so what you see is hbo and showtime really upping the ante now. hbo is developing shows with kate winslet, with dianne keaton, really a list people. their boardwalk empire pilot has been directed by martin scorsese. so they are really upping the ante in terms of the talent they are associating themselves with. and they are doing that in order to distinguish themselves in an universal that has become more crowded. >> brown: then just take this a step further, matthew. you have everybody thinking about the rise in the number of people who still watch tv but not necessarily on their tv set and certainly not at a given time, right? >> that's true. i mean there are all sorts of services cropping up. the studios have hulo which is a very popular service. all the networks have abc.com, nbc.com. all of their various web properties. it's pretty interesting because i don't think anyone has really figured out what the model is yet. the guy who created" modern family "for instance has been very critical of hulu because he doesn't know, he says, how many peopl

that is what i try to do. >> this is for hbo. >> just premiered in hbo in may. it will be on again and the video is just now coming out through the website. >> this is a deeply serious program. and you're an intelligent, hard-working man, but i have to show people a picture that you'rve probably not seen for a long time. in this picture, you can see over here -- mr. barker. tell them what you did in 1984. that is a bus that went around the united states. what was your job? >> i was the driver, first job out of college. i was hired to drive that bus around the country for the election coverage. i have a distinct memory of going to picking someone up at the airport and running out of gas on the interstate during rush hour. i was thinking, all i wanted to do was walk away. but i stayed and we got a tow truck and managed to have a career in television. >> on that note, greg barker, thank you very much for sharing. >> thanks, brian. it was fun. >> since we never got the hacksaw, we could not move the reinforcing rod, so the only way to get him up was to remove the bo

hbo is coming to the i-pad. the copresident of the cable channel tells bloomberg news the subscribers can get streaming movies on the i-pad and other mobile devices in six months but netflix customers are out of luck. it's unlikely hbo will make a deal to allow netflix to stream movies it owns the rights to. players will be able to tap into their artistic side. users make drawings and play games like pictionery. for information log on to the technology pages, abcnews.com. >> an 11-year-old boy thought he had a good idea when his family locked themselves out of their home. he volunteered to get into the house by climbing down the chimney. a neighbor shot this video. only one problem. he was trapped about three-quarters of the way down. yep, stuck there. it took firefighters 90 minutes to blow out the back of the chimney with an air chisel. ultimately the boy was freed with no apparent injuries. the unusual new requirement thousands of north bay students will have to meet to graduate from high school. better safe

but i felt like i knew you because i so loved hbo -- because i loved the hbo story with andy garcia. >> they did a wonderful job. when they talk to meet the first time and sent me the first script, i read that and said what does that mean? i sent it back. that happened two or three times. i said they are talking about somebody else. they said let's do it right. they sent the script and spend some time with my family and friends. they went to cuba and interviewed a lot of my relatives. they spent some time with me on the road. finally, they wrote something that has to do with me. then, they had me read the score. i was happy because i won an emmy. tavis: it is a great story. a child prodigy, frankly, and cuba. hanging out with dizzy gillespie and defecting in the middle of the night. having a movie done about him and here is in l.a. scoring movies. >> there is room for everybody. there are a lot of different projects. tavis: are glad to have arturo sandoval. so many great american standard's. i asked him if he would play us out with something after i tell you that is our show for the

. >> it's all because hbo co- president is announcing his company's hbo go streaming t b and living service will be available if on the i pad in mobile devices for the networks paying customers within the next six months. this is bad news for network flacks subscribers the reported deal between napa flex hbo is extremely unlikely right now. in addition to hosting tv shows such as true blood entourage in big law of the hbo also has the on-line rights to the featured films of universal 20th-century fox and warner brothers. these mice extreme exclusively on their service not on the public's. to learn all about hbo's new strain service on the i pad visit whats on the web section on www.kron4.com. stay with us will be right back after this quick break. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg

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plus for a limited time, get hbo and cinemax free for three months. yeah, and u-verse tv lets you record up to four shows from any room on a single dvr and play them back on -- any -- tv. and multiview, which lets you follow four channels at once. whoa! whoa! [ female announcer ] visit an at&t store today. hurry and take advantage of our great deal on u-verse tv. just $29 a month for six months. plus for a limited time, get hbo and cinemax free for three months. you can even upgrade to over 130 hd channels. that's so cool. i know. [ female announcer ] see it. believe it. u-verse tv. ♪ ♪ >>> the oval office will be sporting a new look tonight when president obama addresses the nation about iraq. workers installed new wallpaper, a new rug and furniture while the first family was away in martha's vineyard. under quote from dr. martin luther king jr. among the five quotes, one from president obama abraham lincoln's gettysburg address. government for the people, by the people. >> the hurricane the big story along the east coast. the minimum riptides an

turn on hbo, listen to a black comic. and all you hear is [ bleep ]. i don't get it. if anybody, if anybody without enough melanin says it, it is a horrible thing. but when black people say it, it is affectionate. it's very confusing. >> larry: doctor, always good seeing you. >> thank you. >> larry: before we get to the announcement, the one thing you said was interesting. you said on hbo black comics use the "n" word. >> rap music. >> larry: but jewish comics can kid jews. hispanic comics, george lopez kids hispanics all the time. gay comics kid the gay situation. it's okay, isn't it? but not okay when the non-n person uses it. >> well, i was trying to make a point to help her about what i felt. because that -- about her hypersensitivity. and in general, in america our hypersensitivity about race instead of us feeling more like e. pluribus unum, and i made it poorly. and so i upset some people. i offended some people. i hurt some people. and within 15 minutes, which is what i had to finish the hour, i took myself off my show for the rest of the day because i was so u

you can see her sunday nights at 10:30 on hbo. please say hello to carla gugino. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you look great. thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i hear this is a layover for you right now. you flew in from new york today. >> i flew in from new york today. i'm here, the best layover i could ever have. >> jimmy: thank you. >> and i am then getting in a car with your fine car service, which has a great name, by the way. do you know what they're called? >> jimmy: yes. >> randy's nice guy car service? i figure you go with the nice guys, right? who are driving me up to carmel, six hours, have my pillow and blanket, and start shooting a movie tomorrow. >> jimmy: you are from that area, right? that's your hometown. >> yeah. >> jimmy: is it good to do that? >> it is actually really cool. it's so beautiful. and living up there was a childhood dream. it was amazing. >> jimmy: we talked about your upbringing. very unusual. compared to mine, anyway, because your mom was kind of a hippie, right? is that a good wa

this was written for the hbo hard knocks cameras. the story there was cursing a little bit too much with tony. >> i felt that to he had fairly judged me it was disappointing to me. i'm always going to be myself. on a good person just because some classes' it does make them a bad person just because a guy doesn't koses does make a good person. so you know all stand by my merits. >> next run he curses and says he's a good guy tree when we come back promotes a not a race like john diana brandon and hold in definitive raceway the indy cars are coming this week to the sonoma and all the big names a 2005 grand prix sonoma champion is going to get on it is out here to sell it to tony for it's been a long day what time did you wake up this morning in miami? >> 5:00 when the time to o'clock san francisco >> you're still going strong with that million-dollar smile. >> of those guns, show those guns again? wow. will get some more of that when we come back don't move. ç but a long day for any driver tony walk into the wee hours of the morning

she's not calling on notes for an hbo special. why -- it didn't make any sense at all. i mean, i think dr. laura -- she's probably been saying the n-word for years but it's the first time a black person was actually listening to her show. i did black, larry, for 46 years. and my entire 46 years, i've never heard one of my black friends start a conversation with, you know, i was listening to dr. laura the other day. >> larry: let me get a break. we'll be right back with -- >> white people stuff, larry. >> larry: -- wanda sykes, don't go away. when you approach things from a different perspective, you don't end up with just another car. you end up with the all-new saab 9-5 luxury sport sedan. [meow] desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. and for the majority of patients with prescription coverage for nexium, it can cost $30 or less per month. headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain are possible side effects of nexium. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. ask your doctor if nexi

. >> rose: we continue with spike lee, the filmmaker whose latest documentary on hbo is called "if god is willing and the creek don't rise" >> it's greed. it was greed. it was the united states army corps of engineers cutting corners with the levee system they had been building since the late '50s, which bought about the breach in the levees and put the city, the city of new orleans 80% underwater. and it was greed on the part of b.p. that brought the greatest oil disaster in the world. >> . >> rose: we continue with vincent cassel whose latest movie is called mayrecent. >> i think moviemakering is important when it becomes a part of your life, and not just a job. so meeting your wife, taking part of something political, being part of that young, angry mankind of directors, you know, that it was attached with. all these things really helped me to build myself as a human being, really. >> shah mahmood, qureshi, the filmmaker spike lee, and the actor vincent cassel when we continue. >> rose: funding for charlie rose was provided by the following captioning sponsored by rose communication

