diane dimond, johnnie cochran walked away with this case. he really used this poetic expression to describe that memorable stunt where he managed to get prosecutors to -- look at this. to let o.j. put on the glove. and this is what vincent bugliosi referred to in his book. why the heck did the prosecution allow that to happen? with the rubber gloves underneath. >> the judge allowed it to happen. but i completely agree with my old friend vince that it was the prosecution. i mean how many days did they spend on dna and they never even really fully explained it. but let me tell you something, you ask at the top of this, how has this changed our justice system? i speak to law school students, just did it at nyu, or new york law, just two days ago, and do you know as part of their curriculum, they are taught how to be television pundits. they are taught how to conduct a news conference. they are taught -- >> don't teach them that. >> wait a minute. they are taught how to come up with those great little phrases like, if it doesn't fit, you must ac

diane dimond, johnnie cochran walked away with this case. he really used this poetic expression to describe that memorable stunt where he managed to get prosecutors to -- look at this. to let o.j. put on the glove. and this is what vincent bugliosi referred to in his book. why the heck did the prosecution allow that to happen? with the rubber gloves underneath. >> the judge allowed it to happen. but i completely agree with my old friend vince that it was the prosecution. i mean how many days did they spend on dna and they never even really fully explained it. but let me tell you something, you ask at the top of this, how has this changed our justice system? i speak to law school students, just did it at nyu, or new york law, just two days ago, and do you know as part of their curriculum, they are taught how to be television pundits. they are taught how to conduct a news conference. they are taught -- >> don't teach them that. >> wait a minute. they are taught how to come up with those great little phrases like, if it doesn't fit, you must ac

in another home, diane is no saint. a relative of two men killed in the crash says diane is a murderer, not even a moment have i felt sorry for danny. he becomes a man you can't hate enough. danny refuses to accept test results that show diane was drunk. listen to this. >> i go to bed every night knowing my heart is clear. she did not drink. she's not an alcoholic. listen to all that? she is not an alcoholic. and my heart has rested every night when i go to bed. something medically had to have happened. >> but in a fabulous new article in new york magazine, danny paints a very telling picture. a husband and wife closed off from one another. their conversations limited to talking about cleaning the gutters and kids? was he on livious to his wife's toxic secrets? did he really know her or was their relationship superficial? is he in denial? straight out to my expert panel. also joining me tonight, david schwartz, and the author of this very compelling article, contributing editor for new york magazine, steve fishman. than

rihanna tells diane sawyer she wants victims of domestic violence to do what she herself did not do, get out. >> come out of the situation and look at it third person, because love is so blind. >> "showbiz tonight" can tell you, it's a shocking interview, where an emotional rihanna finally talks about what it was like to be caught in a painful cycle of domestic violence. >> she feels like she owes it to her fans to finally speak out and break her silence. >> hovistic details after chris brown left her battered and bruised last february. there was more shock soon after when we all learned this super famous couple was actually back together again. >> they reunited and she received a lot of flack about that. >> even though brown's image was destroyed after the attack, rihanna started to suffer as well when she went back to him. >> people worried she going back to her attacker would send a signal to other women that this is okay. this is something that you should put up with. >> there are a lot of women who experienced what i did. but not in the public. >> rihanna tells diane sawyer the

now to my panel, diane dimond, journalist, columnist and author of "be careful who you love." dr. judy, clinical psychologist. lisa bloom, an anchor on the legal network, in session and vinnie poll tan, former prosecutor, now a host with sirius xm radio. dr. judy it all started with the menendez brothers. but didn't the scott peterson case cement the notion of handsome defendant as some sort of celebrity? >> absolutely. and he became the poster boy for horror and betrayal on many people's parts. every young woman coed who meets a guy in college like lacy did with scott, what do they want to dream that this guy they marry

