tonight, he item tells the sto how the "pirates on the caribbean" franchise almost sank and how it was saved. >>> and it's a battle for the ages. on film, in cartoons and in real life. man versus beast. some of them pretty cute, but all of them bent on destruction of your garden. now, is a truce finally at hand? >> reporte >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 19th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. what evidence does the prosecution have on dominique strauss-kahn? that's the question at the center of the case in which the former imf chief is charged with multiple first degree felonies including committing a criminal sex act and attempted rape. today, man hat than grand jury decided there's enough evidence in this case, for the charges to go forward. so, what is the nature of that evidence? we take a look. there he was again today, neat, clean-shaved and call. dominique strauss-kahn looking every inch the international power player he's been for years. >> and he has only one

serf, and someone in my family looking to get a better life over here in india, and then over to the caribbean, why does substance affect people from such different parts of the world? >> before we trace that out, we want to ask you a question. how many of you think you might have sugar somewhere in your family background? that's one, two, three, oh, man, yes, yes. >> what i'm going to do is bring it out. i just want to hear from a couple of year where your family might have been from, okay? >> well, i think my family might have been in the caribbean. >> caribbean, okay, very good. >> absolutely. >> okay. >> i feel my family was either in the caribbean or in europe. >> very good. >> okay, okay. >> both. >> i think my family was either in the caribbean or europe. >> okay, very good. anybody else here? >> actually i know that my family was from the caribbean, and that's where i get it from. >> if you have the caribbean in your backgrounds, you definitely have sugar in your background, but we believed that many more people have sugar in their background than they know, and we're about to take you

the movie is "pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides." in theaters next friday. back. (cheers and applause) [ male announcer ] this may, the orchard chicken salad sub is the next featured $5 footlong of the month! with tasty chicken, sweet apples and crunch-tastic celery, it's a bushel full o' flavor, and it's joining our many $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: thank you very much. folks, before we go, i have to issue a rare correction. i said thatof

the movie is "pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides." in theaters next friday. be right back. (cheers and applause) negotiator: you must be the new kid. naomi pryce: i am. i'm in the name your own price division. i find empty hotel rooms and help people save - >> - up to 60% off. i am familiar. your name? > naomi pryce. >> what other "negotiating" skills do you have? > i'm a fifth-degree black belt. >> as am i. > i'm fluent in 37 languages. >> (indistinct clicking) > and i'm a master of disguise >> as am i. > as am i. >> as am i. > as am i. >> well played naomi pryce. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: thank you very much. folks, before we go, i have to issue a rare correction. i said that geoffrey rush has won two academy awards. he's only won one academy award so i guess he's not that good of

the movie is "pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides." in theaters next friday. be right back. (cheers and applause) [ male announcer ] it was forged from the fires of imagination. sculpted by an unyielding passion for design. ♪ and tempered by 125 years of legendary performance. introducing the all-new 2012 cls from mercedes-benz. where the world's greatest automobiles take shape. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: thank you very much. folks, before we go, i have to issue a rare correction. i said that geoffrey rush has won two academy awards. he's only won one academy award so i guess he's not that good of an captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

" and at the moment, having just done "the king's speech" and "pirates of the caribbean" i've crossedd. i've betrayed the pirates and i'm now working for king george ii. who's the great, great grandfather of colin firth. (laughter) >> stephen: are you angling for a knight hood? >> (laughs) no. but then i also mentor people. i'm mentoring ryan reynolds in "the green lantern." >> stephen: are you in "the green lantern?" >> yeah. >> stephen: do you have one of the rings? do you fly around and stuff like that? >> no, i plato ma ray. i'd like to play a character called newt. it's a cool name, don't you think? >> stephen: you could play newt gingrich in the biopick. (laughter) >> not so much him but the only other newt i can think so that young girl... remember the feral girl in "alien?" >> stephen: you could play a feral eight-year-old. you're very... >> (laughs). >> stephen: you've won your tony, your emmy, and your oscar. >> tio. >> and you got theio. why keep acting? it seems like you've won acting? (cheers and applause) you're in it for the awards, right? that's the joy. that and doing

