katie couric out as you predicted. i have a theory about why ms. couric, who i think is a talented broadcaster. i think you feel the same way. talented' reads the teleprompter. perfectly right when she says cbs was in third place 13 years before she got there. but she lost audience as well. dan rather lost it, she lost it why couldn't she bring people in. >> the honest answer, bill, and i'm in good company with, i think i mentioned this last week to you, william goldman the fellow who wrote butch cassidy and son dance kid comes to predicting world of entertainment nobody knows anything. the honest answer is nobody knows for sure. what i have suggested in the past is that some people are popular in the morning. they are breakfast cereal like corn flakes. katie couric was corn flakes. you don't eat corn flakes for dinner. >> bill: got to be a why why the corn flake diet wouldn't translate. give you mine and you react to it. >> okay. >> bill: katie couric came in with a deficit because of the rather situation and cbs warnings were weak. they didn't hav

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katie couric was corn flakes.ou don't eat corn flakes for dinner. >> my assessment is katie couric came in with a deficit because of the rather situation and cbs local lead in's were week. they didn't have oprah. the news was in third place. the factor stands on its own when we come on the audience goes up. we are what they call appointment viewing people come in to see us thank god they do. katie couric was not strong enough on the desk. i will give you three examples walter cronkright peter jennings edward r. more row. all extremely strong personalties for some reason middle america which is mostly what watches evening news these days wants a strong authoritative presence on that desk. i don't think ms. couric was perceived to be that. that's my theory. >> that is the argument she didn't have the gravitasce the weight to bring the story. i will tell you this. once upon a time walter cronkright was voted the most trusted man or person in america. nobody in his right mind thinks that brian williams or diane sawyer

katie couric interviews sarah jessica parker about her most challenging role since "sex and the city." the role of super mom. >> i sing along all day long as i'm driving my mini van. >> do you drive a mini van? >> yes. >> seriously? >> respect the van. >>> and famous fingertips. katie perry jumps into a hot $340 million market aimed at your cuticles. nail polish is tonight's "sign of the times." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york cityt this is "nightline," september 6th, 2011. >> good evening, all, i'm bill weir. if you spent a week knee deep in flood water, there must be few things worse than a fresh downpour on the roof. after irene soaked the east, a new storm has rivers breaking their banks, threatening more homes. a few states over, folks would gladly trade the crackle of a wildfire for any amount of blessed rains. lives and lively hoods are on the line tonight, as america ffers from too much water in one part of the nation, not enough in the other. here's abc's linsey davis with the latest. >> reporte

. >>> after leaving cbs for abc last june, tonight, katie couric makes her network debut on "night linetalks to sarah jessica parker. couric is developing a day time talk show also for abc. >>> american student on trial for murder in italy is depend on her dna. zain verjee is following this story out of london for us. >> reporter: the prosecutors are fighting back. they called on the stand the police forensic expert that did the initial dna analysis and they are coming out punching saying that they did everything that they should have done. the methods were accurate and they explained the kind of equipment that they used and said that they did everything the way that they should have and it was conclusive and that the first result of the initial trial was right on and that amanda knox was guilty and should be convicted. what essentially they are focusing on here is two pieces of critical evidence. genetic taerl of knox that is alleged to be on handle of the knife itself which the prosecution says was the murder weapon of meredith kircher was the flat mate of amanda knox and on the metal

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parker and katie couric is thinking what ought launching her own talk show. >> it is official this will be a murphy's first time hosting the oscar awards. he was nominated during dream girls. he said that he is honored to join the ranks of past academy awards of hosts like johnny carson, bob hope, and will be kohlberg. the awards will be held february 26th. and this is a nascar milestone, and what does maryland to win over miami last i have to do with to 49ers star players? gary is that he is up next with that story not of the sports. >> he never thought, but we had a lot of guys out. they got the win, i agree to whatever i have to do. >> i have summarily gear for them, i'm trying to wait until i get my hands on the new jersey's. >> the catch the wind, so i guess i will have to do whatever you want to do this week. >> i am very proud of them, think it did a very good job. i begin with the miami hurricanes and i can do in a moment is throw it into his face. >> as the fed, or went to miami and the bedouins and games of their own. if the raiders and niners feel they need a third quarterbac

