people pay attention to george clooney and watch jimmy kimmel. >> does anybody care what george clooney thinks about tax policy. he is a a nice person. i met him and he was nice to me. do they really think they care what sheryl crow thinks about social policy. they are talented people but these are entertainers. >> if things were going wonderfully it would be just fine if this was the first sitting president to appear on a late night show and if he was slow jamming with jimmy fallon and hots of photo ops with celebrities. people see the contrast. >> nobody cares about any endorsement, political or otherwise. they vote for the people who are going to make the decisions especially for president. >> it seems a little tone deaf when the regular folks out there are really struggling and we are kind of in the party central. now, the economy is slow jamming that is the problem for criminal them. gentlemen, great to see you. and plenty more ahead aces the factor moves along. seriously, i didn't get my invitation from clooney. geraldo rivera on deck. the latest on the new jersey mom who allegedl

people pay attention to george clooney and watch jimmy kimmel. >> does anybody care what george clooneyhinks about tax policy. he is a a nice person. i met him and he was nice to me. do they really think they care what sheryl crow thinks about social policy. they are talented people but these are entertainers. >> if things were going wonderfully it would be just fine if this was the first sitting president to appear on a late night show and if he was slow jamming with jimmy fallon and hots of photo ops with celebrities. people see the contrast. >> nobody cares about any endorsement, political or otherwise. they vote for the people who are going to make the decisions especially for president. >> it seems a little tone deaf when the regular folks out there are really struggling and we are kind of in the party central. now, the economy is slow jamming that is the problem for criminal them. gentlemen, great to see you. and plenty more ahead aces the factor moves along. seriously, i didn't get my invitation from clooney. geraldo rivera on deck. the latest on the new jersey mom who allegedly

for $3, you can enter the raffle and the winner gets to have dinner at george clooney's house. member, you can still win dinner with george himself if you have 6'1" blond with a perfect body. >> there will probably be a few stars there like barbara streisand, robert downy jr., toby maguire. the food will be catered by wolfgang puck. protesters on hand. thinking that the president hasn't done enough, larry, to crack down on lenders in the mortgage crisis which hit l.a. hard. by the way, i went on zillow. it has george clooney's house worth $2.7 million down 34% from a peak of $4.1 million in 2005. that's if you believe zillow. back to you. >> i'm still looking for my invitation. but up next on "kudlow," jobless claims fell. it's an important statistic and there's the lowest level in four weeks. so could it mean a rebound in employment, it would actually drive stocks higher. later in the show, i take on the architect of obamanomics, that being larry summers. here's my question to president obama's former top economic adviser, it's the worst recovery in post war history. what went

i'll take you inside george clooney's record $15 million fund-raiser for the president. i'll ask top director rob reiner in an exclusive interview what happens when hollywood's heavy weights play politics. he was at the party. also, mothering or smothering, the battle of the breast-feeding really big kids. i talked to amanda peet about extreme parenting and her controversial mission to have every child vaccinated. and fatherhood and fame with carson daly. >> we're in church every sunday because we have a lot to be thankful for and we know that. >> i'll ask him about his faith, his family and all those supposed wild nights. also, rita wilson, hollywood royalty and the better half of that guy, tom hanks. and only in america, the family jacksons, brothers reunited and divided over michael's killer and a mother grieving her son's death. will you ever get over this? >> never. every morning, every -- all through the day, i think about michael. i just miss him. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. we begin with our big story, the bruising battle for the white ho

furn today we begin with star power, the president took in a record haul at george clooney's fund-raiser, but back to reality when he heads to nevada to talk about the economy. tracie pott joins us with more on that and the high school drama dogging mitt romney, trey sooe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president moves on to nevada to talk about the economy after the three fund-raisers on the west coast last night including the really big one in california. president obama's $40,000 a plate dinner at george clooney's house may be the biggest single fund-raiser ever. more than mitt romney raised in a month. democrats say donations are pouring in, since the president announced his support for same sex marriage. >> making sure that everybody regardless of sexual orientation is treated fairly. >> reporter: the vice presence dent apologized for forcing the president's hands. they will use this as a key difference between mr. obama and romney but for now, romney's apologizing after washington post report says he bullied a gay student in high school. pinning him down and

at that george clooney fund raiser, the president said this. quote, but the truth is it was a logical extension of what america's supposed to be. he continued going on saying it grew collectively out of this difference in visions. are we a country that includes everybody and gives everybody a shot and treats everybody fairly and does that make us stronger? is it working for him right now this messaging? >> for me the most important thing is the response. i think back to 2004 when gay marriage became a national issue because of what happened with the massachusetts supreme court. they seized on that as an opportunity to make a referendum on gay marriage. rallying behind the we're against it side. it seems like mitt romney and john boehner yesterday, they do not want to talk about this. they recognize there's as much danger here, maybe more for them, as there is for obama. >> karen, why is there danger? gop members not coming forward. >> you're asking why is it danger for the gop to talk about this? because they can't win. popular opinion is this

