and my guest ledge enary singer darlene love stars in a documentary called 20 feet from stardom, tonight she'll be 16 feet closer. major league baseball he is eliminating home plate collisions. apparently they violate baseball's long-standing ban on action. this is the colbert report captioning sponsored by comedy central welcome to the report o everybody, good to you haves with. >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! >> welcome to the report, everybody. folks, if you have been watching the news like i v you know there is a big story this weekend. thank you so much, folks. folks, the winter olympics are finally over. they've handed out all the metals and all the whips. and the athletes are now leaving town before vladimir putin uses the olympic flame to burn down sochi for the insurance money. unfortunately, my friends on the u.s. speed skating team 2014 has been a rocky road or as they call it, an unzambonied rink. they medaled in only one event and the team is covering their asses by blaming the thing that covered their asses. evidently the team's new suit featured ve

. >> his stardom stretched from the slopes, to the stage of "saturday night live" and the streets ofeven rock stars grow up. surfed every day and partied every night and just on repeat, and it was great, but after a few months you know, you just start to like realize, man, this isn't me. >> here's the moseley you don't know, 38 years old, married to his high school classmate from marin county and the father of two boys but for many of his adult years moseley himself was a boy. >> it would be like you're just kind of getting a little bit too out of joel your attitude, your partying, all this stuff and, you know it's -- it's one thing when somebody else kind of whispers it but when your family will you know, just give you that one little hey, take it easy, it's effective. >> what about your sons? they say, hey, dad, we really want to get real competitive and go on the olympic path. >> that's tough. that's not a question i'm prepared to answer at this point with regard to my kids wanting to go down that path. i mean i don't want to be hypocritical but it's like i know too much already.

i like to -- >> does stardom change that? >> i don't upon that i have stardom, actually. i think that-- i'm on the cover of this, but i think that in general -- >> it's "elle"magazine. do you know how many people would kill to be on the cover of "elle." >> i love it. i love how serious i look. that's what's nice about the fashion magazines is i-- they tell you not to smile, and you do look much more alluring when you don't smile but adjectives like "alluring" and "mysterious" if you're me and my personality you live your whole life to be told you're alurling. >> rose: and smokey. >> that's why i love the cover. though not a representation of what my personality is like. >> here is what b.j. covac said. he said, "she's a gangster." >> i love that. >> rose: what do you think he meant? >> well, i think he meant-- and i don't think he meant this in a bad way-- there are some very masculine aspects of my personality. and -- >> tough, determined, driven? >> decisive. >> rose: decisive. >> when i started at the show, i think people were surprised how decisive i was. and in gener

. >> reporter: so, they're chasing stardom, younger than ever. how does it feel? >> it feels good. >> reporter: yeah? how young is too young, too soon? is it just harmless dress-up? or something more troubling? when everyone seems convinced that fame is just a selfie away. why do you think so many kids want to be stars these days? >> they want to be famous. >> reporter: do you want to be famous? >> yeah. >> reporter: why? do you think? >> i want people to know me. >> reporter: but first they have to get noticed, which is why they do it for free. even if it's a longshot at fame. it's called toddlewood, the brain child the photographer tris tricia messeroux. her images off the gone viral on buzz feed or access hollywood. >> i started modeling at age 2 1/2. >> reporter: this aspiring actor drove four hours from washington for one audition. >> i think of it as like acting, like getting to know your character. >> reporter: you take this very seriously. >> yeah, do i. >> reporter: these trips are a weekly routine for this third graders in the hopes of landing that one b

back up singers who had their path to stardom blacked by prejudice.of bigotry, consider this for your consideration is back after this. >> the physical distance between back up singers and the star they're backing may only be 20 feet, but the struggle to get from one to another a lifetime. with obstacles that have nothing to do with talent. >> there is a power for these women to stand on the stage. it's a bit of a walk is complicated. >> my greatest pleasure is to stand back and let them do what they do. >> it could easily become quick sand if that's not what you want to do. >> there are no guarantees in entertainment. >> i felt like if i just gave my heart to what i was doing i would automatically be a star. >> morgan directed the film. he's nominated for an oscar. 20 feet were stardom is available on itunes, on demand and dvd. you have profiled huge stars in the past. now it's back up singers. what did you see as the biggest difference between attitude and approach between the two? >> there is a world of difference. we talk about that 20 feet being

