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. >> more than 20 years after he first played gordon gekko in "wall street," michael douglas is back in "money never sleeps." along with a new movie, he has a new fight on his hands. he's facing treatment for a tumor in his throat. and we're going to look at what's ahead for the oscar winner, coming up in this half hour. we say good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> he's had a lot of challenges lately, george. i'm robin roberts. >>> also, a new credit card maybe for shopaholics. a card company that puts the stop on your spending. you set the limits. not the credit card company. >> once you set the limit, it's going to enforce them. dave ramsey is here to talk about that. >>> and how far would you go for your kids? this man robbed banks to keep his daughters in private schools. he's now paying the price. he's in prison. and in an "gma" exclusive, he is speaking out for the first time. >>> and a "gma" exclusive. the young man who was here with his parents yesterday. he told us about being beaten at the hands of the police in denver. and the videotape that came out recentl

65-year-old michael douglas has a throat tumor comes just weeks before the premiere of his highly anticipated film wall street, money never sleeps. >> why don't you start calling me gordons often associated with heavy drinking and smoking has douglas facing a difficult treatment regimen. eight week of radiation, given five days a week, and chemotherapy usually given every one to three weeks. in a brief statement, douglas said only i am very optimistic. it's another personal setback for the highly successful actor. just this past april, douglas' son cameron was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing and does his tributing heroin and cocaine. it was his third arrest on drug charges. douglas blamed himself for, quote, being a bad father and said he was thrilled his son was going to prison because without it, he was going to be dead or somebody was going to kill him. father kirk douglas has had his own health struggles in recent years. he survived a helicopter crash in 1991 and a troek in '96, but he's still going strong blogging regularly on myspace. those good genes should an comfort to his son who is expected to make a full recovery. joining us now dr. jennifer