. >>> willie wonka's little helpers celebrate a milestone. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> you'll meet a group of athletes who bring new meaning to the word limitless. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to early today. not too many issues today. really nice weather pattern for many areas up through california. a tad hotter than you probably like. instead of being near 100, call it 90 to 95. pacific northwest, that storm system went through dry last night. winds shift eed directions. temperatures are going to be down. if you are watching us in see at, washington, see an exhibition celebrating design and fashion held for the first time in the u.s. >>> here's an early look at today's headlines in entertainment. decision day for lindsay lohan who's headed back to court. according to reports, prosecutors will ask a judge to send the actress to jail for violating the terms of her probation. this after lohan was booted from a women's center where she was doing community service for a necklace theft con

. >>> willie wonka's little helpers celebrate a milestone. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> you'll meet a group of athletes who bring new meaning to the word limitless. >>> welcome back on this wednesday. we have a chance of thunderstorms rolling through south florida this morning. we're also watching a batch of rain heading up the east coast right along the chesapeake. that will move into new england throughout the day. those are your travel trouble spots. i also want to give everyone a heads up for tomorrow because this storm system will move up to the great lakes, become a pretty powerful storm and will bring very windy conditions to areas especially from chicago right through indiana to southern end of lake michigan. you could have some huge waves to deal with and lake shore flooding. if you're watching us on wbal tv 11 in baltimore, maryland, learn about the chesapeake bay's most important residents that follow the blue crab. that's at maryland science center. that's your "early today" event of the day,

>> there is a real life willie wonka contest. sandra hughes has more. >>> another night, another rhett carpet for george clooney. a movie from the award winning director of sideways. expect the same kind of poignant humor in this film. and he has to take over. it opens november 18th. >>> who here likes to win. >>> in theaters friday is the mighty max based on the true tale of the 1971 and 172 college women's basketball team. this is a hoopster cinderella story of a team which is so bad no one comes to their games. the women have no gym and no uniforms. the team is steer today a national championship. >> there was no way these people if you looked at it on the page would ever get to where they were. >> it was that story line that hooked them. >> it has to have some sense of death to it. when i read it i was so inspired by the story. >>> if you are a fan of the original willie wonka and the chocolate factory. you know all about his contest to tour the tact friday the and -- the factory and the business. there is a contest to give f

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. >> was willy wonka fun? >> oh, really fun. >> do you have to enjoy it to do it?k you have to. it has to be fun. the process itself must be fun. you have to enjoy what you're doing. and as we all know, as well as i do, it's a collaborative process. it's not just let's chuck the actor in front of the camera. there are many people behind the scenes that make it all go. so i would find it really a drag if they stick me out in front of the camera and the guys behind the camera weren't having a good time, too. all i do is try to make them laugh. >>> still ahead, johnny talks about his famous co-stars and friends. >> al pacino. >> he says i'm nuts but he's like certifiably nuts. >> marlon brando. >> we got along like a house on fire. you never knew what to expect of him. >> and he was without question i think the most important non-fiction writer of the 20th century. >> plus, get a tour of his private office. just wait till you see what's in there. but first, after supporting him for years, johnny opens up on the release of the west memphis three. >> did you have anybod

willy wonka's throne from "charlie and the chocolate factory."d that golden ticket. one of his guitars. awards and accolades. perhaps one of the most interesting things to see, johnny's self-made portrait from his friend and mine, the legendary marlon brando. >> i had i made this painting of you. you paint? >> another amazing man in johnny's life, hunter s. thompson. he shows us a letter and a check. something he received after thompson lost a bet over the 1998 world cup. he became friends with thompson before he filmed "fear and loathing" in las vegas. it was a friendship that endured for years and one that led to his latest movie "the rum diary." let's talk about hunter thompson. and your friendship with him. you led to this movie, "rum diary" based on him. you found this novel, right? we never knew he wrote a novel. >> no, no. i happened upon it. hunter and i -- it was when i was researching "fear and loathing" in las vegas. i was living in his basement. i happened upon this box. as we were looking through the manuscript of "fear and loathing.

