helen gurley brown died today at age 90. we get a look back tonight from nbc's kate snow. >> reporter: before there was "sex in the city" there was "sex and the single girl." >> well, i didn't write the book to help us. i wrote it to help the unmarried women in this country. >> reporter: natalie wood and tony curtis starred in the movie but it was inspired by helen gurley brown's 1962 best seller, a frank and forward dating guide that encouraged women to enjoy being single. brown was as bold as her headlines and dating columns, the consummate new yorker in zebra print and big earrings. >> i think that helen really helped create today's modern woman. i don't think that women would be in the careers that they have, that they would be ceos today if there hadn't been helen gurley brown. because helen said, you can do it. >> reporter: she was at the helm of "cosmo" for more than three decades, took an ailing magazine with a small circulation, and transformed it into an international brand, the bible for single girls as its publis

i think we've come to learn that. >> woodruff: gail sheehy, remembering helen gurley brown. ry much. >> thank you. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. president obama and republican challenger mitt romney traded barbs over energy policy today as they and their running mates fanned out to four different states. syria's newly-defected prime minister claimed the syrian government is near collapse, and he called for other military and political leaders in damascus to follow his lead. and a wave of bombings in afghanistan killed at least 46 people and wounded more than 70 others. online, we examine how an early spring has affected seasonal farm workers. hari sreenevasan tells us more. >> sreenivasan: we traveled to michigan, where early blooms were vulnerable to late frosts. that meant fewer cherries and fewer jobs for pickers. you can watch that video, part of our series "coping with climate change." on our "world" page, read a globalpost dispatch about how tribes in eastern syria are turning against the regime of president assad. voters in the swing state of colo

i don't know what are the other two. >> reporter: helen gurley brown, the grande dame of "cosmopolitanzine for three decades. long before "sex and the city's" carrie bradshaw started typing, brown wrote "sex and the single girl." the year 1962. her book encouraged young women to find pleasure in work and sex. three years later, that philosophy and brown took over cosmo magazine. famously quoted for saying "good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere else" and humorously credited with separating more young women from their virginity than anyone in the world. drawing criticism from feminists and conservatives. >> the accusation, if i may, that "cosmo" is a sex manual and we deal prolifically and prodigiously eternally everlastingly sex, sex, sex, yes we have always covered that particular topic willingly, gladly, happily, enthusiastically. >> reporter: even after he was editor in chief, she would come in her over office day. every bit the cosmo girl. >> always the provocative pioneer. and we thank you for watching tonight. good to be with you again. we're always here at abcnews.com.

we'll tell you why americans are so mad. >>> and remembering helen gurley brown. m kate white, the current editor in chief of "cosmo," that and more on "cbs this morning." for now, though, that is the "morning news" for this tuesday. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> good morning everyone. >> we are following some developing news from lee county >> that is where to wildfires are still out of control this morning. the fireta

helen gurley brown was a huge success. half a century after she uttered the word sex out loud. >> sex, of course, is not the determining force in a woman's life. i say it's one of the three best things there is, and i used to say i don't know what the other two are. finally i decided what the other two are. it's called eating and breathing. >> kate white is the current editor in chief of "cosmopolitan," and she joins us this morning. welcome. >> thank you. >> so, what do you think it is about this woman that made her so powerful? >> well, she really listened to women and she listened to their needs and desires and wasn't afraid to speak candidly back to them. and i think that "cosmo," as she created it in 1965, it just was so authentic and really real, and women loved how fresh and candid it was. >> this is one of the people who really made the '60s interesting. that's what i remember. but she took a struggling magazine -- i mean, "cosmo," you know, was on the map, but it wasn't anything like what she turned it into. she c

. >> we'll talk to gale she ehee about helen gurley brown.oward kurtz and this is "reliable sources." >>> when paul ryan stepped on to the national stage last weekend, the media spotlight shined rather brightly on his personal side. >> his message is he's been going through the iowa state fair, et cetera, has been, listen, i flipped burger at mcdonald's, i'm a regular guy. >> he's an avid bow hunter who likes to pose with his kill. and he's obsessed with fitness. a devotee of tony horton's p96 workouts. >> vice presidential candidate paul ryan talks about his grueling workout routine. can you show us the throwing elbows move? >> it's this here. and then it's the number-one growing sport in america. the abs and core, you get on the floor. >> but journalists soon got off the floor to look at the wisconsin congressman's record. >> now ryan also admits when he looks back on some of his own votes, he feels "miserable about policies that added to the deficit," too. >> while ryan might be the running mate, it's his record driving much of the debate.

