period of three years. so we'll hear more about bright lights in the night sky. >> that's zain verjee for us, once again. that's it for us tonight. we'll see you the same time tomorrow. "larry king live" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight, michael vick's brutality to man's best friend shocked the nation when it happened. vick said prison time taught him he did wrong. >> i was disgusted because of what i let happen to those animals. >> larry: is his remorse real? we'll meet a pit bull who survived it in vick's bad news kennels. then regis philbin. does he think michael vick should be back on the nfl? he's a great football fan. how is his good pal david letterman doing? is kelly ripa trying to drive

rege off their show using a twitter? >> this is going to become a distraction to the show. i can't wait. >> larry: it's all next on "larry king live." good evening, michael vick is on probation after serving 18 months in jail. he pled guilty to being part of a dogfighting operation. vick and his partners executed dogs by various methods including electry cushion, hanging and drowning and slamming one dog's body to the ground. when police raided vick's property they found 66 dogs and exhumed the bodies of eight more. he's a member of the philadelphia eagles, conditional pending the decisions of the commissioner of football, commissioner roger good dell. he will be allowed to play in two exhibition games and could be activated by early as the fit or sixth game. our panel in washington, james brown. he interviewed michael yesterday on "60 minutes." host of cbs' the nfl today.

his book comes out next month. also in washington, john goodwin, president of humane society of the united states. manages the animal fighting campaign. works regularly with law enforcement agencies on dogfighting issues. here in l.a., lisa lang, senior vice president for peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals. in philadelphia, phil sheridan, sports columnist of "the philadelphia enquirer." let's take a look at a clip of vick's interview yesterday. watch. >> the first day i walked into prison and they slammed that door, i knew, you know, the magnitude of the decisions that i made and the poor judgment and what i, you know, allowed to happen to the animals and, you know, there's no way of explaining, you know, the hurt and the guilt that i felt and that was the reason i crashed so many nights. >> larry: okay, lisa. is he working for peta now? is he doing promotional stuff? >> no.

we met with michael vick back before he went to prison, and he lied to us as he lied to so many other people about his actions. basically saying he didn't have anything directly to do with it, that he didn't do anything to his own pets. later it came out he actually threw some of his pets to the pit bulls. >> larry: you have no association? >> we have no association with him. >> larry: do you plan on eagle games? >> we don't keep our eyes off the table. this issue has become a big issue. such more than about this one man. unfortunately with the nfl giving him him his job back with the eagles signing him, our fear is the message is you can hang dogs. he stood there as eight dogs hung from nooses. and had them shot. >> larry: is the other message, though, if you do your time in prison, you paid your debt. that don't mean anything? >> well, no. i think that the gift to him is that he is not in prison anym e

anymore. >> larry: that's the only gift? >> like the rest of us he gets a job. should he be rewarded with a multimillion contract? we think, no. >> larry: james brown, what was your impression during the interview? >> larry, my impression, again, against the backdrop of two previous meetings i had with michael vick. one in kansas in prison for an hour and three-hour visit doing home detention. larry, all i can tell you at least during the interview he was consistent with what i use as a baseline to determine whether or not he was being consistent in his answers and not prepped answers, if you will. >> larry: do you -- how do we know if someone is really remorseful, james? >> i think that's purely subjective. everybody has, if you will, a floating standard to determine whether or not some people are truthful or remorseful, whether it's body language, what they say or how they say. i tried to probe to get to the core of the answers in those

areas that i know most people had concerns and questions to determine for themselves whether or not he was being truthful. >> larry: john goodwin, what's the humane society's position on all of this? >> we are getting michael vick a platform to speak out against dogfighting. his people approached us in january and said he wanted -- when he came out to make amends. to try to become a leader, to speak out against dogfighting. in the humane movement we have a history of this sort of thing. people who were former fur trappers who became the strongest advocates against fur trapping. people who performed horrible acts of cruelty on animals in laboratories. we have reformed dog fighters involved in our community outreach programs in chicago, atlanta. we find sometimes those are the best advocates. >> larry: bill sheridan, sports columnist, "philadelphia enquirer," do you have a problem playing for your team?