hbo has an app already, but it's sort of lame. the new app would actually let you watch hbo movies and shows on the ipad. and that's coming, we hear, soon. and on the cusp of an ipo, general motors recalling a quarter million cars because of a seat belt in the backseat may not latch properly. it's the gmc acadia, chevy traverse, buick enclave, and saturn outlook built between 2009 and 2010. these are all fundamentally the same car. that nice suv that gm makes under those various different names, backseat problems. >> all right. we don't like to hear about those. thank you very much, scott. >> scott, thank you. >>> a new report shows that students who took this year's act college entrance exam are more prepared than ever for college, but average college scores are taking a dive. last year, high school seniors averaged a composite a.c.t. score of 21 on a scale of 1 to 36. that's the lowest score in the past five years. but 24% of students met or exceeded benchmarks that measure college readiness. testmakers say a quarter of the test

hbo films is planning to base its production of hemingway here in san francisco. that is good news for the port. we use our property quite frequently in the filming. i saw the beautiful cities be taken from pier 7 the other day while i was traveling in denver. it's all around the world. that is good news for the city and the port as well. i do have some sad news. our friend john kitto passed away this afternoon. he is a native of san francisco. -- our friend john kitto recently passed away. he is a native of san francisco. he went off to the navy and then off to the family business at fort bragg. eventually, don and his family opened up de thel monte fish company end of the money in business at pier 45. john and his family have been a mainstay of our fish processing business at pier 45. he has been extremely instrumental in being an important part of the fish industry that ultimately got to the pier 45 area so that we could have a viable fish processing industry. he was born in san francisco in 1927. he is been married 59 years to his lovely wife mabel. he is the

hbo was -- >> in fact, we originally had hbo signed on before we had the cbc in canada. >> jimmy: really? >> it's a boring story. >> it is a true boring story. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, i like this. i like knowing this. and did you think you were going to catch on as big as you did in america? >> no. actually, lorne brought us here for six months, to new york, to toughen us, which meant we were just going to be an obscurity and get sad and listen to everything he said, so -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but, i mean, i remember everyone saying -- >> what? you know -- "i squish your head," you know. >> that was my character! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. mark mckinney's character. do you all get super competitive and end up -- ever get in battles and fights and hate each other? write books? is anybody gonna write books? >> oh, no, we have fights, but then we like each other after. we're a dysfunctional family. >> jimmy: yeah. and you've never really split up, yeah? >> uh -- >> well -- >> well, we did split up. >> jimmy: you did? >> oh, yeah, we split up. >> jimmy: you did? >> y

plus for a limited time, get hbo and cinemax free for three months. yeah, and u-verse tv lets you record up to four shows from any room on a single dvr and play them back on -- any -- tv. and multiview, which lets you follow four channels at once. whoa! whoa! [ female announcer ] visit an at&t store today. hurry and take advantage of our great deal on u-verse tv. just $29 a month for six months. plus for a limited time, get hbo and cinemax free for three months. you can even upgrade to over 130 hd channels. that's so cool. i know. [ female announcer ] see it. believe it. u-verse tv. ♪ time now for tech talk with gabe slate. six is >> now available on the i phone and i pad touch it's a free application to download puree to give you access to new tv shows he can watch for free trade as long as you're not flex member with a plan of $9 or higher to read this is something the i phone users of wanted to use. it's a huge success for knack flex. this on a tv shows and movies to watch a net flex at its a good deal it's slowly getting better as a cut more dea

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. >> turn on hbo listen to black comic and all you here is bleep, bleep, bleep. it's a horrible thing. >> reporter: they are discussion quickly becacame an argument i can't believe someone like you is on the raid grow throwing out the n word and i hope everybody heard it. >> i diddenned a i will say it again. if you're that hyper sensitive about color and don't have a sense of humor don't mary out of your race. >> this week she apologized. >> i didn't intend to hurt people. i was attempting to make a philosophical point and i articulated the n word all the way out. more than one time. and that was wrong. >> reporter: still some tonight including a reverend are calling on advertisers to rethink their support of her show. schlessinger hopes her 9 million weekly listeners agree. >>> getting stoned at work. tonight, opponents of the initiative aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana usage says that will be loud if the proposition passes. >> reporter: the california chamber of commerce is warning employers that if it passes -- >> it offers the door for employees to