. >> larry: was willy wonka fun? >> absolutely fun.ly fun. >> larry: do you have to enjoy it to do it? >> i think you have to. i mean it's got to be fun. the process itself must be fun. you have to enjoy what you're doing and as we all know, as you noi as well as i do, it's a collaborative process. it's not just in certificate the actor in front of the camera. there are many people behind the scenes that make it all go. so i would find it really a drag if they stick me in front of the camera and the guys behind the camera were having a good time, too. >> larry: still ahead, johnny talks about his famous co-stars and friends. al pacino. >> he says i'm nuts but he's really nuts. he's like certifybly nuts. >> larry: marlon brando. >> we got along like a house on fire. he was a dangerous element. you never knew what to expect to him. >> larry: and hunter s. thompson. >> i realized this was the voice of truth. he was without question i think the most important nonfiction writer of the 20th century. >> larry: plus bet a tour of his private o

and in a valley of geniuses, his myth grew into thomas edison meets willy wonka proportions. turning his products -- >> are you using that as your phone? >> i haven't been able to. i can't take it out in public. >> reporter: and his life fiercely under wraps. not even the board knew of his pancreatic cancer. >> i just wanted to mention this. >> reporter: and he didn't reveal he needed a liver transplant until after the procedure. >> i now have the liver of a mid-20s person who died in a car crash. >> reporter: but while his body grew frail in recent years, that mind, that drive, never quit. >> good morning. >> reporter: a standing ovation welcomed his surprise appearance at the spring launch of the ipad 2. >> we've been working on this product for awhile and i didn't want to miss today. thank you. >> reporter: but then came this letter in august -- "i've always said if there ever came a day when i could no longer meet my duties, i would be the first to let you know," he wrote. "up fortunately, that day has come." here was a man who set out to change the way we work and play -

and in a valley of geniuses, his myth grew into thomas edison meets willy wonka. building anticipation for invention, shrouded in secrecy. >> are you using that as your phone? >> i haven't been able to. i can't take it out in public. >> reporter: while keeping his life fiercely under wraps. not even the board knew of his pancreatic cancer. >> i just wanted to mention this. >> reporter: and he didn't reveal he had a liver transplant until after the procedure. >> i now have the liver of a mid-20s person. who died in a car crash. >> reporter: through life, while his body grew frail, that mind, that drive, never quit. a standing ovation welcomed his surprise appearance at the spring launch of the ipad 2. but then came this letter in august -- "i've always said if there ever came a day when i could no longer meet my duties, i would be the first to let you know," he wrote. "unfortunately that day has come." he was a man who peered into the futuring, seeing how we would work and play, 20 years before we could hold the proof. >> everything will be port can. people want la

. >> everything, it's got his throne from one of his -- willy wonka, a beautiful painting of brando,ho had a great effect on his life. he was very responsive. didn't duck anything. went everywhere we wanted to go. he was terrific. i asked why he doesn't do interviews. he doesn't enjoy being famous. >> you asked him precisely about that. here's his answer. >> how did you react to getting famous? >> i'm still reacting, you know? i'm still sort of dealing with it. i don't think it's anything you ever get used to, i know. i could never, for many years, sort of put my name in the same sort of category as the word famous or anything like that. i just found it very uncomfortab uncomfortable. it's weird. something like if you get used to it, then something must be wrong. if you get used to that constant kind of thing, something's got to be wrong. it's got to be so a part of you, somewhere that pines for an nemty. >> i like how he said that. what did you make of that? why is that? he's been famous for a long time. >> i think it's just pure honesty. things we forget, he hadn't had a successful

. >> you're like willy wonka. you walk around bailing people out.ear of problems and you go around the villages and towns. are you like that? you give to people to -- >> yeah, we give to people, the church gives to people. we support works overseas. we work with organizations to get child sponsorships to feed and clothe and educate children. we feel that's -- that's why god gives you influence, to help the world, to make it a better place. >> when president obama brings in as he wans to a new tax on the super rich, everyone over $1 million which will include you guys, do you feel he's on the right track? should the rich be paying more tax? would you write more money to the treasury? >> again, piers, it's so far out of my league. i would do -- >> not you personally, do you mind paying more tax? >> i wouldn't be foolish. i don't mind doing what is agreed upon by the government. we will be great citizens and not complain. >> that's a different kind of question. would you like it? >> no, i would -- let them have all of the money and the government run g

tributes have been pouring in all night for the man who's been called henry ford, thomas edison, willy wonka and pt barnum all rolled up in one. from president obama, the world has lost a visionary. much of the world heard of his passing on a device he int vented. michelle and i send our thoughts and prayers to steve's wife lauren, his family and all those who loved him. from partner in adversary and partner again bill gates, the world rarery sees someone who has had the profound impact steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. for those of us lucky fluff to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. i will miss steve immensely. the tributes are pouring in on tribute as well, so many the service has been jammed on and off outthroughout the evening. throughout the hour we'll be talking to a lot of people who can fill in the picture of what steve jobs would have likely called an insanely great life. though we begin tonight with the one person who was there at the very beginning, steve jobs' partner in the creation of apple computer, steve woz

