. >>> warner brothers announced they will be making "gilligan's island" into a feature film. >>> jennifer lawrence says she wants younger generations to be protected. >> the word fat i think should be illegal to say the word fat on tv. if we are regulating cigarettes and cuss words because of the effect of people. >>> actress sophie tells the daily mail that the costumes worn don't get washed and they have taken on a stinky smell, as you can imagine. >> i think with the budget they have now. >> if you think about it -- maybe they can make a duplicate of each one. >> they could do that. that is a lot of time. i'm mara schiavocampo. this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> a d.c.ñr police officer seto appear before a judge today on charges he waskoko prostituti t girls. about an attempted6m abduction a sool ini] northern virginia as attack prepares to face a judgei >>> new this morning, at least >>> new this morning, at leao p brand-new megaÑi millionaires. unless you traveledç!buq"s of miles to buy your ticket, we're sorry to say it's probably n

the three hour tour, warner brothers announcing they will make "gilligan's island" into a feature film. >> they better do this right. >> the actor will be good. >> you're responsible. >> reporter: you can blame me if it doesn't turn out as well as you want it to. >>> jennifer lawrence says she wants younger generations to be protected from criticism that she's received. >> and the word fat, i think it should be illegal to call somebody fat on tv. if we're regulating cigarettes and sex and cuss words because of the effect it has on our younger generation, why aren't we regulating things like calling people fat? >>> downton abbey, actress sophie, who plays daisy, tells "the daily mail" that the ornate costumes worn don't get washed to help preserve the look, they say. they've taken on a stinky smell. >> will you bring out odiferous? >> odiferous. >> i learned a new word today. >> i wear the same tie, same shirt every day. you don't have to worry about that. i'm richard lui. this is nbc "early today." we hope it's your first stop of the day. >>> leading the news in this morning's covingto

warner brothers believes people snowed in back east were unable to get to the theater.an believe that. disney's frozen was second, and a madea christmas debuted and came in third. hunger games and thor rounded out the top five. the box office for this year remains just slightly ahead of last year's record, a total of $10.8 billion. >>> that will do it for abc7 news at 6:00. i'm ama daetz, for leigh glaser, colin rush, and mike shumann in florida, thank you for joining us. we'll be back at 9:00 and 11:00. see you then. we're always on abc7news.com.

warner brothers believes people snowed in back east were unable to go to the theater. "frozen" came in second at $22 million. tyler perry's "madea christmas" came in third. "hunger games" and "thor" round out the top five. the box office for this year remains slightly ahead of last year's record totals of $10.8 billion. >>> that will do it for abc 7 news at 9:00. thank you so much for joining us. our next news cast is at 11:00 over on abc 7. you can always get our latest updates on abc7.com. >> you are watching "bloopers!" let's go. i'm dean cain. welcome to "bloopers!" did you know the first vehicle with willes was

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sort of fondling me with and that it is really a difficult environment to work in and i'm sure warner brothers cringes at the overtime that we rack up because i just i can't stop laughing so it's there's nothing good about it it's just sort of this is a serious yes this is not gone with the wind this is not going all the way and never do. go see use asks what's your stance on getting congress to participate in gear suis as a team building exercise that's a great idea if if if the if the republicans democrats could cross the aisle and participate in a scavenger hunt. i think that they well they certainly can get any less done than they're getting now correct that shine on sean asked knowing what you know no what would you tell your younger self you know i deal with the question means. i think i might tell myself to be to be patient. persistent gave up engine bug tweets words you're a former white house intern under clinton yes did you leave the political scene early were you interested involved and i was i for some reason grew up thinking that i was going to go into politics i think that i thou

sort of fondling me with and that it is really a difficult environment to work in and i'm sure warner brothers cringes at the overtime that we rack up because i just i can't stop laughing so it's there's nothing good about it it's just sort of this chronic is a serious yes this is not gone with the wind this is not going all the way and you know never to. go see use asks what's your stance on getting congress to participate in gear suis as a team building exercise that's a great idea if if if the if the republicans democrats could cross the aisle and participate in a scavenger hunt. i think that they well they certainly can get any less done than they're getting now correct that shine on sean asked knowing what you know no what would you tell your younger self no idea what the question means. i think i might tell myself to be to be patient. persistent not to give up engine bug tweets words you're a former white house intern under clinton yes did you leave the political scene were you interested involved and i was i for some reason grew up thinking that i was going to go into politics i think t

