writers having recently insisted that letterman did know. as for what's next for phoenix, new york magazine reports he's in talks to appear with leonardo dicaprio in a film about j. edgar hoover and his lover. >>> when it comes to levi johns ton, was he glued to the tv this week watching former flame bristol palin on "dancing with the stars"? tmz was told he was too busy reading up on local politics for his run for mayor in alaska. >>> finally, a sesame street show can waty perry appearing with elmo, the show has been canceled after per parents complained about perry's cleavage. >>> i'm relieved now to know the full story with phoenix. >> i believed it. >> i do feel used, though. >>> and this comes to us from care 11 in minneapolis, minnesota, where one 5-year-old boy's fascination with trash inspired a memorable birthday gift. it started with trash and then blossomed into an interest in garbage trucks. as a special birthday treat, mom and dad took eli on a trip to connecticut to see how his favorite truck res made. the 5-year-old, who could

letterman was not in on that hoax? i have a hard time believing that. >> you think he was or was not in on that? >> come on, the joke is on us. >>> this comes from care 11 in minneapolis, men minute, where one 5-year-old boy's fascination with trash inspired into an interesting gift. mom and dad took eli on 23-hour trip fromonnecticut to visit an assembly plant to see how his favorite trucks were made. he was particularly taken in by the metal fabrication second of the tour. that's wa i call passion. >>> i'm amara sohn, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is the time right now. 3, kind of warmi degrees out there this morning on this 23rd day of september. good morning, i'm joe kreb. >> and i'm yun yank. welcome to this thursday. today wecould learn more about the future of d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee. she is scheduled to meet with d.c. mayoral nominee at noon at e wilson building. gray has criticized rhee in the past, slamming her for firing teachers

insisted that letterman did know. as for what's next for phoenix, new york magazine reports he's in talks to appear with leonardo dicaprio in a film about j. edgar hoover and his lover. >>> when it comes to levi johnson was he glued to the tv this week watching former flame bristol palin on "dancing with the stars," it turns out he was too busy brushing up on his politics run for mayor in alaska. >>> parents complained about perry's cleavage. now, bill, i did some extensive research on this. >> i'm happy to say i didn't. >> you're a parent. i want to know your opinion. she was wearing a yellow skirt with some kind of flesh-colored mesh section that made it appear as if there was cleavage there but apparently the skin was not exposed. >> when you're next to elmo or the cookie monster or big bird, you know, maybe something a little more coverage. >> think about going to sunday school or something. >> leave your assets at home. >> there you go. good advice, bill. >>> this comes from care 11 in minneapolis, minnesota, whe

let's huddle up around the water cooler to talk about the return of joaquin phoenix to "letterman."as the stuff of legend. well, he returned to letterman's show last night a much different man as we told you last week, the thing with the beard and the sunglasses and the grunting was all part of an elaborate role play he was doing for the film which he's now on "letterman" promoting called "i'm still here". >> you come out and honestly it's like you slipped and hit your head in the tub. i knew immediately when you sat down -- >> i hope i didn't offend you in any way. >> oh, no, no, no. i was not offended. i'm telling you it was so much fun. >> good. yeah, we just -- >> it was batting practice, you know what i mean. every one of them was a dinger. >> every one of them was a dinger. joaquin phoenix says you interviewed many people. i would assume you had know the difference between a character and real person. i apologize. jon stewart playing a little home and home series. stewart visits o'reilly, o'reilly visits stewart. stewart talking about his book, that appearance on "open pa." bi

joaquin phoenix returns to "letterman," with an explanation of his wacky behavior and that beard. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us. today, congress gets a progress check on how safe the nation's transit system is when it comes to terrorism. >> that, of course, is just one front in the war on terror. a war, now, with more and more threats coming from within our borders. >> emily schmidt has the details this morning from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and vinita, good morning to you. the u.s. counterterrorism chief says over the past year, we've seen more significant terror developments than any year since 9/11. there are more threats. and they're happening closer to hope home. top intelligence officials say fighting terrorism is getting more complicated because extremists are looking for help from people within u.s. boarders. >> a new and changing facet of the terrorist threat comes from homegrown terrorists. by which, i mean, u.s. persons. >> reporter: there were three attempted attacks in seven months. first, last year's new york subway plot. then, th

