a conversation with mickey rourke. coming up. right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contribution to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: pleased to welcome mickey rourke back to this program following his oscar nominated role in "the wrestler." the actor continues his run in films like "iron man 2" and "immortals" opens this weekend and a scene from "immortals." >> does he know of my rage? does he know that i only live to see his blood at the end of my sword? does he know he butchered my mother? >> he's he's seen your face. he knows. tavis: we stop t

mickey rourke, a man of very and varied unusual talents. how are you? >> five-year break. >> five-year break for boxing. >> i'm really good. >> i've always wondered, why would you, in the middle of a dazzling film career, want to go and get beaten around the head? >> the acting wasn't something i was having fun doing anymore, or liked doing, and i just saw too much -- at that time i saw too much gray. and the politics and the mediocrity of it just wasn't something that i respected at the time. >> you always loved boxing, haven't you? >> i started out fighting before i was acting, actually, then got hurt and got into the acting. but i had just done a film -- i had just -- i think i had done "angel heart." and i had a really -- it was a tough film, but it was a -- it had integrity and a really great director and actors in it. and then i waited i think about a year or two or something like that for something that i could respect to do again, and nothing came around. and i bought a big house, that whole number. and i had a big car and all that [ bleep ] and

mickey, it's been a pleasure as always. good luck with the movie. i hope you come back and talk about the welsh movie. >> i will. it will be better than "the wrestler." >> thanks to mickey rourke. >>> she has one of the most >>> she has one of the most that hasn't heard of heidi klum. she's my guest and she has made me derobe for this interview. >> yes. and you look good. >> you're quite bossy, aren't you? >> i am. >> do you always get your own way? >> but you see you did it. >> i'm not sure if it's a good idea. it might be career wrecking. i feel suddenly naked without the tie. i feel a bit like simon cowell sitting here. >> no, you look good. >> really? >> yeah. >> that's good enough for me. >> but i like to be bossy. my husband says it all the time. >> seal's a big lad. you boss him around? >> he's big but he's very gentle. and you need to have a bossy wife in the house to get things done. >> do you feel lucky to have met seal? >> of course. >> because it felt like the pair of you had been sort of searching for each other and then you collided an

mickey, it's been a pleasure as always. good luck with the movie. hope you come back and talk about the welsh movie. >> i will. it will be better than "the wrestler." >> thanks to mickey rourke. ere. an electric tank? really, stu? is that what you pour the electricity in? it's actually both, guys. i can plug in and go 35 miles gas free, or i can fill up and go a whole lot farther. is that my burger? oh. i just got bun. i didn't even bite any burger. what are these guys doing? [ horn honks ] could you please not honk while this guy's telling me about his chevy volt? is that that new... is that the electric car? yeah. but it takes gas too. ask him how much he spends on gas. how much does he spend on gas? how much do you spend on gas? how much do i spend on gas? if i charge regularly, i fill up like once a month. he only has to fill up about once a month. [ woman ] wow. that's amazing. >>> she has one of the most recognizable faces in the world. it would be find to find someone that hasn't heard of heidi klum. she's my guest and she has made me derobe

>> i think i'm feeling you, mickey. >> okay. >> tell me about women now.ecause you've become, since "the wrestler" -- >> i know nothing about women. >> have you learned nothing about women? do you understand them better? >> no, they're stronger than us. when they close the door and it hits them in the ass, they're gone. you can get on your knees and your belly and grovel like a -- you know, like a little pig, they ain't coming back. but we couldn't live without them. hey, listen, it would be a really terrible place if it was just me, you and these camera guys. >> it would be a terrible place. >> well -- maybe not for him. >> are an easier guy to go out with, to date, to be with? >> to date, not necessarily, no. but the thing with me right now is as time goes by, everything a's not so sacred. it's not so important to get all upset about little things -- oh, i like that picture. my agent hated that outfit. and he said, you wonder why you lost the academy award. >> the academy award system, i would imagine that beneath all the sort of stuff that goes with mic

