. >> t-rex stomps back on to the big screen, this time, reimagined by director steven spielberg in 3- >> "jurassic park," in a sense, was shot in my mind in 3-d with shots of the animals coming into the lens and i called them trombone effects where suddenly creatures and people are running toward the camera. >> back in 1993, the idea of 3-d was just that, an idea. >> never in a second did i ever think i was going to be making this movie or could be making this movie in 3-d because 20 years ago 3-d wasn't ready for primetime. >> now, t-rex and the raptors are ready for their close-ups. >> the kitchen scene works great because there's so much distance between the end of the long counters and the door where the two raptors enter so you really get a tremendous sense of perspective which we never really had before in two dimensions. >> ret theatersk" in theaters, in 3-d, now. we'll hear more from steven spielberg and one of the stars from the original "jurassic park" coming up. it's not dinosaurs but something else is about to terrify movie audiences. entertainment guru george goes inside

to have barbara streisand in the house, to have steven spielberg there, it is a big game changer. >>ere is something else that obviously all of this is going to be against the backdrop of, the investigation into the boston bombings, the arrest today in mississippi. the arrest with regards to the ricin laced letter. a lot of questions have been asked about the tone of tonight's festivities. this is what eric holder said on the red carpet when we caught up with him. take a listen. >> i think over the event in a way didn't happen last year, but one of the things we have to do is not let the terrorists stop what it is we do, and this is one of the annual things we get together and enjoy. >> you know, bill clinton and george w. bush as well, they decided to pass on the humor in the wake of tragedy. what will this president do. >> i wouldn't be surprised if he did pass a significant portion on the humor given everything that's happened. at the same time, this week you also had the george w. bush library dedication and there were some quips as well. this isn't like this is a period of time

(steven spielberg) i never went to film school.ut when i went to royce hall one day to see a film festival of combined ucla and usc student films, that's when i first saw george lucas's work, thx 1138, and i met george that day and i realized there was an entire generation coming out of nyu, usc, ucla and i was kind of an orphan, abandoned in long beach, at a college that didn't really have a film program. so i even redoubled my efforts at that moment to attend those two universities. and every time i went in with my application for transfer, they kept saying, no, your grades aren't high enough. and then i remember one teacher at usc said, "you're probably going to vietnam anyway." well for me, before i went to film school i was interested in maybe becoming an english major or becoming an anthropology student. i wanted to go to art school and become an illustrator. those were the options that i was playing with. i didn't know very much about film at all. i was interested in photography and it was really out of my interest to become

(steven spielberg) i never went to film school.ut when i went to royce hall one day to see a film festival of combined ucla and usc student films, that's when i first saw george lucas's work, thx 1138, and i met george that day and i realized there was an entire generation coming out of nyu, usc, ucla and i was kind of an orphan, abandoned in long beach, at a college that didn't really have a film program. so i even redoubled my efforts at that moment to attend those two universities. and every time i went in with my application for transfer, they kept saying, no, your grades aren't high enough. and then i remember one teacher at usc said, "you're probably going to vietnam anyway." well for me, before i went to film school i was interested in maybe becoming an english major or becoming an anthropology student. i wanted to go to art school and become an illustrator. those were the options that i was playing with. i didn't know very much about film at all. i was interested in photography and it was really out of my interest to become

this was also produced by steven spielberg, by the way.he present of paul ryan will be played by mr. bean. [laughter] senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. [laughter] senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news ceo roger ailes will be played by -- speaker boehner will be played by tan mom. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. [laughter] former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by stewie from "family guy." secretary of state john kerry will be played by any easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart. [laughter] supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz light year. senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. cnn anchor wolf blitzer will be played by a furby. lockyear will be played by the facemelt guy from "raiders of the lost ark." and white house press secretary jay carney will be played by ralphie from "a christmas story." ladies and gentlemen, this is