diane's sister-in-law now claims diane smoked pot on a quote, regular basis, that she quote, didn't believe in medicine and would quote, smoke after the kids went to bed. as for the drinking, "the new york post" claims husband daniel has now admitted to cops that diane had two strawberry daiquiris two nights before the deadly crash. what's more, during the deadly drive, that dashgs witnesses say they saw diane apparently ne nauseated outside her car, leaning over by the side of the road throwing up. if these new explosive revelations are true, why then hold a news conference a week later and make this categorical statement. >> i go to bed every night knowing my heart is clear. she did not drink. she's not an alcoholic. listen to all that? she is not an alcoholic and my heart is clear every night when i go to bed. >> daniel and his media-hustling lawyer then went beyond denial, insisting the toxicology report which showed diane with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit was wrong. my head's spinning. is yours? give me a holler and let me know. welcome back to my fantast

out to diane in florida. hi, diane. >> caller: hi, nancy. i love your show and your twins are beautiful. >> thank you. >> caller: my question is, exactly how will they have shannon breathing in that locked box? >> good question. what about it, will glover? how was the baby breathing? >> caller: there apparently were holes that were poked into the wooden box that would allow the baby to breathe and of course now the baby was also found under a bed, back against the wall, with stuff covering the surrounding ,you know, surrounding this chest. >> this is a miracle. this is a miracle. look at this baby. rosy, keep it on a full screen. look at the baby. she's absolutely gorgeous. when i think of what could have happened to this child -- and out to you, pat brown. it sounds like they poked holes in the box like it's a fifth grader's science experiment with a bug or a rat and you poke holes so it can breathe. >> well, exactly. this baby-sitter wasn't concerned about the baby. this is an object to her. whether it lives or dice, doesn't matter as long

out to diane in florida. hi, diane. >> caller: hi, nancy. i love your show and your twins are beautiful. >> thank you. >> caller: my question is, exactly how will they have shannon breathing in that locked box? >> good question. what about it, will glover? how was the baby breathing? >> caller: there apparently were holes that were poked into the wooden box that would allow the baby to breathe and of course now the baby was also found under a bed, back against the wall, with stuff covering the surroundingu know surrounding this chest. >> this is a miracle. >> this is a miracle. look at this baby. rosy, keep it on a full screen. look at the baby. she's absolutely gorgeous. when i think of what could have happened to this child -- andut to you, pat brown. it sounds like they poked holes in the box like it's a fifth grader's science experiment with a bug or a rat and you poke holes so it can breathe. >> well, exactly. this baby-sitter wasn't concerned about the baby. this is an object to her. whether it lives or dice, doesn't matter as long as

but she came into her own in this interview, even at times, correcting diane sawyer when diane sawyeralking about how many times it takes for someone to go back, you know, how many times they go back after domestic abuse, rihanna said, actually, it's more like eight or nine rather than seven. she came across amazingly, amazingly strong and amazingly confident. >> and you're right, she is only 21 years old. we have to keep that in mind. tanika, what's your take? >> you know, i was very impressed with rihanna. and yes, everyone wanted her to speak out nine months ago when the incident happened, but she wasn't ready. but this interview proved that she's taken the time to look inside, she's listened to her supporters like jay-z and beyonce, the people in her inner circle and she's handling it brilliantly. chris brown may want to take a note for her page. because each time she's come out, it's seemed a little insincere and a little too early to conceptualize what he really wants to say on this matter. >> you're right. maybe he should look at this and say, this is probably what i should do,

rihanna tells diane sawyer she wants victims of domestic violence to do what she herself did not do, get out. >> come out of the situation and look at it third person, because love is so blind. >> "showbiz tonight" can tell you, it's a shocking interview, where an emotional rihanna finally talks about what it was like to be caught in a painful cycle of domestic violence. >> she feels like she owes it to her fans to finally speak out and break her silence. >> hovistic details after chris brown left her battered and bruised last february. there was more shock soon after when we all learned this super famous couple was actually back together again. >> they reunited and she received a lot of flack about that. >> even though brown's image was destroyed after the attack, rihanna started to suffer as well when she went back to him. >> people worried she going back to her attacker would send a signal to other women that this is okay. this is something that you should put up with. >> there are a lot of women who experienced what i did. but not in the public. >> rihanna tells diane sawyer the

