tom hanks actually helped you with your own son. how about that? >> what does this man not do for others? cody has started an internship out in los angeles, and he's very excited about it. i've been trying to reach him all week long, like how is it going? it's very important. final semester in film school, and he's looking towards his future. i'm a mother and i want to know. just cricket, crickets. >> nothing. >> around 5:00 yesterday i'm at the apartment getting ready and i texted him. i did. having dinner with tom hanks tonight. boom. two seconds later. are you kidding me? so if you're having trouble reaching out to your children, just lie to them. he thought it was a lie at first. i told him so. but years ago, i think i've told this story, when ron howard and tom hanks were doing "the davinci code" in paris, we were blessed to be on the set one night. >> mm-hmm. >> cody was under the tarp with ron howard with 32 playback machines, watching the escape from the louvre, from that movie. tom was hanging around. cody knew that night that's what he wa

. >> i'm tom hanks. i'm a detective with the indiana state police. >> demetrius burks gets more bad news. ♪ >>> 27 years ago when mitch swallows first walked into prison to begin serving 100 years for attempted murder and rape, there were many things they couldn't foresee. chief among those was that he would learn to quilt. and that quilting would change his life. >> i believe that i've changed to the good, i think it has shown within the level of trust that i have amongst the staff. it's a terrible thing that i done. it's something that i've worked on hard in order to know i'm not going to repeat. it's something i've got to live with and feel regret for. >> but now his quilts bring comfort to others and swallows learned just how much comfort when the mother of a young indiana soldier who died in the iraq war wrote him a letter. >> it says, dear man of the wabash valley correctional program, a very honor to receive the quilt you made in honor of our son. i want you to know that i was having a very sad

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so, tom hanks and sandra bullocks are your movie mom and dad. and you -- well, you're acting with them, obviously. but did you hang out with them? did you guys act like a family at all? >> we did. i mean, they're both really nice people. and they were -- >> jimmy: i heard hanks is horrible. no? he was a nightmare. and, you know, a lot of times, with a kid actor, especially in their first movie, you'll see them in the movie for maybe like 10%. but you're in the whole -- i mean, you're in the whole movie. and i was -- i'm watching you. and it's an intense movie. was it fun for you to do? >> it was fun. and the character, of course, went through a lot of trauma. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but it was just fun to be with all those great actors. >> jimmy: it was. okay. it just seems like -- oh, this seems like it would be no fun at all because the subject matter is very heavy. and you are distraught through a lot of the movie. and it just -- i don't know. to me, it seems like you'd rather be playing wiffle ball. is this something you want to continue doing? d

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. >> 22-time guest on "today," tom hanks. let's look at one of your early appearances. talking about a little known movie. >> 364 movies. >> i don't get the main girl. that was a reason i was intrigued by the script after playing this rake countless times who ends up in bed several times. >> i feel sorry for you. >> with babes, too, as a matter of fact. it was going to be a pleasure to go to work and not have to strip down. but by the time we got around to making it, you will see me on the mattresses a couple of times. >> oh, my god! where was my publicist? i would go back to that day and fire my publicist for letting me appear in that shirt and saying that story. >> you were so hot. >> what was i thinking? >> it was adorable. >> as a girl, baby, hot as heck. >> how old were you there? >> 13 years old. i have no idea, but i shopped at miller's outpost. >> taking a slightly more serious turn now so many events that transpired here on the air and you have shared with us in the past you watched on occasion. 9/11 being one of the most dramatic events. you were watching that

. >>> the 9/11 drama starring tom hanks and sandra bullock should take in $10 to $12 million. "haywire" starring gino carr ano is not expected to gross the $10 million mark. >> clint eastwood and denzel washington tied for second and sandra bullock was the only woman in the top ten. >>> this comes from news 4 new york where in harlem, we heard president obama like you've never heard him before. take a listen. ♪ i go >> reporter: not bad, mr. president. yes i was the leader of the free world. he was holding a campaign where more than a few acts have been booed off the stage but not last night. you can see why. no word if he'll try out for nbc's "the voice." he was completely confident. >> butterflies had to be churning. >> when you're at the apollo theater and they are known to boo everybody off the stage, but there you go. learn something about the president every day. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today" p your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this

