american actor tom hanks has slipped into the role of the harvard professor three times director ron howard turned all three books into nail biting action thrillers. the film of brown's inferno premiered last year he was involved in the production process and helped cram nearly seven hundred pages into two hours of entertainment . i love tom hanks i wrote books long before i was lucky enough to have mr hanks play robert langer so i have i've always had my own langdon but a lot of people asked me you know when you wrote eventually go did you were you thinking of tom hanks i said i was just thinking of being able to sell enough copies to not lose my publishing but when i wrote that eventually go to those days are long gone dan brown remains as passionate as ever to mystery and puzzles his fans of the frankfurt books and know that anything could be a message in disguise and that dan brown may be the man behind it. i got warts and animals all these topics are coming up and all around events in europe here is today's you know max express. these works have been donated by renowned contemporary ar

lauren: dallas director ron howard sharing along the way the news.me of the "star wars" film coming out next may. powers has been keeping fans on their toes by posting these behind the scenes photos on a twitter account. production officially over. now that all is left is to wait until may. may 4th be with you. cheryl: is great because this is the early years of han solo. we are getting that back years of the original "star wars" movies and then we are going to get a jump fresh face on solo. very exciting. we've got some more mother heading east. northern california is probably welcoming some rain and snow. lauren: fox senior meteorologist janice dean tracking it. good morning. >> good morning, ladies. if you like summertime again across the northeast, it may be coming this weekend for you. 51 in the year, 51 in chicago, 39 in cincinnati. format from the u.s. into the ohio valley in the northeast spent the next couple days. the past six hours not much on the radar which is great. we do have showers across florida but the rest of the country is very q

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speedy recovery. >>> star wars fans get ready upcoming film has officially wrapped and director ron howard took to social media to share the news and the official title. so a star wars story will hit theaters may 25th, the forty-first anniversary of the original film. and, this is a feel good story out of the wild fires, that devastated california, nine year-old lauren jade smith who lost his home in the blaze wrote a letter to his favorite baseball team, oakland a's detailing memorabilia collection that he was so proud of but lost in the fire. what followed was an uplifting twist to the story, the a's organization caught wind and then as twitter universe to help and it worked. ordinary people to major and minor league teams across the country, often to rebuild his collection including the seattle mariners, chicago white socks, tampa bay rays and phillies confirmed that they are sending a package but it might be hard to top this amazing philly fan who will give a piece of the turf from the 2008 world series. that is your hot minute i'm be x from today's 96.5. >> how about that phillies nat

the name of the next instalment of the series has been revealed — by director ron howard.nt to thank an incredibly talented cast and crew for all their hard work. and to the fans out there, i hope you've enjoyed the pictures that i've been sharing, pictures that i'd taken from the set of... can we even say the name of the movie? i'll see you next year. you can get in touch with me and the rest of the team on twitter. keep date with bbc .com. we will return inafew date with bbc .com. we will return in a few minutes time. wednesday is expected to be a mixed day across the uk. a bit of rain about at the moment, this weather front has been drifting in. this will bring wet weather for a time across southern and central areas, particularly around the midlands and the cause of wednesday. in the southern counties through the south midlands into the east midlands there will be rain around but in many northern areas in northern wales will be clear and across the far north of scotland, even a touch of russ frost —— grass frost. so let's have a look at the morning weather, then. this

. >> ron howard announced in a short video he posted on twitter. >> i hope they have enjoyed the picturese set of -- can we even say the name of the movie? >> there you have it. solo. a star wars story. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the nfl commissioner speaking just moments ago. what he revealed about kneeling during the national anthem. the high stakes meeting, the protests, and what some players said when they emerged. >>> the health care whiplash. first, the president slashing more than $7 billion in subsidies meant to help working class americans afford their health care. tonight, the new effort to keep those subsidies, and now the president says he supports it. what's going on? >>> also tonight, president trump stands firm after saying previous presidents did not call families of the fallen. a >>> the national outrage after this traffic stop, after the officer is seen repeatedly beating a driver. there is news coming in tonight about the officer. >>> and major developments on harvey weinstein. what he did today. and the new allegation against

