fast forward and tell me what it was like, when you met tom hanks. hanks, atand tom about a month and a half of training. boats, i had to learn had to stand still on a skip that was going fast. had to dolearn weapons, fighting. all of the step we really needed to be like the native pirates, how comfortable they are. tavis: a lot of training and rehearsal. >> and i had to learn how to swim. tavis: i heard you a little bit dishonest. [laughter] filling out the form. you wanted this role and i can understand why. i would want to be in the too. they asked if you could swim and you said yes but you really could not swim. >> i could not swim. [laughter] tavis: so when you started training and rehearsing, did that become an issue? it was like i wanted to learn how to swim so i had to. i wanted to do this part. that was the scary part. when i got the part. that is when i got worried. can i do it? if i do not do it correctly, it is not going to come out. so it was a month and a half, we were training daily. the ocean was there. and we managedre to learn how to

international tom hanks day.amored with him they've been holding their own tom hanks day parties for 11 years now and they've launched a kick starter campaign to take things global and why wouldn't you want to sit around and watch tom hanks movies all day long. >> my momma always said, life was like a box of chocolates. >> he does have a great array of movies. >> you never know what you're going to get. >> i'd rather take my chance out in the ocean than to stay here and die. >> what! are you hungry? finish the hamburgers. eat the buns. eat the buns. >> not "saving private ryan." >> apparently the actor has personally endorsed the day. why wouldn't you even sending signed movie memorabilia so start planning, guys, tom hanks day will take place on march 29th. >> i'm ready. >> film aficionados or people making fun of him. >> no, they're truly obsessed with him and doing it for 11 years. that's not once or twice. they're committed. >> that's what we say in the movie world. >>> an enterprising dad gave his three kids

international tom hanks day. him they've been holding their own tom hanks day parties for 11 years now and they've launched a kick starter campaign to take things global and why wouldn't you want to sit around and watch tom hanks movies all day long. >> my momma always said, life was like a box of chocolates. >> he does have a great array of movies. >> you never know what you're going to get. >> i'd rather take my chance out in the ocean than to stay here and die. >> what! are you hungry? finish the hamburgers. eat the buns. eat the buns. >> not "saving private ryan." >> apparently the actor has personally endorsed the day. why wouldn't you even sending signed movie memorabilia so start planning, guys, tom hanks day will take place on march 29th. >> i'm ready. >> film aficionados or people making fun of him. >> no, they're truly obsessed with him and doing it for 11 years. that's not once or twice. they're committed. >> that's what we say in the movie world. >>> an enterprising dad gave his three kids the ultimat

no tom hanks. no joaquin phoenix. oenix, their movies were nominated but they were left off. "american hustle" and "gravity" lead the nomination, 12 apiece. >> i'm surprised "wolf of wall street." a lot of people did not like this movie. they just thought it was one big naked party for like three hours. >> i mean, it definitely was polarizing. people either loved it or they hated it or they felt it was too long. and there was way too much t and a going on. leo, i would have to say, gave a phenomenal perfect form answer. riveted from beginning to end. >> you mentioned it was your favorite movie. >> yes. what do you say about my taste? a big naked party. >> well, when i think of big naked parties, i do think of you, michelle turner. >> you know what, i'm going to claim that because i thought the movie was really good. i loved scorsese's dregging style. it was fast-paced and frantic and manic. but it held from you beginning to end. it is a movie, two hours and 59 minutes of real movie time. i also thought that jonah hill

that was first time i met tom hanks. >> you actually meet him in character. >> yeah, in character.ped tape you got to meet him as tom hanks? >> yeah, yeah, i remember that. >> what was that like? basically go from "look at me" to, i'm so happy to meet you. >> it was great. >> abdi's own story could be a movie. he was six years old when somali civil war broke out in 1991. and the country descended in to chaos. >> i add my uniform and everything like finally i get to -- i came, i wasn't allowed to play outside any more. the next morning, it was war. >> abdi, his mother, sister and two brothers stayed in somalia for another year. what was that year like? >> we would hear gunshots as we sleep. the sounds were just normal. go outside, we find guns and we find dead people. >> they managed to make their way to yemen where abdi's father was teaching. before a teenaged farkad and his family emigrated to minneapolis. what were your first impressions? first thing struck you. >> it was beautiful. everywhere was green. i remember being shocked. >> i'm assuming you did not arrive in the winter.