. >> in a documentary called "20 feet from stardom." that won an oscar. to be singing for us and we're going to be singing backup. >> it is really a dream come true. >> yeah, it is fun. >> also, real quick, also at the oscars, one of the fun -- you love jennifer lawrence because she reminds me of you a little. she does. >> well, i've been a clutz my entire life and in fact i told you earlier, when, you know, your senior year, you get these awards, my sister got most likely to be on the cover of "vogue," my boyfriend at the time who will remain anonymous was most likely to be on the cover of "gq" and i got most likely to trip across the stage at graduation. i was a clutz. i still am. >> jennifer lawrence, you guys remember, she tripped when she was getting her oscar last time. here, she came out of the car and tripped over the cone and almost took down that girl. she almost -- and that's the best part of her. that's why she is everybody's favorite. because when she falls, she doesn't look like, oh, my gosh -- she almost took that other girl down. >> i thin

simple answer to a tough question, but this phrase among many others catapulted the new pope to media stardomand has catholics asking if francis is a pontiff u.s. line many of his predecessors. it was july, the new pope had only been installed four earl year, and with a flight back when he was asked about gays in the church, pope fran since said if a person is gay, and seeks god and has goodwill, who am i to judge. in doing so the pope supported his priests in a way no pope ever had. he didn't scold, he embraced. the moment landed him on the cover as the most influential person of the year in the american gay rights magazine, the advocate. saying the brevity of that statement, and the outsized attention it got immediately are evidence of the pope's sway. editors applauded him, saying therd whos resonate beyond the u.s. to the 1.2 billion catholics around the word. >> wonderful, i like this year with the pope. you have to pay attention, because i think he is going to make history. >> a year after his core nation, pope frances has been received in unprecedented popularity, as the first pope fro

what does joe bell have to say about his new stardom? >> joe bell, we just spoke with him here in his home in the rose garden section of san jose, he seems genuinely taken aback that people, especially young people, are still interested in his generation as evidenced by this video here that has gone viral. he stepped out of his home, he wore his world war ii uniform. this was a moment that bell's neighbor, a mercury news reporter decided to document on her iphone and what she captured was a string of people detouring off of the race course to show their respect to the greatest generation. this is the video that has now appeared on "the today show" and gotting more than 600,000 hits online. >> i'm surprised. i didn't know that were that many people interested in world war ii. >> so this morning, we want to learn more about this 95-year-old man. he was born in shanghai. he immigrated to the u.s. served in the army from '42-'46. he retired as a tool and dye maker. what makes him tick? moments like sunday where he appeared in uniform not to

dirty wars tackles the issue of drone warfare, and the delightful 20 feet from stardom, which celebratesse backup singers with brilliant voices that make all the difference. phone call.strange someone was reaching out, someone close to the heart of the elite force. >> there are hundreds of covert operations. i have to imagine we are creating a lot of enemies, starting with the family of these victims we kill with these drones. you can't surrender to a drone. >> there is going to be blowback. don't look at the impact of our policies to our peril. i think the worst thing we do is a legitimate reason to want to harm americans. i fear our future. 9/11 wasn't about people hating mcdonald's. there were reasons it happened, and it had to do with our foreign policy. it is controversial to say that. our foreign policy will cause low back, and that is my biggest fear. >> they stayed in the game, and they are legends. >> it is my honor to inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame -- >> i knew a little bit about the story. i heard your music and enjoyed it for years, but when i saw this documentar

they got discovered and they rose to phenomenal stardom.lions of records, over a dozen films, performed with josephine baker. they become rich, famous, are acclaimed. ends33, the turmoil because the government succeeds but unfortunately it is the national socialists and the nazi party. several of our members are jewish. what i first described it to you is the first act. what happens next is the second act. tavis: when you got to dig into this, as an artist, what struck you about their journey? >> what struck me is that i didn't know who these men were. i know a lot about pop music. to think that they were the beatles of germany and maybe even around the world and i had never heard of these people. to what theyed did, it was so complicated, interesting, funny. so then i went to work. when i went to germany that next time, there was tower records there. on the wall of tower records, there was a full wall of comedian harmonists. these are really famous men. before i put a note on paper, i did my homework for a full year. in germany, i bought w

