sexuality. >> shawn collins on twitter asks is the problem with a women was sexualized on tv, or miley cyrus sexual side? >> i think a lot of it was, that it was milley cyrus, but what is wrong with us that we as a culture can't let somebody who was once a child in our eyes become a women in our eyes -- >> i mean she had a very sexual roll on "two and a half men" earlier this year, and i think if somebody else would have done it, it still would have gotten a pretty substantial response. during commercial breaks, mtv repeatedly showed some very racy condom ads let's take a look. >> nothing feels like the freedom of trojan pure exscatsy. >> not -- very tame to say the least. there were actually some more provacative moments in these commercials. again, the content. this was airing very early. it might have said tv 14 but you have tweens who wanted to see selena gomez and miley cyrus, and they are going to be watching these ads. >> i do a lot of work in getting people to use condoms more often, and one of the things we come across is in our culture safe sex is often seen as not very sexy. and i

she commented on her son's raunchy performance with miley cyrus at the mtv music awards on sunday. which means it is time for -- the former mrs. allen thicke says, quote, i don't understand what milely cyrus is trying to do. this is exactly what she said, jonathon. i think she is miss beet gotten in this -- she is miss be gotten in her point. it was almost over the top to be a parody of itself. not to the out publicized billy ray cyrus who claims to be her father defended his daughter in the same rag saying, quote, she is still my little girl and i'm still her dad regardless how this circus we call show business plays out. he said that while holding a ferret between his nay -- naked butt cheeks. you know who else would do anything for attention? >> let's get the kitty cats. where are them kitty cats? where are them kitty cats? where are them kitty cats? oh, where are them kitty cats? okay, okay. okay. okay. >> that is a stupid dog. >> you totally missed jonathon hunt's snarking from that video. >> i love pugs. they are excellent grilled. >> i will go to you first, allison. gloria, t

>> they said miley cyrus is sending subliminal messages through her video. >> what? >> yeah. apparently miley's finger has an all-seeing eye tattoo on it, which is a sign for the illuminaty, and she's laying in bed flashing a666 hand gesture. >> what is the lum naty? >> a secret society that controls the world. >> they want miley cyrus? >> i hope no. miley cyrus actually addressed it during a bbc interview. >> the conspiracy video behind my video. a lot of people think i'm illuminaty. i don't get it how it's that trippy. like there's a subliminal message. >> i like how she stopped herself from saying, don't think that hard about my music. it's really not that hard to get. she said the song is about things she does in l.a. >> is this the normal thing she does. teddy bears will sometimes come and dance with you. >> and french fries turn into skulls. >> and you cut your finger off. >> apparently it was originally written for rihanna who say is a member of the lum naty as well. we know they don't like clothes. >> apparently. >>> lindsay lohan, we remember this tramp was in rehab,

. >>> and, final word on the miley cyrus vma gig goes to this guy who -- >> is going to give us a tutorial on how to replicate miley's outfit. >> see what you're going to need -- >> gorcover the groin and the bosoms. >> [ bleep ]. go back. [ bleep ]. look out! look out! >> this is in astoria, queens, new york. apparently this person inside this dodge van is trying to steal this van. you see just bystanders and police trying to stop this person. you've got police with gunses drawn at this guy. he is still revving the engine. sounds like maybe he damaged the van because he can't get it going. at one point the officer right here opens the door. as soon as he opens the door, everybody takes off because the driver of the dodge van got out and started running. >> [ bleep ]. >> they take off down the street, end up apprehending this guy. you you see him down in custody on the sidewalk. people are upset because this guy put a lot of people in danger. >> hang on. everybody hang on. >> i can't believe he thought he was going to get away with all those people around and a ton of police officers there