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okay. >> either in the caribbean or europe. >> abcaeight. >> my family was either in the caribbean or europe. >> okay. very good. anybody else? >> actually, i know my family was in the caribbean. >> a little iffy. and you have the caribbean in your background. you definitely have sugar. we believe that many more people have sugar in their background this subtitle of our book is, a story of magic, site, slavery, freedom, and science. but start out with magic. mock wine might we relate sugar to magic? it originally was a very first, you know, off on the edge, the far edge. we know it was first grown in new guinea. they grew sugar cane. have any have you seen sugar cane before? had any of you ought never tasted sugar cane? all right. we know that -- we do know that it was first grown in new guinea and then it was brought up in india. there were prayers for you woodburn various offerings to the goddess. one of the offerings that you barn was sugar cane. the original word in the ancient indian language for sugar was that which brings sweetness to the people. but, at a certain point the nam

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." >> jimmy: and you got to do "pirates of the caribbean." >> yeah. >> jimmy: now, you were in the lastause they didn't expect you to be there. cause he's kind of doing an impression of you. or he asked you permission -- just for his jack sparrow character. >> johnny can get away with murder. >> jimmy: yeah, he can just do whatever he wants. >> i think i taught him how to walk around the corner backwards or something like that. >> jimmy: oh, really? yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. you'd never. >> and with that -- you know, that hand thing. >> jimmy: and the hand thing. [ laughter ] i love that. i love that. [ cheers and applause ] he seems like a great dude. now, is your part -- is the part meatier in this one? is -- is it bigger part? >> it's not particularly longer. but there is, it's more of a conversation between johnny and myself. >> jimmy: father and son. >> i basically -- i set up, you know, what's going to happen. >> jimmy: yeah, okay, well that's good. >> tell you what you're going to need, and how it should be done and then i disappear. >> jimmy: well that's going to crush when i see

so let's start with a clip from "the pirates of the caribbean part four." s take a peek. >> jack sparrow is hell bent to found the fountain of youth. >> the fountain can test you. >> is that really necessary? >> firstly, mermaids, zombies. blackbeard. >> the pirate all pirates fear. >> if i do not make it to the fountain, neither will you. >> arghhhhh! >> oh, great. does johnny depp need the fountain of youth? isn't he ageless? and what about the pirates series? ageless? tell me about your pirates theory. what do you mean? >> i wonder if this is the stuff people are going to continue to love as they did the first one. >> that's a solid question. first of all, this movie, this movie is not as solid as the first one. but it's a huge improvement. >> are you getting a delay? >> i think we may be. are we? >> i think so. there's a big pause. you go ahead. i won't interrupt. >> all right, here's the deal. this movie is not as good as the first one, but it's not as horrible as the second two. i have spent the last couple years of my life with low self-esteem because

blockbuster season opens next week with the opening of pirates of caribbean, stranger of the tide.eview it next week but tonight he reportots world premier in l.a. >> more big scenes with the pirate series with parent company walt disney. we had world premier video from disneyland. >> it is an opportunity to say thank you and give back to the people. >> jack, have you ever seen with your own eyes -- >> captain jack sparrow meets his match in penelope cruz. she was pregnant in the filming. her father is feared black beard. >> you play characters that are darker. >> they are complicated. >> jeffrey rushes in service to the king. it is a royal monarch. >> he was nominated in the king's speech for an oscar . danced in a chous line in 1981 . directed chicago at 9 and core graved the film like them. >> it felt like a musical in a way because of how it moves and the set piece was production numbers. >> it is shot in 3 d with fake visuals. >> the film is a rollicking good time and losts special effects by the industrial light and magic. this time there are stranger tides than you have ever

