and everybody talks about this city. >> my special guest, sean penn. let me ask you, the reputation you have, is that you must just spend all your time furious. >> i wonder if that's so. >> you could be a more media friendly. you could be less abraeive. less in people's faces. there's another way of doing this. you could be mr. beloved hollywood star helping the world. i get the feeling you don't give a crap about all that. >> when oh when i was very young, i was doing my first movie who i had done a play on broadway with, come to visit me. he was bunking up in my small hotel room in valley forge, pennsylvania. and we'd be getting up very early every morning and every morning the girl at the desk would look over to us and say, why don't you ever smile? and he finally gave me the great line which i stole many times after that, he just mumbled and he sort of said, he kept walking and said -- it's tough knowing this much. but i think in my case, because i do recognize what you're asking me. and i think that it's tough only being able to recognize a standa

happy chopping. >> my special guest, sean penn.oming up next year. of all the republican candidates, clearly, i expect you -- if you had to, who is the one that you would prefer to see as the republican nominee? >> of the republican candidates, i would say barack obama. no, i -- look -- >> who's the least threatening to your ideology? >> that would not necessarily be the way that i would pick it. look, i think that, again, you have to look at a leader as hand in hand with where the people -- the citizens of the country of which that leader leads. you know, i think we are so tied to our institutions, most of which most people don't understand how they work in the first place, that we're afraid to lose them. we saw when arab springs happened in egypt. we saw a pause from the president and from the united states. and the concern at every dinner table in this city, also, was oh, we have to be very careful. remember, saudi arabia. and then finally somebody said -- saudi arabia! and realized that we're in a world where principle is strat

sean penn unleashes on tea party movement. >> at the end of the day, there is a big bubble coming outeir head saying, you know, can we just lynch him? >> sean: violent anti-america and anti-sem met stick street from anti-wall street movement. one of the protesters we interviewed. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you've learned a thing or two. this is the age of knowing what needs to be done. so, why would you let something like erectile dysfunction get in your way? isn't it time you talked to your doctor about viagra? 20 million men already have. with every age comes responsibility. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects may include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking acti

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talking about working with al pacino, stevenson got, sean penn, brian de palma, what does it take to be an artist? how would you continue with all of the ups and downs? what is the point of it all? is it a success, fame, finding your own voice? tavis: what is the point of it all? >> i went back to what it was at the beginning -- self expression. i was not in it for money or recognition. self expression. after while you get perverted by the same and the niceties. you want it off. this show got me back to that. i want to be a part of the process. i want to be on stage and give back. that is why the show got to be as a raw and rich as it could be. tavis: i was talking about this notion of self expression. i am all for self expression and yet i wonder if we're living at a time where people have gotten caught up with self expression, where everybody thinks they have to express everything the -- everything they think and feel and the evidence of it is social networking. social media. everybody feels they are entitled to self expression. there are no limits. people put everything out there.

plus, bill clinton assembles ben stiller, kevin spacey, sean penn matt damon for a video that i think you'll enjoy. but first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock here in new york city. last night the gloves did come off and seven republican president shial hopefuls square off. all eyes were on herman cain at least at the beginning of the night. his republican rivals took turns slamming the 9-9-9 plan to reform the american tax code. >> 84% of americans would pay more taxes under his plan. >> i love you, brother, but you don't have to have a big analysis to figure this this thing out. go to new hampshire where they don't have a sales tax and you're fix to go give them one. they're not interested in 9-9-9. >> the state tax is an anticipa apple we're replacing the current tax code with oranges. >> are you saying that the state sales tax will also go away? >> no, that's an apple. we're replacing a bunch of oranges. >> and i'll be getting a bush she will basket with apples aed and oranges because i'll have to pay both taxes. >> you've said the plan would be a harder sel

upset about the fact that raul castro gives his first interview to an american, and it happens to be sean penn. but what is raul castro.... what's his plan? i mean, is there going to be a difference there or not? >> well, he's done a few things. they've been relatively minor. i get the sense that he would like to open things up a little bit econom... you know, in the economic arena. he's said to admire the china model, or perhaps even the vietnamese model. but i think that's been stopped by the presence of his brother, fidel castro, who's still alive, and then the old guard, which kind of back up fidel. but he has done a few things. i think one of the things that's sort of been overlooked, which i consider to be extremely important, was when he got rid of this ban on cubans being able to stay at hotels, tourist hotels and tourist resorts, because that was a really sore point for a lot of cubans. >> hinojosa: well, because it was like apartheid within your own country, right? >> right. but that's gone now. in fact, in the first few weeks, there are a few journalists who have offices over at the

