let's begin with christiane amanpour. tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, diane, i just spent the last several hours with imam feisal abdul rauf of the islamic center here in manhattan. i was interviewing him when pastor jones made that statement from florida. and, he shook his head in bewilderment and gave a statement to me in which he said, "i am glad that pastor jones has decided not to burn any korans. however, i have not spoken with pastor jones or imam musri. i am surprised by their announcement. we are not going to toy with our religion or any other. nor are we here to barter." and the imam went on to tell me that this whole issue is so sensitive because he really has to take care of sensitivities here in the united states and abroad. >> well, it was incredible you were there with the imam for this whole roller coaster. stand by.xd we want to hear about your interview today. but we do want to go for the latest strange event in this strange story to matt gutman, in gainesville, florida, where pastor jones and

christiane amanpour's interview. good morning, america.stephanopoulos. >> that's a good tease. i'm intrigued by what you just said. i can't wait for christiane to come along. good morning. i'm robin roberts. >>> and the seismic shift in the salary gap. men, women and money. it's a first for certain women. >>> first, the latest about hurricane earl. so many people following the latest developments. and the evacuation orders have just been expanded where sam champion is in north carolina. tell us about that, sam. >> robin, folks are just waking up to the news, that earl is stronger than it's ever been. there was the expectation that it would weaken a little bit and bobble. but not get even stronger. so, at 145 miles per hour, folks are paying attention. they're evacuating. we have evacuation orders here in atlantic beach. it's nags head. it's kill devil hills. everybody's being told to evacuate those coastlines because this storm will pass very close to the east coast of the u.s., on its projected track. and, remember, we look at not just th

general assembly. >> he spoke exclusively with christiane amanpour on abc's "this week" and that topst the sunday talk shows. >> from all across our world to the heart of our nation's capital, abc's "this week with christiane amanpour" starts now. >> the united states is very pleased that you have released sarah shourd, and the secretary of state hillary clinton has said that she wants the other two, josh and shane, to be released also. a humanitarian gesture. >> translator: surely the islamic republic of iran took a humanitarian measure and released one of the three individuals who entered our borders, miss sarah shourd. this was a huge humanitarian gesture. now, you may be aware that eight iranians are illegally being detained in the united states. so i believe that it would not be a mistake to ask that the u.s. government should make a humanitarian gesture to release the iranians who are illegally arrested and detained here in the united states. >> mr. president, i understand that the iranians, many of them, have been convicted of various sanctions-busting and arms-busting. are you

and you can get much more as he sits down with christiane amanpour sunday on "this week." we come back, a politician's brain freeze. but first, a preview of tonight's "jimmy kimmel live." >> jimmy: thanks. justin long. juliet lewis. suffers the cruel vengeance ofzp

for more here's a look at the sunday talk shows. >> "abc this week with christiane amanpour" starts now you have regrets about iraq? >> you can't not have regrets about the lives lost. you'd be inhuman if you didn't regret the death of so many extraordinary, brave, committed soldiers or civilians that have died in iraq or die still now in afghanistan. of course you feel an enormous responsibility for that. not just regret. i say in the book, the concept of responsibility for me has its present and future tense, not just its past tense. >> you see president obama faced with drawing down in iraq, faced with ramping up in afghanistan, but still putting a deadline on. what sort of message does that send as to the commitment to fight this? >> i think it's perfectly sensible to set the deadline, and provided it's clear that's to get everyone focused on getting the job done. in general terms i think the answer to your question is no. i think a lot of people don't understand it's a generation-long struggle. i think one of the things we've got to have, one of the debates we've got to have in the

. >> sean: here's christiane amanpour talking the ground zero mosque.if you think is fair. >> plans to build an islamic center close to ground zero has chip whipped up anti-muslim sentiment. five% of americans say they have an unfavorable view of islam now. not since 9/11 has the country seen such anti-muslim fervor latest poll only 37% of those asked expressed a positive feeling about islam. do you think that muslims, people such as yourself, others here can actually have a place to practice their religion freely to live freely as americans? >> sean: sharia more ply , america accessory to 9/11. why didn't she ask those questions. any way, go ahead. there comes a point where the american people should say to christiane amanpour, please, shut up. i am sick and tired of this. [ laughing ] >> just like in arizona if you raise a policy question you are a bigot. we did a study on sound bites last month, 93% talk about islam phobia in the news media. when they talk about a handful of people that pastor had caused international incident? no. he did not cause t