(laughter) so i stayed under tom hanks for a while. (laughter) and it was so funny because i'd order room service and i'd say "yeah, i'll have eggs bring it up, whatever you k k." and i'd look at them through the key hole and i'd like like "hello." that's so not what i wanted. (laughs) >> jon: that's an awesome dick move. that really is. >> i'm a huge piece of (bleep). >> jon: stop it. you're doing great. congratulations on everything. look forward to it and see us again soon. >> lovely to be back here. thank you, jon. >> jon: "the sitter" hopes in theaters on friday. jonah >> jon: that's our show. here it is, your moment of zen. >> the scottsdale, arizona, gun club were offering to take a picture with santa and, of course, your favorite high-powered weapon. >> in addition to the picture, they also let you fire you captioning sponsored by

the duo of julia roberts and hank -- tom hanks tanked too. >> the competitive landscape is so intense for the audience hearts and minds and their dollars that it's become very difficult to grab that audience in a significant way. >> reporter: the theaters that are thriving are those offering more if you pay more. at the archlight theater, ushers greet you and employees police the aisle, looking for the annoying glow of cell phones. >> people want to know they'll come here and be able to experience a film in the way filmmakers intended it to be seen. >> reporter: and they're willing to be pay for it. >> yes, people will pay that price. >> reporter: but the theaters can only do so much. in the end it's still up to the studio to make that flicker in the dark magic. cbs news, hollywood. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. later on cbs, "60 minutes." thanks for joining us this sunday evening. i'm jeff glor, cbs news, new york. good night and happy new year. airport.. "... it was sort of >>> a scare in the air. why fighter jets scrambled to intercept a plane near oakland ai

. >>> dijo que se encontrÓ con tom hanks en los Ángeles y le recomendÓ ver la cinta. >>> le dije que la pelÍcula podrÍa ser crucial para cambiar cosas en el paÍs. >>> volteÓ e hizo contacto y le dije:esta pelÍcula puede cambiar cosas igual que lo hizo philadelphia. >>> sacÓ la libreta y anoto. >>> independientemente del resultado dice que avanzÓ un buen tramo con la ventaja que ahora mÁs gente sabra quien es Él. >>> se va a exhibir en mÉxico, asegura que fue mÁs vista en estados unidos que en mÉxico y que en hollywood hay espacio para todos, se siente prisionero en el formato de las tele novelas y pide que las artes y cultura estÉ en la agenda de cualquier paÍs. >>> no la he visto la pelÍcula, tambiÉn la vamos a ver para apoyar. >>> quizÁs a muchos les pasa lo mismo. este fin de semana hagalo. >>> para que cree consciencia. >>> estÁ nuestra querida daniela lista para que nos comente de esta lista sobre los que veremos en la pantalla grande, vamos a ver. >>> ¿quÉ uno tiene que hacer?. >>> estamos en el piso 14 de un hotel para ver que se siente filmar a esta altura

but when you think of nasa you think of the 60's, tom hanks in a little silver capsule and this let me get inside nasa today. so thad roberts all of the blue contacted me. he had just gotten out of prison. he was on probation and was weird because i never met someone who spent a decade in prison before so i every inch to meet him in a crowded hotel lobby. [laughter] but he was the nicest most charismatic, good looking smart guy who did something stupid. >> the nicest fellow that you ever met. >> he was and i was amazed. no one had written about the story. there had been one article in the l.a. times. mabey in texas there had been more. but i hadn't seen this and i couldn't believe it. the first thing i did is i filed an information act with the fbi to get the fbi file which is thousands of pages. i even got with the fbi agents to come down they were wearing wires and i got the transcript of everything was set on the wonders and the first thing he said when he walked into the restaurant is if you are wearing a wire, and siggerud. so that's on tape. [laughter] so it was wild. it was abou