errol street van julia roberts or in, but tom hanks and robert redford missed out. such was the quality of the field. we are heading deep into hollywood awards season. with no favorites for best picture, we can expect a weekly at and flow and which ones have fallen from favor. six weeks until academy awards ceremony. >> everybody loves oscar night. that brings the broadcast to a close. for all of us, thank you very much for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the history you operate in. to nurture new ventures and offer expertise and tailored solutions for a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: iran's president pushed back against hardline critics of the

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it's a little like the famous movie with tom hanks and meg ryan. all these women are pouring in from 6,000 miles away. why? here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: in "sleepless in seattle," tom hanks and meg ryan put seattle on the map for lovelorn women everywhere. >> it's you. >> it's me. >> reporter: today, "sleepless in seattle" is back. sort of. this time it's made in china. the blockbuster chinese romantic comedy is called "finding mr. right," about a woman who [ whimpering ] [ coo-coo! coo-coo! ] [ burp! ] [ boing! ] [ strike! squeak! ] [ children laughing ] it's america's game. wheel...

it's a little like the famous movie with tom hanks and meg ryan. all these women are pouring in from 6,000 miles away. why? here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: in "sleepless in seattle," tom hanks and meg ryan put seattle on the map for lovelorn women everywhere. >> it's you. >> it's me. >> reporter: today, "sleepless in seattle" is back. sort of. this time it's made in china. the blockbuster chinese romantic comedy is called "finding mr. right," about a woman who travels from china to seattle looking for love, just like in the movies. >> why do you come to seattle? >> uh, "sleepless in seattle." i love that movie. love it. >> reporter: now, in a weird case of life imitating art -- that's, by the way, all ready sort of imitating american art -- chinese women are flocking to seattle, 6,000 miles across the pacific. >> we have been amazed at the response. this is bigger than "sleepless in seattle." >> reporter: chinese television has been running features about the city and following chinese tourists obsessed with the movie. i thought about com

banks, tom hanks didn't get nominated. the cohen brothers, oscar loves the cohen brothers but it didn't come through for him then. >> what about you ben what about the snubs? >> i tend to agree with bill and the term snubs is flawed. there were things i was spreezed for. two weeks ago the favorite for best actor was two man race between cheevital and robert redford. i'm very surprised that redford, and oprah winfrey not getting a nomination surprised me too. >> bill are laughed. what was that for? >> oprah doesn't get to win everything. she didn't get the nobel prize either this year. >> who do you think is the favorites? >> what i like is a horserace. gravity, american hustle and 12 years a slave. i tend to favor the gravity and 12 years ago a slave, i think they have a substance to them that american hustle rather lacks. but they are across the board, the technical importance of gravity and 12 years a slave. >> i'll bet you didn't put your money on redford. >> browbruce dern is 40 to one. i think matthew mcconaughey is a

steve was the number one movie, starring tom hanks. two monthser was away from being born. and steve rudin was in madison, wisconsin. >> i was. and they are dealing with really cold temperatures. the green bay game with the windchill factor well below zero. anywhere between 40 and 60 below. >> unbelievable. >> we are getting it easy. looking at the white house right now, the fog has dissented on to the area. it will stick around for the next few hours. right now. 40 degrees at reagan national airport. 40 is our high for the day. i suspect the temperature will continue to rise as we move through at least the next 3-4 if not five hours. i record 71 setback in 1977. the high was 42. 56 this hour. takes us to woodbridge at 37 degrees. temperatures will continue to rise. the coldest air is to the west of d.c. frederick at 32. further east you go, temperatures around 60 degrees. , maryland, park temperatures -- lexington park, maryland, temperatures are warm. this warm air will lift to the north. notice the wind will change direction. most noticeable will be the temperature the g

they said every time the cameras point to tom hanks do five pushups.hen breaking bad speaks, do a little bit of meth. just a touch. slow down. she's just kidding. you going to do the pushups? >> they're fun. they're eating and drinking. >> it's the body emmys, uncensored. >> oscars are stiff compared to it. >> exactly. i can't wait to watch that. >>> i'm page hopkins. this is "early today." we hope this is your first stop on the day on nbc. >>> leaving the news in the la times, at least 50 scalded by the boiling water trick. you see the trick demonstrated. don't try this at home. at least 50 people burned themselves or others. >>> in the denver post, forest service seeks $6.3 million from a man to battle the wildfire. that's how much it costed to battle the fire that a 77-year-old man accidentally started in 2012. >>> stories you may have missed. the obama administration is giving new recommendations on class discipline. they plan to end parent disparities of how students are punished. black students without disabilities were twice as likely to be expe

