but hilary clinton is different, isn't she? she's still an enormously popular figure in the democratic party, still one of the most admired americans both at home and abroad, and still a woman of formative talent and drive. can she use all that to carve out a role, and what distinctive mark does she want to leave in her position of secretary of state? what is her vision for the world. these are some of the questions i asked her in nairobi, kenya. so let's get started. >> madam secretary, thank you very much for taking time out of this very hectic schedule to spend it with us. >> thank you, fareed. thank you for coming to nairobi for this opportunity. >> it's my pleasure. north kwor korea. tell us a little more about it. president clinton comes back. he spends three hours talking to the leader of korea. what is his impression? >> we're going to get a full briefing, which we really haven't had a chance to get. >> have you spoken to him on the phone? >> i have spoken to him, but i have a habit of not talking about what i talk to m

while hilary clinton is gone, mr. clinton is in las vegas celebrating his birthday.the question, if hilary clinton is in africa and bill clinton is in vegas, why is bill the one that woke up ten feet from a goet? >> the crowd didn't laugh, they just went, oooh! after hilary clinton found out what happened with the translator, she and the student shook hands. >>> the exclusive footage of nadia suleman and her kids, fox is going to sell the show. a fox exec says it set up a six-figure account for the kids, and he says this doesn't exploit them because the footage was already shot. >>> a lot of unemployed people put health care on hold because they can't afford to go to the doctor. a week-long clinic is bringing a lot of service to thousands for free. cnn, headlines news, or msnbc are locked on your favorites? if they are i've got the gift for you. i'm gonna richardson and my next guest is ken pullson. a pleasure to have you here. >> good to be with you >> what is the museum. most people know. >> sometimes there you an a museum in articling ton, virginia called the muse

then we show you hilary clinton with yours truly in the moderator's role. >>> finally in nairobi, the prime minister of kenya. >>> when barack obama came into office, many in america and around the world hoped he would breathe life into the prospects between a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. obama quickly appointed a man on the issue, former senator george mitchell, who had negotiated the peace accords in the islands. it is considered by some to be the most right wing in memory, as is the new government. the prime minister netanyahu had been fiercely critical of any kind of palestinian state. his former minister had called for what some had characterized as leaders from israel. obama and netanyahu have clashd to expand settlements over the west bank. there has been some forward movement. he did accept the idea of a palestinian state about a month ago. there were some caveats. on the palestinian side, they are becoming somewhat less corrupt and more competent. they seem to have less support, even in gaza, where talks continue to be hellish. isn't the real story not thes

secretary of state hilary clinton seemed to agree. she commanded the important nato speech and said it's consistent with the united states. so why isn't it happening? meanwhile, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, stanley mcchrystal, is expecting to ask for additional troops and equipment. that request will first land on the desk of secretary of defense robert gates. listen to what gates said in april when he and i talked about troop numbers. >> i have been quoted as accurately as saying i have real reservations about significant further commitments of american military to afghanistan beyond what the president has already approved. >> but that means that a year from now, six months from now, you are unlikely to approve a request for additional troops in afghanistan. >> i would be a hard sell, there is no question about it. and i've not made a secret of that either publicly or in government meetings. >> so it appears that he has now changed his mind. in recent days, gates said he is waiting to see mcchrystal's request, but if needs

secretary of state hilary clinton seemed to agree. she commended the important nato speech and said it's consistent with the united states. so why isn't it happening? meanwhile, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, stanley mcchrystal, is expected to ask for additional troops and equipment. that request will first land on the desk of secretary of defense robert gates. now, listen to what gates said in april when he and i talked about troop numbers. >> i have been quoted as accurately as saying i have real reservations about significant further commitments of american military to afghanistan beyond what the president has already approved. >> but that means that a year from now, six months from now, you are unlikely to approve a request for additional troops in afghanistan. >> i would be a hard sell, there is no question about it. and i've not made a secret of that either publicly or in government meetings. >> so, it appears that he has now changed his mind. in recent days, gates said he is waiting to see mcchrystal's request, but if n

in famili famous chart, and your leader bob dole adopted it as your best friend, saying what hilary clinton is proposing was a bureaucratic nightmare. when you look at it now, is the plan significantly different or has arlin specter changed his views? >> it's a totally different plan, john. the clinton administration had some single player, it had a gigantic bureaucracy between the doctor and the patient. there is a lot of interest in single payer and everything ought to be on the table, but the bureaucracy which was set up in the clinton plan and was detailed in that chart with no agency boards and commissions, so what we're talking about now is totally different. >> your role in that debate back in 1993 and 1994 is one of the things now challenging you in the democratic primary and that he raises when he asks whether arlin specter is really a democrat or whether he had to leave the republican party and go to the democratic party. we have in this this same role a while back, and this is what he said about you, sir. >> do you think he's a good enough democrat? >> i'm not sure he's a democra

