harman, paul wolfowitz, former deputy of defense under george bush. and robert wright, author. om the u.s. institute of peace. thank you for joining me. let me ask you first. george, do you think this was the right thing to do? >> i do not. we have intervened in a tribal society in a civil war. and we've taken sides in that civil war on behalf of people we do not know or understand. for the purpose of creating a political vacuum by decapitating that government. into that vacuum, what will flow? we do not know. we cannot know. >> paul, wolfowitz, you disagree? >> i do. we have held off a blood bath in benghazi. i understand george's hesitations. if you follow george's hesitations, you say, it's better to keep this devil we know than getting in someone new. i don't think anybody new could be worse than the devil in tripoli right now. >> you can trace it back to the operation in iraq. it caused such a pendulum swing. against trying to intervene, because of the chaos unleashed. >> we've paid the price of intervention at times and paid the price at nonintervention, in bosnia, for exa

joining me, george will, cokie roberts, jon karl, and democratic strategist donna brazile.ing, we have news that the rebels have withdraw from brega. after being heavily bombarded by gadhafi's forces from sea, land, and air. how do you think the president has been handling the crisis? >> as well as can be expected and a crisis he cannot control. it begins by people saying the president must say something. the president says gadhafi must go. then the international criminal court, via the u.n., they recommend for prosecution. if he leaves, gadhafi leaves libya, he's subject to arrest and prosecution. there's an arms embargo probably including the people fighting gadhafi. at which point, people begin to say, well, the president having said, gadhafi must go. if he doesn't, that is a defeat for america and we can't stand for that. this is how interventions happen. >> the arab league came out with the idea of a no-fly zone, to be imposed by who knows who. a no-fly zone was supported by someone else. let's roll the tape. >> we have the planes to make our appropriate contribution t

i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm robin roberts. it is thursday, march 3rd. and full-scale battle in libya, as colonel gadhafi's war planes take on the rebels. the embattled leader threatens another vietnam if the u.s. intervenes, as he rides his golf cart through tripoli. >>> the presidential race begins today. campaign 2012 kicks off, as the first republican challengers to president obama announce they're ready to run. >>> fighting for his kids. charlie sheen launches a custody showdown. his soon-to-be ex-wife says he threatened her life. calls him insane. but admits her own struggle with addiction. so, where do the twin boys really belong? >>> and hang on. a woman hangs on to the hood of a car speeding at 100 miles per hour. how did she hold on tight for 35 miles and survive? >>> hello, everyone. we have a lot to get to this morning. starting out with more information about that terrorist attack against americans in germany. two service members killed. two others wounded at the frankfurt airport. german authorities now indicating that the gunman who fired

roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's friday, march 4th. and this morning, president obama comes out swinging. saying, it's time for gadhafi to go. will american pressure keep oil prices in check? and do new jobs numbers point to a real bounce for our economy? >>> the sex scandal and the star college basketball player. this morning, school officials speak out about the policy spotlight just before march madness. >>> and meet the miracle puppy, wall-e, the wonder puppy. the pound tried to kill him twice, but he just wouldn't die. now, everyone wants him and he joins us live this morning. >>> a big night for little lady gaga. you heard her here first. we were on stage with her when she met her idol. the duet that will give you goosebumps. ♪ i was born this way >>> goosebumps is right. that was something. maria aragon. you met her here last week. and last night in toronto, she sang with lady gaga. she danced. and made lady gaga cry one more time. thousands of people there. didn't phase her one bit. >> she held her own. we're looking forward to

roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's wednesday, march 2nd. and there's more news overnight from charlie sheen. his kids taken away from his home last night, after his soon-to-be ex-wife gets a restraining order against him. we have his response this morning. >>> as colonel gadhafi appears again this morning, the turmoil in libya causes the american economy to slide. as oil prices spike, sending stocks plummeting and gas prices soaring. what it means for your wallet. >>> mistreating mickey rooney. the hollywood legend startling accusations, the shocking abuse he says he suffered from his own family member. his public plea today. >>> designer disgrace. the swift fall of one of the most famous and controversial designers, now booted from christian dior, after a drunken rant, praising hitler, all caught on tape. >>> hello, everyone. let's get right to it. a dramatic night at charlie sheen's house. conflicting reports about his custody battle. he has two girls with denise richards. and twin boys with brooke mueller. their divorce is final soon. we

roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's tuesday, march 1st. an abc news exclusive.tator in denial. colonel gadhafi laughs off calls to step down. telling christiane amanpour, his rule is secure. >> they love me. my people love me. they love me all. >> but if they do love you -- >> they would die to protect me and my people. >>> charlie's angels. >> look at these two. wow. who's got it better than me? >> inside the actor's world with his children and the girlfriends he calls the goddesses. >> i have any own connection with charlie. and nadia and i have our own relationship. >>> and lindsay lohan breaks her silence. her first interview since being charged with grand theft. what she says about her future and how she's turning her life around. >>> pour on extra cup of coffee for all of the blockbuster interviews. >> i agree.

