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there can only be 24 semi finalists >> christine: it is time to outshine the rest in tinseltown. [music] >> christine: american idol week begins at t e adobe theater and the judge's say to expect a lot of drama, disappointment, and surprises. >> hollywood week is a nerve-racking experience for the contestants. it is surprising how many people go down, people will we really thought were going to be amazing. >> christine: contestants hit the stage in groups of 10 and sing solos and hope to make it to the a cappella around. [music] >> all my life i have been preparing for a moment like this. >> q kelly clarkson. >> i live off the pressure that helps me do good. >> i can't focus onon the fact this is my one opportunity. know that i'm good. >> christine: the judge's said the grueling week long process is preparing the singers for the future. >> a looks like a boot camp. the situations that happen in hollywood week are things that really do happen. >> it is a metaphor for the industry because ionly gets harder the more success you have. as fulfilling as it is, it is [music] >> noi'm st

reports the smash-hit broadway musical about u-s founding father alexander hamilton is set to play tinseltown's historic pantages theater -- but not until august of 2017. if you can't wait that long, but can't get to new york, a chicago run is set to begin this september. for hollywood minute, i'm david daniel. we're now just a few minutes from daytime blue ridge.. for more on what's coming up today-- lets check in with natalie and lindee.# coming up today on daytime.. jamie clark from macaroni kid roanoke joins us with some creative ways to keep the kids entertained.. while stuck inside... and chef bobby from carlos brazilian international cuisine joins us to show us how to make a decadent dessert using dark chocolate.. orange zest.. and berries!! we hope you can join us .. for daytime.. we're coming up in today: few morning showers .clearing for the late- morning & afternoon.tem peratures climb into the upper 30s and lower 40s tonight: partly to mainly cloudy with lows in the lower 20s thursday: sun & clouds with daytime blue ridge.. i'm natalie faunce..

. >> reporter: hollywood heavyweight will smith speaking out as stars across tinseltown lambast the monochromatic class of oscar nominees for a second year. >> talent is everywhere but opportunity isn't. >> reporter: many thought idris elba deserved an oscar nod for his role. enough to nurture a talent -- >> reporter: george clooney won for "syriana," speaking out in support of diversity. i think african-americans have a real fair point, that the industry isn't representing them well enough. >> every ten years, we get lucky. then when it happens, the players, hollywood's finally turned around, look how much we've made progress. then a drought for nine years. >> reporter: director spike lee says even though he's skipping the glittery night in protest he's not calling for boycott. he believes the problem goes deeper than awards shows. >> we're not in the room in these green light meetings. until that happens, we'll continue to have these stories about the lack of diversity at the oscars. >> reporter: and yet lee says the message transcends hollywood. >> you're going to make more money if your produ

. >> jim: tinseltown shut down part of a busy local road tonight. here's a look at that, pla mink oh where -- flamingo where a production crew no word on what is being filmed at this specific spot. but we do know the latest flick in the bourne franchise has been using las vegas as a back drop for some scenes lately. >> jessica: all eyes are peeled for matt damon. coming up, it's bad enough their water has been turned off for almost a week. >> jim: but crews found another danger before anyone got hurt. wise for now. but that could change. i'll tell you the impacts we could be seeing, coming up next. >> jessica: later in sports, the city of angels has an nfl seed. >> jim: before we go to break, here's jimmy with a preview of the tonight show. >> thank you, jim and jessica comedians and a tech expert. >> jim: brand new tonight, a local apartment complex has been without hot water for almost a week. it was shut off after a gas line was ruptured. >> jessica: but tonight crews working to fix the problem found yet another gas leak. john joins us live from

tinseltown brings to mind the image of big homes, big stars, and the iconic hollywood sign.ood hills or on an expensive soundstage. >> that part of hollywood is not the glamour part of hollywood. we call it east hollywood here in los angeles. it's more residential. it's more community. >> jackie goldberg is a former los angeles city councilwoman. in 1995, she represents a district where the city is building a subway. it's one of the largest public works projects of its time, and some of the constituents are complaining about it. >> we don't need a metro rail as they are proposing it. let's get back to the buses where the people can be moved around properly. >> not only are residents complaining, but so are the business owners. for them, it's less about the subway itself than the construction. they're losing money. >> it takes so long to build these things underground and you don't have much choice but to tear streets up and close streets. businesses were putting big signs on their property saying, "open for business during construction" because it looked like you couldn't ge

