coming up in this half hour, the latest on mel gibson's custody battle. e-mails between the es actor and his estranged girlfriend act ok where she appears to forgive him. now her attorneys say she wasn't the one who leaked the recordings. now we're going to hear from his attorneys in an exclusive interview. >>> also ahead, help with your money emergencieses this morning our panel has advice on the lowdown on credit counselors and whether they actually hurt your credit. that's on "today's" money 911. >>> many medical tests are routine at certain ages, like mammograms and colonoscopies. there are things you can do to give you more accurate information when the results are in. >>> ann is on assignment "today," so you're also handling the news chores as well. >>> a new book by bob wood ward is outlining -- an early copy of obama's wars, top advisors argue over the war and doubt if the president's strategy will work. the white house is downplaying this saying policy divisions were well known at the time. >>> on this first day of fall, summers leaving the white

but first,ore from nbc's kristen welker. >> the battle between mel gibson and oksana exploded this summermake your [ bleep ] miserable, already? >> gibson seems to be berating o sana. >> what kind of a woman is that, hitting a woman when she's holding a child in her hands? breaking her twooet twice in the face. what kind of a man is that? >> reporter: her lawyers are telling her side of the story exclusively releasing these images of oksana today. holding and caring for six children. they have also released a photo showing the happy couple on cation in 2008. the >> you have evidence on both sides, each side pointing to the other, each side accusing the other of making criminal acts against one another. >> reporter: gibson's camp has accused oksana of extortion. just last week, he had this run with paparazzi? >> you're the guy from the other place? >> uh-huh. >> what's the matter, youot nothing better to do. >> i'm just wondering if you really hit oksana? do you ever think you'll make another movi in this jodieoster in the october issue of more magazine, when you love a friend, you don't a

. >>> talking about controversy, that custody battle between mel gibson and his estranged girlfriend. the actor apologized for his behavior in those intimate phone conversations. so why is so much of their dirty laundry being aired so publicly and is oksana behind it all? this morning their attorneys speak out in an exclusive live interview. >>> and that british girl who just won the title of america's perfect teen. how do her fellow contestants feel about that? we're going to talk to her when she joining us from wales in a live interview. >> reporter: the president can be particularly effective raising money for democrats and he'll do that again "today," but democrats will now pass the popularity of the first lady for the first time since the 2008 campaign. it's a season where every issue and every personality comes down to politics. soon adding her voice to midterm politics -- >> thank you! >> reporter: the white house announced tuesday that michelle obama will campaign in six states, where several senate democrats are in trouble. >> i think she will go out and make a forceful and p

---el padre de oksana grigorieva le pone mas leña al fuego al revelar que mel gibson es aficionado a -recientemente su hija oksana acuso a gibson de violencia domestica entre otros delitos.--- el padre de la cantante quien lo acusa de ser cliente frecuente de prostitutas, asegura sus amigos le llevaban mujeres a su oficina e incluso a su casa. ---tambien reiteró que gibson golpeo a su hija. ---el consul david figueroa continua con nosotros....y vamos a nuestras lineas telefonicas.

this e-mail fits within this whole equation as to whether or not charges ought to be filed against mel gibsonting evidence that gibson was having problems and had been writing rambling letters to oksana up to a year before his alleged blow-up was caught on tape n. one undated letter he writes, i am so ragged, i could drink or commit a crime. the anger seems to be out of my control. i need to do something about it lasting, not just a band aid. in a handwritten letter he says, i don't know why i'm so wacky and depressed but i need to get well and re-enter life. please don't be upset i'm gone. i'm just not myself. i don't want to inflict this unhealthy version of myself on you. and in in what appears to be a fragile gibson he tells oksana, i love you. this isn't who i was meant to be, i know it. i'm scared i can't get back. formal charges have yet to be filed. tara mergener, cbs news. >>> a new development a short time ago radaronline posted something else that might help mel gibson, a text message that grigorieva sentence to him t. says you keep saying you'll take care us in the most generous w

