spielberg making a bet with longtime friend george lucas, 1976. it is still making him millions of dollars. you're probably asking what is this bet? in an interview spielberg explained that lucas was so nervous about "star wars" being a flop, what he did is he traded 2.5% of that film for 2.5% of spielberg's current film, "close encounters of the third kind." >> that was a huge hit itself. >> i know it was. >> at the time that's not a risky bet because what knew? >> who came out on top? >> lucas can always one-up him, but spielberg's probably got a bigger quality of work. >> the rest is history. it was not a flop. steven spielberg gets about $46 million a year because of that stuff. not bad. >> not a bad bet. >> i want to be spielberg. i'm richard lui instead. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today, bill karins lucas on your nbc station. >>> from edible insects to prince harry's royal charm, my colleague mara schiavocampo looks at the week that was. >> reporter: this week was dominated by scandals involving the benghazi attac

(steven spielberg) i never went to film school.ut when i went to royce hall one day to see a film festival of combined ucla and usc student films, that's when i first saw george lucas's work, thx 1138, and i met george that day and i realized there was an entire generation coming out of nyu, usc, ucla and i was kind of an orphan, abandoned in long beach, at a college that didn't really have a film program. so i even redoubled my efforts at that moment to attend those two universities. and every time i went in with my application for transfer, they kept saying, no, your grades aren't high enough. and then i remember one teacher at usc said, "you're probably going to vietnam anyway." well for me, before i went to film school i was interested in maybe becoming an english major or becoming an anthropology student. i wanted to go to art school and become an illustrator. those were the options that i was playing with. i didn't know very much about film at all. i was interested in photography and it was really out of my interest to become

steven spielberg takes over american sniper. >>> can "iron man 3" bust the weekend box office? you're watching "early today." >>> here's a look at your weekend forecast. of course, we need changes in southern california especially. no more hot and dry weather. today's not the day for it, though. 95 in downtown l.a. it will also be pretty windy as temperatures kick up later this afternoon. we are warm all the way up to about portland at 78 degrees. the changes come over the weekend, though. for firefighters, mother nature provides her relief, about 79 on saturday. and then sunday, i think we're going to add even more clouds to the forecast. so it looks like a big change in the weather pattern, much cooler. and we needed it after this three or four-day stretch. it's been brutal out there for people on the front lines fighting those flames. >> it has been. we'll look for a break in that. thanks, bill. >>> and it is called the most exciting two minutes in sports. tomorrow the 139th run for the roses, the kentucky derby, takes place in louisville. nbc's danielle leigh is live at chu

you know, george lucas or steven spielberg.chrader: my theory is that the reason orson welles scared hollywood to death is because he inserted his personality in the most... elephantine, multi-talented way into cinema and it was just terrifying to see that much personality. the directors who had a style worked in certain channels-- the hitchcock style, the sturges style the ford style, the lubitsch style. there was a way they did it but they were working in the corporate conglomerate way. uh, orson welles was saying, "screw all of this. i'm going to reinvent movies." and, well, they got rid of him. and then, you know, with the nouvelle vague and then with bertolucci finally... this has now taken root in hollywood which is why hollywood is so anxious and confused at the moment because they know they have to give money to spike lee and to quentin tarantino and they don't like that fact. eventually they can co-opt them, hopefully. or make money off of them and hold their nose while they do it. uh, now the question i'm trying to as

you know, george lucas or steven spielberg.chrader: my theory is that the reason orson welles scared hollywood to death is because he inserted his personality in the most... elephantine, multi-talented way into cinema and it was just terrifying to see that much personality. the directors who had a style worked in certain channels-- the hitchcock style, the sturges style the ford style, the lubitsch style. there was a way they did it but they were working in the corporate conglomerate way. uh, orson welles was saying, "screw all of this. i'm going to reinvent movies." and, well, they got rid of him. and then, you know, with the nouvelle vague and then with bertolucci finally... this has now taken root in hollywood which is why hollywood is so anxious and confused at the moment because they know they have to give money to spike lee and to quentin tarantino and they don't like that fact. eventually they can co-opt them, hopefully. or make money off of them and hold their nose while they do it. uh, now the question i'm trying to as

