. >> the countless spoofs by brad's brooding chanel ad.hich spoof of brad's bizarre chanel ad will be number one? hello and haung thank you for the watching. i'm a.j. hammer. we've got two big shows countdowns tonight, including bumbling brad. we're counting down the top three absolutely hysterical brand new spoofs that are out today of brad pitt's bizarre commercial, the one he did for chanel number 5. the ad he did for "saturday night life." we begin with our first showbiz countdown of the night. the big three stories breaking today about celebrities that had us asking are they heros or zeros? coming in at number three, it's the breathtaking video today from national geographic of the man who jumped from space. this will take your breath away. watch this. >> i still can't quite grasp if that's real. i get anxiety when i sit there here and watch that. felix baumgartner, falling 23 miles from space. as you see, he's wearing nothing but a jumpsuit. this morning in an exclusive interview on the "today" show he speak with savannah guthrie abo

chanel no. 5. now spoofs of him in the ad are getting big laughs. the question is is this a mistake for chanel? of attention there. >>> want to get to first, the latest on the terrifying shooting that happened at a suburban wisconsin mall on sunday. as we told you, four people are dead, now, including the shooter. four others are wounded. people racing to escape the chaos inside the spa. there were terrifying scenes from yesterday. abc's alex perez joins us from brookfield, wisconsin. alex. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. we've learned the gunman was the estranged husband of a woman who worked at the spa. and he had apparently been here to threaten her before. police sate say 45-year-old radcliffe haughton hunted down his wife and opened fire on her at the place where she worked. >> be advised the possible shooter is an ex-marine. he may be still armed. >> reporter: it all began after 11:00 a.m. witnesses say haughton stormed in, ordered everyone on the ground, and started shooting. customers, some still in robes, and others barefoot, ran out in panic. this man, along with his son and ne

with big laughs being generated by this spoof of brad pitt as the first male face of chanel number 5. the original adsked mercilessly. it begs the question was it really worth it for chanel to be paid big bucks, or brad pitt, abc's cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: it was the perfume ad with 6 million views. >> it's not a journey. >> reporter: the perfume ad starring that famous face. >> plans disappear. dreams take over. >> reporter: brad pitt is the first male spokesman ever for that famous brand and his first ad has just be everyone talking, even though most people are left asking, just what the heck he's talking about. >> i watched it again today. an i have to say it's even stranger than i remembered it from the first time. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the spoofs go on and on. from conan o'brien. >> it's not a journey. [ laughter ] every journey ends but we go on. >> reporter: to "saturday night live." >> and the dreams wake up and smile at reality. i'm sorry, is there really no script? because i've been talking to myself for like two hours straight, i'm starting to sound insane. >> reporter:

. >> chanel unveiling its new ad for chanel no. 5. first pitchman for chanel's famous scent. he reportedly got $7 million for the gig. i don't think it's really sexy enough. >> they offered me $4 million. i was like, are you kidding? chanel, come on. they didn't offer me anything. >> they really didn't. >>> speaking of deals, this was the deal that shook -- an they really wouldn't -- this was the deal that shook the world. on october 31st, 1989, japan's mitsubishi famously bought control of new york's rockefeller center for $846 million. and now nearly 23 years later japanese telecom firm softbank is taking control of kansas city based sprint as a new japanese buying spree on the horizon? co-head of the global m and a practice at sullivan and cromwell joins us. he's one of the world's top deal lawyers. frank, you sent me an e-mail yesterday that i thought was very poignant. you said that the japanese can't grow at home. they're going to look abroad. should we expect more big japanese purchases of u.s. companies? >> brian, i think we'r

>> i'm not so certain if it's the accent, but that almost seemed as esoteric as brad pitt's chanel number 5 adession, part commercial. do you think they might be using liberty to sell this ad using her heartbreak story? >> i think she is taking her heartbreak all the way to the bank. we could definitely learn a thing or two from this person who i had no idea who she was before this affair. i think she is doing everything right and she is getting a payday. >> what do you think about that, egypt? she's getting it out there, getting her peace and she's getting paid for it. why not? >> if she's speak herring piece and she's getting paid for it, why not? if she can capitalize on that, why not? i see a heartbroken woman whose private life has been thrust out into the tabloids. we sometimes have our man cheat on us, but not in public. whatever she has to do to feel right about the situation, go for it. >> i'm right there with you. especially because i think back to when news of the affair broke and i was thinking about her and her place in all this. she obviously didn't ask for any of it and she was