she's not mel gibson!you cannot stop -- you cannot stop a father from loving his children. >> jimmy: no, you can't. that was jake right there, affirming the fact that lindsay is not mel gibson. you know, whatever famous person shows up on the wrong side of the law, jake byrd is there to support them. he was there for paris, michael jackson, there for guillermo when he finally gets picked up. but today he was there for lindsay lohan. here's jake byrd at the lohan hearing. >> i couldn't begin to tell you how many reporters we have here. all behind police tape. there really trying to keep the madness here to a minimum. >> this is so intense. oh, my god. why can't she just huff gas like a normal person? >> they've got officers and deputies in the street trying to control traffic. >> i bet this is her! >> i bet this is her, is that what he said? >> lindsay didn't look worried, calm as she walked through the cameras. >> you look great! follow me on twitter! >> do you think she deserves to go back to jail or do y

i woke up, made coffee, went to my computer and realized there are no new mel gibson tapes.knew it would happen eventually, but the reality of it really hit me this morning. you know, the tapes ended after engineers pumped thousands of pounds of heavy drilling mud down mel's throat and sealed it with cement. but there's good news today. while the tapes may be in the past, the memories can now be a part of your life forever. >> mel gibson shocked the world with his incendiary phone rants aimed at his ex-girlfriend oksana gregorieva. >> hi, i'm billy dee williams. now, you and your family can relive all of the excitement with the mel gibson commemorative rant plate collection. order now, and each month you'll receive a beautiful hand-fired plate featuring one of mel's most outrageous outbursts including you [ bleep ] offend my [ bleep ] masculinity. my being, my soul. and you call me a sinner? you're a [ bleep ] moving violation. or how about your logic sucks because you are a [ bleep ] mentally deprived idiot. and the classic, i deserve to be [ bleep ] first before the jacuzz

mel gibson's former girlfriend hires a dream team of attorneys in the fight against the embattled star but there's a new, bizarre twist early this embattled star but there's a new, bizarre twist early this morning, september 22nd, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning, everybody. enjoy the last few hours of summer before fall officially begins tonight. i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. we'll always have paris or paris to talk about anyway. she famously pled out the cocaine charges in las vegas recently. gets on a plane, goes to japan and she's met by the authorities in japan with a sort of a maybe not. maybe you should go home. we'll have that story coming up in a bit. >>> but we begin with politics. president obama's marks the sixth-month anniversary of the signing of the landmark health care bill today. and then head to the united nations. but two other issues could overshadow his message. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has the detail this is morning. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. those two other issues are the same ones

now here's a look at your early morning entertainment headlines -- jodie foster is standing by mel gibson after a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. foster tells the october issue of "more" magazine that gibson is "the easiest, nicest person i've ever worked with." "the second i met him i said i would love this man for the rest of my life." >>> they may love david hasselhoff in germany, but last night he was the first to be eliminated from "dancing with the stars." >>> finally, paris hilton has been booted out of japan. hilton was denied entry into the country just days after she pleaded guilty for a misdemeanor drug charge in las vegas. yesterday officials delayed hilton's entrance while looking into her case. she was forced to schedule a scheduled tokyo news conference to promote her fashion and frag gance lines. to avoid talking about paris hilton, going through a tumultuous time in my life i would want jodie foster on my side. >> out of nowhere. >> didn't know they were close frenz. >> i never heard of the magazine she was quoted from, but -- >> a great actress and a fw person. >>>

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. >> looks like mel gibson. >> very good, mel gibson. >> he is packing the poundage. >> the fuzzy muss stash. >> when you are in a disguise, you don't want to draw attention. >> when you are wearing a gigantic nose and a huge brimly, people will look at you. >> a pencil thrin muss stash -- thin mustache would have been good. >>> we have to take a break. coming up, is it possible to be banned from the klan for being too racist? diana falzone explains how it happened to her. first, what will the guy behind the greatest political speech of have to say to me? i don't know, but i hope it comes in the form of a yell, a glorious yell. >>> well, a comme flop is a comme flop. yes, as you may have heard in an interview, fidel castro said -- that's him there, that's him over there. the cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore. that's him standing up. translation, all that stuff about revolucion, my bad, and castro said he was miss interpreted. this week cuba made an announcement that seems to give credence to the old coot's comments signaling a major economic shift. he said it would layoff a

