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this is george lucas. this is not spike lee. this is george lucas. he had to fight to get it by. >> i think he had to go to the dark side of the force to make something happen. what was taking place -- he has been working at this film for 23 years. he started developing the story. things went along and there was not enough to happen. there were people battling whose story we use. finally, after 23 years, he gets to the point where he is ready to get it made. he goes to studios. nobody wants to touch it. he says, "i will put my own money up." he puts up $50 million, shoots the movie, polishes it. brings it to fox initially, where he has brought them billions of dollars in the past. his record shows this is a profitable man. he gets there. the telephone, "it is a good movie, but we do not know what to do with it. we do not know how to market it." it is an action movie. but it is an action movie with a black cast. they do not think it is viable outside this country or outside the black community. all of the bad guys are white. so? that is just history.
this is george lucas. this is not spike lee. this is george lucas. he had to fight to get it by. >> i think he had to go to the dark side of the force to make something happen. what was taking place -- he has been working at this film for 23 years. he started developing the story. things went along and there was not enough to happen. there were people battling whose story we use. finally, after 23 years, he gets to the point where he is ready to get it made. he goes to studios. nobody...
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>> lucas: i will--i'll calm down. as soon as you're out of my life, i'll calm the hell down immediately. you know why? >> sami: oriental philosophy? >> lucas: now, when you were gone and i was with allie and we had no idea where you were, i had a lot of time to think. but i realized--i finally realized something about you. i really understood you, sami. >> sami: oh, really? i can't wait to hear this. >> lucas: you always want what you can't have. and then when you get it, you don't want it anymore. you had me, but that wasn't good enough, right? so you had to go after ej. it's a matter of time before you have him too. and then what are you gonna do? and then who are you gonna go after? >> rafe: ah. >> nicole: so we have... no idea how much longer ej's gonna be in jail, right? i'm sure it will not be long. >> rafe: yeah, well, the fact that stefano wasn't murdered kind of screws up our case against ej. >> nicole: i'm just really glad that i have you two on my side. >> rafe: well, daniel and i both know how high the sta
>> lucas: i will--i'll calm down. as soon as you're out of my life, i'll calm the hell down immediately. you know why? >> sami: oriental philosophy? >> lucas: now, when you were gone and i was with allie and we had no idea where you were, i had a lot of time to think. but i realized--i finally realized something about you. i really understood you, sami. >> sami: oh, really? i can't wait to hear this. >> lucas: you always want what you can't have. and then when you...
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con el pasar de las horas, lucas seguÍa sin aparecer. >> nosotros confiÁbamos en que lucas estaba vivo, porque no estaba entre los muertos. nos olvidamos de una tercera posibilidad. una negligencia inexplicable lo dejÓ atrapados 60 horas en un tren. >> su familia pide a los investigadores que vuelvan a buscar en el tren. >> a partir de ahÍ, lo encuentran en el cuarto vagÓn del tren. >> cuando la noticia se hizo pÚblicoa se desataron enfrentamientos en la estaciÓn. >> la familia y los amigos desconsolados de lucas exigen a la justicia que se conteste la pregunta, quienes son los responsables. en este tren, se encuentran las respuestas. >> lucas fue un ser musical. lleno de amor desde el primer dÍa. hasta el Último dÍa. lucas fue un tipo que creciÓ el amor, que se desarrollÓ el amor. >> lucas tenÍa dos proyectos musicales, ambas bandas recorrÍan el circuito musical de la zona oeste de buenos aires tocando todo el tiempo. su compaÑero y amigo de la banda lo recuerda. >> un volcÁn de ideas artistas. un amor por la mÚsica. >> algunas imÁgenes son inÉditas para su familia y
con el pasar de las horas, lucas seguÍa sin aparecer. >> nosotros confiÁbamos en que lucas estaba vivo, porque no estaba entre los muertos. nos olvidamos de una tercera posibilidad. una negligencia inexplicable lo dejÓ atrapados 60 horas en un tren. >> su familia pide a los investigadores que vuelvan a buscar en el tren. >> a partir de ahÍ, lo encuentran en el cuarto vagÓn del tren. >> cuando la noticia se hizo pÚblicoa se desataron enfrentamientos en la estaciÓn....
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it's really weird. >> but just how successful is lucas? well, his "fred" videos have earned him enough money to go to college, but his mom says despite his fame, he's still lucas at home, a teenager who does his chores and picks up his younger siblings from school. besides staying tuned for the next season of "fred," fans can also look forward to the upcoming "fred" movie. >> the "fred" movie's going to be kind of different from the videos in a way that it's not just not going to be fred the whole entire time, and you'll see all the other characters. and i won't be playing. there'll actually be other actors playing the other characters. >> and if you're older than 18 and scratching your head because you just don't get fred, maybe you're not supposed to. >> it depends what kind of comedies you like. some people like certain comedies and some don't. some think it stupid. some think it's awesome. i don't think about the audience. i think about the videos. >> thank you. thank you very much. >>> coming up -- >> i feel -- >> a little boy's trip
it's really weird. >> but just how successful is lucas? well, his "fred" videos have earned him enough money to go to college, but his mom says despite his fame, he's still lucas at home, a teenager who does his chores and picks up his younger siblings from school. besides staying tuned for the next season of "fred," fans can also look forward to the upcoming "fred" movie. >> the "fred" movie's going to be kind of different from the videos in...
