lots of people love letterman and that's why. >> that is not true. >> there's a waiting list for letterman, i'm sure -- >> plenty of people have slept with leno. in the days before he married mavis. i happen to know a few of them. >> oh, really? am i seeing any of them? >> no, you're not. i've been married forever. >> you are not even married. >> i am not married, but i am in a relationship. excuse me. i am as good as married. >> i agree. i'm in a relationship just like that. with steve. >> goody for you. >> you know, i'm feeling like i'm in a relationship just like -- sitting here right now. >> any way, i think that letterman's numbers went up because people went there for the sex scandal and stayed. >> letterman's numbers went up because people tuned in after the sex scandal and found out he is still funny. he has been funny the whole time. nobody had any reason to check. they were all lulled to sleep by jay leno saying you know what happened today? something happened, and it was funny. >> this assault on jay leno cannot stand on this show. i will not have it. >> first of all, are you al

letterman did not hit on me. but what it does -- what letterman's situation does is it opens up the avenue for us to talk about this and to talk about this men's club that is the writers room for late night tv. and if i'm starting a show today, i'm looking at what this young lady said in "vanity fair" saying wait a minute, i'm going to hire as many women as i can for writers because they're not being hired and maybe we can have a show that's different with a different kind of comedic point of view. >> yeah, very true. we women give you a little bit more flavor, i think, carlos. i do want you to hear -- >> i've heard those rumors, yeah. >> i do want you to hear what scovell said in the exclusive interview with joy behar. because it does give us more insight into what it was like for her to work with letterman. >> if you're doing your job and you're working hard and you're in the middle of a soap opera, then you know, that's not -- i wasn't going to thrive professionally. and you know, i didn't get the memo as a yo

there are 14 male writers on letterman right now. why 14 is interesting is historically, in 27 years, there have only be 7 women writers on the show. so today, there are twice as many men as in all 27 years. >> do you think that comedy suffers, that these shows suffered because they don't have women writers? or is it just -- >> oh, absolutely. >> to me, it's like they never put a woman in late night and all of the men are running late night, and the comedy writers, and the stars, and there just isn't a shot. i'm very happy that wanda sykes is getting a late night show. i wish her all the best in the world. believe me, we are all rooting for wanda. >> but she is hilarious. >> it's very hard to break through that. >> yeah, i do think that -- you know, the funniest room -- writer's room that have i been in was when i was at "murphy brown." it was split exactly half and half. and it was not only the funniest room i've ever been in, it was the crudest probably. and, you know, one of the reasons i wanted to become a comedy writer was i saw

>> is the excuse for what was done to letterman ridiculous? >> the carrie prejean-donald trump smack down. the donald strikes back at claims about him. is she just plain out of her mind to take on the donald? tonight, jon gosselin's incredible funny or die video. can jon right his wrongs? ♪ tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> i'm brooke anderson coming from hollywood. dave's ex-portion war. outrageous new claims and excuses by the guy accused of trying to extort $2 million from david letterman. so over the top that people were saying they were right up there with my dog my homework. it was all out war as attorneys for both the suspect and letterman made their cases which also made for big news breaking today. >> this was not extortion or black mail. >> say it again. >> it was not extortion or black mail. >> the attorney for david letterman's black mailer hit the morning shows and repeatedly denied the trying to extort money from david lett

was letterman blackmailed or was this just like a stupid pet trick? joining me tonight in hollywood, hyla, an entertainment journalist from fivedollarprep.com. and also in new york, carolina bermudez, a senior editor for "in touch weekly." a judge will not be deciding on whether or not this case will be dismissed until january. but between now and then, i'm thinking the attorney for the suspect would do himself and his client a huge favor by not going on tv like he did this morning, making these ridiculous claims. hyla, you with me? >> not 100%. i mean, the guy kind of admitted guilt on behalf of halderman, his attorney by saying, yeah, you know, most of the public does probably believe that this is just a bunch of move laalark. you can kind of hear in his words and his tone that he's saying that. but he just has to convince one judge, one person he has to try to convince. >> but if he wants to have a legitimate argument, he can't go on morning shows and admit that this is a bit suspect, what his client did. i mean, this was not a legitimate business

