it wasn't very clear to me at first. >> reporter: naomi watts didn't understand her character either.en gandy stayed on as his secretary even beyond his death. did she love him or her job? >> clint felt that it was more about her sense of duty. >> reporter: some say dicaprio's portrayal is oscar-worthy, telling the story of a powerful man who held everyone's secrets, including his own. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >>> coming up a little later on "the early show," republican candidate rick perry on the hot seat defending his performance during last night's presidential debate. >>> plus the scramble at the oscars as eddie murphy pulls out as host. >>> no more free stuff. why the president wants to cut down on spending by cutting down on swag. all that coming up on "the early show." that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care. have a great day. ,,,,,,,,

. >> i'm wearing a designer called ralph lauren. [ laughs ] >> naomi watts was kidding. just about all the celebs were wearing ralph lauren. after all, this glittering event was in honor of the famous fashion designer. >> every single version of his brand is so beautiful and classy. >> it was also a big fundraiser for the performing arts and for the fight against cancer. a record-breaking $7 million was raised, with much of the money going to the ralph lauren center for cancer care and prevention in harlem. >> the center takes care of people in underserved communities who would not otherwise get access to proper healthcare, especially when it comes to cancer. >> oprah winfrey gave the audience a rare glimpse into the designer's personal life. she asked him the secret to his success. >> i love what i do, and i know you love what you do. >> is it more challenging and difficult when you're creating the american image for foreign countries like china? >> it's not the american image. it's an international image, 'cause good taste is international. >> oprah also asked about hi

. >> naomi watts didn't understand her character. helen stayed on as hoover's secretary beyond his death. did she love him or her job? >> clint felt that it was more about her sense of duty. >> some say dicaprio's portrayal is oscar worthy, telling the story of a powerful man who held everyone's secrets, including his own. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >>> happy friday! you're watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> we want to salute our veterans. i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani. moments away from vacation. she'll have the traffic before she leaves though. howard bernstein will have your weekend weather. >> good morning. the weekend looks good. today looks cold and chilly and blustery. winds will blow 10 to 20 miles per hour. feeling like fall. a lot of leaves will be coming down today. it is not as pretty as it was a few days ago. here is a look at the day planner with temperatures struggling. right now, 42. by noon, only 49. we'll be lucky to make 5 1, 52 and 5:00, clear skies, still o

. >> and i didn't know that was naomi watts until after.nd this morning, guess what i did at 4:45 a.m., i prepared my entire thanksgiving day dinner. i went online to whole food. wholefood.com, meal of 12, click, cooked turkey, click. mashed potatoes, click, click, click. it's all going to be ready for pick-up on thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. >> now you have your dessert, too, which we'll talk about in a moment. >> yes. can you believe i did my whole turkey thing today? >> okay. i had a big weekend. i had a long, long weekend. i left the studio here on friday, we went home right away. cassidy was shooting an e special called "growing up hollywood." even though she hasn't grown up in hollywood, she has grown up with well-known parents. it's going to be a special that will air in february. following the lives of seven celebrities, their children. and how they are making a life for themselves going forward. so that was fun. >> how was she? did she enjoy it? >> you know what? we always say groud which means grateful to god as opposed to proud w

it's not the one with scarlet and naomi watts. they run away, have a great week together. and it's really entertaining. and yet it gives you a snapshot into the tough things in her life too. >> that's where i like it, though. it doesn't drag us through the things we already know about marilyn monroe. captures this one week i don't think anybody knew about until they saw this book, this memoir that she spent with this young man who got in the movie business and got a week alone with marilyn monroe. >> it's entertaining and just a fun movie for the holidays. you walk out of there -- i think, you know, i'll plug it for a second. rex reid said it's nice to go to the theaters and feel exhilarated after you leave -- >> of you memorized every quote. >> i have. >> you've got them all down. >> that's my tattoo. >> i love that. >> i'm not going to say where i did it. >> we don't want to know. russ? >> sometimes it's so difficult telling a story about someone who is so well known. what was it about this story that when you first heard it and

. >> and i didn't know that was naomi watts until after.ight away. cassidy was shooting an e special called "growing up hollywood." even though she hasn't grown up in hollywood, she has grown up with well-known parents. it's going to be a special that will air in february. following the lives of seven celebrities, their children. and how they are making a life for themselves going forward. so that was fun. >> how was she? did she enjoy it? >> you know what? we always say groud which means grateful to god as opposed to proud which means right before the fall. the weekend was taken up with a movie, as well. i might as well talk about my favorite things, okay? my favorite things, i'm going to honor three men i love today. one of them is armey. army is the son of one of my dearest friends drew hammer. if leonardo dicaprio gets nominated, there is no way arm shouldn't either. he is the heart and soul of this movie. he's only 25 years old. this is maybe his third film. i don't know. he plays, i think it's the most sympathetic, realistic betrayal

i didn't know it was naomi watts until afterwards. >> life long friend confidant and assistant. >> ient home right away. kathie lee was shooting an e special called "growing up hollywood." even though she's not grown up in hollywood, she's grown up with celebrity parents. following the lives of children, how they are making a life for themselves going forward, so that was fun. >> how was she, did she enjoy it? >> you know, we always say god in our house, proud, which means comes right before the fall. i was incredibly groud of her. the weekend was taken up with one movie as well. i might as well talk about my favorite things. >> do it. get involved. >> my favorite things, i'm going to honor three men i love today. one of them is army, army is the son of one of my dearest friends, drew hammer. he is so brilliant in this movie. if leonardo gets nominated, no reason army shouldn't either. he's only 25 years old. maybe his third film, i don't know, and he plays, i think, it's the most sympathetic, realistic portrayal of a gay man i've ever seen. i think he portrays it beautifully, and i