. >> reporter: on the verge of stardom. but theirs was a relationship that may have burned too hot.t oscar pistorius's murder trial monday, a voice from beyond the grave. forensics experts cracked open reeva steenkamp's cell phone exposing the inner workings of what the prosecution portrayed as a troubled relationship. >> i'm scared of you sometimes and how you snap at me and how you will act to me. >> reporter: intimate text messages the couple shared in the weeks before oscar pistorius shot and killed her in his bathroom last valentine's day. >> i get snapped at and told my accent and voices are annoying. i touch your neck to show you i care. you tell me to stop. stop chewing gum. do this, don't do that. >> reporter: pistorius claims he mistook her for an intruder. but the prosecution building a case that this was not mistaken identity, but murder. possibly triggered by a violent argument. the key clues to which may reside in steenkamp's cell phone. the expert said most of their hundreds of messages were normal exchanges between a couple, but in some read in court pistorius sounde

and my guest ledge enary singer darlene love stars in a documentary called 20 feet from stardom, tonightfeet closer. major league baseball he is eliminating home plate collisions. apparently they violate baseball's long-standing ban on action. this is the colbert report

bendis to stardom as ancient rome and letting politics and bondage. dumas was a key clue that the dj on the hot sun on the shooting in nineteen seventy one nobody should want. the attack and he shouts delighted in the country. it didn't feed him by his mentors and intimate shows. just a second time in seven but this time instead of a tinkle mexican hat despite claims from the administration of the situation inside the consulate. joe takes high pride could end up in stunts in the province is starting to make ends meet. that hundreds if not had a student of state of needing treatment in the house. doesn't this to happen to nikki i need science magazines. maybe that is established that the job he didn't step on something and to provide anything. i got into the box as many as thirty seven percent in cincinnati i accurately mathematics. daddy said that the distribution of its officially began last week has not yet streets then it would be a simple means a lot to do than abby. instead i'd like to do on that basis is the situation remains to be protected eve

. >> reporter: the best acceptance speech, hands down, the documentary "20 feet from stardom," aboutng singers. when the spoken word just isn't enough. ♪ i sing because i'm happy ♪ >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >>> and we thank you for watching. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline," of course, will be along later. and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. >>> there is a lot of green on live doppler seven hd. coming up the latest wave of wet weather across the bay area. >> we'll show you underground gusher bubbling up like this for showers hours. you'll see a driver of a truck make a get away attempt. >> and a delicate balancing act between the environment and economy at lake tahoe. >> and a live look tonight from the top of mount tam you'll see how wet weather improved outlook for water supply. good evening. this next round of rain isn't a strong storm, but every drop counts in a drought, obviously. spencer? >> you're right. and we're counting many drops w. you can see light rainfall now. you can see that right here in the san franci

the documentary 20 feet from stardom is the magnificent story of triumph and great music.sic we love comes from the blues and the blues comes from gospel and as darlene showed last night, gospel comes from god. >> lord god, i praise you and i am so happy to be here representing the ladies of 20 # feet from stardom. ♪ >> she was fantastic. >> it's hard to play the music and get her off the stage when she's singing the music. >> last night, pow were -- how were the performances? annually they have famous people come in to sing the big songs as well? >> i thought the outpouring of faith gave people a different look into hollywood last night, but the music we saw, at one point with pharrell williams, the oscar became the grammys last night. i think if you want to figure out how to save the music industry is make it the movie industry. >> and pharrell had the hat back, didn't he? >> it was fantastic. >> you got to see meryl streep dance. you got to see everybody dance. the music is what might pull the ratings up. >> last year with seth mctphar land had the best ratings. i thoug

