Marriage story. Is adam driver the actor of his generation . Its about the story overall, not your role in it. And, holiday history. The all i want for christmas is you record, 25 years in the making. But first the nightline 5. [ dramatic music ]ing ] ahhhh ahhhh elliott. You came back good evening. Thank you for joining us. The cameras are always rolling on live pd, the hit show starring Law Enforcement on the job. But its also sparking questions about racism, Police Tactics and invasion of privacy. Here is abcs steve osunsami. Reporter some are calling it one of the best shows on television. I love the show its live, its active, its fun, its exciting reporter others say its one of the most disturbing. Stop, stop get off me. Reporter whats causing all the different opinions . Live pd. You got a convertible now relax. Reporter and its as real as it gets. We had to extract the male. Reporter for Law Enforcement. If you want to see policing, this is policing. Reporter with real officers. Hands behind your back. Reporter real suspects in real time. Show us your hands reporter the show features live camera feeds from Police Departments scattered across the country. Theyve been set up with the latest technology to show the ups and downs of a typical shift on the streets. I think people are liking to watch it through the officers eyes. They get to see it the way the officers are seeing it. Reporter dan abrams, the host, juggles the 32 different feeds that pour in during three intense hours each friday and saturday night. Theres apparently an Armed Robbery suspect whos barricaded himself in an apartment, you can see them there. Reporter hes joined by analysts tom morris and Sergeant Sean larkin from the tulsa Police Department. For me, as a Current Police officer, id like the public be able to see the whole story of something. Reporter the three try to make sense of whatever is coming their way. Were here in the studio and we dont know whats going to happen next any more than the people at home do. So were just as surprised and shocked sometimes by what goes down. Reporter now in its fourth on a e which is owned by abc newss Parent Company disney, live pd is one of the highest rated programs in cable television. But the success of this series comes as the country is having a painful debate over the policing policies on american streets. In 2014, a Police Officer shot Michael Brown in ferguson, missouri, which essentially began the black lives matter movement. Less than a year later, walter scott was shot in the back and killed by an officer in charleston South Carolina. In 2016 Philando Castile was killed by an officer in minnesota. His death was broadcast live on facebook. An officer just shot him in his arm. Reporter and earlier this year atatiana k. Jefferson was playing video games in her bedroom with her 8yearold nephew when a Police Officer shot and killed her through a window. These are just four out of thousands of Police Shootings in the five years since Michael Brown was killed. Police officers and Police Departments are under the microscope right now. People around the country are demanding more transparency. Reporter the Police Departments on the show believe that broadcasting their work helps both the police and the public. I just knew that people needed to see what we see every day, not just a snapshot, but actually see the funny stuff, the dangerous stuff that we we encounter every single day. Most people dont see that. They have on live pd now. Reporter the Richland CountySheriffs Department in South Carolina has been on live pd since the first episode. Sheriff leon lott decided to take a chance on this new transparency. Im sure that there were some worries that you had because its live. Really no. No. I didnt have any worries whatsoever. I trust my people. We got good professional deputies that are on the show. And i knew our people would do the right thing. But at the same time too your people are human. Well, i think what i want people to do is see that we were human and that we are just like anybody else. I had no worries. I was not scared one bit. Reporter when the program became a hit, some of his officers became celebrities. Is it okay to call you a star of the show . Sure. Do you like that word . I dont feel so much like a star, but its been really positive. Reporter lt. Danny brown from the Richland CountySheriffs Department is one of the most recognized faces on the show. I am told people like to run from you . I dont know why. I am a really nice guy reporter almost every time he stepped out of his car, someone in Richland County knew his name. Is this live pd . What do you watch me on . Oh, my god. Youre danny reporter but some Police Officers aint no [ bleep ] reporter dont always have good facetoface encounters. Most people their contact with Law Enforcement is not a good time. Whether youre involved in a traffic accident, youve come home from work and your house is burglarized. You got pulled over for speeding. And what i always say is, you know, we dont get called to somebodys house because their kid came home with straight as that day, you know. Reporter critics of the show say it violates privacy and exploits a persons lowest moment. What are you doing out here . Man, just [ bleep ] chillin. Why are you dancing though . Im not dancing. Im just trying to cool off. Reporter abrams, who is also a chief legal analyst for abc news, says that what you see on the show is fair and legal to broadcast. When someone is approached by the police or arrested on a public street, there is an argument that there is something inherently newsworthy about that. Newspapers have for years always laid out about all the