>> reporter: the legend of sarah winchester, the heiress of a firearms fortune who built a massive home for ghost, comes to life in the supernatural thriller, winchester.>> the spirits killed by the rifle. >> i couldn't believe i hadn't heard this story, it is extraordinary. what is really wonderful is that sarah winchester, although we know that she lived, we have photographs, you can visit her house, but at the same time the character is shrouded in mystery.>> say what you feel is this -- is the truth about helen -- about sarah winchester. >> reporter: helen mirren enjoyed uncovering the truth about her character. >> they don't really know. there are lots of different legends that have grown up around her because no one really knows. you know, what a wonderful project for an actress to be able to start investigating all of those things. >> reporter: well most of the filming took place in australia, the cast shot some scenes in the mansion in san jose california. >> it goes on and on and on. you lose yourself within five minutes. completely lost. you have no idea where you came from. b

. -- >> reporter: the legend of sarah winchester who built a massive home for ghosts, comes to life in the supernatural thriller winchester.>> the spirits, killed by the rifle -->> i couldn't believe it, i had not heard the story it is extraordinary. what was wonderful is that sarah winchester, although we know that she lived and have photographs of her, at the same time, as a character, she is shrouded in mystery.>> say what you feel is the truth about sarah winchester. >> reporter: dame helen mirren enjoyed uncovering the truth about her character. >> why she built the house away -- the way she did, they don't know what her intentions were were what her emotions were. there are so many different legends because no one really knows. what a wonderful project for an actress to start investigating all of those things. >> reporter: while most of the filming took place in australia, the cast shot some scenes in the mansion in san jose, california.>> it goes on and on and on, you lose yourself within five minutes in the house. you are completely lost, you have no idea where you came from. i

helen mirren plays sarah winchester. we'll see some actual tour guides in the movie. nbc bay area's scott budman joins us from the mystery house with the eerie details. scott? >> reporter: yes, hey, the premiere for winchester the movie not in hollywood, fittingly here in san jose and behind me it will happen soon at mystery house itself. among those in the movie a tour guide here you may have met. among those watching the movie "winchester" extra closely -- >> it's like being inside the house. >> reporter: armano lopez who works as a tour guide at the mystery house and who was in the film as an extra. >> on film a few seconds you only see a few seconds but those few seconds in reality are like hours. >> reporter: hours spent on the set here in san jose. >> on the orders of a grieving widow. >> reporter: as part of a movie that while largely filmed in australia took time to get the details of this unusual building just right. >> you just enter the dining room little things we notice as tour guides and the marketing coordinator that we see on a day-to-day basis that are

this is inspired by the true story of sarah winchester, the widowed heiress of the winchester rifle fortunented by the spirits of the people killed by the firearms. is she crazy, is she haunted, is it all in her mind? this sounds like a great set up. no, all that ambiguity goes out in ten seconds. the house goes bang, there are lots ofjump scares, the movie shouts at you... ok, fine, it is an interesting setup, but once you are into it, it is like the most mechanical roller—coaster ride. none of it is scary. dame helen mirren does a brilliant job of keeping a straight face! why did she say yes to this? she said it is in the tradition of great japanese ghost stories, it is nothing like that! it is like twister. at no point, at any point, did i feel there was any ambiguity, any uncertainty, and it was not scary. you are completely safe with this. i can see it! you have sold it. denzel washington, 30 years after his first oscar nomination, he plays a savant law attorney, very dedicated to civil rights causes, but is absolutely terrible with people. so for most of his career he has been the per

what about sarah winchester and her legend? did they get that right? now this place has gone hollywood. >> it's a guard ganlt want seven-story structure. >> reporter: the movie will be watched very closely. after all, there is a lot of detail in this gigantic house. >> we get people asking, i saw this room. >> reporter: he knows the place. he is a tour guide at the winchester mystery house who also has a small role in the movie. >> to my surprise, i got called back few days later saying we're interested in using you as an extra. >> reporter: with the film set for wide release, some critics are already knocking hollywood for taking liberties with the winchester legend. employees said they're not phased. >> a new will he be ral of mystery. everybody is open to mystery. there's not a lot known about sarah winchester. >> check go for accuracy. nbc bay area news. >>> happening today, bay area's largest city off the black history celebrations. >> this evening, san jose city hall, a special flag for black history month will be raised. and it will be tonight.