. >>> some sad news to report toight out of tinseltown, abe gado has died. according to his daughter, the under hospice care. he played in the first two godfather movies. he was detective phil fish on barney miller. he was 94. >>> a safety alert you may want to know about before you get behind the wheel tonight. ford is recalling ranger pickup trucks from 2004 to 2006. the takata air bags can explode injuries. the recall comes days after the government announced that a south carolina man was killed in december when his air bag exploded. ford said it will send letters to the owners in late febrvary. in the meantime, customers can find out if their trucks are affected by going to ford's website. >>> just got this update into the nbc 6 newsroom on the concerns surrounding the zika virus. it will refund travelers with tickets to zika affected areas. it's been linked to brazil and other latin american countries. abnormally small heads and brains. >>> a troubling traffic stop. a florida cop said he was forced to fire on a teenager and his department has released t

. >> reporter: hollywood heavyweight will smith speaking out as stars across tinseltown lambast the monochromatic class of oscar nominees for a second year. >> talent is everywhere but opportunity isn't. >> reporter: many thought idris elba deserved an oscar nod for his role.

. >> reporter: tinseltown turned out in all of their gorgeous and glamorous glory for the golden globest at the beverly hilton in beverly hills. >> it's pandemonium here. everywhere you turn everyone looks beautiful. everyone is drinking champagne. >> you directed "inside out." what's your emotion right now? >> probably joy fighting with fear. >> reporter: the a-list joked around and shared countless air kisses and waves to the fans. you could call this the ultimate party. >> i do all my meetings on this night. >> reporter: in the film "concussion" will smith plays a doctor who says it's one thing to have will smith play you on the big screen. it's another thing to be rubbing shoulders with the star. >> this is not my comfort zone but it's amazing. i've never spent this amount of time around very gorgeous women. >> and he's a charmer. you fit right in. >> reporter: but the talk of the red carpet was the evening's host, ricky gervais. gleefully controversial and eager to get under people's skin. >> he's always a little unpredictable, right? he and i come from the same town in britain so

the "today" show has a full report on the oscar boycott controvovsy rocking tinseltown right now. that's happening today at 7:00 right after the nbc 6 newscast. >>> and back here in florida, people in sarasota, quite a few people are recovering from the aftermath of the ef-2 tornado that hit on sunday. that tornado ripped through that town very early on sunday morning, associate of in the overnight hours, ripping the roofs off the houses right there. and for the couple who died there in duet and kids taken to the hospital, a gofundme page has been started to help them medical expenses for the costs. so far they have raised $18,000 so far. coming up at 5:00, erika glover gives us a better idea of what the cleanup process is looking like this morning. >>> pull out your sweaters this morning, south florida is getting a taste of winter this week. tourists and locals bundled up in sweaters, coats and scarves and all to stay warm during the lower mperatures. some restaurants are hopefully using space heaters the keep their clients warm. and although some are happy to experience some coo

with the "today" show to have a full report on n the oscar boycott controversy that is rocking tinseltown happening on "today" at 7:00 after the nbc 6 newscast. >>> it was nbc 6 night at the kuperstein played goalie wearing roberto longo's gear. the 10-year-old scored on him and the winner took home tickets to universal studios. and our traffic reporter kelly blanco served as the mc. unlike adam, she was smooth out there on the ice. >> adam's wingspan is 16 feet across. he's a tall guy. >> it's all about thth effort. nice job, kelly blanco. very nice job. we like to see you out there. your time is 5:28. still a whole lot more ahead next half hour. >>> this morning we're getting a closer look at the damage left behind after tornadoes ripped through sarasota. >>> a cool morning across the area. as we get kids ready for school, keep in mind this is definitely jacket weather this morning. lower to mid-50s. it will take time to warm up today. a cool, refreshing forecast for

