tavis: pleased to welcome ryan o'neal. the author has written a personal book about his longtime relationship with actress farrah fawcett. is called "both of us: my life with farrah." the obvious question is why. why a book, why so personal? >> i do not know why did its. i kept all these journals, so the story was close, and it was a way to stay close to her. i was not done with her yet. i thought we were interrupted, so i was looking for ways to stay connected. it >> just ways to stay connected, or was the book therapeutic? >> it has not been therapeutic, because i have been on a tour trying to sell it, and i have had rough interviews with people wanting to know what kind of father i was and why my children are all of it did. ed.are all addictiv it was rough. has it been therapeutic? not yet. tavis: i am not going to talk about that now since you just expressed how tired you were of those questions, but what you make of the media fascination with the fact that is hollywood family does have such travail with drug addiction

changing in our society. >> farrah fawcett in 1994 talking to larry king about her relationship with ryan o'neals back with me now. it's such a weird thing, i must think, when you lose somebody you love so much who happens to be incredibly famous, and so you're always reminded by images, magazines, television and so on. how do you deal with that? >> as well as i can. she's so beautiful. it doesn't hurt to look at her and remember, fondly. and it helps sell books. >> your house in malibu, it's a very -- quite a remote place but i was struck by i think 40 years you told me, and it's very beautiful, very tranquil. you look out straight on the ocean, you're only 10, 15 feet from the ocean. it's like a classic old malibu beachhouse. it's where you lived with farrah. from what i understand there are lots of pictures of her still around and so on. you've never let go. do you think you ever will be able to? >> no. let go of my home? >> no. either the home or the memory of farrah. >> i have no plans to let go of either. there's no reason to. i need her. she is my strength. that was my woman. she loved me

. >>> and ryan o'neal living his life on the edge. the last time he was here, he said some pretty uncomfortable things about his daughter, tatum, and his long-time love, farrah fawcett. >> tatum and farrah -- i get them mixed up all the time. >> welcome back. >> piers morgan? >> he's back talking candidly and emotionally about farrah, tatum and his other children and his own battle with cancer. >>> plus only in america. the most electrifying political ad you've ever seen. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, politics and the president. amid charges of him spiking the football, president obama hails the beginning of the end of the war in afghanistan. i'll ask a man who knows that troubled region better than most. has this country achieved everything it set out to do. >>> plus an extraordinary interview with ryan o'neal. his life after farrah fawcett and his fractured relationships with his children. >> when you finished the book, was it cathartic in the sense of making you perhaps aware more than you

we've got a lot to talk to ryan o'neal about.e's really brave to be here. >> you know all know about bethenny frankel the tv star. she's written her first novel. we'll talk to her about it. >> i like they're all trying to stay dry. >> but by the way i want to mention a big summer for the city of london coming up. with the queen's diamond jubilee, also the summer olympic games now just 87 days away. so this thursday i'm going to be there in london to preview those events. we'll be on the grounds of kensington palace, the london home of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry. so that's london this thursday morning on "today." >> i'm going with you. >> seriously? >> no, i just thought -- >> i thought maybe. that would be cool. >> la-di-da, kensington palace. let's get a check of the top stories from natalie. >> good morning, everyone. the anniversary of osama bin laden's death has law enforcement taking a vigilant but reassuring stance today. the department of homeland security says it has no indication of any specific c

and if i don't, i'll join her. >> ryan o'neal.start treatment soon for his prostate cancer. >>> camp david, it's the president retreat. why it's the last safest place on earth. >>> there are times when we all want a little peace and quiet. but when you're a world leader, and you're trying to hold a g-8 summit, finding that peace and quiet can be a little tough. after all, the last few meetings have looked more like this than quiet get-togethers of political big-wigs. the solution for president obama to move the summit from chicago to camp david. bob green is a cnn contributor, and best-selling author. bob, good to see you. you say this is the last safe place on earth. >> well, maybe not on earth, but the only place i can think of in the united states that is so designed for complete privacy, it would be the gold depository at fort knox. and when they announced back in march that after a long planning of having it in chicago, when they announced it was coming to camp david, they used a phrase like, free exchange of ideas, the usual

. >> more than 30 years ago, ryan o'neal met farrah fawcett for the first time. about his life with her as well as his battle with cancer. >> before you check into a hotel, the five things you need to know to make your stay more enjoyable. a hotel insider will reveal his secrets and what to look for and how to get the best deal on a room. >> i want to know the first thing he looks at when he walks into a hotel. that's what i want to know. >> first, our top story. the man admitted masterminding the 9/11 attacks faces a military tribunal today. khalid shaikh mohammed and four our terrorist will be arraigned at guantanamo bay, cuba, and jan crawford is there this morning. >> reporter: good morning. the hearings will start down in a military courtroom later this morning will be about the same as what we saw four years ago when a military judge announced the charges against khalid shaikh mohammed and the our four top 9/11 suspects. the reactions of khalid shaikh mohammed and the others could be completely different. we don't know what is going to happen or what they'r