sarah winchester existed.an absolute mystery why she built the house the way she did. >> reporter: she created a spectacle. stairs that lead nowhere and doors that open to secret safes. and the mysteries continue to enthrall visitors wondering which spirits may still be present, which i'm hoping are none. i'm here with jake williams who is a marketing coordinator for the house. tell us about where we are standing. >> this is the venetian dining room. there's a nice little sitting room where she had dinner. >> reporter: you are preparing for some serious visitors? >> absolutely. we expect everybody to check out the movie, then if they want to, they can come check out the house.>> reporter: the movie premieres this weekend. >> still a lot of unsolved mysteries over there. thank you so much. >>> time for a look at what's coming up later on cbs this morning. >> reporter: we have a twist in the fight over whether to release a classified memo on the fbi, it invites -- it involves two california representatives. we a

. >>> a new movie about sarah winchester and the mansion she built in san jose opens this weekend.>> the spirits killed by the rifle.>> oscar-winning actress helen mirren who plays sarah says she had not heard about the rifle aris. she enjoyed learning about the character.>> what was really wonderful is that sarah winchester, although obviously we know she lived and we have photographs. at the same time, she is shrouded in mystery. >> most of the filming took place in australia but the cast did some scenes at the mansion in san jose which is open to the public. the winchester mystery house. tonight at 10:00 my one-on-one interview with the interim mayor mark farrell, we don't just get into the politics in san francisco. so many times we will see city hall from the outside but inside the walls right now they are still mourning the loss of the late mayor ed lee and we see that in mark farrell tonight.>>> we have an update on the school shooting in central los angeles. two people shot, a 15-year-old boy in critical condition. the news continues now on ktvu.com. >> announcer: live from n

(nat)oscar winner helen mirren is sarah winchester, and jason clarke is the doctor summoned to her gargantuanwinchester." she believes she's guided by the spirits of people killed by the winchester rifle."at the chime of midnight, they clamor. the bells summon them. they communicate through plans, drawings. they want me to reconstruct the rooms that they died in. you don't believe any of this. i understand.""ma'am, i do not. i do not believe in anything i cannot see or study.""make your assessment, doctor."of course, it's not long before the man of science is swept up in the mysteries of the mansion."this spirit has a power we've not seen before." "you leave my family alone!" (nat) "your anger will never defeat us." (nat)"die! die!"in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (grant) tonight at 10... we take you on our own "mystery tour." we're going underground ... to a muni train station in san francisco. it's been around for years, but the trains don't stop there. the story behind the "ghost station" tonight at 10. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with

.>> reporter: winchester is based on a legend of the house in san jose built by sarah winchester, heiress to the gun manufacturing fortune. >> she has actually shouted in mystery, which is a fascinating character to begin to investigate. >> reporter: the filmmakers focused on her struggle to come to terms with the death of those killed by the rifle that made her family rich. her strategy? keep building at a family pays, at a new room to the home to shelter the spirit of the dead. in fact, this wall used to be the outside of the winchester house, and all of this construction, and quirks, that brings and psychiatrist doctor price to evaluate sarah's mental competency.>> you are drawing building plans? we invested in intelligence and thoughts, as we examine ghosts and what is real and what is not.>> reporter: tourists come to see the house and stairs that lead to nowhere and errors -- doors that open to secret safes. this used to be a fireplace, and in the movie, the quake hit just as an evil spirit was emerging, one of several aspects combining reality with the supernatural. just last year,

