michael gordon is joining us now. he's the coauthor of the new book entitled "the end game."ook. was it worth it. that whole many years of the war in iraq, the cost and blood and treasure. >> well, i think the question at this point is the war happened. the decision to invade was made. in 2002, 2003. the question is, what sort of relationship should the united states have with iraq now. how did the obama administration handle the end of the war and where do we go from here. >> those are all important questions, but the whole war was built on a faulty prim is that saddam had weapons of mass destruction. >> i think it's conceded that they didn't have weapons of mass destruction. >> i remember i was in kuwait on the eve of the war. i had a gas masks, they were really fed basically a lie, if you will. >> no, i don't agree. i think that the intelligence was poor and badly done, but i do think -- >> when i say a lie, i mean the sources who were providing that intelligence, these false iraqi sources who were claiming there was poisonous gas here, chemical weapons there, that was a l

we'll bring in "the new york times" chief military correspondent michael gordon.aszewski. and in just a few minutes, the great singer/songwriter paul simon in studio. >> i have a picture for you. if you love summer and warmth and heat, turn away. this is the first snow picture of the season coming out of colorado. this comes to you from steamboat springs, colorado. a dusting of snow at the higher elevations. it's the beginning. if you love to see, you're only about a month away. as far as rain goes today, already had some around new york city. another batch about to head back in. should be a dry afternoon. we had beneficial rains last night in oklahoma and there's more coming. look at the heavy rain up by amarillo. hardest hit drought areas are getting rain as we go throughout the beginning of fall. your forecast for today. i don't expect a lot of airport trouble with rain moving through d.c. and new york and philadelphia today. it's hit and miss. i don't think you'll see minor delays at worst. it's a beautiful day from chicago to detroit to minneapolis. may see a

michael gordon achieved military correspondent for "the new york times" and journalist and retired marine corps. general provided an indepth account of the war in iran and the "end game." the inside struggle from iraq from bush to barack obama. in eisenhower's secret battle to shave the world. he recounts the ten year presidency

michael gordon, a chief military correspondent for "the new york times" and journalist and retired mariner in "the endgame." in "ike's bluff: president eisenhower's secret battle to save the world," evan thomas recounts the tenure of president dwight eisenhower. dakota meyer and former assistant secretary of defense ben west recount the or first medal of honor to a marine in over three decades in "into the fire." janet wallich recounts the life of eddie green who made her fortune on wall street in the early 20th century in "the richest woman in america." in "our sarah: made in alaska," sarah palin's father and brother tell their personal stories of the former vice presidential candidate. a collection of recordings from july 1962 of president kennedy in conversation from to value office and the cabinet room in "listening in: the secret white house recordings of john f. kennedy." look for these titles in bookstores this coming week, and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. [inaudible conversations] >> this is yeta, by the way. [laughter] [applause] my c-span

gordon peterson and scott thuman will cover all the angles on abc 7 news at 5 6, and 11. >> breaking news from los angeles. actor michael clark duncan has died. he is known from "the grenen mile." this comes after she had a heart attack two months ago. michael clarke duncan dead at 54. >> new at 6 investigators have recovered a stolen you all holding equipment for one of president joe biden's campaign events in detroit. it was found either late saturday night or early sunday morning. secret service says some items from the truck were missing. they would not say what the items were. he spoke at a labor day rally and it went on as planned without the equipment. >> a family in prince george's county is recovering after a carbon monoxide leak in the home. they woke up this morning complaining about headaches and nausea, classic symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure. there were taken to the hospital as a precaution and they are now reportedly in good condition. coming up on abc 7 news at 6, we are on your side with the traffic alert advisory you'll want to see before you drive to work tomorrow. >> taking a close look at the p

nothing on its mind but getting mike messenger hero joseph gordon levitt from points a to b without being flattened either by cars or michael. reporter: a bug-eyed riot as a cop with a lethal gambling debt. >> hey, give me the envelope. no. reporter: the wonderful film in limited release is the futuristic buddy comedy robot and frank. frank, being a proud ex-jewel thief with early stage dementia, who is gifted by his kids with a robot caretaker. >> i brought you something. hi, frank. you have got to be kidding me. >> reporter: there's a nut ball caper plot, but the tone is melancholy. frank's memory is going. the robot's can be erased. will something between them endure? >> i would rather die eating cheese burgers than live off steamed cally flower. >> what about me, frank? do you mean what about you? >> if you die eating cheesebergers, what do you think happens to me? >> reporter: truly unforgettable is frank langella's frank. he never goes soft. he uses the cashinger's arrogance to generate an astounding amount of sympathy. >> what the hell did you just say to me. >> reporter: if that movie is not close by many cable film