she had three oscars and many of her hollywood costars described her as a life-long friend. when one of those friends rock hudson came down with a then barely-understood illness, she raised money against aids and sometimes, that brought her here to san francisco. >> i am here once more to ask for your help, your compassion, and your love. i am here for those who cannot be here to ask for themselves. >> we begin tonight with the year elizabeth taylor began this part of her life's work, the year rod hudson revealed that he had acquired aids. we reported on the effect of the actor's revelation here in san francisco in july of 1985. >> people who have been working on the aids issue for the past few years seem unanimous in their reaction. they're saddened by the personal tragedy, but they see that aurg laker purpose has been served. >> that means that many people who know rock hudson can say this is a person with aids, this is a person fighting for his life, to be able to to survive, and that's something that many, many americans need to know. >> and the necessity of his seeking

and so we have what you need to if you go into this is not hollywood hollywood style waiting for me hollywood still not waiting for me hollywood doesn't exist once for me i'm the filmmaker that's not a hollywood they make certain films. that take me years to take that they years to do that. but that's not to me that's not where we live. it's just a different size product and it's safe is not dangerous it's not too sweet not to salt not too much blood but the lid so it's like. it's almost like you know i can't swim give me a jacket those those that's hollywood movies they need to have millions of people to watch them to get their money back by that nature it means you have to tell very same stories how once a stories i want dangerous stories i want to pick your brain pick your hard tickle you but i don't want to do and say save for is safe is in the office or something and this is not the same profession you have to take enormous chances and do it gladly you know well you played many you know hostie many to play characters like they choose for example your role in the hitchers how does it feel

se dio a conocer la noticia de la muerte de la diva de hollywood cientos de fanÁticos y curiosos hana aquÍ, en la estrella de la actriz en el paseo de la fama. es una manera de darle un Último adiÓs. >> flores, cartas y fotografÍas son parte de las muestras de cariÑo y respeto que han dejado fanÁticos de la estrella de la leyenda del cine elizabeth taylor quien falleciÓ hoy a los 79 aÑos en un hospital de los angeles a causa de una insuficiencia cardÍaca. la desapariciÓn conmueve a sus admiradores. >> nos encontramos con esta

she was a smoldering sex symbol and a hollywood superstar. barbara walters remembers elizabeth taylor. >>> everything and more. the love affairs. the luxury. the famous friendships. the fashion statements. we get the inside story of the legend on and off the screen. >>> remembering elizabeth taylor. a special edition of "nightline" with barbara walters starts right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 23rd, 2011. >> good ooepin ievening, i'm te moran. and tonight, we remember elizabeth taylor, who died today at 79. and we're lucky we can call on a colleague of ours that knew taylor as a subject and friend. barbara walters is here with us. you interviewed elizabeth five times. reaction to her death is really breathtaking out there. on tv news, all the way out to twitter. really touched something deep in the country, across the generations, too. why? what was it about her that captured or imagination and held it for so long? >> rep

just a sad day for hollywood. a woman whose life will be celebrated that's for sure. >> there's much to celebrate in that life. her publicist saying the three-time oscar winner, just as famous for her life off screen including the eight marriages and her very important humanitarian work, her publicist says she died of congestive heart failure this morning at cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles. she had been treated there, checked in about six weeks ago. taylor's four children were with her when she died peacefully. she was 79. cbs news correspondent manuel takes a look back at the hollywood legend's incredible life and very long career which began back in the '40s. >> i wish your mother were here. >> she is. she's inside me. >> reporter: most americans first laid eyes on elizabeth rosemond taylor in the movie "national velvet." at 12 years old she skyrocketed to fame. during the next seven decades the public would be fascinated by her marriages and scandalous affairs, countless illnesses, surgeries, see-saw

no queríamos meternos con hollywood niki. >> salud, amigo. >> salud. >> antes de que fuera hollywood, un par de dólares de vez en cudo. >> no digas estupideces. >> no alardees, idiota. si no engañas a mí, engañas a niki ¿entiendes? >> al diablo tú y al diablo niki. no tomo nada. ocúpate de lo tuyo. >> está bien, socio que pases buen día. >> trabajas para alguien, trabajas con alguien. trabajas con niki, tomas algo extra para ti ¿crees que no lo sabrá? mal pensado. >> apártate de mi camino, abuela. >> como te dije linda, dirigiré este lugar en unos años. ¿por qué no terminas ese trago y vamos a mi casa? (disparo). >> ¿saben qué es esto? ¡saben qué es esto! billetes. pero me pertenecen. no importa si es un millón. no importa si son cien dólares. ¡no importa si son veinte dólares! cuando tomas algo que es mío. me escupes a la cara. y eso me duele. ¿cuál es la primera regla en la vida? >> la primera regla en la vida sobre los demás. ¿cuál es el primer mandamiento que elor dios nos dio? no te metas con el hombre. no te metas. sírveme lo de siempre. (música). >> no te metas con él. eso es v

