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>> i do. >> dad ron prepares, too, for our special "e.t." howardat i'm wearing? see. >> did you get that when you went to bryce canyon? >> yes. when cheryl your mom and i were looking for names. because of the red rock, we thought, we're going with the name bryce. your mom, we have red hair. >> it would have been a problem if i didn't come out a red head. >> a pretty good bet red was going factor in. >> i love the name bryce. >> it's a good thing she loves it the. they're days way from the jurassic sequel opening. you won't sere he high heels. >> how happy were you to get the wardrobe change. away from the heels? >> it was, like, i was so not down on my outfit at all when we were shooting the first one. >> you loved it. >> i loved it. i still love it. >> your pleased with yourself running in heels. >> i feel athletic. coming and doing this movie nown the island, running from dinosaurs, it was so much easier. it was really shocking. i was like, man, this, like, heel thing, there's like a handicap situation happening there. >> oh, i totally hear you,

. >>> and ron howard and bryce dallas howard reveals what you never knew about the famous family. >>n prefor this interview, did you google me? >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> meghan markle gets a surprise kiss, and not from harry as today marks their woun-month anniversary. >>> the top story, heather locklear. exclusive new reporting on what may have driven her to allegedly threat on the shoot herself. heather's family says they fear the actress is on a complete downward spiral. the actress underwent a psychiatric evaluation after she was threatening to kill herself on sunday. her loved ones are hoping this will finally be her wakeup call. >> trying to hurt herself and looking for a gun to shoot herself. >> a source tells "e.t." after her on again off again threatend relationship. her family wants nothing more for her than to be check sbd facility until she's truly clean and sober. slooes reportedly been to rehab five times and has a history of problems with drugs and alcohol. in 2008, she was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. in 2012, she was had anoth

. >> and how ron howard verse his daughter bryce dallas howard. how he nearly ruined her jurassic park. >>s. >> roseanne spotted out. the first new video after her tweets at outrage turned to concerns over her mental health. >> the posts keep coming with more disturbing content. what did roseanne have to say today. >> do you think your career has taken a big hit? >> i'm not going talk to you except for to say, have a nice day. thank you. >> are you going stay on twitter? >> thank you. thank you. >> roseanne in utah today spoke out for the first time since her show was canceled. it appeared to be a social media break. roseanne posted almost 300 times since announcing she was quitting twitter on tuesday. >> look at roseanne's social media right in this moment. she doubled and tripled down. somebody needs to stop it right now. roseanne posted these conspiracy theories and more comparison to "planet of the apes." all that as kimmel -- tom arnold voiced concern on the tosh show and cnn. >> she's having mental health issues right now. i'm sure that's pa

i don't know where he is, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you've never actually met ron howard? oh, i love that. >> isn't he the greatest? >> jimmy: yeah. oh, paramount's where -- that's where you shoot -- >> "happy days." they shot "happy days" there. so he's walking around, and i'm with my mom, and my mom is like -- [ laughter ] because ron howard is talking to me like i'm just some regular guy, like we went to >>nd my mom is like, "what is g?"penin >> jimmy: i remember going on auditions there and not getting the part. but i remember going -- [ laughter ] >> moo an office there, or had an office there and he goes, "i like this studio because you can just walk and then you'll see, like --" >> yeah. >> jimmy: you know, someone from "star trek" having a a coffee break. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and we turn the corner, and there's a klingon smoking. [ laughter ] and he was like, i was like, "it's the great --" it just makes you feel like you're in the business. >> it is. and there's like -- you can see the hollywood sign from there. it truly is like a postcard. >> jimmy: i love it so mu

now back to bryce, her dad is ron howard. we know ron is a phenomenal director.s daughter? if their conversation is any indication, the answer is yes. >> how did you prepare for in interview. >> right, how did i prepare for this interview. >> well, if i recall correctly, i called you last night about 9:30 p.m. and i told you what i thought you should ask me and what i should ask you. i follow up with a bullet pointed e-mail. >> a complete summation of your m.o. >> do you prepare for your. >> yes, i do. >> dad ron prepares too for our special family interview. >> did you see what hat i'm wearing. > did you get that when we went to bryce canyon. >> when your mom, cheryl and i were looking for games because of the red rock, we thought we'll go with the name. we have red hair. >> it would be a problem if i didn't come out a redhead. >> pretty good bet red was going to factor in. >> i love the name bryce. >> it's a good thing. it's now synonymous with the jurassic world franchise. one thing you won't see this time around, bryce's now infamous high heels. >> how happy

john was an old school, like a guy out of the movie "the paper" the ron howard movie. kind of rumpled. he dressed like a 15-year-old boy, sorry, john. i don't think he will be insulted. he wasn't a fashion icon. but he was a character. and journalism is hard lately. it's hard politically and hard because the state of newspapers is declining. he stuck with it because like me and so many others it is kind of who he was. he was a guy like me knew he wanted to be a journalist from the time he was ten years old. we kind of shared that bond. >> you talk about john the journalist. what more do you want people to know about john the person in general? >> well, i said on twitter when you're a journalist, you have to have a certain professional detachment, you know, and somebody once told me years ago don't do this and expect people to all love you and love your stories, but if you get beyond that sort of professional distance that you have to keep, john was just a sweet guy. he was a mentor. he was a very sensitive guy. he was just funny as hell. we used to joke about what it w

ron >> thanks. >>> from the coffee house to the white house? starbucks founder howardrview, let's just see what happens. what else he said about a possible run for office. next >>> plus, women can't do my job. that's what the qatar airways ceo said at a conference how the airle rpointoinisesndg his controversial comments ahead. you the readiest. because ready gives a pep talk. showtime! but the readiest gives a pep rally. i cleared my inbox! holiday inn express, be the readiest. >>> even though howard schultz is stepping down as chairman of starbucks, he may have his eye on an even bigger executive in the white house. schultz spoke with cnbc this morning and while he wouldn't say if he'd be running for president, he did share his thoughts on politics and some of the big issues facing our country. listen ugh the lens of t s means to be a great american citizen. i don't know what that means at this poi my concern for the country, and my concern for our standing in the world, the lack of dignity, the lack of respect, the vitriolic behavior coming from this administration,