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>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO GREAT DAY
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. I AM ELLEN BRYAN.
AND LOOK WHO IS
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. KRISTEN BERSET-HARRIS.
KRISTEN BERSET-HARRIS. >> WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
>> WE HAVE SOME GREAT STORIES
THAT WE WILL BRING
YOU IN JANUARY.
TODAY WE WILL FOCUS ON THE
HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
>> HOWARD WILL JOIN US.
>> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS ALL MORNING.
THE SWINGING VIDEO.
>> ELLEN, IT IS ONE OF THOSE
VIDEOS THAT HAS
DEFINED THE INTERNET.
PEOPLE DEBATE OVER THE COLOR
OF ADDRESS BUT THIS TIME WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT A
VIRAL VIDEO SHOWING SOMEONE ON
A SWING.
A SWING.
A SWING. THE DEBATE
THE DEBATE IS OVER WHICH WAY THE PERSON ON
THE SWING IS FACING.
SOME SAY THE PERSON IS FACING
THE CAMERA.
THE CAMERA. OTHERS
OTHERS
OTHERS SAY THE PERSON IS FACING THE
BUILDING IN THE
BACKGROUND.
BACKGROUND. >> I SEE THE BUILDING ON THE
BACKGROUND ON AIR AND
AT MY COMPUTER DESK, IT LOOKS
LIKE IT IS BEFORE ME.
>> HERE IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING ONLINE.
SAYING ONLINE. ONE
ONE
ONE PERSON SAID, CLEARLY SWINGING
TOWARD THE CAMERA.
ANOTHER PERSON SAID, WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT.
FACING THE BUILDING.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> I SEE PINK INSTEAD OF
GREEN.
GREEN.
GREEN. >>
GREEN. >> BLUE OR BLACK.
ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
>> WHEN YOU SAID THAT, I CAN
SEE THEM GOING
BACKWARDS.
BACKWARDS. >> I JUST LIKE HOW SOMETHING
LIKE THIS GETS
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
COMMENTS.
COMMENTS.
COMMENTS. >> IF THIS IS THE BIGGEST
THING WE HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE WILL CONTINUE THE DEBATE
ONLINE OF
ONLINE OF
ONLINE OF COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT EDDIE
MURPHY THIS
MURPHY THIS WEEKEND HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN MANY YEARS.
35 YEARS.
35 YEARS.
35 YEARS. BROUGHT BACK SOME OF
HIS FAMOUS SKETCHES.
BUCKWHEAT AND GUMBY AND
MR. ROBINSON.
MR. ROBINSON. HE OPENED THE SHOW TALKING
ABOUT HIS
ABOUT HIS
ABOUT HIS KIDS AND JOKED THAT IF YOU
WOULD HAVE TOLD ME 30
YEARS AGO THAT I WOULD BE A
DEVOTED DAD AND BILL
COSBY WOULD BE IN JAIL, I WOULD
NOT BELIEVE IT.
>> THAT WAS THE MOST VIRAL
PART OF THE WHOLE SET.
>> MR. ROBINSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD
WAS HILARIOUS.
WAS HILARIOUS. I
I
I HAVE
I HAVE NOT WATCHED SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE IN A WHILE.
WE
WE
WE WATCHED THE ENTIRE SHOW.
>> EDDIE MURPHY IS SUCH A
STRONG COMEDIAN.
STRONG COMEDIAN. SOME
SOME
SOME OF
SOME OF THE MATERIAL MIGHT NOT HAVE
BEEN AS GOOD AS
ANYONE'S.
ANYONE'S.
ANYONE'S. >> COMING TO AMERICA.
>> HE HAS 10 KIDS.
>> 10 KIDS.
>> AND LIVES THOUGH KILLED HER
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE SINGING "TRUTH HURT ." WE ALL
THOUGHT SHE WAS
DRESSED MODESTLY.
DRESSED MODESTLY. SHE SHOWED OFF HER ASSETS.
>> I JUST SAW HUSTLERS.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> LIZZO WAS IN HUSTLERS.
>> SHE WAS IN IT.
>> ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A MAIN
CHARACTER.
CHARACTER. >> BUT YOU SEE A LOT OF HER.
MAYBE MORE THAN YOU
WANT.
WANT.
WANT. >>
WANT. >> THE SECOND PART, MY HUSBAND
SAID SHE WAS AT A
BASKETBALL GAME AND THE
BACKSIDE OF HER DRESS WAS
OPEN AND IT CAUSED QUITE A
STIR.
