and the incredible revelations about the father of the baby, levi johnston. tonight, "showbiz tonight" with the oprah/palin/levi johnston bombshell. >>> and sarah palin in the running as "showbiz tonight" names the most provocative celebrity of the week. will it be palin, disgraced beauty queen, carrie prejean, or lindsay lohan's dad, michael? tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >>> hello. i'm a.j. hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> hi, there, everyone. i'm brooke anderson, coming to you tonight from hollywood. tonight, cindy crawford's extortion nightmare. i've got to tell you, when i first heard about this story, it made me sick. cindy crawford's daughter photographed when she was just 7 years old, in revealing clothing, bound and gagged. and today a man is accused of trying to get crawford to give him big-time money so he would not make the photo public. and if that's not disturbing enough, today we learned the disgusting picture was taken by the girl's nanny. and it all made for big news breakin

if i had to choose between sarah palin and levi johnston, i would have to go with levi, and just like in the poll you had, it shows people are tired of the lying. and sarah palin went on oprah and lied, because, no, she wouldn't want levi johnston at thanksgiving, she wouldn't welcome him to the table. and levi johnston, even though he's being immature, at least he's being truthful. >> what do you think, lauren? >> amen to carlos. he's being authentically him, a young, little kid, kind of immature, and a little bit of a jerk. sarah is not being authentic in my eyes. she needs to just say, this is private family business. yes, we're obviously having issues with my grandson's father, but i'm not discussing it because i'm a grown woman and i'm supposed to protect my family. quit engaging in this nonsense with this kid. it's not a good look. >> and you've got to love martha stewart, once again. and now i know, she did not wear a sarah palin costume for halloween. >> go, team martha! >> all right. well, levi, is, of course, hoping to get more people on his team, doing his very first "playg

levi johnston is doing a spread -- >> big fan of levi. >> -- in "playgirl" magazine. >> i'm doing my own -- eight, actually, my own eight solo masterbation videos. i'm going to send them to heidi. >> in my day during the lincoln administration, if you made a sex tape, your career was over. now it makes you famous. >> that's right. we don't have a sex tape in there because we think it's so dirty and below the belt that we don't suggest that for anyone. obviously it's instant fame, but it's true. all the people in the tabloids -- >> kardashian girl -- >> they're all porn stars. >> here's a couple questions from viewers before we go. morgan asks, heidi, what kind of life do you expect to have with spencer in 30 years? >> i expect to have the best life in the world. every year gets better. >> how long are you together now? >> three years. >> almost four. >> almost four years. >> so a while. you know, almost our one-year wedding anniversary for our elopement. >> you see yourself as a geriatric couple on tv some day? >> with the walkers. >> the whole thing. spencer being president. >> oh,

>> yeah, i do not think levi johnston. it's a one-trick pony. every time he opens his mouth, he's going to say something bad about sarah palin. i'm definitely going with jon gosselin. this week, definitely, he's found religion, found this new spirituality and you have this new reality show that "in touch" had reported on, but now apparently his spiritual advisers are advising him against it is the new thing. and by the way, i think that should have been called octo-jon. that to me would have been a better title, by the way, just fyi. >> jon gosselin, hands down, most provocative celebrity of the week. two to one, carlos. here we go. carlos diaz, kim serafin, thank you both. have a good weekend. >>> okay, what do you get when tom hanks sings beyonce? a totally hysterical piece of tape that we have got to show you. >> oh, oh, come on. ♪ a ring on it, a ring on it >> um, okay. so why was tom belting out beyonce's "single ladies"? did he put on a leotard, heels, and dance around? you have got to see this. >>> and now the "showbiz news ticker," mor

if i had to choose between sarah and levi johnston, i will go with levi johnston. it shows that people are tired of the lying. sarah palin went on oprah and lied. she wouldn't want levi johnston atting this and welcome him to the table. levi even though he is being immature, he is truthful. >> amen. he is being a young kid, kind of immature and a little bit of a jerk. sarah is not being authentic. she needs to just say this is private family business. we are obviously having issues with my grandson's father, but i'm not discussing it because i'm a grown woman and i'm supposed to protect my family. quit engaging in this nonsense. it's not a good look. >> you have to love martha stewart again. >> yes. >> i know she did not wear a sarah palin costume. >> go team martha. >> levi is of course hoping to get more people on his team doing the first "playgirl" photo shoot. we have the first photo to show you. stay where you are. back in 30 seconds. >>> back now with the moment we have all been waiting for. the first photo released from the "playgirl" photo shoot, may i have

. >> and levy johnston has been in the news lately. he's the father of her grandson and he's often criticized palin. and what she says about running for president in 2010. >>> one of elizabeth smart's accused kidnapers is expected to plead guilty. wanda bar see and her estranged husband are accused of taking her from her home at knife point. smart says mitchell repeatedly raped heavy. she was found nine months later. >>> >>> you may be one of 1,500 people who may have to give back stimulus money back to the government. >> and basically a lot of people, you were expected to get a little bit more, a little bump in your paycheck, but some people got a lot more, they got the tax credit, $400 or $800 depending and then some. so basically every week there was a little bit more in there that wasn't supposed to be in there. the calculations, they weren't just right for these people. you can read the list here, but mostly the guideline is if you've got more than one job for a tax return. so that you would could be a single person with two jobs

levi johnston. oh, great, that's awesome. by the way, levi johnston, today was the first day of his play girl photo shoot. >> what good timing all around. whitney casey, carlos diaz, thanks, guys. >>> tonight oprah's big interview with sarah palin. today we get our hands on the very first look of what went down. wait until you hear what oprah asked pallin about levi johnton and how she answered. it is really good stuff. >>> this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >> it is time for the show buys news ticker. these are more stories from the newsroom that are making news right now. >>> no military tribunals for the most notorious 9/11 suspects. they're going on trial, just blocks from the world trade center site. we're going to hear how you feel about that. >>> plus, guilty of a spectacular hoax. but will the infamous balloon boy's mom and dad see jail time? >>> and sarah palin's book hasn't even hit the shelves and is already raising objections. is she just making stuff up as some are alleging? >> happy friday to you. even though it'

come to think of it, so should another hollywood bachelor, the one and only levi johnston. he's the father of sarah palin's grandson, the ex-fiance for bristol palin. a hunk of burning love, that is until he opens his mouth. >> most teenagers are sexually active. >> levi johnston, i like to call him the toxic bachelor that will do anything for money. >> besides a scores of shirtless interviews, pictures with his son on gq and now selling pistachio nuts. >> now levi johnston does it with protection. >> now the biggest bombshell by reportedly dropping trou and posing for play girl. >> is anyone going to tell him it's not a website for heterosexual women. >> how does he size up on the meter. >> levi johnston because he's so toxic, i'm giving him four toxic hearts. >> if you want to talk toxic, you've got to talk bobby brown. his ex-wife whitney houston revealed bombshell after bombshell of his outrageous behavior while they were married. >> he spit on me. he actually spit on me. >> now that he's divorced, ladies, he's eligible. >> so bobby really began to look like a pretty te

levi johnston and jon gosselin. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. these are more stories from the newsroom making news right now. >>> now on "showbiz tonight." a show biz exclusive. a fiery response aftercary prejean lashed out at him. 1 o 1 w the donald in the interview you will see only on "showbiz tonight." levi johnston and jon gosselin. tonight, "showbiz tonight" has levi's revelations about his personal connections to jon. sarah palin sits down with oprah. >> one final question about levi. will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> oprah and wait until you hear how palin answered that one. we just got our hands on this sneak peek today. more breaking from the news ticker. our show continues right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> i'm anderson from hollywood. a "showbiz tonight" exclusive donald trump against beauty queen carrie prejean and it made for big news breaking today. wait until you hear my expl

what levi johnston has to say today. explosive reaction to my exclusive interview with donald trump about his war of words with carrie prejean and disturbing new information today that carrie may be lying about being only 17 when she made that solo sex tape. "showbiz tonight" names the most provocative celebrity of the week. will it be carrie prejean, sarah palin for her tell all or michael lohan for releasing phone calls about lindsay? >> the news ticker has more stories from the newsroom making news right now. >> you are watching "showbiz tonight." keep on watching the bottom of your screen for more nonstop, compelling and provocative news from show biz tonight. >>>> we welcome you back to "showbiz tonight." i'm brooke ander in hollywood with a.j. hammer in new york. an awesome week for awkward moments on tv. carrie prejean threatening to walk off "larry king live" to a dumb struck kid on the today show. this week's most awkward tv moments. >> we never turn up our nose for news. not at the wonderfully -- awkward moment

sarah palin versus levi johnston, who is the bigger celebrity? vote cnn.com/showbiztonight. e-mail us, showbiztonight@cnn.com. >>> tonight, carrie prejean needs help. is the former beauty queen really asking for advice from donald trump on how to deal with her career after that pesky little sex tape scandal? and will he help her? also, johnny depp named sexiest man alive. people go nuts. the great debate, is johnny really sexier thanning "twilight's" robert pattinson. plus, miley cyrus diss robert and company. >> i don't like vampires. i don't like any of the stuff. i don't like the wolf that pops out on the screen when i'm watching my tv at night. i don't like it. i don't want anything to do with it. >> miley, you have to know that your fans, they're probably "twilight" fans too. was this a great idea? this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >>> it's time for the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >>> will farrell, you aren't worth your paycheck. will, that's not according to me. i'm a big fa

sarah palin versus levi johnston. who is the bigger celebrity? e-mail us. >> carrie prejean needs help. is the former beauty queen asking for advice from donald trump on how to deal with her career after that sex tape scandal? johnny depp named the sexiest man alive. is johnny sexier than robert pattinson. miley cyrus disses. >> i don't like the vampires and the wolfs that pop out while i watch my television at night. i don't like it. >> your fans are probably twilight fans too s. this a great idea? it's time for the news ticker. more stories from the newsroom making news right now. >> you are watching "showbiz tonight" on hln. watch the bottom of your screen for compelling and provocative news from "showbiz tonight." . >>> will ferrell, you are not worth your paycheck. not according to me. i'm a fan. the forbes list of overpaid stars is out and will is number one. for every dollar he is paid, his films make $3.29. he starred in land of the lost and it was a bomb. they are doing an old school too. maybe that will help will out. i'm with brooke an