chanel number 5, inevitable. >> i really like bad pitt, but is that a bit creepy? it is like tapes from the tree of life movie, that adit is the first time they used a man to do the chanel commercial, i don't understand women, ask my girlfriend, but how is that appealing? >> i don't understand women well. >> i am going to show you how it is appealing to women, play this, play this. >> i watched it again today, and i have to say it is even stranger than i remembered it from the first time. >> it's not a journey, every journey ends, but we go on. world turns and we come listen. plans disappear. dreams take over. >> i mean, that is why -- that is hot. >> yeah, that is hot, oh, my god, that is funny, though, when men twist their nipples, i'm not kidding, that is 100% comedy gold, conan does it a lot. brad pitt made 7 million reportedly. they asked him to do it. >> i'm not mad at him. hey, real quick, i want you to see tom hanks, real clean image, he kind of made a slip. >> mostly it is swear words. >> well, if you say it with an accent. >> i want people to buy me -- blank? >> we are so sorry -- good morning america. >> al

we were talking about the brad pitt chanel ad. like super homeless? >> cute. >> it went on from there. you know what, if their point was to get everybody talking about chanel, they are. i don't know how many people are buying it, but -- >> it did work. >>> remember the other day we had all the cosmo bachelors here. >> a nice batch this year. either i'm getting really old, or there was a really good batch this year. >> we didn't know who was going to be the favorite of all the bachelors, according to our facebook people, but apparently everybody weighed in, and they decided that the favorite of all the shirtless men was anthony from brooklyn. he is one of our cameramen here. facebook fan alissa curtis wrote in. hi, anthony, my mom is a fun, outgoing lady who is looking for a down to earth guy with a peshlt and a heart. my single mother is looking for a man just like you. >> well, there's just one little problem. he is married. all right? he has been married for a long time. >> yeah. and i guess the big contest was won by mr. louisi

he's super hot in this new chanel no. 5 ad.ere's controversy because a woman has always been the face. listen to him speak. >> the world turns and we turn with it. >> this is the worst ever. >> i think it's terrible. >> it's embarrassing. >> what has happened to men. >> he must have gotten paid a lot of money for this. i have the perfume, i like it, but it's usually like nicole kidman or charlize theron. >> i'm throwing mine away when i get home. >> that was disgusting. >> greg is going to do an investigation on red eye. >> can you ban kg's one more thing. >> that's how bad it was? >> i'm devoting a whole hour to it. [ laughter ] >> move the needle. every hack media hack says did he move the needle? did he move the needle? basically that means did he improve? did he gain any ground. just say that. the only people who should be moving needles are little old ladies making sweaters. >> in my past life moving the needle meant moving it from your arm to another place on your leg. >> oh, my goodness. >> i'm going quickly for my one m

. >> speaking of which, people are talking about brad pitt's intense new ad for chanel perfume. >> whereverere you are. my luck, my fate, my fortune, chanel no. 5, inevitable. >> i really like brad pitt. but is that a bit creepy? >> it's like outtakes from the "tree of life" movie he did last year. the movie made no sense and this commercial makes in sense. it's the first time they've ever used a man's voice for chanel no. 5. how is that appealing to women? he's creepier -- >> i don't understand -- i'm going to show you how it's appealing to women. play this. >> i watched it again today and i have to say, it's even stranger than i remembered it from the first time. >> every journey ends, but we go on. plans disappear, dreams take over. >> that's why. come on, that's hot. >> yeah, that's hot. oh, my god. that's funny, though. when men twist their nipples, in comedy, that's 100% comedy goal every time. conan does it a lot. i don't know what chanel 5 was thinking. but brad pitt made $7 million reportedly. they asked him to do it. >> real quick, i want you to see tom hanks' squeaky clean image.

brad pitt's bizarre ad for chanel number 5, the take offs and what people are saying about the odd butiral new commercial. what's the thing, no such thing as bad press. this thing is getting a lot of press. >> he looks good i think. >> do you understand what the man is saying? >> no. you don't have to he is brad pitt. look at him. >> the word don't matter. i watched it twice. i don't know what the boy is talking about. he got paid a lot to say whatever. before we get to all of that, the presidential candidates hit the campaign trail running this morning. fresh off their third and final debate. >> that's right. the focus on global issues. but both men tried to hammer home points about jobs and the economy. >> believe it or not, we are now down to the final two weeks of this race. and abc's karen travers is at the debate site in boca raton, florida. with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. last night here in florida, president obama and mitt romney really turned down the temperature from their last debate. less interrupttions, fewer fiery

chanel number 5. [ laughter ] >> "snl" isn't the only show to spoof the ad. conan o'brien and ellen degeneres have taken shots at it. >> pumpkin is the hot food in the u.s. and also in japan. burger kings there are taking to a whole new level featuring a pumpkin burger. >> it's not exactly the orange jack-o'-lantern. it has the traditional fixings. i'll take one. >> remember two all meet patties? >> we're showing our age. >> for you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, caught red-handed. >> pickles on a sesame seed bun -- >> one more time? >> no. >> we'll be right back. i need . that's why i like nutella. mom, what's the capital of west virginia? charleston. nutella is a delicious hazelnut spread my whole family loves. mom, have you seen my -- backpack? nutella goes great on whole-wheat toast or whole-grain waffles. and its great taste comes from a unique combination of simple ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa. yeah, bye. have you seen my -- yes. and...thank you. [ male announcer ] nutella. breakfast never tasted this good.