to have a business like people at warner brothers. >> reporter: with big donations, equipped with a $1.2lion state of the art recording studio. the country's only music business magnate program is designed to give students practical real world experience in this competitive and ever changing field. in nashville alone some 56,000 jobs are tied to music. >> we sign artists to a credit. we create the image and we create the music. >> reporter: it focuses on songwriting, audio production and the business side of the industry. students in the record label class are also responsible for finding and promoting artists and making sure they get vocal training. recording sessions are also available for any students in nashville public schools. >> it's not easy. even from the singing to the promoting to the creative side and your look has to match your--what you're doing. >> reporter: so what's been the biggest thing you've learned about the music business? >> probably how the whole record is put together from the recording to publishing to the sound. >> reporter: five-time grammy winning brothers o

. >> warner brothers is making a movie version of "gilligan's island," the subject of tonight's -- >> live from the red eye debate center." >> welcome back. the film version of the 1960s show about seven castaways will be written by josh gadd. th yes, he appeared in "book of mormon." no word which character he will play. rumors that lena dunham will play the skip irare unfounded. >> that is a shame. >> that is a shame. >> sherrod, i grew up on this awesome but -- >> come on. >> i'm going to go to you first. >> "gilligan's island." >> do you think it's wrong to be a movie? >> what is it going to be like? weep "leave it to beaver." it would be like "survivor." >> there's going to be weird kind of "lord of the flies" meets carnal knowledge. >> they'll sex it up. gilligan will have a six-pack. have his shirt off all the time. >> as our prominent african-american at the table do you think they should have a -- >> what do you mine. >> should they keep it as pure as the professor's white shirt? >> you can make it comical and still new and don't make it too filthy? >> all i'm saying, andy, my

. >> 16, 17 years old, have a business like 25-year-old people at warner brothers. >> with big donations procon high school is equipped with a $1.2 million state-of-the-art music studio, to give students practical world experience in this competitive ever change field. in nashville, 56,000 jobs are tied to music. >> we sign artists to a contract, we create the image and the music. >> focusing on audio recording and the business of the industry. students in the record class are also responsible for finding and promoting artists and making sure they get vocal training. recordinrecording contracts are available for any student in school. >> this is not easy. from the singing to the promoting to the creative side, and your look has to match your -- what you're doing. >> so what's been the biggest thing you've learned about the music business? >> probably how a whole record is put together from the recording to the publishing to the sound. >> five time grammy winning and producing brothers cedric and victor caldwell, oversee. 70% of the kids they see are financially disadvantaged. >> they are

. >>> will there -- will their aisle be anything but vile1234 warner brothers is making a remake of "ate center. >> welcome back to the "red eye" debate center. deadline hollywood reports that the film classic of the 1960s show about seven castaways will be written by josh gad. yes, that josh gad. the actor for appearing in the musical "the book of mormon" and he will star in it, but no word which charkt at the he will play. words that lena done ma'am will play the skipper is unfounded. >> that is a shame. >> sherrod, i grew up on this awesome, yet tear -- show. >> do you think it is wrong to do the movie? >> what will it be like? we had "leave it to beaver,"" my three sons" and everything was young and innocent. now it would be like "survivor." >>- q. i there is going to be -- >> there is going to be weird "lord of the flies" meets" carnal knowledge." >> i think they sex it up and gilligan has abs. >> should they at add a black person or soil the original national tee of the show? >> do you mean at fox? what was the rest? >> i don't remember. >> should they keep it as pure as the pro

the high bid, the desolation of smog debuting in first place and earning nearly $74 million for warner brotherser one, disney's fraises slipping to second place bringing in just over 22 million. tyler perry's idea christmas opened in third place, $16 million. in the music world, beyonce shattering records it reader self titled surprise alban, the fastest selling ever on the itunes torte with an unprecedented 830,000 albums sold in just three days. that is in sta contrast to lady gaunt house new album, are pop. it sold a dismal 250,000 copies in its first week and will reportedly cost interscope records $25 million in promotional campgn costs forcing, some say, layoffs. we would like to take a moment to give you a sneak peek of a new book shorten the grip national media and to become a welcome a favorite over the holiday season and into the new year. it is called the people, winning back the country with knowledge that empowers ideas that matter and solutions that work. written by this fellow dobbs. a doggone new boat -- good luck. it is great. debuts january 7th. the great thing about america i

