richard heene was prosecuted, will serve jail time for what some are calling a hoax. he's here with us tonight and wait until you see later what he brought with him. thanks for coming, richard. you do this 30 days of straight jail time and then what, 60 days of what do they call it? >> work release. >> larry: you can work and go back to jail at night? >> correct. >> larry: nervous? >> i'm very nervous, because i'm going to be away from my family, and i've always been there to protect them, you know, be the father. >> larry: and you got three, right? >> i got three little boys. >> larry: your wife will serve after you're finished? >> right. >> larry: she'll do what, 20 days? >> 20 days of she spends the night at our house, goes there and does some work, comes back out so about eight hours a day. >> larry: think that's fair? >> i think it's very unfair, because what she got was a misdemeanor, and the plea deal was set up in such a way to where i thought she was not going to get any jail time, and i don't mind taking the jail time myself. they could have given me -- >> l

by the way, tune in for our exclusive interview with richard heene friday night. here, too. i'm not kidding. what i can imagine is "ac 360" and anderson cooper. >> the making of a terrorist. with charges leveled against the alleged christmas bomber, we have new information, surprising stuff about how quickly top officials believe he was turned into a violent extremist. al qaeda's new methods of recruitment and who they're trying to reach. we take a look at what is and isn't working. airport security. you've probably been patted down, but that's not wo

what about richard heene, the balloon boy's father or octomom?the child abuse charges? this is the one thing i can't figure out, with the octo parents, the balloon boy. >> good morning america and today. >> people are subjecting their kids to this. i wonder where the prosecutions really are. >> those are cases of our covering stories that aren't worth the time of day. maybe a quick mention and move on. >> my 6-year-old daughter said mom, mom, did you know there was somebody who had eight babies? octomom became just something that swept through the culture. how can you say -- >> because we did it. >> how can you say that a woman who has eight babies is not worthy of coverage? >> more than at any other time, it's not media minds who drives what we cover. it's what people are following on twitter, what they're googling, what they're looking for on the internet, that creates a feedback loop -- >> i think that's a good thing, that we're no longer the sole gate keepers. now it seems we just follow whatever is hot. >> no context either. nobody is puttin

richard heene must report to jail by monday morning. he is talking to us monday night.e will tell us why his home maid balloon sailed we away with his beloved son believed to be on board. that is friday night. more in 60 second. how about a coastal soup and grilled shrimp salad combination? or maybe our new savory shrimp jambalaya. seafood lunches starting at just $6.99 at red lobster. we've helped over three-quarters of a million families... refinance or purchase their home. - and that's why i love... - i love... i love being a home loan expert. ♪ >> larry: adds we mentioned, polanski's victim, shan that grimer, wug on the show in fee. i asked her about her feelings to roman polanski. watch. neither of you feel familiarly angry with roman polanski. >> no, not anymore. not even then. i was angry because he was the cause of the publicity and it's the worst thing that ever happened to me. >> larry: not the sex. >> the publicity was so terrible and immediate that it overshadowed everything that happened that night. >> larry: when you think back, did he know you were 13? >>

i want to remind you that richard heene, the father who led the whole country to believe his son was trapped in a helium balloon, will be here friday, his first interview since being sentenced to jail and he says it wasn't a hoax. that's friday on larry king live. following a meeting with his national security team and the ongoing review into the failed christmas day bombing attack, president obama summed up what went wrong and his response to it. watch. >> the bottom line is this. the u.s. government had sufficient information to have uncovered this plot and potentially disrupt the christmas day attack. but our intelligence community failed to connect those dots, which would have placed the suspect on the no-fly list. in other words, this was not a failure to collect intelligence, it was a failure to integrate and understand the intelligence we already had. the information was there and agencies and analystses who needed it had access to it and our professionals were trained to look for it and to bring it altogether. now, i will accept that intelligence by its nature is imperfect. b

