she's everywhere, first oprah, now barbara walters, next a nationwide tour. do you have a different opinion of sarah palin through all this? hln's own joy behar has an opinion. we're sure of that. she'll be talking with me this hour and taking your calls. want to hear from you. you know the number, 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail me at cnn.com/primenews or send me a text. it's your chance to be heard. >>> welcome once again, this is "prime news." i i'm mike galanos. so many new developments in the death of 5-year-old shania davis. her body was found along a highway in north carolina, the unthinkable allegations against her own mom, antoinette davis charged with offering up her daughter for sex. now police have released her 911 call from that day that little shaniya went missing. listen to mom here crying, pleading for her little girl. >> i woke up this morning and my daughter was not in the house. i don't know if she walked out -- i don't know what's going on, but she's not here. >> how old is your daughter? >> she's 5. >> 5? >> yes, ma'am. >> what time did you wake u

lauren, what surprised you the most about this new interview with barbara walters? >> barbara really had her on the ropes. you know, the oprah interview was softer, more human interest. and i actually sat there and said, you know what, this lady, i could have a cup of coffee with her. but after barbara got her on the ropes she got defensive, i started seeing that kind of air. i turned off a bit. a lot of the questions that she had to answer, she just wasn't authentic. and that's what i want to see from her. i want her to take responsibility for some of the ridiculous things she's said and some of the outrageous things that are going on in her family life that i don't think she needs to be discussing. >> kim, do you agree with lauren that she seemed defensive? because to me she seemed more self-assured this time around. >> i didn't see the defensiveness. i saw that in previous interviews but on one hand obviously the oprah interview was more pop cultury. she got a reaction from the audience. she knew when to go further with things like calling levi ricky hollywood. th

. >> how about barbara walters? barbara walters cannot be happy with me.n fact, my last special which just premiered this week has a story that you were present for when barbara tried in vain to ditch me backstage at "the view." and i hunted her down like an animal in the public women's restroom. >> the truth of the matter is, barbara is barbara walters, the living legend and icon. one of the reasons is she never went to the bathroom. all of those years -- seriously. that is her claim to fame. because other people would have to go to the bathroom and they couldn't get the call as fast as she could to watch the dot and every other person that they interviewed. what do you think about that? >> i don't doubt that for a second. because as a woman, she had to work harder and jump higher. although, one of the times i was on "the view" i recall her saying that the women's view was gone. the movement is done. then elizabeth compared mandy moore toe lose beth steinam. i do digress. she went to the bathroom when i was there and she regrets it. >> you followed her in

. >> how about barbara walters? >> barbara walters can not be happy with me. in fact, my last special which just premiered this week has a story that you were present for when barbara tried in vain to ditch me backstage at "the view." >> the truth of the matter is, barbara is barbara walter, the living legend and icon. one of the reasons is she never went to the bathroom. all of those years -- seriously. that is her claim to fame. because other people would have to go to the bathroom and they couldn't get the call as fast as she could to watch the dot and every other person that they interviewed. what do you think about that? >> i don't doubt that for a second. because as asecond, she had to work harder and jump higher. although, one of the times i was on "the view" i recall her saying that the women's view was gone. barbara did digress. she went to the bathroom when i was there and she regrets it. >> you followed her in. >> i followed her and knocked on the metal door of the stall. >> and you always seem to put her into your act. i saw another one, which i won

monday she did oprah and barbara walters. she said he needs to grow up. who is winning this war of words? i could not believe the results that came in late. our question of the day, here's what we asked. sarah versus levi, who is winning the war of words? 47% of the people saying sarah palin and 53% voted levi. are you surprised? >> i would have voted the same way to be honest. i'm not really surprised. what i feel like is people reginized that levi is acting age-appropriate. he's acting like a jerk, but he's an immature kid. sarah is the grandmother and the mother of bristol. we want her to stop engaging this young guy. she is only going to come outlooking immature. he is. >> she shouldn't respond to any questions about him at all unless she has something nice to say. we have levi johnston's first photo from the "playgirl" shoot. goody. we will show that to you. you want to see this, but the levi-palin smack down rages on. how nancy from colorado praises sarah. roll that. >> caller: i did not go for sarah palin. however, i am very impressed with her. i t