the name of the next instalment of the series has been revealed — by director ron howard. this moment to thank an incredibly talented cast and crew for all their hard work. and to the fans out there, i hope you've enjoyed the pictures that i've been sharing, pictures that i'd taken from the set of... can we even say the name of the movie? i'll see you next year. reminded now about top story. china's president is speaking live at the communist party conference in beijing. you can see there. he's reflecting on his last five years in office to in a speech to top officials at the congress. he is in the great hall of the people with over 2000 delegates from around the country. earlier, the president said the party would help improve lives and achieve the dream of national rejuvenation. he described his as a great world power that would boost the global economy. is here on bbc news. —— stay with us here on bbc news. as we head towards the end of the week the weather will turn more and more unsettled and at the moment the weekend looks particularly nasty across southern weekend l

american actor tom hanks has slipped into the role of the harvard professor three times director ron howard turned all three books into nail biting action thrillers. the film of brown's inferno premiered last year he was involved in the production process and helped crime nearly seven hundred pages into two hours of entertainment . i love tom hanks i wrote books long before i was lucky enough to have mr hanks play robert lang so i have i've always had my own langdon but a lot of people ask me you know when you wrote adventure go did you were you thinking of tom hanks i said i was just thinking of being able to sell enough copies to not lose my publishing but when i wrote that eventually go to those days are long gone dan brown remains as powerful as ever to mystery and puzzles his fans of the frankfurt books and know that anything could be a message in disguise and that dan brown may be the man behind it. are the warts and animals all these topics are coming up in our roundup of college events in europe here is today's your max express. these works have been donated by renowned contemporary

here's the director ron howard. hi.an incredibly talented cast and crew for all their hard work. and to the fans out there, i hope you've enjoyed the pictures that i've been sharing, pictures that i'd taken from the set of... can we even say the name of the movie? i'll see you next year. looking forward to the next star wa rs looking forward to the next star wars film. and we are well into diwali celebrations here in singapore and i am sure you are as well in the london. we have sweets for everyone! i think i have eaten too many. there are not many of us here in the studio at the moment. me, and sarah and everybody else is in the gallery. we have just been tucking into this. we will save you one, i promise, because forartists, diwali doesn't start until thursday and we have another 2a hours. diwali doesn't start until thursday and we have another 24 hours. look at this one. it looks like your dress! i don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. 0h, dress! i don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. oh, m

going to have to also a declaration of independence and yesterday i think the clear message that ron howard says and indeed in the speech that you just posted is that he will use all means available so couldn't happen and no one might you know we heard claims that ninety percent of catalans actually voted before independence how valid is that number where most people even able to cast their ballots. well the first criticism about were the actual turnout were barely more high what it was were a regional elections were held two years ago. you know the numbers who voted for independence were. seven percent of the electoral row now course in the police states close several polling stations so about my averages there are real numbers of me of a ham. a last minute ruling to introduce council and government was that people could vote in any polling station whatsoever and critics say that there was absolutely nothing to stop people from seeing several times as being no reliable count of second place. money said neither side is backing down here what will happen now you know what does this where doe

here is the director, ron howard. hello. well, as we wrap up reduction, ijust hello. thank an incredibly talented cast and crew for all their ha rd talented cast and crew for all their hard work. and to the fans out there, i hope you have enjoyed the pictures that i have been sharing, pictures that i have been sharing, pictures that i had taken from the set of... can we even say the name of the movie? i'll see you next year. and i am looking forward to the solo movie, and of course, the diwali celebrations in singapore. and look at these lovely sweets, just like your dress! very colourful. the hindu festival of lights, happy diwali to you. happy diwali to you as well. and i have to say the sweets we have here in london are going around the crew and the team very quickly indeed. but do you know what? we are not celebrating properly until thursday here in the uk, so we are going to have another box of treats for you. have you got my favourite in there? i love barfi and gulab jamun. my favourite in there? i love barfi and gulabjamun. which one is it? oh my gosh, it fell!

