>> larry king live. larry king live.s a beautiful thing, yes, thank you. the kids at home going -- where's larry? what's up? kick and chain and hello. hi. oh yes. thank you. >> larry: you know about robin williams? never remember anything he did. try to repeat the next day robin williams' jokes. >> 100 of them. >> larry: i know. let's do one more adam sandler, one you did. >> okay. he has like three levels. mumbling adam like, good to see you, buddy, all right. how are you doing, pal? crazy voice and -- and then he does the screaming where he goes -- shut up! >> larry: was that -- you said your mother liked the way you did that? >> yeah. >> larry: did you imitate family members? did you do your aunt? >> yeah i would just do like i think i would be in my room and do impressions of my dad and do grandpa and my dad was very -- my mom, performers in the house. they have house parties and we're irish and that's what irish people do. they get together, they have a good time and someone sings a sad song and then cry and then go

>> larry: you like people?on russell, ray wily hover, billy joe shaffer. i tell everybody you got to have three names to get on there. >> larry: in austin, right? >> in austin. >> larry: you're touring all summer? >> all summer. in june we go to europe and come back just in time to do the picnic. >> larry: you got a joke? >> i got some. i don't know if they're -- how about a golfing joke. >> larry: a golfing joke? >> yeah, a golfing joke. this lady went to the pro shop and told the pro the bee had stung her and did he have anything for a bee sting. he said, where did it sting you? she said between the first and second hole. he said, well, first of all, your stance is too wide. >> larry: funny. all right. let's close with a song, you and i. >> let's do it. ♪ sometimes i wonder why i spend the lonely nights ♪ ♪ dreaming of a song and the melody haunts my memory ♪ ♪ and i am once again with you ♪ when our love was new and each kiss an inspiration ♪ >> larry: the nightingale comes in. ♪ but that was long ago and no

we'll be right back with -- >> white people stuff, larry. >> larry: -- wanda syke, don't >> larry: --anda syke, don't go away. >> larry: wanda just told us she was beaten for an emmy by the kennedy center honors. one of the other specials up for the honor was "hope for haiti." >> what was i supposed to do? i got your hope, haiti, look at this. >> larry: let's take a call for wanda sykes. port saint lucie, florida, hello. >> caller: hi, wand da not only are you the best comedian, you're the best comedian out there and you have the best laugh. but my question stems from this. >> thank you. >> caller: when president obama was elected, i was so proud this country was progressive enough to elect a nonwhite elderly man. and now during this situation where he's being attacked from all end, the tea party, these nonissues about the birth certificates. how do we keep with that? and get the facts out there? >> you know, thank you, and we really need to do something, because i don't know if you've noticed, but he's, like, getting gray and everything and brinkw k wrinkely. he's turning into an old

>> larry: next on "larry king live." >> larry: chelsea handler is here. she's the star of "chelsea lately" on e! and is a "new york times" best-selling author. her new book "chelsea chelsea bang bang." we have the book right here in our hands. it is a runaway bestseller, and she has just come down our little runway. thank you for coming. good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. that was quite an introduction. >> larry: you were with us once but not here. you were at the spelling mansion. >> you had me go and do a tour of candy spelling's mansion. >> larry: is that one of the highlights of your career? >> it is one of the ridiculous highlights of my career. you've been there, i assume? >> larry: never been in. >> it was pretty amazing. i didn't get to see all of it. >> larry: would you live there? >> would i live there -- with her in the house or not? i don't think so. >> larry: no. >> i don't think i need a house that big. >> larry: 500th episode of "chelsea lately" is this month. do you have a special program planned for april 13th? >> we don't

will be april 30th. >> larry: that's 65 years. >> yes. >> larry: does it ever get tiring?sure, the actual physical work gets tiring. but i don't ever get tired of playing the music. and i don't get tired of the fans. that's sort of the reason that i get out there, i guess, to see the fans. >> larry: it is -- it is sinatra told me once, it is still a kick. >> yes. >> larry: to go on that stage? >> yes. i knew him. he was a good buddy. >> larry: good guy? >> yeah. >> larry: if he liked you. >> yeah, yeah. >> larry: your new cd is called "country music" which seems funny to me because who is more associated with country music than you? we have to put that title on -- so give me your definition of country music. >> well, this album made up of fiddles, steels, guitars and songs like "house of gold" and "satisfied mine" which to me are really country music standards, this is the stardust of country music. and these songs in their time were just as famous and just as good and so like stardust and moonlight -- >> larry: they're all famous to country fans, all know "man with the bl

