we open the champagne. >> host: behind geo mcs micki we want to introduce clive. what was your role in this? >> i am the editor of the book so negative on the front end. we dreamed up the idea with a public affairs officer and with my editorial colleagues, we sat down from 4:00 p.m. and look at all the submissions that came into the website and decided how we was selects them and arrange them with the buck. we did that on thursday but on friday we saw how they had all run out what the pages look like we moved a lot of material around. we're a little short and a little longer than is what happens when you do pages through a database. budget for 30:00 p.m. yesterday we ended up with 144 pages and we have proofread at least twice. it was a proofreading job from hell because not only are we doing and a convention center with a lot of distraction but a lot of sequels are variations on this emitted is difficult to keep track of you have seen it before but the website is up and running. we had to close contributions for the printed book on thursday just because for the s

the legendary clive davis, tells us about whitney's early days.s still ahead for the superstar. ♪ how will i know how will i know ♪ >>> get in position. look at that. who is nifty. she's 50. very nice. >> doing well. thank you very much. >> beautiful crowd. everybody's happy. >>> good morning. it's july 14th. bastille day. good on you there, french people. thks for watching. chris cuomo, robin roberts. diane is off on this day. >> i don't know how you made it almost a wheel hour without begging for someone to tweet you. >> to what? >> tweet you. >> tweet me? >> you waited almost an hour. >>> coming up, it's a difficult to bring up. it's a difficult conversation to have. your parents are getting older. you want to ask if all their legal matters are in order. it's a tough conversation. but one that could cost you if you don't have it. mellody hobson is going to be here. she's going to show us a little bit about how we can bring up that conversation and have that very important conversation with our parents. >> it's advice we all need. it's great to

the paper said clive goodman was the only reporter involved in hacking and acted without their knowledge. now "the guardian closed would claims the news group, part of news corp., secretly paid out more than a million pounds to settle the cases that could reveal other newsgroup journalists were involved in mobile phone hacking to get stories. >> if these allegations prove to be true, then it is something an awful lot of people who will be unhappy about and justifiably so, just as i was. also, why has it just come out? because according to "the guardian," it comes from police sources, so please have the information, why didn't act? >> another alleged victim wants an inquiry into the affair. among these allegations are serious from a serious paper. i am writing to the chief of the police to ask him, did you know that many of our phones were being tapped? did you tell the public prosecutor? did the prosecutors say no further action? i can't believe that such legal authorities on such serious charges, if these are right, did nothing. >> the editor of "the news of the world" at the time of cl

clive davis will be on the show tomorrow.ve with him. >>> then this great story this important about how kids learn and just how much they can take in. we'll take you into a classroom this morning where blind and sighted children are side by side. they're in there and they're lettering a lot of lessons but so much more about understanding and compassion you could ever imagine. great story. >> looking forward to that. >>> l. cutting-edge new band played with aerosmith, maroon 5, train, mandy moore. breakout band calls the miggs and you'll hear them coming up. >>> our friend mr. lee goldberg soldiering on through illness and despair. he is here this morning. >> despair? >> it's tough to be sick. respect you being here. >> we play hurt. we play hurt. yeah, we really do. katie from austin has dubbed herself the redhead newlywed. how are you? >> doing great. >> your husband's name is. >> jesus. hello. >> where is he? >> he's probably sitting on the couch watching this. i would like to remind him to take the dogs out and clean up b

a new 30-year 5% treasury bond, clively for these rirement an college saving accous. with tax-free reinvestment. t's call them the rebuild amera retirement bonds. the only way we're going to prott investors fromcams is making them theydon't ve to take insane riskso get a decent return. my new 30-yr, 5% retirement bond could do that. they don't have to call it the cramer bond. will rounce any and all credit for myself if some politician will take u this issue. you can give the credit to gary and the u.s bonds for all i care. you guys all want to invest yr retirentey in a sure thing. i know tt. the closest thing we have to a sure thingon't give you anything like decent return. this 5 special treasury wld do that. shington, i hope you're listening to this eureka moment. i'happy to ve th administon and congress mock ne in public. heck, i'll feedhe white house press secretary, who seems to like wating this show so much. i'll feed him the mater just as long as they conside this id in private. i know this doesn't sound le a big thing,ut it would be the answer to every inveor

