now jim morrison and robin williams. jim morrison's drug habit and robin williams' body hair. >> larry: don't need that. are you doing a remake of "arthur". >> i've done it in new york city. shaved and everything. >> larry: did you see the dudley moore film? >> i am. i'm ten miles away from where he's from. >> larry: alcohol is the theme of that film. >> yeah, but the thing is he's an idiot man child savant. alcoholism in the film "arthur" is not tragedy. if he didn't have a job and he was rich, why not get drunk. >> larry: it's for the whole movie. >> got nothing to do. if you're not addicted to alcohol and you haven't got a job and you are a billionaire, you might as well get drunk all day, right, bill gates? >> larry: now, since you're sober, was it hard to play drunk? >> what i done, right, larry, is i have bottles of booze and smell them all the time to get myself in the mood. all right, this is a tequila scene. i would have a smell of tequila or scotch or whatever. it's easy if you drink all the time. it's easy to

. >> there is a fund-raiser with robin williams.money raised there will make sure there is food year round for the people in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> for tickets or to learn how to contribute money, time or food you can go to our web site. and click on see it on tv. >> the sun is out this thanksgiving. it's frosty out there. >> this is nice to look out of the window at. it's chillier than we're used to. there is clear skies, along the coastline as well as everywhere else. there is another area in emeryville looking back at san francisco. there is a butte of the afternoon. taking a look at the readings skpuk see it's chilly. there is temperatures into 40s and this is a 24 hour temperature change. there are locations milder than at this hour yesterday. there are exceptions in concord and antioch are cooler. and there is the third consecutive night of freezing-cold weather. and this is cool seasons saturday. the satellite shows large mass of cold air still dominating weather picture for the bay area. and there is western u.s. as w

tomorrow night, robin williams will be here. ig htnoallon happening w. u owyorrermoevy., od by e-bye. >>> this morning on "early today," power shift. just two years after barack obama's triumphant presidential victory, voters deal him a blow, handing republicans control of the house of representatives. we have the nation's major election results covered in this decision 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television [ applause ] >>> hello and good morning. welcowelcome to oup ptheth time zone. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with a government divided. american voters have signaled that they want a change in this nation. they did so by handing the republicans an overwhelming victory in the midterm elections. the gop has firmly taken control of the house just two years after president barack obama rode a waive of enthusiasm to win the white house. with more we go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. this was a big victory for the republican party and for john boehner, likely the next speaker of th

a lot of people said horrible things, and robin williams and a number of other people who wrote letters defending our first amendment rights were written lengthy, very threatening letters back. we were banned from the academy awards. and you know, then--you know, how many years later, the academy was defending elia kazan's right to accept an award. go figure. you know, and we should not confuse politics with the ability to entertain. so was it inappropriate? it absolutely was. was it effective? yes. was it a matter of life and death? it was, and, um, you know, i'd do it again. you know, eartha kitt has joined us here and talked about her remarks at the white house and how she left the luncheon that day not knowing that her career had disappeared. mm-hmm. did you leave the academy awards that night thinking that perhaps your career had disappeared? i'm good at going into denial. i was hoping it wasn't too-- i just tried not to think about it. i just knew that i couldn't-- i would be kicking myself in my soul for the rest of i don't know how long, and i just knew that i couldn't live with

wtf.com added robin williams invited me. >> and to go to his garage? if [laughter] >> it was great and because i've known robin williams over the years and seen him. he is always balancing a round. and it was 11:00 a.m., at his home and it was a very candid conversation. >> and how to make a living. >> and you bring up the subject of money. >> and if you want a addition of newark garage lot >> and with podcast, you can have a couple of things, and i have advertisers and we spperhaps a donation system put into place. and merchandising. and people become interested in it. and a few celebrities/writers have been on and.and i went to his office in new york that he could not sit in his chair or uses microphone. i wanted him to of no comfort, whatsoever and it worked! >> what is interesting, is that when you are on the show that during the break that is a very disconcerting way. to do your stand up. >> and i've done a lot of shows, the conan o'brien, and what is unique is that if you go on a thursday, he will take to live shows. and you basically go and afte

between now and the end of the year, the uso is planning 14 holiday towers with celebrities like robin williams, sugarland and katy parry. they would love to get more female movie stars such as scarlet johanson who did a perfection gulf tour in 2008. they are donor based so if you would like to support their cause head to uso.org. in new york, fox news. >>> in need of a place to stay, what's being done tonight for the more than dozen people forced out of their homes by flames? >>> a major development in the war in afghanistan. the announcement by nato on when the troops may leave and give control to afghans. >>> still watching some lingering showers on live storm tracker ii. coming up the timing of a possible break in the shower activity for tomorrow. also highlight the snow low levels in the bay area hills. . >>> san mateo fire inspectors are trying to determine what sparked an early morning fire that displaced 14 people. they arrived at bay shore blood shortly after 3:00 this morning and saw flames on the third floor. three apartments suffered fire damage. another two on the first floor suffe