. >> so this is willie wonka. what a difference in that horse, huh?his makes you really happy? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: portia says that ellen has taught her about self-acceptance. >> she seems to like the person that i really am so that kind of gave me the courage to think that maybe other people will too and that includes being gay and being very open about it. and having had some struggles in the past. >> reporter: portia's struggles have included a serious eating disorder. you talked about at one point being 82 pounds and then going up to.... >> 168. >> reporter: and that's when you met ellen. that was significant. >> yes. well significant because i instantly adored her but i was very closeted and very heavy. and i thought that no one would ever love me if they knew i was gay and especially if they saw that i was fat. so the fact that she noticed me at that point and likeded who i was was kind of significant, yeah. it was great. >> reporter: what did you see when you saw her? >> a really fat girl. she was fat. i mean that's the first thing i thou

. >> wow, you are a dead ringer for gene wilder's willy wonka.e. >> you're a good egg yourself, too. >> what is your name? >> randy buckwalter. >> we love the popcorn mom. are you okay in there? >> yes. just a lot of popcorn fumes. >> very nice. let's check your weather. two good ones, see what's happening. below normal temperatures in the east, rain along the mid-atlantic states, above normal in the plains, back to the southwest. from the week ahead warms up in new england, some of the snow showers in the mississippi river valley, mountain snows in the pacific northwest, it will be below normal and the latter part of the week, western half of the country down into texas and the western gulf on the chilly side and southeastern coast. above normal from the great lakes into the northeast with rain through the mississippi river valleys >> it is a chilly start for the day. we're expecting increasing clouds. a chance for showers this evening. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. >>> it's been nearly three years since th

. >> mike: and the old willy wonka or the remake.best redoes, on the silver screen, including this one. "fox & friends" second hours starts right now. ♪ >> good morning everybody, look who is joining us, mike jerrick for a vacationing clayton morris. >> mike: i had an interesting night. >> dave: you weren't okay paying times square. >> mike: too many people. we'll explain. >> dave: juan williams today, on what today means for the legacy of dr. martin luther king, a memorial in d.c. >> alisyn: we have headlines for you, new developments in the case of missing baby lisa irwin. police in kansas city are questioning a homeless man, johnnie tanko, he was doing odd jobs the night that lisa disappeared. he's held on unrelated charges and police insist he is not a suspect. >> we wanted to talk to him no more or less than anybody who lived two houses down. what the result of that was, i don't know, but really, i want to stress, this guy is not a suspect. >> alisyn: the governor of missouri is sending 25 members of the national guard to help f

. >> the winner is called willie wonka and it's a flying adventure that won this year. years ago and so even with all this -- what we saw, the belly flops, crash landings, there was only one crew that had an injury which i think is pretty good if you look at them. and these events, carol, are held all around the world! >> oh. well they had a similar event in baltimore but they make like things that can drive on the road and then float on the water. usually they sink, but that's just destroying your hard work. >> it's pretty fun to watch though. human innovation. we got to leave it there, carol. see you in a little bit. for reminding me. t, thans wait, what? i have the hotels.com app so we can get a great deal even at the last minute. ah, well played get the app. tels.com. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. exclusive to the military. and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the

. >> gretchen: come on, from willie wonka. >> steve: he's not old enough. ♪ >> gretchen: the oompa loopasig dome. >> gretchen: they're here in honor of the 40th anniversary of the chocolate factory. today they're celebrating the movie out on dvd blu-ray right now. at least it doesn't look like they'll melt. >> brian: let me tell you why i'm going to fight you for this, because my daughter spent the best six months of her life, she's seven, she was 7 then, she's eight now -- she was an oompa loompa. she did that last year. >> gretchen: was it like a class play? >> brian: it was a private play that cost me extra money. that's the packaging. they've gotten a lot taller. they must have been children when we saw them. >> gretchen: anyway, happy 40th birthday to the classic movie and now you can get it specially out on blu-ray. >>> president obama about to start the second day of his bus tour, urging congress to pass his jobs plan. ed henry has been following the president and is live in james town, north carolina. good to have you on the show, ed. >> good morning. it's interesting because the

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. >> wow, you are a dead ringer for gene wilder's willy wonka.> you're a good egg yourself, too. >> what is your name? >> randy buckwalter. >> we love the popcorn mom. are you okay in there? >> yes. just a lot of popcorn fumes. >> very nice. let's checky nice. let's check your weather. those are two good ones. see what's happening. below normal temperatures with rain along the mid atlantic states. mountain snow out west above normal from the plains back down into the southwest. for the week ahead which starts to warm up in new england. showers in the mississippi river valley. we've got mountain snows in the pacific northwest. then the latter part of the week, western half of the country down into texas, above normal from the plains and great lakes into the northeast with rain through the mississippi river valleys into the mid mississippi river valley. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> good morning. partly cloudy and cold, near 30 degrees throughout much of the region. later today wi