so you arrive at steven spielberg's private theatre, expecting just to entertain him.tion? no, nor did i realise he had other people sitting in the audience at the same time, you know? and he didn't tell me, which i'm ever gratefulfor, but i'm standing behind this curtain and i never look. i generally don't care. but ijust was curious, cos i could hear people talking and i kind of looked through the curtain. i'm thinking, "oh, my god — is that michaeljackson? "is that ashford and simpson? "oh, my god, is that quinchones? !" and so now i'm like, "ok, so these people, "they're a regular old audience, i'm not going to think about it" but my agent — my newly minted agent — said to me, "now, look, just do your show. "don't do anything extra — just do the show." so i do the show and they're laughing, they're having a great time, and i'm thinking, "oh, my god! "they think i'm good!" and it goes on and on, and they say, "more", and i think, "oh, this is not a good thing". isaid, "well, no, i don't really have any..." "oh, no — more, more." and i'm like, "oh, no!" i think, "ok,

and it was around this time that steven spielberg...your life changed again. yeah. when did you first meet him? when he said, "i can't come to see your show because i'm here in la. are you coming back to la at any point? would you mind letting me see the show?" and i was like, "sure," cos i wanted to be in, you know, raiders of the lost ark and, you know, et, if it came back. so i said, "sure!" and so, i was on my way back to berkeley, california, and i stopped and he said, "i've just built the stage here at amblin," which was his company, and, "would you mind doing the show here?" i was like, "sure!" he says, "i want to talk to you. i'm making a movie." now, during all of this — before everything, before i went to broadway — i had listened to a reading of the color purple on npr. and my daughter and i were in the car and we pulled over our van to listen to this reading, and we made a decision that instead of maybe buying two pairs of shoes for my daughter, we'd get a book and a pair of shoes. and so the color purple was one that she an

all that touching is unusual plus steven spielberg talking about the october seventnth terror a attack in i israel. >>> all right. we've o got some new video. this is the north korean leader, kim jong-un, surrounded by adoring children, hugging their dear leader. you see him there, smiling, all-in. this was at north korea's fifth national conference of mothers. much of the loyalty kim demands is rooted in his promises to destroy the west, with his nuclear arsenal that was funded by billions of dollars -- billion of dollars -- in stolen crypto. will ripley is "out front." >> reporter: every north korean missile test, every satellite launch, every nuclear test cost kim jong-un millions of dollars. how does kim's regime evade heavy sanctions. >> we certainly believe that north korean hacking of cryptocurrency around infrastructure around the world is a major source of revenue for the regime. >> reporter: a staggering more than $3 billion in stolen crypto over the past five years, u.s. lawmakers say. >> so, where does that money go? straight into north korea's illegal nuclear program. >> r

what was it like working with oprah and steven spielberg on this?, never knew stephen, never met him. i would owe is go "hold my phone and it steven spielberg calls, tell him i will call him after this take" and finally he ca called! but i will never forget the first shot that we -- the first scene that we shot was the very last scene of the film and that's everybody around that big oak tree, and i remember that day, oprah was there inevitably like oh god, oprah is here, you better be on your best behavior. and so after they yelled "it's a picture wrap for the day," we did the electric slide with oprah winfrey. >> kal: oh, that's awesome! that's awesome! >> not many people can say that! >> kal: is there video of this? >> i'm sure someone has it out there. you and thank you, "the color purple" is in theaters on christmas day! taraji p. henson, everybody! we are going to take a quick break but we will be right back. thank you so much! >> thank you so, so much! [cheers and applause] the first time you connected your godaddy website and your store was a

for a campaign fundraiser with steven spielberg. [ audience ohs ] yeah biden knows spielberg's work wellme his staff brings his poll numbers, he hears the theme from "jaws." [ laughter ] of course, 'cause it's hollywood, biden won't admit his approval rating is shrinking. he just says it's on ozempic [ laughter ] speaking of biden, earlier today, he announced the largest investment in passenger rail transportation since the creation of amtrak [ audience ohs ] yep, the largest investment since the creation of amtrak, which is big for biden, because he was there for the creation of the wheel [ laughter ] >> steve: hey! whoa >> jimmy: yep, biden just announced a massive new rail investment and we actually got our hands on the message biden recorded that they're playing on every train in the country, starting today. >> steve: really >> jimmy: yeah, check this out >> hello, this is president biden. thank you for riding public transportation [ light laughter ] i love trains, man [ light laughter ] they're like really long, slow cars and you can buy -- buy pretzels in them. don't forget that, j

steven spielberg directed the first iteration of it for warner bros., which shares the same parent company as seen in. it has a star-studded cast including oprah winfrey, danny glover, and whoopi goldberg. in the early 2000's the color purple hit the great white way and was revived in 2015. this film adaptation, taking a cue from broadway, is a musical. it emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i would have to say there's of buoyancy and joyfulness to this re-imagination that was not present in the first and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performances by fantasia barrino. >> she carries everybody. and at the time when i was doing broadway, i was carrying everybody. my life was so much like hers. i'm glad i did it because i'm not that girl anymore. when she was strong she held everyone together but look at her now. >> reporter: the new film is produced by steven spielberg, quincy jones, and scott sanders. >> it has used music to uplift for centuries. >> reporter: it was his idea to turn the book into

