we have george mcguire and liz haywood. ge, i know this was your prosect but i know you spent several months on it. >> i called my friends, all around different places, all around the island. just set up scenes and did different things. everything was spur of the moment. it was a lot of fun to shoot and it was amazing and completely worth all the time we put into it. >> is sip lilip syncing a pop s something you are used to? >> no. but it was worth it this time here. >> liz, when did you realize you were being proposed? >> i thought it was like a graduation party, we were all at his house. our friend billy was like, okay, guys, i made an end of the year video for our cheer team because we're both cheerleaders out there. i was really excited. and then they hit play and i saw the tuxes and stuff like that. i heard this song and i saw him singing and he was the only one singing. nothing related to cheer. was like -- is this what i think it is? i was really excited. >> how did you keep it a secret? >> it was really tough keeping

in reno he was asked who won a basketball game that he played with actor george clooney and toby mcguiret expect, you know, i think that we are all winners because no one got hurt. >> he met with a family who benefited from a program to refinance their home. they are now saving $240 per month. >> just about all anyone that is talking about when the name mitt romney comes up but now his camp is trying to change the conversation from allegations of high-school bullying, to the economy. grace lee tells us why it does not seem to be working. >> it does not seem to be working in part of what making the story's a powerful is that there are multiple classmates that spoke to the washington post. while a man not all agree with his politics, they do agree on what happened that day in michigan so long ago in 1965. >> mitt romney is campaigning in north carolina, hundreds of miles from his home state of michigan to read but one story from his past is sticking close. an alleged pulling incident that happened at his prep school in a detroit suburb. >> i did some stupid things in high-school. and if an

george clooney bringing in more than $12 million in campaign funds. and today, the president played hoops with clooney and actor to bi-mcguire. clooney played on the president's team. here's what the president said about that match-up. >> as you might expect, george and i won. but you know, i think we are all winners because nobody got hurt. >> the president fresh off his hollywood help. >>> we turn now to a brian ross investigation tonight, it's one of the biggest weight loss empires in the country. the advertisements are everywhere. 1-800-get thin. two doctors making promise off the promise of helping people lose weight and fast. tonight, five people have died. investigations have begun. and abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross tracked those doctors down. >> reporter: paula rojeski told friends she was desperate to finally lose some weight. >> i want to be skinny. i want to be skinny. . >> reporter: for years, she had seen ads for 1-800-get thin, promising an easy surgery, where her stomach would be shrunk with a lap-band. but paula died on the operating table. >> is she breathing? >> no. >> okay. paramedics ar

he was rubbing elbows with some of the big hollywood stars like george clooney, toby mcguire, jack blackey, right? >> yeah. it sounds like it may have set some kind of record. it sounds like $15 million last night. the tickets were $40,000 each. the president clearly in full on campaign mode. we heard many times about how much money this campaign may raise. every four years it's the most expensive presidential election to date. they batted around the number of a billion dollars possibly for his reelection campaign. so that money has to come from someplace and last night it came from his buddies in hollywood apparently. >> steve: and apparently of the $15 million figure that we're getting, $10 million came from that for $3, win a date with the president of the united states and george clooney. they did have the two winners. one person from st. petersburg flax fellow and the other one from new jersey. >> it was two women who won and they brought along their husbands and i can't imagine what it must be like just to be like any of us, everyday americans and show up in a fund-raiser like this

george clooney's home in studio city. not far from beverly hills and hollywood. among the a listers arriving tonight, robert downey jr., barbra streisand and toby mcguire. the guest donations will only amount to be a third of that $15 million we mentioned. the rest of the money is coming from the general public. tens of thousands of people donated $23 each for a chance to win a ticket to this high profile event. >>> coming up on "nightly news" more coverage on response to the president's announcement to endorse same sex americans. and how ears are turning the conversation back to the economy. >>> a man shot to death by san francisco police late last night. officers have identified the man as 41-year-old dennis hughes. he's accused of beating to death his 66-year-old mother on tuesday. the two lived in the same home. he drove off in his mother's suv after killing her. park investigators tracked down hughes last night at his girlfriend's apartment on post street. when police approached the girlfriend's apartment, the suspect opened fire on officers, leading to a stand-off. 200 neighbors were evacuated from the apartment building and several other building