. >>> plus, miley cyrus doubles down.he singer responds to her critics with new photos. >>> and behind the scenes photos of the night suspected bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev was arrested have been now released. we'll show them to you next. >>> the shout-out tonight a terrifying fiery crash. the driver of this dirt modified racing car crashed at a track in lehigh, pennsylvania, his car tipped over on its side which caused a fuel leak that ignited as workers tried to right the car. miraculously the driver michael stoflelt not only finished the race, he placed fifth. our shootout goes to the crew for getting him out of the car and back on the track. amazing. nope eeeeh... oh, guys let's leave the deals to hotels.com. nice bear. ooh that one! nice. got it! oh my gosh this is so cool... awesome! perfect! save up to 30% plus an extra 12% off with coupon... now until labor day. only at hotels.com just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. ann

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but not miley cyrus. >> not yet. >> the mtv video music awards were over the weekend.irst openly gay nba player speaking, talking about how his grandmother worried he'd face the same prejudice she did growing up in the segregated south. >> but i knew that hating someone for their sexual orientation is the same thing as hating them for the color of their skin. >> now to the nfl preseason. vikings, 9ers, lavelle hawkins returning a 105 yard punt for a touchdown. he gets a flag after that. he's so happy because he was taunting. the 9ers keep the touchdown. minnesota's adrian peterson had his preseason debut. 49ers take it 44-14. new orleans pee eyre thomas powers through the texans defense after a pass from drew brees. a juke, quick turns and gets the touchdown. matt schaub responds to andre giants, the saints win 38-23. former heavyweight boxing champ mike tyson saying he's on the verge of dying. during a press conference tyson said this. >> i haven't drink or took drugs in six days. for me that's a miracle. i've been lying to everybody else thinking i'm sober, but i'm n

you heard my take last hour on miley cyrus' performance last night. n, new mom, sandra smith at the cme, liz mcdonald is here. so, we got three young women who all have seen miss cyrus' performance last night. you are younger than i am. sandra, your reaction, new mom, your reaction? >> well, thank goodness the baby was asleep at the time i was watching the vmas, but i'm a pop music fan, willing to admit that on national television. i was not watching the vmas because you told me orlando johnson we would talk about it, but i watched it because i wanted to watch it. miley cyrus, all about the show of artistic expression, but that was so forced to me, i had to turn away from the television screen. it looked like more of a business deal to me. somebody pushed her on stage and said, be as raunchy as possible so they talk about you tomorrow. that's all i got from it. >> okay, sandra, stay there. i want another comment from lauren on the floor of the new york stock exchange. another young woman, your reaction, please? >> i was watching "breaking bad" rather t

"how is this image of former child star miley cyrus appropriate for 14-year-olds?" it asked in a statement today. this awards show is famous for outrageous behavior, much involving another ex-disney star, britney spears. cyrus is now managed by spears' manager, and the similarities may not end there. she commanded $15 million to judge "x factor." she had a successful world tour. i think miley cyrus would just be like thanking the heavens above if in ten years her career was still as vibrant as britney spears' is. >> reporter: calculating what some call cringe-worthy moments to sell songs. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> and that's our broadcast for this monday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> good evening, and thanks for joining us. >> we begin with the developing story, the rim fire still raging. this firefight near yosemite now the 13th largest fire in state history. want to show you what it looks like from the air where you

miley cyrus's performance had people responding on social media. >> we're going to show you some of this stuck out her tongue then stripped down to a latex bikini and then kind of making motions with a foam finger with a performance of robin thick going on. >> one tweet things i learned watching vmas 2013. there is nothing you can do with a foam finger you can't air on mtv. >> yes. listen to this quote from her father. >> said thanking god for so many blessings tonight. continue to play for world peace. more love, less hate. >> i wonder if he saw the snow. >> i think did he. yes. i don't know. someone taught his daughter how to twerk but what happened to miley cyrus some. >> she's getting a lot of attention. >> you remember britney spears and madonna kissing on stage? >> we're talking about her now. >> she won. >> qhaum a soldier did and how he's helping veterans at home. >> coming up at 5:00 the first day of school more than just students in oakland today you're going to meet their teacher on a vision to give back. and are you trying to eat healthier? what you're getting with we love! w

