on the warner brothers lot. and since this studio was founded in 1923, tens of thousands of tv shows and films have been created here. so throughout this behind the s tour of the "friends" home. let's start at the beginning. the early titles of the show, what were you considering? >> insomnia cafe. we were driving down the street and i saw this place and thought that was an amazing name and really interesting setting. why not go with that one? >> i don't think the network liked it. then we talked about "friends like us." "the six of us." "across the hall." >> i just want to be married again. >> we ended up simply with "friends." >> and i just want a million dollars. >> our partner kevin bright said if we get a good time slot you can call it kevorkian for all i care. you know. >> "mad about you" opened thursday night at 8:00. we put it right after "mad about you" not a bad lead-in, a young adult marriage. >> voila. >> and then the lead-out was "seinfeld." >> when i'm driving i let people in ahead of me all the ti

warner brothers has announced dates for too long discussed movies. sheehan who reads is set to return in the 4th matrix movie now slated for theaters on may 21st 2021 way and we may yet se ezra miller in his own film. warner brothers says the flash will be released 7/1/2022.miller played the super speedy hero in7 teens just asleep. russell big nomination for paris sitsouth korean movies up for best ensemble at the sag awards just the second foreign language film to receive such a nomination, the awards 26 year history, the first life is beautiful which went on to win the oscar for best foreign language film in hollywoo i'm david dead. and just a little peek outside we're checking in on the bay bridge deck. morning traffic stepped up in the cash lanes roads are wet. so you should get out there a little early and give yourself so extra time and we're still tracking a major hot spot in palo ao one oh one shut down in both directions, we'll have details coming up in a live report. >>welcome back to the kron 4 morning news, thanks for waking up with us be

we have two movies with warner brothers in partnership with warner brothers, two with mgm, with sony,ith paramount. >> people like tom hanks that i would not normally associate with mattel. >> that's right. he's in partnership with us together with paramount for major matt mason the barbie project is also one that's going to be really exciting in partnership with warner brothers. margot robie is the main actor. >> this is because of your background which is not traditional toys. >> that's right. i have a strong background in content and i.p. and this is really the opportunity that i saw more in the mid to long term in terms of commercializing our brands and finding transformative opportunities for us to be part of other verticals that are directly adjacent to the toy industry think film, television, live events, consumer product, merchandise, games, music all of which represent tremendous opportunity for a company like mattel that own such a strong collection of colossal generational global brands that have so much resonance and appeal. >> toys, traditionally 85% of the industry made

," the newspaper where scruggs worked, says scruggs is being unfairly depicted and are asking warner brothers a disclaimer in the movie. this morning wilde now speaking out tweeting, contrary to a swath of recent headlines i do not believe that kathy traded sex for tips. nothing in my research suggests that she did so and it was never my intention to suggest she had. that would be ang appalling and misogynistic dismissal of the difficult work. eastwood is also defending the research behind the film. >> well, there's only so much research you can do. you can't live inside the people because they no longer exist. she did find the answer to it so how she did it, nobody probably will ever probably really know. >> in a statement warner brothers said the film is based on a wide range of highly credible sourced material. "richard jewell" hits theaters today. >>> more are coming forward to say their ring home security cameras have been hacked. a texas homeowner says a stranger hacked into his camera and demanded a ransom. in other cases, people are reporting strange voices talking to them in their li

it makes things up. >> here's a response from warner brothers to your letter.g other things it's unfortunate and the ultimate irony having been a part of the rush of judgment over richard jewell is now trying to malign our film makers and cast. brian, you reviewed the film for cnn, what did you make of it? how much of this issue affects the rest of the film? >> well, i think it really sullys the film. the film operates on two tracks. the part about richard jewell which is sympathetic to him and well done is offset by the way the fbi and the media are such caricatures as his tormentors. i really don't think you can divorce the movie from the broader context. here's a movie that although it's set in the past, is -- it deals with a situation that shows the media and the fbi in the most unflattering light possible at a moment where both of them are basically under siege. and when you throw into the fact that clint eastwood is outspoken about his conservative politics. he gave the empty speech to barack obama at the 2020 convention, it feels like this is a movie des

