say that again. >> charlize theron. >> charlize theron. >> charlize theron. you obviously were raised south african and you presumably came to l.a. with a broad south african accent, and you quite consciously went and taught yourself how to speak in an american accent, right? >> yeah. i mean, look, it was kind of -- i was kind of pushed into a corner. auditions, and the feedback was always she's really great, but can she do it in an american accent. my english was very poor, and i still you'll hear -- i'll make a lot of grammar mistakes. >> do you speak african fluently? >> every day. i speak everyday to my mother. >> let's hear it, come on speak african to me. [ speaking foreign language ] >> wow, i didn't know you fancied me. that's amazing. that's incredible. so you speak it completely fluently? >> oh, i think more fluently than i speak english. yeah, definitely. >> well, miss theron. woody harrolson got me very excited about interviewing you. >> woody? >> yeah. because he said charlize is not like a delicate girl. she's a classic broad in terms of being a

call the scooter store for free information today. >>> back with charlize theron, and the charlize theronach project in south africa to reduce hiv/aids and violence in south africa where you have come from, and 12 years you have been doing this and you have had real success and achievement. tell me about that. >> well, we launched this program in 2007, but i started to work with the anti-rape -- the rape crisis center in south africa 12 years ago. when people -- well, at that time we were the rape capital of the world. rape is still a big issue in south africa. what happens when you start talking about the rape crisis in south africa you start understand that there is a bigger problem because you are dealing with a country that is highly infected with hiv/aids. south africa, the epidemic in south africa is the worst of any other country in the world. the number of premature deaths caused by hiv/aids has increased in the last decade from 39% to 75%. we are only 1% of the population, but we're 17% of people living with aids and hiv in the world. so when you start to hearing things like that

>> charlize theron. >> sexier. say that again. >> shar leez theron. >> you obviously were raised south african and presumably came to l.a. with a broad south african accent. and then you quite consciously went and taught yourself how to speak in an american accent, right? >> yeah, i mean, look, it was kind of -- i was kind of pushed into a corner. i started going out on auditions. and the feedback was always, she's really great but can she do it in an american accent. my english was very poor. and i still, you'll hear, i make a lot of grammar mistakes. >> you can speak south african fluently? >> every day. my mother lives two miles away from me. >> let's have a burst. come on. i would love for you to speak south african to me. [ speaking foreign language ] >> wow, i didn't even know you fancied me. that's amazing. that is incredible. so you speak it completely fluently? >> oh, i think more fluently than i speak english, yeah, definitely. >> well, ms. theron, woody harrelson got me very excited about intervying you.

>> i can't answer that. >> and how you pronounce charlize theron's name? >> charlize theron.w you pronounce her name. >> we'll leave it at that. a check of the weather, since it is coming down -- first to the news, because chris is waiting inside. chris jansing is inside with the top stories. >> where it's nice and dry. good morning. >>> we begin where crew, trying to clean up after an oil spill in the river. a pipeline beneath the river bed ruptured sending a plume of oil downstream. exxon deeply regrets receipt lease and estimates about 1,000 barrels of oil spilled for half an hour before it was shut down. >>> that severe weather sweeping the nation is bringing triple digit temperatures and mass power outages. aditi roy reports. >> reporter: chris burns isn't putting a dent in his wallet on this holiday weekend. >> it's hot. and it's just an inexpensive way to cool off. >> reporter: trying to stay cool close to home as triple digit temperatures hit los angeles, along with other parts of the country. >> there are very few areas at least for this weekend and into next week th

charlize theron had a boyfriend or marriage to stewart townsend.ot sure -- >> never got married. they were together forever but never got married. >> we'll see how long they last. >> yes. well, he's dated -- >> he's a serial dater. >> he definitely has had a lot of attractive ladies. >> yes. >> all right. remember we talked about this story yesterday where mila kunis is going to go to this marine -- with the marine date to the court ball. that's right. justin timberlake has been invited to do the very same thing with a ather marine. in fact, we have the invitation right now. let's take a listen. >> so justin, you want to call up my girl mila? i'm going to call you out and ask you to come to the marine corps ball with me on november 12th in washington, d.c. if you can't go all i have to say is cry me a river. >> sounds like she's being kind of harsh but i think she's referring to the j.t. song. now we'll have to wait until november 12th, this is when the ball takes place in d.c. we've not heard word yet from j.t.'s reps if he's going to accept that