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. >> reporter: others had the best first feature and best documentary, "20 feet from stardom" which may or may not be called tonight. >> we will have to wait with bated breath. thank you. see you later on in the show. and red carpet live, starting at 7:00 p.m. followed by the oscars with ellen degeneres on abc. >> and everything oscar on monday. from the fashion to the after parties, the ultimate oscar party. >>> and now for a check of the weather, ginger zee in los angeles. hey. >> reporter: hey, good morning, everybody. i have to tell you, the positive part of the los angeles rain story or much of california. i was with a bunch of folks from here. as soon as it starts raining, and for three days in a row, people start cheering. there are some good parts coming out that we dent the epic drought. get that out before the rest of the weather. today it will cause severe weather, especially in east texas. show you what the map has here. most of louisiana, parts of arkansas and just a little bit of mississippi. so just this afternoon and evening, watch out for damaging winds, potential for h

joins us from studio city california. 20 feet from stardom, is on demand and dvd and blu blu ray. >>ee as the biggest difference in attitude and approach between the two? >> i mean there's a world of difference. i mean we talk about that 20 feet being the distance from the lead singer to the backup singer. but it's a psychological distance that's vast. it's something that they all have to come to terms with, which is not just talent. which is one of the messages of the film. an industry that values image and luck and talent and all these things, taint can be far down the list. that's a tough alcohol pil psycl pill for our stars to take. >> it's great to sing those oohs and ahs and eventually it gets ol. you bring up the issue that prejudice may be part of the problem. >> absolutely. there's certainly something about the pact that backup singers are probably the ultimate disenfranchised members of the music industry. they're primarily women and primarily african american. the film touches on civil rights issues. there was kind of an arighti ara franklin spot and a whitney houston spot

. >>> she's been on the verge of international stardom for quite some time, but it hasn't yet happened the talents of felicity jones. next month she appears in her first big hollywood film. >> i'm the only one who can stop him. >> spider-man 2 is a big budget spectacle. it will will start arriving in cinemas in three weeks's time. reportedly she is portraying a villain. >> can you tell me what lies in store from your point of view? or are you under oath not to reveal anything? >> i cannot reveal anything. no, i had a great time on it. mark is excellent. >> when you say you can't reveal anything, did they make you sign papers? >> yes. yeah. well, it's in the anticipation. it's something to look forward to. >> until now, felicity jones made her name in smaller personal pictures like "crazy" in 2011, a story about a british student denied re-entry into the united states. and lately, "breathe in" come in which she plays an exchange student, destabilizing the family that is hosting her. she liked playing the character. a woman who isn't exactly full of good intentions. >> it's nice to play.

it faces a big commercial success, 20 feet from stardom. >> the only thing i thought i could do and make money, i started cleaning houses. >> this film shows a spotlight on backup singers like darlene love. >> she is cleaning someone's house while they are listening to the radio, listening to a hit song she sang and never got enough credit for and she hears it and thinks, "what am i doing with my life? i need to get back." >> that's what the whole movie is about. these people who are perpetually underappreciated and yet the whole universe of 20th century music, popular music, would not have been the same without them. >> film critic says no to discount "the square", which is about the toppling of hosni mubarak, or "dirty wars", covert military operations in the middle east. if you watch all five in a row, it can be abusive. a lot are about serious subjects, so watching a film about the wonderers of music and all these classic songs can be a relief. i imagine, "i'm so going to photo for "20 feet from star dom", i needed that movie. but the act of killing is the film that i suspect 50 year

. >> work ethic translated into stardom where he started 74 career games becamming all pack 12 in the seasons. >> loose ball. deflected and into the back of the net. i don't even know if jj cobalt knew that he hit it. >> we saw a little bit of everything from him. he's got good athleticism, good feet, i thought tactically he was good. he knew the position and did the little things right that you want to see out of a player. had a great attitude. great work ethic. >> the goal of the tools, he'll need a veteran's approach in the big time and one of his heroes will be right by his side. >> i'll be there to support him along the way but ultimately development will be playing, training and games. playing at that level and getting, jumping into that level is an invaluable experience for him. i was excited when i got the opportunity to sign and i wanted to take it. i wanted to be here in san jose and i'm excited to play for the earthquakes. so i see that as an honor and i want to take it in full stride. >> hoops this evening, the dubs and steph curry. tonight at or kill will score off agains

