cnn, i like you, but you're no nancy grace. >> i see. kathy griffin on success. >> awards are more important than people or family. oh. >> her thoughs on casey anthony. >> the casey anthony watch with the mask and is she going to get plastic surgery? i can give you a couple of phone number, frankly. >> and her life on the d-list. that's kathy griffin on "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. a live interview with the explosive kathy griffin. but first, breaking news tonight >>> good evening. a live interview with the explosive kathy griffin. but first, breaking news tonight on the economy. the dow plunging 512 points to the worst single day since the financial crisises in 2008. all fallen 10% in the last ten days. what should you do with your money? ali velshi, what the hell is going on? >> we all have to take our turns in causing global meltdowns in this small, small world. today was europe's turn. the central bank attempted to shore up the euro and buying bonds in euros, putting money into the system. it had the opposite effect. it

, host of "nancy grace" on hln.d to see you again dan. what's your take on this case. >> well, to hear her defense attorney compare this to eating mexican food ingrains in my mind my opinion on this. we left out a couple of facts. here are the rest of the facts. number one, she jessica beagley wanted to appear on "dr. phil's" segment on angry mom. all her friends think she is an angry mom. when she sent in a video, that's not angry enough. we're not impressed. she sends in this video so this whole thing was orchestrated for jessica beagley to get famame o dr. phil's show at her son's expense. it is an adopted child from russia. you think russia is going to send us any more children? i guess not. yes, she needs to go to jail. sorry. >> up to a year. >> i think we all agree she's not a good mom. i'm not a parent so i'm loathe to give advice on parents. >> but you're going to do it. >> and i would not treat my child this way. i think that hitting children is wrong. i wouldn't do it but i ask you this how is this so dif

nancy grace, ron artest, chaz bono. >> we could talk for hours about that. >> i have a feeling nancy e will be the most interesting. >> probably. >> she'll with one-liners, the zingers. i'm lynn berry. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. >>> vermont facing the worst flooding in nearly a century in the wake of hurricane irene. with bridges gone and roads washed away, what will happen to that state's landscape once the floodwaters recede? >>> president obama will unveil his new jobs plan coming up, already added a new member to his economic circle with an expertise in employment. does he have what it takes to put americans back to work? >>> the latest round of actors,

>> let's unleash the lawyers. >> i love nancy grace. >> who doesn't? and not love nancy. >> i interviewed her on the show and she was surprisingly emotional. >> really? she cries every night on the show talking about her twins. my twins. where are the twins? >> i think she's a force for good. >> she's awesome. >> don't you think? >> yes, of course. i've been watching her for years. i don't need casey. her book was called "death on the d list." i assume she wants me dead like everyone else, according to you. >> tell me about your parents. >> my father is no longer with us. he died a couple of years ago, yes. but the great thing is when my dad was on "life with the d list" he was portrayed like he really was. and my mom is a true natural. the other night, we went to the -- >> how old is she now? >> 91. and would drink you under this glass table. she would have climbed over here and finished the job. >> i'm irish. >> what? and you're admitting it? >> yes. >> there goes the neighborhood. i was raised irish catholic. the catholic part didn't really stick. th

they are she was referring to casey anthony but nancy grace is actually going to be i'm dancing with the stars you think that was a little precursor of it was that no i think it was actually subliminal messaging because she said that she got the call when she was on her way to get to find out about the verdict so she knew that. she was so you know well if you're going out to party and do a little dance because she's going to be on t.v. or else mosher to multitask that well her show she had a daytime show that courtship that i canceled she's going all the time in the world that's it's just can dance the dance it up has been there is also going to be on dancing with the stars because it's going to be a great line this is going to be a good light and we were just talking about this earlier tests are going to be on it. i'm encouraged daschle did let's move on from celebrity gossip ok let's go back to some more oh wait this is a political process this is actually just really embarrassing to have a new mexico costa take a look. few weeks ago be eyewitness news corps tell you about an offic

