the comedian and actor sacha baron cohen can. jeanne moos just ahead. >>> cnn's jeanne moos with a most unusual look at an encounter involving the comedian sacha baron cohen and his new film. >> reporter: as gay fashionista bruno, we've seen him dressed in silver, in leopard, in wings, in hot pants. in nothing at all. so to see him walk out on "letterman" as himself was a shock. almost more shocking than to see him make matt lauer kiss his hand, strip, and end up in the lap of conan o'brien, but in trying to come up with the oddest couple of all for his movie, sacha baron cohen hit on this. >> you seem to be a comedian interviewing a terrorist. even if his character doesn't know the difference between hummus and hamas. to use an alleged terrorist as a comedic foil, that's dicey. >> it's not that easy to find an actual terrorist. in fact, your government has been looking for one for about nine years. >> reporter: cohen says his team looked for a few months before finding someone in the occupied west bank who said, there is a terror

sacha baron cohen in t. he's also naked on the cover of "g.q.." my 7-year-old daughter happened to find that at the bookstore the other day, so keep kids at home, go to the movies. terry: not for little kids. john, what do we need to know? >> this could the last show i ever do. i'm running with the bulls in pamplona monday morning. a guy died friday. i think i might need a little help. pfizer has xanex, some nikes and common sense. but i'm running with them on monday morning. i don't know how that connects. i don't care. i just want to be alive monday afternoon. terry: our on an airplane to spain. you really are -- jonathan, he really is running with the bulls. what do you think? >> well, i wouldn't take the xanex before you run. drink a mountain de w or something. you need a little energy. but jonathan's in great shape, i know he'll be fine. terry: good advice. >> well, i'm looking a little bit on the other side of the world, terry. i mean, i was shocked to find out there's actually pornography available on the internet. i know, it's amazing. app

bruno, starring sacha baron cohen as an outgoing fashionista went straight to the top. with $34.5 million. they're not sure if this can match what borat made. now, in just two weeks, this animated family film has earned $120 million. and transformers, revenge of the fallen, still has some gas in the tank. robots in the skies came in third with a little over $24 million. and finally, according to tmz, if charlie sheen asks you to clip his toe nails, you better do it. the two men star reportedly left a $100 tip after getting a $50 pedicure. >> you're telling me you would do it for 100 bucks. >> hey, listen. >> you would? >> you know where i work. no, just kidding. what do you leave for a tip nor your pedicurist. >> i've never had one but i would not pay $100 or i wouldn't take $100 to give one. >> i think if someone is daring enough to touch my feet, i would give them 100 bucks. i think it's worth it. >> don't go knocking on my door. >> from king 5 news in seattle where a string of vintage vehicles completed a historic 4,000-mile journey. 55 model t cars reenacted the 190

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and sacha baron cohen as bruno, looking for fame. he gets people to do strange things. two and a half stars. these are the weekend's best bets. ve a nice weekend, everybody. i am arch campbell, abc 7 news entertainment. >> and "bruno" is the one to see. >> small doses, light"borat." -- small doses liked "borat." >> there could be a major advance on an artificial increase. >> one big new move for the person behind the controls of your miniature train. >> and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. traffic and weather when "good morning hey, this guy's got real onions in his onion strips! (voices) real onio? (guy on phone) that's right, real onions in his onion strips. real onions? (screams) real onions in his onion strips! (cop) step aside people. let the man with the real onions in his onion strips through. (woman) i won the lottery, i just won the lottery! (man) can you keep it down? this is the guy with the real onion strips moment. when a brand new way to snack comes along, people notice. alexia crunchy snacks. a giant leap for snack kind.

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. >> sacha baron cohen has reason to celebrate this morning. >>> a high profile case over secret swiss bank accounts appears headed to a settlement. they have passed to delay a hearing set for today. more than 52,000 wealthy americans are expected to have been hiding $15 billion beenubs. -- hiding $15 billion with ubs. goldman sachs reportedly will say they earned $2 billion in the second quarter. thedramatic turnaround comes weeks after repaying the government bailout. investors are awaiting earnings from hundreds of other companies this week. the results could signal how quickly the country will turn around from the recession. the dow had its fourth straight losing week. tim geithner and leaves for his first overseas trip. his main message ishat your investments in the u.s. are safe. he is expected to say the budget deficits will not trigger while recession. "bruno" was number 1 at the box office last weekend. they had more than $30 million in ticket sales. "ice age" came in second and "transformers" came in third. coming up on "good morning america," older workers struggled to compe