an extortion investigation could have a big impact on the mel gibson case and tmz producer dax holt hasrom l.a. what are the implications in this case? >> this is the thing. the extortion plot and domestic violence case. if the d.a. files the paperwork on the extortion plot, basically oxsana is going to please the 5th, doesn't want to talk about it or incriminate herself and when they have her testify against mel gibson in the domestic violence case, she's not going to be able to talk and that is going to make it hard for them to prosecute mel gibson. he might be off the hook. >> is that the thought, he'll be off the hook? are people banking on that? >> we'll have to see. the fact that she can't talk about him, she's not going to be able to say this is what happened. it's going to be incriminating herself and how do you prosecute yourself? >>> we hear the tv show glee is on track to having more hits. what do you think about that? >> this is ridiculous. we got mark out last night and did you realize that glee has almost as many top 100-hits as the beatles. >> really? and they chart them

this e- mail fits in this whole equation as to whether or not charges ought to be filed against mel gibson. >> legal experts also believe the district attorney may be considering extortion charges against grigor yeva. >> not a great day on wall street today. dow was down, but not significantly. dow down 21 points. nasdaq down 15. let's go to new york now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >>> investors are looking for safer places to put their money. they're buying gold and treasuries after the federal deserve decided not to take any immediate steps to help the economy. though the feds did say they are ready to step in if needed. >>> home prices fell to a six- year low last month. prices dropped from june to july, as foreclosures flooded the market. that boosting a supply of available homes and reducing prices, even as mortgage rates tumble to record lows. banks seized a record 95,000 homes from delinquent borrowers. according to a bloomberg survey, more than three quarters view the president as anti-pessimistic. half said a republican- controlled congress wo

jo did i e foster is standing by mel gibson afer a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. foster tells the october issue of "more" magazine that gibson is, quote theeasiest, nicest person i've ever worked with. the second i met him, i said i will love this man for the rest of my life. >>> they may love david hasselhoff in germany, but last night he was the first to be eliminated from "dancing with the stars." >>> finally, paris hilton has been booted out of japan. yesterday officials delayed hilton's entrance while looking into her case. she was scheduled to cancel a tokyo news conference to promote her fashion and fragrance lines. you know what? i don't feel bad that she wasn't given preferential treaent this time around. >> worse than that, she wasn't allowed through the door. i think they would do that. >> last we checked, she was staying at a hotel on the grounds. i'm sure her business won't take a huge hit from this. >> she'll probably like the publicity. who knows. >>> in bluefield, west virginia, there are signs that fall is right around the corner. a couple of farm

. >>> speculation of charges in the mel gibson case may be coming. tmz reports e-mails are from one of gibson and profanity laced fights. gibson writes, i'm losing my grip. i'm stuck. i tried to be okay, but it overpowers me and i'm something i don't want to be. she replies, please don't torture yourself like that. please, you didn't do anything to be so hard on yourself, unquote. >> i think somehow or another the prosecution will have to try to reconcile whether or not this e-mail fits within this whole equation as to whether or not charges ought to be filed against mel gibson. >> but his girlfriend appears to be gearing up for a long battle in court. she's hired a high power p.r. group and a team of attorneys in her case. >>> a horder is reseeked -- is evicted from her home and her stuff spans blocks. there is a silver lining to this sad story. >>> right now new at 5:30, the community comes to the rescue of an evicted horder whose massive amount of stuff was thrown out all over the street. >>> it may be the start of fall but it's not too early to s

mel gibson has at least one friend left in hollywood.ndures the worst publicity in his career after a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. she tells "more" magazine that he is the easiest, nicest person i've ever worked with. the second i met him, i said, i will love this man for the rest of my life >>> they may love david hasselhoff in germany but last night the former "baywatch" star was the first to be eliminated from "dancing with the stars" >>> finally paris hilton has been booted out of japan. she was denied entry into the country just days after she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in las vegas. well, yesterday as officials delayed hilton's entrance while looking into her case she was forced to cancel a scheduled tokyo news conference to promote her fashion and fragrance lines. well, sadly i don't feel too bad for her. what about you, bill? >> no, i mean it's a little strange, i mean not many people can say they've been banned from a country. >> between her and lindsay lohan i think american courts will be busy for quit