i'm george stephanopoulos. >> i'm robin roberts. march 1st.mathison, also of "dancing with the stars" fame. ready to go out with the new cast. and one of the stars is joining us live this morning. steeling himself to appear on "gma." >>> delicious and easy. we're checking out "prevention" magazine's picks for breakfast. they're all here. >>> and the president's challenge for high school students across the country. can you imagine this? the first prize, he will speak at your graduation. how many people remember the commencement speaker at high school? we'll tell you what it takes to win. >>> time, now, for sam champion. has sam ventured out? >> with the announcement of the new "dancing with the stars," did you pull out new favorites yet? >> kirstie alley. >> kendra. >> i'm willing to wait, too. let's get to the boards, quickly. we'll show you what's going on outside washington, d.c., first of all. yesterday, 70 degrees. today, barely 49, 50 degrees. that's the up-and-down of march. it will do that in the new york area, d.c. area, boston, as we

broadcasters show abc, they represented all of the talent that was on the show as john -- george will, brinkley, cokie roberts, sam donaldson. most of the time they would represent talent that was on the show. james carville and matalin for it simple, and then to sort of cap it off, the with the attorneys archer-daniels midland which for many years part of which is told in the movie the informant with matt damon, aubrey daniels role. anyway, as i looked at brendan sullivan's career over the entirety of the 35 years i used to always say in my articles about him and when i was talking to people i would say brendan sullivan has gone 35 years and has never had one client serve any time in jail which was pretty remarkable because by the time people came to him they were usually pretty far up the creek. it wasn't like he was defending, you know, too many roman catholic nuns or that sort of thing. and after a while allied began to wonder if it was true. was i just saying this or sort of, i just repeated the story so many times that i believe it or not. what i tried to do is go back and talk a little bit about why br

robert f. kennedy, governor george wallace. and two assassination attempts on gerald ford. two decades of gun fire that had taught the secret service one lesson above all: move fast. >> if jerry par was a split second slower, he would have gotten it in the head. it would have hit reagan in the head. >> reporter: "washington post" reporter dell quint inwilbur has written a new book that discloses here to foreunknown details of that day. it takes its title from reagan's secret service code name, raw hide. >> raw hide is okay. follow up. raw hide is okay. >> reporter: wilbur petitioned the secret service to release these audio recordings of radio calls from the president's limo. >> do you want to go to the hospital or back to the white house? we're going to crown. >> they're so calm. i think that's the training, the discipline the secret service put into those guys. >> from first shot to the door being shut is three or four seconds. in about six or seven seconds we've started moving. because i told the driver, move out. >> schieffer: as the armored vehicle raced across washing

that broadcasts the show, abc, they represented all the talent that was on the show, a george, of brinkley come up roberts, a donaldson income of most of the time they would also represent the talent that was on the show james carville and mary matalin and to cap it off, also the attorneys for archer daniels midland which for many years, the part of which is retold in the movie the informant with matt damon. as i look at brendan sullivan's career, i always used to say in my articles about him, brendan sullivan is gone 35 years and never had one client serve any time in jail which is pretty remarkable because by the time people came to him they were four up the creek. it was not like he was defending roman catholic nuns or that type of thing. after a while i began to wonder is that true? did i just repeat the story so many times i believe it? i tried to go back and talk about why brendan sullivan has a fashion that he has and the pattern from when he came to williams and connally after defending prisoners' in the stockade the san francisco and the first case when prosecutors routinely sought they did not b