bring to your attention a statement from sean penn he is a supporter of this movement he has urged president obama to visit the occupy wall street protesters in new york he says quote i think the media plays a big part of it because you say that you felt that it was gaining momentum i saw another network this afternoon trying to encourage the idea that it was losing momentum the real thing in part is going to be what is best for television. and what's your reaction to that do you think that the media. play is a big growly in. this movement i mean i think the mainstream media plays a big role and public opinion in the united states i don't think that it always represents what's really happening on the ground and i think the lack of coverage on that would large turnout that we had in times square on saturday is proof of that. and you know president obama he's been linked to socialism a dirty word first and i want to play for you a part of this song by hank williams. now katie i don't know if you're a country music fan but do you think protesters are rooting for socialism. well we are actually

many don't want to see movies with charleston these stone because he was president of the nra and sean penn turns off 40% of republicans and julia roberts repels 78% of dogs. >> wow. no argument here. >> that's uh amazing. >> does a person's politics affect whether or not you like a show or a movie or anything? >> most actors and musicians are liberals. you are limited if you won't watch their movies. one guy was flipping out about morgan free man and he is on the no pay, no watch list. i picture him with a laminated list, no pay, no watch. he went crazy because morgan free man was added. he had to leave work early to go to kinkos and add him to the list. >> this sounds like the incredible hulk review, no pay, no watch. >> here is the thing, kailey, jason is saying there is such a huge amount of liberal -- is that true or is it just that there is an equal number of conservative ones and no better than to speak up? >> i absolutely agree with that. i heard rumors that angelina jolie was coming out for mccain, but obviously it was going down the drain. in terms of the story, of course i am not

it could be a lively morning and we will have sean penn on the show tomorrow night who i'm sure will have his own view on what is going on wall street. that's all for us tonight. >>> hello, i'm monita rajpal at cnn london. here are the top stories right now. in libya, hundreds of die-hard loyalists to moammar gadhafi continues to mount a continue defensive in the leader's hometown. >>> prime minister silvio berlusconi will face a confidence vote in parliament today. it was forced after the italian parliament failed to approve an article of the country's budget. italy is battling to keep itself from getting dragged down bit euro zone debt crisis and many italians are unhappy with his leadership. >>> the brute force of floodwaters is wreaking havoc around southeast asia. it is worse around thailand. the cresting river is expected to pass through the city at weekend. nationwide, 283 people have been killed by heavy rain and flood. >>> occupy wall street protesters may be headed for another confrontation with police. new york mayor michael bloomberg says protesters must leave the park a

it could be a lively morning and we will have sean penn on the show tomorrow night who i'm sure will have his own view on what is going on wall street. that's all for us tonight. now ac 360. >> thanks, piers. the guilty verdict for the man tried in connection with a deadly home invasion in connecticut. the jury convicted joshua komisarjevsky on 17 counts against him, including murder, kidnapping and arson. he could face the death penalty. the jury heard is tem testimony detailing the deaths of jennifer petit and her daughters, 11 and 18 years old. the father has been in court nearly every day of the trial sitting stoically saying little to reporters. not long ago he spoke about the man convicted of brutalizing his family. >> not surprised at all. i thought from the beginning that he was a lying soesh soes pathic personality and at this moment probably doesn't think he is guilty of anything. he's convinced himself of that i suspect. >> you will hear more from dr. petit and debra fair rit in the courtroom. herman cain has gone from under dog to possible top the dog. the latest nbc "wal