>> i think the problem with nancy grace is just different. >> just nancy. >> just nancy. >> i don't knowoing to do both her shows and "dancing with the stars." >> it will be interesting. >> okay. >> and she says she's not a great dancer so maybe she won't be there very long. >> that's never the point. >> dancing is never the point. >> chris brown was performing, electrifying performance on the mtv vma awards decked out in white and flying all across the audience and apparently his rolek, a $22,000 rolex fell off. >> it was like bugging him. he had like a tick about it, so he took it off mid-performance and was trying to throw it to his assistant. >> he toss it had. >> it ended up in the audience and then his poor publicist or manager had to go through the audience after and asking does anyone have chris brown's rolex and believe it or not somebody actually hand it had over and returned it and chris didn't get to thank the person in person, but thanked him. >> he had time, and there is time. he needs to thank them. a lot of people would have pocket that had watch. >> yes. >> the last item

a.j., our nancy grace is busting a move. we can't wait. ing about it. >> oh, yeah, nancy is going to be busy in the coming weeks and months. the hln co-anchor is joining "dancing with the stars." she has an interesting cast this year, and it is a variety of stars this season. you have the u.s. women's soccer star hope solo, and ricki lake, and kristen kcavallari and carsn kressley, and rob kardashian and ron artest who is in the process of changing his name to metta world peace, and chaz bono born a woman who has become a man and i know who kyra is routing for, j.r. martinez who is not as well known as the other stars, but he is a wounded war veteran currently starring on "all my children" an nay si says she knows that the competition is tough, but she is going to give it her best. this is what she told us. >> i know can i try. i'm not the youngest, the thinnest, the prettiest or the best dancer, but i have a lot of heart. that has to count for something, right? >> now, kyra, i have to tell you that i'm eager to hear how nancy will react an

thanks so much. >>> let's bring in "gma's" legal analyst, dan abrams, and nancy grace, the host of "nancy" on hln to talk more about the case. dan, i'd like to start with you. aruban authorities were widely criticized for mishandling the natalee holloway case. so far, how do you think they're doing? >> i think they're doing okay. i think they were smart to bring in the fbi to help them out. this has got to become an issue of national importance to aruba. and you may say, wait a sec. this is a criminal case. why is it of national importance? because tourism is incredibly important to aruba. and you've got many people who know of aruba only because of the natalee holloway case. the last thing they want or need is now aruba being known for a second american woman being involved in a beyond suspicious disappearance in their country. >> nancy, dan raises a good point about the tourism. the fbi has been called into the case. but it's nine days later. many key witnesses, other tourists who might have been on the island have most likely gone home already. >> you're absolutely correct. and how i w

nancy grace is already complaining about her feet. >> these things hurt, people.dge has to tell me. i don't know anything about dancing. i just hope that i don't fall. that's my big goal is to not bust it because they didn't teach dancing in law school, honey. >> los angeles laker nba champion ron artest. >> reporter: guys usually wait till week eight to pull the shirt off and show everybody -- how will you avoid the tight pants and healed shoes and sequins? >> man, i'm trying to be conservative and i know they'll have their little standardized wear, whatever you call it so i'll have to take it there but i hope i don't have to wear feathers or nothing like that. >> reporter: chaz bono just revealed to his mom, cher, that he'll compete on "dancing with the stars." >> she wanted to know how everything was going, was i nervous? >> reporter:r:f you weren't transgendered you wouldn't have taken on the challenge. >> no, never. i wouldn't have felt dancing with a male dance partner. >> it's against the law -- >> reporter: j.r. martinez and i worked together on "all my ch

the women, nancy grace, elisabetta canalis, ex-girlfriend of george clooney, that's right.a phillips, hope solo. i think it's a fantastic and interesting cast. >> it's an eclectic mix. they do a good job with that show, they always get a very, very motley crew. >> i'm excited to watch this one. j.r. martinez did have a few words to say about being selected. >> you know, i just want people to take away that, you know, no matter through what war or battle you are fighting through, positive thinking, positive attitude, you can overcome. and i think all of us up here are going to prove that to the 40 million people that watch the show, that we are going to push ourselves to go beyond what we thought were possible. >> we will certainly be cheering for him. >> i'm cheering for brooke burke as i do every season. >> she already won. >> mmm-hm. >> t ty're going to start training with their celebrity partners very soon. >> i'm anxious to see nancy grace do her thing on the dance floor. i think that's an interesting pick there, yeah. >> that will be -- >> a departure from what she's k

