i want to know, do you think charlie wilson helped the american people? >> no. he did not help the people, charlie wilson basically -- i will give you a quick story about how we know for a fact the soviets wanted to get out of afghanistan. we brought roger fisher to afghanistan. he had been approached before we approached him to do this trip by soviets in 1982. they were desperate to get out of afghanistan. we approach roger fisher with the idea of bringing him to figure out a way to get the soviets out. they send the top guys down to talk to rogers. he forgot to tell us they want to get out really quickly and they are desperate. we bring this story back and was obvious the mainstream media and washington beltway crowd was not interested in doing anything with this possibility. they didn't actually create the golden bridge to help the soviets withdraw and save face which is what they wanted to leave and not look like that. charlie wilson starts to get his project going to increase funding for the mujahedin after that point. what needed to happen was the insurgen

you get the sense that the charlie wilson character is asking for education. what would have been different if we had stuck around? if we hadn't just left and allow the civil war to happen, allow these textbooks to stay in pakistan that teach jihad to little kids, allowing these kids to grow up in camps where they're taken care of by militants. as far as where the war is now, let's be absolutely honest. it has nothing to do with al qaeda in pakistan or afghanistan. it really doesn't. it has to do with all these different groups. it could have goals allied with al qaeda but they are more local goals. is not about world domination or attacking america. it is about attacking inside these countries, getting rid of the u.s. backed government, hitting troops inside afghanistan. it is a bit different. as far as bin laden goes and whether we killed him to avoid bringing him back here for trial, i don't know. i don't know what the decision was. there were orders to shoot to kill no matter what and that was maybe because of everything that happened on 9/11 and everythin

>> charlie wilson's war. >> you're good. you read it in a script. >> no, i can't read. we talked about this. >> tomorrow i'm sitting down with tom and julia. to find out how their spouses felt about kissing. >> you no i can read, i'm just playing with you. >> still to come right here tonight. "charlie's angels" is coming back to primetime. who is the new voice of charlie. >> plus, only we have a brand-new interview with bedown say. you're not going to want to miss this one. stick around. >>> matthew mcconaughey and girlfriend camilla alvez took >>> gleeks of the world unite as the "glee" live in concert tour smashes records. >> this has been the hottest ticket across the country. sold out in 18 cities. >> yeah, that backup noise you're hearing, that's the money trough backing up and dumping a lot of cash. lea michele, darren will be there. chris. you'll enjoy it. >> members of the cash in new york as the tour sponsor hosted their spring fling event. >> been so much fun and performing for thousands of fans. a dream come true. >> don't fear, if you haven't seen it, or not

i don't think we face a charlie wilson's war scenario here. i don't see us feeling that we got rid of the soviets. now we are out of here. i think there is every intense that there be an enduring commitment all be one that is less costly overtime and more sustainable given constraints that all of the contributing nations face. and one that increasingly is characterized by afghans being in the lead and shouldering more and more of the burden. i have an obligation here for our part anywheres to note that afghan forces right now are dying, are being killed in action at a rate that is three times the rate after these forces. they are fighting and indicting for their country right now. we should give them enormous credit for being out there and shouldering the burden in their country. thank you. and i will get back to florida. >> general, we have two members very potent members in their own right of significant committee. the chairman and ranking member of armed services. i want you to note their humility. they have sat at the end of this row now f

. >> charlie wilson had a warning years ago. >> yes,he did. >> he did.bout draw down of troops, longest war in history. >> yes. >> what do you think? >> well, i think this is what happens when you try to -- you take action years and years ago. guess what, afghanistan remains afghanistan. the afghan of charlie wilson was all about, he wanted to go head to head with the russians, you see. he wanted to go to battle with the communists. not long after that the berlin wall fell down. i don't know if you can make driblgt connections from when reagan was president to now, but i'm going to -- >> you're too young to remember that. >> i actually -- no, i actually -- i actually voted in that election. >> really? >> yes. >> you look good for your age. >> for a guy whose butt reagan kicked but -- >> that's a whole other story. >> yes. >> we are going to get political. >> that's all right. >> let's do this. "apollo 13," this totally works into the headline. the guy you played, the astronaut you played, coming out and talking about the program coming to an end. >> what

. >> and then in between, don, i mean we have jennifer hudson, fantasia, charlie wilson, chaka kahn, the essence music festival on sunday night. >> there's been some controversy. some are complaining some of the speakers don't embody that theme, in fact, just the opposite. two of the speakers are tammy roman and another from "basketball wives." here's a clip. >> i'm saying [ bleep ]. >> you're a. [ bleep ] >> no, no, no, no, no. >> [ bleep ]. >> tammy, tammy. >> [ bleep ]. >> can you see why, you know -- when you see these images -- i know "essence" is a positive, the fest is supposed to be a positive thing. can you see why it concerns some people? >> i see the point. i think the thing that's been misconstrued here, the theme of our essence empowerment experience is about transformation. what we do is we bring thought leaders and entertainers and educators around the country here to talk about different topics so we are doing reality tv and black women panel, but we're also talking to dr. cornell west, tavis smiley, reverend al sharpton, sewsofia nelson as well as tamara mcmillan. ye

lewis: if one would recognize, "charlie wilson's war" time, we were successful in stopping the soviet union. as we had that success, america often does what we do overseas, we walked away and left a vacuum in afghanistan. and it was that vacuum that let al qaeda and others to train themselves and puts us in the pressure box that we are in today in the country. america must constantly be aware that we are the force for freedom and working together we will continue to have freedom flute the world. having said that, mr. chairman, i want to extend my deepest congratulations to these two gentlemen, these two leaders, bill young and norm dickses, extremely talented -- discs -- dicks. and we have free debate on the floor. that is the strength of our congress. if if the people will be patient with us, we will accomplish some things, indeed, freedom will continue to be a force in the world because of the work of these gentlemen. and our congratulations as well and our best wishes go out to their continuing work and success. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the