hanks, oprah winfrey, steven spielberg in public service ace nounsmentes calling the country to step up and do something and do what you do best in your communities to help, help serve this population. it's also manifested in major league baseball outregion viting the first lady and dr. biden to join with them in game one of the world series, celebrating veterans of military families. nascar in the fall a great event, where nascar recognized 105,000 military families and spouses, and also came together to help work with an organization called the beacon council in south florida to commit to hiring 4,000 veterans just at the local level in the next two years. most recently and just last week we teamed with the ncaa, a great korgs, who's committed to doing 600 special things for military families in 2012 alone, and they kicked off a nice public service announcement and campaign. and then for those of you who own any tweens, you saw the first lady appear at the icarly on monday, again, with the important emphasis of raising and elevating the issue of what it means to a child to have a p

hanks tanked too. >> would you like to kiss me? >> reporter: the competitive landscape right now is so intense for the audience's hearts and minds and their dollars that it's become very difficult to grab that audience in a significant way. >> reporter: the theaters that are thriving are those who offer more if you pay more. >> my name is steve. i'll be one of your ushers today. >> reporter: at this theater in hollywood, ushers greet you in person. you can reserve your seat and employees like kevin holloway police the aisles looking for the annoying glow of cell phones. >> people want to know they can come here and be able to experience a film in the way the filmmakers intended to be seen. >> reporter: and they are willing to pay for it? >> people will pay that price, yeah. >> reporter: but the theaters can only do so much. in the end, it's still up to the studios to make that flicker in the dark magic again. lee cowan, cbs news, hollywood. >>> coming up on "the early show," down to the wire coverage of the intense campaign leading

it is about i little boy whose father played by tom hanks dies in the world trade center. one of the things that makes it different, is there kid is not one of threes loveable movie kids. he's never acted before. he's sort of too smart for his own good. he's a social misfit. he's not the most pleasant company. i kind of like that about this film. i love that they had this weird little boy because that's what it is about. it is about this weird little boy finding his way after his father dies and how his father in death sort of left him a path to how to live. and sandra bullock is great as the mother. i think it is really a special film. three snaffer stars. >> that's wonderful. i'm looking forward to seeing that, too fmax, it is nice to see you. you can read all of max's reviews at baltimore >> welcome back, everyone. a benefit for a good cause. chef carlos gomez from the marriott waterfront hotel joins us with more of the dishes you can expect. good morning. how was your drive in this morning? >> i felt if the pig could make it, i can make it. a chocolate affair is for th

it's almost as strong as tom hanks and not quite as strong as lady gaga. tim versus tom comparisons are flooding the web. like who looks better in a hat, holding a trophy, or with their mom? none of which will matter at kickoff tonight. and don't forget, we've been here before. the patriots played the brongcos a few week ago. new england won 41-23. ouch! but in the broncos are going to win, tebow and his teammates have to reach deep into their bag of miracles. i wouldn't write him off. >> that fallon chip was so funny. >>> the food world is anticipating a confession from one of the queens of southern cooking. there's report this is morning that paula deen, the queen of butter and carbs, will announce she has type ii diabetes. >> reporter: she's been called the queen of the deep fryer. >> you have a stick of melted butter. >> reporter: cooking with all the butter, cream, and other fatty, belt-busting ingredients. the internet is buzzing that paula deen, who specializes in southern qui dean, has type ii diabetes. >> the more fat you consume, the more weight