>> miley cyrus isn't a bit sorry.the face of a massive blow back from her raunchy performance at the mtv video music awards. critics. this is miley essentially smany are wondering how miley disney star in hannah montana. to this. the parents television council is blasting the booty shaking performance. bille ray is a member of the council. tonight he was scheduled to weigh in on his daughter's latest antics with cnn's piers morgan. dad billie ray eventually boasting a pr victory. considering that. we're all still talking about her. i'm vicki liviakis kron 4 news. >> the rolling mill is heating up. gabe slate - the rumor mill is heating up. you have probably heard about the december 10th release date. unfortunately, it is not confirmed and nobody really knows the real debate. and they really do not know any thing about the real--8 and september 20th, creecould be that it could be an iphone in gold however, they have not confirmed if these are real. and also, leaked photographs of what it looks like with a graphite colo

today the big story is the fallout from miley cyrus. >> yeah. fallout, man.ody has something to say about that. >> jaw dropping. >> like a worldwide jaw drop wasn't it? >> everybody. yes. when you thought it couldn't get worse. the fuzzy -- >> the foam finger. >> the foam finger came out. >> today we got an explanation. all details coming up. >> miley-gate. miley-gate. >> i like that. very nice. let's get started. we begin this half hour with the gigantic wildfire burning out of control in california's yosemite national park. >> firefighters have made some progress despite growing to 230 square miles roughly the size of chicago. that's how big the fire is. crews have 15% of that contained. abc's neal karlinsky on the frontlines. >> reporter: along the edge of yosemite, a fire so fierce it is creating its own weather patterns. so-called thunderous pyro-cumulus clouds big enough to be seen from space that can alter the wind direction rapidly and potentially trap firefighters. >> we had up to 43,000, that creates its own weather. >> reporter: firefighters are al

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the only way miley cyrus could shock me at the vma's would be to actually seen.ce awards five years. ♪ everybody's looking at me now ♪ ♪ who's that chic who's rockin' ♪ shot she's got to be from out of town ♪ >> people lost their minds over that as well. personally, i prefer this version of the song. ♪ >> now, that is a collaboration. look, to be honest, i missed the whole vma's because i was watching breaking bad, then i spent the rest of the night trying to figure out the ricin. i still don't understand what happened. i had to pop an ambien to get to sleep, i was so worked up about it. if it actually got your goat. maybe it's time to stopwatching the vma's, they're not going to change their shtick, trust me. if next year miley cyrus is still performing, she's going to get up there and have a live colonoscopy or something. i ask you, who is getting the last laugh? that does it for us. we'll see you again one hour from now at 10:00 p.m. eastern. "piers morgan live" starts now. >>> welcome to our viewers around the united states and the world. into the wild, did a

ahoyman, whatever happened to the disney darling - miley miley cyrus raising eyebrow's at last night'stv video music awards. let's start with that foam finger. thicke's red hot hit - blurred lines. miley is, um, dancing to it. and humping in flesh- colored short shorts. she makes use of a giant sponge on her hand. exactly g-rated. if she wanted attention, she got it. miley cyrus tweeting that her performance had more than 306,000 tweets per minute - more than the blackout or superbowl. celebs reacting today. some calling it nothing more than a strip show. cyrus' on stage antics also television council. miley's got everyone buzzing. here's what some of you had to say on our kron 4 facebook page. christie says "her performance was pretty crude and unnecessary. jt truly performance was awesome!" robin says "i heard it was more like "white trash" and disgusting. this girl needs a class on having class. lol" and timothy says "she stole my innocence." join the conversation by first "liking" the kron 4 facebook page. then sound off below in the comments section of the story. and a reminder. y

pretty much wherever you look you can find miley cyrus twerking.f you really look closely, right outside that car fire dick van dyke's car fire, you can see miley cyrus twerking. and also you know the scene of jesus at the last summer? you can see miley cyrus twerking. you have to look closely. she's ever where. want to see her twerk on my tongue? >> oh, twerking onu)pñ the tong. >> twerk it, miley. twerk it, miley. >>> turn to "caption this" brought to you by novation. "dish nation "we fwhe" we need from you. snoop dogg has the worst lion king costume ever. >> he says, i'm dressed appropriately for this event. we said, you lion! post your best caption on our facebook page. we'll pick our favorite and read it on friday's show. "caption this" is powered by novation capital. >>> next, celebrities on the gary's bikini)+b body watch. >>> are you ready to maximize your daily dose of ryan gosling? >> i am. >>> why does tom cruise have so many thongs?ongs? that's what we dishing bout. hershey's drops. perfectly bite-sized drops of rich and creamy chocola