that spielberg guy. >> rose: that spielberg guy. he's still working i hear. >> yeah, he sure is. me. >> rose: how could he make "lincoln" without you? what happened? >> i don't know. i guess he didn't know did character parts, i gess. >> rose: why? harrison ford has had such phenomenal success. >> well, take a look at when i came along. i didn't-- i didn't-- i didn't have a career untilñr "star war" and that was a huge success. and i was tacked on to that success, and i was at the age when i could be useful. and it was the heyday of the movie business, and somebody had to work, might as well be this y that g famus in "star wars." >> rose: yeah. >> and i was just super lucky guy. >> rose: then indiana jones came along. >> yeah, and then "witness" came along. >> rose: a chance to do something different. >> well, the chance to act for a living. instead ofun, jump, and fall down for a living. >> rose: and did you find that really, really-- having done all the rupping and falling down-- just to be know. >> yeah, i found thatÑi immensey satisfying. that's what i alys wanted to do. i me

melissa: it's not the only current project, not surprisingly, he's working with steven spielberg on aessential music is to ore everyday lives. >> we are planning to do a film, i don't know how much it'll help or not, called "the day all the music stopped" because my beat down in my soul i feel music will be the last thing. you can't live without it, nobody can. they have so much of it, they tick it for granted, and the first part of the film, smother with music anded radio, tv, and everything, and then in the very -- at that point, we strip all of it out, no music, just sounds. see -- i can never pull this off in reality because somebody would have an ipod somewhere, but i have to talk to spielberg about it, get some stuff like that going. melissa: so what keeps him motivated? working with new young artists, music, spotify, but it's not really all about money. >> i come from a school of old school, with bboppers, never thought about money or fame, i mean, never. doing thriller, i didn't think about the records. do something that gives me goose bumps here, and turned out to be the bigg

headsor steven spielberg the jury, and this will last until the 26th of may. >> on thursday, leadersthe united states and turkey renewed the call to bashar al-assad to step down. turkishe after the prime minister held talks with barack obama at the white house, but there was no agreement at the syrian rebels, and barack obama was cautious on the claims that syria had used chemical weapons. of theave seen evidence use of chemical weapons in syria. it is important for us to make sure that we are able to get more specific information about what exalypeng there. >> obama has said in the past that chemical weapons would be a game changer, justifying a thoughtful response. turkey remained skeptical that the international conference on syria will lead to meaningful change in damascus. the turkish president criticized the international response to the crisis as talk, and he toward the side of the double car bombing near the syrian border. 51 people died in the attack. damascus denies allegations they were involved. also on thursday, the german parliament reviewed the ongoing reform of the ar

sir steven spielberg was knighted. honorary knight. >> stephen: i was knighted by queen noor of jordan. >> that's wonderful. congratulations. >> stephen: thank you very much. >> and how are you referred to in jord? >> stephen: do you enjoy being a knight? >> let me go back to the previous question. >> stephen: i don't know if i'm going to let you. >> ah, well, okay. ( cheers and applause ) go back to your previous question there, benny. >> boys and girls, when you're playing a villain, the last thing you're supposed to do is play him villancously. he has to have a sense of righteousness. his political message is he has to believe in his sense of right. >> stephen: you have to do this, right? >> no, no, i have too much jewelry to do that. i'd scrape all the skin off my hands fidid that. >> stephen: what is this guy the mapped rin. as i said, the chinese made him man derren. he seems vagueliation. maybe a little arab. is there any ethnicity we can overlay on ben kingsley? you played it all. >> i've never played a girl. >

sir steven spielberg was knighted. honorary knight. >> stephen: i was knighted by queen noor of jordan. >> that's wonderful. congratulations. >> stephen: thank you very much. >> and how are you referred to in jord? >> stephen: do you enjoy being a knight? >> let me go back to the previous question. >> stephen: i don't know if i'm going to let you. >> ah, well, okay. ( cheers and applause ) go back to your previous question there, benny. >> boys and girls, when you're playing a villain, the last thing you're supposed to do is play him villancously. he has to have a sense of righteousness. his political message is he has to believe in his sense of right. >> stephen: you have to do this, right? >> no, no, i have too much jewelry to do that. i'd scrape all the skin off my hands fidid that. >> stephen: what is this guy the mapped rin. as i said, the chinese made him man derren. he seems vagueliation. maybe a little arab. is there any ethnicity we can overlay on ben kingsley? you played it all. >> i've never played a girl. >