the historic mission district for its 33rd year to showcase the very best of latin america and the caribbeanres and traditions. now therefore be it resolved that i, ed win lee, along with the board of supervisors, in recognition of the celebration of our diversity, proclaim may 28 to 29, 2011, as carnaval weekend in san francisco! >> so, greetings. i would get to follow the mayor. well, of course let me start by saying to mayor ed lee, on behalf of san francisco cultural arts traditions, on behalf of the artists and per for mars that take part -- performers that take part in carnaval, in part of all the carnaval community, we thank you very much for this proclamation and we are deeply honored that you showed up here today personally to present it. now, mayor lee, if you'll forgive me, i was told there would be a teleprompter. so i'm not that good of a speaker. just off the cuff, so i've got a couple of notes. and basically i want to make this brief because i want to get on to the performances but there are three things that i would like you guys to remember or to address. one is sort of why

. >> don sanchez tells us why he thinks the next installment of pirates of the caribbean is the juicy johnsonville sausage. made with only premium cuts of pork since 1945. johnsonville. sausage is all we do. >>> six people are facing charges as part of a multimillion dollars mortgage fraud scheme in san jose. the defendants most real estate agents i accused of targeting low income buyers by arranging $40 million in loans that never should have been made. while the government is going after the small players, some believe it is also time to zero in on banks and wall street. >> the schemes were conducted by two real estate agents from century 21 golden hills in san jose. long gone, another real estate agency occupies that state. according to the u.s. attorney's offense this is what transpired from 2004 through 2007. a scheme like many others in america that caused the collapse of the housing market. low income families buying their piece of the american dream were sold a house they could not afford. the realtors got their commissions and everybody was happy. the buyers were also referre

she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed the initiative that puts race on the table. she is the virtual scholar for teaching for change. she is the author of "reality check," a major report on education. maybe conversation began. >> this is an occasion when we are going to talk across generations. these two guests here. and then we have some time for you to talk with them. the afternoon is full, and we are on to a little bit of a late start, so let me tell you how we hope to go. we will begin with ms. colvin giving 10 minutes of her very long and illustrious life in terms of work for civil rights. just 10 minutes. then, bryonn bain, whose life is not as long but illustrious nonetheless, will give 10 minutes also with some trau

done son the tells us why he thinks the next installment of the pirates of the caribbean is the bestate yet. #t#t#t#t#t#t >> this weekend the summer blockbuster movie season is underway with "pirates of the caribbean - on stranger tides." it is the fourth film in the popular pirate series and perhaps the best one yet, abc7 arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has his review on the isle. >> it's a journey. >> the latest pirates chapter is as much fun as the first time you took the pirates ride at disneyland. >> you haven't seen the fountain of youth. >> i'm sorry, could you repeat the question? >> johnny depp as captain jack sparrow is searching for the fountain of youth, but so is she, penelope cruz. new to the series. a perfect match to denker's sparrow. she is his daughter. this is less dark than the last one. >> is that it? >> i think so. >> part of the journey involves mermaids, these amphibious creatures. they seem charming at first and then turns vicious. could be a bit scary for young kids. you know what i like? they have held back on the cgi overkill. i'm sorry, iom. b

estimated $136 million followed by kung fu panda part two and the fourth installment of pirates of the caribbeanting tomorrow the golden gate bridge may be getting more congestion. it is the narrow paths running alongside the bridge for bikes and pedestrians. the change could lead to some unusual traffic. >> reporter: the golden gate bridge is an iconic tourist attraction. it is also the only path between san francisco and marin county for cyclists. starting tomorrow officials will begin a four-month seismic retrofit which will close the bike lanes on this site and forced them to share this side of the road with pedestrians. some cyclists say it is not a good mix. >> they are taking pictures and not paying attention. it is going to be dangerous, i think. >> reporter: some pedestrians say the path can be pretty narrow for walkers. >> if a biker is coming up behind you, you will not see them. >> reporter: they say that safety comes down to common sense and combining cyclists and pedestrians is not a new idea. >> i think if people are careful, it can work fine. it seems to work okay on weekdays. >>