. >> coming up -- >> miley cyrus fiancee liam hemsworth together! >> no!> we never see them together. >> i haven't seen them together in months. >> months. >> see that twirping stuff! >> plus -- >> oprah went zurich and they refused to show her a really expensive bag. >> oprah says, ok, thank you s u're probably right. i can't afford it. and walked out. then she bought the store. [laughter] >> by colgate optic white dual action. >> coming up -- >> lionel richie. >> lady gaga video of her meditating naked. >> he thinks about it for a second and says -- >> hey, it's miley cyrus hanging >> oh, my god, that's liam hemsworth! >> miley cyrus and her fiancee liam hemsworth together! >> no! >> no! oh, god, please, no! >> what? no! >> yes! >> the mysterious couple decided to step out together thursday night and put toes nasty b to r. >> haven't seen them together in months. >> for months. >> where were they? >> just a romantic night out. at the premiere for liam's new movie "paranoia,"y couldn't have been more awkward. >> it's not like he held out getting out of th

miley cyrus, you won.ed assault on a foam finger is receiving the media attention you probably planned. but your victory will not be complete because we're taking a stand here on "the lead." we're going to discuss the performance and we're going to show it but we will not use your name again. the question is why did she who shall not be named commit that act, which should not be done, and where does it rank among the eye popping moments that should not be forgotten? it wasn't the backup furies, it wasn't the trashy one-piece tribute to chuck e. cheese, it wasn't even the twerking. all that can be expected at mtv's video music awards and all that is now part of she who shall not be named acts these days. it was this, the foam finger dance with robin thicke during the performance of "blurred lines" that probably should have had the man in the referee tuxedo throwing a flag and it definitely had a lot of people talking. zit just not a good look. >> it was not a good night for miley cyrus. >> it's a measure of

♪ >>. >> the miley cyrus story isn't over just yet. she tweeted her dad's thoughts on exercise in modesty. miley, in twerking would have been invested and i had a bum finger i would have done the same thing you did, dad, nice to see him supporting her. good to see he's behind her in a wholesome way. the story isn't the tweet, what happened after it was retweeted 51,000 times, that's the population of a college town, essentially anything that comes out of miley's brain comes out through mass culture. stupidity is not contagious. we sure love to pass it around. a worry we can become dummerston. i can stop worrying. i should stop whining. they write that the other brainy bombshell katy perry has 6 million for followers than our president. on the same day as the mtv music awards, taty perry retweeted an endorsement of obamacare to more than 41 million people. that's more than poland, canada, bob's bedroom, katy's tweet was predictable as miley's forced sexuality. it might be time for conservatives to rethink their relationship with that wo

>> miley cyrus. >> miley cyrus. >> we're actually going to take an in-depth look at the causes of theinancial crisis that gripped the city and the innovators who were working to dig it out. coming up today on "morning joe" -- >> and twerking. >> stop it. >> chris mathews will be joining us along with the "washington post" david ignatius, financial times gilleyen tett and dr. nancy schneiderman. up next the top stories in the politico playbook. bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> good morning. as far as the rim fire went in california yesterday, firefighters got a little bit of control. not a lot. we went from 7% containment to 20%. it's still threatening the drinking supply, the reservoir that supplies 80% of the water to san francisco. worried about the ashes contaminating the water as the fire continues to burn near yosemite national park. thunderstorms this morning over michigan are trying to dive down towards detroit. traveling in detroit over the next hour, hour and a half could be difficult with a lot of that heavy rain and also the lightning, of course, associated with

