i live up the road and hollywood florida and i wrote a book called hollywood gamblers about the unsolved murder of the former founder of miami's of spark a wish your experience of the iraq war and the buildup? we know there was no weapons of mass destruction and no connection between al qaeda and sadam hussain. could you comment on your experience and how that may relate to our current conflict in afghanistan? >> i was chairman of the intelligence committee at this time and beginning in the late part of 2001 with our counterparts in the house we launched a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that is the all consuming through the summer of 2002. at that point* it became obvious the administration was starting to sound the drumbeat for a war in iraq. the president had made a highly publicized speech and a vice president was speaking before every group that would invite him to say bad things about sadam hussain and so we put things to the side for three weeks and held a series of closed-door sessions on the situation in iraq. the head of the cia was george tenet and he presented us with a very

i live up the road in hollywood, florida. i wrote a book called hollywood gambler thomas story about the unsolved murder of dust gus guo. we all now know there were no massive weapons of mass destruction. i would like to comment on your experience and how that may relate to our current conflict in afghanistan. >> as i indicated, i was chairman of the intelligence committee at this time and beginning in the late part of 2001 with our counterparts in the house we lost a congressional inquiry into 9/11. that had been all-consuming through the summer of 2002. at that point it became obvious that the administration was starting to sound the drumbeats for of war in iraq. the president had made a very highly publicized speech in cincinnati. the vice president had been speaking before every group that would invite him to say bad things about saddam hussein. so we put aside for three weeks 9/11 and held a series of closed-door sessions on the situation in iraq. the head of the cia at that time was george tenant. george presented us wi

also in hollywood mark malkin. leslie, mark, the moment susan boyle appeared on brita"britaint talen talent", no one ever said she was a beauty queen, but sharon osbourne took it to a whole new level. >> watch this. >> this great picture of susan boyle, smiling, looking like a slap dogs. >> it really is a great shot. >> what a great line. that's a great line. do you love susan boyle? do you think she helped the show or not, or do not love her? happy that she's succeeding? >> oh, i'm happy -- i like everyone to do well, even someone that looks like a slap dogs. you go, girl. a hairy [ bleep ]. >> leslie, talk about vicious. what's wrong with sharon? >> well, sharon just put the cat back in cat fight, didn't she, brooke? i mean, this is beyond meow. first of all, not everybody can be or is a beauty queen. and i'm sure all of us won't look as hot when we're 90, 100 years from now, but this woman has immense talent, immense talent. and i know there are people out there that would say, i would rather be brilliantly tale

tonight naming the most toxic bachelors in hollywood. i'm talking about love them and leave them bachelors in hollywood that seem to have a different woman on their arm every week. we're thinking jon gosselin is pretty highoon that list. this week he launched a major image rehab. jon claims he wants to make amends with kate and renounce his playboy image. seriously, should we trust him or should women run the other way. he's one of the many men "showbiz tonight" is naming the top toxic bachelors in hollywood. >>> careful, ladies. they may look hand some in sweet but these men are toxic. tonight "showbiz tonight" is rating the most toxic bachelors in hollywood. so who is the most toxic bachelor of them all? we start with a classic hollywood bachelor, musician john mayer. >> he has one of the most successful reputation in hollywood as a lady's man. >> it seems john mayer's second career after fabulous must cig is heartbreaker. from jennifer love hewitt to jessica simpson to jennifer aniston. he's a major wooer. >> the big thing when he tal

in hollywood, tanika ray, an entertainment journalist. brian, tanika, let's start with my exclusive interview with donald trump. i asked him what he thought of carrie prejean's downright embarrassing tantrum on cnn's "larry king live." watch what we told me. >> i was watching this and i was very surprised to see it, because she was talking about how inappropriate he was. inappropriate is more of a sexual term, as far as i'm concerned. i mean, inappropriate? he asked a very, very easy question and i was surprised that she just didn't say, hey, listen, i can't answer that question. >> tanika, here's what i was hearing today. as news outlets everywhere reported on my exclusive interview with trump that donald was absolutely right. that carrie prejean blew it, big time. what do you think? do you agree? >> oh, absolutely. i mean, i think the reason why she stepped out of that interview is because she doesn't really have anything to stand on. and any time somebody peels back that veil, she cracks under the pressure. and for donald not to give i

today women in hollywood when you reach 40, you become the woman that you are. and i think that shows in their work. >> it sure does. now, "showbiz tonight" and "more" magazine are teaming up to reveal that top hollywood women in films who are over 40 are absolutely fabulous no matter what part they're playing for the camera. say hello to 60-year-old meryl streep who plays the pompous fashion editor in "the devil wears prada." >> you have no style or sense of fashion -- >> i think that depends on what your -- >> no, no, that wasn't a question. >> and there's no question that streep could easily pass for the real julia child in the movie "julie and julia." >> i'm julia child, bon appetit. >> streep is so good that sigormey weaver said it was her best yet. >> so flooded with life and light and i thought she was awesome. >> and so do we. but she's not alone. let's hear some applause for 51-year-old michelle pfeiffer. everybody's favorite cat woman. >> it's okay. i had to go home. feed my cat. meow. >> she made black spandex look great. >> and pfeiffer looks great i