she said my son is getting married tomorrow at the caribbean hilton, could you please come? and i went. i hadn't seen her in 30 years. we were kids together. and after the wedding, there was a reception and she introduced me to her daughters, very beautiful girls, then i met the last one, very beautiful, green eyes, and she said, i want you it meet my son. all this is in spanish, you know? so i said, sure. so she called these 3 boys over, about my complexion, curly hair, and this is barry, brian, and brady. you expect jose jimenez, you know. what's your last name? murphy. murphy? si, si, murphy. very close to the way the irish pronounce murphy. i said, that's amazing. did you marry a serviceman from the -- military person who came to puerto rico. no, the family has been here since the 18th century. and i said, really? so we began tracing -- we still haven't found the actual person, but evidently it was an irish conscript in the irish navy that came to puerto rico. puerto rico was owned by britain, as they liked to do with their colonies, and efficient evidently the sailor cam

and why this installment of the caribbean may be the best pirate yet. >> check out the winning numbersrom last night's super lotto plus. no one correctly picked all six numbers so the $18 million jackpot will grow to at least $20 million for wednesday's drawing. >> this weekend the summer blockbuster movie season is underway with pirates of the caribbean on stranger tides. it is the fourth film in the popular pirate series and perhaps the best one yet, according to arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez "on the isle." >> it's a journey. >> the latest pirates chapter is as much fun as the first time you took the pirates ride at disneyland. >> you haven't seen the fountain of youth. >> i'm sorry, could you repeat the question? >> johnny depp as the captain jack is searching for the fountain of youth but so is she. this is less dark than the last one. >> is that it? >> i think so. >> part of the journey involves mermaids, these amphibious creatures, seem charming at first and then turns vicious. could be a bit scary for young kids. you know what i like? they have held back on the cgi

. >> insufficient rain in cuba for the last three years and the caribbean's largest island is facing the worst drought in half a century. in the central province, they gather menacingly on fence posts waiting for the cattle to succumb to hundred. >> i have had taken as -- chickens die from hunger. it is a terrible drought. >> his id is not just the countryside. more than million residents are affected by the drought, nearly half of the city's population. many rely on tankers to deliver much-needed water. >> we are careful not to waste water. at least we have tanks that can be filled. some don't even have that. we had a boy that did not want to go to school if he could not wash. >> may is meant to be start of the rainy season, but they can sustain showers to refill the reservoirs. in the eastern province, it was a drain, but giant hailstorms accompanied by strong wind. residents report icefalls the size of lemons or small oranges destroying crops and a blanket in the countryside. -- blanketing the cou ntryside. >> the teacher has received an award while keeping the -- after keeping her

"kung fu panda 2" came in second and pirates of the caribbean came in third. >>> good day for the giants, they needed it. and which california cities the royal couple will be visiting in july. you will find out in just a moment. . >>> turns out the world's most famous newly weds won't be coming to the bay area. they will visiting california this summer. they will visit in montreal. and from july 8-10 they will be in los angeles. there was some hope they would come to the bay area. >>> good news for the giants. >> much needed after losing 2-3 in milwaukee. the kid who hit the grand slam the other day comes through. not with a home run this time but a nice rbi single in st. louis to break a 2-2 tie. the giants lead from then on. but they did have the grand slam off the pat of torres with a shot to deep right and the giants ride the pitching of madison bumgarner, victory in the first of four games against the cardinals. 7-3. a's game this afternoon, hope you got there early, it was over after the first inning. the way that guy pitched for new york, 38 years old, back from arm surgery. gets