. >> a new movie about sarah winchester and the mysterious mansion she built in san jose is opening this weekend. >> the spirits killed by the rifle guide me. >> that is helen mirren, she plays sarah winchester. she said she had not heard about the story before reading the script but she enjoyed learning about the character. >> what was really wonderful is that sarah winchester, we know that she lived and we have photographs of her but at the same time as a character she is shrouded in mystery. >> most of the filming took place in australia but the cast did shoot some scenes in the mansion in san jose. it is open to the public as a tourist attraction. >> i have been past it but i have not gone in.>>> sal have you fix things with bart yet? >> we are getting closer. the dispatchers say that this problem should be over soon. let me bring you up-to-date in case you're just joining us. there was a derailment of a maintenance vehicle between south hayward and union city near south hayward at 3:20. it was a maintenance vehicle that did damage to the third rail and the third rail cover. this is

that allow a person to look into another room.the mastermind behind all of these quirks was sarah winchestere home to comfort ghosts of the winchester rifle... which was invented by her husband's family.sotwalter magnuson/general manager: "she sought out a medium in the boston area, who sort of explained to her all this karma and negativity from the gun that won the west, that gave her her fortune was sort of hanging on her. he advised her to build a house to appease the spirits. make the good ones happy and maybe confuse the evil ones." construction began in 1884. it went on all day and all night.. everyday... until the day sarah died right here in her room in 1922.the mystery house has been a mystery to many people in the bay area who have never visited the home.but with the new movie out... interest is sure to pick upsotwalter magnuson/general manager:"13 is a very very common feature. whether it's 13 spots on a stained glass window,13 hooks in a closet, 13 panels on a ceiling. so she seemed really obsessed with that number." (will tran/san jose 20:18- there are doors that lead to small r

oscar winner helen mirren stars as the legendary widow sarah winchester...assive mansion in san jose to contain the ghosts she believed haunted her. ( james ) another movie option this weekend is "i, tonya"... which expands its theater presence. margot robbie stars as tonya harding. this film is nominated for three oscars... best actress for margot robbie and best supporting actress for allison janney. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... two victorian homes catch fire overnight in san francisco. kron 4's lydia anatazes is live at the scene with the ( darya ) dramatic video in a michigan court... video of a father of 3 of larry nassar victims...lunges at the disgraced gymnastics doctor! we will give you more details at 7. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure continues through the weekend with record or near record highs forecast. the ridge will stay in place through next week with dry weather forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. no

that allow a person to look into another room.the mastermind behind all of these quirks was sarah winchesterme to comfort ghosts of the winchester rifle... which was invented by her husband's family.sotwalter magnuson/general manager: "she sought out a medium in the boston area, who sort of explained to her all this karma and negativity from the gun that won the west, that gave her her fortune was sort of hanging on her. he advised her to build a house to appease the spirits. make the good ones happy and maybe confuse the evil ones." construction began in 1884. it went on all day and all night.. everyday... until the day sarah died right here in her room in 1922.the mystery house has been a mystery to many people in the bay area who have never visited the home.but with the new movie out... interest is sure to pick upsotwalter magnuson/general manager:"13 is a very very common feature. whether it's 13 spots on a stained glass window,13 hooks in a closet, 13 panels on a ceiling. so she seemed really obsessed with that number." (will tran/san jose 20:18- there are doors that lead to small rooms

. >> reporter: winchester starring helen mirren, the tourist hotspot in san jose built by sarah winchesters to the gun manufacture fortune. >> she is shrouded in mystery. it's obviously a fascinating character to investigate. >> reporter: the filmmakers focused on her struggles to come to terms with the deaths of those killed by the rifles that made her family rich. her strategy, to keep building at a frenzied pace adding rooms to the home to shelter the spirits of the dead. the wall used to be the outside of the winchester home. all of this construction, behavioral quirks that bring in psychiatrists to evaluate sarah's mental competency. >> you were drawn building plans. >> we had intelligence and thought as we examined ghosts and what is real and what isn't. >> reporter: tourists coming from around the world to see that stairs that lead to nowhere and doors that open to know space. >> this used to be a fireplace, in the movie, the earthquake hits as an evil spirit was emerging, one of several asked back combining reality with the supernatural. >> reporter: the house opened more tombs --