>> letterman. with prosthetics, anything is is possible. >> i would nominate russell crowee for that laurt. what do you think, beard, he could do it. too good looking. >> halderman, rick sanchez with a goatee. >> danny devito for -- >> -- he's got the look but the character is a bit one-eyed willie. >> don't you think this whole case wal shoot letterman's numbers through the roof. an actual trial like o.j., we'll be riveted to it. fantastic. the other guys will be on the ledge. >> they'll kill themselves. they will be simultcasting the late how is on tru tv, amazing. >> he's doing better than ever. >> letterman is doing very well. you think it is attached to this, right? >> this is the best thing that could have happened, the screenplay making it seem more silly and he's the victim. >> do you think the public opinion has been unfair to letterman? >> i don't think it was unfair and he's been very apologetic and people have processed and this has come out now a second wave of people feeling, i feel b

letterman did not hit on me. but what it does -- what letterman's situation does is it opens up the avenue for us to talk about this and to talk about this men's club that is the writers room for late night tv. and if i'm starting a show today, i'm looking at what this young lady said in "vanity fair" saying wait a minute, i'm going to hire as many women as i can for writers because they're not being hired and maybe we can have a show that's different with a different kind of comedic point of view. >> yeah, very true. we women give you a little bit more flavor, i think, carlos. i do want you to hear -- >> i've heard those rumors, yeah. >> i do want you to hear what scovell said in the exclusive interview with joy behar. because it does give us more insight into what it was like for her to work with letterman. >> if you're doing your job and you're working hard and you're in the middle of a soap opera, then you know, that's not -- i wasn't going to thrive professionally. and you know, i didn't get the memo as a yo

letterman? >> russell crowe? >> too good looking. >> rick sanchez with a goatee. >> paul would be a good halderman. he has got the look but the character is more one-eyed willie. >> if there is an actual trial, you get to see letterman on his show. fantastic. the other guy will be on the ledge. >> he will kill himself. >> they will be sigh mull casting the late show on trutv. lit be amazing. he is doing better already. >> letterman is doing very well. >> this is the best thing that could have happened to him. now it makes it seem more silly and more like the is the victim. >> in the beginning -- it was not unfair. he was apologetic. now that people have had time to proesess it. now people feel bad for dave. >> some rooif networks have been unfair. the "today show" is adding a fifth hour to cover this. >> that show will be on until midnight. >> that leads into the tonight show. >> kathy lee will move to the tonight show. she will have a show at like 5:00 in the afternoon. >> he said he is anxious to cross examine

>> actually david letterman will be tricky, they could go with david letterman, but she was terrible in "cabin boy." >> i think that nicole kidman can do incredible things with prosthetics. >> who's she going to play, letterman? >> i would like to nominate russell crowe for halderman. >> for halderman, rick sanchez with a goat tee. >> he's got the look, but the character's a little more one-eyed willie. >> do you think this is going to shoot letterman's numbers through the roof? it's like the o.j. trial, and letterman will be on his show. >> they will be simulcasting the late night -- the late show on true tv. it will be amazing. but he's doing great. >> letterman's doing very well. but do you think it's attached to this? >> this is the best thing that could have happened to him, this screen play idea, because now it seems even more silly and that he's even more the victim. >> do you think -- i think that now that people have had time to process it and now that this has come out it's the second wave of people feeling, oh, now i feel kind of bad for dave. >> the "today" show is adding

she didn't hold back. >> david letterman does not need sarah palin. >> you disagree. >> david letterman does not need sarah palin for ratings. that's a joke. he's got his own scandals to deal with. we're already watching him. >> good point. we'll end it there. lauren lake, kim serafin, thank you, ladies. >> now we want to hear you take sides in the sarah palin/levi johnston smackdown. that's our showbiz question of the day. who is winning the war of words? >>> so will sarah palin become a reality star? >> have you been offered your own talk show? >> there have been lots and lots of offers in these last couple of months especially coming our way. some bizarre things. reality shows. >> palin has been offered reality shows. what would that look like? the big question, will she do it? brooke shields' suicide confession. why brooke has revealed that she wanted to die after her daughter was born. and carrie prejean, a politician? why a congressman says the disgraced former beauty queen could have what it takes for a future in politics. >>> you are locked in to shobz. you got to keep on watchi

number two, joe halderman knew david letterman's driver. he knew that was the best way to get to david letterman. showing up at david letterman's apartment at 9:00 in the morning wouldn't have made it any better or different. if he fedexed it, does that mean there's no case? >> why did he say your world is going to collapse. that's not exactly friendly at any hour of the morning. >> there's no requirement in the commercial transaction that people be friendly. there's no requirement in a commercial -- >> your world is going to collapse is beyond friendly. it's threatening. >> it's not threatening. it is a reality. it was a reality, number one. and number two, he had the absolute right to go to letterman with the intellectual property and offer him the right of first refusal. that's all he was doing. you want to draw on the tapes or the communication? in later meetings? joe halderman made it crystal clear, he said to jim jackohway, you don't have to take this. that doesn't sound threatening to me. he wasn't threatening at all. his tone was no

and let's look at what david letterman subjectively felt. and he felt that he was being used for money, which i think is an important part of an element of where this is. >> is that defensible, how i felt? >> it is interesting with blackmail that it's one of the only crimes that only becomes a crime when money is involved of the it's like prostitution that way. he could have said all that stuff and be absolutely okay, but blackmail is a fairly recent crime, right, the past 200 years or so. really, it's not one that goes back like murder and, you know, all the way back. >> let's hear from the other side, letterman's attorney spoke to "good morning america." listen. >> who negotiates a business transaction at 6:00 in the morning in the shadows of somebody's apartment building? who says your world is about to collapse? who threatens their personal and professional lives? and who says at 6:00 in the morning i need an answer in two hours? those are not the ear marks of a legitimate business transaction, those are the ear marks of classic blackmai