. >> reporter: steven spielberg directed the first iteration of "the color purple" for warner brothers. it garnered 11 oscar noms with a star-studded cast including whoopi goldberg, danny glover, and oprah winfrey, who helped it reach new advanced theater buyouts. >> so god can dream a bigger dream. >> in the early 2000s, "the color purple" hit the great white way and was revised in 2015. this film adaptation, taking a cue from broadway, and also a musical, and emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i will have to say, there's a buoyancy and a joyfulness to this reimagination that wasn't present in the first. and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performances from taraji p henson as shug aify, danielle brooks, and fantasia bringo, who first started on broadway, yet she initially turned down the role for the movie. >> she carries everybody. and at the time when i was doing broadway, i was carrying everybody. and my life was so much like seeley's. i'm glad that i did it, because i'm not that girl any

the guest list includes director stephen spielberg, rob reinner, lenny kravitz.kets go as high as $500,000. listen to this. >> celebrities don't live in the real world and have struggles the way we have struggles. i am retired, i have disabilities through the va, my husband, as well. i had to go get two jobs to make ends meet. in my opinion, what i see with us suffering, let them eat cake, that is what comes to mind. it is unfortunate and heartbreaking. >> tammy: you know, emily, maybe the theme song should be people who need people when you go through this kind of thing. this will be a lot of money, you can spend twice, three times as much, we saw in recent elections and still not win because americans are not in touch. will this financial haul make a difference? >> emily: great question. it makes a difference. a lot of plans were postponed because of the writer strike. they are back in hollywood and all is well and question remains do people feel this is worth it. is it worth $25,000 to take a picture with biden? i would rather not so he doesn't touch my hair.

steven spielberg, oprah, if you go on her instagram page, i think even she was surprised by the oprahat this movie, the color purple, had the highest christmas day opening like you said since 2009 and warner brothers also clearly smiling because this was a warner brothers movie and they also grabbed the other two top spots with aqua man and wonka. spielberg and oprah worked on the original movie which oprah starred in in 1985, really putting her career on the map and they teamed up together again. also audiences who love fantasia from american idol. if you're wondering was it just christmas day that audiences turned out? no. 2023 saw higher north american box office numbers than 2022. about a billion dollars more. but you're still not seeing the numbers of people going to the movies that you saw before the pandemic, which was more like $11 billion. a lot of that has to do with streaming. there's so many options to watch and when a blockbuster like a barbie or oppenheimer hits the theatres, it's not that much time until you can watch it from your couch and stream it at home. also, i've

. >>> tonight, steven spielberg breaking his silence after the october 7th terror attack in israel. spielberg, who directed the oscar winning holocaust film, "schindler's list" saying, quote, i never imagined i would see such unspeakable barbarity against the jews in my lifetime. -- will now also be collecting accounts from people who survived the october 7th attacks. >>> thank you very much for watching. watching. it's time now for "ac 360." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight on "360," breaking news on two fronts. special counsel jack smith asking the supreme court to fast track a decision on whether the former president should even face trial for january 6th and the supreme court has already responded. >>> also in the documents case, new revelations about what the former president and his associates have been saying to a former employee and potential witness. >>> and later, today's life changing decision by the texas woman caught between the state's strict abortion laws and a pregnancy almost certain to end in the death of her child. that and the court ruling on it

. >> reporter: steven spielberg directed the first iteration for warner brothers which shares the same parent company as cnn. it garnered 11 oscar noms with a star-studded cast including whoopi goldberg, danny glover and oprah winfrey who as executive producer helped the new film reach more advanced theater buyouts than any other in warner's history. >> god can dream a bigger dream. >> reporter: in the early 2000s it hit the great white way and was revived in 2015. this film adaptation taking a cue from broadway is also a musical and emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i would have to say there is a buhhians a and a joyfulness to this reimagination that wasn't present in the first and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performance has from trashy p. henson, coleman domingo as mister and fantasia, who initially turned down the role for the movie. >> she carries everybody and at the time when i was doing broadway i was carrying everybody and my life was so much like celie's. i'm glad that i did it

on december 18, 1946, american film director, screenwriter, and producer steven spielberg, one of theew hollywood, one of the most commercially successful directors in the history of world cinema, was born. december 19 at 195 light when we celebrate. unity in diversity. singer and actress edith piave appeared. at 15 and in the courtyards. on december 20, we celebrated the international day of human solidarity, the day she already sang on the sidewalks on her own . we’ll find out about other events of the past week right now.