here's neal. >> in sleepless in seattle tom hanks and meg ryan put seattle on the map.ove loren women everywhere. today sleepless in seattle is back. l sort of. this time it's made in china. blockbuster chinese romantic comedy is called find mring right. about a woman who travels from china to seattle looking for love just lake in the movies. why you come to seattle. >> sleepless in seattle. i love that movie. i love it. >>reporter: now in a weird case of life imitating art that is already sort of imitating american art, chinese women are flocking to seattle. 6000 miles across the pacific. >> we have been amazed at the rae response. bigger than sleepless in seattle. >>reporter: television running feature about the city. and following chinese tourists obsessed with the movie. i thought about coming here one day then the next day i bought a ticket this woman says. >> all the young women relate and they want to come and see if they can find their mr. wright in seattle. >>reporter: do you think chinese woman can find love. >> i think so why not. >>reporter: official statist

that's surprising to me and i'm shocked by tom hanks and redford.redicted but it seemed like there is a lot of love for "american hustle." with best picture and got best director and best actress. best actor, best supporting actor. you know. best supporting actress. it really went across the board. i think that are are a lot of surprises this morning. >> michelle, before we move on to the next category, this -- best actor category, confirmed one of the things i think is the theme when it comes to nominations. if you are an actor and really change your performance, gain weight, lose weight, become a woman, become a man, generally feel like that's one of the themes in oscar nominations. >> yes. the academy does love a transformation. i was kind of surprised as well in this category. "her" was nominated for best film but joaquin phoenix not nominated for best actor. also, like they said, "the butler" shut out this morning. no forrest whitaker. an wrought side chance for this category. i agree, best actor, probably the toughest category and the most com

tom hanks had two, "captain phillips" and "saving mr. banks."ieve that. she was incredible. she really was. when the movie opened in the summer, both got lots of award buzz but somehow we think oprah will do just fine. >> so now the talk turns to which movie will get the coveted gold statue on march 2nd. right now, things are looking good for "12 years a slave." >> it got nine oscar nominations and, of course, won the golden globe last weekend and was named best film at critics' choice awards last night. you know who else likes it? >> who? >> vegas. oddsmakers say it has the best shot of winning best picture. a 2 to 5 favorite. >> speaking of "12 years a slave," best supporting actress nominee lupita nyong'o is the focus of a heat online racial debate. >> it has it do with a photo shoot for upcoming issue of "vanity fair." a lot of people are tweeting that it appears the magazine digitally lightened the 30-year-old kenyan born's naturally dark skin. >> others, however, say it's really about lighting and the magazine likely didn't do anything wro

oprah got a lot of headlines, tom hanks, as well. >> i would be remiss standing here in park city atundance film festival if i didn't talk about robert redford. he was a front runner going in, since "all is lost" premiered. everybody had redford as a lock. i was really shocked that he didn't get the nom, and everybody up here has been talking about it all day. >> dr. ruth, you know meryl streep. did you see the movie? >> i did. she did get nominated, and i'm very happy about that. because people my age, i'm 85, and look what's happening to your hollywood. they are now willing to have a few women of an older age, and not only play beautifully, that you can really see while you're sitting there, but also be nominated. i want her to win. >> it's her 18th nomination. >> i wish the movie "lone survivor" -- >> it's like a good year for movies. actual movies with plots, not just like machines and sequels and, you know, monsters. this was like -- there were a lot of movies. >> do the golden globes have an impact on the oscars in terms of who wins? or have the votes already been cast? >> the

tom hanks and robert redford both golden globe nominees were left out. academy awards airs sunday, march 2. >> can't believe that. >> snubbed. >> definitely the best movie out of the group. the coach explains finally, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, been speculation about t tionship bteween the >>> finally, pete carol spoke about his relationship with jim harbaugh. >> we have not been friends over the years because we don't know each other very well. just knowing each other through the game. since we coached against each other. so, there's very -- it's a very confined relationship in that regard. it's, for whatever reason, you had a field day with thinking it's something other than it is. i have great respect for what jim has done. you guys have had a blast with it. but there's nothing there. >> animosity, no. erroneous. football, it's competition. it's winning. >> sharks visiting south florida to take on the panthers. game was scoreless for nearly two periods. tim thomas, his sixth goal of the year and the sharks win 3- 0. how about usf. cougars up 1 second half