maybe levi johnston, maybe he's not a good conversationalist. >> put him at the kids' table. big deal. let him sit there. he has his child there. >> she seems to be nicer answering about him than we are. hi there. >> what's up, robin? let me show you what's going on. talking about this coastal low. it's the old ida reformed as a coastal storm up the north carolina coast, and you see the clouds wrapping up with that and the rain underneath it. it's been very heavy at times. langley air force base there in virginia over 10 inches of rain in the last 36 hours really coming down. most of the heavy stuff off the atlantic ocean. a breeze coming in, still pushing the waves up there. coastal flood warnings are up there for the areas shaded in bright green. advisories in to long island, nantucket and martha's vineyard. coastal flood warnings into the chesapeake, too. the s.s. minnow taking a beating. coming out of long island, look at the rain heavy at times. basically in manhattan but to mt. pleasant and close to atlantic city later this morning. the rain stretches back down in towar

levi johnston. you know what? it would have the fewest soundbites of any presidency, that's for sure. >> it would be great tape. >> hi, bob. >>> let me show you what's happening right now. the biggest concern is heavy snow right now all around kansas city. here is your upper level low, right around the missouri area in towards kansas and northern areas of arkansas, too. your surface low generating a lot of rain in towards kentucky, indiana and illinois. you can see illinois getting decent rain but it is falling shy of chicago so you get a couple of showers coming in later today. right now you're dry. here is kansas city that white is all snow and it's heavy at times in areas but the thing is temperatures are right around freezing but just a little bit of fog. it's having a tough time sticking on the road here. you have a winter weather advisory until 8:00 this morning lo local time for you around kansas city and then emporia. it will make things slick for you especially on the bridges and overpasses for the mornin

johnston does it with protection. >> levi johnston dropped the biggest bombshell by reportedly posing for "play girl." >> is anyone going to tell i'm it's not a sight for heterosexual women. >> levi johnston because he is so toxic i'm giving him four toxic hearts. >> and if you want to talk toxic, you got to talk bobby brown. his ex-wife whitney houston reveals bombshell after bombshell of his outrageous behavior. >> he spit on me. he actually spit on me. >> and now that he's divorced, ladies, he's eligible. so bobby really began to look like a terrible husband. however, he at least took the high road. he didn't lash out on whitney so he didn't make it worse. >> so how does bobby brown rate? >> since he hasn't been that big of a bachelor this year, he's probably getting two toxic bachelor hearts. >> and now for the biggest toxic bachelor of them all, relatively new to single life, this man has been wreaking havoc one lady at a time. so, who is this masked man? >> 2009, has to be jon gosselin. mainly because he was going out and gallivanting with pretty much anything. >> aside from his

>> don't mind me. >> let's talk about what's his name, levi johnston. >> i love levi johnston because i know he's a big homophobe. the more i say it, he'll want come kill me with a hockey puck. i love you, levi. i can't wait to see you naked. i can't wait to see you naked. "playgirl." >> does he realize mostly gays read that magazine? >> that's what's hilarious. he's going to have hundreds of homosexuals masturbating to him. that's how retarded he is. the dames are going to love me. i'm sure he doesn't say dames, no one says that since 1927. >> what makes you think he doesn't know? >> he doesn't know. he's not an intelligent boy, obviously. come on? >> do you believe him when he says sarah palin used to refer to the down syndrome kid as her retarded kid? hear little retarded kid. he said that she said that. >> yes, i believe everything levi johnston ever said. >> i thought you just said he's a moron. >> he called me on the phone and said i'm doing this for you, mario. i'm a doing "playgirl for you. did she say that? i don't know. >> why did he have to go report that anyway? >> because

come to think of it, so should another hollywood bachelor, the one and only levi johnston. he's the father of sarah palin's grandson, the ex-fiance for bristol palin. a hunk of burning love, that is until he opens his mouth. >> most teenagers are sexually active. >> levi johnston, i like to call him the toxic bachelor that will do anything for money. >> besides a scores of shirtless interviews, pictures with his son on gq and now selling pistachio nuts. >> now levi johnston does it with protection. >> now the biggest bombshell by reportedly dropping trou and posing for play girl. >> is anyone going to tell him it's not a website for heterosexual women. >> how does he size up on the meter. >> levi johnston because he's so toxic, i'm giving him four toxic hearts. >> if you want to talk toxic, you've got to talk bobby brown. his ex-wife whitney houston revealed bombshell after bombshell of his outrageous behavior while they were married. >> he spit on me. he actually spit on me. >> now that he's divorced, ladies, he's eligible. >> so bobby really began to look like a pretty te