that's why i said -- >> larry: i got it. >> yep. >> larry: all right. you still supported him after you knew about the cheating. >> i knew -- >> larry: in the run for the presidency. >> i knew about one incident. understand, the whole time that he ran for office, i knew that he had had one liaison. it still tore me up. i mean personally tore me up. did i think that one liaison would disqualify him to be the president? you know, we've had great presidents who i would hope one liaison would not have stopped from serving us. that's what i believed. and i believed that until -- golly, maybe long after it made any sense to but certainly long after he was out of the race. and so sometimes i had to, you know, bite my tongue. i talked a lot about his policies. which i still believe were the best policies and set the standard for the other candidates on a lot of -- on a lot of issues, health care being one of them, but environment and poverty. and corporate interference with government. and i really believed that i could talk about those things. and mean every w

>> you're a double o g. >> larry: next on "larry king live." >> larry: snoop dogg is in the house. he's a multimillion platinum hip-hop icon and entertainer. his new album "more malice" released this week, a follow-up to "malice in wonderland." always a pleasure, a lot of fun to welcome snoop dogg back to "larry king live." you're going to see some exclusive things, including me in a crazy car. malice madness, what's the story with that? >> it's me and my new record and my tenth solo album. it went in and made a record, more about me having a good time and putting people in the spirit of enjoying good music. >> larry: but malice implies bad. >> because in the beginning of the record, i had a lot of malice in my heart because i was upset with the industry. and then toward the end of this record, i found myself being in a place called wonderland. i finally made it to happiness. >> larry: what changed? >> i think just, you know, my family being around me and me enjoying the fact that people still want to listen to me from being, you know, a rookie in 1992 to still being here and peopl

it's larry king. it's larry king. here he is. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight -- elizabeth edwards -- a prime-time exclusive. on her husband's shocking affair that wrecked a marriage. >> i think it's important for me to understand i didn't do anything wrong. >> larry: the baby he fathered with his mistress. >> i have seen the child actually. >> larry: what the scandal did to her. and how she feels right now about the man who betrayed her. you love john? the resilient elizabeth edwards is next -- on "larry king live." >> larry: it's a great pleasure to welcome back to "larry king live" one of my favorite people, elizabeth edwards, the author of the number-one "new york times" best-seller "resilience, reflections on the burdens and gifts of facing life's adversities." it's now out in paperback. with a very candid and compelling new afterword. elizabeth is a senior fellow at the center for american progress, working on health care issues. it's always good to see her. you look so good. you got to t

larry king starts now. i'll seal see you tomorrow night from new orleans. >> larry: tonight, wanda sykes, one funny woman. >> if somebody broke into my house and vacuumed? with is it [ laughter ] >> i might be a little confused, but i am not calling the cops. >> larry: opinionated, outspoken, sometimes outrageous. she's talking politics, palin, celebrity scandals and as a married lesbian with kids, got a lot to say about prop 8. wanda sykes will take your questions next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. what a great pleasure to welcome wanda sykes to "larry king live." the emmy-winning comic actress, writer. she'll be performing at the palamar star light in california this friday, and at the imperial palace and casino in biloxi, mississippi, september 10th. her hbo special is vying for outstanding variety music or comedy special that the weekend's emmy awards show. here's a clip. >> we got one cool black president, don't we? damn, he's cool. i don't know how the man keeps his cool. all this [ bl

here now, "larry king live" starts right now. >> larry: tonight, the pat tillman story, the former nfl star turned army ranger killed in afghanistan and hail hadded as a hero, battling america's enemies, all lies, deception and conspiracy cooked up by our own government to bury the truth. >> i don't recall precisely how i learned that he was killed. his parents are here together for the first time to tell us how they fought to uncover what really happened. >> yeah, i'm not just going to sit up here and break down on you, but thank you for coming. pat's a [ bleep ] champion. >> larry: how many others have died like this? how many families have been lied to about their sons and husbands and wives with and daughters in the military? it's next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening, it is good to be back a word about tomorrow night's show, dr. laura will be here for an exclusive interview regarding her controversial remarks last week. now on to tonight. mary tillman, known as danny, pat tillman's mother, author of the book "boots on the ground by dusk" she joins us from mountain view

