. >> a glittering royal premiere here in london for the steven spielberg film, "warhorse." we hear from the oscar-winning filmmaker. the renowned weekly television program of venezuelan president, hugo chavez, has returned to the country's airwaves after a hiatus of more than seven months. the last broadcast was in june last year, shortly before the president was diagnosed with cancer. his return is crucial ahead of the country's polls in october. >> back in front of the doctors, back to his old self, president hugo chavez on sunday was in the spotlight for over five hours as he revived his weekly show. he sounded a particularly belligerent note over a case currently brought to arbitration by u.s. oil company exxonmobil to force venezuela to pay compensation for nationalizing one of its projects in the country. >> the yankee government will see that we are not going to bow before imperialism. we're not going to bow. understand that. >> it's a far cry from the president chavez who, last june, looking frail and scared, announced to the nation that he'd been diagnosed with and

. >> reporter: for steven spielberg directing "war horse," the care and feeding of his star took on awhole new meaning. can horses really be that human? >> the horse we used in "war horse" was certainly aware of what was going on because he made so many contributions that it couldn't have just been by accident. >> reporter: and it was no accident that a kid's book went on to become a smash hit play and then a hollywood epic. "war horse" times three, ahead this sunday morning. >> osgood: for those of you struggling with the snow and the cold, we have some hot stuff served up by our serena altschul. >> reporter: is there any better apty dote to winter's chill than a mug of hot chocolate? you prescribe one a day? one a week? >> this is a great breakfast. >> who wants hot chock hat? >> me, me. >> reporter: let's start the day with the story of this comforting and complex drink. hot chocolate: from beans to cup, later on sunday morning. >> osgood: john blackstone talks to departing csi star marg helgenberger. conner night ontakes the measure of tim tebow's fame. we'll remember our long tim

her husband prince william walked the red carpet a few hours ago at the london premiere of steven spielberg's film "warhorse." ♪ let's dance >>> and another birthday for the ageless david bowie, turning 65 today. david jones adopted the name david bowie in the late '60s and hits and grammys soon followed. >>> one hour special day more s calendar. the african national congress turned 100 years old this weekend. former president nelson mandela we're told will not attend the festivities due to his failing health. >>> a thrilling tourist adventure goes horribly wrong. could have been worse, though. this is erin worth, a tourist from australia, plunging toward the river right there. oh, my gosh. and then the cord of that bungee breaks. watch the cord, one more time there. she falls to the water below, 300 feet, and amazingly, she actually survives that. >> it wasn't black straightaway and i felt like i had been slapped all over. i had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of whatever it was caught under. i think it is a miracle i survived. >> it turns out the cord broke at just the perfect mom

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." >>> steven spielberg's "war horse" gains some traction. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. if you're just joining us, i hope you had a wonderful ringing in of the new year. if you're near the great lakes, you're getting some lake-effect snow and the cold air is arriving in the northern plains, especially up there in the dakotas. minnesota through wisconsin and chicago. eventually, that cold air will work its way all the way to the east coast and you'll feel it as the gusty winds will bring in that cold air. tuesday, lake-effect snow continues. notice that chunk of cold air. the coldest part of it will be over the eastern great lakes up through new england. >>> if you're watching us on wrc nbc 4 in washington, d.c., see art that explores 19th century american innovation at the great american hall of wonders at the smithsonian american art museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in

kevin mccarthy talked to steven spielberg.calls this his favorite interview of 2011. >> as i sat here watching this film and watching these pg 13 war sequences i thought i felt the same inon thety as the war -- intensity as the war scenes in saving private ryan. >>> well, the big difference was finding, i guess, shots that are analogous to shocking violence but don't have people's arms and legs and heads blown off if i can be crude. the difference between this and ryan there is very little blood and yet there are intense scenes of combat but without the kind of graphic reality, that we did with our miniseries for hbo, pacific and band of brotherryan. and for me it was a real creative challenge like show a cavalry charge and show how many horses and men were killed yet not actually showing the men or horses dying. for me it is what was off camera basically allowed me to bring the audience into this process, make it my collaborators and hope they will fill in the blanks i left out. >> is it hard to watch animal characterses, get