you don't hear ed asner or sean penn saying that obama breaks up families and hates hispanics.d crickets. >> bob: it's a way not to break up families. people that are deported, cut it any way they want, they're detained on the way back home with people who generally have criminal records and not people with kids. by the way, the kids who got -- >> dana: they're not given their due process. >> bob: well -- >> kimberly: he had a dream act that pailed to pass. he is trying to kill -- >> bob: it shouldn't have failed to pass. >> kimberly: garner hispanic hope. >> eric: this is the obama backdoor to get half a million more votes. >> bob: you go rip a kid out of high school that has been there his whole school system and send them home. >> eric: is anyone alarmed by the number here? 55% of those deported had felony or misdemeanors in addition to being here illegally. >> bob: that helps obama. but you are wanting to deport the people with the dream act. some of the kids have been in school from kindergarten when they came in here illegally and graduate, some of them go to military and

through the studio gates into show business and intensely resents every other local kid who did, like sean pennexample, who he visits hatred upon at every chance. you saw little andrew breitbart up on the stage with that microphone loving it. absolutely loving it. you saw andrew breitbart trying to be an entertainer. you see in that clip how he sees himself. funny, entertaining, deserving of a stage, deserving of a microphone, deserving of a spotlight. a star. the star he could have been if the local industry show business had just let him in. you've heard the cliche that politics is show business for ugly people. now we see the tea party conferences are show business for andrew breitbart. there you see an angry, frustrated resentful little boy's dream come true. he's on stage. getting laughs and applause. little andrew breitbart is so proud of this performance that he put it on his website. that's where we found it. breitbart says he lives in l.a. so he knows about janine gerafalo. that's like saying you live in new york so you know about david letterman. andrew breitbart is one of millions of

basically, it's an orgy inside sean penn's brain.around forever. >> bob: the bull-headed nerds that ran goldman sachss? >> greg: you have to be more specific. >> eric: jon corzine who is now there also. oh, a different one? >> kimberly: adrianna huffington, she is big on twitter about this, embracing the whole movement. another capitalist. so we talk about that this morning. hypocrisy there. huge capitalist. >> bob: nothing wrong with capitalists. we're not against -- >> eric: they are! talking about going to people's home. >> bob: i consider "they" part of me. me part of "they." >> eric: these are not capitalists. they're socialists. they're against corporate, they call it corporate profits. not enough trickle down to people -- what? >> bob: talk about jobs. >> andrea: money baggals beckel, you're rich, too. >> bob: do you think people get stock tip on main street the same on wall street? >> eric: no, you're right. that goes to big ones like george soros who we will talk about in a minute. >> bob: or the koch brothers. >> eric: soro

sean penn, michael moore, others.ey're going up to the box office. >> well, the shocking thing to me was just how much -- i think it's a result of the political discourse right now in the country. it is so highly charged. when you combine that with the internet and the social networking, a message bay star, good or bad, republican or democrat, gets out fast, and people mobilize, and you're seeing right now an immediate impact on the box office. >> you had about 1,000 people, which is a very good size sample for a national poll. what was the most surprising thing for you in it? because the hollywood idea has been the politics don't matter. that's an old-fashioned notion, 1950s, 1960s notion, that politics could get you in trouble at the box office. >> the result is immediate. you look at the number one movie in the country right now, which is "dolphin tale." for two weeks it's been number one. but it probably could have made more money, maybe. the day it opened, which you know the studio was dying, morgan freeman made

"us weekly" reporting that the actress has moved on from her post-divorce fling with sean penn into thest discussing a future project. i wonder if it was a double business meeting, with j.r. and rodney cooper. >> are you sure that's the first canoodling in pop news. >> i was wondering -- i was wondering. i know. it's too rough for the morning. canoodle is sort of -- yeah. we're gentle here on "good morning america." >>> bringing it home now. >> bring it home. >> we know john travolta loves his wings. he puts on a pilot outfit and flies his own boeing 747. but the wings he had last night were smaller and spicier, of the kfc variety. apparently grease was the word for travolta. he had a member of his entourage call the kentucky fried chicken restaurant in sufficient fox, and asked for a personal table. denied. the restaurant said that dan nn zucko would have to wait in line like everybody else. and they thought it was a prank. and if travolta wanted to come back, they would give him a free mashed potato bowl. >> kfc. >> i think he'll be okay. >> i can tell it's friday with the guys. can't