on december 18, 1946, american film director, screenwriter, and producer steven spielberg, one of theigures of the era of new hollywood, one of the most commercially successful directors in the history of world cinema, was born. on december 19, 1915, the singer and actress edith piave appeared. at the age of 15, she was already singing on her own on the sidewalks and in courtyards. december 20th was celebrated as international day solidarity of people, a day when we celebrate unity in diversity. we'll find out about other events of the past week right now. december 21, 1960. honored artist of the republic of belarus, laureate of international competitions , winner of awards for spiritual revival , his path to the professional stage began in childhood with independent attempts to play the harmonica, while studying at the conservatory he was actively involved in choirmaster activities, leading choirs.. variety department of the ensemble of the institute of border guard service of the republic of belarus, performs as a solo artist. november 24 , 1790. arts of belarus, winner of the order

hosts include steven spielberg and rob reiner. are expected given the tension sparked by the israel hamas war. many protested funding of israeli weapons near the location of his first event. >>> big news involving one of the most well-known politicians in the bay area. former san jose will mayor announced he is running for congress. he wants to replace longtime running district congress who is retiring. he told us earlier that his experience as mayor of a large city and his ability to bring people together make him stand out. >> a lot of people are frustrated with congress. they engage in a lot of yelling and arguing but not a lot of doing and i think people are very frustrated about homelessness, crime and the rising cost of living and they are looking for action from congress and i -- through my work i have been bringing people together to move forward on these and a lot of other important priorities. i believe i can do that in congress. >> there are now six people in the race for this high profile district covering parts of san

the steven spielberg movie won four oscars, and children in playgrounds around the globe were sayingomes from the collection of the original designer, carlo rambaldi. although it is showing some signs of age, it's expected to sell for up to $1 million. incredible movie that we can still watch and enjoy today. and this was before cgi. so everything was mechanically operated. the eyelids, the nostrils, the tongue, the neck. all of that was done by manual operators with cables phenomena. operators with cables. phenomenal. so it's really a special piece. another item that could fetch half a million dollars is this the original b9 robot from the pioneering 19605 sci—fi series, lost in space. more than 1000 bits of memorabilia will go under the hammer, including the batman costume worn by michael keaton in batman returns. dumbledore's robes from harry potter and hundreds of items from the big lebowski. part of those proceeds from the sale will go to the no kid hungry organisation at the request of the movie's star, "the dude", jeff bridges. and it's notjust movie items up for sale. this dr

steven spielberg. >> yes. >> jimmy: who else? quincy jones i think, right?that was one of the most beautiful things about the filming process of "the color purple" is oprah was there with us. like almost every week. and i've always just seen her on tv and like you get a car, you -- [ laughter ] i'm like oh my gosh, that's oprah. so i'm like wow. and then actually getting to work around her, she has such a beautiful like protective maternal instinct about her. so she always made sure we were okay, we were safe, and then you immediately, when you saw her you felt like okay, she's here, i'm good. it became that sort of thing. >> jimmy: if oprah had a strong opinion on something and it happened to be opposite of beyonce's opinion, who do you imagine you would side with? [ laughter ] >> oh, my goodness. i mean, they are both amazing. i would take what they both have to say into consideration. >> jimmy: into consideration. [ laughter ] >> but bey i would have to be like -- yeah, her. >> jimmy: what do you get -- do you have to get oprah a christmas present now? >>

it was directed by steven spielberg. he came back to produce this alongside oprah.his is a warner brothers film that nabbed the top spot. you see a demographic over the age of 50 coming out for "the color purple." it's just such a good theme right now that resonates today about female friendship and overcoming insurmountable odds. i think oprah and steven spielberg think it will continue to smash records. >> the question is, are theaters back? you had big hits this year. was it enough? is it enough to bring folks back to the theaters? are they making the money they once were? >> reporter: it's great question. if you look at the numbers this year, total box office revenue in north america, it's right under $9 billion. that's more than last year. it's thanks to movies like "barbie," when you look at beyonce and taylor swift and their concert films. we are not seeing pre-pandemic levels that were upwards of $11 billion. it's because of streaming. there's so much to watch and there's a shorter amount of time between when a movie -- a big blockbuster hits theaters and th