are huge steven spielberg fans either that or they're picking and choosing who gets punished defense lawyers also point out the supreme court's all decisions to allow foul language and nudity in other situations as a protection of free speech under the first amendment so virtual child porn videos of animal cruelty those are just a couple examples where the justices ruled in favor of free speech and so that's what i have an issue with the supreme court if we're going to protect free speech then protect it you can't create an island of a decency and a sea of filth it's just not possible if fox can't show nicole richie's rant about her stupid prada purse then spielberg's spielberg's masterpieces should be shown either but the answer is restricting it spielberg is letting rich she speak her mind so is on the supreme court you don't see that we're going to try to grip into outdated ideas what the role of television is in our society the government can't make people be decent call the nanny state not to be a few more months of for the courts make their final decision but if reasoned argume

steven spielberg put his stamp on the special effects. >> you were 19, 20, 21.not just fly and turn. >> great action, wooden dialogue, a couple 1/2 stars pg-13. "haywire," age-old dropping a thriller 3 stars r-rated. thomas horne holds his own as a kid searching for a message from his father in open court extremely loud and incredibly close." three stars pg-13. have a nice weekend. i'm arch campbell, abc 7 entertainment.

as well. -- with tom cruise and steven spielberg. >> stay inside and rent warrior. >> i hear kim wayansday to be outside. >> let's take a look. i'll show you what the current temperatures are. current temperature in washington is 37 degrees. we will continue. we got to go to the maps. 37degrees right now in washington. we will continue to see cold temperature this morning but things will improve as the day progresses. 28 in manassas. 36 in annapolis. here is your temperature trend. all right. today, how about upper 50s. our average high, 43 degrees. well above that today and tomorrow. we'll still be above it sunday and monday. but temperatures do fall off but today, next couple of days, mild, very, very pleasant. sentinel satellite-radar, we do have clouds in over us this morning. skies at reagan national being reported as overcast. there is some clearing out there going on. we'll get a lot of that working in here. we'll see plenty of sunshine today. so the forecast for today and the next five days, today, after morning clouds, sunshine, high in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. not b

the adventures of tintin brought steven spielberg brought best animation while martin scorsese won. on the tv side, the conspiracy thriller homeland won best drama and it started claire danes, best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv comedy. and former friends star matt leblanc playing an exaggerated version of himself in various episodes. mark barger. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. >>> a police cruiser dash cam was rolling when a florida believe began beating an elderly man with dementia. the violence occurred after police arrived to break up an altercation involving the 66-year-old who allegedly pulled a knife on a co-worker. >>> an elderly woman is very lucky to be alive following a crash into a chicago building. the car was launched into an empty doctor's office after she was rear-ended by a truck. the woman and the driver of the truck were taken to the hospital for some minor injuries. >>> and finally, one visitor to a texas high school had no probl

>>reporter: steven spielberg war horse is the final best picture nominee. but other nominee glen close nominated a woman playing a man in albert knob. meryl streep her 17th nomination as margaret that that mucher in the iron lady. gary old man first nomination for brilliant portrayal as a spy and san francisco ilm. rang 0nominated feature and dark of the moon. sky walker sound chosen for war horse and girl with the dragon tattoo. she is nominated for best actress. pixar also up for the best animated short film for la line. complete list on our web site. abc 7 news. >>> thank you john. now the 84th annual academy awards will be handed out sunday february 26 starting at 5:30 p.m. you can watch it right here on channel 7. down load our new oscar app right now. it lets you predict the winner with friends and gives you exclusive live video from the red carpet and back stage actually during the show. we have a link to the app at 7 news.com under see it on tv. check that out when you can. >> all right back now talk to spencer about the forecast. and i guess if you