not the team you root for but the team you covered? >> absolutely, larry. what you said a few minutes ago talking to lisa there, the owner chose to pay and that gives michael vick the right to play in the nfl. i was a bit shocked, given the tape's stated philosophy of high-character players and trying to win that way without bringing in people with criminal past, i found at shocking. >> larry: phil, aren't we a nation, though, supposedly that begins the judeo ethic? >> there's a difference between forgiving. i certainly hope michael vick has a great life that he is able to change as a person and be productive and contributing member of society. here henceforth. i don't necessarily want to root for him on a team -- watching a team. it's not a rational thing. it's about passion and emotion

and you don't necessarily know these guys you root for but you like to at least believe they are people you could like, that you could get behind and believe in. it's pretty hard to start out with this kind of relationship with a player and then believe in him. >> larry: are you saying he's paid his debt to society? can earn a livelihood in his profession? >> no, i'm not saying he can't. i'm saying it shocks me this team chose to hire him. a lot of the fans here are having the same problem. being asked to root for a player that they, you know, again, michael played in atlanta before this, before all this happened. he has no real history in philadelphia. the crimes happened over a period of years. the news broke, over two years ago. for people here, michael vick, it has had two years to harden. you know what you think of this. the shocking actions he was, you know, guilty of taking. that doesn't -- just being asked to erase that now because he's

put on a green jersey is affecting a lot of fans i think. >> larry: if they keep winning and he plays great football, you know fans. >> you know fans. it will be interesting to see how that develops if it goes that way. he is a very talented football player. no getting around that. >> larry: hold on, phil. come right back. coming up in a little while, we'll have a dog rescued from michael vick's dogfighting operation.

>> larry: hi, i'm larry. you want to keep up with me off camera? follow me now on twitter. find me on facebook. go to cnn.com/larryking. sign up. let's be friends. four months ago to the day we started twittering. we're lk almost at a million followers. we just hit that milestone at one hour tonight. we might hit it one hour tonight. i'm being optimistic. when we reach a million, you'll hear it right here. back to the panel. let's take another look at the clip from the terrific interview james brown conducted on "60 minutes." >> all because of the so-called culture that i thought was right and i thought it was cool and i thought it was, you know, it was fun. it was exciting at the time. it landed me in prison by myself, nobody to talk to but myself. >> who do you blame for all of

this? >> i blame me. >> larry: what about culture, lisa lange? we grew up in a culture, people in mexico go to bull figts. that's a culture. they torment the bull, kill the bull. people work in slaughterhouses. they access it as a way of life. where do you draw the line here? >> i think we have to look at all of it really. in michael vick's case, what's different to us, he didn't just have a side role in this. he ran it, he was there. >> larry: he grew up with it. >> a lot of people did, though. he went down one path. he had a multimillion contract. he was the highest paid quarterback in football. >> larry: he was. >> and he had everything but he still did this. it was a macho thing. maybe he did see it when he was young. the bottom line is he knew it was illegal. remember, this is six years in the making. the only reason he stopped is because he was caught. and the difference here, too, between this man and maybe someone else who ran a fur farm or something else is that he

took part. he stood there. he watched as the animals were being drowned, clawing to get out of the pool as they were being electrocuted, watched as they were being asphyxiated. >> larry: he was convicted, served time for that. when does it end? if he's out, does he deserve a second chance? no second chance? >> what he needs is a lot of psychological counseling. >> larry: how do you know he isn't getting it? >> he could be getting it now. he hasn't had enough. there are very few people in the world who can watch that -- >> larry: james, do you think the commissioner has handled this well? >> larry, i would definitely say yes. i think he's done his homework. he's touched a number of bases in making the decision. michael right now has a conditional reinstatement. he's not permanently reinstated. he knows and indicated this to michael that he has a narrow line to walk. i think his history is shown

since he took over the national football league he's serious about ensuring behavior is consistent with the notion to play on the national football league is a privilege and not a right. >> larry: phil, would you have banned him from playing? >> no, i don't think that's the way to go. it's a fine line to walk. goodell did a good thing reinstating him. where i had trouble with the eagles being the team that chose to give him one. there have been teams over the year that didn't care about the player's background, his past, what he did before, what his character might be. the eagles have taken this high road very, very publicly and made a big point of this over time, we don't do this. that's why it's shocking for me. >> larry: in other words, if the raiders signed him, you wouldn't complain about the raiders signing him? >> the raiders would be consistent. the cowboys have had a few guys last year. pacman jones and james johnson.