that diane -- >> i didn't distract you enough? >> i want to go back.>> what do you want to know? who do you think is going to get the job? >> how about levi johnston? he's cute and mute. >> give me some other names. >> any body else out there? >> george stephanopoulos. he'll to have sit on your lap. >> come on, joy! joy, you were doing so well there with lev ichi. and then you do that. >> he would be great. they're looking for a man or a woman? >> we're looking for the best available person. >> the best available person. we have a security guard down the hall. >> i feel like an athlete. the best available in a draft. draft by position interesting best available athlete. let me say this in all sincerity. >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane. i have learned from her and i am so grateful to her. so it is going to be difficult for anyone to -- there is no one that is going to be able to replace her. so we will find out how we will move ahead. it's about good morning america. it has been and will be. no matter who

out to diane in florida. hi, diane. >> caller: hi, nancy. i love your show and your twins are beautiful. >> thank you. >> caller: my question is, exactly how was baby shannon breathing in that locked box? >> good question. what about it, will glover? how was the baby breathing? >> there apparently were some holes that were poked into the wooden box that would allow the baby to breathe and of course now the baby was also found under a bed, back against the wall, with stuff covering the surrounding ,you know, surrounding this chest. >> this is a miracle. this is a miracle. look at this baby. rosy, keep it on a full screen. look at the baby. she's absolutely gorgeous. when i think of what could have happened to this child -- and out to you, pat brown. it sounds like they poked holes in the box like it's a fifth grader's science experiment with a bug or a rat and you poke holes so it can breathe. >> well, exactly. this baby-sitter wasn't concerned about the baby. this is an object to her. whether it lives or dies, doesn't matter as long as she g

i have had -- >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane and have learned from her. i am so grateful for that. so it's going to be difficult for anyone to -- there's no one that's going to be able to replace her, and so we'll find out how we're going to move ahead. it's about "good morning america." it is. it always has been, always will be, no matter who sits there. >> that was good. >> come on, that was pretty good. >> very sincere. >> thank you. it was sincere. >> are you part of the discussions? are you like jay leno hiding behind the closet listening to the negotiations? >> we have a very open door policy there. we do have discussions. i think that we all have a say. i don't know who will have an ultimate vote. but i think absolutely they listen to us, and we listen to our audience to see what they want from us. >> what have you heard from the audience? >> not much, actually. so please, let us know. go to our shout-out board. the audience are like family. people don't like change in the morning. you have your routine in the morning. i have my r

she shared every last painful detail about the chris brown beat her up with diane sawyer. whole interview just aired hours ago on abc. and make headlines this week over a nasty custody battle is sandra bullock, our next nominee for most provocative celebrity of the week. america's sweetheart getting slammed for getting in the middle of a fight between her husband, jesse james and his ex-wife's 5-year-old daughter. >> i think it's definitely rihanna. we have been waiting for so long to hear her side of the story. we have heard nothing from her own lips and we're finally hearing the dramatic, horrific night that chris beat her. that has to be it. that's what we've all been waiting for. >> yeah. i'm sure it was very tough for rihanna to be so forthcoming about it. leslie, do you agree with mark? >> i actually do. i would have to say rihanna blew me away. provocative in a good way, that she not only gave us all the details, but i think there were a lot of lessons to be learned by young girls who look up to her, because she clearly talked about mistakes going back to him. i was

out to diane in florida. hi, diane. >> caller: hi, nancy. i love your show and your twins are beautiful. >> thank you. >> caller: my question is, exactly how was baby shannon breathing in that locked box? >> good question. what about it, will glover? how was the baby breathing? >> there apparently were some holes that were poked in to parts of the wooden box that would allow the baby to breathe, and, of course, now the baby was also found under a bed, back against the wall with stuff covering, surrounding this chest. >> this is a miracle. this is a miracle. look at this baby. rosy, keep it on a full screen. look at the baby. she's absolutely gorgeous. when i think of what could have happened to this child -- and out to you, pat brown. it sounds like they poked holes in the box like it's a fifth grader's science experiment with a bug or a rat and you poke holes so it can breathe. >> well, exactly. this baby-sitter wasn't concerned about the baby. this is an object to her. whether it lives or dies, doesn't matter as long as she gets to play he

