willie nelson himself standing by via skype from his tour bus. we will get to mr. st one moment. i want to ask my folks sitting here at the table, the farm bill is currently part of our local discourse. what's going on? why no farm ball? what's holding this up? >> i had the chance a few years ago to visit with john mellencamp and the passion he and willie nelson and others that founded farm aid had was about the foreclosures sweeping family farms. this was before the foreclosure crisis which affected all of america. it is also about the importance of family farmers and farms. i don't think as much ace know about the farm bill that this farm bill is doing a lot for hose people. i mean, it is a real agra business. >> the question is centered on food stamps and food support that benefit the people say they are entitled to food according to governor romney. >> that there was the great moment that he said people think they are entitled to food. >> you name it. one of his cars maybe. but i think -- that's -- that's the problem. it shows the impact of the ideology and repu

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singer fiona apple spent wednesday night in jail in the same border town that busted willie nelson and snoop dogg on drug charges. small amounts of hashish and marijuana were found on her bus. >>> well, paris hilton is in damage control after radar online released a 50-second clip of a recording reportedly made by a new york cab driver in which hilton calls gay men, quote, disgusting and further says, again quoting, most of them probably have aids. >>> well, at the box office this weekend the horror film "house at the end of the street" should top a crowded but ho hum field with roughly $18 million. "trouble with the curve" with clint eastwood and amy adams should open at about $15 million. >>> "dread 3d" based on the same english comic as the 1995 sylvester stallone vehicle should debut with around 12 million. >>> and, finally, "end of watch" with jake gyllenhaal as an l.a. cop should open with also about 12 million. >>> this comes to us from kvoa news 4 in tucson, arizona, where nasa altered a flight plan to honor the last commander of the space shuttle "endeavour." with the spacecra

since 1985 willie nelson says farm aid has raised more than $40 million. >>> and in an online commercialr the simpson's new season homer simpson goes to vote and picks mitt romney because, quote, he did invent obama care, duh. he's sucked into a tube to a factory in china but he's happy that he still has a steady job. >>> that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,579 after losing 17 points friday. the s&p 500 was down a fraction, but the nasdaq gained four. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei fell 40 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng also dropped 40. >>> stocks could struggle to maintain nearly five-year highs this week as worries mount about third quarter earnings. after warnings from several bell weather stocks last week, investors will be keeping a close eye on corporate reports for the likes of nike and walgreens. also on tap, fresh data on personal income and spending, new home sales and the final read on gdp. overseas this morning, foxcomm, a company

singer fiona apple spent wednesday night in jail in the same border town that busted willie nelson andop dogg on drug charges. small amounts of hashish and marijuana were found on her bus. >>> all right. paris hilton is in damage control after radar online released a 50-second clip of a recording reportedly made by a new york cab driver in which hilton calls gay men, quote, disgusting and further says, and we're quoting again here, most of them probably have aids. >>> well, at the box office this weekend the horror film "house at the end of the street" should top a crowded but ho-hum field with roughly 18 million bucks. >>> "trouble at the curb" with clint eastwood and amy adams should open with about $15 million. >>> "dread 3d" based on the same english comic as 1995's sylvester stallone vehicle should debut with around 12 million. >>> and, finally, "end of watch" with jake gyllenhaal as an l.a. cop should also open with about 12 million. why do i feel like jake gyllenhaal has about in about 50 of those movies? >> i hate to say it, but i don't know how many of them i've even seen. >>

country singer willy nelson is moving from writing lyrics to writing a memoir. nelson will share stories about his family, music and favorite recreational activities. roll me up and smoke me when i die hits store shelves november 13. top honors for two big names in hollywood. helen merey will get a lifetime achievement award from the european film academy in december. next month robert deniro will receive the hollywood supporting actor award at the hollywood film awards for his role in silver lining's playbook. deniro plays a father whose son moves home to rebuild his life after getting out of a mental hospital. the movie opens in november. that's your eye on entertainment. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. hi, how are you? hey, monika. what's going on? >> everything is great. >> how's traffic? >> traffic is moving well. >> she'll detail that momentarily. >> olga? >> looking good this morning. overcast skies, mild temperatures. we didn't get too cold. it's goi