on december 18, 1946, american film director, screenwriter, and producer steven spielberg, one of theey figures of the era of new hollywood, was born. one of the most commercially successful directors in the history of world cinema. on december 19, 1915, the singer appeared and actress edith piav. at the age of 15, she was already singing on her own on the sidewalks and in courtyards. december 20th was international human solidarity day, the day we celebrate unity in diversity. we'll find out about other events of the past week right now. on december 21, 1962, in the village of lozov in the gomel region, oleg semenov was born, honored artist of the republic of belarus, laureate of international competitions, winner of awards for spiritual revival, his path to the professional stage began in childhood with independent attempts to play the harmonica, while studying at the conservatory... he was actively involved in choirmaster activities and led choral groups in minsk. in the late eighties, he realized an old dream and created the male vocal group “pure voice”, which he devoted more tha

notable hosts include director steven spielberg and rob reiner along with musicians barbra streisand and lenny kravitz. the president and first lady are scheduled to attend a total of six events over the next couple of days. now, protests are expected as they usually are when the president comes to town, especially with all the tensions sparked by the israel-hamas war. dozens of people you see down below gathered today. hundreds actually, protesting u.s. funding of israel, of israeli weapons near the location of the president's first event. >>> well, also tonight a warning. if you give or receive a gift card, especially during this holiday season, scammers are finding new ways to take your money. sergeant barry duggan of the pinole police department posted this video on instagram, outlining the new scam. pay attention here. he says crooks are now heating up the gift card packaging to open it and then to remove the card. they cut off the portion of the card that contains the code, then place what's left back in the envelope. they seal it and return it to the store. then when you buy t

private and public fundraising events and appeared some of the stars the president will see is steven spielberg, barbra streisand, rob reiner, shonda rimes and lenny kravitz. president biden and the first lady are set to fly back to delaware tomorrow. >>> covers high-speed rail project is getting a financial boost for the d.o.t. award the states high-speed rail authority more than $3 billion. that money will be used to continue building the rail line connecting los angeles to san francisco the writers will be able to travel in less than three hours. that technology it makes high- speed rail possible has been running since the 1960s. former governor jerry brown talk about the 50 year effort to make the service a reality in california. >> after started talking about this way back in the early 1980s. and all through those decades, we have to keep pushing it. schwarzenegger came along got the bond issue through the legislature. so it's been a group effort. but the big deal is we all know that we got to get off fossil fuels. reduce them dramatically. >> the department of transportation announced ano

director of titanic, why not the actors, who is who directors, what kind of directors there are, spielbergt was, by the way, maybe it’s time to substitute the opposing team, no, oh, wait, she’s unstable, i know she’s unstable, yes, but after this we won’t remember this for long, let’s continue, who was the owner of the horse named bucephalus, my god , alexander makedonsky, i have no other options, you don’t have to hide your discussions, the opposing team only... let’s sum up the results of the first round, with a score of 4:3 the kakta team takes the lead, as if the girls knew something, the second round is ahead, the rules of the second round, the second round will be slightly different from the first, in the second round, just like in the first, each team will have its own question, but now you will not be able to communicate, you will not you can come to a general answer. yes, you, everyone is responsible for themselves, and writes down their answers, or if it is appropriate, sketches them on the cards that appeared in front of you, about everything , 10, plus or minus 15 seconds to re

the producers of the 2023 film were oprah winfrey, steven spielberg and quincy jones, some big names, called the color purple, that is, she is following in the footsteps of her own, well, there is something there, it’s just a different story, but as far as everything is connected in the world, and here i am getting ready for the broadcast, i read that the purple violet color is the color of spirituality and it, and it is now actively chosen in advertising, in clothing, in order to attract attention. i'm thinking if everyone actively chooses, then it will no longer attract attention; there must be something unique in this light. yes, my friends , let us remind you just in case that the very premiere we are talking about took place on wednesday, yes, this is important information, maybe you are waiting for it to come out somewhere, by the way, it’s hot, sporty and it was fun this sunday, because that’s when the traditional initiation into dusharyata took place, i didn’t even know that it could be called that, dusharyata. yes, there were a lot of interesting things there, but what exactl

spielberg is smoking, hollywood is resting, america is on its shoulder blades, everyone should watch. reviews of this kind have appeared in huge numbers online regarding the series cybervillage, the series grew out of a series of viral ten-minute videos on youtube that appeared in the times of covid, and slightly lowering such romantic cosmo-fantasy, robots in sweatpants and an interplanetary reserved seat, it completely delighted the unassuming smartphone public, the most important thing is that the timing was short, people were terribly happy, views were counted 13 million, which, of course, was conducive to that , so that all these videos can be developed into a long, long series. the story was developed in breadth, the plot turned out like this: in the future, kolyan and kostyan dream of a very distant future, kolyan wants to invent something, and kolyan wants to get out of this business keep raking in shovels of loot. everything works out for both of them; kolyan really invents the future. and kostyan steals it and becomes the head of the interplanetary corporation izhevsk dynami