they got rid of a few of those guys. they found you can't necessarily build a team around that kind of guy. there was a press conference at trains carp and said raiders have been consistent for ten years, is that they're built with high-character coaches and high-character players. within a few weeks, sign mike vick arguably the most notorious player to return to the league. >> larry: john, do you believe in forgiveness? >> i believe in forgiveness. i belief in redemption. i go to work every day to campaign for humane society. that's why we're called the humane society of the united states. if i don't believe people can change, why do i get out of bed and bother with this? has michael vick changed? i don't know. his actions will have to determine that. that's where we'll find out. so far he's made appearances for us in atlanta and in chicago and spoken to about 200 young men, men who are exposed to dogfighting in their

neighborhoods every single week. i can tell you this. the dogs that can be saved from this, they're not going to be questioning sincerity. they're just going to benefit from not being thrown into a pit to be torn to pieces. i believe in the long run we'll find out if he means what he says or not. >> larry: next, we'll meet a lucky dog. georgia was rescued from michael vick's dogfighting operation. ti, gas, bloating. that's me! can i tell you what a difference phillips' colon health has made? it's the probiotics. the good bacteria. that gets your colon back in balance. i'm good to go! phillips' colon health. it's fidelity's guidance -- it shows you ways to spend in retirement that can help your money last, whatever your plans.

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point where you see her now today. now she's a great spokes model for the breed and show people these dogs do deserve a second chance and can be rehabilitated. >> larry: she was forced to breed? >> correct. we're not sure of the dog's history for the most part. georgia is the dog with where the scars tell the tale. when we got her, from head to tail, she was covered in scars. she had been forcibly bred, overbred several times. the poor girl was traumatized, definitely tormented for a majority of her life. now that the past is behind her and she's a very happy dog, in fact, we get to go very fun places and she absolutely enjoys cameras and loves to be the true diva she is. >> larry: she has no teeth? >> no, she doesn't. they could have been pulled out for forced breeding or sparring. we're not entirely sure. she came to us with absolutely no teeth whatsoever. >> larry: does she still have any problems?

>> at this point she does have some hurdles she still needs to overcome. when she come to us obviously she was very dog aggressive. she was being put in situations where she had to literally fight for her life. with a dog like georgia, she is so incredibly loyal and so determined that no matter what she faces in life, she will overcome it. by building a relationship with the dog you can really take them a long way and help bring out their potential. you know, i didn't really do much with georgia. she's the one who did it on her own. i helped her choose that path. >> larry: are you saying pit bulls don't deserve their reputation? >> oh, absolutely not. you know, before i could even crawl i've had a piti in my life. i joke around a lot and say there's no such thing as a pit bull and best friends. we only have pitis and cupcakes. these dogs were literally tortured. very tough life to live. i couldn't imagine it. a dog like georgia here who has come so far so quickly is a true

testament to this breed on how resilient, loyal and determined they are are are and how athletic. i'm sorry, go ahead. >> larry: what are your thoughts on the michael vick question? >> well, i would want to say that the work we do with animals should be enough of an opinion for us. at the same time, "dog town" is the home of second chances. we definitely pride ourself in that. that does go for humans as well. we'd like to see the work we've done with the future and not dwell on the past. >> larry: we salute you, john. james brown and representatives, peta, the humane society, philadelphia enquirer back after the break. introducing one a day women's 2o. the first complete women's multivitamin in a drink mix. with more calcium and vitamin d... to support bone and breast health...

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>> larry: right back with the panel. let's check another clip from james brown's interview yesterday. watch. >> do you understand why people are outraged? >> i understand why. i'm going to say it again. you know, same feeling i'm feeling right now is what people was feeling. >> and the feeling you're feeling right now is? >> disgust. pure disgust. >> larry: why not believe him, lisa, and give him the chance to help peta? >> well, there are a couple of things here. if he convinces one young person in this program he's involved in not to fight dogs, that's a good thing. absolutely no doubt. if he can do that, it's a good

thing. the bigger message here, unfortunately, is that he basically got away with it. >> larry: got away with it? went to jail. >> not long enough. when you watch that interview, what follows, too, when he says he cries every night in jail. mr. brown asked him, what wiere you crying about? he said, i lostmy career, i missed my family. at the news conference he talked about how he understands now this is a nation of animal lovers and he committed this horrific act and should have stepped in. what's missing from everything he says is anything about the dogs. we haven't heard him say, now i recognize when they were screaming and struggling to get out of the nooses they were fearful. >> larry: john goodwin, has he said that to you. >> he's made appearances in chicago and atlanta and expressed deep regret for torturing animals and told those kids directly you need to care for your animals. those animals will stand by you. they're friends, family members.