personajes, estrena en julio >> en estrenos en blue ray y dvd, la ganadora de lincoln dirigida por steven spielbergula que no debe faltar en su coleccion >> para más información visite la seccion de cine >> una de las más esperada e sphillie brown donde veremos a la diva de la banda en la pantalla grande >> en el cine pasamos a la música, se dice que se tiene que preparar prince royce porque tiene competencia, este dominicano dispuesto a todo para conquistar el mundo de la todo, su nombre es renzo, y nos comenta sus comparaciones con el príncipe de la bachata >> el día mejor no pudo ser para mie ncuentro con un talentoso cantante en el mundo musical >> como acaba de llegar a la ciudad del sol, lo llevé al lugar perfecto, miami beach . >> les presento a renzo, nació en queens, nueva york, se mudó pequeño a la república dominicana, es cantante, coreografo y bailarin >> me encanta lo que es lo latino, todo, tanto merengue, siempre he seguido por esa línea, representando a los dominicanos >> aunque a penas se da a conocer, las comparaciones con prince royce no se dejan a conocer. >> porque soy dominica

speaking of presidents and legacies, i want to acknowledge a wonderful friend steven spielberg and danielay-lewis who are here tonight. we had a screening of their most recent film "lincoln" which was extraordinary. i am a little nervous about steven's next project. i saw behind the scenes look on hbo -- well, let's check it out. roll the tape. >> i was thrilled lincoln was a success as i was thinking about what to do next, the middle of the night i woke up and it hit me, obama. i mean, the guy is already a lame duck, why wait. picking the right actor to play obama, that was a challenge. who is obama? we never got his transcripts and they say he's kind of aloof. we needed someone to dive in and be barack obama. as it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along, daniel day-lewis, becomes the characters, hawkky from last of the mohicans and you know what, he nailed it. >> was it hard playing obama. >> yeah, it accent took away. >> hello ohio. >> look, let me be clear about this -- >> you wouldn't believe how long it takes to put these ears on. once we had daniel to play obama, w

is you had within paramount, you're there, you're the c.e.o., the great steven spielberg. the great -- >> martin scorsese. >> martin scorsese. you had there -- >> so many people. >> rose: and the thing with dreamworks didn't work out. you and vid couldn't -- what? get along? >> my regard for david geffen is extremely high. i think that david geffen is one of the greatest not only showmen but one of the greatest businessmen that have ever -- >> rose: why couldn't you make it work at paramount? >> i don't -- i can't really give you a great answer for that other than the fact that when we bought dreamworks we made what we thought was a great al. we h, as i said no development. >> rose: so you were buying development. >> we're trying to jump start -- at that time we needed the development. and the idea was that in five years we would be able to develop all of our own over those years so we really would need to go by -- >> rose: and you'd have steven spielberg. >> steven and the distribution of d.w.a.. >> rose: and the brains of david geffen. >> and the brains of david and the

. >> will steven spielberg do a movie. >> will the media get shamed to covering a gruesome trial. >>n abortion doctor accused of murdering live babies from botched abortions and the media accused of a coverage blackout. a bogusap tweet reveals a potential disaster. details next on news watch. @@ >>> abortion doctor on trial for murder accused of killing four babies and female patient. case in the hands of a jury has not received the front page coverage it probably deserves. one critic has been frequent news watch panelist kirsten powers. since the murder trial began march 18th there has been precious little coverage of the case that should be on every news show and front page. revolting revelations of his former staff who have been testifying to what they witnessed and did during late term abortions should shock anyone with a heart. so, the reasons for the lack of coverage according a fox news poll, 41% say media bias, 26% say the story was too local. 17% say it is simply too gruesome. jim, what effect did kirsten's article have? >> i think she screened the country away to borrow

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[laughter] this was also produced by steven spielberg, by the way.epresentative paul ryan will be played by mr. bean. [laughter] senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster.[video clip] -- [laughter] senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. [laughter] fox news ceo roger ailes will be played by -- speaker boehner will be played by tan mom. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. [laughter] former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by stewie from "family guy." secretary of state john kerry will be played by any easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart. [laughter] supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz lightyear. senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. cnn anchor wolf blitzer will be played by a furby. wayne lapierre will be played by the facemelt guy from "raiders of the lost ark." and white house press secretary jay carney will be played by ralphie from "a christmas story."