. >>> then "gma's robin roberts" gives us the scuttlebutt on who will replace diane sawyer. maybe she'll even tell me what scuttlebutt means. and i'll talk to dolly parton about fame, faith and why she is known as the iron butterfly. all that coming up now. >>> i'm excited today because this woman has had an extraordinary career. seven grammys, two oscar nominations, ten country music association awards and sales of more than 100 million records. the list goes on and on. it's hardly over. her latest, a dvd and cd combo called "dolly, live from london" was just released this week. dolly, how are you? it's a pleasure to have you with us here today. >> well, thank you. i was so excited. i love your show. i've been watching you, and you've been doing a great job. >> thank you. we always get along with you at "the view." and now you're here and i have you all to myself without anybody interrupting me. >> yeah, let's just do it all by ourselves. we like that. >> let me start with the country music awards and we'll get to the cd and the dvd. we'll get there. >> oh, i know. >> taylo

i have had -- >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane and havel for that. so it's going to be difficult for anyone to -- there's no one that's going to be able to replace her and so we'll find out how we're going to move ahead. it's about "good morning america." it is. it always has been, always will be, no matter who sits there. >> that was pretty. very sincere. >> it was sincere. >> are you part of the discussions? are you like jay leno hiding being the closet listening to the negotiations? >> we have a very open door policy there. we have discussions. i think that we all have a say. i don't know who will have an ultimate vote. they listen to us and we listen to our audience to see what they want from us. >> what have you heard from the audience? >> not much, actually. let us know -- go to our shout-out board. the audience are like family. people don't like change in the morning. you have your routine in the morning. i have my routine in the morning. >> it's always been painful when we changed the cast of t"the vie view". you go through growing

diane schuler stopped to throw up in day of the crash.she, her daughter and three nieces died in the crash. three men in the car she hit also died. a relative of the men called the latest revelation outrageous. alleging she kept drinking and smoking pot after vomiting. she had undigested alcohol in her system. a a pathologist says that doesn't necessarily meant she kept on drinking. >>> people along the gulf coast are bracing from for the worse. it's now around 70. forecasters say it could dump eight inches of rain when it makes land fall tomorrow, early, probably around mobile bay. at last report iga was 220 miles south, southwest of pensacola, florida. they have declared states of emergency and flood wary georgia is getting ready to get another soaking. so far no mandatory evacuations were ordered. authorities in coastal areas are encouraging people near the water or in mobile homes to leave. >>> dozens of people are missing in el salvador floonds and landslides have left people dead. people are frantically digging through debris in the

. >> let's bring in diane moskovitz, reporter for "the miami herald.", what did prosecutors lay out these teens should be charged as adults here? >> they laid it out very clearly and very simply. they actually sent out a press release late yesterday evening basically saying these are the charges we've filed. not giving much more other than that. they even left open the possible of revisiting the charges, especially with the two children who were not charged. so we know the charges but there's still a lot of questions hanging out there about what all the evidence is, how it can proceed to trial. this has a ways to go to say the least. >> let's get a call in. jeff is with us in arkansas. go ahead. >> ward. >> yes, go ahead. >> i have a son who got in a lot of trouble. we tried getting him help through the juvenile system. it didn't seem to help. it seems like he's being more let and let and let into more sensations from other teens. i don't know what's going on with them. >> are you saying your son should have been a tougher punishment from the legal syst