sources now there's 0 evidence for that and the the newspaper newspaper has threatened d'souza warner brothers the makers of the movie for the unfair. picture i have to say whatever the facts of the case are the to trail of the journalist in this film is the weakest bit of the film it's the only point where sort of slips into lazy caricature and in some ways it's kind of ironic because his whole message with this movie is not to judge people based on appearances that he seems to be doing this in the case of this this character and this approach film wants that yeah i kind of dismiss that argument i think it has to do with the fact that we're judging everything based on what can't people are in and people put clint eastwood in the conservative camp and judge just as proton film i don't see it that way i see it as a really well done movie about an american hero and a warning to not judge based on appearances to not jump to just scott always thanks very much and we hope that mr eastwood is perhaps nominated with this movie maybe maybe it keeps going with safe sex anyway. govern and a kind of wood

warner brothers says the complaint is baseless.ge of highly credible source material. eastwood says the newspaper is trying to rationalize what it did. if the film-makers don't have the evidence to back that up. they should admit it is fiction. "time" magazine's pick as "person of the year," 16-year-old climate activist greta thunberg was controversial. president trump drew intense flak from mocking her, that she should work on anger management program. they thought it would be -- "washington free beacon" touted biggest exclusive the time before, the time had picked whistleblower. not much of an exclusive when it turns out not to be true. check out the media buzz meter podcast. subscribe at apple itunes, google play, fox news podcast.com or on your amazon device to help you also follow our facebook page. we post my daily columns there. let us know what you think about all the issues we talked about here. impeachment, ig, whatever twitter @howard kurtz. we're back sunday morni heather: monday december 16th, happening right now at 4:

out to frozen to beat out president who said as he went down in clint warner brothers went down that that was the big shock to you know what barely anyone what see clint eastwood's richard royal mail from much of an audience to mind you put in 60 plus millions expect when 40 plus they have a franchise their frozen to got taken out which interesting. >>warner brothers had just awful movies this shaft the good liar kitchen doctor cold facts and joe fresh is this is 3rd big hit this year for sony. coming out of tough times we want to well because he's got a big studio down in southern california and california means it's media industry to have more than just disney dominated box office okay and then we'll wrap it up with a quick your question this one coming to us from margaret and rob market wants to know will weight watchers stock go up. >>now that oprah winfrey has resigned. oprah winfrey's worth about $4 billion and the purse is making money on the oprah winfrey citing the office over his or over. she signed on for another 5 years keep in mind when she did this actually all the shar

>>warner brothers has released the first trailer for wonder woman 1984 they'll returns as the super heroine the sequel which reaches theaters june 5th. >>the critics like the irishman martin scorsese mob epic leads this year's nominations for the critics choice awards with 14 odds. once upon a time in hollywood is close behind with 12 nominations and little women receive night, the 25th annual critics choice awards are set for january 12 2 today is a very special day actor gary sinise continues to make a difference for military families over the weekend more than 1700 family members of fallen us military heroes took the snowball express the gary sinise foundation's annual trips to disney world in orlando, florida for fun and camaraderie and healing all expenses paid in hollywood, i'm david and. >>and on the kron 00:04am morning news, the foreign at 49 ers and saints may play an instant classic we have the highlights and reaction from the niners after a 3. before we hear from us players, let's head outside to show you bay bridge toll plaza. yikes lot of car. a lot of fog. a lot of mass we'll

now this movie is distributed by warner brothers. it will be in theaters starting christmas day.w. >> they convicted an innocent man. i was always taught to fight for the people who need the help the most. ♪ >> i sat down with brian stephenson whose book "just mercy, a true story of the fight for justice" inspired the movie. he is also an executive producer of the film. you take people to death row and give us some insight into part of the judicial system most people don't even want to think about. >> right. >> why tell this story now? >> well, i continue to worry about what's happened in this country. we have the highest rate of incarceration in the world. we went from a prison population of about 300,000 in 1972 to 2.2 million today. we have 6 million people on probation and parole in this country. there's 70 million americans are criminal arrest histories, which means when they try to get jobs or loans, they're disfavored by that arrest history. we have a criminal justice system that treats you better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. that's not fair,