i hear he goes by the name ricky hollywood now. if that's the case, we don't want to mess up this gig he's got going, kind of this aspiring -- aspiring porn, some of the things that he's doing. it's kind of heartbreaking. >> roland, are you with me it would be a whole lot better for palin to take the high road and stop taking digs at levi every time she talks about him. i think she should be above this. >> look, levi is getting under her skin. it is obvious. she cannot resist firing back at him. and it's no different than we saw during the campaign. so she can't take the kind of criticism. that's why, look, if she chooses to actually run for president, i don't think she can be under that kind of scrutiny. every time he says something, she has to fire right back. my deal is, let him say what he wants to say. you know what, he's getting paid, just like she's getting paid. >> i have to say something, though, about levi. i think she actually handled this well. she can't just completely ignore it. she couldn't have just said, no, i'm no

. >> i'm brookanerson come for example hollywood. sandra bullock versus the porn star. >> this is truly a remarkable story. it's so bizarre it almost seems made up. sandra bullock, the superstar actress called american sweetheart is in the middle of a nasty fight with a porn star over a 5-year-old child. a porn star who used to be married to sandra's husband, jesse james. the born star just got out of jail and wants her child back. a porn star along with sandra bullock who made for big news breaking today. this is one hollywood battle with a very odd cast of characters. >> we are -- >> getting married. >> the world famous girl next door movie star, sandra bullock. >> we are putting a motor in a humvee. >> her husband, tattooed biker jesse james and jesse's ex-, janine and ex-rock vixen and ex-porn star and ex-con. now bullock is supporting her husband as he battles for custody of his 5-year-old daughter. this morning the ex-went on "good morning america" to tell sandra bullock to back off. >> what are would give her the right to take

. >> wait a minute, hollywood's never wrong! >> no, they're not. >>> hey, new this morning, shocking news, basketball legend kareem abdul-jabbar, has revealed he has cancer. shocking because so many of us adore him, if you will. we watched him growing up. >> any time people of this stature, this magnitude, get this disease. it's a shocking thing to us, richard. kareem abdul-jabbar, at only 62 years old, not only a basketball legend but stars in movies like "airplane" and tv shows. he was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer called my lied leukemia. the good news, his doctors said this is not a death sentence. he is launching an educational campaign and is now working as a paid spokesman. we will hear from him in about ten minutes. >>> i don't know if you remember oregon running back legarrette blount, suspended for an entire year for this punch. he will be back against arizona state. the school asked the pac-10 to reinstate blount. they said okay. he missed eight games for that shot. >>> "monday night football," denver hos

hollywood's most toxic bachelors. for the first time ever rihanna is breaking her silence about the night that chris brown beat her. rihanna opens up how she coped with that event and everything that followed. now the "showbiz news ticker." >>> right now i want you to keep watching the bottom of the screen for more news from "showbiz tonight." >>> all of you that have something nasty to say about me or other women that are built like me i have one thing to say to you. kiss my fat ass. >> now, on "showbiz tonight," the brand new tyra banks weight controversy. tyra tells women to embrace their curves, now she's promoting her big weight loss. is tyra being a hypocrite? jessica simpson's outrage. jessica is furious about her sister fired from "melrose place." could it be that ashley is a bad actress? >> i'll apologize to her for openly having relationships in the public eye. that was a huge mistake. >> they are good looking, they seem so nice, but oh, no, they are big time heartbreakers. tonight, a showbiz special report,

i'm brooke anderson, coming to you from hollywood. and tonight, there are remarkable new developments in the sarah palin/levi johnston smackdown. >> yeah, brooke, here is what i'm thinking. that sarah palin could have never imagined when she trotted levi johnston up there at the republican national convention along with her pregnant teenage daughter this would be the big news we would be talking about just over a year later. that this would be the big news breaking today. unbelievable. "showbiz tonight" obtained today new video of levi johnston strutting his stuff, so to speak, and taking brand-new swings at his almost one-time mother-in-law as he arrived in los angeles in all his glory. and that glory includes this news. "showbiz tonight" has now obtained the very first photo released from his "playgirl" photo shoot and we will show it to you. we're also revealing tonight the startling results we got today of a "showbiz tonight" poll that asked, who is winning the war of words? levi or sarah palin? and i've got to tell you, never cou

i'm brooke anderson in hollywood with a.j. hammer in new york. tonight, brooke shields' shocking suicide confession, admitting she once considered killing herself. "showbiz tonight" learned today that brooke considered ending her life after giving birth to her first daughter. you will hear her in her own words. >>> more breaking news just in today about the man who tried to blackmail cindy crawford with a revealing photo of their then 7-year-old daughter bound and gagged. is cindy's nightmare really over? >>> also, just in today, a big-time u.s. congressman is saying carrie prejean has what it takes to be a politician, despite that nasty sex tape situation. joining me tonight in hollywood is leslie marshall, the host of the leslie marshall radio show. also tonight in hollywood, carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra." leslie, carlos, i want to begin with brooke shields. she got an advocacy award for her work on depression awareness, and in her acceptance speech, talked about what happened six years ago after giving birth to her first daughter. "