the same week the president is going to this crazy expensive fundraising with stephen spielberg.at a messaging conflict? >> david: is the problem bidenomics or ego? biden this and that, that is joe biden. people are living with economics on a daily basis that are bad for them. no matter what, you just went over prices for christmas. egg-flation is real, costs are up. joe biden can't sell policies to regular folks, so he goes, most americans, but he goes to hollywood to people who don't care about egg-flation, who can afford losses, do not worry and don't care about people out in america or they wouldn't support those policies. >> carley: egg-flation may be bad, but when there is wine-flation, count me out. >> david: if you can afford to pay $930,000. >> carley: if his campaign accepts almost million per person, maybe he can do the basement campaign if he's just getting money from the rich guys. >> david: he will run from the base meanwhile the democratic party runs -- groups will come home to vote for biden, this is important campaign. it is about the each single voter that may d

fundraisers over the course of the weekend, including last night with some hollywood heavyweights, steven spielberg, shonda rhimes, rob reiner. the president went after president trump there, talking about how he's a threat to democracy. i was talking yesterday with jeffrey katzenberg, a film mogul and the co-chair of the campaign. he said this will be the most lucrative 36 hours of president biden's campaign since he announced his re-election effort back in the spring. >> kevin liptak, thank you so much, in los angeles. >>> now to iowa, where many of the republican white house hopefuls are stumping today. the state's caucus, the first in the nation, will take place in just over five weeks. nikki haley, governor ron desantis, vivek ramaswamy, all holding events today in an attempt to court voters. cnn's eva mckend is on the ground. people have flooded all of these rooms to hear from these candidates. what's being said? >> reporter: fred, they want iowans to get out and caucus in a few short weeks, vivek ramaswamy, governor desantis, they spoke at a faith and family forum this morning. that's so imp

of course, it was made into a steven spielberg film in 2005 based on those events. that's what they're saying, shin bet will hunt down those responsible for the attacks wherever they are citing gaza, west bank and qatar. particularly mentioning qatar, not because we know that's somewhere some is based because qatar very much involved in negotiations trying to get those 137 hostages that remain in captivity, in the gaza strip, that were abducted during that murderous rampage october 7, they're keen to see them freed. kasie. >> elliott gotkine, thank you for that report. >>> the u.s. militarily say be iran-backed ed houthi rebels launched on thursday including a ballistic missile attack. the yemeni armed forces said they ig fornored a fire from th. ivan watson joins us from southern lebanon. ivan do these skirmishes between the idf and hezbollah widen fears among a wider conflict? >> i think that's a constant concern. whatever red line the israeli and hezbollah have established for this border conflict, that it could escalate. but for now, it does seem to be a bit of

has two major fundraising events, including last night with some hollywood heavyweights, steven spielberg, shonda rhimes, rob reiner. i was talking yesterday to jef jeffrey katzenberg and he told me it will be the most successful in campaign fundraising since president biden announced his election in the spring. >> kevin liptak, thank you so much. >>> still to come for us, the u.s. is facing backlash after it vetoed a u.n. security council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. this comes as israel advances its military operations in southern gaza amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. >>> > "the lead"d" with jake ta, cnn mondayay at 4:00. >>> new today, reports of heavy clashes across gaza between israel defense forces and hamas. the idf says it is engaging militants in northern gaza near the refugee camp, as well as in areas of khan younis in southern gaza, and it comes as the israeli military issued an urgent appeal for civilians to evacuate areas of khan younis today. the fighting showing no signs of slowing down, after the u.s. vetoed a u.n. resolution calling for an

yes, now i’ll rush there, with me, listen, or maybe kostya, no, yes, i understood together, well, spielbergelling you, it looks like my uncle was telling the truth, he was really under a lot of pressure there. nikitos, we need the owner of the jeep, so let's wait for the journalist, he wanted to capture it. then you’ll do it for your journalist, nikitosik, it’s urgent for us, it’s urgent for us, actually they call it a double, and you ’ll do it, my grandfather built this restaurant, he put his whole soul into it, here the roof was leaking, here’s all the plaster i fell asleep, i did everything, that’s all. very cool, who did you call a taxi for yesterday? well , the client understands which client? drunk, i didn’t ask him for documents, he paid as cash with a card, just if the cards had to leave some data, no, yu, i know, you don’t need to explain me , i paid in cash, our terminal doesn’t work yet, but i’m doing it, i’m doing everything, you have cameras, of course, this is a decent establishment, you can watch last night, okay, here, here there, come on, that way, thank you, listen, and yo