let's at least the lawyers. >> i love nancy grace. >> who doesn't. you can't be human and not love nancy. >> i interviewed her on the show and surprisingly emotional. >> surprisingly? she cries every night on the show talking about her twins. my twins. where are the twins? >> she's good. >> she's awesome. >> don't you think? >> yes. i don't need casey. i'll watch nancy in any event. her book was called "death on the d list" so i'm assuming she wants me dead like everyone else does, according to you. >> tell me about your parents and the role they played. >> my father is no longer with us. he died a couple years ago, yes. the great thing is when my dad was on "my life on the d list" he was portrayed the way he was. people come up to me and said i feel like i know your dad. and you did. my mom is a true natural. >> how old is she now? >> 91. she will drink you under the glass table. 100% bunch of drunken mix. >> i'm irish. >> what? >> yes. >> and you're admitting it? >> yes. >> there goes the neighborhood. i was raised irish catholic. the catholic part

nancy grace on "dancing with the star stars"? who would vote against her? eruption. >> that's right. >> i'll look forward to it. thanks, anderson. on the show tonight in the wake of hurricane irene which doesn't compare to tornado nancy. was it hurricane or hype? was it more about politics than policy and do we in the media over react? i talked to people on both sides and ask a woman who could be the next mayer yor of new york what she thinks. and billionaire mark cuban tweeted he'll raise hell on my show tonight. i look forward to it as i'm sure you are. >> thank you very much. coming up, the ridiculous. head to head with conan o'brien in a winner take all battle over who has the best hair. don't count your chickens, conan. anananananananannouncer ] this...is the network. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadban

actor david arquette will be in there along with george clooney's ex, headline news legal eagle nancy grace. los angeles laker, ron art evident, and chaz bono, just to name a view. >>> this comes to us from wtvj, where a hurricane recovery specialist travels up the east coast to help thousands devastated by hurricane irene. the volunteer crew is doing its part to get lights back on for their neighbors up north. they'll assist washington d.c.-based crews are restoring power. a great way to give back for those crew members who so many times have been on the receiving end of aid and assistance. in florida, of course, a place no stranger to hurricanes. good for them. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> a russian pole vaulter's hopes of gold were snapped in half, quite literally, at one competition in south korea. the athlete's pole broke completely in two when he was airborne sending him tumbling to the mat. he wasn't able to continue in the competition. amazingly the sail same thing happened to another pole-vaulter later

-- coupe for fry late in the season f.that is south of san jose and soccer star hope solo, ron, nancy graceone of george clooney ex girlfriends on dance with the stars. >> quite the line up. >> interesting group. one of the kardashians. rob. >> not the one that perhaps were you hoping for. >> tive no if many stake in that. that's this edition of 7 >> tive no if many stake in that. that's this edition of 7 news "nightline"up next. good

and joining us now from atlanta is the host of "nancy grace" on hlm, nancy grace herself.nk you for being with us. i know you've been covering this. saw it on your show last night. what's your take? >> well, first of august, you've got to take anything that the aruban authorities say with a box of salt, all right because if you t tnk back on natalee holloway, the first thing they did was rush out and arrest the black guys. there were two african-american security guards that they immediately grabbed them and arrested them. they were let go. there was no evidence whatsoever to hold them so that to me casts a pall over has's happening now, however, the evidence in this case is very extraordinary. i have dived maybe 300 times. when you snorkel, you snorkel in shallow water. giordano's story they were snorkeling in shallow water and she drifted out to sea, i mean, what happens to blond beauties and aaruba? they all just drift out to sea? i don'n'want the aruban authorities to just arrest the first guy they see, so between theirin lies the rub, robin, as to the facts being very