steven spielberg feels that if plaudits should be handed out, they should not ignore finders' key, the failed resources -- racehorse who playes joey. >> i had more control over e.t. joey was great. >> i went to meet the star of the silent movie "the artist." uggie plays the dog. his scene-stealing on screen charisma has been attracting attention. uggie has the full range. he speaks. he can do a death scene and comedy. he has won awards. this collar is palm dog. but the campaign is on for the big one. sinisn't it? [barks] what do you think about this campaign? >> i love the campaign. i think it is about time a dog is recognized. it is good that people are pushing. >> but an oscar for an animal? the omens are not good. th>> it is room and that rin tin tin got more votes than the humans. >> so, they may be scene- stealers, but oscar winners? the odds are not good. >> it shoppers at -- shoppers in a charity shop got a bit of a shock. they crashed through the front door of the store. it surprise visit was caught on security cameras. you can see them sprinting across the parking lot. then ma

and steven spielberg's "contraband" came in third. >>> and william buffett is a rock star for his investments there with tremendous success as well. but it wasn't rock but an american folks song that he sang on chinese tv, as part of a special production to celebrate the lunar new year. he also accompanied himself yet on the ukulele. >> he's a man of many talents, that warren buffett. >> you can play the ukulele, right? >> for a small fee. >>> the news nittany lions fans feared, joe paterno losing his short battle with cancer. >>> and wind and rain, cleaning up from 100-mile-per-hour gusts. this is mary. who has a million things to pick up each month on top of her prescriptions. thankfully, her walgreens pharmacist recommended a 3-month supply. now, mary gets 3 refills in one and for 3 months she's done. ask your pharmacist about a 90 day supply and how to save with the prescription savings club. individual memberships are just 5 dollars. enroll today. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. this is harvest day, the time where all the hard work is paying off. my name is ed pines, and i've been

the adventures took steven spielberg's animated feature and martin scorcese for hugo. >> thank you so much. >> on the tv side the thriller "homeland" won best drama and claire danes best actress. kelsey grammer for his role as a chicago mayor in "boss." family for comedy and laura dern for best actress and matt le blanc best actor playing a variation of himself in "episode." now that the globes are in the books it continues for the movie industry. the oscar nominations are coming up next tuesday. in beverly hill, mark barger, nbc news. >> i love award season. >> that's a great night. it's a party, they drink, they have dinner and all. tv and movies. looks great. you saw one of the big winners. >> i saw "the artist" this weekend which is rare for us. >> even for a silent movie. pulled you in. >> i had to tell brent at the last second to get him there. >> i can't wait to see that. >> while most of hollywood's biggest stars were on the red carpet one spent the night as a prom king. >> jack black, this guy is so cool. went to a prom for teens and young adult who is have survived kidney di

premiere of steven spielberg's "war horse." 2012 is expected to be a busy year for the new royal. she will help queen elizabeth celebrate her 60 years on the throne and be an ambassador to the london olympic games. for "teen kids news," i'm david lee miller, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> the soldier's medal is an award for army soldiers during peacetime who do something very brave, perform a brave act, like running into a house and saving children. they're not in combat, but still, they did something brave. >> too many of us take nature for granted, but, as harry reports, mother nature needs us to pay attention and take action. >> these teens are heading out for more than just a hike. they're taking steps to help protect one of our most vital natural resources. all across america, toxic chemicals from cities and farms are polluting the water in our lakes, rivers, and streams. the nature conservancy is working to do something about that through its leaf internship program. >> "leaf" stands for "leaders of environmental action for the future," and it's a program that takes

they're written by the same author of "war horse" which was just made into a movie, of course, by steven spielbergee, that is very cool. as a parent, i can tell you can always think about how it can subsequently impact your kid. >> if they bring that over here, it's got to have the french fries. >> and the shake. yeah. >> you have to have fries with that shake. >> that's a good idea. always good. >> always for the education. so hat's off to the uk and see if they bring it over here and bring it over the pond. >> that's right. thanks so much for being with us today. join us tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. >> and all day long on nbc bay area.com. go out and have yourself a good day. you, too. >> you have a good day, too. thanks for watching. one woman, one powerful savings tool, one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name your price" tool. now available on your phone. get a free quote today.

