"larry king live" stars right "larry king live" stars right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight the woman behind the show. my senior executive producer. wendy walker is here with 30 years have stories from an extraordinary career in tv will. >> like a history book. >> larry: politics, crime, scandal. she's had a front row seat and we'll go behind the scenes. witness what it takes to put this show together every night. kathy griffin reveal what you don't see. >> how can you face me? >> larry: and suzanne tells us why guests open up to us. >> if you want to clear thing up, you go on the larry king show. >> larry: meet the person who crafted some of the media's iconic moments. the beatles reunion. the marlon brando kiss. thousands of interviews in between. all next on "larry king live." this is going to be very interesting tonight. wendy walker is the senior executive producer of this program. and the author of what i admit myself is a terrific new book, producer. lessons shared from 30 years in television. you hardly ever see her on this show and now you'll meet

am i going to say larry king asked me? >> larry: who married you? it was a traditional wedding other than in india. it was katy's background is of course christian. so we were very respectful. >> larry: a minister? >> i don't know much about the old religion. i know much about god. i'm sure he wasn't a chef or a passer by or a tiger. >> larry: is it hard if you're not religious and she is. >> i'm respectful of all religions and they're the same. the thing i said, a dog will recognize his master in any clothing. >> larry: you believe in god. >> yes, yes, i believe very strongly in the presence of god in all of us. >> larry: he watches over you? >> i think he's present within us. i believe that strongly. >> larry: what happens when you die? >> i hope when i die, it would be a big party. and a statue would be made and put it next to abraham lincoln. >> larry: in india? >> in india. >> larry: what's your father do? >> my dad, i didn't grow up with my dad. >> larry: just you and your mother. >> she was sick. i'm the only child of a single mother. i have

if you want to clear thing up, you go on the larry king show. >> larry: why? >> because it is a global experience because there is credibility. if you tell your story on the larry king show, it gets a different kind of play than if you went on one of the nightly kind of shows. this show. this show. it has been an incredible, for me as an author. i wrote you a letter when you decided to step down, to tell you. i'm going to cry. it has been so valuable having this friendship with you and with you and how we've become friends over the years. being friend with wenty, end up doing a lot of benefits. i'm sure you know. that she is always getting you to sing or show up somewhere. somewhere for somebody. >> larry: three words you don't want to hear from wendy. by the way. >> exactly. or -- breaking news, sorry. its usually when you're in there all made up. they go, sorry. have to cancel. >> larry: that's hard to bump a guest. >> it is the worst. >> larry: we almost bumped you tonight. >> we almost did. >> larry: isn't that hard? >> it was great having it happen to me

if you want to clear thing up, you go on the larry king show. >> larry: why? >> because it is a global experience because there is credibility. if you tell your story on the larry king show, it gets a different kind of play than if you went on one of the nightly kind of shows. this show. this show. it has been an incredible, for me as an author. i wrote you a letter when you decided to step down, to tell you. i'm going to cry. it has been so valuable having this friendship with you and how we've become friends over the years. being friends with, end up doing a lot of benefits. i'm sure you know. that she is always getting you to sing or show up somewhere. somewhere for somebody. >> larry: three words you don't want to hear from wendy. by the way. >> exactly. or -- breaking news, sorry. its usually when you're in there all made up. they go, sorry. have to cancel. >> larry: that's hard to bump a guest. >> it is the worst. >> larry: we almost bumped you tonight. >> we almost did. >> larry: isn't that hard? >> it was great having it happen to me so i know how it f

you don't want to see larry king mad. >> larry: i don't get too mad. hey, we're face-to-face, cannon king's going to join us with our bobcat bobcat, next. >> larry: we're back. this is my 10-year-old son cannon, king of fifth grade. his 11-year-old brother chance did not join us. for those of you who have watched this show frequently probably remember chance jumping off the chair with the killer toad. two decisions to make and one was not to come here. okay. what do we meet first? bobcat. >> little bobcat. what this is a little bobcat. all right? in our country, we have the bobcat. the mountain lion, which is a cougar. you see the bobcat, how beautiful it is. this is only what, about 14 weeks? a lot of people try to get permits. you can't have these cats as pets. this cat could take your hand off. these cats are powerful and strong when it's older. he also has a urine smell he marks his territory with. a solitary cat. also hunted for its coat in a lot of places. you get to feel its coat? beautiful animal. >> larry: let's meet an albino burmese python.

