after clooney's visit, the white house received 50,000 e-mails.war half a world away? >> i got lucky and i feel that that luck that you get needs to be shared and one of the places you can do it is a place that has absolutely no luck at all, like the sudan. >> and you can see our full report on a special "dateline" including some very candid and raw moments with george clooney. the special is called "the winds of war." that's tonight at 9:00 central time on nbc. >> the clock is realisticing here. >> 37 days until the vote that could unleash not just a war, but potentially a war of atrocities and perhaps even genocide. >> and do you think that his voice is strong enough to -- obviously it's reached washington. >> it's amazing, he's allowed himself by doing this to become a real mover on this issue and he has gotten the world to listen. the question is will the world for the first time actually step in and stop something like this. >> we'll see. ann, thank you so much. >>> just ahead, the parents who fought aveerho drove away with their 6-month-old

but, you know -- >> larry: clooney and pitt -- >> i love george clooney.him. >> larry: what makes him special? he's our carry grant. >> what makes him special is he's different. believe it or not. he's not carry grant. he's different from carry grant, as individual as carry grant was and as grace as he was, george has his own place. you could say in a way in a manner of speaking, he's sort of falls into that pantheon but he's very special. >> larry: what are you going to do after venice? >> what's he talking about? >> larry: after the merchant of venice. >> after merchant i'll probably do a movie, i think, with adam sandler. >> larry: adam sandler? >> yeah, i think so. >> larry: i heard about this. >> we don't want to go into it. >> larry: you play yourself? >> it's not a done deal yet. >> larry: but it's a very funny concept and adam is great and he's very funny and not only that is he a great actor but he's a great comic writer. i want to go on stage again, too. >> larry: why do you keep working? >> because i'm here. because i still, you know, have my he

clooney's group not on our watch is starting a phase. satellite images will show mass movements of troops, civilians or other warning signs of potential violence. on january 9 people in sudan are expected to vote on a referendum on whether to divide the country. >>> just in time for your breakfast, you're about to find out a lot more about the meat you eat. the agriculture department is announcing some new rules for nutrition labels. ktvu's allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom with the details. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. it might be some information you'd rather ignore. these new labels are going to include information listing calories, calories from fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and more on the most commonly purchased cuts of meat. nutrition experts predict people might be shocked at what's in meat. a 4-ounce serving of ground beef 73% lean meat has 350- calories, 270 of them from fat. the new label wills appear in 2012. the food police groups like the center for science in

clooney's group, not -- not on our watch, is funding the startup phase. this will show any mass movements of troops, civilians or warning signs of potential violence. on january 9th. people in sudan are scheduled to vote on a referendum on whether to divide the country. a long-time bay area resident may be deported but he wants governor schwarzenegger to grant him a pardon. 41-year-old eddie zheng is an ex-con who -- ex-con who served time at san quentin. but works at a local outreach program. he was sentenced from seven years to life for a home invasion robbery and was paroled after serving 19 years in p rison. immigrationen whats him reported for his crime. >> i deserve a chance to be able to utilize the excuse i have cultivated to state in the united states -- to stay in the united states with my family and to continue to serve in the community. >> several prominent politicians and community leaders have j oined in a drive to pardon zheng as one of his final acts before leaving office. immigration officials say at this point they cannot speculate can -

george clooney. you're a big fan of george.e civil war which has killed millions of people in that country, it's very, very sad. he got a little taste of interesting tradition over there doing some work recently. talked about it in a recent interview. apparently, there's a greeting out there where you get spit on. this is not in a bad way, it's a greeting, a sign of affection. he says it was a tradition i haven't seen, she pulls you down and spits into your hands and pulls your head down and spits onto the top of your head. the she being a female village elder in this very war-torn village. apparently, that's how -- the women in this country would love to kiss, snuggle, whatever with george. and other stuff. this woman out there spit on his head and in his hands. >> interesting tradition to say the least. >> i won't do that to you. >> i won't do that to you. if your racing thoughts keep you awake... sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here on the wings of lunest

one newspaper has dubbed it the clooney effect.h women shop for george clooneys much like rich men do for super models. where as rich men go for young blondes. rich women like aittle salt and pepper in the hair. it's not that they don't factor in looks. we understand they do, apparently. it's just that rich women in their survey, like the older virile sean connery types. >> okay. >> i was waiting for your comment on that. >> i like salt and pepper. but i'm not rich. >>> tackling some tough issues like cyber bullying and se >>> move over couch potatoes, make way for cyber surfers. for the first time ever we're spending as much time surfing the internet as watching television. that comes to about 13 hours a week. it's not that tv watching is down so much as online habits are way, way up. >>> we wish the mercury were way, way up, but it isn't. doug has the latest on our weathe >> normally this te of year, we say, hey, head down to florida. they're dealing with some of their coldest numbers in years as well. wee going to continue to se