mickey rourke. >> jimmy: what do you guys do? drinks then wrestle? >> jimmy: this woman claims to have had a problem with herman cain. that's a lot. that's five -- if this keeps up, it seems very unlikely he will be president, though it seems more and more likely that he will become governor of california. >> dicky: nancy grace. and music from wale. >> dicky: nancy grace. and music frombig!e. big. big, big. big big big big? big big big big big. big big...big. ♪ big big big -big. -big! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ big big big -big big. -big! -big -big! -♪ big -big. -big big big. big big big. big big big. small. big big big big. all! [ male announcer ] the space-saving, eco-friendly, totally unique smart. unbig. uncar. ♪ >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel with a message about national geographic channel's "knights of mayhem," the new six-part series about modern-day lancelots who participate in the dangerous world of full-contact, heavy armor competitive jousting. these guys break ribs, puncture lungs and chip names in maybe the roughest professional sport ev

mickey rourke. >> jimmy: what do you guys do? drinks then wrestle? >> jimmy: this woman claims to have had a problem with herman cain. that's a lot. that's five -- if this keeps up, it seems very unlikely he will be president, though it seems more and more likely that he will become governor of california. >> dicky: nancy grace. and music from wale. >> jimmy: >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel with a message about national geographic channel's "knights of mayhem," the new six-part series about modern-day lancelots who participate in the dangerous world of full-contact, heavy armor competitive jousting. these guys break ribs, puncture lungs and chip names in maybe the roughest professional sport ever. >> yes, jimmy. they are very mean. >> jimmy: you've met the jousters? >> i did more than just meet them, jimmy. roll the tape. >> load the list with fresh meat. >> wow, i feel like king aborth. yeah! ah! jousting hurt my belly. i think there's a hole in it. oh, no, it's just my belly button. that tickles. >> dicky: watch "knights of mayhem" only on national

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and "immortals" with mickey rourke. >> i will end the reign of the gods. >> ignatiy vishnevetsky: butst,hee'a ers.t in tw s. >> christy lemire: our next movie is "immortals," which vaguely resembles greek mythology, but actually has more in common with the movie "300." it's a nonsensical overloaded cacophony of carnage in totally needless 3d. mickey rourke plays the ruthlessnd t bloodhirsty king hyperion, who's storming across greece with his massive army. only one man can stop him, the hunky and frequently shirtless theseus, played by henry cavill. >> theseus, there's little the king does not know. he knows that you have no father and like him you are drawn by your people. >> does he know of my rage? does he know that i live to only see the blood at the end of my sword. does he know that he butchered my mother. >> no, he's seen your face. he knows. >> christy lemire: theseus gets some help in his quest from the wise-cracking stavros, played by stephen dorff, a beautiful virgin oracle played by freida pinto. the gods on high are supposed to just watch what these mortals do and not get

mickey? there is no dumb question. >> [inaudible] >> that is a good question and i do not have a good answer. the fact is that this was the best that we could come up with to figure this process. sure, mickey mouse can sign up and make a big number. we are hopeful that every one, being irresponsible, that that will happen very little, if not ever. it is not a pair of five list and let's do it. debate, let's go. >> [inaudible] >> bright. right. >> [inaudible] >> the point, of course, is i have never said in my mind who is ultimately responsible. guess who it is? you. not the promoter. at the end of the day, stuff goes downhill. it is on you to make sure that you use promoters the to contrast and the to manage, essentially. it is a partnership. hopefully not -- here is the key, i will be going home to my dog now. you have got to work with these promoters. at the end of the day, the same consequences are going to hold. >> [inaudible] >> i understand. >> [inaudible] >> right. it would be great if

meet disney's rock star mickey. let me show you what he can do. so he is head bopping.e is sun glass wearing. >> he moves. >> look at that. >> jerry lee lewis deal. >> you have me going. right? okay, so watch. he's going to do this thing called a split. he has the dance moves. all right mickey, let me show you. look at the split. you are all so impressed, right? >> that's kind of cool. >> if you move it over here and touch its nose, it will lead you in the dance moves. it will say okay, bop your head now. you know. >> could you imagine having both of these? we did let's rock elmo yesterday. maybe like if you had elmo. if you had the two of them rocking out, it would be crazy, wouldn't it? >> all of the toys are good in small doses. >> see, i agree, elmo. rock star mickey, we found him as low as $39.97 at wal-mart and amazon.com, but as high as $49.99 at target. there's a bit of a range. toys r us is running a special with a separate guitar for $69.99. >> how much is this? >> homecoming slim here is $49.99. so they are priced similarly. they both have this -- what do you

