. >>> well, for over a half century director roger corman made more than 300 films. some better than others. we learned this weekend that corman died at home in santa monica, california. he was 98. cbs's elise preston has more. >> reporter: campy cult classic "war of the satellites" is just one of the hundreds of films that made roger corman king of b movies. the rogue filmmaker with his not so special effects and dubious dialogue. >> soon we will have nowhere to run. >> reporter: turned out his independent movies at warp speed, often in under ten days. born in 1926, the detroit native earned an engineering degree from stanford and served in the navy before hollywood. >> you're the one who wanted to go monster huntering. >> reporter: corman said he never spent more than $100,000 a picture. the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences joked that he could use a public phone to negotiate a contract, shoot the film in the phone booth, and pay for it with the coins in the change slot. >> the beast with a million eyes. >> reporter: the good-humored filmmaker spoke abou

she was 77. >>> well, for over a half century, director roger corman made more than 300 films, some better than others. we learned this weekend that corman died at home in santa monica, california. he was 98. cbs's elise preston has more. >> reporter: campy cult classic war of the satellites is just one of the hundreds of films that made roger corman king of b-movies. the rogue filmmaker, with his not so special effects and dubious dialogue. >> soon we will have nowhere to run. >> reporter: turn the out his independent movies at warp speed, often in under ten days. born in 1926, the detroit native earned an engineering degree from stanford and served in the navy before hollywood. >> you're the one who wanted to go monster hunting. >> reporter: corman said he never spent more than $100,000 a picture. the academy of motion pictures, arts, and sciences joked that he could use a public phone to negotiate a contract, shoot the film in the phone booth, and pay for it with the coins in the change slot. >> the beast with a million eyes. >> reporter: the good-humored filmmaker spoke about his style

roger corman was 98.till to come on "pbs news weekend," what motherhood means to those with and without children. and how russia's invasion has affected ukraine's animals. >> this is pbs news weekend from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. john: two years of high prices for everything from groceries to gasoline have left some people struggling to get by until their next payday. to help, some are turning to what are called earned wage access apps, which offer small short-term loans until the next paycheck. proponents say they help people with low incomes manage their finances. critics say they can lead to a cycle of overspending and borrowing and that the costs are not always clear. we spoke to people who use these apps. >> my name is sherry wilkins. i was working as a home health aide and using the app daily pay. i we need something at the grocery store, trying to get food and trying to do that in this. and i have a pet. i have expenses that had to be taken care of im

>>> tributes have been pouring in all weekend for this man, roger corman, the so-called king of b moviesat his home on in santa monica at age 98, majored in industrial engineering at stanford and he used some of those skills to economize movie making. elise preston has the story. >> reporter: "war of the satellites "is one of the hundreds of films that made roger corman king of b movies. the rogue filmmaker with his not so special effects and dubious dialogue. >> soon you'll have nowhere to run. >> reporter: turned out his independent movies at warped speed often in under ten days. born in 1926, the detroit native earned an engineering degree from stanford and served in the navy before hollywood. >> you're the one who wanted to go monster hunting. >> reporter: corman said he never spent more than $100,000 a picture. the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences joked that he could use a public phone to negotiate a contract, shoot the film in the phone booth, and pay for it with the coins in the change slot. >> the beast with a million eyes. >> reporter: the good-humored filmmaker spok

famed movie director roger corman has died aged 98.hop of horrors' and �*the wild angels.�* 0ver his career he produced more than 300 films, directing roughly 50 of them. his movies featured martin scorsese, jack nicholson and robert de niro at the start of their hollywood careers. corman�*s death was confirmed in a statement by his family posted on his instagram page. two professional skydivers from austria successfully completed the world's first wingsuit flight through the middle of tower bridge in london. marco furst and marco waltenspiel — who are part of the red bull skydive team — jumped from a helicopter hovering around 900 metres above the river thames. they then soared through the gap in the centre of the suspension bridge reaching speeds of nearly 250 kilometres an hour. before rising up to 80 metres — the height required to open their parachutes — so they could land safely. and the most amazing part? the entire flight lasted 45 seconds. you are watching bbc news. stay with us for the brief you can. —— with us here. hello. t

find details on how you can help a special section of our website at cnn.com the cult film maker roger cormandied modern-day moviegoers may not know the name or his low budget cult classics with memorable titles like a bucket of blood and death race, 2000 what they would recognize the impact he had on the film industry you gave future stars like francis ford coppola martin scorsese, and ron howard. their early breaks in the business known as the king of the b movies, corman produced a direct hundreds of films. most of the made on a shoestring. and it should be posted on x. ron howard called corman a mentor who launched many careers and gave me my first shot at directing hormone was 98 years old all right. i'm kimberly, who are familiar is here in north america. have more cnn newsroom in a moment for our international viewers, african voices, changemakers isn't it ? >> salon pods, lidocaine flex, but super thin, flexible paths with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain rightwards sure. it's and did we mentioned it really really sticks salon pos. it's good med

. >> janai: and we are celebrating the life of legendary movie king roger corman, the independent filmmakerow-budget films, credited with discovering the likes of jack nicholson, martin martin and robert de niro, just to name a few. he was 98 years old and we have a lot to thank him for. >> gio: we start with the u.s. senator heading to trial tomorrow on federal corruption charges. new jersey's bob menendez accused of accepting lavish gifts, including bars of gold, in exchange for doing favors for foreign governments. reena roy is here with more on his possible defense strategy. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. menendez and his wife are accused of accepting bribes like cash, those gold bars that you mentioned, and other perks from businessmen in exchange for favors and we're learning he may blame his wife during the trial due to unsealed court documents. >> senator, could we have a few words with you, sir? >> reporter: this morning, senator bob menendez headed to trial this week facing corruption charges. prosecutors allege the former chairman of the powerful senate foreign relation