the one and only levi johnston. he is the father of sarah palin's grandson, and a hunka burnin' love, until he opens his mouth. >> levi johnston, i would love to call him the bachelor that would do anything for money. >> a shirtless photo spread in ""gq"" and an interesting commercial selling pistachio nuts. and he reportedly posed for "play girl." >> is anybody going to tell him that playgirl.com is not a website for women? >> levi johnston, because he is so toxic, i am giving him four toxic hearts. >> and if you want to talk toxic, talk bobby brown. >> he split on me. >> now that he is divorced, ladies, he is eligible. >> so bobby began to look like a terrible husband, however he spoke to the media himself and did not lash out on whitney, and he did not make it worse. >> how does bobby brown rate on the toxic bachelor sale? >> since he has not been that big of a bachelor this year, he is getting two toxic hearts. >> now for the biggest toxic bachelor of them all, and relatively new to single life, this man has bee

we still got levi johnston to contend, we've got her teenage daughter having a baby. do you know how this stuff would be blown up on a reality show. and she already can't stand the liberal media, and who do you think is going to report on her reality show? >> i think you've got that right. palin may have laughed over the idea of this reality show offer, but one thing she is not laughing about today is the cover of this week's brand-new "newsweek" magazine. look at this. this picture of sarah in her running shorts was actually taken for a profile interview she did with "runner's world" magazine. that maybe makes more sense in that context. and in a brand-new bombshell seen today, barbara walters asked sarah palin what she thought about the fact that "newsweek" made it their cover. take a look at this. >> i think it is so cheesy. had i known then that a picture of me in shorts would end up on the cover of "newsweek," i would not have allowed "runner's world" to profile me. i think that that's -- for me, personally, it's a wee bit degrading. "newsweek" should be more pol

levi johnston is making a shocking legal move of his own. he's launching a new fight today against sarah palin. this is going to be ugly. and also this. >> that's incredible. she not think anybody would notice? that's outrageous. >> what video did "showbiz tonight" show that woman that left her speechless? >> these are more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i am brooke anderson with a.j. hammer. rooting for rihanna. rihanna should be feeling great being honored as one of glamour magazine's women of the year. "showbiz tonight" was talking to rihanna for the first time since her explosive abuse tell-all interview on abc. with us tonight in new york is janelle snoweden, just sat down with rihanna who told her a haunting revelation how her tragedy may have changed women's lives forever. rihanna was very reluctant to answer our questions about her emotional abc interview about the night chris brown beat her up. rihanna didtell "showbiz tonight" that she feels immense pressure now that she is stand

. >>> and then levi johnston is launching a new fight against sarah palin. this is going to be ugly. and also this -- >> that's incredible. did she not think neighbor would notice? that's outrageous. what video was shown to that woman that left her speechless? >> and tonight, what is making news right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i am brooke anderson with a.j. hammer. and rihanna, rooting for rihanna. and showbiz where there on the carpet talking to rihanna last night for the first time since her explosive abuse tell-all interview on tv. and our guest sat down with rihanna who told her about how her tragedy may have changed women's lives forever. and rihanna was reluctant about talking to us about her abuse, but she did tell us she was under immense pressure to be a role model. >> how does it feel to be a role model? >> great. >> especially now? >> it's a lot of pressure being a role model realistic, but in any way you can help people, that's what life is about, learning and teaching. >> janelle, when you spoke with rihanna, did you get a sens

levi johnston is doing a spread -- >> big fan of levi. >> -- in "playgirl" magazine. >> i'm doing my own -- eight, actually, my own eight solo masterbation videos. i'm going to send them to heidi. >> in my day during the lincoln administration, if you made a sex tape, your career was over. now it makes you famous. >> that's right. we don't have a sex tape in there because we think it's so dirty and below the belt that we don't suggest that for anyone. obviously it's instant fame, but it's true. all the people in the tabloids -- >> kardashian girl -- >> they're all porn stars. >> here's a couple questions from viewers before we go. morgan asks, heidi, what kind of life do you expect to have with spencer in 30 years? >> i expect to have the best life in the world. every year gets better. >> how long are you together now? >> three years. >> almost four. >> almost four years. >> so a while. you know, almost our one-year wedding anniversary for our elopeme elopement. >> you see yourself as a geriatric couple on tv some day? >> with the walkers. >> the whole thing. spencer being president.

and i told myself we wouldn't talk about levi johnston tonight, but, you know, obviously, he's trying to get a lot of attention, and he must be very annoying to the entire family at this point. but, you know, he's a 19-year-old kid, and we're wondering why she needs to answer every time levi johnston says something. >> what's interesting about her skin thickening, it almost seems that it's getting thinner. you have to remember that before the campaign when she came right into office, she stood up to oil companies. the oil companies who had owned alaska and the alaska i can't think people. she said, that's not fair, and they owe us more money. when she raised the taxes, she was able to get incredible revenues for the state. but when she resigned, she cited liberal bloggers. that dichotomy is just incredible. >> kind of following up on that a little bit, you know, basically, i think the answer to this is going to be i don't know. what is her strategy at this point, and what is her goal? [inaudible] >> right. >> side of things? n you know, people think she's doing events and she's not. y

oprah also asked sarah palin about her pseudoson-in-law, levi johnston. >> one final question about levi. will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> that's a great question. and it's lovely to think that he would ever even consider such a thing. because, of course, you want -- he is a part of the family. you want to bring him in the fold and kind of under your wing. and he needs that, too, oprah. i think he needs to know that he is loved. and he has the most beautiful child. and this can all work out for good. it really can. we don't have to keep going down this road of controversy and drama all the time. we're not really into the drama. we don't really like that. we're more productive, we have other things to concentrate on -- >> yes, he is coming or no he's not? >> oprah -- do you believe her? because, you know, levi johnston, these are the things he has said that she said that the little baby, trig, i believe his name is, she refers to him as my little retarded baby. which could be an affectionate way to talk about the kid. but i don't think sarah would like that. >> no. >> that sh

her teen daughter's pregnancy and battles with bristol's ex, levi johnston. talking about the past election, the mccain campaign, whether she's going to run for president in 2012. call in, if you saw this, does your opinion of sarah palin change at all? 1-877-tell-hln is the number. before we get to your calls, here's a clip from today's interview with oprah. oprah asking about levi. >> so, one final question about levi. will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> you know, that's a great question. and it's lovely to think that he would ever even consider such a thing. because, of course, you want -- he is a part of the family and you want to bring him in the fold and kind of under your wing. and he needs that, too, oprah, he needs to know that he is loved. and he has the most beautiful child. and this can all work out for good. it really can. we don't have to keep going down the road of controversy all the time. we're not really into the drama. we don't really like that. we're more productive, we have other things to concentrate on. >> is that yes, he is c

plus, is levi johnston actually a bigger celebrity than sarah? the great debate after johnny depp was named "people's" sexiest man alive. the shocking results of our "showbiz tonight" poll. "showbiz tonight" starts at 11:00 a.m. here on hln. robin, back over to you. >>> anyone who has ever been to one knows city council meetings are a little bit dull. here is a way to liven things up. just what was this chicken doing? >>> you may have to share some of the cost cans of the war on afghanistan if some house democrats get their way. yesterday they proposed the sacrifice act. it would raise income taxes to pay for the war and take some of the pressure off of the government to keep borrowing money. an aide says there would be different rate levels depending on how much they make. a big hike in tuition is not going over well in california. police arrested dozens of students at the university of california davis after they occupied an administration building. hundreds more marched at ucla. now the increases will cost students about $2,000 in the next two

>> don't mind me. >> let's talk about what's his name, levi johnston. >> i love levi johnston because i know he's a big homophobe. the more i say it, he'll want come kill me with a hockey puck. i can't wait to see you naked. >> does he realize mostly gays read that magazine? >> that's what's hilarious. he's going to have hundreds of homosexuals masterbating to him. that's how retarded he is. the dames are going to love me. i'm sure he doesn't say dames, no one says that since 1927. >> what makes you think he doesn't know? >> he's not an intelligence boy, obvious bli. >> do you believe him when he says sarah palin used to refer to the down syndrome kid as her retarded kid? he said that she said that. >> we, i believe everything revie johnston ever said. >> i thought you just said he's a moron. >> he called me on the phone and said i'm doing this for you, mario. i'm doing "playgirl" to you. did she say that? i don't know. >> why did he have to go report that anyway? >> because he's a moron. with a hot pair of packs and a big one. >> okay. who else do we want to talk about? let's talk ab

the first photos are circulating from levi johnston's new "playgirl" pictorial. please, let's not and say we did. we'll see if he really did drop his levis. oh, levi. y8%%%%%%%%%%% >>> already this year the number of soldiers who committed suicide is at an all-time high. the army vice chief of staff says that so far 211 soldiers have taken their own lives but he says that in recent months not as many have committed suicide and it could show that the army's prevention programs are working. >>> just in this morning, somali pirates attacked "the maersk alabama" again. they fired automatic weapons at the ship. remember it was hijacked in april. pirates took the captain, richard phillips, hostage. sharpshooters helped free him five days later. elizabeth smart's father says he's willing to forgive the woman who pled guilty to kidnapping the girl. wanda barzee apologized yesterday, although she wasn't in court to hear it. barzee also agreed to cooperate against they are estranged husband who's charged in the case. she'll be sevntenced in may. >>> a wildfire in

we are wondering why she needs to answer every time levi johnston says something. >> it's interesting, her skin thickening. you have to remember that before the campaign when she came right into office she stood up. the alaskan people. she said that's not fair. they tell us more money. she was able to get incredible revenues for the state. when she resigned a local alaskan liberal, that is incredible. >> kind of following up on that a little bit. what is her strategy at this point? people think she is is not. you know, is there anything behind that? >> i think it is clear that she thinks she does not have to do anything conventionally. she sees herself as an unconventional politician. so if she decides to run for president it's not going to be a convention of campaign. i think that's pretty clear. just playing it by year. i'm not sure she has a grand strategy thought up at this point. we do ping she is going to be interested in running for president. the way that i have seen that is the case to make immediately after the election she went back up to alaska and did this media blitz. se