. >> hi there, everyone, i'm brooke anderson coming to you from hollywood. and tonight, sandra bullock versus the porn star. >> yeah, brooke, this is truly a remarkable story. it is so bizarre, it almost seems made up. sandra bullock, the superstar pa actress who has been called america's sweetheart is now in a nasty fight with a porn star over a 5-year-old child. a porn star that used to be sandra's husband, jesse james. a porn star who just got out of jail and now says she wants her child back. a porn star along with sandra bullock who made for big news breaking today. this is one hollywood battle with a very odd cast of characters. >> we are -- >> getting married. >> there's the world-famous girl-next-door movie star, sandra bullock. >> we're putting a giant motor in a humvee. >> reporter: her husband, tattooed biker and reality star jesse james. and jesse's ex, an ex-rock video vixen, exporn star, and ex-con. now bullock is supporting her husband as he battles his ex for custody of his 5-year-old daughter. and this morning the ex went on "good morning am

i'm brooke anderson in hollywood with a.j. hammer in new york. the super bowl of sexy. they named the 2009 sexiest man alive and drumroll please, the uber sexy johnny depp. it sparked a heated coast to coast debate. is he really the sexiest man alive. julie jordan is a correspondent and it's great to see you. this is the second time for johnny depp. why is he the sexiest man alive? >> the thing about johnny is not many men out there can pull off willie wonka, the mad hatter and still exude sex appeal. he stood the test of time. he is mature and wise with age. no one is as sexy as he is. >> he is versatile as you say and sexy in the i haven't washed my hair in a few days kind of way. >> a bad boy. >> minutes after we posted on our page that johnny depp was named the sexiest man alive, we could not hold back the flood of ex-static messages on our facebook wall. he hasn't aged a day since nightmare on elm street or 21 jump street. jennifer said like him or not, there few men sexier. two words from vanessa. dam sexy. johnny depp is 46, but it doesn't matter. >> i think he h

notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my industry is the whole idea of faking kidnappings. what that does is it creates cry wolf scenarios so that the next time something like that happens there's a cynicism on the part of the public, or very well could be a cynicism on the part of the public about whether or not -- >> i agree. >> -- that kidnapping is an actual kidnapping or not. not to mention the resources that are taken away from legitimate situations. >> back to the lawyers. eleanor odom, peter odom, tamara holder. peter odom, what about her telling the cops? and this is obviously a voluntary statement. "i tried to make the best possible sex ever over and over and over again." then she goes on. and this is a new one on me. i've heard a lot of descriptions of a lot of perps. she describe

also tonight in hollywood is carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra." guys, i want to start with the dueling confessions between chris and rihanna. "showbiz tonight," today, obtained a first look at chris' interview, which is airing friday on mtv. i want you to take a look at what he said when he's asked how people perceive him these days. >> i'm confused right now, as far as the public perception, like, i think with my fans, they still love me, they support me. but, definitely, definitely, like, you have those people that don't support you, so it's like, kind of 50/50 to me. like, i got the people that come out and support me and then you've got the people that don't want to see me do anything. like, they want to see me kind of, basically, in jail. >> tanika, are people going to see him as incredibly insensitive here for trying to upstage rihanna and trying to steal her moment? >> let's get this straight. it's not chris that requested to have this interview that came out the same day as rihanna's. this is mtv, they're competing during sweeps, which is

. >> i'm brooke anderson from hollywood. should chris brown shut his big mouth some. >> he just responded to rihanna's chilling graphic interview about the night he beat her up. i am not alone in saying, chris, give it a rest. dude, you are not doing yourself any favors. there was outrage after brown could not resist yet again stumbling while trying to climb his way out of a hole he dug for himself after the night he battered rihanna. it made for big news breaking today. >> i was batter and bleeding. >> "showbiz tonight" can tell you rihanna's first tv interview about her relationship with chris brown was a major event. >> the whole thing plays in my head. >> more than eight million people watched 2020 as rihanna told her story about the night chris brown beat her bloody. she revealed for the first time that she witnessed her father abuse her mother when she was a child. >> i said to myself, i'm never going to date somebody like my dad. >> on top of all the outrage, chris brown already earned for beating rihanna, he is manag

this is the kind of stuff, robin, that a lot of times hollywood studios don't love this, because they don't necessarily -- >> because they make a lot of their money back on the dvd sales. jen, thanks. >>> not your average babysitter's club. a small company is changing a way that parents find a sitter. stephanie elam has her eye on this story in this "small business success." >> parents adrian and david colwhite got an idea for a business when visiting family out of town. >> we couldn't find a babysitter. >> they came up with the idea for seeking sitters, online babysitting service that provides parents with child care. >> log in to their local area, see sitters, mark preferences and make a request for the day and time that they need. >> private eye experience also sparked other ideas. >> the biggest part is our background screening. we do investigations more like fbi style investigations versus just online checks to screen our sitters and our families. >> $40 membership fee and the company has expanded into a nationwide franchise. seeking sitters still tries to keep it in the neighbor