judith is one of the singers featured in the film "twenty feet from stardom," which just won the academycumentary. so, thank you so much for being here. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you for having me. [ applause ] >> jimmy: you're phenomenal in that movie. we have such a great show tonight. this movie, i think it's going to be the biggest movie ever. i'm not nostradamus, but i'm gonna predict it will be the number one movie this week. this is it. the movie is called "divergent." the lovely shailene woodley is here. [ cheers and applause ] should be big. it's fun. it's really cool. it's good. shailene, who is a -- she's a a friend of ours. always comes, always has a good time on the show. she always brings different herbs. she really into like herbal stuff and teas and things. she always brings something. >> steve: not that kind of herb. >> jimmy: no, not that type of herb. [ laughter ] honestly, she might be into that type, i have no idea. [ talking over each other ] but anyway she's going to come on. we're going to play -- ♪ shailene and i are going to play a game later on ♪ ♪ shail

films honored at the academy awards last night: "12 years a slave" and the documentary "20 feet from stardom." all that and more is on our website, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at president obama's latest budget. plus, the latest from ukraine. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and goodnight. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that's bae systems. that's inspired work. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public bro

the film "twenty feet from stardom," won best documentary. [ cheers ] and when she was onstage to acceptward, darlene love started singing. it was great. i mean, john travolta was like, "wow, she's almost as good as adele dazeem." [ laughter ] almost, as good as the great adele dazeem. [ light laughter ] ooh. of course, one of the things everyone talks about. the oscars, how the celebrities look. especially their hair styles. and we were wondering how would they look, those hair styles on us. so james from the roots happily volunteered -- maybe so that he could help us out. [ cheers ] that's so nice of you, james. first, can we give him the ellen? not bad. [ laughter and applause ] next should we try the liza minnelli? yeah. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: that's punk rock. and finally, can we see what he looks like with the jared leto? yes! ♪ looking good, james. [ applause ] thank you, buddy. looking good. of course, the world is still focused on the ongoing conflict in the ukraine. and over the weekend, sarah palin reminded everyone that during the 2008 election, she predicted russia would

actor and jared leto for best supporting actor for the roles in "dallas buyers club." "20 feet from stardom" about backup dancers won for best documentary. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. russia is found to keep its troops in the ukrainian region of crimea in what has become moscow's biggest confrontation with the west since the cold war. russian troops seized part of the crimea peninsula without firing a shot as the parliament and moscow gay president vladimir putin a green light saturday to proceed to protect russian interests following the ouster of ukraine's pro-russian prime minister the two yanukovich. crimea houses a major russian naval base and is the only ukrainian region that has an ethnic russian majority. it was a russian territory until it was transferred to ukraine in 1954 during the soviet europe. ukraine's new prime minister yatseniuk said putin had effectively declared war on his country. is not the threat, this is actually the declaration of war on my country. and we urge president putin to and tock his military stick to

the somali immigrant is a natural on screen, but his journey to stardom has been anything but. >> is yeah. i drive a lot. >> he drove a town car for a living, barely able to pay his rent. he left war-torn somalia at 7, emigrating to yemen then minnesota. >> i remember the war. guns everywhere. >> at just six years old, he lay in bed in mogadishu, identifying guns by the sound of their gun fire. when the maersk alabama was hijacked in 2009, abdi watched, stunned. >> just shocked by this whole pirate scene. >> he hadn't acted a day in his life. but when casting directors descended on minneapolis, he beat out more than 800 others. he and his three friends all cast as pirates, rolls of a lifetime. back at home they remained close. he sees the ship on film, but in real life he couldn't swim. director paul greengrass kept tensions high, preventing the pirates from meeting tom hanks until they filmed this this scene. >> the film to me was like this scene will determine if the movie fails or do good. >> he remains starstruck by hanks. >> i can't believe i'm making a scene with the ""forrest

winners included "fruitvale station" for best first feature and for best documentary, "20 feet from stardommay or may not hear its title called out inside the dolby tonight, dan and bianna. >> we will have to wait with bated breath. thank you, chris. see you later in the show. our own robin roberts and lara spencer co-host oscar's "red carpet live" airing oscar sunday starting at 7:00 followed by the oscars with ellen degeneres, of course, only here on abc. >> and we'll have everything oscar on monday, of course, from the fashion to the after-party, it's "gma's" ultimate oscar party. >> best part of the year. meantime, now for a check of the weather and ginger zee, who is in los angeles, hey, ginger. >> you know what there is some positive news out in california. i was with some folks yesterday. where there wasn't the flooding, mudslides and horrible surf you had cheers and just so excited about getting this rain because of the historic drought as with a bunch of people they start cheering, clapping loud when the rain starts falling 4 to almost again 1 in2 inches. when you have this energy