it's dist ribbited my warner brothers and will be in theaters starting on christmas day. >> they convictedcent man. i was always taut to fight for the people who need it the most. >> you don't know what it is down there. they ain't got to have no evidence. >> how many of you all with with walter that morning? >> you ain't quitting? >> no, sir. . we all with you. >> i have to say i had a chance to see it. it is a powerful movie. i sat down with brian stevenson who's book, a true story of the site fight for justice, inspired the movie. he is also an exactive producer. >> you take people to death row and give us some insight into the judicial system most people don't want too think about. why tell this story now? >> i cannontinue to worry about what's happened. we have the highest rate of intaursration in the world. we went from about 300,000 in 1972 to 2.2 million today. we have 6 million people on parole, 70 million americans with criminal arrest hist rears. when they try to get jobs or loans they're disfavored by that arrest history. we have a criminal justice system if you're rich and gui

that's when the sitcom is expected to roll out warner brothers new service hbo max. >> my mom just startedatching "friends." i'll start watching this and now she's so into it so she's been bingeing. >> hurry up before it leaves. i don't blame her. japan airlines is giving away 50,000 free plane tickets to international tourists this summer. >> so cool. of course there are a few catches, though. you must be registered with the airline's frequent flier program and you'll have to visit destinations they deem, quote, off the beaten path. so not major major or aosaka. you won't know where you're going until a few days after you apply. tokyo hosted the city this summer. applications open in late february. any part of japan is beautiful. i would say do it. >> that's cool. >>> we have much more coming up at 6:30 including this. >> reporter: it's about that time to say good-bye to 2019 and hello to 2020. a lot of people expected to pack the embarcadero to celebrate the new year's eve celebrations. we have everything you need to know coming up after this. >>> where are you from? >> i'm from san fran

. >> she came onto the warner brothers lot and i was like, i got the part, holy cow.goes, you look just like richard. you look just like my son. >> jimmy: wow. >> and she says you're doing things like him that you don't even know you're doing like him. it felt like the ultimate signoff to get her approval. >> jimmy: i would imagine so. were you intentionally doing things like him? >> i was looking for bombs in the office. no. i was very -- i think just inherent stuff, you know. we do have similar tendencies and traits, you know. i'm sure. >> jimmy: you do, you think so, huh? >> more than, a lot of the characters i play, whether good guys or scummy guys, i got a lot in common with a lot of them. there's a reason i get these parts, know what i mean? there's a reason. >> jimmy: do you think that clint eastwood is someone you will keep in touch with regularly? over the course of your life? >> god, i hope so. i hope he's not sick of me. he's been seeing a lot of me recently. i make him laugh, too, you know. i'm the same -- i don't know how to put on airs. i'm the same pers

suddenly you see prince videos from warner brothers do the same thing. ♪ tonight we're gonna party like stations. i mean, people -- he had a real underground cult following him. he was a very sexy, hot performer. ♪ the sweat of your body covers me ♪ ♪ can you, my darling, can you picture this ♪ >> prince loved the idea that he was taking his punk-funk music and turning it on to a white audience, and that wouldn't have happened if not for mtv. ♪ this is what it sounds like when doves cry ♪ >> when i was younger, i always said that one day i was going to play all kinds of music and not be judged for the color of my skin, but the quality of my work. ♪ i only want to see you ♪ i only want to see you ♪ in the purple rain >> prince had a great androgyny. he blurred the gender line. he sings, he writes, he plays. every time i see him it's just like, really? okay, i quit. ♪ >> when he plays guitar, it's just part of his body in a way that i've never really seen before, and it's not contrived. it's just -- it's just happening. >> what was his music? was it r&b? his music was just straight down t

-based customer service team is on hand to help.e, to learn mo to consumercellular.tv warner brotherss. >> kf.org. >> the ford foundation.is working withnaries on the frontlines of social changerl ide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions:nd and frof the newshour. >> this program was made possible by e corporation for nsblic broadcasting. and by contributo your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the stage is now set for the u.s. house ofs representati impeach the president of the united states. the latest moves came earlier today in a matter of minutes, inafter long hours of he. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> ms. lofgren? >> aye. >> ms. lofgren votes aye? >> desjardins: with a string of "ayes," democrats on the house judiciary committee took a historic step on articles of impeachment against president trump. >> your article is agreed to. the resolution is amended and ie d reported favorably to the house. >> desjardins: the nine-page articles make two chargesth againspresident: "abuse of power" and "obstructi