welcome back to "showbiz tonight" in hollywood. did anna nicole smith forget she was pregnant and thought she had gas? in this video obtained by "showbiz tonight," anna nicole believes her baby bump is a horrible case of gas. you have to see it to believe. why is she taking to her twitter page to call her father a lunatic? jane velez mitchell you can catch every night here on hln. carlos diaz was a correspondent with extra. i have got to start with this video uncovered today. it's absolutely disturbing footage of anna in clown make up completely spaced out at a child's birthday party. she can't figure out if she's pregnant or has gas. watch this. >> the clown needs some medicine. >> i need some. look how big my bell's getting because it's gas. >> it's your baby. >> no, it's gas. >> it's your baby. the clown good need gas medicine, she needs baby medicine. >> it's gas. >> it's a baby. >> you know when you are having gas and you feel it and it's like ow! >> that's your baby kicking you. >> no. my baby is over there. >> watch this. it

i'm brooke anderson in hollywood. tonight, three very scary stalker stories involving three big stars. brand-new breaking details late today about "american idol" host ryan seacrest's alleged stalker. is ryan in danger? also breaking tonight, justin timberlake wins a temporary restraining order against a woman who trespassed on to the grounds of his home in los angeles. and brand-new questions tonight surrounding miley cyrus' safety. prosecutors say they didn't have enough evidence to charge miley's alleged stalker. joining me tonight in hollywood, kim serafin, a senior editor for "in touch weekly." kim, let's get right to it. i want to begin with this scary ryan seacrest stalker story. late today a guy named cheaty uhzoma was formally charged with stalking seacrest after slipping into the studios at "e!." back in september, the game was was arrested in orange county. kim, that has got to be incredibly, incredibly scary for ryan. >> it's very scary, especially for someone like ryan seacrest, whose job it is to kind of

. >>> some of your favorite actors may be among hollywood's most overpaid. "forbes" magazine is naming names and in about 30 minutes you'll find out which stars made that overpaid list. >>> you're watching television right now. and one state is making some televisions illegal. money expert jennifer westhoven, this sounds hard to believe. this includes some of the tvs we're watching. >> some could become illegal. don't give yours up. flat screens. use far for energy than the old sets. california says it's too much. it's energy commission voted to set energy standards for new tvs. first state in the country to do so. so, again, not your tv. if you already bought it it's fine. the point is tv makers have to make televisions of the future that use less energy. some models in stores right now wouldn't be allowed to be sold in california in two years. tv makers are hopping mad. they say they western consulted, western in on it, it will cut down on innovation. higher tv prices. the state says it will save a billion dollars a year in energy costs. they maintain a lo

to hollywood, beach. it's about 20. but look at the rain squall coming in. that's where you get the strongest winds as they come on through. look at the heavy rain shield in to atlanta, back to birmingham with the heaviest rain by far falling. that is into eastern parts of mississippi where the winds picking up to about 19 miles an hour. eight inches, the purple shading by birmingham north of atlanta and back to the carolinas. that's over the next two days. >> what i find amazing is the storm is not that strong. but yet look how far inland people are going to get 8 inches of rain. >> it's because there's a cold front here. that's going to drag it up kind of like a conveyor belt and throw it across the entire mid-atlantic. that's the reason why you see rain that far inland today. >> all right. thank you. >> you've got it. >> i know you know the news because you watch the show and we just fill your brain with it. well, prove it. challenge your friends. challenge yourself. text your knowledge of the news. you can pick your favorite anchor. no pressure but i am

hollywood stars and compulsive behavior. i know, shocking! >>> -- america's culture of addiction in celebrities. these days nicholas cage in serious financial trouble thanks to what some call a crippling consumer addiction and kirstie alley seems to battle a food addiction and will star in a new show chronicling her battles. back with me is dr. drew and joining us -- and ashley banfield host of "open court" on tru tv. welcome everybody. >> thank you. >> let's talk about kirstie and what she said on oprah yesterday. >> i was doing cocaine. i was crazy as -- you know, i'd come in and i don't think anybody knew what those kind of drugs were then they would say you're so crazy and i'd go, i know i'm high but they didn't believe it. >> when did you stop doing drugs? >> 1979. i only did drugs for a couple of years but i did my share and yours. >> did she replace a drug addiction with a food addiction, dr. drew? >> it seems that way. it certainly can be case as you know we discussed sexual addiction some people can get sober from a chemical addictio