>> david letterman. >> were you in contact with anyone? >> yeah, we were. i mean, the thing that is interesting about that incident. at the time it is good for both of them. it listed for letterman's ratings and it was good because people were captivated with her. it was a horrible joke. attempt at a joke. but when the governor political spokesperson put out this statement saying we should not have willow in the same room as david letterman, besides cringing at the statement it puts them on the same level. that is what was really unfortunate. a lot of people emphasized with her and thought it was a disgusting joke to where there was just nothing. >> we thought that governor pailin brought herself down to a level where she didn't need to be. she would always respond. she felt like she would have to release a press statement. we were so amazed by that because we thought that the campaign would have the canter skin. obviously he is trying to get a lot of attention. he must be very nine. he is a 19-year-old kid. we are wondering why she needs to answer every ti

. >>> so the man accused of trying to blackmail david letterman is expected to ask a judge to drop the case today. a lawyer for cbs news producer be rot haldeman plans to challenge the evidence. the case said haldeman had him admit on his show that he had sex with women who worked for him. >>> if you see one of the hot new toys for christmas, grab it, says jen westhoven. toy shortages are starting early this year. go out and get them, hey, money expert. >> hey. we have been talking about this is the kind of year where you decide to wait until the very end, you could be risking your stuff will be gone. retailers are worried maybe people aren't going to be spending as much this holiday season. look, they're not in great shape either. they can't afford to be stuck with a lot of leftover that's have to be marked down soxt they're ord, so they're ordering in smaller batches. this is a mechanical hamster and has a whole ring it runs around like a real hamster. >> not the juju pet. please tell me know. >> it's really cute. >> you have to smile when you say the name. >> you could be right. but

>> were you in alaska -- [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> david letterman. were we in contact with anyone about it? >> yeah, i mean, we were. but -- i mean, i think what's interesting about that incident is that at the time it was good for both of them. it was good for letterman's ratings, and it was good because people sympathized with her. it was a horrible statement, but then her joke, i should say, or -- >> attempt at a joke. >> attempt at a joke. but when the governor's political spokesperson put out this statement saying that we shouldn't have will in the same room as david letterman, it just kind of put them on the same level. i think that's what was unfortunate about the david letterman incident. but it went from where i think a lot of people empathized with her and thought it was a disgusting joke b to where they were on the same level. >> there was a lot of incidences after the campaign in general where we felt that governor palin sort of brought herself down to a level where she didn't need to be. >> yeah. >> she would always respond every time a

david letterman. he was trying to sell him a screen play. his attorney gerald shargel says it was an exchange of documents for a $2 million check. he claimed his client had committed no crime. >> he had the absolute constitutional right to sell that property. he could have sold it by creating a screen play, by writing a book, by giving information or selling information to entertainment outlets, whoever was willing to pay. he has the right to go to david letterman and say this could be embarrassing and this could be a problem for you. do you want to buy it? >> now letterman's attorney danielle horowitz denies that. >> he didn't try to sell it to anybody other than dave letterman. he came to dave letterman's apartment at 6:00 in the morning and said pay me a big chunk of money or your world is going to collapse. that is not how you engage in the screen play sale. >> of course, we know the day before the case became public letterman admitted he had had sexual relationships with staffers. his show has no

. >>> the cbs news producer charged with blackmailing david letterman is in court today. joe halderman threatened to expose his affairs with the late-night staff if he didn't pay $2 million. a short while ago the defense attorney asked the judge to dismiss the case saying his client was trying to sell a screen play. letterman made tv history when he confessed i slept with women that worked for him. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman over an ex-boyfriend may take a plea trial today. the hearing is set to begin in 25 minutes. prosecutors say the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details. lisa nowak pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked in an airport parking lot two years ago is expected at the hearing today. >>> the virginia governor will not stop the execution of convicted d.c. sniper john allen muhammad. governor kaine rejected a hearing for klemm . >> if you have h1n1, you should be paid from your employer to stay at home. the idea is to make sure sick employees stay home and not

letterman admitted on his own show he had sex with women who worked with him. >>> a car bomb exploded, killing 20 and wounding dozens more. that's from police in pakistan. the blast twisted cars and destroyed several buildings. it's at least the area's third attack in just the last three days. >>> those are some of our headlines. it's tuesday, very early. look at you up you early today. rise and shine. i'm robin meade. >>> during wartime, u.s. troops know the risks they're facing. but today at ft. hood there is a memorial for 12 soldiers and one civilian killed in the kind of attack that no one expected, a shooting rampage on the post and a fellow soldier is the suspect. president obama will attend the service and meet with the families. some of the witnesses are still stunned by what they saw. >> people started running and we could see people throwing chairs and stuff at the windows. at first we didn't know what was going on. we couldn't hear the gunshots. as people started running out, you saw people drenched in blood and stuff, people are yelling, he's shooting, he's shooting. >> t