. >> tonight, president barack obama's star studded $15 million fundraiser at george clooney's house. plus a very outspoken penn jillette. he's against marriage for anybody. he'll tell me why. >>> and new information about george zimmerman. our investigation on the photo that could change the way you think about the treyvon martin case. >>> and an exclusive with the jackson, back together again on stage after nearly 30 years. and for the first time since their brother michael's tragic death. >> i think our first charge getting back to the stage would be something in the celebration of 40 years of show business. this is "piers morgan tonight." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening we begin tonight with what we think is the big story. and tonight it's the high-stakes, high glamour hollywood fundraiser happening right now. it's the biggest ever fundraiser for a single candidate a not so intimate dinner at the home of george cleaner for 150 a-listers. guests handed over an estimated $6 million to take part and a ticket raffle raised $9 million. a lucrative west-coast trip

(cheers and applause) so jason, you are at the fund-raiser at george clooney's house?ee been the hollywood community's reaction to the president's big announcement? has it been positive? >> has it been positive? president obama is in a giant hollywood party the night after he came out for gay marriage this is like going to israel after you kill hitler. (laughter) it is like going to burning man after legalizing pot. >> jon: is gay marriage such an important social issue for the hollywood elite? (laughter) >> a social issue for ot hollywood elite, gay marriage, right now in george clooney's house, elton john is swinging from a chandelier sipping champagne off the peanuts of a naked gladiator ice sculpture. and that is the straightest thing i saw in there. (laughter) >> jon: that seems locate a bit of a stereotype of hollywood. >> stereotype of hollywood (laughter) stereotype, start for the reason, jon. this whole town is the hedo hedonistic jobless nightmare middle america always suspected it was. take a look at this. take a look at this picture i took. this is incredib

george clooney put on the event at his house last night. whenever i see george clooney, i always get a sneaking feeling that we may one day be considering him as a serious candidate for president. what do you think? >> well, i don't know what his thoughts about that are, but i do know that if he ever decides to run for elected office, he would be terrific. i mean, he's obviously very articulate, knowledgeable. he's very passionate about issues, and he does walk the walk. i mean, you saw what happened in his being arrested with his father in washington. he has been a very deep and caring person when it comes to the issues. so, like i said, he's very articulate, he's not too ugly to look at, and i think he would do very well. i don't know that he's interested in running for public office, but if he decided to do so, i think he would do very well. >> i've got a sneaking feeling that he will one day. anyway, rob, thank you for joining me. the new movie starring morgan freeman, one of my favorite movie stars, is out on video on demand on june 1s

los angeles mansion george clooney fundraiser starring president obama raised fifteen million dollars in a single guy a lot of a listers turned out in force of barber streisand tobey maguire jack black selma and robert downey jr to name just a few is the most famous man in the world he is the first black president and he's going to absolutely take the endorsements of really wealthy high profile celebrities that people like more than two hundred thousand americans will not receive unemployment checks as a federal extension of that benefit expires this week to be eligible states must prove their jobless rate is at least ten percent higher now than in one of the last three years but those rates have been falling as the unemployed find new jobs or leave the workforce for good he's more of a celebrity president obama then he is a president a price to join the party a cool forty thousand dollars a plate is president obama really the celebrity in chief. if you can catch that one little clip in the middle there what was that about more than two hundred thousand americans not receiving their u

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i'm freaked that george clooney doesn't have a heli-port. doesn't he have a bat port up there. >> what do you feel about the celebrity of fundraising? >> you go to where the money is. these are the 1%. >> do you feel irritated the american presidency is up to grabs for the most money. romney has blown away -- >> we found out. >> by just having more money. >> we found out that is not true. a lot of cases people tried to buy elections at the state level and it hasn't worked. the one big surprise is that the american people are way smarter than the pundits think they are. i think when it all comes down money is important but it's not everything. i think that the american people do care about ideas as crazy as that sounds. >> let's talk gay marriage. >> sure. this is so sudden. >> okay. >> we had been getting on so well. >> you are so cute. okay. >> now what do you think of it? >> well you know i don't think that marriage is the government's business. i don't know why sex and commitment and love is part of the government's job. >> shouldn't it b

