. >>> it was said be a bombshell. this week, bob woodward's new book that takes us behind the scenes at the obama white house. john harris has the preview. >> joining us now for politico turn the table is the host of abc's "this week." bob woodward has a new book, on national security and war. obama's war, causing a big stirrer, as it is a hocalled. >> the white house chief spokesman, robert gibbs, has said he read the whole thing and he says it is accurate. bob woodward has a very established history writing these books. he goes to everybody. he talks to everybody. we know how many of his books have been out about various subjects, all bestsellers, often giving interesting looks inside the process as is happening and developing. i don't think it claims to make any sort of long-term conclusions and judgments over the strategy, but it is the process as it is going on. i think we know also as the process is going on, the review that took some people painfully long, there were leaks all the time about how many difference

. >> clearly the dynamic politician in our country her statement was a bombshell i think.owever measured and conditional what you just heard was it was the first time that i can recall that she actually said out loud she might be running for the white house in 2012. juan williams she said it in iowa. >> i would just caution you geraldo that barack obama is still in the white house and he can cause quite a sensation as a politician. without a doubt sarah palin and the tea party have been driving politics and driving obama and the democrats nuts. if vary raw palin was to step out she would be a challenge to the republican establishment in this country. they do not have the typical control over her that they would have over let's say a mitt romney or a haley barber or a tim polanski. >> if christine o'donnell can still drive this truck despite her checkered past sarah palin far more well regarded she must scare the pants off these establishment guys but they would also have no choice but to back her they are not going to back barack obama for all of his charisma. >> of course

another bombshell has dropped. >> the republicans are really struggling to figure out what to do withhis. she is an unconventional candidate. it was thought that the republican who has been in congress along time was absolutely going to win this race. and they are not having a very good moment. >> there were some, quote, nutty comments that she made, and she was on "politically incorrect," where she talks about dabbling in witchcraft. >> i think we're going to see more of this. this is one more thing that adds to the egocentricity of her candidacy. -- and adds to the eccentric ity of her candidacy. it is a little odd. >> the tea party is celebrating this win. republicans are biting their nails right now. >> you heard charles krauthammer say over the weekend in "the washington post" that sarah palin and jim demint are irresponsible. >> it makes it that much harder for them to take back the senate. the senator in alaska it is now going to be running as a write- in candidate. this is a real soul-searching time for the republican party. they are potentially taking victories from them that

." >> the book hit like a bombshell. that the new book portrays presidq't obama seeking an urgent way at of afghanistan, then i want an exit strategy. the books as he pressed top advisers for withdrawal date, and when he did not get one, he drew one of himself, saying he could not afford to lose the democratic (arty support for the war. >> a while he promised change, it really is not that different of previous politics. tickets the book also says that richard holbrooke says it cannot work. -- >> the book also says the richard holbrooke says it cannot work. >> the book will give us insight into how the president has really handle d both wars in afghanistan and let on the issues. >> in another disclosure, what were reports that the afghan president has been diagnosed as manic depressive and being treated with it with medication. >> the book is not even out yet, and the white house responded saying it makes the present outlook and political, strategic, and decisive. >>> a blow to democrats tried to repeal the ban on gays se

what is bombshell supposed to smell like? what does that mean?elps you exceed that. >> brian: a strong sexy sensual woman. let's go over the bombshell. we're going to try to identify the four ingredients in it. is that correct? >> peter: that is correct. let me put some of this stuff out here. i'll pretend i'm working has bloomingdales. we come up with four things. >> gretchen: we don't know what the choices are? >> peter: no. >> gretchen: it's not multiple choice? >> no. >> the first note is in the brazilian rain forest, it's very sweet and very sexy scent. >> peter: the second one? >> beautiful flower, very romantic, delicate flower that lots of women like to have at their weddings and it's very fresh. >> gretchen: i know! >> this flower adds a sweetness and sensuality of the warmth, all women love the smell. it's very sweet. >> peter: and? >> beautiful. >> peter: allall right. thank you. >> brian: you know the answers, right? >> peter: we will see what you think. >> gretchen: the fruit, i said pineapple. >> peter: i said apple. >> wrong. >> br