>> i did. >> larry: did you suspect anything? >> i mean, i did. >> larry: you did?i was on the ridge line with pat and o'neal and blatantly saw our men firing at us, it so it was a 99% chance our guys had killed him. at the point coming home, you know, the higher up also asked me, you know, what i knew and given what i knew, they said, no, keep your mouth shut, you know, we don't know all bills and pieces of the story, we are not sure what his brother's involvement might be in. >> larry: how did you react to that? >> um, i was pretty much still in shock during that time. you know, really just the situation, it really was unnerving, just having your own guys shooting at you. i felt betrayed. i felt afraid for kevin. i really was confused. i really didn't have a lot of answers myself. >> larry: did you think they were shooting at you, bryan? >> oh, i knew it from the get-go, larry. >> larry: why were they shooting at you why were your own people shooting at you? >> you know, larry that is something i think about quite frequently. they weren't very far away. i could po

. >> larry: tonight -- ♪ on the road again >> larry: -- willie nelson.he outlaw is on the road again. >> yeah, you could arrest me. >> larry: the legendary willie nelson and i team up for the hour. next, on "larry king live." ♪ pull off the coat throw it in the car, i don't see why you don't stay a little longer ♪ >> larry: what a treat we have in store for you tonight. we welcome back willie nelson to "larry king live." he's on the road again, literally, with the on the road again tour. and his newest album, "country music," will be released next tuesday from rounder records. always good to see him. last time you did this show, you were on the phone from your tour bus. you're touring again now, right? >> sure. >> tell me about it. >> we play anaheim tomorrow night. we were just in vegas for a bmi convention down there and a broadcasters convention. >> larry: how big is the tour? >> oh, i don't -- you know, i'm just starting. i don't know. just one long tour, you know. >> larry: they don't tell you beyond the next night? >> i don't want to know. >> larry

i do what i want to do. >> larry: next on "larry king live." >> larry: what a pleasure to welcome to "larry king live" for the full program tonight the legendary jerry weintraub. hollywood producer, talent promoter, and author of a terrific memoir. i read it and could not put it down. it's "when i stop talking you'll know i'm dead." it's a hell of a book about a hell of a life written with my old friend rich cohen who wrote "the great tough jews." why did you write this? >> i wrote it now because i'm 72 and because my life has been pretty extraordinary and i wanted to leave a legacy and my story behind for my children, my grandchildren, my great grandchildren, and i wanted it in my words and i wanted it to be -- i didn't want anybody else writing it. i wanted to write it. >> larry: on your driver's license it says occupation. >> yeah. >> larry: what are you? >> concierge. well, i get up in the morning. the first 50 e-mails are favors. can you get me, can do you it, can you get me a room in vegas, get my kid into stanford, get me into cedars, into mayo clinic, can you call so and so?

next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. couple of program notes. laura ingraham is here tomorrow night and tony robbins on friday. michael moore is with us tonight. the oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, founder of the traverse city film festival, an annual event which kicks off right now and runs through sunday. michael joins us from traverse city, his open space outdoor cinema. why a film festival in traverse city, michigan? >> why not? i guess it's because it's where i live. you know, it's like a lot of small towns across the country and in the midwest here where people are just dying to see a good movie. and there's so many good movies that don't get distributed. so each summer during this week in traverse city we're on lake michigan up at the top of the lower peninsula in michigan here. we bring 80 or so films, a lot of films people haven't seen before, and from all over the world, and it's turned -- this is the sixth year of it. and it's -- we've got about 100,000 tickets sold here for the festival. so it's -- it's quite a -- it's -- it's q

find out next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. dr.aura schlessinger is the syndicated talk radio show host -- if i had to tell you, you are on another planet -- a "new york times" best-selling author and no stranger to controversy. last week she stirred up another storm when she used the n word 11 times on her radio show. she was speaking with a black female caller who said she was becoming resentful of her white husband being what she called racist comments by his family and friends. here's a brief excerpt from that conversation, and we'll get right into it with laura. watch. >> how about the "n" word, the n word's been thrown around -- >> black guys use it all the time. turn on hbo, listen to a black comic. and all you hear is [ bleep ]. i don't get it. if anybody, if anybody without enough melanin says it, it is a horrible thing. but when black people say it, it is affectionate. it's very confusing. >> larry: doctor, always good seeing you. >> thank you. >> larry: before we get to the announcement, the one thing you said was intere