today it is "good morning america" where she told barbara walters that a run for president isn't on heradar but she didn't rule out making the race in 2012. she talked about tensions with senator mccain's campaign and problems with his staff. >> to many you are a possible presidential candidate. steve schmidt, mccain's campaign senior adviser has said publicly and i quote "she would not be a winning candidate and if she was the result would be catastrophic." >> sounds like steve schmidt. i guess i really, really disappointed him. everybody is sbilentitled to th opinion. i know truth. i'm fine with who i am and where i am. >> cnn has confirmed that mccain held a conference call with his former staffers and asked them not to trait pot shots with palen in public. >>> the shuttle "atlantis" astronaut are using their first full day in orbit to do inspections. they plan to check the shuttle's thermal shielding to see if it was damaged in yesterday's launch. nasa's officials say it doesn't appear that there is anything to worry about but they should get more conclusive answers about that. they

couldn't help but take a few shots at her sparring partners, like her former boss on "the view" barbara walters. >> i assume because she was the first woman to break all these barriers, she was very much a sister and i got on that show to realize oh, my god, that's not the case. i did find her to be inaccessible in a way that startled me and i did find her to be sort of a non-supportive in another way with the trump thing. >> oh, the trump thing. remember rose i on-air feud with donald trump? yeah, rosie's not over that. >> i simply said the truth about him and he went ballistic. what he did to me personally is just an example of how he feels about all women. >> don't count on the donald ever appearing on rosie's upcoming radio show. >> donald trump doesn't interest me in any capacity, i don't know what i'd say to him. >> it almost seems like she holds grudges. seems like she hasn't let a lot of these feuds go. >> but once again, rosie's willingness to bear all is showing us she's still one of the most fascinating celebrities out there. >> one thing you take from this interview is that rosie is

. >> larry: patrick talked with barbara walters about the fact he was dying. >> are you scared?> i don't know. i'm being either truthful or stupid as to say no. but then i immediately when i say that, i have to say, yes, i am. >> larry: how was he? scared or not? >> he had his dark moments, that's for sure. he -- you know, he never talked about it too much, though. >> larry: no. >> no. >> larry: were you with him when he died? >> yeah. >> larry: died in the hospital or at home? >> home. that was a big decision to bring him home. some people were encouraging to keep him in the hospital simply because it usually is easier on the family. >> larry: were you there, donnie? >> yeah. we were both there. holding his hand. >> larry: they say people die as you live. if you were brave, you die brave. di he die brave? >> very much so. it's kind of -- donnie and i were talking about this, it's kind of hilarious because patrick has played all the tough guys in movies and has the guns and can do fighting. that's kind of actor tough. patrick was always saying how tough he was. i go, yeah, yeah,

well, today in a prickly interview on "the view" barbara walters said and she speaks from experience, prejean is picking on the wrong man. watch. >> we understand that he feels that this -- that this never happened, and that he may even sue you for saying this. that he did meet all of the women but he never said you're hot, you're not, you're in, you're out. >> he didn't say you're hot, you're not. in my book i talk specifically about what happened. >> in the book -- if you say -- if you say you know, who do you think and that's perhaps a way of getting to understand people. but what you suggested was that it was a little, let's say -- >> how ever you want to take it but there are 50 other girls that will testify. >> donald trump of the miss usa organization fired her. i'm thinking not a great idea taking on donald trump. carlos, you and the guys at extra spoke with the donald about this. how is he feeling about what she's saying? >> i had a lengthy conversation with donald trump and he was actually completely classy. i mean, i asked him leading questions for him to take shots at carr