. >> the book hit like a bombshell. >> what i think is striking is that obama places politics at a prettyigh premium in deliberations about iraq. >> bob woodward's new book portrays president obama seeking a way out of afghanistan saying i want an exit strategy. he says he pressed top advisers. when he didn't get terms, he drew one up himself saying he couldn't lose democratic party support for the war. >> he promised change. it really isn't all that different from the politics of previous white house. >> the book also says richard holbrook, the president's envoy to afghanistan, said of the surge it can't work. holbrook called the most egotistical bastard i've ever met. disliked talking to david axelrod calling him a complete spin doctor. >> how the president has really handled both wars in afghanistan as well as iraq and show how he has led on these two issues. i don't think it's going to distract democratic candidates. >> woodward reports karzai has been diagnosed as manic-depressive and treated with medication. >> the book isn't even out and the white house already responded making the

. >> reporter: a brand-new bombshell is in town. what's got her all hot and bothered? >> oh, baby... carrots. >> reporter: eat 'em like junk food. so says a new marketing campaign brought to you by a bunch of carrot farmers. everyone knows carrots are good for your health. >> i will now attempt to break my record for most baby carrots in my house while abdul calls his mother in bangladesh. >> reporter: the goal is to encourage you to think of baby carrots in a new way. cool, subversive, even edgy. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the tongue in cheek marketing campaign includes a website with videogames, a display of junk food packaging for baby carrots, not to mention... ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: a mocking display of extreme baby carrot sports. eat the carrots, just don't attempt these stunts at home. dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> ben & jerry's is dropping the phrase all natural from its ice cream labels. a health advocacy group has been pushing for the ice cream maker to do that. they say that the company should not use that phrase if products contain alkalized coc

this is a political bombshell. she fired diaz the minute she told her she wasn't allowed to work. she produced a w-4 form with status of permanent resident but today gloria allred insisted she can prove whitman knew for at least six years those documents were false. >> engaging in her own form of don't ask, don't tell. >> reporter: in an interview with george stephanopoulos airing tomorrow on "good morning america" whitman called this politics as usual. >> i felt terribly for nikki. she's in some real trouble here. i'm very sorry for her. >> reporter: but it could still hurt hur chances to be governor. david wright, abc new, los angeles. >>> after going through emotional wrangling, the house passed a bill that would provide more than $7 billion to worker whose got sick cleaning up ground zero after 9/11. you might remember the electrifying moment when the bill was up for debate last summer and new york congressman anthony wiener went into a furious rant aimed for opponents for holding up the bill. >> it's republicans wrapping their arms around republicans rather than doink the rig

. >> the book hit like a bombshell. >> what i think is striking that obama places politics at a pretty high premium in the internal deliberations about iraq. >> reporter: journalist bob woodward's book, "obama's wars" excerpted in the "new york times" and the "washington post" says he pressed top advisors for a withdrawal tate dait in terms and when he didn't get one, he drew one up himself saying he couldn't afford to lose the democratic party's support for the war. >> he promised change, it really isn't all that different from the politics of previous white houses. >> reporter: the book also says richard hol brook said of the surge, it can't work. vice-president biden called hol brook the most ego test cal bastard i've ever met. >> the book will give us some insights into how the president has really handled both wars in afghanistan as well as iraq and show how he was led on those two issues. i don't think it's going to distract democratic candidates. >> reporter: woodward reports afghan president has been kgd as manic -- diagnosed as manic depressive. the book isn't even out yet an

beauty, bombshell, drag queen, model or real. >> let's see what real gives me. >> reporter: this casting director shows us how producers can search for actors specifically by look. >> she's beautiful. >> reporter: her personal pet peeve, face work, especially lips. >> and then you'll see people who have work done. i do character casting a lot. i mean, everybody's funny and fun to me. but the one i'm looking for, a meg ryan-type, somebody who's girl next door. i don't want to see their face be destroyed. it makes me sad. >> reporter: what do you tell young actresses? should they go for plastic surgery or not? is must be a tough decision for a young woman to decide which way to go. >> i'm very anti-surgery. i mean, it's -- it seems alien to me. your face doesn't move correctly. and there's no movement in here. i really discourage it. whether it be in commercials or for television. >> reporter: big screen casting director danny ross says plastic surgery has invaded hollywood to the point that it's getting hard to find actors to play certain ages. >> with the older actresses, in particular,

the woman accusing ashton of cheating claiming to be good friends with demi, the new text message bombshells in tonight's "e.t." slide show, leann rimes and eddie cibrian holding hands. janet jackson with her man in new york city. hey britney, are you ready? brand new scenes from the new episode of "glee." >> tom selleck on our stage sharing memories with mary. >> i remember being in hawaii with you. >> it's very romantic. >> you are such a tease.