neither oscar darlings emma thompson nor tom hanks earned academy aclam this time around for "savingfinally miss you. >> but hanks missed twice with the title role of best picture nominee "captain phillips." but those weren't the only snubs. joaquin phoenix gave a powerful performance in "her." but not enough for a nom. and historical fiction drama "the butler" seemed like classic oscar bait. but forest whitaker and oprah winfrey both left out in the cold. so what is a neglected thespian to do? it may depend on gender. sandra bullock, the biggest percentage of past female oscar winners who played a ro manhattaning role to get his man. guys follow a different tack. the biggest percentage play eee historical characters for men. may the best man win. >> and we'll all be watching. thank you for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. and as always we're online at abc news.com. good night, america. [ man ] adventure, it means taking chances. it means trying something new. [ woman ] just, that uncertainty of what's to come. [ man ] just kidding. ♪ can you please stop

tom hanks carried that film because he did get a nomination for best supporting actor.e best actor race today. it was so packed and so loaded, there were a lot of fantastic performances by oscars. so i wouldn't call anyone a snub in this category because there was just no way to fit in all the really good performances this year. i mean, we're seeing nominees on the screen right now. who are you going to take out? >> yeah, i mean, isn't that an amazing problem? they're just all so good this year. pretty incredible here. >> yeah. >> gil, i want to talk about the actress nominations here. two long-time leading ladies on the list. of course ju judy dench for her role and meryl streep for "august: osage county". >> it's a great group of women, but i have to say i think meryl streep is going to walk away with it. she literally walks on water. and she is such a strong actress. she's really going to be tough to beat. >> oh, i disagree. can i disagree with gil? >> feel free. jump in. >> gil's the critic and i'm just the entertainment reporter, so he's got the mind. but i think t

big names that did not get a nod this year include tom hanks, emma thompson, oprah winfrey and robert redford. oscars will be handed out march 2nd in los angeles. ellen degenerous will host the somehow. >>> tonight at 5:00, robert handa is looking into the arson suspect's criminal history and will have a story on this on the news at 5:00. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> up next on eco company. >> spending their weekend among the we had woods. these teens are grabbing shovels, putting on gloves and digging in. >> it's good for the environment. it gives us more oxygen to breathe. >> we watch up with teens planting red wood trees on their way to planting a million trees worldwide. >> then from the field to the plate. >> hey guys, here we have the next veggie that we're going to harvest. does anybody know what this is? >> green onion. >> they're harvesting and cooking and learning about farming in the process. >> plus recycling. but we're not talking about paper and plastic. >> 85 percent of what weea

best actor, tom hanks really robbed? that is what a lot of people were saying.supporting actor, this unknown gentleman from captive phillips who plays one of the terrorists and he might be a dark horse to watch and fifth let's look at best director, four best films, did not get nominated for best director. and her and philip, you wonder if they shouldn't have been in that. and this is an outrage. the oscar nomination for makeup and hair styling, no nomination for american hustle, christian bale come over and bradley cougar term? what where they thinking instead? jackass. the academy should be ashamed and take a look at this. the lone ranger, the biggest loser of the year close to $200 million, it gets two loss denominations, one for visual effects but the other for makeup and hair style. on johnny depp's head getting the nomination rather than the come over and the term for american hustle, the biggest one. ashley: that was awesome. staying with us. ashley: is somebody not used to losing? oprah winfrey, she has been bumped from the top spot of forbes's most infl

every time cameras switch to tom hanks do five push-ups.ne should, quote, do a little bit of meth, just a touch. slow down, folks. i'm sure she was just joking. don't do that at home. stick with the push-ups. >> you could do 50 or 60 push-ups. >> you'll be in shape by the end of it. we hope this is your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> breaking news this morning out of loudoun county where two people are dead after an overnight shooting in a home in aldi, virginia. what the sheriff is telling news4 about the deadly incident. >>> our dangerous deep freeze continuing to cause problems across our region this morning. now we've learned the bitter cold temperature haves have claim -- temperatures have claimed at least one life. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this wednesday, january 8th, 2014. temperatures still hovering in the single digits around much of the region. however, there's one thing missing this morning that could make it feel a little less painful -- the wind. >> thankfully. several scho