when he heard that, mel gibson was like, me, too? right? act actor. >> this is kind of nice.scued 20 rabbits from a pet shop after she found out they were going to be fed to snakes. after that, a snake rescued the 20 rabbits after it found out they were going to be adopted by paris hilton. what comes around goes around. and finally, new york fashion week had its first ever plus-sized runway show to reinforce that you don't have to be ultra thin to be beautiful. also reinforced, the actual runway. >> tonight jimmy welcomes the julianna magolise. that's tonight on "jimmy fallon." >>> now here's a look at the headlines in entertainment. lindsay lohan says she admitted she failed a drug test, which could mean more jail time for the actress. and it turns out it must have been paris hilton's purse after all. in exchange for pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of drug possession and obstructing an officer, hilton will get no jail time. she must complete a drug program and pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service. this weekend's underdog box office winner complet

apparently back in may, mel gibson's ex-girlfriend agreed to destroy all tape recordings of him in exchangeor $15 million. that's right. yeah. this means now that all mel has to do is find a way to destroy the internet, hard drives and everybody's memory. then he's totally clear. [ light laughter ] that's -- [ applause ] i was just reading about this. president obama will host his third state dinner in january for chinese president hu jintao. but they're not sure who is invited yet. it depends on who's jintown. [ laughter ] check this out, you guys. the -- >> steve: whoo! ♪ da-da-da-da da-da-da-dum ♪ [ rhythmic clapping ] [ cheers ] ♪ whoo! ♪ >> jimmy: fist pump! no more fist-pumping tonight, i swear. >> steve: oh, come on. >> jimmy: maybe one or two more. [ light laughter ] hey, check this out, you guys. the owners of the hard rock cafe are suing the owners of the hard rock hotel and casino in vegas because its party image has damaged the restaurant's name. [ light laughter ] hey, you know what else may have damaged the restaurant's name? the food. [ laughter ] the food. [ applause ] "she'

>> i think if mel gibson taught us anything, they can bounce back after accusations of racism. but once they face accusations of beating up your girlfriend they don't have much. >> they are too young to do that. >> we don't know. i think results taught us you need a good mug shot too. >> crucial. >> is this a dumb act or dumb kids? >> how can you tell if the kid is racist? is it daws they don't order chocolate milk? is it because they don't believe the mary poppins is el salvadorean. >> well, everybody knows they can't fly. >> both of your babies are not only hideous, they are violently racist. how do you deal with this? how do you deal with your violently hideous baby? >> every day i come down the stairs wondering the same thing. and it haunts my nights. i can't believe i'm on a national tv that called my kids hideous. >> i'm sure there has to be a lawsuit in there somewhere. honestly, you hear about the story in the uk and you think, okay, so we've got a big socialist government growning under the weight of its own regulations and programs and that's the uk. i am not talking

actually would be a good night for mel gibson to make some calls. you know?use ] it's a good idea in general. i personally have not upset anyone this year so i have nothing to apologize for, but that is not the case for one of our head writers, gary greenberg. he is jewish, as you are going to see in about three seconds. so, tonight, to lead by example, he's agreed to atone for one of his many, many since. please join me in welcoming gary greenberg. come on out! [ applause ] >> i'm gary greenberg. shalom. over the course of the last year, i have written many, many jokes about this. [ laughter ] do not laugh, please, do not laugh. it's the chubby smoking baby. if you've seen this clip, you can see pretty clearly that this baby has a serious problem -- he smokes. and he's a baby. and despite that, i decide to make light of the situation by making fun of him instead of offering him help. and for that, i apologize to the smoking baby and now if you'll excuse me, i'm late for temple. shalom. >> jimmy: gary greenburg. inspiration to us all. [ applause ] i know it s

that's the question surrounding mel gibson.nd this is the whole thing going on. >> and it continues. and a former bodyguard for michael jackson, get this, he makes a surprise announcement regarding one of jackson's children. >> dax holt joins us live from l.a. with more on the stories and what lee lo is doing now. >> how are you doing? >> what are investigators looking into with the mel saga? >> well here is the thing. this is getting kind of confusing because they are going, was this an extortion plot because mel goes i'll pay you $15 million if you get rid of the evidence, destroy the tapes and all of that, or was this just simply negotiations between two people saying -- well because nondisclosure agreements or we won't talk about this in the future, that's common. but it comes down to the destroying of the evidence where people are going did you want to have him pay you off so you wouldn't release it or put it out there? so once i get to the bottom of that, this will go on for much longer. a know a couple of more weeks they