. >>> and chanel has rolled out teasers for a new ad campaign. it features its first ever male spokesperson so feast your eyes on what you see of brad pitt. more of brad does appear in the full-length commercial, so they didn't waste that handsome face. it is now four minutes after the hour. back over to al with a check of the weather. oh, al. al. al. al. >> thank you, natalie. >> you've got a handsome face, too, al. let's show you what's going on this morning as far as your forecast is concerned. >> very nice. >> you can see we've got this front approaching. we've got showers and thunderstorms along and especially the mid-atlantic states. warm air ahead of that system. we real very a risk of strong storms from charleston up to the southern delmarva peninsula, and out west more problems as well. heavy rain making its way, the first batch moving into the pacific northwest. there's another slug of moisture coming in later. that's going to mean anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain in the pacific northwest over the >> good morning. it will be a mild d

. >>> "saturday night live" couldn't resist spoofing brad pitt's ram belling ads for chanel number 5.icious there really no script? 'cause i've been talking to myself for, like, two hours straight, i'm starting to sound insane u want me -- you want me to sound less coherent? really? okay. i can just start making up words. >> the "snl" featured four of the parodies advertising everything from tack dose tattoo removal. and i must say he looks strikingly a lot like brad pitt. >>> let's turn around, mr. al roker, signing some -- >> signing a few signs, lovely witches of eastwick here. a cutie. who is this? >> juliet. >> very good. working on that binky. and honeymooners here. giants versus skips. oh. oh. oh, too bad. happy anniversary. suckers! well, you are having a nice anniversary? that's good. let's see what we got for you. today, our pick city of the day just happens to be mobile, alabama. nbc 15. nice add, sonny a high of 79, going to be gorgeous. rain making its way into northern california. upper elevations, looking at snow, some areas picking up 18 to 20 inches of snow through th

brad pitt is the new face of chanel number 5, the iconic perfume, they are giving him $7 million to be in these adserfume i wear, my fragrance of choice. i saw this ad yesterday and my neck sort of snapped. it is a fabulous ad, and in the newspapers it shot almost three-quarters from behind. i think it's amazing. >> i like brad pitt and i'm sitting here thinking if i wear chanel number 5 maybe somebody that looks at brad pitt and might smell me, it works. >> such an old fragrance. >> a brilliant idea, but what's even more interesting, and i'll announce it on air. >> you wear it, too. >> they are bringing back high karate cologne and matt lauer is a spokesperson. >> i thought i could smell english leather on you this morning. >> you guys can continue to discuss amongst yourselves. nice to see you guys. >> you, too, matt. >> up next, bobby flay takes on the greatest challenge of his professional life. can he teach savannah how to cook? >> let me just plate this. >> gorgeous. about their body washes. i wouldn't change. [ female announcer ] this test paper was designed to react like your skin. if other

his first big deal, however, we have to bring up the brad pitt fraying glerep -- brad pitt ad chanel.year liz taylor made $70 million from her fragrance. >> white diamonds. the most important story, the octomom checked into rehab? >> nadia. >> did check into rehab. i spoke to her manager last night, she has got an addiction to xanax, she has been prescribed because of all the stress she has been under. the one thing about octomom, interviewed her many times, she really is quite a nervous young lady and thrust into this fame overnight and all the stress of what comes with this h. >> but she made choices that put her there, rob. you know? >> the good choice and she is going to get well. >> who is taking care of her gazillion children? >> three nannies around the clock for the 14 kids and makes so much money on the x-rated video that she can afford now to have a nanny. >> any who. >> thank you, rob. >>> sara is going to take pumpkin carving to a whole new level. >> she has a develop of a time. >> clever. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. 100% mmm... wow, that