and steven spielberg got best animated feature and martin score zazy won for "hugo." on the tv side, "tthe conspiracy thriller homeland won. kelsey grammer won in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best comedy and laura dern took best actress and matt will he blank took best actor playing an exaggerated variation of himself in "episodes." in beverly hills, california, mark barger, nbc news. >>> and here's your first look at other news going on around america today. a police cruiser dash cam was rolling when a florida police officer began beating a man with dementia. the 66-year-old allegedly pulled a knife on a co-worker. an elderly woman is lucky to be alive following a crash into a chicago building. the car was launched into an empty doctor's office after she was rear ended by a truck. the woman and the driver of the truck were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. >>> finally, one visitor to a texas high school had no problem clearing the halls. that's a surprise. a wild buck jumped into a school window forcing teachers and students to duck in classrooms

way this policy seems to work is like nobody can use four dirty words or indecency, except for steven spielbergchief justice john roberts is the only justice with small children. all we're asking for, he said, is what the government is asking for, is a few channels where you can say, i'm not going to -- they're not going to hear the "s," word, "the f," word. there could be a tie decision. any decision that's not expected to come until early summer. diane, that means stay tuned. >> okay. thank you, cecilia. >>> now, it was rev your engines day. the 2012 north america auto show in high gear in detroit. amid big news for more mojo for cars made in america. japan's automaker, honda, moving its brand right here to ohio. here's abc's chris bury with the hot, new cars in detroit. >> reporter: at this year's big show, the mo in motown stands for "momentum." 40 new models, introduced with the glitz and glamour so missing during detroit's doldrums. >> what's the message? >> i think the message is the car industry is alive in detroit and in america. >> reporter: the new year, looking up after a strong 201

>> it's the smash hit movie, "super 8," created by superstar lmmakers steven spielberg and j.j. abrams. >> the title, "super 8," comes from the kind of camera people used to make their own movies in the 1970s. back then, they used film, so you couldn't see your footage right away. >> with super 8, you don't quite know what you're gonna get. >> but you do know what you're going to get an abrams/spielberg movie -- lots of action and excitement. >> no one's gonna know we were there. >> oh, yes, they will. the friends accidentally left something behind. it shows that they were there and might have seen whatever it was that escaped when the train derailed. >> joe and some of his friends, they were grabbed by military personnel at the middle school. >> "super 8" is now out in a blu-ray/dvd combo pack. it includes cool behind-the-scenes extras. for example, the teens doing their own stunts, like jumping this fence. >> i thought for sure that our stunt doubles would be doing it, but we did it and it was so much fun. >> and you can watch the actual audition that won joel the lead role. h

while steven spielberg's "the adventures of tin tin" took best animated feature. >> well, thank you very much, hollywood foreign press. >> reporter: in the television category showtime's first year conspiracy thriller "homeland" took best drama and the show's star claire danes won best actress. kelsey grammer's switch from comedy to drama brought him best actor honors playing a corrupt mayor in "boss." laura dern best actress for the hbo series "enlightened." and a surprise the matt leblanc won best actor playing an exaggerated version of himself in the showtime series "episodes." >> modern fleechl. >> reporter: meanwhile, series honors for best tv comedy went to "modern family." and now, aaron, now that awards season is officially under way, the march continues. academy awards nominations are coming out just a week from tuesday. back to you. >> mark barger in beverly hills tonight. thank you, mark. and also thank you to everybody who participated in our web chat this evening during the golden globes. had a lot of fun with that. thanks a lot. and still ahead tonight, a major hiring blitz

way that this policy seems to work, it's like nobody can use dirty words or nudity, except for steven spielbergbut should broadcasters be kept as the last island of civility in a television culture? chief justice john roberts is the only justice with small children. all we're asking for, he said, what the government is asking for, is a few channels where you can say, i'm not going to -- they're not going to hear the "s," word, the "f," word. justice sotomayor recused herself from this case because she dealt with it in a lower court, which means there could be a tie decision. any decision is not expected to come until early summer. diane, that means stay tuned. >> okay. thank you, cecilia. >>> and now, it was rev your engines day. the 2012 north american auto show in high gear in detroit. amid big news, today, of even more mojo for cars made in america. japan's powerhouse automaker, honda, moving its high-end luxury brand right here to ohio. and that means american jobs. here's abc's chris bury with the hot, new cars in detroit. >> reporter: at this year's big show, the mo in motown stands for "

