>> pitts: why?rry: i don't have good memories here at all. >> pitts: but it's those memories, both good and bad, that have inspired much of his work. >> perry: mr. james is still sitting on that porch. he's watching everything-- you know, "that boy was over there with that girl last night." ( laughter ) >> pitts: that sounds like one of your characters? >> perry: yeah, man. listen, are you kidding me? >> pitts: we met two neighbors who reminded us an awful lot of a certain grandmother. >> perry: these are the kind of women i grew up with. >> oh, yes. >> perry: and... and people wonder where... >> and christian women, christian women. >> perry: and christian women with guns. ( laughs ) >> i mean, christian women. >> perry: and the people wonder where madea came from. >> pitts: we crossed the street to where he used to live. the pain of his past came back. >> perry: this is where i grew up. and i have not been in this house in years. >> pitts: in this house, perry says his father emmett repeatedly bea

if i look at brad pitt, he's a handsome guy. i go, man, that's a cool suit.ant to get that suit. i don't think, can i get his hair. >> but for us, the way you say suit is the same way we go, look at that hair. i want to get that hair. >> so what's in your hair now? >> this is a weave. >> this is a weave. >> two pieces here. >> like extensions. >> like -- like that. >> you do in the film, nia, why don't you tell us why you choose not to wear the hair you were born with? >> it's a little bit of a convenience thing. i'm a mom, i'm an actress. i have to get my hustle all. >> have you ever put your hand through a black woman's hair. >> hell, no, not a black woman. >> it's funny, but it's serious, too. where do you think the balance is in. >> i'm always going to start off trying to be funny, and if i can slip some knowledge -- >> medicine. >> -- a little medicine, some echinacea in there, i will give you a little echinacea. >> reporter: human hair is yandyan india's export. >> ten inches or better. it's like porno. >> i think he's so honest so it comes out without

this house in new orleans was built by brad pitt's foundation. if it floods, the base acts as a raft. now the house would rise on guide posts up to 12 feet. it's expected to sell for about $150,000. the designers looking to get it mass produced. interesting idea for a problem there. >>> bunburgly suspect made himself at home in someone else's house. >> the gentleman was right there and right here in my driveway buck naked. >> buck naked. he took his clothes off and just got comfortable.  >>> the number of school kids in chicago killed doubled over the last three years. after tbeating death of a 16-year-old, eric holder and education secretary arnie duncan are going there today to talk about ways to deal with youth violence. >>> and it looks like more folks across the united states are happy with the way president obama is doing his job. a new associated press has his approval rating now at 56%. that is six points higher than last month. it is the first time his approval rating has gone up since the inauguration. >>> let's talk to

. >> angelina jolie is not married to brad pitt. nobody says a thing about that. >> they have millions of dollars. change the environment, put them in the inner city with the absence of any sort of fatherly figure -- >> this has nothing to do with the inner cities. >> i don't know anything about these kids. >> okay. >> we're talking about the problem in general. it's not just television. kids can manage what they see on television if they're guided correctly at home. >> "the new york times" just said last week the average american family isn't the cleavers anymore. the average american family is usually headed by a single parent. and that's usually a woman. black, white, asian, latino, across the board. >> right. and there's a lot of problems in our culture because of that. i'm not talking -- >> i don't think that that's the reason. i think it's because we don't teach kids what they need to learn these days, what we teach them is precisely what they need to avoid. >> and that is parenting. >> we need to -- >> i never watched this ki

>> brad pitt, he wasn't famous at one point, same thing with julia roberts, tom hanks. this show made them famous and this is why they are famous. don't take that away. >> it's very confusing to me. of course, kim, you're referencing their late far, part of the whole o.j. trial back in the '90s. we should give credit to the kardashians for this moneymaking machine. khloe is selling these wedding photos, could get up to half a million bucks. sister kim gets paid to show up on any red carpet. kourtney big sister making money off her unexpected pregnancy. highlights, i suppose they really are just laughing all the way to the bank, aren't they? >> exactly. it's no surprise the day of the wedding, all of a sudden news hits the blogs, kim and reggie bush are back together again. the drama with the pictures is very calculated. i'm not going to hold them accountable in trying to make a buck from hollywood. >>> moving on, another big story breaking today. sarah palin goes rogue. we learn the memoir rushed into bookstores november 17th. the title. book is "going rogue and america

i would start with brad pitt. he's really grown into himself as he's gotten older.wide ambassador for ecochange. that's so sexy to see a man who's taking his celebrity and using it for a good cause. and my second pick, if i can add a second pick is kyle chandler from "friday night lights." he's really somebody who i think is really just going to burst out into stardom anytime soon. "friday night lights" is a hit show for nbc and he really embodies the all-american man. so i would pick brad pitt and kyle chandler. >> as a huge fan of the show "friday night lights," i think kyle chandler is an unbelievable actor who really should have more of his due coming soon. but certainly deserves all of the success he's had with that show. laura, what do you think? who else should be on this list? >> oh, gosh, hugh jackman! how could you to the put "people's" sexiest man alive on the list? he puts the "h" in hot! i can't get my words out. i get so flustered when i talk about him, because i just think he's so incredibly good looking and so sweet and so charming. he's just amazing