. >> farewell to one of the last icons of hollywood's golden era. elizabeth taylor has died at the age of 79. welcome once again. we have had reports of fresh explosions in tripoli. airstrikes by international forces continue for a fifth consecutive night. the officer leading the british air operation said colonel gaddafi is airforce no longer exists as a fighting unit and international forces now control the libyans five. a senior commander said forces loyal to khaddafi are violating the resolution 1973. air strikes have been targeting them. besieged by government tanks and artillery. we will report on efforts to find a consensus on the no-fly zone. now from the rebel-held stronghold of benghazi. >> their city was saved in an 11th hour intervention from the international community. the people came out to give collective thanks to britain, france, and america. the east is reveling in the warm glow of liberation. they know that many others are still battling under siege. this is where the -- what the rebels and civilians are facing. they seem to show

the life and legacy of a hollywood original, elizabeth the life and legacy of a hollywood original, elizabeth taylor. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. we begin with an incident at rag an national airport just outside the national's capital. if you're an anxious flyer, well, this will not help. because early wednesday morning, two airliners trying to land at reagan were unable to contact anyone in the control tower. it's reported that the lone air traffic controller on duty was apparently asleep. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest on this. good morning, susan. tell us what happened here. >> hi, good morning, betty. this is something aviation officials say they have never seen before. first, one pilot calls in to air traffic control at reagan airport here in washington, then a second one does, looking to land, and they're greeted with nothing but silence. it was an event that could have turned out a lot worse. transportation secretary ray lahood has ordered a national review of air traffic control staffing, following a s

hollywood walk of fame. today the hollywood chamber of commerce also taylor with a pink wreath. she was one of the first stars on the walk when it began back in 1960. >>> all right, folks. it has been a rocking morning around the bay area, rainfall showing up and more is on the way. we have scattered showers out there right now. the main cold front moving through early on today. behind that, we have some of these cells that continue to move on by. taking new for a closer look, concord area you're getting hit hard by this system moving through. some of these could have some embedded thunderstorms so watch out for that today. brief heavy downpours scattered about the bay area. san jose also looking at more showers there some moderate amounts just moving to the east and up in the mountains as well, a little bit further over the bay you were look at more widely scattered showers but look at that train of moisture in through oakland. you're seeing those scattered showers and moderates amounts of rainfall so it's

. >>> also ahead, the passing of a hollywood legend. everyone in mourning tonight over the death of elizabeth taylor. howpaying her tribute. >>> concerns in japanned three a rush at grocery store there is, while a search continues for americans still missing in japan. >>> good afternoon. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. windy this morning about the weaker winds that moved through. winds moved through at 50 miles an hour in los gatos and 30-mile-an-hour wind gusts in san jose. we are looking ahead toward our next storm and the flood advisory already out for the ttire bay area mo moroing.rn we will have details on this stronger storm for your commute, coming up. >>> our international headlines now. we are a week into the u.s.-led military intervention in libya and there are concern that is fight is dissolving into a stalemate. u.s. pilots are flying 45% of the missions, almost half of what it was a few days ago. libyan leader moammar gadhafi's forces are taking heavy hits from the air but on the ground, rebel forces are losing territ

se dio a conocer la noticia de la muerte de la diva de hollywood cientos de fanÁticos y curiosos hanarle un Último adiÓs. >> flores, cartas y fotografÍas son parte de las muestras de cariÑo y respeto que han dejado fanÁticos de la estrella de la leyenda del cine elizabeth taylor quien falleciÓ hoy a los 79 aÑos en un hospital de los angeles a causa de una insuficiencia cardÍaca. la desapariciÓn conmueve a sus admiradores. >> nos encontramos con esta pÉrdida para el espectÁculo de los estados unidos, elizabeth taylor, creo que la gente se ve conmocionada aquÍ. creo >> la llamada diosa de hollywood nacida el 27 de febrero de 1932, en londres, de padres estadounidenses tuvo una vida intensa entregada al cine. iniciÓ su carrera a los 10 aÑos y fue con la cinta... que conquistÓ al pÚblico con su inocencia. posteriormente cleopatra y quiÉn teme a virginia... fueron los papeles principales que la colocan como una de las favoritas de la pantalla grande. la actriz fue ganadora de dos oscars. su gran pasiÓn por las cosas y los hombres fueron otros aspectos que la destacaron. >> grandes amores.