. >> well, tonight comedienne kathy griffin tells joy what she thinks about levi johnston and sarah palin. this ought to be good. catch "the joy behar show" at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on hln. >>> the army post at ft. hood is so big that it's practically a city in itself. we're going to get a closer look at the crime scene where 13 people were killed. >>> more now on our breaking story. it's out of ft. hood, texas. the response for blood donations from local hospitals following the shooting spree was so great that some people are now being turned away. the hospitals say that they'll call for more donations if they need them. the death toll is now at 13. ft. hood is the largest military installation in the world by size. it houses thousands of families and service members -- families of service members and other civilians. cnn's tom foreman looks at the crime scene. >> there are roughly 40,000 troops based here at ft. hood and about 17,000 family members actually live on the post and not that far from where the shooting took place. if you come out like this and move over here you can see the

not levi. >> yeah, not johnston. gotcha, he's too young. >>> five minutes after the hour. let's talk about the storm systems. two at least. >> yeah, two. another one dropping in on thursday across the pacific northwest. we'll get to that one in a little bit. but last half hour, i showed you the powerful rain maker for the northwest. let me show you the snow maker going on across central kansas, an upper level low, circulate to go upper levels, drifting to the north. so it will be here for the next few days. ahead of that, all rain. all well above freezing for you, chicago, all the way towards kentucky and stretching to the gulf of mexico. but the cold air is still out there, so that blue and pink shade -- the blue is a rain, the pink shade is a rain/snow mix, looks like everybody is beginning to switch over from from snow this morning to the rain as things get warmer during the morning hours. look at the heavy rain, a swath of it over central illinois in towards indiana, goes towards kentucky and light scattered showers for tennessee. here is the chicago metro radar, and i

palin talks about everything from the presidential campaign to her relationship with levi johnston. and she got surprisingly candid about her interview with katie couric during the 2008 race. remember a lot of people thought it really hurt her image. here's what she said. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? okay. okay. >> you talk about in the book so i assume everything in the book is fair game today. >> it is. >> you do say that it wasn't your best interview. >> here again -- >> did you think that was a defining moment for you? >> i did not. neither did the campaign n. fact, that is why segment two and three and four and maybe five were with xscheduled the cn said, right on, good. you're showing your independence. this is what america needs to see. it was a good interview. i'm thinking, if you thought what a good interview, i don't know what a bad interview was, because i knew it wasn't good. >> the entire intervoo with oprah airs on monday, the day before palin's memoir goes public. >>> your bank willing not automatically be able to charge you overdra

>> oprah, do you believe her, because levy johnston says that the little baby trig, she refers to him as my little retarded baby, which could be an affe affectionate way to address her baby. but palin's response to that was consider the source of the most recent attention getting lies. she says those who would sell their body for money, meaning levy reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for even more attention. why is she playing nicy nice right now? doesn't she really want to kill him? >> if he is going, he's definitely sitting at the kids' table. you have to take the high road on oprah because she will call you out. levi is not a reputable source on any of this. last night on "the insider" they did a poll who would be the better catch, jon gosselin or levy johnston. >> i would definitely go with levi. >> because he wouldn't have to take care of eight kids. >> and the other one's a rage holic. >> i just love the idea of that family and being at that thanksgiving. i feel like, you know, it's better for sarah palin, better for her to sell books ri

is levi johnston's play girl shoot not sexy enough? >>> finally sex addicts, dr. drew pinsky explains why too much pleasure often leads to pain. all that starting right now. >>> "going rogue" sarah palin's new book, is officially out today and it's selling faster than moose burgers in wazilla. is the former vice presidential candidate really going rogue or just going after the mccain campaign? joining me now to discuss is hilary rosen, cnn political contributor and ann coulter, my pal, conservative commentator and author of "guilty: liberal victims and their assault on america" now out in paperback. i say that because the title is vin tidictive and nasty and i l it. how are you girls? >> all right. >> 70% of americans are saying sarah palin is not qualified to be president. my question is who are the 30% that think she is besides you, ann? >> yes, well there's me. >> there's you. >> i guess, i mean for one thing it's definitely the americans who are not swayed by what the mainstream media says. i don't know whether she can overcome those numbers. if that poll is a

. >> how about levi johnston? he's cute. that's what we love. >> give me other names. anybody else out there? >> george stephanopoulos. he'll have to sit on your lap. but still -- >> come on, joy. joy, you were doing so well there with levi. and then you do that. he is great. >> he is phenomenal. >> he would be great. looking for a man or woman? >> we're looking for the best available person. i mean -- >> the best available person? could be the security guard down the hall. >> i feel like an athlete. you know, the best available in a draft. draft by position. the best available athlete. let me just say this in all sincerity. i have had -- >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane and have learned from her. i am so grateful for that. so it's going to be difficult for anyone to -- there's no one that's going to be able to replace her, and so we'll find out how we're going to move ahead. it's about "good morning america." it is. it always has been, always will be, no matter who sits there. >> that was good. >> come on, that was pretty

we are going to have brand new details in the sarah palin/levi johnston smackdown. brand new claims by levi johnston and the first picture of his "playgirl" shoot. >> oh, boy. >>> we are watching a tense situation at ucla campus. hundreds of students, live pictures coming to you, hundreds of students protesting tuition and fee hikes. riot police are trying to disperse this angry crowd here. look at all the signs they are holding up there. apparently some people are throwing things at the officers there. campus police have arrested eight protesters who allegedly repeatedly interrupted a meeting by uc regent board members. the board is considering boosting fees by 32% in two stages, but, boy, look at the yelling that is going on there and the screaming and the arms in the air. now a vote on that issue is expected a bit later today. again, thousands of people and we're going to keep our eyes on this as you see live pictures from ucla. >>> a texas cop was trying to do his job. take a look at what else the camera caught. see that kitty on the left. we'll show you where i