let's go to another great invention of our times, george clooney, your acting buddy. you weren't at the big party last night. what happened? you didn't get invited? >> i'm really upset about it. >> are you on the same political side as mr. clooney? enngotr'da t o -ô> i don'eebr wchs the wrwandpeay. th'sheomt fe i >> you're well researched, you're probing. i thought you had a keen interest in your subject, even if maybe you had to create one, but it was impressive. do you like doing the interview? >> i do. our late night show evolved in the ten years where i'm involved in more storytelling. i think we have a boutique late night show that comes on after leno and falun and we're different now and i have the subjects that i have a personal stake in, that makes the interview process for me easier and a lot more fun. i'm a fan of yours. >> i enjoyed it. we'll come to the voice later. the finale, huge success, better than simon cowell, pleasing for everybody. talk about the "time" magazine cover. you're a father, another one on the way, a 3-year-old boy, right? >> yes, sir. >

let's go to another great invention of our times, george clooney, your acting buddy. you weren't at the big party last night. what happened? you didn't get invited? >> i'm really upset about it. >> are you on the same political side as mr. clooney? >> i think probably in most things, yes. i don't know -- i don't know all of his -- his political aspirations, but, yes, i love -- i love george clooney. and i'm a fan of president obama. >> will you be voting for mr. obama come -- >> you betcha. >> finally, amanda, how are you spending mother's day? >> well, on mother's day, i will be with my mother and my mother-in-law and i don't know if there are that many women who can say that. >> you are a brave woman. i wish you all the very best with that one. >> i don't need any bravery. thank you so much. >> next, a father's point of view on this attachment parenting, the voice is carson daly, what he thinks. "ñfÑ >>> i talk about your ability to express opinion on cnn. it is not predictable. it is one of the things i find so interesting about you. i don't know where you're going

he was fed last night at the home of george clooney. he hosted a fund-raiser which pulled in a reportedly $15 million. the president will leave los angeles to head to reno, nevada. there he's expected to deliver a speech urging congress to push through morning refinancing legislation. >>> mitt romney isn't apologizing for what he calls stupid pranks he pulled in high school. "the washington post" reported romney and several high school classmates held down a boy they perceived to be gay and clipped his longish dyed blond hair with scissors. romney says he doesn't remember the specific incident but apologized for any pranks that may have gone too far. >>> american forces are going after the terror group which tried and failed to bomb an american-bound airliner this week. the plot failed because the saudi intelligence officer infiltrated that group. >> we have more on the information he provided. >> reporter: the u.s. launched air strikes in yemen thursday killing as many as seven militants was the second attack against al qaeda in the ar

he said this is the first time george clooney has ever been photo shopped out of a picture. i know exactly where the house is at. heading to clooney's house, children manned a lemonade stand with a sign that said president's drink free. >> oh. >> a our gay family says thanks mr. president. [ applause ] >> oh. >> oh. >> just handsome and romantic. wow wee, i used to try to climb the fence -- because they actually had the party on his basketball court, and i used to gawk at him and his friends playing basketball without their shirts on. i decided to skip this one because they had anti-terrorism unit and air support among many others -- >> yeah. oh, my god. >> i must have hit a breeze yesterday. i decided not to brave that gauntlet. >> that sounds like a helicopter orgi. >> can you imagine what the neighbors said. hold it down over there. >> cher romney is a douche. she slammed romney and paul ryan. he said these people don't care if people starve and then she got tolded by all of the concerned trolls. somebody said go [ censor bleep ] your old [ censor bleep ]. >> wow. that's

it proves that men also love george clooney. jon joond how do women feel about george clooney dumping all those girlfriends? gen jen we don't have time now, james! we don't have time. jon: good report on that! thank you james. >>> we have new information in that honor endous duck boat crash on delaware river that killed two tourists. this video is shocking. we have a settlement now reached in the wrongful death case. you'll see that full video coming up. jon: also new recommendations on how to fight jee -- obesity in america. a report says changes need to take place across the board. what should the government do, if anything? we'll debate that. jenna: these french fries look good. plus a car that drives itself. what do you think? jon: i wouldn't relax next to it, that's for sure. jenna: a closer look at a new set of wheels that steer themselves. ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended con

want to compete with the professional red-carpeters but i would love to be a fly on the wall at george clooney'shouldersoldout fundraiser for president obama. it is held at his los angeles home. tickets were selling for as much as $40,000 a pop. and there are estimates that the bash is going to add nearly $15 million to president obama's campaign coffers this evening fundraiser went from event of the month to event of the year thanks to president obama's announcement in support of gay marriage yesterday. now, republicans, of course have a very different reaction to the president's statement. they call this monumental moment to the issue of our times a distraction. they tried to shift the focus to a topic that they are more comfortable talking about. take a license. >> aren't there issues of significance you would like to talk about? the economy? he the economy. >> they don't want us talking being what this will president has done to jobs and the economy and our country as a whole. >> this is a distraction. president obama does not have a record that he can stand on. >> every single week whether

