so, he's opening up to oprah winfrey about his life. mr. bush says, while he enjoyed politics, he has no plans to get back into the game. even so, oprah tries to draw him back in. >> i am not a political pundit. i'm really not. and secondly, a lot is going to happen between now and the nominating process. >> i'm not asking you to pundit. i'm just asking your opinion. >> yeah, you are. you're asking me to wade back into the swamp. >> come on in. >> you can catch the interview with former president bush tuesday on the oprah show. >>> and now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. steady rain in northern new england. lingering showers along the east coast, south to the carolinas. that could turn into snow in the higher elevations and along the great lakes. dry mostly everywhere else, except for southern florida. >> 74 in miami. a chilly 53 in atlanta. cool along the northern border. 42 in chicago. mild in the plains and central states. 49 in omaha. 64 in dallas. and in southern california, a record heat wave comes to an end. but l

there will be more on the president later today on "the oprah winfrey show." >>> yesterday, oprah winfrey broadcast her interview with michael jackson's mother and three children. 13-year-old prince and 12-year-old paris, talked about their favorite memories with jackson and said he was just, quote, a normal dad. when oprah asked what paris missed most about her father, she said everything. >> i felt like no one understands what a good father he was. i would say he was the best cook ever. >> a cook? really? >> yeah. everyone's all, a cook? like they're surprised to hear it. >> yes, i am. >> he was just a normal dad. except he was the best dad. >> oprah also spoke to katherine jackson, michael's mother, who says she believes her son was addicted to painkillers and plastic surgery. saying at one point, his nose was so thin, it looked like a toothpick. katherine also said she's not sure if conrad murray murdered her son or if it was an accident. but she wants to know why a doctor would give propofol to anyone as a sleep aid. >>> jerry jones fired wade phillips after sunday night's embarrassi

bush to oprah winfrey.he others, including his own vice president, in criticizing president obama? >> i'm through with politics and it's hard for people to believe, i already said that. i am through. >> is that why you haven't commented on what obama is doing or how he's doing it? >> no, because i want to treat my successor the way i would want to be treated. i don't think it's good for a former president to be out there opining on every darn issue. he's got a plenty tough job, trust me. he doesn't need me criticizing him. and i don't think it's good for the presidency. other people have a different point of view. >> and you can see oprah's full interview with george w. bush next tuesday on "the oprah winfrey show." >>> still ahead, a night to remember. by using a broth with msg? swanson chicken broth has no added msg. so for a perfect holiday meal, the secret is swanson, 100% natural chicken broth. stuffing. the side dish that makes people take sides. take a stand at greatstuffingdebate.com. a body at rest

we asked if we will see her in the final season of "the oprah winfrey show" and she said the chanceslikely. >> , pretty good singing velasquez. brigitte quinn pretty good sinking voice. -- pretty good singing voice. >> camanche was gunned down in a park. -- a man was gunned down. >> and the latest in a live report on the cruise ship passengers stranded at sea. good morning washington at 5 begins right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good friday morning, washington. i am greta kreuz. >> i am alison starling. it

. >> oprah winfrey reunited roblt redford and barbra streisand yesterday. he surprised her for first interview togher which he joked he had never done fore because,uote, i never in and out thought i would get a word in. >>> it is a decision "dancing with e stars" live audience was shocked to hear. that was the reaction when brist bristol palinmade it to the final despite finishing last. they advance to the show's final thanks to the home audience vote. high scoring singer brandy were among the favorites to win but they were sent home instead. >>> this comes from our nation's capitol where the president honored the first living medal of honor recipient since the vietnam war. giunta received the award when he risked his life to save mortally wounded comrades during an ambush in afghanistan. he braved enemy fire even rescuing a soldier from insurgents. giunta said he would give back the medal in a second to have his fallen friends back with him. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today", just your first stop of today on your n station. >>> 4:28 our time right n

