luke skywalker and princess leia. what a shame, 60 years old, the death of carrie fisher. one of many stories as trish regan takes it from here. trish: she was a young woman. thank you so much, connell. president obama blasting president-elect donald trump suggesting he could have won the election if he were allowed to run for a third term. and trump firing back saying no way. we're keeping a close eye on the dow right now. it may hit 20,000 this hour. we're close! could happen. we shall see. i'm trish regan. welcome everyone, to "the intelligence report," i hope you had a wonderful and very merry christmas. a lot to get through this hour. first politics, a big slap in the face for hillary clinton after president obama said he's confident he could have won the election. he would have won the election if he were running against donald trump. listen. >> i am confident in this vision because i'm confident that if i -- if i had run again and articulated it, i think i could have mobilized a majority of the american people

no han solo, no luke skywalker >> he's basically a spy for the rebellion. all actual reviews are being embargoed until tomorrow. >> i am not actually surprised. >> but the standing ovation at the premier, and the unofficial -- my boeing,s unbelievably wonderful, last time i loved a star wars movie as much was 1977. >> it is interesting because you sit down and you do not know what is going to happen. >> one rumor i must address is jim and episode 7's ray. >> can you talk about her being ray's mother? >> that is not true. she is not ray's mom. jummy: all right, so the warmest of the week today. doug: it is present sunshine this afternoon. 35 tonight, not frosty, just chilly. tomorrow, sunshine and the clouds increase. and then an arctic cold front, windchill here thursday and friday, around zero. yet, i around zero. jummy: happy monday, folks. jo >> you know, some people say it takes money to make money. but around here, it just takes guts, brains, and nerves of steel. does one of our players today have the right stuff? we're about to find out. let's play "w

this time, no luke skywalker or r2-d2. story, but the star wars world remains the same. >> imperial flags reign across the galaxy. simon: another two episodes are scheduled for release in 2018 and 2020, alternating with the sequel set for release in 2017 and 2019. therefore, one star wars film will be in theaters for the next four years. and wars is now a business cinema tickets are not the main money earners. toys, dolls, and mask bring in lucrative amounts of cash. films scooped up three times less at the box office. toymakers have used the release release new to toys. star wars, that is the price if you want to control the force. richelle: you're watching live from paris here on "france 24." a reminder of our top stories this hour. fierce fighting continues in deal todespite a release rebel fighters and civilians caught in the crossfire. stay out of our business, the saudi king sends a warning to foreign countries he accuses of interfering in yemen. the kingdom has led a coalition that carried out airstrikes against reb

get right to some of the joy that people expressed in remembering her including luke skywalker himself. at first he was almost speechless and then a very thoughtful bit of social media last night. he talked about everything that she did. i'm grateful for the laughter, the wisdom, the kindness. even the bratty self-indulging crap that my beloved space twin gave me through the years. let's reflect on the life and times of carrie fisher. >> i should expect you -- >> reporter: carrie fisher best known as princess leia in "star wars" has died. fisher had a heart attack friday on the final 15 minutes of a flight from london to los angeles. according to tmz, fisher was on a ventilator the entire time she was hospitalized, never regaining consciousness. she's seen here in audition tape with soon to be co-star harrison ford. >> safely delivered to my forces. ♪ >> reporter: critics pointed to the strong chemistry between fisher and ford and with good reason. fisher recently revealed that she and ford were off-screen lovers. >> 40 years, is that right? >> 40 years i thought i'd wait. >> you rev

. >> reporter: helping luke skywalker and pals blow it to smithereens. turns out, luke and his friends owe it to "rogue one's" ragtag crew of rebels. >> we just want more people to get to know the world of "star wars," the universe of "star wars." >> reporter: those rebels expected to draw the second biggest december movie premiere haul of all time after last year's "the force awakens" which went on to bring in $2.1 billion worldwide. box office expectations are a little lower for this, partly because a different cast of characters, no han solo, no skywalker, but there is an appearance from arguably the galaxy's most notorious villain. darth vader. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> it's been getting good reviews. so can't wait. that's what's making news in america this morning. >>> have a great thursday. >> good morning everyone, it is 4:30 a.m., on this thursday, december 15. here's what we're following for you. >> many of us are waking up to a coating of snow on the ground. it's freezing cold for everyone. >> president-elect trump meets with exe