. >> reporter: a brand-new bombshell is in town. what's got her all hot and bothered?, baby, carrots... >> reporter: eat 'em like junk food. so says the new marketing campaign. >> brought to you by a bunch of carrot farmers. >> reporter: everyone knows carrots are good for your health. >> i will now attempt to break my record of the most number of baby carrots in my mouth. >> reporter: the goal of the campaign is to encourage you to think of baby carrots in a completely new way, cool, subversive, even edgy. the tongue in cheek marketing campaign includes a website with videogames, a display of junk food packaging for baby carrots not to mention -- >> baby carrots impossible... >> reporter: a mocking display of extreme baby carrot sports. eat the carrots, don't attempt these stunts at home. the carrots are yummy. do they look better in this container? you can pick up starting next week some samples of these new packaged products just in time for halloween. they are come out of with scare- rots. and in inside some glow in the dark some temporary tatoos. >> they are going

. >> new this morning, a bombshell book reveals some deep divisions among the president's war council. plus, the cia's secret army. and what leader is battling depression. >>> bedbug wars. new tools in the battle against the pests, as the problem now spreads nationwide. >>> and breaking news overseas. one country sends paris hilton packing. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us. we begin this morning with those explosive, new revelations about how the obama administration is managing the war in afghanistan. >> they are contained in a soon-to-be released book, by long time "washington post" journalist, bob woodward. and they do not present a flattering picture. >> emily schmidt is in washington with details. >> reporter: woodward's newest bookout lines a series of explosive, internal conflicts about the war in afghanistan. according to t"the new york time times", which says obtained a copy of this book. it expresses serious doubts about the u.s. strategy by a number of officials. one goes as far as to say it just can't work. that strategy involves the president sending another

. >>> there's a political bombshell in a close race nor governor of california. meg whitman admits she employed an undocumented mexican immigrant as a maid. the maid appearing with gloria allred, said that whitman knew about her legal status. but allred is backing jerry brown in the govern ears race. we'll hear both sides coming up on "good morning america." >>> also, the president's outgoing chief of staff will begin campaigning next week to be mayor of chicago. rahm emanuel is expected to announce tomorrow, that he is officially leaving the white house. a chicago newspaper is reporting that emanuel will move back to the windy city this weekend. >>> defense secretary robert gates is questioning if americans have become apathetic towards the nation's wars. in a speech at duke university, gates claimed the nation is now too detached from the fighting in both iraq and afghanistan. and with fewer americans seeing service as their duty, more money has the to be spent to keep active-duty soldiers from quitting. >>> aside from the storm drenching the east coast, here's

. >> couric: in other news, just 34 days before the election of bombshell in the california governor's race, and tonight's campaign 2010 hot sheet-- an allegation that republican candidate meg whitman continued to employ a housekeeper six years after the government informed whitman the woman might be in this country illegally. whitman fired niki diaz last year and according to diaz gave her this warning.... >> you don't know me and i don't know you. you never have seen me, and i have never seen you. do you understand me? >> couric: whitman, whose call for tougher sanctions against employers who hire illegal workers, denies receiving a notice questioning the housekeeper's immigration status and says "this is all a political stunt by her opponents." and diaz' lawyer refused to say what her status actually is. still ahead here on the cbs evening news, why japanese teachers are outperforming americans. could their system work here? but up next, the new treatment that may have helped her beat cancer. for good. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your bloo

. >> it was like a mini bombshell. >> now, new accusations. >>> and, biblical science. moses' parting of the red sea. a modern explanation. it's thursday, september 23rd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> of course, everybody remembers that scene, charlton heston splitting the red sea in two. hard to believe some guy now saying science may actually have played a role, it may really have occurred. >> a pretty believable ration nat also. you'll have to stick around to see that one. >> good tease. good morning, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> president obama is here in new york this morning to give a major speech to a global audience. >> speaking at the united nations, the president plans to address middle east peace as well as nuclear threats from both iran and north korea. karen traverse has a preview. good morning, karen. >> president obama will address the united nations general assembly today. and his speech will be quite different from last year's. in that first address to the gathering of world leaders, mr. obama outlined his vision for a new ki

bill: hot off the press now, fox news alert, the white house reacting to a bombshell.picting deep divisions in the administration, over war strategy, jennifer griffin is live in washington on this, bob woodward wrote the book, what are the most explosive revelations, now, public, jennifer? >> reporter: you have heard the president talk about his desire for a team of rivals, but, this takes rivalry and in fighting to a new level and there's an under lying impression, bill, that the president thinks the pentagon and his generals are trying to get him to expand the war in afghanistan. allah vietn via vietnam and, robert gates, in 2010, we will not have a conversation about how to do more, we will not want to hear we're doing fine, mr. president, but, we would be better if we do more, the book says and we will not have a conversation about how to change the mission, unless we are talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated in 2011. and, the president according to woodward gets frustrated when he keeps getting presented plans to expand the war when all he is look