former president george bush sat down with oprah winfrey to talk about his new memoir, which is due outcomment on president obama or the job he's doing, and he also has no plans to return to the political limelight. >> i'm through with politics. it's hard for people to believe. i already said that, i am through. >> is that why you haven't commented on what obama is doing or how he's doing it? >> no, because i want to treat my successor the way i'd like to have been treated. i don't think it's good for a former president to be opining on every darn issue. he's got a plenty tough job, trust me. he's going to have plenty of critics and he doesn't need me criticizing him. i don't think it's good for the presidency. other people have a different point of view. >> you can catch the interview with the former president next tuesday on "the oprah winfrey show." >>> we finally have a winner in the very close race for senate in washington state. incumbent patty murray survived a strong republican challenge, eking out a 51% of the vote share. murray told supporters last night in seattle she'll figh

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tours of the bush is speaking out in his new book and sitting down with the queen of top, oprah winfrey. we have the details. >> the former president has remained out of the limelight until now. he was to set the record straight and explain exactly what he was thinking during his most heralded and criticized decisions. >> a lot of people did not think i could read much less right. >> the former president was an open book in promoting his book, "decision points" when he sat down with oprah. he remained confident of his bank bailout to stave off the depression. >> i believe that helped save the country. i really do. >> and his defiant decision to return to the white house on 9/11. >> i overrode the national security team and said i was coming home. i was not going to give a speech from a bunker in the omaha, nebraska. >> when it comes to war in the loss of life still going on -- >> and weighs heavily. i know the decision i made disrupted somebody's life in a big way. >> fans lined up to have the president signed the book. >> he was a great president and i thought he made great decisions.

today on oprah winfrey for the first time in 25 years, the color purple reunion. entire cast coming >> american universities are hosting a growing number of students from china. nearly 128 chinese students -- 128,000 chinese students studied in the u.s. this year. traditionally studying in non- traditional destinations. " meanwhile, one school in england is testing out students sleeping in late. they do not start until 10:00 a.m.. scientists say that teenagers are programmed to sleep longer -- to sleep longer. the hormones in their body means that most of them are incapable of functioning during regular work hours. >> they did not seem to have enough sleep in the morning. now they appeared more refreshed. >> one mother said that she had seen changes in her son and that attendance was up in the long term, producing healthier and happier graduates at school that were better prepared for facing the real world. might work in the real world as well. might work in the real world as well. coming of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. it's the way to individually brew

bush with oprah winfrey, discussing his book, "decision points." he thinks that the world is better off without saddam hussein even though we did not find weapons of mass destruction in iraq. >> and we did not find al qaeda, either. whatever you want to say about saddam hussein, a horrible person, leader, whatever, h was a counterbalance to iran and he had not attacked us then. but there is an extraordinary thing about this book and the tony blair book. both men blamed the intelligence community for misleading them about the presence of weapons of mass destruction, and yet they say they would not change anything they did. that is astonishing to me. if you know that the promise for going to war was wrong and then you say "i had a reason anyway and it was ok," that does not fly. >> there were a couple of good reporters for knight bidder who were riding regularly that there was no evidence. >> what is so interesting about the tour he is doing is that it reminds us why the country actually like him in the early years of his presidency. when the war wen

. >>> elsewhere, on a lighter note, oprah winfrey reunited robert redford and barbra streisand yesterdayhe early '70s hit "the way we were." redford surprised streisand for their first interview together, which he joked he'd never done before, because he thought "i never thought i'd get a word in." probably so true. >>> and "dancing with the stars," high scoring brandy and her partner were sent home, much to the shock of the show's audience and competitors. despite finishing last, according to judges' scores for the third straight week, bristol palin and her partner advanced to the show's final, thanks to the home audience vote. >>> and it's all abuzz over this. >> people are upset. they feel like -- they were dancing themselves i. know. they just feel like they've been wronged, but, you know, it's people at home are voting for her. so -- >> that's what happened when you open up voting to the public. >> interesting final, i think. >>> this comes to us from our nation's capital where the president honored the first living medal of honor recipient since the vietnam war. army staff sergeant