warner brothers in burbank and it will run in theaters starting next month.i think it will be a show to watch. >> absolutely think so. >>> now to a story about the world's most popular band doing something amazing. one direction has sent a message to a student wounded in the arapahoe school shooting. 17-year-old claire davis, huge fan of one direction, was shot by a fellow student. she's in a coma. some of her friends launched a social media campaign to try to get one direction to send her a message, and they did. listen up. >> what happened to you is terrible. something we can't bear to think about. we wanted russia to share our love with you, all of our prayers with you and your family. >> way to go, guys. hope she can hear that and appreciate how cool it is. >>> mariah carey is in hot water for a concert she gave last weekend because she performed for a dictator. she performed for josÈ eduardo dos santos and his family. she made a million bucks on the show, but human rights activists are not happy. they say that the only billionaire in angola has ordered t

it's a joint branch held for distributor warner brothers. >> you need to get your own hobbit, a creaturee money to spend and spend it on things that matter to them. >> hugely popular. >> you can go to new zealand and see it. northwestern. >>> cell phones are banned in the air but that could soon change. >> i hope not. >> the story when we come back. before using her new bank of america credit card, which rewards her for responsibly managing her card balance. before receiving $25 toward her balance each quarter for making more than her minimum payment on time each month. tracey got the bankamericard better balance rewards credit card, which fits nicely with everything else in life she has to balance. that's the benefit of responsibility. apply online or visit a bank of america near you. [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] get the all-new 2014 cla250 starting at just $29,900. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to

and warner brothers, it's wooing fans of the new hobbit movie with tickets costing $40, and that's without fancy, flush seat, an advance copy to watch at home. we'll see if people jump on that deal. hope you enjoyed baby lucas. melissa's going to be back monday at 5 p.m. have a great weekend, and "the willis report" is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everybody, i'm gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report," a user's guide to taxes. your tax questions answered from estate taxes to obamacare. we've got you covered. this is your time to chime in. we're including your e-mails, tweets and your phone calls. also the legal battle over a cross erected for war veterans. a judge orders it taken down, but will it be removed? we're watching out for you tonight on the willis report. ♪ ♪ gerri: welcome to "the willis report," your show, your money, your voice.

warner brothers gives them $75 million to make this script that nobody can understand, right? >> right. >> wouldn't happen today. >> and things could get even worse unless something is done in cyberspace to stop people from downloading. >> what we have done for 15 years is not to put any speed bumps, any technological blocks in the way of individuals so that the conclusion that the younger generation in particular draws is, if it's so easy, it can't be wrong, and that's really what we have to bring to an end. >> can you do anything? >> i think the best you can do is slow them down a little bit. part of the pro-- look, if we could freeze-- >> is that the best you can do? >> i think so. >> it's a game. >> sure. >> it's like sport. >> it is a sport, and there are people that are very, very good at it. >> movie piracy is still a huge business. at the end of 2010, the los angeles police department's antipiracy task force reported that since 2004, it had seized more than $90 million worth of illegal goods and made nearly 500 arrests. as for gerardo arellano, the man illinois police

showcase and i'm working with chris hemsworth again on a movie called "heart of the sea" for warner brothers. it's a project, in fact, chris brought to me. another really challenging acting role for him. and a pleasure. i hope i get to work with daniel bruhl again. and the courage both actors showed and, frankly, what they achieved, again, working quickly. but working hard and well. i'm very proud of them. >> rose: congratulations. >> thanks. >> rose: niki lauda is here. he is a three-time formula 1 world champion. he's also a living legend in racing. in 196 his rivalry with britain's james hunt fascinated fans around the world midway through the championship he was trapped in a burning car for almost a minute and returned to racing only 42 days later. his comeback has been called one of the most heroic acts in the history of sports. the story of that thrilling year in formula 1 racing has been turned into a film by oscar-winning director ron howard. i'm pleased to have niki lauda at that this table for the first time. he is not only a great champion but a man of great courage it's a pleasur

warner brother's "the hobbit," taking the top spot.>> $73.7 million in sales. "frozen" falling to number two in the third weekend while bringing the overall domestic ticket total to $164.4 million. not bad. >> it's frauzen. >> andrew mentioned "the hobbit," t-- >> it's like a problem with the air and l.a. >> smaug. >> here's our own eunice eun with a look at real life desolation from smog. >> try breathing in this town. the desolation of smaug hits theaters in china next year, but the desolation of smog is already here. cities are battling with what's known here as the airpacolypse. people here live in fear of the death cloud. but the state media has been making the most of it and that it could block potential military strikes. smog could be one of the last dragons of middle earth, but our smog can be seen from space. cnbc, beijing. >> good story. >>> still to come on "squawk box," our newsmaker of the morning. aig boss bob benmosche will have his company's multibillion dollar deal today. plus his outlook for the new year. >>> first, t