trending on twitter, nancy grace, our sister station on hln. cast of dwts, "dancing with the stars." she was all the talk of the social media world. take a look here. some of the other big names, you also have former talk show host ricky lee, ron artest, david arquette. how does miss nancy feel about her forey from the courtroom to the ballroom? >> i feel i can try. look, i know i'm not the youngest, the thinnest, the prettiest, or the best dancer, but i got a lot of heart. and that's got to count to something, right? >> and now someone who is the biggest fan of dwts, wolf blitzer, are you jealous of nancy grace? >> i was waiting for you to show me the video of you dancing on the television. >> slow your roll, wolf. >> what about when i really danced on television. >> the douggie. >> on the b.e.t. soul train awards. >> is it time to retire that video. >> when i was dancing with ellen degeneres, you don't have that video either, right? >> what's that? no. >> you obviously did not do your homework. because if you lead into me, with dancing with t

among the 12 contestants for the 13th season of the abc show, nancy grace of our sister network, hln. some of the other celebrities she'll be going up against, hope solo, the outspoken pro basketball star, ron artest, actor david arquette and iraq war veteran, j.r. martinez. nancy says quote, i know i'm not the youngest or the thinnest but i've got a lot of heart. >>> fema's disaster funds are nearly depleted and that could be bad news for victims of hurricane irene and other disasters this year. what repair projects will have to be put on hold? or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business -- it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities, so we're helping them with advice from local business experts and extending $18 billion in credit last year. that's how we're helping set opportunity in motion. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingred

. >> nancy grace?rge clooney's ex. >> the really beautiful woman from italy. >> they tried to get gadhafi. unavailable, apparently one audience member asked nancy grace how she plans to deal with the pressure. apparently the answer is not hot pants. >> how do you compare the pressure of doing live news with what the pressure will be of doing live dancing? >> well, i think it will probably be a lot easier to report on the live news than to be the live news because it's falling on your booty. >> 7 did-2 odds that nancy grace is your winner. chaz bono will be dancing with a female partner and will be good television. >> that was chastity. >> it was. now dancing as chaz. >> love it. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. then go on to even skin tone in fo

ok i committed and nancy grace is probably the person most responsible for that now if we want to something i guess you can say is a little more serious or i don't know love first let's take a look at this clip that describes who we're talking about. development in the caves. now answer jason abdo he's a wall american soldier who was arrested after f.b.i. agents potential bomb making material in his hotel room. all right so apparently what they also found was that this guy had a porn and apparently i guess it turned out to be child porn wishes you know gross but so somebody decided to make the connection it's jennifer bryson from the witherspoon institute now wrote a thing about terrorism and war because of course osama bin ladin got him and they went into his compound they found that he had a huge porn stash and so this is the argument she made she said given how widespread the viewing of pornography is today if the direct result of each individual's pornography use were terrorist violence one could conceivably argue that pornography proliferation would pose a more widespread threat to hum

riots in a major city the news on major networks seems more often the look something like this nancy grace will reportedly be competing on the new season of dumb thing with the stars let's talk about the drafts or should i say dresses we don't expect them to try and she made that announcement at the video music awards. all right so what's the deal here why are problems like this still happening local milwaukee officials there's some no one here fishel that thay something needs to change and one of them is joining us now for more his name is bob donovan he is the alderman of the eighth district of milwaukee has evolved let's start our guy i just want you to talk a little bit about race in your city according to the u.s. census no longer he is the number one most segregated city in america paint a picture for us of what this actually means how it looks and how it has led to problems. well christine with all of the overboard here has been labeled and continues to be your be yours a segregated community i think gets changing to some extent but certainly when you look at the city of milwaukee c

race riots in a major city all of the news on major networks seems often to look more like this nancy grace will reportedly be competing on the new season of dancing with the stars let's talk about the drafts or should i say dressers fiance and jersey expecting a child and she made that announcement at the video music awards. all right so what's going on here why are problems like this like these race riots still happening in this day i want to try to figure that out earlier i spoke to milwaukee zone alderman bob donovan so sign off i asked him about the issue of race throughout his city and how it's led to some serious problems there here's his take . well it can christine with no adult the law has been labeled and continues to be over the years a segregated community i think that's changing to some extent but certainly when you look at the city i'm walking compared to the suburbs which are largely white but the suburbs a lot he is most definitely segregated we're seeing a greater movement toward other parts of the city book more and more it's becoming the minority community as a couple th