now, she stars alongside mickey rourke in the mythological action film "immortals."y: we met once on the street or something. >> i do remember that. i think it was one of the after parties, after the award care known? >> jimmy: i think i was driving and you and -- >> i thought you were going to say i was drunk. >> jimmy: maybe you were drunk, i don't know. i rarely check but -- >> it was fun. i was so excited when they told me i was going to be on the jimmy kimmel show, and dev says hi. >> jimmy: your boyfriend in real life, was your boyfriend in "slumdog millionaire." very charming guy. >> he loved his time on the show and gave up quite a few secrets. >> jimmy: there are secrets? >> remember the time he told you he was staying at the four seasons hotel, that's not how it goes, you don't tell people where you are staying. >> jimmy: you're not supposed to tell him. >> you taught him a good lesson. >> jimmy: that seems obvious not to announce your room number on tv. but that's good. i'm glad -- it's the first time i've taught anyone anything. >> good. good for you. >>

and if we stop doing all the mickey mouse and nonsense -- >> the former president of olympus is calling on the company's board of directors to quit. for the sake of the company. >>> welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo. the former head of olympus says it's time for the company to move on from its financial scandal. he says the only way to do that is for the board of directors to step down, michael woodford. the optical equipment-maker is in trouble for covering up huge investment losses for years. woodford attended his first board meeting since october 14th, the day he was fired. he fell out of favor because he questioned accounting irregularities. although he is no longer ceo, he is still a board member. >> and i'm not at liberty to discuss the detailed content. we had a constructive and honest exchange. >> woodford's brief successor as ceo, tsuyoshi kikukawa and two other figures did not go to friday's meeting. they resigned from the board of directors on thursday.y. is sus a hand in the losses. they inflated the purchase prices on acquisitions among other thing. current

and if we stop doing all the mickey mouse and nonsense -- >> the former president of olympus is calling on the company's board of directors to company. >>> welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo. the former head of olympus says it's time for the company to move on from its financial scandal. he says the only way to do that is for the board of directors to step down, michael woodford. the optical equipment-maker is in trouble for covering up huge investment losses for years. woodford attended his first board meeting since october 14th, the day he was fired. he fell out of favor because he questioned accounting irregularities. although he is no longer ceo, he is still a board member. >> and i'm not at liberty to discuss the detailed content. we had a constructive and honest exchange. >> woodford's brief successor as ceo, tsuyoshi kikukawa and two other figures did not go to friday's meeting. they resigned from the board of directors on thursday. the trio is suspected of having a hand in the cover-up they inflated the purchase prices on acquisitions among other thing. current ce

morning -- mickey mouse. morning show at wmar.com if you want to share a photo or birthday or anniversary. back in a bit. traditions are not for keeping. they're for keeping us together. ♪ [ boy ] to dad, love sam. [ mom ] say "merry christmas." [ boy ] merry christmas. [ female announcer ] hallmark recordable storybooks. [ boy ] charlie brown spotted a small, scraggly pine tree. ♪ >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> baltimore city playing off the popular hop day film it's wonderful life. there's a lot to do and see if you head to the inner harbor. coren redman is live at the power -- corinne redman is live at the power plant and food will be a big thing about this corinne. >> reporter: oh, yes, definitely the food. we are decorating yinger -- ginger bread men because it's part of the it's a water front life event for the holidays. there's going to be cookie decorating strolling santas and music and also a light show that's going on down here at phillips on the phillips' building at the power plant area. so