let's talk about that richard heene, the dad of the balloon boy. getting ready to serve time in jail, but he still has stuff to say. this is what he said to our larry king. >> we had searched the house high and low, and -- and -- i'm sorry. >> it's okay. and i -- you know, after i saw him in this craft, telling me had went inside, i first didn't believe bradford and i told him that, perhaps he's -- i just saw him, and so -- >> so in substance you believed your son was in the craft. >> i knew he was -- >> you didn't know? >> no, no. in my mind, there was no other place, because i visualized him. i yelled at him. >> okay, richard. you first. what does this mean? i mean, he's got getting ready to serve time. pled guilt around now is going on a media blitz, at least on larry king to kind of straighten out the story. does that further complicate his sentence or even what could come later? >> well, balloon boy and buffoon dad. that's what we're dealing with here. >> oh, man. >> you know, this guy, fred, listen, he got sentenced to 90 days -- 90 days -- o

>> larry: before we meet our panel, i want to remind you richard heene the father who led the country to believe his son was in a balloon, will be here tomorrow night. his first interview since he was sentenced to jail. he said it wasn't a hoax. that's friday's "larry king live." joining us in new york, stephanie miller. bay buchanan, republican president of the american cause. in philadelphia, liberal side, is marc lamont hill. professor at columbia university. contributor to theroot.com. he's a liberal. and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." stephanie, the president said the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you don't want to make them holy warriors. you want to prosecute them as what they are and t

octomom, richard heene, the whole spiel. >> all right.tor with "in touch weekly." thanks for coming in. >> thanks. >>> still ahead, more on the record, cold temperatures hitting parts of the country. we will get the latest from the weather channel, that's coming up next. granddaughter: grandma, you did it! woman: i did. granddaughter: oops. vo: quitting smoking feels good. walmart saves you an average of 20% on these products. vo: save money. live better. walmart. who's not answering. announcer: there's a better way. intuit quickbooks online organizes your business in one place, and helps you stay on top of your business anytime, anywhere. get a 30-day free trial at intuit.com. >>> new developments in yemen today where al qaeda is said to have recruited and armed the so-called underwear bomber. the u.s. embassy is closed today because of an active threat from al qaeda. meantime democrats in the obama administration are on the defensive following al qaeda's attempted attack on a u.s. bound plane on christmas day. now president obama is cal

so let's talk about richard heene. talking about him. not a hoax -- or is it? i'm confused on the whole thing, what he's saying. he talked with larry king once again as he's getting ready to carry out his sentence. this is a little bit of what he to say. okay. i i'm getting no sound. i think it was roll sound, but it's no sound. you'ller th hear that story. and it might jeopardize the legal hurdles he may still have to encounter. our legal guys will delve into that. >>> speaking of legal hurdle, gilbert arenas in uncharted territory, or is it? another one of those, is it cut and dry or is it not? >> trying to get that on this morning, but that's him joking about it, like he's playing like he's shooting his -- >> that's exactly what upset david stearns. commission ef of the nba. about to do something. it's one thing to find weapons or take weapons. whatever your story is. now you're jokingly, you know, pointing the finger, pulling the trigger with your teammates. not so good. so, our legal guys have an opinion or two about this as well. in this case, what's next

counts down the hits, this one fits where it fits here because the heene family got what they deserved. a lot of people know that richarding to spending 90 days in jail. the mother, 20 days, different times. the more important thing, brooke, was that the punishment did fit the crime. the judge barred the heenes from any reality shows or books. the whole idea of the fraud and using children to defraud government agents and the public goes newspaper smoke. justice prevailed. >> one of the stories we will remember where we were listening, bated breath, this child in this balloon. >> we thought somebody was there. >> it was so scary. number three, carrie prejean. she had quite a colorful answer to a question miss usa pagt that got her in a little heap of trouble. >> well, the answer actually she claims denied her the title so she brings a religious discrimination case against the pageant. because after all, she's pure and very religious. she brought $5200 thon increase her breasts and made x-rated videos. the religious discrimination case in court, as you might imagine, wound up exactly as it should -- dismissed. she wound