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Film "life itself." steve joins us along with roger eberts widow, chaz ebert, the vice president of the ebert company. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> the film looks a lot at his final days and his condition and how he struggled which you note, steve, is unusual for a person of stature to do. often theyll close up and not show themselves in perhaps a position of weakness. >> absolutely. theres levels of candor. usually with people who are well known or famous like roger, its not like what ...

thing, but now its the worst thing. >> if youre just waking up, the primary in mississippi is finally over, but the losing candidate doesnt think so. hes not conceding. last night incumbent thad cochran narrowly edged out tea party challenger chris mcdaniel. >> that was a humdinger as a certain college football coach used to say. just three weeks ago in the primary battle mcdaniel got more votes, but didnt get over 50%. he had all the momentum going into yesterdays runoff, last night w...

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Wonderful, full of life individual you saw on tv. thats what he was like in real life as well. >> reporter: fans trusted his opinion. >> well if he gave it a thumbs down i wouldnt go. >> reporter: in 2006 ebert was diagnosed with cancer and after surgery lost his ability to speak. thats when he turned to a computer for help. >> these are my words. but this is not my voice. this is alex, the best computer voice i have been able to find. >> reporter: ebert learned this week his cancer returned, vo...

Glasses ebert loved to talk and also became the first film critic to ever win the pulitzer prize. >> a kind, generous, passionate, wonderful, full of life individual you saw on tv. thats what he was like in real life as well. >> reporter: fans trusted his opinion. >> well if he gave it a thumbs down i wouldnt go. >> reporter: in 2006 ebert was diagnosed with cancer and after surgery lost his ability to speak. thats when he turned to a computer for help. >> these are my words. but this is not my ...

Battle with cancer yesterday. abcs brandi hitt has a look at the memories and an unforgettable legacy. good morning, brandi. >> good morning, john, diana. days ago we learned roger ebert was undergoing radiation again to battle cancer. eberts wife chaz says he was heading home on thursday, when he smiled at them and peacefully said good-bye. >> reporter: he was americas film critic, roger ebert could determine the fate of a film by simply giving the signature thumbs up or thumbs down. alongside ...

>> reporter: in the darkness of the shadow of the holocaust fell across europe for families in a ukrainian village the courage of one woman was the difference between life and death for her two sons. esther, mother of six, understood to save her family she would have to do something unimaginable. >> we had a very smart mother. she told us whatever they told you to do, you do the opposite. >> reporter: saul and sam remember how their mother esther took them and four families underground...

0 going to take it from here. "cnn newsroom" continues. happening right now in the newsroom, thank you very much, suzanne, public memorial getting under way for a murdered district attorney and his wife. government offices in the area closed to honor the couple while police look for new leads in their death. first on cnn, north korea moves a missile to its coast. today were learning just how far that missile could travel and how powerful it may be. and get this, airlines considering tinier t...

>> dad, i will be a lot more civil with him around. >> whats up, bro? >> dont ever do that to me again. >> ignatiy vishnevetsky: from the director who gave us "sideways" now comes "the descendants." hello, im ignatiy vishnevetsky of mubi.com. >> christy lemire: and im christy lemire of the associated press. in alexander paynes latest, "the descendants," george clooney stars as matt king, whose wife is in a coma after a boating accident in hawaii, where they live. his enormous family as...

Using hours of rogers past movie commentaries to allow him to speak again in his own voice. >> this is the first my computer voice -- it needs improvement but at least it sounds like me. >> that just gives me chills. for a man who is such a communicator, you really cant imagine what it was like to lose his voice. i dont know if you read the latest profile on roger ebert. one of the most moving profiles. >> i lived in chicago for ten years. chaz ebert, roger eberts wife, they took me under their ...