>> being friends with a gay woman will get you killed in saudi arabia and at mel gibson's house. almost triped on that one. professionalism saw it through. >>> congressman, give me your take on this. >> i think they should be granted asylum. his life is in danger if he leaves the united states and it is a reasonable request and should be honored. >> can you use things like this for granting asylum? >> i don't know if you would classify being a homosexual with jewish friends as an excuse. >> if you claim you could die in another country for whatever reason. >> but we have a situation in the united states where we talk about immigration overhaul. one of my points has always been we should make asylum a priority over the economic aspect of drawing new people here. it has always been reversed where we need the people, the skilled labor, blah, blah, blah. but this is a land and a beacon of freedom. we do find asylumses and oppressions in many countries. many people were fighting for their own freedom today. >> true. >> that should be the priority to bring asylum to those people rather

. >>> the custody battle between mel gibson and his ex-girlfriend is far from over. >> now she's taking her case back to court. will a key witness be allowed to testify? tmz working this one live in los angeles. >>> and severe flooding left a nation tal landmark in ruins. we're getting a sneak peek inside. how close is nashville's opry land to opening sth we have the scoop, next. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. . >>> well, we all know the dangers of texting behind the wheel. this morning, a rally in the district to remind drivers to turn off their cell phones before they get

when he heard that, mel gibson was, like, "uh, me, too?" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] what?gotcha. gotcha, guys. ha, ha, ha, ha. it was all a joke. ha, ha, ha. nailed you guys. ha-ha. whew." hey, everyone's talking about this. sarah palin made a high-profile appearance at a republican fund-raising dinner tonight in iowa. [ scattered applause ] actually -- yeah. she didn't come out and actually say she was running for president. no, she just kind of winked it in morse code. she was like -- [ laughter ] some more political news. carl paladino, new york's republican candidate for governor, said that manhattan is home to smug, self-important, tampered liberal elitists. [ scattered cheers and boos ] god, he sounds just like my butler. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] "i just want to play my playstation." [ laughter ] >> steve: his butler is the worst. >> jimmy: this is kind of nice, actually. paris hilton rescued 20 rabbits from a pet shop after she found out that they were going to be fed to snakes. and right after that, a snake rescued the 20 rabbits after it found out they

. >>> she switched lawyers in the custody battle with mel gibson.t represented anna nicole and britney spears. >>> breaking news, snooki steps out without her signature poof. she says she wants to look more nature mature dc -- more mature. >> she missed andrea says. >>> fashionistas are thumbing through receipts from the biggest retail rally of the year. some were swept away in ped did cabs and others looked at the pavement. no matter how they got there they came out strong for fashion's night out shops had big deals and fun surprises late in to the evening on friday. in addition to discounts, shoppers grabbed bags and t- shirts with the fashions night out logo. the charity founder had a v.i.p. party event. >>> wrap with a sweet note or a few. sounds from a singer song writer in dc who's going the distance ♪ [ music ] >> she is performing on my way live at the american music festival in virginia beach. we have learned one of the songs will be featured on the ame special with tony dan is a next month. >>> we want to hear about the good news and evens

. >>> another twist in the battle between mel gibson and his ex and there is now a question about theegality of papers and tell us about the papers and what is the problem with them? >> reporter: there is a couple of different ones and in may of this year, that would allow him to have custody of their child once they turn three years old and she is saying she didn't know what she was signing and that there was another document she signed in may that would allow her to get $15 million that she claims she said and now she's saying she was bullied into signing the papers and didn't know what she was signing, she wants everything to be null and vote for the court and doesn't want any of it to be admitted. >> and this gets uglier by the day. what rights does she have? what is the next step with this? >> litigation is going on and of course, her lawyers are saying it's not true and didn't have contact with her. she was aware of what she was signing and this is something the judge is going have to decide. if you the want to admit it, she's going to be on the bad end of this. >> all right. >>