one last grand entrance for a hollywood legend today, friday sh mar, hollywood legend today, friday sh mar, march 25, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm mcalistatt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. just a short time ago japan's prime minister delivered an address to his nation issuing an apology to farmers and businesses damaged by the nuclear crisis. he's been thanking the so-called

when hollywood loses one of its own it causes everyone in hollywood to be introspective.false sense of being invincible. that's what we accuse young stars of having that problem. when you see someone so iconic who incited so much passion pass away, it's difficult to watch. >> courtney, thank you as always. >> we'll be back with more on the life of elizabeth taylor and photos of her 79th birthday after these messages. heaven comes to earth. rich, creamy, thick dannon greek, the most delicious yogurt imaginable. heaven on earth! discover dannon greek to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. motrin pm. is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. you know, each year, olive garden sends over 100 of us to study the art of italian cooking. we learn from master chefs. we visit the local markets. we talk to the artisans. we learn all the little secrets of italian cooking and bring them back to share with you. inspired by italy, our new handm

jane russell endured as one of hollywood's most popular stars.plause] >> the hollywood actress jane russell has died at the age of 89. just a reminder of our main story this hour. gaddafi has told the bbc the people of libya love him and outside forces from al qaeda are inciting protests. desperate to get out of the country, tens of thousands of migrants sleep on the streets of the libya-tenacious of border -- libya-tunisia border. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

she was born in london of well- to-do american parents brought to hollywood just before world war ii.he grew up at mgm. >> poor lassie. >> reporter: 11 years old in lassie come home. 12 in national velvet. >> a race like this is won by luck? >> no. by knowing that i can win and telling him so. >> reporter: at 18, she married on screen in father of the bride. and off screen too. hotel heir nicky hilton was husband number one. >> my bride and myself are going to have a wonderful time in europe. >> reporter: it lasted eight months. actor michael wilding number 2 four years. producer mike todd killed in a plane crash after 14 months of marriage. singer eddie fisher was number 4. she was trashed by the tabloids for stealing him from debbie reynolds. >> now when i feel that? i feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof. >> reporter: cleopatra. her seductive screen roles blurred into her private life. there was an oscar for butterfield 8. >> i was the slut of all time! >> reporter: a second oscar for playing martha, the boozy shrew in who's afraid of virginia wolf. opposite husband numbe

the last of t hollywood davis is dead. dave elizabeth taylor and passed away on wednesday in los angeles -- game -- dame elizabeth taylor passed away on wednesday in los angeles the story of her life on-screen and off-screen was exceptional even by hollywood standards. >> only one actress was considered for the role of cleopatra. elizabeth taylor at the height of her career, starring opposite the love of her life, richard burton. they married twice in a tempestuous and toward relationship, scandalous even by hollywood standards. by the late 1960's, taylor's best years as an actress were behind her, but she stayed in e spotlight with a weakness for alcohol, prescription drugs, and the trappings of luxury. in the 1980's, she emerged as a prominent activist in the fight against aids, but the superstar was plagued with health problems and was in and out of the hospital for much of her later life. taylor and critical raves with her intense performance in the tennessee williams classic "cat on a hot tin roof." >> thank you for k

street being hollywood's guy would you say that's true it's a very good job some of the person you're with is the last president of n.p.a. made one point three million dollars a year he had his own private screening room where he can bring in celebs to show first run movies before they're out in theaters officials love to come into those kinds of events watch a movie rub elbows with tinseltown celebrities and then get a lobbying pitch from the n.p.a. so this is a very fine job you get academy award tickets to fly around the world talking about the importance of copyright protection and promoting what is one of america's biggest exports which are movies. i think there that that kind of sounds like fun getting you know the academy awards having your own private screening room but the thing is guys said rip heatedly at a number of interviews that no i am not going to become a lobbyist after i leave the senate so i mean i have should we be shocked or should we just say this is the way the washington works no surprises well you know he was saying that as he was coming under a lot of fire a