. - and steven spielberg wants you to star in his next movie. - kate capshaw's husband?sighs] - tracy, congratulations. i loved your acceptance speech. - tracy jordan asked me to accept this on his behalf because his mouth is full. - [muffled] pop tarts! - so i guess you've made it to "the next level." i look forward to seeing how this empowers you to make my life more difficult. - as am i, liz lemon. it'll probably involve a guitar-playing chimpanzee that i bought this morning. - no. - uh, hold on. dotcom is confirming that he drowned. - oh. - why are you putting me in a suit?

steven spielberg's 3-d debut of "jurassic park" brought in $18.2 million.n top of the $357 million it brought in domestically in 1993. who knew? >> who knew? >> we can get eaten in 3-d. >>> when we come back, increasing the chance of heart disease. what energy drinks and steak have in common that could damage your arteries. >>> and speaking for the first time, what a teenager is saying after being lost and injured for days in a california forest. now we can all be at the corner of "just another prescription" and "sweet, something just for me." because walgreens balance rewards is more than a savings card. it's a rewards card that gives you 500 rewards points every time you fill a prescription. points you can redeem in store or online for, well, almost anything. rack up points with each prescription you fill, right here. at the corner of happy and healthy. [ female announcer ] some prescriptions not eligible to earn points. restrictions apply. see website for details. your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [

perry has come in above $20 million, he now joins the ranks of steven spielberg- - and robert zemeckis. two of my favorite directors of all time coupled with one of my least favorite directors of all time. - you go tyler. - no. go away. - meanwhile, lionsgate stock, up almost 70% for the past year. not too shabby. it's trading just off its highs. moving on to what is coming up this weekend, "evil dead." [erik laughs - it is interesting that the marketing for this movie is saying that it is the most terrifying experience you are ever going to have in the theater, which is probably true if you have never seen a movie in a theater before. i don't think the movie is that great. it is a remake of the 1981 original by sam raimi. i think it is going to do very well this weekend though, i think it will be number one. horror fans come out in droves for it. - and "jurassic park 3d." - i am actually a lot more excited about this. it is the 20th anniversary. we have seen these 3d movies kind of getting taken off the schedule left and right by theaters after "lion king" did very well and then some

steven spielberg said he wrote them with passion while putting tv criticism on the map. his co-workers say he embraced 10esh8 media when cancer surgery stole his voice. >> he wasn't one of these old-school journalists who said he would keep writing on a typewriter. he loved the media. >> roger's distinguishing mark, if you will, is that his populist -- this is really something that made his criticism accessible to the whole world. >> well, his thumbs up or thumbs down will always be remembered. ebert died yesterday after a year's long battle with cancer. he was 70 years old. we'll have much more about roger ebert later on in the newscast. >>> all right. now to oklahoma where a major gas explosion has forced the evacuation of some neighborhoods. the blast sent flames shooting into the sky last night. the station is located north of oklahoma city. one employee who was on duty was not hurt. >>> possible tornado touching down last night in northern california. residents in redding reported seeing funnel clouds. no major damage. two twisters hit the area back in february. >>>

times more productive this doctor has become by messing up the scene in the movie lincoln a steven spielberg movie member at the end of the film there's a scene where they bring out a wheelbarrow full of limbs that have been severed in the military hospital and it's used as a oh how horrible the civil war was metaphor but here they bring out limbs of busted the limbs that they've cut off by mistake is like george upwards yet our g.d.p. is going higher we're cutting people's legs off and nobody's needlessly well more on the us hasa that talk you mark the artist taxi driver is trying to avoid by pushing the pig where is that is pig hash tag where is that is pig u.s. hospitals quietly deport hundreds of undocumented immigrants so this article follows two mexicans just scinto cruz and jose rodriguez saldana they're undocumented immigrants in america but they work at a pork factory speaking of pushing the pig. and they were involved in a bad car accident they were hit by a tractor trailer in a coma in the hospital the men had health insurance from jobs at one of the nation's largest pork producer