having dinner with tom hanks tonight. boom. >> so if you're having trouble etch rouxing out to your children, just lie to them. he thought it was a lie at first. i told him so. but, no, years ago, i think i've told this story about when ron howard and tom hanks were doing "the da vinci code" in paris, we were blessed to be on the set one night. cody was under the tarp with ron howard with 32 playback machines, watching the escape from the louvre from that movie. tom was hanging around waiting to film scenes an stuff. cody knew that night that's what he wanted to do. i've always been indebted to ron howard. and you know, it's late, it's 1:30 in the morning like tom wants to talk to a teenage kid, he was 14, i think -- >> but he changed cody's life. >> he was so sweet to cody. you never forget the people that were kind like that. >> here's the weird thing with a lot of young kids and their parents or people in general lately, nobody talks anymore, because they're texting and they're facebooking. they figure they know what's

hanks. the mother has a estranged relationship with a child, and sandra brought a great understanding to it. >> these are a-list actors. does that make your job easier? >> in a sense it does because they come with a a huge amount of experience and in this particular case, when the whole film rests on the shoulder of this young actor, they're taking care of him, making sure the kid is okay and making sure there's an environment where the child can flour wish and they were fantastic. >> you-watch 7 live every weekday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. right here on abc-7. >> we're getting a closer look at a discovery a bay area man believes is out of this world, pop meeterrite. a 55-year-old man named mitch sent us this photo. the retired trucker says his dog found the smoldering rock on his property on wednesday. he is waiting for test results from a new mexico lab find out if it is in fact the real thing. >> leigh glaser is standing by with a look at the forecast. >> leigh: you're going notice the coold

he was played in the movie by tom hanks. that flic made the checklist famous and worth a pretty penny as it turns out. trace gallagher has more. tom han' character was a real guy who was in a life and death situation and wants to sell something he wrote with his own hand. what is the controversy? >> reporter: you said it's worth a pretty penny. they put it up for sale for $25,000. it ended up selling for $388,000, nearly 15 times as much. that is pretty good, right? well it's 70 pages long, it's held together in a three ring binder and it of course has jim lovell's calculations that he put so meticulously down during that flight. when the oxygen tank failed at first another tank failed after that, so when they moved into the lunar module they had to transfer all of those key elements, right, they had to transfer all of the navigation equipment, and the controls into the lunar module and it was jim lovell's calculation that made all of that possible. that was the most dramatic scene in the movie where tom hanks was trying to

but we meet is obnoxious boy and the movie is really about this obnoxious kid, originally tom hanks and then it and then suddenly he disappears for very tragic reasons but we never see him again and it really is the story of this tip--kid. it is a story of a kid on a journey that is hard to connect with and it does not seem real. >> not taking this and how great this is. [music] who >> her voice was powerful and emotional from blues to the love song is like at last. her name was added james, she died yesterday at 73 years old when she will live for ever, for all of us who love music. no one expressed lyrics and gave so much heart and soul as added james who had a challenging life, she made it through and wrote about it and was when the original people from her chest records play by beyond say later in cadillac records, but there is only one at the james. she has a beautiful masterful voice. back to you. >> ysabel: i am thrilled that she mentioned at the james. >> marty: now let us take a live look outside. this is heavenly ski resort, they have had plenty of snow in the past 24 hours. w

they had a lot of fun, even tom hanks came in. he wheeled a huge cake in to toast the 60th anniversary. he's been a guest 22 times. the mood was great. it was a huge party. >> we even bought the empire state building for a while. >> there were blimps flying over hollywood. it was great celebration. >> it was great and well-deserved. thank you so much. have great weekend. >>> next, mitt romney has been called a vulture capitalist by his republican rivals attacking his record at bain. does it actually help romney in the long run to have the bain issue come up now. what does your gut tell you? you can join the "news nation" on facebook. bengay cold therapy, it's pro-cool technology releases armies of snowmen masseuse who cuddle up with your soreness and give out polar bear hugs. technology. [ male announcer ] new bengay cold therapy. the same technology used by physical therapists. go to bengay.com for a $3 coupon. no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. hey, aren't you... shhh. i'm researching a role. today's special... th

