spielberg was wearing his baseball hat. i was asked if i would be the script consultant. this was years later. they went through script after script, actor after actor, liam neeson, holly hunter. to do a couple stage readings with liam neeson and holly hunter as they were warming up to plate lincoln and mary. not thrilled with the outcome. i was asked, will i be the script consultant and actually read the script? we don't live far from each other in town. we had meetings and i got an early copy of the script. each page was stamped with my name on it so i could not xerox it. very tight security. no leaks. [laughter] then -- weso, i then had a series of meetings and discussed issues and concerns that i had. but anyone who has ever done this, and i have heard from been historians who have historical consultants, it is not a really rewarding project unless you like to meet movie stars and playwrights, which i happen to like very much. [laughter] but if you want the gratification that comes along with their recognizing your brilliant suggestions, that is the wrong business to

starring woman with a great message for women and that's exciting you're going to be in steven spielberg's movie about the pentagon papers i mean i interviewed all the people involved all while i said you know what it will lead to if you're going to play i play lally weymouth katharine graham's daughter though i know you got some groom or oh my gosh i should never pressure was with lovely women five or six new year's eve parties that katharine graham's whole show wow i heard they were great party is the best. they would have best dance with colin powell oh my god. what would you addition for steven i did it yes i went in for an amazing casting director ellen lewis in new york well so i did not directly for steven i auditioned for ellen lewis on tape and she couldn't have been lovelier i read for two different roles in the film and a week later i got a call that i had a meeting set with steven spielberg which was a very unreal call sort of a dream experience and then i went in and met with steven and he couldn't have been lovelier i was very nervous to lollywood both play a significant part

and even steven spielberg was on the set and he had to wear a tie. then the second thing is i got a call from tony kushner one day, in whispered tones, steven doesn't like your idea. i said what idea? he said the idea that you had about the voting and the congress. i said it wasn't my idea, it was the way it actually happened. i didn't think of it. the founding fathers thought of this idea. he doesn't like it, it's not dramatic. you're g ee're going to live an the consequences, i said, threateneningly, he said it happened how does connecticut vote 2-1? this congressman from connecticut who was running for re-election, made a big deal of it. went on the "today" show, demanded that every print be withdrawn. no high school, except for the dvds that spielberg offered to every school. it and to this day, tony kushner thinks he lost the oscar for best screen play because maureen dowd and others made a big to do got something that was easily avoidable. the first line was thank you for not giving this to argo. which won the oscar. which was historically inac

spielberg was wearing his baseball hat. i was asked to be the script consultant. this was years later. they went through script after script and actor after actor, liam neeson and others. holly hunter was going to be -- i got to do a couple of stage readings with liam neeson and holly hunter as they were warming up to play lincoln and ma mary. i had a great time. they were not thrilled with the outcome. was asked to be the script consultant and asked to read the script. tony liked me. we don't live far from each other in town. we had meetings. and i got an early copy of the script. each page was stamped with my name on it so i couldn't xerox it. tight security, you know, no leaks. so i think -- then we had a series of meetings and we discussed issues and concerns that i had. you know, but anyone who has ever done this -- and you know, i've heard from other historians who have been historical consultants, it's not a really rewarding project unless you like to meet movie stars and pl wrights which i like to meet very much. but them recognizing your brilliant suggest

even spielberg couldn't wear his baseball hat. he had to wear a tie. because he, because daniel likes to be in the moment. and the moment happened to be 1865, not 2013. then the second thing is i got a call from tony kushner, one day, in whispered tones. steven doesn't like your idea. i said what idea? he said the idea you had about the voting and the congress. i said it wasn't my idea. it was the way it actually happened. i didn't think of it. the founding fathers started this idea. i said you're going to live and die by the consequences, i said threateningly and it happened that this, how does connecticut vote 2-1. this congressman from connecticut. who is running for re-election made a big deal of it. went on the "today show," demanded that every print be confiscated, that no connecticut high school accept the free, dvds that, that spielberg offered every school in america. because of this calumny against the state of connecticut. to this day tony kushner thinks he lost the oscar for best screenplay because maureen o'dowd and the "times" made such a

