000. >> it is a male-dominated society and that has always been that way >> it is a pandemic. what women are at 82% at what their counterparts make on average. and you have to shame and guilt them into it. >> reporter: have more on the insider from kron 4 news. >> grant: the equal pay should be a no-brainer. >> vick

. >>> actress robin wright is weighing in on the equal the "house of cards" actress says she demandedhe same pay kevin spacey gets and she got it. according to huffington post, wright asked for a race after seeing statistics that her character is more popular than spacey's character. >>> well, this constant streak of dreary days has a lot of folks down in the dumps. doug, tell me we have some light at the end of the tunnel. >> light meaning sunshine. >> oh, thank you. we've got some sunshine. now it's back to clouds for most of us, but we did see a little bit of sun today. we are seeing a little bit of sun. here's and look at the sun on this building and on these boats. not on these buildings. it is out there a little bit, and it will be off and on during the day today. 66 degrees. winds out of the northeast at 6 miles an hour. temperatures still six degrees below average. only in the 50s back to the west. this will be the area that has the showers. we are seeing some rain back here. just some light showers. 64 down towards clinton, maryland. still cool. some clouds. maybe a shower ea

robin wright demanded that she be paid the same amount as kevin spacey.racter saying you better pay me or i'm going to go public. and they did. >> she deserves it. she has an important role. >>> when we come back, today's "must reads" bernie sanders, ralph nader, how that could spell trouble. "worldwide exchange" will be right back. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." now to this morning's "must reads" the stories catching our attention. i went to "the washington post." my pick is titled "does bernie sanders want to be the ralph nader of 2016?" quote, bernie's attacks on the party have released something just as damaging to the causes he professes to represent. milbank also credits nader in his similar protests for helping to elect george bush. won oregon, lost kentucky, people wonder why is he still in the race, only with 100 votes to go for hillary clinton. clearly, he wants to support his cause and back his supporters. >> and that idea of a fed can be the force because you can have it on both sides with strong talks like cuba and others. surely,

. >>> she plays first lady, equally as cunning as her husband on "house of cards" and robin wright-penn made sure she got the same pay as the president for her work on the show. "the huffington post" reports that she demanded the same pay as her co-star, kevin spacey, it came after she saw statistics one point showed her character was more popular than his. according to "the huffington post," wright threatened to go public if she didn't get paid the same. >>> promising news in the fight against mel knowna. doctors reporting success with new drug therapy. new study finds 40% of patients with advanced melanoma alive three years after the treatment with the drug, the same drug given to president carter. it allows immune cells to find tumor cells and destroy them. >> a certain group of patients percentage will stop them from getting bigger and stay that way for months to years. >> it doesn't work for everyone. most patients tolerated the drug well with minimal side effects. >>> you might think hazing is just a problem at colleges. pennsylvania's taking steps to protect younger students from

i understand that robin wright who, of course, starred in "house of cards," a television series, last which she said that she had recently demanded to be paid the same as kevin spacey. is that something that you've worked on in your career? do you say, i want to be paid the same as my male co-nascar. >> as much as i can. it's great -- co-star? >> as much as i can. it's great that it's coming to light. these things are buried for so long. there's a quiet tolerance for the behavior and treatment of women. it shouldn't be the case obviously. >> your significant was here recently. he was beaming about the birth of rocco, your son. now your favorite son. how do you like this thing called parenting, rose byrne? it's cool, isn't it? >> it's fun. i relate to the movie. it takes an hour and 45 minutes to leave the house. it's a lot of fun. yeah, i'm a little tired, but a lot of fun. >> congratulations. >> you're sweet. >> congratulations. >> "neighbors 2." >> it gets easier. >> yes -- >> tell only take an hour to leave the house. >> rose byrne, thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you very

. >> robin: wright in december to go on westie as much heavier because of a car that overheated on the deck. look at this backup that is flowing into san francisco and is adding to all the heavy traffic that fact through the toll plaza and out west brand and crawling all the way to the polls. stay with this and will have more information. >> mark: a. self and found a golden gate park may lead investigators to of missing father. history has not been seen since last thursday. family says he was going to be somebody and then he vanished. summit found itself on the park on friday in please hope this will lead to knowing where the spirit. >> darya: police arrested least nine people on may in seattle. several cisco protest against police shootings about 12th honored rallied in oakland. they demanded an end to the deportation of immigrants and and. >> mark: the solar plane took off around 5:00 a.m. is the first plane capable of flying day and night only on solar power. it's making a strip from the road there right from why it is now hitting the arizona. but eric >> darya: were looking at whet

. >> robin: wright and his sources close not pass along the bay bridge.town is free quiet it's typical commit traffic for those going to five lady is jammed at 24 going for me sure freeway it's going to be a slow roll from highway 4 into hercules. it would get 20 to 20 minutes from downtown oakland to the sky land in 7 cisco. with the san mateo bridge coming. >> mark: alicea people and killed in a series of bombings in rock. a new photos in the aftermath going into the future. the attack and at a market near baghdad. dozen others have been injured ices to claim responsibility for the tax. where the jewish people had been killed in the attacks by some baghdad in the last week. >> darya: we know the woman named her name of the woman was killed in concord. presoaking for this man to ensure a man he is a prime suspect in 25 year- old points in the parks. she was found to 30 in the morning yesterday. some parks did know each other and nelson might be driving a 2003 black four-door key aspect. this is his license plate here. yet look at and is considered armed

. >>> one actress, robin writhe plays first lady as on the house of card. wright said she showed her bosses stats they showed her character was more popular than spacey's character frank underwood. based on on facts and circumstances from 014. the match means wright talked herself into a race of $08,000 per episode. >>> i don't think this story is over yet. there's bad blood between stephen a. smith and kurt schilling. smith challenge the the former philly to a political debate. he declined the invitation. in fact during a radio show, schilling called smith a racist. he said he had no interest in the debate. schilling has been critical of espn after he was fired after controversial media posts. these are not two guys who like to be quiet matt, i'm sure we'll hear a lot of more. >>> george zimmerman said he auctioned off the gun that killed trayvon martin, although we're waiting to hear how much he has gone. >>> substance known as gorilla snot could be the answer to the dangerous dust storms out west. we'll be right back. >>> breaking now on "action news" a midair