sacha baron cohen hit on this.ference between hamus and hamas. but to use an alleged terrorist as a comedic foily that, is dicey. >> it's not that easy to find an extra terrorist [ laughter ] >> in fact, your government has been looking for one for about nine years cohen says his team looked for a few months before finding someone in the occupied west bank that said. >> there's a terrorist that lives in my town. >> reporter: and then what bruno needed was to find someone to protect him, a job who nobody wanted. he settled for a guy who did security for enrique iglesias. >> his main job was to protect enricenrique from flying underw. >> reporter: his cup runneth over when he finally sat down with the man of the hamas brigade. >> i want to be famous. i want the best guys in the business to kidnap. quaid assault 200 2001. i don't like it. >> reporter: that wasn't the most awkward part. >> can i give you guys a word of advice? lose the beards, because your king osama looks like a kind of a dirty wizard or a homeless --

you remember kazakhstan backed off their threat to sue sacha baron cohen for his portrayal of the countryat." it certainly made the nation a household name. >> i've got a lot of questions. first of all, what do they hope to gain from this? >> i don't know. i'm not sure. >> and then my next question was lance armstrong is one of the most bankable athletes out there. >> why wasn't there someone else to step up? >> are they just paying him so obscenely much money that he chose this? or what is the deal? >> no, they're funding kind of went down for a bit. no. i don't know. it's weird. i can't even tell you. >> you have no answer? >> i have no answer. >> we're going to work on that. we'lbe right back after this. >> i'll work on it. >> okay. d luxury sedan. this is a history ofver 50,000 crash-tested cars... is is the world record f longevity and endurance. and one of theost technologically advanc automobiles on the plat. thiss the 9th generation e-css. this is mercedes-benz. >>> okay. before we go i wanted to show you this chart of crude oil because it has settled below 60 for the first time s

but comedian sacha baron cohen's last character bruno, he may go too far over the line and way belowelt for some. here's cnn's a.j. hammer. >> made entirely out of velcro. >> bruno on the cat walk. bruno by the campfire. >> so like the sex in the city girl. >> bruno in the crossfire. >> i thought it was outrageously funny. he expressed incredible concern. >> the new comedy in which he inserts himself into real life situations as a flamboyant australian fashionista is offending the gay community. >> i think in his best moment this is movie is very powerful. >> how do you protect yourself from being attacked by homosexuals? >> they probably were attacked from behind. >> there is really extraordinary things in the community which i think expose the prejudice of every day americans. >> others fear it will only validate those prejudices. >> we do feel like they just kind of missed the mark in many places. and in overreaching really, you know, enforced stereotypes. >> what type? what is that? what is this? >> hello. >> hello. >> he is glad the gay and lesbian alliance against defamation sa

a sacha baron cohen as a genius for improvisation.convinces people that he's an australian fashion designer on a quest for fame. >> this suit is black. >> i watched a preview with pat haggerty, the coach in "borat." >> it's incredible to me what people will say, what they will let flow out of their mouth, the crazy things they will do and say for money or because they think they're going to be famous or because they think they're going to be in a movie. >> "borat" broke the mold and set a new standard. "bruno" follows the standard that "borat" set. >> bruno is not quite borat, but it has some moments so outrageous, you can only wonder, what will this guy do next? now here's the weekend movie guide. four stars for "up" and for "public enemies." almost four stars for "the hangover" and "the hurt locker." three stars for "my sister's keeper" and "moon." almost three stars for "bruno" and do check out the r rating. two stars for "transformers 2" and "whatever works." have a nice weekend, everybody. i'm arch campbell. >> a lot of losses at

>> sacha baron cohen's mox documentary about a gay fashionista took in $34 million. that made it the number one weekend movie. it did better than "borat" in '06. "ice age dawn of the dinosaurs" came in at number 2, and the previous number 1 hit "transformers revenge of the fallen" ended its reign at the top at number 3. >>> 9 news now at 6:00. it is about 15 minutes away. here's a look at what we have for you tonight. the u.s. supreme court stops the execution of convicted killer paul warner powell in virginia. we will have reaction. >>> we will also have election result from reston where a candidate with controversial views on the holocaust was in the running. >>> it is scary who you might end up next to -- >> you don't want the middle seat. >> you don't know what might happen. >> just talk weather, tony. >> not much to talk about. when weather people say that it is a good thing. it will be beautiful again tonight. unseasonably cool. it will almost feel look fall by tomorrow morning. 50s -- liking that. >> yeah. >> some of the suburbs. maybe even the 40s in the moun