feel the good. >> larry: it's jack hanna night on "larry king live." that was little cannon, my younger son, there. he'll be back later. our next animal coming up is the serval. >> the serval cat is one you don't see very often in africa. the animal -- >> larry: he hops, he jumps. >> very different looking creature. the animal is one that was obviously killed for its pelts. it takes about ten of those to make one coat. this animal can jump six feet in the air and catch a bird flying. that's how fast. you can't see it now but the front legs and behind legs are different lengths. the cat also about 60% of its diet -- 60% -- oh. that's pretty good, wasn't it? 60% of its diet -- i was getting ready to let you hold him. >> larry: don't get him near me. >> no. 60% of his diet is insects, believe it or not. >> larry: the other 40% is meat. >> the serval cat is -- if you look at the back of the ears, you notice the two white spots. it's like a lot of animals have it. he just turns his back, if he's eating something, they think it's his eyes looking backwards.

you don't want to see larry king mad. >> larry: i don't get too mad. hey, we're face-to-face, cannon king's going to join us with our bobc bobcat, next. [ commentator ] lindsey vonn! she stays tough! earlier, she had an all-over achy cold... what's her advantage? it's speedy alka-seltzer! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief for all-over achy colds. the official cold medicine of the u.s. ski team. alka-seltzer plus. 20 minutes later, she'll bring one into the world in seattle. later today, she'll help an accident victim in kansas. how can one nurse be in all these places? through the nurses she taught in this place. johnson & johnson knows, behind every nurse who touches a life... there's a nurse educator... who first touched them. ♪ you're a nurse ♪ you make a difference >> larry: we're back. this is my 10-year-old son cannon, king of fifth grade. his 11-year-old brother chance did not join us. for those of you who have watched this show frequently probably remember chance jumping off the chair with the killer toad. two decisions to

all next on "larry king live." all next on "larry king live." vi -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: it's a great pleasure to welcome you to "larry king live" as always, a good friend, an old friend, the vice president of the united states, joe biden. thanks for coming. >> it's great to be back with you, larry. >> larry: always good. this is the hundredth time. >> it's a long time. i told you this before. my mother who lived with me passed away last january. i never once walked in her house late in the evening that you weren't on the air. so i miss her and i'm really going to miss you, man. the country's going to miss you doing this. >> larry: let's get into things. early today, president obama made you the focus on getting this treaty signed. i'm told today no democratic president ever had a nuclear treaty. >> that's true. this idea that somehow some republican pundits are talking about you can't let obama have a win, this is not an obama win. this is a continuation of a bipartisan policy started with ronald reagan in this case. it'

larry king made my whole job. made my career, when he let this local weatherman fill in on his show. i love my larry king. he's upstairs. "just one thing." it's that time of year. your kids will come in 6-times to 12-times the infection of a cold or flu this season. dr. rosen from "pediatrician" magazine is here. we're going to talk about things to fix it. >> natural remedies. >> i use the netti pot. describe this. >> it uses salt water to help with congestion. but the netty pot is a great way. you pour it in one side and out the other. >> it's not bad as you think it is. uncomfortable the first few times. but you get used to it. >> young kids, as young as 2 or 3 years old. >> what do you mean eucalyptus? >> this is a eucalyptus plant. we can take the oil of this plant, and put it in a bowl of hot water. breathe it in. put a drop behind the ears or on the chest. it reduces sinuses and reduce congestion. >> i'm nervous when you say give something to children. but this one is okay. >> it's hard to pronounce. s a. >>

. >> larry: welcome back to this "modern family" edition of "larry king live." you're looking at our greenroom where the kids of the show are getting ready by destroying the place. they'll join us shortly. eric and jesse play two partners who adopted a baby girl from vietnam. let's take a look at them in a scene from hysterically funny "modern family." >> i'm -- >> emergency assistance. this is -- >> we lost our baby in the car and people are judging us. >> i swear to god i'm going to break it. >> do not break the window. you'll get glass on her. >> tell your wife to relax. everything's going to be okay. >> it's a man. >> really? >> don't worry, lily. >> we have the signal. the door should be unlocked now. >> check the door. check the door. >> it is not unlocked. oh! oh! that is amazing. how did they do that? >> i don't know. we got it. thank you. >> larry: that's your favorite scene? >> i love that scene, yeah. but they actually took out eric's favorite line. he improved and said, did that come from space? while unlocking the door, which is an improv, yeah. >>