times more productive this doc has become by messing up just like a scene in the movie lincoln a steven spielberg movie member at the end of the film there's a scene where they bring out a wheelbarrow full of limbs that have been severed in the military hospital and it's used as a oh how horrible the civil war was metaphor but here they'll bring out limbs of busted limbs that they've cut off by mistake as like george upwards yet our g.d.p. is going higher we're cutting people's legs off and nobody's needlessly well more in the u.s. hospitals that talk you mark the artist taxi driver is trying to avoid by pushing the pig where is that is pig hash tag where is that he's pig you hostiles quietly deport hundreds of undocumented immigrants so this article follows two mexicans just scinto cruz and jose rodriguez saldana they're undocumented immigrants in america but they work at a pork factory speaking of pushing the pig. and they were involved in a bad car accident they were hit by a tractor trailer in a coma in a hospital the men had health insurance from jobs at one of the nation's largest pork prod

now, speaking of presidents and their legacies, i want to acknowledge a wonderful friend, steven spielbergiel day-lewis who are here tonight. we had a screening of their most recent film "lincoln" which was an extraordinary film. i am a little nervous, though, about steven's next project. i saw a behind the scenes look on hbo. well, let's just check it out. roll the tape. >> well, i was thrilled that "lincoln" was a success. and as i was thinking about what to do next, in the middle of the night i woke up and it hit me. "obama" the guy's already a lame duck, so why wait? picking the right actor to play obama, that was the challenge. i mean, who is obama really? we don't know. we never got his transcripts. and they say he's kind of aloof. so i needed someone who could dive in and really become barack obama. and as it turns out, the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day-lewis. he becomes his characters. hawkeye from "last of the mohicans," lincoln in "lincoln". >> was it hard playing obama? i'll be honest it was. it took awhile. hello, ohio. hello, ohio. how have you been? lo

. >> will steven spielberg do a movie. >> will the media get shamed to covering a gruesome trial. >>bortion doctor accused of murdering live babies from botched abortions and the media accused of a coverage blackout. a bogusap tweet reveals a potential disaster. >>> abortion doctor on trial for murder accused of killing four babies and female patient. case in the hands of a jury has not received the front page coverage it probably deserves. one critic has been frequent news watch panelist kirsten powers. since the murder trial began march 18th there has been precious little coverage of the case that should be on every news show and front page. revolting revelations of his former staff who have been testifying to what they witnessed and did durin term abortions should shock anyone with a heart. so, the reasons for the lack of coverage according a fox news poll, 41% say media bias, 26% say the story was too local. 17% say it is simply too gruesome. jim, what effect did kirsten's article have? >> i think she screened the country away to borrow a phrase from the "new york times" actually

was the hollywood event of the year celebrities like katy perry nicole kidman steven spielberg sharon stone and kevin spacey all came together for one glamorous annual gala the white house correspondents dinner that's right the event that was once focused on awarding journalism scholarships and only televised on c.-span has evolved into just another celebrity red carpet love fest look it's no surprise that hollywood has a very tight relationship with the white house is everything from helping with movie scripts to campaign contributions to this. morning gradually all the nominees and their tremendous work they made us laugh they made us weep and they made us a group of our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it didn't just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided. fodder to be my latest weapon of mass di

. >> reporter: viewers got a sneak peek at steven spielberg's new epic. the comedy didn't disappoint last night. he wrapped up mentioning the tragedies in massachusetts and texas. overall, a funny upbeat night with a lot of hollywood glamour. >> i like the method acting. daniel day-lewis at with his best. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos who was at the dinner last night. >> george, some critics who say that this thing has become too focused on celebrities. what is your view on that? >> i guess. i have heard the criticism. it's a night of fun. it's been going on for almost 100 years. i think you see by the on the of the jokes, the attack jokes against each other, no one takes it all that seriously, a night to celebrate what we do. what you saw from the president and conan and ed henry, the head of the correspondents press association, a reminder of what we do every single night. except this one night. >> i want to discuss an urgent matter, a startling report issued by the white house last week, that syria likely used chemical weapons on its own peo

