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. >>> russell crowe. this is how we're used to seeing the 54 year old oscar winner.t posted. >> oh, my gosh. what is going on. what? >> he captioned it, the actor resets number one, the correct use of jazz hands. >> take this, russell crowe. jazz hands! did it work? >> it worked even better the second time. >> jack disappeared. he's like, poof! whoa. it looks like the irish offense this weekend. >> oh. >> too soon? >> go eagles. >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. here are the top headlines we're following on "world news now." a blown tire on a tractor-trailer is blamed for this horrific crash in new mexico. the truck crossed the median on interstate 40, crashing head on into the bus headed for phoenix. the ntsb is investigating. >>> a united nations watchdog says iran is still complying with the main requirements of the 2015 nuclear deal. it comes after president trump pulled the u.s. out of the deal calling it one-sided. >>> president trump is making it

. >> he was saying russell crow should play him in a movie if russell crow lost weight.ave a fallback real quick, there was a zoo that couldn't afford zebras. we'll put this up on the screen so they started painting donkeys to look like zebras. while i understand how you could come up with that idea, i'm telling that zoo to fall back and i'm awarding them the first donkey of the day "the beat." we wanted to start with conspiracy theories, eddie and joe, thank you for a unique segment on television. joe's upcoming tour, we live in hell. >> we live in hell, but that works too. >> up ahead, the u.n. has a word for trump when we're back. i'm ray and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried cold turkey, i tried the patch. they didn't work for me. i didn't think anything was going to work for me until i tried chantix. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. i needed that to quit. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had changes in behavior or thinking, aggression

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. >> st funny, madame-- did a wax model of russell crowe become gladiator and hugh jackman wol vereene doing the sort of campus pose you have ever seen in your life, oh great. >> stephen: well, you know, people of course know you for your acclaimed performance in memento, which is one where people see you for the first time and really became famous for people in the united states. >> just a great honor. >> stephen: brilliant film. that was sort of christopher nolan's first big international hit also even though it was a small film. >> yeah, yeah. >> stephen. >> that was christopher nolan working without any money. >> stephen: exactly. now do you ever regret you got to be the guy with amnesia as opposed to the guy with the bat monday il because. >> there was a-- well, there wasn't a chance for me to go and play batman but chris did fly me over to the u.k. to talk about the role that liam season ended up playing. >> stephen: oh sure. >> he could have toldz me before i got on the plane bas it is a long way to go to find out you haven't got the job. >> stephen: but wait, you definitely di

i told them at the time that you cannot play lee like he was scott or russell crowe. -- is suddenly dignified subtly dignified. he makes men whisper. i thought he did a wonderful job. peter: two rep things appear. recentdr. robert's publications, the untold civil war, is a beautiful done book -- beautifully done book. his essays many of were based upon your radio show that you did for many years down in blacksburg. i was especially taken by not just the photographs but the use of the culture. outstandingolutely book. it is the one thing that national geographic did during the one 50th. it is quite a success. james: they just did an incredible job with that book. for seven years and did a friday morning show on national public radio. they were personal -- little personal stories. not one of which affected the progress or the outcome of the war, but they told personal story. i did 350 of them. national geographic selected a hundred 30 to do on the book -- 130 to do on the book. like the story of little sally. she was a terrier. one -- a terrier doll when she was taken as a puppy. she marched he

. >>> well, this next video will have you saying, my god, that's russell crowe?into character. he's been sporting this big bushy beard and calls -- i heard the oh! actor on hiatus meaning he's not in character but it's like he's more on vacation. >> how long is his vacation to grow that beard. >> watch this. jazz hands. >> wow. >> transforming into his more recognizable self. the star posted this on twitter with the caption, the actor resets, the correct use of jazz hands. looks like he's getting back to business. >> that's a serious beard. >> i think he can lose it now. i think it's had its time. >>> well, finally, speaking of, you know, it's the last day of summer, right? it's funny, women, we women are a little different. cecilia -- >> i'm going to leave this on if i have permission from now on. >> how many of you ladies have sweaters inside? it could be 95 degrees outside. i see the women shaking their heads yes. [ applause ] we need to stay warm. okay, so people are bringing their sweaters into work. we all have a disagreement over what's the proper temperat