it looks like a steven spielberg movie. today you watch that footage and you cannot even imagine that somebody would run out onto the tearing deck.his he got out there and the dog was too terrified to get out of the car. back andp and strolled was knocked down a couple times by the bridge. finally got off the bridge. in a few moments that followed, the deck for away from the hangers and witnesses talk about being like listening to gunshots ls they the tools -- jewe are called. the cable comes down and are is a big bolt on the bottom to keep it from pulling out. those begin to pop and the cables begin to snap under the force. the light standards on the bridge are swirling across rapidly. cables. on the in just a moment, the connection between two sections of the bridge deck fail and there is a violent twist and tear of the deck. in the moments that followed that, it's sections all begin to fail. the of the center span of bridge, underneath the big suspensions cables, falls away into puget stand. no one is killed in the incid

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bridge professory enough, a solved another death there is great footage, it looks like a steven spielberg movie. today, you watch that footage and you cannot even imagine that somebody would run out onto this tearing deck.his the dog was too terrified to get out of the car, so he gave up and strolled back and was not down a couple of times by the bridge. andlly, got off the bridge in the few moments that followed, the deck tore away from the hangers. listening to gunshots. the jules -- these of these big bolts and there's a big bolt on the bottom that keeps from filling out. those jewels begin to pop and the cables begin to snap under the force. the light standards on the bridge are just cutting swirling across rapidly and catching on the cables. in just a moment, the connection between two sections of the bridge deck fail and there is a violent twist and tear of the deck. in the moments that followed that, huge sections all begin to fail. most of the center span of the bridge, underneath the big suspensions cables, falls away and plunge into puget stand. no one is killed in the incident,

and i think that's a real surprise i think i read somewhere that spielberg referred to it as like the new westerns since all next on larry king now. larry king now our guest today is actor producer musician director and eighty's anthony michael hall known for pirates of silicon valley of the. edward scissorhands the dead zone and of course sixteen candles on the breakfast club the now stars obvious that brad pitt and war machine the film an afghanistan war satire . which adelaide plays a version of michael flynn is available on netflix it's been described this movie as an afghanistan war satire it is therefore it's got to be based on factual things it is larry you know in part what happened was plan b. it optioned the book it was originally called the operators and it stemmed from an article in rolling stone magazine written by a gentleman in michael hastings who then went on to write the book by the line of the to the place and so plan b. option the book and they developed it for a period of years and david michaud does a very brilliant talented writer director from australia they te

yes, i did write a book about it before spielberg did his film about it. shalln two says "congress have power to enforce the act by appropriate legislation." debates, the opposition to the amendment in particular are saying, what does that mean and what are you going to do? the reality is, i don't think the republicans really new that if they didn't have a set the summermind over of 1865, and becomes clearer and clearer, about what has to be done in order to enforce abolition. 1866e civil rights act of is in large part and enforcement act of emancipation. in other words, it is entirely linked to slavery and the end of slavery. slavery ends and now it is time to create rights, that is wrong. this is as much about the abolition of slavery as about creating some kind of new system. it is all tied up together. i have some passages on the black codes that could talk about why you need the civil rights act. i'm not going to do that. here is the civil rights act of 66 in contrast. it passed in congress before it got the veto from johnson. there was tremendous cel

investigators never found proof, shockingly, but the story putkelly on the map and even inspired steven spielberg'sbe, just maybe, aliens will make another visit during the eclipse. only in america do we capitalize on these things. glasses toclipse give away, thanks to the air and space museum. don't miss out to get your pair before the big event. we are in the weather center with josh. you have safety lessons. josh: the glasses. even if you take the sunglasses input a couple pairs together, a couple pairs together, you do not get the same effect. the special eclipse glasses out the solar rays. sunglasses will not cut it. this is a steamer basket. a pizza pan. all easy things to use. the big take away is it's not going to turn dark or be nighttime. this is so that you can look at the shadow of the sun. josh: exactly, on the ground. basically it will look like a crescent moon shape. just be aware of what's going on. kimberly: josh and his eclipse