he apologizes to david letterman. why is after a week of questions, we will have the details. >> the calendar says paul is the first full day today. it feels like summertime. first full day today. it feels like summertime. here's boulder. ok, see you in an hour. [ boulder barks ] bye, bye. here we go. come on boulder. aah! [ dog barks ] aah! come on, guys! daisy! whoo! aah! [ female announcer ] lunchables cheese pizza -- now with mandarin oranges. because a great lunch, inspires great ideas. ♪ [ dog barks ] there's power in a great lunch. ♪ it doesn't get better than this ♪ >> this is "good morning watching tim." >-- washington." >> good morning to you. it is great to have you with us. >> thank you so much. much more on that day meeting today. we begin with your traffic and weather. we are talking about the interesting things going on with the full moon. it has really been pretty. >> it has been great. it is a full moon and harvest moon today. it is coming up later on in the show. i want to show you the radar. they ar

also ahead, stewart and letterman discuss me last night. can't get away from it.e'll show you what happened on that program as "the factor" continues across the u.s.a. and continues across the u.s.a. and alalç@ i got an egg [pop] i got gum a kazoo a candy necklace i got one of these [pop] a stamp helium fabric softener ear plugs [pop] lipstick two pills a day is what it takes to stay alive if you're hiv positive. those pills cost about forty cents a day. >> thanks. i'm bill o'reilly in the miller time section want tonight. the sage of southern california has arrived here in new york city. here he is. >> first off, let me establish some superiority. >> do you have to do that? do you have to mock the previous guest? >> i was watching before. >> you have to mock tonya. >> oh, by the way, can you sign me up for a course where i can get as complex as didi myers? >> i think those questions are closed. >> geez, if i could only get in to the learning annex. i'm barely standing up right now on my own out here, bill. >> all right. rahm emanuel, the rumor is going to resign

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he apologized to letterman for the bizarre performance on the show last year. he admitted it's part of his new movie. >> a year and a half ago, you come out and honestly, it's like you slipped and hit your head in the tub. and i -- i knew immediately when you sat down something ain't right. >> i didn't -- i hope i didn't offend you in any way. >> no, no, no. i was not offended. i'm telling you, it was so much fun. it was -- >> good. >> really, it was -- >> well, we just -- >> it was batting practice, you know what i mean. every one of them was a dinger. >> in the end, letterman may have had the last laugh. despite the elaborate setup, he poked fun atwah keen for the less than stellar ticket sales from that movie. >>> on tuesday, a phillies-braves game where a fan in red spandex ran on to the field and was tripped by braves' outfielder matt diaz. the 17-year-old wulz released from juvenile detention yesterday to his parents wearing the same head-to-toe spandex that he was arrested in. they must be proud. >>> president obama on the world stage -- what he said dur

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. >>> a writer for the late show with david letterman says the host was in on the joke with wa keen phillips and the infamous exchange. i sort of feel like i can sleep better at night knowing this. >> i don't know. >> they replayed in this week -- or last week, was it. >> do you think letterman knew? >> he had that s&l of almost starting to laugh. >> it was so uncomfortable, though, i don't think it could be manufactured. >> hey, i just report the news. >>> and this comes from wat waterloo, iowa. phillip hendricks says he stumbled into this monkey business three years ago when he saw a pet monkey riding a dog holding on to the ears. now the lawyer turned ring master has a show on the road showcasing what he calls the banana better dee, the greatest job in the world. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good tuesday morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us for 11 news today. >> to tone tony pann is joining us with the weather. >> it's

