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on valentines day, a month on each embrace as under scrutiny. days after this, the squad had a covid outbreak. they were meant to be in a strict bubble. now, 27 days later, their six nations resumes, and with two wins from two, theyre still on for a grand slam. the papers say the french public are still with them. they still have a very, very positive image because this generation of players, people like the way they play, they like the solidarity. if there are some responsibilities, i...

I tried to get tickets, but everything in d.c. has been sold out. i did not plan ahead. >> there you go. worldwide box office numbers there. $337 million for "barbie." $174 million for "oppenheimer." i saw it at 10:00 a.m. on a friday. >> i was wondering where you were. >> it was one of the theaters that served beer and food. >> beer at 10:30. >> it lived up to the hype. cillian murphy is truly spectacular. the cast was great. it was -- its probably christopher nolans best film, and hes had quit...

A blockbuster weekend at the box office. barbie and oppenheimer making history. we begin this hour with the humanitarian crisis at the southern border and a showdown between the biden administration and texas. the justice department says it has given texas until 2:00 p.m. eastern today to commit to removing this thousand foot long floating barrier installed on the rio grande river in the eagle pass area or face legal action. texas says it installed the barrier to stop migrants from crossing th...

For another big reason too — the release of the new christopher nolan movie about the atomic bomb inventor robert oppenheimer brought in around 94 million in the us. live now to richard cooper, research director of ampere analysis. hejoins us to he joins us to share its thoughts on the blockbuster weekend. what does the excitement about these films say about cinema industry still recovering from pandemic and technological change of streaming? it continues to underline the cinema experience con...

Than ever. details on a blockbuster weekend for the new "star wars" movie and a box office record its already smashing. jenna: well, some breaking news right now. a homicide bomber killing at least six american service members in afghanistan. it happened not far from bagram air base, the largest u.s. military facility in that cup. and the -- in that country. and the taliban now claiming responsibility. john huddy is live with more. >> reporter: yeah, jenna. a senior u.s. defense official has tol...

Daughters they can do anything they set their mind to. a 9-year-old girl goes toe to toe with the ceo of mcdonalds, she spoke, saying "dont think its fair when big companies try to trick kids into eating food and point blank asked don thompson, dont you want kids to be healthy so they can live a long and happy life. thompson thanked her for her comments and says mcdonalds doesnt she will junk food. unofficial start to summer, even if its not warm here. we kick it off with a blockbuster weeke...

It was a blockbuster weekend for retailers, 35 million americans getting an early start by shopping on thursday. that is 6 million more thanksgiving day shoppers than last year and 89 million people braved the crowds on black friday itself. that is up from 86 million in 2011, and the record 247 million people shopped over the entire weekend with the average shopper spending $423, thats $25 more than last year, but the biggest number of all, 1 billion online shoppers spent more than that this bla...

Pirros at the box office. >> you are not supposed to be north of canal street. >> relax. >> its for me, not you. >> crazy, right. >> men in black debuting at number one this weekend taking in $65 million. it is bump to do second place after three blockbuster weekend on top. so your 5 headlines at 5:30. >> oo they have great deals on everything cars to clothes. joining us now is personal finance e-pert with your shopping tips. >> happy shopping day. >> first of all we were going to talk about car...