and host of "jack hanna in the wild." we have a bunch of animals. later on, cannon king, my younger son, will be aboard. how are things going? >> good. just got back from the amazon jungle so it's been some great shows coming up on the series. >> larry: any place you haven't been you want to go? >> no. i haven't been able to find big foot for sef annual several years. looked in the himalayas. >> larry: you've been everywhere in the world. >> yep. >> larry: we start with the snow leopard. >> i probably never will be able to film in the wild. my daughter julie from the columbus zoo. >> larry: hi, julie. >> hello. >> probably one of the rarest cats in the entire world. the zoological world is putting a lot of money in to trying to save this little leopard in the wild. this animal is only a cub about 17 weeks old. feel the paw on this thing. feel how beautiful it is. see how light it is? amazing? this coat sells on the black market. when the cat's full grown, about 160 pounds or so, this coat sells for about $60,000 on the black market. that's what happ

. >> all that before hanna was even six months old. bun then at six months, another nightmare. she noticed something new happening to hannah: small seizures. >> it was kind of an awkward position where she would bring her hands out and her knees would come forward slightly, and she would kind of blink and look up. >> these are involuntary spasms, a very serious condition. >> i was told she might die, but if she lived, she would become vej vegetative and non-responsive. >> there was one. axar had been known for years to treat imbecile, so the hagans were taking a chance. one that thankfully paid off. >> it was amazing for hannah, within two days she's making a --. the only thing he's happier about that he see days is some better, some word out about what the blood can do or something. they know how to treat their daughter or so. >> and perhaps there will be many more success stories like han hp na. nbc bay area news. >> now, we should add that it's not a cheap medication. in the four or a half. most of that cost was picked up by their insurance. >> sad story. >>> time now to tur

an education that jack hanna has made. >> what a fun experience for you, too. >> i know it was. >> iting cards. she has this life-long dream about hallmark cards saying they stand above all the rest. her dream for a day was to become a greeting card writer. this is such a difficult job to get, by the way. she did it for a day. let's just say, they were impressed. >> maybe another dream job that can come true. >> it would be amazing. she's such a wonderful woman. it was great to spend a day with err. she's going to fulfill her wish tomorrow her dream job and you'll be energized watching her do it. the sheer joy on her face is great. >> our series continues and dave has your woman doing the weather. >> that's right. >> did you teep her that the. >> i didn't have to teach her a thing. i'm worried about hust her on the air, period. >> we'll be right back. don't go away. [ female announcer ] all you need for sensitive skin. all you expect from the number-one recommended detergent by dermatologists. all free clear is free of dyes and perfumes. and has powerful stainlifters to help get your

i didn't hear him coming out and criticizing msnbc the way president obama does with fox, or sean hannaee, or glenn beck. >> it gets you rating. megyn: i'm not complaining, it's an interesting phenomenon that we've seen with the president. >> i think the media has become a player in the politics of washington, and certainly fox news. i frankly think it's a waste of the president's time to worry about, you know, fox news or msnbc or anything else. you have to worry about korea. the only point i would add, the only substantive point is that it is certainly the case that in times of crisis there is a long tradition across party lines, you know, you didn't hear me criticizing george w. bush in the days after 9/11, i mean there is something to be said in a time of crisis. megyn: how about after katrina? how about what? megyn: was president bush criticized publicly in the days after katrina? president bush, you know he was criticized and many say justifiably, others disagree. whatever your opinion he was criticized. the question is, you know this president when it was his turn and the gulf oi

>>retchen hanna hope that is one dayhe and her husband will be among those coming back with children share an adoption experience. a story with a happy ending. if you have room in your home and your heart and want to adopt, please call our special adoption hotline or visit our website nbcwashington.com. latethis afternoon, ellen is >> time to check out the weekend scene. welcome. >> we will talk movies. most are waiting for the harry potter movie. >> one more week. a lot of midnight screenings. this is the blockbuster for this winter. last winter we had avatar. this is the last book transformed into a movie. we will see the first installment on november 19th. it should be a big winter. >> harry is all grown up now. >> time for it to end. you know the people will be coming out in droves to see this movie. >> great holiday time to go to the movies. >> a big reason for that you will see so many family-friendly films and oscar buzz films. >> another one in early december, what is that? >> this is one of those oscar contenders, it is called "black swan." natalie portman, a ballerina spinn

surgery and to help reduce the cutting, shady grove adventist hospital purchased the relative new hanna operating table where the patient's feet are placed in what looks like ski boots. >> the first step is dislocating the hip and getting proper exposure. you need to be able to rotate the hip outward and apply gentle traction to separate the hip ball from the socket and to do a preparation of the ball. >> the hannah table gives surgeons the flexibility to manipulate patients' legs in many angles during the surgery and that means less cutting. >> you have less muscle cutting, less destablization of the hip, less bleeding leading to improved recovery with less pain. >> reporter: the traditional technique of hip replacement surgery meant strict precautions on walking from 6 to 8 weeks. the 80-year-old john villforth was walking in a week. >> you're still limping now? >> yeah, but we're less than a month from my surgery, and i am -- physical therapy. i have to strengthen the muscles some more. >> how is your 59 now? >> zero. >> reporter: a much faster hip replacement recovery because of a f