he's going to do "rick's list," and right now here is larry king with "larry king live." >> larry: tonight, laura ingram's on the war path. her surprising stance on sarah palin, her opinion on the afghanistan war leaks, and her view of president obama's latest charm offensive. >> i got to admit i don't know who snooki is. >> larry: next, on "larry king live." it's great to welcome laura ingraham to "larry king live." nationally syndicated radio talk show host. a fox news contributor as well and number one new york times best selling author. her new book "the obama diaries," laura's at the four seasons in st. louis at an event. that's why those people are all cheering. >> oh, boy. >> larry: taking a break from it to be on our show. we appreciate that. congratulations on the book, laura. >> larry, first of all, it's great to see you, great to be in st. louis, and all of my friends at 97.1 fm talk, they are excited because they know i'm talking to you larry, and we have started in st. louis a hunger strike to stop you from retiring, okay? i'm not eating from 9:00 to noon every day, they don't

larry? >> larry: thanks, john king, the host of john king usa. let's swing to john mccain headquarters at the phoenix convention center in very hot arizona. jessica yellin, our cnn national political correspondent is on the scene. she's been there all day. the polls don't close until the top of the hour. he pulled -- mccain has pulled ahead in the polls, hasn't he? >> reporter: he has, larry. he's pulled ahead and is clearly feeling confident, but still cautious enough that he wouldn't take questions from reporters today and he kept saying, you know, it's not over until it's over. this was a very close race for some time. john mccain seeking his fifth term was so threatened by his charge, j.d. hayworth here, that he first of all spent a record amount of money on this primary, $20 million just on the primary, never been done before here. and he also had to shift his policies quite considerably, running significantly to the right, especially on immigration, which has been, you know, his signature issue. there is a question, will he have to moderate

>> we need a campaign, larry. >> larry: do you wonder why?t's insane. >> i can't believe i'm here speaking to you about it. i'm so grief stricken for the loss of my friend and these women and your families. i'm just so sorry. i'm sorry about -- i'm sorry the whole damn thing got invented. >> larry: you have a point. jennifer, why do we need to -- isn't it logical? why do we need a campaign? >> well, it's very logical, but we -- this technology really came around so fast, and we all just got addicted. we all constantly want to be connected. and everyone thinks that they can do it, and everyone else can't, and so they think i'll just do this real quick, and they don't understand that they're not just jeopardizing their own life, they're endangering the lives of every other person that's on the road and, you know, we're losing moms, fathers, children, grandparents, you know, we're losing people we love for senseless phone calls that are not important, that can honestly wait. >> larry: yeah. when we come back, we'll ask about this idea of people

, larry. >> larry: what would you like to do?tore would be under $20. there wouldn't be nothing in there over $20. >> larry: clothes, too? >> everything, under $20. >> larry: snoopermarkets? have you talked to people about it? >> i'm talking to them right now. >> larry: not bad. >> you hear them talking back? >> larry: what did you make about michael jackson passing? did you missouri michael jackso? >> yeah, i loved michael jackson, ha he done for music, what he done for life. i'm just, you know, i'm just a fan. so i love everything that he done. he could never do no wrong in my eyes. i loved the music that he made. the spirit that he blot. just showing people how to love and give back. that's ha he did most of his time and his money was spent on giving back. he was never about himself. he was always about others. >> larry: how did dr. dre find you? >> his brother was in my group. and we had a cassette tape and warren g took it to dr. dre's bachelor party. the music got cut off at the bachelor party so he slipped my tape in. and

larry king starts now. larry king starts now. see you tomorrow night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight -- "family guy" creator seth macfarlane. >> i want you to meet your family. >> you're my family? >> larry: his twisted, dysfunctional, even perverse take on mom, dad and the kids have made him hollywood's $100 million man. the highest-paid writer in television. and only in his 30s. he's an equal opportunity offender. >> death to americans. >> larry: christians, gays, sarah palin, you name it, nothing, no one off limits. >> i met larry king. >> name dropper! >> larry: cruel or cool? wicked or wonderful? seth macfarlane, next. >> you know, today started as a really nice outing, but as usual, you had to ruin it. >> larry: on "larry king live." that is funny stuff. and by the way, we have a group, a gang of nice-looking people here in the studio from the pacific ridge school in carlsbad, california. all high school students here as fans of our special guest, seth macfarlane. the emmy-winning creator -- there t