hanks from the rafters and they finally just opened. up as you guys are really going green here ok. today over ten thousand websites went to black you know as we just talked about and as i pointed out the founders their idea wasn't that copyrights and patents and i speak as a guy who makes most of his living from intellectual property and i've got twenty four books in print now and seventeen languages on five continents among other things. but that it really wasn't to make authors and inventors rich it was to promote a public good and you know the so any of soap is being pushed ninety four million bucks where the corporate money. is this you know what's what's the deal with this i mean. now i'm starting to see conservative glenn beck came out today against. your thoughts a first amendment issue there coming out yeah well this is this is once again big government you know intruding it's a person that amendment issue obviously and it's just you know i find it ironic that you know because there are the left is actually you know concerned b

. >> tom hanks rolled out the birthday cake. i mean, come on, your boy. >> he just loved having dinner with us so much the other night, he couldn't get enough. sweet of him to do that. he's been on 22 times with us over his amazing career. >> he's part of the family, too. it was a fun day. wasn't it? >> it was. it started very early for everybody. these things always do. but they talked about how incredible it is to be at the "today" show. i've only been here close to four. i'm one of the oldest but i feel like the baby, you know? only savannah, i guess, is newer. it's true. one day you can have birds flying in your hair and the next day you're talking to a multi-academy award winner or something. it's the ebb and flow of life, and that's why we like it. >> fun watching tom brokaw and the others reminiscing over old times and stuff. if you can, check in on the web. we'll show a clip later in our show, but have a look at it. i think it's worth it. >> i don't know if i've shared it our hour, but my very first appearance on televis

tom hanks had a great slogan had a great slogan in one of his movies, there is no crying in baseball. speaker newt gingrich should know there is no whining in politics. >> well, newt gingrich can be a very effective debater. he saw him losing his cool with romney, grabbing his arm and the $10,000 debate wager. can we assume there won't be a $10,000 wager in meet the press. >> you will see the governor handle the debates as well as he handled the others. he will answer the questions, be factual and if necessary, he will point out whether they are deliberate or not deliberate, the misstatements of the other candidates. >> briefly, the ron paul factor in new hampshire. he still has a solid base of support. >> ron paul seems to have a solid base of support everywhere. but when you talk to ceilings, it really applies to ron paul. he hit a ceiling in the polls here. mitt romney will work hard for the next four or five days and earn the votes of the people of new hampshire. >> have you been the white house chief of staff. if you were bill daly sitting in the white house today, have you a goo

harrison ford couldn't pull cowboys and aliens out, and julia roberts and tom hanks tanked too. >> competitive landscape right now is so intense for the audience, you know, hearts and minds and their dollars. it has become very difficult to grab that audience in a way. >>> at the art lake theater in hollywood, ushers greet new person. you can reserve your seat. >> reporter: and employees like kevin holloway police the aisles, looking for the annoying glow of cell phones. >> in the way the filmmakers intend it to be seen. >> they are willing to pay for it. >> people will pay the price, yes. >> reporter: but the theaters can only do so much. in the end, it is still up to the studios to make that flicker in the dark magic again. >>> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. happy new year, i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm jessica doyle. mike hydeck is off today. beverly farmer will have timesaver traffic in a few moments. >>> olga breeze has cold weather. >> reporter: our temperatures are continuing drop this hour. out at reagan national. down now into the 30s. a chilly and cool start for the mornin

