but i'm reminded of howard hughes' -- the mormon will. the man who came forward who said i have the will for howard hughes. here's somebody who has an opportunity to have a tell-all. to be in the tabloids to tell their story. why not? i would hope that he wouldn't. but as you say, how do you not know, to the best of your knowledge, especially considering how these kids were conceived. >> why on earth, jim, do you hedge on a question like this? >> i think for attention. i think that's only the reason. in california, the children were born to michael jackson and his wife while they were married. if he was a sperm donor, it doesn't matter, you give up parental rights. so there's no claim in the state of california. but he does put to rest the terrible rumors and not what do we do? we talk about dr. klein. >> jim, for people who aren't that familiar a bit, we kind of have the family tree up on the screen right now. explain the relationship between klein, between michael jackson and debbie rowe. >> dr. klein on the top. michael jackson was his

. >> the really big items will be the howard hughes desk, which was his original hollywood office desk, used in "the aviator." >> reporter: at the end of the month, it looks like these pieces of hollywood history will go to the highest bidder. alex stone, abc news, north hollywood, california. >>> michael jackson's brother

pretend you're howard hughes and get the desk from "the aviator"? the list goes on. the props in north hollywood closing its doors. they are auctioning off the collection of more than 93,000 pieces. run away production forced the guy that owns this to call it a wrap. many say it's a devastating loss for the industry but eager shoppers say it's a deal to get a piece of hollywood history. >>> besides an impressive football history penn state students have something else to brag about even if their parents aren't too happy about it. >> penn state was named the nation's number one party school by princeton review. they outpartied last year's winner, the university of florida to take the title for the first time. we feel bad they keep showing joe pa, come on. clearly we don't have a lot of -- university of mississippi comes in third. for the 12th straight year byu, they are the most sober school in the nation. keep that in mind. then maryland's college, the st. mary's, they come in ninth for the happiest students. university of maryland college park comes in fifth for pac

howard hugh's death from the aviator, and the shower tom cruise used in the minority report. >> will there is a lot of history here, and it will never be replaced again. >> reporter: after 40 years in business, 20th century props is closing there just isn't enough demand. film production in los angeles is down more than 50% this year. >> losing money for a whole year has been disastrous for the company. >> reporter: schwartz is not alone. across town, culver studios sits half empty. >> deal or no deal? >> reporter: howie mandel's game show left after finding a better deal in connecticut, which offered a 30% production credit. 44 states now offer incentives. >> and cut it! >> reporter: new york lured away ugly betty. massachusetts got ben affleck's new movie. and michigan's 40% tax credit snared the george clooney comedy. jack kaiser worries los angeles is in danger of losing a good part of its hollywood business. >> we lost over 200,000 jobs in aerospace, and that haunted us for a long, long time. and we don't want to see that type of thing again. >> reporter: california has just sta

this is howard hughes mach five. you have a huge estate, huge debt, you have a family, you have children. it's unclear who is actually going to be parenting them. you have a family around him. you have the entire story of michael jackson. we're talking about michael jackson in part because of all the things that peter king is upset about. he had these massive court cases. >> all right. thank you very much, guys. got to wrap here. >>> next up, bloggers beware i've been on your case for weeks because you've been on mine and in two minutes the ball's back in my court. ♪ you want to be starting somethin you got to be starting something ♪ ♪ ♪ (tucci) count onhe natn's fastest 3g network. at&t i' been hangin' up there for,hat, like, forty years? and th - wham - here i asmacking the pretty off that windshield of yours. oh, what you're looking for apology? well, toss anoth coin in the wishing well, l. it's not happenin'. limb: hey, what' up, donnie? how you been? anncr: accidents aread. >>> i want to talk to you tonight abou