when de blasio rocketed to stardom, uses the unapologetically rhetoric that andrew cuomo made his career avoiding, how is this going to work out? in the beginning there were smiles, pronouncements of friendship. they were going to try to make it work. >> we use the word, friend, in politics often, and sometimes casually, but the new mayor of new york truly is a friend. in the deepest sense of the word. we go way back. we work together on a professional level. personally, we're friends. >> they may be friends in the deepest sense of the word, but it's increasingly clear they are not allies. bill deblasio signature pledge was on universal pre-k. in ordered to raise taxes, he needs approval from albany. cuomo has made is clear that is not going to happen. he's countered deblasio's pledge. cuomo almost immediately called the plan chaotic. and since then, things have only gotten worse. late last mont deblasio's administration announced they would not be green lighting proposals for charter schools to share space with public schools across the industry. three charter schools part of the high p

wall hand it's made it possible for the monuments men to make eight forty five thousand went on to stardom by the nazis. who is battling buried in a hammock a native son takes him to such a law can se fronds. he and his clan annually dedicated to have some wrinkles thing she does at school recognition you would think that would like to have a really good exhibition in paris said that she can go back to the museum visit the town would really like to be limping. no exhibition is in the pipeline now that the phillies brain had hellenic efforts to save european art into hollywood's nine nights. it's a sunday it looks like a fascinating start the in thing too is very well executed tuesday i'm afraid not i was so excited when they were taking the stillman who was making it the result is frequently tone deaf unconvincing. it was a terrific cast in this extraordinary topics include such a smart that it was shocking to be held including her down and the filling should be told. artfully needless to keep the dialogue is awkward and comedian actor is this time didn't write the dialogue across you're r

the documentary -- >> she's in this documentary called 20 feet from stardom. that won an oscar.of the fun -- you love jennifer laurence because -- >> oh my gosh. >> she reminds me of you a little. >> i've been a klutz my entire life. my sister got most likely to be on the cover of vogue. my boyfriend at the time was most likely to be on the cover of gq. i got most likely to trip on the stage at graduation. i still am a klutz. >> jennifer tripped while getting the oscar. she came on the carpet, tripped over a cone and almost took down the woman with her. that's the best part of her. that's when she's everybody's favorite. >> because i think we think that these people are hollywood, perfect. she's not. >> she's not. yeah. some of the speeches were perfect last night. >> perfect. >> we came in the makeup room this morning and couldn't stop talking about a couple of them. we're going to show a couple. >> jared leto's. >> she was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. that girl is my mother. she's here tonig

these interest ladies from 20 feet of stardom, about the backing singers who have now exploded on toscar's red carpet. ladies, how are you? >> we're wonderful. >> since the last time. >> in harmony! >> i saw some of you last night there you are hobnobbing with oprah and bono and all these huge stars. >> yes, yes. >> robert de niro. what an amazing experience you're having. >> it's been wonderful, wonderful. good to see you, piers. >> i had so much feedback to our interview. everybody loved the fact that after 30 odd years of helping everybody else become huge stars, finally you're getting a slice over the pie, ladies. >> we're getting our due. and it's wonderful. >> here is what i want to do. i want to get you guys to sing me a little something special. >> we knew you were going do that. >> just for me, and a few million people around the world. what are you going to sing us? >> lean on me. >> three, four -- ♪ lean on me when you're not strong and i'll be your friend i'll especially the you carry on ♪ >> fabulous! these ladies are fabulous. i want you to win tonight. >> yes! >> i wan