is >> vice president moments ago exiting air force one before chopering over to george clooney's housesoiree for a peep behind the curtain of what's going on at the clooney-fest matt belloni of the "hollywood reporter" joining us from los angeles with the latest. matt, welcome into the war room. >> thank you very much, governor. >> i was just learning that we were going to have you on a little bit earlier and you were late because of the president's mottorcade? >> obama has caused me to be late, but yes. >> let me get to the heart of the clooney thing. is the mood of the party going to be ebullient in light of president obama's support of same-sex marriage? >> this announcement has en energgized the democratic base here in hollywood like nothing since obama's first run for president. it is amazing. you know, the short time since the announcement you have seen people coming out of the woodwork wanting to throw fundraisers, wanting to throw money at the president. this is really turning into like a coronation tonight. >> the creator of g"glee," ryan murphy, one of the most high-profile g

a couple of jokes and the real reason that people were there was because of george clooney. barack obama said " they like me, but they love him ". regardless of who love to, the venture out hollywood elite including barbra streisand, jack black, and robert downey jr.. 150 people paid $40,000 to attend, at the dinner was prepared by a chef wolfgang puck. some people paid $3 for a chance to win two seats at the table. >> i did not win. >> how disappointing is that? >> terribly disappointing, he has into our house so many times the least he could have done is have us over there. >> the president will speak about the economy in reno at noon and fly to washington d.c.. former san francisco mayor gavin newsom praising president barack obama for taking a political risk with gay marriage. we will be live with him to talk about it coming up at 6:45 a.m.. don't miss that. vice president joe biden has apologized for putting the president in a tough position over gay marriage. he publicly gave his support days before the president did. the white house says that the president knew that h

what would you pay to attend dinner with george clooney and president obama? for a record-breaking fund-raiser at clooney's home tonight. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now we're learning more about an all-out effort by al qaeda terrorists in yemen to attack the united states and how a secret agent prevented one terrifying bomb plot from being carried out. let's bring in brian todd uncovering new details about the informant who apparently snatched al qaeda's bomb. >> wolf, we've been in touch with an analyst who has been briefed by this plot and he's giving us new insights on the bomb itself and on the operative who brought this bomb down. cnn has obtained new information on the agent that penetrated the plot and before it could blow up a u.s.-bound passenger yet. the informant has strong western ties. >> my information basically indicates that he's a british citizen citizen and basically he's an arab or of middle eastern

you mentioned george clooney's house. and they each spend $40,000 a plate. but most of the money is coming from a ralph tffle the obama can put together. you contribute to his campaign online and your name was put into a hat. they selected two individuals, one a woman from florida with a down's syndrome child and a school teacher from new jersey. they were flown out courtesy of the campaign with their spouses. they're taking part as well. there was a bit of a traffic jam here, but mr. obama has been here before. in fact, this is his tenth visit to los angeles. seven of those occasions just for fund-raisers. no public appearances here. he will spend the night in beverly hills, and then it's off to reno, nevada tomorrow. we expect to see him back a few more times before the november election. again, to raise money in california's atm machine. i'm conan nolan reporting live. back to you. >>> the future king of england is currently one of the most talked about weather men on television. prince charles gave the forecast during a visit to a bbc station in glasgow

story speaks to his character, and it's far more damaging than the president hob-nobing with george clooneynd people like that. >> would you rather talk about bullying or hollywood celebrities? pick your favorite insight that you'd like to share this morning. >> i've always been a clooney person so that's where i come down. >> ari never passes on a chance to talk about george clooney. >> when the staff mailed us this story, i took a look at the white house visiting logs, and clooney has been at the white house about five times since obama was elected. it's about the same number as oprah, less than some business executives, more than the vast majority of people and donors. so if we want to take this seriously, putting aside whatever hypocrisy the presidents have, the power increases. so with the superpacs that a lot of people are critical of, and with people that wield so much power, they have more influence. then the second question you have to ask again, if you want to take it seriously, is what comes of that? i actually am less concerned about what i would call loyal supporters of either

i hear george clooney's girl friend is going to get that gig. >> oh, come on!wants stacy keebler? just because she's george clooney's girl friend and she's pretty and smart and know what is she's doing? >> you're available every day except thursdays. >> we've seen the wedding video of kim kardashian and kris humphries so many times, we don't need to see it again. yet there's one wedding-related photo that's yet to be taken that would be interesting to see. >> it is the deposition she'll be giving to kris humphries' lawyers. he wants to ask her about some wedding present. one in particular -- no, not the blender. he wants to know where that six-figure ferrari is that was reportedly given to them as a wedding present. she still has it. i heard they had given them to charity but i guess, you know, she figured the ferrari -- >> not going to charity. >> i can't blame her on that. last week they showed pictures of her driving kanye west's million mercedes. >> there's some new concern over rihanna's partying lifestyle. >> she claims she was sick saturday night when sh