. >>> an overnight accident in the city claims the clive of a cabdriver on northern parkway.hit by another vehicle. the impact killed the cab's driver and sent several occupants of the second car to the hospital. police are investigating who is to blame. >>> city police are searching for the gunman who open fired wounding a dozen people in east baltimore overnight, the group was attending a cookout along the 2600 block of ashland avenue. a 2-year-old girl and a pregnant woman were among those caught in the crossfire. none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening at this hour. police are not saying a suspect or a motive at this hour. >>> another attack on a popular bike trail have police in anne arundel county on alert. as jessica kartalija reports, they have a small message for anyone who uses the b & a trail. >> reporter: a popular place for hiking and biking turns into a crime scene again friday night when to people walking the b & a trail are attacked. >> they said they were approached from behind by that subject. he demanded money and valuables, they refused to give

we opened the champagne december one-two be sure to intergroup -- introduce clive. what was your role in this? >> i am the main editor of the book so my role is the front and. cooked up with the public affairs officer and with might and israel colleagues realize that all submissions coming through the website and decided how we would select them and arrange them within the book. we did that on thursday come on friday we saw how how they had all but now and what the pages look like really moved a lot of material around we found we are a little short and a little longer that is what happens when you design pages through a database but at the end about 4:30 p.m. yesterday we ended up with 144 pages and have proofread at least twice. it was the proofreading job from hell because not only are we doing in a convention center with a lot of distractions but so many sequels are very these variations out on the theme is hard to keep track of you have seen it before. >> host: the website is up and running? >> guest: it is. we had to close contributions for the printed book on

clive davis gave a listening party last night. i was there.e room on the edge of its chair, hearing her sing. and we're all going to get to hear it here at "good morning america." can't wait. all of you, with that voice. there's the one and only whitney. >>> let's go to kate snow right now. she has a look at the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. president obama is hoping to convince the american public to take his side in the battle for health care reform. he's making his case in a primetime news conference tonight, as chances fade to get the bill passed through congress by next month. the president is still facing moderate house democratsho holding bill, conceed with its hh conference tonight. that's at 8:00 eastern. >>> the first human trials of the swine flu vaccine have started today in australia. two bio tech companies began injecting more than 500 volunteers in the city of adalaide, australia. it could be up to eight weeks before they know if that vaccine works. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback, ben roethlisberger, has been accuse

[unintelligible] aand >> house democratic representative james club born -- clive vernonyburn will be speaking. >> i think here is a place holder. that is recognizing the role of the congress. a lot of people said he could do more. maybe he could. i want to see what he has done. i think so much of what the problem is asked to deal with the regional differences that we have within our caucus. they are pretty much on the same page for this reimbursement rates. you let other people low are doing pretty good. they do not want to have any changes big as they feel that it will bring our dates -- rates down. how do you determine where the rates of? i do not think you can get that kind of result from the president. that has to be done by those people in the congressional districts. we have to figure that out. >> you can see the entire interview on "newsmakers." 10:00 a.m. eastern and 6:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. >> they are considering a bill under the suspension of the rules. defense spending for fiscal year 2010, executive compensation will also be discussed. this starts monday at 2:00 p.m.

i'm sure, that great one that clive davis has at the beverly hills hotel.e has remained very silent about the incident, even calling it the incident, and now he's saying it was because his lawyer advised him not to speak. you think that was a good idea or a bad idea? >> well, he says that, you know, he had apologized to her over and over again, but just not publicly. you know, it is something that is a private matter. but, in the line, i'm sure all his fans are thinking why hasn't he apologized, what's the reason? now you know it's because the lawyers said keep quiet. i'm glad he's finally saying something for people to try to find some resolution, not that it makes it right. >> the other thing he did that i think is very, very rare today, he said, i guess i did it. and he said, i'm guilty. so good bless him. that's awesome. >> a huge step. >> so congratulations to him and everybody deserves a second chance in life. speaking of a second, a third chance, girl's night out with curtis stone. you've got to be with us sometime when he does this. curtis isan awes