the news on major other and major networks mainstream media often seemed to look more like this nancy grace will reportedly be competing on the new season of dancing with the stars let's talk about the drafts or should i say dresses we are expecting a child and she made that announcement that the video music awards were all right so what's the deal here why are problems like this race right still happening to try to figure that out i spoke earlier to milwaukee's own alderman bald bob donovan he talked about how it is the most segregated fabricated city in america and i asked him to give me his thoughts on the issue of race in the walky and how it's led to some of these problems. well i think christine that with the adult the law has been labeled and continues to be all the years of a segregated community i think that's changing to some extent but certainly when you look at the city and want to compare urban suburbs which are largely white the suburbs the large areas most definitely segregated we're seeing a greater movement toward other parts of the city but more and more it's becoming the

and the colorful nba star rod our test the lakers a small forward in the cnn talk show host and nancy grace will stick her neck out and give it a try. at >> this should be interesting. we'll be back with more news to come. >> this is video of the flames in oklahoma. powell was kicked out to thousands of homes and to building were destroyed. the house side of you to the national park the fire is have for contained its start on monday in charred up with an eight square miles its start with a motor home caught fire, the recent progress-- one person has been injured. in a three in the 60 a. brush fire on l.a. county now 90 percent surrounded lightning sparked the blaze on saturday and in san diego county a three and 50 a. brush fire is 60 percent contained out no homes or threaten their. and this is our final look at the weather. >> we will see the fog return overnight but as we head into later this week, we will see no fog over the bay area tomorrow very similar to what we saw out there today. sunny in the afternoon attempt on the mild to cool side. little fog expected for thursday and that wi

america however most of the news most of the major networks seem to look a little more like this nancy grace will reportedly be competing on the new season of don't thing with this let's talk about the drafts or should i say dresses well you don't say injuries are you expecting a child and she made that announcement at the video music awards last. all right what's the deal here why are problems like a race riots still happening well to figure that out earlier i spoke to milwaukee zone alderman bob donovan i started off by asking him about the issue of race throughout his city and how it's led to some of these serious problems. oh have been christine with all of the blocking has been labeled and continues to be all of yours a segregated community i think that's changing to some extent but certainly when you look at the city of milwaukee compare it with the suburbs which are largely white the suburbs are walking is segregated we are seeing a greater toward other parts of the city but more and more it's becoming a minority community couple there would be a huge problem with. camille in the cloy

it is called demonic, the untold story of nancy grace. and she is so bright that her face appears above a light bulb when it has a great idea. it is ryan reiss, actor, comedian and he is three things. bill shultz is on assignment, or rather reassign meant. he is finally getting the surgery he has been saving up for. and it is the pink owe he doesn't stinko. and sitting next to me is fox news contributor, columnist and author. yes, she has won prizes. to the first story. should he celebrate 5-0 and turn his birthday into a pay day? well on wednesday night the president held a blowout in chicago. it was actually more of a fundraiser with tickets selling up to $40 million. no, it is more like $36,000. not surprisingly some were bashing like the illinois gop chairman who noted, quote, we have lost125,000 jobs in illinois since he took office. and then there is mitt romney who tweeted, barack obama celebrates his 50th b-day and collects $35,800 checks, but is struggling due to his failed policy. what does ill stand for? indonesian labor? obama

we have to live with websites with their pictures of her and of a paparazzi of course the rabid nancy grace fans are going to start snapping them up too but can we just leave that to them can we leave that on the web leave it to gossip mags leave it out of the so-called news now that again since the corporate owned media probably does want to highlight the fact the corporations got off scot free when it comes to closing tax loopholes can only say i'm shocked but remember they're not just corporate they're also according to m.s.n. p.c.'s own president bill griffin of the establishment i now think exemplify that better than their constant regurgitation of every single word that the white house says case in point is making this president obama turns to his jobs agenda now involving all the bus tour of the midwest a president says he's doing a focus on jobs how much of an uphill battle will be for him on the campaign. oh did you hear that the president's going to pivot to focusing on the economy and job creation now my god that is just absolutely incredible that is so wise and wonderful of him

