. >> as they report, their debut comes with a new character who will surely give patrick jane all held handle. >> the man talist had -- mentalist had a fabulous season last season. >> it was a fabulous year and we were very fortunate to have the audience embrace that show in a way that they did. >> reporter: not to mention the love that is spread between simon and the coast star. >> it is really late at night and i look over at him and i just thank god because it ud wold be a really bad job if i disliked him. because we're together, it's not like a relsship where you get to choose a person that you're around. >> we'll give you $100,000 afterwards, right? >> this season, the focus leads towards a mysterious killer that is not really seen on the show, but left an impact on everybody, especially simon's character, patrick jane. >> he's a serial killer that kill my character's wife and child. and he's kind of like, causing that pain. he's knowing all sorts of things that god has the upper hand on them and they are the device that drives my characters to the way that they do. >> we make i

emmy and golden globe nominee simon baker returns tomorrow night for his second season of patrick janern he's been taken off a very personal case. >> agent bosco and his unit are taking over the red john case. >> what? >> you have always been too close to the case and now both of you are way too close. we need to make a change. >> can we talk about this? >> no. >> you work for agent bosco, you know he will do the job right. >> theresa, no offense, but you guys aren't even close to catching this guy. fresh set of eyes got to be a good idea. >> what do you know about the case? >> simon baker, fourth time here. thank you for coming back. >> good morning. >> good morning. i want to follow up on craig's question. right, craig, you want me to ask? are you too pretty to go drinking in the pubs? >> am i too pretty to go drinking in the pubs? >> no, thank you, i'm good. >> tell you what, you drive a man to drink. no, i used to work in pubs in australia. >> you did? >> yeah, that was my acting school, really. some of the shenanigans you see. i know what he's talking about. i remember a lot of gu

among the many celebrities speaking out this morning on patrick swayze. janey. >> that is right. fans are gathering at his star on the hollywood walk of fame, and one fan said, i really loved him. is just terrible. -- it is just terrible. another fan mentioned his solid marriage of 30 years, and that he never got divorced. he and his wife married in 1975 and stayed together for the rest of his life. jon: he did seem like a good guy. it could be a game-changer in the battle for health care reform. the bipartisan effort from max baucus and the so-called "gang of six." a closed-door meeting on the issue was held last night. we will talk to a lawmaker who was there. also, fallout from a rowdy brawl at a nightclub. what happens to the club owners? geatmagi reen f a.. coatofigf poulida.. jon: video of a rowdy brawl inside a san jose nightclub prompted police to yank their entertainment license. this happened over labor day weekend. the video clip, posted on youtube, shows multiple fights breaking out and a member of the security team holding what appeared to be a st

jane: we want to go live to massachusetts, where the governor of that state, deval patrick, is getting ready to announce a temporary replacement for ted kennedy. the choice is said to be paul kirk, an attorney, former aide to the senator, and a close friend of the kennedys. why this choice? >> as you mentioned, paul kirk is a longtime friends to senator ted kennedy himself. he has been an adviser and friend for many years and many difficult political times. he served on the senator's staff from 1969 to 1977, and all of this could make for a smooth transition when he steps into the interim position. he also is the chair of the john f. kennedy museum and library, so he has been intimately involved with the kennedy family for many years, and he continues to be. this is something they -- this is someone they feel close to and trust. jane: a lot of political watchers in massachusetts say that this is not a process they would have wanted to go through being the governor in this case. it has been controversial, right? >> it has been very controversial. this law was changed in 2004 when it rom

jane velez-mitchell" tonight at 7:00 a.m. on hln. >>> a move to quickly replace ted senator has hit a snag. the bill has been blocked that would allow deval patrickpointment and requires a special election. today's action by the state senate republicanless means it can't be debated until next week. kennedy died last month until brain cancer. >>> the louisville high school football coach found not guilty in the death of one of his players may be able to return to coaching and teaching. the jefferson county school superintendent said he'll meet with david stinson to determine placement. yesterday the coach was acquitted of charges related to the death of 15-year-old max gilpin. if jury said there wasn't enough evidence to show e the coach did anything wrong. gilpin collapsed after running sprints and died in a hospital three days later. gilpin's parents are upset but are glad for the awareness their son's case brought. >> we're disappointed. we said this going into it, the main objective was that max's death not be in vein. and i do believe that i know that this trial has brought awareness which is what we wanted. >> take a four-hour online course