and i met with the star james franco, and the writer stephen king and the producer j.j. abrams. >> reporter: many americans can tell you exactly where they were when jfk was assassinated. >> who do you think did it? >> many people think that lee harvey oswald did it. series on hulo, 11.22.63, explores the premise that what if one man had the power to go through history and alter the course. >> it is simpler if you go in like i am asking. >> in the closet? >> can you do me a favor and just walk into the closet. >> reporter: based on the best selling novel by stephen king, a high school teacher james franco travels back in time to save jfk's life. >> what makes 11.22.63 so incredible is the details of the story of what it meant to be in this time. it is issues of class and race that make being back in time so powerful. >> reporter: they came together over the mutual love of stephen king. so you were both interested and then do you send an e-mail or make a phone call -- or how does that work? >> steve and i knew each other for several years and then i let book, and he said,

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of class and race make it so powerful. >> reporter: they came together over the mutual love of stephen king. so you were both interest and then do you send an e-mail or make a phone call -- or how does that work? >> steve and i knew each other for several years and then i let him know how much i loved the book, book, and he said, if you want to get involved as a a producer somehow, and i thought, this is amazing and now we are here in the principal's office talking about it. >> and the character is a teacherb and a decent guy, i like to think of myself that way, and sometimes there is a role where you say, i need to be as honest as possible, and i think that this is one of them. >> reporter: i walked into the principal's office today which is a place that i am familiar with, and when you were younger, is this an environment that you know about? >> i spent some time in the principal's office in high school. >> what did you do? >> i wrote a newspaper that pro feign names and fell into the wrong hands, and i was called to apologize to certain old teacher ss? >> did you do it? >> i i did, becau

stephen colbert. happy martin luther king day, everybody. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: did you get me anything? get me anything, jon? >> jon: what's that? >> stephen: did you get me anything for martin luther king. i checked under my martin luther king day tree this morning and there was nothing there. >> jon: i tweeted. >> stephen: you tweeted? did you tweet for martin luther king day. >> jon: yeah, i was. >> stephen: what did you say. >> jon: i was like, thank you dr. king. >> stephen: that's good. keep it simple. >> jon: right, straight to the point. >> stephen: yeah, just like king himself. >> stephen: you know, speaking of martin luther king, super bowl 50-- (laughter) i had no transition, i had no proper way to transition from this conversation to that, what is written in there. as we get closer to super bowl 50, every sports fan out there is asking the same question. what's going on withl basketball? a lot. (laughter) because the wisconsinletic association has now banned high-school students in the stands from chanting things lik

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did you tweet for martin luther king day. >> jon: yeah, i was. >> stephen: what did you say. dr. king. >> stephen: that's good. >> jon: right, straight to the point. >> stephen: yeah, just like king himself. >> jon: king. >> stephen: you know, speaking of martin luther king, super bowl 50-- (laughter) i had no transition, i had no proper way to transition from this conversation to that, what is written in there. as we get closer to super bowl 50, every sports fan out there is asking the same question. what's going on with wisconsin high school basketball? a lot. (laughter) because the wisconsin interscholastic athletic association has now banned high-school students in the stands from chanting things like air ball! or anything meant to taunt the other team. i think this is crazy. watching basketball without chanting is like watching baseball without napping. (laughter) jon, you have played basketball. you were on the national championship high school team, right? >> jon: yes. >> stephen: you got a ring? doing basketball. >> jon: yeah. the-- did you get air ball. one. >> stephen: u

stephen king posted, "so sorry to hear about the passing of glenn frey. great songwriter, great musician, great talent." apple says it's investigating an issue with its smartphones. some iphone six-s and six-s plus phones don't display how much battery life is left accurately. apple says the problem appears to be related to changing time on the phone. users who change the time manually or traveled to different time zones could be affected. you can fix the problem by restarting your phone and letting the date and time change if you or someone you know lives in a high-rise, you'll want to pay attention to this. new research shows those people have a lower chance of surviving cardiac arrest. building access and elevator delays were blamed. those living below third floor had the best chance of survival. miami is much quieter this morning after hundreds of bikers rode dangerously through the streets on monday. take a look at this video. riders drove onto sidewalks, in the opposite direction of traffic and popped wheelies. it was all part of their annual "bikes

, and you wish the very good editor of stephen king was there to snap you out of it. despite your focus, you sometimes check your e-mail, social media or phone. go figure. the alone part of the crankiness that accompanies it when the narrative ash k has imploded is unfair to those who hold dear, yet they tolerate it -- most items, anyway -- which is probably more than i would do in their shoes. all over a world? really? really? the rewarding part is a day like today where you can forget word choice at least for a few hours and just have a good time be family and friends and readers. so what can i say to those who know this obsession intimately in my wife, yolanda, who beyond being understanding could almost have written "car crazy" herself since another thing about writers is when they break away from writing, they like to blab. driving from manhattan to portland, oregon, if the spring of 1905, for example. what i can say is thank you, yolanda, for everything. thanks also to my children who are here today, rachel and kate, who lived with my passion for many years, dat

stephen king once wrote books are a uniquely portable magic. this one certainly is. we toast to it and more ideas like it in 2016. >>> the correct answer to the "gps" question of the week is c -- four. the yuan will join the u.s. dollar, of course, the euro, the japanese yen, and the british pound in the basket of special drawing right currencies when its new status go into effect october of this year. the imf said this was a, quote, important milestone in the integration of the chinese economy into the global financial system. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week and happy new year. >>> hello, everyone. thanks for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. president barack obama arriving back in washington a few hours ago. he will begin his 2016 agenda by tackling the, quote, unfinished business of his presidency. the epidemic of gun violence. sources tell cnn that he is preparing a new executive action on the issue. this thursday the president will join cnn's anderson cooper for an exclusive live town hall on guns in ameri

abrams and stephen king. >> and . . .10:57 happening right now... the greenville county sheriff's office expects deputy dave dempsey to be released from the hospital soon. sky 4 is over the hospital. dempsey was shot in the head in december while responding to a robbery. his release will be streaming on wyff4 dot com and on our mobile app. snow is falling in asheville right now.. buncombe co. elementary is closed at 9am... the intermediate, high school and middle school closing all closed at 9:30am greenville, spartanburg, anderson will be cloudy, cold and a 40% chance of snow flurries, high just 38. or no accumulation expected. the mountains of nc and georgia will see 1-3" of snow with heaviest amounts in highest elevations. freezing rain overnight will lead to icy roads on early thursday in the mountains. the upstate will be mostly cloudy overnight and will see rain after 4 pm on thursday, low 40s for highs. the mountains will have freezing rain early

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stephen king once wrote, books are a uniquely portable magic. well, this book certainly is.t to it and to more ideas like it in 2016. the correct answer to the "gps" question of the week is four. the yuan will join the u.s. dollar, the euro, the japanese yen, and the british pound in the basket of special drawing right currencies when its new status goes into effect october of this year. the imf said this was a, quote, important milestone in the integration of the economize economy into the global financial system. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week, and happy new year. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning. happy new year. i'm brian stelter and it's time for "reliable sources" you're weekly look of the story behind the story. and we have a lot planned this hour but let's start with breaking news out of oregon where an armed group which some are calling a militia have taken over the headquarters of a national wildlife refuge in rural eastern oregon. this is federal property managed by the u.s. fish and wildlife serv