. >> you love leno more than letterman. >> i do. i don't think this would have happened to leno. >> plenty of people have dated him. >> you am i looking at any of them? >> i've been married forever. >> you are not married! >> i am in a relationship just like that. i am as good as married. >> i am in a relationship just like that. >> goody for you. >> i'm in a relationship just like sitting here right now. >> any way, i think that letterman's numbers went up because people went there for the sex scandal and stayed. >> people tuned in for the sex scandal and stayed. nobody had a reason to check. they were lulled to sleep by jay leno saying, you know what happened today? something happened. and it was funny. >> i will not have in assault on jay leno on this show. >> aren't we allowed to have opinions? are should we be like we love jay leno. >> i'm going fire right back. who do you think is going to retire first? letterman or leno? they're in the same age bracket. like us. >> you know what, i swear to god. your age is on the tip of my t

he's accused of trying to extort letterman. sounds like we have enough material for a screen play now. we're going to stay on top of this one. that is tonight's "top of the block." moving forward to disbelief and outrage given to that former astronaut accused of attacking her former rival. she's the former nasa captain who apparently went bonkers when her boyfriend broke up with her and started seeing ooltewah woman.she suited up in a diaper. nowak's defense team disputes the whole diaper story, by the way. she also wore a wig and trench coat, following shipman to her car and then sprayed her with pepper spray. she got a year's probation for this attack. the judge gave her two days in jail and two days of credit time served. that came on the wheels of this gut wrenching statement. >> shortly after i turned 30 years old, lisa nowak hunted me down and attacked me in a dark parking lot. her attack was part of a well researched, well-planned and deliberate crime. now, almost three years later, i am still reeling from her virgs atta

david letterman. sounds like we do have enough material for a screenplay now. we're going to stay on top of this one. that is tonight's "top of the block." >>> moving forward to disbelief and outrage given to that former astronaut accused of attacking her romantic rival. you remember lisa nowak. she's the former nasa captain who apparently went bonkers when her boyfriend broke up with her and started seeing another woman. she suited up in a diaper so she could drive nonstop for 1,000 miles in a plot to attack the other woman. colleen shipman. she disputes the whole diaper story, by the way. she also wore a wig and trench coat and followed shipman to her car and then sprayed her with pepper spray. hours ago, nowack copped a plea and guess what she got, she got a years probation for this attack and the judge gave her two days in jail and two times credit time served. that spineless sentence came on the heels of this gut wrenching and i mean gut wrenching victim impact statement. >> shortly after i turne

. >>> the man accused of trying to blackmail david letterman is expected to ask the judge to drop the case today. a lawyer for robert halderman plans to challenge the evidence. the case made letterman admit on his own show that he had sex with women who worked for him. >>> north and south korean warships clashed near their disputed sea border this morning exchanging fire. south korea claims that a north korean ship was damaged after it deliberately crossed the border. an official says this may have been just an accident that got out of control. that's a quick check of what we're talking about, definitely not all. let's check in on you this morning, sleepy head. i'm robin meade. welcome. during wartime u.s. troops know the risk that they're facing but today in ft. hood a memorial for 13 soldiers killed in the kind of attack no one expected. a shooting rampage on the base and a fellow soldier as the suspect. the president will attend the service and meet with families. some witnesses are still stunned by what they saw. >> people started running and we could see people throwing chairs an

. >> you love leno more than letterman. >> i do. i don't think this would have happened to leno. >> plenty of people have dated him. >> you am i looking at any of them? >> i've been married forever. >> you are not married! >> i am in a relationship just like that. >> goody for you. >> i'm in a relationship just like sitting here right now. >> any way, i think that letterman's numbers went up because people went there for the sex scandal and stayed. >> people tuned in for the sex scandal and stayed. nobody had a reason to check. they were lulled to sleep by jay leno saying, you know what happened today? something happened. and it was funny. >> i will not have in assault on jay leno on this show. >> aren't we allowed to have opinions? >> i'm going fire right back. who do you think is going to retire first? letterman or leno? they're in the same age bracket. like us. >> you know what, i swear to god. your age is on the tip of my tongue. >> we can bleep anything. >> faye dunaway once said to me, people our age. i said, excuse me. i'm in