. >>> after all the flooding, brad pitt's charity is coming up with an interesting idea, to protect your home from floods. cool stuff. >>> first, though, our top story today. believe it or not is the eighth anniversary of the war in afghanistan. and the biggest strategic decision could still be yesterday yet to come. 778 u.s. troops have died there since the war against the taliban started just a few weeks after 9/11. the u.s. took less time -- just a little bit of context for you you -- to defeat germany and japan in world war ii. remember in march president obama announced he was sending 21,000 more troops to afghanistan. now reports say general stanley mcchrystal is asking for as many as 40,000 more, putting 100,000 american lives at stake. congressional leaders who met privately with the president yesterday say the only option he is not considering is pulling out. >> the current strategy isn't working. there is no military solution. we're not going to commit the numbers of troops that general petraeus' doctrine of counter insurgency says we ought to. so we're clearly going down some

. >> reporter: byron pitts introduces us to the surprising number of people who have battled ill illiteracy. the fast draw shines a light on 50 years of the twilight zone. steve hartman has the tale of a lost dog who finally had his day and more. first the headlines for this sunday morning the fourth of october, 2009. eight american soldiers have died in a raid by taliban forces in a remote area of afghanistan near the pakistan border. it is the deadliest attack on coalition forces in more than a year. correspondent mandy clark is in kabul. >> reporter: the insurgents stormed the american outpost in north end eastern afghanistan in one of the bloodiest battles along the pakistani border some 300 militants came from a nearby village and mosque in what u.s. forces describe as a complex attack, well planned and sustained. now this outpost along with many others is due to close down soon. the new u.s. strategy in afghanistan states that isolated outposts manned by a small number of soldiers are targets of opportunity for insurgents and are just too dangerous for what they can achieve. charlie?

>> brad pitt, he wasn't famous at one point, same thing with julia roberts, tom hanks. this show made them famous and this is why they are famous. don't take that away. >> it's very confusing to me. of course, kim, you're referencing their late far, part of the whole o.j. trial back in the '90s. we should give credit to the kardashians for this moneymaking machine. khloe is selling these wedding photos, could get up to half a million bucks. sister kim gets paid to show up on any red carpet. courtney big sister making money off her unexpected pregnancy. highlights, i suppose they really are just laughing all the way to the bank, aren't they? >> exactly. it's no surprise the day of the wedding, all of a sudden news hits the blogs, kim and reggie bush are back together again. the drama with the pictures is very calculated. i'm not going to hold them accountable in trying to make a buck from hollywood. >>> moving on, another big story breaking today. sarah palin goes rogue. we learn the memoir rushed into bookstores november 17th. the title. book is "going rogue and america

. >> clooney joked that he is going to adopt some of brad pitt's kids. >>> mike tyson and evander holyfield face to face today. the first time since the infamous boxing match. the two sat down today for an interview. on monday oprah interviewed tyson alone and he said when he apologized he was not sincere. he stopped short of apologizing but had this to say. >> i want the world to know that, you know, people who love me, they think evander is this guy. this is a beautiful guy. we come from the sewage and we watched each other grow to become established and esteemed fighters. and i want him to know that it has been a pleasure passing through life and being acquainted with you. [ applause ] . >>> hollyfield said he already forgiven tyson and always had respect for him. he wanted to show that peace is always possible. >>> we asked you to vote on our question of the day. i was just handed the final results. jessica simpson fat jokes, is making fun of her weight fair game. 24% of you said yes, but 76% of you agree with me and say no. here are some of the e-mails we receive received. we got an e-

. >> angelina jolie is not married to brad pitt. nobody says a thing about that. >> they have millions of dollars. change the environment, put them in the inner city with the absence of any sort of fatherly figure -- >> this has nothing to do with the inner cities. >> i don't know anything about these kids. >> okay. >> we're talking about the problem in general. it's not just television. kids can manage what they see on television if they're guided correctly at home. >> "the new york times" just said last week the average american family isn't the cleavers anymore. the average american family is usually headed by a single parent. and that's usually a woman. black, white, asian, latino, across the board. >> right. and there's a lot of problems in our culture because of that. i'm not talking -- >> i don't think that that's the reason. i think it's because we don't teach kids what they need to learn these days, what we teach them is precisely what they need to avoid. >> and that is parenting. >> we need to -- >> i never watched this ki

i say, if he has the pictures of the family facing the pictures of mario lopez and brad pitt, he's definitely gay >> that's the tip for the day. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> that's it? >> that's it. it goes so fast. it's what would susie stay. she knowss everything. up next, garry shandling. stick around. what a night! >>> some of you may not know i had a bit of an acting career before i became a talk show host. let's take a look. >> look, garry shandling. >> you have nothing to worry about. >> you listen to what i'm telling you right now. i want you to lay off my relationship with leonard. he's not getting married again. what do you know about relationships, you yutz?! >> oh, joy and joy is such a perfect name for you. >> that was from the classic '80s sitcom, "the garry shandling show." on shotime, i believe, right? the entire box set is out this week. my guest is the creator and star, actor, comedian, gary shandling. >> thank you. >> yea! >> thank you. i can't believe you had to read that. i mean, you know me. >> i know i like tock work with the prompter. i'm like obama. you don't forget s