from ethiopia and the caribbean as well as those born in the u.s. >> so you have a presentation that you are will be making at a conference? >> we are very excited. we are honored to be invited to be do a presentation on the work we've done at the african-american conference. i will be discussing the importance of developing cancer education programs around the actuallyly appropriateness and community partnership. it's very important to understand how it impacts african-americans and other populations. >>> thank you so much for what you are doing. we do have to take another break. when we come back. we're going learn how the age and publicer at thiselates to breast cancer in young girls. >> all new. oprah: the only child of sonny and cher. when did it fully occur to you, i'm in the wrong body? >> oprah's world exclusive with chaz bono. oprah: how did you tell your chaz bono. oprah: how did you tell your mom? >>> welcome back to beyond the headlines. today we're talking about breast cancer. in 2009 a ten-year-old california girl received national attention as she became the youngest p

every time people call me la englicita, the little english woman because in cuba, in the caribbean, they didn't make any difference. all the irish were english. and all the people from asia were chinese. all the jews were called polacos, polish. that is interesting because the irish were part of the spanish community in cuba, but usually they didn't make the difference. so they call me and they call my father el inglis, the english guy. so when they call me that and when my name suffered many different spellings. later on in life, in the 70's, i had many identification cards with names like coffee that i didn't drink at the time, so i began drinking coffee later on, names like caufildo and garfield, my favorite one, that made me wonder if the bureaucrats at the id office knew that i really love cats. without my garfield id, i left havana in 1981 and went to zurich, switzerland, thanks to james joyce. my dancing there became walking through the silence of the city. instead of people looking at me like my family did when i was a child, people began to ask me, where are you from? i felt dis

at the box office, pirates of the caribbean. y depp. $39 million. >> vicki: the cartoon kung fu movie. $52 million and even higher. that is no where needy hangover, part 2. that is also from thursday. with $118 million. it is one of the biggest memorial day weekend movie because it is usually been slow. however, one of the jungle that is never lost money. here is how the asylum looks be fairly good movies into big box. >> the asylum is a film studio much like universal studios, with out the cheap mascots. >> action! >> we've never lost money because it is quite simple. we only make films where we know that the budget is at the end of it. reno at the end of the day we're exactly going to make a certain amount of money on the movie. >> we do not really release the films, theatrically. it is intensive in terms of marketing each will be and would not market our films, at all. we do the cover art. we do the title. that is one major difference. and of course our budgets are astronomically different. but probably 100 times. >> basically

stars the voices of jack black and angelina jolie, and rounding out the top three is "pirates of the caribbean which earned $40 million. the totals are on course to set a new revenue record for the memorial day weekend. wow. >>> that's it for us. thanks for joining us. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

. >>> meanwhile, "pirates of the caribbean" earned over $90 million in the box office this morning. talk about bounty. this was opening in north america. ticket sales came in on the low side of the forecast, it was the biggest debut of the year. overseas, it plundered and is set to set a record of movie openings of all time. it grossed an estimated $365 million. scott, the reviews weren't that good. imagine if the reviews would have been great. >> the reviews have not been good since the first one. the first one was great and the second one was awful. i never went again. >> tell that to the fans. if it was good, we could pay down the debt ceiling with what they made. >> thank you very much. they have thumbs up and thumbs doung. i'm going with awful. >> johnny depp, i'd pay anything to watch him. winds out of the southwest at 8 miles per hour. sustained in concord. 18 miles per hour in oakland. if you are waking up in the east bay, count on gusty winds on your way to work this morning. we'll see calm winds for the middle portion of the day. then the winds are going to pick up again.

last weekend's champ, pirates of the caribbean on stranger tides isn't finished yet. look for it to grab the pg-13 crowd and check in with more than $40 million. >>> elsewhere, tmz reports that although she has yet to file a petition, maria shriver has decided to divorce husband arnold schwarzenegger. >>> finally, before dawn yesterday, lindsay lohan entered a woman's jail and was released before rush hour to begin serving a 35-day jail sentence at home for a parole violation. she left lockup with an ankle monitor and is paying for the cost of her confinement. sorry, guys, there was no new mugshot taken to add to the scrapbook of lohan mug shots i can't wait for the come back. >> is there going to be one? >> this coming to us from virginia. at arlington national cemetery, the army's third u.s. infantry regiment or the old guard was out in force yesterday placing an american flag front and center at the graves of the nation's fallen heroes. the annual flags in ceremony has been going on every year since 1948. as part of the annual tradition, the soldiers stand guard to

