i'm joined by christiane amanpour, the last western journalist to speak to gadhafi.or most of those 40 years he was a nemesis to the united states. >> he was. libya sponsored terrorism against people in europe, pan am 103. he has been a nemesis and the most hated villain amongst the united states people that is clear. also, somebody said to me today, he's a vampire to his people. as president obama comes to tart speaking, a vampire. >> -- comes to start speaks, a vampire. % president good afternoon. today the government of libya announced the death of muammar gadhafi. this marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of libya. who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic libya. for four decades the gadhafi regime rule the libyan people with an iron fist. basic human rights were denied. innocent civilians were detained, beaten and killed. libya's wealth was squandered. the enormous potential of the libyan people was held back. terror was used as a political weapon. today, we can definitively say that the gadhafi reg

christiane amanpour, thank you very much. she's going to have much more on this story tomorrow on "this week" with christiane amanpour. >>> this morning, there's for fallout from the animal escape in ohio. the governor is taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. and there's new details on how the owner lived with the animals. t.j. winick is here. and it appears that law enforcement officials were very familiar with the farm. >> reporter: they had been to the farm countless times because of complaints. animal experts went to the thompson farm three years ago in a cruelty to animals investigation. they found many of the cages not padlocked and labeled the conditions, a public safety hazard. you're getting a closer look inside the troubled life of terry thompson. in these 2-year-old home videos, kissing a bear. >> you silly thing, grow. >> reporter: and the many exotic and dangerous animals he kept on his zanesville, ohio, form. thompson kept a black leopard in the basement, had a lion running loose. and according to t

i'm joined by christiane amanpour, the last western journalist to speak to gadhafi.or most of those 40 years he was a nemesis to the united states. >> he was. libya sponsored terrorism against people in europe pan am 103. he has been a nemesis and the most hated villain amongst the united states people that is clear. also somebody said to me today, he's a vampire to his people. as president obama comes to tart speaking a vampire. >> -- comes to start speaks a vampire. % president good afternoon. today the government of libya announced the death of muammar gadhafi. this marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of libya. who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic libya. for four decades the gadhafi regime rule the libyan people with an iron fist. basic human rights were denied. innocent civilians were detained beaten and killed. libya's wealth was squandered. the enormous potential of the libyan people was held back. terror was used as a political weapon. today, we can definitively say that the gadhafi regime h

abc's christiane amanpour breaks it down. >>> speaking out. the first member of bernie madoff's family opens up about the day the biggest ponzi scheme in history came crashing down and took her husband's life. an abc news exclusive. >>> and, you got to believe. the 61-year-old football star who proves it's never too late to make history. >>> good evening. diane is on assignment. and we begin tonight with the end of a war. more than 1 million americans have served in iraq. this december, the last of them will be home. it began more than eight years ago. march 19th, 2003, with shock and awe. 20 days later, coalition forces took baghdad. weeks after that, mission accomplished. but that declaration with a costly mistake. the insurgency intensified. american casualties climbed. the tide turned only after president bush ordered a surge of u.s. forces. today, saddam hussein is long gone. a shaky democracy is taking hold. as president obama paid tribute to the 4,482 americans killed in iraq and the 32,213 wounded. in a moment, we'll hear from martha r

christiane amanpour joins us tonight with the details. how did it happen? >> reporter: another one bites the dust, cynthia. as people in the arab world are really still fighting for their freedom. somebody told me, gadhafi was like a vampire to his people. they had to see him dead in order to believe he would never come back again. he was dragged through the streets today. it was quite graphic and we have to warn viewers that the video of his last moment is quite difficult to watch. it's an astonishing scene. moammar gadhafi, once one of the world's most powerful dictators, battered and bloodied, the fear visible on his face as death loomed. hard to believe this was him just months ago, latching off the armed rebellion that today finally ended his 42-year rule over libya. >> they love me, all my people with me. they love me all. >> reporter: but if they do love you -- >> they will die to two ticket me, my people. >> reporter: it would be his final interview. and his legendary eccentricity was on full display. the president of the united states, the leaders

we're going to turn now to the anchor of "this week," christiane amanpour. is this a big deal, the end of al qaeda? >> i think it is a big deal and it is practically the end of al qae qaeda, at least if you believe leon panetta. and that's because they're having a huge amount of trouble fund-raising, recruiting and being relevant. and, in addition to that, the whole dynamic has changed in the arab and muslim world. people are rising up for freedom and democracy and not for violent change like al qaeda's philosophy is. >> the arab spring is competing with -- >> exactly right. >> now, president obama, got osama bin laden, now awlaki. does this establish him, really, is a strong president in the war on terror in people's minds? >> i think in the war on terror, yes. because he hasn't shrunk from doing these difficult things and he's really dramatically raised the tempo of these drone strikes which you know are controversial. that's a whole other issue. but the list of big bad guys who have been wiped out is quite impressive. you got osama bin laden, awlaki now a