movie, watched any football in the last couple of weeks you've seen tom hanks, oprah winfrey, steven spielberg in public service ace nounsmentes calling the country to step up and do something and do what you do best in your communities to help, help serve this population. it's also manifested in major league baseball outregion viting the first lady and dr. biden to join with them in game one of the world series, celebrating veterans of military families. nascar in the fall a great event, where nascar recognized 105,000 military families and spouses, and also came together to help work with an organization called the beacon council in south florida to commit to hiring 4,000 veterans just at the local level in the next two years. most recently and just last week we teamed with the ncaa, a great korgs, who's committed to doing 600 special things for military families in 2012 alone, and they kicked off a nice public service announcement and campaign. and then for those of you who own any tweens, you saw the first lady appear at the icarly on monday, again, with the important emphasis of raising a

some people are talking about steven spielberg's "war horse" as a possible oscar contender this year,s the real star of the film is the horse. >> the horse? >> yeah. of course the horse. >> of course, of course. and he isn't eligible for any awards. the bx's davbc's sillito report there's now a campaign to get animals some formal recognition. >> reporter: it's called "the artist." it's a silent movie that's been winning awards. and i was invited to meet one of its award-winning stars. >> ughie, it's a pleasure to meet you. >> reporter: uggie plays the dog. and his scene-stealing on-screen charisma has been attracting attention. ♪ uggie it's claimed has the full range. he speaks. [ barking ] he can do a dramatic death scene. and comedy. >> i know all this attention you've been receiving, uggie, and you suddenly achieve this fame. what are your feelings? are you enjoying all this sudden -- oh. possibly not. he has of course already won awards. this collar here is his palm dog. he's received an honorable mention in the lumieres. but the campaign is on for the big one. isn't it, uggie? >>

cambridge, kate middleton and her appearance with prince william at last night's premiere of steven spielberg's new film, war horse, dominated the front pages of british ta tabloids this morning. topper, stay awake. her full length gown made a big splash on the red carpet. kate's 30th birthday marks her first birthday as a member of the royal family? jay z is confirming the birth of his new daughter. the song glory made its debut today two days after he and beyonce reportedly gave birth to a girl named blue ivy. meanwhile new york's lennox hill hospital is criticized for how it handled the birth of their daughter. one father says hospital security kept putting the hallway on lockdown, which prevented him and the others from spending time with their newborns. >> they should have gotten more strategic with where they put her. you can't cordon off small children, newborns. who need care. and you are just going to take over the hospital? like you own it? >> reporter: there are reports that the celebrity couple paid about $1.3 million for the entire floor at lennox hill. do you write that out in a f

. >>> steven spielberg's, tin tin won for animation. >> it was a great year everything converged, 20090. >>> homeland picked up awards for claire dames and modern family had a repeat win. >>> grabbing supporting acting film nod, octavia spencer from the help. >> thank you so much for foreign press association. >> as 2012 awarding season kicks off in high gear up next oscar nominations january 24th, in hollywood, fox news. >> madonna was there too. >> speaking in her english accent when she accepted her award. >> what is next. >> if you are still planning this year's vacation one travel company's top destination. >> and cute pooches. >> hi snowy. >> hoping to find forever homes meet them coming up after the break. >> that is a german shepherd. >> can't believe that >> beautiful. >> martin luther king junior parade, begins in less than two hours we will chat live with one of the organizers when we come back. ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican

we just had that steven spielberg do his lincoln movie in virginia. imagined a liberal democrat during a movie about a conservative republican president. we thought it was great. we are promoting new incentives focused on those industries. you know what is most important right now? this president is spending most of this time attacking people that are successful. the president is a nice guy. he is a good family man. his wife was just in virginia with my wife doing things for veterans. that was common ground. but his policies are just flat wrong. he is attacking people that are successful. creating this class warfare argument that if you have been successful in taking risks and been blessed in return, that somehow you are stomping on other people's rights. we should condemn the. that is absolutely wrong. that is not the american formula for success. [applause] tim, what i say is, look, if you want to come to virginia and relocate your business, we love you. come on. we have people from california, people like hilton and northrop grumman and other major