and hollywood former senator is now going to head the motion picture association so why do politicians get to sell out for big a lobbying money when their careers are over look into that in a moment. for the feast we've got. the biggest issues did voice face to face with the news makers. that has become. the creation of the system the global food system. to feed the people of the world is created to maximize the profits. journey trading the actual physical grain your trading promises for grain to be delivered a month or six months or twelve months or eighteen months in the future. for reasons silver or gold that can be negotiated and afforded to some degree in the same place. water. possibly it's not traded now. but it could be in the future of. this impact. he needs. and begin to do radio in day in intensive no number for the bars he goes to springfield are. most dangerous. radiation that they exist in the nature. of the group in the vicinity of known differentiated so produce is so much genetic changes including cancer leukemia. why being out of the immune system. you don't have to h

her life story is extraordinary, even by the standards of hollywood.lizabeth taylor began acting in films when she was just eight and she was a star by the age of 12. >> i have not told you. three times this morning, he sailed over. >> born in london and brought up in los angeles, she glided effortlessly into stardom. her book the find the idea of beauty. it was montgomery clift who taught her to take acting seriously. >> i learned that you had to feel it in your gut, to get a rush of, like, being that person and being true to that person and what they would do. >> but increasingly, it was her marriages that attracted attention. first, to conrad hilton of hilton hotels, and then michael wilding, and after that a film producer. it was after his death that she thumbed the movie -- filmed the movie "butterfield 8." suffering and near-fatal illness swayed hollywood's heart on awards night. by 1963, she was described as the most beautiful woman in the world and she was earning $1 million to star in what was the most expensive film in the world. her co-star

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he was only 6 years old. >> reporter: but even this confession was not enough for the hollywood police department to push to file charges. and, so, after the case sat idle for roughly one quarter of a century, reve urged john to hire a cold case investigator, this man, joe matthews, a retired police detective. >> so, you look at the markers. >> reporter: matthews went back and pain stakingly poured over every one of the 10,000 pages in the case file, reporting back almost daily to reve. matthews concluded that the lead detective on the walsh case, a man named jack hoffman, had become convinced, despite come peopling evidence, that this man didn't do it. so he confesses to this crime repeatedly, knows things about the crime that only the police knew, yet the legal investigator, detective hoffman, doesn't believe him. why not? >> ego and tunnel vision. the tunnel vision is, you come up with your own hypothesis as to what took place and you work that case to validate your own hi hypothesis. >> reporter: matthews made a major discovery. a roll of film from the crime scene of tulle's car, f

icon. >> in some ways she is the last of the classic hollywood studio star. >> reporter: taylor rose to stardom when she was a teenager in "national velvet." she went on to star in dozens of hollywood films, including "cat on a hot tin roof" and "cleopatra." she earned five academy award nominations and won two oscars. she was also the first woman to earn $1 million for a film. off screen, her life was just as dramatic. >> i would say that her life story had more incidents, more drama than the most of the films that she actually did. >> married eight times to seven different men, it was her romance to richard burton whom she first married in 1964 and then again in 1975 that created a media frenzy. >> they were trailblazers for the paparazzi. there had never been anything like that. there had never been stars that big, there had never been a romance that big, that famous and public and scandalous. >> reporter: in 2009 she privately mourned the passing of one of her best friends, michael jackson. in her later years, it was her charity work for aids research that she says kept her going

she was called the queen of hollywood. that's a title hollywood doesn't throw around lightly. we watched her grow up on camera. she was always in the public eye, a star beginning as a child. so, of course, nothing about her life ever seemed quite normal. >> i'm not like anyone, i'm me. >> elizabeth rosemond taylor was born in london in 1932, the daughter of an actress and an art dealer. her parents left great britain before the outbreak of world war ii and settled in beverly hills. it was her eyes everyone first noticed. they were violet, and they were extraordinary. and with the rise of color film, that color sure stood out. her mother had always said she was an ugly duckling as a child, but she grew into a profound beauty known as elizabeth to her friends. liz was the invention of the press. her horse-riding skills helped her land a big role in "national velvet" back in 1944, when she was just 12. that film made her a star, and she always called it the most exciting movie she ever made. >> mother, we won. >> that led to a long-term contract with mgm which she later resented,

you've been in l.a., hollywood, for... >> since 1990. >> hinojosa: so quite a bit of time. >> mm-hmm.josa: and how it is that you're able to kind of stay true to your artistic self when you are in the midst of hollywood, you're trying to survive, you have kids, you have to pay the bills. how do you do that? >> yeah, it's not easy. it's a lot of stubbornness goes into, you know, trying to keep your vision. and you know, part of it is having kids keep you grounded. you know, my children keep me real, as they say. >> hinojosa: yeah, but at the same time, you've got the pressure, i'm sure, that hollywood... once motorcycle diaries came out, you were nominated for an oscar. you're the first puerto rican to be nominated for an oscar as a screenwriter. i mean, did the calls just suddenly start... >> they did, yeah. >> hinojosa: they did. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> hinojosa: so it really does happen? >> oh, yes. >> hinojosa: like, the next day? >> oh, yes, it was madness. actually, in a way it started a little bit before. it started after sundance. it was such a success at sundance. >> hinojosa:

lee cowan, nbc news, hollywood. >>> and that is our broadcast for this monday night.hank you for being here with us as we start off a new week. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ >>> right now at 6:00, officers just gave us an update on the deadly police shooting on the peninsula. what made them fire on a mentally ill man. >>> plus, the startling confession by the couple who kidnapped jaycee duggard. what they told investigators about her 18 years in captivity. >> and a battle in the east about a new concern about to move into one shopping district. good evening, everyone.

soon, their scandalous affair rocked hollywood.or to the brangelina love triangle, when the hunky crooner left the girl next door to marry the hollywood vamp. >> i want to be near you. i'm wanting you. >> reporter: mrs. eddie fisher fell for a married richard burton on the set of "cleopatra." >> we tried hard to resist. but it happened on the first day of our working together. >> really? >> yeah. it was just like, boom. >> reporter: it was a globetrotting headline-grabbing affair, ushering in the era of paparazzi. together, they adopted a daughter, maria burton. >> i think we were so passionately in love with each other, that the highs were too high. it sounds silly. >> no, it doesn't. >> reporter: the burtons' cantankerous, decade-long marriage ended in divorce in the '70s. but they reconciled and remarried. only to divorce again a year later. >> it was so intense, that it was almost abnormal. and whenever we'd see each other -- >> even after the divorce? >> oh, yeah. and between marriages and stuff. we'd flirt with each other. an

he wrote a song called "fully in the park" and it's about hollywood and experience he had in hollywoodike, writing him lines, saying, be this, say this. i wanted to make a funny video. i started thinking, what's the bottom of the rung, what is the worst or the hardest these bee yan job to have in hollywood. i looked around for one, i said, you know what would be rough, guys and girls that are really scrapping for it are those super hero impersonators on hollywood boulevard. i'm going to do a story about the day in the life of them. i got my story down and the next day i'm driving down lincoln boulevard and i stop at a red light and look to my right and there's a huge tire shop and there's this guy dressed as a gorilla, spinning that sign, saying, come on in. and i went -- that's the guy! that's the guy. so, i told the story about the day in the life of him. >> jimmy: did you like being the guy? >> it was fun being the guy. he was a guy who, he's a gor little la. he gets fired from his job at the top. pretty tough to get fired from that job. his bottle of mad dog is empty. his ban that

as soon as the news broke, some of her many fans placed flowers on her star along the hollywood walk of fame. honoring a woman whose work and life were part of our culture for seven decades. >> are you going to continue making movies or just be a housewife? >> i couldn't really care less about making movies, to tell you the truth. i consider it much more important to be a good woman and, than a great actress. >> couric: in her life elizabeth taylor worked hard at being both. she hated the nickname liz, she said it sounded like a hiss, but it was something she was stuck with from an early age. even as a child star she was known as one-shot liz, because she always got it right on the first try. >> beauty alone doesn't make a star, doesn't maintain stardom. she had a spark that lit up that beauty. >> couric: born in london her parents moved to hollywood just before world war ii. her beauty and those brilliant violet eyes were first captured on film when she was ten. she grew up quickly at mgm... >> poor lassie. >> couric: ...but it was "national velvet" that made her a movie star. >> yo

she was one of hollywood's most popular stars. >> the hollywood actress, jane russell died at the ageof 89. you can find more details by visiting the bbc news website. this is to remind of our main news, and that is that colonel gaddafi has given a final message to the world. and he insisted that his people loved him and more on him to come, stay with us. >> hello, and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories around the globe, go to bbc.com/news, to experience the indepth reporting of "bbc world news." >> funding was made possible by freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, andand the newm and john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of countries, what can we do for you.