director steven spielberg came -- heads the film festival jury.e is convinced the art of filmmaking knows no borders. >> i look at it not as a competition. i look at it as an opportunity to brag, to boast about all the different things that so many cultures get to say about their own lives and each other and the entire world comes together once a year at cannes. >> cannes typically favors independent productions outside of the mainstream. the film by the oscar-winning coen brothers tells a folk story. they are known for their art- house productions. cannes is an important venue for promoting this nostalgic portrayal of the 1960's culture in music. >> the idea attracted us because we are very much interested in this scene then and the whole folk revival scene. we were always interested in the music. >> whether french or american, cannes features original and compelling stories. >> i think they influence each other and have done over the many years. i think the congruence is just part of it. >> the difference is not where it comes from. if it is for

steven spielberg said the film was a unanimous choice. m of the palme d'or for the best film went to "blue is the warmest color" -- >> the palme d'or for the best film went to "blue is the warmest color." the best actor award went to adele exarchopoulos and lea seydoux. the film tells the story of the difficulties of two lesbians and their coming out. >> [speaking french] >> "blue is the warmest color" did not just impressed the jury. it also proved a hit with critics and the public. the jury president gave the award for best actress to berenice bejo for her part in "the past." cannes' second highest accolade was given to american directors the cullen brothers for -- the coen brothers for "inside llewyn davis." >> play me something. inside llewyn davis. >> we will be back after a short break with a closer look at the african union summit. >> don't go anywhere. >> african leaders have been meeting in addis ababa to celebrate the organization's 50th anniversary. the a.u., which traces its roots back to when they began to work together to ov

director steven spielberg came -- heads the film festival jury.e is convinced the art of filmmaking knows no borders. >> i look at it not as a competition. i look at it as an opportunity to brag, to boast about all the different things that so many cultures get to say about their own lives and each other and the entire world comes together once a year at cannes. >> cannes typically favors independent productions outside of the mainstream. the film by the oscar-winning coen brothers tells a folk story. they are known for their art- house productions. cannes is an important venue for promoting this nostalgic portrayal of the 1960's culture in music. >> the idea attracted us because we are very much interested in this scene then and the whole folk revival scene. we were always interested in the music. >> whether french or american, cannes features original and compelling stories. >> i think they influence each other and have done over the many years. i think the congruence is just part of it. >> the difference is not where it comes from. if it is for

this year, the jury president is none other than steven spielberg. >> i feel very excited to be here and very proud. >> die-hard fans have been camped out in front of the festival for days in hopes of seeing their favorite actors. >> to see the stars, you have to come as early as possible, and we came here on sunday instead of going to church, says this woman. as the festival gets under way, all eyes are on one film -- "the great gatsby" starring leonardo dicaprio is opening this year's festival. the film is set in the roaring '20s during the jazz age. >> i would like to know who he is, what he does. >> its director's lavish take on the classic novel by a scott fitzgerald. "the great gatsby" is not in the running for the big prize, but 20 other films are competing. >> this year's lineup features a champions league list of directors -- steven soderbergh, sophia coppola, the cohen brothers, and of course, as women, who opens this year with a 3-d blockbuster period piece -- of course, baz luhrmann. it appears after three weak years, the festival is determined to set down a marker to pro