in her interviews this week with abc's barbara walters, palin revealed she's gotten all kinds of big-timelywood offers. >> reality shows -- >> did you say no to that? >> absolutely not. i would never. >> reporter: we don't quite know yet if palin's got hollywood stardom in her eyes, but based on what the stars are telling "showbiz tonight," palin is just as polarizing in hollywood as she is everywhere else. >> so there you have it. hollywood divided over sarah palin, the star. and i've got to tell you, this "showbiz tonight" exclusive with martha stewart and her sarah palin smackdown is truly incredible. joining me tonight in new york, rachel zalis, a contributing editor for "life & style weekly," and in hollywood, hyla, an entertainment journalist with fivedollarprep.com. rachel, hyla, you just heard some of martha stewart's smackdown of sarah, but we just gave you a taste of this "showbiz tonight" exclusive. here's a lot more. "showbiz tonight" producer jenny detoma asked martha what show thought was a simple question and jenny could not believe her ears as martha just wouldn't let it g

watch what she told barbara walters on "the view." >> donald trump separated -- you're in, you're in.said, california, step forward. who do you think is the most beautiful girl on the stage? i would have to say, alabama. >> but the donald is fighting back and you will not believe what he has to say about carrie prejean. it's a war of words like no others. >> reporter: with u >> with us, carlos diaz. so donald trump's on carrie prejean came the same day that she publicly acknowledged that, yes, she made a sex tape of herself. carrie's promoting a new book and said donald actually took time out to pick out the hottest women in the beauty pageant. tonight, the donald is fighting back. he gave a brand-new interview to "extra" and donald slams carrie's claims. listen to this. >> carrie should be ashamed of herself. i would never, ever go so far as to say, you go over here and you go over there. >> carlos, what donald said to you guys at "extra" making pretty big headlines today. just how mad is he? >> i was the one who talked to him and i expected him to be a lot madder. i've heard him a l

by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight, first sarah palin talked to oprah, then she chatted up barbara walters. if she is going to become a talk show host she's off to a good start. >>> he wilevi johnston didn't g the full monte in his "playboy" spread. >>> finally dr. drew pincy and recovering sex addicts talk about a serious problem that isn't always taken seriously, coming up next. %%%%%%%%% >>> tonight on "the joy behar show" sales for "going rogue" are going through the roof. will sarah palin's vindicti vindictiveness backfire? >>> and there's been posing and posturing this week. is sarah palin's "newsweek" cover too sexist? 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 contributo

. >> larry: patrick spoke to barbara walters about the fact that he was dying.ch. >> are you scared? >> i don't know. i will be so either truthful or stupid as to say no. but then i immediately, when i say that, i have to say yes, i am. >> larry: how was he? scared or not? >> he had stark moments. that's for sure. you know, he never talked about it too much, though. >> larry: no? >> no. >> larry: were you with him when he died? >> yeah. >> larry: died in the hospital or home? >> no, at home. and that was a big decision, to bring him home. some people were encouraging to keep him in the hospital just simply because it usually is easier on the family. >> >> larry: were you there, donny? >> yeah, we were both there. holding his hands. >> larry: they say people die as they live. if you were brave, you die brave. did he die brave? >> oh, my god. very much so. and you know, it's kind of -- donny and i were talking about this. it's kind of hilarious because of course patrick's played all these tough guys in movies, and he's got the guns and he can do all the fighting a

. >> in an interview with barbara walters for 20-20 before farrah died, ryan o'neal said that farrah agreed to mer him. >> why don't you go do it? >> we will as soon as she can say yes. or she can nod her head. i promise you, we will. we will. >> very quickly, were you stunned that ryan was left out? >> i was shocked and you have to remember they weren't married and they might have had separate accounts. he might have his own money and property. he might have all the property in his name. while she didn't say i want to give you this, there a lot of things we don't know yet. we have to reserve our -- all that was until more comes out. >> we don't want to be insensitive, but i hope somebody is helping redmond manage that money. >> good to see you. >> oprah is apologizing to robin givens. big controversy after oprah had mike tyson on the show. why robin was upset. oprah says she is sorry. and this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. time now for the showbiz news ticker, more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >>> tonight hollywood's a list, lauren bacall gets an