. >> and a dance done by miley miley cyru sshgss is getting some buzz. miley cyrus is getting some buzz. . >>> word tonight of matrimonial troubles in two famous households. the actress and her husband, michael douglas are taking sometime apart to evaluate and work on their marriage. the couple married 13 years ago and have two children. douglas made headlines when he suggested that oral sex is a potential cause of some throat cancers. >>> and google cofounder and his wife of six years are separated. according to all things d, the two have been living apart for several on months. the two have two children. >> if you don't think the word twerking is legit, it's made its way into the oxford english dictionary. it made headlines when mily si rus showed off -- miley cyrus took on the music awards. >> and cake pot, which is a cake on a stick, and some me time. >>> an update on the bay bridge, the fog is moving in so this view is actually pretty good though. you see a few less cars struggling to the old toll plaza. these are some of the last cars. i'd like to

in this case it's miley cyrus and robin thicke.ajesty of the collaboration. ♪ i know you want it ♪ you want it baby ♪ i know you want it ♪ you're a good girl ♪ i know you want it ♪ i know you want it baby ♪ blurred lines ♪ i know you want it ♪ because you're a good girl ♪ the way you grab me >> never seen the finger used quite like that. that's right. miley cyrus pretty much flipped the bird, a giant foam one if you will, to all that is decent and proper. it was provocative, shocking. people are outraged, outraged i tell you. that, of course, is the whole point. it's all so formulaic. frankly, only way miley cyrus could shock me at the vma's would be to actually sing. remember her performance at the teen choice awards five years. ♪ everybody's looking at me now ♪ ♪ like who's that chick that rocking kicks ♪ she's got to be from out of town ♪ >> people lost their minds over that as well. personally, i prefer this version of the song. ♪ >> now, that is a collaboration. look, to be honest, i missed the whole vmas because i was watchin

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but they got overshadowed by miley cyrus. ♪ we can't stop ♪ and we won't stop she twerked so hard sheing her spin on this summer's anthem, robin thicke's "blurred lines." ♪ okay now he was close ♪ tried to domesticate you ♪ but you're an animal ♪ baby it's in your nature it's not clear that everyone liked her take. the vmas cap off a summer filled with fun tunes. ♪ but who has the best summer song

presidential elections, every night you are hitting on miley cyrus. this is the first time that i have been able to talk about it. i want to complain about her performance. it wasn't all the secondsule stuff and i have seen twerking and this was bad. you want to see good twerking, come to the fox christmas party and those guys know how to twerk. more on miley tomorrow night. >> yes, we are going to keep going and bury this story into the ground. you know the one thing about this whole foam finger thing that nobody talked about is how it really is kind of intolerant or insensitive to people with oversized hands. there are a lot of people who suffer from giant handitis. if you walk around with a giant finger like that you are saying, ha, ha, look at your giant hand, man with giant handitis. >> you know who is really sensitive? apple. >> i have fat fingers and i can't do the touch screen. people with hands like, this impossible. >> greg i have a tip. write the theory for slate. >> i have really big hands, if you know what i mean. >> somebody disinvite th

then miley cyrus' duet with thicke. at the end of the vmas, barack obama showed his support for katy perry's finale by trading tweets about obama care. thanks for spreading the word. #roar. >> lady gaga, katy perry. and miley cyrus steals all the headlines for what was just a spectacle. >> a spectacle of what she was wearing and doing twirking on robin thicke whose wife was sitting in the crowd. >> he's 36. she's 20. the whole thing was -- >> hannah montana fans going, i'm not so sure about that. >> hopefully weren't watching. >> this is "early today." we hope just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the headlines this morning, on nbc news, investigations, billions wasted on fruitless bid to create paperless vet health records. $1.3 billion has been spent unsuccessfully over the past four years to develop an electronic health records system. >>> in he "miami herald," drone could become mosquito weapon in florida keys. later today they'll test a new weapon against breeding areas for mosquitoes. >>> topping our

i'm putting this on miley cyrus. expect the unexpected.ught i'd prep myself for whatever was going to happen, but it seems like no one today is ready for hannah montana to die and miley cyrus to twerk her way into my twitter timeline. #wow. ♪ a beloved boy band got a big welcome back. the hotly rumored 'n sync reunion became reality, finally, at sunday's mtv video music awards. >> might be excited about 'n sync? >> a little too excited. >> reporter: a night full of memorable moments for justin timberlake. the singer capped off a near 20-minute medley of his hits by receiving the michael jackson video vanguard award from his pal jimmy fallon. the show famous for its surprises had a few more to offer. lady gaga returning to live performing after hip surgery in april opened the broadcast with four costume changes while performing "applause." and somehow seemed tame when compared to miley cyrus, while singing "blurred lines" with robin thicke she got r-rated with a foam finger. macklemore and ryan lewis were the top winners taking home best hi