STIR.
STIR. THE
STIR. THE LOWER HALF.
WHEN SHE CAME OUT I THOUGHT,
SHE IS COVERED UP BUT
STILL FLAUNTING IT.
THEN SHE TURNED AROUND.
>> SHE IS SO HERSELF AND I
LOVE THAT.
LOVE THAT. UNAPOLOGETIC.
UNAPOLOGETIC. >> AND A GREAT PERFORMER TOO.
>> IT IS AT TIME OF THE YEAR
WHEN THE MOVIE
STUDIOS RELEASE THE TOP FILM OF
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR. DESPITE
DESPITE
DESPITE MIXED REVIEWS ONLINE, THE
LATEST STAR WARS FILM
SOARED TO THE TOP OF THE BOX
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. I
OFFICE. I SAW THIS
OVER THE WEEKEND.
>> YOU ARE BUSY.
>> THIS WAS THE NINTH
INSTALLMENT IN THE STAR WARS
SERIES.
SERIES.
SERIES. IT BROUGHT IN $176 MILLION IN
THE U.S.
THE U.S.
THE U.S. $374 MILLION GLOBALLY.
DOMESTIC SALES DID NOT MATCH
THE PREVIOUS TWO STAR WARS
FILMS BUT STILL
REPRESENTS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
DEBUTS OF THE YEAR.
I
I
I LIKED
I LIKED IT A LOT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER THAN
THE
THE
THE MOVIE
THE MOVIE THAT PRECEDED IT BY A
LONGSHOT.
LONGSHOT.
LONGSHOT. >> AS FAR AS THE SKY WALKER
THING WE WILL JUST SAY
THE SKYWALKER SAGA HAS RUN ITS
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. >> IF YOU ARE A STAR WARS
PERSON, IT IS DEFINITELY
WORTH IT IN MY OPINION.
>> WE ARE GOING TOMORROW
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. DOING CHURCH FOR
CHRISTMAS EVE, DINNER AND THEN
STAR WARS.
STAR WARS. >> CHRISTMAS EVE TRADITION.
>> ONE MOVIE THAT DID NOT DO
WELL AT THE BOX
OFFICE WAS CATS.
RATS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
THIS
THIS
THIS CAME
THIS CAME IN FOURTH PLACE THIS
WEEKEND WITH $6.5 MILLION.
MANY ARE BLAMING THE BAD SALES
ON BAD REVIEWS.
I
I
I HAVE
I HAVE NOT SEEN SUCH HARSH
REVIEWS OF A MOVIE IN A
LONG TIME.
LONG TIME. >> THE MUSICAL IS ONE OF MY
LEAST FAVORITES. SO I
WAS NOT EXCITED.
>> A GREAT CAST.
>> AND ZANE CAST.
JENNIFER HUDSON, TAYLOR SWIFT.
>> TAYLOR SWIFT, THEY PLAYED
HER UP BUT APPARENTLY
SHE IS ONLY IN ONE SCENE,
SINGING ONE SONG AND YOU
DON'T SEE HER AGAIN.
>> MAYBE SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
IN MORE THAN ONE.
>> MAY BE THE ALBUM IS BETTER
THAN THE MOVIE.
>> THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER SAID
THE MOVIE IS BEING
UPDATED WITH BETTER CGI.
SO IT WASN'T READY WHEN IT
CAME OUT?
CAME OUT?
CAME OUT? THIS IS RARE.
BUT WHEN IT IS THE
ALL-STAR CAST, I KNOW THAT
ADDED A LOT OF HYPE.
>> SO WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT
BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK
AT HOW IT WAS ALL PUT TOGETHER.
>> TAYLOR SWIFT, JENNIFER
HUDSON AND RUBBLE WILSON
LEAD AN ALL-STAR CAST IN THE
FILM MEDITATION OF THE
HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL CATS.
>> TONIGHT IS A MAGICAL NIGHT.
I CHOOSE THE CATS.
>> THE MOST DESERVING CAT WILL
BE REBORN.
BE REBORN. >> BRINGING ONE OF THE MOST
FAMOUS MUSICALS IN
HISTORY TO THE SCREEN SOUNDS
LIKE A CHALLENGE BUT
THE CAST WAS MORE THAN READY.
>> I WAS REALLY EXCITED AND
HONORED TO BE A PART
OF THIS.