johnny depp and jeffrey rush return, this time joined by penelope cruz in the latest "pirates of the caribbean" installment, on stranger tides. it should take in close to $100 million. best for 2011, at least until "hangover 2" debuts next weekend. finally, the second highest grossing movie of all time, "titanic" returns to screen in 3d next year. director james cameron hopes to lure a new generation to see the film the way it was meant to be seen on the big screen, in 3d. anything that means that leonardo will be in my living room on the big screen will be fantastic. this comes to us from news channel 5 in west palm beach, florida. >> officials are addressing a tough situation that they are happy to have. six straight a students ended the season faced with a dead het on their hands. each student has been named valedictorian, a historic honor all six say they're happy to receive. congratulations to all six of you. >> there is one winner. >> rock, paper scissors. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it took more than 300 years,

the "pirates of the caribbean" sequel earned more than $90 million at the box office. earned more than a quarter billion dollar in its open weekend worldwide. bride maids was second. with a little more than $26 million. that's it for us. thanks for watching.

black beard and the queen anns are featured in the new pirates of the caribbean. icity? >> could disney arrange that? >>> it might surprise you to know who is drinking more wine these days. wine comsumption over latinos jumped three times over the last three years. how the wine industry is trying to tap into the fast growing market. >> reporter: she enjoys wine, but says it's been a challenge trying to get her family to enjoy it with her. >> my father is really into tequila, but i introduced them to wine. >> reporter: it's the same challenge for california's wine industry as it tries to tap into the fast growing market of latino wine drinkers. [speaking spanish ] >> reporter: this winery is among some of the big wineries state-wide targeting the market, trying to get folks comfortable with wine. >> one of the significant things about the hispanic population is that it's growing faster than the general population. >> reporter: and they offer winery tours in spanish. an associated press story describes the market as untapped. the problem says it is not so much gettin

voodoo priestess who talked with lucky severson last fall about voodoo's roots in african slavery, the caribbean, and the catholic church. she also spoke about voodoo's belief in spirits who can possess a person, about its healing practices, and about what she calls an invisible world of spiritual power. >> it's about midnight the first of november, known in the world of voodoo as the day of the dead. a time to visit a cemetery and the spirits of those who have moved on. this is new orleans, and the voodoo presess leading the celebration is sally ann glassman. >> we all have loved ones who have passed, and what a comfort to be able to visit with them and to know that they're there with you and to be able to tell them that you love them and know that your message is received and just be in their presence again. it's a tremendous comfort. >> it's been a long evening starting with the ritual dancing, the beat of the drums. sally ann in her element. there are other voodoo priestesses in new orleans, but she is one of the most popular, one of the most unlikely, a jewish girl from maine who says she k

. >>> last week's number one, "pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides" slipped to third.on't shed any tears. worldwide after two weeks in theaters, total earnings stand at just under $650 million. we don't feel so bad. >> it is hard to believe there will be a pirates 5, and 6. >> maybe from the other island. but -- >> that is it for today. this comes to us from washington, d.c. where one group of patriots rolled into town for a tradition that may not be the oldest but is possibly the loudest. thousands of bikers roar through the nation's capital this weekend as members of the rolling thunder veterans group flooded the city's streets for a 24th straight memorial day weekend. the black and denim clad clan rode to the nation's mall in support of the nation's military men and women. today and all day we thank them for their service. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> here's a quirky way to take in a little culture -- paddle through it. a lake in hungary has been transformed to an art gallery for the summer wi

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. >> johnny depp returns as captain jack sparrow in pirates of the caribbean. why our don sanchez thinks it is the best one yet. all coming up tonight on the news at 6:00. back to dan and cheryl. >> happy to hear that. thanks very much. >> you bet. >> looks like tons of fun. that is going to do it

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