"larry king" starts now. >> larry: tonight, natalie cole exclusive. the singer's life was saved with a kidney transplant, and now for the first time, she's speaking publicly about it, right here. >> when they called to say that there was a kidney for me, the lady said something about the family has requested that it goes to natalie cole. >> larry: with the donor's family, an incredible story of faith and hope and friendship. natalie cole next on "larry king live." ♪ and forever more ♪ and forever more ♪ that's how you'll stay ♪ that's how you'll stay >> larry: good evening. natalie cole is the grammy-winning singer, and in march of 2009, revealed on this program that she needed a new kidney and got a transplant in may of 2009. she shares that incredible story in a terrific new book, "love brought me back: a journey of loss and gain." have it right here and there you see its cover. it's a great pleasure to welcome her back to "larry king live," the first interview together with natalie and the donor family, by the way, they're around, who gave

. >> larry: judge judy with your phone calls next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. judge judy presides over the number one rated daytime court show. i think the number one daytime syndicated show. judge judy is now in its 15th year. she has been on this show 24 times. here's a sampling of some of those appearances. why do we like you? >> i'm not sure. and i won't give you the formula even if i was sure because i wouldn't want anybody around here to replicate it for a while until i'm finished with it. at my age, and i am 55 -- you're opposed say i don't look like i am dplooif, but that's okay. people from brooklyn grow one a certain common sense, if it doesn't ring true, it's not true. you want me to be honest with you, i'm always honest, larry. i think people would be disappointed with me if they asked me a direct answer and i didn't give a direct answer. >> larry: welcome back to judge judy live. >> i couldn't do what you do, i could not. >> i could don't what you do. >> i am not a good interviewer. i don't liable to rule by committee. i like sort of an autocratic

"larry king live" starts right now. . tonight, order in the court, judge judy rules on bullies and bad parents and same-sex marriage and sweets in schools and happy meals, all food for thought. >> that's what happens when you try to talk over me. >> judge judy with your phone calls next on "larry king live." . >> larry: good evening, judge judy presides over the number one rated daytime court show. judge judy is now in its 15th year. she has been on this show 24 times. here's a sampling of some of those appearances. why do we like you? >> i'm not sure. and i won't give you the formula even if i was sure because i wouldn't want anybody around here to replicate it for a while until i'm ifinished with it. people from brooklyn grow one a certain common sense, if it doesn't ring true, it's not true. you want me to be honest with you, i'm always honest, larry. i think people would be disappointed with me if they asked me a direct answer and i didn't give a direct answer. >> larry: did ywelcome back to judy live. >> i couldn't d

larry king live" a good friend. we have a month to go with the show. and so honored to have him kick off this week. general colin powell, united states army retired. he was secretary of state under president george w. bush, former chairman of the joint chiefs, founder and chair of the colin powell center in harlem. i will visit the center next month. center for policy studies affiliated with city college of new york. and founding chairman of america's promise. it was six years ago today that colin powell announced he was resigning as secretary of state. boy, time goes. >> time goes, yep. >> larry: do you miss government? >> not really. i try not to miss anything in life. i enjoyed my government service. i was in government service for 40 years between the military and the state department. but i always like to look forward as i say to so many audiences you should go through life looking through the windshield not the rearview mirror. >> larry: you are always a general, correct title, once a general always a general.

: next on "larry king live." what a great pleasure to welcome to "larry king live" for the umpteenth time the bushes at the as tonya hotel, in houston, texas. president george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states and barbara, the former first lady who didn't wear her suspenders. >> oh, darn it. >> larry: you should have. how are you feeling? >> very well. >> larry: what was wrong? >> i don't know. but may i give you some advice? never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. they'll tell you. >> larry: but you were taken to the hospital. was it an emergency? >> mm-hmm. but i feel great. that's it. >> larry: you're not going to tell me what was the matter? >> tell him. >> you mean when i had -- >> the -- >> oh, no, i'm not going to tell him that. when i had the perforated ulcer? >> yeah. >> larry: that's what it was? it wasn't the heart? >> no, i had the heart. i did have that. i have a pig valve. don't say oink or sooy, sooy. >> larry: they gave you the pig. >> which is better you don't have to take coumad

"larry king live" starts right thousand. >> larry: tonight, natalie cole exclusive. the singer's life was saved with a kidney transport, and now for the first time, she's speaking publicly about it, right here. >> when they called to say that there was a kidney for me, the lady said something about the family has requested that it goes to natalie cole. >> larry: with the donor's family, an incredible story of faith and hope and friendship. natalie cole next on "larry king live." ♪ and forever more ♪ and forever more ♪ that's how you'll stay ♪ that's how you'll stay >> larry: good evening. natalie cole is the grammy-winning singer, and in march of 2009, revealed on this program that she needed a new kidney and got a transport in may of 2009. she shares that incredible story in a terrific new book, "love brought me back: a journey of loss and gain." have it right here and there you see its cover. it's a great pleasure to welcome her back to "larry king live," the first interview together with natalie and the donor family, by the way, they're around, who gave he

"larry king" starts now. >> larry: tonight, natalie cole exclusive. the singer's life was saved with a kidney transport, and now for the first time, she's speaking publicly about it, right here. >> when they called to say that there was a kidney for me, the lady said something about the family has requested that it goes to natalie cole. >> larry: with the donor's family, an incredible story of faith and hope and friendship. natalie cole next on "larry king live." ♪ and forever more and forever more that's how you'll stay that's how you'll stay ♪ >> larry: good evening. natalie cole is the grammy-winning singer, and in march of 2009, revealed on this program that she needed a new kidney and got a transport in may of 2009. she shares that incredible story in a terrific new book, "love brought me back: a journey of loss and gain." have it right here and there you see its cover. it's a great pleasure to welcome her back to "larry king live," the first interview together with natalie and the donor family, by the way, they're around, who gave her the ki

and that's what makes larry king's hour so special. it was special to me for the many times that i have appeared. i just wanted to tell you that publicly. >> larry: i try to ask very good questions. >> you do. >> larry: but i think i'm a conduit. >> you are, that's what this is, and it's without hostility and that's what's missing in politics today. you and i can differ, but we can still respect each other's opinions. i respect your opinion about things that i may not embrace. >> larry: the best thing i ever heard, it's a great sentence, i have never learned anything when i was talking. should school decide what your kids eat? we'll see what judge judy had to say about that next. does amazon have a right to publish a book on how to be a pedophile successfully under the law? >> it's so hard to live in this country. it's so hard to live under a constitution that sometimes is ridiculous. it is ridiculous. do i think that amazon has the right to publish it? probably. do i think -- to sell it? i don't know if they published it. >> larry: pr

jackson for the hour next on "larry king live." janet jackson returns to "larry king live." miss jackson if you're nasty. she's a grammy winning singer, author of a forthcoming book "true you". her new movie is "for colored girls" she stars in the tyler perry film which opens in theaters tomorrow november 5. it's her third collaboration with perry. watch. >> get this. just last week, my ex-old man comes in saying, baby, i don't know how she got your number, i'm sorry. >> no, no this is it. >> oh, baby, you know i was high, i'm sorry. >> i'm only human, if we were perfect, we wouldn't have nothing to strive for, so you might as well go on and forgive me because i'm sorry. >> this one is it. i do you like i do you because i thought you could take it? no? i'm sorry. >> now i know you know i love you, but i ain't going to love you the way you want me to love you. sorry. >> that opens tomorrow. "for colored girls," how did this move come about? >> i heard that giggle that you just did. >> larry: you like my giggle? it's kind of a turn o

. >> larry: the cast of "the modern family" for the hour next on "larry king live." good evening. "modern family" is in its second season on abc. the show won only six emmys including outstanding comedy, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy. let's meet the cast. sofia vergara, ed o'neill, eric stonestreet is cameron. jesse tyler ferguson is mitchell. julie bowen plays claire. ty burrell. let's look at what they're all about. watch. >> okay, everybody. gather around. jake, come here. tonight we dine in the traditional colombia recipes of my grandmother. even though she is no longer with me, i'm very happy because i have all of you. [ speaking foreign language ] >> to aunt maria -- >> beautiful, gloria. just like my mitchell. >> oh! >> whoa! >> larry: the two funniest shows on television, one is animated. that's "family guy." the other is "modern family." which is deserving of all the we'll start with ed o'neill, the veteran of the crew. why does this show work? >> well, i think it's a combination of a lot of things, larry. the writing. start with the writing. two guys, two prod

you're watching "larry king live." >> larry: we're back with michael moore. will the republicans be able to slow back health care reform? >> of course not. >> larry: they can't override a veto. >> they can't override a veto, they only have one house. what are you going to say to american people once their kids can stay on their health care until they're 26 years old or their kids can't get health care because they have a pre-existing condition? how are they going to tell the american people, no, we're going back to the old, ancient way we used to do it p? no. that's not going to happen. we need to push faster forward toward a better system than we have. >> larry: despite all the president's proclamations about those making $250,000 a year or more, about 1.5% of the population, and their tax cuts that he would get them back on the right path, does it appear they're going to capitulate, that those tax cuts will stick? >> it appears they'll capitulate. >> larry: why? >> why? >> larry: i'm asking you why. >> why do the democrats constantly give into this? why don