hmm, looks like spielberg's work. but the zarthans had a great treasure, the light of zartha.estoration for the zarthans or complete annihilation if it fell into the hands of the kylothians. a group of zarthans made the journey, led by the keeper of the light... lauranna. princess lauranna. lauranna beseeched the men in black to help her hide the light on earth. but they could not intervene. no. it was night. and it was raining. serleena: you've been very wise. lauranna: kay, please. if serleena takes the light, it's the end of our world. kay: if we extend protection for the light beyond earth, we put earth in jeopardy. we must remain neutral. where is it? kay: we're neutral, remember? if you want it, go get it. [♪♪♪] no! [gunfire] graves: and so, never knowing it happened, the people of earth were once again saved by a secret society of protectors-- [tape stops] i shouldn't have. jay: you never sent it off the planet. you hid it here. the worm guys. woman: are you one of newton's friends from therapy? kay: yes, ma'am, i am. look here, please. woman: would you like some mini-p

and then to los angeles to rub elbows with hollywood eshg lite, stephen spielberg and barbara streisandreport says they are refocusing on people over politics, instead of the tone-deaf term bidenomics. christina joins me now. the biden campaign is focusing on people over politics, is going to swanky, high-powered fundraiser the right way to go about it? >> absolutely not, i have -- how many hostages do we have in gaza? the president has no business leaving the white house, get the powers that be and lock them in the white house and nobody is going on vacation until that is resolved. going with celebrities, they don't live in the real world, they don't have struggles the way we do. i am retired, i have disability through the va, my husband, as well. i had to go get two jobs just to help us make ends meet. we don't live above our means, we know how to budget, however, with bidenomics it is unreal. going to the grocery store is a chore, creative accounting needs to go into effect in my household. >> carley: this is money over messaging, biden campaign needs the money and will take a hit on

we saw this in the la fundraisers biden did with steven spielberg and barbra streisand where he madehitler and he's going to take all your abortions away. i guess that is the last card in the deck when the black for bass, american arabic base are abandoning him he's got to find an angle where you can. >> when he said he is looking into the darkness toward the light he said not now. i thought he meant where is my milk and cookies. not now. i never know what the man is talking about. >> today, the president held a native american summit at the white house. a code talker was probably needed to make sense of this address. 3 historic protections were my predecessor guided gutted by my predecessor at three national monuments. by the way, how that happened, i was on the plane and a little girl came up to me and said mr. president, can you take care of business? i thought you said can i take care of her ears. >> what is it, laura, with this president and little girls ears? remember this from a few weeks ago. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. i love your ears. they are really cool. what is

the invite list is a who's who of tinseltown, steven spielberg hosting with his wife as well as barbra, lenny kravitz is expected to perform. it costs a the penny to attend. the minimum ticket price was $1000, but there are more expensive tears than that. the entertainment industry has always been a source of cash for democratic campaigns. the industry donated $163.6 million, 88% went to democrats. biden is begging for cash, the impact of his policies is following him into malibu of all places. this is a group of illegal migrants who shut up in a boat in malibu. another showed up this week. they haven't been able to find these individuals. malibu is home to many hollywood elite i just mentioned. the average home price, $3.4 million. i spoke to the coast guard in san diego, they shared maritime apprehensions, 800% since 2017, 30% for all the folks coming by cr apprehended. they don't just come by boat, but you have a jet ski you drop offs. it is dramatically increased under president biden's administer a should. barbra streisand has a lovely mansion in malibu. i wonder if this comes up

he will have help from some hollywood heavyweights, stephen spielberg, sean derives, rob reiner, all hoping to bring in cash ahead of the fundraising deadline at the end of the month. of course, president biden, last quarter, raised $71 million along with democrats. that was outpacing the republicans in the field, but it is lagging behind other incumbent presidents at this point, in their presidency. but certainly, the campaign says that the fundraising is picking up. they said november was the biggest month for grassroots fundraising sense biden announced his reelection campaign in april, certainly, they do expect next year to be a very expensive campaign as they look to position president biden for reelection, boris. >> kevin, on that note, there's been a record number of money spent on this advertising, it's been an off year for president biden's reelection. the top spender is not actually his campaign? >> reporter: yes, it is the super pac, in fact. certainly, president biden's campaign is also spending heavily on television ads. it gives you an idea of where all of this morning