knowing this. >> i d't kn. >> they replayed in this week -- or last week, was it. >> do you think letterman knew? >> he had that s&l of almost starting to laugh. >> it was so uncomfortable, though, i don't think it could be manufactured. >> hey, i just report the news. >>> and this comes from wat waterloo, iowa. phillip hendricks says he stumed into this monkey business three years ago when he saw a pet monkey riding a dog holdin on to the ears. now the lawyer turned ring master has a show on the road showcasing what he calls the banana better dee, the greatest job in the world. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the y today on your nbc station. [ male announcer ] it's sunday afternoon. time for football on veriz fios. the nfl in 100% fiber-optic hd quality. that's a good start. but what's this? i can check my fanta stats without changing the channel. and get an alert any time my team enters the red zone. and then watch every red zone play on nfl dzone. watch out couch, you've got competition as daddy's favorite. it's time for fios. call the verizon center fo

when he spoke to letterman.g a new movie about his life called, "estimate still here." we'll see what happens. >> finally the award for the worst offense to a crime in history. a man found guilty after blaming his cat for downloading child pornography on his computer in 2009 when keith griffin was busted with more than 1,000 illegal images he told investigators his cat must have stepped on his keyboard and downloaded the pictures. last week he pleaded no contest a judge sentenced him to 12 1/2 years behind bars. account did not have to testify. there you have it -- the best of the rest. >> did you hear it lindsay lohan and the slap heard around the world. do not go away. yellowbook has always been crucial to your business, but now, to get it really cooking, you need a little website development. some transparent reporting, so you know it's working. online ads and 1-on-1 marketing consultation. yellowbook's got all that. yellowbook360 has a whole spectrum of tools. the perfect recipe for success. visit yellowbook

she goes on letterman.hers, famous mothers on the show to do the top ten lists. every mother does a joke. beyonce's mother, lance armstrong's mother. so my mom comes out an her joke was like, stay away from that paris hilton or something. and then she went back in line with the other mothers. letterman giving a rose to the mothers that came on. here you go. thanks for coming on. to my mother, thanks for coming on. my mother goes, what? and it's like -- really, mom? he goes, thanks for coming on. she goes, oh, okay. and he gives her another rose and keeps going. gets to his mother, he's out of roses because he gave my mom two roses. i can't believe it. you're doing this is unbelievable. >> larry: jimmy fallon, he'll host the emmys sunday night. he'll be back. don't go away. manding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for it was their amazing abilities that pushed us to refine, improve and, ultimately, develop the wor

. >>> a writer fore"the late show with david letterman" says the host was in on the joke with joaquin phillips and the infamous exchange. did you see that? >> i'm not buying it. >> seems convenient. >> i want a letter from letterman saying he was in on it. >> well, this comes to us from kwwl news channel 7 in waterloo, iowa. one man turned a gimmick into big business. phillip hendricks says he stumbled into this monkey business three years ago when he saw a pet monkey riding a dog holding its ears. now the lawyer turned ring master has a show on the road showcasing what he calls the the banana derby. the greatest job in the world. never lose a video like that. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> classical music got a makeover at one party in romania to mark the would-be 200th birthday of chopin. artists around the nation gave the music a twist. that brought out a celebration of young and old, which organizers hopes attracts an entirely new audience to the genre. >>> it's a far cry from being king of the jungle, but

he appeared last night on the late show with david letterman.says he began treatment and doctors say his odds of recovery are at least 80%. he told letterman he was diagnosed shortly after experiencing throat problems. >> the guy sad ah. let me take a clip of that. this happened within three weeks and got a biopsy and they analyzed it, it's stage 4 so they have to go at it. >> how old is that man? he's looking pretty hot. >> yeah. >> great hair going on. >> douglas says he faces an 8 week struggle that includes radiation and chemotherapy. he told david letterman that he had already started some of that. between treatments he is promoting his latest film the sequel to 1987's "wall street." the "cbs early show" has an interview the "people" magazine editor who spoke to douglas. there is a cover story on douglas. that will be at 7:00. but we have done our part promoting it. >>> it's 5:26. >> do you remember the line from wall street? the first wall street? >> no. >> gordon gecko, greed is good. >> greed is good. >> that was his big line. >>> in the