$100 million first four preliminaries and warnedder brothers took all the risk and suing to snag 75 million bucks more. they're miffed because time warner and paid the wine steens only for the first one. weinstein brothers say this is about freed and ingratitude. warner says the wine steens committed one of the great blunders in movie history. and i think warner may have a point on that one. dave and lori? david: very interesting. it is amazing. they got $100 million for doing practically nothing other than signing in '98. >> always ask for more, dave. david: yeah. the other funny thing "the hobbit" is nowhere near as successful and popular as the "lord of the rings" was? >> first one came out and made a billion dollars. this will build on a billion dollars. it is building on previous. david: i was wrong on that one. i like the old version better, the "lord of the rings." >> there you go. david: thanks a lot, dennis. lori: one of the most unusual hotels on the planet is open for business. you need to book your rooms before it melts away. of course ready to pay a hefty price tag. details when we go "off the desk." david: facebook questio

that would be the famously wine scene brothers, harvey, the meaner one and the other one, two time warnerey say the case is about greed and in gratitude and $75 million water says they committed, quote, one of the great blunders in movie history. warner may have a.on that. cheryl: coming up next we will take off with sky mall. kevin wise will be here with the new horizon company. what is sky mall? ♪ [ bell ringing, applause ] five tech stocks with more than a 10%... change in after-market trading. ♪ all the tech stocks with a market cap... of at least 50 billion... are up on the day. 12 low-volume stocks... breaking into 52-week highs. six upcoming earnings plays... that recently gapped up. [ male announcer ] now the world is youtrading floor. get real-time market scanning wherever you are with the mobile trader app. from td ameritrade. mm. mm-hmm. [ enne revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz your wish list at the winter event going on now -- but hurry, the offers end december 31st. [ sant] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease the 2014 glk350 f $419

brother's hometown. the city houses the national museum of the united states air force. the largest and oldest military aviation museum. and we risibly visited with time warner cable to bring you some of the local literary and historic cultures. >> today and they are is a really great collection here, obviously from our name, wright state university, you can tell that we are named for wilbur and orville wright and the university creates that inventive spirit of the wright brothers. and there is power in this story

brothers. the city now houses the national newseum of united states air force, the world's largest and oldest military aviation newseum. booktv recently visited dayton with help of our local partner time warner cable to bring you some of the cities local literary and historic culture. >> today we're in the archives at wright state university in dayton, ohio. the special collections and archives to partner with the wright brothers collection lives. it has a really great home here at wright state university. from our name, wright state university, you can tell we are named for wilbur and orville wright, and the university carries on that inventive and creative spirit of the wright brothers. so they're appropriate for their manuscript and trails and photographs to be right here. there's power in the story of all of this invention and creativity and that carries over to why the collections at wright state, we like to think we're carrying on the legacy of the wright brothers an innovative and creative spirit. the wright brothers collection at wright state, we have the wright brothers record -- report card of what he did at school. here we've got a few report card of wilbur and he was quite a good

brothers. the city now houses the national museum of the united states air force, the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum. booktv recently visited dayton with the help of our local partner time warner cable to bring you some of the city's local literary and historical chair. >> today we are in the archives at wright state university. the special collection and archives department with the wright collection lives. it has a really great home here. obviously from our name wright state university we are named for wilder and oracle wright and the university carries on that creative spiritbur and oracle wd the university carries on that creative spirit of the wright brothers. oldest creativity carries over to theoldest creativity carries to the collections at wright state. in the wright brothers collection here we have the wright brothers report card, a record of what they did at school so here we have a few report cards of wilbur. he was quite a good student. in algebra in the 80s and 90s most of the time. he went to central high school in dayton and richmond high school in indiana. the report cards let us know what they were studying in school and what their foundation was for their fu