for folks who are watching this, it is not stephen spielberg's color purple.s is a broadway adaptation. it is phenomenal. it started an incredible cast. you can't get better than this cast! -- she didn't want to go back and relive the trauma, she played the role on broadway. she was phenomenal there. and also dillon brooks, she was also part of the broadway version. i think danielle is a shoe in for the oscar for best supporting actress, at least a nomination. the direction is phenomenal. also oprah winfrey executive producing this. this film is worse being in theaters. >> i agree with you. i think danielle brooks, her sofia, i think, is going to be this generation sofia in the way that oprah winfrey sofia is my generation sophia. danielle brooks is that good. also premiering on christmas day is the boys in the bowl. a film based on a true story directed by george clooney. what is the story behind that film? >> this is the ninth film george clooney directed. it is based on the true story of nine working class college freshman from washington who go to berlin d

the south in the early 1900s, it's produced by oprah winfrey who starred in the original steven spielberghing that's been more important or vital to me, culturally, artistically, than the color purple. it is a solid base of spiritual and emotional power for me. >> the reboot is a production of warner brothers pictures, which like cnn is part of warner brothers discovery. it opens on christmas day. we are so happy to be joined this morning to talk about the legacy of the color purple and returning to the big screen and why it resonates with writer, comedian, and actress amber ruffin. you say this is a love letter to black women. what does it mean to have it back on the big screen? >> i absolutely adore the color purrle. and i remember watching it when i was young and realizing that, you know, entertainment had a huge space that black women could fill, and we're still discovering the many ways that black women can contribute. and it's amazing, like this late in the game, what entertainment is, is evolving, at the hands of black women. but, this color -- the color purple is really special be

the obamas coasted into retirement and now identify stephen spielberg. they are producing movies. said why the hell you would do that? they said they didn't know what it was, until they saw the credit at the end. i said, you guys are watching julia roberts movies on saturdays? we don't have time to get into that but they told me the movie was about the apocalypse and had racial politics. it was filled with electric cars, teslas. and they were filled with kamikazes. >> get into the car. [scary music] >> what are you doing? should we flag him down? maybe they know something. >> there is no one in that car. [screams] [gunshots] >> jesse: and everybody knows obama likes to talk about race, white privilege, there was a lot of that. >> i'm not going to let anything happen to you if that's what you're asking. >> i'm asking for you to remember that if the world falls apart trust should not be dolled out easily to anyone, especially by white people. even my mom would agree on that. >> the reviews are in, five out of 10. although they said julia roberts shined. the liberals smear machine me

hosts included famed director steven spielberg and rob riner. row tests are expected given the tensions sparked by the israel-hamas war, hundreds of people here gathered yesterday to protest u.s. funding of israeli weapons. near the location of the president's first event. >>> back here in the bay area, the city of richmond and the bay area air quality management district are looking into a strong smell reported near the chevron refinery yesterday afternoon. this after the air district issued violations to chevron because of flaring last month. the odor prompted the air district to post a message on social media. it also triggered a community warning system, level one, which is not with recommendations for a shelter in place. around 3:00, the city of richmond sent an email to residents about the stench. it's not clear what on-site inspector determined. >>> here a live look at sierra, tahoe. the season begins today for that resort. it will be kicking off the weekend with a limited footprint of easy rider express and wild mountain magic carpet for

event that's expected to raise millions of dollars and draw a crowd of celebrities, including steven spielberg and barbra streisand. former house speaker nancy pelosi is also set to attend. if you're traveling. woods president says holiday season, you'll want to wait until your packages at its final destination before you. >> put it in wrapping paper. the oakland airport is reminding passengers said gifts should be under wraps before you fly. that's in case tsa needs to inspect your luggage. if a wrapped present is found in a bag that requires a closer look. tsa agents will unwrap those presents for you. and in the spirit of travel, 4 zone forecast. a live shot right now as cfo looks pretty clear tonight. not a lot of fog out there. if you have millions good time to dig them out. yeah. i mean, really cold temperatures around the bay area looks like those freezing temperatures developing specially in the valleys overnight. the north bay. i think. >> that will definitely be the coldest, but it could be cold everywhere you go. as we head throughout the night tonight and tomorrow morning skies fin

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. >> greta: it slipped out of my fingers and out of the corner of my eye i saw steven spielberg go "no that beautiful ward looked at me like "never again." >> stephen: award ceremonies are nerve-racking. whether you are receiving or giving. he recently gave an award to meryl streep at the academy, ho. meryl streep. >> greta: it was very terrifying. i have to say that at that very beautiful ceremony, the first person speaking was oprah. also she was there. >> stephen: she's everywhere. >> greta: she was amazing obviously. also can't believe she shared the stage tonight. she sees -- just so effortless. all effort. meryl streep. i packed every adjective i could into this speech. i loved her so much and i wanted to communicate that. i find a speech is hard. speeches are difficult. >> stephen: they are very difficult. >> greta: i think people assume that i'll be good at it because i write and i sometimes perform. but i'm terrible at it. so don't ask. [laughter] >> stephen: that actually makes me feel good. because you're great performer, great director, great writer. if there's something yo