. >> it was like a bombshell. i was not planning to hear that news from somebody. >> it appears he was not the first -- another woman said he repeatedly text occurred last year while prosecuting her case. -- he repeatedly texted last year. now a third woman has come forward. she claims to have met her online where -- kenneth kratz apologized. >> my behavior was inappropriate. i am ashamed. >> he has taken medical leave to get psychiatric help, but refuses to step down. >> this is a terrible violation of trust. >> a letter sent to one woman called his communications inappropriate, but they did not appear to involve professional misconduct. proceedings are under way to remove him from office. >>> just under 24 hours from now a woman will be put to death by lethal injection. teresa lewis become the first woman in almost a century to be put to death. the governor and supreme court have refused to block the execution. >>> coming up, why is budweiser giving away free beer? we will tell you where. >> the battle to be the

. >>> it is a bombshell. white house crasher michaele salahi says she suffers from multiple sclerosis and that she has kept it hidden for years. salahi says her ms is the reason for her thin physique. >>> tonight, the obama administration has a response to last week's explosion in suburban san francisco that killed some people and also an oil leak in michigan in july. the transportation secretary says they are pushing for stronger penalties for safety violations. they want to see fines for death to $2.50 million. >>> we have seen a lot of the same with the weather. >> a wonderful time of year, is it not? the middle of september to the middle of october, and we have warm nights and cool days. you can get the was the right, but sometimes you just get the date is confused, right? a beautiful, beautiful evening. our temperature outside 85 degrees. our average high tomorrow is 79. the average high today is 80 degrees. as you can imagine, on the doppler, the dollar has been kind of lazy lately. -- the doppler has b

a cheating bombshell, america's got talent, is her voice fake?nn beck's sex tape scandal and the mystery woman behind it. i had to read it. prepare yourself, it's me in green lighting. glenn beck's sex tape shocker. michelle obama behind the savage attempt to ruin the president's number one enemy. yes, somewhere in here, too, a man had an alien baby. but you can believe this story, sure, sure, sure. the sources are saying that michelle obama feels that beck will stop at nothing to counter her husband's policies and there is a belief that she has to fight fire with fire. so, michelle, i don't believe that. and the globe, i mean, if you were trying to get people to buy-- i don't know what it would be. would it be-- i mean, this is, you

. >>> a new book contains some bombshell revelations about the white house party crashers.the book, cirque du salahi, it is revealed that she has multiple sclerosis and has been keeping secret for years. >> that is sort of a clever title. 6:42 is the time. we have 61 degrees. [ male announcer ] you can't un-smoke a cigarette. and you can't go back and un-do the times you tried quitng.. ♪ but evsmoker was a non-smoker once. you could be again. for many, smokinis a treatable mecal condition. so talk to your doctor about prescripon treatment optis and support. and make this ti, your time. america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages investment by passing a strong renewable electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> 6:45 is your time on this wednesday, and our primary covera

hottest stories out there right now has to deal with mexican television reporter science now the latin bombshell was covering an n.f.l. game and when she went into the jets locker room to get an interview with quarterback mark sanchez the players reportedly whistled catcall that her and even threw a football across the locker room now he said that it made her feel quote very uncomfortable in the she didn't like it rather than causing a fuss she simply said that she believes the n.f.l. is going to respond to the incident accordingly but commentators bloggers they all decided that this is a huge deal and the disturbing thing about it is they're not worried about the fact that adult professional athletes are harassing another professional quite the opposite everyone from rush limbaugh to former n.f.l. player tony bruno have said that she was asking for it because she's an attractive woman who was wearing a pair of tight jeans she deserved to be treated that way now statements i feel are so wrong like that in so many ways but i decided to chat with churchill about it so joining me to discuss these a

