now, here is a screen grab of anderson cooper's attack on me. but, what's this? a phallus. (laughter) a phallus. a phallus. a phallus. (laughter) phallus. phallus. phallus. phallus. phallus. (applause) phallus. another phallus. phallus. phallus. phallus. phallus. phallus. i rest my case. (applause) so, anderson cooper, i await your response. when i see you at the phallus party. do not be tardy-- also, what do i wear? (laughter) we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight, the managing editor of cnn worldwide has just released a new memoir "my long trip home." great, now i know how it ends. please welcome mark whitaker. (cheers and applause) mr. whitaker, thanks so much for coming on. you'll be able to answer this question before we go on. you're the managing editor of cnn worldwide why does anderson cooper have so many phalluss on his set? you saw that! well, you know his ratings are up. >> stephen: (laughs) oh, really. will they last for four hours, though? (applause) >> stephen: managing editor of cnn worldwide. what's

which one. >> anderson cooper has a problem.like exhibitionist, i guess, the word. >> last year a sign held up please don't swear. and i guess what, now no nudity? that's what it's come to. >> first of all, he's not wearing pants right now. >> not true. >> stand up. stand up. >> i'm not going to stand up. >> show that you are pantsless. he's wearing a protective cup, that's it. he has a football game later. i don't know athletics. this is a news show here. >> capital is des moines. >> okay. i'm trying to get that picture out of my head here. somebody asked me to ask you how much time and alcohol it takes to prep for this show. >> my mother goes through a box of wine, but that's her home. >> you don't drink. >> i don't drink, believe it or not. >> we don't drink. she's like this all the time. >> dr. drew gave me sedatives for who know who. >> not true. >> anderson -- >> dr. drew doing the show? he helps people. >> sorry. >> candy, ignore her. >> let me know. >> yes, sorry. someone also suggested, anderson, that all of this whole

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here's at cnn, anderson cooper and kathy griffin. eve together, and anderson's tenth for cnn. i asked him if physical is hthi of having to avoid the town on new year's eve? watch? >> it is. i started doing this because i never have fun on new year's eve. in new york, no cabs, freezing cold. so i volunteered, i guess ten years ago -- didn't know it was this long. started volunteers and found out i loved it. it's great being actually in times square. >> talk about that a little bit. give us sort of a behind-the-scenes look where you are. where is the set? >> we're on this giant sort of podium of bleachers that all media is on and everybody has two or three feet of space that they're allowed, and you're basically around 46th street. there's just a great atmosphere there. it's nice -- i don't think i could do it as a civilian, because you're hemmed into pens with thousands of other people and can't go to the bathroom. that seems very unpleasant to me. >> talk about kathy. by her estimation, fired three times. why do you keep inniviting h

kathy griffin, anderson cooper.ead to the news and start with iowa and the republican presidential race. three days until the fir votes of cast. plenty of action in places like the giggle and go and bloomers. here's a taste of what potential voters are hearing there. >> my whole emphasis on brain science comes indirectly from dealing -- see, i got ambushed. from dealing with the real problems of real people in my family, and so it's not a theory. it's, in fact, you know, my mother. >> i'm leer to tell you, you got a choice in this election for the presidency, and i'm this limited government conservative. i'm the only limited government conservative in this race that's going to give washington a complete overhaul. >> cnn political reporter shannon travis has been watching the action in iowa and joins us now from des moines. shannon, where are the candidates today? >> reporter: yeah. the sun is just beginning to rise here in des moines, and a lot of the candidates rising if not already up and on the campaign trail. ta

here with all of that is anderson cooper live from the york. she is definitely one of hollywood's most beloved stars. you set down with betty white and you found out her secret for staying young. >> yes. betty white is just incredible. who does not love betty white? she is a ton of fun. she talks about her super celebrity crushed. octavia butler is also hear from the movie "the help." betty white is a legend. she will be 90 next month. >> how does she managed to stay so useful? is you are part of the recipe? -- how does she managed to stay so youthful? >> is youhumor part of the recipe? >> percents of humor is amazing. >> we look forward to seeing all of your guest this afternoon. do not miss anderson's show at 4:00. >>> amy winehouse's posting as album comes out. this is a compilation of 12 unreleased tracks by the singer. she died of alcohol poisoning after a long struggle with substance abuse. >>> still we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or w