i'm willing to give him an opportunity to prove that he means it. we're going to have him making more and more of these appearances, hopefully twice a month. i think he can be a game changer in the epidemic of dogfighting that's pervasive across our society. >> larry: we live in a capitalistic society. if the eagles want to pay them they can pay him. if mr. goodell wants to let him play, he can play. vick could have gone to the courts to let him play. that would have been interesting. it could be a very interesting matter. why not, phil -- all right, let's do it economically. why don't eagle fans stay home? >> well, they might. i think the eagles calculated they have a waiting list for season tickets. the games are all sold out. they don't need to sell another ticket. they didn't sign mike vick to sell another ticket. there is a bit of a backlash now. we'll see how much people will get behind that and stay with us

once they get over the initial shock of this. once they start winning and michael vick starts contributing, there's a great chance people will start to come around on him a little bit. it's a risky thing from an economic standspoint from the eagles because they have corporate sponsors who have been getting complaints that people say they will boycott products. if that is going to have an impact on the team, fans are going to have to follow through and not talk a good game. >> larry: james brown, we know how tough a town philadelphia is with a sportstown. i saw a clip once they would boo a cure for cancer. we do know, however, michael vick, if the eagles first home game plays at a flanker position, catches a pass, runs 27 yards for a touchdown and eagles go on to win, he will be a hero, will he not. >> as it relates to the game of football. yes. speaking very specifically, very my yopically with respect to

that. the distinction is on a human level and on a more fundamental level, will people be willing to forgive? believe me, i clearly understand why people have the feelings that they do. make no mistake about it. who he did was wrong. it was barbarous treatment as we said. let me clarify as well, too, because in the interview michael vick did say, as he delineated the reasons why he felt bad. the first thing he said is because of what i did. might it have been nicer if he was very clear about that? yes. he did say, what i did. the second thing is i did ask him very specifically after he, again, delineated all the other reasons why he felt bad about being in prison. i did ask him very pointedly, michael, what about the dogs? the dogs, michael? he did answer that specifically. at least the way i gleaned it from the chair that i was sitting in, there was a fair amount of pain associated with that. again, i'm not excusing the culture, if you will or the fact he was indoctrine nated early on

as a youngster at 8 or 9 years an age seeing older people in the community doing that. police officers coming through a neighborhood and seeing a crowd of people doing dogfighting. looking at the dogfighting, getting back in the police cruiser and driving off. in essence showing approval for what was going on. it doesn't make it right. certainly by the time michael became an adult he absolutely understood right from wrong and he indicated that as well. >> larry: back with more. then we'll meet regis philbin.

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i made a horrible mistake. now i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. >> larry: let's get a call in. sterling, new jersey. hello. >> caller: yeah, hi. i'm just wondering why isn't the nfl being held more accountable? he's just capitalizing an opportunity he has now. i mean, if the fans are really serious about this issue, boycott the games. >> larry: james, should the nfl had been tougher? >> larry, i think the nfl has been tough and still is. again, because michael has not been fully reinstated. you know, let me just say that from a personal standpoint, i don't think any of us here are condoning the actions at all. let's be perfectly clear about that. however, as john goodwin stated earlier with respect to forgiveness, the natural

ex-tense of that is redemption. what does that mean? by any metric you look at what he does from here. if, in fact, he can be proactive to minimize and reduce the number of kids out here who are engaging in dogfighting or introduced early, then i think, you know what, it's been a real positive thing. that's the target population michael says he's going after with the humane society. he can have a much greater impact than us continuing to vilify him. >> larry: i have to break soon. shouldn't we wish him well, lisa? >> we have to wish the dogs well. we have to wish the kids well they're going to take away from him. >> larry: would he wish him well to do that? >> we wish this program success, absolutely. back to the nfl, they haven't added cruelty to animals to their -- goodell signed him back because he thinks it's going to make them money. the eagles signed him because they think it's going to make the team money. dogs be damned. while we're sitting here and talking about remorse, does he feel bad, is this a nation of

second chances? a lost of these dogs didn't get second chances. >> larry: thank you, all. we haven't heard the last of this. we'll have all of you back. we appreciate you coming. regis, the man only needs one name, it's philbin. a joke there. my hero and national treasure. he's next. oof!