. >> miley cyrus got super nasty at last night's mtv video music awards. she eis just getting wild. her twerking goes full-on hard core at this point. >> you know who's not loving that performance?

that record spurred by miley cyrus and her performance.le, david letterman caught the performance and wants a little bit of help controlling her tung. >> today they're advertising for people to get help if you suffer from this -- it's not funny. i don't know why i'm laughing. well, you are. >> i shouldn't be laughing. >> oh, no. >> nothing funny about it. this little known affliction here. take a look. >> every day is a struggle and every day you pray for things to get easier, but now there's help. if you're one of the millions of americans who suffer from restless tongue syndrome, there's a wide range of treatments that might be right for you. consult your physician today so we never have to see this again. a message from the restless tongue syndrome. >> by the way, the restless tongue looks like it went on the front of an old barnes & noble. mika's here. we're going to talk about it. >>> the government wants to make prostitution safe. in fact, voters in zurich voted to have a drive in sex park. sex workers can meet with customers. they h

miley cyrus stuns.eft jaws hanging after last night's risque performance at the vma music awards. she struts around the starch with giant teddy bears and then strips down to a nude, apparently latex bikini and starts dancing or -- a performance many call offensive. did miley cyrus actually accomplish exactly what she set out to do? "outfront" radio show host stephanie miller, cnn opinion contributor and media, joe. joe, i'm going to, first, start with you and play some of the reaction to her kbrooinchs from this morning and we can talk about it. listen to this. >> where have you gone, hannah montana? last night it was miley mtv style. the 20-year-old twerking her way on stage and out of her clothing. >> the paper said it included plenty of lewdness and molestation of robin thick. >> many people on twitter were saying, where are her parents? >> twerking is a dance sometime. are those folks overreacting? is it really that bad? >> where's the line? remember in 1984 when madonna did "like a virgin" rolling

you called miley cyrus talented. martha: she was. she was funny. to just make everyone forget the horror that was "achy breaky heart." that is my theory. knock it out of my heads. my listeners on the new england talk network can not wait to talk because they had the same reaction. my answer back is well, why? i don't understand. there is always a freak show part of the entertainment world always. going back to, back, 100 years ago when you know, to the, 11 '80s in france, they had the freak show and bring out midgets and people with handicaps. more recently, madonna when her career was crashing starts putting on the cone bra. martha: i hear you. >> who is the guy that wanted to be famous on "saturday night live," dropped the f-bomb because he had no talent and he disappeared. wardrobe malfunction. there is something always going on to get people whipped up. i don't know that freak show last night says anything about broader american society. martha: i hope so. it is really sad to me, really. there is something really not right going on here with mi

later in the cooler, we'll have letterman chiming in on miley cyrus. no joke.tory on drive-in prostitution and a topless news interviewer, but i do want to begin on a much more somber and serious note this morning. the latest on syria. the top u.s. officials say chemical weapons were used and the president is considering a limited military strike on select targets inside that country. yesterday u.n. inspectors

the blogger who warns her daughter let miley cyrus be a lesson to you. we'll find out what that lesson is later. >>> we'll begin with the big story, the deepening crisis in syria and what the white house tends to do about it. fred is live in damascus tonight, one of the only western reporters in syria. mounting tension in syria, and indeed, around the world as everybody braces themself for an inevitable military strike. how would you describe the atmosphere right there in damascus? >> reporter: it's erie. one of the interesting things is apparently the syrian military has started drawing down staff in many key buildings. for instance, the head of the air force and army and the other thing is apparently they moved artillery in the mountains away from there to get away from the american air strikes. the u.n. ambassador was asked. it is very, very quiet. you're hearing a lot less artillery than normally. it doesn't confirm or deny but shows perhaps there is some sort of movement but the regime is taking the way and pace things are going right now very, very

