and that's, you know, watching python at ages five and six. in fact, you know, i thought that the way-- they talked that way because it was funny, not because there is an actual place that they came from. and i finally realized that there was this country that--you know, they talk like that. i figured it out about two years ago. now, larry, i have to ask you. are these guys a blessing or a curse? they're both, and it's a great-- it's not a-- they're not a curse at all. i mean, when i first was exposed to south park, which was the spirit of christmas, a six-minute tape, i was tearing i was laughing so hard. i thought it was the funniest thing i've ever seen and turned to doug herzog, who was the president at the time, i said, "you can't air this," and he says, "you never know." (paulson) for those who haven't seen it, describe the spirit of christmas. you guys could describe it better. the spirit of christmas is, like, santa and jesus basically duking it out. and it's a lot deeper than that, but it was the most irreverent, the funniest groundbr

tigers, pythons, chimps, being kept in people's backyards. why do people do this? how do they get away with it? we'll find out. >>> but we begin this morning with the heated debate over the proposed islamic community center and mosque near ground zero here in new york. both sides are taking to the streets in protest this morning. linsey davis is at the site with the latest on this very emotional issue. linsey? >> reporter: good morning, bob. this is where it's all going to go down. in one corner, you're going to have one group, and in the other corner, their opposition. in just a few hours, for several hours we're expecting to see demonstrators clash in the name of fear, frustration, and freedom of religion. from sacred ground -- >> shame on them. >> reporter: -- to battleground. >> i'm here for human rights. >> reporter: two blocks away from ground zero, demonstrators on both sides are preparing for a showdown. >> what's very upsetting is that over 1,100 family members were never found. to me, that's a cemetery. >> people say it's too close to ground zero. well, w

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. >> my python died recently.kyard, and i may actually do a memento with some of his parts. i'm not sure yet. >> reporter: i'm jeremy hubbard in boston. >> sounds like raven is getting the last laugh there. >> add some of that to my christmas list. some of that stuff. wow. i think everyone has some of those awkward family photos in a drawer at home. >> but you don't want to see them on the internet. >> no, not at all. >>> coming up next, the magic moments from chelsea clinton's wedding. >> and why it's been so difficult digging up any inside information about her big day. ♪ ♪ , ♪ [ male announcer ] try fixodent with a time-released formula. use just once per day for all-day hold. fixodent and forget it. why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully a

(laughter) >> reminds me of a monty python sketch. >> remember the banks were going to do that.you were going to talk to a teller they were going to charge you for that. did that happen? >> it did for a while. how about the weather, do we have to pay for that? >> who's going to pay for it? >> that's a good question. the joke is the vendors are enjoying it because everybody's buying sweatshirts. but other people that depends on the heat. let's take a look at 5:17. we're looking from our roof here at the vallejo and front street down to the ferry building and just underneath that tree is where the rocket is being put together right now. you can see hardly any of the bridge because of the thicker clouds we talked about yesterday and the cooling trend as they are going to bring into the forecast. kind of jumps ahead to the east by valleys. let me restart the computer. i want to do it in kind of chronological order and let you know what's going on temperaturewise. low to mid-50s through the north bay. mid to upper 50s around bay and east by valleys. monterey bay cloudy conditions. le

you saw that python. what are the scariest things you experienced in cities?owls bats people don't think about those things do they? >> absolutely. i wasn't out there trying to find pigeons. i was trying to look for spectacular things the size of volkswagens. spectacular stuff. >> you not only went hunting for wildlife. but in the first episode, you sampled wildlife. you actually tasted some. what did you eat in new orleans? >> they offered me nutria which she swore tasted like chicken and it was not. >> what is nutria? >> an urban rat. and dragonflies. it's not a taste thing. it's a texture thing. and they were crunching and exploding in my mouth. it's not something i'd want to do again. >> okay. makes you squeamish. quite some contrast. you were an nfl cheerleader. you're also a fullbright scholar. and now you're going around swimming with sharks and eating dragonflies? >> a little bit of an enigma. actually, i just wrote a book called "pink boots and a machete." summing that up for the fact i didn't take a typical scientist route. i'm an explorer at heart.

one of the theatre, so i have seen a lot of movies from cartoons to the first scorsese, the monty pythonat midnight, you know, so when i was a kid, you know, so it was something we would go and i have seen like a lot of things without even knowing that it would be part of my culture. >> rose: and then when your parents were sdrorsed-- divorced your mother moved to new york. >> yeah, she used to be a journalist here in new york for like 25 years. >> rose: but you spent time here. >> a lot. actually when i was much younger i didn't think that i would ever have a career in france because i couldn't relate with what was going on in the industry. i dreamed of myself being on a bike, you know, and being the spike lee movie more than anything else. >> rose: spike lee was somebody you admired. >> yes, of course. and you know, i was like 13, 12, 14, 15, you know, it was the beginning of hip-hop and new york was like, you know t was incredible. it was every why, music, the energy so i would come here a lot. and we started to make movies like line, irreversible. >> rose: was that the breakthrough f

pythons have been a major issue. the department of interior said, no need to pass the legislation. we will put it in policy because you have raised the issue. the issue of making sure to deal with the stimulus. transportation was a huge issue. making sure that we stayed -- saved holmes a in a state. the president is working to bridge gaps between families and institutions. >> all right. >> go aheda. -- ahead. sorry. >> when the pencil gets raised, that means time is up. >> mr. greene should get a response. you say he is 0 for 70. he is not -- >> he has not authored anything. i get results. i hold people accountable. i will not be part of this corruption or special interest. i will fight for florida. i will donate my entire salary to charity. i will not take over $100 from anyone. jobs is the biggest problem in this country and the state. kendrick meek has voted for three raises in congress, totaling almost $12,000 per year. he already got $162,000 per year plus a car paid for. >> thank you, mr. greene. >> mr. greene, you clean up really well, but your reputation is really as a part

i know this salads like a monty python moment because there is an element of science fiction. the analysis available to us is quite advance. you can swap your own cheek and for under dollars, you can get your genome. pretty soon, we will get this to the leaders. this will get into the hands of those to want to use this for a political reason. we need to think about it at a time. people will use this for a political advantage. i think that it is important when we think about assessments of disabilities and the ability to consider these kinds of biological and physiological factors. thank you very much. [pause] . >> it is a great honor and privilege to be with you all, especially on a panel with one of my heroes. i had a dream last night. i spend my life basically telling around with the likes of abraham lincoln and james madison and telling my students what they really thought about this or would have said about that great thing is that there never around to contradict me. now i am with a framer, you see. i have this dream, you remember this from "annie hall?" there is a profes

pythons have been a major issue. the department of interior said, no need to pass the legislation. we will put it in policy because you have raised the issue. the issue of making sure to deal with the stimulus. transportation was a huge issue. making sure that we stayed -- saved holmes a in a state. the president is working to bridge gaps between families and institutions. >> all right. >> go aheda. -- ahead. sorry. >> when the pencil gets raised, that means time is up. >> mr. greene should get a response. you say he is 0 for 70. he is not -- >> he has not authored anything. i get results. i hold people accountable. i will not be part of this corruption or special interest. i will fight for florida. i will donate my entire salary to charity. i will not take over $100 from anyone. jobs is the biggest problem in this country and the state. kendrick meek has voted for three raises in congress, totaling almost $12,000 per year. he already got $162,000 per year plus a car paid for. >> thank you, mr. greene. >> mr. greene, you clean up really well, but your reputation is really as a part