>> larry: welcome back to this "modern family" edition of "larry king live." you are looking at the green room where the kids of the show are getting ready by destroying the place. they'll join us shortly. two partners have adopted a baby girl from vietnam. let's take a look at them in a scene from hysterically "modern family." >> i'm -- >> emergency assistance. this is -- >> we lost our baby in the car and people are judging us. >> i swear to god i'm going to break it. >> you will get glass on her. >> tell your wife to replace. >> that's a man. >> really? >> don't worry, lily. >> we have the signal. the door should be unlocked now. >> check the door. check the door. >> it is not unlocked. oh! oh! that is amazing. how did they do that? >> i don't know. we got it. thank you. >> larry: that's your favorite scene? >> i love that scene, yeah. but they actually took out eric's favorite line. he goes did that come from space? unlocking the door which was an improv, yeah. >> that was one of the first scenes after the pilot. that was the first episode last season and

all next on "larry king live." >> larry: it's a great pleasure to welcome you to "larry king live" as always, a good friend, an old friend, the vice president of the united states, joe biden. thanks for coming. >> it's great to be back with you, larry. >> larry: always good. this is the hundredth time. >> it's a long time. i told you this before. my mother who lived with me passed away last january. i never once walked in her house late in the evening that you weren't on the air. so i miss her and i'm really going to miss you, man. the country's going to miss you doing this. >> larry: let's get into things. early today, president obama made you the focus on getting this treaty signed. i'm told today no democratic president ever had a nuclear treaty. >> that's true. this idea that somehow some republican pundits are talking about you can't let obama have a win, this is not an obama win. this is a continuation of a bipartisan policy started with ronald reagan in this case. it's critically important to our national security interests. i think we are going to get it passed. i still think

: it's next on "larry king live." good evening. oksana grigorieva is mel gibson's exgirlfriend. they have a 1-year-old child together and are locked in a bitter dispute. mr. gibson has sought a gag order to prevent any public parties from speaking about the case. the judge rejected that. mel has never commented about the conversations. with us, martin garbus, who's father lives in moscow, her father was a russian war hero in the world war ii against the nazis. how did you meet? >> we were introduced by a mutual friend and there were cards on a table. and the friend took my card and put his cell phone number on my card and so mel called me a couple of weeks later. >> larry: were you playing piano when you met him? >> i was just at the dining table in the restaurant. >> larry: so, he called you? >> yeah, he did. >> larry: and you knew he was married, right? >> yes, i did know he was married, but for nine months, we were just riding together. we hardly saw each other. it was like a friendship thing. >> larry: so no adult

all next on "larry king live." it's a great pleasure to welcome to "larry king live" as always, good friend, old friend, the vice president of the united states, joe biden. thanks for coming. >> it's great to be back with you, larry. >> larry: this is like the 100th time. >> i don't know, it's a long time, but i tell you what. i've told thank you before. my mother who lived with me passed away last january, i never once walked in her house late in the evening that you weren't on the air. and i miss her and i'm really going to miss you. >> let's get into things. early today president obama made u the focus on getting this treaty signed. what's holding -- i'm told there are no democratic president ever had a nuclear treaty. >> well, that's true, and that's why this idea that somehow that some republicans are -- pundits are talking about you can't let obama have a win, this is not an obama win, this is a continuation of a bipartisan policy started with ronald reagan in this case, it's critically important to our natio

>> larry: i got you. michael moore is our guest. you're watching "larry king live." s it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 3) isolate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. one month, five years after you do retire? ♪ client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize i better start doing something. we open up that box. we organize it. and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and think, "wow. i never thought i could do this." but we've actually done it. [ male announcer ] visit ameriprise.com and put a confident retirement more within reach. >> larry: we're back with michael moore. will the republicans be able to slow back health care reform? >> of course not. >> larry: they can't override a veto. >> they can't override a veto, they only have one house. what are you going to say to american people once their kids can stay on their health care until they're 26 years old or their kids

>> larry: i got you. michael moore is our guest. you're watching "larry king live." as long as they're not outside. but, i'm a home. i'm always outside. i make being inside possible. look, do me a favor. get flood insurance. floods can devastate your home. fred, how you doing over there? i think this is gonna be a problem. see what i mean? hey, i know what i'm talking about. because i'm a home people. and, there's no place like me. [ female announcer ] only flood insurance covers floods. for a free brochure, call the number on your screen. >> larry: we're back with michael moore. will the republicans be able to slow back health care reform? >> of course not. >> larry: they can't override a veto. >> they can't override a veto, they only have one house. what are you going to say to american people once their kids can stay on their health care until they're 26 years old or their kids can't get health care because they have a pre-existing condition? how are they going to tell the american people, no, we're going back to the old, ancient way we used to do it p? no. that's

thanks for watching,larry king starts now. tonight janet jackson is here with a new look. >> shedding all the old skin. >> larry: a new book and a challenging new film role. >> if you called to say you're sorry, call somebody else. >> larry: has she abandoned singing for acting? >> i'm finally getting around to doing something i have wanted to do since i was a kid. >> larry: janet jackson for the hour next on "larry king live." janet jackson returns to "larry king live." miss jackson if you're nasty. she's a grammy winning singer, author of a forthcoming book "true you". her new movie is "for colored girls" she stars in the tyler perry film which opens in theaters tomorrow november 5. it's her third collaboration with perry. watch. >> get this. just last week, my ex-old man comes in saying, baby, i don't know how she got your number, i'm sorry. >> no, no this is it. >> oh, baby, you know i was high, i'm sorry. >> i'm only human, if we were perfect, we wouldn't have nothing to strive for, so you might as well go on and forgive

. >> larry: janet jackson for the hour next on "larry king live." janet jackson returns to "larry king live." ms. jackson if you're nasty. she's a grammy winning singer, author of a forthcoming book "true you". her new movie is "for colored girls." she stars in the tyler perry film which opening tomorrow. it's her third collaboration with perry, watch. >> just last week my ex-old man came in saying, baby, i don't know how she got your number, i'm sorry. >> no, no, this is it. oh, baby, you know i was high, i'm sorry. >> i'm only human. if we were perfect, we wouldn't have nothing to strive for, so you might as well go on and forgive me because i'm sorry. >> this one is it. i do you like i do you because i thought you could take it. no? i'm sorry. >> now i know you know i love you. but i ain't going to love you the way you want me to love you. >> larry: it opens tomorrow "for colored girls" how did this move come about? >> i like that giggle that you just did. >> larry: you like my giggle? kind of a turn on, huh? >> you've got a lot of nerve. how did

"larry king live" starts right now. >> larry: tonight oscar winner jeff bridges. he's given life to "starman," a baker boy. bad blake and the iconic dude. >> that's what you call me. >> larry: now he's taking on a john wayne classic. >> help me. >> i couldn't do nothing for you, son. >> larry: and maybe his most important role ever. >> 17 million kids, that's one in four, live in insecure households. >> larry: the fearless jeff bridges for the hour next on "larry king live." what a great pleasure to welcome back to "larry king live," it's been too long between visits jeff bridges the academy award winning actor. a brilliant, brilliant talent he is. his new film "tron: legacy" comes out next month. he plays rooster cogburn in the coen brothers' remake of "true grit." that will be released christmas day. he's also national spokesperson for share our strengths, no kid hungry campaign. we'll talk about that too and we welcome him back. good to see you. december is pretty busy with you. >> oh, man, yeah. got a birthday too. >> larry: how old? >> 61. >> larry: a young 6

appearing tonight on "larry king live." we have a bit of a preview of what the former first lady thinks about the former alaska governor. here's a little bit of it. she thinks she should stay in alaska. we'll tell you what else she had to say ahead. >>> and bieber fever. the teen pop sensation scooping up more awards than any other artist. >>> plus, a blast from the past. a performance from the ultimate boy band. >>> up first, america on the move. there were more than 40 million people that are going to be traveling at least 50 miles or more on this thanksgiving week. it's why you should make cnn your holiday travel headquarters. because all morning every day until thanksgiving we'll find you the up-to-the minute travel information and it'll be on the bottom of your screen all week. >> and prepare for the possibility of an enhanced pat-down at the airport. but according to the top man at the tsa, the agency is looking at refining its policies. initially john pistole telling cnn the pat-downs are a necessary precaution. >> i

a lot going on today including joe biden sitting down with larry king ahead of his big "morning joe" interview today. >>> plus, what's going on here? alec baldwin acting totally earnestly in a local grocery store commercial. unintentional humor. just a few minutes away. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. after leaving washington last night, president obama's expected to arrive in lisbon, portugal, about 1 5 minutes fro now for back-to-back nato and e.u. summits. leaders are expected to decide on the shift in strategy in afghanistan including a timetable for the gradual withdrawal of most of nato's 150,000 troops within four years. against that backdrop, this morning's "usa today" reporting that coalition forces have increased the pace of military operations in afghanistan, ramping up attacks on the taliban to record levels since this war began nine years ago. the other items on the president's agenda this weekend include discussion of a missile defense shield to protect europe and north america. and as he meets with his e.u. counterpar

larry king starts right now. >> larry: tonight, oscar winner jeff bridges. he's given life to "starman," "the baker boys." bad blake and the iconic dude. >> that's what you call me. >> larry: now he's taking on a john wayne classic. >> help me. >> i couldn't do nothing for you, son. >> larry: and maybe his most important role ever. >> 17 million kids, that's one in four, live in insecure households. >> larry: the fearless jeff bridges for the hour next on "larry king live." what a great pleasure to welcome back to "larry king live," it's been too long between visits jeff bridges the academy award winning actor. a brilliant, brilliant talent he is. his new film "tron: legacy" comes out next month. he plays rooster cogburn in the coen brothers' remake of "true grit." that will be released christmas day. he's also national spokesperson for share our strengths, no kid hungry campaign. we'll talk about that, too, and we welcome him back. good to see you. december is pretty busy with you. >> oh, man, yeah. got a birthday, too. >> larry: how old? >> 61. >> larry: a

larry king starts right now. >> larry: tonight oscar winner jeff bridges. he's given life to "starman," a baker boy. bad blake and the iconic dude. >> that's what you call me. >> larry: now he's taking on a john wayne classic. >> help me. >> i couldn't do nothing for you, son. >> larry: and maybe his most important role ever. >> 17 million kids, that's one in four, live in insecure households. >> larry: the fearless jeff bridges for the hour next on "larry king live." what a great pleasure to welcome back to "larry king live," it's been too long between visits jeff bridges the academy award winning actor. a brilliant, brilliant talent he is. his new film "tron: legacy" comes out next month. he plays rooster cogburn in the coen brothers' remake of "true grit." that will be released christmas day. he's also national spokesperson for share our strengths, no kid hungry campaign. we'll talk about that too and we welcome him back. good to see you. december is pretty busy with you. >> oh, man, yeah. got a birthday too. >> larry: how old? >> 61. >> larry: a young 6

larry king sat down with former president george h.w. bush and barbara bush and conversation turned to the current state of politics and politicians. take a listen. >> do you read about sarah palin? >> i sat next to her once. thought she was beautiful. i think she is very happy in alaska. i hope she stays there. >> she is fooisy. you can see that whole interview tonight on "larry king live" only on cnn. >>> we have heard some seriously horrible stories and seen viral videos still the tsa says it won't be changing procedures any time soon. mostly been about those new personal enhanced pat downs. but the tsa points out you don't get those unless you refuse or opt out of the high-tech body imaging or you are randomly selected. take a look at this. 81% are agreeing that airports should use full body x-ray machines. there you have it. a federal judge has given oklahoma clearance to substitute one of the drugs in its lethal injection cocktail. very interesting. a nationwide shortage of an approved anesthetic has had states scrambling. oklahoma

. >> larry: next on "larry king live." what a great pleasure to welcome to "larry king live" for the umpteenth time the bushes at the houstonian hotel, in houston, texas. president george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states and barbara, the former first lady who didn't wear her suspenders. >> oh, darn it. >> larry: you should have. how are you feeling? >> very well. >> larry: what was wrong? >> i don't know. but may i give you some advice? never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. they'll tell you. >> larry: but you were taken to the hospital. was it an emergency? >> mm-hmm. but i feel great. that's it. >> larry: you're not going to tell me what was the matter? >> tell him. >> you mean when i had -- >> the -- >> oh, no, i'm not going to tell him that. when i had the perforated ulcer? >> yeah. >> larry: that's what it was? it wasn't the heart? >> no, i had the heart. i did have that. i have a pig valve. don't say oink or sooy, sooy. >> larry: they gave you the pig. >> which is better you don't have to take coum

the tar out of you. >> larry: next on "larry king live." ♪ it's all taking and no giving ♪ >> larry: good evening. what a great holiday week guest. dolly parton award winning song singer song writer. actress, author and owner of dollywood theme park. last appearance on our show while we're still a show. always happy to see the incomparable dolly. hearse a sampling of some of her appearances on this program. watch. ♪ good morning captain ♪ i will always love you >> talking about me not running for president because they asked me if i would. i told him i think we've had enough boobs in the white house. i'm glad it worked out though. i love being on your show. >> larry: why are you always a beat? anything we ever do with you dolly is never down. >> well, i want to be my best for you. of course you wouldn't want me to come on your show being down, would you? of course i'm like everybody else. i have my moments but for the most part i have got a lot to be happy about and i try to show it especially when i'm with you. >> larry: okay. now, you're in orlando for a reason. she's coming to

"larry king live" starts right "larry king live" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight --idterm bloodbath. president obama admits it's a shellacking. he calls it humbling. what's next? >> i've been willing to compromise in the past. i've going to be willing to compromise going forward. >> larry: now that republicans will control the house, how will the government go forward? or will it be mired in gridlock? it's all next on "larry king live." >> larry: ah, democracy in action. a lot has changed in the past 24 hours. we've got an outstanding panel for most of the program tonight. let's begin with our own john king, the host of "john king usa," cnn's chief national correspondent. he's at the cnn matrix with more. anything shock you last night, john? >> well, larry, you just said, a lot has changed. boy, is that an understatement. when i stood here last night, before polls closed, these were the 100 most competitive house races. 91 of them, 91 of them were blue last night. held by democrats. the flashing red means picked up by a republican. larry, the geo

we can see it on wednesday night on "larry king live." if the judge says, you shouldn't be talking, it may not be the best thing. obviously it was her decision but it could end up hurting her in the end here. >>> if you want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j. has it every eng "showbiz tonight" 5:00 p.m. on hln. >>> jay-z was a big supporter of president obama during this campaign. what does he think about the president's progress two years later? >> it's impossible for someone to take eight years of our last administration and turn it around in two years. it's very difficult to deliver on everything. >> his interview with poppy harlow next. so who wants to learn about saving? me, me, me! great! because priority mail flat rate shipping from the postal service can save businesses time and money by making shipping really, really, easy. any questions? yeah. um, how easy? well, for one you don't have to weigh packages up to 70 pounds. they come in all different sizes too. so if it fits, it ships for a low flat

larry king proving you can wear angel wings with suspenders. here's a lovely little snarky snippet from the first monologue. >> people ask me why i named the show "conan." i did it so i'd be harder to replace. he's out! get another conan! >> tom hanks joins conan tonight at 11:00 eastern on sister network tbs. we sure hope you'll watch. >>> in texas, football is a blood sport but it took ice water in the veins to pull off this trick play. we'll talk to the middle school quarterback and his coach about this move that stunned the stadium and has gone viral on the web. [ advisor 1 ] what do you see yourself doing one week, one month, five years after you do retire? ♪ client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize i better start doing something. we open up that box. we organize it. and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and think, "wow. i never thought i could do this." but we've actually done it. [ male announcer ] visit ameriprise.com and put a confiden

lore -- tloir's an honor to welcome you to "larry king live." chairman of the carlson companies, she received rig for the hotels restaurants, traveling and marketing. and her book is "how we lead matters: reflections on a life of relationship." you're the first ceo, first female ceo of a major company? >> oh, i think there might have been a couple before me. jill berrad at -- >> larry: the toy company. >> the toy company, et cetera. one of the early ones. i hate to admit it, but it's true. it was very exciting. >> larry: what are the carlson companies, what do they do? >> carlson is travel and hospitality company. we have 1,000 hotels, radisson, country inthe inns and suites, inns, tgi fridays, countries with hotels and restaurant -- >> larry: i helped you make it. >> you are. >> larry: are you retired or -- >> i'm the chairman. >> larry: you remain chairman? >> right. >> larry: tell me about the book, "how we leave matters: reflections on life." what prompted you to write it? >> well, i didn't expect to write a book. one day my grandson, jamie,

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