joining us now here in washington, john solomon who worked for tina brown and in new york, mark whitakerf "newsweek" who's working on a biography of bill cos cosby. let's start by giving tina brown her due. smart, charm, works hard and good at generating buzz. >> absolutely. that's her wheelhouse. i think even in the era we find ourselves in now, she still has a great ability to create buzz. the question is can she create money in this environment. that was always the big thing for her. >> it would be hard given what happened with "newsweek," did she damage the "newsweek" brand, a brand you worked very hard to build up when you were the editor? >> well, to give her credit, she inherited a magazine that on the one hand had a lot of fixed costs that were very hard to get out of at a time when the revenues really were damaged. and also where a lot of the people who, you know, i had attracted to the magazine, other editors who were sort of the marquee brands of the magazine had already left. so it was a heavy lift to begin with. but the marriage with the daily beast was always a little awkwa

. >>> today we are marking national breast and ovarian cancer week. today we recognize amy whitaker of north potomac, maryland. >> i am amy whitaker. >> reporter: a daughter, a sister, a wife. >> i'm 33 years old. >> reporter: and devoted mother to her sons brody and jace. >> i love picking them up. i love driving them here and throwing them here and playing with them and when i'm not with them, i'm at work with children. >> reporter: amy is also an elementary schoolteacher. >> today we'll be doing some reading and writing. >> reporter: her title is intervention specialist. it's an apt description for how she's chosen to take charge of heron health. amy is not assure -- her own health. amy is not a survivor. she's a previvor. >> it means that i have reduced my odds significantly of ever having breast cancer. >> reporter: amy is positive for the brca2 gene mutation. that sharply raises her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. at singe 26 she and her brothers were test -- age 26 she and her brothers were tested because their mother carries the defective gene. >> i did not know anybody

marking national hereditary breast and ovarian cancer week. during this week force celebrates and remembers those who have been affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. this morning we recognize amy whitaker of north potomac, maryland. >> i am amy. >> reporter: a daughter, a sister, a wife. >> i am 33 years old. >> reporter: and devoted mother to her sons brodie and chase. >> i love picking them up. i love driving them here and throwing them here, playing with them. when i'm not with them, i'm at work with children. >> reporter: amy is also an elementary schoolteacher. >> today we'll be doing some reading and writing. >> reporter: her title is intervention specialist. it's an apt description of how she's chose ton take charge of her own health. amy is not a survivor. she's a pre-vivor. >> it means i have reduced my odds significantly of ever having breast cancer. >> reporter: amy is positive for the brca 2 gene mutation. that sharply raises her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. at age 26 she and her brothers were tested because their mother carries the defective gene. >> i didn't know anybody that wasn't -- that had the brca gene. >> reporter: amy put off taking any drastic preventive m