. >> did you ever think you would have anything in common with mickey rourke. >> besides watching a fewhat is about it. >> i can't believe i have something in common with him. it is something that kevin mccarthy sat down and talked to him about. >> is he starting? >> no, john beck is starting now. they have i new guy in. >> we'll have to bring in grossman to like maybe win in the last quarter. >> exactly. >> he with do that. >> hopefully, mike shanahan does that. >> shanahan is a great coach. >> assuming an offense. >> i don't mind if we just talk about football. >> the studio will love that. >> as long as you keep beating the giant. >> exactly. >> he knows football. >> you have two things in common with mickey rourke. you support rex grossman and you guys have the same shirt. >> his is slightly bigger than mine. >> a little. >> i don't know if it's good or bad thing that i actually agree with mickery rourke that rex grossman -- with mickey rourke that rex grossman should be the quarterback. >> we are hoping we find out what they've seen in john beck all this time. we want to believe in

i like disney and mickey mouse and tinkerbell and stuff.ould love a world where i lived at walt disney world. >> for the past eight months moore has been living in a very different world, the jail's female confinement unit where she is held in her cell away from other inmates, due in part to the intense media coverage of her case. >> because she's in the news and because of her charges. if you put her back in a pod you don't know how another inmate is going to react to what she is allegedly accused of. so for her own safety, it's better that she's back here. >> moore has collected some of the many newspaper reports on her case. >> "woman charged in millionaire's murder, pleads not guilty." i used to cry opening these up. i don't anymore. i'm over it. >> why? >> because i'm not this kind of person. this is a person that i'm not. >> prosecutors say moore who has pled not guilty coned him out of a large share of his fortune killed him. he is seen in this video, was shot by moore. >> do you get tired for people asking you for money? >> since a

mickey rourke is in the movie. kevin had a chance to sit down and talk with him.re that next.  >>> declared war on all of humanity. >> i will end the reign of the gods j nick rye -- >> mickey rourke stars in the immortals. >> our kevin mccarthy had a chance to speak to mickey rourke about the action scenes, many of them in slow motion. >> i love the slow motion aspect of it. i want to being you, hypothetically, if you could put one action in your daily life in slow motion, what would it be? >> my training. i would like to go through my whole training with him every day. i'm ready for go to sleep at 8:00 i don't you play some pretty insane roles. i loved you in the wrestler. but that -- does that ever take an effect on you? because this is a film where you are pretty sadistic. when you walk away from the movies -- i'll answer your question. wrestler ways nightmare to walk away from. we'll give him an extra two minutes. the wrestler was really hard because of the emotional drain that it took on me physically and mentally, the dark places i had to go. i reme

let's start over here with mickey mouse. >> mickey mouse, so this year mickey is rocking out.fun for kids, you just turn him on and he is ready to start going. you just press his foot. he's rocking the house. kids love this. he's got cool dance moves. kids will love to interact with mickey. >> brian: disney is pushing mickey again. after a while leaving him dormant, now he's coming back. does he only go to the left? >> no, he does the splits too, if we let him go. he'll dance and then do the splits. >> brian: wow. look at that. how much would this cost? >> this is $40. mickey is a lot of fun. really cool this year. and it's a perennial favorite. that's why so popular. >> brian: i asked you about this garbage truck and i said what's the attraction? >> it's gross. >> brian: what do you mean it's gross? >> kids love gross toys n. this garbage truck you can fit ten different trashys. trashys are these little collectible creatures. they're gross and icky. they're a loft fun, kids love to collect items. >> brian: what do you do with them? what does it do? >> you collect them, you pi

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music and dancing in the streets along with eye catching floats and balloons and a familiar friend, mickeyi, goofy and santa. one star seemed to steal the show. this video got someone's attention in the newsroom. our producers was returning around saying who is this woman? it helps jump start the season. many arrived early in search of great bargains. >>> occupy protesters are going to begin occupying the highway once again. >>> when they are leaving baltimore to head to dc, i'm linda so. >>> a terror suspect arrested in new york charged with making bombs to use against police and military. details coming up. >>> round with the in the trial for two twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire and killing her. i'm sherrie johnson, i will have the start of trial coming up. >>> band of rain left the roads wet. next roped rounds of rain will be heavier. >>> hello to justin berk. >> we are watching wide view radar. we had one band of rain pass through. not much to show you. the roads are damp, there will be spray, there will be fog and a lot more rain where that came from just not yet. w

joining us, mickey, you've got spider-man, buzz light year, all of those favorites. my personal favorite, of course, snoopy. >> mine, too, michelle. take care. michelle franzen, live in new york for us. >> a lot of fun. >> it is. i'm excited. >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this thanksgiving morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm joe krebs. 42 degrees and kind of crisp but clear, i think. >> good thing they didn't have the parade yesterday instead of today. the winds yesterday were blowing over 30 miles per hour here and sustained from that for quite some time. now the winds have settled down and the temperatures are down, as well, under a clear sky. t now near freezing throughout much of the region and we will stay this cold here for another couple of hours. just past 6:00 now on this thanksgiving morning. we have cleared out. high pressure has pushed in. our winds have settled. we have no travel problems up and down the atlantic seaboard in and out of the midwest. however, the west coast from san francisco to seattle, there might be some flight delays.

mickey? there is no dumb question. >> [inaudible] >> that is a good question and i do not have a good answer. the fact is that this was the best that we could come up with to figure this process.

. >>> a new turf field will be dedicated in manassas in honor of miguel mickey hernandez. the 15-year-old was killed in a gang-related attack last november. hernandez stayed out of gangs and helped other teens do the same. the field was built with a grant aimed at preventing childhood obesity in virginia. >>> police are looking for a killer after a deadly shooting in oxon hill, maryland, overnight. they found the victim shot on murray avenue near audrey lane. medics rushed the man to a nearby hospital, unfortunately, he died. investigators have not released the victim's identity. >>> cameras finally caught up with assistant penn state football coach mike mcqueary. new investigation suggests he did intervene when he allegedly witnessed a former football coach sexually assaulting a boy in 2002. however, mcqueary had little to say when he spoke with cbs correspondenter armen ca tien. >> i don't have anything else to say. of. >> describe you're motions right now. >> all over the place. just kind of -- shaken. >> crazy. >> crazy. >> you said what -- >> like a snow globe. >> lik

. >>> and it's mickey mouse's 83 rd birthday. in 1928, disney's "steamboat willie" one of the first cartoons with synchronized sound, was released. >>> all day long stay on the top of the latest developments as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams on "nbc nightly news." >>> finally here's what's coming up on the "today show." an attorney for two of the alleged victims of the penn state sexual abuse scandal speak out in a live interview. and more on demi moore and ashton kutcher calling it quits after six years of marriage. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today." your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

if that's how you get ryan gosling to show up -- >> my pancake skills are limited to the mickey mouse. it is cute. >> that's better than mine, sort of like a blob. >>> this comes to us from washington, d.c. where the president made sure one pair of bird won't be anywhere near the sides of mashed potatoes and stuffing today. with the wave of his hand president obama saved two turkeys from becoming part of a thanksgiving feast. his daughters were in attendance, and the president continued a 20-year tradition granting a reprieve to the birds at the white house ceremony. the birds named liberty and peace are headed to george washington's home in virginia where a life of leisure awaits. we want lives of leisure, come on. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today." this is your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in belgium, all your disney favorites kept it cool. the annual snow and ice festival celebrates the 20th anniversary of disneyland paris with sculptures depicting disney greats. from "the lion king" to an ice scene from "peter pan" artists took more than five wee

of mickey in front of a small crowd to head home and i'm g. would see all the points two minutes later the words on the group think of a school done by you on top on of. your soviet accounts in a straight red carpet so i make no mistake on the front of the sports the top seven goal of the season. when we're all in the english premier league and you can also continue the excellent salt of the season in two one when that rabbits and chelsea hold full pay in action at the moment against. little pole their current goal is for the swans the aston villa. and smaller city the canaries benefit to continue that good start to the season although as much as they're approaching the final whistle just. minutes well. meanwhile real madrid striker cristiano ronaldo has picked up the european go on to toward score forty goals and spain's were legal last season i was not more than any other player in europe's top leagues are now though collecting the trophy for a second time in his career. i'm going to speak in portuguese because i'm portuguese and this is an