people who were arrested that day and here. And this is not that dissimilar. Reporter over a three hour show, there are countless arrests. Right now youre being detained. Reporter even when people are not charged or acquitted at trial. Anytime someone ends up being cleared while were on, we make sure to tell the audience that. People are innocent until proven guilty. We dont ever say, yeah, this guys, you know, hammered and hes going down to prison for whatever it may be. Reporter to some, it seems like people of color, and in particular black americans make up a big percentage of the chases and arrests. What you see is dependent, one, on where you are. Like if youre in missoula, montana, youre not going to see a lot of interactions with africanamericans. If youre in Richland County, South Carolina and youre dealing with maybe the more high crime areas, those tend to be the more africanamerican communities. Reporter the show has been sued for defamation and invasion of privacy. In South Carolina, fredrick west was arrested for Drug Trafficking in 2017 on live pd by the Greenville CountySheriffs Department. But the charges were later dropped. He claimed he was racially profiled and sued. In another lawsuit from the same county, a black man whose car was crashed into by a Police Cruiser said that he was largely targeted in this manner because of his race. One of the lawsuits was dismissed, the other is pending. In a statement to abc news, the producers say that the two lawsuits regarding the production of live pd in Greenville County completely lacked merit, and had no bearing on filming or continued outreach from other departments hoping to participate on the series. Even the shows critics agree that there are flashes of compassion. Do you understand that how i feel i do. As i do. I definitely do. Reporter Deputy Addy Perez shared this emotional moment with a homeless veteran who was smoking marijuana in his car. Im like legit telling you i was homeless living in my car. And i was in the military as well. And i did deploy overseas. So i do feel for you. Reporter he tells deputy perez he has a medical marijuana card from california. This is for my ptsd. I know. Reporter hes released without charges. Im not going to take you to jail now, i dont want you to miss your girls tomorrow okay . Reporter one of the moments that wins over hearts and minds. The show shows the human side of Law Enforcement that not everyone is a bad person, that we are doing our jobs. Reporter at least six Law Enforcement agencies have quit the show. Some were concerned about showcasing crimes in their cities. Others complained that the show wouldnt allow them to use live pd videos at the trials of the suspects arrested on the program. I think that the vast majority we have followed have been very satisfied with what we do and how we do it. But look, were not looking to in every single case say to the Police Department we want to make sure that youre okay with everything. This is part of following them. Reporter in Richland County, sheriff lott says live pd has dramatically improved relations between his police force and the community. He now has a waiting list of officers hoping to join his department. We dont have a recruiting staff. We dont go out and we dont have to do recruiting. But our deputies do it every single day and the shows now, help to help show them show professionalism that they have. And so people want to come work here. Reporter in april, live pd celebrated its 200th episode and this was the watch party in Richland County. When more than 5,000 people showed up, they had to move the event to the county fairground. So the show keeps racing along, trying to humanize the hardworking people who protect us and trying to lessen the tensions on the police beat. For nightline, im steve osunsami, in Richland County, South Carolina. New episodes of live pd return in january. Up next, the rise of skywalker. How kylo rens reallife military past helped propel him into the limelight. This is my b. Man 1 vo proof of less joint pain and clearer skin. Man 2 vo proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis. Woman 2 vo . With humira. Woman 3 vo humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. Its proven to help relieve pain, stop further irreversible jnt damage, and clear skin in many adults. Humira is the number one prescribed biologic for psoriatic arthritis. Avo humira can lower your ability to fight infections. 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Reporter kylo ren, played by adam driver, returns in the final episode of the star wars saga the rise of skywalker. Have you heard the fan rumblings about bendemption and about him . That that kylo ren is going to be redeemed back to his ben sololike heart and theyre like bendemption, like redemption. What does he need to be redeemed for . Spoken like a true villain. Yeah, well, i mean, like, what did he do that he has to be redeemed . I feel like he feels like hes in the right. So what is there to be redeemed from . Reporter from the moment he was cast six years ago it was clear drivers villain would be different. More complex. Displaying both brooding evil and vulnerability in the force awakens. You dont have to do this. Reporter and the last jedi. I feel the conflict in you. Hes still kind of aimless, not aimless necessarily, but still trying to find his place, but no less powerful, but a little more directionless. And how is that manifested physically . His costume in the first one is ill fitting and kind of tight, to his lightsaber that you get a sense that its going to not work at any minute. That kind of is more human to me. Reporter leaving fans guessing what