that hits theaters july 20th. >> after ryan o'neal appeared the "today" show this morning, he's battling. >> in an emotional interview today o'neal spoke to matt lauer about the book which details his tumultuous 30-year relationship with the late farrah fawcett. >> cancer is a disease that also claimed the life of farrah fawcett. >> yeah. >> back in 2009. now you have written this memoir. a lot of it focuses on this relationship. often turbulent relationship between the two of you. why did you write the book? >> well, i wrote it because i missed her. and it was a way to keep -- keep the line between us going. i still felt she was nearby when i wrote this. she was close. >> o'neal was supposed to appear on the "today" show yesterday but he canceled at the last minute because he believes he had a panic attack. >>> there is more to come on "news 4" at 4:00. "news 4" at 4:00. facebook makes a new addition to never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot

it's been nearly three years since ryan o'neal lost the love of his life to cancer. now he opens up to matt about his own cancer battle. keep it on this channel for local news, sports, weather and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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ryan o'neal made headlines on tuesday.e will need the piano progeny -- we will meat a piano prodigy. >> 62 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. >> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- does someone lose ownership of an item, like a lottery ticket, once they throw it away? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> is the rain impacting things? >> we have some problems along the route 1 conowingo dam because of a tractor-trailer accident at a fuel spill. it is expected to be shut down for several hours. have an accident in edgewood. and for a crash on the shoulder southbound 95 at o'donnell. and heavy delays on the beltway. slow spots leading up to o'donnell. route 1 shutdown in both ways at the conowingo dam. >> the rain will be off and on like yesterday. another batch of storms late this afternoon or this evening. high temperature of

. >>> we were all gathered around the makeup room watching ryan o'neal. >> you know, i've been aroundtty much everybody at some point. never really had a conversation with him. i met farrah once doing letterman or the "tonight" show. one or the other. i remember when they were first a couple, i was walking here on the west side and they had just come from a tennis match. and they literally were so breathtakingly beautiful that you literally went -- that's not -- not in that picture that's later. they were just absolutely so flawlessly perfect that they took your breath away. but i was stunned by the interview. first of all, matt was master full, as usual. but i thought he was -- amazingly candid. >> he was very revealing. >> it was raw. you felt like you wanted to take him home and help him heal. >> you wrote this book, "both of us, my life with farrah." he said he just wanted to stay connected with her when matt asked him why are you writing the book now and he said he missed her. >> you talk about some vast highs and lows in her life. she would switch almost on a dime between the tw

. >> reporter: also tonight, ryan o'neal is opening up about his sometimes violent past with farrah fawcettus, the very latest on jessica simpson's brand-new baby. that and so much more coming up here on entertainment tonight. >>> and you can see entertainment tonight, here on wjz 13, right after the president's speech. >>> wildlife officials in arkansas turned to an unlikely rescue tool after a black bear climbs a tree and refuses to come down. they shot the bear with a tranquilizer dart. and there you see, they had inflated two bouncy houses beforehand to help cushion his fall. the bear will be released back into the wild. >> if you're keeping track. and we have been talking about this. we've had like three or four stories. of these bears in neighborhoods recently. >> i know. >> a small one right there. >> too bad he can't remember. those are fun at birthday parties. >>> feels like summer outside. >> sure does. >> sure does. bob turk has the updated first , >>> here's a live look outside right now. courtesy of sky eye chopper 13. pretty warm out there, bob. >> pretty surprising. >> finall

and then the topic we'll discuss, what ryan o'neal had to say about his children during an interviewesday right here on "today." >> that's right. and also, did this mom take her 5-year-old daughter tanning at a salon? well, police say that she did. now, she's charged with child endangerment. but she says they have it all wrong. so we're going to find out the lowdown from her coming up. >> all right. but we're going to begin this half hour with the search for a ft. bragg soldier who disappeared more than two weeks ago. in a moment we'll talk to her mother and her husband exclusively. but first, the latest on this case. this is the last known image of army private first class kelli bordeaux. she took the photo herself just before heading to the froggy bottoms bar. >> it's a neighborhood bar. it's within walking distance of her apartment. i couldn't sit here and tell you that she was a regular there, you know. of course that term is relative. she had been in the bar before. >> reporter: police say bordeaux was seen at the bar singing karaoke in the early morning hours of april 14th, rep

. >>> also ahead, ryan o'neal will be here after he was unable to join us on monday.ll talk to him about his cancer diagnosis and his new memoir. a revealing look at his turbulent relationships with farrah fawcett and his own children. and why critics are crying foul over this deliberate crash of an empty passenger jet. was it done in the name of science or tv ratings? that and more on "today." back to you two. >> thank you very much. >>> well, if you dig food, you're going to like this. a pair of bay area restaurants made a list of the 50 best in the world. manresa ranked number 48, french laundry checking in at 43. and for the third consecutive year, copenhagen restaurant noma held the number one spot. the results published in the may issue of "restaurant" magazine. >> make the reservations. >>> a famous set of hot wheels recovered more than a year after they were stolen. he was in san jose monday night celebrating the grand opening of his new restaurant johnny garlics also celebrating the recovery of his $200,000 yellow lamborghini. the car was recovered saturday f