>> i think a e pleasant surprise for steven spielberg whose "war horse" hasn't had as much awards actionsmall independent movie that did well, but a lot of people thought it was confusing, bizarre. the academy loved it. terrence malick did well. brad pitt is the big winner. he produced "the tree of life" and "moneyball." that's a testament to his power as an actor and producer. i think one of the big surprises in this is melissa mccarthy in "bridesmaids" for best supporting actress. i think we saw at the golden globes rick jy server vase said her character had diarrhea in a sink. it's not an academy film movie. >> another surprise might be gary oldman. he wasn't predicted. >> he was considered a long shot. leonardo dicaprio for j. edgar didn't get a nomination neither did michael fasbender for "shame." that's an upset. >> we have a good looking best actor cat toir with brad pitt, george clooney, gary oldman, demian bechir. >> it won't be hard to watch the show. >> might be one of the best looking best actor categories ever. >> in history, yes. >> we talked about "the artist." big nominat

not the horse or director steven spielberg. >> i'm excited to see them. i never met kate.iers and veterans just as they and prince harry are starting a new initiative to help those returning from war. it has been quite a year for catherine. becoming a princess. the most photographed woman in the world, fashion icon, future queen. but she began her 29th year as kate middleton, the girl next door engaged to prince william. >> i hope to have a happy family ourselves. >> reporter: when the fairy tale wedding. her first appearances, charities, christmas with the queen, winning hearts around the globe. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's been the biggest year of her life, frankly. >> reporter: and now the big 3-0. >> the year ahead in her 30th year is going to be as big as last year really for kate. 2012 mark's kate's inauguration, if you like, as a solo working royal. >> reporter: how to celebrate? the tabloids say fun-loving sibling style. that pippa and harry have planned an 80s themed bash for her inner circle. though she was born that decade, she's dressed the part before. a ch

. >> reporter: martin scorcese took best director for "hugo" while steven spielberg's "the adventures of tintin" won. for best animated feature. >> i shouldn't touch your golden globe without asking. >> you can touch it. >> that doesn't reach the golden globe etiquette. >> why don't you hold it during the whole interview. >> reporter: i don't think i could. >> it matches your dress. >> reporter: octavia spencer won best supporting actress for "the help." >> words can't really describe how overjoyed i am and the fact that it's happening on dr. king's holiday feels like the perfect bow. >> reporter: congratulations. here you are on "today" where you belong. >> let's see what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> she's stealing my lines. >> you spent so much time with her. she wants to say your lines, too. some big hits and misses on the red carpet last night, too. here with a look, our fashion expert lisa rinna who will return in march to "days of our lives" and hair stylist to the stars, jonathan antin. what do you think, overall impressions of last night? >> i thought it was great

>>reporter: steven spielberg war horse is the final best picture nominee.but other nominee glen close nominated a woman playing a man in albert knob. meryl streep her 17th nomination as margaret that that mucher in the iron lady. gary old man first nomination for brilliant portrayal as a spy and san francisco ilm. rang 0nominated feature and dark of the moon. sky walker sound chosen for war horse and girl with the dragon tattoo. she is nominated for best actress. pixar also up for the best animated short film for la line. complete list on our web site. abc 7 news. >>> thank you john. now the 84th annual academy awards will be handed out sunday february 26 starting at 5:30 p.m. you can watch it right here on channel 7. down load our new oscar app right now. it lets you predict the winner with friends and gives you exclusive live video from the red carpet and back stage actually during the show. we have a link to the app at 7 news.com under see it on tv. check that out when you can. >> all right back now talk to spencer about the forecast. and i guess if you

procedures, seven other films still managed best picture nominations, including the decendents, steven spielberg'sar horse and midnight in paris. >> a lot of different films connected with the academy members and that's why you saw movies like the tree of life and extremely loud and incredibly close in there with the expected ones like hugo, the artist and the help. >> the drama brought a best actress nod for viola davis. she's up against rooney mara, glenn close, michelle williams and meryl streep. it's meryl streep's record 17th oscar nomination. >> she has two academy awards, it's been almost 30 years since she's won. a lot of people think she's overdue for an oscar. >> reporter: now, george clooney is among desjardins's kpet tigs. >> i think it's going to be between them, there's also the potential for brad pitt to sneak in and win for moneyball. >> gary oldman or damian bashir. the oscars will be handed out february 26th. mark barger, nbc news. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, we have a crew on the way to resten where they are reports of a shooting near southlakes high school. also, how a piec