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coming up next, cnn's anderson cooper joins me. we'll talk about what really has become an annual holiday tradition for anderson, hosting "cnn heroes." one of the true treats of the night will be kid rock. you'll find out why kid calls him the weird ambassador of goodwill from detroit. you're watching a special edition of "showbiz tonight," "showbiz tonight @ cnn heroes." >>> in 2003, my husband and i went to johannesburg and we adopted our son. hiv/aids has really decimated some of these communities. >> hi! >> i can see you! >> i had to find a way to bring the caring effect of other adults for that child to invest in themselves. >> who's this? >> i'm amy stokes. i use the internet to create a global village where the mentors and the kids can interact face-to-face on a regular basis. what do you got? restrained driver in a motor vehicle. sir, can you hear me? two, three. just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also human. and i believe in sta

about a ton of confetti are set to be -- one set the ball drops anderson cooper and kathy griffin will be ringing in the new year. we spoke to the organizer of the world's biggest party to find out exactly what goes into this whole process. >> what you see behind me is this is like organizing a super bowl show except you have half a million people every day every day. the crowd is already here. the crowd is in your way. it's great, but it makes it a lot more complicated. >> now, of course, new york city, like i said, is a terrorist threat. police have come out in force. we have plain closed police officers, helicopters flying overhead with infrared cameras. manhole covers have been removed. you have a ship protecting some of the cruise ships that will be going along the hudson and seeing those fireworks taking place so a heavy security presence, as always. >> as they have mentioned, anderson cooper and kathy griffin live in "new york times" square tonight. the best party is going to be at your house in front of the tv with anderson, kathy and the rest of the folks who are celebrating i

. >>> coming up next, cnn's anderson cooper joins me. we'll talk about what's become a holiday tradition for anderson. hosting "cnn heroes." one of the highlights tonight is going to be kid rock and why he finds out he calls himself the weird ambassador from detroit. >>> in 2003, my husband and i went to johannesburg and we adopted our son. hiv/aids has really decimated some of the communities. i had to find a way to bring the caring effect of other adults for that child to invest in themselves. >> who's next? i use the internet where the mentors and the kids can interact face to face on a regular basis. [ nurse ] i'm a hospice nurse. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, fro

check this out from the "today" show. >> you say there's an anderson cooper effect? e's the baby name man of the year. this is a first name and rising on the list. anderson is up 101 spots on the list. >> wow. >> babies with gray hair? >> that's right. >> very, very blond hair. >> and cooper as well? >> cooper. which maybe bradley cooper. he's a sexiest man alive. >> no. it's not bradley cooper? >> come on. what are you nuts? >> please. who is bradley cooper? >> who is that? >> never met him in the family reunion. wow. i just heard about this. still, though, there's this -- but it's climbed off the list. it's still number 600 or something on the list. >> no. come on. it's an anderson cooper effect. >> all right. susan, thanks very much. we'll check back with you shortly. at a christian school in wisconsin spankings in the name of god. the students who are hit, they're adults now and angry and they're speaking out. >> i was in pain and in addition to it, it was humiliation too because i knew that once the spanking was over, i don't know which hurt worse, the spanking o