that was when luke skywalker destroyed the first death star. remember? star wars rogue one opens in theaters nationwide on friday. i'm a fan. >>> parts of new york state digging out from serious snow. about 16-inches of lake effect snow fell in perries burg little south of buffalo on the same area is that expected to get more fresh powder in the coming days. >> oh, my gosh. no. >>> wow. very frightening moments. the area had been hit with snow and freezing rain in the days leading up to that tree that's snapped there. no word on any injuries but boy that's scary, terrifying scene after some pretty bad weather in that area. >> incredible what mother nature can do, just some freezing rain icing there takes down an entire tree. >> unbelievable. nothing like that for this particular area. >> this particular area. we could see freezing rain accumulation especially lehigh valley and poconos late tomorrow night early monday. that could create hazardous travel condition also. we've got our eye on a storm system that's going to be moving but all is quiet for toni

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mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, said "no words" and peter mahu, known as chewy, says carrie was the brightest light in any room she entered and "she was just as brilliant and beautiful, tough and wonderful and funny as you could imagine." fisher was 60 years old. pat? >>> we still don't know the underlying problems in her death but one in four americans dies from heart disease every year. it's the leading cause of death in this country. heart attacks happen when coronary arteraries are blocked. some of the most common signs in men include extreme chest pain, upper body pain, especially in the arm, left shoulder back or neck and rapid or irregular heartbeat. now, for women, doctors say you're more likely to suffer from extreme fatigue, pain in the jaw and anxiety or lightheadedness. for a complete list, go to the nbc washington app and search heart attacks and talk to your doctor about any concern. >>> a study out of the university of chicago looks at the ripple effects that hospital patients have on one another. when one suffers a heart attack, they may face another ripple effec

that includes friend and co-star mark hamel who played luke skywalker. a few hours ago he posted a message. in it he called fisher, quote, irreplaceable. at 7:00, the "today" show will have a more in-depth look at the life of carrie fisher has fans remember her work and celebrate her life. >>> back here in the bay area, a new menorah is expected to arrive today to replace the one stolen from a san francisco park. the new menorah arrives just in time for the fifth night of hanukkah. the six-foot-tall menorah was stolen from washington square park on christmas day. police tell us they're looking at surveillance video as they search for the thief. >>> good wednesday morning. it is 6:41. as we take a look now at the golden gate bridge, all clear skies. drivers making it from the north bay into san francisco. it looks okay at this point. only 41 degrees now. the heater is on. we're trying to stay warm. it's even below freezing in some parts of the valleys. in santa, 32 degrees. 32 degrees in livermore. one degree above freezing in morgan hill. it will be warm

now let's also hear from mark hamell, luke skywalker, who was attached to carrie fisher growing up. he was devastated early and put #devastated on the internet early in the day. finally he said she played such a crucial role in my professional and personal life and i would have been, he was so overcome, he talked about her being bratty and self-indulgent and called her my beloved space twin. finally, the man who played chewbacca said there are no words for this loss. carrie was the brightest light in every room she entered. i will miss her dearly. perhaps best would be carrie fisher encapsulating herself and her career. give a listen from one of her last call it lines onscreen. >> ray, may the force be with you. >> reporter: carrie fisher being fondly remembered in and around hollywood and again, so many people praising her for her honesty and her courage and talking openly about her being bipolar and her addiction issues. >> paul vercammen, thank you so much. >>> good morning. i'm victor blackwell in for carol costello. thank you for being with me. we are now just minutes away from

now the movie is getting an endorsement from luke skywalker himself tweeting this. perfect cast, astonishing action, nonstop thrills. grabs you from the first frame, never let's go. not just a good but great movie period. the film takes place before hamel's first "star wars" picture. he's not in this one but he is set to make another appearance in episode 8. >> he had just like a brief appearance in episode 7. like a teaser. so he could have a pretty substantial role. >> that's what fans are hope. >> dan, you haven't seen the movie but when you do i encourage you to wear your sweater. >> i feel like a jedi in my light-up sweat. >> well, i don't. >> take this in one more time. >> yes. this is the last time you'll see me on television. we'll see you next weekend without me. >> that getup. >>> where's the coffee? we'll see you next weekend without me. >> that getup. >> good morning to you, i'm gray hall, coming up next on "action news" sunday morning. two pets are dead and half dozen people are homeless after a fire ravages two homes in philadelphia. >>> the eagles fac

it was about luke skywalker and han sol lo but princess leia waa strong female character and when that movie came out that was a very, very big deal. it was a trailblazing role, a ground breaking role that's the reason why carrie fisher as princess leia resonates so strongly. so she was right to play the character the way she did because look at how many people fell in love with the strength of that character. >> well put, scott, nischelle and paul, thank you for helping us reflect back on the life of carrie fisher. thank you. >>> next, tensions rising between the united states and one of its strongest allies, israel, after the nation's latest move that critics say flies in the face of that controversial u.n. resolution plus, straight ahead, history is about to happen that shows the healing that can come from war. president obama and ja poon's prime minister are about to visit the attack site that drew america into world war ii. as after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. what about the people i care about? ...including this little girl. and what if this happened ag

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. >> reporter: those plans helping luke skywalker and pals blow it to smithereens. turns out, luke and the friends owe it to rogue one's rag tag crew of rebels. >> we just want more people to get to know the world of "star wars," the universe of "star wars." >> reporter: those rebels expected to draw the second biggest movie draw of all time after last year's "the force awakens." that brought in $2.1 billion worldwide. box office expectations are lower than this. partly because of the different cast of characters. no hans solo or sky walker, but an appearance from the galaxy's most notorious villain, darth vader. abc news, lauren lyster, los angeles. >> finally, we understand what is going on. now i understand. but she killed it for me. i know there's a higher plot. >> no, it's just the beginning. >> more surprises, yes. >> we'll have a review tomorrow. in insomniac theater. plenty of people are raving about it. >> practicing the force. >> reporter: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendi

. >> and of course the princess was glued, if you will, to luke skywalker, mark hamill. and perhaps he had one of the more poignant tweets on social media about carrie fisher when he reflected on his friend. among other things he was talking about how he'll remember her, who played her in that one, gorgeous, fiercely independent woman that she was our princess. hamill had been very, very, very emotional early in the day and barely said anything at all. he said he was grateful for the laughter and the wisdom, the kindness, and even pratty, on-screen persona that she had. he said my beloved space twin that she gave me through the years mark hamill weighing in there, victor. and it was -- glad to see he was able to compose himself and get out some words. earlier in the day all he had said was basically no words, #devastated. >> yeah, came to a blow -- came as a blow to many. paul vercammen in los angeles. thank you very much. now, coincidentally, fisher's death comes just days after the latest installment of the "star wars" saga, "rogue one" hit theaters. and while fisher's

it was made famous in the original 1977 star wars film which luke skywalker destroyed the first, death star, star wars, rogue opens up in theaters december 16th. >>> and speaking of movies, several new films are in theaters this weekend. here's entertainment tonight's kevin frazier with the preview. >> reporter: this week jennifer aniston and jason baitman lead a cast this is wild need in office christmas party and ryan gosling and emma stone show off their singing, dancing skills in the old fashion musical lala land. >> i just wanted to sing. >> ryan gosling and jazz musician, and emma stonies actress both struggling to make tonight hollywood as they fall in love with each other. it features multiple dazzling musical numbers and to pull it off, stone, gosling had to put in a lot of work behind the scenes. >> a lot of singing, dancing, one with the coach, and with our music supervisor but most of the songs we sang live watching those great old musical, we spent two and a half months of rehearsal. >> ♪ >> we're having a christmas party. i'm putting on a christmas party. >>> whatever y

he's a native of the tunisian desert town of tatouine, famous for being the inspiration for luke skywalker's home planet in "star wars." amri spent four years in an italian jail for burning down a school. german authorities turned down his request for political asylum last year and he was ordered deported by the end of this year. he was able to delay the process by posing as six different people from three different countries. but his time was about to run out. police say he hijacked the polish truck loaded with 25 tons of steel, killed the driver and began his murderous rampage. germany's president visited the hospitalized victims today as a doctor described what he called the war zone conditions in the emergency room "there were soft tissue injuries, broken bones, some of them were caught under the truck. some of those injuries you couldn't survive. as you can imagine a truck drives over your chest or abdomen it's significant injury." tonight france's normally open border with germany now has security checkpoints. . soldiers are patrolling paris railway stations. and holiday shoppers are c

mark hamill who plays luke skywalker. tweeting, as if 2016 could not get worse, sending all other love to carrie fisher. peter mayhew sending prayers for our friend. >> steve patterson, thank you. >>> a big winter storm set to make a mess of millions of holiday plans. snow in the west is causing travel troubles for people in the sky and on the roads. nbc's kerry eye on it from miami's international airport. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. it never snows in miami, so it doesn doesn't, however, we are immune from the impact of snow when it comes to traveling. that is the case for the country with the weather. if you are going to travel, just use that old expression, they sneeze, the rest of the country catches a cold, it will apply. we see a few delays. if you are traveling, make sure you have your phone. look for the flights. make sure they are not delayed. if it is delayed, get to the airport early and hopefully your travel will not be as eventful for one nfl team. >> that's what's happening. >> repo

. >> reporter: luke skywalker's spirited sister, a child of royalty, father, singer, eddie fisher and her mother, america's sweetheart, debbie reynolds. ♪ good morning >> reporter: she found herself thrust into one of hollywood's biggest scandals after her father famously dumped reynolds to marry her best friend, elizabeth taylor. reynolds putting out a statement thanking fisher's legions of fans for your thoughts and prayers, they're now guiding her to her next stop, love, carrie's mother. the relationship between mother and daughter provided fodder for fisher's work and made "postcards from the edge" on her relationship. most inspired by struggles in her own life. love elusive and battled mental illness and drug addiction. >> did you see "one through over the cuckoo's nest" wasn't i fantastic? >> reporter: it was the force that always proved the constant in her life. at 19 auditioning for a then unknown space western that would soon launch her into the stratosphere. >> what? >> reporter: i became not a movie star but my character princess leia was more famous than i was so i becam

skywalker, hans so localanc and principle set lea.ciset before it hits theater as weeksw from tomorrow, fox's jonathanatn hunt sat down with the stars ans the world of the force. >> there's a mission for you.. >> rogue one star wars story is the eighth film in the historic franchise and the first standnd alone story with all newew characters. >> there is isn't much time. muh >> the story takes place priorle to the events of the first stars wars film that was released in 1977. 19 felicity jones leads the newew cast playing unlikely hero who helps steel plans for the death star. real difference.ifrence. >> it very much feeds into a new hope and we wanted to capture cp some of the atmosphere new hopeh has and the kind of, um, there't a real natural i to a new hope that we have in rogue one.ue one it very much is a boots on then ground feel. it's rooted authenticity and iyd think people are going to enjoyo just, you know, even the stormho troopers are covered in mud and it's about group of very >> last year's much anticipatedp star wars the force awakens made more than $2 billion worldwide

skywalker, princess lea and hans solo. so >> darth vader is this. is ts. i've seen him in couple ofcole o clips. there you go. >> okay. >> that gives you some referenco to the timeline i guess if youmy follow all of theseou stories.ts this movie not getting as much c hype as force awakens last yearr believe it or not a few dieharda fans camping out to be the first in line to see this movie.ie. kevin mccarthy live in clevelana park with these fans of thes te gallon lack see far far away. kevin g morning. morning >> reporter: hey, guys.. it's freezing. i didn't wear a big enoughugh jacket. 23 degrees and if you don't dont understand where we are, we'rehw at thee ar up town theater 7:00 o'clock tonight star wars rogue one will open up. this gentleman named david has s been camping out since lastceas night. david, how you doing buddy. >> good, staying warm.m. >> reporter: we are noteporar staying warm at all. we are here at -- talk about hoh much of a tradition this -- i can't speak, my mouth is frozeno how much of a tradition

i would say she has the wisdom of yoda, the work ethic of luke skywalker and the class of princess leah. because of her we are family and this senate family will sorely miss the extraordinary jessica whittle. jessica, thank you for everything. i ask unanimous consent that my remarks appear separately in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: madam president, i yield back my time. mr. leahy: madam president, there's much going on this time of year and throughout the world, but one thing that's come to my attention, to all our attention, the election of donald trump as our next president has ignited a rash of speculation about the future of u.s. policy toward cuba s. what we now is that the president-elect has said contradictory things about president obama's decision to resume diplomatic relations to cuba, as he has about some other issues. he has tweeted the plan to reverse the obama administration's regulatory changes, relaxing restrictions on u.s. engagement in cuba unless the cuban government agrees to promote a better deal. despite that we don't know what

you think about luke skywalker,r darth vader, hans so low, chew c back what star wars that's whoto she was. >> the same thing for hark hamih he will always be known as lukek skywalker the rest of his careee as mark hamil.. >> tmz gave us few more detailss as far as her death. far aat really after that heart tack the family said she was in stable condition, she really never nev regained consciousness she hadss the entire time. condition stabilized but shehe never regained consciousness and then unfortunately yesterdaynaty morning had a second cardiac a arrest.. >> tough to hear that.ea we told you that tributes arete pouring in. some of them not so good. goo this one we're actually a tweete gone bad in a mon bon apologizing for this tweet.et carrie fisher sales have the t best buns in the galaxy. >> yeah.>> they quoted our deleted tweetede were you genuinely meant as a a tribute we shouldn't have posedt it. we are truly sorry. sor. >> i think in the world of badwd tweets that one doesn't bother'e me quiet as much because i think it was meant as a tribute.bu >> right.>>ight right. >> it

luke's skywalker's spirited sister leaves behind a brother, todd fisher, a daughter and her mother, the hollywood great debbie reynolds. dancing together 15 years ago. reynolds thanking fisher's legions of fan for the thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop. >> we're a very tight family, as small as we are. my mother is very strong right now and we're all together mow at this point. >> reporter: fisher being celebrated for imparting on to the fictional leia her real life feistiness. >> you're braver than i thought. >> lucas noting, her ground breaking role served as an inspiration of power and confidence for young girls everywhere. and her lover in the series that she said on the set harrison ford, remembers her as funny and emotionally fearless. she lived her life bravely. the two exchanging this poignant scene. >> i've always hated watching you leave. >> that's why i did it. so you'd miss me. >> reporter: bob iger, chairman of disney, abc news parent company, remembering fisher like so many as one of a kind. the outpouring has been enormous over carrie fisher's

mark hamill who played luke skywalker said she played such a crucial role in my professional and personal life and both -- carrie fisher was 60 years old. >>> the president-elect firing back at president obama for saying he could have won a third term if he had wanted to. >> i'm confident that if i -- if have mobilized a d articulated majority of the people to rally behind it. >> mr. trump said the lame duck democrat kobts have stood a chance. he tweeted that hillary clinton campaigned hard and the -- the voters wanted to make america great again. this is two more names added to the trump administration. tom bosser and mr. trump's long time attorney, jason green blatt as special representative for international negotiations. >>> a security scare at trump tower met with joke by a spokesperson for the mayor of new york. >> trump tower briefly evacuated as police investigated the suspicious package. it turns out to be a child's backpack filled with toys. after the all clear, incoming press secretary sean spicer tweeted, thanks nypd. to which mayor de blasio spokesperson says no problem, we'l

. >> at last master luke came to rescue me. >> luke skywalker, jedi knight. ashley: oh, that was care ri fisher of course next to him and passing away at 60 years old. she'd already filmed the next "star wars" movie? >> they had wrapped up production in london where she was flying from last friday over the summer. so, all of that film is complete. but the question is, what do they do for the next two films after that, that they've got planned because she -- as far as we know has roles in those as well. there's no intention of losing the character. ashley: right, she's beloved. >> that's a problem for disney. we saw this with paul walker that died during the filming of fast and furious and did digital enhancement. it's tough for disney and the film makers, they're in mourning over losing her. ashley: and another stair, sin cinnabon in treat for a comment about carrie's hair buns. >> and rest in piece, carrie fisher, you have the best bons in the universe. >> and they say it was too soon. some on twitter said it was too soon. >> when you've got young people run

"rogue one" is luke cass' film first "star wars" "star wars" spinoff and takes place in the same galaxy at other "star wars" "star wars" films and features new characters and doesn't draw on the story of the skywalker family. >>> well, we "star wars" "star wars" fans are known to be a bit, shall we say, passionate, but three guys in washington, d.c. really take the cake. they have been catching out in front. uptown theater for three days to see rogue one despite sub zero temperatures. makeshift bungalow is helping to keep out chilling win, a bit. for them doing this is not just about being first in line, it's about tradition. >> it's an experience to be through the first one indoors. never like to the uptown. >> this crew has slept oupt side knife times for. -- those are finance right there. >> tomorrow and sunday donate a new unrapid at a nissan dealer to make the holiday brighter for children everywhere. >>> sunny discussion, is but hind that storm from midnight to 8:00 a.m. a freeze low chase for the inland community and. . that's going to be really, really. it will drop to 27 degree