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he was on letterman last night speaking publicly for the first time. >> absolutely.t, he was upbeat about it though and joked with letterman about the seriousness of his cancer. >> is stage 4 where you want to be or not where you want to be? >> no. you want to be down at stage 1. >> stage 1? >> it has not -- the big thing you always worry about is spreading. i am head and neck. i am above the neck. so nothing's going down. and the expectations are good. >> did they find it early enough for their liking? >> i sure as [ muted ] hope so. >> hasn't lost that comic timing. >> no, not at all. >> not at all. >> he's a week into treatment and he said the doctors and people around him who are treating him say there's about an 80% chance that they're going to knock it out successfully. >> which is great news. 65 years old, had a sore throat earlier in the summer, went in for some tests. they didn't initially find anything but then came back at stage 4. thoughts and prayers with him. he looked good, all things considered. >> looks good, and on the road to recovery. >> let's hop

letterman wasn't in on the joke. >> it is live and moving better right now.ffic first of all in maryland and virginia, no issues to report as far as beltway traffic. moving across the american legion bridge. to adam and the weather center. >> i couldn't believe how blank the beltway was. highs in the low to mid 90's today, mid 90's tomorrow and cooling by the weekend. sunday mid to upper 70's. same next week. >> that is it for "good morning, washington." we will have more news at 7:25. think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for years to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networks, managed in ways that are clear to all users. we support the fcc's plan to bring high-speed internet to everyone in america by 2020. and we are committed to keeping the internet working, as the e

. >> jimmy: was david letterman the only one not in on it -- >> he was not in on it. >> jimmy: why him all people, to not tell? >> i don't -- i don't know why we didn't tell him, honestly. just -- >> jimmy: it seems like if you donald d told diddy, you could tell dave. >> it was a different situation. i don't know how to answer that question at all right now. >> jimmy: again, i enjoyed the movies i know there's a lawsuit pending between you and letterman. i was a little bit disappointed in one thing. we did something for the movie, i knew what was going on -- >> dude, come on, man. >> jimmy: you told me it was going to be in the movie, but it didn't make it in the movie. >> i was pulling for you, man, i was. because i think you're a -- >> jimmy: i thought it came out good. >> it -- it wasn't. i mean -- no, no, no. we -- he's a great actor, it just -- it didn't -- it didn't feel real. but we're considering putting it on the dvd as an outtake. i brought it, if you want to see -- >> jimmy: yeah, i would like to see it. >> can we roll it? >> jimmy: this is -- should we set it up at all? th

on the "late show with david letterman," he said he's optimistic he'll make a full recovery. >> i finishedy first week of radiation and chemo. and it's about an eight-week struggle -- >> so you've already begun the regimen. >> i've started the regimen already. >> you've never looked better to me and this proves that you're a tough guy, for god's sake. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> thank you very much. i'm -- let's just say i'm pretty lit up. i'm pretty lit up right now. >> letterman and douglas hugged as david wished him good luck with the treatment and his new movie, a sequel to "wall street." >>> a young man fell 39 stories from a high rise building here in new york yesterday and lived. thomas mcgill crashed through the back windshield of a dodge charger. he broke both legs and is now hospitalized in critical condition. police are still investigating what may have been a suicide attempt. >>> straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. >>> in sports, look out. a scary collision at home plate. ion at home plate. if you fight to sleep in the middle of the night, why go one more round ? you