. >>> steven spielberg's next movie will be "american sniper."was tragically killed at a shooting range in february. bradley cooper is currently slated to star in the project. >>> thanks for watching. have a great weekend. "way too early" starts rugt now. >>> federal authorities have arrested three accomplices of alleged boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. the accomplices are two kazakhstanys. azamat tazhayakov and katy perry. damn you, terrorists. with your weaponized consonants. why can't you have regular names? >> good morning, i'm bill karins and this is "way too early." we did not say those names yesterday. thank you for joining us on this friday. we have a lot of news to talk about including more evidence in favor of background checks was probably a good political decision. this comes as the nra is getting ready for a huge rally this weekend expected to draw gun enthusias enthusiasts. we'll look at both sides of the debate. >>> also wildfires continue to burn out of control threatening homes and schools for a second day as firefighters struggl

the committee was chaired by steven spielberg. earlier we asked if movies can change minds.er changed your opinion on the subject? lexine tweeted the film "one day" changed my views on friends and the possibilities of having a relationship with your best friend. unfortunately, reality is a bit different. >>> let's get back to markets. this is how we're performing across the european space today. we have the uk out of action. expect variance for the rest of the session, as well. still solid on the cac, 1.1% balance for the ftse mib. i want to show you forex rates. we have a bit of a euro strength there to the dollar. dollar/yen down 0.5%. the aussie is moving strongly to the upside after steep declines last week. sterling is fairly solid. >>> joining us is jacov from ing adversity management. roger nightingale is with us, as well. talk to us about the trades, which ones do you see as having the most traction? >> yes. i think the focus of the markets over the last few weeks has been indeed on general dollar strength. and i think that markets were focusing very much on taper ii

was the whole event of the year celebrities like katy perry nicole kidman steven spielberg sharon stone and kevin spacey all came together for one glamorous annual gala the white house correspondents dinner that's right the event that was once focused on awarding journalism scholarships and only televised on c.-span has evolved into just another celebrity red carpet love fest look it's no surprise that hollywood has a very tight relationship with the white house is everything from helping with movie scripts to campaign contributions to this. one to gradually all the nominees and their tremendous work they made us laugh they made us weep and they made us grip our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it's just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided enough fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction. i

was the hollywood event of the year celebrities like katy perry nicole kidman steven spielberg sharon stone and kevin spacey all came together for one glamorous annual gala the white house correspondents dinner that's right the event that was once focused on awarding journalism scholarships and only televised on c.-span has evolved into just another celebrity red carpet love fest look it's no surprise that hollywood has a very tight relationship with the white house is everything from helping with movie scripts to campaign contributions to this. one to gradually all the nominees and their tremendous work they made us laugh they made us weep and they made us grip our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it took just host government officials and a list celebs it was the most influential media players in the biz in fact the mainstream media even point at the nerd prom provided enough fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction .

was the hollywood event of the year celebrities like katy perry nicole kidman steven spielberg sharon stone and kevin spacey all came together for one glamorous annual gala the white house correspondents dinner that's right the event that was once focused on awarding journalism scholarships and only televised on c.-span has evolved into just another celebrity red carpet love fest look it's no surprise that hollywood has a very tight relationship with the white house is everything from helping with movie scripts to campaign contributions to this. one to gradually all the nominees and their tremendous work they made us laugh they made us weep and they made us grip our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it took just host government officials and a list celebs of the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided enough fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction

katzenberg spielberg and these hollywood players known by the acronyms s.k.g. were for obama and that infuriateed the clinton people. but we know looking forward to 2016, we know katzenberg will be involved. he does not want to lose the white house after eight years of president obama like we saw after eight years of president clinton. he'll get behind the candidate who will most likely win for the democrats. if that's hillary clinton which at this early stage it certainly looks like he's going to get behind the person who has the best chance for a democratic party without a doubt. >> michael: he does seem smart about that. he was smart about it in '08, and i suspect he'll be spatterbesmart about it in 20/16. thank you. the house of representatives have been dismantleed but will they surprise me on immigration? we'll talk about that right after the break. >> michael: while you may have spent your holiday weekend enjoying parades barbecues the nhl playoffs and--not the nhl playoffs--some republicans created a new tradition of their own, finding faults with the i