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like lincoln, jackson, reagan, roosevelt, weigh in on marilyn monroe, john and robert kennedy and mel gibsonk you will i joy it. it is a lot of fun please check it out. now to the mail. donald: first charles krauthammer wasn't keen on christine o'donnell but he somes to be softening which is good because nobody likes a sauerkraut hammer. james: i hope sarah palin will apologize to karl rove when mrs. o'donnell wins the election. phil: mr. bill, some don't understand many of us sick of the federal government i would support miss o'donnell if she rode to the capital on a broom. janine: while you and juan williams were talking about the witchcraft deal i logged on to her website and sent her money. ellen: you are dead wrong about the octomom. it is not my responsibility to take care of her kids. she needs to take responsibility. i don't want to pay her anything. let the doctor who impregnated her pay. with 14 children at risk, i understand they are not your responsibility and she is as irresponsible as they come. the state of california can't let those kids suffer. john: bill, my wife and i bou

a new poll found 76% of americans would still buy a ticket to a mel gibson movie. [ light laughter ] were like, "what are you, a meshugana?" [ laughter ] check this out. a new survey found 30% of parents get bored playing with their kids. [ scattered applause ] [ light laughter ] you can't clap at that! [ laughter ] what's wrong with these people? >> steve: they wouldn't applaud in china for that. i'll tell you that right now. [ laughter ] hard working people. >> jimmy: 30% of parents get bored playing with their kids. that explains the game my parents played with me, "hide and stay." [ laughter ] "i have been in here for a while! i'm getting hungry!" [ laughter ] i don't know what to make of this. a new survey found that one out of four grown men travel with a stuffed animal. [ light laughter ] while the rest just buy weed when they get there. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i heard that facebook ceo mark zuckerberg turned down a chance to be on "dancing with the stars" this fall. that's right, zuckerberg said that he didn't have what it takes to appear on the show. you know, d

bio posted on her website on saturday, she has served as a market and media consultant to them mel gibson film "the passion of christ," the vatican's first female the sea isainters, n alumnas she is listed as a of the claremont institute. what are her chances? guest: slim. she is the most conservative candidate. delaware is more a centrist-moderate state. no one thought of him as a liberal. -- joe biden as a liberal. they are centrists. they are close to the credit- card industry. they are jokingly referred to as the senator from mbna. mike castle was in that mold. they have reputations for working across the aisle. but now the alternative is somebody who is clearly very conservative. that will give republicans a very difficult road, even though went mike castle was considered the front runner, he was considered a big favorite to win that seat in november. host: she was able to get 30,000 votes and the primer. our people are underestimating her? guest: that is a question we will find out. democrats are doing the best they can to portray all of these candidates who have tea party backing a

mel gibson's character was able to read the minds of women. the concept might not be that far off. researchers at the university of utah are developing a way to possibly read minds and that is today's big is today's big i. it was posted in the journal. how is this supposed to work now, reading people's minds. do i have this right? >> well, thank you for having me on the program. i tend to shy away from phrases like reading people's minds. honestly, if you want to know what a woman wants or thinks, ask her out for coffee and talk to her. we are working on something that is going to enable people that lost the ability to communicate have that restored. we are tapping into the speech areas of the brain. there's a brain that understands speech. we are excited about that. you can think of it at mind reading. >> you say you are interfacing with. >> yes. >> slow down for the rest of us out here. what does that mean? how do you interface with. how do you get from someone who can't think to understanding what they would like to say? >> certainly, so, basically, what we did is take a grid of