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. >> and the star of that, of course is sacha baron cohen. i remember when he hosted the olieg. show he interviewed you and victoria. he asked some terribly embarrassing questions. what do you think about his brand of comedy? >> i think it's great. it's fresh. it's interesting. and it's funny. which is the most important thing. when he interviewed us way back then it was funny and one of the most uncomfortable -- >> is it funnier when you're watching him do it to someone else than when you're in the seat next to him? >> much more. >> it can be a little awkward. one of the other things i want to ask you, some of the female staffers and some of the male staffers have taken note of this ad campaign you're doing for, is this armani? >> yes. >> this is armani. i did not know armani made underwear. now i know. what's it like to pose, and victoria looking beautiful, you kind of put yourself in another place and get through it? >> yeah, i personally have to. because, you know, i'm a soccer player at the end of the day. and you know, but to do something like that was a great experience.

>> much better than sacha baron cohen when plummeted this weekend. >>> the concert promoter for michaelconcert promotion foot app. now apparently there is a bidding war for this. it looks like, this is being reported in some places, the offer right now is $50 million is where it's starting for the rights to distribute this footage. >> really? they haven't received their bid for the "morning meeting" yet? >> wow. >> do you have that much? >> $2! $50 million? listen. >> we'll get a picture of his shoe. does the family have that money? >> presumably some of that goes back to the children and the mother katherine jackson, presumably. >> but then again the meeting is not a place for presumptions, is it? >> actually, it is. frequently, we presume. i'm not saying anything about you, dylan, but pointing it out. observe, there are presumptions and assumptions going on. >> a lot of i assuming and presuming. >>> we're back on afghanistan. hopefully, will be an education on the soldier and what our objectives are in that country. >>> the housing market, when it was booming booming, so, too, was the

sacha baron cohen brought us borat and now we have bruno.and one thing's for certain, whenever you find bruno, you'll find trouble, as well. take a look. >> by fredrick? >> well, thank you. >> yeah. >> okay. >> thank you. >> yes, you haven't finished. >> yes. yes. >> stop. >> and bruno, we welcome you to "today." it's nice to see you. nice to see you -- whose idea was it to wear a velcro suit to a fashion event in milan? >> you know, it was mine. not that there were several. but why did i do it? why do artists do anything? why did louis armstrong walk on the moon? you know. why did steve build rome in a day? why did leonardo dicaprio paint the mona lisa? just don't know. >> but it ruined the show. >> yeah, it was a disaster. it was worse than dar four. it was darfive. >> it also ruined your career in europe. you lost your job hosting a television show. you were blacklisted from basically every fashion event in europe. is that what made you come to the united states? >> you know, it's to come here and become like an internationally respected

sacha baron cohen, bruno. >> and do you have -- >> this is to be auctioned off at clothes off our backsoa at jennifer aniston's parents? >> actually made coco in a doctor's office. which was fun, too. >> so romantic. >> you and debbie rowe. but the funny story is sacha baron cohen and ira fish remember friends of yours, and if you haven't seen bruno -- >> matt said i cannot let my 16-year-old daughter see that. >> i don't know. 16 is probably old enough. >> would you take coco? >> no, she's probably too young. there's some yoo-hoo stuff going on in there. but it's a great film. they're friends of ours. and we were at the beach house, and we have a room called the james bond room that has a shag carpet, and like all this kind of '60s stuff. and sacha came in and stayed over one time and he goes, great time, he showed us a picture, he's lounging completely naked on the shag carpet. during his borat days. >> he loves to show off. what is that? >> he does. >> sheet self-love in a weird which. >> he's hilarious. >> he is very nice. sweet guy. >> so has he made a donation? >> he's very suppor

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>>> sacha baron cohen may be topping himself.the comedian and alleged terrorist and a lot more right here in "the situation room." >>> new indications michael jackson's family may be considering burying him in the neverland ranch. how difficult would it be to get that kind of permission? is the family all in agreement? they came together for the memorial. what about infighting that is apparently still going on? jim more is here to share what he is learning. >> plus, president obama slip ng some key poll categories. his ratings on leader ship, strength and planning all down. how significant is it? i am wolf blitzer, you are in "the situation room." >>> fans mourning the death of michael jackson are wondering where the king of pop will rest in peace? we saw his rose-covered casket at the memorial service but his burial site remains a mystery. lots of speculation centering around his former home, neverland. let's go to ted rowlands. he is out in california taking a closer look into this mystery. what are you learning, ted? >> report

today the big release is "bruno," sacha baron cohen stars as a flamboyant australian fashion designerr hollywood. >> a hot photographer for the hottest baby photo shoot ever. >> is your baby comfortable with bees, wasps, and hornets? >> george is comfortable with everything? he's fine. >> is he comfortable with dead or dying animals? >> yes. >> well, critics agree that bruno is very funny. "the new york times" calls it lazy and pandering, but also cohen's slapstick brilliant and gives him for staying in character, even in the most outrageous situations. i like how you watch that dad and he's like, if i say no, will they not choose my kid? he's like, yes, he's comfortable. really australians are not sure to what make for the fictional man. posters are all over vienna and a lot of people went to see it at a special screening there yesterday. >> i, as an austrian, did not feel offended. austria only appeared very few times. it was very funny. >> translator: the film was not really located in austria. the hitler jokes were a little bit bad. i did not really like the film. >> it was really

. >> that's sacha baron cohen. the movie "bruno," is number one at the box office.d. those are some of the headlines. good morning. 31 minutes past the hour. hope you feel like you're ready to go on this monday. i'm robin meade. welcome. >>> democratic and republican senators are making their cases for and against judge sonia sotomayor. she would become the first latina ever to sit on the supreme court. republicans say that she's outside the mainstream of legal thinking. now, democrats insist that she is extremely qualified. >> she received the highest possible rating from the american bar association as more judicial experience than any nominee in the last 100 years. the support of law enforcement groups. she has a compelling life story. she's a restrained and moderate jurist. put on the bench by george herbert walker bush and promoted by president clinton. i believe she'll do well. >> she's advocated a view that suggests that your personal experience, even prejudices. she uses that word. it's expected that they would influence a decision you make, which is a blow,

that's how much money the new sacha baron cohen brought in on its opening weekend.by $2 million. steve: thanks very much. a texas mother of seven children recently got the shock of her life about a month ago. while cleaning the dishes a lightning bolt came in the light in the ceiling and struck her in the chest. gretchen: her quick-thinking son knew just what to do. listen. gretchen: joining us right now is that heroic young man, tristan, and his lucky mom, kimberly crone. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. gretchen: luckily you survived this. bring us back to this date on june 11th. you're home were the kids, and you go to put baby down and come back to the kitchen, and what happened? >> i was cleaning off the table, put the dishes on top of the cabinet, and there was a pan in the kitchen sink, and i weren't to grab that pan with my left hand and move it over to my right hand, and that's when the lightning bolt came through the recessed lighting and hit that pan which bounced into my chest. steve: it bounced into your chest, and as i hav

. >>> fans of sacha baron cohen have been anxiously awaiting his new movie "bruno." it hits the screen today, and an i-reporter has some early fan reaction. >> did you see "borat"? >> yeah, i did. >> what do you like better? >> boar rat. >> why? >> the accent. >> what about you? what did you think? >> i thought tf hilarious. >> did you see borat? >> yes, of course. >> which was better? >> i'd have to stick with borat. >> borat. okay. borat fan over here. what about you? what did you think? >> i liked boar rat better, too. i thought it was really funny and a lot of nudity, i would say. definitely wasn't ready for all this genitals. >> and what did you think of the movie? >> i thought it was fantastic. i bliked borat, but it's completely different. >> some good news re views there. in the naex next half hour, cnn's jeanne moos takes a look at one risky movement and moment with the character bruno sits down with a self-described terrorist. >>> also, sarah palin is stepping down as alaska's governor at the end of the month. you may know that. well, her daughter's ex-fian

. >>> sacha baron cohen's new movie "bruno" creating just a bit of controversy. >>> we're so glad to have you with us. take a look at these photos here. two of these men now face murder and home invasion charges in the killing of a florida couple known for adopting special-needs kids. wayne coldiron and leonard gonzalez jr. may appear in court as early as today. gonzalez' father, leonard sr., is also in jail on an evidence tampering charge. that's him all the way to the left. police say, though, he attempted to conceal damage and paint an old red van that was identified as the vehicle used in the billings' break-in. at first authorities were calling it home invasion, but now they say it appears to be much more complex. >> we are very anxious to share this story with the citizens of escambia county and with the nation, if you will. it's going to be a humdinger. >> this is like a movie script, all right? and the more we delved into this and worked this case, the different avenues that it would go down. now, detectives say byrd and melanie billings were found shot to death in their home