martha stewart is the latest to come out in support of letterman. you have got to hear this interview with martha, including why she's saying men will be men. >>> also in dave's corner tonight, barbara walters. why she's defending dave. "showbiz tonight" is also talking to stars in hollywood who are saying the same thing. hold on just a second, because the national organization for women is taking a powerful shot at letterman. what they are saying is getting women on both sides of the debate all riled up. >>> right now new york is midwin charles, attorney with midwin charles and associates. and pat, investigative journalist. out of all the support dave is getting, the one that surprised me today was martha stewart, arnold the way she's defending dave. i want you to listen carefully. because to me it sounds like she's actually condoning dave's behavior with her justification. watch this. >> it's not at all disturbing to me, unless there was force involved, which knowing dave is not very forceful, by the way. he's a very attractive man. very appealing.

martha stewart is the latest to come out in support of letterman. you have got to hear this interview with martha, including why she's saying men will be men. >>> also in dave's corner tonight, barbara walters. why she's defending dave. "showbiz tonight" is also talking to stars in hollywood who are saying the same thing. hold on just a second, because the national organization for women is taking a powerful shot at letterman. what they are saying is getting women on both sides of the debate all riled up. >>> right now new york is midwin charles, attorney with midwin charles and associates. and pat, investigative journalist. out of all the support dave is getting, the one that surprised me today was martha stewart, arnold the way she's defending dave. i want you to listen carefully. because to me it sounds like she's actually condoning dave's behavior with her justification. watch this. >> it's not at all disturbing to me, unless there was force involved, which knowing dave is not very forceful, by the way. he's a very attractive man. very appealing.

martha stewart today, the latest to come out in support of letterman. you have got to hear this brand-new interview with martha, including why she's saying men will be men. also in dave's corner, tonight, barbara walters. why she's defending dave. and "showbiz tonight" is also talking with stars in hollywood who say the same thing. but hold on just a second, because today the national organization for women took a powerful shot at letterman. what they're saying it's going to get women on both sides of this debate all riled up. joining me tonight in new york, the very riled up midwin charles, an attorney with the launch midwin charles and associates. in hollywood, the always-riled up pat lalama, an investigative journalist. so out of all the support that dave's been getting, the one that really surprised me today is martha stewart and the way she's defending dave. i want you to listen carefully, because to me it sounds like she's actually condoning dave's behavior with her justification. watch this. >> not at all disturbing to me. unless there was force i

martha stewart is here to share a few that are straight from her special holiday issue. ing to you. >> how do you like the cover? >> well, you didn't put any makeup on. >> that's my worst -- >> no, just kidding. >> that was my worst -- >> that's yours? >> and it is full of amazing ideas for halloween. >> and the shots were taken out of your home, right? >> oh, that's in my stable, right, the ones with the horse. >> that is great. >> yeah, it's a very mysterious outfit, by the way. and it's only a cape. there are a lot of great costume ideas, great decorating ideas and delicious food ideas. >> talk to me about the things we have here. >> pumpkin ice cream sandwiches, we have maple roasted pumpkin salad with pine nuts and feta cheese and arugula. very delicious. >> is this actually ready to eat? >> yeah, ready to eat. >> let me have a piece while we're talking. >> and we have pumpkin seed nibble, i've been nibbling on that. and these beautiful items, the candelabra and the skeletons -- >> you love your glitter, don't you? >> we do, but this is from our martha stewart select

martha stewart is the latest to come out in support of letterman. you have to hear this new interview with martha and why she is saying men will be men. also in dave's corner, barbara walters and why she defends dave. "showbiz tonight" is talking with stars in hollywood who say the same thing. hold on a second. today the national organization for women took a powerful shot at letterman and what they are saying it's going to get women on both sides of this debate all riled up. joining me tonight, an attorney with the law firm mid-win charles and associates and an investigative journalists. what surprised me today is martha stewart and the way she is defending dave. i want to you listen carefully. to me it sounds like she is condoning dave's behavior with her justification. watch this. >> it's not disturbing to me. unless there was force involved which knowing dave, not very forceful. he's a very attractive man. very appealing. great sense of humor obviously. i think all this was done while he was not married although it's still harmful to his wife of