watch what she told barbara walters on "the view." >> she separated?he said california, step forward. who do you think is the most beautiful girl on the stage. i had to say alabama. >> the donald is fighting back and you won't believe what he has to say about carrie prejean. a war of words like no other. >> carlos diaz is a correspondent for extra in new york. whitney casey is author of the man plan. donald trump's attack came the same day she publicly acknowledged that yes, she made a sex tape of herself. carrie is out promoting a new book and claims donald trump took time to single out the prettiest women, picking and choosing who is hot and who is not. the donald gave a new interview to extra and donald slams carrie's claims. listen to this. >> carrie should be a slamed of herself. i would never say you go over here and you go over there. >> donald said you guys were making big headlines. just how mad is he? >> i expected him to be madder. i heard him a lot madder. he was very careful with his words to defend himself and use terms like she should be

. >> reporter: but our best awkward moment was barbara walters describing he ining herd movie. what was jon stewart doing? >> not a cloud in the sky. all of a sudden, the trees turn green again and it's cloudy. >> reporter: trying to make the smaller rally seem bigger, said stewart. inadvertent mistake said hannity, but he apologized. >> so mr. stewart, you were right. i want to thank you and all your writers for watching. >> reporter: cnn's "situation room" went to pot this week. >> so, wolf, would you know a marijuana plant if you saw one? >> i'm not sure i would know. i could smell it. you could smell a marijuana, lou, but you probably wouldn't recognize a plant, right, lou? >> well, you're dead wrong. >> reporter: certitude plus attitude, what a dude. lou, we're going to miss you. >> this will be my last broadcast here on cnn. >> reporter: the "today" show announced the winner of its kid reporter competition. >> deidra shores! it's you! deidra, it's you! >> you're the winner! you're "today's" winner, deidra. >> reporter: if you're going to be a reporter, kid, you've got to

if you thought you heard it all on oprah, wait until you hear what she told barbara walters. >>> and brooke shields' brand-new shocking suicide confession.

couldn't help but take a few shots at her sparring partners, like her former boss on "the view" barbara walters. >> i assume because she was the first woman to break all these barriers, she was very much a sister and i got on that show to realize oh, my god, that's not the case. i did find her to be inaccessible in a way that startled me and i did find her to be sort of a non-supportive in another way with the trump thing. >> oh, the trump thing. remember rose i on-air feud with donald trump? yeah, rosie's not over that. >> i simply said the truth about him and he went ballistic. what he did to me personally is just an example of how he feels about all women. >> don't count on the donald ever appearing on rosie's upcoming radio show. >> donald trump doesn't interest me in any capacity, i don't know what i'd say to him. >> it almost seems like she holds grudges. seems like she hasn't let a lot of these feuds go. >> but once again, rosie's willingness to bear all is showing us she's still one of the most fascinating celebrities out there. >> one thing you take from this interview is that rosie is

. >> well, in an interview with barbara walters for "20/20," just before farrah died, ryan o'neal claimedhat farrah had agreed to marry him. >> i asked her to marry me again and she's agreed. >> really? >> swear to god. >> why don't you just go do it? >> well, we will as soon as she can do it. i promise you, we will. >> laura, were you stunned that ryan was left out here? >> i was a little shocked, but you have to remember, they weren't married, so they might have had separate accounts. he might have his own money somewhere else and property. he might have all of the property in his name. so why she didn't physically say, i want to give you this, ryan, there are a lot of things we still don't know yet. we kind of have to reserve all of our -- all of that until more comes out. >> we know that -- >> and i didn't want to be insensitive about this, but i hope somebody's hoping redmond manageredman manage that money. >> thank you both. good to see you. >>> oprah is apologizing to robin gishe gibbons. robin was particularly upset with one moment and oprah says she's sorry. this is "showbiz toni