for nebraska, leonardo dicaprio for wolf of wall street, chiwetel elijofor for 12 years a slave, tom hanks for captain phillips, and matthew mcconaughey for dallas buyers club. >>who is suddenly on everybody's radar. it's all about matthew. >>it's a tough call for that 5th slot too. i'm going with dicaprio but robert redford who i think is gonna get snubbed could get in or christian bale from american hustle. it's a very tight race for best actor this year. >>now on to the ladies >>amy adams for american hustle, cate blanchett for blue jasmine, sandra bullock for gravity, judi dench for philomena, and emma thompson for saving mr. banks. >>that is a tough category. >>it is. and you know who's not on there? meryl streep. i think she is going to get snubbed. >>emma was amazing. >>emma i think is safe. i think she's gonna get nominated but amy adams won the golden globe over meryl streep on sunday night and i think that's the final nail in the coffin for meryl streep. >>and sandy is the it girl still in hollywood. >>yeah, although cate blanchett is the favorite. >>she is. let's move on to what

lot of them couldn't help but see omissions, like where is tom hanks, captain phillips, and saving mrbanks. where is his co-star, emma thompson for that matter. many expected nominations as well for robert redford and perhaps oprah winfrey. and meryl streep broke her own record with her 18th oscar nomination. the awards ceremony is march 2nd. >>> when we come back, beating the odds to become one of the most important people in town. >>> finally tonight, a real success story involving a remarkable woman who made it despite overwhelming odds. evelyn winn dixon was ready to give up on life, but found a way to turn things around, and is now an inspiration in a lot of different lives. we get her story of hope and resill yentes tonight from nbc's maria shriver. >> how foolish was that? my life could have ended here. >> reporter: evelyn winn dickson says what brought her to this bridge in 1973 started with one bad decision. she got pregnant during her first semester at college. >> back then, a girl was put to shame. >> reporter: she dropped out, got married and had three more children and by

three of the big snubs were oprah winfrey for "the butler," tom hanks and robert redford in "all is nott." he reacted yesterday. >> we suffered from little to no distribution. so as a result, our distributors either -- i don't know why. they didn't want to spend the money, they were afraid or they just were incapable. we had no campaign to help us cross over into the mainstream. >> he seems pretty cool, calm and collected about it. one of the biggest surprises was that jonah hill's second oscar nomination for "the wolf of wall street," one more than redford has received in his entire career. speaking of "the wolf of wall street" jimmy kimmel has been watching the marketing campaign that has helped get the movie multiple nominations >>> one of the pictures that was nominated, "the wolf of wall street." they are not apologizing for the profanity but embracing it. >> now, it is nominated for five academy awards, including best -- picture, best -- director, martin scorsese, best a actor, leonardo dicaprio. >> i absolutely love it. it is one of the most popular shows on cable television. a c

christian bale got in knocking out tom hanks and robert redford.king out emma thompson. bradley cooper knocked out james gandolfini. 2 it could win the big prize. dennis: your pick for "american hustle", as. >> "12 years a slave" is important film. they have a hard time watching it. "american hustle" is more likeable. dennis: supposed to be entertaining. >> which they like the most and "american hustle" may be it over "12 years a slave." >> i thought one of the interesting stories, the women, what a strong category. four out of the five already have won oscars. >> that is correct. meryl streep nominated for 11th time, breaking her own record. dennis: 18th time? >> amy adams got in knocking out emma thompson. she has not won ever. i'm afraid to amy adams as great as she is in "american hustle", cate blanchett in "blue jasmine." dennis: cate will win it. >> she will win it. dennis: won in '04 or aviator. >> best sporting actress. dennis: first best actress. >> that he was nominated for best actress for elizabeth but lost to gwyneth paltrow for "shake

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tom hanks and robert redford both golden globe nominees for best actor, were also left out.>> one oscar nomination had many people at home and in hollywood shrugging their shoulders. ♪ alone yet not alone >> the title song from the film "alone, yet not alone" was nominated for best original song. it was only released for a week last fall. it's not even listed on websites that track box office receipts. it's billed as a face-based historical drama set during the french and indian war in the 18th century. the film will get a wider release in march. i'm sure a nomination will help them out a lot there. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a live update on the wildfire burning east of los angeles. plus a preview of president obama's announcement to overhaul the nsa surveillance programs. we'll hear from national security and analyst juan zarate. and actor daniel day kim of the hit series "hawaii 5-0" joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www