in my office, there's a photo of willie nelson, john mellencamp, dave matthews, neil young and me atary of farm aid. [laughter] >> right. tavis: i was honored that year to be asked by mellencamp and nelson to be the host of the big 25th anniversary tv special. so i went to milwaukee -- don't know why i was asked -- but went and had a blast, but this photo of me sitting next to neil young is just unbelievable. but why your fascination all these years? you've done three projects now with neil young. >> yeah. we did a country and western version of neil young in nashville first. you know, "heart of gold" and that was a valentine to nashville and country music in the grand ole opry tradition and hank williams. that was a beautiful kind of handcrafted elegant piece we did just for film. this piece, he was on tour with his show and, you know, here it is, one man in a huge concert hall on stage with, let's say, his electric guitar, as is often the case here, filling up massey hall with this extraordinary sound. when i saw the show, i thought we've got to film this. there's never been anythi

kris kristofferson sings on this song as well from willie nelson's new album called heroes. country singer. >> john: okay. we're ready with our guest justin bartha is a fine american actor. he appeared in the hangover and the hangover two. i'm excited about his new series i'm sure you've seen the promos for the new normal on nbc. thank you for joining us. >> hello. >> john: hi, justin. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> a pleasure to have you. i'm excited about the show. i'm sure you aren't, too. congratulations for being picked up as a series. >> thank you very much. >> john: for the folks who don't know, i'm you've had to do this a go zillion times. the premise of the series? >> the show is about basically a new family. it is -- it centers around a gay couple played by myself and andrea reynolds who wants to start a family. we have a surrogate to have a baby. the surrogate is a single mother and then she has a grandmother played by ellen barkin and the two families come together and start a new family. >> john: besides the shocking fact that ellen barken is

willie nelson, in pennsylvania. concert doesn't end until 11:00 tonight. >>> and a hostage-taker in pittsburgh, talking not to police but to people on facebook. that story straight ahead, but first. >>> with more than 12 million people still out of work, switching careers may be the way to get a job. but some opportunities out there are more than the usual 9-5 job. in this week's news, kristine rich looks at the trucking industry. there are jobs there if you are qualified. >> reporter: help wanted, must love the open road, sleeping in tight quarters and 26,000 pounds underneath your feet. >> i got hired. >> reporter: out of work for a few years, he went from home building to trucking, the reason, it is where the jobs are. >> i have been through several recessions before, and was building homes with jimmy carter, for crying out loud. things were bad then, but worse now. >> reporter: movies like convoy, and smoky and the bandit were the image of truck drivers in the past. but a weak job market has brought out everythi

sierra blanca is the same town where willie nelson and rapper snoop dogg were also arrested on drug charges. >>> former redskins player stephen davis is in jail accused of running an illegal nightclub. he was arresteded in columbia, south carolina. police say he was running a nightclub even though his license had been revoked. he's also charged with three counts involving fraudulent checks. davis could face 30 days in prison and a $200 fine. >>> we've enjoyed such a nice stretch of lovely fall weather. we hope it continues into the weekend. >> and the fall is actually starting this weekend. chuck bell is in for tom kierein today. chuck? >> eun and aaron, good morning to you too. >>> yes, indeed, fall arrives, according to the calendar, at 10:49 a.m. on your saturday. plebe believe it or not, it's still going to feel like summertime for today and even more summer-like for tomorrow. higher temperatures, high humidity, and a chance for thunderstorms on your saturday, not on your friday. today we're off to a beautiful clear start. temperatures 55 in damascus, maryland. falls church, virginia, a

willie nelson pulled out. you know what i'm saying? re my man, but that's who pulled out. what came across, the e-mail of my management, was something that said, a performance for veterans, and disabled, which i perform for vets. i had people that was in the military. once the e-mail went down, and it was like, rnc, i was like, you all know i can't do that. now, i'm not doing it because i have -- tend of the day, i have friends that are republican. you know, they are just going to vote for obama this time around. you know what i mean? >> yeah yeah. a lot of republican friends feel obama is the way to go. >> have you ever been republican, or always resolutely a democrat? >> coming from haiti, landing in the projects in brooklyn, going from welfare to public school, me and my brother, he goes to eastern nazarean college, and he goes to boston university. automatically, all my life, i would naturally be democrat. >> jean. that's the french jean. >> it's actually jean, but what happened is my dad actually named me after the englishmen, so p

after confession, the priest says he would do four hail marys and five willie nelsons. [ laughter ] itticus 4:20, okay. finally, you guys, tlc is coming out with a new reality show about a group of amish people who move to new york city. yeah, it is called, "here comes honey jebediah, jebediah." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight! give it up for "the roots!" ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: got a big show tonight! it's going to be fun. he was at the democratic national convention last night. and we're so happy to have him back on the show. we're honored. tom brokaw is here today. [ cheers and applause ] he is the host of food network's "diners, drive-ins and dives." we're cooking with chef guy fieri tonight! [ cheers and applause ] i love that dude. >> steve: fantastic. >> jimmy: i like that dude. the first time i saw guy fieri, he would just go around and just eat -- he'd just eat stuff. [ laughter ] >> steve: right. on "diners, dives and --" yeah. >> jimmy: he'd just go it and be like -- eating burgers. and then, it was like, "i want that job." i'm jealous of this guy. and