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another bombshell apparently to be dropped on the pentagon once again from wikileaks who will soon releaseassive field reports on the war in iraq. the file said to be three times larger than the file on afghanistan. manning's dilemma, similar to that by daniel ellsberg, who helped turn public opinion against the vietnam war by releasing a secret history of the war called the pentagon papers. it's the subject of a new documentary from pbs. >> it was the crime from the start, carried out by four presidents, as revealed in this study. and now, a fifth president was doing the same with no end in sight. >> daniel ellsberg, whatever his intelligence gave aid to the military. >> it's a pleasure to see you, mr. ellsberg. what is your perspective on your relationship between the military, the truth, the government and people today compared to 40 years ago? >> truth is not, truth to the public is not much of a consideration to the military. they have their job to do and telling the truth to the public is not part of it. the president, we like to think of as being a spokesperson to us, but ira stone

last night they dropped this bombshell. >> during the interview, miss storo admitted her injuries were self-inflicted. the attack did not occur as she had previously reported. >> what made her come clean on this? >> it seems like, thomas, she knew sheçó had been caught. yesterday police got a search warrant to invest her home. they went there. they did discover items that they haven't disclosed. they did interview 28-year-old. she did admit she maimed her own face. it all started when bethany storro said she was walking in downtown vancouver and an african-american woman approached her holding a cup y saying hey pretty girl, would you like to drink this, and that woman then threw a cup of acid on her face. she said 20 minutes before that is she decided to buy a pair of sunglasses. what's odd is she never wore sunglasses. police say there were red flags from the beginning. for one, why she didn't have any markings or burns on the chest or shoulder. if someone had thrown acid at it, it wouldn't have just injured her face. it would have injured other parts of her body. they also want to k

well, more details from the bombshell book straight ahead. >> all right. dollars to bail out the auto industry. president obama's top financial advisor larry summers now headed for the door. but the president wants a woman to take his place. >> all right. and you better watch your mouth next time you have a patriotic urge to chant -- u.s.a.! u.s.a.! if you do that tat a sporting event you could be offending muslims. hour two for a wednesday, "fox & friends" starting right now. u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> you're watching "fox & friends", the number one morning cable news show in america. >> you know -- >> speaking of u.s.a.s, that's the general. >> colonel hunt. he should have been a general if i had a say. >> absolutely. >> on par with general electric. >> which is true. i still salute and pay extra for. did you hear what stuart varney said as he left the couch? in england, you can't wave the union jack because it offends muslims. that's unbelievable. you can't wave your own flag in your own country. now we're following suit. >> why do you think we sailed off that

. >>> campaign bombshell or mudslinging at its worst.id/she said story involving california governor for governor meg whitman. her former housekeeper and nanny claims she was exploited and mistreated and then she insists because she was in the country illegal she was fired because whitman decided to run for governor. >> and she threw me away like a piece of garbage. >> nicky was terminated in a sudden, cruel and heartless way. >> i think this is a typical political stunt led by gloria allred who does this just about every election cycle. >> in fact, whitman's camp showed documentation showing a license, social security card and a job application where she claims she had legal status. >>> that will do it for me, tomorrow at 10:00. tamarron hall picks up things next. >> coming up, a rutgers university student kills himself after what police call a tragic invasion of his privacy by other students. >>> plus, tropical storm nicole has already dumped two feet of rain on north carolina and is created travel gridlock up and down the east coast.

a bombshell book about obama's afghanistan strategy, a look at the closed door meeting and ainfightingilitary advisors. why he won't listen to his general and his nuclear fear. >> meanwhile, the national fight over the ground zero mosque has not been resolved yet. hundreds of people are already using it for daily prayer services. why it poses an immediate danger some say. that straight ahead. brian? >> all right, steve. tea party poster child christine o'donnell says she wants to make it all about the issues but the opponent has a different plan. >> watch how this campaign unfol unfolds. they started their ads this

the bombshell revelation. let's get the news.ing. >> good morning. >> i really want to know what's going on here. she just got out of rehab and previously jail three weeks ago. >> exactly. yesterday, multiple reports surfaced that lindsay had indeed failed a court mandated drug test. maybe more than one of them. her immediate response was to deny the allegations, say she was find and the outlets were nuts. hours later, she took to her twitter account, admitted she failed the drug tests and she was accepting responsibility for the first time. she said recovery is a long road and substance abuse is not something that's cured overnight. it was shocking to us at life and style weekly. this was the first time she was accepting responsibility. unfortunately, this could have serious consequences for her. the judge's previous ruling, if she failed any drug tests she could go back to jail for 30 days. >> i see her outside the poster. are a lot of people pulling for her? it's like a blow. oh, no. >> absolutely. i think for her admitting sh