. >> sure that's not martha stewart? >> or mother teresa. >> what's the first reaction when you heard the white house was taking on fox news? >> i thought obama must be on vacation or something. i mean, it's so massively stupid. and now everybody's out there speculating on why he's doing it to try to get, you know, the other networks not to cover the stories of government corruption that fox is covering. which seems the most likely reason. >> which one? the a.c.o.r.n. story? >> a.c.o.r.n., nea, van jones, kevin jennings. but as mickey kouse points out, one of your fellow liberals, they weren't covering it anyway. i think they are thin-skinned and can't help themselves. >> let's listen to what the president said. he weighed in on fox news for the first time on nbc's "today" show. listen to this. >> what our advisers have said is that we are going to take the media as it comes. and if media is operating basically as a talk radio format, that's one thing. and if it's operating as a news outlet then that's another. but it's

we'll see home making goddess martha stewart and her pet industry and here's what else is on the menu. >> i'm jane wells from los angeles. we're going to hear from the 8 million pound gorilla. how low will prices go? inquiring minds want to know. we hope to find out later today. >> i'm scott cohn. if you want to understand the real world effects of a weak u.s. dollar, make a run for the border. that's where we are. that's detroit, michigan, behind me. this is windsor, ontario. we're serving of cents on the dollar. >> while business might be improving, the online auction house still faces a pitched battle. where momentum is alive and well. what's up with skype. it's involved in litigation and it's a huge strain on the ebay cycle. >> stocks are higher on earnings news thus far. financials and technology leading the way. we also have a really important s.e.c. vote on regulating the so-called dark pools that are really important to some of the big banks out there including goldman sachs. bob pisani kicks it off. bob. >> interesting day. the big story is some of the financials. wells fargo

i like you to watch martha stewart and how she described david letterman in an interview. to get a sense of how they come across. watch martha. >> it's not disturbing to me unless there was force involved which knowing dave, not very forceful, by the way. he's a very attractive man. very appealing. great sense of humor. men are men. i put up with it all. god! >> even martha putting up with the bad boys in the past. why do you think she is not calling him out as a bad boy. is it the creepy confidence? >> martha is in her 70s and it's a boy's club. you don't have to be a boy. they are old school, the people. they stick together. of course they are going to support him. talk to the younger hosts and the younger women and they are not going to have the same opinion of him. they have the small club with martha stewart and barbara walters and they have to stand behind each other. >> here's the guy i need help with. the next bad boy they have a difficult time comprehending what women see in this bad boy. i don't get it. >> i think he was with this nagging woman wearing the pants

and yet women like barbara walters and martha stewart have no problem supporting him. >> he's a veryery appealing. great sense of humor. >> he's a very attractive man. >> okay. next up bad boy jon gosselin. the alleged womanizer being bombarded by other women asking for his autograph. and if this isn't a sign of armageddon, even the father of sarah palin's grandson, levi johnston, has a career. he actually has a new ad for nuts and he's reportedly getting a ready to appear in "playgirl." joining me tonight from boston the patron saints of bad boys and in new york tonight cooper lawrence, a psychologist and author of "the cult of celebrity." all right, guys let's begin with dave letterman. he publicly admits to having sexual affairs for women who work with him, yet women still say, he handed himself well and they're still watching. cooper, explain to me, please why are women loving this bad boy? >> i love that david letterman has become a bad boy. that's my favorite part of all of this. because we like the idea that we could probably tame them. that if they were with me you know, he w

martha stewart coming to the defense. you have to wonder if these women suffer any kind of a backlash because a lot of people up in arms. as i said, this is a very polarizing issue with people heathed. >> a lot of people can relate. a lot of people are talking. a.j. hammer. >> coming up tonight, we have much more on the ladies for letterman. hollywood's most powerful women support david letterman. the late breaking developments on hln. it is "showbiz tonight." >> it is interesting to hear the defense. >>> are you worried at all about getting the swine flu? you are not alone. you may not need to see a doctor. a new interactive website could help you. this is h1n1responsecenter.com. type in your age and answer questions about fever, symptoms and overall health. the program could advise you you have swine flu but don't have to go to a doctor. stay home, rest up, drink fluids. the website might advise you to seek medical attention. the program is designed by doctors in atlanta to keep people who are not seriously ill from flo