york times" the whole thing, including phoenix's appearance last year on "late night with david letterman. affleck calls it the best performance of phoenix's career. >>> after 54 years, today is the final episode of "as the world turns." >>> and scottish singing sensation susan boyle fulfilled her dream of singing for the pope yesterday at a papal mass in scotland. >>> at the box office, the teen comedy "easy a" starting the currently red hot emma stone and produced for a mere $8 million is the favorite to take first with $20 million or more. ben affleck stars in and directs the r-rated heist flick "the town." experts see it taking second with about $15 million. >>> and those same experts don't think the new horror flick "devil" will do much better than 10 million this weekend. they apparently didn't talk to the audience that i was in when the preview came on that literally booed the screen. >> the preview? >> twice. on cue. m. night shymalan's name came up and they booed it. two different times i went and saw the movie. or the preview. >> i won't see it, then. >> take that to the bank. >

the now legendary david letterman performance. he had the beard. just sat there.n't answer questions. mumbled. at first we were stunned and then said something is up here. now that's been confirmed. before we get into that, though, let's enjoy once again some of that performance. >> you've got a nice beard going. >> oh, yeah, thank you. >> how is that, the beard? >> in what way? >> is it comfortable? is it itchy? your pleased with it? >> i am okay with it. but now you are making me feel weird about it. >> in "walk the line" i said this guy is tremendous. he's singing and it sounded great. so is that the kind of music you are interested in? >> no, no, i do more of a hip-hop music. >> hip-hop music? >> is that a joke? >> joaquin, i'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight. >> so here's the deal. it was part of the movie he was shooting. casey affleck, ben affleck's younger brother directing it called "i'm still here" about the downfall. they were chronicling the downfall of a star. he started the hip-hop career, grew the beard, fumbled his way through a number of interv

>> reporter: michael douglas strode onto david letterman's stage last night to promote his new film, but instead made a shocking announcement. >> i've got cancer. found out about it three weeks ago. i've got a biopsy and they analyzed it. it's a stage four which is intense. >> reporter: douglas, who is 65, has had a stellar career on television and in the movies. >> you're going to have to kill me. >> reporter: winning an oscar for his portrayal of gordon gekko in "wall street." >> greed, for lack of a better word, is good. >> i'm sorry to be dumb about this, but you look great and you don't sound like you have throat cancer. now, why is that? >> because i'm on stage. [ laughter ] >> because, kirk, he says, son, you have to look good. you never know when you might have cancer. >> reporter: douglas was clear about the likely cause of the tumor. a combination that's responsible for a large portion of the more than 30,000 cases of head and neck cancers every year. >> i smoked cigarettes and i drank. >> reporter: dr. edward kim of m.d. anderson cancer center treats this sort of cancer an

take a look at joaquin then and joaquin wednesday on "letterman." >> we're having fun.e having fun, relax, seriously. i'll come to your house and chew gum. >> i don't have to -- >> no, relax. >> i won't chew the gum. >> joaquin, i'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight. >> did i know anything about this? >> no. >> was there a script that you and i were working with? >> no. >> thank you very much. >> i apologize. i hope i didn't offend you in any way. >> oh, no. oh, no, no, no. i was not offended. >> okay. >> i'm telling you, it was so much fun. >> as you can see there, joaquin totally cleaned up. the scraggly beard is gone. dave said they had a good time doing it. this was the big talk of the town, february 2009 during that initial appearance. joaquin admitted the movie it was a fake, it was all an act, why he did it when knows. apparently david and joaquin have made amends, all water under the bridge. >> you have to wonder if he had to address any of the allegations there's a lot of drugs involved in what got him to that 2009 image. >> you have to wonder. he said he was

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and here's ron claiborne. >> reporter: talking about it for the first time on david letterman's show, douglas said he had stage four throat cancer, most advanced stage, which means it is large or could be spreading. >> i've got cancer. found out about it three weeks ago. >> reporter: douglas said he had complained to doctors earlier in the summer of a persistent sore throat, but the cancer went undetected for weeks, until a walnut-sized tumor was found on the base of his tongue. the 64-year-old blamed his cancer on years of smoking and drinking. >> i smoke cigarettes and i drank. this particular type of canter is caused by alcohol, drinking. >> reporter: almost everyone knows smoking causes cancer. fewer know the risk posed by alcohol. >> alcohol is classified as carcinogenic to humans. >> reporter: heavy drinking, at least four drinks a day, has been linked to oral, liver, colon and rectal cancers. even moderate drinking, at least one a day for women, can increase the risk of breast cancer. >> the relationship between alcohol drinking and cancer seems to be independent of the type of