last night, jeter, pettitte and posada on letterman. he asked, how does it feel winning it all in. >> what is it like? because it's more than just champagne being tossed around. it is guys commemorating an experience that will last forever, isn't it? >> well, you just explained it all so we have nothing to say. >> that was kind of smart mouthed, wasn't it? >> jeter sassing him for most of the interview. >> really? >> letterman just laughed it off because he's derek jeter. ji joe girardi went to good samaritan. that's in the next half hour. robin? >> thank you. >>> you think that you know your news? well, i know you do because you're watching this show so show everybody else. challenge your friends and yourself. test your knowledge with the cnn challenge. and there's an anchor who will walk you through. pick which one. i know which one i think you should choose. you know what? i would love to be your host. i hope you choose me. i mean, not to put any pressure on you but choose me. pick me. love me. we're new best friends and hold your ha

letterman or leno or conan? what if conan was the firgs one to retire. >> it seems that conan is going to go off the air and do his own thing. >> here's the thing. leno works on the road every weekend and is on the road constantly. he spent not only lives on his comedian money. >> what does doe with his television money? he stores it in the cars. doi noent. >> he's thinking of buying oprah. >> this is so much fun. >> it's funny. >> stories you won't read in a parenting magazine. it must be funny if it's got afterbirth in it. >> why do i need to pay? >> do it because you want to. >> that looks like a retirement movie. joining me is sir ian mckellen. what do i call you? >> ian, please. otherwise, i'll call you ms. behar. >> just joy. >> joy? >> yeah. because ben kingsley, he insists on sir ben kingsley. >> no i would prefer to not be separated out from everybody else. >> yeah, and let's talk about the trouble that we're having passing a gay marriage laws in this country because i know that you are a very articulat

. >> why does anybody care about letterman's affair? i understand if it's a nurse and doctor and she passes the wrong scalpel and somebody dies. but this is a comedian who is beloved by all. >> what do you mean he's beloved by all? what kind of a blanket statement is that. >> i love him. >> you love him and conan. you don't seem to love leno. >> apparently you had some sort of bitter -- >> you love letterman more than i've been in a married relationship forever. >> am i looking at any of them. >> i've been married forever. >> you have not married. >> i am not married but in a relationship. just as good as married. >> i agree. i'm in a relationship just like that, with steve. >> i'm in a relationship just like sitting here right now. >> anyway, i think letterman's numbers went up because people went to the sex scandal and stayed. >> people tune in after the sex scandal and found out he's still funny. he's been funny. no one had reason to check. they were lulled to sleep by jay len mow. something to co-at a i cannot have this. >> first of

birkitt, was having a sexual relationship with david letterman. sounds like we do have enough material for a screenplay now. we'll stay on top of this one. that is tonight's "much to the block." >>> moving forward to disbelief and outrage over a slap on the wrist sentence given to that former astronaut accused of attacking her romantic rival. you remember lisa nowak, who could forgetter her 37 she'ses former nasa captain who apparently went bonkers when her boyfriend broke up with her and started seeing another woman. cops say nowak suited up in a diaper so she could drive nonstop for thousand miles from houston orlando international airport in a plot to attack the other woman. colleen shipman. nowak also wore a wig and a trenchcoat, followed shipman to her car, and then sprayed her with pepper spray. hours ago nowak copped a plea and guess what she got. she got a year's probation for this attack. the judge gave her two days in jail and two days credit time served so you do the math. that spineless sentence came on the heels of this gut-wrefrping

. >> people ask what was the worst fight i ever had, on the david letterman show in 1996, the beaver almost took my thumb off. >> larry: i told you, he building another dam. >> i don't want to show you the teeth. but they're big teeth, buddy. they're very important. a lot of people in montana, you've been in montana, i'm sure. don't like them to be there because he dams uprivers and fishes. they're very important for making ponds and certain lakes if they're in the right place. the beaver is still trapped for, obviously, its pelt there. i don't know if you can see the tail or not. that tail is used as a warning signal for all other animals as well. if that beaver knows something alarms it, it will slap its tail. if you ever saw a cute little beaver, they're as cute as they've ever could be. in a beaver home, they're just a neat, neat creature, larry. if you ever see baby beavers and a mom, it's incredible. the worst bite i ever had was by a beaver. look at the back foot. it's like a duck's foot. >> larry: yeah, it is. >> look at that back foot. isn't that amazing. >> larry: here come

derek jeter, anti-pettitte and jorge posada went on "david letterman." >> it's an experience that will last forever, isn't it? >> you just explained it all so we have nothing to say. >> and then they got up and left. no, i'm kidding. manager joe girardi went from winning a series to being a good samaritan. that story at 10:00. >>> thank you. you may be one of the millions of families experiencing unemployment for the first time and some don't even know what kind of help is available. hln money expert clark houd howard has the answers. >> are you unemployed? maybe you never faced it before. maybe a member of your family is unemployed who has never faced it before. well, there are certain things that you have to look at and consider if you have never been through the cycle. now i was talking with a woman the other day who has been unemployed for a while and she was asking me questions about which bills she should pay, which ones she shouldn't and all this and that. i said what unemployment check are you getting? and she looked at me like, unemployment check? i said, you have filed for un