miley cyrus has been suffocated by an enormous brand built by disney. ee is her being edgy and rebelling and really trying to carve out a space very unique to miley. she was a little over the top with it and raunchy. but she really is standing by her performance. she wants people to forget about hannah montana. she wants people to understand that she's 21, and she wants to carve out a new artistic lane. this is the way that she's expressing herself. >> meanwhile, the parents tv council have issued this blistering statement saying heads should roll at mtv and that parents should be upset and call for that. but shouldn't parents know better? it's not like the vmas were just invented five years ago, ten years ago, 20 -- 30 years old. so it's -- not anything new to see these people come out and try to break the last bad deed of somebody else. >> this is also the same show where madonna and britney shared -- spears -- shared a kiss. so if parents aren't going to -- >> christina aguilera on the stage, too. >> absolutely. >> another disney child star. >> parent

pretty much wherever you look you can find miley cyrus twerking.you really look closely, right outside that car fire dick van dyke's car fire, you can see miley cyrus twerking. and also you know the scene of jesus at the last summer? you can see miley cyrus twerking. you have to look closely. she's ever where. want to see her twerk on my tongue? >> oh, twerking onu)pñ the tong. >> twerk it, miley. twerk it, miley. >>> turn to "caption this" brought to you by novation. "dish nation "we fwhe" we need from you. snoop dogg has the worst lion king costume ever. >> he says, i'm dressed appropriately for this event. we said, you lion! post your best caption on our facebook page. we'll pick our favorite and read it on friday's show. "caption this" is powered by novation capital. >>> next, celebrities on the gary's bikini)+b body watch. >>> are you ready to maximize your daily dose of ryan gosling? >> i am. >>> why does tom cruise have so many thongs? that's what we dishing bout. hershey's drops. perfectly bite-sized drops of rich and creamy chocolate happ

>> a secret society that controls the world. >> they want miley cyrus? >> i hope no. cyrusctually addressed it during a bbc interview. >> the conspiracy video behind my video. a lot of people think i'm illuminaty. i don'tet it how it's that trippy. like there's a subliminal message. >> i like how she stopped herself from saying, don't think that hard about my music. it's really not that hard to get. she said the song is about things she does in l.a. >> is this the normal thing she does. teddy bearsill sometimes come and dance with you. >> and french fries turn into skulls. >> and you cut your finger off. >> apparently it was originally written for rihanna who say is a member of the lum naty as well. we know they don't like clothes. >> apparently. >>> lindsay lohan, we remember this tramp was in rehab, right? in malibu. y'all remember the great single, we loved it. do you know shacka kan left her. she was being very mean. they also said there was five other girls at the rehab. they were saying she acting like a -- >> that would have been the perfect opportunity for lin

, miley cyrus, hannah montana days are behind her. ear last night because we have reactions from some of the famous faces in the crowd to miley's dance. those reactions have gone viral but her performances left some wondering how far is too far. "e" correspondent alicia joins me to talk about the highlights and low lights from last night. first, let's -- the reaction shots because there were some. >> the whole arena was like this. >> well, you know, curious to see what she's doing. there's drake looking away, not paying much attention to what was going on. >> yeah. >> then we've got rihanna i think we have looking a little bored. we don't have that one? all right. but i think everybody at home gets the idea, because all of our faces after seeing this is, all right, is this going too far, is she making a point? hannah montana is dead, what was this performance? >> this performance is saying hannah montana is dead and new miley is here. i was in the barclays center and everybody's faces were like this. i'm sitting with jaded press, hard

