tinseltown transformed itself into emerald city just in time for the wonderful wizard himself, jamesnco, to fly in. >> i know that there would be great expectations for, you know, a movie, you know, about oz. have them. i wouldem. >> james says like the classic this trip to oz is an adventure for all ages. >> people have grown up with oz, youno

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oscar front-runner jennifer lawrence talks tinseltown parties and hollywood royalty. >>> and swimsuit inc. a show-stopping cover as kate upton graces "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition once more. we go inside the big business of a well-worn bikini. >>> keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in just 60 seconds. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you can't get more italian. it's on. let's roll. >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with bill weir. >> if the last 600 years have taught us anything it's that popes don't quit. there is no league of retired pontiffs, no holy father rest home. it is a job for life or at least it was until this morning when over a billion catholics did a double take over the news that benedict xvi had given his two weeks' notice in latin. why now and what does it mean for the church? who cou

coming up, oscar night in tinseltown. perfect fodder for "the five."k at the good, bad and ugly. which stars took over and which fizzled at the academy awards. that's next on "the five." that song comes from the movie. do you know which one it is. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greg: so hurricane oscar came and went leighing a trail of coke viles in the wake. complaining about it is all the fun. it's like your divorced aunt who acts half her age. nauseating and entertaining at the same time. "argo" beat "zero dark thirty." and "zero dark" led everyone to bin laden. and "argo" rescued hostages. the big story last night, the first lady showing up. i mean jane fonda. the first lady of hollywood. that is the only place to embrace the bona fide traitor. she deserves the stockade not the accolade. michelle obama gave out best picture award. some people hate this overt mixing of politics in hollywood. not i. i love the overt. unlike some of the actors, the hollywood left are out of the closet. it makes sense for libs in hollywood are identical. they live to be accepted by th

. >> reporter: it is to have tinseltown no 250 golden ticket winners. >> i think they haven't slept inys or something. >> very emotional, very crazy people breaking down people, you know, wanting to go home. i mean you know, it will make for some great tv. >> i'm he a little concerned actually about a couple of the contestants and how they are going to hold up. >> there are some uncomfortable moments this year because the cop testants come back being the best of the city where we found them and they think they are at the top. they are not because this is the best of from the entire nation. during hollywood week, the contestants sing a cappella. this year, there is a twist. >> we'll have the guys compete separately with each other and the girls compete seam ratley with each other. that is different from seasons past. >> we think it is a better fit. >> with so much at stake for everyone, expect the pressure to be even more intense with the new judges. >> a lot of passionate arguing because it is hard to whittle it down. and especially when it is your first season judging and i think you'

it is a very tense afternoon in tinseltown. to cut loose, however. important party before, during and after the oscars. >>> man of us have worked many different jobs, sometimes multiple jobs bunch six jobs in the prime of your career? christine roman introduces us to a woman forced by the recession to piece together a new way to make a living. >> reporter: charmain is a caterer, a, pastor, office manager, host for air b and b. >> they travel, people really appreciate some place clean. >> reporter: english language tutor, professor and a singer/songwriter. >> i'm busy. in 2007, decosta left her job as an executive assistant to pursue singing full time, then the recession hit. >> the bottom fell out. >>. >> reporter: forcing decosta to get creative to make ends meet. >> took music jobs, catering jobs, administrative work, any job that would actually pay me and was legal. the economy is forcing people to use their 00 talents. >> reporter: and redesigning traditional careers from nine to five to 24/7. >> the office manager around t

. >> reporter: it's off to tinseltown for 250 golden ticket winners hoping to survive america's hollywoodi haven't slept. >> it's been very emotional, very crazy, pool breaking down, pool wanting to go -- people breaking down, people wanting to go home. >> i'm a l concerned about a couple -- a little concerned about a couple contestants and how they'll hold up. >> these contestants come back being the best of in the city where we found them and think they're going to be at the top of 250 contestants and they're not because this is the best up from the entire nation. >> reporter: during hollywood week the contestants sing acappella. if they survive, they get put into groups and perform with the house band, but this year there's a twist. >> we'll have the guys and girls compete separately with each other and that's different from seasons past. >> we think that's a better fit. >> reporter: with so much at stake for everyone expect the pressure to be even more intense with the new judges. >> a lot of passionate arguing because it's hard to whittle it down and especially when it's your first s

. >>> and oscars fever hits hollywood, the biggest and best awards show in tinseltown kicks off just two hours from now, we will have a red carpet preview straight ahead. >>> but first, let's talk about those spending cuts, $85 billion worth. athena jones joining us from the north lawn of the white house. the deadline is friday. these cut does affect all of us in one way or another, actually, we are back inside now. tell us how. >> reporter: well, you know, we are hearing about all kinds of bad effects if these cut goes into affect. 75,000 kids could lose access to head start. low-income senior citizens could lose food aid. talking about longer lines at airport security, delays, air traffic controllers, you see cuts there and also another example is food inspections there will be less money available to make sure our products like meat are safe to eat. everyone agrees these cuts, across-the-board cuts are a bad idea, people believe they should, both sides should be able to come together and agree on targeted cuts, really look what the needs to be cut. let's listen to what missouri de

. >> so bodyguards of course are big business in tinseltown.abc's clayton sandell finds out what it's all about. >> reporter: celebrities and their body guards. from lindsay lohan to justin bieber to rihanna in london. that's where kent moyer and his group of 200 agents come in. personal protection is a huge business. demand is going up? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: why? >> we're in a dangerous time and i think people are a little more concerned about the security. >> reporter: that protection does not come cheap. >> it could be from $250 to $1.5 million a year, depending on the individual client. >> reporter: the danger is so real, the lapd created a unit to handle stalkers making threats against stars like britney spears, paula abdul and jennifer garner. >> reporter: he teaches secret service style tactics and celebrity protection. they learn to deal with stalkers, crowd control and how to make a quick escape. >> let's go! move, move, move. >> reporter: occasionally, celebrities get very close to their bodyguards. the relationship turns h

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he wants the lakers to be flashy, he wanted them to be tinseltown. he wanted them to be hollywood. when he came in, they drafted magic johnson. soon thereafter, magic johnson would lead the lakers for five nba championships. and all the glitz and glamour and all the celebrities on the sidelines, you could see the smiling picture of jerry buss over there. he was a little bit of a playboy as well, he daylighted a lot of beautiful men. his daughter jeannie and son jim are now running the team. buss is asked the mastermind of this. many credit him for jump-starting the nba. they had some teams that were bankrupt. after that, jerry buss stepped in and infused the league with the hoopla and all the great players. the nba seemed to take off, michael. >> thank you very much. forbes saying the l.a. lakers worth $1 billion, second on to the knicks. >>> here's what we're working on, we're talking donkey meat, michael -- yeah. >> yeah. >> is that tasty or not tasty? i'm not sure? >> tastes like children. we were talking horse meat now donkey meat. that's what's turning up reportedly in some fr

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. >> little common sense from tinseltown. glad to hear it. >> gretchen: yeah. their own opinions on stuff from within themselves, maybe not from hollywood. but that's just my personal opinion. >> brian: allall right. miss twitchy.com. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you dot com. >> steve: we'll see you next week dot org. remember when the president said this? >> if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. >> steve: sounds great. turns out there is a glitch in the health care bill and you're going to pay for it. peter johnson, jr. explains coming up next. >> brian: then. >> gretchen: leave the stress at home of the there is about to be a ban on showing too much skin. >> brian: thank goodness. oh! progress-oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on facebook. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do