. >> rose: and then hanna an her sisters working with woody allen. >> that was great. >> why is he one of your fate rit directors. what is it about woody that makes him. >> for start it is the dialogue he has written for you. >> rose: it is pretty good. >> there you are. and he leaves awe loan like all great directors until you sort of screw up a little bit. but-- . >> rose: that ever happen with you. >> what. >> rose: screwed up a little bit. >> i did. i was doing-- he was with mia far owe at that time. they were lovers. >> right. >> and we shot our home, i was married to mia far owe in the movie. and our home was her flat. so now here i am in her bed, you know, because i'm her husband. we're shooting the scene. and i looked up and on the other side was her ex-husband who had come to see his son. and i just had these sort of two lovers. i'm in the bed here and the only thing coy think of was i said what is the next line. >> rose: you got an oscar for that. >> yeah, i got an oscar. that was my first oscar. >> rose: what was the second one. >> the cider house rules. >> rose: which i'm c

. >> reporter: on fridays she meets her three children, matthew, hanna and katie, at the bus stop, thely day she does not commute three hours round trip to work. leah lives on cape cod, a dream location, but quite a distance from her job as an administrative director at a health center. previously a stay-at-home mom, leah went back to school to earn her bachelor's and masters after her divorce and in turn picked up $80,000 of student loan debt. add on another nearly $3,000 of credit card debt and the fact that she owes more on her house than it's worth, and leah says she needs help. she does not want to revisit the period right after her divorce when she was even in deeper financial pain. >> that time was total despair. there were definitely nights that i didn't know how i was going to put food on the table. >> reporter: enter laura rowley, money and happiness columnist with yahoo! finance. >> i think for a lot of people, that is the monster in the closet. >> reporter: laura's first tip for anyone facing a mountain of debt is not to start with the numbers, but to start with what you va

hanna kearney won gold, i can't believe it has been nine months.always a follow-up. you're going out and trying to build on that success to help the process of what everyone's trying to do in the next four years. >> i would think it would be frustrating. during the olympic games, everybody's talking about skiing and snowboard and then everybody in this country seems to move up and you've got to almost work to get noticed. is it frustrating at all? >> it's always exciting to have all of the support from our fans in north america. it was amazing so thanks everyone for that. we just had a tough summer getting ready for the new season and i think everyone will get excited again about our sport when the snow comes. >> is it true, hanna, that you're the one, you got to throw out a pitch at fenway parker? >> it was a dream come true, i got to stand on the field at fenway and throw not my best pitch. >> that's cool on so many levels. >> what are you boys in town for? >> we were here doing a fund-raiser. we do a series of what we call ski balls and new york

. >> reporter: on friday, she meets her three children, matthew, hanna and katie at the bus stop. round trip to work. leah lives on cape cod, a dream location, but quite a distance from her job as an administrative director at a health center. previously a stay-at-home mom, leah went back to school to earn her bachelors and masters degree after her divorce and in turn picked up $80,000 of student loan debt. add on another nearly $3,000 credit card debt and the fact that she owes more on her house than it's worth and leah says she needs help. she does not want to revisit the period right after her divorce when she was in deeper financial pain. >> that time was total despair. there were definitely nights i didn't know how i was going to put food on the table. >> reporter: enter laura riley, money and happiness columnist with yahoo! finance. >> i think for a lot of people it's the monster in the closet. >> reporter: laura's first tip for anyone facing a mountain of debt is not to start with the numbers but start with what you value in life. >> if i value my children most of all, like

the desk and go do something fun she's an accountant in north carolina but for a day she was jack hanna's> we got to see the cutest. it was not easy. if she thought it was going to be fun, boy was she surprised. >> i ran into a woman who works in a dispatcher's office in a way station outside of little rock. all she does all day, gets on the cb, talks to truckers coming in and out. >> gives them the weather report for the day. >> okay. all she wanted to do, be a weather person and we got her on the radio doing some. >> i love. >> that and my new friend, dina, has always wanted to be a greeting card writer and not just any greeting card writer. she always specifically, see in the red, wanted to write greeting cards for hallmark. there she is, in hallmark last week this kansas city. what a great companies. they said she's a narm. >> wow. >> might they use anything she wrote? >> one may need to stay tuned and find out. >> wow! >> sounds like "mr. deeds". >> exactly. >> that's wonderful. >> wow. we're going -- the series is going to start this week, starts tomorrow, as a matter of fact. it's

you see kind of sassiness in the culture that our children are now being exposeded to, things like hanna lose respect and then a lot of other stuff goes out the window and that's how you wind up having a culture of aggression and bullying. >> but reality show stars have proven that bad behavior is rewarded with more money and exposu exposure. >> it works for the father of my children. >> charlie sheen was just out of control. but what makes for good television may not work in real life. >> don't get in my face. >> at least it's a good moment to be an artist and you look at a moment like this where we are handing off mankind into the grip of the technology, i think that that says a lot about where we're heading. >> lola is a pop culture expert. frank farley is an expert who studies human behavior. should we change the name of the special series to civility is dead? it's startling isn't. >> it we share some responsibility. >> we saw you on there. >> but it's true. >> we do watch reality shows, these real housewives are really high rated and they're being rewarded for pulling hair, screamin

hanna, thank you for sharing today. i appreciate you saying what you had to say. [cheers and applause] i want to thank all of my guests today. i appreciate you being here and sharing. i appreciate you being here and sharing. >> thank you, dr. phil. >> dr. phil: a special thanks to my expert, pr powerhouse and owner of people's revolution, kelly cutrone. now, her book -- [cheers and applause] her book is "if you have to cry, go outside." and everybody in the audience is going home with a copy of that book. [cheers and applause] i have read it. i like it. and you will, too. thank you for writing that. very important. thanks for being here. so long. thank you. see y'all. [cheers and applause] is that thing getting closer? look how high that thing's going. look out there, look at the debris. all right, give me the camera. no, just drive. i've got it. zoom in! zoom in! i can't believe this is happening. look at the size of that thing. it's everywhere. are you getting this? yeah, i've got it. what was that? it's the national guard. how'd they get here so fast? i don't k