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a millionaire" by hosting a return of that show to a special primetime run. before we ask about this, regis, what do you make of this michael vick thing? >> it's obviously true he did it. he's paid the price. he's back now trying to get a job on what he did before he went into the prison. i say, bring him back and i think he'd be a tremendous asset if we works are the humane society in teaching kids who are getting involved in this kind of a vicious situation to think twice about it and to get on the other side of the equation. >> larry: lots of things to talk about. why do this -- they said you can't go home again. why do this show again? >> it was a thrill, larry. i loved it the first time i saw it when it was still in brooklyn. in england. and i just wanted a chance to do it. i finally got a chance. it wasn't easy but i got it. the show is a tremendous

success. i went to see "slumdog millionaire" this year like so many other people and there was the show. they were doing the whole thing. the lights coming down and music coming up. i got excited sitting in my theater seat. i thought it was great and missed it all the more. so happy that abc thought of it and said, hey, tenth anniversary, let's bring it back for 10 or 11 shows. >> larry: it's a rougher go this time, isn't it in. >> it is. first of all, the show isn't going to surprise anybody. meredith vieira has been doing it in the afternoon now for the last seven, eight years. it's a fun show for me to do. i think for people to see, too, it's something different in primetime. larry, between us, primetime needs a lot of help. >> larry: you're not kidding. by the way, when you first -- when this show was first concei conceived, you appeared on this program and tried to explain it to us. it was insane. you can call the company, you

can get a friend. >> exactly. that's what appealed to me. things we thought of before in relation in a game show. you can have partners. picking up the phone, calling your father, whatever it is, you know? or the audience could vote on it. i thought it was great. we've hadded a couple more things, too. now we have an expert, wolf blitzer was one of our experts the other night. very good. you can ask the expert what he thinks of the question. i think it's still a wonderful show, but now, of course, cable has become a giant. there's a lot more competition out there and so it's difficult to get those blockbuster ratings we got the first time. i didn't think we were going to do that all over again. i'm thinking it's an excellent addition to what else is on tv. >> larry: one of your joys, regis, is you love what you do. you love doing it, you love it. >> that's about it, yeah. i love -- i didn't think i was going to like a game show as

much as i liked this one. i also loved "password," too, on cbs for the last couple of years. i think those are outstanding shows. the millionaire has that million-dollar prize and all those lifelines. i think that's maybe the greatest game show we've ever had. >> larry: couple other things. we have some twitter questions for you via -- going to ask you about twitter. pick new people your "dancing with the stars." i turned it down four years ago. >> i can't dance. you turned it down four years ago? >> larry: yeah. >> it made a new man for jerry springer. >> larry: you have to work all week, regis. >> i know you do. >> larry: eight hours a day. who needs it? >> they just gave out rules. i think you work five hours, get an hour off and work five more. something like that. they're lightening up on the health regulations. >> larry: why is this show so

big? >> you know, it's amazing, isn't it? why do we have to go to great britain to get the great shows in our country? one after the other they come out of great britain and they're tremendous hits. i think all of a sudden people are introduced to dancing. the addition of the dancer going with a qualified choreographer. i thought it was a great idea. more and more the dancing shows are springing up all over the tv. i'm amazed you're not dancing with, how about the -- who's the girl -- who would you rather -- who would you like to dance with on cnn, larry? let's hear it. >> larry: all right. i'd like to dance with campbell brown. >> there you go. i think she'd be just great for you. >> larry: okay. >> you make a great pair. >> larry: regis, what to you make of tom delay being one of the dancers? >> wow, they're really reaching out, aren't they? >> larry: that's a stretch. >> sure is. that's one of the great things

