the robert downey jr. did it. both were successful. but what about arnold schwarzenegger? he bounce back from shame and from scandal? we'll have the latest on that, also, coming up. >>> but we want to begin in joplin, missouri, with today's memorial service for the victims of the tornado. the death toll now stands at 139 with about 100 people still missing. nbc's ron allen joins us from joplin. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning tu to you, lester. yes, those numbers continue to change a bit. one variable is the number of missing and unaccounted for, about 100. many of them could be among the dead or they could also perhaps add to the death toll. the problem is that there are so many bodies and remains that have not yet been identified. it's a very difficult process. that's causing anxiety and frustration for many families who still don't know exactly what happened to their loved ones. somewhere in this rubble is the house where melissa croply lived. her sister, lindsey, has been everywhere with this cell phone picture telling how neighbors found her laying on her

actor robert downey, jr., portrayed him in the movie "good night and good luck." he spent 20 years producing emmy award winning pieces for "60 minutes" before retiring in 1988. he died over the weekend. he was 90. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," diverting the floods. the cities are safe but now the water is heading for the heart of cajun country. eekend. he was 90. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," diverting the floods. the cities are safe but now the water is heading for the heart of cajun country. >> couric: much of the floodwater of the mississippi was diverted when the army corps of engineers opened two major spillways. that spared the big cities but it came at a cost to rural communities in the floodplain. dean reynolds is in amelia, louisiana, tonight. dean, a lot of water is headed in that direction. >> couric: to give you an idea of the power of the water coming out of that spillway, it could fill up an olympic swimming pool in less than a second. the spillway strategy designed to lesson the force of the mighty mississippi appears to be s

robert downey jr. was in my history class. not a good student. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, huh?stevez, one of your close friends growing up. you would go to the house -- >> the sheens for me -- everybody has that house in the neighborhood where you know you're going to go by on every christmas eve and any given day in the summer you're going to be hanging out in the backyard, that was that house for me. but i didn't know martin all that well because when i moved in, he was doing "apocalypse now" and gone forever. i met him trick or treating one night. i'll never forget it. it was a wild neighborhood. a lot of people throwing way too many egg, shaving cream, a little out of control. martin would patrol in a full cameo uniform. >> jimmy: this is not for halloween? >> this is -- look are i don't know if it was halloween or he was working through some psycho stuff left over from "apocalypse now." but that was my introduction to president bartlett. >> jimmy: and did he scare you? did you run from him when you saw him roaming the neighborhood like this? >> listen, anytime there's a ba

the last "iron man" film took in $300 million. >> robert downey, jr. forgiven for his messy ways until he made a film like "iron man." if you build it, they will come. >> reporter: after years of mocking other public figures for their sexual scandals, david lett letterman found himself in the same situation, admitting having sex with female staffers. >> i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. >> reporter: he immediately went public and apologized on national tv and his audience not only stayed with him, it grew. >> when you don't take yourself seriously, when you laugh at yourself, people say, at least he gets it. >> tiger woods' troubles just won't end. on one hand the golfer made $75 million last year, the highest paid athlete of the year. >> tiger woods has withdrawn after nine holes. >> reporter: but is about to fall out of the top ten in golf because he hasn't won a tournament since 2009. >> if tiger won a major or two a lot of people critical of him would be saying, come on, it's tiger woods, the biggest brand in golf. when you lo