and then we would work together on "charlie wilson's war." thank you. thank you. thank you.y it's supposed to work. the applause is supposed to begin before i say "thank you." but we became really good pals. i mean, honestly, we laughed a lot. working together on this, i think she trusted that i would try to establish as the boss the same ease of working atmosphere as we had on that. >> watching you promote this movie and you've been around doing it, you seem to be having a lot of fun which is unusual because you're not usually that much fun here. so when you have been like on univision, doing the weather, this video has been making the rounds. >> let me tell you. >> what was going on here? >> first of all, i was told i was doing the weather with tiki delgado. who hasn't wanted to try to master the samba. there i am. and then trying to speak in spanish. not easy to do as al roker, but i had a feeling that if this had been me and al roker trying to point out the weather, not exactly the same. no offense. no offense, al. i believe-- and tiki delgado is a former miss venezuela.

i'm charlie wilson.sional -- >> reporter: now they're staring up at us. forget the politician's war chest. it's his chest hair being analyzed. >> it's a shaved chest, which tells me psychologically he was putting effort into trying to make this thing as sexual as possibility. >> is he waxing himself all over? >> reporter: for some female anchors, it was too much for the naked eye. >> i think we all understand, you know -- i don't think we need to see that -- >> i do also think there's a -- >> take that off, please. >> congressman wiener got his guilt off his chest, leaving us with his chest and his drawers. jeanne moos, cnn -- would you want this chest? >> if we could get tanner, maybe -- >> reporter: new york. >>> good morning, everyone. it's 10:00 a.m. on the east, 7:00 a.m. in the west. >>> weeking up to a fire risk. threatening to get even bigger as the day goes on. more than 5,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. >>> watch for prosecutors in orlando to bring out more forensic evidence.

i'm charlie wilson.- >> reporter: but now they're staring up from us from our newspapers and laptops. forget the politician's war chest, it's his chest hair being analyzed. >> and it's a shaved chest which tells me psychologically he was putting some real effort into trying to make this thing as sexual as possible. >> but is he waxing himself all over? it seems oddly hairless. >> reporter: for some female anchors, weiner's naked torso was too much for the naked eye. >> i think we all understand, you know, i don't think we need to see all that. >> i do also think there is a -- >> take that off, please. i don't want to keep seeing that.

one of them, joan herring was portrayed by julia roberts in the movie "charlie wilson's war." >> as ad you think that the southeast yet union invaded afghanistan? >> i believe my government was aware but wonder if they were thinking about doing anything about it other than boycotting the olympics which i think you'll agree was a ponce to the immigration threat we have faced since the cuban military crisis. >> joan herring is the author of the upcoming book "diplomacy in diamonds." with her is a volunteer who served in afghanistan as a naval commander and not speaking on behalf of the navy today. they are both in washington. welcome to both of you, doug and joanne. joanne, tell us in the simplest terms what these charities are trying to achieve in afghanistan. >> for the afghans to take care of themselves so fight their own battles and bring our commanders like doug home. the way we are doing it, ali, it takes five things. if you're hungry and the water is polluted, you can't fight and they are hungry and the water is polluted, so we are having organizations that are nonprofits that ha

so i don't think that we face a charlie wilson's war kind of scenario here. i don't see us feeling that okay, we have gotten rid of the soviets and we have a compass this mission and now we are out of here. i think there is every intention that there be an enduring commitment albeit one that is much less costly overtime and is more sustainable in that sense given the fiscal constraints that all of the nation's face in afghanistan, and one that increasingly is characterized by afghans being in the lead and afghan children bearing more moe burden. i have an obligation here by the way for our afghan partners to know to this committee that afghan forces right now are dying, are being killed in action and three times the rate for isaf forces. for anyone to say when will the afghan start fighting and dying for their country i can tell you they are doing that right now and indeed we should give them enormous credit for being out there increasingly shouldering the burdens in their country. thank you and i will get back to florida. >> thank you senator. general we hav

i do not think we face a " charlie wilson's war" kind of situation. we have accomplished this mission and now we are out of here. i think there is every intention that there be an enduring commitment, albeit one that is much more costly -- much less costly overtime and more sustainable given the fiscal constraints that all of the contributing nations face, and one that increasingly is characterized by afghans been in ise lead, and afghans -- an characterized by afghans being in the lead. they are being killed at a rate that is three times the rate of isaf forces. for anyone to say, when will the afghans start fighting and dying for their country, i can tell you they are doing that right now. indeed, we should give them enormous credit for being out there in the increasingly shouldering the burden is in their country. and i will get back to florida. >> thank you very much, senator rubio. general, we have two x official members -- ex officio members. i wan tyou to -- want you to note their humility. they have sat at the end of this role now for approxim

i can't see brian wilson with a think pink logo in glitter on his butt. possibly when he visits charlieen. >> maybe the machine. >> the machine would. >> the a's not having as much fun. bob guerineren's days as manage over. we hear from the new skipper and billy beane about the plan moving forward. the giants have one more world series ring to hand out. the mvp making his first visit back to san francisco tonight. the latest from china basin coming up in sports. >>> and good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri underneath the cloud cover. we'll havtail seven-day forecast in just minutes. >>> it's hard to fathom given all the rain we've had, but a number of bay area communities will see the water rates rise. joe rosato jr. shows us where your money is going. >> reporter: in the east bay not far from where the fault and the valley, sits a critical piece of the bay area's water delivery system. >> this water treatment plant is one of san francisco's two water filtration plants. >> reporter: it is a backup water supply that delivers water to san francisco and 27 other cities. >> wh