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in the lucas valley area. what was the straw that broke the camel's back? this project has been held up for a long time. what killed it? >> well, it was a straw, because a long, long time ago, in a world far away, known as marin county, george lucas, 16 years ago, decided he wanted to expand the skywalker property and set up a new thing on the grady ranch, between skywalker and where a lot of the people who don't want this to have legs, happened. he started making application, and in '96, a plan was adopt and many times modified through a lot of negotiations, a lot of down sizing, a lot of this and that, and for 16 years, this thing has been going on and becoming more and more contentious, the closer it gets to reality it was getting very, very close to reality and the neighbors, i think, called the lucas valley estates homeowners association, filed some complaints and george lucas, thinking that he'd like to live to actually see this thing happened said, we're just not going to do it here and the decision is
in the lucas valley area. what was the straw that broke the camel's back? this project has been held up for a long time. what killed it? >> well, it was a straw, because a long, long time ago, in a world far away, known as marin county, george lucas, 16 years ago, decided he wanted to expand the skywalker property and set up a new thing on the grady ranch, between skywalker and where a lot of the people who don't want this to have legs, happened. he started making application, and in '96,...
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yo le decÍa, van a @@primer impt ♪ xtraunivision@@primer impacto ea >> a lucas le extraunivision@@pn la investigaciÓn sobre el accidente en el que murieron mÁs de 50 personas continÚa.unin le ha costado el puesto al primerministro de transporte qu primer impacto extraunivision@@p >> queremos er imp extraunivism trisraoticiaisionestra @@ er impmpaÑer extrana de univisÁ@ primerqueridas por todos @@er i departamento de noticias falleciÓ esta impacto extrauni accidente. rosana era una trabajadora ejemplar. pero @@sobre imer impacto extraunivin su dulzura, desde aquÍ queremos expresarle nuestro mÁs sentido pÉsame a su impacxtraivisio@@pm
yo le decÍa, van a @@primer impt ♪ xtraunivision@@primer impacto ea >> a lucas le extraunivision@@pn la investigaciÓn sobre el accidente en el que murieron mÁs de 50 personas continÚa.unin le ha costado el puesto al primerministro de transporte qu primer impacto extraunivision@@p >> queremos er imp extraunivism trisraoticiaisionestra @@ er impmpaÑer extrana de univisÁ@ primerqueridas por todos @@er i departamento de noticias falleciÓ esta impacto extrauni accidente. rosana...
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lucas fue un tipo quempacto crÓ amo amor... lucas tenÍa dos proyectos musicales, ambas bandas recorrÍan la zona oeste de buenos aires componiendo, ensayando y tocando todo el tiempo su compaÑero y amigo lore cuerda. >>> un volcÁn en erupciÓn constante de ideas, y un amor por la mÚsica que te hacÍan tener que seguirlo sÍ o siprim. >>> algunas imÁgenes inÉditas para su familia y amigos este archi vo musical el mayor consuelo, en su bÚsqueda de justicia. >>> hoy tengo la mÚsica, las letras de mi hijo, todo esto que a mi me da mucha fuerza. >>> tomaba por asalto el living de la casa, yo sabÍa y decia lucas, van a ser las 12 de la noche, necesito levantarme a las 7 por favor para de cantar. >>> y me decÍa, ya, ya tÉrmino, ya tÉrmino y seguÍa una hora y en el fondo eso me hacia feliz. >>>actoivisio@@imer itoision@@e. a lucas le@@ sobrevive impac unm 4n aÑos a quienes los abuelos aseguran heredÓtoision ision@@e ioÍstica, el accidente continÚa yer impe ha costado el puesto a ministro deuniv transporte, y h queremos
lucas fue un tipo quempacto crÓ amo amor... lucas tenÍa dos proyectos musicales, ambas bandas recorrÍan la zona oeste de buenos aires componiendo, ensayando y tocando todo el tiempo su compaÑero y amigo lore cuerda. >>> un volcÁn en erupciÓn constante de ideas, y un amor por la mÚsica que te hacÍan tener que seguirlo sÍ o siprim. >>> algunas imÁgenes inÉditas para su familia y amigos este archi vo musical el mayor consuelo, en su bÚsqueda de justicia. >>>...
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lucas said he will build new facilities for lucas films somewhere else. >> christina, busy weekend for you. >> we need the rain. nobody is scoffing at the forecast just yesterday. come friday, with more rain potentially two additional inches in some cities, you might just be cursing mother nature. we've got good news, we need the rain and a stretch of fair weather. lots of sunshine and 70s on my seven-day outlook. i want to take you live and show you what it looks like. we have interesting towers building over san francisco. not just a city by the bay. you'll notice these clouds bubbling up. these are thunderstorms. you'll want t out this morning. for the later portion of this afternoon as well as these little pop-up storms develop. we have one just over marin county coastline and another one north of san jose. we have a pretty heavy batch of moisture come through morgan hill and gilroy. spotty activity for today. we stop the clock at 2:00 p.m., still getting spotty action in the north bay. starting to see a little bit more of a steady rain into tonight. another wave of heavy rain come
lucas said he will build new facilities for lucas films somewhere else. >> christina, busy weekend for you. >> we need the rain. nobody is scoffing at the forecast just yesterday. come friday, with more rain potentially two additional inches in some cities, you might just be cursing mother nature. we've got good news, we need the rain and a stretch of fair weather. lots of sunshine and 70s on my seven-day outlook. i want to take you live and show you what it looks like. we have...