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. >> reporter: steven spielberg's tin tin won for animation. >> it's a nice year where the energy convergedhowtime's homeland picked up a few awards, including best tv drama and lead actress for clare dame danes. modern family had a repeat win in the comedy. >> and okay daveeous spencer and christopher plummer. >> thank you. >> reporter: and as the 2012 awards season kicks off in high gear, up next, it's the oscar nominations january 24th n. >> in hollywood. >> it's fun to watch. >> and i missed it this year. >>> the news edge at 6 starts right now. thank you for joining us. ining . >>> we're going to start off with a news alert. an eight-year-old boy is dead and his mother is in the hospital after police say a young man decided to get behind the wheel drunk. the mother and son were hit while walking down duke street in alexandrea yesterday afternoon. the police charged the 22-year- old with dui manslaughter and wreckless driving and driving without a license. >> reporter: this happened near lanrk

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this is the new steven spielberg film "war horse" premiering in london and they looking ever so charmingte there spielberg. about 600 british military personnel attending the screening in london as well. we don't get a chance to see the horse? >> okay. who can forget that very cute moment? from mtv's music awards last august. beyonce announcing to the world she and hubby jay-z expecting after she rubbed her belly there. after performing the song "love on top." today she's reportedly a mom and crazy in love. "e on-line" says the super star gave birth to a girl last night in new york. it's her first child with rapper jay-z. "e on-line" reports jay-z is it telling friends the baby's name -- any guesses? jacqui? >> i know the answer. >> don't sneak it. all right. i guess we can say it in unison. the baby's name might be blue ivy carter. >> blue ivy. >> yeah. >> unusual. >> okay. >> nobody wants an ordinary name anymore. >> i know. >> i hope they call her ivy though. >> like the only john as far as the eye can see. i hope they call her ivy, not blue. >> well. i know. >> it could be sweet but

i got a chance to interview steven spielberg two times, once for "war horse" and once for "the adventuresnd says oh, my gosh, we had two great interviews a couple weeks ago. i'm like, oh -- i'm geeking out. so we started talking about movies. i told him i just bought a super 8 camera. he looks at me and says go make a movie and send it to me. that's what he said. now, for me i'm like how do i send it to you. i immediately just throw out how do i send it to you. he goes just have your people get in touch with my people. just make a movie. he was giving me tips on how to shoot the movie. he said shoot it in color, shoot it on 8 millimeter, do a silent movie like the artists. he was really supportive of that very nice. he said he just wrapped his new movie "lincoln" which he shot in richmond. so that was a really cool experience. i ran into charlie. no joke. she said you remember my taco bell conversation. she said my assistant went out after that interview and bought me a imiewr rote tee -- burrito supreme because of our interview. so i said why don't we ditch the awards show and get some t

it's okay to make money if you are building something and creating jobs, like steve jobs or steven spielbergle to work is a good thing. the people that make money off of money are not good people. i don't particularly like this. we all try to make interest on our money. we all try to get a dividend now and then. and here's a direct case made for that. mitt romney has not made his money by creating jobs or building anything. he's created by a chop shop. one of these companies that goes in, chops up parts companies, gets rid of their inefficiencies, creates a lot of debt and watches them go broke down the road. >> he's not a real businessman in terms of building something. he's essentially a manipulator of money. >> right. >> for his own advantage, not for the greater good. people generally like the idea of businessmen in positions of leadership. he's not really a businessman in the way we think of it in terms of creating jobs. mitt romney has got to answer this. he's tried to at various points on the campaign. >> in answering it, john, you are the head of politico. in answering it, doesn't he