. >> the really big item will be the howard hughes desk that was his original hollywood office desk.ght now everything here is priceless but at the end of this month, it looks like these pieces of hollywood history will go to the highest bidder. >> some pretty pricey stuff there. you'd think they'd get good bids. then again the watergate hotel, nobody bid on it. >> you hear about all thee movies making all this money like harry potter, you wonder what effect cgi has in all this. >>ritimepih. presidt amama makes s s s case for health care reform tonight while his critics ramp up rhetoric against the plan. >> then driving distraction. the government exposed for keeping americans in the dark about the real risks of driving while using a cell phone. >> and we have people die as a result. >> and put a lid on it. why food preservation is making a huge comeback. it's wednesday, july 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, there is "world news now." >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> maybe it's time to dust off that food saver. i've got that vacuum thing. i used it like twi

a few of my favorites, howard hughes, charlie chaplain, ava gardner.at tabby cats with six toes. that was harry truman. >> reporter: the country's 33rd president was no stranger to key west. during his time in office, harry truman spent 11 working vacations in this building, which became known as the little white house. >> this was the functioning white house. presidents of the united states may still come and use the house. the obamas, we are sure, will come one of these days. >> reporter: there's a bit of history at every turn. the mel fisher museum houses $450 million in sunken treasure, recovered off the coast of key west. while chickens can be spotted walking the streets and having breakfast at the blue heaven restaurant, locally caught seafood is prepared and served daily for lunch at the pier house. and for dinner, nine one five on duvall street is a must. at sunset, mallory square, key west's historic waterfront, is the place to be. hundreds of tourists gather as entertaining street performers ranging from jugglers to the very popular cat man w

. >> howard hughes? >> no, no, it was the guy with the longest fingernails.s part of the reason i don't have fingernails. that creeped me out. anyway, monica, thank you. >> more about beck we didn't know today. >> creepy, creepy. corpses that grow -- >> not forever. >> if you saw this picture -- >> no, i saw that. that's gross. how does he -- you know. >> that was not the first thing that popped in my mind. >> i guess he could do it like this. >> oh, from far away? >> that's an advantage. >> helps with your back scratching. >> that guy could help you. >> i would probably move away. anyway, more tgif when we come right back. from movie release toes wild and wacky business headlines, we'll get to the stories grabbing our attention and leaving us shaking our heads thisorning playing thrghout ( clunks ) ( coins splashing ) why toss out your money? switch to spnt. save $475 a ye with the simply erything plan and gethblackberry curve 30 smartphone for just $.99. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprinelay.com. an elen sixteenths w

but a job offer as a lecturer in howard university's communications department would help shape her destiny. by moving her to washington, d.c. hughesthe other side of the radio running things. i wanted to be on that microphone and i wanted to be the first black woman with a nationally syndicated radio show. >> in 1973, hughes became sales director of the university's struggling radio station whur-fm. by the time she left in 1979, she was general manager and says she boosted whur's revenue from $300,000 to $3.5 million. >> this was the greatest opportunity of my life. it was a defining moment in my career. >> it gave her the confidence to buy a small d.c. radio station, wol, and start her own company called radio one. it wasn't easy. >> black folks weren't borrowing millions of dollars. and women were not able to get a million dollar loan. and i was under 30. so i had all of these things going against me. >> against her professionally and personally. her marriage ended in divorce. but her newly found single mother status would end up helping her career. >> because of the quiet storm. >> the quiet storm. i had all these girlfriends w

but a job offer as a lecturer in howard university's communications department would help shape her destiny. by moving her to washington, d.c. hugheser plans. >> i didn't want to be on the other side of the radio running things. i wanted to be on that microphone and i wanted to be the first black woman with a nationally syndicated radio show. >> in 1973, hughes became sales director of the university's struggling radio station whur-fm. by the time she left in 1979, she was general manager and says she boosted whur's revenue from $300,000 to $3.5 million. >> this was the greatest opportunity of my life. it was a defining moment in my career. >> it gave her the confidence to buy a small d.c. radio station, wol, and start her own company called radio one. it wasn't easy. >> black folks weren't borrowing millions of dollars. and women were not able to get a million dollar loan. and i was under 30. so i had all of these things going against me. >> against her professionally and personally. her marriage ended in divorce. but her newly found single mother status would end up helping her career. >> because of the quiet storm. >> the quiet