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valley not lucas' valuely. >> reporter: a number of neighbors spoke out against lucas' plan to build a tv and film production facility. >> it's going to impact a whole region, area. we don't have the infrastructure to support it. >> reporter: there would be more than 300 employees on site. a respective down played the concerns today about noise and traffic. >> we don't believe those are significant issues. those are mitigated through what the county requires. >> reporter: some expressed support today for the film i production facility. many people point to lucas' track record of preserving open land when they built big rock nearby. >> it's because of his incredible desire as island steward and financial ability that my son and his future generations will be able to continue to enjoy this. >> reporter: opponents have two weeks to appeal today's decision. lucas film in the meantime has to go through a long permit prosearch. they expect to break ground -- permit process. they expect to break ground next year. >>> more trouble for a popular lounge in downtown walnut creek. 6-grams of coc
valley not lucas' valuely. >> reporter: a number of neighbors spoke out against lucas' plan to build a tv and film production facility. >> it's going to impact a whole region, area. we don't have the infrastructure to support it. >> reporter: there would be more than 300 employees on site. a respective down played the concerns today about noise and traffic. >> we don't believe those are significant issues. those are mitigated through what the county requires. >>...
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we have learned that the majority of lucas film employees who work here are now meeting with lucas and top management at an undisclosed location here in the bay area to discuss their future. reporting live at the san francisco presidio, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> a day after make landfall super storm sandy still making some history. 48 people have been killed nearly 8 million customers in 15 states are without power. new york city's subway system swamped. countless homes have been destroyed by fire, wind, floods. one government prediction says the wind damage alone could top $7 billion. president obamaed heads to new jersey tomorrow to survey the damage there. sandy dealt the garden state a punishing blow. end tired neighborhoods are under water and beach boardwalks are in ruins. duarte geraldino shows us what's left. >> reporter: access to atlantic city is limited tonight because safety officials say the roads are still not safe. many of the areas are littered with debris. behind me, you can see what's left of a nice chunk of the famed atlantic city boardwalk. it was ripped apart by super
we have learned that the majority of lucas film employees who work here are now meeting with lucas and top management at an undisclosed location here in the bay area to discuss their future. reporting live at the san francisco presidio, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> a day after make landfall super storm sandy still making some history. 48 people have been killed nearly 8 million customers in 15 states are without power. new york city's subway system swamped. countless homes have been destroyed...
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the city of walnut creek tries to get the force between lucas to set up shop mind here. i'll tell you more in a live report coming up. >>> vice president biden's gay marriage comments on the campaign trail. what does it mean for the president's position? >>> a yahoo ultimatum. >>> and a live look outside this morning. it's monday, may 7th, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everybody, the time now is 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's start out with the forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you. beautiful weekend. a little warm for some people. and today, actually about 4 degrees warmer on average than where we ended up yesterday. you want to dress for the two parts of the day. cool out there. i'll let you know how hot it's slated to be. first, let's check that drive with mike. >> we do have to give a shout out to the folks on the east bay right around 238, there's some activity on the shoulder. there was an earlier car fire. no injuries, and it's all off to the shoulder. but still a few crew members there. chp as well as a
the city of walnut creek tries to get the force between lucas to set up shop mind here. i'll tell you more in a live report coming up. >>> vice president biden's gay marriage comments on the campaign trail. what does it mean for the president's position? >>> a yahoo ultimatum. >>> and a live look outside this morning. it's monday, may 7th, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everybody, the time now is 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm...
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that's why the city hasn't specified a space for lucas preliminaries. it's very preliminary but the idea has sent a buzz through the community on the possible perks. our police are short-staffed. our library is looking at short staff. and if this would help bring capital in the form of taxes or however to bring it in, i'm all for it. >> look at "star wars." 25, 30 years later. i think the possibilities are endless. and why not. it brings a tax base to boot. take that and run. hopefully they make it here. >> reporter: and they do, george has some fans waiting. >> you would probably get to meet him, and i really want to meet him. >> i'm also -- george lucas got some ideas in san francisco, maybe he'll get some ideas in walnut creek from the cool things. >>> the heat is on. and you know it's supposed to get hotter tomorrow. let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> right now we're seeing mild temperatures here after 11:00 at night. look at the numbers, may surprise you. still 66 in san jose. upper 50s in san francisco. typically by 11:00, we should
that's why the city hasn't specified a space for lucas preliminaries. it's very preliminary but the idea has sent a buzz through the community on the possible perks. our police are short-staffed. our library is looking at short staff. and if this would help bring capital in the form of taxes or however to bring it in, i'm all for it. >> look at "star wars." 25, 30 years later. i think the possibilities are endless. and why not. it brings a tax base to boot. take that and run....
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west of highway and 101 of lucas valley road. lucas' film sites better opposition from homeowners who had complained about noise and traffic. or in town leaders say the studio would have generated hundreds of jobs and millions in tax revenue. in a statement lucas says he plans on selling the plot to a developer who plans to build low-income housing >> it seems like we always need more jobs in marin county and any county sought to why he would turn them away. >> judy arnold says the government has offered lucas free land as well as a plan to reroute the some way system if he agreed to build the studios in that country. >> the commute is no fun though. >> the biggest public works project ever taking shape in silicon valley tamara >> have you filed your taxes yet? out tax day and driving can be a deadly combination >> you show what you're worth and you can get up really fast >> not everyone agrees. the harsh criticism ahead of wal-mart's opening day today in san jose. >> still plenty >> these pictures capture the end of a harrowing
west of highway and 101 of lucas valley road. lucas' film sites better opposition from homeowners who had complained about noise and traffic. or in town leaders say the studio would have generated hundreds of jobs and millions in tax revenue. in a statement lucas says he plans on selling the plot to a developer who plans to build low-income housing >> it seems like we always need more jobs in marin county and any county sought to why he would turn them away. >> judy arnold says the...
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the deal includes lucas' industrial light and magic, its visual effects company, and lucas sound, the dynamics that made all of lucas' films so amazing and popular. lucas film employees met with lucas as well as top management all afternoon to discuss their future. at the presidio, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> a day after making landfall, super storm sandy is still making history. more than 8 million customers in 15 states are without power. new york city's subway system is swamped. countless homes have been destroyed by fire, wind or flood. it's estimated the damage will be well into the tens of billions of dollars. >>> the storm still has flights grounded across the country, but some very important travelers are managing to make their way back east from the bay area. cbs 5 report he elissa harrington shows us they are answering a cross-country call for help. >> i have been sleeping on that little sofa over there. >> reporter: tommy nguyen is among thousands of stranded travelers waiting out sandy in an airport. he is trying to get back to new york where he is a grad student and does not wa
the deal includes lucas' industrial light and magic, its visual effects company, and lucas sound, the dynamics that made all of lucas' films so amazing and popular. lucas film employees met with lucas as well as top management all afternoon to discuss their future. at the presidio, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> a day after making landfall, super storm sandy is still making history. more than 8 million customers in 15 states are without power. new york city's subway system is swamped. countless...
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so what happens to the empire george lucas built right here in the bay area? good evening i'm dana king. >> and i'm ken bastida. from flooded homes to toppled trees to america's busiest city being brought to' standstill. sandy has left her mark on the east coast. millions are spending another night without power. >> reporter: tonight officials are asking the public for patience as the work begins of preparing the damage from sandy. among the top priorities, restoring electricity and getting mass transit back on track. hurricane sandy hit new jersey's long beach island hard. homes in the beach front town were flooded or destroyed. boat littered the streets. >> we'll assess the damages and rebuild. that's way it works in new jersey. >> reporter: new york city was crippled bit storm. subway and traffic tunnels were filled with salt water. no word on when the city's famous subway service will resume. an entire community burned to the ground in queens as hurricane-force winds spread flames from house to house. for a second manhattan is a tale of two cities. one of
so what happens to the empire george lucas built right here in the bay area? good evening i'm dana king. >> and i'm ken bastida. from flooded homes to toppled trees to america's busiest city being brought to' standstill. sandy has left her mark on the east coast. millions are spending another night without power. >> reporter: tonight officials are asking the public for patience as the work begins of preparing the damage from sandy. among the top priorities, restoring electricity and...
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marcus lucas, number 85. the last time they have been held without a touchdown goes all the way back to october, seven years ago, with a loss at kansas. >> gary: i thought if they would have won this football game they could have gained belief and confidence. they've got alabama coming to their place. it could have been one of those night time games, catch alabama with a hot quarterback, but now, who knows. >> verne: berkstresser keeps it and gets inside the five. that's going to bring up reginald bowen, number 47 with the tackle. -- reginald bowens with the tackle. >> gary: anytime you get -- not shut out but no touchdowns, every quarterback worries about his job and berkstresser may be thinking maybe i can get a job here. >> verne: brat down, that's going to be first and goal as marcus murphy, number six, and the clock will stop with 30 seconds remaining. as they relocate the chains. >> gary: good job by corbin catching that ball basically. >> verne: first and goal. fires it. caught. touchdown, lucas. >> ga
marcus lucas, number 85. the last time they have been held without a touchdown goes all the way back to october, seven years ago, with a loss at kansas. >> gary: i thought if they would have won this football game they could have gained belief and confidence. they've got alabama coming to their place. it could have been one of those night time games, catch alabama with a hot quarterback, but now, who knows. >> verne: berkstresser keeps it and gets inside the five. that's going to...
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(george lucas) i have no idea where my life is going to take me. whatever feels right is where i go to. it was a golden age of filmmaking because we were all single, ambitious, in love with film. and we're still in love with film, but we're not as ambitious and none of us are single. and i think once we started getting married and having kids we began to fraction. and then we began to divide. and we went into our own lives and our own lifestyles. when i had a family, i know that the amount of time i talked to george, francis and marty on the telephone was cut down in half. and as i went from one to five children, now we have to make a conscious effort to re-unionize and get together. now i'm sort of in my family, into my life in a homey way. (steven spielberg) but when i was in my 20s and they were in their 20s, we were all kind of married to each other. as you get older, it's more "here we go again." the struggle's on. is the fish going to eat me, or am i going to eat the fish? and there was some kind of camaraderie back then and i guess you were
(george lucas) i have no idea where my life is going to take me. whatever feels right is where i go to. it was a golden age of filmmaking because we were all single, ambitious, in love with film. and we're still in love with film, but we're not as ambitious and none of us are single. and i think once we started getting married and having kids we began to fraction. and then we began to divide. and we went into our own lives and our own lifestyles. when i had a family, i know that the amount of...
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the rest of the bay area not too bad out by inverness and point rays and novato highway 101 through lucas valley road, san rafael, mid to upper 50s as you head out, showers to continue to develop throughout the north bay, then spread south throughout the afternoon heavier rain overnight into friday morning grab that umbrella in the north bay or out for an extended period today. >>> good morning. wet roads from overnight showers, bay bridge live look, no issues, we have high winds on the bay bridge this morning, no metering lights and no other problems on the span. san jose, live look at northbound 87 past the hp pavillion, left side, traffic light as you can see, one problem in napa due to wet roads and animal car swerved to miss a deer, flipping blocking northbound lane 121 at 128 there's a "sig alert" in effect there. northbound 880 hegenberger earlier accident cleared. >>> in sonoma county residents and businesses are preparing for the next round of storms. nearly an inch of rain fell in downtown petaluma yesterday. some in low-lying areas say they are not taking chances. one family ha
the rest of the bay area not too bad out by inverness and point rays and novato highway 101 through lucas valley road, san rafael, mid to upper 50s as you head out, showers to continue to develop throughout the north bay, then spread south throughout the afternoon heavier rain overnight into friday morning grab that umbrella in the north bay or out for an extended period today. >>> good morning. wet roads from overnight showers, bay bridge live look, no issues, we have high winds on...