and my artistic decisions and hold them at the same level of weight that they would hold steven spielberg's choreographing, singing, directing, takes time after every show to meet the fans. >> how are you? thank you so much. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in beverly hills. >> todrick is reportedly in talks to bring "straight outta oz" to broadway. >>> next, the chicago man forced to get police protection after a notorious mistake, now forgiven with a special man. honor. to keep hair strong against hot styling tools, you need more than a conditioner, ...you need a miracle. pantene 3 minute miracle daily conditioner... has a super concentrated pro-v formula... ...that makes hair stronger* in just 3 minutes. so your hair is smoother everyday. pantene 3 minute miracle daily conditioner. because strong is beautiful. new band-aid® brand skin-flex™, bandages. our best bandage yet! it moves like a second skin. better? yeah. good thing because stopping never crosses your mind. band-aid® brand. stick with it™ twith choices like the classicr. crab lover's dream and new favorites like dueli

but the story made kelly famous, inspiring ufo enthusiasts and even steven spielberg when he made "e.tping to cash in on the eclipse with the little green men days festival. >> we're raffling off a mitsubishi eclipse car. >> reporter: raising money to build their first-ever community center. and during that two minutes, 40 seconds of darkness, some wonder if just maybe the aliens will come back. >> i'll have my little glasses on and i'm gonna be like, okay -- try to watch -- okay, okay. they're not here yet, are they? >> reporter: normally just a few thousand people show up. but this time, they expect 20,000. and perhaps a few more. >> we will also be watching. thanks so much for watching this broadcast. i'm tom llam. "gma" first thing in the morning. we'll see you tomorrow. z2e2bz z1a2z y2e2by y1a2y >> straightahead on abc 7, making a difference. jerry lewis has died. we look back on his life his legacy as a comedian. >> heartbreaking for me. >> remembering local legend dick gregory when president trump will unveil his new strategy for the future of u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> now

but the story made kelly famous, inspiring ufo enthusiasts and even steven spielberg when he made "e.tping to cash in on the eclipse with the little green men days festival. >> we're raffling off a mitsubishi eclipse car. >> reporter: raising money to build their first-ever community center. and during that two minutes, 40 seconds of darkness, some wonder if just maybe the aliens will come back. >> i'll have my little glasses on and i'm gonna be like, okay -- try to watch -- okay, okay. they're not here yet, are they? >> reporter: normally just a few thousand people show up. but this time, they expect 20,000. and perhaps a few more. clayton sandell, abc news, kelly, kentucky. >> our special eclipse coverage tomorrow. i'm tom llamas. thank you for watching. here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it. ♪ ah! keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going -- oh! ah! ah! [ cat screeches ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "america's funniest home videos." and now, here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro! [ cheers and applause ] hey! hey, welcome, guys!

but the story made kelly famous, inspiring ufo enthusiasts and even steven spielberg when he made "e.tng to cash in on the eclipse with the little green men days festival. >> we're raffling off a mitsubishi eclipse car. >> reporter: raising money to build their first-ever community center. and during that two minutes, 40 seconds of darkness, some wonder if just maybe the aliens will come back. >> i'll have my little glasses on and i'm gonna be like, okay -- try to watch -- okay, okay. they're not here yet, are they? >> reporter: normally just a few thousand people show up. but this time, they expect 20,000. and perhaps a few more. clayton sandell, abc news, kelly, kentucky. >> our special eclipse coverage tomorrow. i'm tom llamas. have a great evening. >>> look back at the impact jerry lewis had inside and outside of show business. >>> the great american eclipse is coming. will you be able to see this rare event through those clouds? abc7 starts now. >>> breaking news. u.s. navy destroyer uss john s. mccain collided in singapore. search and rescue is under way. the navy has not said an

one of the most notable examples is steven spielberg's 1985 film the colour purple.ce walker's novel, and is accepted as a black film. however, there are those who are upset that white filmmakers seem fixated on the oppression and struggle of black people. i think sometimes directors from other races don't know how to properly showcase black men and women living full lives, outside of the racism and trauma that we endure. can a white director properly do that correctly? i don't doubt it. but it seems as if hollywood only knows us for a few things, and trauma and endurance is one of them. kathryn bigelow and anthony mackie, who appears in the film, both agree that the goal of the project was to start a conversation. this film is a lot of black tragedy. and i don't know if african—americans, people of colour, need to see any more tragedy in orderfor us to have a conversation about the very undeniable, systemic racism that has built this country. although detroit has not performed as well as expected at the box office this summer, it did cause controversy about represen

>> >> really. >> scorcese and spielberg. >> no. >> for 10 million. >> no. >> what?h michael douglas' naked butt. that he can recall them. >> wow. >> i fine it int interesting tor for 10 million you wouldn't get naked. >> for two i would put all my clothes off right now. >> do you have a video of yourself naked for the rest of your line that your kids could see. >> tour ten until i don't know dollars i would make copies and do it every day for $10 million i would lay -- here it is. here's the show every day $10 million. >> you would start good day like that. >> every day. >> every morning. >> until they threw me out. ten mel i don't know dollars, yeah. >> i don't like taking my shirt off at the beach. >> aww. >> there's no way i would be naked. there's no way. i'm like the skinny yesterday fat guy on the planet. >> there's bigger gary issues there. >> it's okay. >> everything has its price. >> i don't know. this guy -- >> i'm not getting naked for scorcese or spielberg. >> a lot of people -- >> a lot of people would love to see hey halle berry in the nude i'm sure. >

guest: ideological messages are transmitted not necessarily by michael moore more, the bigeye steven spielberg they come to romantic comedies, common thing is the businessman is the backup. the antibusiness sentiment isn't just argued for, it's just shown in every movie and if you see this white male business guy he's going to be the villain, you can almost tell from the beginning of the movie. >> host: how far away from a romantic comedy? >> guest: in the next two or three years i'll be putting up feature films. i want to expand my portfolio. trying to make a different kind of movie than what hollywood typically makes. >> and you're looking to make this into a documentary? >> yes. movies are different than books. the book is an argument, the movie is the story. so i have to ask, doesn't lend itself to a story. it lends itself to a very exciting story. it has a lot of some people don't even know. it becomes a story that's contemporary. >> time to go to l.a. good morning. >> of money. i'm a black american woman then i voted democrat on my vote in life except this last time. i voted for trump. t

circulates very typical in academia and then reverberates and is picked up by the media, steven spielberg makes it into a movie. the left is dominant in academia, hollywood, then the movies. it has microphones which it can create facts that upon scrutiny are not true. not that people having secret meetings, people on the same side of the aisle find it to be attractive, useful believable and they run with it. >> i heard an interview recently in which he said you're interested in not just getting into the documentary film spent feature films as well to challenge this. >> very often ideological messages are transmitted and so ideas come through romantic comedies, they come through thrillers, common theme of movies is the businessman is the bad guy. the antibusiness sentiment isn't just argued in a rhetorical way, it's just shown in every movie any pretty much have the movie that if you have this this guys can be the villain. >> how far away from your romantic comedy? >> guest: i'm tipping my toe into the water. in the next two or three years of a putting on some feature films alongside docum

circulate, .ypically in academia it reverberates through academia, it is picked up by the media, steven spielberg makes it into a movie. hollywood,ant in academia, and the media. it has three megaphones. that is how big lies get disseminated. people on the same side of the i/o find a theme to be useful, attractive, believable, and they run with it. host: you are interested not films, butumentary films as well to challenge this? guest: often ideological onlyges are translated not by macklemore. ideas come through romantic comedies, thrillers, the common is that theies businessman is the bad guy. it is shown in every movie. you get the idea that if you see a white male business man he will be the villain. host: how far are we from dinesh d'souza's romantic comedy? toe intoam dipping my the water. in the next few years i will be putting out feature films along with documentaries. i am trying to make a different kind of movie that hollywood typically makes. host: you're looking to make this book into a documentary? guest: movies are different than books. the book is an argument. the movie is a story.

some people say he makes love too much like spielberg, but i think he's very original. >> i think that's true. he si agree. i wish-- that "star wars" most have been shot at pine wood now -- >> stephen: in england. >> in england where we shoot the bonds. most of the crew on that were working on the bond, which was straight afterwards, i'm going to get him into trouble, ben dickson, second a.d., who i have known and worked with for a long time and he was my liaison on set, and he was working on "star wars" and i had meetings and said." how is it going?" it's fantastic. it's wonderful. j.j. is amazing. it's going to be great. and i said, "can i be in it?" and he sort of went, "are you serious?" "yeah, i'm serious." and he went to j.j.and he said, "we're shooting a stormtrooper scene this weekend. do you want to do it?" >> stephen: wow, wow. there he is. aren't you a little short to be a stormtrooper? >> oh, i hate you so much. ( laughter ) you be, you give with one end and the take with the other! >> stephen: lovely to see you again. listen, so is this the last bond? you can tell me if you'

had originally been written as a movie, forced steven spielberg to direct.piece which was michael's reflection of experiences as a medical student. >> you need a large in case they bleed. do you know how to start an iv? >> actually, no. >> "e.r." is a hospital show, but it's really an action movie. >> walking wounded. red urgent, yellow critical and black a gurney. >> got it. >> a gurney comes in, people are shouting instructions, climbing on the body and doing cpr and racing off to the surgical suite. >> get that gurney out of there! >> someone wanders in. they're tossing around medical jargon. they don't stop to explain what it is. prep for a peritoneal lavage. i think i know what that is now, but only because i watched a lot of "e.r." over the years. >> you try. >> we can bypass him. >> what do you think? >> you're the attending. >> there was so much information coming at you that i think it made the experience feel as if you had to watch it in the same way that you'd watch a film. you had to stay involved the the whole time. >> come on, ben. hold on, bud

. >> yes it can, the music steven spielberg and john williams, john williams entirely was uncomfortableso he said to the music -- movie off conduct the music and i will reedit the end of the movie so now what we know the last part of the picture comes from that amazing collaboration. that exists with so many directors that work with john williams. what came out of the collaboration for harry potter is equally magical. >> so how do you write music for film? what is your technique? you watch the scenes quietly at home? >> the first step watching in a quiet environment with the director trying to understand what seems me music and what do not. and then deciding how to go from there it is a frightening moment starting with a blank page and then figuring out what comes next. >> how many pieces are in the orchestra? >> we will have 86 musicians performing to harry potter and it is amazing so to have the music being blown back to the podium into the audience by some of the most amazing musicians it is incredible. >> you have two little girls and you have seen three-year- olds at your performan

that is the film about rick spielberg's take on the pentagon papers. the real estates on the map here will be closed until 10:00 tonight. they will be closed from 12:00 noon until 10:00 tomorrow. >> it appears to be smell. larry: an investigation underway in the source of the smell. on a jetblue flight thursday night, the plane made an emergency landing in buffalo. one of the pilots and the two flight attendants started once on the ground the crew members taken to the hospital. passengers were put on another plane to continue the flight to san diego. coming up at 5:00, what is in your water? "7 on your side" to try to find out after complaints in one local county. nancy: plus. panda watch. what has the national zoo watching mei xiang closely tonight? larry: later. north and south. the street signs can cause confusion in the area. but find out why one sign is adding to the problem. >> i'm kevin lewis live at the montgomery county agricultural fair. i'll sample tasty bites where there is your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it