our christiane amanpour talks to blair about his time in office. it's an abc news exclusive and it's coming up. >>> and if you're planning a wedding, as i am, a segment you don't want to miss, how to have a high-class affair at a low cost. and we'll throw in some etiquette tips as well. no cell phones. no e-vite as far as invitations. >> three weeks away for you? >> three weeks. >> you got everything ready? >> we're getting there. close, yeah. >> we'll dig deeper later on. >>> we'll start with the campaign season. which is about to go into overdrive. with president obama hitting the trail this week, right now 15 million americans are out of work. so the sluggish economy is likely to be the dominant issue. our david kerley is on the story in washington this morning. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the starting gates are open. the sprint is on to the finish line, which is the november election. and president obama is on the road tomorrow, hoping that his new economic plan can hold back some of the republican wave. the venu

christiane amanpour goes one-on-one with iran's president on the same day that one of those freed american hikers flies home, so now the question is, will the other two imprisoned americans be set free, as well? >>> mass suicide. >> california police say 14 people including eight children have gone missing. family members say they are part of a fringe cult and police fear they may have a suicide pact. >>> and airfares are taking off. this holiday season may be the most expensive travel period in years, so do you buy now or hope for a lower price later on? we've got some answers. >> say it ain't so. >>> fares may be going up, but the seats are shrinking. i just got off a flight the other day. it felt like we were packed like a sardine. >> it's getting increasingly uncomfortable. >> it is, very uncomfortable. but a lot of us are uncomfortable about some breaking news overnight. the scary and alarming story out of california. 14 people missing who police believe are part of a cult. all that they left behind was a bag holding their cell phones, deeds to their property and letters indicating th

bush to princess diana, with christiane amanpour of "this week." christiane, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, diane. and i spent a couple of hours with the former british prime minister, who has made at least 36 trips to the middle east in the last three years, trying to help build momentum for peace. the interview coincides with the release of his memoir, "a journey." tony blair explained that he sees the key to breaking the impasse in the middle east. you say the biggest problem with the middle east peace process is that no one has ever gripped it long enough or firmly enough. the gripping is intermittent and intermittent won't do, it doesn't work. if it was gripped, it would be solved. you also say in your book that president bush -- his heart wasn't really into it. >> well, they came to grip it but it was late on in the presidency and that's the important distinction with president obama now. i mean, i -- i think you cannot overstate the importance of president obama coming in, saying, right from the beginning, we're going to grip this.

and while in washington he spoke with "this week" anchor christiane amanpour. >> in an abc exclusive,t the prospects in the middle east, george w. bush, and even princess diana. >> reporter: the interview coincides with the release of his memoir, "a journey." tony blair explained that he sees the key to breaking the impasse in the middle east. you say the biggest problem with the middle east peace process is that no one has ever gripped it long enough or firmly enough. the gripping is intermittent and intermittent won't do, it doesn't work. if it was gripped it would be solved. you also say in your book that president bush, his heart wasn't really into it. >> well, they came to grip it but it was late on in the presidency and that's the important distinction with president obama now. i mean, i -- i think you cannot overstate the importance of president obama coming in and saying right from the beginning, we're going to grip this. because that allows you to go through what will inevitably be the ups and downs. >> reporter: and as combat in iraq ends, blair describes his regret at the l

. >> from all across our world to the heart of our nation's capital, "abc this week with christiane amanpour" starts now. >> the house minority leader, john boehner, has said that the only -- that he would consider extending the middle-class tax cuts. "if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for it," he said on "face the nation" this morning. what is your reaction to that? >> well, i obviously haven't seen the comments, but i notice the qualifier "if my only choice is." if he -- if he's truly saying that we can, as the president called for, get a broad consensus to extend the middle-class tax cuts, we should do it. >> and he's obviously saying -- >> we shouldn't hold that hostage for the argument about the tax cuts just for the very, very highest income people. so if he is for that, i would be -- i would be happy. in the past we have seen some of these circumstances in which what appears to be the offer of doing the sensible thing in the light of day, there's a little bit of a feeling, well, if the president's for it i'm against it. and then it falls

that's where christiane amanpour sat down with the secretary of state for an exclusive interview. a short time ago. christiane, so good of you to join us from jerusalem. is hillary clinton making any progress? >> good morning, robin. she says yes. all the officials say yes, including the participants. benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. apparently they've gotten down to core issues already. and they're doing that in a serious way. but the ten-ton elephant in the room is the moratorium of settlement building. i asked secretary clinton if there was any flexibility towards keeping the moratorium on? she wouldn't go into specifics, other than to say the two sides must stay at the table. there is this moratorium that's looming on the horizon. are the talks going in a constructive way? >> yes. i would say they're in a constructive channel. and that has been, you know, reassuring to us. >> president obama has said that given the talks going in a constructive way, there should be -- israel should continue the moratorium on settlements. do you believe that that will happen? >> well, that