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how is this image of former child star miley cyrus appropriate for 14-year-olds?" father, billy ray cyrus, sits on the council's advisory board. to protect the under 18s and those with weak hearts, we can't show you half of it. >> people were just very surprised, and it pushed a new boundary coming from her. ♪ come on >> reporter: she even upstaged gaga for goodness sakes. ♪ baby a thing of nature >> reporter: drake didn't know where to look. nile from one direction looks like he came of age. and rihanna, who knows what that face is saying? ♪ don't take nothing from nobody. >> reporter: miley herself tweeted that she triggered 306,000 tweets per minute, more than the super bowl. lance bass of 'nsync was even shocked worried about his young nieces and nephews that were watching. "i didn't know i had to warn them that their little hannah montana was going to be naked and humping a finger." kelly clarkson tweeted the not so cryptic hash tag, "pitchy strippers." ouch. and i fear mika brzezinski from "morning joe" may never recover. >> that young lady who is 20 is obviou

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beginning with the miley cyrus deal.from new york, greg gutfeld, bernard mcguirk off this receiving. gutfeld, there is a lot in play here. i want to just walk through this because a lot of people say oh this is just trivial, why do you, the factor being the most elevated program in the world as you know. >> true. >> bill: why are you dealing with this, that kind of thing. let's start with father. let's start with the father aspect. i write my newspaper column available on bill o'reilly.com right now about the role of a father, even with a 20-year-old girl, that the father's responsible for guiding his children in a certain direction. and billy ray cyrus, to me, looks adrift here. what dues? >> when you look at billie ray how could you not be surprised with that hair? he hasn't made -- he hasn't made some prudent decisions in his own life when it comes to appearance. here is the problem. parental support is important but part of that support is telling your kid when he is screwing up you don't say hey, my kid screwed up a

>> in five years, what miley cyrus did will be seen as quaint.re's a 15-year-old right now who at 20 will be doing live sex on the mtv music awards because simulation is so outdated. they call it shock value. it is not shock value, it is shock without any value. there's no truth in what she's expressing. >> something they could have done, gave us a warning. >> they weren't honest about that. they're not being honest about it. you rehearse many times to do a performance like this. they knew it was coming, they set it up, they're happy to reep the rewards for the sensationalism. >> x-rated movies, seen them many times. >> she's happy about it. sent out tweets. my vma performance had 3,000 tweets a minute, more than the blackout or super bowl, #fact. like i own this, creating a movement. she looks ridiculous. >> quarantine that finger. >> that's grossing me out. >> never mind. >> a little girl on that disney show, you figured that out, bob. >> she turned into that? >> she was one of the waltons, too. >> and mickey is covering his eyes and ears now.

this is miley cyrus at the vma television awards. what is the official definition?thy is also added. >> when you take a picture of yourself and post it on-line. >>> miley cyrus's video music tv award performance raising eyebrows. trying to break the mold and the consequences that has on the fans. >> it isn't easy to blur the line from child actor to adult performer as former hannah montana star miley cyrus showed with her risky performance, those making transition can go too far. ♪ ♪ >> i think miley wanted to get rid of that image and let everyone know she's a woman, sexually active. she may or may not use drugs. automatically miley's performance is going to alienate younger fans that might actually be watching hannah montana even though she might not be watching that show anymore. they still air it. the parents are going to say no, they're not going to be able to watch miley why i anymore. >> 21-year-old selena gomez broke her image starring in a movie "spring breakers" and played in get away. the ex-factor judge said her transition included public battles with bu

. >>> miley cyrus, still talking about miley cyrus. teddy bear nude colored undes and twerking with robin thicke. you've seen the outrageous performance by miley cyrus. two days later her r-rated performance still has people buzzing and the funny men of late night are poking fun of something i especially noticed. miley has a really long tongue. >> nothing funny about it, this little-known affliction here. take a look. >> every day is a struggle and every day you pray for things to get easier, but now there's help. if you're one of the millions of americans who suffer from restless tongue syndrome, there's a wide range of treatments that might be right for you. consult your physician today so we never have to see this again. a message from the restless tongue syndrome institute. >> miley cyrus getting a lot of criticism today for what many people are calling her raunchy performance last night at the awards show. remember the good old days was the most embarrassing things the cyrus family would shake was their mullet? >> that's ridiculou