welcome, class, to hollywood 101. thank you so much for rolling. all right, so over here we have debbie and eddie. in the '50s they were known as america's sweethearts. those of you that are younger, all three of you, and you can't, you know, you can't relate to any of this, try to think of it this way. think of eddie as brad pitt, debbie as jennifer aniston and elizabeth as angelina jolie. does that help? that should really help. >> i'm back with the very funny, very talented carrie fisher who explains in detail her very complicated family tree in "wishful drinking." joining us on the phone, a very important branch of that family tree. debbie reynolds. hello, debbie. >> hello, there. >> hi, mom. >> hello, darling daughter. >> so, debbie, you've seen the play, right? >> i've seen it about seven times. it's great. >> so it there anything in there that you can relate to or that you -- or that you would say -- >> no. i would just -- i think she should have put everything in then it would have really been an overnight sensation. >> what did she leave o

now his life is a hollywood movie. we'll have the honor of talking to pro offensive tackle michael orr, an exclusive interview, emotional, inspiring, and will make us all stop and take a good long, hard look at our own life. >>> controversy, opinion, your point of view. this is "prime news." >>> welcome. i'm mike galanos. first this. what a horrifying visual. a 15-year-old boy doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire. michael brewer is in critical condition at a hospital in miami. he has burns over 65% of his body. he can't really talk well. there are bandages that have to be changed daily and the process takes about four hours. five teens were accused of turning him into a human torch, to quote from the judge. now three of them are charged as adults with attempted murder. earlier this week i spoke with a criminal defense attorney elizabeth kelly and, john, let's start with the charges. we've got three teens, three of the five charged as adults facing attempted murder charges. how did the prosecution lay this

it's a hollywood doomsday movie that has spooked so many people, nasa is trying to calm some real fears. >>> just a few minutes ago, we told you about the new dominoes record set in the netherlands. we thought we'd let you watch a little more. >>> barack obama making the first presidential trip to asia. the u.s. needs to improve the alliances there. he'll hear how he thinks that will affect you. >> it happened five steps after i finished the race. >> he had a heart attack after a marathon. and technically died. now he's alive to talk about it. hear what doctors did to revive them after 40 minutes. >> five, four, three, two, one -- >> folks set an emotional record-setting domino effect. wait until you hear how many tiles they set up for their shining moment. >>> hey, there. thanks for having us over. this is "hln news and views." we begin with president obama who's expected to arrive in singapore shortly. visiting japan, he said the u.s. needs to work more with asia, because that can create jobs back home. but he also said there are tough things to deal with too. >> this is a place where

alexandria kerry was stopped in hollywood and booked into jail. she was held for five hours and released after paying $5,000 bail. no comment from senator kerry. >> i'm jane velez-mitchell and here is my issue. prosecutors in missouri are wasting time and tax dollars prosecuting a schoolteacher because of what i think is a relatively minor incident at a walmart. an african-american woman joined her cousin in line as a walmart checkout. employees accused her of cutting in line. thing spiraled out of control. she claims racism. cops claimed she assaulted an officer. she is facing 15 years in prison. i don't know what happened. i wasn't there. i know she didn't go in there to rob or murder anyone. there are so many horrific crimes that go unsolved in this country every day. i just wish we would focus on the killers and the rapists first instead of prosecuting a teacher who might have had a bad tantrum at a store. is that worth 15 years of her life and our tax dollars i'm jane velez-mitchell. and that's my issue. >> find out what else jane has on her

hollywood stars in compulsive behavior. i know, shocking. about america's culture of adick it's celebrities. these days, nicolas cage is in serious financial trouble thanks to what some people are calling a crippling fnl addiction. and kirstie alley is having trouble with eating addictions. joining us is jill zarin and ashleigh banfield. >> i was doing cocaine. i was crazy as -- i was, i had come in and i don't think anybody knew what those drugs were then. they would say, i'm so crazy. i would say, i'm high. >> when did you stop doing them? >> 1979. i did my share, and yours. >> did she ah replace a drug addiction with a food addiction? >> it seems that way. that can be the case. some people with get sober from a chemical addiction and another addiction kicks in. >> you see this a lot with your work? >> i see wit my colleagues. jane velez-mitchell has a great book about how we replace some things with others. we all have a bit of a problem. >> but some are safe adicks. is every juan bad addiction? >> by definition. >> exercise? >> exercise

welcome, class, to hollywood 101. thank you so much for enrolling. all right, so over here we have debby and eddie. in the '50s they were known as america's sweethearts. those of you that are younger, all three of you, and you can't, you know, you can't relate to any of this, try to think of it this way. think of eddie as brad pitt, debby as jennifer aniston, and elizabeth as angelina jolie. does that help? >> that's the very funny carrie fisher in a scene from her hit broadway show. "wishful drinking." this week i talked to the former princess leia about her life and loves and took time out for a call from a special guest. >> hello, there. >> hi, mom. >> hello, darling daughter. >> so, debbie, you've seen the play, right? >> i've seen it about seven times. it's great. >> so is there anything in there you can relate to or that you would say -- >> i would just say that she should have put everything in then it would have really been an overnight sensation. >> what did she leave out? what did you leave out? >> mom? oh, yeah, there's stuff -- >> why are