anderson cooper was. terrific show.> bob: i don't watch trump on the "apprentice thing." >> greg: i'm excited. >> bob: are you going to watch this? >> greg: of course i am. tiger woods is back. tim tebow isn't going anywhere. gosh, i love hockey! we'll explain everything. next on "the five." if you leave now, i will tepee your house. ♪ ♪ >> eric: welcome back to "the five." this weekend, tiger woods won his first tournament since his scandal broke two years ago. can he make a full recovery. through the support of the american people. bob, your son is a fantastic golfer. what about this guy? what about woods? >> bob: forget the obvious domestic problems. he had terrible leg problems, knees. keep in mind he is 35, 36 now. >> eric: over the hill! >> bob: in golf. he is chasing jack nicklaus record. i don't think he will make it. but he is a good golfer and the way he looked in the last two hole, he birdieed birdie. tiger could -- >> dana: this is a zoo? birdie, birdie, tiger -- >> bob: sorry. one under par. >> dana: is thi

square as we count down the year with our panel, clor is leachier, l soo granderson, duff goldman, anderson cooper and a special guest appearance by turtleman. it's time for "all the best, all the worst 2011." >> welcome. each year has its hallmark, personalities, event, moments that define our times, things that we will remember for years after all the other details have fallen away. this year was packed full of such milestones and perhaps more than ever before many had global implications. over the next hour we will sort through, remember and reconsider this year of very big news. >>> the word crazy keeps coming to mind. a crazy year. >> i think it was one of those roller coaster years. >> talk about unexpected, right? >> this year's been all over the place. >> the final liftoff of "atlantis." >> this year was weird, wasn't it? >> i think it's been a tough year for the country. >> i agree. >> the iraq war is coming to an end. >> let's start with the biggest best story of 2011. the wholesale return of american troops from iraq after more than eight years of combat, more than 4,000 lives lost, ten

coming up next, cnn's anderson cooper joins me. we'll talk about what really has become an annual holiday tradition for anderson, hosting "cnn heroes." one of the true treats of the night will be kid rock. you'll find out why kid calls him the weird ambassador of goodwill from detroit. you're watching a special edition of "showbiz tonight," "showbiz tonight @ cnn heroes." >>> in 2003, my husband and i went to johannesburg and we adopted our son. hiv/aids has really decimated some of these communities. >> hi! >> i can see you! >> i had to find a way to bring the caring effect of other adults for that child to invest in themselves. >> who's this? >> i'm amy stokes. i use the internet to create a global village where the mentors and the kids can interact face-to-face on a regular basis. >>> welcome back to a special what is that? it's you! it's me? alright emma, i know it's not your favorite but it's time for your medicine, okay? you ready? one, two, three. [ both ] ♪ emma, emma bo-bemma ♪ banana-fana-fo-femma ♪ fee-fi-fo-femma ♪ em-ma

follow us on twitter@anderson cooper. >>> coming up, a website linked to sex crimes in the past.e child prostitution. it's now a common thread. authorities say it's in three murders in detroit. they are not backing down. multiple websites were linked to the victims. they are not backing down on the content. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are investigating escort ads placed on backpage.com and three murders in detroit. police suspect a killer may be targeting escorts advertising online with that website. backpage.com takes in tens of millions of dollars each year for ads for adults. some are linked to sex crimes including child prostitution. officials say they are vigilent about monitoring the content of their ads and report abuses to the national center for exploited children. criminals use these websites as a tool to

follow us on twitter@anderson cooper. >>> coming up, a website linked to sex crimes in the past. some child prostitution. it's now a common thread. authorities and three murders in detroit. they are not backing down. multiple websites were linked to the victims. they are not backing down on the content. later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homes. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in holmes. we'll hear from them. ♪ that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. ♪ with your help, we can reach 20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. [ female announcer ] get 0 percent apr financing on select models for thirty-six months and we'll donate two-hundred and fifty dollars to your choice of five charities. now through january 3rd. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i fl