i was cast as like a drug liaison, and i was roughed around by don johnson and willie nelson.hat just started, i guess i died well. >> does it haunt you? >> no, i don't, i don't, i don't think about it too much. >> part of the job? >> it is, yeah. a fun -- for a while a really fun part of the job. and after i was killed on "the soparons" by tony soprano. i vowed. okay. i will make this my last death. then michael bey offered me this role in "the island" i get killed halfway through the movie by an anonymous killer. and i'm like, okay, that will be the last one. and that was the last one. >> he has the played the weasely guy, skeef s can k skeevie guy, border line and full-on psychopaths, and it left him with little choice to embrace it and celebrate it on "snl." >> for a long time i played supporting characters, the creepy bellhop, the creepy homeless guy, or the creepy-creepy guy. >> but life may never be the same for steve buscemi because now he is a leading man. ♪ this is season three of "boardwalk empire" on hbo. steve plays enoch thompson. official title atlantic county t

i was cast as like a drug go between, i was roughed around by don johnson and willie nelson.t just started, i guess i died well. >> does it haunt you? >> no, i don't, i don't, i don't think about it too much. >> part of the job? >> it is, yeah. a fun -- for a while a really fun part of the job. and after i was killed on "the soparons" by tony soprano. i vowed. okay. i will make this my last death. then michael bey offered me this role in "the island" i get killed halfway through the movie by an anonymous killer. and i'm like, okay, that will be the last one. and that was the last one. >> he has the played the weasely guy, skefy guy, border lean and full-on psychopaths, and it left him with little skochoice to embrace it and celebrate it on "snl." >> for a long time i played supporting characters, the creepy bellhop, the creepy homeless guy, or the creepy-creepy guy. >> but life may never be the same for steve buscemi because now he is a leading man. ♪ this is season three of "boardwalk empire" on hbo. steve plays enoch thompson. official title atlantic county treasurer. unoff

. >> with willie nelson. >> willie. >> willie appeared in "mystic river," with kevin. >> i learned somethingconcerned. >> go, go. >>> and finally, everybody, you know "gma's" your one-stop shop for everything panda. look at this adorable cub. one of the newest additions to the san diego zoo. the 47-day-old is just starting to open his eyes. that's right on track. the process can take about three weeks to complete. >> just to open his eyes? >> yep. that's how long it takes. and i have forgotten the little fella's name. the reason i didn't tell you is because he doesn't have one. it's chinese tradition to wait 100 days until they name newborns. the zoo will take suggestions on its website on monday. that's "pop news," everybody. >>> bacon number and your name. got it. >> okay. and ginger zee in for sam champion. >> good morning, everybody. green day really fired them up. i have to say good morning because these folks are from my hometown, grand rapids, michigan. let's get to the forecast. the southeast has been really rainy. orlando 90 today. more rain for miami. plenty of rain they had. and t

those horrible pot heads like willie nelson who hate freedom.'ll also be back with this jacki schechner update. only one more hour stuck with us and then you get momma back next week. don't go away. we'll be right back. ♪ g this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. ♪ ♪ and your momma [ inaudible ] ♪ ♪ something different [ inaudible ] ♪ >> john: this is the "stephanie miller show." and you are listening to thesis or sisters. this is a mash up of the beatles. i'm john fugelsang filling in for steph all week long. i'm joined by the great frank conniff, comedian trayvon free tony on the mic. it has been a pretty smart day today. >> i have so go home and tell debbie i talked to congressmen today. >> john: have a listen to this. >> my personal position on this issue has been let the state handle these things. this has not been a high priority of ours. >> john: that has since been walked back by the romney campaign. you can find this clip on youtube. this was in 2007. and this guy apparently went

rvpconcerts.com and willie nelson on sun eve..ife of julia childs.. >> we will take a look at the bay bridge approach >> good morning we are still looking at some patchy fog. and expecting plenty of sunshine for this entire weekend. 80s for the inland valleys and even warmer expected for this work week. the futurecast showing in next expecting 50s and 60s. with 80s for the warmer inland areas. cooling off to the '50s and '60s this evening. taking a look at the afternoon highs with upper 70's and mountain view. cupertino, los gatos and it will warmer and east bay inland. antioch, livermore and walnut creek. martinez and getting to the upper 60s for alameda. oakland, san leandro. '70s expected in union city. 60s through daly city, san bruno and and th north bay. '70s to rohnert park. petaluma and also personal and napa valley. the baseball game today. your kron 4 7 day around the bay things will get even warmer for your work week. and with to watch all the speeches, uninterrupted, go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the latest ne