>> opening the mouth and twisting the tongue. >> reporter: i'm christiane amanpour for "nightline" in york. >> man with passion in his heart. thank you for watching abc news. we hope you'll tune into "good morning america." have a terrific weekend, america. >> dicky: tonight on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> jimmy: are you prepared to become the second fastest man in the world? >> that's not going to happen.

. >>> we want to bring in christiane amanpour from washington, host of "this week." good morning. >> good morning. >> do political analysts think that this is a smart move by the republicans to be making, right before the election, basically to oppose the end of the war that is so unpopular with voters? >> look it's unpopular with a vast majority of voters. the republicans in this country they support the war. so, obviously the candidates are reacting to that. as david said, they're not going to say anything nice and give any credit to president obama. we'll talk to senator mccain about this, because not just on iraq, but all over, republicans have been all over the map the candidates, and some are being accused of having an isolation streak. which is very counter to normal republican policy. >> and also, you sat down with secretary of state hillary clinton who said that despite the withdrawal of u.s. troops, the u.s. will continue to support iraq's move towards democracy, but how are we going to do that and enforce that without having boots on the ground? >> as you

christiane amanpour, always great to have you on the broadcast. to join christiane later on "this week" when she'll be talking to republican presidential hopeful herman cain who has been making a lot of news of late. >>> and now for a check of the other headlines developing this morning, ron claiborne out. we've got a special guest. her name is andrea canning. >> thank you so much for that introduction. good morning, dan and bianna. >> my pleasure. >> good morning, everyone. >>> hundreds of people demonstrating against economic inequality were arrested in new york on saturday. more than 700 protesters were rounded up after they tried to cross the brooklyn bridge, shutting down traffic for hours. most were given citations and released. there were protests in other cities, as well, including boston and l.a. in solidarity with the occupy wall street movement. >>> more than a thousand people packed the pews on saturday for executed convict troy davis. davis was celebrated as a martyr by family and activists for years who vowed he was innocent. they vow

abc's christiane amanpour was the last american journalist to interview gadhafi. she starts us off tonight what a remarkable year, another dictator has fallen. >> reporter: it really is. and what a remarkable and an historic time now for the people of the arab world. moammar gadhafi met his end near the town where he was born, and one expert told me that he was like a vampire to the libyan people. they had to see him dead to believe that he was really gone. gadhafi's final hours began when revolutionary fighters stormed his last stronghold, sirte. soon after, a convoy of 80 vehicles were seen fleeing the town. then, from the sky, nato attacked. the french and the u.s. are both claiming to have fired on a convoy, but could not say it was gadhafi's. at first, the bbc's gabriel gatehouse, reporting from sirte, said he heard the rebels had found the former dictator hiding in a drainpipe. >> they say the discovered him here just before 12:00 this afternoon, they pulled him out of the hole and one fighter told me that moammar gadhafi said to him, "what did i do to you?"

christian amanpour is back even earlier with "this week."ood morning. u.s. officials say there could be retaliation for the killing awlaki.r al- u.s. officials say supporters deathtry to avenge his and attack americans. a scary moment on top of the washington monument as a gust of blows a clamor about 30 from the monument. he was inspecting the structural friday evening when a from the pushed him west wall to the south wall. the work will resume today. the fbi is investigating a containing ackage that was delivered to florida home last night. >> mostly cloudy skies, a few of sunshine. let's look at some temperatures around the region. more like late november. rain again possible today, but likelihood will reduce after noon. 57 at dulles. we should be at 73 today. 50 by noon today. cloudy out there. is this pattern ever going to break? tomorrow, we will start to temperatures in the 60's. 70 by tuesday. >> thank you. thank you for watching.