we don't need to introduce it bigger "under the radar," first mel gibson's secret stash, tmz posted pickse hollywood pariah doing his best wilford brimly. why would mel want to do that? >> what kind of disgeese is that? he looks the same to me. >> you've got to get up pretty early in the morning to fool us on "the early show," "under the radar." >> next up. this shows how rough the high seas can be. the "pacific sun" ran into an intense storm 400 miles off the coast of new zealand. this luxury ship weighs 40,000 tons, 12 decks high but no match for 25-foot swells. my goodness. nearly 60-mile-an-hour winds. british media reports 1700 passengers were on board at the time. you see one there on the ground goodness. luckily, only 42 were hurt. the cruise line offered passengers this a, get, this 25% discount on their next cruise. you may want to up the ante. two words of advice seat belts. >> we saw the entire lido desk go right to left there. our final clip feature, two feathered friends in a dance-off. jonathan a mackaw on the right and sadie, a cockatoo i get confused on the right freestyli

. >>> and mel gibson's career is not as tarnished as you may think. 70% of people polled by "vanity fairding his personal life. >>> now, for a look at what's coming up on "world news." here's diane sawyer. >> so, hello, bianna. good morning to you. and, of course, we'll be out in force, as well, all day today, on hurricane earl. covering it as you have been doing. we'll have the very latest.-wt'. be. and we'll show you eopl are do that will beng ught. pee >>> our own sam champion. he is the best in the weather business. the best value, according to us at "gma." he's back in north carolina. good to see you, sam. >> thank you, bianna. you know, you're the best at the news business. come on. come on. >> we all are here. >> a mutual admiration society. here we are. let's get a little of what's going on with earl, though, out of the way this morning. we'll briefly mention it. we've been talking about it all morning long. so something to be watching. there's some strong storms in the middle of the country. this severe weather is beiled along that, we're looki places like north platte, sioux fa

and mel gibson. >> reporter: no matter who he's sitting across from, piers is determined to make hiso become the person that, you know, big stars in america, big public figures feel they can go to for an entertaining encounter, but they'll be thinking that wasn't an easy ride. that's the perfect interview environment. >> piers' now show doesn't doesn't have a name but it will be based in new york. he'll shuttle between new york and london. he's a complete news junky he and tells me he can't wait for the next new story to break. he said he knew he wanted to be a reporter since he was 6 years old. ah. replacing larry king is really a dream come true for him. >> talk to me a little bit more about his background. we really own know him from the reality show in the united states and a little from the one in the uk. he really has a wide knowledge of all kinds of celebrities. >> i mean, he has dozens and dozens of celebrities he's interviewed. many of them now have become his friends. i can tell you one story that i can share that he -- piers told me he was actually the person that introduc

i recall not long ago that no gibson -- mel gibson had a big problem with what he had said to a state trooper while he was under the influence of alcohol and driving while drunk. his statement to the trooper was, and his accusation was that the jews were responsible for all of the wars in the world. my response to that is, he is absolutely wrong. jews are not responsible for all of the wars in the world, but religious zealots are. host: an e-mail. the next call comes from stevens point, wisconsin. caller: america needs to sit down and read the koran. not trying to be rude. but the thing is that i know the koran has been burned before by christians. and they are mad at us. but muslims have burned our bible, killed christians in lebanon -- i know this for a fact. young lady who is lebanese, a born christian, and she tells had they -- how they had to come to america because they were hunted down and killed by muslims. why is it ok for muslims to do this to christians but if we speak out we are haters, racist. christians are taught not to kill. in the koran -- i read it in my own eyes --

when he heard that, mel gibson was like, "me, too." got you, guys. >> all right.it's 22, just about, past the hour. time to take a look at the morning papers. let's start with the "st. petersburg times." a permanent cement plug has sealed bp's well for good in the gulf of mexico. five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. >> "usa today," fund-raising for midterm congressional election ss smashing records as republicans and allies stage an all-out push to seize control of congress. >> so far house republicans have the edge, though, raiseing more than $365 million since january of 2009. >> the rank raj daily news has this as their headline, senator lisa murkowski and challenger joe miller hit the national talk shows on sunday. murkowski called miller extreme while miller claimed federal unemployment benefits are not -- it was nice of them to do the sunday shows, though. because there were some candidates who were lined up on the major sunday talk shows and canceled, just canceled. >> she was