---"hollywood" esta de luto tras la muerte de "elizabeth taylor", la legendaria actriz de los ojos colore luto por la muerte de elizabeth taylor >>> de las entrañas de la tieerra salen piedras preciosas y vuelven para hacerse polvo >>> yo como los criticos nunca me he tomado muy ens erio. ella se convirtió en actríz por imposición de su madre. fue nominada y acreedora a varios premios como mejor actríz, sus aventuras en el cine la hizo viajar a distintas epocas del mundo, así como cleopatra sufrió torridas relaciones y se casó 8 veces. las flores adornan su estrella en el paseo de la fama. tal vez en su sprofundo sueños e encontró con uss amigos >>> en california no se podrían casar parejas del mismo sexo, por ley anterior. estos matrimonios se pedian reanudar mientras se cambie la ley >>> la sedora brosser, dice que es escandaaloso el tema de los recortes, la congersista indicó que la propuesta amenza a la salud opublica entre otras cosas, el programa fue aceptado. >>> los trabajdores que staban en huelga desde le domingo van con negociaciones, la gerencia aceptó la mayoria de las deman

her legacy in film defines her life. >> she's truly the last of the hollywood legends remembered for her career, marriages and aids activism. she had said there had never been a time in her life when she wasn't faichlus. -- famous. she was a child star who group before an adoring public. called the most beautiful woman in the world. she won two acting oscars, first for butter field 8, second in "who is afraid of virginia woolf". she co-starred with richard burton and became the brangelina of their day. the film "the sand piper" at big sur, fred pardini went on set, shooting stills. >> the two of them so charming that i felt like if i said gee can you have dinner with us tonight in my home in san francisco, they would have said yes. >> she would marry burton twice. one of seven husbands. and her humanitarianism in the activist against aids. >> we'll fight and win because it's right. >> she started american foundation for aids research. former health director mervyn silverman was the first president. >> she was helpful in raising funds and wareness when most entertainers and almost all

it a small world out here in hollywood.mmy: put the word out that you should meet ron howard and fulfill that dream and you should meet potsi, too, to tell him he's an idiot. >> yeah. you give the stupidest advice, mister. >> jimmy: you're working on an autobiography right now. >> yes. >> that would make a nice chapter -- >> it's in there. i just gave you the first chapter here on the show. >> jimmy: now, why do you say -- >> do you write? >> jimmy: i do. you don't like writing? >> it sounded like a great idea. i'm so bored with myself right now. but i -- i do that thing that writers do. you find something to distract yourself. oh, i have to go take care of this, i can't write. i'll come back. i'll come back to this. i have a very old fat cat that likes to pee under my desk, and poo, by the way. body of them. >> jimmy: wonderful. >> so there's a little bit of -- as i'm writing i'm like, uh -- >> jimmy: this is the desk where you're writing? great. >> she does it on the pee pad. she's old. she sometimes doesn't make it. but

that one wasn't bad but no two hollywood smooches are alike. what was the greatest of all, the results next. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. missiles and muzzle fire are lighting up the north african sky tonight as america and her allies continue to destroy the defenses of moammar gadhafi. the mission, according to president obama, was to stop the libyan dictate they are slaughtering more of his own people, but getting rid of gadhafi, not our job. for the moment, that task is still in the hands of a ragged group of rebels, and with more american blood and treasure on the line alexander markardt set out to find out. >> reporter: hundreds of cruise missile attacks against military posts. two slamming into a command and control facility in libyan government compounds. earlier this morning at first light, my team and i traveled from the city of tobruk to the city of benghazi. the heart of this rebellion against this mercurial dictator moammar gadhafi. america and its al lies have vowed to protect the people here. the city was deserted. there were

. >>> plus, after her arrest hollywood is asking if christina aguilera is the next celebrity pullingublic meltdown. >>> coming up, the magic put a spell on the knicks. the heat have a new point guard, and an incredible finish with plenty of backbone. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. three weeks after igniting a heated dispute with unions over his proposal to end collective bargaining, governor scott walker has unveiled a budget containing deep cuts of $1.5 billion to the schools and local governments. meanwhile, an ohio senate panel is considering a measure that would pan all public workers from striking and subject them to fines and possible jail time if they do. >>> a spokesman for potential 2012 presidential candidate mike huckabee says the former arkansas governor, quote, simply misspoke when he said monday in a radio interview that president obama grew up in kenya. huckabee argued the president's childhood in kenya shaped his world view, despite the fact that obam