visit onstar.com for retailers. >> pelley: now cnn's anderson cooper on assignment for "60 minutes." reefs are often called "the rain forests of the ocean." they're not just biologically diverse and stunningly beautiful, they're a source of food and income for nearly a billion people. they're also in danger. scientists estimate that 25% of the world's reefs have died off, and much of what's left is at risk. there is, however, one spot in the caribbean that marine biologists describe as a kind of underwater eden, a coral reef largely untouched by man. it's called "the gardens of the queen," and getting permission to go there isn't easy-- it's located off the coast of cuba, and as you might have already guessed, there are no direct flights. our first stop was havana... cuba's crumbling capitol, where music fills the air, old cars seem to run forever, and the only ads you see are for the revolution. from there, we drove for six hours through the countryside, and then took a boat for six hours more until we got to a stretch of tiny islands 50 miles off cuba's southern coast. the islands

he's got the hair of anderson cooper and the face of an angel that got stuck in a food dehydrator.laughter) but apparently, not everybody out there is a fan of the popest with the mostest. specifically his brothers from your fatherland. jim? >> turns out the pope is not immune when it comes to seat belt safety. a german citizen filed a lawsuit against the pontiff after spotting the pope riding in the popemobile without a seat belt. >> stephen: jai, germany, the pope is infallible. he doesn't have to obey your student traffic laws. if he wants to 100 miles per hour backwards down a one way street on the sidewalk texting with one hand while he tokyo drifts through that school zone screaming "i don't give a (bleep) "with his windows down and his system up that is god's will! (cheers and applause) because, everybody knows the holy father has a need for speed. (laughter) he travels at an average rate of six miles an hour! so should the pope fasten his seat belt? yahweh or no way? no way! ladies and gentlemen, the popemobile is the safest car on the road. it doesn't just have a dashboard

follow us on twitter@anderson cooper. >>> coming up, a website linked to sex crimes in the past. some child prostitution. it's now a common thread. authorities say it's in three murders in detroit. they are not backing down. multiple websites were linked to the victims. they are not backing down on the content. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. here you go. driver's license. past five years' tax returns. high school report cards. and i'm gonna need to see a receipt for that watch you're wearing. you know, you really should provide us with a checklist of documents we're gonna need up front. who do you think i am? quicken loans? at quicken l

and mr anderson. cooper arrested mr. world yes ma'am and there was a decision. that mr anderson and everybody should be understood by the world. and everybody knew that he was coming the magistrate informed. you know with me. there were drawers with violations of several indian or was generally related to the language which mr anderson had been arrested on charges of criminal and constructive negligence offenses carrying a possible two year jail sentence and theoretically no chance of bail not even the company's lawyer could see the men as they were confined under house arrest he wasn't going to solve a problem and there was representative the u.s. government to lend any assistance possible are you surprised that the chairman of union carbide has been arrested since he's here to try and solve a problem i'm missing a little at the magic pradesh state headquarters a senior official confirmed the government would be seeking compensation for damages and they launched a bitter attack on union carbide this government going after a minute. of the tragedy. and knows its

of course, you may want to start by ringing in the new year with anderson cooper and kathy griffin.day night, 11:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> of course, the presidential election is less than a year away. we'll tell you why that's triggering a boom in gun sales.  >>> so you may have found the latest tech gadget or hot new toy under your tree for christmas, but one of the hottest gifts this year was firearms. barbara starr explains the reason may be political. >> these are like $3,300 rifles. we sold three of these over the weekend. >> reporter: in this holiday season of peace on earth, good will to men, gun sales are on the rise. >> it was our busiest december ever. >> reporter: this maryland gun sho. owner says people are buying everything from assault rifles to handguns. >> we're totally sold out of almost all of our 9 millimeter glocks. >> reporter: it is a nationwide trend. fbi is reporting a million and a half background checks in the month of december alone. that is an all-time record. raymond says many customers already own guns and are buying more. >> there's also the politica