. >>> the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from david letterman says he was just trying to sell him a screen play. joel halderman asked the judge to throw it out claiming it was a big misunderstanding. letterman's lawyers say the move was blackmail no matter how the lawyer tries to dress it up. >>> a couple was rushing to the hospital for the birth of their son. the baby could not wait so the mom gives birth in the front seat of the car. that's new in 15 minutes. >>> senators plan a hearing next week to see if the tragedy at ft. hood could have been prevented. new information is coming out about the alleged shooter major nadal hasan. so he didn't hide his religious belief. >> not at all. a power point in 2007 is where we take you as hasan spoke to army doctors as part of his residency in psychiatry. instead of a medical lecture, hasan talked about islam. the power point presentation published in the "washington post," you see it here, frequently cited the koran. he claimed muslims should be able to claim conscientious objectors to prevent adverse events. >> he was communica

letterman's lawyer says the move was blackmail no matter how halderman's lawyer tries to dress it up. >>> police affidavits suggest comments made toward a woman apparently led to the stabbing death of a university of cold front football player. larry smith has more on that. >> reporter: john lomax iii will appear in court on friday accused of murdering jasper howard. the document reveals one of his had teammates disrespected a woman at a school-sponsored dance. that's what authorities believe sparked a fight broken up by police. however, a second fight started outside the building several minutes later. that is when howard was stabbed. three others face lesser charges for their role in the incident. none of the football players involved in either fight, though, have been charged. back to you. >>> more details still coming out. >>> president obama considering four options for the war in afghanistan. sources telling us he's expected to discuss them at a meeting with his war council today. they include a possible deployment of about 34,000 more u.s. troops. in a new cnn opinion research

and if you look at a recent extortion case, the david letterman case, if you put that up against this, the cindy crawford case, the current case is so much ickier because it involves a child and extorting that child. >> reporter: in july, this man allegedly contacted cindy and her husband saying he had a photo of their daughter. "showbiz tonight" obtained the star couple's complaint against the man and it claims the suspect said he had a, quote, sexy photograph of the victims' daughter in revealing clothing, bound to a chair and gagged. he asked for money and then later he threatened to release the photo to the media. >> the crawfords right now are really sort of torn over this. a rep for cindy said they had no idea that the photo even existed. >> reporter: the complaint also said that cindy's husband complied and obtained a hard copy of the photograph from k a kayalar and gerber gave him $100 author for his trouble. a nanny had taken the perverse photo, telling the little girl they were playing a game of cops and robber. >> it's shocking, really, for any parent to discover that their

. >> what about letterman, what do you think about that case? >> i don't know what that's all about. the one that sort of stands out as an easy one in the history record book is bill clinton. that's an easy one to go, somebody who had horrible consequences from what seems to be an addictive process. >> do you think he's addicted to sex or no self-control? what's the difference? >> doctor go ahead. nicole wanted to ring in, too. >> nicole, ring in. >> well, the thing is, i spoke to dr. drew about this recently because i was struggling with the fact that i had so many questions after i was on the show, and i explained to him that you know, being a sex addict, and being someone who is, you know, addicted to love, where being, being a love addict and having that fear of abandonment, and that underlying fear of intimacy, i was asking him, how do you deem yourself recovered from that, whereas i think it's a lot more treatable to be recovered from being a sex addict, where, you know, like in duncan's case, you know, being online eight, nine hours a day

we start with david letterman. >> do you know where president obama is right now? in china. today over there, they're touring him around. he got to see where they keep all our money. >> the chinese president entertained president obama by having a military band play "i just called to say i love you" and" are the world." that's true. that really happened. that's true. that's true. yeah. yeah. what i want to know is how did the chinese president get ahold of my college record collection? that was my second day mixed tape. >> all right. it's 21 minutes past the hour. >>> bobby, our fliers are watching us today. good day, bad day? what? >> if you're in charlotte, pretty bad. ground stop until 7:30 because of low clouds. probably won't get extended but delays out of that. the lower end of the storm system. northern end by chicago. see a big slow headed in towards midway and o'hare, that's the yellow. moving in your direction then the rain slides back in towards i wap. today, charlotte ground stop. >> now for the next nine minutes. otherwise, chicago, atlanta, charlotte, cleveland