where is the secretary of state, though, hilary clinton? what about her? ecently she traded snults with north korea's leaders, though. she compared north korea's regime to children and unruly teens clamoring for attention. they described senator clinton as an an intelligent woman. >>> they approved michael jackson's mother getting custody of the three children. the mother of the two oldest, debbie rowe, did not object in exchange for visitation rights. the dermatologist, the doctor, said he wants to be involved in the kids' lives? >> arnold klein comes in and he doesn't ask for custody, he doesn't ask for visitation, he just sort of asks to be invited for thanksgiving every year. >> how can that happen in a custody situation? >> the thing is, what he's asking for, the law doesn't have any provision for and he doesn't have any legal status -- he's rumored to be their parents, but he's never been proven to be the father. >> well, in an interview last month with abc, the doctor said that to the best of his knowledge, he is not the kids' biological father, but

vice president hilary -- secretary of state to hillary clinton will visit seven states in africa. the longest to date as the secretary of state. she will kick that trip off in kenya. also on the agenda at -- on the agenda is ankle, a major supplier of crude and natural gas. the house will not be back until september 8 and the senate should finish work this week on fiscal year spending for agriculture. on tuesday, the senate is expected to begin debate on the nomination of the sonia sotomayor to be a supreme court justice. a vote is likely before the end of the week before the senate gavels out for august, returning in september. we are here, waiting for president obama at george mason university. >> this is george mason university and president obama will be speaking shortly on the post 9/11 gi bill. upi rights of more than 21,000 veterans applied to transfer their unused benefit to the gi bill. the bill itself gives military personnel in 36 months of educational benefits under certain circumstances. we mentioned the senate a short while ago -- they're finishing up work on agricul

. >>> hilary clinton showed she can get down and funky in africa!this video of the secretary of state bust aid move popped a mon youtube. she joined the group while da e dancing in kenya. she plans to visit 7 continents while on tour. >>> michael vick made a surprise appearance for the humane society. surprise for whom? them? the media? what? hi, rafer. >> we heard that vick was supposed to be going to the humane society for an appearance. we first called the humane society, they said, no, no, that's not what's happening. then we called vick's camp and they flat out told us that's not true. they were the ones being untruthful. vick did show up and snuck in the back and came out that far limo. people were not only kicked out but sent across the street. some were only allowed inside when vick was talking about the dangers of dog fighting. this was at vick's request because he didn't want a media circus. >>> the quarterback is getting closer to signing with an nfl team. a coach said last night that a lot of coaches have called to ask about vick. they t

clinton didn't say a whole lot. in the interview with me she even said unruly teenagers. >> is there any w it's not reality -- rell t the release of th? >> i think you eard hilary cnton say this wek they hope there will be impovement. since then t north oreans have baveged well. people i've talked t about watching the north koreans say they're pleased ith what they've seensince bill clinton left. i don't kn what that particarly mens. i guess theyaven't fired any ssiles. but they really id change the dynam. john: mathy, i wantto ask you about a big eal in akistan. he leaderf the talban killed by a strike. how important this for the u.s.? >> think -- i think this isa very, very big strike and particularly a bg deal because pakistan was not appy with the way the united states is pproaching. the guy was the leader of th pakistani tliban ad pakitan had complaed to the united states for mnths that the only peoplehey cared about were theeople attacking te u.s. so the u.s. rally started training ec. -- its effts on mass ood ad others and they re able to gethim this week the he was lso a real, real bad guy. hehreatened soliers in afghanistan. he's accused of killng bena

hilarious situation. unique in the annals of diplomacy. >> maureen, how much arm twisting do you think it took to convince bill clinton to get on a plane to go rescue two damsels in distress? >> as you know, because you've written the brilliant scenes for "west wing" i'm sure it took none. and my favorite thing is the "new york post" headline "bubba gets the chicks." >> yeah, this is the call that he's been waiting for for a while. now, does this indicate any possibility of some other roles they could ask bill clinton to play down the road? suppose, if they're struggling with the aftermath of this one for a while, that will inhibit their enthusiasm for asking him to do anything else. >> well, i think he can be, you know, play a wonderful role, but as with everything with clinton, it's a little dicey. for instance, he couldn't take, you know, a -- an air force plane, so he took bing's plane, you know, who's one of his hollywood playmates. and the bada-bing plane, you know, where allegedly wild goings-on happen. so, you know, there's always just that touch of diceyness with bill, but that's what makes him such a great story. >> yeah, steve