howard k. stern saying this footage could be worth money. prosecutors are releasing more of the 45-minute video to show her partner, boyfriend as i mentioned howard k. stern kept her in a drug-induced stupor but his attorney says anna nicole smith was just acting. we'll play a little bit more and you can decide for yourself. call in, the number 1-877-tell-hln. joining us again tamara holder defense attorney and also with us carlos diaz, correspondents at "xtra" and also -- all right, tamara starting with you, what's the prosecution's game plan with this, showing this video? again, this is a pregnant woman seen in this state. what's their end game here? >> well, you know, i think that the judge actually ruled against allowing them to bring it into evidence. i looked up just recently and i think i saw that. and the reason why is because, first of all, it's really prejudicial. i've seen the video. it's disturbing. it's sickening but also very is prejudicial to the three defendants in this case. the othe

. >> prosecutors say smith's by haif your in that video proves that her boyfriend howard k. stern and her two doctors were keeping her drugged. they showed this video in a preliminary hearing last week and defense attorneys say it shouldn't be used as evidence and that smith was acting. they say the part that proves it got edited out. the defendants pleaded not guilty. >>> lawmakers want to ban using laptops in cockpits. you remember the story last month, those pilot tons northwest airlines plane that over shot minneapolis by 150 miles. they were apparently on their laptops when that happened. the subcommittee said a bill could be introduced in a week. other devices they may ban, dvd players and mp3 players. >>> would you pay a tax on a text message? people? vallejo, california, will vote today. they are deciding to include utility tax to include pagers, voice over internet services. the city filed for bankruptcy last year and dozens of california cities use similar measures to try to raise some money there. >>> lawyers calling eight nice little stimulus package for hundreds of th

. >> prosecutors say that smith's behavior in that video proves her boyfriend, howard k. stern, and her two doctors were keeping her drugged. they showed it in a preliminary hearing last week. the defense says it shouldn't be used as evidence in the trial because smith was acting, and the part that proves it got edited out. the defendants pleaded not guilty. >>> stores are not waiting for black friday this year to roll out some deep price cuts. our money expert jennifer we westhoven is here for some great deals. >> there is some great deals out there, but wow, some of these deals. sears is starting what they call black friday now. if you don't want to wake up at 4:00 in the morning after thanksgiving, they're going to have some blockbuster deals every friday to get you in the door. this friday they're having a plaz ma tv deal. toys are us is having gift cards, like if you buy $75 worth of stuff, you get a $10 card. the point is that the price wars are really on out there. a lot of the retailers working hard to try to get your dollar. that's good for you. >>> two giants in the t

. >> prosecutors say smith's behavior in the video proves her boyfriend, howard k. stern and her two doctors were keeping her drugged. they showed it at a preliminary hearing last week. defense lawyers say it shouldn't be used as evidence in the trial because smith was acting and the part that proved it got edited out. the defendants pleaded not guilty. >>> let's check in with meteorologist bob van dillen to see what your forecast is looking like for this tuesday. hey, bob. >> good morning, natasha. you talked earlier about the heavy rain and flooding they have in arkansas right now. the rain is gone and it's not going to return anytime soon. some great news here. high pressure dominating around the lower part of the gulf coast stretching to the mid-atlantic. we have a couple of disturbances up to the north. it moves in across the u.p. of michigan. lake-effect snow, look at all the flood warnings still left up in the weekend and from last week's rain. all the light shaded green areas, flood warnings. the dark shades flood advisories. either way the water is riding high. i

>> howard k. stern, doctor cindy were ordered on friday to all stand trial. howard faces 11 felony counts, the other two face six counts. they're out on bond. there is an aarraignment december 11th. we will have more details tonight on "showbiz tonight." plus, we're going to have jon begging kate for forgiveness. and, you know, he's not the only one pouring his heart out. why are is kate crying in a brand-new tv interview? "showbiz tonight" at 11:00 p.m. pacific. >>> thank you, brooke. have you ever sent a text while you were behind the wheel? you want to hear this. new york outlawed driving while texting yesterday. we'll hear your views on this law and whether you think it should be adopted in your state, if it hasn't already. >>> look at that plane right there. just a few minutes ago, had a close encounter with birds. this plane is a delta plane, sitting at the sky harbor airport in phoenix. had had to make an emergency landing, because of a bird strike. all 132 people on the plane are safe, but you can see the damage right there, right above the windshield

that video presented at a hearing that ended up with howard k. stern smith's doctors ordered to stand trial with them providing her with illegal prescription drugs. how can she forget she was pregnant? >> the fact that she was this apparently stoned and pregnant is so disturbing on so many levels for the health of the child. to answer your questions when you are high anded, you can forget the movie dude, where's my car. that's a comedy, but that happens all the time. in fact with alcoholism, for example, there is something called wet brain where you destroy so many brain cells that you become mentally disabled as a result. this can and does happen. >> very, very sad to watch. a judge decided the video will not be played when stern and the doctors go on trial in december, but it will be in evidence. the judge said he cooperate be sure this video showed anna was on drugs. carlos, not on drugs. she seems totally spaced out. was she acting? >> that's the thing. you have seen this video and i have seen the whole thing, there was no point where you see her t

the frightening video shot by howard k. stern at a little girl's birthday party. listen as a very childish out of it anna nicole insists she's not preggers. >> my baby's over there sleeping. >> your baby down there. >> your baby down there. >> that one. >> i think i just had a little gas. >> gas? please do not tell me that no one could have predicted how this story would end up and that is tonight's "top of the block." >>> now to a double dose of dumb and just as disturbing as anna nicole, david hasselhoff is best known to the "issues" audience for the infamous sloppy drunk burger binge video. check it out once more. >> all right. there's more where that came from. hasselhoff reportedly signed with a major cable network to do a reality show along with his teenaged daughters. oy-vay. he seems to think it's a good idea. quote, the problem i've experienced in my own life and some of the stuff that's been documented about amy is a universal problem. time-out. amy? that's right. he's talking about amy winehouse. isn't that a great comparison to make? amy went into reha

howard stern. look at howard stern. >> whoa, whoa. let's leave howard stern out of it. >> let me finish. >> howard k. stern. >> as far as the character of the person is concerned and the motivation, just think of this real quick illustration. that is, you hear that a young teenager gang banger, his pants down below his you know what, and guess what, he pushes an old lady down the middle of the street. >> got to leave that right there. we could talk about this all night and we are. coming up, we're shining the spotlight on fame addiction every time you turn on the tv. there they are, jon gosselin and the octomom. are these two addicted to fame? but first, you know, this guy just by looking at him, wait until you hear what radio talk show host and former child star, danny bonaduce has to say about using and abusing booze, next. >>> former bay watch hunk david hasselhoff took a hard fall from grace in 2007 when video tail of him in an apparent drunken stuper went public. >> that video shot by his teenaged daughter reportedly in an effort to help her dad sober up for good. hasselhoff has been in and out o