she's not calling on notes for an hbo special. why -- it didn't make any sense at all. i mean, i think dr. laura -- she's probably been saying the n-world for years but it's the first time a black person was actually listening to her show. i did black, larry, for 46 years. and my entire 46 years, i've never heard one of my back friends start a conversation with, you know, i was listening to dr. laura the other day. >> larry: let me get a break. we'll be right back with -- >> white people stuff, larry. >> larry: -- wanda syke, don't >> larry: -- wanda syke, don't go away. >> larry: wanda just told us she was beaten for an emmy by the kennedy center honors. one of the other specials up for the honor was "hope for haiti." >> what was i supposed to do? i got your hope, haiti, look at this. >> larry: let's take a call for wanda sykes. port saint lucie, florida, hello. >> caller: hi, wand da not only are you the best comedian, you're the best comedian out there and you have the best laugh. but my question stems from this. >> thank you. >> caller: when president obama was elec

you ever see his hbo special? >> steve: oh my god, it was fantastic. it was back when they had the hbo comedy specials. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, it was fantastic. >> steve: "one night stand," it was fantastic. >> jimmy: yeah, "one night stand with squeaky burnbaum." [ laughter ] this one is from beth wegman. it says, "jimmy, i'm a big fan of weird al yankovic, but i want to see him sing more soul and gospel music. is there anything you can do about that?" [ light laughter ] well, beth, i think we have just the guy you're looking for. ladies and gentlemen, here to sing his smash hit parody of the song "i'm so tired of being alone," this is called "i'm so tired of eating scones." give it up for the sweet, soulful sound of "weird" al green. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ i'm so tired of eating scones they're so dry just like a bone ♪ ♪ won't you help me, girl with some bacon and eggs but baby i want a ticket for it ♪ ♪ just like a cinnabon come on and give me some and leggo my eggo, girl ♪ ♪ i'm so tired of eating scones yeah ♪ [ cheers and appl

turn on hbo, listen to a black comic and all you hear is [ bleep ]. i don't get it. if anybody says it's a horrible thing, but when black people say it, it's affectionate. it's very confusing. >> larry: nita, thanks for joining us. what's gone on with you since all of this ruckus? how have you reacted? >> it has been really crazy, but i have been getting a lot of support. and i want to thank everyone who has spoken up and just supported me through all of this. it's just been amazing. the feedback i've gotten has been very positive, so thanks. thanks, everyone. thank you. >> larry: the point that dr. laura was trying to make that blacks use the word, comedians use the word on hbo, that did not resonate with you at all? >> no. because i was calling to get advice about my relationship. i don't care -- you know, it's not okay to use the word, period, but i was calling dr. laura to get advice on my relationship. >> larry: why didn't you just hang up? >> that would have been rude. i honest -- my mother taught me better than that. and that would have been rude. >> larry: we

it's expected to create about 230 temporary jobs and hbo will spend more than $10 million in the area and shooting is set to start in february. >>> president obama signed a $ 00 million bill providing more security for the border between the united states and mexico. the law pays for a thousand more border patrol agents. it also provides for news communication equipment and increased use of surveillance drones. most of the funding would be wrads by increasing the cost of visas pyramiding foreign workers to work here in the united states. >>> health news for you. chances are it's in your medicine cabinet right now. researchers say that one of the most common pain relievers has been linked to asthma in teens. nbc bay area cheryl heard reports. >> acetaminophen, a popular pain relief. >> we've been using it for many years. >> given the long history it's generally considered very safe. acetaminophen is the active ingredient in tylenol and found in other pain relievers and cold medicines. but doctor also tell you, no drug is without potential side effects and a large new study of teenagers

hbo known for throwing one of the hottest emmy after-parties in town. today we got a sneak peek behind the scenes. the theme, tarzan and jane meet palm beach. >> organizers say 1500 of hollywood's elite are in for a wild night after being the entertainment at the awards ceremony. >> we're going to have percussionists and dancers and then a surprise vocalist. >> i was going to say because one year i came it was kanye west and john legend. >> so it's going to be fun. it will be good. >> you're not going to give me a little hint? >> no no. >> the project's been in the work for months. organizers started brainstorming in january after the golden globes. the live broadcast of the 62nd primetime emmy awards starts right at 5:00. if you miss the show, catch our rebroadcast at 8:00. and don't miss nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> make sure you're wearing your faux cheetah when you're doing that. >> there you go. hrt. moving on to a little baseball. tim lincecum, can it get any worse for timmy this month? the short answer, question. we've got the low lights from c

