the cast includes terence howard and cuba gooding downyoor. they tell the story of the first group of african-american pilots and their service in world war ii. >> half of the war wouldn't have been won without black america and their participation, not just the men in the air, the men on the ground. red tails changed my life not only as an actor, baa man and a father to know the accomplishments and the hurdles that these men had to overcome. >> give them a round of applause. >> the original airmen attended the event. original airmen were on the set of the movie almost every day. red tails hits theaters january, 2012. one definitely to see. >>> meanwhile, adorable four-legged friends hit capitol hill. this was the scene at the annual celebrity pet night. members of congress, their staff and pets mixed and mingled with some of the biggest animals in showbiz. this year included frenchy the dog from the movie "due date" and the cat who plays israel in the "smurfs." it's put on by the health institute to shine the light on issues that affect human

[laughter] san francisco going way back to the days of terence howard has a very diverse administration. there are african americans and asians administrative -- asian- americans in administrative places. i know more people in that office than anybody up there. i will work with them and inspire them to bigger and better things. have they will do well because they want to do well. >> i agree, as a matter of fact, they are reaching rounds of interviews where we are attracting many candidates for compensation. recruitment is not a problem. it is a very desirable place to work. it goes beyond that. i have restructured the office and we have the highest number of women that are in positions of authority. two women in the very top echelons. we are also looking to have people that have different skills sets whether it is cultural or language. i created working groups in the office. they are looking for ways to improve the quality of the offices. we have created a more formalized internship program. we're also creating

[laughter] san francisco going way back to the days of terence howard has a very diverse administration. there are african americans and asians administrative -- asian- americans in administrative places. i know more people in that office than anybody up there. i will work with them and inspire them to bigger and better things. have they will do well because they want to do well. >> i agree, as a matter of fact, they are reaching rounds of interviews where we are attracting many candidates for compensation. recruitment is not a problem. it is a very desirable place to work. it goes beyond that. i have restructured the office and we have the highest numbe

[laughter] san francisco going way back to the days of terence howard has a very diverse administration. there are african americans and asians administrative -- asian- americans in administrative places. i know more people in that office than anybody up there. i will work with them and inspire them to bigger and better things. have they will do well because they want to do well.