. >> let's listen to what she said when barbara walters asked her about obama. >> on a scale of one toere do you rate barack obama? >> a four. a four. there are a lot of decisions being made that i am not in pressed with. >> what would you do about unemployment if you were president? >> i would cut taxes and let more small businesses keep what they earn and reinvest and hire more people. not punishing them by forcing health care reform down their troets, forcing an energy policy down their throats that will ultimately tax them more and cost them more to stay in business. those are back-asswards ways of trying to fix the economy. >> how is giving poor pooem health care shoving something down their throats and punishing them? where does she get the requesteds from? >> not from the reality that you and i live in. i think if she were this barack obama's position and facing the problems he is, she would resign? she doesn't seem up to faces the challenges of a relatively easy to run state with a small population. i don't think she's in a place to judge barack obama. >> she's a quitter. >> sh

america's living rooms for an hour with oprah winfrey, and she'll do the same in talking with barbara walters. i think in many ways she was targeting women with this interview. certainly i think her story resonated with a lot of the women that were watching. >> do you think some women who may not have liked her in the past may have their thoughts change on this at all? >> i think maybe they can identify with her more. i think what you saw in the 2008 campaign, she in many ways was kind of reduced to a caricature, that we saw on "snl." maybe she does come across as more human, more relatable to a lot of women who may have had more negative views of her. whether they changed their perceptions to her qualities as the presidency or policy views, that's probably less clear. and in some ways, i think if she is plotting to run for the presidency in 2012, she certainly might be following the barack obama model, who he, of course, came out neshlly with an auto by oh graphy that was very frank and followed up with a policy oriented book. >> she had to do this interview. she has to get her story out the

she doing oprah, but tonight i can tell you she will sit down with barbara walters for a five-part interview. it will air beginning on november 17th. all this is timed to the release of palin's new book called going rogue. i'm a.j. hammer. >> i'm brooke anderson. did you see this? obama the weather man? >> as if he didn't have enough to do being leader of the free world. now president obama is predicting the weather. >> here is obama the weather man. >> we have seen him in rain, in sun, in cold, in heat. now meet the forecaster in chief. >> then tonight, chilly. >> are you tired of rooting around your closet trying to figure out how to dress and whether or not you need an umbrella? tonight stick your handout a window. go to obama-weather.com. type in your location and watch the five-day forecast with the president demonstrating what to wear based on actual weather data from weather.com. >> the national forecast. >> he's barack obama, forecasting temperatures in the 80 no, sir miami wearing flip flops, shores and tank tops dressed in a parka in antarctica and carrying an umbrella when rain is

i think her true colors are really coming out with the interview with barbara walters. and i think that's who she really is. >> thank you for your call, ellie. >> keep in mind, the "showbiz on call" phone lines are always open. >> the number, 1-888-sbt-buzz. mark it down. 1-888-728-2899. >>> tonight, big news breaking. the michael jackson suicide shocker. this is unbelievable. there's a startling development as a major figure who caused big trouble for jackson kills himself. who was this person and what really happened? >>> and the unbelievable story of how nicolas cage may have blown through his entire fortune. i'm talking shocking reports today from the guy who used to handle cage's money. 15 houses, 22 cars, and a $1.5 million comic book collection. >>> "playgirl" figures its audience is about 50% gay. the print edition was discontinued about a year ago, but they're bringing it back with levi johnston's story the first issue in january. >> we just show youed you the v first pictures of levi's shoot. we'll take you inside the shoot. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. t

already know that she's doing oprah, but tonight i can tell you she will sit down with abc's barbara waltersfor a, count them, five-part interview. the five-parter will air beginning on november 17th. all this, of course, is timed to the release of palin's new book called "going rogue." welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer. >> and i'm brooke anderson. hey, a.j., did you see this? obama the weatherman? >> i did, brooke. as if he didn't have enough to do, being leader of the free world and all. now president obama apparently is predicting the weather. >> here cnn's jeanne moos for "showbiz tonight" with obama, the weatherman. >> reporter: we've seen him in rain, in sun, in cold, in heat. now meet the forecaster in chief. who needs meteorologists? >> and then tonight, cha cha cha chilly. >> reporter: are you tired of rooting around your closet trying to figure out how to dress, whether or not you need to bring an umbrella? don't stick your hand out a window, go to obama-weather.com, type in your location, watch the five-day forecast pop up with the president demonstrating what to