christiane amanpour, thank you very much.e sure to join her later on "this week." >>> now, an explosive new book about disgraced former wall street financier bernie madoff will be released tomorrow. his son andrew and his wife ruth both cooperated for the book. in it, ruth revealed that she was more hurt by her husband's mistress than by his massive fraud scheme. abc's david kerley has the details. >> reporter: bernie madoff scammed 15,000 investors, some out of their life savings. but madoff's wife, ruth, said it wasn't the ponzi scheme that caused her the most pain, she was more deeply troubled with her husband's long-running affair with another woman. according to the new book, ruth madoff said that the affair was quote the most hurtful thing that ever happened to her. ruth asked, what's a ponzi scheme? she also said that on "60 minutes" that she and bernie madoff attempted suicide. >> we had terrible phone calls, hate mail. just beyond anything. and i said, i can't, i just can't go on anymore. >> reporter: the attempt fai

christiane amanpour is among those being honored. on this day in 1912 while campaigning in wisconsin, former president theodore roosevelt was shot by a saloon keeper. roosevelt continued to deliver his 90-minute speech while the projectile was lodged in his chest saying it takes more than a bull tote kill a bull moose. happy birthday to former james bond actor, roger moore, who turns 84. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. after his campaign plummeted, governor rick perry talks live to matt lauer about staging a comeback. the woman caught on tape trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. was she just trying to get on reality tv? the latest on her appeal. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the da

. >>> turn to christiane amanpour, host of "this week," joining us from washington. good morning. >> good morning. campaign finance reports are out and showing a disparity among republican contenders, michele bachmann, jon huntsman bleeding through cash and others flush with it. obviously talking about mitt romney and perry. perry's raising $17 million. mitt romney 14 million. so, does that 17 million for perry, who is the leader there, does that add new life to his campaign? so many were saying he may be on the outs given he's down in the polls didn't perform well in the debates? >> you're right. he's raised the most and it is going to give him new life because people have been less than impressed by his campaign and debate performance. what this does in this system is buy a lot of time and power and television ads. so, he will remain a formidable candidate according to all of the experts who say so and bringing out and already has, very punchy ads against who, mitt romney, considered the most important challenger. >> i want to stick with that. you have david axelro

. >> "this week" anchor christiane amanpour asked hillary clinton about a spectacle will. >> i know it was a great relief to millions of libyans that the past is finished and now they can move into a different future without fear and intimidation. and try to make up the lost time of 42 years to develop a country that has so much natural wealth and deserves to have a democracy and prosperity. >> yesterday, a joyful ceremony in tripoli launched what leaders say will be a two-year trip to democracy. >>> the people of tunisia are embracing democracdemocracy. they had their first free election there. >> they gave birth to the so-called arab string back in february that led to uprisings in other countries as well. >>> patrol crews are monitoring the coast of australia after a texas man was killed by a shark. 32-year-old george thomas wainwright was there in the water. his friendi ins pulled him back to the boat but it was too late. >>> dr. steven schaefer brought people to their feet as he held a bottle of propofol. explaining how he thinks michael jackson died. a scientist will be put on th

. >> abc's christiane amanpour has covered this war and region extensively. aside from family members, who else is happy with this announcement? >> i think iran, because there will be no more u.s. combat troops in iraq. some in iran want it. the u.s. basically has been asked to leave iraq because the prime minister could not get it past the pro-iranian faction in parliament. some are very worried here in the u.s. that progress which has been made now might not be able to consolidated. >> let's pivot to the other major story of the day, libya, final hours of moammar gadhafi. new details. >> reporter: indeed. no accident that the iraq announcement was made on this day, where they are claiming success in libya. big questions about how gadhafi was killed. as bad as he was, it seems like he could have been executed. >> a warning to you at home. some of the images here are very graphic. >> reporter: in the end, it proved to be a 21st century war. cell phone cameras captured gadhafi's final moments. you can even hear rebel fighters shoufting, "keep him alive" as he