about the show. that you really never know who's going to be on from whatever category of life they're from. tom delay i think is the first politician, am i right? >> larry: i think so, too, yeah. >> i think he is. >> larry: donny osmond i bet does well. >> i bet he does, too. he's an accomplished entertainer. >> larry: our friend, david letterman. he's beating conan in the overall ratings but not in the demo. >> yeah, not yet, yeah. conan had the big, young audience which is very, very important in our business as you know. they've got all the money. >> larry: you're not kidding. >> anyway, it's an interesting race. dave has gone ahead. i'm here in new york. i'm on with dave a lot and enjoy it very much. >> larry: what did you make of that thing with sarah palin and him? >> i thought that was a small

thing that had blown out of proportion. finally kind of put it behind him, though. i think the next night, you know, and i'm sure everybody picks on sarah palin. she's up to here with it. i don't think he understood the ages of the kids he was talking about. >> larry: we'll be back with regis philbin. "who wants be a millionaire" airs what night, regis? >> every night sunday through thursday this week and next sunday as well. >> larry: sunday through thursday this week and next sunday? >> right. >> larry: back with more regis in 60 seconds. my doctor told me something i never knew. as we get older, our bodies become... less able to absorb calcium. he recommended citracal. it's a different kind of calcium. calcium citrate. with vitamin d... for unsurpassed absorption, to nourish your bones.

>> larry: our guest is regis philbin. what do you make of the jay leno 10:00 thing? >> i'm interested to see how that turns out. i've thought for a long time, why not let jay and david letterman take a crack at that? sometimes the programming is so weak i feel they put on a better

show than what we have at 10:00 at night. give jay a chance and let's see what he can do. i think he's going to be okay. on certain nights i think he's going to do just great. >> larry: your show, live, has joined the world of twitter. something you're not exactly thrilled about. let's take a look. >> what's new on your tweeter? the twitter is a distraction in your life. >> you should get onboard and start twittering people. >> every morning i tell people what i'm doing. >> sometimes they want to read it, they don't want to hear it. >> just say no, regis, twitter is like a drug. you will become addicted. that's exactly what i'm talking about. problem. real big problem. >> i'm not addicted to twitter. excuse me for a second. >> larry: why does it bother you? >> well, i don't know, larry. you know, i'm computer free. you are computer -- do you work the computer? >> larry: no, i'm computer free.

however, i twitter but i have my top producers twitter for me. in other words, i give them things and they send it out. >> larry, that's the -- of course it's an ego trip. a celebrity ego trip. celebrities are taking advantage of it and twitters out information like it's a publicity tour for them. sorry, i just can't get it. i don't want to be bothered with it so i don't participate. >> larry: my wife loves it. she can't stop. >> it's becoming -- it's very addictive, i think. when you've got a co-host on the show with you who is really addicted to it, major distraction. we're going to have to overcome it when she comes back from vacation. >> larry: four months to this day we started twittering. we're almost at 1 million followers. follow me on twitter. when we reach a million we'll announce it on this show. >> excuse me, larry, how many followers do you have? >> larry: what's our total, greg? 980,000.

if we can do 20,000 more followers tonight, regis, you can bring it for us, regis. bring them in. 20,000 more. bam, we're in. >> i hate that word, we have so many followers. it's the worst. get out of it, larry. let it go. don't get involved. be like me. we'll get through this together. >> larry: ♪ follow me where we go >> listen, wait a minute. larry, i want to talk to you about something. i'm here in new york and you're in california. i don't know if i mentioned it on your show or not. larry king is one of the few guys i know who knows all those old songs. i once went to notre dame and showed larry king notre dame, football game. we flew back, had a wonderful time. we flew back on a little private plane and all of a sudden i heard larry singing and old song. so, tonight, larry, i would like to sing maybe the first line or two to a song and see if you can follow the -- give me the next

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>> larry: before we get back to regis, anderson cooper checks in. >> larry, regis, tonight at "360," is president obama backing away from a corner stone of his health care reform plan? government-backed insurance may be on the chopping block. we have the angles tonight. also nearly 50 years since u.s. supreme court intervened to grant the appeal of an inmate on death row. today is happened. we're going to tell you why in tonight's "crime and punishment report." milwaukee mayor who came to the rescue of a grandmother and

her grandchild and taking a beating for it. those stories and more on ac 360. >> larry: back with regis withe a millionaire." on primetime on abc. we have other questions. but do you want to do a music thing. >> yeah. i want to find out how astute you were. ♪ it was a lucky april shower it was the most convenient door ♪ >> larry: ♪ i found a million dollar baby in a five and ten cent store ♪ ♪ she was selling china . >> larry, enough. kidding. here is another one. ♪ i don't know why i love you like i do ♪