coming up, who will fill diane sawyer's shoes over at "good morning america"? >>> i am not my hair. no more wigful that's it. not going to do it. >> how did you decide to do it? >> i was finally strong enough. the hair keeps us from doing the things we all want to do. i realized there was a part of me that was holding on desperately to the old robin. holding on desperately to how i looked nxt do you believe us when we say you are beautiful? because you are. >> oh! my mom says i look like a little greek boy. so i don't know. >> a tall greek boy, actually. she has certainly gone you through her shares. trials over the years on "good morning america" but they're not over yet. you now her bosses are looking for a co-host to replace the legendary diane sawyer. >> what are you doing? do you want another job? >> well, you know, i have between 7:00 and 9:00 i'm available. why don't i just work 24/7? >> you're doing well here. this is like a reflecting pool you have in front of you. it is so big. >> a beautiful set, toofl we all look gorgeous here. let's talk about this. that dianne? >> i wa

i have had -- >> don't get too sincere. >> i've had the time of my life sitting next to diane and havem so grateful for that. so it's going to be difficult for anyone to -- there's no one that's going to be able to replace her and so we'll find out how we're going to move ahead. it's about "good morning america." it is. it always has been, always will be, no matter who sits there. >> that was pretty. very sincere. >> it was sincere. >> are you part of the discussions? are you like jay leno hiding being the closet listening to the negotiations? >> we have a very open door policy there. we have discussions. i think that we all have a say. i don't know who will have an ultimate vote. they listen to us and we listen to our audience to see what they want from us. >> what have you heard from the audience? >> not much, actually. let us know -- go to our shout-out board. the audience are like family. people don't like change in the morning. you have your routine in the morning. i have my routine in the morning. >> it's always been painful when we changed the cast cough "the view." you go throu

i found, ended up getting sick and died during the civil war of consumption for guthie didn't even dianee battlefield. sandra pelt was very broken up about it and i think contribute to his interest in spiritualism. the thing about corneil is he takes up a lot of space and the book only because he was an important part of vanderbilt's life and not only because there's a lot of material about him but because he was everything is father wasn't. he was physically afflicted. he was morally, the way vanderbilt sought, they didn't have the language for diction than that we do now, he was a real addict so he was boastful, he was a cheat, he was stealing money. >> ended up-- chorus really for some reason became his special patron and friend in horace greeley died with corneil ali cam tens of thousands of dollars. it was a source of great shame and anger for vanderbilt yet he never caught him off completely and his first wife said his attitude towards corneil was stubborn inconsistencies. this relationship, it is important in and of itself but one of the ways in which i got access to the emotional

thank you, diane. front page of "the washington post" talks about what is leading up to the speech. "9000 marines beginning final preparations to deploy in southern afghanistan. the marines will be followed by 1000 u.s. army trainers to train the afghan army and police force. the new forces will not start moving until the president lines of both strategies at west point on tuesday. the editors of "the washington post weigh in this morning -- washington post" way in this morning. "if he is going forward to stabilize the country, mr. obama needs to make the case strongly. americans and afghans wonder if the president believes in the war. among his challenges tuesday, putting those doubts to rest. phoenix, your next. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have the same comment as earlier callers, the debate is being set as a lose lose situation before the president. either he is an e -- an idiot or he is moving too slowly. what i would like to point out to your viewers is how other is a blitzkrieg agains

>> stacy honowitz, that's an excellent point, diane. >> i think that's a great question. i think you've been trying to address that for months now. unfortunately, you know, we do all these cases, we sit here and talk about that you can't be safe anywhere and jane, although you say we try to modify the behavior of women, there is one thing you have to remember. you still do have to try to protect yourself. i'm not saying you shouldn't be safer in your own home. you still do have to take precautions because you see what goes on. i think there needs to be longer sentences when we have violent attacks on women. women have to know they have to come to court if something happens to them so that these guys go away. the reason why they are one of the aggravating factors in seeking the death penalty in this case is the fact that he had that prior vicious attack on the other woman. hopefully they'll be able to get it. >> up next, the steve phillips love saga starts a new chapter. his ex-lover saying she's the victim. plus disturbing new developments in the search for somer thorpe s