here's abc's christiane amanpour with tonight's "nightline" interview. >> it's time. >> reporter: javierdem. just the sound of his voice has women swooning all over the world. that voice was a crucial part of his appeal as the charmer who sweeps julia roberts off her feet in "eat, pray, love." and as the smoldering artist -- >> drink good wine, we'll make love. >> reporter: in "vicky christina barcelona," this time, romancing his real-life wife, penelope cruz, mother of his son, leo. but he is probably best known for the very unattractive hair cut he sported in "no country for old men." a performance that won him an oscar. he dedicated his award to his mother. that's right. he's a heart tlohrob who loves s momma. >> i cannot even put in words because i don't know how to express it. i'm an actor because my mother. since i was born, i was going to theater plays and i would be backstage watching the whole process from the moment she comes into the room, she makes up and she goes to stage and then she becomes a different person. that always amazed me. >> reporter: not only did she inspire hi

christiane amanpour, abc news, new york. >> and really is one of the more important parts of the day.t following the regime is the hard part. that's what begins to day. >> big power vacuum. a lot of questions and concerns this could erupt into a deep civil war. there are perhaps gadhafi supporters left in the military. a lot of questions what to do with all those weapons and what happens next. >> lots of questions. no matter what, good time in the way for the obama administration. he is getting kudos for foreign policy. look what happened the past year, dismantling of al qaeda, now, moammar gadhafi gone, really is kind of impressive, dismantling of terror leaders and networks across the globe in 2011. kind of an amazing time, foreign policywise. >>> all right, now here at home, news of gadhafi's death brought a sense of relief to families who lost loved ones aboard pan am flight 103, the libyan leader behind the terror bombing that killed nearly 300 passengers most of them american. and the kabc reporter has more and reaction on this from los angeles. >> reporter: judy avritz's life f

and abc's christiane amanpour is back tonight to analyze what we mean. we saw the celebrations in libya, but not across the arab world. >> reporter: well, no. and of course people in libya are celebrating wildly because finally the man who oppressed them for so long is dead. but there are now people asking questions, human rights groups even a leading islamic scholar here saying this kind of vigilante vengeance is not islamic. on the other hand, so many libyans are saying he kept us down for so long, the way moammar gadhafi met his end was gadhafi-style justice. >> reporter: new cell phone videos of the moments just before mow more gadhafi was killed are helping to clarify what exactly happened to the dictator. was it vigilante vengeance? you can see he's being taunted. he doesn't fight back but he can be heard pleading in arabic "this is a sin for you." the expression conveying pleading for mercy the libyan government maintains that gadhafi died from wounds he received during the fire fight, before he was captured. but the u.n. has opened the investigat

clinton told abc's christiane amanpour no one should doubt america's resolve in iraq. >> aren't you concerned that some of the gains are at risk? >> well, remember, it was president bush who set the timetable in motion but agreeing with the iraq kips that all troops would be out by the end of this year. so, we're going to be precept in iraq, supporting the iraqis and continually discussing with them what their needs are. and no one should miscalculate our commitment to iraq, most mrorly, iran. >> secretary clinton on "this week k week" this morning. i want to bring in amy walter. great to have you with us. we already heard republican candidates going after the president on the decision this weekend. i want to get your reaction here on the backside. >> leon panetta, the secretary of defense, communicated we were going to have a presence in iraq going forward. that was part of our objective and this president has failed to deliver. >> you don't tell the enemy what your timetable is going to be. >> and so, amy, even with pochling showing the vast majority of americans want americans to come home

clinton told abc's christiane amanpour that no one should doubt america's resolve in iraq. >> are youot concerned that some of the gains that have been made are at risk. >> well, kristchristiane, rememt was president bush that set the timetable in motion but agreeing with theiraqis that all troops would be out at the end of this year. we are going to support the iraqis and continually discussing with them what their needs are. and no one should miscalculate our commitment to iraq, most particularly iran. >> i want to bring in abc news political director amy walter. great to have you with us. and we heard from republican candidates this weekend going after the president on the decision to withdrawal the troops. i wanted to let you hear what they had to say and get your reaction here on the back side. >> the secretary of defense communicated we were going to have a presence in iraq going forward. that was part of our objective and this president has failed to deliver. >> you don't tell the enemy what your timetable is going to be. >> and so amy, even with polling showing the vast majori

this was this morning on "this week" with christiane amanpour. david axelrod. and though there are several with campaign cash, they seem to be zeroing in on one candidate in particular. here's what he said about mitt romney. >> he's been running for office for 20 years. for snore and governor of massachusetts. then he was a pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-environmental candidate for office. then, he decided to run for president, did a 180 on all of that. so, time and time and time again, he shifts. and you get the feeling there is no principle too large for him to throw over in pursuit of political office. >> was this a hint at the political playbook that president obama plans to use if it is mitt romney, which they seem to think is going to happen. >> reporter: that's right, david. the obama team thinks that mitt romney is likely to be the nominee, and they do not want to give him a free ride in the primary. that's why that are testing campaign strategies already. they want to soften him up now during the primaries and set the stage for the fall. david, if oba