>> larry: ♪ i don't know why, i just do i don't know why you thrill me like you do ♪ >> you astound me. >> larry: i love music, rege. >> growing up in new york. that was great stuff. one more, larry. ♪ i can't give you anything but love, baby ♪ >> larry: ♪ that's the only thing i have plenty of baby dream a while scheme a while ♪ >>. ♪ happiness >> larry: ♪ gee, i'd love to see >> can't stop him. have you made a record with shawn? >> larry: we are going to do that. >> i'm doing a cd with my wife, joy n new york.

>> larry: shawn's father wanted me to do that. you and i ought to do a male thing. >> now wait a minute, larry. >> larry: think about it. >> all right. i will. i will. why not? why can't two guys sing a song, too, you know what i mean? >> larry: why not. we have a slew of questions tweeted to us. regis, would you consider updating your autobiography "i'm only one man." it's time. >> i've said it all. there's nothing really new except "millionaire" and albums. i'm doing the live show in the mornings with kelly. i don't have that much new to talk about. i enjoyed writing the book. i'm glad you liked it. >> larry: do you ever feel your age? >> no. do you? >> larry: no. i know it kroj logically. >> i don't want to mention it. i feel psychologically when i

do. physically i feel fine. >> larry: yeah, me, too. back with more with my man regis philbin. all you have to do is say regis. don't go away. >> okay, larry. superior natural nourishment for your skin.

>> larry: back with regis philbin "who wants to be a millionaire" in primetime all this week. wrapping up sunday. your co-host kelly rip a was on

the show. we talked about you. if regis hung it up could you work as mark and kelly? >> i always picture myself hanging it up before regis. >> yeah. >> he is that show. he is the light of that show. that is his baby. i never even think about that show without him. >> larry: if regis ever hangs it up, they cut out the last. what do you make of that? >> i can't believe it. she'd grab mark in a minute. and if he wasn't available anderson cooper would get it. maybe you, larry. i don't trust any of you. >> larry: oh. there is always someone behind you, right, rege. >> that's right. >> larry: i think anderson cooper wants it, rege. >> oh, please. he is right down the street. he sits outside and waits, is regis coming in today?

no. she is terrific. i appreciate what she said. larry, this new "millionaire" show has a celebrity on each night. we give them $25,000 and $50,000 if they answer one question correctly. tonight for your viewers on the west coast, patricia heaton is on. it is unbelievable. they are so nervous about coming up with the right answer she loses it in a simple, but not simple, but an arithmetic question she finally deals with it. is unusual and hilarious television. >> larry: would you bring the show back next fall? >> larry, i would love to. i don't know how the big boys feel about it. i think it should be on every night of the year. maybe i'll see you again in ten years. i'm not sure, larry, what is going to happen. i do know this. we have a million dollar moment in the remaining nights of the

show through thursday and next sunday. >> larry: you do? >> yeah. it is great television. >> larry: are you saying someone is going to win a million? >> larry, i'm just calling ate million dare moment. please. >> larry: one more thing. >> yes. >> larry: you are trying to beat athletes over 100 years old. >> are you ready to go back to work? >> sure. >> let's finish this game. emma. emma. emma. for crying out loud. >> whoo! >> larry: regis, this is not going to get the demographic. >> no. i've got worry about that. every now and then we will find

a 100-year-old who is doing special things and salute them. that lady, 100-year-old lady out of new jersey, a pretty good bowler. she is the top 100-year-old female bowler in the country, larry king. >> larry: we've got about 40 seconds. notre dame, this year, look good, not a bad schedule. >> not a bad schedule. a little softer than usual. i'm hoping for 10-2. i would like to see a clean sweep. i would like to see them beat sc. it is time we defeated sc. we can bring charlie weis and the team back to the good graces of the fans is beat sc. >> larry: they can never have a better fan than you. up and down, you are there. >> you were there for one day, larry. >> larry: what a day that was. that was a great day. regis stay well, my friend. >> you, too, larry. thank you very much. >> larry: see you in new york. the 10th anniversary of