. >> film based on a true story of sarah winchester who inherited winchester firearm fortune. >> mrs.l of the construction. >> the spirit, we lock them away. thirteen nails seals them in, i will do whatever it takes to protect my family report report house, the souls of the dead, the carpenter busy every day for 38 years inside the massive seven story mansion. twenty-four hour square foot home had 10,000 windows 2,000 doors, 47 fireplaces and 40 staircases some leading to no where. >> i think sarah's absolutely here in the sense that it is so, this house is so personal to her. >> reporter: helen and her co-star jason clark, actually filmed on site in san jose, california, the mansion is now a museum. >> i mean just physically it is an amazing experience, you could get lost in it. >> difficult get lost. >> reporter: cruz recreated several of the homes 160 rooms in australia where they shot most of the film. >> we would have trashed it if we would have shot the whole thing here, we would have destroyed it. >> reporter: some of the scenes were intense but seven two-year old helen did the

this is inspired by the true story of sarah winchester, the widowed heiress of the winchester rifle fortuneshe haunted, is it all in her mind? this sounds like a great set up. no, all that ambiguity goes out in ten seconds. the house goes bang, there are lots ofjump scares, the movie shouts at you... ok, fine, it is an interesting setup, but once you are into it, it is like the most mechanical roller—coaster ride. none of it is scary. dame helen mirren does a brilliant job of keeping a straight face! why did she say yes to this? she said it is in the tradition of great japanese ghost stories, it is nothing like that! it is like twister. at no point, at any point, did i feel there was any ambiguity, any uncertainty, and it was not scary. you are completely safe with this. i can't see it! you have sold it. denzel washington, 30 years after his first oscar nomination, he plays a savant law attorney, very dedicated to civil rights causes, but is absolutely terrible with people. so for most of his career he has been the person in the backroom, who does the book work, then the partner he has been

this is inspired by the true story of sarah winchester, the widowed heiress of the winchester rifle fortunes sounds like a great set up. no, all that ambiguity goes out in ten seconds. the house goes bang, there are lots ofjump scares, the movie shouts at you... ok, fine, it is an interesting setup, but once you are into it, it is like the most mechanical roller—coaster ride. none of it is scary. dame helen mirren does a brilliant job of keeping a straight face! why did she say yes to this? she said it is in the tradition of great japanese ghost stories, it is nothing like that! it is like twister. at no point, at any point, did i feel there was any ambiguity, any uncertainty, and it was not scary. you are completely safe with this. i can't see it! you have sold it. denzel washington... 30 years after his first oscar nomination, he plays a savant law attorney, very dedicated to civil rights causes, but is absolutely terrible with people. so for most of his career he has been the person in the backroom, who does the book work, then the partner he has been working with suddenly finds himself

it's inspired by the san jose home owned by heiress sarah winchester.s you probably know being a native, she designed the mansion to keep evil spirits away after her husband and son die. some of the scenes were actually filmed here in san jose. >> it's going to be a nice one to get out and see. >> never built a home theater. they have to build one and show that movie there. >> that would be so much fun. certainly the weather is not going to keep anyone away. >>> oh, no. it's going to be a great weekend. you can't blame the weather for not doing anything this weekend. we're going to have an awesome one, but it does start out cool. and i am talking about the potential of setting some new records today. as we get a look at san francisco, let's get a look at our highs and what our record is. 72 degrees in 1982. concord may set a record. the forecast is 72. the record is 70 degrees. 2005 was a very hot year on this date. but san francisco, oakland, santa rosa will be very close. i don't think today we will set a record high. so as you're getting dressed this

. >>> the new thriller based on the story of sarah winchester and the famously haunted mansion she builtan jose is on pace for a $9 million opening weekend. abc 7 news was in san jose for one of the premiere parties hosted at the winchester mystery house. guests enjoyed cocktails and appetizers and could see some of the costumes from the film starring oscar winner helen mirren. some really got into the spirit. others weren't so sure. >> i am sort of terrified since i saw a trailer and it's freaky. >> we thought we'd dress in the victorian era and -- >> just have fun. >> after checking out the house guests were taken across winchester boulevard to santana row where they could watch the movie. >>> a music legend will reportedly make a surprise appearance at the super bowl halftime show, nearly two years after his death. tmz reports prince will make -- take the stage as a hologram. the super bowl is in his hometown of minneapolis. east bay musician sheila e., who was close friends with prince, tweeted this. "he told me don't let anyone do a hologram of me. not cool if this happens!" justin