. >>> let's turn now to christiane amanpour. the host of "this week." christiane, good morning to you. you know critics of this occupy wall street movement, say that they lack a clear course and message. but they caught nancy pelosi's eyes. you spoke with her, she said that she supports it. even though it's some of her party's policies. >> look, bianna, what she told us, you'll hear more of the program, she supports the message to the establishment, whether it's the wall street establishment or whether it's the political establishment here in washington, she's well aware of the very, very low approval ratings of congress. at 14% right now. she can see like many people can see, that it's not a coherent message, but the amount of frustration now boiling into the street is something very significant. several weeks ago, the mayor of new york himself, michael bloomberg said, that this continuing economic crisis could start to cause social unrest. i think this is something that people are looking at very closely now. we're going to be talking about it in our s

. >> christiane amanpour is joining us, huge news, he took over in 1969. country but such a large role in that world. >> huge. he's been the global villain for so long. he's been accused of so many things pan am 103, all these issues that had such close connection with the united states. he came in if the cold a few years ago. but the minute this arab spring started and libya was the second or third after tunisia and egypt, the world decided enough is enough. unprecedented no-fly don't the united states put up with nato allies helping the national transitional council, rebels to get rid of this man. now that so many of the people in the libya had risen up. i talked to him in february. >> it with was clear when you talked to him that he didn't know what was happening. >> none of these people do. when they've been cocooned and people have told them yes all their lives they don't know what going on. i've seen that over and over again in revolutions. he did not want to know what was going on. if you remember, the minute the people started to rise up in the str

. >> christiane amanpour is joining us now. this is huge news. he took over in a coup in 1969.s been the global villain for so long now. you know, he's been accused of so many things. pan am 103. all these issues that had such close connection with the united states. obviously, he sort of came in from the cold a few years ago. the minute this arab spring started and libya was really the second or third after tunisia and egypt, the world decided enough is enough. this unprecedented no-fly zone that the united states put put up, along with nato allies, helping the transitional council, the libyan rebels to get rid of this man. now that so many people in libya had risen up. >> when you talked to him several months ago, he didn't really know what was happening to him. >> none of these people do. when they have been coocooned, people don't know. if you remember the minute people started to rise up in the street, he called them cockroaches. we're going to come after you. i'm never going to surrender. i'm going to stay here until i die. >> it was different this time because they were

. >> you sound like -- i was watching christian amanpour's program this morning and george said he hasn't been running for president, strolling for the presidency of the united states. i wonder. let's go to another show. he was on "meet the press" this morning and talking about issues among african-americans and he claims a lot of black people are ready to vote for him but not waus because of his race but his ideas. he also had this to say. >> you have created a contrast between yourself and your experience as an african-american. a term you don't like by the way. >> i prefer black american. >> why is that? >> because my roots go back through slavery in this country. yes, they came from africa but the roots of my heritage are in the united states of america. so i consider myself a black american. >> so that comment came just days after he said this on the neil show. he said balm has never been part of the black experience in america. what does he mean by this? is he trying to say the president isn't a true black american, going back to the argument the argue that baum ob not black enough.

. >>> let's turn now to abc's christiane amanpour, the host of "this week." ins us this morning from washington. christiane, good morning to you. >> good morning, bianna. >> you know, critics of this occupy wall street movement say they lack a clear course and message. it's clear they've caught the attention of some of the big leaders in washington including nancy pelosi. you spoke with her, she said that she supports it. even though it's some of her party's policied enacted. >> look, bianna, what she told us, and you'll hear more of the program is that she supports the message to the establishment, whether it's the wall street establishment or whether it's the political establishment here in washington, she's well aware of the very, very low approval ratings of congress. something like 14% right now, and she can see, like many people can see, that there is maybe not a coherent message but the amount of frustration that is now boiling into the street is something very significant. and you remember several weeks ago, the mayor of new york himself, michael bloom