you're in my way. >> what who are the biggest jerks in hollywood? >> by the way, did you know that there's a new show coming on called steven segall? >> he's a police officer now and there's a reality show about it. >> kathy, stay with me. when we come back, a surprise that you don't want to miss. >>> i decided to stick around because i liked it so much the first time. >> i'm not the only one to wish you a happy birthday. i have someone on the line for you. >> who is it? >> surprise, surprise. say hello. >> hi, kathy. >> guess who it is? your boyfriend. >> levi? >> yeah. >> levi, i miss you. >> i miss you, too, happy belated birthday. >> i i'm seven years older than you but i think we can make it good. >> people are twittering me asking this question, why don't they get married already these two. >> i think my baby bump is showing and if i even see levi look at another woman, i don't even know what we're going to do when we go ahunting. >> are you usually attracted to older women. >> a little bit but this one really caught my eye. >> what is it abou

northern part of the panhandle. 20-mile-per-hour sustained winds when you get towards green point, hollywood beach, 21 mile per hour sustained winds. that's about 39 mile per hour winds. right now at the center of circulation they're calling 45 mile per hour sustained winds with that. look at the rain, heavy at times near atlanta. winds not that bad, 8 miles out of the east. the rain really picks up for you. western parts of alabama, north of birmingham, the reds, oranges, yellows, that's two, maybe 2.5 inches of rain per hour falling in that one spot. again we've already seen doppler radar estimates of over 5 inches in in that one region. mobile, you're basically on the dry side. little light rain. looking at the center of circulation right about there. i want to show you some video from a couple minutes ago from orange beach. this is around alabama. you can see the way it goes. sun beginning to come on up. this is alabama. you can see it. choppy waves out there. it's not that big of a storm surge. calling for about to 4 to 5 feet, that's about it, it's the heavy rain, the wind, that's what

>> exactly. >> and i am brooke anderson in hollywood. you can catch us on the 11s and in the morning at 11:00 a.m. eastern right here on hln. take care. >>> tonight, rihanna is proof that domestic violence can touch anyone and she is finally speaking up about the beatings she took from her ex-boyfriend, chris brown. and we will talk with comedian brett butler. and on a lighter note, i will discuss other news of the day with three great women. all that and more coming up. >>> tonight on the joe behar show, rihanna is saying it was a mistake to go back to the guy who beat her up. also, car reprejean sued the miss usa pageant when she was stripped of her title and then settled when it was discovered that she stripped for the camera. joining me for a little discussion of our own are three lovely ladies and that is what we are doing tonight. >> this happened to me. i didn't cause this. i didn't do it. this happened to me and it can happen to anybody. there are a lot of women who have experienced what i did. but, not in the public. so, it made

hollywood at war over sarah palin and why hollywood is drawing a line in the sand over whether to support sarah. the great debate after johnny is named the sexiest man alive. why wasn't robert pattinson chosen? that's your news break. tv's most provocative news show starts at the top of the hour at hln. %

. >>> it is hard to imagine how 1 of hollywood's highest paid actors could go broke unless you're nicholas cage's manager. what he says led to the actor's financial ruin. >>> no question that the u.s. is facing an obesity epidemic. you won't believe how much it could cost you as a taxpayer if the country doesn't slim it down. they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longest-lasting plugins ever. get freshness that won't fade away for 60 days. ahhh! with plugins lasting impressions. and yes, it's glade. s.c. johnson, a family company. >> new this morning, somali pirates atrtacked the mers alabama for the second time. the european union's naval force said guards on the ship fired back and turned them away this morning. remember, pirates took the ship's captain richard phillips hostage for five days in april before he was freed. >>> elizabeth smart's father said he's w

i hear he goes by the name of ricky hollywooded, this aspiring porn, some of the things he's doing. it's kind of heartbreaking. >> the "playgirl" centerfold. >> yes. i call it porn. a bit heartbreaking to see the road he's on. >> palin also says johnston has an open invitation to thanksgiving dinner. in a few minutes you'll hear what she says about a possible presidential run. >>> you may be one of 15 million people who could have to give back hundreds of dollars in stimulus money to the government? some people are, like, out of my cold dead hands! jennifer westhoven, what's the deal here? p it's really a mistake. you were supposed to get that tax rebate, $400 or $800 depending on your situation. but a lot of people got that tax rebate and then some. so it's not that the government wants more from you. it's just that basically every week or every two weeks in your paycheck you got a little bit extra that you weren't supposed to. we don't really know who it is. we don't know if they'll send out a letter to you. it will just show up when you do your taxes that you may owe more than yo