. >>> the new thriller based on the story of sarah winchester and the famously haunted mansion she builtis on pace for a $9 million opening weekend. abc 67 news was in san jose for one of the premiere parties hosted at the winchester mystery house. guests could see some of the costumes from the film starring helen mirren. some got into the spirit. others weren't sure. >> i am sort of terrified since i saw a trailer. it's freaky. >> we thought we would dress in the victorian era and. >> just have fun. >> after checking out the house, guests were taken across winchester boulevard to santana row where they watched the movie. >>> a santa rosa man who obviously made a rare flee climb on el capitan hopes to spread his love. he scaled the 3,000 foot face in 19 days with a partner. the press democrat reports jorgeson plans to build a $6 million climbing facility off highway 101 in santa rosa. it would be one of two climbing places in the city. >>> a man on a mission is traveling to los angeles on his bike this morning. it's another step to raise awareness about climate change and global peace on

sarah winchester, the heir to the winchester rifle family who had nonstop construction on her mansionacate the ghosts of those killed by the winchester guns. >> they want me to reconstruct the rooms that they died in. then they can inter our world. the trouble is i don't always know who i'm speaking with. it could be some innocent bystander or victim of a crime. or someone else. >> so there aren't many reviews yet but we have one from the "home omaha world herald" saying not a truly bad film, it's worse than that. deadly boring. but helen mirren calls it a good film to watch alone at night in a darkened house at 2:00 in the morning. >> so she's basically collecting a check? >> we're used to watching things alone at night. she knows her audience. >>> next to a thriller starring jason mumowau, he stars in "braven" as a man who brings his family to a remote cabin only to find a stash of heroin and that's with the trouble starts. >> hi, daddy. >> charlotte, in the back of my truck. it's very important you don't answer this door unless it's for me, baby. we got to get charlotte out of here

oscar winner helen mirren stars as the legendary widow sarah winchester...ain the ghosts she believed haunted her. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... two homes catch fire overnight in san francisco. kron 4's lydia anatazes is live at the scene with the latest. now at 6 ...a fire displaces families from two homes in san francisco.we'll have the details in a live report. ( james ) and dozens of ice raids across the bay area. how community leaders are standing up for undocumented immigrants. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.here's a live look at the embarcadero. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure continues through the weekend with record or near record highs forecast. the ridge will stay in place through next week with dry weather forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the ma

la cinta narra la vida de sarah, heredera de la fortuna que sea mÁs o a principio del siglo pasado con la venta de los hoteles winchesterevista, eh? por las dudas, jamÁs pasarÍa la noche en la mansiÓn. vamos a conocer esa mansiÓn embrujada, en el norte de california, en san josÉ. no se pierda las intenciones maÑana, y se entrevista que les traeremos desde el norte de california. alan: quÉ miedo! francisca: crecen fantasma? carlos: tengo fantasma en mi casa. nos llevamos bastante bien. francisca: cÓmo sabes que tienes un fantasma? carlos 200 porque lo sientes. francisca: te asusta, te hace cosquillas? carlos: esta pelÍcula estÁ muy buena, se trata de fantasmas reales. bueno, quÉ creen? mesa en la que un dÍa. francisca: mejor me voy a bailar con los muchachos, con los cumpleaÑero sus. -- cumpleaÑeros. francisca: es ward, eduardo janel gonzÁlez están cumpliendo siete aÑos, quÉ lindos se ven! alan: ella cumple 23 aÑos, felicidades. jesÚs: un abrazo a maria joel. francisca: camila ospina cumpleaÑos hoy, felicidades, de new jersey, cumple seis! carlos: nidia juÁrez, felicidades! ♪ ♪ ♪ alan: miren nada mÁs esta historia. vamos