. >> how all bulk tom hanks in captain phillips.id not get any nominationsand thron did not get any nominations. fruit bell a station that did not receive any nominations. >> let's talk about some of the nominations for the worst pictures. they a nig] = announced that drawn up to was the worst pitcher. >> how about sylvester stallone for bullet to the head. i don't care about the nominations i just want to know how old he is. >> we also have the madea christmas movie. it did not do well. >> our award winning and traffic with george rask. >> let's talk about what is going on. we have been tracking hot spots and now i will just show you where it is still slow. there are a lot of freeways off schedule. >> the east bay freeway where the westbound commute time is over 30 minutes from hercules to berkeley. this is not as slow as we expected for 680 into walnut creek but it is still heavy through san ramon. the nimitz freeway ride is a jail on northbound on all with the san leandro. westbound 580 is still quite slow from livermore in to du

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tom hanks for "captain phillips," oprah winfrey for "the butler" did not get nominations.d it. hollywood lost two classic tv stars on thursday. russell johnson best known as the professor on "gilligan's island" died. >> everyone knew him. >> i don't know what the age cut off was, but he was -- why didn't he get romantic with ginger or mary ann. he was a decorated fighter pilot in world war ii. he had the purple heart. dave madden who played the partridge family's manager robin kincaid. and he made the round on classic tv. appeared on "bewitched," "happy days" and "the love boat." he was 82 years old. >>> following the whirlwind of controversy over homophobic remarks, duck dynasty down 28% from last year. might have thought the opposite would happen, right? >> who knew? >> just one of those things where they get -- still 8.5 million people, still a ton, but way down from before. have a good weekend. i'm brian shactman this is "early today." we hope it is first stop of the day on nbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ before they earned enough cash back from bank of america to help take the show

no nomination for tom hanks or oprah or even robert redford.r 18th nomination, making us remember her first one. here she was, at the time of "the deer hunter" 35 years ago. >>> and a new and breathtakingly close encounter with a humpback whale. take a look at the kayaker with the nerves of steel. he sees a giant fin emerge. he said his boat was actually lifted out of the water. but he just keeps on paddling. it happened in the oceans off norway. >>> and katy perry is touring china tonight and received a surprise gift, a kind of welcome. her hit, "roar," played by the chinese national orchestra with traditional chinese instruments. first, listen to the original. and then, keep listening. ♪ i've got the eye of the tiger a fighter ♪ ♪ step into the fire ♪ >> a chance to hear what katy perry might have sounded like if she had time-traveled back thousands of years ago to ancient china. >>> and up next, a football player who cannot hear. just one win from the super bowl. how does he read lips and play america's toughest sport? he is "america strong,

. >> some of the biggest snubs are tom hanks for "captain phillips". and emma thompson from "saving mr. banks" and oprah winfrey for "the butler". out of all nominees "gravity" pulled in $250 million in north maeshg lone. >> just ahead at 4:00 sound of success. what makes seattle stadium so loud, fans, or the build something >> both. >> first lady gets personal to make college affordable for everybody. and later... >> this is national fig newton day. one company is making it cupcake day. why? check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> president obama looking to basketball hall of famer magic johnson for an assist to getting yo

the craziest thing i've done to my you know in my life that far and i remember i've been to tom hanks being probably the most focus actor i had seen you know at that stage also. very high very just just a really an actor that you're lucky to work with jim i just do it yes he did great . cal burley on facebook wants to know if you want to stay in the movie business long term i do you know and if it was an acting there's other aspects of it i love the whole process of making movies and putting on plays and it's it's hard to imagine me you know leaving that anytime soon and oslo tweets stanley kubrick lived directed how would they have turned vs the spielberg version two were mostly directed no actually that that's. actually glad to get that question that's a common misconception from the beginning had presented the project to spielberg as a stanley kubrick production of a steven spielberg film all kudos in going to direct no he wanted to and it was a big loss to everybody because this was a film that he wanted to use to come a little bit back into the spotlight and do some interviews th

