helen hunt won an academy award for her performance in "as good as it gets" back in 1997. her latest role in "the sessions." hunt plays a sex surrogate hired to help a man with polio lose his virginity. >> so. >> your money is on the desk over there. >> yes, it is. thank you. >> that was the wrong way to start off. >> it really was. shall we start again. >> please, you start. >> although the aim is for us to have sex, i'm not a prostitute. you don't have to pay me up front. i have nothing against prostitutes, but there's a difference. we can talk about that later. >> i'm sorry. >> helen hunt, good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> i watched this yesterday. it is -- it is beautifully told. it's incredibly touching, and i want to get to all that, but let's start with what your character just said. what's the difference between a sex surrogate and a prostitute. >> when i first -- i had never heard of this profession, and i thought, yeah, yeah, yeah. it's a prostitute, and -- and then i spoke to the real sheryl cohen green, the woman i play who still works as a sex

. >>> this is an unbelievable woman, helen hunt and john hawks literally bare their souls and a lot more. >> 40 hours of naked truth about what's going on under those covers. >> what's really going on. the critically acclaimed drama called "the sessions." right after this. for women breast cancer crusade. so i can get the energized feeling i need and support a great cause? i'm sold. pink lemonade 5-hour energy? yeah and a portion of every sale goes to the avon foundation for women breast cancer crusade. i'm sold. new pink lemonade 5-hour energy. get the alert, energized feeling you need and support breast cancer research and access to care. try these. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. not just a sensation, sensational relief. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all

helen hunt. >> here is the deal. john hawkes, very underrated actor.he is a 30-year-old polio suffer earlier and i wants to figure out how do this. he has been bedridden. he says go ahead and do this. he reaches out to this sex therapist played by hell enhunt and that is the story and their love story and the six sessions they experience. it is a railroad emotionally driven film. john hawkes does something so rare that you rarely see in hollywood. he transforms emotionally and physically for a role. he had to wear a soccer ball under his back to contort his body. it is absolutely incredible. he will be nominated for an academy award as will hell enhunt. a phenomenal film. -- as will helen hunt. i gave fay four out of five. i really think that john hawkes deserves an academy award for his performance. highly recommend checking you out to the. >> thank you, clarence worley. >> follow me on twitter. a bunch. other movies out in theaters now called sister. we have great interviews coming up including the cast of sky fall in the next couple of weeks. >> tha

. >>> academy award winning actress helen hunt talks about her new movie "the sessions" and this sunday on "meet the press" david gregory speaks with obama campaign senior advisor david axlerod and republican senators rob portman and marco rubio. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

." >> a look at two more movies "the sessions" helen hunt and, "paranormal activity" you're watchingriday morning with the weekend's new movies to look forward to, we are so excited, today's "insomniac theater," we are previewing two movies opening this weekend. first up, paranormal activity 4. >> number 4. like the other three releases the franchise, relies on surveillance cameras that record what goes on when everyone else is asleep. take a look. >> what is he doing? >> freaky, right? >> yeah. >> what's going on? >> um, i don't know. it's weird. >> what's happening? >> i don't know. >> back door open. back door open. back door open. >> what's going on? >> what? >> the newest franchise picks up where the second one left off. as my daughter likes to say when we watch the trailer, dad it looks like it is shot so cheaply. that's part of the charm. but "l.a. times." >> charm? >> at their best the film is unlikely franchise, never thrilling, they have managed to make more scary scenes out of empty rooms than previously thought possible. rotten tomatoes, 33%. >> loving, 96%, the sessions.

gets help from a therapist played by helen hunt.ed r.e sessions" is >> a very interesting mix. 5:50. 64 degrees at the airport. another member of the ravens says he has been playing with an injury. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you prefer to get your magazines in print or in digital form? all of you has said you prefer print -- all of you have said you prefer print. keep sending us those responses. >> some of us just look at the p

this is with helen hunt. >> should we start again? >> sessions received top honors at the sundance film festival. >> just when you thought that you hea had enough. there s a third festiva installment. ths strange family moved into an otherwise quiet neighborhood. now the court is around a small boy with a very dark side. with a very dark side. paranormal before his rated r. >> this curious raccoon will not be wandering take a look. this visitor was able to capture this incident as a chimpanzee throws it. and later he tries to escape. the chimpanzee grubs the raccoon tails he survived and was able to escape. the weather with rainfall. >> it is okay. which will see sunshine and clouds. it will hold off until late. the weekend is safe but monday we could see some what weather for the entire day. >> and other nice weekend. >> it looks good. that will to it for us this see you 11:00 p.m. thank you for watching (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send mo

helen hunt plays a therapist helping a man explore his physical side. hawks are already generating oscar buzz for their performances. the movie is based on a true story. it's rated r. >>> italy is looking more like hollywood where justin timb timberlake and jessica biel will tie the knot. the couple reportedly held a cocktail reception with their fireworks show on wednesday. they have been dating since 2007. they announced their engagement last december. >>> our time is 11:49. coming up, halloween costume ideas for you. >>> plus tom kierein will be back with a check of the weekend forecast [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] seen this from mitt romney? then take a look at this. [ anderson cooper ] if roe v. wade was overturned, congress passed a federal ban on all abortions, and it came to your desk -- would you sign it? "yes" or "no"? let me say it -- i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [ female announcer ] banning all abortions? i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [ female announcer ] trying to mislead us? that'

. >> tomorrow helen hunt.