david letterman handled this so well.now if dave was in on the joke prior to that or just doing what he does best, handle awkward situations. i would love to know more behind the scenes there. in other news, people are talking about bob barker. i can report right now he is alive and well, he's fine. but a scary incident at a los angeles shooting range. bob barker, the former host of "the price is right" was at the range when he collapsed and he was rushed to cedar sinai hospital. >> was he shooting at the time? >> i do not know if there were actual shots fired at the time. >> because that would be terrible. >> still, you're holding a gun. a rather frightening incident. frightening to collapse, but a shooting range and you're 86, even more frightening. it was a reaction to a blood thinning agent that he was taking and he's doing just fine. >>> finally, that story you were talking about, after 54 years "as the world turns" wraps today. september 17th will be the last time you'll see "as the world turns." "guiding light" wra

according to the director, none was real including the messed up appearance on "letterman." >> you look different than i remember you. you have a nice beard going. >> oh yeah, thank you. >> how is that, the beard? is it comfortable or are you pleased with it? >> i'm all good, but now you are making me feel weird about it. >> according to casey affleck, the director and friend of phoenix, for two years the star presented himself on screen and off as a drug addict rap star. affleck tells "the new york times" said he put his professional life on the line to start a bit of gonzo film making. he merely wanted the audience to experience the disintegration of celebrity without the preconceived notion. one scene in the film was real. can we see it? >> thank you for that one. shultz, anytime -- it is a fact that anytime someone uses the word "gonzo" to describe anything, it is going to suck. >> and i'm sorry. he is one of the most over rated writers ever. he is a hack who just took drugs. it should have been "i am a hack who takes drugs." i'm sorry, he sucks. he always sucked. put down your bong

he to letterman his giving up acting for a rap career. it turned out to be a big joke. hear what he had to say coming up in our next hour. >> very funny. he may want to reserve your spot now. the mall is bracing for bigger crowd as john stuart n. stephen cole bear rally next month. -- john stewart and steven colbert rally next month. it could take as days before the midterm elections. >> 4:59 is the time. there is still more ahead. >> the controversial chancellor of me to the city is likely first mayor. >> u.s. terrorism experts have a dire warning for congress but .> later, a massive baby food recall. later, a massive baby food recall. what

phoenix grew his hair long, made a strange appearance on david letterman, you probably remember that.ck went as far as faking home movies of phoenix as a child. he says he did not try to trick anyone. he was actually engaging in gonzo film making and it was the "performance of a lifetime". >> gonzo film making, interesting. good no know he wasn't -- good to know he wasn't a total -- weird on that letterman. >>> the talk of the town, day in court for gibson's ex. here's what happened today. >> reporter: well, basically oksana showed up and they switched out lawyers. she has a huge lawyer out here. he is representing frank mccourt who is the owner of the dodgers and now he's representing oksana, dealt with britney spears in the past. probably the best person to have on her team at this moment. so that's what they did today. walked in, switched lawyers, walked back out. >> late breaking news this afternoon on actress lindsay lohan. she failed a drug test? >> this is a big deal. if she fails one of these random drug tests she'll face 30 days behind bars. once again our sources saying it w

. >>> letterman is next with former president bill clinton. that's it for us tonight everybody.r. >> and i'm denise koch. thank you for joining us

brother told the "new york times" the whole thing, including phoenix's appearance last year on david letterman was a hoax. >>> after 54 years, today is the final episode othe soap opera "as the world turns." >>> scottish singing sensation susan boyle fulfills her dream of singing for the pop yesterday. >>> in the box office, the team come the easy a produced for nearly $1 million is the favorite to take first with $20 million or more. ben affleck stars in "r-town." experts expect it to take second. those film same experts don't expect the new horror flick evil" is to do much better than $10 million this weekend. >>> and this comes tout from wnbc news 4 new york where a group of dogs receive top honors. cassius, a former shter dog was recognized for his work during rescue relief efforts during rescue efforts in haiti and wyatt was honored for his work with disabled children. three dogs who love what they do and work tirelessly to help others. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. [ male announcer ] it's sunday afternoon. time f footbal

