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twenty fifth on the hallmark movie channel in christmas with tucker you were you you worked with steven spielberg right. yeah yeah i did yeah there's a matter of fact after he directed one of the welby's and would yes eat yes he did yeah yeah i think it was about the it was in the first part of the second year it was about the twenty seven seventh's show or something like that and he came in and stephen i'm sorry not tell the story. but he didn't really know how to it was obviously very talented and they gave them carte blanche but he had ordered cranes for a couple of you could have a crane maybe for half a day or maybe a day but he loved the crane shots and and he would keep his i in the camera all the time and he'd go. cut i mean action. you know he was like a kid out of place in a way. and but i loved what he did and could you tell he was going to be really good well you know we got a guy in every week i think i could tell you know we got a lot of good old timers in there and they knew exactly what to do and to see him kind of stumbling i didn't quite know what to think of it except i wish i

steven spielberg has to be furious at this. he made only 95 million.a fifighters battling a late wildfire tonight. it has destroyed more than a dozen homes already forced 100 people to evacuate and we are now told it's about 20% contained and full containment expected by the en of the week. california officials confirming a uspicion of intentionally set fires throughout the northern californiarea over the summer, including the so-calledclover fire that killed one person and distorted nearly 200 structures. in the northeast, icy conditions, leading to a chain reaction pleup in new york city involvg at least 30 vehicles, and authorities say that ght people suffered minor injuries. many roads innthe new york and new england regions are still messy from yesterday's winter storm. much of the northeast escaping with only a few inches of snow and totals were much higher in boston and parts of new hampshire, both geting about 6 inches of sow and subzero temperatures, also leading to one ath from exposure. forecasters sa a good part of the east coast this weeke

and -- but early on i showed some cut scenes to steven spielberg and the folks at dreamworks and which helped him get a role in "fifth estate." i did the same thing with chris hemsworth on a movie michael mann cast him in. my pleasure. but in both instances i was thrilled that the actors could use it as a sort of showcase and i'm working with chris hemsworth again on a movie called "heart of the sea" for warner brothers. it's a project, in fact, chris brought to me. another really challenging acting role for him. and a pleasure. i hope i get to work with daniel bruhl again. and the courage both actors showed and, frankly, what they achieved, again, working quickly. but working hard and well. i'm very proud of them. >> rose: congratulations. >> thanks. >> rose: niki lauda is here. he is a three-time formula 1 world champion. he's also a living legend in racing. in 196 his rivalry with britain's james hunt fascinated fans around the world midway through the championship he was trapped in a burning car for almost a minute and returned to racing only 42 days later. his comeback has been ca

violatety reports -- variety reports, one of the best efforts to be produced by none other than steven spielbergr the xbox go far beyond merely shoot 'em up video games, it wants to be at the center of your home entertainment network theme shows from any source and melding over the top internet delivery with cable tv programs. microsoft has sold two million new xbox ones in just the first 18 days on the market, and the new shows also will run on the xbox 360. giving microsoft an instant reach of more than 70 million game consoles around the world. microsoft sees new programming as a way to stoke sign-ups for the video game network which now has 48 million monthly paying subs. now, microsoft's making this move as the internet programming space gets more crowded, netflix clearly in the lead with shows like house of cards, orange is the new black, now amazon getting into the act with four republican congressmen sharing a condo in washington, and even verizon may take a stab at it, reportedly in talks to buy intel's internet tv business which never got off the ground. ashley: a crowded field, no dou

a tv show based upon the popular game halo produced by steven spielberg, one possibility, video-game shows. 48 million paying monthly subs. mid tier cable network. other moves in hollywood. verizon reportedly in talks to buy intel internet tv business which never got off the ground. it and here is our ratings anomaly. usa network, the number one basic cable channel for the eighth straight year, and it did not have a single shell in the top-10. in that top-10, the walking dead is number one with 16 million viewow, debt dynasty , 13 million. and here are the top six basic cable networks for 2013. disney channel ranking second. coming in number six. cheryl: growing it's a robot army, details on the latest edition of robotics. this is real. dennis: it is so cool. one giant step for china. the first mission to the man kicking off. you could kick off a mission to the move. some of these winners on the nasdaq. ♪ [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe p

and we'll learn how steven spielberg helped change her life.hose microbes help rodents and test labs fight off allergens. >> another reason to have a dog. >>> all right. "the wall street journal" says facebook will begin selling video ads later this week. the commercials will play automatically in users' newsfeeds. facebook hopes to capture a piece of $60 billion advertisers spend every year on television. >>> and houston chronicle looks at ray price. he died on monday. he had hits including "crazy arms." that people call the ray price beat. he was 87. >>> music doesn't actually create singing greats it can also turn disk jockeys into legends. one of today's post popular announcers is winning over fans by defying expectations. jan crawford is in washington. >> i don't know how much country radio you all have listened to, but i'm willing to bet you've never heard of bobby bones. his show is sweeps the country, after a little resistance starting off. >> reporter: kellie pickler, everybody, clap your hands. >> reporter: his show attracts some of t

about the movie industry in particular, these include high-profile people like george lucas and steven spielbergojects is potentially going to collapse on itself if at the end of the day people just don't show up. do you see things in the pipeline for 2014 that suggest there will be new movies, exciting movies to get people to turn out and generate another year of steady growth? >> it is. there will be ten polls and ten polls are very important. the kind of films, sequels, and they comprise probably 10 of the top 15 films of the year but there will be new titles like a "gravity" or other things like that. maybe like a "frozen" that will be also important in next year. there's going to be, you know, pe body and sherman, be a variety, also a lot of temples with additional "hobbit" movie and more marvel movies. it's important on both sides of the equation but the variety is there and the capture rate actually is expanding into the age group ofs us more so than the 14 to 24-year-olds who always turn out. >> the average box office week is $200 million with 25 million people and a holiday week you can