. >>> george clooney's group, on. >>> a long time bay area resident may be reported, but wants the governor to grant a pardon. he's an ex con who served time artisan quentin, but is now a program manager for a local youth outreach program. when he was 16 he was sentenced for seven years to life for a home invasion robbery. he was paroled after serving 19 years in prison. immigration wants him deported for his crime. >> i deserve a chance to utilize the skills i have to stay in the united states with my family. >> several prominent politicians have joined in the petition drive. they're asking the governor him to pardon him as one of his final acts before he leaves office, but can't speculate on what's going to happen to him. >>> still ahead, he's been called uncooperative in this investigation. coming up, what punishment brett favre for not being candid to investigators about allegations of sexual harassment against him. >>> the dow is up almost 40 points, a pretty light day trading wise. you've got the weather and holiday week, so trading volume is about half of what it normally is at this

clooney's group is funding the startup base of the project. they will show any mass movements of troops or other warning signs of potential violence. the people are set to vote january 9th whether to divide the country. >>> it was no day at the beach for public works crews. coming up the mess left behind from the winter storm and the wind concerns still in place for tonight. >> our salmon coming back? we'll give you the hopes for next season. >>> it's wicked today! we went to the store and came back and can't believe the wind! >> windy and wild weather all around the bay today making this major clean-up day even more difficult. this day after a powerful storm pounds the bay area. right now people across the bay are dealing with the after math last night's intense storm, from downed trees to mudslides. we are live now with our story. maureen. >> reporter: we've since brought to the beach, twin lakes beach in santa cruz and it's most lowedly died down. today had we been out and picked up the sand it would have been gusting off but it's pretty mu

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>> i think he was disappointed it was not george clooney. tavis: if there is a complexity to your character and more to than the american public thinks they know, why we do not want to do the film? it was a chance to see who you were. >> it was a chance to from his perspective. this man winter years and years of being -- winter years and years of being attacked and vilified -- went through years of we were not going to fall in line of the methodology. what is funny about that is when you discover what that was about, he wore that have all the time. he did not wear because he thought it made him look like don corleone. he never wanted to put the yarmulke in front of everybody. tavis: it reminds me of dukakis in the tank. >> you know you are getting in. tavis: just a bad picture but i digress. did you come away, and you are a political guy. did you come away with tha viewf this process that lobbyists control? >> it is corrupt and filled with hypocrisy. we do a scene where jack abramoff was dragged before the senate hearing and in front of john

first, a look-alike george clooney. >> let's talk about this big business bush in the united states. president obama is summoning corporate chiefs on wednesday. it's all to win their support for his economic policies. business leaders from google, cisco systems, american express, and texaco will all be there. >> from big banks to big oil. corporate america has frequently been the target of presidential tongue lashing. >> that is the height of irresponsibility. it is shameful. we want our money back. we are going to get it. >> after a bruising defeat in the midterm congressional election, the president is showing a more conciliatory attitude. he is inviting the heads of google, ibm, and others for a so-called ceo summit on wednesday. >> the goal is group therapy. he wants to say, "how can we be friends?" he will probably have some things he wants back from them. >> its welcome the news on wall street, where the president is widely perceived as anti business. that is why investors are encouraged. >> the veteran stockbroker has until recently been a staunch critic of the president's pol

george clooney's organization is called not on our watch. it's funding the start up phase of the satellite project. the satellite images will show any mass movements of troops, civilians or any other warning signs of any potential violence. on january 9, the people of sudan are scheduled to vote on a referendum that would -- whether to divide up that country. >>> well, just in time for breakfast. you are about to learn a lot more about the meat you eat. the agriculture department is announcing new rules for nutrition labels. allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom with details. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, claudine. new labels on meat are going to look like the nutrition labels you're used to seeing on lots of other products. they're going to list calories, calories from fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and more on the most commonly purchased cuts of meat. the feds say the goal is to make americans more conscious of health choices and help them fight obesity. nutrition experts predict people m