sell the book and, you know, i don't think that anybody would have suggested that matt lauer or oprah winfrey were necessarily bush fans. >> a good point. speaking of oprah, i want to play a little of that interview. the subject turned to katrina, where the former president acknowledged some mistake, and of course that criticism by kanye west about he doesn't care about black people. let's roll that. >> do you not understand how you flying over and that picture of us -- of you looking out of the helicopter and all of these being black, mostly black, disenfranchised, poor people and the reaction not being sooner, can you see how the perception would be that you were racist? >> no, i cannot see that. i can see how the perception would be maybe bush didn't care. but to accuse me of being a racist is disgusting. >> so oprah, who campaigned for obama, thinks the perception is at least plausible? >> yeah, although i think he came out pretty well in that interview overall. you know, he had to know that these sorts of questions would come up. he brought it up himself in the book. and i think that we'

. >>> oprah winfrey has wrapped up her two-day favorite things giveaway, in true oprah fashion. >> howwe give each person in your audience the brand-new totally redesigned 2012 volkswagen beetle? >> the car has the "o" stamp of approval. oprah herself owns and drives the 2011 v.w. beetle. >> i just want one of her favorite things. >> let's call oprah. >>> coming up next, we'll update this morning's breaking news. a north korean cross-border attack. south korea retaliates. we'll have the latest. thanks. please remove all metal objects out of your pockets. with chase freedom you can get a total of 5% cash back. fun money from freedom. that's 5% cash back in quarterly categories and an unlimited 1% cash back everywhere else. and this too. does your card do this? i'm going to need a supervisor over here at gate 4. sign up for this quarter's bonus today. chase what matters. go to chase.com/freedom. i love it. not wash. power wash. ok. whoa. [ female announcer ] life comes with headaches and excedrin starts relieving headaches faster than extra strength tylenol and advil. excedrin. for life'

. >> oprah winfrey wows her audience again, big prize was a new vw beetle for each person in the audienceas leigh glaser the bakery is gearing up for the oprah effect. >> eight years ago, this mini croissant would have oprah's favorite things. for a second time, they have baked up a winner. >> i've never had a croissant that tasted better. >> the staff is gearing up for a flood of orders and they brought in a third shift. >> first year, it was great. we did 15,000. >> they is one of the favorites because it's so rich with butter. company says they go through 60,000 pounds of it a month. those in the audience, chosen for their work with charities and communities. >> i-pod is cool and that is going to come in hand for mutville because we show a binder of dogs. >> they are auctioning off for their adoption agency. community involvement is important to owners of galaxy desserts. >> we give to food banks, especially contra costa and alameda food banks and company america that distributes our food. >> a good deed even when they are not in the national limelight. leigh glaser, "abc 7 news." >> a

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his memory playing confession with matt lauer, playing cash cab, and sitting down with our pal, oprah winfreyis a shot -- oprah had everyone reach under their seats and they all learned they've been deployed to iraq, everybody. you're going to ramadi, you're going to -- you're going to -- >> go to msnbc.com. right now, last passengers leave nightmare cruise ship. the story we told you about a few minutes ago. an ugly one. >>> we asked at the top of the show what you were doing up this hour. rob has answers. >> willy michael says, "i j

. >> oprah winfrey had to have medics standings by. they lost it when they realized they were part of the annual favorite episode. this is a show that she lifts some of the best products and services she has found and gives them to everyone in the audience. it included a caribbean cruise a 3-d tv. three bay area residents were there. they founded a nonprofit club of fabulous women of petaluma which helps people in need. >> how we are changing. you are doing fantastic things in the community, and it's an honor, you don't need to thank me. what was amazing we were all on her list. >> they are aware go a second audience on monday's show which you can see right here. >> let's go back and talk about the weather, kind of messy shoppers and diners movie-goers braved the rain. >> let's check with sandhya patel for the latest. >> you can see where it's raining right now brief to heavy rainfall. from san jose down to boulder creek and around wot watsonville we're seeing heavier returns. do not be surprised if you see a brief downpour. lighter sh