applause ] george carlin, eddie murphy, billy crystal, dennis miller, chris rock, ellen degeneres, robin williamsmember when i first started doing comedy, like 18 years ago, like, i got onstage and then, the next week, i said"i'm ready for a special." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. you've have five minutes of stand-up and you're like -- >> ause i got fivminutes, you know? so -- but -- >> jim: the five-minute hbo special with tracy morgan. yeah. and it's just five minutes of good comedy but here you are. where you, at the apollo? >> i was at the apollo. and it was so different 'cause i had the did carnegie hall the year before that. and there's a difference in cultures. you know, when you do it in front of, like, an all-white audience, if you're not good, they will just like -- "what's going on?" and, you know -- [ laughter ] that hurts. the silence hurts. see, i can fight back if i get booed. you know, i can fight back. i can respond. i'm -- in my mind, i'm like, "okay. they don't like me." because that's how black people do. if you not -- if you corny, we let you know, like the first 30 secon. [ l

>> yes, and also the one with robin williams and jeff bridges where she plays jeff bridges' girlfriendher king." >> jimmy: we were playing the movie game back there. >> play the movie game, so if we -- that's right. so it takes us to "fisher king." it goes actor, movie, actor, movie. okay, "fisher king." we have to name another actor in that movie now. >> jimmy: jeff bridges. >> jeff bridges takes us to "king kong," takes us to jessica lange. jump in, jump in. >> jimmy: "grey gardens." >> "grey gardens" takes us to drew barrymore," takes us to -- >> jimmy: "e.t." >> "e.t." takes us to henry thomas, takes us to -- >> jimmy: was he in "a river runs through it," henry thomas? wasn't he brad pitt's brother in some movie? >> okay, "river runs through it" takes us to brad pitt, takes us to "burn after reading." i like that movie very much. [ cheers and applause ] i like that very much. >> jimmy: this is a fun game. i would love -- i could play this all night with you. >> so could i. but we have a limited amount of time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i got to say, your voice sounds very good, becaus

. >> and we had the holy city zoo, and the cafe, so young talent, like robin williams, dan carmack, the great community of comex. that hung out together, and it was a really wonderful time. and i think that, the as we know it is relief originated, here. and i did comedy, a lot of other things and i was even a car salesman at high-income electric cars for the amount of 15 years! >> and-i was working at british motors. >> and i was working >> one of the institution of car salesman's in the bay area, they literally created a big purchase business in the bay area. >> absolutely. >> and i had this idea for many, many years where i wanted to provide a venue for comedy. and when you find out, that is unusual in the comedy business it is usually calamari, and chicken wings if you're lucky. >> but my acting career, my joke was that once an actress, always and waitress. for 25 years, i was in the food and beverages masks or after selling food after selling high and low tree cars, i remembered the dream that i had in the 1970's of opening up the, the club. after selling high-end-luxury cars and i

. >> reporter: between now and the end of the year the uso a planning 14 holiday tours with robin williamsie perry. they have like to get more female superstars to go overseas. all of the programs are donor based. to support their cause head to uso.org. in new york, courtney friel, fox news. >> shannon: with stunning sophistication. north korea quickly built a brand new nuclear facility and that is causing high tensions in the region. i'm shannon bream. hour number two starts right now. much more on north korea in a moment. first this fox news alert from afghanistan where the taliban is publicly reacting to the nato agreement about handing over security operations. conor powell is live in kabul with the latest. conor? >> reporter: well, shannon, the taliban are openly mocking this strategy of handing over security responsibility from u.s. and national forces to afghan security forces by the end of 2014. today taliban spokesmen described it as irrational and a sign of failure and also said that he wants all international troops out of afghanistan immediately and if u.s. and international tr

. >> reporter: between now and the end of the year, the uso is planning 14 holiday tours with robin williamsy perry. it would love to see more young female movie stars go overseas such as scarlett johansson who did a trip back in 2008. if you'd like to support the cause, head to uso.org, and i'll toss it back to grow guys. jenna: thank you very much. jon: of course, so many of those soldiers are posted overseas right now because of what happened on 9/11, and now the mother of a man who died on that terrible day, bradley, is is speaking out on the security debate gripping the country. she'll tell us what she thinks about those intrusive airport inspections and whether or not they might prevent another national tragedy. >>> also, the government says this man almost pulled off a devastating terror attack in new york's times square. now one of the people arrested in connection with the man you see on your screen, phi sal shahzad, has a date with justice in another nation. getting enough vegetables? yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of