and barbara walters said, and she speaks from experience, prejean is picking on the wrong man. >> we understand he feels this never happened and he may sue you for saying this, and he did meet all the women, and he said you are hot, you are not, he -- >> he did not say that, you are hot and you are not. >> if you say, who do you think? perhaps that's a way of getting to understand people. what you suggested was that it was a little, let's say -- >> well, take it however you want to take it, but there are 50 girls that would testify -- >> the miss usa pageant fired her. and you speak with the donald today about this. how does he feel about what she is saying? >> i had a lengthy conversation with donald trump. he was classy, and i asked leading questions and he did not take any shots, and he said he never separated the women in a pageant by hot and not hot. how do you say one is hot and one is not? they are all attractive. how does that happen? he denies that and says it never happened. >> in a terrific moment on "the view" today, she grabbed her hand and said you know, this is the bes

. >> the best thing was barbara walters describing her home movie. >> you were alone doing whatever you were doing with yourself. >> using video of a major rally to illustrate a small proer test against health care reform. >> not a cloud in the sky and the leaves have changed and the trees turn green again and it's cloudy. >> a mistake said hanity, but he apologized. >> mr. stewart, you were right. i want to thank you for watching. >> cnn's situation room went to pot this week. >> would you know a marijuana plant? >> i'm not sure i would. i could smell it. >> but you probably wouldn't recognize a plant. am i right or wrong? >> you are dead wrong. >> cert tud and attitude. what a dude. we are going to miss you. >> this will be my last broadcast here on cnn. >> the "today" show announced the winner of the kid reporter competition. it's you. it's you! you are the winner. >> you are today's kid reporter winner. i are the winner, dear girl. >> you have to learn to fill dead air. he said fill it, not kill it. >> that are is so funny. that was cnn's jeannie moos. brooke, the phone lines have b

in her interviews this week with barbara walters, she revealed she got all kinds of offers. >> reality shows -- >> you said no to that? >> absolutely not. i would never. >> we don't know yet if she has hollywood stardom in her eyes, but based on what the stars are telling "showbiz tonight," she is just as polarizing in hollywood as she is everywhere else. >> there you have it. hollywood divided over sarah palin, the star. the "showbiz tonight" exclusive with martha stewart and her sarah palin smack down is incredible. rachel is a contributing editor and hyla is a journalist with $5 prep.com. you just heard some of martha stewart's smack down of sarah, but let me you, we got a taste of the exclusive. here's a lot more. "showbiz tonight" exclusive asked martha what she thought was a simple question. jenny could not believe her ears as martha wouldn't let it go. watch more of this. >> why do you think she is so polarizing to so many people? >> she is very boring to me. to me kind of a dangerous person. i mean she's dangerous. >> in what way? >> she is so confused. anyone like that in gove

caller: she has an interview with barbara walters coming up in december. host: thank you for updating us on the situation down there. caller: thank you for having me. host: earlier this year joe biden traveled to pennsylvania to talk about issues in rural america, including internet connectivity. we want to talk about that with clea benson, who wrote about that in "cq weekly." we will continue in just a moment. ♪ >> thanks giving day, at 10:00 eastern bill clinton will be on hand to present steven spielberg with this year's liberty medal. we will also have a panel addressing the obama presidency. at 5:00, hip-hop artist and actor, ludicrous, on youth mentoring. that is a thanksgiving day on c- span. >> the studentcam road contest this year. top prize is $5,000. just create a short video on a challenge the the country is facing. winning entries will be shown on c-span. that a camera and get started. don't to our website for more information. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome clea benson. her piece last month was about the myth of r