"apollo 13"back to with tom hanks, the harry potter movies. yes, it's a new business model.usly people will pay a certain amount of money for documentary movies. rings"u see "lord of the in imax, kerry potter, things like that, that is special. , michael bay film part of "transformers." he filmed part of it with imax cameras. spectacular. >> when i was going to school trying to learn french, guess where i work? >> at imax? no way. soda was this, my popcorn was that. how much will people really pay? they paid the equivalent of $23. in new york city, about $20. we have almost no complaints, because you get what you pay for. it's a really special experience. if you think of watching a film like "gravity" on a small device or small screen, it is a value. >> there comes a point where people -- will there come a point where people think about imax like -- maybe not apple, but maybe think of you as a consumer technology company? because you are making these home theater systems for $2 million, 250 thousand dollars, and it computes what something like sony brought via television --

know her well or the lady me out really got to play a little as well as yeah road with lucky guy tom hanks is there nor is. those lima done in the nation or wow yeah well you know one of the things that nora ephron had was such a point of view that a lot of women like yes i agree yeah yet you kind of burst through the walls and said you know being a woman is this but then nora was so a powered herself that you know women just really aspired to be her and i think linda dunham's the same when she she's vulnerable like like nora would be she also had great moan abilities in her characters and you know lean is kind of. says it like it is for so many people not just her generation but all of us know it was so funny yeah she was really a funny funny woman and she's one of those people i didn't know her for a long time but i did get to know her a bit in the last few years and she's one of those people who just loved life and she loved other people she loved being a champion for other people and going back to little if we go back to glee i'm waiting on them hopefully but you know you based of pick

his new movie, alongside tom hanks and emma thompson is called "saving mr.iday, please say hello to colin farrell. [ applause ] >> how you doing? >> good. it's been a while, i think, since i've seen you. >> i've been told three and a half years. >> that's too long. how's your mother doing? >> you are still thin and handsome. i think you have lost a couple. the last two are the hardest? >> the last two are the hard ones. because it's like two whole pizzas. >> i think your mom was living with you last time, right. >> was she really? >> i may have blanked it out. >> or maybe she was just visiting. >> i think she was -- she was in the early stages. yeah. she used to make two trips over to ireland a year and three months see the grandkids. stand three months -- of sorts. >> that was enough? >> yeah. i love my mother and having my stuff cleaned for me and drawers rearranged? back in the days, when i was a kid, she used to rearrange my pornography material. >> did she? >> the covers were not subtle. back in the days of vhs, of course. >> talking about my band leade

now some big names did not get an oscar nomination include being tom hanks. the oscars will be handed out march 2nd at the don'tby theater -- don'tby theater and the comedian will be hosting that show. >>> coming up on mornings on 2, let's check in the newsroom. >>> well, it could be the biggest scandal in air force history. what three dozen officers are accused of doing and it could put nuclear weapons in jeopardy. they saved a baby falling out of a sharping -- shopping cart in alaska and this special help for through less veterans, that is up next on mornings on 2. >>> how is the toll plaza? >> well, dave and pam, we have a backup of about 25 minutes before you actually make it on to the bridge so give yourself plenty of time and usually once you get on to the bridge it is about an 11 minute drive. we are looking being at slow traffic on the nimitz freeway and you can see in hayward it begins to slow down as you drive south and head down to the fremont area. when you get there, there you can see traffic is beginning to get crowded on the way into the valley

tom hanks wasn't dominated for playing walt disney.ican hustle" took that spot. "american hustle" got nominated in all the categories. that happened last week with "silver linings playbook." so there's something magical about that, where people in the academy just love the way that he gets actor together. >> to put you on the spot, if you had to pick one of the best picture nominees it would be -- >> "12 years a slave." >> we have a nominee on the phone who made his film debut in captain phillips. good morning and congratulations. >> good morning. >> can i twist the line from the movie and say, i'm the oscar nominee now. how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling great. i'm really humbled and honored to be nominated for an oscar. more than a dream that came true. >> barkov, we saw you at the golden globes. what has this whole experience been like for you? you started off as a limo driver and now you're a oscar nominee. >> you know, that's the story of my life. it's just -- you have to live with it each day. but, you know, i'm really excited a

. >>> oprah and tom hanks shut out of the oscars, now on "extra." >> get ready for the leo, sandra, and julia show. the oscar race is on. >> what would it mean for you if you did get another oscar? >> i'm at oscars headquarters with the big surprises and the how could they snubs. >>> kate gosselin's twins getting their revenge? their cringe worthy interview on the "today" show. >> mady? your words. the most wordless i've heard them all morning. >> did the kids intentionally sabotage kate's appearance? >>> bieber's naked photo fears. what's on his phone just seized by detectives.