. >> what about letterman? what do you think about that case? >> i don't know what that's all about. the one that sort of stands out as an easy one in the history of the record book is bill clinton. somebody who really had horrible consequences from what seems to be an addictive process. >> do you think he's addicted to sex or doesn't have self-control? what's the difference? >> doctor, go ahead. >> go ahead, nicole, ring in. >> well, the thing is, and i spoke to dr. drew about this recently, because i was struggling with the fact that i had so many questions after i was on the show. and i explained to him that, you know, being a sex addict and being someone who's, you know, addicted to love, where being -- being a love addict and having that fear of abandonment, and that underlying fear of intimacy, i was asking him, how do you deem yourself recovered from that. whereas i think it's a lot more treatable to be recovered from being a sex addict, where, you know, like in duncan's case, being online eight, nine hours a day, just watching porn, i wo

right now t"the tonight show" hosted by conan o'brien is getting beaten by david letterman and leno's 10:00 p.m. show isn't doing so hot, but no changes are in the works yet. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." 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, t

what letterman? >> i don't know. the one that stands out as an easy one is bill clinton. there's somebody that had horrible consequences. >> do you think he's addicted to sex or doesn't have self-control. what is the difference? >> duncan, go ahead. nicole wanted to ring in, too. >> i spoke to dr. drew about this recently because i was struggling with the fact that i had so in m questions after i was on the show. i explained to him that being a sex addict and being someone who is addicted to love, where being -- being a love addict and having that fear of abandonment and that underlying fear of intimacy, i was asking, how do you deem yourself recovered from that. it's a lot more treatable to be recovered from being a sex addict. where, you know, for like in duncan's case, being online eight, nine hours a day watching porn, i would imagine at some point that can be recovered. >> not mention the carpal tunnel syndrome. is there a difference between a female addict and male addict? the way she describes is it women who love too much? >> women dom sex addition through love ad

. >> what about letterman, what do you think about that case? >> i don't know what that's all about. the one that sort of stands out as an easy one in the history record book is bill clinton. that's an easy one to go, somebody who had horrible consequences from what seems to be an addictive process. >> do you think he's addicted to sex or no self-control? what's the difference? >> doctor go ahead. nicole wanted to ring in, too. >> nicole, ring in. >> well, the thing is, i spoke to dr. drew about this recently because i was struggling with the fact that i had so many questions after i was on the show, and i explained to him that you know, being a sex addict, and being someone who is, you know, addicted to love, where being, being a love addict and having that fear of abandonment, and that underlying fear of intimacy, i was asking him, how do you deem yourself recovered from that, whereas i think it's a lot more treatable to be recovered from being a sex addict, where, you know, like in duncan's case, you know, being online eight, nine hours a day

what about letterman? what do you think of that case? >> i don't know. the one that stands out as an easy one is bill clinton. there's somebody that had horrible consequences. >> do you think he's addicted to sex or doesn't have self-control. what is the difference? >> duncan, go ahead. nicole wanted to ring in, too. >> i spoke to dr. drew about this recently because i was struggling with the fact that i had so in m questions after i was on the show. i explained to him that being a sex addict and being someone who is addicted to love, where being -- being a love addict and having that fear of abandonment and that underlying fear of intimacy, i was asking, how do you deem yourself recovered from that. it's a lot more treatable to be recovered from being a sex addict. where, you know, for like in duncan's case, being online eight, nine hours a day watching porn, i would imagine at some point that can be recovered. >> not mention the carpal tunnel syndrome. is there a difference between a female addict and male addict? the way she describes is it women who

everyone's talking about the letterman show and the staff quoted -- all the staff quotes on all the shows. i found out last night here that there are 50 writers on all three shows and they're all male. >> really? >> all male. 50 male writers. is that shocking to you? >> it's very shocking. i have female writers, male writers, you know, black, white, it's a mix. yeah. >> you were a female -- a writer -- >> i still am. >> you're still a female show woman. >> yep. still there. >> and you were working with chris rock, right? >> working with chris rock, right. i was the only female on that staff. >> did anyone sexually harass you over there? >> i wasn't that hot back then. >> that was before you were a lesbian. >> before i became a hot lesbian. >> now that you're a lesbian -- >> now i'm a hot lesbian. they would be all over me. back then, yeah, no, no one hit on me. i mean, come on. you know, i mean, we're filthy. comics are filthy. we talk, stuff we say is -- it's not appropriate outside of the comedy room. it's not. but, yeah -- but the guys over there, they were cool. >> they were cool with

