let's bring in jefferson chas d. armstrong has battled these allegations for years now. why has he given up at this point? because he thinks he can no longer win. the u.s. ada has built up a very, very strong case against him. that includes 10 of his former teammates -- 10 -- who say that they will take the stand and testify that they saw him using forbidden substances. i think he has just decided he cannot win the legal battle and would rather put it into the court of public opinion. he thinks he has a better chance to portray this as a kind of witch hunt against him. >> the agency strip him of all his titles. can they do that? >> well, monica, that is a very good question because this has never happened before. basically, what has to happen now is that the international cyclist's union has to come out and say that he is expunge from the history books, if you will -- they are taking a wait-and- see attitude. they have said they will not do anything until they hear the official justification for this. if they do strip him of the titles, it is creating a big problem becau