she joins us for a preview of this night, that honors some of tinseltown's top work from the past year. playing violins, mai'll the golden globes are always free-wheeling.... nats "i haven't seen the tourist...who has?" and host ricky gervais is all about that. (sot ricky gervais / host, "the that unpredictability extends to the competition. (sot dave correspondent, fandango.com :21-:23) race." the 50's romance ing best drama....but it isn't necessarily the favorite. win by a hair. but the revenant could win, mad max could surprise everyone and win. it is a very, very tight race." the choice for best musical or comedy...could come down to two films you wouldn't describe as either. (sot dave karger / chief correspondent, fandango.com :48-56) "it's really a race between 'the martian' and 'the big short', which are arguably the two least comedic of the five comedic nominees." nats "and i'm here" sylvester stallone may provide another his legendary rocky balboa role in "creed". (sot dave karger / chief correspondent, fandango.com 1:08-1:14) "to have him come back in the same character in a

awards and i won't be watching jada pinkett smith posting this video- explaining why she's skipping tinseltown's biggest night jada pinkett smith: we can no longer beg for the love acknowledgement and respect of any group also joining the boycott-director spike lee-who challenged the academy's lack of diversity this past november while accepting his own honorary oscar- nats spike honorary we need to have some serious discussion about diversity and get some flava up in lee writing in an that he "cannnot the question: "how is it possible for the 2nd 20 contenders under the actor category are white?" some wondering how this year's host--comedian chris rock - nats chris rock commercial: let's do this will handle the growing controversy on the big night some of the most notable actor's missing from this list... idris elba - for beasts of no nation nats even jada's leading man-will smith-snubbed for his role in "concussion" sot concussion will: i am the wrong person to have discovered this woman: if you don't speak for them, who will? overnight - the academy's president - cheryl boone isaacs- respondi

. >>> it's an honor and indicator whole reign on tinseltown on oscar night. the movie spotlight is up for an oscar. >>> best actor went torevenant. sag winners bonded with the event winners. leonardo decaprio was nominated for the revenant. finally a win that warms the heater of our abc family, viola davis took home a sag in her chilling work how to get away with murder. by the way the new season starts february 11. >>> live coverage. oscars start at 7:00 p.m., sunderland, february 28. we'll show it from the red carpet arrival to the awards up to "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >>> now, something that happened more than 40 years ago is helping she had light about our moon. that's neck on "action news" sunday -- that's next on "action news" sunday morning. >>> three dangerous inmates who escaped from a california jail are back in custody. >>> new video a police officer appears to have pulled over a driver, but it is actually the other way around, you'll see this confrontation next. >>> coming up in weather, sunday is tranquil and tomorrow doesn't look that bad eit

. >>> sometimes it's a indicator on who will reign on tinseltown's biggest night. >>> newspaper dramak home top honors. it's on the expo -- of the catholic church scandal. >>> revenant took top horns. leonardo decap decaprio was nomd for rarve nant. he has -- revenant. he has never won since being nominated five times since 1994. viola davis took home an award for how to get away with murder. >>> abc's live coverage of the oscars starts 7:00 p.m., sunday, february 28. we'll show it all from the red carpet arrivals to the award leading to "action news" at 11:00 p.m. one of pop music most celebrated song writers will take center stage. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: coral king is a congress writing legend. now her life is being celebrated on a national tour that's stopping in philadelphia. >>> the carole king story tells of her ride to superstardom. >>> her mother wanted her to be a classical pianist. >> reporter: the story talks about had you how she found her own voice. >>> she was writing songs. >> reporter: songs like locomotion and will you still love me tomorro

why authorities want to talk >>> also coming up, tinseltown >>> your time is 6:12 on this monday morning. we continue to follow breaking news this morning out of the music world in hollywood, california. a rock 'n' roll legend and pop icon passed away. david bowie lost his battle with cancer. he passed away last night. nbc 6's edward lawrence is with us. he had cancer but he also know he was only dealing with it for 18 months but it took him very quickly. >> very quickly, but this was not many folks know. he was only 69 years old. david bowie died according to his family surrounded by his family peacefully. he released his last the album last friday on his 69th birthday. bowie rose t t fame in 1969 with the song "space odyssey." the first line of that song "ground control to major tom." cher tweeted devastated. a legend is gone. the foo fighters tweeted a picture with david bowie and said rest in peace. he told an estimated 40 million records worldwide and he lost morning. edward lawrence. back to you. >>> in decision 2016, hillary clinton has someone new on her side. donald trump sets h