. >>> oscar winner daniel day-lewis is to play barack obama in steven spielberg's next venture or notesident obama rounded off the evening introducing a poof video featuring the director of lincoln. >> in the middle of the night, it i i woke up and hit me. obama. the picking the right actor to play obama, that was the challenge. who is obama, really? we don't know. we never got the transcripts. so i needed somebody to dive in and really barack obama become. and it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day-lewis. >> yeah, i was. what? what? let me be clear about this. it's the challenge. >> at least we had daniel to play obama, we had to get the rest of the team. i think we have some terrific performs. >> working with a ledge ynd like daniel is intimidating. without him, i never could have played joe biden, literally. >> trying to understand his motivations. why did you pursue health care first? what makes him tick? if i were him, i'd be mad all the time. but i'm not obama. i'm daniel day-lewis. >> in mind of our viewer exchange today, italy has a new governme

i want to acknowledge a wonderful friend, steven spielberg and daniel day lewis, who are here tonight had a screening of their most recent film "lincoln," which was an extraordinary film. i am a little nervous about steven's next project. i saw a behind the scenes look on hbo. well, let's just check it out. roll the tape. >> well, i was thrilled that lincoln was a success and i was thinking about what to do next. in the middle of the night i woke up and it hit me. obama. why wait? picking the right actor to play obama a, that was the challenge. who is obama really? we don't know. we never got his transcripts and they say, i needed someone who could dive in and really become barack obama. as it turns out, the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day-lewis. he becomes his characters. hawkeye from "last of the moh-- nailed it. >> hello, ohio. i love you back. look, look, let me be clear about this. the cosmetics were challenging. >> but once we had daniel to play obama, we had to cast the rest of the team. >> working with a legend like daniel is intimidating, but he makes ev

and i'm pretty down the middle kind of guy, but i was pretty excited -- barbara streisand, steven spielberg day lewis were all there. those are pretty big names that we on the east coast don't get to see every day. michael douglas. >> michael: it certainly sounds better than senator marie hinrichs was there. i understand what you are saying. i really appreciate you taking the time. someone is always right here in our "war room." please check us out online at current.com/thewarroom. that is also where you can hook up to our twitter and facebook page. "the young turks" are next. have a really great night. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ç] you and then speaking of screwi

. >> steven spielberg is now in 3-d the 1993 blockbuster tells otail were dinosaurs have been cloned.ed klau cast his jeff goldblum. and what is old is new again. down we're getting closer to crowning a champion. and the giants and a's are back in action. find out what happened next on kron. two blasts from the film past hit theaters this weekend- one in remake form and the other in 3-d. mary ellen hopkins has a preview. buster posey's big day was spoiled by former giant carlos beltran and the saint-louis cardinals. beltran batted in three-runs to lead his team over the giants six-to-three. pablo sandoval and hunter pence each hit a home run but in the end it just wasn't enough. ryan vogelsong gave up nine hits and five runs over five-and-a-third innings pitched. the giants continue the homestand tomorrow against the cardinals when giants ace matt cain takes the mound. wichita state did everything right for nearly the whole game until louisville battled back. eventually winning 72-to-68. number-nine wichita state saw their hopes for a national tittle slowly slip away as the turnovers

and rounding out the top four is the three-d debut of steven spielberg's "jurassic park" with 18- point-two-millionto the 357- million-dollars the movie grossed in its initial run back in 1993. cal's fairy tale season is over. after leading by ten at the half cal couldn't manage to put louisville away -- eventually losing 64-to-57. layshia clarendon led the way for cal -- scoring 17- points. but louisville's antonita slaughter scored 18-points and hit six three-pointers to lead number-five louisville over cal. this is the first time that a number five seed has won a final four game. they join louisville's men's team who are also playing for the national championship. the national championship is on tuesday when louisville faces matt cain made a little bit of history on the day that the world champion giants got their world series rings. too bad it's a record that no pitcher wants to hold. cain becomes the first giants pitcher since 1902 to allow nine runs in an inning -- as the giants got clobbered by the saint- louis cardinals 14-to-three. cain only managed to stay in the game for three-and-two- t

this was also produced by steven spielberg, by the way.ul ryan will be played by mr. bean. senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news ceo roger ails will be played by boss hog. we signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by tan mom. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by stuy from "family guy." secretary of state john kerry will be played by an easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart. supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz lightyear. senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. cnn anchor wolf blitzer will be played by a furby. nra executive vice president wayne lapierre will be played by the face melt guy from "raiders of the lost ark." and, finally, white house press secretary jay carney will be played by ralphy fro"a christmas story." >> we t