. >> kind of like russell crowe. >> why do you always have to bring it back to australia. >> i also sawthe clips hollywood and actors on stage. this is the view of the left that the president wants voters to have. >> look, bannon's theory of the case is actually, the reason this is interesting, it's not that dissimilar to trump's theory of the case which is that it's all about impeachment and you have to whip up the fear. it's all about fear. this is not about. there are republican leaders i have spoken to and we need to talk about tax reform. we need to talk about, no, bannon understands that they're not going to get rewarded. >> do they say it like that? >> we need to talk about tax reform. bannon is like, no, we need to get people really scared and we need to get people worried about impeachment. >> i don't think we can underestimate the impact of this type of endeavor. this reminds me of the clinton cash initiative which really painted the clintons across the entire midwest. just last night i got a note from a woman in iowa telling me how upset she was that we would see a repeat of

richard russell signed the southern manifest to and supported jim crow laws, the apartheid system in was a racist. he was a great friend of strom thurman's. we wouldn't want an office building named after strom thurman in washington. richard russell has an office building named after him. he died in 1971 and next year the office building was named after hill. why did republicans, don't forget, this's the nixon era. why would republicans have wanted this democratic legislator to have his name on a building? because in the 1970s, republicans were competing for the votes of southern democrats. this was the time of richard nixon's southern strategy. >> how about that? >> he wanted to embrace those against the civil rights legislation. >> ergo the naming of the building. last question. how difficult is it to rename a building such as that? >> we have seen a number of buildings. we named the last few years. the old executive building is dwight d. eisenhower building. the justice department's building is now the robert f. kennedy building. buildings can be named easily but it's up to the con

civil rights act of 1964 which would get rid of jim crowe laws and the false promise of separate but equal facilities he would have to run over richard russellold friend and mentor. out of respect he calls him into the office and says, you know, i'm going to have to run over you on this. we're going to pass civil rights legislation that means something to this country. i warn you, just be prepared. russell says, mr. president, i believe you can do that. if you do you will lose the southern states to the republicans and you will risk losing the presidency later this year. he says, dick, if that's the price for the bill, i will gladly pay it. i think that shows why texas has changed to red as did the deep southern states. they remained red to this day. that story also illustrates why we are relevant today. the inherent drama in that story. you get swept up in the story and in the times. if we continue to tell that story, if we continue to show the lasting legacy of lyndon johnson -- and that's easy to do -- we'll continue to be a relevant, engaging institution. >> there are also a bunch of yankees. i did a story in texas in 1980 which was the

rights act of 1964, which would get rid of jim crow laws and their false promises, separate but equal facilities, he was going to have to run over richard russellto do it. his old friend and mentor. out of respect for him, he called into the office and said, you know, dick, i am going to have to run over you on this. we were going to take it all. we will pass civil rights legislation that means something to this country. but i warn you, if we do, just be prepared. and russell says, mr. president, you can do that. i believe you can do that. but if you do, you will lose the southern states to the republicans, and you will risk losing the presidency in your own right in the election later this year. he hears them out and says dick, if that is the price for this bill, i will gladly pay it. and i think that shows why texas has changed to read. the deep southern states. they remain red to this day. that story also illustrates why we are relevant today. the inherent drama in that story, right? he gets swept up in the story and the times. we continue to tell that story, if we continue to share a lasting legacy of lyndon johnson, that is easy to do. we

rights act of 164, which would get rid of jim crow laws and their false promise as separate but equal facilities that he was going to have to run over richard russell to do it, his owned friend and mentor and out of respect for him he calls him into his office and he says dick, i have to run over you on this. we're going to pass civil rights legislation that means something but if we do -- be prepared and russell says mr. president, you can do, that i believe you can do that but if you do, you will lose the southern states to the republicans and you will risk losing the presidency in your own right in the election later this year and he hears him out and he said dick, if that is the price for this bill i will gladly pay it and i think that shows why texas has changed to red, as did the deep southern states and they remain red to this day but they story also illustrates why we're relevant today. that the inherent drama in that story, you get swept up in the story and the times. if we continue to tell that story, continue to show the lasting legacy of lyndon johnson -- and that's easy to do, we will continue to be a relevant engaging institution. >>