your dad's ron howard.nkler, the fonz and tom cruise used to babysit for you, right? >> that's a slight exaggeration. he was just, when my dad was doing a movie called "far and away" he didn't have kids yet and soon after he shot "far and away" he adopted his children and i think he was just very excited having a lot of kids around. you know when you start thinking about having children like and you see a kid around you just start kind of like playing with them and stuff. >> was he a good baby insitter. >> again not baby babysitter. >> he was practicing with you. >> he can do acrobatics. >> he did? >> yes. that was entertaining. >> cartwheels? >> no like backflips. >> really? >> yes. >> quite impressive. >> i thought it was, i still think it is. >> day cool baby e kay cool babysitter. >> it is. >> he's doing backflips and next minute you're a hot movie star. >> he's incredibly supportive and complimentary and things like that. i mean honestly all of my dad's friends are like that. they're all very thoughtfu

. >> ron howard. >> we know what happened to him. >> he's doing great. >> and his daughter too. >> shirley y y just never know what's going to happen. you can see more of these stories on primetime "nightline," select secrets under age airs tonight right here on abc. lara? >> thank you. that is so fascinating to me and speaking of fascinating, the "jersey shore," groundbreaking for so many reasons that we can't say on morning tv but here's one that we can mention. this season's premiere got almost 9 million viewers making it the highest rated season premiere in mtv's history. season four follows them to their homeland, italy that can only be described as a global takeover but there is one cast member who stands above the rest despite the fact that she is only 4'9". take a look. >> hello. >> all right. >> you are so [ bleep ]. >> reporter: she is loud and brash. a lover and a fighter. and definitely not afraid of having a good time. ♪ and that's miami >> reporter: nicole polizzi known the world over as snooki has become one of the breakout stars of mtv's hit reality show "jersey shshe.e. ♪

you know who i think is fantastic in this as well as you, by the way -- is ron howard's daughter.speak. she can't be silent any more. and the girl, emma stone plays my daughter and they meet up and she tells her story and what happens. >> does emma stone's character plays skeeter wants to leave and find her life as a writer. >> and i want her to be married. because it reflects badly on me if she's not married. and i think i know what's best for her. and as some parents do, they think they know what's best for their children. and it's wonderful, slightly different in the movie, because tate gave charlotte an arc, where they see each other for who they really are at the end. >> i liked how the black maids in the book and in the movie and in the book, you really feel the wisdom. i worked in fact, in greenwood, mississippi, where some of the movie was shot, which is weird. and i worked a lot in the south and i always thought there was such wisdom among a lot of the women there and sometimes people never quite got it. like you're getting it in the movie. >> absolutely. we these are sit

. >>> tay ron's key prosecutor confirms that two howard k.ach in prison for spying and entering the country illegally. the lawyer for shane bauer and josh fattal says he will appeal the ruling which has to be done in 20 days. secretary clinton released a statement. bauer and fattal have already been held in iran for two years. not clear if their sentences will include time already served. >>> facing the lowest approval ratings of his presidency, president obama says he is ready to work with republican ares on getting the economy in order but says the speaker of the house needs to get republicans to fall in line first. ed is live at martha's vineyard. >> the president spent some time this morning on the beach with his family. he is now out golfing with a group of friends and aids insist that he has been trying to stay on top of both foreign developments. he was briefed again this morning and was getting regular updates about the developing situation in libya but he is also keeping an eye on the economy and in fact before he came here to martha

ron paul is going to march on washington on 11/11/11 and announce his vice-presidential candidate howard: i do not think that is going to be happening. talk to us about the development of these marches on washington over the past 48 years from dr. king's march on washington up through the recent gatherings we have had in washington, the rally to restore sanity put on by jon stewart and stephen colbert and the gathering put on by glenn beck. both of them took place last year. guest: those were actually more in line with seeking tradition. they were rallies with speeches, performances, mainly populated by people who supported the cause. the challenge to this tradition of peaceful large march is always the fact that some people consider them almost too conciliatory. you have people complaining. you saw this with the anti- vietnam war protestors. it is not good enough to march down the avenue and gather on the mall. you should really confront politics, whether you shut down the streets or disrupt what is going on out of the chicago democratic convention. the idea that you need put yourself i

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howard kurtz says now that the super-committee has been picked shouldn't the rest of congress go home for the year? what do they have to do anyway? ron do. it is up to is super-committee. >> you do feel given where the president is, it is hard to imagine he's not going to come back this fall with some more ambitious ideas on a spurring the economy than he put forward so far. i think the republicans probably will want to match him. it is funny. you may see the super-committee going down one track of long-term deficit reduction. yet, the administration and congress moving towards a stimulus plan that would have a short-term deficit empact impace other direction. it may be that it is quiet the rest of the way. when you look at the numbers both sides are facing at this point, that would be a strong political bet that hold your hand where you are now. given the enormous anxiety. historic anxiety we are seeing among the public. >> we have to end it there. it has been quite entertaining. passionate. i love that. thank you so much. we will be joined by one of the new committee members, republican senator pat toomey of pennsylvania. we will s

ron paul. the question is who's in second, and she's around 12%. closer to going single digits. >> host: what about? >> michele bachmann -- >> host: go ahead. go ahead, james. >> michele bachmann has been a howard deane figure. she's firmly planted. the challenge is going to be could she put together the full howard dean infrastructure. he was a predishes. michele bachmann does not have the infrastructure. clearly her focus is on now. >> host: from fox news, trying to explain what he say when he says she makes good copy and good photography. calling someone photogenic, i wish we are all photogenic. >> this is after a quote he made in new york magazine where he said the good copy and a good picture. i don't think this is getting a lot of play. had jon hundredth man -- huntsman been in first place or second place, average voters would know more. >> host: if in you are new hampshire and iowa and want to participate, we have a special number. let me go to mike glover, in iowa, does what jon huntsman say hurt him with female vote necessary that state? >> not particularly. it's going to be interesting to see how michele bachmann plays here. iowa is a funny state. they have never elected a woman to co