. >> that was bristol palin's baby daddy, levi johnston talking about his pseudo mother-in-law's invitation to thanksgiving dinner. looks like fun, doesn't it? who carves the moose? if those people get together for the holidays melting ice caps will be the least of alaska's problem. here is steve kornacki, political columnist for the "new york observer," ann ortiz of "ugly betty" and michael mckean, broadway star of "doughnuts." does this thanksgiving dinner happen? >> no way. only if the cameras are present, i think. i feel a little bit like sarah palin and levi were the ones dating and not bristol. >> that's an interesting point. >> there's so much bickering. >> they're on top of it, right. he should be fighting with bristol and he's not. >> wouldn't you love to be invited to a thanksgiving dinner on national television under duress? that's not the way i like to go to my family event. >> i think the thanksgiving event should be pay-per-view anyway, because she s let's be honest, she is the reality television candidate. she is the first one of this era. i think o.j. was the first reality t

. >> speaking of leaking, levi johnston continues to leak dirt about sarah palin in their ongoing feud. did you know that? >> oh, yes. >> on "the early show" today he was asked about reconciling with the palins. take a look. >> is it too late to turn back now? is it too late to save that relationship? reconcile with the palins? >> yeah. i don't see myself over there for christmas or whatnot, so i don't know. >> oh, my god. >> do we really want this to end? andy, it's such a great thing. >> i never want it to end. first of all, i'm so happy he's posing nude. actually, i've been doing a little dance of joy in my office all day long. can't wait for the picture. like the tasteful wang on the antler shot. whatever they're going to go for. i don't know, but it's going to be tasteful. >> do you know he's going to drop his levis and showing us his johnston. did you know that? >> i know that. i think whatever floats your boat or whatever floats his stuff. it's fine with me. i don't care what he does. i just don't want him bashing his family all the time. >> levi and sarah palin have become the

. >> how about levi johnston? he's cute. that's what we love. >> give me other names. >> george stephanopoulos. he'll have to sit on your lap. but still -- >> come on, joy. you were doing so well there with levi and then you do that. >> i love george. >> he is phenomenal. >> he would be great. looking for a man or woman? >> we're looking for the best available person. i mean -- >> the best available person? could be the security guard down the hall. >> i feel like an athlete. you know, the best available in a draft. draft by position. the best available athlete. let me just say this in all sincerity. i have had -- >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane and have learned from her. i am so grateful for that. so it's going to be difficult for anyone to -- there's no one that's going to be able to replace her and so we'll find out how we're going to move ahead. it's about "good morning america." it is. it always has been, always will be, no matter who sits there. >> that was pretty. very s

. >>> well, levi johnston takes sarah palin up on her offer to join the family for thanksgiving dinner. last night's panel on hln's "the joy behar show" says, don't count on it! >> does this thanksgiving dinner happen, do you think? >> no way. >> there's no way it happens. >> why? >> only if the cameras are present, i think. i feel a little bit like sarah palin and levi were the ones dating and not bristol. >> that's an interesting point. it's like they're on top of it instead -- he should be fighting with bristol and he's not. >> wouldn't you love to be invited to a thanksgiving dinner on national television under duress when you're being grilled by -- not the way i like to go to my family event. >> i think the thanksgiving event should be pay per view anyway because she is, let's be honest, the reality television candidate. she is the first one of this era. >> she is. >> i think o.j. was the first reality television trial and this is the first reality television candidate. >> but no talk of o.j. becoming president of the united states. how scary is that? >> patience. patience. >> ton

you know levy johnston, the things he said she said the little baby, trigg, i believe refers to him as my little retarded baby which could be an afictionate way to talk about the kid. i don't think sarah would like that. she didn't could can, you know, so what and wanted to quit the governorship to make money in ""vanity fair"" but palin's response, via a spokesman consider the source of the most recent attention-getting lies, those who sell their body no money, meaning him, reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for even more attention. okay y. is she playing nicy nice now? doesn't she really want to kill him. >> absolutely. if he is going, se definitely taking at the kids' table. she's trying to take the high road because you have on oprah or she will call you out. >> his head will end up in the oven on thanksgiving. he's not a reputable sort on any of this i take her side on this. last night on the "insider" they did a poll who would be a better catch and jon gosselin got 80%. don't ask why i was watching but it's true, it's bad. >> i definitely

. >> well, tonight, comedian kathy griffin tells joy what she thinks about levi johnston and sarah palin. you can catch "the joy behar show" at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >> family in chicago is trying to figure out how a giant piece of ice fell from the sky, smashed into their house. the family saying there were no storms in the area when the ice hit their home and damaged their roof. >> a big boom, the whole house shook, and looked outside, i thought it was the "l" or something that exploded or whatever. and there was no one else outside, so we came outside and our tenant down in the basement was out. he was like, ice hit the house. >> imagine that. the house is located in the flight path sometimes used by o'hare international airport. perhaps it fell from that. >>> we're starting to learn the names of the 13 soldiers killed in that shooting rampage at ft. hood and the brother of one of them is speaking out about his heartbreaking loss. y8 >>> right now on "showbiz tonight," rihanna's tearful tell-all. rihanna opens up on camera for the very first time about being brutally be

