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Battle with cancer yesterday. abc's 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. ebert's wife chaz says he was heading home on thursday, when he smiled at them and peacefully said good-bye. >> reporter: he was america's film critic, roger ebert could determine the fate of a film by simply giving the signature thumbs up or thumbs down. alongside reviewing partner gene siskel. >> i'm roger ebert of "the chicago-sun times" -- >> reporter: eber...

>> 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. 38, jewish men, women and children would spend a year and 146 days deep inside two vast caves. the...

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 we're learning just how far that missile could travel and how powerful it may be. and get this, airlines considering tinier toilets, have you heard that? can't even fit on the ones now. one major carrier is on board and the ...

>> dad, i will be a lot more civil with him around. >> what's up, bro? >> don't ever do that to me again. >> ignatiy vishnevetsky: from the director who gave us "sideways" now comes "the descendants." hello, i'm ignatiy vishnevetsky of mubi.com. >> christy lemire: and i'm christy lemire of the associated press. in alexander payne's 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 also put him in charge of deciding what to do with the pristine parcel of land they've inherit...

Using hours of roger's 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 can't imagine what it was like to lose his voice. i don't 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 ebert's wife, they took me under their wing. nicest, most amazing, if you want to know what love is, i will tell you, that is. they are...