i, james franco am not a murder. io reporting for abc news. >> was that a good enough franco fix for you? >> it will do. it will do. >> what is it about the celebrities and soap operas? >> i don't know. it's weird. he made his debut on the soap in november 2009. lasted 41 episodes until his character vanished. he'll be back, i'm sure. >> man people waiting for that. >> morning papers coming up next. [ dog ] i am a rockstar. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy outside starts inside. new iams simple & natural has chicken as its number one ingredient and zero fillers. it works inside for health you can see on the outside. [ dog ] i can't be a rockstar on the outside if i'm not one on the inside. [ female announcer ] new iams naturals. you'll like what's in them and love what's not. [ dog ] i am an iams dog. [ girls ] he's so cute! [ dog ] groupies! here would you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveroun

we have sherry with james franco. we had rob lowe but just in a shooting here. we are attracting futures. we of a huge documentary community in the bay area, and i think that is one of the reasons we want to extend their

we have sherry with james franco. we had rob lowe but just in a shooting here. we are attracting futures. we of a huge documentary community in the bay area, and i think that is one of the reasons we want to extend their rebate to them to help bolster that kind of work here and show we support that as well. we are not just about reality. one of the things i have done since i started last december was created a vendor discount program in the city, and that right now we have 85 merchants who are offering discounts to production as an additional incentive, because i realize we cannot rely on the city for everything. what these merchants have agreed to do is offer discounts of 10% to 30% off of services for productions that use them. we have 14 or 15 hotels that are offering 10% to 30% off. we have restaurants that are members, production companies and post-production services. car rental agencies and entertainment venues or when they're here and not working, they can go to alcatraz, go to the wax museum. they have lots of different discounts that we're also trying

. >> and entertainment news now, ann hathaway ask james franco got so-so reviews. and trying to be nice for a change. they hosted academy awards, producer goesing to try someone with a classic. >> yes. >> and eddie murphy has been named as the host of the 2012 academy awards this, will be the first time steering the oscar telecast. the ceremony producer is expecting eddie to bring excitement and tremendous heart to the show. murphy is starring in the upcoming film tower heights. the oscars will air on sunday, february 26th on abc. other movie news caught up with the stars of "warrior" to see why this film packs a punch. >> this is about family and this is about estrangement and reconnection. and you know battling addiction z many more things. it just so happens the real spot of the move gee mixed marshal arts it fights into theaters friday. celine dion's montreal home was robbed, and was running a bath when police arrived. he was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, auto theft and property damage. next bachelor has been announced. that is all from holly

people didn't love anne hathaway and james franco, kind of a lukewarm response.'re saying now could be the man to do the job? eddie murphy could be the host of the oscars. >> nice, i like this one. >> decision's not official yet, could come as early as this week. it would be great to see him after so many years since the days of "raw" and "delirious," to see him back onstage. seems like an unconventional choice. that's probably what they're going for. >> eddie has my vote, i think he'd be great. >> he'd definitely my vote to see if he'd be up there and do it again. he has two new movies coming out between now and the oscars. they're hoping those movies don't tank. if they do end up picking him, there's an online service out in england that was taking bets on the host. the odds were they were going to go with oprah, steve martin, bradley cooper. murphy wasn't even on that list. >> i'm hoping. >> i'm hoping for eddie, "coming to america" flavor on the oscars. >>> moving on, those of you who are "glee" fans, heather morris is one of the actresses. i guess she plays

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. >> well, we remember the last oscars where anne hathaway and james franco were hosting.le. now it's been reported that eddie murphy could be the host, kind of turning back to comedians. there's been talk about billy crystal. >> i like billy crystal. >> yeah, i'd like to see him come back. there's been talk about jerry seinfeld too. but eddie murphy, the last buzz about him was with "dream girls" and he didn't win. he apparently stormed out of the theater. that's what was reported at the time. he lost to allen arkin for "little miss sunshine." however, it's a new day for eddie murphy. he has two films coming out, one in november and one in january. >> all right. and this is big news for kids that grew up loving star wars. george lucas is doing what? >> he's tinkering a lot with these films. the blue ray editions are coming out. he's made more than 100 changes, many of them subtle. some of them rather significant. yoda was a puppet mostly is now cgi. that seems more logical. but die hard fans are a little upset. one of the biggest deals is that darth vader now has an extra