plus for a lited time, t hbo and cinemax free for three months. you can ev upgrade to over 130 hd channels. that's so cool. i know. [ female announcer ] see . believe it. u-verse tv. ♪ >>> bay area finding they can't get a break th summer. we told you earlier this week about growers harvesting early because the damp summer caused mildew and mold to form. now with this sudden extreme sheath wave has scorched some vineyards leaving them with crop loss. it will be worse on vines just trimmed back to fight the mold. >> we're on a rolleroaster. went up, time to go back down. let's take a look at temperatures and why they're dropping so quickly today, especially compared to yesterday. emeryville back to alcatraz and maybe you can see th golden gate bridge way off in the distance and the fog. let's take a lk at sfo this morning. the clouds are breaking. sunshine. but look just to the north and east. you can see some of the clouds still lurking along the peninsula. that's why it is still chilly along the coast and up to san francisco in the upper 50s. w

turn on hbo and listen to a black comic. all you hear is (bleep), (bleep). when black people say it, it's affectionate. >> i was trying to make a point to help her about what i felt. because -- about her hypersensitivity. and i made it poorly. and so i upset some people. i owe fepded some people, i hurt some people. >> well, several sponsors pulled their ads from her show but she says the decision to leav radio was hers alone and doesn't hav any plans to leave the public spotlight. she says she wants to regain her first amendment righto say what she wants. >> albuquerque say her mother told her she slapped her 13-month-old flight from dallas because the child kicked her. the atentant removedhe child after she saw the mother slap her and passengers complained. the child's father who had been arguing with the mother later took t baby until she fell asleep. no charges were filed and the familyas allowed to continue on the trip. the flight attendant did the right thing to calm everye down but it called a debate when >>> we have an update on the breaking news in

turn on hbo, listen to a black comic. all you hear is [ bleep ]. i don't get it? if anybody, if anybody without enough melonin says it it is a horrible thing. when black people say the is affectionate. it its very confusing. >> larry: doctor, always good seeing you. before we get to the announcement. the one thing that you said was interesting. you said on hbo, black comics use the n word. >> rap music. >> but, jewish comics can kid you jews, gay comics kid the gay situation, it is okay, isn't it, but not okay when the nonn person uses it. >> i was trying to make a point to help her about what i felt. because that, about her hypersensitivity. and in general in america our hypersensitivity about race instead of us feeling more like, and i made the poorly. i upset some people, offended some people. i hurt some people. and within 15 minutes, which is what i had to finish the hour, i took myself off my show for the rest of the day because i was so upset because i realized i had blown it. i didn't help her by making that point. about 8:00 that night i had sent an apolo

one is hbo's "treme." i think it celebrates the weight that culture saved the city -- the way that culture saved the city and saving individuals at the same time. i think that answers the question. as far is living in a bowl, there is a piece that will be in theaters that is an examination of the levees and the wetlands that proves the problems are solvable and there is a solution out there that could complete the protecting of the city. clearly, i don't think i need to make the argument that the place that gave the world louis armstrong and harry connick jr., that place needs to be preserved and restored. and i think there are aspects of the coverage that i think will get you that and will balance the stuff about crime and police, and the fact that tens of thousands of us are still not back, all of which are legitimate stories, but it is the balance i think that i and other viewers will be watching on this, as a form of surveillance. but we are hoping to cover strikes that balance. tavis: for those who de

turn on hbo and listen to a black comic. all you hear is (bleep), (bleep). when black people say it, it's affectionate. >> i was trying to make a point to help her about what i felt. because -- about her hypersensitivity. and i made it poorly. and so i upset some people. i owe fepded some people, i hurt some people. >> well, several sponsors pulled their ads from her show but she says the decision to leave radio was hers alone and doesn't have any plans to leave the public spotlight. she says she wants to regain her first amendment right to say what she wants. >> albuquerque say her mother told her she slapped her 13-month-old flight from dallas because the child kicked her. the atentant removed the child after she saw the mother slap her and passengers complained. the child's father who had been arguing with the mother later took the baby until she fell asleep. no charges were filed and the family was allowed to continue on the trip. the flight attendant did the right thing to calm everyone down but it called a debate when onlookers should intervene in chil