. >>> people like martha stewart, leona helmsley have been there. prison, that is.ichard hatch spent 3 1/2 years behind bars for not paying taxes on his $1 million prize. >> the winner of the first "survivor" competition is -- rich. congratulations, rich. congratulations. >> the angels sing. hatch says he's innocent and the subject of a witch hunt. richard hatch joins me for his first primetime interview since leaving prison. thanks for coming and for keeping your clothes on. >> my pleasure. >> what is the first thing you did when you got out of prison? >> i don't remember. i'm still in the fight of my life. i don't have the feeling that everybody thinks you might have getting released. i'm on supervised release. i'm under the bureau of prison's thumb. i am 100% innocent. it wasn't just the 3 1/2 years in jill. i just got put back in jail for doing an interview i had permission to do. >> you went to jail. did you think -- for 3 1/2 years, because you didn't pay taxes on the $1 million you got from winning "survivor." >> you say for that. >> you didn't? you paid the

see martha stewart, for example. so his client obviously lost his head, lost his girlfriend, lost the money to pay for his child support and his alimony. he was in over his head, he did something stupid. until the defense gives us something to work with, i will assume the facts are as letterman says they r. >> yeah, but shargel is doing a smart thing. shargel is doing a smart thing by keeping those cards close to his vest because it really doesn't make a lot of sense to try this case in the court of public opinion. you better do it in front of 12 people who can really make the real decision in a court of law. >> let me see the panel. >> isn't he doing more harm than good by not coming on air and saying my client didn't do this? i mean -- >> he's got to stall for time, try to think of a story. >> listen, let me go to another comment by this attorney, gerald shargel. it's short of ominous. it was a declaration on nbc today. listen. >> it's not only the motive, intent and conduct of joe halderman. it's the motive, inten

. >>> people like martha stewart, leona helmsley have been there? prison that is. richard hatch spent 3 1/2 years behind bars for not paying taxes on his $1 million prize. >> the win toefr first sur vooier competition is -- rich. congratulatio congratulations, rich. congratulations. >> the angels sing. hatch says he's innocent and the subject of a witch hunt. richard hatch joins me for his first trooim prime time interview since leeing prison. thanks for coming and for keeping your clothes on. >> my pleasure. >> what is the first thing you did when you got out of prison? >> i don't remember. i'm still in the fight of my life. i don't have the feeling that everybody thinks you might have getting released. i'm on supervised release. i'm under the burreau of prisons thumb. i am 100% innocent. it wasn't just the 3 1/2 years in jill. i just got put back in jail for doing an interview i had permission to do. >> you went to jail. did you think -- for 3 1/2 years, because you didn't pay taxes on the $1 million you got from winning "survivor." >> you say for that. >> you di

. >> sure that's not martha stewart. >> or mother teresa. >> what's the first reaction when you heardte house was taking on fox news? >> i -- i'm not -- obama must be on vacation or something. i mean, it's so massively stupid. and now everybody's out there speculating on why he's doing it to try to get, you know, the other networks not to cover the stories of government corruption that fox is covering. which is the most likely reason. >> the acorn story? >> nea, van jones, kevin jennings. as one of your fellow liberals points out, they're not covering it anyway. how does that explain? i think it's because they can't help themselves. >> the president said -- he weighed in on fox news for the first time on nbc's "today requests show, listen to this. >> what our advisors said is we are going to take the media as it comes. and if media is operating basically as a talk radio format, that's one thing. and if it's operating as a news outlet, it's another. but it's not something i'm losing a lot of sleep over. >> people are pissed off -- he is too, because fox lies a lot. they lie. let's give

. >> sure that's not martha stewart. >> or mother teresa. >> what's the first reaction when you heardhite house was taking on fox news? >> i -- i'm not -- obama must be on vacation or something. i mean, it's so massively stupid. and now everybody's out there speculating on why he's doing it to try to get, you know, the other networks not to cover the stories of government corruption that fox is covering. which is the most likely reason. >> the acorn story? >> nea, van jones, kevin jennin jennings. as one of your fellow liberals points out, they're not covering it anyway. how does that explain? i think it's because they can't help themselves. >> the president said -- he weighed in on fox news for the first time on nbc's "today requests show, listen to this. >> what our advisors said is we are going to take the media as it comes. and if media is operating basically as a talk radio format, that's one thing. and if it's operating as a news outlet, it's another. but it's not something i'm losing a lot of sleep over. >> people are pissed off -- he is too, because fox lies a lot. they lie. l