OF THIS.
OF THIS. >> WHEN I FIRST HEARD I WAS
GOING TO BE IN CATS, I
FELT THE PRESSURE.
>> THE ACTOR'S TRANSFORMATION
INTO THE
INTO THE
INTO THE COUNTERPARTS WAS DONE THROUGH
THE USE OF
GROUNDBREAKING PRACTICE
GROUNDBREAKING PRACTICE TECHNOLOGY AND SPANDEX.
>> IN THE STOMACH AREA, IT WAS
LIVES HERE AND
TIGHT.
TIGHT.
TIGHT. NOT FLATTERING.
NOT FLATTERING. >> HOW DID THE CAST GET INTO
CHARACTER?
CHARACTER? BY
BY
BY SPENDING TWO HOURS A DAY IN CAT
SCHOOL OF COURSE.
>> HOW DOES A HUMAN BECOME A
CAT?
CAT?
CAT? >>
CAT? >> YES, CAP SCHOOL.
>> I AM OBSERVING ALL THE
CATS.
CATS.
CATS. I'M
CATS. I'M SINGING AND
DANCING.
DANCING.
DANCING. THE BEST DANCERS IN THE WORLD.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> FOR ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT,
I AM KEVIN FRAZIER.
>> THAT WAS PROBABLY BETTER
THAN THE MOVIE.
>> THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY
COULD TO MAKE IT GOOD.
>> I WILL SEE IT AT SOME POINT
WHEN IT IS FREE.
>>> ARE YOU FANS OF HILARY
DUFF?
DUFF?
DUFF? SHE
DUFF? SHE HAS BEEN A
NEWLY MARRIED WOMAN.
SHE POSTED A PHOTO OF HER AND
HER NEW HUSBAND AFTER THE
WEDDING SATURDAY.
WEDDING SATURDAY. THE
THE
THE DRESS
THE DRESS IS WHAT GOT ALL OF OUR
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. IT WAS
IT WAS
IT WAS DESIGNED AND CUSTOM-MADE IN
LONDON AND THEY FLEW IT
TO LA FOR THIS INTIMATE AT HOME
WEDDING.
WEDDING.
WEDDING. THEY SAID
THEY SAID
THEY SAID THEY HAD IT IN THE HOUSE AND
THE RECEPTION WAS
OUTBACK.
OUTBACK.
OUTBACK. THE COUPLE HAS A 1-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER
DAUGHTER
DAUGHTER TOGETHER WHO WAS ALSO PART OF
THE CEREMONY.
THE CEREMONY. >> I GREW UP WITH LIZZIE
MCGUIRE.
MCGUIRE.
MCGUIRE. >> JUST MARRIED.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> BEAUTIFUL. >> THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. A LITTLE
A LITTLE
A LITTLE CHRISTMAS JOY AS WE START OFF
CHRISTMAS WEEK.
CHRISTMAS WEEK. A
A
A LITTLE
A LITTLE GIRL'S PARENTS SAID THEY
WERE TRYING TO PRANK
HER AND IT DID NOT GO AS
PLANNED.
PLANNED.
PLANNED. TAKE A LOOK.
>> BANANA.
>> BANANA. >> YOU GOT A BANANA.
>> BANANA!
>> BANANA! >> ARE YOU HAPPY?
>> I'M HAPPY.
>> I'M HAPPY.
BANANA!
BANANA!
BANANA! >> THE SIMPLE JOY OF A BANANA.
HER PARENTS SAID
THIS WAS HER FIRST REAL
CHRISTMAS BUT SHE GETS IT.
SHE IS SO EXCITED.
AND THEY SAID SHE LOVES
BANANAS.
BANANAS.
BANANAS. SHE WILL WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT TO ASK
FOR A BANANA.
BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW SHE WOULD
GET
GET
GET THIS
GET THIS EXCITED ABOUT UNWRAPPING
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> I
ONE. >> I SAW THE POST AND THE DAD
SAID I TRIED TO GIVE
MY DAUGHTER THE WORST CHRISTMAS
PRESENT EVER.
PRESENT EVER. >> WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
>> A GOOD REMINDER OF HOW TO
GET A VIRAL VIDEO.
>> SOMETIMES IT IS THE SIMPLE
JOYS IN LIFE THAT
BRING YOU THE JOY.
>> DON'T TAKE YOUR BANANAS