and finally, she was born in london, but her life was hollywood with a large. actress elizabeth taylor, once one of the best known faces on the planet, has died at the age of 79. she made over 50 films and won two oscars. she married eight times. we look back on her a list -- a remarkable life and career. >> you make me sound just awful. >> the actress, elizabeth taylor, interesting -- in meeting recognizable, totally unforgettable. glamorous, and very, very famous. she was more than a movie star. she was an icon, a hollywood legend. >> opportunity. >> to elizabeth taylor was born in london to american parents. the family moved to beverly hills when she was 7. it was her kind of town. she had a film contract by the time she was 10 and by 12 made a name in this film. >> would you know where to find a job >> she also made quite an impression on costar angela lansbury. >> her appearance was absolutely stunning. she had the most beautiful eyes, and of course, as she matured, it became evident that this little girl was wrong going to become one of the most beautiful

they're in hollywood, they say, i'm going to hollywood. it's like, women, you're -- you're here.favorite part of the show used to be when simon would say something horrible to the contestants. but my new favorite part is when steven tyler drools on the attractive females. especially when he puts on his reading glasses like, hold on, maybe i'm not being creepy enough. let me put on my granny glasses so i can inspect you up and down. it's very entertaining. and without further ado, it's time for the steven tyler creepy leer of the night. ♪ >> yes. yes. yes. >> wow. you got something you can sing for us real quick? >> jimmy: oh, yeah. i forgot, um, sing. [ applause ] that's why he's known as the world's horniest beat box. this is interesting. you know, there always seems to be some kind of mystery when it comes to the work of leonardo da vinci. it's been believed that the model for "the mona lisa" was the wife of a wealthy local merchant. now it turns out she might be a dude. yesterday, the head of the national historic commission in italy said he believes the model was actually one

the last of the hollywood davis is dead. dave elizabeth taylor and passed away on wednesday in los angeles -- game -- dame elizabeth taylor passed away on wednesday in los angeles. the story of her life on-screen and off-screen was exceptional even by hollywood standards. >> only one actress was considered for the role of cleopatra. elizabeth taylor at the height of her career, starring opposite the love of her life, richard burton. they married twice in a tempestuous and toward relationship, scandalous even by hollywood standards. by the late 1960's, taylor's best years as an actress were behind her, but she stayed in the spotlight with a weakness for alcohol, prescription drugs, and the trappings of luxury. in the 1980's, she emerged as a prominent activist in the fight against aids, but the superstar was plagued with health problems and was in and out of the hospital for much of her later life. taylor and critical raves with her intense performance in the tennessee williams classic "cat on a hot tin roof." >> thank you fo

everyone assembled here tonight is going to hollywood.n hollywood already. [ cheers and applause ] you realize, not so great, huh? tonight on "american idol," they are down to 12 karaoke singers here in hollywood. it was hard not to get swept up in the excitement. because the fact of the matter is one of these unpolished kids is going to go on to join the ranks of great "american idol" winners taylor hicks, ryan davis, chrissy holloway. i made the last two names up and you didn't even know. so -- contestant named casey abrams was back after having to miss the show to get a blood transfusion thursday to treat his inflammatory bowel disease. the good news is he made it to the top 12. bad news, 25 million people now know you have an inflamed bowel. tonight, each of the contestants sang a song from the year of their birth. the producers did it mostly to remind steven tyler of how young they are. and with that said, it's time for tonight's installment of steven tyler's creepy leer of the night. >> more blues. you know more blues? you know the

just under the wire he got a contract in hollywood. >> do you believe in the american dream? >> that is a good question. i do not think i believe in it as wholeheartedly as he did because i think i have a perception that there are some people for whom the american dream is a very distant prospect. there is some -- there are some people for whom the american dream is much more difficult to attain. >> it is literally a dream? >> it is literally a dream, by virtue of the circumstances of their birth, their race, or even gender to some extent. >> would your father became to to find out you have that opinion? >> -- be pained to find out you have that opinion? >> possibly. >> what would your father say in this era of self doubt to make americans feel better? >> i think he would dream big, think they'd still. -- think big, still. i think it's a mistake at this juncture in history for americans to fall back into incrementalism. >> are you happy the way that he is remembered in this country? especially by the conservatives? >> it is inevitable. who else are they going to remember that

in the last half however, world has received very sad news out of hollywood. movie star elizabeth taylor has died. she passed away at the age of 79. janelle wang is in the newsroom. >> elizabeth taylor died of congestive heart failure. she had entered cedar sinai, treatment of congestive heart failure. he has been battling this illness and under went heart surgery in 2009 implant ago clip to prevent blood leaking back into the heart. she has had many visits from celebrating her birthday last month and watching the academy awards. she has suffered many health problems in her lifetime. including faith bouts of pneumonia and she had both hip joints replaced. she battled ulcers and had a benign brain tumor removed. her son released. my mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest with great, passion and love. we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to the world. taylor has won could oscars both in the 1960s. she may be most well known for eight marriages including twice to film star richard burton and she had a close friendship t