. >> reporter: his rise to stardom began in early february after his mom offered to throw him a partywho am i going to invite? i don't have any friends. >> reporter: fun-loving colin has a disorder similar to aspergers, which makes fostering friendships difficult. but determined to show him just how much he is loved, she took to facebook setting up a happy birthday, colin, page, that went viral igniting an international outpouring from india to ireland. so many of you hit the site that said birthday love for colin. >> so many want to reach out and do something for my son, it's amazing. >> reporter: supporters have even been sending him cards, more than 10,000 a day and get this, colin has no knowledge about any of it. >> he'll scream his pants off. >> so to kick off the biggest surprise of his life, "gma" is shifting into high gear to ring in colin's 11th birthday with a times square-size blow-out he will never forget. this is his daddy. his little sister right here and colin believes we've invited him to test out some video games. it is time to reveal what's really going on. so let's

"two and a half men" is opening up now about why he left the hit sitcom, saying his faith trumped stardomc's linzie janis has the story. ♪ men men men ♪ men manly men >> reporter: a hit show, millions of dollars and the hollywood status of highest paid child actor on tv. >> missy? what are you doing here? >> reporter: this morning, former "two and a half men" star angus t. jones is sporting a very new look and says he has no regrets about walking away. >> i was a paid hypocrite because i wasn't okay with it, but i was still doing it. >> reporter: speaking out with a houston tv station, the now bearded 20-year-old says his life as a student at the university of colorado and as a devout christian is more enriching than his sitcom days when he was reportedly earning up to $300,000 an episode playing jake harper. >> it was making light of topics in our world that are really problems for a lot of people. >> reporter: jones left the show after famously slamming his job in this 2012 youtube video. >> i'm on "two and a half men." i don't want to be on it. >> reporter: he played the irreverent nep

i imagine "i'll vote from 23 in stardom", i needed that movie after watching "act of killing", but thatthe film i suspect 50 years from now we'll talk about in film schools. >> also competing in the documentary feature category, a love story about two japanese artists in brooklyn. the winner will be revealed sunday at the 86 academy awards in los angeles. >> last year's winner for best documentary was "searching for sugar man", a film about two south africans finding out what happened to a folk singer known as rodriguez. at the end of the first hour, here is what we are following - ukraine in crisis as russia accused of sending troops into ukraine, a move drawing a response from president barack obama, saying there'll be cost for any military intervention. >>> evacuation as a powerful storm hits california, authorities asking resident to leave before mudslides trap them. >>> a rescue in montana where a family is saved after being buried alive. >>> a winter storm bringing rain and show to the west. i'm tracking it. >>> i'm morgan radford, i'm back with you in 2.5 minutes when al jazeera

we talk to the veteran about his newfound stardom well have that story and more in about 30 minutes. have much time. we have to get straight to -- we have plenty of time. we have. we have to get straight to the question. kyle martino, rick younger, chuck nice and new addition jared free, a comedian, very funny. >> i don't want to waste time. we need to introduce you. we have a question from sandy. a viewer. she says -- sandy, my husband worked 70 hours a week, how do i get -- when all he wants to do is sleep? >> got to be the better option. >> the short answer is nudity. obviously most of the time is spent on the job. i would say the butt naked run through. put on butt naked, put on an overcoat, go down to his job, lock the door, run butt naked through the office. >> hopefully he will be able to get unemployment insurance after that. >> is it butt naked or buck naked? >> it is butt naked. >> it is rick naked. >> we have someone across the street. >> hi. my name is alana from allentown, pennsylvania. if your man has a crush like on jennifer lawrence, and you don't look like them, how

previously unknown stars like will ferrell and bradley cooper went on "two ferns" and were catapulted to stardom. i'm glad to see the "two ferns" effect has had the same impact on health care enrollment. since president obama went on "two ferns," 19,000 people were referred to the web sites of enrollment from the funny or die web site. by 6:00 p.m. that day, 32,000 people to healthcare.gov. h.h.s. officials said traffic on healthcare.gov had risen by 40% on tuesday to over 890,000 visits on that one day. it's a signal that when young people through whatever means is available to them find out about the benefits of the affordable care act, they're interested. and they're signing up. i, frankly, hope that president obama uses more innovative tools and methods to try to get the word out to young adults in their late teens and 20's and 30's about the importance of signing up for the affordable care act. because it's important. 70,000 adolescents and young adults are diagnosed with with cancer every single year in this country. there is 151,000 people below the age of 20 lives with diabetes right now