obvious, everybody thought with ann hathaway and james franco, you could bring in more inon the the mix actors and that didn't turn out so well, so having a veteran actor/comic could work. >> and billy crystal said he would like the host it again, and if they have picked eddie murphy, will we see a controversy here? >> i don't -- well, yeah, billy crystal had expressed interest and people were excited about that as well, so i would not be surprised if they incorporated billy crystal in there and when you had alec baldwin and steve martin hosting a couple of years ago. so it would be fun to see a bunch of the old, i shouldn't say old, but veteran hollywood hosts back. >> and seasoned. let's call them seasoned. madonna is working on a new album and that is good news for her fans. >> yes, madonna said she is back into the studio and experimenting a little bit and she is hoping to have a new album out by spring of 2012 and the first single would be out potentially of february or march of next year and start working on it in new york after she is promoting the movie at the venice film festiv

of murphy steps away from last year's demographically aimed actor pairing of anne hathaway and james franco the tried and true stand-up skills of such former hosts as steve martin, chris rock, whoopi goldberg, billy crystal. despite his voice work in the "shrek" films -- >> definitely need a tic-tac or something because your breath sisis. >> reporter: murphy is not the box office megaforce he once was. time has not tempered much his onscreen swagger. >> his movie heyday was really the '80s and early '90s. he also does bring an edge. he does bring kind of a hip quality to the show. >> reporter: expect a little comedic aggression. a lot of irreverence. and just maybe a bleepable moment or two. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> i want to see some of that old eddie murphy brilliant, that old "saturday night live" brilliance come back. >> he was one of the best. those of you that like dave -- oh, "the nutty professor." >> look out, eddie. got some competition, rob. >> yes, indeed. hercules. hercules! the oscars come on the 26th of february.mb >>> this morning on "world news now," focus o

they are steering away from the pairing of anne hathaway and james franco. to stay to hosts like chris rock, billy crystal. despite his voice work in the "shrek" film, murphy is not the box office megaforce he once was. but time has not tempered much his on-screen swagger. >> his movie heyday was really the '80s and early '90s. but he also does bring an edge. he does bring, kind of a hip quality to the show. >> reporter: expect a little comedic aggression. a lot of irreverence and maybe a bleepable moment or two. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> what a show that is going to be. >> entertaining. >> it is. oscars live on abc coming in februaryry >>> coming up here, an exclusive look inside the fbi files in aruba. the insurance documents bought by the prime suspect. are these clues to what happened to robyn gardner? >>> and should a second grader be drinking two cupspsf coffee every day? why his mom says it's a solution for her son. i sorry about that. a solution for her son. -i love this card. -with the bankamericard cash r

. >> reporter: a story made famous by james franco in the movie "127 hours." two weeks after his accident hutt is healing. >> i think it's really important to keep your head and not just panic and start screaming and yelling. that isn't going to do you any good. >> reporter: his toes may be gone but his sense of humor as intact as his sense of survive. >> my insurance agent, he asked me why i called an ambulance. he said i should have called a tow truck. >> for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> i wish josh elliott was here. that's perfect for josh. >> absolutely. a great sense of humor about what must have been a very frightening incident. only took him 30 minutes up to get the resolve up to do it, too. i think it would take me 30 hours. >>> all the big exclusives today. tennis superstar venus williams joins us live to talk about her shocking decision to drop out of the u.s. open and a diagnosis that forced her to withdraw minutes before taking the court. >>> marc anthony breaks his silence about his breakup with jennifer lopez. his

ask james franco and anne hathaway who didn't get great reviews for hosting the oscars.ting some tips from a valuable source, kneneil patric harr harris. he hosted the emmys two years ago. we talked to him yesterday as he got a star on the hollywood walk of fame. this was his advice for jane p. >> you have to be welcoming and inclusive eand also very adept and light on your feet and ready to change if the show is running long and ready to improvise if something funny happens. but that's her bread and butter. i'm never a fan in award show situations of hosts heckling audience members. so i would discourage her from that. >> reporter: you heard it there from neil. don't jab the last part, which might be a alittle dig at ricky gervais. some people thought he was a little insulting to hollywood stars. you may remember he zinged everybody from charlie sheen to johnny deb. we'll see if jane lynch goes there sunday night. i kind of want her to, just to mix things up, make the show a little exciting. >> you can't blame them. i'm sure they're under a lot of pressure, it it's scar

remember last year they went with james franco and ann hathaway.hing back too far. really excited at the thought of eddie murphy hosting the academy awards. lots of people from 1982 to 1993. up next, what, if anything, did you learn today? ♪ ♪ [ woman ] jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. >>> hey, look at this. tomorrow on "morning joe" look at the lineup, steve schmitt will be here and former cia director michael hayden and michael arad, the architect designing the new world trade center memorial. it should be a good show. >> it should be. what did you learn today? >> i learned that tim pawlenty thinks mitt romney might win the general election. he's going to wait and see on perry. >> mike? >> i learned from looking at "time" magazine, this week's "time" magazine the commemorative anniversary of september 11th t

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