it's almost as strong as tom hanks and not quite as strong as lady gaga. tim versus tom comparisons are flooding the web. no, not football stats. but pressing questions, like -- who looks better in a hat? holding a trophy? or with their mom? none of which will matter at kickoff tonight. and don't forget, we've been here before. the patriots played the broncos just a few weeks ago. the brady bunch pounded the broncos. 41-23, ouch! but if the broncos are going to win, tebow and his teammates have to reach deep into their bag of miracles. but, hey, it's not like tim tebow doesn't know how. i wouldn't write him off. >> that "fallon" clip was so funny. all right, ron, thank you. >>> the food world is anticipating a confession from one of the queens of southern cooking. there are reports this morning that paula deen, lover of butter, cream, and carbs, will announce she has type ii diabetes. t.j. winick has more. >> i'm cooking this in peanut oil today. >> reporter: she's been called the queen of the deep fryer. >> this won't take long to fry up. >> reporter: the

what's it like making your big screen debut as a 9th grader alongside tom hanks and sandra bullock. he'll tell us. >> and both major actors had huge -- >> they have great reviews. >> they have been complimentary of him. anyway. >> i feel like we are in the blue period here. we have folks here from l.l. bean. how about a check of the weather? >> i still have my duck boots. let's check it out, see what's happening today. we have snow advisories, a lot of messy weather in the pacific northwest with a lot of snow. we are looking at heavy rain in northern oregon and parts of california. beautiful sunshine throughout the south. that will continue tomorrow. the arctic express makes its way into the plains. lake effect snow from the great lakes into northern new england and the heavy rain will continue in northern oregon and northern california as well. i should say southern oregon and northern california as well. >> good morning. a cold front when through overnight. the temperatures are going to fall as we head into the afternoon. rom california,ay and believes the good lord is her strengt

. >> like the movie where tom hanks said, we're an american family. maybe that's his best play right now. john fugelsang, you guys are doing great on your tour, i hear great things about it.

tom hanks' character and he eventually finds a key in his father's close that unlocks something and he has no idea what it is. the adventure starts throughout new york city. he is looking through every borough trying to find out what lock this key opens. i want to bring up the fact that everyone is calling this film manipulative. i think it is an interesting term here. when i think of manipulation, i think of going 199movie and then getting something i didn't expect. you look at something like a m arley movie. that was advertised as a cute christmas movie and i walked out drenched with tears. this movie, you know exactly what you are getting yourself into. they tell from you the forefront what will happen in the trailers. just know that. i personally loved the film because i think it is really, really well made and the lead star, thomas horne gives a great performance. sandra bullock is great. just know that you are going to walk out -- i left the movie after the credits rolled, went out and called pie dad. it was 11: 30 at night -- and called my dad. it was 11:30. i called my dad and

. >> like the movie where tom hanks said, we're an american family. maybe that's his best play right

. >> like the movie where tom hanks said, we're an american family. maybe that's his best play right now. john fugelsang, you guys are doing great on your tour, i hear great things about it. >> i want to bring you on stage. >> that won't happen, but thank you for the invitation. that's "the ed show," i'm ed schultz, you can listen to me on channel 127 monday through

tom hanks wheeled out a giant cake for the champagne toast. and for those of you how were counting, hanks has been a guest on that program 22 times. i would have guessed more. that's "news4 midday". thanks for being with us and tune in for news this afternoon, through the weekend and we

silent film has ten nominations, biggest surprises, though, september 11th drama starring tom hanks and sandra bulk on. this fill silver medal called extremely loud and incredibly close. brad pitt's t"the tree of life" got a nod. he told the "today" show he thought everyone had important forgotten about the film. "war horse" is in the mix. "the help" and "midnight in paris" scored nods. golden globe winner for best drama a descendants and money ball are also taking nods in the category. george clooney and brad pitt are up against each other in the best actor category, up against damion bashir for his role in "a better life." gary oldman "tinker taylor soldier spy." meryl streep in "the iron lady." nominated glenn close for "albert nobbs." rooney mara in "the girl with the dragon tattoo." for now, bash remarks back to you. >> all right. thank you, angie. >>> it is now 11:26. coming up in the next- hour, the legal rights of passengers who survived that cruise ship accident off the coast of tuscany. plus, will the clouds make way for a little sunshine out there today? we are hoping so. tom