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democrats campaign strategy as we close in on election day, want to bring in now "this week" host christiane amanpour. it's nice to see you this morning, christiane. >> good morning, ashleigh. how are you? >> well, thank you. but i was up early reading my "the new york times," and i can see it says the gloves are off unleashing the biting ads earlier than ever and hearing about them sort of dispatching all the big guns to places that were once considered the safest of safe. how is this being considered in d.c.? >> well, we're going to be having on david axelrod, chief adviser to the president, and we're going to ask him these questions. as you see and heard in that report, obviously there are troubles in what have been safe democratic seats. a difficult time to have the election in view of the democrats' position because people are so worried and so angry about the economy, about jobs, spending, all of those things which we've been reporting on for all these many weeks and months and now with the real final push, the five weeks left to the midterm elections, they are as you say deploying the big gun,

i'm christiane amanpour. and at the top of the news this week. a journey of war and peace. my exclusive interview with the former british prime minister, tony blair. >> when you're sitting in the hot seat decision making, you have got to decide. >> a decade in the hot seat. on the issues of our time. relationships and decisions that shaped history. the war in iraq. you could have waited. you could have contained it. >> as soon as they get a nuclear weapon -- >> you see a military possibility with them. how did you get over the fear. and on second thought. a "this week" exclusive. >>> then -- >> it's time to turn the page. >> president obama declares an end to the combat mission in iraq. turns to middle east peace. and struggles to find a voice on the economy. >> can you guys still hear us? >> analysis from the "roundtable" with george will, thomas friedman. paul krugman, and mary jordan. >>> and "the sunday funnies." >> it's labor day. one day a year, we honor our workforce. do we still have a workforce? i don't know. do we? >>> today marks a new beginning for "this week."

abc's christiane amanpour s doing an exclusive interview mosque near ground zero, imam m feisal a abdulrauf, at the ver moment that the press conference was happening, and he had a very different take. >> how can you equate burning of any person's scripture with an attempmpt to build interfaith dialogue? >> reporter: then in a written statement, imam made it clear, no deal. i am glad that pastor jones has decided not to burn any korans, he said. however, i have not spoken with pastor jones, or imam musri. i am surprised by y eir announcement. wewe are not going to toy with r religion or any other, n nor ar we here to barter. it was another dramatic turn. pastor jones told us tonight, he feels betray. >> we had a a clr prprise from the am here in that meeting. there were several people wh can confirm that. we find that very devastating, if that is true, that would mean that the imam here ld to us. we hope that that is not true, and that we can still come to some type of a -- agreement on this matter. >> reporter: if the plan for the islamic center here in new york is not changeded, would

. >> and joining me from washington is host of abc's "this week," christiane amanpour. good morning. >> good morning. >> you speak with the imam quite frequently. has any of this changed his views? on building that islamic community center at ground zero? >> well, you know, he's talked about 9/11 and how everybody should mark the solemn and somber anniversary with prayer. he also has said he doesn't think moving the center in response to a threat to burn korans would be a good thing for american national security. he told me that he does not plan to meet with that pastor from florida. he does say he wants to meet with anybody who's interested in peace and trying to move the solution along. but, at the moment, has to time -- sorry, has no plan to meet with that pastor. no plan to barter the islamic center for by reason offing anybody's scriptures, he said. >> why was there so much confusion? one side said that they would. the imam came out and later clarified that. why do you think there's so much confusion surrounding that? >> the confusion erupted, coincidentally, as i

. >> and christiane amanpour anchor of "this week" joins us. >> good morning, elizabeth. >> so much back and forth. she's released and then not. why the contradictory signals? >> well, the french and the american-canadian journalist arrested after the elections they were eventually released in change for money. now, shourd and her two colleagues. >> reporter: in for 14 months they still haven't charged. and it looks like all of this boils down to the internal struggle that's going on between president ahmadinejad and the other political opponents. >> president ahmadinejad in fact himself orchestrated sarah shourd's release and he was overruled by the judiciary. what was his saying about him? it's quite a humiliation for him. >> judiciary said not so fast we're going to do it according to our time and our rules. now, the head of the judiciary belongs to a family that's a main opponent political opponent of ahmadinejad. i think a lot of this is wrapped up in that argument and the internal struggles going on in iran. >> sarah shourd's family said she needs medical treatment for two potentia

i'm christiane amanpour. and at the top of the news this week -- as the global economy recovers, is the united states falling behind? >> it's understandable that people are saying, you know, what have you done? >> the president proposes new spending and allowing tax cuts for the wealthy to expire. but is it good politics, economics? questions this morning for president obama's newly appointed chair of the council of economic advisers, austan goolsbee. >>> then, remembering 9/11. and nine years later, the growing hostility towards american muslims. >> we're treated and talked about today as if american muslims are not americans. >> an exclusive interview with the imam who wants to build an islamic center near ground zero. if you thought it would have provoked this controversy, what would you have done? >>> and three leading thinkers on faith discuss religious tolerance and islam-ophobia. >>> and analysis of all the week's politics with our "roundtable," with george will, arianna huffington, kate zernike, and j