embarking on this new sort of phase of his career where he's getting bigger and you know he's doing as ron howard movie now so as i go oh my god this is a real milestone moment for him in his career and i think they i guess in the writers' room were thinking well who do we get it's this period piece action sort of you know action drama movie. who do we get to play like the main superhero guy whatever you know or. and who better than than sly stallone so milo had a connection with him and i think he gave him a phone call he plays him so he plays himself in our show but he's playing a character in the movie within our show so there's a movie that's being shot on our show he's a guy exactly and he is i mean the moment i do spend time with him at all known for a tell me if i'm wrong the moment you're around him the moment you realize immediately like that's a movie star and he's funny he's hilarious and he puts you at ease immediately makes everyone laugh he's hysterical and then he gives this one unbelievable you know. bang up performance thanks everyone is very gracious gives a few you know words o

ron howard who has been tweeting photos of the han solo movie, returning to social media to reveal something that fans have been waiting for. coat -- >> can we even say the name of the movie? autria: well, there it is, right on the sign. [laughter] movie": a star wars opens next may. has a spectacular version -- a spook version of in the now with eileen. it's frightfully cold here. we are here with a preview of haunts. kidd: these are our winter jackets, by the way. eileen: it's still in the upper 30's. kidd: but it's pretty incredible here. zones, they have scare this is the first one, iron works. kidd: you don't look scared at all. >> on with my people, i love this. kidd: this is one of your favorite times of year, why is that? >> it so much fun, it's not just an event, it's an immersive experience. this is early in the morning, it might be a little scary for people just waking up, but we should point out that it's for kids, too? >> we do have a pumpkin festival and you won't find any of these spooky creatures around. as we go overdd: here, there maybe even some more. we only have 30 secon

you may have known or seen the work that he did behind the scenes as a historical consultant on ron howard's film, "the missing." he also worked on john fabro's "cowboys and aliens." and most recently on gavin o'connor's "jane got a gun." he's been very active as a public historian making an imprint on programming at museums by guest cureating kpints, on everything from the alamo, the custer legend, davy crocket and billy the kid. the latest book was published by crown in may. and it was recognized with a 2017 western riders of america spur award for the best nonfiction. but coming up through western history, my academic career came up during the time we just saw reflekted in the various toasts that we had. the heady era of the new western history, old western history range wars. and you know, paul hutten served as the executive director of the western history association from 19 -- to 2006. so, you know, when we think of davy crocket, we have a popular image in our mind. but we think of the loan ranger, it's going to be played with more. when we think of james bond, it's got to be sean conn

it's not a ron howard production unless clint is in it.which happens to the 41st birthday of the original "star wars." >> really? >> yeah. >> can't wait for that. >> really excited. >>> also in "pop news," the feel-good story of the day, 9-year-old loren smith lost his home in the santa rosa fire and with it his beloved oakland a's collection. just 9 he writes a heartbreaking to the a's saying he is a super fan and lost years of baseball cards and how much he loves teaching his baby brother to throw a ball and the a's president writes him back and did something else promising to outfit he and his family in all new gear and asks players or anyone who help loren rebuild his collection which prompted this. check out this picture, a windfall of cap, uniforms is just a fraction. so much stuff from balls to programs, other stuff from major and minor league teams from around the country and just learned this morning that loren and his framily have been invited to meet players from the oakland a's team later this week. this is just one of the many

i think for every harvey weinstein, there's a great, you know, ron howard or there's another -- peopleen and women in positions of authority. their voices are so critical to coming in and weighing in, because once you say this is not acceptable in our industry, whether it be media, politics, in educational institutions, in the church, once chorus comes out and kind of behavior, then cruel start to see policies and institutions change from the top down not just from the ground up. that's a big burden to shoulder. >> i think you're absolutely right there. unfortunately we're out of town. thanks so much for coming in and talking about a very important topic. >>> president trump's tax plan a lot to break down, tom fitzgerald is on this tonight, fitz? >> reporter: within the hour, we're standing by for the president to get to the microphone up in harrisburg. what will he propose? what is in it for you? and why democrats say this might not be a good deal for the middle class. jim? >> the massage therapist arrested for sexual assaulting customers seeks early release before his trial. plus are

