i ll ask frank ridge why he says there s something prize sproo izing that barack obama and john f. kennedy have in common. the nba s come home for christmas. are the fans getting stiffed? shaquille o neal on the end of the lockout and his extraordinary 19-year career. 19 years, baby. and the player so good he could only be called magic. the one and only magic johnson on the game he still loves and the causes closest to his heart. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. we ll get to my interviews with shaquille o neal and magic johnson later in the show. i ll ask them what they think of the deal to end the nba lockout. were they as aggrieved as i was about this lengthy delay and the crisis in college sports in america. but first, another herman cain he said, she said story. a woman says she knew he was marry and she tells waga the relationship was, quote, a very inappropriate situation. it was pretty simple. it was uncomplicated. and i was aware that he was marri
he ll try to go after someone else to at least muddy the water and neutralize that issue. that s what he s trying to do on immigration. they think it s an effective attack. and the last time around in the 2008 campaign, rudy giuliani staff considered going after romney on this very issue. but they felt they were too vulnerable on immigration themselves to do it. but they felt their polling and their strategists thought, you know what? it could be effective. i think it s one of the reasons perry s doing that. they think it could be effective. and jim, you have a story up about how the field is handling herman cain. what to do with the guy who is sitting pretty much even right now with mitt romney in national polls anyway. and clearly haven t figured it out. because in the beginning, everyone attacked the 9-9-9 plan, but then throughout the rest of the debate, they all embrace him, partly because he s that likable guy, partly because the tea party considers him one of their own. and
captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning. it is wednesday, october 19th. welcome to american morning. craziest story ever. this thing you just said about wild animals on the prowl. just spoke to an affiliate reporter in zanesville, ohio. there are some 24 animal, things like tigers, cheetahs, cougars, giraffe, on the loose right now in ohio. they ve closed schools. they have highway signs saying, if you see wild animal, please, stay in your car and call 911. they found the owner of this wild animal preserve dead, a hole in the fengs ace and cages open. unbelievable situation. we re on top of it. a whole bunch of parents worse nightmare. also that debate last night. a lot of fighting there. that s not a way to bring up your kids. carol costello, live from las vegas. the good u.news, too late for t kill kiddies to watch that. 20 years aworked in that market near zanesville, ohio. the exotic animals laws were laxed way back then. i ll be interested to hear
reporter. this is basically the first time he s going to be on camera briefing, not at the state department or the pentagon, but at the white house. he s a smart, likable guy. it s just a challenge. he can t make mistakes in the beginning. he s got to hit everything in the beginning to get off to a good start. reporters are important, but to the country. this is a spokesman not just for the president, but for the united states. first day on the job today. let s talk about cpac quickly before we let you go. how about a rundown of the political winners and losers. we know mr. trump of course. absolutely. ron paul won the straw poll. i think the big winners, tim pawlenty, mitch daniels, i think both exceeded expectations. pawlenty showed he was not just a nice guy. some people who didn t do too well, herman cain, the ceo of godfather s pizza. neither did connie mack, he
from the box office people as the top male actor of the year. and i was hosting play boy s penthouse. and we clicked immediately. we became very close friends. larry: what was special about him? well, what you saw in particularly his comedic roles, it s who tony was. he was a very special, lovable, likable guy. just a dear friend during good times and bad. and it was a real shocker for me, age notwithstanding, it was a real shocker for me to wake up and discover that he passed away. larry: bernie schwartz from new york. debbie, what made him a star? well, i have to laugh because we re talking to hugh. we re talking to hugh, who has everything that s what tony loved. everything beautiful with all the playgirls. what made tony a star was he had the it thing.