reports the smash-hit broadway musical about u-s founding father alexander hamilton set to play tinseltown's historic pantages theater -- but not until august of 2017. if you can't wait that long, but can't get to new york, a chicago run is set to begin this september. for hollywood mite, i'm david daniel. " lukas: " " coming up....a grououof graphic design students are crcrting a coloringngook for a good cause... find out why.. up next. " " lukas: coming up....cats! cats! and more cats! we have some amazing cat rescues up in just on a unique project. graphic design students are teaming up to help raise money for local animal rescue groups by creating a coloring book. dana thayer has more lukas: " "graphic design two at kickapoo high school... isn't your typical class. " my background is in agency and graphics and photography i did that nine years professionally before becoming a teacher." and now, mr. declue's class is getting their own nat- john and griffey "each h d is assigned a page and respspsible for the props on each page" they're teaming up with kolr 10- to create a coloring book fe

south of tinseltown it's all too real. southern california. they used bed sheets to rappel from the roof. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody and i am confident that that will occur. >> reporter: officials are not sure when the escape occurred. they first noticed the men were missed on friday night. >> is there an inside job involving employees? >> within the investigation we're always going to approach every investigation objectively. we'll take a look at everything. >> reporter: jonathan -- charged with murder. 44-year-old-- wong charged with attempted murder. and 38-year-old -- who is charged with kidnapping and torture. >> i want to tell the public -- presume they are armed and do not approach them. >> we absolutely need the public's help. there's people that know who these people are and may have seen them. and we're asking for phone calls whether it's any piece of information. if you have seen them, call the hotline or 911. >> authorities are calling this a sophisticated escape. and $5

. >> it sounds like something out of a movie but south of tinseltown it's too real.hree prinners escaped from a maximum security jail in southern california. officials say they cut their way through a grate, used bed sheets to rappel down from the roof of the orange county central men's jail. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody. and i am confident that that will occur. >> officials aren't sure when the escape occurred but first noticed the men were missing on friday night. >> inside job here in terms of possibly involving employees? >> you know, with any investigation, we're always going to approach every investigation objectively without any biases. we'll take a look at sk. >> 25-year-old jonathan tieu charge with hurd, back due ong charged with attempted murder and 38-year-old ho sane nayeri charged with kidnapping and torture. >> i want to tell the public, presume they are armed. do not approach them. >> we're in a position where we absolutely need the mr. i can's help. there's people out there that know who they are, who may have s

a big morning in tinseltown as the nominees for this year's academy awards are announced.d out which film is leading the pack and if the academy showed some love for rocky balboa. >>> later, your mother may have told you eating carrots improves your vision, right? doctors say eating other vegetables can help prevent the leading cause of blindness in the u.s. the results of a new study straight ahead. >>> the nom flees in. this morning we know which films, actresses, actors and directors are in the running for an oscar. mark barger haas more on this year's academy nominations. >> reporter: "the revenant's" sweep continued at the oscar nomination 12. overall, the most of any film including best picture, best director and best actor for leonardo dicaprio. for dicaprio, it's his fifth nomination but he hasn't had a win. it includes michael fassbender for steve jobs, brian cranston for trumbo and eddie redmayne nominated for the danish girl. "the revenant's" best picture competition includes "the martian" "bridge of spies" "brooklyn" "room" "spotlight" and "mad max, furry road.

. >> reporter: big name in hollywood and tinseltown. everybody has worn him. hollywood a lifters love his evening wear, but his latest collection landed at brooks brothers. it is at stores now. we met up with him to check out his favorite pieces. how nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. i watch you on the news. >> reporter: you do? i'm blushing. everyone knows you as the king your gowns are exquisite. here we get a taste of everyday life. >> 9:00 to 9:00 collection. american sports wear, updating the classics. a classic trench coat. i want to show you we reworked on the fit and the length of the classic polo. this was brooks brothers and was really important. this goes back to the 1800's. the perfect red dress. floating, in a silk italian fabric. >> reporter: beautiful for any time of year. >> great investment piece. >> i spied some shoes that are cute. cute. >> reporter: these are my favorites. gorgeous. >> this is the beginning of the accessories. >> reporter: we're off to a great start. >> killer sandal. comfortable foam platforms. a chunky heel. it would