. >>> next week, more than a year after his uncomfortable appearance on the late show for david letterman, joaquin phoenix makes a return appearance. >>> it took 2 takes to shoot one cene for his new romantic comedy "midnight in paris." woody allen shoots down reports that she was a diva and that he hired another person to did on redo the scenes. >>> oprah winfrey startser final season on monday. she announced she would be taking her 300 audience members on a seven-day trip to australia in december. >>> this comes to us from kgw news channel 8 in portland, oregon, where one high school footbl player is celebrating his return to the gridiron. hayward loves football with all his heart. bit was his heart that almost took it all away. after scoring a touchdown in a recent game, he had a heart attack. fortunately, a cardiac nurse was in the stan and brought him back to life on the field. he's set to have surgery soon, but doctors say he'll be back to playing football next year. can you believe that, bill it's remarkable. >> it looks like there's a big crowd there. she's doing cpr on the field,

. >> how about something like david letterman or glenn beck. >> david letterman. i like that. although we might have a network problem. >> you have to get somebody else that is controvertial in there. >> well you can still go and vote yourself. go to myfoxdc.com and click on the "off the wall" tab. >> i vote for you. >> thank you. do you like my picks or wisdom's pick, we'll find out. >> go to the website, myfoxdc.com. >>> well man and machine at dulles international airport. people tried to pull a massive plane 12 feet. so what is this all about? we'll explain on the other side of the break. n >>> it's the ultimate game of tug of war. the 18th annual family festival event at dulles international airport. teams of 25 competed to see who could pull this 164,000-pound airbus the distance of 12 feet the fastest. there were other activities for people to check out and all of the money raised go to the special olympics. we have to have the fox 5 team next year. >> what if you couldn't pull it? i don't think so. feldy, i want feldy on my side. he could

. >> larry: your first show back to work, you wanted david letterman to be your guest. you swapped heart stories. let's take a look. >> let's talk the difference between yours and mine. yours were arteries. >> i had coronary artery disease, you just blew a valve. >> yours were that your arteries were blocked? >> that's right. >> mine was one of the four valves was closing. and i have a pig valve in mine. you don't have any pig valve in yours. i have a pig valve. >> i have other pig parts on me, though. >> actually, i have a cow valve. >> larry: i never heard of a cow valve. >> i made a mistake. it affected my brain. >> larry: letterman and i have the same doctor. >> and you had the same -- >> larry: same surgery. he had quintuple, and i had quintuple. they didn't cut open your chest? >> i didn't really have a terrible time. you're supposed to get depressed. often do you. i didn't. i wasn't in pain. >> larry: were you a good operator? >> yeah. but, i mean, i guess i was in good shape. and the time that i first came back on the show because i was going it take the summer

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so i don't know. >> wow. >> clinton told letterman he's happy for chelsea's marriage because it now evensthe family, two men and two women. >>> mama grizzly, sarah palin, did not show up last night to watch her daughter's first performance on "dancing with the stars." but bristol palin busted it out anyway, tearing off a little suit po reveal this sort of sleek flapper dress. she danced to "mama told me not to come." and her cha-cha wasn't thatted bad. but the moment of the night might have been when florence henderson, mrs. brady, issued a challenge to the "jersey shore's" the situation. >> look out, mr. situation, you're going to get -- >> yeah, there she was, the big challenge from mrs. brady, flashing the cameras for "dancing with the stars." her bra looks very comfortable. >>> the murder of the journalist in mexico prompts one newspaper to rethink how it covers that country's violent drug war. what impact does it have? we'll be right back. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine

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