the bombshell with the juror saying he wants to leave. >> it shakes you to the core.thing again listening to the testimony. i know you'll be watching that case for us in connecticut. >>> california goocandidate has apologized to former president clinton. he called out brown for raising taxes during his last stint as governor. that led to brown making these comments about clinton. meg whitman she stops at nothing. she's even got clinton lying about me. that's right. >> democrat against fellow democrat. brown saying whitman should take the ad down. a spokesperson says they standby that ad. >>> since we're in the silly season. tea party candidates have been flexing their political muscle this political season and could be on the the verge of another victory of today's primary in delaware. freedom works held an event in washington with a theme closely tied to the book, give us liberty. written by the chairman of freedom works, mr. army. he is also the former republican congressman and house majority leader. he joins us live from washington. thanks for being here with us t

another day, another bombshell court ruling. even with big majorities of democrats and big majorities of independents and even big majorities of republicans saying they want to kill this policy, politicians don't seem to be able to get it together to kill it. are the courts beating them to it? after these many 17 long years. joining us is george washington university law professor jonathan turley who blogs at jonath jonathanturley.org. how important do you think this ruling is in term of the immediate future of the don't ask, don't tell policy? >> you know, rachel, the witt standard is enormously important and may be more important than the real blockbuster decision a few weeks ago finding don't ask, don't tell to be just fundamentally unconstitutional. the reason is that that earlier decision you could find court of appeals judges who are uncomfortable with just saying that it cannot be done as a constitutional question. but with the witt standard, it would effectively kill this policy under the weight of a standard that quite

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. >>> and is it a bombshell that will fuel the heated debate over the war in afghanistan? downplaying accounts in a new book by bob woodward "obama's wars." it portrays

but last night police dropped this bombshell. >> during the interview, ms. storro admitted that her injuries were self-inflicted. the attack itself did not occur as she had previously reported. >> nbc's kristen welker live for us in vancouver, washington. good morning to you. when did investigators think things weren't quite what they appeared? >> well, really, from the beginning, alex. there were a number of red flags in this case. let me just tell you what bethany storro's originally story was. she was walking in downtown vancouver and a woman she didn't recognize, an african-american woman approached her and said, hey, pretty girl, do you want to drink this and threw acid. she told police miraculously she bought a pair of sunglasses 20 minutes before this attack happened and those sunglasses protected her eyes and, therefore, she wasn't blinded. well, police say immediately there were questions. they wanted to know why the acid burns that she had only were on her face and didn't go on to her neck or shoulders, which they say would have happened if some so

. >>> also tonight a bombshell campaign ad re-enacting a senator's visit with a prostitu prostitute. is it fair? is it true? we have the facts. >>> and later a rare sitdown with michael j. fox, his battle with parkinson's, what his days look like and what the future looks like in the battle against this killer disease. >>> we begin though tonight keeping them honest. one of the new developments in one of the oddest stories we have reported on in a long, long time. new calls tonight for an assistant attorney general of michigan to be fired. in a moment we're going to talk with his boss, the attorney general of michigan, to find out if he will be. let's first get you up to speed. the man we're talking about is andrew shirvell, that's him, an assistant attorney general of michigan. for months in his private time he's been fixated on a young gay college student named chris armstrong. that's mr. armstrong. he's the first openly gay student body president at the university of michigan. so why does andrew shirvell, a public official, care about chris armstrong in that's a very good question

beauty, bombshell, drag queen, model, real?s see what real gives me. >> reporter: casting director francine selkirk shows us how to search for actors specifically by look. >> i think she's beautiful. >> reporter: her personal pet peeve, face work, especially lips. >> and then you'll see people who have work done. >> what do you tell young actresses? should they go for plastic surgery or not? it must be a tough decision for a young woman to decide which way to go. >> i'm very anti-surgery. i mean, it seems alien to me. your face doesn't move correctly. and there's no movement in here. i really discourage it. whether it be in commercials or for television. >> reporter: big-screen casting director danny ross says plastic surgery has invaded hollywood to the point that it's getting hard to find actors to play certain ages. >> with the older actresses in particular, there's a lot of pressure to look young. not to look old. must be harder to find older women to cast. >> there's this kind of a blur between 40 and 60. like where are th

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