marc ni j lo hoy desde puerto rico fiaron una ley, que abre a la isla para realizar películas de hollywoodficiales, y ahora vienen a decir que puerto rico pueden grabarbillete tienen para sacarse cualquier duda. >>> de cualquier manera para jennifer , que su trabajo sea un éxito en ventas, significa mucho, está en una diuería que le costó mucho. >>> que lo suba a itune y ya está. >>> y quédense con nosotros las declaraciones de lucero, y aclara si tiene novio o no, y "la tijera" investiga todo de la supuesta hermana de sofía vergara, que quiere hacerle la compencia. >>> y no te muevas esta noche, en telefutura, la justicia la vacción, y el am son la mejor razón para quedarse en casa, llega laura, más implacable que nunca, seguida por cine de las estrellas, una terrible conspiración. y a la diez-nueve centro india, en capítulos decisivos que no te puedes perder. >>> disculpa. >>> cómo? ♪♪♪♪. ♪♪♪♪. ♪♪♪♪. >>> no se vayan a mover de allí tenemos un tijeretazo muy acertado pero ahora, la supuesta hermana de sofía vergara, y se da a conocer en hollywood. >>> nos desayunamos con esa noticia, esa

you saw her star on the hollywood walk of fame.morning's "usa today" wondering if she was, in fact, the biggest star ever. and truth be told there's not a lot of competition out there. >> i think she's kind of a runaway favorite in that category. coming up on "the early show" we're going to hear some of the many tributes from her friends and fans and look back at her life in hollywood. we have all that coming up. a lot of elizabeth taylor stuff we want to talk about this morning and she is worthy of it. talk about the quintessential celebrity icon. here is jeff glor at the news desk with another look at our top headlines this morning. >> all about the eyes, right? unbelievable. good morning, everyone. a bizarre incident at reagan national airport has prompted a review of air traffic control staffing this morning. early wednesday morning, two airliners trying to land at reagan just outside washington, d.c., called the control tower and nobody answered. and aviation official tells the associated press the lone air traffic controller

community. >> reporter: san francisco lab about as far away from the glitz of hollywood you can get. >> something we learned very quickly is she didn't like to be called liz tayloror. >> reporter: a super star in his own right for his research into hiv and aids met taylor several times over the years. she got into the aids funding business after her good friend rock hudson died of the disease in 1985. >> this was something to hit all of us and something that was not going to stop and so she wanted to put her star power to finding a solution. >> reporter: which is what dr. levy continues doing today 30 years after the disease started ravaging san francisco's gay community. [ cheers and applause >> reporter: this fund-raiser in the city with magic johnson was part of her work with the american foundation for aids research, the group she helped start. she is said to have help raise more than a quarter billion dollars. >> at the time aids was thought of of something for only gay men and she started to raise the issue that it is not just a gay disease it is broader than that. >> reporter:

there's shyne this sheen has come off of hollywood you have five hundred thousand people in l.a. county alone on welfare you have a huge amount of people on food stamps. or disability some type of welfare program for the government that is the underpinnings of our economy right now it's not easy it's not manufacturing it's not high tech it's welfare and food stamps so there's a couple things happening but people are starting to see with a rising gas prices and after they make the rent payments after they made their utility payments you know. johnny is asking for more food can i have you know can i have that hamburger no son i don't have the money to go get you a hamburger and that's what's happening right now is is literally parents are come to the realization that they don't have the money to buy food for their children just go to the grocery store i mean it's incredible the price increases that we're seeing in that we supposedly don't have inflation will tell that the people on a fixed income or tell that to people that are relying on food stamps if you get six hundred dollars

and our colleague, barbara walters, shares her memories of the hollywood icon. and we'll have a look at her jaw-dropping jewels. worth $150 million. and the men in her life that lavished her with those jewels. >> she had a few husbands that gave her a necklace or two. >>> also coming up in this first half hour, what critics are calling a political stunt. this is out of japan this morning. tokyo's governor downing a glass of tap water, just 24 hours after that water was called radioactive. could there really be such a shift so quickly? we're going to get to the bottom of this. can it really shift this quickly? >>> we're going to start with the wild weather overnight all across the country. sam will have the forecast in a moment. but first, matt gutman joins us from westmoreland county, pennsylvania. where golf ball size hail rained down. >> reporter: good morning. the roof of this house was off roof shingles thrown all over

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