it's sean penn who steals the show with his missing lunch bag problem. check that out.king records. selling more than 4 million iphones, in the first three days. no wonder we can't get them. strongly holding off the competition. customers who lined up said they were enticed by the 4s's updated camera and siri, that allows users to get directions or restaurant recommendations by talking to your device. really amazing. >>> and michael jackson's only daughter wants to be a star. but not in the way you probably think. paris jackson has joined her school's football squad to prove that girls can dominate on the gridiron. yes, it is only flag football. >> that's all right. >> the 13-year-old has become the very first female in the history of her exclusive l.a. private school to join the team. >> good for her. >> you go, girl. that is great. >>> and finally, a very creative way to quit your job. one hotel worker had had enough after 3 1/2 years, he gave his job the heave-ho with a little help from his friends in his band. take a look. >> i'm here to tell you that i'm quitting.

she was there with the actor, sean penn, helping to rebuild the school after the big earthquake there. and shakira looks forward to working on the presidential commission for them, believing that the only road out of poverty is education. and certainly a good cause to support it. >> all right. >> 8:56, former time, let's check in with sal. center all right, it is just a little bit -- all right, it is just a little bit. we'll go out and take a look. we have some improvements for you here as you drive past the coliseum. so sometimes on friday, we will get a little lighter than usual bay bridge approach. that's the way it is, backed up for about 10 minutes which is a little less than normal and then in san francisco, a live look here. northbound 101 that looks good approaching the 80 split. >> all right, thank you, lots of sunshine, crisp mornings, but sunny and a little warmer days that will take us right into the weekend. lows will be in the 30s, the 40s, a little higher with the mid to upper 70s and some 80s early next week. rain is all gone for now. >> all gone. >> yes. >> just for t

while chavez groupie sean penn and danny glover shrieked with delight somewhere the american presidents a departure from the foreign policy of the previous administration. if nothing else, chavez is dancing on the international stage and provides us a moment to pour some on the curb for the best political dance performance in world history. ♪ at number two, on your right, a youtube sensation this week when a 300-pound south african antelope buck took out a mountain biker during a race through a wildlife park. >> holy cow! >> somehow the rider suffered only minor injuries and a cracked helmet in the beast's epic takedown. that's why we can in good conscience show it to you on a continuous loop. >> whoa. whoa. >> and the number one story of the week. >> there is a difference between the flavor of the week and haagan das black walnut because it tastes good all the time. >> the delicious herman cain jumped to the front of the presidential field this week beating the american public into submission with his economic plan. >> this is why we developed 999. this 999 plan. 999. i'd help put my

the ftc has no intention of pulling a sean penn on the cyber rotc. in many, if not most consumers, prefer as we all know targeted ads. do you really want to scroll through went instead you could -- at the ftc we are agnostic as to do not track comes about it doesn't matter what technology backs the system, so long as it works. but no matter what, it has to be easy to use and easy to find. industries interest in developing tracking choices for consumers is hardening. they had the experience and knowledge to address flexible workable approach and to do it quickly. if they don't, however, there are signs that congress might impose do not track regime of its own design on the private sector but i believe that to christian to discuss on the next panel. when it comes to the tracking of adults we believe that with good faith and full disclosure and working together, i think industry is going to strike a reasonable balance between consumer privacy information of online advertisers. but cyberazzi needs to stay away from our kids, at least without parental con

>> sean: look, greta, i was in penn state last night. i had 18 messages on my phone. i was going to get home at 4:00 in the morning. i thought something was wrong. i hear the story. i don't believe it. i get here at 5:00 in the morning. the sheriff had to order that the animals be shot. people don't understand from australia to england, calling me, wanting to know why i supported the sheriff. greta, if you see a grizzly bear, picture three or four grizzlies and 18 bengal tigers, picture lions, leopards coming down, he opened up the cages, shot himself, the animals went free, darkness within 45 minutes. wev had four tranquilizer guns, animals getting ready to go to the public. can you imagine what would have happened if he hadn't made the quick decision -- you can't tranquilize an animal in the dark. it doesn't work. it takes 4 to 8 minutes. tell the veterinarian to go in the dark and check the animal with the sheriff? today, we tried to save a tiger, a big tiger. it was in the grass three o'clock this afternoon. the vet got within 20 feet, the tiger came to the vet, t