next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. we begin with breaking news. two men were arrested to day at amsterdam's international airport. are they terror suspects? let's go to cnn's homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve for the latest. jeanne? >>> officials don't know yet what the men were up to. they're in the process of investigating this. here's what we know. one of these individuals boarded a flight in birmingham. in his luggage, an x-ray detected some suspicious items. one that has been confirmed to me is a cell phone strapped to a medicinal bottle. this individual was put through secondary inspection. they found nothing prohibited on him or in his carry-on luggage. the item that were in his checked baggage were allowed in checked baggage. he was allowed to travel on to chicago. a second individual traveled from memphis to chicago. the two of them then got on ape flight that went from chicago to amsterdam. but the luggage didn't. the luggage got on a flight that went to dulles and then on to dubai. and eventually it was scheduled to go on t

>> larry: david?because millions and billions of eggs -- half a billion eggs got sold without proper testing. this is why we need more fda regulations and there are laws proposed to trace back animals to their origin. industry has largely opposed that and it's something that needs to be enforced, but i would say it goes back to more inspection and more enforcement of regulations that we don't have. >> larry: abilene, kansas, hello. >> caller: i think this is supposed to be asking the panel a question. >> larry: go ahead. >> caller: you're a legend. you'll be missed greatly when you retire and i don't think anybody can replace you. >> larry: semi retired. i'll be around. >> caller: my question is, we eat eggs every morning and i want to know if eggs are safe here in abilene, texas. >> larry: how do we know, doctor? we know they were shipped to 17 states. arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, georgia, illinois, iowa, nebraska, nevada, minnesota, missouri, oklahoma, oregon, texas, utah, washington and

thank you, larry king. >> larry: let me get a break so we can pay for it. more with dog, snoop and the judge right after this. >> p.e.e.r. stands for prisoners educated for empower. and respect. i started this initiative to try and deliver a way out to inmates on how to empower themselves and leave prison and not return, like 70% of those who do return within three years. the fact is, the only way out is an education. >> larry: judge mathis' program is p.e.e.r., and we'll find out in a while how you can help and get involved. duane "dog" chapman and felicia "snoop" pearson is with us. snoop, you killed somebody. how do you ever get over that? >> that's something i have to live with each and every day of my life. as long as god forgive me, you know, there's nothing else more that i can say. but i can help change a few minds that was just like mine, when i was younger. you know? i don't know, larry. i just take it one day at a time, man. >> larry: you sure did. judge, do you ever deal with prisoners who were murderers? >> yes, i try to inspire them to change

we'll wait, you know -- >> larry: a month? >> yeah. you beat me to the joke, larry. >> larry: okay. get this, "family guy" debuted after the 1999 super bowl. and includes a skreechb peter griffin watching philadelphia. right? tragic movie about a gay. he thinks it's a comedy and laughs when tom hank's character announces he had aids. >> yep. >> larry: from what mind came -- >> well, there's -- there's a certain type of new englander that i grew up with. i knew a lot of these guys. who, who -- their hearts were in the right place, but they weren't the most critical, the most in depth thinkers out there. and, you know, peter griffin embodies that, that type of guy, and in his mind, everything that he had seen tom hanks in up to that point was hilarious. so he was looking for the comedy. he went to see "philadelphia" looking for the jokes. >> larry: so when the aids comes out, he cracks? >> yeah, he loses it. >> larry: that's just the beginning, folks. seth mcfarlane's our guest. producer. writer. animator. he's everything. seth ticks off a lot of people. does he get any threats agains

larry king starts now. see you tomorrow night. >> larry: tonight, president obama admits it the economy is not recovering as fast as it needs to. >> too many americans are still looking for work and too many communities are far from being whole again. >> larry: he is calling for a full-scale attack. what's the plan? should he fire the economic team? plus the president says he is a christian. why do some refuse to believe it? and then. dueling rallies in washington, what, if anything, did they accomplish? next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. we begin with breaking news. two men were arrested today at amsterdam's international airport. are they terror suspects? let's go to cnn's homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve for the latest. jeanne? >>> officials don't know yet exactly what these men were up to. they're in the process of investigating this. here's what we know. one of these individuals boarded a flight in birmingham. in his luggage, an x-ray detected some suspicious items. one th