she is so real in her sitdown with diane sawyer, talking about why she was ashamed and afraid to speak up sooner, how it was a big wake-up call to the impact she has on young girls and talks about how people are surprised that such a strong woman could go through something like this. watch. >> i am strong. this happens to me. i didn't cause this. i didn't do it. this happened to me and it can happen to anybody. there are a lot of women who've experienced what i did but not in the public. so it made it really difficult. i just felt like, oh, my god, here goes my little bit of privacy, just expose something that nobody wants anybody to know. so here i am, the whole world knowing. >> you really have to feel for her so much. and she's obviously had a lot of self-discovery through the whole process, talking about what a mistake it was for her to go back to chris brown and how ashamed she is of the decision she made to go back to chris brown because of the message she sent. watch again what she told diane sawyer about that. >> when i realized that my selfish decision for love could result in

>> she told it to diane sawyer on 20-20. >> listening to her voice that was shaking at times, you knew how painful it was to recount. >> it happened the night before the grammys this february. the a-list couple was in los angeles attending the pregrammy parties. >> we had a blast that night. >> things took a violent turn. they were driving in brown's rented lamborghini when she saw a text message that was sent to chris brown. >> he kept lying to me and i wouldn't drop it. it escalated into him being violent towards me. it was ugly. >> ugly is an under statement. police documents say during the argument he punched her, shoved her head against the window, bit her and placed her in a headlock and told her "now i'm really going to kill you." >> he had no soul in his eyes. just blank. he was clearly blacked out. there was no person when i looked at him. my next option was to get out of the car and walk. start walking. in a gown and a bloody face. >> rihanna was 20 and chris brown was 19 at the time. they were the it couple of music. >> he was definitely my first big love. >> she said they f

sports, skiing, tae kwon do, reading dreamed of traveling to australia leaves behind parents thomas and diane brothers and sister. thomas vandeling, jr. american hero. thanks for being with us and a special welcome back from our hearts to our supervising producer elizabeth. she's been gone in order to welcome her brand new baby boy. congratulations. everyone, i'll see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. >>> tonight onty joy behar show first car rye prejean threatens to walk off larry king now want mess to apologize for laughing. what next, give anderson cooper a time out? the attorney general no joe halderman will join me for a one-on-one about screenplays black mail and david letterman. and shop aholics, a real addiction or a case of wanting what you can't afford? we'll talk about it. all that and more starts now. christmas is coming and the gift that keeps on giving is back, yes, sarah palin sat down with oprah to promote her new book that interview will air on monday but why not unwrap this one early? oprah released clips. thereon oprah ask her about the

today we learned a one-on-one interview with diane sawyer will air on good morning america.ihanna has been named one of "glamor" magazines woman of the year. she said about the fateful night, quote, i went to sleep@as rihanna, and woke up as britney spears. that's the level of chaos that happened the next day." if there is one positive thing, people can learn from her situation. this is what she tells glamor. >>> tonight, heath ledger's last movie coming out soon. and tonight we were there, as the casting crew remembered ledger. when he died before the movie was finished, johnny deposit and jude law were hired to play versions of his character. and at the premiere, we were told this. >> it's not what he appears to be. that's the fun part. so he literally said that i was showing the story board to the special effects guys, and he slipped me a note asking if he could play tony. and he is the one person that won't get to see the movie. >>> here is what is coming up at the bottom of the hour on "showbiz tonight." remember she told everybody to kiss her fat ass? now she is showin