george clooney. he shot hoops with clooney and toby mcguire.f course with vice president joe biden. they played at joyce -- joint base andrews with biden's son hunter and trip direct areo marvin nicholson. >> sunday the president didn't leave the white house. >> jessica simpson had a her baby two weeks ago and people magazine wants the first photos. new york daily news reporting, the magazine is paying simpson $800,000 to blood pressure these exclusive pictures of her new daughter, maxwell drew johnson. may sound like a good chunk of change but a far cry from the $6 million that that magazine paid jennifer lopez in 2008 for her twins, first notes. >> did you get money. >> the thing is, they all look the same except mine who was cute. most look about the same molly, on the political front the issue seems to be about speculation what the political impact ofpom's about biden forced him to. >> one of the things that hasn't been talked about is the messaging on this is going to be really important. i think amount of things are up in the air rather t

george clooney and supporters. most played $40,000 a piece for the uber-exclusive sold out dinner. names in assistance. tobey mcguirerobert downey jr., salma hayek, jack black. just to name a few. i want to welcome in howard. quite an event. sold out. 150 seats. question is, there's a lot of celebrities in tinsel town. who decides who gets in and who gets shut out here? >> well, first of all, it's a very steep ticket. it's $40,000 a person. that's not a couple. so there was money as a limiting factor. the second thing is george clooney, jeffrey katzenberg, very respected hollywood players who know who's who, who was there the first time for obama, and who deserves to be there the second time. let me explain something. a lot of people think this was an amazing glitzy over the top event. certainly the guest list was. but 150 people is very intimate by hollywood standards. it's sort of a small bar mitzvah in our town which means people really had a chance to spend time with the president. he went to every table. and i can also tell you it wasn't over the top. it was very elegant and understated. and the white house was

george clooney. he brought else on and do it that the event drew hollywood scrambling cram including barbra streisand's jack black to the mcguired robert downey jr. among others about 150 people take for granted plates with the price tag of rope, a big fund- raising results. >>> if you want to include all was raised online then it's definitely a record for presidential fund-raising. >>> mr. bauman now heads often about this morning which is a key state in his campaign to focus on the economy and when he appears a little later today in reno. >>> to avenue sampras's president of, for taking political risks risk and will be coming up talking with willie brown. meanwhile joe biden has apologized for putting president abominate top position of gay marriage biden publicly gave his support days before the president then and the white house says the president in new brighton was speaking from his heart. >>> met ronnie is apologizing of allegations that he was a bully in high school. did we hampshire like other foci done stupid things and has cool and if i offended anybody but i apologize. according to the washington post 46 years ago r

george clooney. 150 guests is held out $40,000 each to attend. some of the names on the guest list include robert downey jr., barbra streisand and toby mcguire. >>> prosecutors rested their case in the john edwards trial. many of his closest friends and advisors were called to the stand during the 14 days of dramatic testimony. edwards is accused of masterminding a campaign fund to hide his mistress from his presidential bid. prosecutors did not call hunter on the stand but she a potential defense witness. >>> testimony in the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens continue. the jury heard about brian mcnamee, the strength coach. the general manager testified mcnamee asked specifically to be hired to train him. clemens is accused of lying to congress in '08 when he said never used performance enhancing drugs. >>> we now know why some metrobuses are catching fire and what's being done to keep passengers safe. >> also time magazine's cover controversy with some eyebrow raising parenting methods. >> it's getting kind of chilly. the skies have cleared and the winds have settled down and we are headed for the 40s overnight. part of our west has

george clooney are combining forces to create a hollywood blockbuster of a different sort. the actor is hosting a fundraiser for the president for his re-election campaign. about 150 people including robert downey junior, toby mcguirea streisand have paid $40,000 a piece to dine with him. organizers expect to gross $15 million from this. making this the biggest presidential fundraiser in american history. >>> in a few minutes, wpgc radio is asking everyone in the washington area to pray for the godfather of go-go. d.c. music legend, chuck brown is suffering from pneumonia. the radio station is asking everyone to stop what they're doing at noon and say a little prayer for brown. he's canceled and postponed concerts since march because of his health issues. >>> we'll take a look at stories we're following for news4 this afternoon. pat lawson-muse joins us with a preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00, the feud heat up again between chris brown and rihanna. georgia ail freda joins us with more hollywood headlines. and tonight at 5:00, the battle over the best chili recipe. we have a look at some of the contenders in this weekend's chili cookoff to see what people think tastes best. >>>