close a very ugly, bloody chapter in our nation s history. at the same time, you know, speaks of dysfunction in washington which makes us all a little queasy. you know what i liked about last night? i liked seth mcfarland. he was respectful in his own irrespectful way. i don t know. he was a wise guy. he said things he shouldn t have said about getting into lincoln s head and terrible lines. i get the sense he set it up so you could have shirley bassy come back and give that wonderful rendition of gold finger. it s just great stuff. and then to have barbara streisand sing for the guy she loved, cared so much about, marvin hamlin who i got to know as well. i thought there was some great stuff. i think the les mis production number was great. it was old school. i take your point. i love the shirley bassy moment. i loved the set. it did have that old school glamour that opening number which channing tatum and sh
dolphin? dolphin talk this morning. scientists say we may soon be able to talk to flipper! really? good morning to you. i m carol costello. millions of americans reveled in one of the warmest records on season and now a mean season. wildfires are burning in seven western states and the summer temperatures will only push the danger higher. the worst single fire is in southwestern new mexico. 225,000 acres burned, about 280 square miles. it is the biggest in the state s history and it s getting bigger. it s now only just about 17% contained. also today there are new concerns about a key firefighting tool used to combat those kinds of fires. in western utah yesterday, an air tanker loaded with water and fire retardant crashed during its second run of the day. both pilots were killed. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. also yesterday an aaron tanker had to make an emergency landing in nevada when its lappeding gear failed to lower. in this case, the crew w
is hungry for a winner. movies are always about today. kit be a period piece, but it s really about the times we re living in. look at mash from the old days. it was supposed to be about korea. we know it was about vietnam. and all the sandals movies about the biblical times. they were really about jim crow. and lincoln is about how politics practiced for a good purpose can get something done, even today, something historic and glorious. and by the way, put me down as a seth mcfarland fan. there are things i would have cut from the lines. but this guy reminds me of the good old days of bob hope and johnny carson. he brought back show business in the academy wards and set up shirley bassy singing gold finger 50 years later and that great production number from les mis and my friend barbara streisand. finally, you know i like jennifer lawrence winning for