there willie nelson, despite the partisanship, to broker deals. that was a requirement. that is what they did. the data over -- this goes back to that comment that the one congressman made to me five or six years ago, the power of the gavel. the message i give alleged get from them is that traditionally, i want to solve these problems. you speak to the leadership piece of this, and their ability to move from the desire to execution is not appear to be there based on the solutions that have not been generated so far. ok. tim runyan john data. i will give you the last question. >> thank you, senator for the right representation on the panel. thank you for your superb service to our country. i was not for say enough to see you work abroad. thank you for your valuable time today. i would like to continue on the theme of the politics of this and how do we try to get he cut his ride in which to solve this problem. bob, you gave an eloquent litany of reasons as to why congress does not work very well. he talked about redistricting and the problems there. he thought some of the

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moment as distressing and as disturbing as the entire case around your words in 2010 was that willie nelsonvocal public voices that showed up and was like, y'all are not going to say this about miss sherrod. he said, this is the work farmers have been doing. he said your real story deserved to be telling a long time ago, that you had an amazing impact on hundreds of communities throughout the south and that farmers throughout the races had struggled with income and races. that advocates like you were necessary to keep people in their homes. >> yes, and farm maid has played a major role in helping to get resources to farmers when no other resources were available. fa fa farm aid is taking place next saturday. i have networked with not just black farmers but hispanic and native-american farmers because of farm aid and a few other organizations we have been able to work together. >> mark, you were actually part as a team, part of a civil rights movement that led you into the presence of the sherrods. >> there was a group called civic interest group. when i was 13 years old, i joined my first p

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and stars from grammy winner toni braxton, and meatloaf, to willy nelson and mike tyson have had theirink it's very sad because they've worked hard, and yet because they made mistakes in their lifestyle or they got caught up in the excitement of it all, or they made mistakes choosing a financial aadviser, they can lose it all. >> once again, here's jenna. >>> now to more controversy over those topless photos of the duchess of cambridge. the focus has switched from the photos to the photographer who snapped them. here's duncan golestani. >> reporter: the duke and duchess have remained out of sight since the end of their nine-day tour to the south pacific. also nowhere to be found today, the paparazzo who shot topless photos of kate at this private chateau. even the british tabloids have joined in the hunt for the man being called le rat, but now a famous french photographer says the paparazzo responsible is irish but won't reveal his identity. >> he was not waiting to make topless pictures. he cannot imagine when he went to this place that one day the princess going to be topless. >> re

i was listening to kilt radio, a country western station, willie nelson was singing "blue eyes crying in the rain." and all of a sudden the newscaster for kilt radio comes on. he intercunts the program. and he said that -- he interrupts the program. and he said that an airplane had crashed into the north tower of the world trade center. and that's about all we knew at that time. it was 8:46 eastern time. 7:46 in texas. continuing my daily journey to the courthouse, a few minutes later he comes back on the radio and says that a second airplane had crashed into the second south tower of the world trade center in new york city. and the world understood at that time this was serious. this was an attack on our nation, on our country. after i got to the courthouse, we learned that a third airplane flying over washington, d.c., very close to the building we are in, the united states capitol, went down the street less than a mile and crashed into the pentagon. and that was at 9:37 eastern time. then a fourth airplane, we remembered as flight 93, was flying toward washington, d.c., probably th

i was listening to kilt radio, a country western station, willie nelson was singing "blue eyes crying of a sudden the newscaster for kilt radio comes on. he intercunts the program. and he said that -- he interrupts the program. and he said that an airplane had crashed into the north tower of the world trade center. and that's about all we knew at that time. it was 8:46 eastern time. 7:46 in texas. continuing my daily journey to the courthouse, a few minutes later he comes back on the radio and says that a second airplane had crashed into the second south tower of the world trade center in new york city. and the world understood at that time this was serious. this was an attack on our nation, on our country. after i got to the courthouse, we learned that a third airplane flying over washington, d.c., very close to the building we are in, the united states capitol, went down the street less than a mile and crashed into the pentagon. and that was at 9:37 eastern time. then a fourth airplane, we remembered as flight 93, was flying toward washington, d.c., probably the capitol or the white