kylo ren has in store in the third installment of the sequel trilogy. Thats where he starts, where he kind of goes im keeping to myself. Reporter that surprising range in character and classic acting chops are what driver has become known for since his breakout role in the hbo series girls in 2012. What do we need to talk about . Were not together anymore. I dont really care about labels. Reporter since then driver has worked with some of the biggest names in hollywood. Including Martin Scorsese in the 2016 drama silence. Someones here watching you. Then i would have been dead. Reporter and spike lee in blackkklansman, for which he earned an oscar nomination. Flip, its intel. Im not risking my life to prevent redskins from lighting a couple sticks on fire. Whats your problem . For you its a crusade. For me its my job. Who has been one of the people that maybe you geeked out over . Somebody that you watched and now youre alongside and considered a peer with . While i dont think i consider him a peer because hes so kind of ahead, even his movies are so ahead of where im ready as an audience member but it would be scorsese. But you could really say that about a lot of people that ive worked to us. You know, spike lee or soderbergh, you know, or people that ive always admired. You know, when you have people like that telling you that no actually hired you for your opinions, then its really empowering. This is kind of a coming of age time for you, the past six years, dont you think . I mean, do you feel like you hit your sweet spot now . Oh no, i dont. I mean, i still feel like, you always feel like youre perpetually coming of age. A lot of things are happening now but i dont know if it has anything to do with me. Reporter in addition to the star wars big screen blockbuster driver has not one but two feature films now streaming. The report on amazon. If the times had your report, we would print it tomorrow. No. If its going to come out its going to come out the right way. What i love about charlie. Reporter and Marriage Story on netflix. His performance in this visceral tearjerker up for a golden globe. Whats this . Who owns baltic avenue . Its telling the beginning of a relationship at the end of it. Reporter in the movie, driver stars as charlie barber, a theater director trying to navigate his split from wife nicole, played by scarlett johansson. Its separating. Its kind of naming things almost clinically that you feel intuitively in a marriage. You know someone so well in that youre changing your molecules inside to think about them a different way. That love doesnt go away. It transitions into this other thing. It was just interesting to watch your development of that character. It was also interesting to watch you sing. Someone to need you too much where he put it in the script i thought was really beautiful and character revealing. Only through singing the lyrics of someone elses work, a song about someone who doesnt want love and now for the first time realizes that thats all they want. Does he begin to mourn what hes lost a little bit . And i thought that was just beautiful writing. Reporter drivers ease on camera makes it seem as though hes been acting his whole life. However, it was only after serving in the marines that he decided to give it a shot. In a way, it was the best training for being a actor. Were you really confident that acting was the way to go . I felt like, oh, compared to the military, acting isnt going to be that hard. Obviously the stakes are completely different. But its still high pressure. Its its still its a Different Group of strangers that youre forced to be intimate with in a short amount of time. And youre trying to fulfill a mission thats bigger than any one individual part. Its about the story overall, not your role in it. Reporter he now shares his passion for acting with those still serving. Dont need to embellish reporter founding arts in the armed forces, a nonprofit that brings Theatrical Productions to members of the military. I kept getting the responses from different people that, you know, the military doesnt want to see plays. They wont get it. But i thought since we were all infantry marines, we were capable of handling a Lorraine Hansberry play. Lazy in the south. Yeah. That that that would actually speak more to what is going on in their life. I cant believe this is the tenth anniversary of arts in the armed forces. We have an annual performance on broadway. Not only are you at the forefront of watching someone experience this new art form for the first time, which you so rarely get. But youre watching people make a connection of seeing it live. Reporter with the stakes and expectations never higher for the star wars franchise, drivers time as an infantryman and as Supreme Leader of the first order has given him perspective. These are movies that always inspired me. So to not only be a fan of them but an active participant has always been surreal from the moment i met with j. J. To now, where i still dont realize that its over. Reporter and hes appreciative for whatever challenging role comes next. To ask other people to give two hours of their time, it better be worth it. Reporter for nightline, im Adrienne Bankert in san francisco. The rise of skywalker is out in theaters thursday. Next, the wish come true for mariah carey, hitting a high note. All i want for christmas is you. Drivers just wont put their phones down. We need a solution. Introducing. Smartdogs. The first dogs trained to train humans. Stopping drivers from liking. Selfieing. And whatever this is. Available to the public. Never. Smartdogs are not the answer. 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