jamie dobson there in bangkok. a 70-year-old human rights activist and poet will be the republican of ireland's next president. michael higgins topped the poll in thursday's presidential election. although he didn't obtain enough votes to win outright in the first ballot, all of the other candidates have admitted defeat. bart simpson reports from dublin. >> the ninth president of ireland, michael d. higgins, a poet, former cabinet minister and soon to be the irish head of state. he comfortably beat his closest rival shawn gallagher, tv star from ireland's version of dragon's dead. once the clear favorite, he nose-dived in the final tv debate. >> if you give me an envelope -- the point is if you give me the check, it was made out to headquarter irs. >> he struggled under questioning about political funding. and never recovered. >> and that was that. but -- >> shin fin's martin mcginnis had a bruising campaign with constant focus as his time as i.r.a. leader but still ended up third out of seven candidates. irish pre

diagnosed ed dobson with als, lou gehrig's disease, they gave him three to five years to live.. ed, a pastor from michigan, has come out with "he'd story" a multipart film series that will really move you. >> his goal is simple. by sharing his story he hopes to help others ask questions about their own struggles that ultimately help them realize no matter what they are facing, there is hope. take a look. >> early on in my life, i thought i was in control. als taught me i'm not in control. and the truth is, you don't control squat. >> with humor, too. >> if that is the perfect thing for us to show, that tells you everything about it, doesn't it? ed and i in full disclosure, ed is my pastor when i'm down in florida. i didn't know you before your illness. >> no. >> i have never found you to be a person who lacked hope. i've seen you discouraged at times. you're very honest about this. you have times when you're fed up with it and angry. >> yeah. well, i think everyone who struggles goes through cycles. some days are good, some not so good. some hours are good, some not so good. >>

year-old boy battling internal brain cancer gets a high honor during a high- school football game james dobson was an honorary captain of chancellor high-school. john gonzales z is there for the emotional evening on and off the football field. >> heartbreak cannot describe what folks were feeling at chancellor high-school. tonight, james, who is battling a brain tumor, was named the ultimate fan. note tackle on this high-school football field could possibly hit harder than the bloke life has dealt 12-year-old james dodson. >> he was here every day at every field in every practice. >> james was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was only five-year old. he fought off tumors several times. doctors say he only has months to live. tonight he was named honorary captain for his of hometown chancellor chargers. >> he is the one who deserves to step on to that field. he is an inspiration to them. >> they can barely speak, but he expresses himself with his animated face. when james turned 12 this month, all he wanted was birthday cards. since then at his retreat -- receive close to 5000 of them along w

but as david dobson, the "national geographic" showed, that's the way teens are inclined to be anyway kids that check in to emergency rooms every year over skateboard injuries. i don't want to put this on anderson cooper. a comfortable stance to be making -- >> i don't agree with that. >> go ahead. >> i don't actually agree with that. i mean, i think that you can't discount the impact that the power of television has on people's behavior. we've seen it throughout reality television, and a talk show is just one more example of that. weather front the show provided -- >> people do all kinds of crazy thing in order to get on television. the question has to be -- >> well, that's absolutely true. but -- >> did the producers encourage this? >> inviting that. right. are they inviting that by saying, "go do your crazy thing," and you know that you'll be on a show about risky behavior. so you're going to try to fill the bill. >> do we know that the producer told the, "go do your these thing," we do not. >> that's what i read. they told him to "go do your crazy thing." >> the person who did the

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"william dobson, in one of the pieces on one of the last old school dictator's."ere is more from the president. >> protecting the libyan people, providing them with a chance for their own government. a skilled diplomat who has led an unprecedented global response. our sailors have provided support from their shores. without putting a single u.s. service member on the ground, we have achieved justice and our nato mission will soon come to an end. this comes at a time when we see the strength of american leadership across the world. we have taken these al qaeda leaders and put them on the path to defeat. we are now working in libya with friends and allies, demonstrating what collective action can achieve in the 21st century. host: that is the president from the rose garden, last friday. your comments on president karzai, his support for pakistan over the u.s. in the unlikely event that hostilities broke out between the u.s. and pakistan. your reaction? caller: my reaction to afghanistan back in pakistan, we have been over there for the last 10 years. especially with