mr. hillary clinton. i ask you now, mr. hillary clinton, what did being called that due to, what did that inside give you? >> i remember the day they called me mr. hillary clinton. i had nothing to do so i was doing a lot of exercises and was doing pushups and situps. at that point i was doing pushups and when they called me hillary clinton, i used to do 30 or 35 pushups and i do not know where i got the energy. i did 50 or 60 and i started doing situps and i was doing 300 situps and i was doing so many my stomach started to hurt. i was so overjoyed and empowered by saying that. calling someone mr. hillary clinton, meaning there is a campaign for you and people outside of the walls of the jail were supporting you, so it was imploring. that is why i am doing this interview and that is why i wrote the book. not all journalists in iran, not all prisoners in iran have the international profile that i luckily had. not all journalists were lucky enough to be working for newsweek. i have to be the voice of the people who are langui

mrs. obama as a very, very contemporary first lady. as was hillary clinton. hillary clinton did not want to give up career and power when she was first lady. michelle obama, i think zirksded s decided she could use a little bit of a break. she's taking all of her education, all of the facets she has and trying to balance her family. the one marker she put down is i'm going to take care of my family. >> which she has. >> which she has. and beyond that, to help people. one thing i found interesting, i went in to do one kind of a story which was a lot of people were saying to me, what does she do with her time? is she working hard enough? how come we're not invited to the white house? how come she doesn't go out around washington? i went in to try to find out what does she do? are these two signature issues, military families and childhood obesity enough. and i ended up with a whole different story, which was she was working extremely hard, but she was doing everything she wanted to do and doing it slightly under the radar. >> for instance, you said she works ab

mr. obama did the same thing back in 2007 when he was running for president, but since he was trailing hillary clintonpeople noticed the raffle. >> so if we pool our money, who gets the dinner here? >> between the three of us, we could buy three tickets. >> thanks for joining us tonight. see you again tomorrow. >> bye-bye. from "green lant

for years she's served as hillary clinton's closest aides starting as an intern in 1996 for the then-first lady. as mrs. clinton's political career took off, abedin moved up the ranks. today she's the deputy chief of staff. clinton thinks of her as a daughter. the 35-year-old abedin is known for being unflappable, known for her intelligence, striking style and unusual background. last fall she made "time" magazine's list of 40 under 40. she was born in kalamazoo, michigan. she's a muslim. at a very young age the family moved to saudi arabia. she returned to the united states to attend college. a magazine article back in 2007 hinted that she dated actor john cusack and the cyclist lance armstrong. during the 2008 presidential campaign when she was clinton's chief of staff she married congressman weiner. a ceremony officiated by former president bill clinton weeks before chelsea clinton. >> question today, what would you do if you were in her position? send us a tweet and we'll share your thoughts a bit later. >>> we have dry heat and high winds that continue to fuel a monster wildfire in arizona. 600 sq

hillary clinton. she reportedly started working for mrs.nton back in 1996 at the white house and has been at her side ever since. we don't hear much from her. to give you a sense, democrats really speak so highly of her and, yesterday, democratic statgist, james carville, had said on our air, she is one of the most popular people in the democratic party saying that democrats are furious with anthony wiener for putting his wife through this. she is someone who is also in a "vanity fair" article written by jonathan alter recently. it was a profile of hillary clinton. in it, it says, huma had been married the same month as chelsea clinton. this made her feel she had two family weddings at the same time. that's how close they are. >> she is a strong woman. her reputation is out there as that. we will watch this as it continues. mary snow, thanks so much. >>> the bottom of the hour. here is a look at what you are clicking on. >>> ju >> european officials meeting over an outbreak of e. coli that hayes killed people. no skeconcern about it spreadi

mr. minister. i attended your press conference with hillary clinton and there seemed to be no enthusiasm for your call for peace conference. t think that that idea has lost steam? -- do you think that the idea has lost steam? >> right here. your question. >> thank you, mr. minister. in your remarks, if you pointed out that there is a convergence between the need to have political reform and also the huge economic expectations just a day in the "and at times cause " there is a news of an imf bridge loan to egypt because of its disastrous economic outlook. you also mentioned all large program articulated of aid that will support the whole region. do you think that this will be enough, given the very significant socio-economic problems that you correctly described in terms of young people with no jobs and no prospects and then nothing, and that in other words, the kind of aid that the west and the eu in particular is capable of delivering will be enough to shore up the situation before it deteriorates? thank you. >> we will take one from a lady here. >> my question to you, i do not know if you are aware

mrs. clinton's gatekeeper and powerful personal aide. everywhere you see hillary, huma is always a step away. over her shoulder. whispering in her ear. a trusted adviser. born in michigan, she was raised to indian and pakistani parents. she speaks fluent arabic. initially, she rebuffed weiner. but he won her over. not an obvious pair. she's muslim. he's jewish. she avoids publicity. he seeks it out. her husband says he told her before they were married about his past proclivity for sexting with strangers. but that he assured her it was over. >> we have all seen the calm, cool, collected huma. what we don't know is where her breaking point is. >> reporter: and she has another apology today. a strange one. not from her husband. but one of the women involved, according to tmz, has sent huma abedin a letter. a blackjack dealer in las vegas has apologized to huma abedin. i don't know if that will bring her comfort. but again, she continues to emphasize to friends that she and her husband love each other very much. >> thank you, claire. and the blackjack dealer claims s

hillary clinton and the person who has her ear. she started as a white house intern and worked in several capacities since then. she was on the campaign of mrs 2008 presidential election and now serves as deputy chief of staff to secretary clinton. she's become more than a trusted aide said a longtime friend who dedescribes her as a second daughter to the clintons and sister to chelsea. the former president even officiated at the ceremony when weiner married abedin last july. while she has not sought the spotlight she's made a name in washington. >> she comes across as alluring and glamourous, in a town like washington, she brings almost hollywood glamourous good looks in a rolodex filled with celebrities across the globe. >> a friend of hers who asked not to be identified did everything they can to protect her. the strategy said we're very popular in democratic circles and they were livid at weiner to put his wife through this. mary snow, cnn, new york. >>> a new poll asks whether elections are for sale to the candidate who raises the most money. find out the response. helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse

hillary clinton and the person who has her ear. abedin started as a white house intern in 1996 and worked in several capacities since then. she was on the campaign trail with mrs008 presidential election. and now serves as deputy chief of staff to secretary clinton. she's become more than a trusted aide, says a longtime friend of abedin's and the clintons who i have describe her as a second daughter to the clintons and sister to chelsea. while abedin hasn't spot the spotlight she made a name for herself in washington. >> she comes across as very alluring and glamorous. you know, in a town, you know, like washington that's very conservative, she brings these almost hollywood glamourous good looks in a roll la dex filled with celebrities and political titans across the globe. >> and a friend of abedin's who asked not to be identified said people around her will do everything they can to protect her. wolf, as you heard, democratic strategist james carville said she's popular in democratic circles and he said a number of people called him saying they were lived at weiner for putting his wife through this. all before "new york times" report saying she's pregnant. >