. >>> a live look at los angeles from fox 11, tinseltown mourns the loss of two greats, trapper john from tv's "m-a-s-h" has died and natalie cole lass passed away. cole's greatest success came in 1991, she rerecorded her father's classic hits, with him even appearing on the "unforgettable" track. natalie cole was 65. tonight's look on "special report." we leave you now with "unforgettable." ♪ ♪ ♪ moderate to severe crohn's disease is tough, but i've managed. except that managing my symptoms was all i was doing. and when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. and that in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. befo

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which tinseltown ex's seem to be reuniting... and which hollywood star gives studios the most for their david daniel has those stories and more in today's hollywood minute. << (nat) miley cyrus and liam hemsworth back together? multiple reports put the pair making out at a music festival in hemsworth's native australia over the ekend. they met in 2010, got engaged in 2012, and broke up in 2013, but they've stayed they're even friendlier. chris evans delivers bang for the buck! forbes magazine's latest list of hollywood's best investments puts the "captain america" star at the top: on average, his 182-dollars for every dollar he was paid. also making studio number two on the list at 87-30 in grosses for each dollar of salary... and at number three, scarlett4johansson, who made studios just under 85 bucks for every dollar she actor and fashion- flexible son of will smith and jada pinkett smith is the new face of louis vuitton (loo-ee vih-tahn). the 17-year-old will front the fashion label's spring-summer 2016 collections. for holly

there are a lot of places to get good news, brie larson got hers in australia and this morning tinseltown all abuzz. leading role in room, brie larson hearing the news from down under. >> i'm just shaking right now. >> awe. >> i'm really confused. >> did you wait up all night or get woken up by the phone? >> i stayed up. i'm in australia right now. so i just got off work to basically come home and have a bit of dinner and watch the nominations come out. >> what is this moment like, being an oscar nominee? >> i mean it's the highest form of flattery in hi field. unbelievable unbelievable. they mean so much because it comes from your peers, fellow actors. i was home school and never felt like i was part of any group to be included with people that i respected so much since i was a kid is just absolutely incredible. >> larson going up against sir sharonen for her role. >> where were you when you got the news? >> in bed. >> she was crying. it was great news! [ laughter ] >> who have you told so far? >> oh, my god my best mate has called me. i said i'm on "gma." hurry. [ laughter ] >> everyone

. >> reporter: jada pinkett smith posting this video explaining why she's skipping out on tinseltown's biggest can no longer beg for the love, acknowledgement or respect of any group.ning the boycott director spike lee who challenged the academy's lack of diversity this past november while accepting his own honoraryeed to have some serious discussion about diversity and >> reporter: lee wrote in an instagram post that he cannot support it and pos how is it possible for the second consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white? last night the academy's presidentaacs responding to the controversy admitting in a statement she is heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion and promising the academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of ourile the academy does not release the demographic info on its members according to a 2013 "l.a. times" investigation, the academy is 93% white, down just 1% from african-americans making up only 2% that year. >> to celebrate -- >> reporter: at an award s s was echoed. >> for that to happen again this year is unfo

stars speak out against the lack of diversity in this year's oscar nominations including one of tinseltown's biggest names, george clooney telling "variety" tuesday, i think that african-americans have a real fair point that the industry isn't representing them well enough. for the second consecutive year, all 20 nominees in the actor category are white resparking the #oscarsowhite. four-time oscar host whoopi goldberg spoke out on tuesday. >> why is this a conversation that we only have once a year? because every -- every year we get all fired up and then the rest of the year nobody says anything. >> reporter: the tension has been around for decades. look at this clip from the 1988 >> every 20 years we get one so we a ain't dueor one until like 2004. black people will not ride the caboose of society and we will not bring up the rear anymore. >> reporter: on monday academy president cheryl boone isaacs said she's heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion in this year's nominations. >> we all need to do now is actually take some action. >> reporter: oscar winner lupita nyong'o ad