helen hunt's character speaks about -- making notes about mark saying his spine is so horribly disfigured'm not sure he will be able to physically do what he wants to do. so those things are cues and clues actually so to honor that, i along with the props department ended up making a soccer-sized foam ball that i would place midway under left side of the back to give 199self a good curve. >> is it harder to transform physically or emotionally as an actor? >> for this one, 50-50. this one had a lot of physicality in its stillness. >> i love the scenes when she comes to a and says this is just going to be a job. she gets emotionally engaged in the character and i wanted to ask you, as an actor looking back on your previous caches who what would be a character that you went into as a job but emotionally left and were not able to ever shake. >> any job i think i took as a job was probably early on in my career when i just needed the money and kind of didn't -- was tired of working in restaurants and would kind of do anything to avoid real work. and i would say that nearly everything in the la

. -- up next, actress helen hunt sat down with kevin mccarthy. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are prting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that sta

priest, played by william macy to give him approval to see what's called a sex sur oh gat played by helen hunt just a story about someone losing his virginity. it's about a man and his journey to manhood. take a listen to some reactions. >> i loved it. i am still procession it. it was really touching. and the performances were very, very strong. powerful. >> i think it's the kind of movie, the kind of story that stays with you. >> the fact that he was able to reach out and connect even though he had all the physical disabilities that he had, was just a remarkable, remarkable things. >> a lot of people loved the film. i loved it too. i am giving it four out of five stars. >> wow. >> rotten tomatoes rating it at 96%. >> critics love the movie. >> everyone is loving it. it's definitely going to win a lot of awards. best of all, when you come out of it, you think of humanity. >> it could be a little creepy. >> well, when you can make a script about a quadriplegic losing his virginity -- >> to a sex therapist. >> -- it must be well acted and well written. >> when casually talking about it, it sound

. >> helen hunt takes on a bold new role in "the session." she's hired to help a man confined to an iron lung explore his physical side. hunt and her co-star john hawks are already generating a lot of oscar buzz for their perform answers. it's based on a true story. "the sessions" is rated "r." >> the boy with the golden foot. still ahead, we'll show you how a high school football player broke an nfl record. >>> doug is monitoring some stormy weather out there, so stick around. he'll have your forecast. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. >>> we're head

. >> helen hunt, william h. macy bring the sundance hit with an unusual movie.en 2 proves a sequel can outdo an original. the action flick about a revengeful kidnapper and a father with cia smarts has topped the $200 million mark worldwood as it heads into its third week. >> when most people die, they die badly. >> reporter: plus ben affleck has a winning combination with movie goers. argo heads into its second week. will it be a newcomer or a familiar tale known for leaving much to the imagination scaring up the most interest this time around? we'll keep a close eye on that box office. you keep a close lie on that screen. screen. -- you keep a close eye on that screen. screen. . >> all right. we will do that. coming up, good news for guys. you don't have to get creative to please your lady this christmas apparently. >> i'm all ears. >> ahead at 6:00, fiend out what simple gift most women say they actually prefer. >> we are keeping an eye on the big backup on the beltway. this is a live look outside at the accident. cars at a stand still on the inner loop at wis

. >> oscar winner helen hunt already earning oscar buzz for her latest role as a sex therapist in thens." she'll stop by to tell us about the role which is quite a bit daring for the actress tomorrow on "today." a lot of good buzz on this movie in general. we're looking forward to that. >> while on the topic, actually, speaking of, there are 50 hot bachelors in our 30 rock -- >> lining up for you today? >> no, no, no. they're here for hoda and kathie lee. there they are. >> it's kind of dark down there where they are in the green room. >> they're in the witness protection program. >> the hottest bachelor contest. so one from each state. 25 for hoda, 25 for kathie lee. >> if they had two from each state, it would be the senate of hot guys. >> or the noah's ark of hot guys. we digress. good morning, everyone. >> okay. >>> moving on -- >> coming up, hey, i don't know if he's going to stay after hearing this, but a "new york times" best-selling author, he's written more than 90 books. now one of james patterson's most enduring and popular characters, detective alex cross is back thrilling

. >> academy award-winning actress helen hunt plays the professional who helps o'brien experience intimacy. >> i play a sex surrogate. >> talking to his real life sex surface helped her -- surrogate helped her prepare for the role. >> i thought i want to be like that. shall we get undressed? >> john hawks says playing someone so physically come compromised was extremely challenging. >> i help make this soccer ball size piece of foam a place under the mid-way left side of my back to approximate his spine. >> the movie finds humor. >> am i sharing too much father? >> go on. >> showing that everyone needs and deserves love. teresa garcia, cbs news. >>> and thank you for watching 9news now. good morning, it's 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm jessica doyle, mike hydeck is on assignment this friday. monika samtani will be back in a moment with your timesaver traffic. >> yes. lots of information. >>> and i have something for howard. he could've used it last night. an umbrella. >> pink and white. we have a big

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. >> helen hunt takes on a bold new role in possession. plays a therapist hired to help a man with polio explore his physical side and lose his virginity. hunt and her costar are already generating oscar buzz for their performances. the movie is based on a true story. the session is rated r. >>> now for a look at what is inside the pages of kids post this week. here is news 4's melissa mele. >> this week a jumbo edition of kids post on tv. we're looking at halloween costumes that will give you a big old scare. joining us is tracy grant of washington post kids post. wonderful to have you. >> great to be with you. >> it's nice to be here on this halloween season. we have lots of halloween stuff to talk about. >> that's right. kids post has the results of our annual home made halloween costume contest. >> so creative. >> in sunday's kids post. our readers are so creative. starting off with zoe bell and hebrother owen. zoe is a toilet. owen is the plumber. and zoe wants you to put candy in her toilet bowl. >> doesn't that mean he gets to keep