chanel number 5. it's always been women. we haven't seen it. we're going to watch it with you. so this is the advery journey ends, but we go on. the world turns, and we turn with it. plans disappear, dreams take over. but wherever i go, here you are. my luck, my fate, my fortune. chanel no. 5, inevitable. >> what was that? >> what was that? >> first of all, i didn't know what he was saying. we had to turn it up so loudly to understand it. >> then it was so loud we couldn't hear it. >> was he talking about angelina jolie? >> sounded like poetry to me. some kind of poetry. >> what stops. trains take off? i'm sorry. i think the audio on it is awful. >> only in here. only in the studio. >> no, i saw it some place else and i couldn't -- i thought he was speaking french. >> anyway, it's gotten 2 million hits in under 24 hours. >> nobody can believe it. >> you have to rewatch it. >> what did it say? >> he is a terrific actor, let's be honest. >> he's very cute. >> that's not one of them, don't you think? >> i'll be honest, i love all of his looks, that was not my favorite of all of his looks. he's gorg

chanel number 5. we haven't seen it. >> heard about it. >> we're going to watch it with you. this is the adwhat was that? >> what was that? >> first of all, i didn't know what he was saying. we had to turn it up so loudly to understand it. >> then we couldn't hear it. >> was he talking about angelina jolie? >> sounded like poetry to me. >> trains take off, i'm sorry. i think the audio on it is awful. >> only in here. only in the studio. >> no, i saw it some place else and i couldn't -- i thought he was speaking french. >> anyway, it's gotten 2 million hits in under 24 hours. >> nobody can believe it. >> you have to rewatch it. >> he is a terrific actor, let's be honest. >> he's very cute. >> that's not one of them, don't you think? >> i'll be honest, i love all of his looks, that was not my favorite of all of his looks. he's gorgeous in most things. >> he is gorgeous. i don't know. chanel no. 5, would it make you buy? >> no, no. that was my mom's favorite. that was what my daddy gave her every christmas. you associate smells with things. daddy used to wear old spice. if a man goes by, i wan

chanel back in the news. everyone is happy despite all the weirdness in that very strange ad. >> you think it was weird?slightly. >> just slightly. that's the news for this half-hour, don't miss our update on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> thank you for joining us, everybody. have a great friday. >> more from abc next. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. bññc? >>> this morning on "world news now" -- preparing for the worst. hurricane sandy could pose a serious threat to millions of people along the east coast. >> a powerful storm has already killed more than 20 people in the caribbean and it's now churning toward florida. it's friday, october 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good friday morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. forecasters are fine-tuning their predictions for hurricane sandy and where it is likely to take aim. we'll get to that in a moment, but clearly this has evolved into a story that millions of folks along the east coast need to pay a

ad. >> we're trying to impugn -- >> here's what our facebook folks had to say. not everybody questions. >> beth potter said chanelwhat were you thinking, horrible commercial. brad pitt is a good actor but not for this commercial. okay. >> jugee -- jug -- sorry. we really do need to start wearing some -- i'm going to have cataract surgery soon. i'm so excited. go ahead. >> why are you excited? >> because my doctors told me when i finally get cataract surgery which i'm due for very soon i will have 20/20 eyesight again. >> they can do the cutting of the -- just like that. that's how we're seeing now. >> anyway, jug -- >> jugeelilliard. i thought the brad pitt commercial was shot and what he said was you need to turn up your earring aid. that's the third thing to go and i'm not there yet. now it's jugs? ? good for jugs. all right. so charity manhattan? are these made up? >> are these porn stars or real people? i mean, that commercial was horrible. brad pitt is ugly and it didn't convince me to buy chanel number 5. >> no one should say that. >> no, i wouldn't have said that. lynn nichols says $7 million for that? i d

chanel back in the news. everyone is happy despite all the weirdness in that very strange ad. >> you thing it was weird?'t miss our update on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> thank you for joining us, everybody. have a great friday. >> more from abc next. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

ad. not everybody questions. >> beth potter said chanel, what were you thinking, horrible commercial.act surgery, which i'm due for very soon, i will have 20/20 eyesight again. >> because they can do the cutting of the -- >> yeah, like that, that's how we're seeing now. anyway, jugee -- do you have to insult everybody? i thought the brad pit commercial was shot and what he said was you need to turn up your earring aid. that's the third thing to go and i'm not there yet. now it's jugs? >> all right. so charity manhattan? are these made up? >> are these porn stars or real people? i mean, that commercial was horrible. brad pitt is ugly and it didn't convince me to buy chanel number 5. >> no, i wouldn't have said that. lynn nichols says $7 million for that? i didn't like it. >> all right. let's talk "the voice." >> i don't think he cares what we say. >> no, he doesn't. he's a sexy actor and -- >> so the voice battle rounds continue. we'll have you do the swlekti i of the winner. team adams, two people. and they sang katy perry's song wide awake. let's listen. ♪ >> who would you have picke