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. >> larry: what does it say? >> my nickname. >> larry: spank? >> yeah. >> larry: do you approve of tattoos on your kids? >> i took him to go get it. >> larry: what do you mean? >> when he got the tattoo, larry, he didn't come home with that. he went with me to get that. >> larry: what do you want him to do in life? >> i want him to have fun and be a respectable man and just enjoy life to the fullest. be what he wants to be. >> larry: do you play ball, spank? >> not anymore. >> larry: what do you want to do? >> i want to be a football player, or a basketball player. >> larry: athlete? >> yeah, athlete snoosmt what college do you want to go to? >> oregon. >> larry: oregon? why oregon? >> because everybody goes to usc. >> he's just trying to make me mad right now. >> larry: oh, you're a usc fan? those crazy colors, they're fun to watch. >> they're a great team. >> larry: you like green and white. >> green is for the money. >> larry: and the green for the

thanks, harry. >> thanks, larry. >> larry: harry connick jr., best selling author, activist, one of the most inspirational voices in american lit tur. on september 9th, 2004, she honored us with her words on katrina. they are as true today as they were five years ago. "ac 360" is next. first here is dr. angelou. >> when land became water and water begin to think it was god, consuming lives here, leaving lives there, swallowing buildings, devouring cities, intoxicated with its power, mighty power and the american people were tested. as a result, there abides in the american psyche an idea so powerful it enables us and lifts us high above the problems which beset us. it can, in fact, evict fear. it can rest despair from its lodging. simply put, the idea is, yes, i can. i am an american and, yes, i can. i can overcome. the one time slave says i have proved and am proving that i can overcome slavery. the one-time slave owner says i have proved and i am proving that i can overcome slavery. the north then say i have proved and am still proving that i

. >> thank you, larry. >> larry: governor david paterson, the governor of new york. russell simmons supports construction of the islamic center and mosque near ground zero. and he'll tell us why next. and later, we'll have a live report from iraq. the last u.s. combat convoy is leaving the country, so some troops, the convoy is leaving. stay with us. >> larry: russell simmons is the founder of globalgrind.com. the hip-hop pioneer is chairman of rush communications. we welcome him back to our show. hi, russell. what did you think of the governor's idea of sitting down, trying to reason together, and maybe, maybe a different location? >> well, i'm here in the capacity of the chairman of the foundation for ethnic understanding. and we've worked with imam rauf on promoting religious tolerance. we have a twinning program where imams and rabbis work together and their congregations twin. hundreds of programs around the world. and he's been a great supporter of that initiative. and the thing that is troublesome to

larry summers.is comment. here's how vice president biden responded to boehner's speech. watch. >> there are millions upon millions of americans who saw their savings, their paychecks shrink, lost their jobs, their homes. mr. boehner is nostalgic for those good old days. but the american people are not. they don't want to go back, they want to move forward. and so, folks, i am still waiting for what it is that they are for. >> larry: okay, ben, what do you make of boehner and summers? >> larry summers is one offer the smartest guys in the world, we're incredibly lucky to have him in public service. geithner should be pushing cookies in a foreign embassy. bp biden has put his hand on the problem, we don't know what to do, democrats don't no what to do, republicans don't know what to do, miss schultz doesn't know what to do, nobody knows what to do. >> larry: is that true? >> there is some truth to it. i have to give it to ben. it's refreshing to hear someone be that honest. we can be that honest beca

"larry king live" starts right now. >> larry: tonight a prime time exclusive. did seaworld help cause the death of a killer whale's trainer? a former employee says yes. and that beautiful dawn brancheau didn't have to die. the whistle blower is here with that shocking charge on the day feds fine the park for serious safety violations. why a coverup? half a billion tainted eggs shipped to 17 states. salmonella making hundreds maybe thousands sick. should you eat eggs? what you need to know to protect yourself and the family next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. february this year a trainer at seaworld killed by a six-ton killer whale. dawn brancheau was grabbed by tillikum and drown. tillikum had a violent history. was previously linked to the deaths of two others. today osha fined the park $75,000 for safety violations saying it required its employees to work within the pool walls on ledges and shelves where they were subject to dangerous behavior by the animals. seaworld today called the allegations unfounded and says it will fight them. linda sim