nancy grace along with carson kresley and ricky lake. and italian actress canalis who is george clooney's ex-girlfriend. ryan o'neal was set to join the cast but he has not yet fully recovered from recent kneereplacement surgery. >> here is sweet news, chocolate could cut the risk of heart disease by as much as 30%. an analysis of 7 study covering hundred thousand people. but they stressed moderation is still the key. too much chocolate can lead to high blood pressure. the findings are in the current edition of the british medical journal. >> and bart protests, there is a big difference. commuters actually get home in time. >> and who is responsible for the pipe that failed leading to the san bruno pipeline explosion? the ntsb report comes out and future of san bruno families. that story is on the way. >> and very unusual traffic issue on san francisco streets. overnight. >> days are getting longer, 78 in fargo. low to mid-80s along eastern seaboard. 96 in new orleans, 111 in phoenix. just in we do have flight departure delays out of lag

and pointed to his appearance and reaction to the verdict on the tabloid entertainment program "nancy graceof shocked at the result and i really don't know what to say beyond that. >> reporter: nancy grace devoted more air time to this case than anyone. in a twist, the defense team is trying to use her to keep casey out of the legal system, all because that judge told her this -- >> i just never have seen one like this and the magnitude of it sort of surprises me. i guess i'm just shocked. we opened a big can of justice, didn't we. >> reporter: mason says bringing casey to orlando would be dangerous. he included this photo e-mailed to hisisffice with a bullet hole doctored in and the words with the forehead that big, the head shot would be easier. now, the clock is ticking if casey anthony does not meet with a probation officer by noon tomorrow, police could arrest her. that, of course, is if they can find her. robin? >> that's a big if. yunji, thank you. >>> now more on that stunning twist in one of the fbi's biggest cold cases ever. the new tip that could finally solve the mystery of who

. >>> hln legal talker nancy grace is taking her eye off of the lineups for awhile, joining the celebrityeup on "dancing with the stars." that's right. nancy grace, you may know -- she may know her way around the courtroom but admits she's guilty of botching things up on the dance floor. >> i feel i can try. i know i'm not the youngest, the thinnest, the prettiest or the best dancer, but i got a lot of heart. that's got to count for something, right? >> we wish her the very best. that's right. lot of heart. "dancing with the stars" returns on september 19th. >>> polygamist leader warren jeffs is in critical condition at a texas hospital today. a source told cnn that he's in a coma. a short time ago, texas prison officials said that's not true, that jeffs is sedated but responsive. jeffs had told prison workers that he was fasting. early this month, he was convicted of sexually assaulting two girls he claimed were his wives. >>> syrians jammed the streets today once again, syrian soldiers opened fire on protesters in several cities. worshippers had just left mosques where they were marking

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getting the biggest headlines today, tv host nancy grace. >> what?haz bono and joining them, ricki lake, nba player ron artest and ex-george clooney flame elisabetta canallis, really? suddenly i'm interested. and reality show's rob kardashian, crispen cavaileri, chyna phillips and karson cressly. >> how many headline writers will say will the cast be graceful with nancy grace? just watch. >> giving you some ideas, i'm afraid. >> maybe. the wrath of hurricane irene leaving vermont with more water than it can handle. the governor there calling it the worst flooding in a century. it's absolutely awful there. adam housley up early, already in vermont with the very latest. good morning to you, adam. >> good morning, steve, brian and alisyn. we're down the river just a bit and we're in an area outside of springfield, massachusetts, where the connecticut river which also runs through there is rising. in fact, it's right at the edge of flood stage. the same water that ravaged vermont in the last couple of days is now coming down through massachusetts eventua