steven spielberg is directing the version of american sniper, kyle's autobiography.was known as the most lethal sniper in u.s. history. he was shot dead by someone he was trying to help at a shooting range. two years if you can believe it since the dairy navy seal raid that killed osama bin laden. the doctor who helped find him is on a hunger strike in a pakistani prison. he has been denied access to his family and legal team. his court date was pushed back to june. family members fear a treaty is running out of hope he will be freed. >> renting inseed of honing a home is supposed to be affordable but not any more. that's because across the country renters are shelling out big big bucks these days. what's up? what's going on? >> 1 in four renters with jobs devour half of their paycheck in 2011 according to the latest reports. much of that strain from the housing crisis as homeowners fled the under water mortgages and flooded the rental market. it drove demand up and supply down. meanwhile a smaller 1 in 5 working homeowners are experiencing severe housing affordabili

so if only i could get steven spielberg to correct the mistake he made the connecticut delegation of the 13th amendment in his movie. that's another hearing. first of all, i want to thank you for your visits to connecticut. and they are come in on friday. sunday ligature across the river to eastern connecticut. it means a lot to the people of my state and your testimony on school safety again was eloquent in terms of the fact only talk about these issues, kids don't feel safe in school spirit the cdc numbers on mental illness with young children that came on a couple days ago has got to be a focus. mr. kline to his credit out of hearing on this top pick and hopefully we can move the issue forward. i was out of the room for a second because i was talking to the headstart director who last monday had a staff meeting announcing six layoffs of teachers and bicyclists are to 60 families doubled as home-based headstart service says. they have 520 kids altogether in the program and will start going into classrooms if we don't turn the poison out here. the can of the budget that came out of

series based on the popular halo game directed by stephen spielberg. >> the new one is going to goint for this product. produ >> well, here is, you know the e bad part. x box 360 games not compatible on the new system, and you're ye going to need a special unlock key if you want to play used games. no data price has been set when the new console will be hittingg store shelves. shelve still on the list of many ny christmas lists for many i'm i'm sure. >> it's been on the list at my house for months. >> i have a couple of nephewss coming for christmas. i will make sure i have that. t. >> they are lifting the spirits of six children in our area. ar. >>> the creator of the daily day show issues an apology after a joke about the oklahoma tornado misses the mark. >>> scattered storms are poppin up on the radar, out west gary is back to tell us what we can kept here in our area. keep it right here. t >>> having a child who isvi seriously ill creates family stress. there's a place in our area that is designed for kids to have it safe. beth parker takes us there. ther >>> who needs

she joins the elite group of celebrity billionaires that includes oprah winfrey and steven spielberg. her brother the late michael jackson made a fortune as well but never hit the billion- dollar mark. and you know what? she also just married a billionaire. one smart lady. >> i hear prenup for both of them. >> another smart lady? michelle, happy birthday. >> awww. ashley thank you. >> thanks so much. >> reporter: hope it's a good one. >> thanks. >> have a good weekend. >>> time for weather and sunshine. >> lawrence gave my' scratch ticket and i'm a winner. >> winner. >> i told him to give me a winner. >> i get another ticket. >> you get another ticket and could lead to who knows what, billions. >> i may not be here monday. >> you may join the billionaires club. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >>> changes for the weekend. this is the unofficial beginning to summer. a lot of folks like to get the heat going but no hot temperatures today. starting out chilly in spots. in fact, these numbers in the 40s and the 50s right now. and we do have a couple of patches of coastal fog. this afternoon, we'll s

. >> spielberg, sir, come in here!od, in black tie in new york, at a new sony facility in india. >> well, they have trumpets for me. i'll do anything you ask. >> what's your travel schedule for the next couple of days? >> well, i go to los angeles on sunday for a movie premiere. i go back to new york on monday night. i go to japan on saturday. >> oh. >> i then come back to london on thursday, back to new york on the following monday. >> you are in constant jet lag. >> yeah, actually, i am. seven hours' sleep is tantamount to a miracle. i celebrate it. stringer sees his wife, jennifer, a doctor, and their two children just a few days a month. now, your family is not in tokyo; it's back in england, in the countryside. >> yes. >> you said at the town meeting... >> right. >> at the factory the other day... >> i don't see my family very much. my family is you. >> and there was a sadness in your voice, actually. >> yes. yes, this is a tale repeated around the world with all of these globe-trotting business executives. you do