. >> reporter: there's george clooney in "up in the air." and then there's me in this assignment. my marching orders were to fly in and out of as many air ports as i could in two days. los angeles. in st. louis now. during the busy holiday travel season. completely full flight. middle seat. >> service to los angeles. >> reporter: and no taking advantage of the perks i'm used to as a frequent flyer. no upgrades, no free bags. i even loaded myself down with four checked bags for every flight. >> these are the claim checks for your bags and you have a good trip, my friend. >> reporter: thank you. a workout for me and for my corporate credit card. four bags. $200 in baggage. $260. and we swipe again. my grueling grind started at dfw. i flew to chicago and st. louis, then headed west to los angeles and san francisco. next to phoenix, back to l.a. before finally heading home to dallas. that's almost 6,000 miles. we're not even in the rope line yet. every step of the way i waited in line to check all of those bags. to get through security, to board a plane where i sometimes found a cat u

. >> and the most charismatic, it is obviously george clooney. exhibiting generosity, leadership, notably this year's globe trotting for the u.n. as a special envoy dealing with human ri >>> okay. bummest rap. pat? >> the firing of general stanley mcchrystal, a soldier- soldier over some silly interview with comments in rolling stone. >> right on. >> eleanor? >> the islamic cultural center in new york is a terrorist threat. bum rap. >> monica? >> bummest rap, the g.o.p. is the party of no. actually they were the party of stop, stop spending, stop government intervention, stom obama care, stop tax increases which is exactly what the american people wanted. >> thank you for clarifying that. >> clarence? >> the ground zero mosque which is not at ground zero. it is not a mosque. and that whole brand just got stuck on it. and it became the political issue. >> bummest rap. the rap against tarp. troubled asset relief program. tarp has saved the world from global economic collapse. yet president obama, gates, get no credit, it is a bum rap not to give th

. >> when he partnered with george clooney to do k street, the documentary of washington, d.c. and lobbying, it sucked. >> did it? i never saw it. >> it was bad. he wasn't like on this bed creative -- >> he made the horrible porn movie. >> yeah, i don't know what happened to him. >> he had such promise. >> the justice department sues the school. wouldn't let the teacher take time off. you said someone from the 700 club wanted to take a three week's leave. and this wouldn't be a story. >> no, it wouldn't. >> i agree. it would have been denied, but the justice department would have sued the school. >> of course it would have been denied. >> i don't think religious freedom means you need to take three weeks off your job in the middle of your job. >> based on religious grounds you can make a -- an argument why you need to take a leave with no money. >> i am can selling christmas and easter and yom kiper and scientology day. >> now you have gone too far. >> how will worship zenu the alien tree? >> by the way, this woman says her civil rights were violated, but she says based on her

. >> george clooney, so good. all that elaborate planning. this was not exactly elaborate, not quite the same. guy comes in wearing a motorcycle helmet says give me your chips. they give him a million and a half dollars worth of chips. look at it, he's getting away. the story doesn't end quite as well, though. >> no. >> we'll have that for you. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. there's one word every man should know. - leo. - the leo diamond, certified to be visibly brighter, at kay, the number one jewelry store in america. - yes. my bliss? lips that feel soft, smooth, kissable. my blistex? silk and shine. real silk extracts. with a touch of shine. discover bliss. discover blistex. >>> we like these people. we're very impressed, with their costumes, as well. >> standing out there in such cold weather today. >> welcome back to "the early show." early why err this year, a story grabbed national headlines, you remember this, we first told but a missing arizona baby named gabriel