. >>> on hln, nancy grace will be competing on the new season of "dancing with the stars." include, among others, david arquette, ri ricki lake, and chaz bono. we'll be watching, nancy. >>> coming up, head to head with conan o'brien in a winner take all over who has the best hair. all i can say is, don't count your chickens, conan. ananananan] this...is the network. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ [ male announcer ] they'll see you...before you see them. cops are cracking down on drinking and riding. drive sober, or get pulled over. ♪ got so many scratches and scars ♪ ♪ maybe time can mend us together again ♪ ♪ it's not what we've done but how far we've come ♪ ♪ i know that we will recover [ male announcer ] here when you need us most. >>> the ridiculous is is back, and ton

they meet former prosecutor nancy grace, and the key to this story, learn about investigating crimes.e junior district attorneys was jessica maple, just after the forensics class, someone burglarized the home of jessica's late great-grandmother in fitzgerald, georgia. she investigated and found where the burglars broke in. the police had missed it. then she and her move investigated and local pawnshop and found her great-grandmother's property. >> we called the police station, and the investigator, he came and he was like, my gosh, how did you find this stuff here? i was coming here. and i was like, i did your job again. >> they also learned the pawnshop owners had copies of the i.d.s of the guys who sold the stuff. then, believe it or not, she and her mom drove to the guy's house and confronted him. >> he confessed? >> he confessed. >> reporter: at last word police extent haven't made an arrest? >> no. i don't know what's taking them so long. >> reporter: the program was started 13 years ago, and this is a first. >> we're hoping she will take that lesson through life, the things she

. >>> and l -- hln's nancy grace will be competing on the new season of "dancing with the stars." de, among others, david arquette, ricki lake, and chaz bono. we'll be watching, nancy. now back to anderson. >>> coming up, the ridiculist. in a head-to-head battle with conan o'brien in a winner take all over who has the best hair. all i can say is, don't count your chickens, conan. ananananan] this...is the network. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ ♪ got so many scratches and scars ♪ ♪ maybe time can mend us together again ♪ ♪ it's not what we've done but how far we've come ♪ ♪ i know that we will recover [ male announcer ] here when you need us most. >>> the ridiculist is back, and tonight we're adding the demon follicles that reside on the head of one mr. conan o'brien. now, i don't

. >> i learned something about nancy grace, but i'm not going to repeat it on tv. >> what? wait. come on. kill joy. >> i don't think you do that in public. but i also learned most importantly steve jobs bio coming out by walter issac son. i can't wait. and stick around, because chuck todd straight ahead with the daily rundown. >>> the great debate. team bm grap he wills with what to sell and how to sell it new jobs plan. do they go big and pick a fight with house republicans or do they go more tactical and pass what they can? >>> the perry surge. is the the texas governor the flavor of the month or is he pierce through in a way that will make mitt romney change his battle plan. eight days up the big nbc politico debate. we'll break it down with one of the moderators. >>> and irene may have disappeared, but the death tolle continues to rise. areas of the catskills and new england devastated by georged rivers, widespread flooding, steps of up tos simps towns simt off. it's tuesday, august 30th, 2011. all that plus more from former vice president dick cheney speaking out again live

. >> the other shocking news is nancy grace is taking part on "dancing with the stars." >> is she? as the most physically taxing thing i had done in my 40s ever. it's a grind. >> i think nancy's energy level will be fantastic. >> it's about not wanting to make a fool of yourself, practicing six, eight, ten hours a day to get dance steps down. more power to her. >> she has a name. it's tot mambo. >> i want to see her do it. i had to learn to do a booty shake. they spent a day teaching me. nancy, good luck with the booty shake. >> you started life as a waiter. >> yep. >> earning whatever it was. a few dollars. what did that teach you? what's the business ethos of mark cuban? >> i learned that ksh you know, i started with nothing. i was living with six guys in a three-bedroom apartment eating mustard and ketchup sandwiches. it made me realize i'm one mistake from being back there. i recognize what it's like to have nothing. i know what it's like to come home and your lights are turned off. it made me appreciate the effort of others and respect people i work with. it made me work harder

