it's about a guy with polio who hires a sex surrogate played by helen hunt to initiate him into the ways of sex. it sounds like a jiky premise, it's risque, definitely an adult film but it's actually charming and fascinating and fun and frank and i really recommend this film very highly so you can catch it in local theaters, the "sessions," i predict oscar nominations for john hawkins and helen hunt. 3 1/2 stars for that. >> john has another look at the forecast when we retur >> welcome back, everyone. baltimore outreach services is celebrating its 10th year and doing so with a new cookbook. connie crabtree and latresia me with more on the work of art they have, the cook book right there. welcome. >> welcome to you. thanks for having us. >> thank you. before we get into what you do, what are you making today? >> something really easy from the cookbook anybody can do, a salted almond tappinad with dried cranberries and cherries and caramel. this is caramel you buy for ice cream, low fat, sugar free. it's a lot of fun. >> we have leticia doing some -- cutting up almonds. tell us about balt

. >> it details the relationship between a journalist and bay area surrogate partner played by helen hunt. >> aim for us is to have sex, i'm not a prostitute. >> i hope it really helps people understand. >> we found a dozen therapists that recommend sexual surrogates as part of the treatment plan. but others believe the practice, while potentially beneficial is also fraught with ethical challenges such as danger of emotional attachment. >> it's hard as a therapist to create the container but there are clear boundaries of what the limits are. >> the doctor is head of surrogates association based in southern california. >> it takes a special person to be a surrogate partner, ethical and compassionate. >> they work together for about two weeks. she says much of the time was spent talking and doing simple trust building exercises like holding hands until she making mar made the breakthrough. >> i leapt off the cliff i'm going to do everything i want to know i'm a fully functioning woman. >> she is sharing her story who might be in the same position. >> being able to receive the love and compa

. >> it details the relationship between a journalist and bay area surrogate partner played by helen hunt for us is to have sex, i'm not a prostitute. >> i hope it really helps people understand. >> we found a dozen therapists that recommend sexual surrogates as part of the treatment plan. but others believe the practice, while potentially beneficial is also fraught with ethical challenges such as danger of emotional attachment. >> it's hard as a therapist to create the container but there are clear boundaries of what the limits are. >> the doctor is head of surrogates association based in southern california. >> it takes a special person to be a surrogate partner, ethical and compassionate. >> they work together for about two weeks. she says much of the time was spent talking and doing simple trust building exercises like holding hands until she making mar made the breakthrough. >> i leapt off the cliff i'm going to do everything i want to know i'm a fully functioning woman. >> she is sharing her story who might be in the same position. >> being able to receive the love and compassion an

tonight, jay welcomes academy-award winner, helen hunt. from "jersey shore,"

tonight, jay welcomes academy-award winner, helen hunt. fr

. >> it details the relationship between a journalist and bay area surrogate partner played by helen hunt. >> aim for us is to have sex, i'm not a prostitute. >> i hope it really helps people understand. >> we found a dozen therapists that recommend sexual surrogates as part of the treatment plan. but others believe the practice, while potentially beneficial is also fraught with ethical challenges such as danger of emotional attachment. >> it's hard as a therapist to create the container but there are clear boundaries of what the limits are. >> the doctor is head of surrogates association based in southern california. >> it takes a special person to be a surrogate partner, ethical and compassionate. >> they work together for about two weeks. she says much of the time was spent talking and doing simple trust building exercises like holding hands untilmar mademakig mar made the breakthrough. >> i leapt off the cliff i'm going to do everything i want to know i'm a fully functioning woman. >> she is sharing her story who might be in the same position. >> being able to receive the love and com

tonight, jay welcomes academy-award winner, helen hunt. from "jersey shore," dj pauly d.the music of kylie minogue. and "magic clerk." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by

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tomorrow night, helen hunt will be here. but, "jimmy fallon" is happening right now. jimmy!rom studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: thank you very much, everybody. welcome! that's what i'm talking about. that is a great new york city crowd right there. i feel the love. thank you, everybody. welcome. welcome to "late night." here's what people are talking about. you guys, this david petraeus scandal just keeps getting bigger and crazier. it turns out now that another top general and an fbi agent had inappropriate contact with jill kelley, the woman who sparked the investigation. they need to stop pulling the thread on this thing or we're going to have nobody left in the government. [ laughter ] it's just gonna get -- let's all cut the thread. just walk away before this whole thing leads back to kev

i want to thank my guests, helen hunt, dj pauly d, and of course, the incredible kylie minogue. tomorrow night, tim allen will join us. but, "jimmy fallon," jimmy happening right now. jimmy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a.d.: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you so much. i feel the love. a great new york city crowd, welcome, everybody, welcome! welcome to "late night," everybody. here is what people are talking about today. "people" magazine announced that channing tatum is 2012's sexiest man alive! woo! [ cheers and applause ] while florida will announce their results sometime next week. they're still -- in more entertainment news, it's rumored that "dancing with the stars" pro cheryl burke may be the next star of "the bachelorette." a place where a bunch of dudes try to win the aff

. >> not surrogates in the helen hunt -- >> stephanie: my surrogates are hot too. look at him.to talk to you. i finished the manuscript about a year ago, and the words i put into the mouth of the people who were -- that is the fictional governor of florida, and the fictional president of the united states after in my book a devastating storm strikes florida -- >> stephanie: yeah. are you psychic, stephen, come on? >> caller: i am. remember on friends daphne moon says i'm psychic, well what happens is florida is destroyed, but in my book things have gotten so bad that is why atlas is drugged -- people have drugged on the notion of free world, it's the corporate states of america and everything is privatized. >> stephanie: there are no more government agencies the national hurricane center has been privatized and because they couldn't make a profit it shut down and no one could follow the hurricane. >> yeah. >> stephanie: this was -- stephen colbert made the comment who better to respond than the state who's infrastructure has just been washed out to sea. >> yeah that idea severa

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and helen hunt helps him learn to accept his sexuality.e body and the mind, and it's just a remarkable film. >> john: i'm afraid i couldn't relate to that conflict at all. since we know there's not going to be anymore elmo movies out of sesame street do you have any take on the unholy alliance between george lucas and disney? >> i'm just not a "star wars" fan. i saw the flurry on that -- >> john: you are a beautifully cultured woman. and one final question again, are there any films out that people should just avoid? what is right crap right now? >> i don't know that there is much. "twilight" is -- you are not going to see "twilight," unless you are a twi-heart as it is called, but i don't think there's too much crap out there. >> john: i'm thankful for that. allison thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> john: we'll be right back on the "bill press show." taking your calls at 866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ unleashed. joy behar. >> i'll talk about surviving thanksgiving with relationship guru iyanl