axelrod will be played by higgins from "magnum p.i." [ laughter ] >> there was also produced by steven spielberg, by the way. representative paul ryan will be played by mr. beane [ laughter ] >> senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. [ laughter ] >> senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. [ laughter ] >> fox news ceo roger ales will be played by boss hogg. we've signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by tan mom [ laughter ] >> secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. [ laughter ] >> former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by suey from "family guy." [ laughter ] >> secretary of state john kerry will be played by an easter island head. [ laughter ] >> i cannot tell those two apart. [ laughter ] >> supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz lightyear. [ laughter ] >> senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. [ laughter ] >> cnn anchor wolf blitzer will be played by the furbie. [ laughter ] >> nra exec

this was also produced by steven spielberg, by the way. representative paul ryan will be played by mr. bean. senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news ceo roger als will be played by boss hogg. we signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by tan mom. secretary of homeland secretary, janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by sooey from family guy. secretary of state john kerry will be played by an easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart. supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz light year. senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. cnn anchor wolf blitzer will be played by a furby. nra executive vice president wayne la pierre will be played by the face melt guy from raiders of the lost ark. and finally, white house press secretary jay carney will be played by ralphie from a chris

>> reporter: viewers got a sneak peek at steven spielberg's new epic "obama" with daniel day-lewis in the lead role. >> wouldn't believe how long it takes to put these ears on. >> reporter: the comedy didn't disappoint last night. he wrapped up mentioning the tragedies in massachusetts and texas. overall, though, a funny, upbeat night with a lot of hollywood glamour. but no matter what they say, it is still the nerd prom. >> i like the method acting. daniel day-lewis at his best. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos who was at the dinner last night. good morning, george. >> hey, guys. >> hey, george, some critics who say that this thing has become too focused on celebrities and makes the media look even more elitist and separated from the people we're supposed to be serving. what is your view on that? >> i guess. i have heard the criticism. this is just a night of fun. a night for the politicians and the press to get together. it's been going on for almost 100 years. the celebrities have been building up every year for 20 or 30. i think you see by the tone of the jokes, the attack

now, speaking of presidents and their legacies, i want to acknowledge a wonderful friend steven spielbergre here tonight. we had a screening of their most recent film "lincoln" which was an extraordinary film. i am nervous about steven's next project. i saw a behind the scenes look at hbo, well, let's just check it out. roll the tape. >> well, i was thrilled that "lincoln" was a success. and as i was thinking about what to do next, in the middle of the night i woke up and it hit me, obama. i mean, the guy's already a lame duck, so why wait. picking the right actor to play obama, that was the challenge. i mean, who is obama really? we don't know. we never got his transcripts. they've been kind of aloof. so i needed somebody who could dive in and really become barack obama. and it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day lewis. hawkeye from last of the mohikans and abraham lincoln in "lincoln." he nailed it. >> yeah, i was. hello, ohio. hello, ohio. i love you back. look. look. let me get clear about this. i mean, you wouldn't believe how long it takes for the ear

or steven spielberg who just saw me act and is -- wants to hire me for -- i know i can't play mrs. lincoln. i just missed that one. but i'm sure he's got something else down the pike. >> speaking of april fool's, all right. so here is -- these are some of the great april fool things that have happened around here. >> lately. >> lately. first of all, we should point out that twitter did an april fool's joke where they said they were going to start -- they were going to start charging for vowels. >> i thought they did. so i didn't care. >> ha, ha, ha. google added something called a nose search engine. usually it says news, blogs, et cetera. this one you're supposed to be able to click on it and smell -- >> like it went through the machine. >> through the computer. and they add april fool's to that too. and then youtube did something too. >> how about we show what our sara did. >> i think that's the most important thing. >> let's skip to the video. >> well, hoda mentioned that she doesn't get a joy from the april fool and is it's because it's the pranker that does, not the prankee. >