ron howard posted a video tuesday saying the spin-off will be called solo '"star wars" story.he movie arrives in theetser maze 25. and of course when we talk "star wars" this is my perfect opportunity do this. but lord vader we >> i've altered the deal pray i don't alter it any further. ♪ >> predict i believe you are. >> you too should go on the rode this thing. >> i love it. >> i love it. >> music on que and everything. i love it. >> that was teamwork. >> i'll give it to you guys. >> thanks, wisdom. >> that was g pretty good. >> all copy wednesday. >> 5:21 now m coming up your late-night deliver delivery from pizza hut may have compromised your card. >> headed to break right now. live look across the d.c. reeming don't, it's 5:2 1, 48 degrees back after this♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ do you want to do a monster check? yes. no monsters. ♪ ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ ♪ no monsters. nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. >> pizza love

ron howard is producing a movie or directing as well, who is going to play you? >> i don't know. i want it to be someone good-looking but not so good-looking that people are disappointed when they actually meet me. the question i have trouble meeting, who gets into that not too warm not too called category? >> host: let's move to the second part of white is so successful, your life story. those who have not read the book i don't want to give away everything but where were you born? >> middletown, ohio. >> biological mother and father were married at the time. >> they were. >> host: did they get divorced afterwards? >> guest: i was a year old when they got divorced. >> host: your biological mother was raising you in the early years. and you had a close relationship with your maternal grandmother and grandfather and what was their names? >> mama and papa. their names were bonnie and jim. >> host: is that hillbilly type word or unique see your family? >> guest: it is pretty common in a broader culture, not exclusive to billy culture but definitely something people from that region d

people like rob reiner, ron howard are wonderful human beings who are wrong about politics, but they'reis guy is not the normed in my experience. >> i would agree. >> carol, the disturbing part is there's been this what aboutism. they're saying look at the president and on the right they're chastising harvey weinstein. why is there not a collective agreement that this was not okay? >> the disturbing part is the number of people who knew within the organization, within hollywood, and nobody said anything. i think if you want to talk about the politics of this, the democrats are probably going to have to answer whether or not any of them knew about any of this, whether there was talk about that among them because they were so intertwined with harvey weinstein in terms of fundraising. >> when i saw this break, the first thing i thought about was the oscars. the oscars are always thinking of harvey weinstein. i do think there is a part of this that transcends politics. you now have women speaking out and saying they're not going to accept this type of behavior, and i think that the hope is

well ron howard has finally answered his critics who for years have been accusing him of not showing. people how he approaches every single crisis which is just to sit. why he did this i promise is. the euro currency itself in danger. to the international. he's about to the similar approach with this one until just a few weeks ago on one's own citizens who actually held or neither were her friends and then an illegal enabler. declare an independent republic which they did a few minutes ago. the question now is now he's finally have to say whether it's going to lessen whether it's actually being too close and the other thing he. is dead of very drudging suppose. on many of these serious his critics and indeed a lot of people are saying well actually this is my plans or has had because his policies might in a corruption scandal laments is very very popular austerity cuts as in these are. so in many ways there are images of each of her critics saying this is actually trying to. well we clearly both are on a collision horse and we're and shots as we simply don't have this is going to play

