or michael jackson. some of his fans are saying his record-breaking new film "this is it" is exploiting him in death. who will we choose? >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm brooke anderson in hollywood and we will be naming "showbiz tonight's" most provocative celebrity of the week in just a moment. but first, incredible new revelations today from jessica simpson as she speaks out about her top ideal qualities for the perfect man. jessica's not mincing words tonight. she's telling "extra" what exactly she wants from a man. and after years of heartbreak, this girl isn't messing around. she knows what she wants and wait until you hear her list. one must-have quality, a spiritual man. tonight in hollywood, kim serafin, the senior editor for "in touch weekly." and also joining me in hollywood, carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra." and you guys got a fascinating interview with her. she tells exactly what it is she is looking for in a man. watch this. >> i like a confident man. i definitely love a

michael jackson's will did not say anything about his dad, but the documents say joe jackson has been relying on michael's support for many years. michael said his father was abusive, but joe jackson denies that. >>> cnn.com and oprah are teaming up for the biggest oprah's book club event ever. go to cnn.com/oprahbookclub to read experts from "say you're one of them." watch oprah's video blogs or file an ireport and share your thoughts. plus register for the book club event happening on the new cnn.com tonight at 9:00 eastern. >>> the government says the official unemployment rate is now a little more than 10% but it's actually much higher than that. money expert jen westhoven is here with more. because that number came out on friday. >> right. >> they said it ticked up. double digits now. >> yeah. >> but it could be bigger than that is what you're saying. >> well, and we have so many people who are ready to say it doesn't feel like 10%, it feels worse than that. so we really want to say, you are right. you've got to remember that the way they count the official number, they can't rea

>> sheila jackson-lee, texas. >> thank you very much we are in and out because we are overlapping hearings and meetings. i cannot articulate at the level of importance that this hearing i believe is for the congress but also for the american people. i disagree with my colleague, and i do believe that labor negotiations are vibrant and vital, and i think they are what they should be -- adversaries or maybe even people who agree with each other working out responsible rights for both management and players. but as i have listened to the witnesses and listened to mr. bentsen who hails from my home state, i know from which he speaks. no politician sets up an event on friday night football unless you are sitting in the stadium watching football in texas. i know how intimately this game is for those who live in many places and it certainly texas. as i listened, i do not see any way to handle this holistically, unless it rises to the level of the national game. it is a national game. it is america's pastime. it raises to the level of a congressional response. as i said, not in a punitive manner,

that ties reggie jackson's record. so we're going back to the bronx for game six. in other baseball news, a milestone has been reached in professional sports with the chicago cubs. according to multiple media sources the cubs have the first openly gay owner. laura ricketts, bought the team from "the tribune" is a lesbian and her family supports her. brandon spikes is not getting support. he made headlines for intentionally trying to gouge the eyes of georgia's elie and now his punishment is getting more people upset. head coach urban meyer suspended him for one half. a half for what looks like assault. now the school and the conference are happy with the punishment. are you? should this be over or should this man be disciplined more? this is what we're asking for on our facebook page and here are some of our responses. let's go to that right now. brian wrote via facebook if this is true he needs to be charged for attempted assault, tried for that assault, and at the very least kicked out of football for good. meanwhile, jacques wrote coach is taking care of it. i s

you'll hear about a plea deal on the table plus michael jackson's father is challenging his son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman, lisa nowak will be in court in florida. the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details, though. nowak pled not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem abdul ba ja bar has revealed he has cancer. here is rafer with more on the story. it just caused a ripple of reaction in the newsroom. >> because he's a young guy and such a well known guy. kareem abdul-jabbar is only 62 years old, one of the greatest of all time. now he says he has a rare form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia. his doctor told him it is not a death sentence. he is trying to raise awareness and give hope to others who may have the disease. he approached a pharmaceutical company to launch an educational campaign and is now working as a paid spokespers

. >> we are not in a poisonous time compared to the elections in 1800, or the election of andrew jackson. and the grandson of ben franklin was a vicious talking about john adams, and he was thrown in jail. do you like this idea? the big difference back then is that they really did find common ground when it came to the big issues, issues of war and peace or the economy. thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton, who were about as hard as you could get, -- about as a part as you could get, did find a compromise. this is the ability to find the common ground and make a compromise. franklin once said that a compromise does not make a great hero but it makes for great democracy. if you are compromising, you are considered and principled, as opposed to somebody who can find common ground. i want to thank the panel. you were very good and we appreciate this very much. >> you have a very short break while the next panel comes up. thank you. >> in a few moments, the state dinner at the white house for the indian prime minister, followed by the news conference with president obama. after that, a di

for example, early on, we saw something happen between the secretary and administrator jackson that had never happened before. they came -- the came together -- they came together and said that what we want are more efficient cars. the company said that they could not have to different regulatory regimes. the could not have to different regulatory shoot -- regulation enforcement policies. congress had said to detroit and to the auto manufacturers that you're going to have to make cars that are 35 miles a gallon by 200020. by 2016, the standard will be 35.5. we were able to achieve more than even congress thought was possible. i want to recognize all of kathy's leadership. there was a backlog in she has been moving through. she has been putting in place the@@@@@@d)h $r@ @ @ @ @ @ u&") we have also been doing work at our other agencies, the department of agriculture is working on their biomass program and the existing authorities, authorities that have been on the books for a long time, but no one has taken advantage of. the president believes that from the recovery act to constructing hi

sheila jackson-lee is recognized. >> thank you very much and thanks to the ranking member for the cooperation of this hearing. some years ago i was involved in the tragedy of ileana gonzalez, the loss of his mother and family members that wanted to raise him. i indicated in my preference after meeting the grandmothers who lived in cuba that he should be returned to family. as i did that i did not ignore the family members who were here and united states and i frankly believe he could have the benefit of all family members so i think it is important we open the door of opportunity and that we recognize that as we have opened the doors to china, that is not perfect. we open the doors to cuba and our intervention and involvement is critical. at the same time we asked for concessions, interaction with the cuban government and if we do that, we make america the greater country and we work together with the cuban people. led this left the embargo. >> the time of the gentlelady has expired. all time for one minute questions has expired. we are now going to turn to our expert panel of witnesses one w