. >>> the oscar nominations are out -- >> among some of the biggest snubs are tom hanks and oprah winfrey> we begin with some disturbing pictures said to show american troops in iraq burning iraqi insurgent bodies. that could end up being a war crime. even though we blurred the pictures, i need to warn you they are graphic and difficult to look at. it says all of the pictures have been sent to the pentagon, where a spokesman released this statement . . . >>> for more, i'm joined from miami from the corn from served in afghanistan in 2005 and 2006. and brandon freeman who is also the author of "the war i always wanted: the inlugs of glory and the reality of war." colonel what is your response to these pictures? >> these pictures reminded me of my time in afghanistan as the senior judge advocate for lawyer for forces. one of my many duties was to look at and investigation allegations of wrongdoing or war crimes by u.s. or foreign forces. >> you had to invest gait somewhat similar situations? >> in one case in particular it was in fact a situation involving the burning of taliban bodies. >>

banks, tom hanks would get nominated for that. oscar loves the coen brothers, but didn't come through for them this time. >> how about you ben? >> i tend to agree with bill in the snub i think was flawed. two or three weeks ago if you looked on offshore gambling accounts to see who the favorite in best actor was, it was a two man race. so i was very surprised that robert redford didn't get a best actor nod, but it is an amazing year for actors. and oprah winfrey surprised me too. >> bill doesn't seem surprised he laughed. what about open pa? sgrfrms well, just that oprah doesn't get to win everything. she didn't get the nobel prize this year either. [ laughter ] >> let's go toment some of the positives, bill, what nominations were you glad to see and who do you think were the favorites. >> i tend to favor gravity and 12 years as slave. but the acting in american hustle, the technical brilliance of gravity, and just the sober drama of 12 years a slave, each of them are definitely a worthy best-picture winner. >> ben how about your

>> yeah, tom hanks you say one of the fine actors. motivation for me, you know?ke we have to become the character, you know? talking with my friends and saying we have to become the character. we have to do all we can for this. so we came out. i used a lot of imagination, just became the character. >> what a fantastic story. captain phillips is in theaters now. also available on dvd, blu-ray and digital download. backhad, congratulations! >> congratulations! how exciting. >> thank you. >>> up next, sure a lot to tell but in california but the state's severe drought has a lot to do with government bureaucracy. you're watching "morning joe." we will be right back. so what's better, bigger or smaller? [ all ] bigger! now let's say a friend invites you over and they have a really big, really fun pool. and then another friend invites you over who has a much smaller, less fun pool. which pool would you rather go to? does the big pool have piranhas? i believe so. does it have a dinosaur that can turn into a robot and chop the water like a karate ninja? yeah. wait, what?

the real miracle is that tom hanks has not made this movie.thern california. voluntary evacuations underway. >> and there are spot fires entries in the neighborhood. thick smoke is covering the high school, and some kids were dropped off before their parents learned of the fire. and much of california is under a red flag warning because of the dry conditions. lawrence from kpi jones us. >> this is one for the record books. high pressure continues along the west coast. joss a dominating ridge of high pressure sending any chance of rain well to the north of california keeping us high and dry for now. and the mountains are very dry. hardly any snow as well. red flag warnings up for much of california as the fire danger is also running high. we have the strong offshore winds gusting over 40 and in some cases 50 miles per hour. humidity levels less than 10%. it's bone dry in the mountains, and that's why we are so concerned about fire danger. on top of that it has been so dry, extreme drought conditions across a good part of california severe droug

the support for "captain phillips" was just not there for tom hanks or best director. >> bruce dern,n't know that a lot of people have yet seen this movie. >> you should. >> going to get that post-oscars nod. >> absolutely. >> alexander payne is a big oscar favorite. he got nominated for best director and a lot of people didn't expect that. >> it's a beautiful film. >> but you look at that lineup for best picture. >> amazing, nine pictures in all were nominated. could have nominated ten but just went with nine. left on the outside was "saving mr. banks," i guess. >> so sad. that was my favorite. >> i really thought -- i loved the movie too. >> i loved that story. >> critics weren't crazy about it, but i kept saying the academy is going to love it. it's about moviemaking. >> i cried the last 15 minutes but it was like tears of joy. >> yeah. >> and emma thompson -- >> i know. >> huge surprise. >> i think it's a three-way race really for best picture. "american hustle," "gravity" and "12 years a slave." >> you have to think "12 years a slave." >> i'm going to say "american hustle". >> t