steven spielberg was having dinner that night. this is the place to be. >> apparently. i'm always there. >> rose: you can always see you. there you are in the middle of the room cooking. >> more important than that is i can always see everyone else which was the idea of the open kitchen. less comfortable with everyone looking at me like oblivion looking at everybody else. >> rose: so you can determine what? >> whether or not this is, whether or not this is -- >> rose: working. >> yes. >> rose: good experience. >> sometimes it's about food, sometimes it's about people enjoying each other's company. sometimes it's about people having business meetings or catching up or i mean everything from birthdays to mourning to all sorts of things happen in a restaurant. and we need that energy to do what we do. >> rose: cooking is the most creative thing you've ever done? >> it requires a certain amount of creativity but i wonder if now managing the team that helps me cook isn't more creative. >> rose: really. >> yes. >> rose: how so? >> well, when i was cooking, in the original spr

this is going to be directed by spielberg and starring bradley cooper as kyle.ey cooper is on a very fast decent. got to take him very seriously as an actor. speaking of the opposite of serious, totally unqualified to do this work, so you going to sit out the segment? not sure where the shade is coming from today. are you a little lonely? was this about the walkman? >> stealing jokes from ryan now. >> there's one thing toure and i can come together on, we're both against alien apartheid. don't want to see the alien ghettos. my pick is now as highbrow as some of my colleagues. i am pumped for the hangover 3. have fun, but not too much fun. don't fight with strangers, with mike tyson and this applies to you as you're out there in vegas today, don't get married in vegas under any circumstances. even if it seems like a good idea. the second one was kind of weak, but it still felt right. they've kept the vibe and it's a way to feel like you're partying without taking as much risk. i think that's why they work. it's like a vicarious bachelor party without having to ge

steven spielberg is involved. might get a lot of attention immediately.24." for 12 shows rather than 24 hours. >> hmm. bri brian, if the networks don't allow cursing they're never going to catch up to cable. but thank you for being here. we're going to be back with a final word right after this. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ the wright brothers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! [ man ] touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hi. [ baby fussing ] ♪ humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with our auto

director steven spielberg came in 6th on the list. bill gates 7th. his wife, melinda, ranks 9th.ucky 13th. the first lady of the united states -- michelle obama -- comes in at 19th. colin powell and hillary clinton are also up there. but our president didn't fare as well. he's 65th out of a hundred. who's the last on the list? fox news anchor shepard smith. when we come back. we'll recap all of our top stories, including how to fix the bay bridge bolts. and whether the labor day [ man ] we have a go for auto sequence start. t-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... ignition. [ male announcer ] launch your internet experience on at&t's newly expanded advanced digital network and connect more wi-fi-enabled devices at home. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month -- a guaranteed price for 12 months. or ask how to get your choice of a kindle fire hd, sonos play:3 or xbox 360 free with other qualifying internet offers. [ male announcer ] and get more speed for wi-fi gaming, more reliability than ever and more connectivity between devices. [ female announ

steven spielberg filmed "lincoln," 100% in virginia, and "arg o" filmed in virginia, and last year waskillingreat place to film, got it all >> governors are going to california in saying, hey, look, we can do better than california, come over to my state, and it's a friendly environment for you. specifically, when you met with people in california, what did you tell them that you got on offer from the state of virginia? >> well, i traveled with governor of utah together because utah and virginia are the two topped rank states in forbes magazine. our message was simple. look, california is a great state, a lot to offer, but looking for opportunities to expand or want to be in another venue, like the tax climate in the state, we'd be glad to have you. we talked to the film industry in particular for me, but we also talked to people in the high-tech industry, the aerospace industry, core competencies and strengths in virginia, traveled with the senior editor singing the prizes of virginia and utah, and it just gave people another perspective, with some of the tax policy, recently in california,