. >>> next, ted's secret for maintaining a successful hollywood marriage, coming back. >> athink you did this on purpose. you self-an talked. >> george, are you coming back to bed? >>> instead of ordering a ted danson, people go and order a larry david. what's the difference? >> one tastes good and one sucks. >> taste the sandwich. >> i don't want to taste it. >> you don't want to taste it? >> no, i won't taste your sandwich. >> well, that's ted danson and his pal larry david from "curb your enthusiasm." you're married to the beautiful mary. >> once again, mary steenburgen. who loves you. >> didn't i say it right? >> you have the fear thing in the middle of her name which happens -- i see people -- you're married to mary steen -- >> we don't know if it's burgen or burgen sometimes. beautiful and lovely thing. actress. >> she's a lovely thing. >> most marriages between two performers doesn't always work so great because the egos clash. what is it you do to make a success? >> we're both very shallow. >> you're both shallow. that's good. >> we talk about hair products and are very happy

it's been more than 20 years, though, since the biggest night in hollywood had multiple hosts. in 1987, chevy chase, goldie hawn and paul hogan hosted it. another change this year, the number of best picture nominees is going from five to ten. >>> well, if you want to know how to dress for the weather where you live, just ask president obama. a new website gives you a personal forecast from the commander in chief himself.

and the toxic batchers in hollywood. plus tyra banks weight loss. >>> hi, rhonda -- excuse me, hi, marcia. >> caller: i love your show. >> what is your question? >> caller: have they talked to the baby's doctor as to when is the last time she had a checkup? >> excellent question. and when is the last time anybody but the parents saw little shannon? >> there are reports somebody saw her early in the morning, and the sheriff's office does not have any information on that. >> the parents are telling police that the baby slept until around 11:00 a.m. so right there the stories have already conflicted. >> well the only way that they could have slept through as i see it is they were on drugs or in a drunken stooper. that does not even make sense. >> that's hard when this baby would be screaming in your ear. okay, lisa from pennsylvania. what is your question, dear. >> caller: i hope your twins enjoyed their first halloween. and my comment on the whole situation, why would you go to a neighbor? i would pick up the phone and cal

"showbiz tonight" brooke anderson is in hollywood. is there a shortage of sexy men in hollywood? >> that is how some people feel. they are up in arms johnny depp has received this honor again. admittedly he is gorgeous. people are surprised because there are hot vampires on tv and in the movies. this is johnny depp's second time on the list. brad pitt and george clooney are the others who held that list. clooney, affleck, damon, usual suspected who, of course, deserve it because they are pretty darn magnetic. >> that is true. i'm not disputing that. by the "twilight" saga "new moon" star robert patterson people are saying he was robbed. >> people are floored he did not get this title. he has a lot of fans. he is on the cover of magazines on a weekly basis. he is the star of "twilight." he is on the list but was not named sexiest. depp appeals to a much wider audience than patterson who is mostly known to teenage girls. christi, my husband asked me who is this guy? what is the big deal. i said he is edward the vampire from "twilight." he needs more exposure. johnny depp has been a

notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my understand is the whole idea of faking kidnappings. what that does is it creates cry wolf scenarios so that the next time something like that happens there's a cynicism on the part of the public, or very well could be a cynicism on the part of the public about whether or not -- >> i agree. >> -- that kidnapping is an actual kidnapping or not. not to mention the resources that are taken away from legitimate situations. >> back to the lawyers. eleanor odom, peter odom, tamara holder. peter odom, what about her telling the cops? and this is obviously a voluntary statement. "i tried to make the best possible sex ever over and over and over again." then she goes on. and this is a new one on me. i've heard a lot of descriptions of a lot of perps. she descri

it's a hollywood movie that has spooked so many. nasa is trying now to calm some real fears. >>> president obama is in singapore this morning. the second stop on his asia tour. among other things, he'll talk to russian leaders about renewing an agreement that's set to expire next month. in japan yesterday, he promised the u.s. will work more closely with asian countries, particularly on the economy. >>> heavy snow has killed 21 in china. snow caused thousands of buildings to collapse. apparently almost 160,000 people were evacuated from their homes or stranded vehicles. >>> and several victims of the ft. hood shootings will be laid to rest today. friends, families and public leaders will attend those funerals. services will be held in indiana, wisconsin and utah. that's a quick check of your saturday headlines here on hln. i'm virginia cha. >>> the attorney for the alleged gunman in the ft. hood rampage says major nidal hasan is paralyzed from the waist down. ed lavandera has more on where the investigation stands now. >> reporter:

all members of the committee with ideologies ranging from the chairman, henry waxman, who represents hollywood, california, the ranking republican, it joe barton -- they all recognize the importance of adopting this language. in contrast, the reid bill has stronger protection for abortion providers than for those who have conscious objections to abortion. on one hand, abortion providers may not be discriminated against for performing any abortion anywhere. on the other hand, pro-life providers must cite a particular moral or religious belief to prevent discrimination. this is narrower than current law. it does not extend the protections to pro-life health plans. a catholic health system that requires a local hospital to stop providing abortions in order to become part of this health system could be accused of discrimination. what is wrong with this picture? don't you think it makes sense to protect health-care providers who have objections of conscience to abortion so that they are not forced to provide abortions? >> absolutely. senator hatch, as you offer this explanation about a catholic hea

welcome, class, to hollywood 101. thank you so much for enrolling. all right, so over here we have debby and eddie. in the '50s they were known as america's sweethearts. those of you that are younger, all three of you, and you can't, you know, you can't relate to any of this, try to think of it this way. think of eddie as brad pitt, debby as jennifer aniston, and elizabeth as angelina jolie. does that help? >> that's the very funny carrie fisher in a scene from her hit broadway show. "wishful drinking." this week i talked to the former princess leia about her life and loves and took time out for a call from a special guest. >> hello, there. >> hi, mom. >> hello, darling daughter. >> so, debbie, you've seen the play, right? >> i've seen it about seven times. it's great. >> so is there anything in there you can relate to or that you would say -- >> i would just say that she should have put everything in then it would have really been an overnight sensation. >> what did she leave out? what did you leave out? >> mom? oh, yeah, there's stuff -- >> why are