>> how about levi johnston? he's cute and mute. >> give me some other names. >> george stephanopoulos. he'll to have sit on your lap. >> come original joy! you were doing so well there. and then you do that. >> he would be great. they're looking for a man or a woman? >> we're looking for the best available person. ? the best available person? we have a security guard down the hall. >> i feel like an athlete. the best available in a draft. draft by position interesting best available athlete. let me say this in all sincerity. >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane. i have learned from her and i am so grateful to her. there's no one that will be able to replace her and we'll find out you how we'll move ahead. it about "good morning america." it is. it always has been and will be. >> that was pretty good. >> very sincere. >> thank you. you it was sincere. >> are you proud of the discussions? you are you like jay leno hiding behind the closet listening to the negotiations? >>

>> levi johnston was too busy to say, sarah, it's not on the coin. >> that's kind of cool. she has no staff, she's just going off half caulked. crazy people speaking in public i'm always in favor. >> i know when she was with mccain she was not very much liked so maybe they were sticking it to her. anyway, it's similar. what about the obama part, implying that he's not religious enough. that's a low blow, i think. >> but he is religious. as a matter of fact, his references to churches and where he is, he's very, very religious. >> do you think it was the religious thing? i think it was just the general, you know, government conspiracy kind of thing. who would do a thing like that. the democrats, the socialists. >> it has god knit. once god is in it, you know they're trying to get a little dig at the religious part. >> god was not accidental. >> no, that is true. >> do you think that she cares if this is false? does she even give a damn, that fox is saying she's full of it also? >> i think the scary thing is she thought it was the truth. they say her friend told her and so sh

>> how about levi johnston? he's cute and mute. >> give me some other names. >> any body else out there? >> george stephanopoulos. he'll to have sit on your lap. >> come on, joy! joy, you were doing so well there with lev ichi. and then you do that. >> he would be great. they're looking for a man or a woman? >> we're looking for the best available person. >> the best available person. we have a security guard down the hall. >> i feel like an athlete. the best available in a draft. draft by position interesting best available athlete. let me say this in all sincerity. >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane. i have learned from her and i am so grateful to her. so it is going to be difficult for anyone to -- there is no one that is going to be able to replace her. so we will find out how we will move ahead. it's about good morning america. it has been and will be. no matter who was sitting there. >> that was pretty good. >> very sincere. >> thank you. >> is was sincere. >> a

when she -- levi johnston, her pseudodoe son-in-law says one thing about her, she disagrees. then there's this guy, steve schmidt. it's like, what do these people need? a lie detector test? it's always he said/she said. >> you know that politics. in any, you know, losing campaign, fingers get pointed and people get blamed. heads roll. you know, this was her sort of chance to defend herself against all of these accusations and allegations that have been swimming around for a year. she put it in a book. she did it. end of story. >> okay. when asked about her future, palin had this to say. >> you're going to hear a lot from me, so, you know, the hatest are going to have a whole lot of material. tina fey may have a whole lot of material coming up, but our message is strong. our message is truth, and our message, my message, i think, is a voice for that common sense everyday hard-working american who expects not much out of their government except for it to be on their side. >> she refers to the haters. it's an interesting way to deal with the world to say "the haters." s >> >> it

>> levi johnston was too busy to say, sarah, it's not on the coin. >> that's kind of cool. she has no staff, she's just going off half caulked. crazy people speaking in public i'm always in favor. >> i know when she was with mccain she was not very much liked so maybe they were sticking it to her. anyway, it's similar. what about the obama part, implying that he's not religious enough. that's a low blow, i think. >> but he is religious. as a matter of fact, his references to churches and where he is, he's very, very religious. >> do you think it was the religious thing? i think it was just the general, you know, government conspiracy kind of thing. who would do a thing like that. the democrats, the socialists. >> it has god knit. once god is in it, you know they're trying to get a little dig at the religious part. >> god was not accidental. >> no, that is true. >> do you think that she cares if this is false? does she even give a damn, that fox is saying she's full of it also? >> i think the scary thing is she thought it was the truth. they say her friend told her and so sh

. >>> levi johnston hasn't been too kind when he speaks about sarah palin. it's her turn now. the former governor just sat down for a chat with oprah winfrey. and despite all the bad blood, palin says he's still welcome in her family. listen to this. >> so one final question about levi, will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> you know, that's a great question. it's lovely to think that he would ever even consider such a thing. of course you want -- he is a part of the family. you want to bring him into the fold and under your wing. he needs that too, oprah. he needs to know he is loved and he has the most beautiful child. this can all work out for good. it really k we don't have to keep going down the road of controversy and drama all the time. we're not really into the drama. we're more productive. we have more things to focus. >> does that mean she's coming or not. >> oprah, what does that mean. the interview airs, you're wondering levi was scheduled to pose for play girl sometime today. >>> i'm moving on to today's news. police arrested a suspect in the kidnapping of