. >> can i -- from the fringe of hollywood for 27 years, people like rob reiner, ron howard are wonderful beings who are wonderful human beings. this guy is not the norm of my experience. >> i would agree with that. >> the disturbing part is the what about-ism. harvey weinstein is bad but look the a the president. wait a minute, why isn't there a collective agreement that all of it is disgusting behavior. >> none of this is okay. can we all agree on that? the thing i find most disturbing about this is the number of people that knew within the organization and within hollywood and that nobody said anything. if you want to talk about the politics of this, their democrats are going to probably have to answer whether or not any of them knew about any of this, whether there was talk about that among them because they were so intwined with harvey weinstein in terms of fundraising. >> when i saw this story break, the first thing i thought about was the oscars. someone accepting an award and tha thanking harvey weinstein. there's a part of this that transcends politics. you now have women speakin

a businessman to five votes to host the two thousand and six showpiece the organization led by ron howard goodell said instead that the controversial six point seven million euro figure in its accounts was for a golf event but that gullit did not take place that challenging the tax bill resulting from the effect of the news came as the german f.a. and others to major structural reform and its woodside lost a world cup qualifier to iceland. eld or a half of france's atlantic coast is one of the country's top tourist destinations and many visitors can't get enough of the local speciality seafood now one local resident has come up with a novel way of meeting their demand a vending machine that sells oysters twenty four seven. some depictions of the birth of aphrodite the goddess of love and desire have her stepping out of an oyster shell and oysters are adored by the french they consume around eighty thousand tonnes of them annually and it said that true always still love as can suddenly crave them at any time. tony best hello can help see spontaneous cravings he works in the oldest oyster b

. >> ron howard is i guess reducing the movie or ft directing as well. who is going to play you? >> i don't know. the thing about this is that i wanted to be somebody who's good-looking no not so good-looking that people are disappointed when they meet me. but yes, the question i had real trouble meeting is who really fits into that, not too warm, not too cold category. >> i'm sure you will find somebody, let's go to why the second part of why it's successful and that's your life story. for those who may not have read, but i want to give away a fair bit, where you born? >> i was born in middletown ohio. >> your biological mother and father were married at the time? >> okay, and did they get divorced shortly thereafter. >> very shortly, i think i was meeting a year old when they got divorced. >> so your biological mother was raising you from the early years. >> and then you had a close relationship your maternal grandfather and lymaternal grandmother. >> what was their name? >> i call them mamma and pat, bonnie and jim. >> is that a elderly type word or was it unique to your famil

may have known or seen the work that he did behind the scenes as a historically consultant on ron howard's film "the missing." he also worked on cowboys and aliens, and recently on jane got a gun. he has been very active as a public historian, making an imprint on programming at museums by guest curating exhibits on everything from the alamo, the custer legend, davey contract and billy the kid. his latest book, the apache wars was published by crown, and it , was recognized with a 2017 st. petersburg award for best non-fiction. coming up through western history, my academic career came up during the time that we just saw reflected in the various toasts that we had. the heady era of the new western history, old western history range wars. [laughter] and, you know, paul hutton served as the executive director of the western history association from 1990 to 2006. so, you know, when we think of davey crockett, we have a popular image in our minds of fess parker. when we think of the lone ranger, it is going to be clayton moore. when you think of james bond, it has to be sean connery. and when

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. >> the einstein one was fun which was -- ron howard did a long series. >> on nat geo. >> everybody i've written about has been very smart. you have a lot of smart people on the show. at a certain point you realize they don't amount to much usually, they're a dime a dozen. what counts is being creative, imaginenovativinnovative that means seeing across disciplines. steve jobs understand the connection of beauty and technology, benjamin franklin did it i wanted to do the ultimate of that the trooufian man, you talk about art and science and spirituality. >> you just called him the ultimate of that where does he rank in terms of the pantheon of both greats and greats within those that have been the subjects of water isaacson's biographies now >> i think you can make an argument -- and i tried to, takes a lot of pages -- that he's the most creative genius in history. meaning he knew more about more subjects including everything about the universe, how we fit it into that can be known in his time and he was able to see the patterns. >> you couldn't at that point figure out

american actor tom hanks has slipped into the role of the harvard professor three times director ron howard turned all three books into nail biting action thrillers. the film of brown's inferno premiered last year he was involved in the production process and helped cram nearly seven hundred pages into two hours of entertainment.