i'm christiane amanpour, and this week we come to you from jerusalem, new york and washington. at the top of the news, make-or-break middle east talks. first, my exclusive interview with secretary of state hillary clinton. do you believe you've convinced some of the skeptics? >> i asked them, what's the alternative? >> and her message to iran. >> we stand ready to engage with iran. >> so what's his response, the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad on his country's nuclear program, human rights. i'd like your opinion on stoning. and the fate of the two american hikers still detained in iran. would you intervene like you did for sarah? ahmadinejad and clinton, a "this week" exclusive. and then -- >> you betcha. >> the tea party's delaware upset. >> they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. >> delaware republican party chairman tom ross joins george will, peter beinart of "the daily beast" and david sanger of "the new york times" to analyze what the tea party means to the republican party and their chances at the midterms in november. all of this on our roundtable and "the su

i'm christiane amanpour and at the top of the news this week, president obama on the ropes. >> i'm exhausted of defending you. >> he faces tough criticism from his own supporters as republicans unveil their pledge to roll back his agenda. >> the government can out of control in washington. >> can democrats mobilize for this political war? will voters buy the republican plan? two "this week" exclusive interview, the president's chief political add adviser david axelrod and the top republican in the senate mitch mcconnell, only on "this week." and queen rania of jordan in a sunday exclusive as the u.s. scrambles to save the middle east peace talks, we get her view. >> extremists have done a good job of using this cause to amplify their message. >> her efforts in the fight against extremism and for the rights of women and children. then obama's real war, afghanistan and bob woodward's new inside look at the battles over policy in the white house. we'll discuss that and all the week's politics in our roundtable with george will, donna brazile, matthew dowd and ron brownstein and "the sunday funn

abc's christiane amanpour was doing an exclusive interview with the new york imam who is building thein florida was happening. and he had a very different take. >> how can you equate burning of any person's scripture with an attempt to build interfaith dialogue? >> reporter: then in a written statement, the imam made it clear, no deal. i am glad that pastor jones has decided not to burn any korans, he said. however, i have not spoken with pastor jones or imam musri. i am surprised by their announcement. we are not going to toy with our religion or any other. nor are we here to barter. it was another dramatic turn. pastor jones told us he feels betrayed. >> we had a clear promise on the imam here. in that meeting, there were several people who can confirm that. >> if the mosque, the plan for the islamic center here in new york is not changed, would you go forward with your plan to burn the koran on saturday? >> right now, we really don't know. right now, we are, like i said, very shocked, very devastated. >> imam musri said jones misunderstood their conversation. >> he said he was guar

. >> we had christiane amanpour speak with tony blair about this memoir.g out this season as you well know and i think tony blair hits it. he's so interesting. his section on the iraq war, i think, whatever your perspective on -- >> no apologies from him. >> what's interesting about him, he begs for balance and asks for people to see both sides and take his position and consider their own positions and i think reading this with an open mind is an important thing to do. very different kind of political book that's going to be coming out on october 12th. knellen mandela and this book, i admit i haven't seen it yet. they're keeping it under wraps. we're all looking forward to it. it is his diaries and handwritten letters from prison. such an extraordinary person and to learn more about him in his own words is going to be -- >> i love this title, "the last boy." jane leavy is a wonderful sports writer to give us a new perspective about mickey mantle. she did a nice job. susan boyle, both of these books, by the way, are also coming out october 12th and susan bo

graham.grahaare lindsey christian amanpour interviews former british prime minister tony blair.hris wallace talks with john mccain. and tim kaine, chairman of the democratic national committee. at 3:00 p.m., bob schieffer discusses the economy with laura tyson, former chair of the council of economic advisers, chief economistdy, at moody's. at 3:30 p.m. eastern, it is cnn's state of union. there will talk about the fall elections with the afl-cio president trumka and the president of the small business association. also, a look afghanistan and mideast politics with michael duffy of time magazine. again, the five sunday television talk shows begin airing at noon eastern with nbc's "meet the press" at 1:00, 2:00 p.m., week," "face the nation," and finally 3:00 p.m. you can listen to them on c-span radio. or online at c-span.org. guest: you think about ponzi schemes. the biggest ponzi scheme for wall street is telling someone who has worked really hard to earn a buck that they are not smart enough to understand how that buck is going to be invested. >> in 2007, meredith whitney was