. >> george clooney, so good. all that elaborate planning. this was not exactly elaborate, not quite the same. guy comes in wearing a motorcycle helmet says give me your chips. they give him a million and a half dollars worth of chips. look at it, he's getting away. the story doesn't end quite as well, though. >> no. >> we'll have that for you. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. there's one word every man should know. - leo. - the leo diamond, certified to be visibly brighter, at kay, the number one jewelry store in america. - yes. my bliss? lips that feel soft, smooth, kissable. my blistex? silk and shine. real silk extracts. with a touch of shine. discover bliss. discover blistex. goodrich... here's what s going on on the bay bridge construction project . they're addin >>> people for news headlines. i'm juliette goodrich. here's what's going on on the bay bridge construction project this morning. they are adding steel to the suspension tower. by christmas it should be 300 fe

other than the fact i think he was bitterly disappointed it wasn't george clooney playing him, we hadlly frank, very open conversation. i was more interested in the emotional terrain of what he was going through, rather than the case itself. i knew i could vet the people and find out what was factual. i could see when he was at the top of his game why he was as successful as he was. he's very passionate and charming. believed in republican principles. a faithful man, dedicated to his family and religion. charming, funny, impressionist, as you mentioned. and i do impressions in the movie, as he did. everyone talked about how he -- it no one ever reported about that. he used to sit at signatures restaurant, his restaurant in d.c. and hold court and be being ronald reagan and dolph lund gren. in the movie, i do those people. i have to admit i've expanded his repertoire. he never did bill clinton. then again, i've never done a dolph lundgren. >> there's so much to talk about. that is one of the most delightful, unknown facts that i've had in my experience, particularly in this subject sin

will talk it george clooney, brad pitt and others, all next on "larry king live."re in al pacino's backyard in beverly hills. last time he was with us after much begging and cajoling was back in 1996. we thought it would be the start of hundreds of interviews, and this is the second time. we've become very close friends. we spend a lot of time together. this is only the second time on the show. let's show you a little clip of the first time from 15 years ago. >> no, don't. >> larry: watch. why have you finally come? >> i've come here? >> larry: yes, finally, after years of asking. >>y is nihility, i guess. >> why do you dislike interviews? >> well, i don't -- i think it's because it starts with the whole idea of being an actor, which is something that is a kind of -- the anonymity of an actor. the more anonymous you are, the easier it is for an audience to accept you in a role. i think it starts -- it starts there. and it's also basically because i think i'm somewhat shy. >> larry: you still feel that way? do you still feel -- >> yeah, i do. but i'm so shy now, i w

sinatra, george clooney, clint eastwood, bacal. so many stars, i can't name them.rom heather mills' leg, to ross perot's twang, you always cajole, not harass or harangue. you were moments when the guests had a cow. seinfeld wasn't canceled, larry, but i guess you know that by now. tyson ko'd without a punch and you got miss california's sash in a bunch. you get gaga for gaga. alas, it was brando who gave you some action. eight presidents joined you from nixon to obama and you brought us each moment of o.j.'s long drama. some startling shows i'll never forget, tammy faye's eyes, ted hag gart's regret. your guests made us, cry, made us think. wynona judd told you about a god wink. i hadn't heard that before so i looked the phrase 7. it's a miracle, blessing, an overfilled cup. that's what you are, and as old blue eyes might say, the best is yet to come, larry, you did it your way. congratulations, larry. [ applause ] that's from wendy, too. >> larry: thank you all. diane, until i get them, you may wear those suspenders on the abc world news. >> i will so wear them wi

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>> clooney's cabo getaway. >> j. lo's new diet. she stays in great shape. that's just in time for her "american idol" debut. >> it is time for tonight's star watch. >> chelsea

when hi saw him, was he happy that -- >> i think he was disappointed mostly that it wasn't george clooneye to go out and launching this movie without george by my side. he used to giggle off camera as we were doing scenes, i would have to say, george, shut up, we're doing scenes. he was exuberant and he loved politics. he was at a rally when he passed away. but his cousin won the election and i thought that was a pretty good sign. since he didn't run a negative campaign, it was hopeful. >> i mentioned that you just got a golden globe nomination for this and i also wanted to mention that your production company was behind "social network" which received six nominations. this has been a big year for you. >> i am enormously proud of my partner who went to the academy awards as my assistant and now he might be going -- it's an incredible story, number one. but the book that the film is based on, we got incredibly lucky that sony pictures generally doesn't do movies about people talking in rooms. it's a story about relationships and david fisher did an extraordinary job and we're incredibly pr