anyone that fires spielberg off of "jaws," cope pole la was being fired every day off of "the godfatherperimental. no one had ever done this stuff. like to show breath in a room, in the old days when they did that they filmed at a place called the glen dale ice house, where they made huge blocks of ice, you know, and that was gone. so, what i did was i took a set, about as big as this room and i put gigantic air conditioners over the top of it. we turn on the air conditioners a the night a-- at night and th morning, 30 below zero. >> how you got the idea for it. >> we had to experiment with a lot of stuff and today, if i was doing this film today, i would use computer-generated imagery but we didn't have that then. we had to do everything mechanically. >> the book is "the freedkin connection," william friedkin, thank you so much. really great to meet you. thank you. >> my pleasure, guys. >> thank you so much. thanks for waking up at 3 in the morning sometimes to watch us. >> exactly. >> more "morning joe" when we come back. i describe myself as a mother, a writer and a performer. i'm al

celebs that have billionaire status include iing madonna, "star wars" creator george lucas and steven spielberg album. >> on her way to 2 billion. >> yes, exactly. >>> well, this story is a real psych-out. do you get it. thank you, josh. "gangnam style" star psy seems to be everywhere partying at cannes with the stars, or was it really him? plenty of celebs were snapping photos with him until the real psy tweets from singapore, "seems like there's another me at cannes. say hi to him." >> he fooled everyone, huh? >> he fooled everyone. duped everyone. they were taking photos with him. but get this, the fake psy had three security guards with him at all times so really pulled it off. >> wow. >> yes. >>> finally, going to prom. it's a rite of passage for so many. even the president. i want you to take a look at these exclusive photos just released by "time" magazine of a then 17-year-old president obama on the night of his senior prom in hawaii in '79. that's the president with friends greg orm and kelli ohman and date megan hughes. "time" also released a note that the president scribbled in orman

second question, willie, natalie and al on the orlando team, which film was not directed by steven spielberg "e.t.." >> "terminator." >> correct. >> easy. >> okay. >> rub it in a little. >> all right. now we're going back to new york. "despicable me 2" comes out later this summer, who voices the lead character? is it, a, robin williams, b, steve carrell, c, russell brandon, or d, jim carrey. >> we are going to go with -- >> i think it's -- >> really? >> i'm not sure. >> i'm going to go with steve carrell. i'm going with steve carrell. i'm taking an educated guess. >> that is correct! >> i never get it. new york is on the board. >> showed them a little mercy. >> there we go, coming back to orlando. now, the sixth film in the "fast and the furious" franchise opens this week. >> natalie just went to london and interviewed this entire cast. >> this is us. >> why don't you ask natalie what her middle name is? >> i can give you -- >> the good thing is it isn't all about universal movies we've got coming out. >> all right. now, this one for new york in the film "e.t." what is "e.t.'s" favorite cand

association dinner satirical film pretending to be daniel day-lewis playing barack obama in steven spielberg'sparallel she's drawing there, i can't tell which one i -- which annoys me more, obama should learn from lincoln, obama should learn from lbj. make lincoln, lbj deal with the partisan polarization obama is dealing with now and get a grand bargain. >> look at the scenario presented for lincoln. there's a war. he has claimed tons of executive power. his party claims both parties by a huge margin and he still struggles to pass a bill that's broadly popular. pretty popular with this party. like, that is a case study in institutional constraints. lincoln was lucky enough to get past them but those are the things that foil presidents all the time. even lbj. everyone forgets lbj, the democratic party had huge majorities in both chambers of congress. after democrats lost seats in the '64 -- '66 elections -- eventually i was going to hit the right number, lbj ran into a great wall. i don't think people want to recognize in which these presidential figures were themselves achievement a product of

legendary director steven spielberg is creating a live-action tv show about the franchise.as also big emphasize on personalization, the ability to access content through the cloud and how much better the new voice and motion sensor technology is, but there was no word about the new console's price. we are expecting to hear more about the xbox 1 and all of the games created for it at the e-3 video game convention in los angeles in just a few weeks. from cnbc los angeles, i'm julia boorstin. >> that's the latest on microsoft and the xbox. >>> still to come, julia's talked to the president of the european parliament, martin schulz. he says they need to lead the world on bank reform. we'll hear why when we come back. fá7á#c#,d%et)7c#á >>> british opposition labor party leader ed miliband is going to challenge google over its tax policies today. miliband meets with eric schmidt, executive chairman at google's big tent event. according to extracts released by his office, miliband plans to tell schmidt that it's wrong in going to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying tax