. >>> tonight on "the joy behar show," first david letterman, now carrie prejean, all caught with their pants down. what's up with celebrity sex scandals? who's next? will big bird shed his feathers for a little cockadoodledoo? >>> carrie fisher went from movie star parent. she's on her new hit show "wishful drinking." >>> ft. hood, it seems the army knew the alleged shooter presented a problem but did nothing about it. was it because he was muslim and didn't want to appear politically incorrect? all that and more right now. >>> okay. former miss california carrie prejean, the one who is anti-gay marriage admits she has a solo sex tape. all by myself, she said. just as she's doing the media rounds to plug her new book. coincidence? joining me to discuss the sexcapades are paula shugart, president of miss universe, comedian rich vos, and ashleigh banfield, host of "open court" on trutv. why are there so many sex tapes out, guys? you have a few of them, all these celebrities, doing sex tapes. it sort of raises their profile. >> it's like plugging a gig. gets you out there. >> plugging a g

derek jeter and andy pettit and jorge posada went on letterman and the talk show asked how does it feel winning it all? >> what is it like? it's guys commemorating an experience that will last forever, isn't it? >> you just explained it all. we have nothing to say. >> and then they left. congratulations to the yankees. congratulations to jen westhoven's mom who was very upset. what is he talking about the $200 million payroll like that has anything to do with anything. i'm just telling you what jen told me. jen anagen's mother congratulations to all of you. >> there you go. >> all right. cnn.com and oprah are teaming up for the biggest oprah's book club event ever here. go to cnn.com/oprah book club to read excerpts from "say you're one of them." watch oprah's video blogs and share your thoughts plus register for the book club event happening on the new cnn.com monday night at 9:00 eastern. and back to the breaking news. >>> we're learning the army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 soldiers was on the fbi's radar months ago. we'll tell you why. @@@@@@@ >>> the suspect in the shoo

right now "the tonight show" hosted by conan o'brien is getting beaten by david letterman and leno's show is not doing so hot. no changes are in the works yet. welcome back to "showbiz tonight". i'm brooke anderson in hollywood. three very scary stalker stories involving big stars. brand-new breaking details about "american idol" host ryan seacrest's stalker. is ryan in danger? breaking tonight, justin timberlake wins a temporary restraining order against a woman who trespassed on to his grounds. about miley cyrus's safety, they didn't have enough evidence to charge her stalker. kimmer is pin is a senior editor for in touch weekly. i wanted to get with this scary ryan seacrest stalker. a guy was form amalie charged with stalking seacrest after slipping into the studios at e where ryan does his radio and shows. the same guy was arrested for attacking seacrest's security guard outside a hospital in orange county. this has to be incredibly scary for ryan. >> especially someone whose job it is to be out there. you can turn on the radio and you know exactly where he is. he's ate or at the

by the way, you're younger than letterman and leno. just saying that. that's all. >> combined? >> combined. i know that you are a big fan of sarah palin. let's watch this. >> there are a lot of politicians that would be lat o latinos and a lot now who are latino. sarah palin, latina. she's got all the science. she works and her husband don't. >> owhat other signs are there that palin is latino? >> she has a child and a grandchild the same age and the tell-tale sign is she needs to get her roots done. >> you think so? >> absolutely. >> do you live -- let me ask you, do you live in her real ameri america, do you think? >> i can't see mexico from my porch, so i don't think so. >> i mean, are you -- i think you're part of the liberal elite in some way, are you not? >> you know, it's funny, because i think i have become, but i wasn't intending that at the beginning. i mean, it's funny that when you talk about political subjects and people that at some point they think you're more intelligent than you actually are. >> uh-huh. i think there's a conservative elite. they're the ones mak

if you look at the david letterman case, you put that up against the cindy crawford case, the current case is so much more ickier because it involves a child and exploiting that child. >> this man, a german model allegedly contacted cindy and her husband, saying he had a photo of their daughter. "showbiz tonight" obtained the criminal complaint against the man and it claims the suspect said he had a "sexy photograph " of the victim's daughter in revealing clothing bound to a chair and gagged. he threatened to release the photo to the media. >> the crawfords are really torn over this. cindy said they had no idea that the photo existed. >> the complaint also said that cindy's husband comply and obtained a hard kaub and gerber gave him $1,000 cash for his trouble. shockingly, she discovered a nanny she had just fired was the one who took the photo, telling the little girl they were playing a game of cops and robbers. >> it's shocking for any parent to discover their 7-year-old daughter is being exploited for money and it involved a former nanny. did you really have those feelings of betr

here's david letterman on cbs' "the late show." >> i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. now, my response to that is yes, i have. my wife regina, she has been horribly hurt by my behavior and when something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it's your responsibility, you try to fix it. >> some published reports are suggesting his wife is unhappy and might be thinking about a divorce. we don't know. we have no independent confirmation of that. let's not forget espn steve phillips' return with a 22-year-old turned fatal attraction. she allegedly threatened his wife and his kids. is cheating par for the course in this locker room tv sports world of ours? straight out to my fantastic expert panel. jill vermeer, sex addiction specialist with vho 1's sex rehab with dr. drew. also joining us, celebrity divorce attorney randi kesler and senior editor of "in touch weekly" amy palmer. great to see you. they were married for 26 years, yes, the judge said this marriage what is your opinion? is this a fair payout? >> i don't think it's fair. i think marriaged fall apart