. >> george clooney, so good. all that elaborate planning. this was not exactly elaborate, not quite the same. guy comes in wearing a motorcycle helmet says give me your chips. they give him a million and a half dollars worth of chips. look at it, he's getting away. the story doesn't end quite as well, though. >> no. >> we'll have that for you. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. there's one word every man should know. - leo. - the leo diamond, certified to be visibly brighter, at kay, the number one jewelry store in america. - yes. my bliss? lips that feel soft, smooth, kissable. my blistex? silk and shine. real silk extracts. with a touch of shine. discover bliss. discover blistex. >>> it's now 7:25. it's a pretty sunrise, but a very cold day's start. sharon will update the commute after the weather. >>> second morning in a row with single digit windchills. we have no wind advisories in the out look. those were dropped last night. 32 today and feels like 8. the temperature is

we know george clooney's work. we know bono's work. they have also been very skillful in making sure, because they have understood that part of the value proposition for the issues that they work on is bringing public attention, getting on "the today show," the front page of "the new york time," " good morning america," because that is the value proposition, but they're not the only prominent personalities doing important things. i think sometimes that we may not seek them to lift them. the urban league, we are a lot of public personalities and celebrities, and we honor magic, angela bassett, layla ali this past summer, also al alfri woodward. but we did not honor them simply for their professional pursuits but because they're highly involved and engaged in the community. right now, one of things we're working on, quiet discussions going with some nfl people, the nfl players association, the national football league, and a handful of players about trying to encourage this to get more active and involved and use their prominence around

. >> in terms of men, of course, you have george clooney in hollywood and there are a lot of people whoas awn icon of sex now that he's actually grown older and you're seeing both the side by side pictures more people know his face now than then when he was younger. in terms of men, do you think the standard and the different potential standard between men and women makes a difference mentally in terms of how men versus women feel sexy? >> well, men have an advantage in that traditionally, their sense of sexiness and self-esteem tends to come from power and earning potential, which tends to rise over the lifespan. they've also been kind of -- been given permission more to have a few wrinkles and get gray whereas women traditionally have not. >> thank you so much, dr. jen. for more about how your sexual confidence changes with age, go to our partner in health webmd.com and search sexuality and aging. >>> later, what will it take to turn kate middleton into princess catherine? the transformation has already beg begun. we are watching it every day. next half hour we are joined by the man w

we know george clooney's work. we know bono's work. they have also been very skillful in making sure, because they have understood that part of the value proposition for the issues that they work on is bringing public attention, getting on "the today show," the front page of "the new york time," " good morning america," because that is the value proposition, but they're not the only prominent personalities doing important things. i think sometimes that we may not seek them to lift them. the urban league, we are a lot of public personalities and celebrities, and we honor magic, angela bassett, layla ali alfriast summer, also woodward. but we did not honor them simply for their professional pursuits but because they're highly involved and engaged in the community. right now, one of things we're working on, quiet discussions going with some nfl people, the nfl players association, the national football league, and a handful of players about trying to encourage this to get more active and involved and use their prominence around important

president obama and george clooney. we're going to look back at the year that was, 2010.ne over 30, they're turning 65 this year. what they think of work, family and money now. >>> and today's beauty, 'tis the season to celebrate and that means trying to look your best morning, noon and night and the morning after the big bash too. this morning we're going to check out some new beauty breakthroughs and pretty impressive things. >>> also ahead in "today's" holiday kitchen, get ready to nibble from real cooks around the country. i think they're doing fried cheese. >> we're going to show you where you could see a white christmas. you guys into a white christmas? you like a white christmas? >> all right, so let's have a look at who will be seeing a white christmas and who has a good chance of seeing it and actually deep down into the south, we might see one thanks to a piece of a system in the west, is actually going to meet one some cold air in the east and that's what might cause some of the snow. let's see where we are seeing the snow for today. i saw a snow total, 17 feet

. >> so we've got sandra bullock and george clooney together.'t it be nice if they actually really did? >> exactly! they're both available. >> they're royalty in terms of hollywood but people would love to see those two people sort of get together. >> this would be her first big venture since the whole bust-up and adoption of little louis. >> who is the director? >> i forgot the game. >> me, too. but she was an action heroin, "speed." she started her own -- it is about time i think she got back into action. >> taylor swift and jake gyllenhaal -- >> they're definitely together. gwyneth paltrow put them together? >> wait. she knew jake and knew he was a great guy. chris martin knew taylor so they brought them together. they went on this incredible date. we actually reported it. they rented out the whole movie theater in nashville to see "tangled." >> that's cute. that sounds like something your guy would do for you. >> but that means it's got to be real. no guy is going to go see "tangle" with a girl he doesn't really love. >> they took all the ki