steven spielberg, barbara streisand, jeffrey katzenburg and eager to open their wallets for the man takinghated donald trump. hollywood love affair with biden is not shared by middle america. biden came back to a polling shock. saturday "the wall street journal" put donald trump four points ahead of the president in head-to-head matchup. this morning, cnn released a poll showing trump beating biden 49-44 in georgia and in michigan, trump beats him 10 points, 150-40. it was perhaps desperation that drove the president to invite hillary clinton to join his campaign. nbc's article reads cline ton is popular with women and key parts of the democratic base and remains a fundraising draw and helps biden secure the money to get his messaging out". this is strange. biden doesn't much care for hillary. she edged him out of the 2016 race and it's desperation to bring her in. he'll be out there on the fundraising trail again this week. he has to be and any slacking off is a sign he's running out of steam. he can't afford to believe the polls and looks like the start of another bad week for the presid

color purple from alice walker's pulitzer prize winning novel, too, will be goldberg in steven spielberg's original movie to the 2005 stage musical adaptation. now the movie version of the musical. brings together all of the best part of all of the previous incarnations into one jubilant, bittersweet story of survival triumph over incredible cruelty and paint. incredible performances about with former american idol star fantasia and danielle brooks uprising. their roles from the broadway production as seeley and sophia respectively, each breathing so many layers of mystery and majesty that you can't help being moved by it all. draw gb, we mostly know dramatic roles, knocks it out of the park singing and dancing in the role of the much desired singer the over the top, but painfully empathetic showed avery. >> colman domingo holds a master class acting as the despicable mister corey hawkins fills out the bill as his son harpo the characters are well drawn and more flushed out by director blitz brilliant yours are getting choreography and the overriding theme of hope and endurance still as po

steven spielberg, jeffrey katzenberg is part of the campaign apparatus, he was also on hand in californias past week and. >> the messenger reported that inddition to fundraiser, the country president by reelection campaign also released this new ad in english and spanish targinlatino voters and comparing republican front runner donald trump to dictators hugo chavez and nicolas maduro. let's watch. >> we start before the sun and after it is gone down. we are invisible, but not joe biden. he sees us, he invested us in our communities, our businesses, but republicans do not and like dictators they want to take things away, our health insurance, our right to freedom, and even our safety. the difference is clear, told with the biden. >> republican congressman randy feenstra also listed presidential candidates in his district last weekend. at the iowa capital dispatch reported nikki haley, torta governor ron desantis, ryan binkley and vivek ramaswamy all brought their families on stage at the event, which was billed as a discussion on family values in politics. before the big event vivek ramasw

color purple from alice walker's pulitzer prize winning novel, too, will be goldberg in steven spielberg'sl movie to the 2005 stage musical adaptation. now the movie version of the musical. brings together all of the best part of all of the previous incarnations into one jubilant, bittersweet story of survival triumph over incredible cruelty and paint. incredible performances about with former american idol star fantasia and danielle brooks uprising. their roles from the broadway production as seeley and sophia respectively, each breathing so many layers of mystery and majesty that you can't help being moved by it all. draw gb, we mostly know from dramatic roles, knocks it out of the park singing and dancing in the role of the much desired singer the over the top, but painfully empathetic showed avery. >> colman domingo holds a master class acting as the despicable mister corey hawkins fills out the bill as his son harpo the characters are well drawn more flushed out by director blitz brilliant yours are getting choreography and the overriding theme of hope and endurance still as powerful

. >> spielberg all the awards. >> it's a great movie. >> paul rudd, in january, offering movie reviewsman and the wasp, paul was one of our favorites in another extraordinary year of sunday sitdowns. that had me riding through central park with melissa mccarthy, hitting balls at the range with steph curry, taking a stroll with michelle yeoh on the eve of her oscar win, grabbing lunch in a packed deli with henry winkler, chatting with olivia rodrigo, and getting together with none other than matt damon for the 300th sunday sitdown in the run of our show. a look back now at the sunday sitdowns of 2023. >> willie, good luck. >> you don't mean that. >> yeah, i do, i really do. >> good luck to you too. do you like how i decorate it had room for us? >> i'm so touched you did it. >> tiny sword, okay. ♪♪ >> you're on the air. caller. >> spoiler alert. >> what are you looking at? >> nobody looks like that mother [ bleep ]. >> when i move my body like this. >> you know, 8 or 9 i was singing, and around 9 or 10 i'm finding percussion. >> mama would get us to sing to pass the time. >> i started in