. >> reporter: natalie wood and tony curtis starred in the movie but it was inspired by helen gurley brown's1962 best seller, a frank and forward dating guide that encouraged women to enjoy being single. brown was as bold as her headlines and dating columns, the consummate new yorker in zebra int and big earrings. >> i think that helen really helped create today's modern woman. i don't think that women would be in the careers that they have, that they would be ceos today if there hadn't been helen gurley brown. because helen said, you can do it. >> reporter: she was at the helm of "cosmo" for more than three decades, took an ailing magazine with a small circulation, and transformed it into an international brand, the bible for single girls as its publisher boasted. she wasn't without critics. when a "new york times" writer suggested that "cosmo" was a woman's answer to "playboy" brown fired back saying the magazine was for young women who love men and children but don't want to be identified solely as wife, girlfriend, and mother. >> she was a part of the women's liberation movement, of the

because they, to put it in a nutshell, wanted to change the system and helen gurley brown wanteds a huge success. at 37 she married david brown, the man of her dreams, and now even feminists have come around half a century after she you utd the word sex outed loud. >> sex is not the determining force in a woman's life. that's one of the best things in life. the other two are eating and breathing. >> kate white is the current editor in chief of "cosmopolitan." she joins us. >> thank you. >> what made this woman so powerful? >> she really listened to women and she listened to their needs and desires and wasn't afraid to speak candidly back to them. and i think that cosmo as she created it in 1965 was so authentic and really real and women loved how fresh and candid it was. >> this is one of the people who really made the '60s interesting, that's what i remember. >> that's right. >> but she took a struggling magazine. cosmo was on the map but it wasn't anything like what she turned it into. she came from arkansas. how did she do that? >> she was a self-made woman. she grew up poor.

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helen gurley brown has died. she was 90 years old. she came to fame with her best- selling books in 1962. she went on to edit cosmopolitan magazine for more than three decades. a whole lot of women remembering helen gurley brown. you can get updates on any of our stories on our website any time. if you would like to reach me, you can find us on twitter. thank you for watching. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energy is. that is why we are supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. it is also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. let's broaden the world's energy x.mi

i thought of helen gurley brown.he wrote the same kind of book in 1962 they were writing in 1898. >> did you buy the book? >> i bought the book. thank you, ty. >> when we come back, unresolved fiscal cliff looming every day for businesses big and small. >> not a single alternative passing from the senate on a budget. no solution from the president. and so, yes, we are stuck with this current situation. >> we will hear from vice presidential candidate paul ryan, speaking with maria days before mitt romney asked him to be his vice presidential candidate. later -- >> if you can spot ten cancer cells in you we can treat you. but if those ten cancer cells multiply to 10 million cancer cells you e dead. >> great story. business of hope. two harvard dropouts on the verge of something big. one of them joins us in the next half hour of the show about their quest for a cure for cancer. stick around for that. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made

. >>> decades before "sex and the city" and carrie bradshaw, there was helen gurley brown, the woman made it okay to have honest discussions about sex in magazines. the editor of "cosmopolitan" died in manhattan. she became famous in 1962 with the best-selling book "sex and the single girl" three years later she was hired at cosmo and helped turn the struggling magazine into an international brand. he aim was to show readers how to get the most out of life. helen gurley brown was 90 years old. >>> still ahead, i've been away for three weeks, i come back, and you mean to tell me the pittsburgh pirates are serious title contenders? what are you going to tell me next, we've landed on mars? >>> and stephen colbert is thrilled about the choice of paul ryan, but perhaps not for the reasons the rest of you are. >>> with gratitude and with determination, i accept your nomination. and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform that you have hammered out at this convention. ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] [ female announcer ] new roc® retinol correxion max. the pow

. >>> and fans are remembering "cosmopolit "cosmopolitan" editor, helen gurley brown. and the single girl," which was provocative at the time. good girls go to heaven. bad girls go everywhere. helen gurley brown was 90 years old. >>> marine experts have identified the culprit that killed hundreds of thousands of fish off of galveston, texas. >> they're blaming it on so-called red tide, a toxic bloom or high consultation of microscopic algae. beachgoers had to endure the smell of rotting fish, as they cleaned up the shoreline. the water is safe for swimmers. but it's not smell-o-vision. >>> time for sports. it was a busy night in the san francisco bay area. we're going to get the details, now, from espn. >> good morning, and welcome to your sports update. i'm zubin mehenti. we're starting with nfl preseason. cowboys/raiders. neither looked so super on monday. darren mcfadden. his nickname, run-dmc. he did that on monday. he would go for 18 yards. and carried it twice for 20. dez bryant, a tumultuous training camp for him. this would -- shows you how little actually happ

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helen gurley brown, the long- time editor of "cosmopolitan" magazine, has died. way in new york today after a brief hospitalization. brown first rose to popularity in 1962 after penning the advice book "sex and the single girl". hearst magazine hired her three years later to revive "cosmopolitan". she served at its helm for 32 years, with a focus on empowering women and joining the sexual revolution. she stepped down as overall editor in 1997, but continued to run the magazine's foreign editions. helen gurley brown was 90 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and we return to politics with more on congressman paul ryan. ryan is best known in washington for his work writing budgets. his fiscal blueprint has passed the g.o.p.-controlled house but stalled in the democratic senate. it makes changes to medicare, allowing future retirees the option of government subsidies for private insurance. it would index medicare payments to inflation, and raise the eligibility age from 65 to 67. it also aims to turn medicaid over to the

. >>> helen gurley brown was a feminist eischen and media pioneer.ack in 1962 at her husband's urging, she wrote a book called "sex and the single girl." the light-hearted book of advice changed women's thoughts about their lives. and she was -- she turned cosmopolitan into one of the most popular magazines in the world, though its sexually frank tone was not without controversy. she retired in 1997, but remains on the masthead. helen gurley brown was 90 years old. >>> a happy turn of events for an a-list actress and continued fallout for a nfl star. >> those are some of the stories trending today. jennifer aniston is getting married. she got engaged over the weekend, to boyfriend justin ther ouismth theroux. he reportedly proposed to aniston on his 41st birthday. the news comes just a month after her ex-husband, brad pitt announced his engagement to angelina jolley. >>> chad "ochocinco" johnson has lost another job. vh-1 is pulling the plug on his upcoming reality show according to tmz. the dolphins cut him on sunday after hours after police busted

cnn has confirmed helen gurley brown passed away this morning.ived every day of her life to the fullest and will always be remembered as the quintessential cosmo girl. she will be greatly missed. end quote. helen gurley brown, 90 years old. >>> and a new reality show about employing the unemployable. from ex-cons to homeless. we're taking you inside what's called a jobless boot camp. we'll talk to the man in charge of helping the unemployable become employed. t for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. crispy granola, layered with creamy peanut butter or rich dark chocolate flavor. 90 calories. 100% natural. and nature...approves. granola thins. from nature valley. nature at its most delicious. ari'm fine.y, babe? ♪ ♪ ♪ with a subaru you can always find a way. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for g

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helen gurley brown was 93 years old. good right now your forecast. >> high mperatures are fairly close to normal. it was ast d, but the dew point was in the 60's. that means it was relatively dry for this time of year. tonight a more tolerable 88. the record was 99 on this today. a cool 84 in 1950. the weather is cooling off nicely right now. 60's in the western myland mountains. 64 degrees in oakland, so they are cooling off quite a bit. some of the suburbs will be in the low to mid 60's. more moisture feeding into the area and the front of begin out mi in o out of the ohio valley. you see some wet weather pushing toward pittsburgh and gone through the west virginia mountains, so even inhe mountain we could have a few showers as this textron makes its way out of the ohio valley and into the mid atlantic, and it will take awhi. these fronts this time of your moves slowly through the mid atlantic, so not only tomorrow, but throug next wednesday we will be dealing with the chance of showers or thunderstorms. the best chanc