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. >> stunner from george lucas today. he is selling lucasfilms to disney. so basically the dark side has sold out to the happiest place on earth. princess leia elbow to elbow with mickey mouse. how about snow white anteseven ewoks. i can go on. linda yee on the film created empire that is going totally hollywood. >> reporter: it's a force even the toughest storm trooper. disney is guiding the star ship on a $4 billion deal that includes lucasfilms and his award winning effects franchises. in a company video statement george lucas said he's putting away his light saber and trusting the house of mickey mouse to take over. >> i realize at some point i needed to retire. i wanted to go on and do other things. final block in that was to find a good solid home for the company. >> reporter: lucas employs up to 1400 people here at the lucasfilm campus. employees did meet with lucas as well as top management all afternoon to discuss their future. by night fall three bus loads of workers returned from the offsite meeting. many looking grim. >> i probably shouldn't tel
. >> stunner from george lucas today. he is selling lucasfilms to disney. so basically the dark side has sold out to the happiest place on earth. princess leia elbow to elbow with mickey mouse. how about snow white anteseven ewoks. i can go on. linda yee on the film created empire that is going totally hollywood. >> reporter: it's a force even the toughest storm trooper. disney is guiding the star ship on a $4 billion deal that includes lucasfilms and his award winning effects...
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george lucas no longer owns "star wars. our nightmare is finally over. and there's more good news. >> they'll make a new episode vii in 2015. >> awesome, because everybody hated those last three, except for captain beardy. >> it's getting better all the time now we perfected digital eyelash rendering. >> accurate. but what does chewbacca think about all this. >> we talked to the guy who played chewbacca, peter mahue and he gave his seal of approval. >> in fact, he even tweeted about it. rest easy, nerds, disney knows how to treat people with respect -- propertieswith one or two exceptions. with respectok. we may be in some trouble here. thanks, george lucas for selling "star wars" so someone could save the franchise you destroyed. shut your stupid face, binks. >> coming up -- >> you made fun of us for having dogs dressed up for halloween. tell me these dogs are not freaking adorable. >> hypocrite. hypocrite. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. hurry in today. america runs on du
george lucas no longer owns "star wars. our nightmare is finally over. and there's more good news. >> they'll make a new episode vii in 2015. >> awesome, because everybody hated those last three, except for captain beardy. >> it's getting better all the time now we perfected digital eyelash rendering. >> accurate. but what does chewbacca think about all this. >> we talked to the guy who played chewbacca, peter mahue and he gave his seal of approval. >>...
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grady ranch in lucas valley. neighbors threatened to sue, complaining about the noise, traffic and environmental impact. but rather tha fight, lucas said he'd abandon the plan and build affordable housing at the site instead. but now supervisors are pleading with lucas to reconsider, promising to approve the project without any restrictions and join him in defecting any legal challenges. >>> it appears oakland running away with much-needed profits. the city took in more than $3 million from last week's oakland running festival. runners and visitors from outside the bay area each spent nearly $200 during this day. the event also generated $300,000 in state and local taxes. local charities also benefits as the event contributed $300,000. >> all those runners need some good food. >> there you go. >>> coming up, a look at the plans in one bay area t city to transform parkg spaces io parks.wd&÷ >>> welcome back now. taking a live look over san jose where we actually have some very well-defined thunderstorm towers bui
grady ranch in lucas valley. neighbors threatened to sue, complaining about the noise, traffic and environmental impact. but rather tha fight, lucas said he'd abandon the plan and build affordable housing at the site instead. but now supervisors are pleading with lucas to reconsider, promising to approve the project without any restrictions and join him in defecting any legal challenges. >>> it appears oakland running away with much-needed profits. the city took in more than $3 million...
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filmmaker george lucas has a big project planned for marin county's lucas valley area home of skywalker ranch. but many residents are giving it two thumbs down. john ramos on why they're striking back. >>> reporter: lucas valley in marin county is not named after famed "star wars" director george lucas. but it may as well be. he built skywalker ranch here, a commercial development that is headquarters for many of of his movies. >> when lucas first moved into the area they say that he was treated almost like some kind of a deity but for the folks in the neighborhood they are beginning to wonder if it's a little less deity and a little more darth vader because directly behind these homes lucas wants to build a huge neukom plex. basically -- new complex, basically a movie studio. two large indoor sound stages each the size of a department store and one large outdoor stage. there will be offices, residence units and private restaurant and a wine tasting room and large wine storage cave built into the hillside. neighbors fear what this could do to their rural lifestyle. >> it may turn into a
filmmaker george lucas has a big project planned for marin county's lucas valley area home of skywalker ranch. but many residents are giving it two thumbs down. john ramos on why they're striking back. >>> reporter: lucas valley in marin county is not named after famed "star wars" director george lucas. but it may as well be. he built skywalker ranch here, a commercial development that is headquarters for many of of his movies. >> when lucas first moved into the area...