although anderson cooper refused to dance.e anderson cooper i had the guts and the strength, the self-confidence and the ability to dance with ellen. i'm very proud of that. >> wolf brought it to ellen. who knew? got a little swagger. wolf blitzer, next. >>> an about face for a kentucky church that had initially voted to ban interracial couples. we told you about this ban just last week. this happened after a church mebl announce herd engagement it a black man. the congregation of a free will baptist church voted and most of the 40 members abstained. but the ban passed 9-6. >> for someone who has been going to that church for all her life, she was expecting support from them. but that -- everyone just fell off the bandwagon and passed a really harsh judgment on her and us and the family too. >> before i make a decision on anything, i like to go strictly by what the bible says. i tried every way possible that i could to resolve this matter before it got to where it did. >> you hear that? so even the pastor, the church's pastor,

anderson cooper is the baby man of the year.is the first time that we've seen the first name and last name rising on the list. anderson is up 100 on the list. >> and do they have gray hair? >> very, very blond hair. >> and cooper as well. >> which may be bradley cooper. there may be something going on there. >> no, it's not bradley cooper. >> come on, what are you, nuts? >> please, who is bradley cooper? >> never met him at the family reunion. wow. >> love the hair. >> and still, though, there's this -- yes, but it's climbed up the list but it's still like number 600 or something on the list. >> oh, no, come on. it's anderson cooper effect. >>> a christian school in wisconsin, spanking is in the name of god. adults are angry and they are speaking out. >> i was in pain and in addition to it it was humiliation because once the spanking was over, i don't know what hurt worse, the spanking or going back to class and everybody knowing that just happened to you. >>> also, is jerry sandusky getting ready to make a plea deal? what are t

now "anderson cooper 360" starts right now. >> brooke, thanks. we begin tonight keeping them honest. thousands of people whose names we'll never know and one fallen man whose name we do. they are the tens of thousands of ordinary syrians who stood up today as they have for months now against the regime that has arrested, tortured and killed many of them. the regime that tortured children, terrorized survivors and is now lying to the world about it all. the fallen man whose name we do know is bazil al saeed. before the demonstrations and the bloodshed he was a carpenter. for months now he's had a second job, bearing witness, camcorder in hand, he's documented the demonstrations and the deaths. he was just 24 years old when he died, shot we're told apparently by a sniper. as it was so many other times, his camera was taping at the moment of his death, his own death this time. we're going to show it to you. you see no blood, no fight for life. this is how people die. if you've not been warned of what you know from death from movies, you might think

stay tuned to tom foreman, in for anderson cooper tonight. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> we begin tonight keeping them honest with a race against time, a race between a government that says it is abiding by an agreement to end months of bloody conflict and opposition forces with i say that is a flat out lie. caught in the middle, hundreds of civilians pleading for the international community, including the united states, to step in and stop a massacre. although no journalists are being allowed in, these are the videos coming out of syria tonight, reportedly showing tanks, snipers and artillery units pounding away at neighborhoods, voubded by thousands of troops, all this quhil simultaneously observers from the arab league are arriving in dmas cass to verify that president bashar al assad is keeping his promise to dial back the violence, start talks with the opposition and let aid workers lend a hand. before showing this next video, i really do want to warn you, it is very hard to watch. you may want to turn away but it underscores the sharp

tonight," and the big event with hero of the year, and anderson cooper is hosting the tribute at 8:00 eastern. i'm excited, you're excited. >> we're all excited. >> i'm excited too. i can't wait. >>> thanks so much, guys. >>> we're following a new child sex abuse allegation involving another sports figure today. this time, it is the head of one of the country's largest sports organizations, amateur athletic union. two men are telling espn that robert bobby dod molested then in the 1980s when they were playing on dod's aau basketball team. joining us live now, george, any word about where this investigation is going? >> we just got off the phone with police and they confirm there is an active investigation into the alleged actions of robert bobby dod. the former ceo and president of amateur athletic union, as you mentioned, one of the largest sports organizations, nonprofits in the country. this investigation started after two men came forward to espn's outside the lines, saying that they had been sexually abused by dod back in the 1980s when they were teen agers. both now grown men sa