let's change up a little bit here and talk about actor james spader.iked him there. is he making up for steve carell's absence? >> well, obviously they wanted to draw a big star to this show to fill that sort of absence left by steve carell. wls whether or not he's going to pick up for it. i don't know. he did appear to the finale of the last season of the show. and the character he played if the finale is the character he's going to play going forward. he was kind of creepy. that show, the idea of that show is that steve carell brought this real sense of awkwardness to the show. and he wasn't creepy though. he wasn't dark. so spader is bringing a completely different atmosphere. will people watch? i think people will absolutely watch. but spader is dark, creepy, sex will wesexually charged. >> i'm seeing him in some others. >> he's one of those -- sorry. >> we want to talk about harry potter. >> love this delay. love the delay between new york and atlanta. >> yeah. >> harry potter. >> ye

david spader brought these pictures from. these are all self portraits. the photographs are 3 years old. the camera was mounted on a tripod with a monkey began playing with a remote cable released and accidentally snapped these shops. he is smiling as for the camera. he knew what he was doing. >> he is an interesting looking monkey. i have never seen that type before. >>> i am now looking at big storm chances this week. they will be widely scattered storms especially tomorrow and thursday, garden variety actually. they pulled up and train themselves out. friday and saturday, that is where we have a bit of uncertainty. we may be changing that forecast. if you do not hear me talking ab [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. want to save even more? call now and we'll add over 60 premium channels including showtime, starz, epix, and more for 12 months. fios is a 100% fiber optic network. it d

spader recently starred in boston legal and the practice.e position vacated by michael scott is open again. >> he will be a good addition because he's really bizarre. >>> a closer look at a new bill working its way through the state legislature to try to control insurance rates so yours don't shoot through the roof. "don't ask, don't tell" everybody talking about that, we have one of the lead lawyers against "don't ask, don't tell" and former navy commander openly gay. >> it will be great. thank you, brent. thank you for being with us tonight. i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. ♪ [ cheering, fireworks popping ] ♪ great save, kid. ♪ [ man ] pepsi max. the official soft drink of major league baseball.

it is actor james spader. he debuted as robert california. the ceo of gender mifflin. the office is headed into its eighth somebody. spader has won emmys for his characters on the practice and boston legal. >>> some kids might have said mommy, who's that really big man reading a book? >> the nba's all-time leading scorer, kareem abdul-jabbar joined u.s. attorney general eric holder and arne duncan yesterday at the department of education headquarters. they're promoting the let's read, let's move summer enrichment series. after some reading, the kids also took part in fitness activities. >>> even after july 4th, military families continue to celebrate america's birthday. >> nancy, i want you out here riding the intimidator, the biggest, baddest coaster on the east coast. >> not brave enough, sorry. these people were photo ops. military members from across the nation got the chance to enjoy it. all for free. the park is north of richmond, hosted its annual two-day event set aside for those who serve. water rides were the most popular due to the crazy heat. service member

james spader has agreed to be a full-time cast member of the nbc show.e'll play robert california, ceo of saber, the parent company of dunder mifflin. the 51-year-old star is replacing kathy bates who was on the show for two seasons. producers for "the office" have not announced who will replace michael scott as the head honcho. big, big shoes to fill. >> that's going to be tough. >> will ferrell is the name that i've heard a lot. >> he did a tryout a couple times during this past season. but, going to be interesting to see what they do. >> james spader is a great addition. he's a great actor. >> he is good. but steve carell is going to be mixed. coming up, nasa not catching any breaks. how do i take on tough back pain? i use the power of nature. [ male announcer ] introducing icy hot naturals with natural menthol. that gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away fast. new icy hot naturals. >>> debt deal. a key meeting is hours away, and there are reports this morning that both sides are softening their hard-line stance. >>> also, sentencing day. this mo

tonight spader's credit rating faces a possible downgrade is the greek debt burden continues to fuel its euro zone stablemates instability it comes as germany refuses to sign but checks on athens jump on. rival parties in the u.s. continue to wrestle over the debt deadlock has to choose a deadline looms meantime washington's biggest lender china is rapidly losing its patience. to thousands campout in israel in protest against poor living conditions some are already drawing comparisons with the taria uprising that saw egypt's lead i was still inside. europe today with the latest from us coming up next a guide to a good time in russia's northern capital for the next fifteen minutes. hello to you i welcome to spend his back on the space program i'll be exploring the various hotels and restaurants in the city with new venues opening every single week it sadly i think size entire company are growing the glorious summer weather and the late evening light and it's one through politics town from that night it's time for me to check and survive i doubt i'll make. depending on your budget a ci

james spader, one of my favorite actors, the perfect choice to be joining us up with "the office" fullime. >> if we got william shatner, that would be a hoot, ad lib their way through. >> i would love to see it. >> if you want information, everything breaking in entertainment world, a.j. has it every night on "showbiz tonight" at 11 p.m. on hln. >>> she walked into court escorted by an armed guard and expected to walk right out a free woman. casey anthony seemed a little surprised at her sentence. the latest next. >>> sports doctor who treated tiger woods pleads guilty to smuggling unapproved drugs into the u.s. we'll tell you what the substances are. keeps getting better. a tweet here, a post there, and then the floodgates opened. five iihs top safety picks, five consumers digest best buy awards, and 2011 north american car of the year. but the good news doesn't end there. announcing the chevy model year wrap up. get in on our greatest model year yet. find out why at chevy.com. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "st