walter's friends were walter's friends.one who made fun of walter more than walter or his beloved wife betsy who we lost a few years ago. a fantastic guy. >> brian, i know that nbc nightly news and msnbc, we've all been going back to a lot of tapes in the preparation for the anniversary on monday of the 40th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission to the moon, and correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe that was the one where when walter cronkite was doing the broadcast he was momentarily speechless when neil armstrong was putting his foot down and that famous transmission, one small step. and later he apologized for being speechless. >> yeah, talk about old school. can you imagine? and they did something quite controversial. obviously we were glued to those grainy black and white live tv images from the surface of the moon, after all, and we watched armstrong step out. we heard walter say simply, man on the moon. and after the landing, cronkite appeared to be drenched in sweat. they cut away from the surface of the moon to sho

also when you watched it, walter cried. walter had tears. he was for so many of us, john, a member of the family. that's why people called him uncle walter. there was this wisdom about him and this great voice, and we felt that we knew him and that he knew us. now, we're in a different time, and there's nobody, although there are excellent anchors of course, there's nobody that had the command that walter had. first of all, television is much more fractionalized, there's no one person that has that much power, and we're more cynical, maybe more sophisticated. i think the sad thing about walter was that he left broadcasting too soon, and i think he regretted it. >> i think a lot of people share that feeling. you mentioned power. i was reading that a great many people urged him to take his fame and turn it into high political office and he never would do that because he understood that you can't use the power of journalism and take advantage of it in that way to then move to a political position where you try to ram your point across. >> well,

walter came into your living room but walter was not about flash. walter was about the story. morley safer and bob schieffer talked about he wasn't a flashy, fancy guy. he was about the core value of the news. i think we live in an era with the proliferation of cable, fikac sesz by people to information t. great part about having a smaller platform is that you were always heard. it is harder to have a distinctive voice. i'm proud to work at cbs where "60 minutes" is the hallmark of journalism and continues to break new ground. walter was all about that. walter was about the value and knowledge of a story and shedding light. it sounds old fashioned but that is what it was about. >> susan we have talked about so many big nights, kennedy assassination, man on the moon, the turning point in vietnam. walter was a pack rat we are told. that is one of the things you learned from your friend and mentor. you have in your desk a script of another famous night in walter cronkite's life. >> i do, indeed. i feel grateful that i can show it tonight. let me put it up here so you can see it.

what did it mean to walter? >> it meant everything to walter. i heard you asking before what the greatest story that you asked about walter, opining on the greatest story he ever covered and what he often said. he said it was man's landing on the moon. because it was our escape from our environment and an opportunity for -- to discover a new world. >> marlene, i unfortunately need to stop there. unfortunately we're out of time. i want to thank you so much. i apologize for your reflecting. as we end the program tonight, we want to end the program tonight with the words of the man in his day was the most trusted name in news. >> a press corps of 500 and we of television and radio standing by and the top rocket colonel john glenn standing by. man on the moon. >> the eagle has landed. >> boy. >> we're going to be busy for a moment. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> if you're just joining us tornts, this is ac 360, john king sitting in for anderson. sad news. millions of americans from all over the country and walks of life. may have shared l

>> walters: yeah. that, before the day's over, i'll probably end up with, i don't know, maybe $2 million at risk. >> logan: over the years, people have spied on walters, even rifled through his trash, trying to learn what teams he's betting on and how much he's betting. to protect his operation from prying eyes, walters has become obsessed with security and secrecy. all of his partners use code names, like "j-bird" and "wolfman." >> walters: wolfman, we want to take new england plus three and a half and three. >> logan: can you tell me who wolfman is? >> walters: he's a retired disc jockey. >> logan: he is not. come on. >> walters: he has a nickname. he prefers to be called "wolfman." that's what i call him, wolfman. >> logan: billy walters has also built a brain trust of consultants, most of them mathematicians and experts on everything from weather conditions to player injuries. he told us they act like analysts for a hedge fund manager. so, information is key. i mean, it sounds like you track every

walter aced it. he had his chance in american journalism and television history and he stuck the landing. and he got it right. >> brian, i know that you had somewhat of a personal relationship with mr. cronkite. when you talked to him about his career, he looked back on his career, what did he think was the hardest thing he did? what did he find most challenging about what his work? >> i think keeping his head in check and his beloved wife betsy was a -- the senior vice president of keeping walter's head in check. and he loved the acouterments of his job. my god he was known just about as well as the coca-cola logo throughout the united states and as media proliferated around the world. he wanted to keep working. it'll be said in various forms of truth over the next couple of days that he was, he left cbs news not in a way he would have liked. and he missed it and he regretted retiring. that gave a certain sadness to his retirement years. he never stopped reading newspapers just voracious. he never t

>> walters: four. indicted three times by the attorney general's office in nevada for the same thing. i got indicted, went to court, it was thrown out. i got re-indicted for the same thing, went to court again, it was thrown out. got re-indicted again, went to court again-- finally, the third time, it was thrown out and that was the end of it. >> logan: none of the charges stuck, and walters went on to build his own betting business. he became better than the bookmakers at predicting which team would win and by what margin. that margin of victory is called the "spread" or the "line." now, your lines are often different from the bookmakers' lines. >> walters: yes, substantially. >> logan: what do you do, in that situation? >> walters: the bigger the difference between the lines, the bigger the discrepancy, the larger bet i make. >> logan: what's unique about walters is that, when he doesn't like the line, he can sometimes force the bookmakers to change it. >> walters: we're going to work on this a littl

taken to walter reed friday night. the medical team treating the president aggressively. and the president's doctor confirming today that the president did receive oxygen twice since testing positive for covid. the president's doctor also saying late today he may not be entirely out of the woods yet for something this early in his course of treatment. in fact, the doctors said, we won't know until next weekend, several days from now, truly how the president will fare from this, given the normal course from the virus. but tonight, the president is going back to the white house, and this evening, the growing number. at least 18 people now connected to the president have tested positive. 11 of them at that rose garden event introducing judge amy coney barrett, including hope hicks, three senators, and just today, we learned press secretary kaylie mcnanny have tested positive in the west wing. the president tweeting about leaving walter reed, telling the american people, "don't be afraid of covid. don't let it dominate you

he will work from the walter reed offices. there is a suite of offices and he will obviously be monitored for covid-19. your thoughts. >> apparently the situation is set up at walter reed, it's a whole floor, lots of bedrooms, offices. it's kind of like a mini white house. he is going to be able to work there. but i think there's going to be tremendous interest in what exactly are his symptoms, how he's feeling. and there's going to be a lot of pressure on him to actually speak to either reporters or address the nation. it's a big deal. he is going to need at some point to reassure the country that he is okay. >> bret: steve, there's a lot of animus all over social media. there's a divided country. in moments like this, praying for and wishing good thoughts for the first family of the united states, the commander in chief of our country, is a pretty good thing to do. >> it shouldn't matter what your politics are. it shouldn't matter what your views are on donald trump. i'm saying prayers for donald trump. i hope people who, re

scott and to the dying walter scott.ave got to have an additional discussion about whether not only was there a tragedy but the extent to cover it up. both of these lawyers for the family certainly talked about the statements that were made by lawyers for the police officer by spokespersons for the police department prior to this tape coming out. that tape has sheds light. it's braugts the trut out into the open. that's the most important fact. but for that we'd be having another debate of a different course which is weight of opinion would have been to give the officer every discretion because the taser would have been found right at the person's body. all of the officer who is responded who have said there was an effort to administer first aid. none of that was true. it's a human tragedy of immense pro proportions. it's not only ha happens but it's the official effort to cover it up. deeply troubling. >> i think that's well said indeed. i want you to stand by. with us is loni randolph. we heard from the attorneys repre

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walters in her own words. how she peto be remember. then please join us on sunday for a two-hour special edition of "20/20," our barbara at 8:00 p.m. for more on the broadcast legend. >>> next tonight, the weather threats impacting new year's eve celebrations. revelers enduring the rain in new york's times square as they wait to ring in the new year. severe storms also taking aim out west. heavy rain causing flooding and road closures in california's bay area. let's get to jeff smith from our new york station wabc with the national picture. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: whit, i do not envy those revelers in times square. check out the rainfall over the northeast. the steadiest rain will be over around midnight. a little too little too late. a lot of people are going to be getting wet. speaking of wet, let's check out out west. san francisco, highways under water due to flooding. that's translating into three plus feet of snow in sierra and the rockies. there could be blizzard conditions in denver and high plains. at the same time, a

walter was the most curious person i have ever met.wanted to know how everything worked, if there was a car wreck outside this bureau right now, walter would want to run out and see what happened. it would be like the first car wreck he ever saw. so that does not surprise me, but, you know, walter could get presidents on the telephone. it is not that way anymore. michael, you and nancy, you deal with this every day, we will talk about your book in a minute. >> it has been a long time since i ever got a president or even imagined to. it is much more staged now than it was in those days much more controlled their relationships between the white house and any president, any party, and the reporters, even the anchor men who cover them. >> schieffer: yes. and robert, do you find that surprising, the kind of relationships that the press wants, once enjoyed with our presidency? >> it is not that way anymore. for one thing there are so many more reporters, there are no deadlines anymore. it seems to me that the wall between the press and elect

i'm going to walter reed hospital. think i'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. so, thank you very much. i appreciate it. i will never forget it. thank you. >> that's the first time we heard anything from the president, video, tweet, anything, since he tweeted he tested positive for coronavirus at 1:00 a.m. since then vice president mike pence had to take trump's pace on a conference call about protecting seniors from coronavirus. the president had supposed to be on that. the governor of new york said he would be, but that changed at the last minute. and the trump campaign has announced all upcoming events will be postponed or held virtually. jeremy diamond is live outside walter reed. what are you learning about the president's condition right now? obviously he did not take a motorcade to walter reed. he was air lifted there. >> yeah, erin, and it was just 18 hours ago, when you think about it that dr. sean conley, the president's physician, released

walter: cautious. president carter: one of the things putin said, not to change the subject, he said, i have had and two different sessions in russia this year, in january and you april, with representatives and you from syria to try to and you resolve the syrian and him issue. and he said it has not been very him and fruitful. you what i think we should do is have the united states and russia sponsor a meeting with the top leaders in the region. and the top leaders in the region. saudi arabia, iran, and turkey. if you get those five liters together or the representatives, and and we can decide together and we can decide together what is to do about syria, and whatever we decide, aside and his syrian opposition will have in to agree to it. i said, that's a phenomenal a idea. have you made that proposal to president obama? and president obama? him and he said, no, i haven't. i said, do you mind if i make you andi said, do you mind if i make that proposal to him on you and your behalf? he said please do.

>> stephen: are you walter hitty, is ben stiller walter hitty. >> yeah, sure there are parts of me i relate to in the character. >> stephen: don't yell at me, don't yell at me, i'm asking you a question. >> sorry, sorry. >> stephen: all right, what i want to know is -- >> i'm-- i didn't get your your film, i didn't get-- cards on the table, i'm not one of these hollywood elitists who understand films like something about mary or tropic thunder or this one. >> i get it. >> stephen: i don't get art film. >> you don't go for the high fall outin. >> stephen: i don't go for that. -- does things that are real. >> he engages in real life. >> stephen: he actually does things later. >> he does real things, things that he imagined doing and he has to step into reality, and kind of seize the moment and go and live his life for real. >> stephen: which one of those is better. >> well, real life, i think, you know, is a good thing. and having an imagination is a good thing also. i think both are aspects, your imagination, your day dreams can fuel your real life and get to you do things that you wo

walter: mrs. carter, when you go to a place like saudi arabia, what is your role and what is your role in advocating for women in places like that? mrs. carter: this time i did not advocate for women. walter: but you have before. mrs. carter: i did not with the king. but i did in dubai and qatar and the other places. and i also -- we went to seven or eight of those countries. the main thing i worked on was health issues. i have fellowships with journalists, teaching them how to report on mental health issues accurately and in depth. we have been doing this for 18 years now. so, i wanted to get a journalist from outages era -- al jazeera because they cover the whole region and the stigma there is so bad. they shut people up and do not let anybody know they have a mentally ill person. but there is a really good program, so i did talk to and advocate for women and caregiving and those kinds of things. but not with king solomon. i take notes. walter: ok. [laughter] mrs. carter: i get to see the top of

. >> and i'm barbara walters and this is "20/20." >> the extraordinary career of barbara walters. the interviews with presidents and world leaders that helped shape history. >> are you sorry that you didn't burn the tapes? >> mr. president, how important is it for the president to be a role model? is there anything you want that you don't have? >>> and a beloved member of our "this week" team, dax tejera. >>> from abc news, it's "this week." here, now, jonathan karl. >>> good morning and welcome to "this week." we begin 2023 remembering two of our colleagues at abc news, the pioneering barbara walters, whose interviews with world leaders, politicians and celebrities are legendary. career paved for the way for countless woman in journalism and dax tejera, our talented executive producer who left us and his family far too soon. we'll honor both of them this morning. >>> but we start with a fascinating uncertain and profoundly consequential year in american politics. in just two days the house will gather to elect a speaker with no clear indication of whether republican leader kevin

we want to know, what is your favorite barbara walters interview?et us your most creative answers using the #waytooearly. we'll put the best ones up later. do you have a favorite? i caught her off guard. she said there's so many. >>> game seven after a controversial game five. can they hold on to the lead? jen, you know you have to pay attention. >>> watch this. republican candidate for governor in idaho. you need to hear his message before you go to the polls. lewis will have that. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back on a friday! >>> in washington today, queen elizabeth did something that no other british ruler had been able to do, addressed a joint meeting of congress. there was a bit of humor. >> i do hope you can see me today from where you are. when it's donut friday at the office i use my citi thankyou card to get two times the points at the coffee shop. which will help me get to miami...and they'll be stuck at the cube farm. the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn two times the points on dining out with no ann

walter was a kind of... he was everyone who went to the newman school was forced every couple of years to listen to a speech from the head master about how we were all supposed to become like walter isaacson. >> schieffer: (laughing) >> michael, you're still embarrassing me after all these years. >> schieffer: condoleezza rice, i want to go back to you because i do want to talk about your book as well. but it does kind of tie in to this tie to the south that you have. you were really in the bush administration among the first to recognize the real problem that katrina presented for the administration. you tell a very touching story about you were in new york when you realized what had happened and what it all meant. talk a little bit about that. >> yes. absolutely. i just want to say one other thing too. walter mentioned the segregation of pools in new orleans. i didn't learn to swim until i was 25 because bull conner wouldn't... segregated the pools in alabama. i think we have some common experiences with s

i'm going to walter reed hospital. i think i'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. so thank you very much. i appreciate it. i will never forget it. thank you. >> clearly an effort to reassure the american people, because this has been an unsettling day to say the least. terry moran with us now. a lot of people wondering about this chance that president trump at some point perhaps, would not be able to continue in his role, at least temporarily, and then what would happen? i know the 25th amendment would come into play. terry, talk us through what could happen. of course, this is just a possibility, but what could happen, if the president, while at walter reed temporarily is unable to do his job. >> that's it exactly, david. 25th amendment is there are if president trump to make use of if he sees it necessary. if at any point the president believes he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the presidency, all he has to do is write a letter, writ

chip reid, one of my colleagues here at cbs, is outside walter reed.hip,, your observations. >> reporter: well, it's hard to see from here. i can't see the press there's a group of very enthusiastic trump supporter overs here, about two dozen of them, who also can't see the press conference. but i thought certainly the most interesting of all of this, a lot of it was medical talk that they're trying to put the best spin they can possibly put on it. but certainly, the most interesting thing of all was the prediction that if things go well, if he's mobile today and he continues to improve, they may well send him back to the white house tomorrow. remember, it wasn't long ago when marine one lanlanded here. could be taking off again tomorrow. one danger in that, of course, is if he does not go home tomorrow, people will start to and dr. conley, at the very end, said that he was not trying to be evasive with the american public because he was yesterday. he did not take on fully, as he clearly could have, with the information he possessed yesterday, whether

. >> once you've been at walter reed, you can't get walter reed out of you. it's a part of your spirit. >> walter reed closing its doors officially in about a month and will shift its operations to a new facility that will be called walter reed national medical center with campuses in maryland and virginia. >>> still ahead on "way too early," the umpire who as we said yesterday made the worst call in the history of organized sports in the 19th inning two nights ago provides an explanation. hear what he had to say. and who's back in the middle of another call last night. sports is ahead. >>> plus, alex trebek isn't just a mean quiz show host who belittles those who give incorrect responses. he's also a tough as nails crime fighter. wait until you hear what he did to a burglar who broke into his hotel room. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. >>> 5:45

i said, "you want to have dinner with walter cronkite?" she said, "who's walter cronkite?" [laughter] my wife, she's an anthropologist and she spent a couple of years living with -- in a tribe of indians in colombia, so she really wasn't clued into what was on television and all that. and that was it. walter and betsy, i had a -- i had a bentley, an old bentley convertible with a rumble seat and the -- which in british automobile parlance is called a dicky, the rumble seat. so off we went, picked up cronkite, betsy, who got in the rumble seat in the open car and we had a lot to drink that night, walter and i. walter and betsy were great, great fun to be with, i must say. and when we finally sort of ended the evening, which was about 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning, i'm driving walter to his hotel, we went past buckingham palace, and then there was no security around it. now the whole -- all those roads are blocked. no security, so, except for the guardsmen out in front, and walter insisted that i do a couple of circle, circuits around buckingham palace and he got out and did hi

he then left walter reed, but no one knows where to.hat sound. >> it's been a very interesting journey. i learned a lot about covid. i learned it by really going to school. this is the real school. this isn't the, let's read the book school. and i get it and i understand it. and it's a very interesting thing. i'm going to be letting you know about it. in the meantime, we love the usa and we love what's happening. thank you. >> let me throw this to richard lui to clarify exactly what's going on. >> yeah, rev, we're just getting this video. we're seeing the president's motorcade leaving moments ago. as you know, we've had a couple of days of a lot of developments getting different reports from the president's doctor, in varying degrees of concern. there is also reporting coming in from mark meadows, first on background and then confirmed later on to say they were very concerned at one point for the president given the conditions. the question has been, has he taken on supplemental oxygen. but with this video just coming in moments ago, no

i met him last year at walter reed. he was wounded, but just as determined as the day that he arrived here at west point and he developed a simple goal. today, his sister morgan will graduate. and true to his promise, gavin will be there to stand and exchange salutes with her. >> it has been more than seven years since "the washington post" broke that story. but now, the mention of walter reed in a presidential speech, that name, that phrase, no longer conveys a sense of terrible american failure and outrage. instead, those words in context now convey, as they should, that a soldier was in a place because he was grievously wounded in wartime, but he got good care. he got state of the art care. that's what walter reed means to us today. but alongside that success, that turnaround over the past seven years, from crazy failure at walter reed to what you're able to say about walter reed today, alongside that success, that turnaround, there is still failure, still ongoing failure and still new failure. as the president spoke

walter, an example for us all.s for watching. >> that's awesome. >> reporter: walter wiping his eyes. so many of you at home writing me on facebook. patricia writing, that is a boy with commitment above and beyond, and walter tonight sending us a message. >> hi, david. it's walter. thank y'all all for the support. i love the car. i don't have to walk no more now. >> reporter: the boss who gave him the car, that family and all of us. >> and so we choose walter carr. we love the car too, but you more, walter. you made our week. thanks for watching. i'm david muir. good night. >>> could the bay area's high housing cost work to your advantage on your federal taxes? a california senator has a plan to help you out, but she faces a partisan battle to get it passed. >>> taking a look at commute conditions in the south bay. if you have an idea on how to solve the bay area's traffic problems, now is the time to speak up. >>> plus, see what it looks like to take a new tesla model 3 for a test drive. >> live, where you live, t

as we await the walter reed news conference, yesterday's session at walter reed drew a lot of controversy, the president's personal physician, dr. sean conley was asked whether the president had ever been on supplemental oxygen. let's look at part of his answer. >> has he ever been on supplemental oxygen? >> right now he is not. he is not on oxygen right now. howie: jedediah, the ap later reported that president trump actually had been on supplemental oxygen at the white house on friday before going to the hospital. now, dr. conley gave a generally upbeat you assessment of the president's health which came as a relief. moments later, white house chief of staff mark meadows, it was in a video of similar saying to reporters i want to go off the record with some of you all, was not as optimistic saying the president's vital were very concerning and the next 48 hours would be critical. journalists are getting totally conflicting assessments from these senior officials. isn't that affair assessment of the way this played out yesterday? >> that is a fair assessment. i myself was trying to follo

walter was the middle brother. the younger brother you just saw there, that got really emotional, rodney called him his best friend. said they had a really special bond. that he literally lost it when he went to the scene. he couldn't even get himself together to explain who he was. he was not allowed to cross the police tape, but broke past the tape there to get to his brother. anthony, the older brother, really kind of holds everyone together. even before we started taping, they had this ongoing joshing back and forth, big brother/little brother dynamic. you can imagine they have the trio missing. >> did you get a sense of their level of confidence in the system? obviously the prosecutors and the police moved very swiftly upon the video. he's been arraigned, charged with murder, denied bail. but that's not the end of the process. >> it wasn't the beginning of the process either. i think a really important point made by the family was that in the first four days of this shooting, the cooperative, proactive police

walters: yes, sir.arvis: and i know you have talked about, very openly, your experiences in new orleans. i first question to you, growing up where you did, if you can think about the young, black boys in your neighborhood. how many of them "made it?" how many avoided the criminal justice system, did not get shot or killed, have gainful employment, and those things that we typically think of as measures of success today. mr. walters: as i was being briefed on this question i had a blank stare because i found it troubling i could not think of anybody that has been successful or, so-called, "made it out," and me being a community organizer, the most prominent thing of the people i used to hang with, it is a low mark. not taking away anything from the job, but they are not exposed to doctors, lawyers. i do not know any that i have grown up with that have made it to those respective levels. jarvis: but how many -- you have talked about being incarcerated yourself. is that a very common experience in your nei

walter? >> well, you know, the answer to that is twofold, charlie. because it would be of enormous consequence if the court were to told that this regulation that affects one seventh of the economy is outside the scope of congress's power to regulate commerce among the states. that would be, in my view, an extraordinary holding. if the court holds-- as a couple conservative judges did below, like judge silverman and judge sutton that of course it's a regulation of commerce or as others have argued it's a regulation of inevitable commerce of people that will engage in health care. it's a very limited ruling and i don't think it would be of great consequence. it's only the thought that the court might strike this down that makes it seem like a big case. >> rose: jeffrey toobin? how big a deal is this? >> epic, awesome, enormous, huge. >> rose: (laughs) >> really, this is the biggest case involving the power of the federal government since the new deal and if this law is struck down the federal government is going to look very different the next day. an

we are looking live at the walter reed national medical center. let's talk about how the president has handled the diagnosis, treatment, messaging as well as the president's prognosis for recovery. senior political analyst brit hume with dr. janice, a fox news contributor. doctor, let me start with you. his doctors sound positive today. he is obviously going to the white house, but one line caught everybody and perked ears saying, he's not out of the woods yet. your thoughts on him heading back this evening? >> sure, bret, he has 74 years old, his gender, his age, and his weight put him at a substantially higher risk of complications for coronavirus. but as of today as of right now, his vital stable in oxygen level normal limits, not a peep ran 72 hours and is feeling well. no respiratory complications and no difficulty breathing, shortness of breath or cough. he will receive his fourth dose of remdesivir, the drug to help stop the virus from replicating in the body. then he will head back to the white house where he will continue to quarantine. h

and walter, such is the beginning of the first biography of walter isaacson. >> never, never -- i'vee is so important to where we are both in the current science and the future science of where we're going. what would you say is the basic takeaway that readers should get from this book? >> basic science, curiosity-driven science. sometimes politicians as you know well, lawrence, will say why do we have in the budget some study of bacteria and some repeated sequences that bacteria have in their genetic code? and then somebody discovers, well, those repeated sequences are the way -- they're called crisprs. are the way those bacteria fight viruses and they can adapt every time a new virus hits. and so suddenly basic science leads to a discovery which leads to an invention which becomes a useful thing in our lives. and that's the story of the mrna vaccines and the story of crispr and it's really the story of all of science, is that if you're just curious about nature that will reward you. >> reading a walter isaacson book is like going back to the most exciting college class you ever too

>> from the heart of the nation's capital, "this week" with abc's barbara walters, live.walters guest co-hosted this very program in january 2010 scoring the first interview with republican scott brown after he upended congressional politics by winning ted kennedy's old senate seat. >> i'm not going to cry, by the way. >> reporter: here's how she signed off that show. >> i'm barbara walters, for abc news, thank you for sharing your sunday with us. >> a remarkable career. >>> we'll be right back with the roundtable. f you were a global energy company? with operations in scotland, technologists in india, and customers all on different systems. you need to pull it together. so you call in ibm and red hat to create an open hybrid cloud platform. now data is available anywhere, securely. and your digital transformation is helping find new ways to unlock energy around the world. restless nights fogging up your day? tonight, try new zzzquil pure zzzs sleep plus next day energy with melatonin to help you fall asleep naturally... plus extended-release b-vitamins. wake up feeling r

him walking off of the helicopter at walter reed. he was ambulatory.

was it the taser that he claimed walter scott ran off with? then there's the moment when he drops an object he walks back to walter scott's lifeless body and then he drops an object next to mr. scott's body. it appears to be the same object that he picked up closer to where the altercation took place. was he in fact planting evidence? a short time later, he picks something up from the same side of the body where he dropped that object. perhaps, the same object he had drop dropped moments before. we'll look at that night, any and all of it could have a major impact on the case. in the next two hours, we're on for two hours because there's an awful lot of angles to cover on this story and an awful lot of people to talk to. criminal justice experts weigh in on what we see but first, martin savidge on all the major developments up till now. >> reporter: one day after releasing this shocking video -- >> no justice! no peace! >> reporter: north charleston is now feeling the fallout. >> this has been a reality that has been in north charleston police

any director would tell that you walter -- what walter did with the glasses, the fidgeting was a fineman emotion and air of spontaneity. the proof is in the pudding. walter's glasses are constantly replayed everybody knows it. i need a pair of glasses. >> i will take notes from that. work on my timing here. >> you know what's interesting, too, i think in some ways if you look at walter cronkite and his sort of royal position and the media landscape at that time, we don't have that any more. when he went to vietnam and came back and said listen. you know. this is my opinion, but it doesn't look like we're being told the truth and doesn't look like it's going well. he did it in a mild mannered way. but it was devastating to johnson, president johnson and people supporting the war. since then i don't know if there is anybody in the media world who would have the credibility or more importantly the standing to make any such statement that would have that type of impact on a public matter. that was kind of -- >> nobody since cronkite. on the kennedy -- both on vietnam and kennedy. on the k

i think it's been said and it can't be emphasized too much walter, when you say why walter cronkite,n any other person, helped invent modern television. set the standard. he really believed in quality journalism of integrity and he lived it. he breathed it. one reason he connected with the american audience so well, one reason he became the most trusted man in america he really had a passion for covering news and presenting the news and it showed. i think the public connected with that. i know people born after maybe 1980, 1981 say what's the big deal about this guy? but he connected in a trustworthy way that no one before or since with the possible exception of the late great ed merrill even came close to accomplish. >> doris, i'd love to hear from you. as dan touched on, play-by-play television journalism was born with walter cronkite and of course his reporting on the assassination of president kennedy and he walked us through that through key moments in our history when the country needed someone like him. >> no question about that. think about the ritual that used to be for amer

>> that was classic walter cronkite. want to emphasize his point was that so many people trying to play a reporter on tv. the very essence of walter cronkite was he didn't just play a reporter on television, he was a reporter, had been a reporter for a very long time, and i think his point was that so many people now are just -- are presenters and should be called presenters. i don't like the chances of that happening. >> not good. anyway, let's look at walter cronkite on the issues of politics. here he was in a 1996 interview, which would be 13 years ago for all of us. here it is. >> my older brother is a bit more conservative than me, a bit. he once said the big controversy about you in the old days from the conservatives who didn't like you, he said, you know, i'm a conservative. and cronkite's a liberal. but he does the best broadcast on television, the best, i'm going to watch him every night. what is your reaction to that? >> richard nixon called me the best of a bad lot. i don't know whether that was good or bad.