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. >>> marin county wants george lucas to reconsider after lucas scrapped his plans far sprawling film production place there. which two near by neighbors may try to lure lucas. >> reporter: after years of trying, george lucas has dropped his battle. >> it is unusual that a handful of homeowners could stop this. >> ironically we could not find anyone who says lucas or his company is a bad neighbor. in fact, the opinion is quite the opposite. even amongst those at the homeowners association. >> i don't think there is a better neighbor than george lucas. look what he's done already. >> with this particular project it seemed a little difference with just the size of it and i think it scared a lot of people. >> it isn't going to have an impact on this, this community expect during the construction phase. >> reporter: employment agent monroe says silican valley and san francisco will try to lure lucas. >> given that it is lucas film and they already have a big presence in the presidio in san francisco i would think that would be an obvious choice. >> reporter: tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news
. >>> marin county wants george lucas to reconsider after lucas scrapped his plans far sprawling film production place there. which two near by neighbors may try to lure lucas. >> reporter: after years of trying, george lucas has dropped his battle. >> it is unusual that a handful of homeowners could stop this. >> ironically we could not find anyone who says lucas or his company is a bad neighbor. in fact, the opinion is quite the opposite. even amongst those at the...
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i've seen george lucas get very passionate about it. he doesn't care about anything other than eyeballs. he wants people to watch it and understand how important these men are. >> a did that diver movie and people have come up to me and said i love that diver movie. this story will help build up the american brand again. no matter what color you are, being an american is cool. they explain how something like a president barack obama can happen. we were saying this earlier -- >> hold that very thought. let's have a quick break and come back and talk about barack obama because himself anointment as president of this country should have been an incredible transform atory moment. was it? that's what i want to know. . >>> i'm don lemon. here are your headlines this hour. police have arrested some 19 protesters at a massive occupy oakland protest. the occupiers called this move-in day. but police ruled it an unlawful assembly and moved to contain the crowd. police did use smoke and tear gas on the crowd. we'll have much more on this story at
i've seen george lucas get very passionate about it. he doesn't care about anything other than eyeballs. he wants people to watch it and understand how important these men are. >> a did that diver movie and people have come up to me and said i love that diver movie. this story will help build up the american brand again. no matter what color you are, being an american is cool. they explain how something like a president barack obama can happen. we were saying this earlier -- >> hold...
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>>george: lucas has demonstrated as an excellent start of land. everything has been in protection of unison with beautiful resources. >>reporter: it will take more than county approval to get this approved. in fact, it will have to get approval from state and local authorities. if that takes a long, the time? it is not likely that lucas will reconsider >>grant: sonar technology is being used in hopes of recovering any evidence leading to the disappearance of cyril lamar. they are looking at these areas. of sierra -- lamar. dell, this high-tech sonar system is being analyzed what is underneath. investigators are going over the evidence they could send diving teams if they find anything suspicious. there are two different search efforts. this sonar technology and also a large group of surface volunteers. rain or shine. they searched a quarry south of gilroy and also had a shooting range near morgan hill. that is where da rob fla was. rob fladeboe reports from that area. rob fladeboe. it did not the torture a determined group desperate to find sierra
>>george: lucas has demonstrated as an excellent start of land. everything has been in protection of unison with beautiful resources. >>reporter: it will take more than county approval to get this approved. in fact, it will have to get approval from state and local authorities. if that takes a long, the time? it is not likely that lucas will reconsider >>grant: sonar technology is being used in hopes of recovering any evidence leading to the disappearance of cyril lamar. they...
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this after lucas said six episodes have been enough for him. he will serve as creative consultant but he's retiring and feels disney is the best company to continue the legacy. >> we worked out a deal. i probably could have gotten more money but that is not the issue for me. it's making sure the film is secure and property is secure, well taken care of. kathy has the best shot of continuing it into the future. >> kathleen kennedy will be the division president. >> we're all very excited about it. i feel very confident kathy will be able to keep the franchise going in the way i've wanted it to be. >> in addition to getting the rights, disney is acquiring all of the operating businesses, including industrial light and magic and sky walker sound. >> it means employees at sky walker ranch in marin become disney employees like us on abc 7. lucas says he picked disney because of the success with other franchises like pixar, they're animated films continue to win success. three years later they bought marvel. >> more projects, games and theme park att
this after lucas said six episodes have been enough for him. he will serve as creative consultant but he's retiring and feels disney is the best company to continue the legacy. >> we worked out a deal. i probably could have gotten more money but that is not the issue for me. it's making sure the film is secure and property is secure, well taken care of. kathy has the best shot of continuing it into the future. >> kathleen kennedy will be the division president. >> we're all...
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this was done by maestro that is george lucas. i knew that the kids would feel like they were playing in the planes and it would be an event picture. >> mike: i thought james earl jones. i read aequat that he made about the film. he said that "red tails" is like star wars for black kids. >> right on, james, right on. >> mike: what he meant was it puts a person in the cockpit and makes them feel like that they are part of the remarkable story. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> mike: of the tuskegee airmen. >> that is exactly right. we shot in the czech republic in an abandoned russian air base. the whole for like two mile space all you saw was like vintage 1943 military air base. it is what we recreated and they put these kids through training, eight days of hard intense training and sleeping in the snow and then finally put them in the planes and when you have a professional pilot take you up as an actor he has to show you his skills. a lot of throwing up in them planes. >> mike: are you admitting there was a little bit of upchucking
this was done by maestro that is george lucas. i knew that the kids would feel like they were playing in the planes and it would be an event picture. >> mike: i thought james earl jones. i read aequat that he made about the film. he said that "red tails" is like star wars for black kids. >> right on, james, right on. >> mike: what he meant was it puts a person in the cockpit and makes them feel like that they are part of the remarkable story. >> absolutely,...