i am going to bet on nancy grace.she cannot dance, but you know that one is tenacious, and i can see her doing a mean casa doble. >> well, the people of the staff are debating whether these people are a-list. a couple of people are saying, who are they? >> yeah, these are not a-listers in my book. they are probably about "d" and some of of them "e" listers. david arquette, and robber ka dashian, and george clooney's ex-girlfriend elisabetta canalis, and ricki lake, and hope solo, the goalie for the women's soccer team -- >> you think that the list of people that ta don't com they c previous lists? >> no, i don't think so. maybe there are more fireworks, because these people are characters, but "a" wattage, you cannot compare kim kardashian to her younger brother. she was on an earlier show. >> and chaz bono. >> yes sh, many people are wait to see if cher will be in the audience supporting her new son. >> and what about kim kardashian and a music video. >> she has decided to be a singer. >> well, let's listen. >> oh, l

yesterday filed a motion asking for jury sequestration, to put them up in a hotel, not let them see "nancy graceng the casey anthony trial. >> that's a fancy jury. >> stay in the hotel, don't watch tv, don't read the internet. >> that's the trial. explain the michael jackson tribute and how it's conflicting with the cirque de soleil performance dedicated to him. >> it's been a big mess. jermaine jackson and randy jackson, they onned through twitter saying they don't like the timing of the october 8th show because it conflicts with the dr. murray trial. but, guess what, they not objected to the october 2nd timing of the launch of the cirque de soleil immortal tour, michael jackson show. >> it makes you wonder, like, can they get on one page with the michael jackson tributes? what in the world is going on here? >> something katherine jackson has to deal with. she came by and visited with me this week. i asked her that very question. and maybe we can hear part of her answer. >> okay. >> the trial is very important. and i can understand how michael -- how randy and jermaine feel. it's been two years

the thing is, you mentioned it nancy grace. following the anthony trial, there have been comments about the position of the tabloid tv commentators and how they literally campaigned for casey anthony's conviction. it really skewed the impression of the public of what was going to happen in this trial. i did not follow the at the trial that much. i found the issues in significant on the vast scale of what trials can symbolize. but as far as really a change in the tide of coverage, it appears that the world of the unbiased journalist is going away. for me, that is bad news because that is what i am. i just wondered from your perspective, how does this change everything from a first amendment standpoint? >> i do not think it changes anything from a first amendment standpoint. journalists are allowed it to be biased were unbiased. it changes things from a journalistic perspective. it changes things from the perspective of what the public sees and what the public learns. i do not think we would what legislators or courts getting inv

they meet former prosecutor nancy grace. story, learn about investigating crimes. among the junior district attorneys was jessica mabel, just after the forensics class someone burglarized the home of jessica's late great grandmother in fitzgerald, georgia. jessica investigated and found where the burglars broke in. the police had missed it. then she and her mom investigated a local pawn shop and found her great grandmother's property. >> we called the police station. and then the guy who -- the investigator, he came and he was like, oh, my gosh, how did you find all this stuff here? i was comiming here. and i was like, i did your job again. >> reporter: they alal learned the pawn shop owner had copies of the i.d.s of the guys who sold the stuff. and then, believe it or not, she and her mom drove to the guy's house and confronted him. he confessed to you that he did it? >> he confessed. >> r rorter: at last word police still haven't made an arrest. the police still haven't arrested him? >> no. i don't know what's taking them

they meet former prosecutor nancy grace, and the key to this story, learn about investigating crimes.ct attorneys was jessica maple. just after the forensics class, someone burglarized the home of jessica's late great grandmother in fit sger rald, georgia. jessica investigated and found where the burglars broke in. the police had missed it. then, she and her mom investigated a local pawn shop and found her great grandmother's property. >> we called the police station and then the guy who -- the investigator, he came and he was like, oh, my gosh. how did you find all this stuff here? i was coming here. and i was like, i did your job again. >> reporter: they also learned the pawn shop owner had copies of the i.d.s of the guys who sold the stuff and she and her mom drove to the guy's house and confronted him. >> he confessed to you that he did it. >> he confessed. >> reporter: last word, police still haven't made an arrest. >> police haven't arrested him? >> no. i don't know what's taking them so long. >> reporter: paul howard started the junior d.a. program 13 years ago and this is a fi