c thomas howell, they were in three films together. and larry gilliard jr. appeared with him in his most recent work, the beast. patrick starred while undergoing treatment for cancer. what was he like to work with, kelly? >> he was the most adorable actor. the kindest guy. everybody on the set fell in love with him. i have had the extreme pleasure of working with almost every big actor on the planet. they have all been wolf. he was something special. i have never seen the reaction to a superstar like the reaction that patrick had. >> was he easy? easy to be with? >> yes. he was easy, but he was a complicated person. he was an artist in a true sense. he was a great dancer and a musician and one of those people that when he put his mind to it, he became the best at what he wanted to do. >> larry: and a horseman. >> a great horseman. >> larry: you were with him. >> i spent a lot of time with him. >> larry: what was it like working with him in the beast? >> the same. he's an amazing person. even after he was diagnosed, he came to work and brought something to th

thomas howell was in three movies and he said -- at 11:00 a.m. eastern, so much more on the death.owbiz tonight" crew will be live. public support for the war in afghanistan has dropped to an all-time low. a cnn opinion poll just out says that 39% of folks across the united states support the war. 58% oppose it. the release comes after the two deadliest months in afghanistan so far. contentious debate on the nation's health care system comes down to the senate finance committee tomorrow. chairman max baucus saying after months of negotiations the committee will unveil a compromise bill. republicans have not said whether they will back that bill but it's considered the only proposal with any chance of winning bipartisan support. >> i don't see any deal breakers. i don't see anything that's going to change the basic nature of the framework. we're doing our very best to make insurance requirement as affordable as we possibly can. recognizing that we're trying to get this bill under $900 billion total. >> baucus says senators on both sides of the aisle are becoming more comfortable wit