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george lucas tells why he is selling the company. >> and this tells half of the story. what happened to the surfer riding the board. >> and why angel pagan had taken on the task at a fast-food restaurant today of make something tacos. and then later on "nightline." >> on "nightline" the path of incredible destruction across the eastern seaboard. we are on the ground where rescue teams are searching for the stranded. and in a small new york town [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mouse are now working for the same boss. the walt disney company paid more than $4 billion for lucas films creator of "star wars." the deal includes industrial light and magic in the presidio, bu
george lucas tells why he is selling the company. >> and this tells half of the story. what happened to the surfer riding the board. >> and why angel pagan had taken on the task at a fast-food restaurant today of make something tacos. and then later on "nightline." >> on "nightline" the path of incredible destruction across the eastern seaboard. we are on the ground where rescue teams are searching for the stranded. and in a small new york town [ male...
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west of highway 101 off of lucas valley road. neighbors had complained about noise and traffic from the project but marin county leaders say the studio would have generated hundreds of jobs and millions in tax revenue. in a statement george lucas says he plans on selling the plot to a developer that wants to build low-income housing on the site. city leaders say the country of singapore has offered george lucas free land and other incentives for his future movie studio. the director of the box office hit a hundred games says he will not be part of the sequel. he said that there was not enough time to prepare the film because of tight production schedule and he also denies reports that negotiations with the movie studio lions gate have been problematic. the second installment will be released in november of next year. new research finds a link between tax day and deadly car crashes. researchers compared irs deadline data with crash records from the highway at 60 ministration and found over the last three decades an average of 13 m
west of highway 101 off of lucas valley road. neighbors had complained about noise and traffic from the project but marin county leaders say the studio would have generated hundreds of jobs and millions in tax revenue. in a statement george lucas says he plans on selling the plot to a developer that wants to build low-income housing on the site. city leaders say the country of singapore has offered george lucas free land and other incentives for his future movie studio. the director of the box...
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the temperature is around freezing -- something lucas never experienced at home in angola. he's been living here for two months now. before that he spent a year and a half in a hospital in luckenwalde, in eastern germany. during his time there, he had several operations to give him back mobility in his lower right leg. heike bruckman, of the peace village, say children like lucas are lucky to make it to germany. >> the kids brought these with them from their home countries. they show pretty well what the conditions are like back there. these are very primitive, some of them are homemade. >> children are brought to peace village four times a year. they come from more than 300 clinics where they receive free treatment. here lucas and the other children can regather their strength after their operations. >> we're not trying to adapt the children to german life. we want them to cope again when they get back home. that's why we have this closed peace village, where they can speak their language and live out their culture with other kids by listening to music or telling each othe
the temperature is around freezing -- something lucas never experienced at home in angola. he's been living here for two months now. before that he spent a year and a half in a hospital in luckenwalde, in eastern germany. during his time there, he had several operations to give him back mobility in his lower right leg. heike bruckman, of the peace village, say children like lucas are lucky to make it to germany. >> the kids brought these with them from their home countries. they show...
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films to consider. >> george lucas has demonstrated that he has been an excellent story of the land. everything he does is in unison with protecting this amazing, beautiful resource. >> it will take more than county approval to get the movie studio built on this land. they will need the ok from federal and state regulators. some >> it turned out to be a nice weekend trip sunshine and warmer temperatures. we have readings in the '50s. >> for tonight, mainly clear skies. mostly sunny skies with high clouds for the afternoon. tuesday we will see morning clouds and drizzle. rain to the north and increase cloud cover for the rest of the week. >>stanley: if you park your you will see this sign. the small print says from participating merchants, $5 and required. as seems fair. " you will see the names of shops listed here in bold print. >> if i was a tourist and saw this i would think everything would validate. >>stanley: the fact is, only five of these shops offer validation. there is no way anyone who uses a parking lot would know this. >>brian: a temperatures in the fifties right now. fa
films to consider. >> george lucas has demonstrated that he has been an excellent story of the land. everything he does is in unison with protecting this amazing, beautiful resource. >> it will take more than county approval to get the movie studio built on this land. they will need the ok from federal and state regulators. some >> it turned out to be a nice weekend trip sunshine and warmer temperatures. we have readings in the '50s. >> for tonight, mainly clear skies....
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. >>> marin county wants george lucas to reconsider after lucas scrapped his plans far sprawling film production place there. which two near by neighbors may try to lure lucas. >> reporter: after years of trying, george lucas has dropped his battle. >> it is unusual that a handful of homeowners could stop this. >> ironically we could not find anyone who says lucas or his company is a bad neighbor. in fact, the opinion is quite the opposite. even amongst those at the homeowners association. >> i don't think there is a better neighbor than george lucas. look what he's done already. >> with this particular project it seemed a little difference with just the size of it and i think it scared a lot of people. >> it isn't going to have an impact on this, this community expect during the construction phase. >> reporter: employment agent monroe says silican valley and san francisco will try to lure lucas. >> given that it is lucas film and they already have a big presence in the presidio in san francisco i would think that would be an obvious choice. >> reporter: tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news
. >>> marin county wants george lucas to reconsider after lucas scrapped his plans far sprawling film production place there. which two near by neighbors may try to lure lucas. >> reporter: after years of trying, george lucas has dropped his battle. >> it is unusual that a handful of homeowners could stop this. >> ironically we could not find anyone who says lucas or his company is a bad neighbor. in fact, the opinion is quite the opposite. even amongst those at the...
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when you look past the military and industrial environment, lucas could do worse. at this harbor, but there are still below resist. the locals really want him to come here. >> i think everyone would love having a films to do here. >>grant: right here is where officials hoped george lucas would be building his studio. since that is now off the table, lucas and his people are considering mayor island. >>pam: an airline traveler faces charges of disorderly conduct after he stripped of the near -- at the airport. and he says officers went too far, so he took off all of his clothing. >>reggie: he said this was a form of protest. he said that he was furious because agents told him his clothing tested positive for explosives. he felt like he was being harassed and that is why he took off his clothing. he says he was naked for less than seven minutes. he says he was asked repeatedly to put his glove and on. >> in organic it is protected speech. to my understanding the airport is not an exception. it came out of frustration from being identified for having explosives. >> ts
when you look past the military and industrial environment, lucas could do worse. at this harbor, but there are still below resist. the locals really want him to come here. >> i think everyone would love having a films to do here. >>grant: right here is where officials hoped george lucas would be building his studio. since that is now off the table, lucas and his people are considering mayor island. >>pam: an airline traveler faces charges of disorderly conduct after he...
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george lucas tells why he is selling the company. >> and this tells half of the story. what happened to the surfer riding the board. >> and why angel pagan had taken on the task at a fast-food restaurant today of make something tacos. and then later on "nightline." >> on "nightline" the path of incredible destruction across the eastern seaboard. we are on the ground where rescue teams are searching for the stranded. and in a small new york town that is battling >>> darth vader and mickey mouse are now working for the same boss. the walt disney company paid more than $4 billion for lucas films creator of "star wars." the deal includes industrial light and magic in the presidio, but not skywalker ranch in marin county. george lucas was thinking of selling the company for the past four years and was intent on it going to disney. he refused to shop it around. >> now we have somebody that will help us go into the future in a way that we can never dreamed. >> disney has a unique ability to expand the content as we have proven with our successful acquisitions of both pixar and
george lucas tells why he is selling the company. >> and this tells half of the story. what happened to the surfer riding the board. >> and why angel pagan had taken on the task at a fast-food restaurant today of make something tacos. and then later on "nightline." >> on "nightline" the path of incredible destruction across the eastern seaboard. we are on the ground where rescue teams are searching for the stranded. and in a small new york town that is...
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steve jobs bought pixar from george lucas. george lucas sold it for less than what, $10 million. >> yeah. >> it's now worth 6, $7 billion. what were you thinking about? >> i wasn't thinking about the money. i had already turned down the chairmanship of disney for several billion dollars. >> right. >> i said i don't want to run a public company. with pixar, i developed, it was called the lucas film computer division is what i started. it was doing a lot of equipment, was doing a lot of things. they were there to develop a lot of digital technology that i needed for ilm. here was steve jobs, he was kind of out of work. he was a friend of mine. i said, look, we kind of -- they talked steve jobs into buying the company as a software company. but i said, you know, guys you got a real chance of convincing him that the digital animation is a great thing. i said, i'll stay on as the godfather, adviser. i'm not going on the board or anything. so i was with them the whole thing. it wasn't like -- i was rooting for the guys. i want the t
steve jobs bought pixar from george lucas. george lucas sold it for less than what, $10 million. >> yeah. >> it's now worth 6, $7 billion. what were you thinking about? >> i wasn't thinking about the money. i had already turned down the chairmanship of disney for several billion dollars. >> right. >> i said i don't want to run a public company. with pixar, i developed, it was called the lucas film computer division is what i started. it was doing a lot of...
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they report that lucas has dropped plans to build a huge digital film making complex on his 52-acre lucas valley ranch. the nearby homeowners said it would destroy the natural peace and quiet. lucas will instead try to sell the land to developers to build the low income housing. >>> a new airline is rolling out an all you can fly service. santa monica-based surf air plans unlimited flights on the executive aircraft between los angeles, santa barbara, palo alto and monterey. you must register and pay. for $800 a month they will be given unlimited travel. last month about 20 million frequent fliers flew between san francisco and l.a. the founders want to capitalize on that market and they hope to soon expand to more cities. >> interesting concept. even if it comes with all you can eat peanuts. >>> as you noy it is raining out there. >> it sure is. let's check in with sandhya patel. >> dan son concerned about the foo had. dan is only concerned with the food. we have rain in the north bay. as you can see around highway 1 it is raining. inverness to petaluma and highway 101. spotty in the nort
they report that lucas has dropped plans to build a huge digital film making complex on his 52-acre lucas valley ranch. the nearby homeowners said it would destroy the natural peace and quiet. lucas will instead try to sell the land to developers to build the low income housing. >>> a new airline is rolling out an all you can fly service. santa monica-based surf air plans unlimited flights on the executive aircraft between los angeles, santa barbara, palo alto and monterey. you must...
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." >>> and the city of walnut creek is hoping the force is with them as they try to get lucas film to come to tto this business park hasat to do with it coming up. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> welcome back, everyone. a little mix of everything out there. you get a little cloud look. the sun's starting to pop out. it's going to be a nice week. really nice out there if you like warm temperatures. christina loren will tell you how warm coming up, 6:15. >>> walnut creek leaders hope the force will be with them as they try to lure lucas film to their city. this latest development comes after plans to build a new production studio in marin county. remember, it was blocked by neighbors. chr
." >>> and the city of walnut creek is hoping the force is with them as they try to get lucas film to come to tto this business park hasat to do with it coming up. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower...