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biblical programming it's a calling. >> any compunctions at all about profiting off faith? >> with affluence which we have gained affluence in this nation comes influence and how you can influence goodness and charity and influence what the world does is important. one of the huge things we have been doing is dealing with the persecution of christians in syria and iraq. isis didn't manage to kill all the christians. 500,000 of them escaped into the winter about to freeze to death. roma and i have helped 72,000 of those get through this winter and we wish we could help someone else. >> they created the cradle fund working with the institute for global engagement. the group is distributing the couple's monies through established charities in syria and iraq providing everything
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get voted off the island -- >> you guys ready to submit to this challenge? >> fired by the donald -- >> you're fired. >> -- or swim in the shark tank -- >> you're standing there asking for money. >> -- you have this british reality tv producer to thank. mark burnett is the man behind all of those shows. he is rich and successful beyond measure. but three years ago, he and his wife actress roma downey took the risky step of jumping genres and producing a scripted drama that no major broadcast network wanted to air. "the bible" mini series which ran on the history channel. >> survivor the apprentice the voice, shark tank what was the moment where you went from those shows to bringing "the bible" into people's homes? >> if you look at all those shows you mentioned, also are you smarter than a fifth grader
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from temporary shelters to food and clothing. so far, the fund administrators say they have helped 57,000 people and expect to help at least another 30,000 according to an internal report provided to cnn. >> you have talked about this being a spiritual experience and a calling. what do you mean? >> many people get called to take action spread the word of their faith, but a lot of it is getting the butt off the couch and doing something about it. me and roma got off the coach and took action and put ourselves on the line money on the line, our careers on the line with "the bible" and again now in making "a.d." >> the 12 disciples walking to the board room with donald trump, who does he fire first? >> first of all, i'm sure donald would have to fire judas first, right? assuming judas is gone donald might be mad at peter for denying jesus three times and not having his back.
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they are all family friendly. i have to tell you when we went around pitching "the bible" so many people said have you lost your mind. >> right. >> nobody is going to watch "the bible" on prime time american tv. stick to sundays in church. roma and i said we think you're wrong. >> reporter: were they ever. the success of "the bible" stunned the entertainment industry as 100 million people tuned in over the course of the series. >> his name is jesus. >> it's become mainstream. that's what's amazing. in three short years it's gone from niche, i don't think so to bring me some of that. >> are you the messiah? >> i am. >> reporter: this sunday his follow-up to the series called "a.d." is going from basic cable to broadcast, airing on nbc. are you at all concerned that this story, the new testament stories, might not be as familiar to people as the old
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rand paul and ted cruz obviously the only one that's formally declared so far. yes, she is running for president. i don't think we have to couch that anymore, do we? >> okay no more couching. >> well when you start leasing office space, there's only one reason she could be leasing the office space. you know she's not opening up a co-op. >> right. i'm with you, tapper i'm with you. finally, before i let you go i understand you have a pretty special interview coming up. >> in honor of good friday and easter and this holy weekend, we have an interview with mark burnett, who is obviously a big producer of all sorts of reality television but also with roma downey, they did the bible mini series was such a huge hit on cable and also in theaters. this time they actually managed to convince a major american network, nbc, to run their next mini series which is a.d. and this -- in a way it's interesting coming off all these
One-ofa-kind-flood-protection-systemPresidentYesCouchingOffice-spaceTed-cruzRand-paulOneJake-tapperInterviewCoopWeekendis these must be bad folks. most people don't know who ted cruz is, don't actually know what policy is. they tend to vote based on feelings they have largely implanted by the entertainment industry. >> do you remember when roma downey and her husband did the movie "the bible" and the devil, some people said the devil kind of looks like barack obama. they must have done that on purpose. it turns out they didn't do that on purpose. m this case they actually are taking a shot at a particular person, at ted cruz, at george bush, at conservative women. yet the outcry not so much. >> of course there is no outcry. this gets good on the cocktail circuit. in hollywood this is where you get to go and click champagnes in your mansion while you talk about income redistribution. these are mazzeratti
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IslamInformationAmericaLifeDaut-treeSwapReactionStageRoma-downeyGeraldo-riveraDau-treeAnna-kooimanvisiting my family and my mother was like, kevin, you have to mention "easter parade." judy garland, fred astaire, one of the best movies made in their careers. it's a wonderful film that i loved growing up. i re-watched the couple of scenes yesterday with my mother. highly recommend that movie. that's number one on the list. >> number two on your list, kevin? >> a classic, ben hern, classical masterpiece solding up today. that scene took over five weeks to film for a nine-minute scene in the movie. won 11 academy awards including best picture. highly recommend that movie, "ben-hur." and it's based on a book by ben wallace. highly recommend to read the book as well. >> kevin, still in the theaters is "son of god," which is mark burnett and roma downey, that's still out right now. >> phenomenal film.
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