"showbiz tonight's" brooke anderson is in hollywood to talk about this. brooke, tyra's recently lost some weight. >> she has. she's dropped a few dress sizes and a lot of us remember a couple of years ago, tyra on her talk show responding to unflattering paparazzi pictures of her in her swimsuit saying, kiss my fat behind, essentially. her message was to embrace your kerves, be proud and flaunt it. but now she's sending a different, yet similar message all at the same time. take a look at a clip from her talk show that will be airing. she's talking about her weight and she's basically showing her brand-new shape. >> some past staff from the tie la show and some of my friends, we called it the get fit, get healthy challenge. at first it started off as a game and like trash talking like, you going down, i'm going to get you. it was fun but it turned into a lifestyle for me. i thought it was going to be a private thing that me and me friends were going to be doing. but then the media started taking notice and starting showing before-and-after pictures. i was

. >> a liberal man from hollywood said the reason people are attracted to her is because she would watch the game with you and cook you dinner afterwards. >> and go hunt and kill the moose, too. naomi and ana marie, thank you. >>> are terror trials in new york a good idea? we'll talk about it next. >>> can you understand why it is offensive to some for this terrorist to get all the legal privileges of an american citizen? >> i don't think it will be offensive at all when he's convicted and the death pelt is applied to him. >> president obama was on the "today" show defending the attorney general's decision to put the 9/11 terrorists on trial in new york. i want full transparency. joining ne is former new york governor george pataki. the president seems certain that the guy will be convicted and probably executed. >> i certainly hope so. there's though question dm my mind that he deserves the death penalty. >> we all feel that way. we would like to see an open court. >> the argument i've heard, it's one of the worst decisions i've seen made by an administration if a long time is that we'r

i was shocked because this girl was one of the most beautiful women in hollywood and i was looking at a shell of a person. it's just really, really sad. again, i don't know what she'sr really sad. again, i don't know what she's doing, if she's doing anything. but she needs to get it together. it's very sad. >> she really does. dr. drew pinsky, what is her status? i mean, we've all watched her arrest. we've all watched her going in and out of rehab. whoa, ho. >> that was interesting. >> i'm still here. >> i'm here. >> do we have an earthquake in los angeles? >> i feel luke i'm on "star trek." you know how it is? live long and prosper, everyone. but basically, i mean, dr. drew, can we confirm for sure she's just not sober or cannot we not say that. >> listen, jane, please i do not know lindsey personally but i know that she was treated well for a sustained period of time and whenever you have somebody with severe enough addiction to need that kind of an intervention who is not active if their recovery and behaving strangely and looking sick, they are using, period, end of story. and --

and he also said that hollywood has never come up with anything as gruesome as this and he hopes they never do. >> hmmm. >> we can come in each day or get a phone call at any time that things are getting a lot worse or getting a tiny bit better. people get sick real fast and they get better slowly. right now with him we're getting a tiny bit better every day. >> so, there you have the doctor saying that, in fact, getting a tiny bit better every day but understand we're not talking about someone who is going to be out of the intensive care unit, you know, in a week or two weeks. months of intensive care followed by, you know, months of therapy. another piece of the good news is that fortunately for him, according to the doctor there, that his hands appear to be spared for the most part of the burns, as does his face. so, he will not be -- have facial disfigurement and certainly that is good news. >> okay. couple of good pieces there but it's sobering news, john, when you also find out, hey, things could take a quick turn. let's bring in elizabeth kelly, criminal defense attorney and i'

. >> reporter: it's become a place where hollywood hairstylists turn to where hollywood hairstylist turn to for beauty products. the rise to fame was far less glam glamorous. the start was near disastrous. they founded the company in 2001. >> would you put that on your salad? why put it on your skin or hair? >> reporter: it strives to use plant based products whenever possible. there was a big challenge. >> i had to sell my house, my car. it got to that point where every dollar we could make went back in. >> 2004 i said we are not going to recover unless something dramatic happens. let's step back and take a look at where we are. that's when the boys stepped up. >> step up they did. their sons jeremiah, gino and cory decided to take over the business. >> they had taken a beaten down horse and turned it back up into a racehorse. >> it was nerve-racking at the very beginning not knowing where our source of money was going to come from. >> reporter: the boys partnered with a smaller local manufacturing company who gave them discounts on raw materials and focused on the internet to drive sal