. >> larry: thanks, arwa.rwa damon, our cnn correspondent. staying atop this historic story which will really be complete august 31st. we're joined now by representative peter king, republican congressman from new york, he's' po opposed the islamic center. and keith ellison, democrat, from minnesota. he's the first muslim elected to congress and he supports the proposed islamic center and mosque. congressman king if it's not a legal question, why can't they build it? >> first of all, larry, let me make clear that the muslim community has the absolute right to build a mosque. but i think it's the wrong location. it's the wrong time. and it's insensitive. the fact is there were so many people murdered that day. and to have this 13 story, $100 million etiface constructed. certainly causing pain to many of my constituents. and to me, the fact is whether or not -- obviously, 99% of muslim-americans are outstanding americans. the fact is, this attack was carried out by an islamic force. to have that mosque that clos

we welcome back willie nelson to "larry king live."on the road again, literally with his "on the road again" tour. his newest album, "country music" will be released next tuesday from rounder records. always good to see you. last time you did this show, you were on the phone from your tour bus. touring again now, right? >> sure. we play anaheim tomorrow night. >> sure. >> tell me about it. >> we play anaheim tomorrow night. we were just in vegas for a bmi convention down there and a broadcasters convention. >> larry: how big is the tour? >> oh, i don't -- you know, i'm just starting. i don't know. just one long tour, you know. >> larry: they don't tell you beyond the next night?

raiders boss al davis hanging out with larry king and larry king's wife. i would love to be at that table. that was in napa this afternoon. larry king a long-time raiders fan. after lunching with larry king, al davis then headed to the practice field. raiders training camp has been scandal-free, which is good. jason campbell, the former redskins quarterback, just trying to get command of this new offense. raiders kick off the preseason one week from tomorrow in dallas. >>> let's get to jerry rice now. he'll be remembered as a 49er, but remember rice had three and a half productive years in oakland helping lead the raiders to the super bowl after the 2002 season. this saturday rice will be inducted into the hall of fame. we asked jerry point blank to describe himself in three words. >> pride, determination and heart. because pride, i always wanted to give 100% out there on the football field and i was always determined to not give up. and then heart is, you know, probably 90% of just what you do on the football field because, you know, you've got to love wh

larry will get mad at me if we keep talking. here he is, "larry king live." we'll see you tomorrow. >>> tonight breaking news, a deadly plane crash in a remote rugged region of alaska claims the lives of former u.s. senator ted stevens and at least four others. good samaritans helped save several survivors including former nasa chief sean o'keefe and his son and then is president obama helping or hurting his own party? can sarah palin lay claim to the most political clout in 2010? plus embattled representative charlie rangel, defiant, defensive and daring congress to throw him out of congress. >> don't leave me swinging in the wind until november. >> right now on "larry king live." with. >>> good evening. i'm tavis smiley. we'll get to the latest on that deadly plane crash. cnn has been covering this story all day. casey you have been on top of it. tell me what the latest savarding the death of former u.s. senator ted stevens. >> reporter: we just heard a news briefing from the chairman of the national transportation safety board. they arrived into alaska abo

. >> larry: you finally decided to. >> yeah. >> larry: good choice. >> why are you opposed to two people who want to share a life together, being together? >> i'm not. i'm oweopposed to one thing, on one thing, the redefinition of marriage. i've don't think every society in history, including ours, every religion, every secular

now back to "larry king live." >>> we were talking here during the break on "larry king live" about the the senate come november, that it will likely be due to the economic condition, the fact that too many americans are jobless. we were making the point that when president obama signed an unemployment benefits deal a few weeks ago, shirley sherrod, that story made it disappear. the jobs bill, the issue of congressman rangel and maxine waters, ted stevens, is it enough, is it too late? am i that they could not stimulate enough jobs in this economy? >> he will with, i get your point about the 24-hour news cycle. you're right. we get all of this help with unemployed americans. look, the black lady said something. >> oh, good grief. >> it turned out to be nothing. >> you're right. >> excuse me, dana. this is -- >> i'm just calling you out. >> no. no. >> excuse me? >> did i distract you? >> i'm playing the race card? >> yes, i'm constantly calling you on your b.s. >> you have a radio show. be prepared. quit throwing the race card out every chance thaw get. >> excuse me? can you talk the job