. >>> diane, kentucky, your question or thought, ma'am? >> caller: yes, ma'am. there is a convicted sex offender that lives in the apartment below me and there's a policeman that lives next door. i understand from your program that the police do a routine check on these people but i have never seen this man checked on and i'm wondering what i can do to protect myself. >> all right. ten seconds, dr. gail saltz? >> i think you just have to keep your eyes open. it could be -- certainly he's probably being checked when you're not looking because you can't keep your eye on him 24/7 either but look for clues. be safe. don't go alone in front of this person's apartment. don't go into his apartment. just use your noggin. >> we have to leave it right there. thank you, fantastic panel. we have been on this next case since it started a year ago. the trial for the man accused in the brutal murder of tv anchor woman ann pressly. we will tell you about david hasselhoff. >>> in the spotlight tonight, this was day one in the trial of the man accused of brutally raping and murde

and when diane sawyer asked rihanna, listen to this, if there was any chance she would reunite with chrisk that everybody expected her to say "no," hoped that she would say no. instead, she left the door open and everybody wondering if she would one day take him back. take a look. >> i can't answer that question right now, because you never know what the future holds. >> hyla, after everything rihanna has been through, were you shocked to hear that she would even entertain the possibility of getting back together with chris brown? >> my heart sank a little bit when i heard that, but putting things in perspective, she's young, she's figuring this out. i mean, it was just a couple of months ago that she was hanging out with him again. i think she's trying to figure this out on her own. she's being adult about this. let's give her a chance to get to that point where she does close the door. i hope and i pray, eventually, she will get there. >> i do too. she seems like a bright girl. i hope that she can stay away from chris brown for good. megan alexander, hyla, we'll leave it there for now.

i mean, look at diane and me.waited five years to get married and if it were up to me, we'd wait another five. >> that was my guest in the role that made him famous, the womanizing sam malone on "cheers." that's a long time ago now. what is that? >> has to be, like, 20 plus. >> you look gorgeous still. you're so hip and stunning still. >> i don't know what it. >> are you taking hormones? >> yes. >> let's talk politics. i read that last year you said that you would have done anything in your power to make sure a democrat won. >> yeah. >> how do you think obama's doing? >> i think, you know, how -- to grade any -- i think he's doing incredibly well. i think he's the right person for the job, incredibly bright and thoughtful, but to sit there in this pile of crap the world is facing that has been becoming a pile of crap for a very long time and grade that person as they dig themselves out is kind of crazy. so i think he's doing really well. is there a pile of crap we're still digging out of? yes. >> george bush and t

i mean, look at diane and me.waited five years to get married and if it were up to me, we'd wait another five. >> that was my guest in the role that made him famous, the womanizing sam malone on "cheers." that's a long time ago now. what is that? >> has to be, like, 20 plus. >> you look gorgeous still. you're so hip and stunning still. >> i don't know what it. >> are you taking hormones? >> yes. >> let's talk politics. i read that last year you said that you would have done anything in your power to make sure a democrat won. >> yeah. >> how do you think obama's doing? >> i think, you know, how -- to grade any -- i think he's doing incredibly well. i think he's the right person for the job, incredibly bright and thoughtful, but to sit there in this pile of crap the world is facing that has been becoming a pile of crap for a very long time and grade that person as they dig themselves out is kind of crazy. so i think he's doing really well. is there a pile of crap we're still digging out of? yes. >> george bush and t

. >> host: diane in arkansas you're on with temple grand din.r holding. >> caller: what a joy. you are my hero. -- grandin? >> host: yes, we're listening. >> caller: i have a little boy in 1965, he had hypothyroidism and also autistic. now, what they're calling autism -- all these -- one out of every 140 children born are supposed to be autistic, it's nothing like the children -- my little boy and the children that i was around in all those years. he died at 13. we had wonderful schools in ventura county in colorado, anyone 1965, and they saved me. he was about four years old by the time we went there and found the schools, and i think -- one thing you have helped me so much in is i have -- everytime you went on television i taped you so i can always watch you, and i want to -- when you made the statement one time that -- about the sounds these little kids that shake their hands and all back and forth and scream? that they're hurting because of the noise, and you really enlightened me a lot, and i think you are doing so much good. you and your f