. >>> helen gurley brown, the editor who made "cosmopolitan" magazine into a single girl's handbook of sex and glamor has died at the age of 90 in new york. >>> and an australian man has had his license taken away after driving his car and a travel trailer the wrong way on a highway in melbourne in february. the 81-year-old who drove more than seven miles, weaving through heavy head-on traffic, reportedly recently had suffered a stroke. >>> in rome rockets went off in a bell tower. >>> well, now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,169 after falling 38 points yesterday. the s&p was down a point, but the nasdaq gained one. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei rose 44 points, while in hong kong the hang seng shot up 210. >>> well, global fears caught up with wall street again on monday. the dow has fallen for ten of the past 11 mondays. yesterday it was weak growth in japan that snaed the s&p's longest winning streak since december 2010. >>> after the bell groupon blamed europe's weak economy for its slow sales gro

. >>> helen gurley brown, the editor who made "cosmopolitan" into a single girl's handbook, has diedhe age of 90 in italy. >>> police seized 750 pounds of pot in an underground farm. they say the operation was run by a crime organization. >>> and in australian man has had his license staken away after driving his car trailer t melbourne, he drove more than seven miles that way weaving through traffic had reportedly suffered a stroke. >>> here's a look at the scrambled politics. the "chicago sun-times" reports that illinois congressman, jesse jackson junior has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. he took a leave of absence from congress starting in june and is being treated for depression at the mayo:ic. >> mitt romney made a stop at a popular juice shop. romney's campaign declined to comment. >>>ed mott raider have been chosen for the presidential debates, jim lehrer hosting the first, cnn's candy crowley overseeing the second. becoming the first woman to moderate a presidential debate. cbs's bob schieffer mod rates the third. >>> politico wire says the man known as joe the plumber

helen gurley brown died yesterday at a hospital in new york city at the age of 90. brown first became famous for her book "sex when the single girl was was published in 1962. it was filled with advice on why being single shouldn't mean being sexless. brown then spent 32 years as the editor and chief of cosmo. when she took over, circulation was below 800,000. when she left it was at 2.5 million. she knew what she was doing there. >> it is hard to overstate her influence on american life. really is. >> she was credited for coming up with the saying, women can have it all. you can have it all. a lot of women, you know, strive to have it all. for her to write a book like that in 1962, she was a trail blazer. >>> still ahead, a nationwide crackdown on drunk drivers starts today. >> cars put to a new test. this is not your ordinary safety test. this one is designed to mimic the most dangerous sort of frontal crash. we're going to take a closer look. >> did you know this english past time is one of the most widely played sport in the world? holly morris is learning all abo

after the break, remembering helen gurley brown. >>> plus, the unbelievable details on the biggest burmese python ever found in the state of florida. >>> caught on tape, wrong-way driver. imagine you see in the coming at you. a driver pulling a huge rv going the wrong way on a busy stretch of road. weaving in and out of the oncoming traffic, near misses everywhere. and this crazy scene went on for more than 7 miles before the cops could get the driver to pull over. this happened earlier this year in melbourne, australia. now, the judge has taken away this guy's license. >>> take a look at this. it's a giant burmese python. and it came from the florida everglades. it's 17 feet, 7 inches long, the largest ever found in the state. a couple more fun stats for you. scientists say it had grown to just under 165 pounds. this enormous snake also had a record-breaking 87 eggs inside. >> oh, okay. >>> in tonight's health alert, the cdc's list of states with the highest percentage of obese people living there. mississippi comes in at number one. not a great ranking to win. louisiana, west virginia, a

helen gurley brown. for 32 years she was at the helm of the successful publication and its racy headlines. she advocated feminism, powerful women and women's sexual freedom. she died after a brief illness. she was 90. >>> the first quintuplets born in the u.s. this year are from dallas. carrie and gavin jones wanted to give their son a brother or sister. the little boy didn't just get one. he got five siblings. now he's a big brother to three boys and two boys. -- three boys and two girls. the babies were born at 27 weeks. they're receiving round the clock hospital care and so far so good. >>> it is 4:54. time to take our first look at the question of the morning. according to a harris poll, 50% of people admit to watching these types of shows very often. is it a, cartoons, b, cooking shows, or c, shows about zombies. >> log on to our facebook fan page. share what you think. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. as we head to break, you're looking at a live picture of national harbor in prince george's

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