robin roberts. >>> also this morning, prince william makes -- well, a little bit of a surprise.visit to british troops in afghanistan anwe'll take you to the war zone. >>> and also, the latest on bedbugs. how about that for a transition? look at these dog us. are they the answer? we put them to the test this morning. >>> first, sarah palin, is she or isn't she running for president? one thing for sure, it's the most unusual path to the white house. in the latest premiere of the latest, sarah palin's path on tlc. on whether this will help or hurt her chances. >> reporter: did you ever want to know what sarah palin looks like hiking. >> oh, geez. >> reporter: what she looks like fishing? if that's what you want, well then "sarah palin's alaska" is the show for you. for one hour every sunday night, this show taking you into the state of alaska and inside of palin's wasilla family. this is palin fishing on a real lake. and those are real-life bears. and this is sarah and todd climbing. >> i don't know if i can do this. >> reporter: we learned that 9-year-old piper doesn't always cal

between now and the end of the year, the uso is planning 14 holiday tours with celebrities such as robin williamsugarland and katie perry. would love to get more female movie stars to go overseas such as scarlet johansson who did a trip to the persian gulf in 2008 and all of the uso programs are donor based. remember that. if you'd like to support their cause head to uso.org and toss it back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >> very nicely done. >> coming up on the show, major airlines took the union to the vote and employees said no. what this means now for travelers. >> and harry reid ignoring his democratic colleagues on tax cuts. which could mean everyone pays more come january 1st. does he still not get it? charles payne weighs in. >> then do you remember this infamous departure? the president finally opening up about his bad exit strategy. yeah, the door was locked. know the stain. after an alpaca? i have. it was awesome. ♪ call 1-800-steemer fiber one chewy bar. how'd you do that? do what? you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. tasty fiber, that's a g

robin. abc news can report that immediately following that interview, prince william and kate middleton had a quiet night together, home alone. today, it's back to work. starting to plan a wedding. if you believe some british newspapers, some 3 billion people across the globe will tune in for. from the moment william's engagement to kate middleton was announced via tweet, the spotlight on the happy couple has been almost blinding. >> a secret meeting. >> reporter: in their first press conference as fiancees, the couple shared their obvious joy with the world. all eyes weren't just on them. >> as you may recognize, now, my mother's engagement ring. so, of course, it's very special to me. it's my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on the day. >> reporter: after eight years of friendship and dating, the couple sealed the deal in kenya last month. >> we're like little ducks. very calm on the surface. but little feet going on under water. it's really exciting. we've been talking about it for a long time. for us, it's a real relief. and it's nice to tell everybody. >> reporter: in their

robin roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's tuesday, november 16th. we have breaking news this morning. a royal engagement. prince william finally pops the question. he and kate middleton will marry next year. >> the palace saying the couple got engaged last month in kenya. and they're getting married next spring or summer in london, 30 years after charles and diana got married, with almost 1 billion people watching around the world. >> we have the latest on how william proposed, the london wedding, and the couple's plans for the future. >>> good morning, everyone. so, the big lose out of london crossed the wires around 6:00 a.m. this morning. >> finally. >> that's right. prince william and kate middleton will be married. they will be married next spring or summer. there is a statement out of buckingham palace. queen elizabeth says she is delighted for h her grandson and his bride-to-be. >> we are hearing that the couple became engaged while vacationing last month in kenya. and the prince asked kate middleton's father for permission. you may have heard that the papers are calling her waity katy. >> since they were togeth

william proposed to kate. the private moment in this royal romance, revealed. >>> good morning, america. robin roberts is off today. and i'm glad to be here. and can you believe that cabin? >> it was a little less luxurious than i expected. >> very rustic. and i must say, that's pretty cool that was the place he popped the question. >> pulled that ring out of his rucksack. >>> we know, starting today, millions, 24 million people, will begin a week of holiday flying. and the uproar over airport security procedures may make travel more hectic than usual. many people are calling the new security measures in the airport invasive and unacceptable. we're going to hear from a top congressman who says tsa should be replaced at airports by private security. >> and we're going to get a live response from the head of the tsa. >>> also, sarah palin is back. she's slamming reality tv in her new book. taking on the culture of "american idol." this comes as new concerns are out there about reality tv getting too rough and going too far. the teen mom, accused of domestic violence, after allegedly beating thei

robin. friday, april 29th. we have a royal wedding. we have a wedding date. and we have a location. westminster abbey. prince william and kate middleton will be married on friday, april 29th, at westminster abbey. and take a look behind me. you see the royal standard flying above buckingham palace. that's because the queen is in residence. the queen, expected to leave with prince philip tomorrow for a tour. they wanted to get the news out quickly. one more thing, in these cost-conscious times in britain, the royal family has made it very clear that they and the middletons will pay the entire cost of the wedding. >> taxpayer, i'm sure, very happy to hear about that. any particular reason why it's going to be on a friday? >> reporter: well, it's clear this is a very big event. if you remember back in 1981, the story book wedding of charles and diana. this is going to be a huge, worldwide event. here in the u.k., in particular. they're going to declare a national holiday, a bank holiday. they want to give people a long weekend to celebrate. >> it will be a celebration. jeffrey, thank you very much. we'll be talking to