the newest member of our send send family jane pauley. >> reporter: mitch albom's "tuesdays with morrie" was a huge best-seller, but it was only the beginning of history. >> it's not going to go on forever. >> unless it does go on forever. well, you let me know when you figure that out. >> reporter: i'll sit down with mitch albom. >> ahead on send send. -- send send. >> osgood: love is in the air. and so is the risk of sudden death for for the couple serena altschul will be taking us to visit. >> reporter: marriage has taken flight. are you adrenaline junkies? >> you'd be lying if i said i wasn't an adrenaline junkie. >> reporter: so you are. later on "sunday morning," a death-defying love affair. >> woo hoo! osgood: buried treasures is a steer from lee cowan, all about the loss of special friends and how the people they leave behind remember them. >> reporter: when it comes to our four-legged companions, it just doesn't seem fair. their lives are so short compared to ours, but every moment is worth it. >> the fact that they bring us so much joy and that maybe you have to weigh the two

. >> wow, that was dave letterman in his early days opening up to jane pauley back in 1984.ll, from his beginnings on television as a local weatherman out in indiana, believe it or not, to his prolific 34-year career as a late-night comedian which started on nbc, of course, dave letterman has announced he is set to retire. he just did it, next year. here is how he broke the news last night. >> it's been great. you've been great. the network has been great. but i'm retiring. i just want to reiterate my thanks for the support from the network, all the people who have worked here, all of the people in the theater, all the people on the staff, everybody at home, thank you very much. and what this means now is that paul and i can be married. >> of course, letterman wouldn't be letterman without his trademark top ten list. here is a look back at some of our favorite political moments from those over the years. >> to keep the budget balanced, i'll rent the situation room for sweet 16s. >> hey, that's a nice idea. number eight. >> i'm the guy in the photo that comes with your pictur

when you follow a popular anchor, take deborah norville who had to follow jane pauley who had been there for years and years, you know, it's hard to live up to those standards. >> yeah. it's a very unforgiving business on sunday morning and gregory is doing his best, i guess. in our press picks, this media fail. a cnn reality-type series called "chicagoland" turned into a pretty nice platform for rahm emanuel. >> i got talking to this young man, martel, and he was so engaging. he's a wonderful kid. there's something about his personality, and i'm taken with it, and i'm trying to help him knuckle down and buckle down for college. >> well, now we know why "the chicago tribune" obtaining e-mails from the production company working with cnn talking to the democrat mayor's aide pitching a positive portrayal. our need for deeper access to show the best of who he really is and present him as the star that he really is. he want more of rahm in the series. rahm will look good making his points. executive producer mark levin who partnered with robert redford says you can't get access in chicago wi

. >> wow, that was dave letterman in his early days opening up to jane pauley back in 1984.ll, from his beginnings on television as a local weatherman out in indiana, believe it or not, to his prolific 34-year career as a late-night comedian which started on nbc, of course, dave letterman has announced he is set to retire. he just did it, next year. here is how he broke the news last night. >> it's been great. you've been great. the network has been great. but i'm retiring. i just want to reiterate my thanks for the support from the network, all the people who have worked here, all of the people in the theater, all the people on the staff, everybody at home, thank you very much. and what this means now is that paul and i can be married. >> of course, letterman wouldn't be letterman without his trademark top ten list. here is a look back at some of our favorite political moments from those over the years. >> to keep the budget balanced, i'll rent the situation room for sweet 16s. >> hey, that's a nice idea. number eight. >> i'm the guy in the photo that comes with your pictur

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