the amount of blood and the injured and the bodies just like a war zone or just like it was a steven spielberg movie. >> we've had an attack. >> reporter: within hours, silva's gripping footage is on the air. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: the second blast goes off just outside the forum restaurant on boylston street. without hesitation, employees spring into action to help the injured. five of them spoke to rock center's harry smith. >> there were members of our staff that were right there, holding on to people. taking their belts off to stop, you know, bleeding and different things like that. >> reporter: bartender julie weeden, back to visit friends at her old job just for the day ends up helping her friend heather, who's been badly injured in the blast. >> all of it is so traumatic but to have somebody you know -- >> yes. >> have a friend of yours. >> uh-huh. >> almost have her -- >> you feel guilty. >> you feel guilt? >> uh-huh. >> i just think that people were trying to help other people. strangers did not think about themselves. >> look [ bleep ]. >> reporter: in th

the amount of blood and the injured and the bodies just like a war zone or just like it was a steven spielberg movie -- >> we've had an attack. >> within hours, silva's gripping footage is on the air. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> the second blast goes off just outside the forum restaurant on boylston street. without hesitation, employees spring into action to help the injured. five of them spoke to rock center's harry smith. >> there were members of our staff that were right there, holding onto people, taking their belts off to stop, you know, bleeding and different things like that. >> bartender julie weeden, back to visit friends at her old job just for the day, ends up he helping her friend heather who's been badly injured in the blast. >> all of it is so traumatic, but to have somebody you know -- >> yes. >> have a friend of yours. >> uh-huh. >> almost have her -- >> you feel guilty. >> you feel guilty. >> uh-huh. >> i just think that people were trying to help other people. strangers did not think about themselves. >> look [ bleep ]. >> if the first chaotic minutes, it's not

don't get me wrong, i understand why some are upset steven spielberg cast meryl streep to play the king march on washington and the montgomery bus boycott and preaching from the pulpit in southern baptist churches and writing the letter from the birmingham jail. streep will do this without appearance altering makeup. will take mental gymnastics at first to see this white woman and see dr. king. her monumental talent as an actor will make us see it, as our ability as a nation to see beyond someone's skin. for those who say they're post-racial, this will be your test. until the film comes out, the relationship between streep and black america will be as facebook would say, complicated, but i think this choice on the part of spielberg is a stroke of gen genius. this gives us the modern american culture, black and white remixed into one body and gives us the embodiment of king's philosophy, the content of our character is more important than the color of our skin. streep will embody king's ethos forcing us to see through her whiteness to recognize that race is merely a social construct, not

great tributes today, one from steven spielberg who said roger loved movies, they were his life. his reviews went deeper than thumbs up or thumbs down. he wrote with passion through a real knowledge of film and film history and in doing so, he helped many movies find their audiences. robert redford said one of the great champions of freedom, of artistic expression and the power of independent films was still unknown and few would support it. president barack obama said michelle and i are saddened to hear about the passing of roger ebert. for a generation of americans roger was the movies. when he didn't like the film, he was honest. when he did, he was effusive, capturing the unique power of the movies to take us somewhere magical. how important in the end was roger's thumb, because it became one of the most famous thumbs in critical history. he either gave you a thumbs up or gloriously, if you were a real triumph, two thumbs up, or a thumbs down and it could make or break a movie, couldn't it? >> yes. and -- but i think he was much more about the thumbs. that became an iconic th

directors martin score a see, steven spielberg highlighted his impact. president obama said roger was the movies. when he didn't like a film he was honest, when he did he was effusive capturing the inmate power of movies to take us somewhere magical. joining me two critics who admired him a.o. scott of the "new york times" and dan aa stevens of "slate" magazine and from standford the filmmaker werner herzog. ebert was an early champion of his work and the two corresponded over the years. i'm pleased to have all of these people at this stable to talk about roger ebert who came to this show a number of times to talk about his love of film. but let me just begin with the obvious. givee yousens of hi li as critg? >> well, i think it was extraordinary. i mean he was, you know, a daily newspaper critic. which means that he produced an extraordinary amount of copy, very quickly. and at a very high level of quality. so he would review i think sometimes, you know, seven or eight movies a week. so and he came at movies, i think, in a very, both a very knowledgeabl