. >>> george clooney's action thrill area in 2005 was based on the experiences of exc.i.a. spy robertw lives in berkely with his wife and former c.i.a. partner, dana. they have a three-year-old daughter and a bunch of dogs and cats. their lives are so different now compared to life in the c.i.a., living in war zones and always on the run from danger. and always undercover with aliases. >> mine was riley. >> i was -- it was harold but i used to keep about 20 passports with different names. it was hard to keep up with the different nationalities. >> which is really transaggressive. you are not supposed to carry around several different names. >> dana was a by-the-book c.i.a. agent. robert said he did what he needed to do. the first time they met on a mission in sarajevo is an example. he was there chasing hezbollah, and dana was shocked by the car he was driving. >> i was trained to be -- to blend in, not attract attention, go under the radar. he was driving a lime green car with oragina written down the side. >> i had my own philosophy and for me it was like hide it in the open and wha

robert gates as he just mentioned. diane sawyer anchors president obama's speech to the nation with george stephanopoulos monday night here at 7:30 on abc. >>> we want to turn now to the death of a pioneer politician. geraldine ferraro, the first vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket broke down barriers for women. geraldine ferarro died from blood cancer. linsey davis is here with a look at her life. good morning, linsey. quite a pioneer. >> reporter: exactly. good morning to you. when ferarro stepped into the national spotlight at the democratic convention in 1984, her acceptance speech elicited cheers and tears for eight minutes and went on to change the landscape of women in politics forever. >> my name is geraldine ferraro. >> reporter: in 1984 when the daughter of a seamstress introduced herself to the world as a vice presidential candidate, she ushered in a new era. >> i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. >> reporter: she's credited with creating some of the biggest cracks in the proverbial glass ceiling. >> she broke ground for every wome

he worked to support the confirmations of john roberts and samuel alito and served as president georgeush's chief ethics officer. and anyone who has any doubts about your nomination should, i think, read this article. so, madam chair? with your permission, madam chair? with your permission, i ask that article be entered into the record? [inaudible conversations] >> i'd ask that richard painter, professor richard painter of the university of minnesota, his blog post today be entered into the record. >> so ordered. >> thank you. and let me just read one with little thing from it. liu's opponents have sought to demonize him as a radical extremist and worse. however, for anyone who's actually read liu's writings or watched his testimony, it's clear that the attacks -- filled with policemen caric cature and high boeschly -- reveal little about this exceptionally quaffed, measured and mainstream nominee. now, i want everyone to think about that. this is a guy who participated in samuel alito's and chief justice roberts' nomination. for the bush administration. and, please, i ask anyone who's

robert de niro's character. >> rose: he plays? >> a character called carl van loon, a financial mogul, sort of like a george soros type who hears aboutie and he wants to use him for his own advantage. in business he has a merger that he's working on and eddie seems to be able to process information, reams of information that are involved in a merger more quickly than any of his other guys. >> rose: >> and it's a high return on investments. >> rose: >> yes. so he comes to him and wants to be in business with him. >> rose: you had met detier roe before. >> yeah. (laughs) >> rose: if you've met de niro you never forget. especially you're in his profession. >> that's right: or want to be. >> rose: or want to be. or want to be him. >> yes! let's just put it plain and simple. >> rose: i want to become a de niro wannabe. >> that's right. that's right. i went to the actors' studio and he came to our school. >> rose: you're brad? >> a b.m.f.a.. and that was first time i saw him when hi came to our school and i asked him a question. >> rose: are the audience or in person? >> from the audience. and i was just... >> rose: what was the question?

at we are grateful to george and janet for their support and friendship and the extraordinary legacy that they leave. there is another former house senator whose -- robert a. taft a fellow cincinnati and who worked at the same law firm where i was a partner before being elected to congress. like me he also served in the house of representatives and the executive branch. unlike me he was first in hisoo high school college and law school class and was said to have the best mind in washington democrats joke that he of the best mind in washington until he made it up. he was saved principle republican leader and in fact whent, his review of the top fie senators in the history of thiso place he was selected to be among that is why he is one of only five senators to have a portrais hanging in the presidents room right here on the senate floor. he was at future profiling courage in john kennedy spoke in on his o memorial con constitutn avenue is written that his quote spans as a chevy to the honesty, indomitable courage and high principles of free government symbolized by his life. it is always dangerous tome predict how a former senator would react to today's

he works to support the confirmation of john roberts and samuel alito, and serve as president georgeand anyone who has any doubt about your nomination should, i think, read this article. so, madam chair, with your permission, madam chair? with your permission i ask that arnold groped -- i ask that article be entered in the record. i would ask that richard painter, professor richard bennett at the university of minnesota, his blog post today be entered into the record. >> so ordered. >> thank you. let me just read one little thing from it. liu's opponents have sought to demonize him as a radical extremists. however, for anyone who has as we read transformers writing, or watched his death would come it is clear that the attacks filled with polemics, caricature and hyperbole reveal very little about this exceptionally qualified measured and mainstream nominee. and i want everyone to think about that. this is a guy who participate in samuel alito's, and in chief justice roberts nomination. for the bush administration. and please, i ask anyone who is considering voting against this nomine