wouldn't my wife mind if i went out with charlize theron. she would probably be thrilled. very nice to meet you. >> thank you. >>> right now on cnn, on the eve of closing arguments with the verdict drawing ever so near, live pictures of a candlelight picture for young caylee an they across the street from where her body was found. court was in recess today but wul be back in session on sunday. holly hughes is on the set with me in atlanta. in orlando, jane velez-mitchell and drew petrimeau, and jim clemente. we'll tell you all the information you need to know before the court battle begins tonight. >>> also tonight, fellow soldiers honor one of their own. he was lost in combat, in afghanistan. he was serving as an openly gay soldier. his parents are honoring his memory by fighting for same-sex marriage in minnesota. watch this. >> when you enter the military, you have to take an oath to protect and defend the constitution, and it protects the country against foreign and domestic enemies. the enemy here is intolerance, misinformation, bigotry, probably greed. so as a soldie

. >>> south african native charlize theron wishes one of the best known freedom fighters a happy birthdaynelson mandela turns 93 on monday. south africans are asked to volunteer 67 minutes to service representing each year mandela fought against the segregationist policies of apartheid. ♪ it's a celebration ♪ celebrate good times ♪ come on >> celebration from kool and the gang was the latest wake-up song for the crew onboard "atlantis." day 10 of america's last shuttle flight. the song was played for mission specialist sandy magnus seen with her other crew members here. and today they answered questions from middle school students. >>> not only was there no ka nocarmageddon, but it ended early. people stayed away, avoiding a monster gridlock. and crews completed the bridge demolition early, so the 405 opened at noon local time today. >>> after being under police and public scrutiny for more than three years, casey anthony is now free, but we don't know exactly where. anthony walked out of an orlando jail just after midnight. 12 days ago, a jury acquitted her of murdering her daughter, cay

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wouldn't my wife mind if i went out with charlize theron. she would probably be thrilled. very nice to meet you. >> thank you. >>> good morning, everybody. another state okays same-sex unions. a milestone, yes, but same-sex couples still aren't happy because this new laws fall short of marriage. >>> also, he wants to restructure the federal government. also wants to play you a tune. another republican formally enters the presidential race. >>> also, we've been stuck on 50 for a while now. maybe we need a 51st state. there's a new proposal to create a north and a south california. good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes, coming to you live from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia. thank you for being here. as always, we want to say good morning to the servicemen and women watching us right now on the american forces network. thank you for being here and what you do. >>> it will be a big day in the casey anthony murder trial. closing arguments in that murder trial is just a few hours away. court is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. casey anthony, as you know, acc

>> we can't get over the resemblance to charlize theron. >> and they're both from south africa. and then there's the blue dress which we were wondering about that. >> she's going to walk down the aisle in white, today or tomorrow. just continues. >> i've got to get my multiple weddings straight. beautiful. just ahead from monte carlo to montreal. >> the latest on another royal trouble. >>> still to come, free on bail. will the rape case against dominique strauss-kahn be dismissed? >> plus the casey anthony murder trial. did casey's mother lie her dau ghter?sttorote her dauter? the stronger the rapids, the more we loved it. took some wild risks when i was young. but i was still taking a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol, stop. along with diet, lipitor has been shown to lower bad cholesterol 39 to 60 percent. lipitor is fd

we have some more aforementioned strong storms about, especially in norp theron new york state and parts of new england. risks of heavy winds and damaging hail as well. rainfall amounts, about an inch to an inch and a half in some northern parts. with ear looking we're looking at a strong risk of storms in the border. possibility of tornadoes, rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning to you. we've got a nice looking day ahead of us. 72 for oakland. 79 concord. 84 in fairfield. 65 in the city of san francisco. if you have been enjoying this cooldown it's not going to last that much longer. one more day of below average temperatures, then the 90s back on the temperature map as we head through thursday, friday, and into the weekend. hope you have a fantastic day. >> and that's your latest weather. >>> amanda knox has received a major boost in the appeal of her murder conviction in italy. in court on monday experts slammed the forensics used to find knox guilty of killing her roommate. keith miller has followed th

relationship between the employee and employer so it is up to them to repay its into a qualified vehicle of theron to get the same objective without prolonging the relationship. excellent point*. think zero. other questions? >> i want