warner brothers' upcoming fourth "matrix" film "matrix 4" is set to hit theaters that day as is "johns opened up to "e.t." about "matrix 4" saying he's excited about what happens with his character neo, that's what we call a tease. >> you go, keanu. >>> we're getting our first peek at kelly ripa's holiday card. sharing this incredible, beautiful image with husband mark consuelo and their kids. >> the collage of images captures a sweet holiday horsing around in front of the camera. tripping into 2020 like dot dot dot. he commented, dreams come true. >> beautiful. ♪ if you wrote your letter to ♪ if you wrote your letter to santa and you're good ♪ ♪ you'll find your stocking's ♪ if you wrote your letter to santa and you're good ♪ ♪ you'll find your stocking's all filled up with the things you hoped you would ♪ ♪ so don't look out the window >>> dear santa. >> bring me a new co-anchor. >> throw the whole holiday away. as millions of children sit down and write their letters to santa, an annual christmas mystery is playing out at an apartment in manhattan. >> every year that apartment gets

. >> reporter: warner brothers calls the claims baseless.the callers of richard jewel, is going after our cast. as for olivia wilde, she said i did not believe kathy traded sex for tips. it was never my intention to suggest she had. >> this man's name is richard jewel, he's a hero. >> reporter: now, as the movie captures the real-life chaos of the title character. >> i happened to be at the right place, at the right time. >> reporter: others taking on hollywood, in a fight to get this story straight. now, three months after the bombing, the fbi finally cleared jewel's name. he then, in turn, sued multiple news agencies, including nbc. nearly all of those cases were settled out of court, with the exception of "the atlanta-journal constitution" whose suit was later dismissed. >> morgan chesky, in atlanta this morning. more eyeballs to this movie. >>> let's take a turn and get a check of the weather with dylan. >> hey, guys. i found this girl in the plaza and she said take a picture with my class pet. we did. what's his name? >> lincoln. i thin

number one, they made $10.4 billion, followed by warner brothers, which warner brothers does operatec comics, a competitor. marvel is operated by disney now. third is universal. then you have sony coming in at $2.9 billion. charles: the overall domestic box office was a disappointment, wasn't it? down pretty big this year? kristina: good point. you had box office revenue expected, still expected to fall 4% which could actual lib tly b sharpest decline in the past five years. the question is why is that, is it because of streaming platforms? most likely yes. it's not like people aren't watching. charles: i think it's also hollywood has lost the art of storytelling. kristina: editorial decision on that one. charles: quick check of the futures, folks. we will be higher across the board. when we come back, the opening bell. i'm happy to give you the tour, i love doing it. hey jay. jay? charlotte! oh hi. he helped me set up my watch lists. oh, he's terrific. excellent tennis player. bye-bye. i recognize that voice. annie? yeah! she helped me find the right bonds for my income strategy. yo

. >> i took warner brothers word for it that they would be very true to the book and thigh have be beenpecial thing about him, but he's mistreated. >> there's no such thing as magic. >> to find out you're the heir of this amazing wizarding family and you're unique and special and you have this whole destiny in front of you. that's every child's fantasy. >> curious. very curious. >> the harry potter film franchise like the book franchise was really something that defined a generation. >> welcome home. >> especially in the later movies when they started to have a consistent directorial style. >> the idea and the magic of a world like that gives on audience comfort when they see that over and over again. >> blimey. >> harry! >> it certainly underscored the importance of literary properties. if you are faithful to the underlying source material, the audiences will embrace it. >>> "lord of the rings" is one of those rare examples of a film that lives up to the hype and lives up to it three times in a row. >> are you frightened? >> yes. >> not nearly frightened enough. i know what hunts you.

. >> we have a lot of confidence in warner brothers next year they are we bourebounding they have a newtive. it opens the conversation to more women coming in and directing more movie, more female driven films hitting the box office that not only goes to big blockbusters like wonder woman 1984 that's coming out you look at a movie like hustlers from mid range orient that did over a hundred million. we know the audience is there and i believe more women will be coming out and making these movies having the leading voice in these movies. i think the future of the cinema industry will depend on not only women but also minority and diversity voices coming in and making content that gets a wider audience >> absolutely. that's the audience. you have to make moves that stel the story. >> thank you for joining us. it will be a fascinating year. >>> oil has been on a strong run into the new year, up 10% in the past three months. what lies ahead for energy in 2020 we have play back on that coming up amazon up 6% just this week. big move in a stock that size. has it run too far at this point? our

from these somewhat biased systems that we'll start to see a change and, you know, thankfully warner brothersted that, you know, inclusion ago as well so we had a chance to help write the language so thousand they hold their companies, you know, to a certain standard with that inclusion and i think that's extremely important. >> jamie is saying the same thing. >> it's a step. you know, we have a lot of steps to go. >> forward momentum is a good thing. he also on a lighter note, well, he called you a heartthrob. [ cheers and applause ] >> it was him. >> he's always throwing compliments up. >> what do i say to that? it is what it is. >> why, thank you. >> he's very fond of you. >> he's a mentor and a big brother and always been looking out for me. always giving me advice and he just -- he's been through it. you know, so he kind of sees me going through similar things sometimes and just wants to make sure that i'm not making too many mistakes. >> he's looking out for you because you guys have known each other when you were teenagers when you first moved to l.a. this is the first time you two hav

some speculating 2020 we'll see the first time when you got turner or i should say time warner, warner brothersf at&t, mayfield max, the launch there disney, disney plus will they, carl, ever decide to launch a movie on the platform at the same time that they do and that window for exhibitors, which was very short in terms of the irishman, will it go to zero >> a lot of post-mortems on this, i would like to see "the irishman" on the big screen. with that said, i don't think there is room for a lot of sour grapes here. the fact that scorcese has been on record saying netflix was willing to give them full backing, where was everybody else where were all the other studios, the implication is scorcese's invitation is they were not there netflix was there, he was able to make the movie he wanted to, it's a magnificent movie, yes, would i like to stay in the movies longer? yes, he got to make the movie he wanted, let's keep that in mind. >> one actual mover based on news, kaigen a company that helps in the testing of things, think thermo, lab stuff. but that stock, take a look at it it's down dramati

>> [habla en inglÉs] [habla en inglÉs] [habla en inglÉs] damaris: presentado por la warner brothers,un mensaje de nuestras afiliadas. seguimos con mÁs de "despierta amÉrica". alan: estamos en todas las redes sociales, sÍguenos en twitter, facebook, intagram y snapchat. revive tu segmento favorito www.despiertaamÉrica.com univisiÓn now y en nuestra pÁgina de youtube. [risas] francisca: no queremos dejarlos solos. raÚl:ademÁs son las damas de la casa. vamos hablar de hÉctor bonilla. sobre su salud y las actuaciones en el teatro de la misma pasiÓn. vamos a verlo. reportero: hÉctor bonilla revelÓ su actuar estado de salud. hÉctor: bueno, mira tengo energÍa, me estoy llenando de trabajo y pues me dicen mis doctores que estoy cumpliendo con lo que ellos esperaban +1 revisiÓn mensual. asÍ que estoy contento y esperanzado. reportero: el primer actor fue el padrino de ibarra en el monÓlogo 900. hÉctor: una obra afortunada en el sentido de la ecuaciÓn del actor al texto, creo que es un traje a la medida. ese contraste de llenar el auditorio y de estar cantando canciones a este trabajo tan Ínti

>> reporter: but when their first two albums for warner records failed to move up the charts, thline mauri >> i wasn't leaving my brother> i had auditioned as their drummer. >> reporter: the brothers first drafted drummer ralph johnson and then singer philip bailey. >> we went to philip's house. maurice and i did. i think it was on a sunday night too. >> reporter: you remember that detail. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and you said? >> maurice talked to him, and he said i just want to be the best band in the world. >> how did that turn out? >> we're here. ♪ do you remember >> reporter: maurice white approached the band's second act as a mission, to broaden its appeal and better focus its message. >> he wanted to deliver a message of hope and love and respect and raise the consciousness of the people. so each one of us was hand-picked for this mission. >> reporter: would you call it a spiritual journey? >> most definitely. >> reporter: and all of you were on board with it? >> most definitely. >> reporter: that goes to another point, you know. there was no drugs or alcohol as part of your mission. i mean, is your scene, you liv