, cbs news, don't forget, since walter cronkite went through dan rather and then sheafer, then katie couricthe challenge is to bring cbs news back to where it was. but on the overall findings of the polls, which don't speak well, as you said, for the american media, the american people have lost faith in a lot of institutions over the years. notably political institutions like congress and the media. i think the reason that the trust level is so low today for the media is because of its relationship with barak obama. during the campaign, they fell in love with him. they moved from old-fashioned media bias into something new. mediactive. , just as this usual activism where judges pretty much do whatever they want. the media decided it's okay to take sides without apology, republicans, 75%, according to gallup, think the media is too liberal. get this, let me see the exact number. 77% of democrats think the media is just right or too conservative. that tells you all you -- >> bill: they get favorable treatment. >> exactly. that proves that there is a liberal problem. but here is the thing. 50

an interview and sarah palin ran into this, right, unfair edits maybe, but she ran into it with katie couricu got to emerge with matt lauer, and you have to emerge strong and almost the victor. you can't be the punch line for the next day. he's got to come out strong. if he could make it through "the o'reilly factor" buzz saw, he won't make it through the barak obama rock million dollars campaign. >> bill: sooner rather than later because it makes it harder for him. i'm not rooting for anybody. but if the governor is watching this evening, the more you stay away at this juncture when you're on the decline, the harder it will be to climb back. you got to speak directly to the folks. >> look what a teddy bear you were with jon stewart, telling him you want to pay 40% taxes. i mean, you are so great there. you were intimidating stewart. he didn't know about the 16-dollar muffin, which i'm sure that's what they hand out at their production meetings. then you say you want to pay 40% of taxes. >> bill: i said i would if the government would run efficiently because i love my country. if i got to pa

none of the other anchors have great tag lines compared to what our little katie couric has come up with. later, bitches. >> your loss, every news station in the world. your loss. you may never know the audience you could have attracted with snooki on your side but you're still getting great ratings on the ridiculist. that's it for 360. thanks for watching. "john king usa" starts now. see you tomorrow. >>> i'm candy crowley. john king is off tonight. breaking news in the mystery of muammar gadhafi's whereabouts. two of gadhafi's sons surfaced today with different messages. a few hours ago, alri tv broadcast a defiant audio message from saif gadhafi saying his father and closest followers are hiding in tripoli suburbs and their morale is high. listen. >> the leadership is fine. the leader is fine. and we are fighting and we are drinking tea and coffee and we are sitting with our families. >> saif gadhafi also had a message for people he calls his brethren in tripoli and alibya. >> reporter: we're saying to everyone move now. everyone has to move now to attack all these gangsters of the ra

none of the other anchors have great tag lines compared to what our little katie couric has come up with. later, bitches. >> your loss, every news station in the world. your loss. you may never know the audience you could have attracted with snooki on your side but you're still getting great ratings on the ridiculist. that's it for 360. thanks for watching. >>> tonight he calls himself a little engine that could but could rick santorum make a serious run for the white house? >> i don't hide myself from the public or from the press. i answer the question. i think that's what folks are looking for. >> santorum controversial, conservative and taking outspoken aim at his republican rivals. >> i've done this for 12 years in the united states senate where i differ from michelle is really a matter of proven leadership. >> real life rocky times two. victor ortiz in the fight of his life. >> i'm taking my title home. that means the victory as well. >> and the great oscar de la hoya life lessons from a tentime world champion. >> it can ruin your life. it almost ruined mine. >> this is "piers morga

none of the other anchors have great tag lines compared to what our little katie couric has come up withyour loss, every news station in the world. your loss. you may never know the audience you could have attracted with snooki on your side but you're still getting great ratings on the ridiculist. we'll be right back.

friend for so long, and now, officially a member of the abc news family, and we are so glad to have katie couric here. you were in another studio that morning, watching when i was in the "good morning america" studio. >> that's right. >> and here we are together remembering. >> you know, it was such a terrifying day, and so emotional, even to revisit that day, and to listen to the two of you describe what happened. and i rewatched our coverage last night. and it was as stunning and shocking as it was ten years ago. and in fact, it was even more horrifying in hindsight, now we know what was going on in those towers, what was going on in the pentagon and aboard flight 93, united flight 93 that crashed into shanksville. today, i'll be reuniting with some of the families. i'm happy to report that many have developed a new normal and they're well into the healing process. i think it will be reassuring for everyone to see some of these family members. >> katie talked about life inside those towers. you talked to some survivors from those minute, ter tying minutes in the towers. >> really terrifying. r