the story became the basis for the denzel washington film. the book is called "high of the hurricane. -- "eye of the hurrican." you all right? you look well. >> got to be. tavis: you have always been in the fashion. ever since you were young. >> my father was a very fashionable person. tavis: whwo tur -- who turned you on to boxing? >> in the military. it seems i had a speech impediment. i could not talk for the first 18 years of my life. i would make all kinds of gyrations trying to get a word out. people thought i was funny. [laughter] tavis: what was the speech impediment about? >> i stuttered very badly. i had a million words running through my mind. i was going through gyrations, you know. i did not know that my father and my grandfather stuttered. tavis: everybody knows the story of the hurricane. it seems to be happening every other day. it is not happening fast enough whore in a far-reaching enough manner. we see somebody getting out having been imprisoned for years, having been falsely accused. what do you make of that? >> it is beca

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. >> you may be doing a movie with denzel. >> and ryan reynolds. yeah. that's next.. >> what do you like about that? >> i get to kill somebody. that's what i like about that. it's always nice -- i got a few people in mind, too. it will be pretty good -- i got something i can use for my acting. >> all right. well, tim, continued blessings and success. give faith and the girls all of our love. so happy for everything going your way. "country strong," opens this friday. >>> next, becky worley. friday. >>> next, becky worley. the coolest the smell of home made chili whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes... keeping your house smelling like it should. purina tidy cats scoop. keep your home smelling like home. to talk about our blueberry juice drinks. they're made with my sweet, ripe blueberries, so they're good for you -- taste real good, too! let's whip up a sample. or just try this. [ chuckles ] >>> all right. here we go. it's two weeks after christmas. you probably think you have all the latest electroni

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