today he told oprah winfrey he still feels "sick" about the fact no weapons of mass destruction werend in iraq. and acknowledged that he didn't see the financial meltdown coming. >>> if you've been feeling stressed out lately, you know you're not alone. a new survey from the american psychological association finds that one in four americans say they are extremely stressed. 76% blame worries over money. 70% say work is their big pressure point. 65% worry most about the economy. and family issues keep 58% of people awake at night. 10% say they are worried about their co-anchors. the survey also indicates our stress is affecting our children. a third say they have headaches, stomachaches and trouble falling asleep. >>> we'll be right back with the new job betty white can ao r su >>> there were plenty of tears as comedian betty white was honored with her life-long dream job. at a ceremony in washington, d.c., the 88-year-old actress was made an honorary forest ranger. she got laughs by hugging smokey the bear and putting on the official stetson hat. everyone was moved by her revelation,

plus oprah winfrey drives her audience members wild. cannot miss her latest big giveaway. we'll talk about that. first katie couric with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> do we need to raise the retirement age in order to save social security? we'll take an in-depth look at both sides of the issue. that and more tonight only on the "cbs evening news." ight only on the "cbs evening news." not a he. my doctor put me on an aspirin regimen to help protect my life. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. check with your doctor because it can happen to anybody. check with your doctor if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. that can take so much out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then...well, i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the trouble concentrating, the lack of energy. [ male announc

bush answered questions from oprah winfrey about the next election and one candidate in particular. >u think that sarah palin is the one for the republican party in 2012? >> you know, i -- i am not a political pundit. i'm really not. and secondly, a lot is going to happen between now and the nominating process. i -- i have no clue. >> i'm not asking you to pundit. i'm just asking you your opinion. >> yeah, you are. you are asking me to wade back into the swamp. [ laughter ] >> come on in. >> mr. bush told winfrey he declined to criticize his successor because that's the way he would like to have been treated. and he says, quote, i'm through with politics. his new memoir "decision points" goes on sale next tuesday. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" stocks in asia post more gains this morning. ashley morrison is in new york with much more on all of that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. asian markets staged a big rally. japan's nikkei jumped nearly 3%, ending its best week in a year, while hong kong's hang seng was also higher. wall street's focus will be the government's

. >>> on a lighter note, oprah winfrey reunited robert redford and barbara streisand yesterday, starsere." oprah reunited them for the first interview together. he joked he has never done before because, "i never thought i'd get a word in." >>> finally, another stunning decision last night on "dancing with the stars." high-scoring singer brandi and her partner were sent home. much to the shock of the show's audience and their competitors. despite finishing last, according to judges' scores, for a third straight week, bristol palin and her partner advance to the finals thanks to the home audience vote. brandi got all tense. >> i don't watch the show. all i know is that that's good for abc, controversy is going to equal bigger ratings for them. >> a lot of people are saying there's no way it's because bristol is a good dancer. it's all the support she has of her mom. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" starts now. >>> when you hear the term scheduling conflict, the red flags should go up as they have after the postponement of the much-heral

. >>> if you had tickets for the oprah winfrey show for any day of this year, this was the day you wantedis was her final favorite annual favorite things. audience member also need a wheel barrel to take home all their stuff. they had honest to god medics standing by. people came close to collapse. among the things every audience member got, your diamond watch, digital camera, cashmere, five years of net flicks, a 52-inch flat screen tv, a royal caribbean cruise. that's not yet half the list. there's a ton more. like every year it started with a reuss. the audience came in, they told today's show would be about meditation. >>> when we come back, more of our conversation with prince charles and a side of him many americans haven't seen. it's tonight's "making a difference." [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪

and with all of this, here's the bottom line -- oprah winfrey supported me, who i was and my vision, and barwal did not, that's it. and it wasn't oprah's responsibility to sustain my vision, it wasn't barwal's responsibility to line up with my vision. it was my responsibility to stand for my vision, and i didn't. i didn't. so i ended up leaving someone who supported my vision, to be with somebody who didn't support my vision, and they didn't want reality, they wanted some figment of my imagination. they ended up with nothing. there came a point where i said i am a spiritual technician and a teacher. i'm not doing another makeover. and they said, oh, the negress is awake. where did she come from? tavis: we've got problems. >> we got a problem here. and they said, well, this isn't going to work, and i said, no, it isn't. because if we can't stand in this vision together, i'm out. tavis: as much as you put on the pages of this book in terms of lessons learned, are you still getting take aways? are you still learning from this? >> yes, still healing, still learning. it's not all over yet

bush with oprah winfrey, discussing his book, "decision points." he thinks that the world is better off without saddam hussein even though we did not find weapons of mass destruction in iraq. >> and we did not find al qaeda, either. whatever you want to say about saddam hussein, a horrible person, leader, whatever, he was a counterbalance to iran and he had not attacked us then. but there is an extraordinary thing about this book and the tony blair book. both men blamed the intelligence community for misleading them about the presence of weapons of mass destruction, and yet they say they would not change anything they did. that is astonishing to me. if you know that the promise for going to war was wrong and then you say "i had a reason anyway and it was ok," that does not fly. >> there were a couple of good reporters for knight bidder who were riding regularly that there was no evidence. >> what is so interesting about the tour he is doing is that it reminds us why the country actually like him in the early years of his presidency. when the war we

. >> oprah winfrey decided for deserving people, it's nice to receive. the people this this audience invited to the show because they give a lot to the community. so oprah gave them her sm of her favorite gifts like a caribbean cruise, hdtv, sweaters and a watch with diamonds. there is three people from the bay area were in the audience. they created a foundation to help people in need. >> she's saying how we're chosen. that you're doing fantastic things in the community z that it's an honor. you don't need to thank me. is he shed it's amazing is that we're on her bucket list. >> and oprah picks up taxes and expenses so they get gifts free and clear. and she's rewarding a second audience with amazing gifts on monday's show, too. you can see it here on abc 7 at 4:00 at of the of the accu-weather forecast noon. >> fun to wa. and speaking of giving many of you have been generous with our food drive. >> there is a spirit of giving here. there is a a list of people who have given 35 feels or -- meals or more. st. paul's church, and santa rosa, and piedmont cou

jay leno and oprah winfrey. >> i've got a good feeling about this. >> that's right. >> some are callinger the wheel of fortune wet etch. she only needed an '. she knew the sentence. she also needed canal. how did she know? 28 letters and she gets $53,000. even pat sajak was speechless. was crazy if she did not need the letter. she knew right away. 651 and we will be back with more a couple of minutes. mt. tam cam the breeze is with us and the cold temperatures. we will be right back. ( seven day forecast. showers and the mixed today temperatures '60s in the bay area. temperatures will dip down quite a bit. another cold night tonight. one state temperatures about the same but thursday, friday, saturday warming up been to the '70s by the weekend. the big board the doubt down 20 points. we have a future trading in positive territory but we are negative to shortly after the opening bell. s&p is also down. nasdaq is up half a point. >> at change in espn. these to our aunt after 21 seasons as the announcers miller received an award so he will continue to do his work for the giants but he's ou

. >> maya angelou will probably be spotted during oprah winfrey's final season. they are good friends. >> an amazing lady. >>> still another half-hour or of good morning washington. >> the smithsonian in the cross hairs, the government's plan to climb out of debt could cost you to have to pay for the visit to the museum. >> find out what we have learned was not on the menu on the cruise ship, coming up. >> adam caskey and belfort fu >> what are the chances that it happens twice to the same person? so i'm going with the odds. >> back on dry land this morning. straight ahead, the incredible stories from onboard the carnival cruise. stranded at sea. good morning, washington. it's friday, november 12. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm greta kreuz. i've never been on a cruise. but might have second thoughts. traffic and weather every 10 minutes. adam is in the weather center with our weather. >> weather, with greta. you always crack me up in the morning. >> eight cups of coffee in the morning, what would you do? >> you're right. she's the first one to put the pot on in

. >> i learned paramedics and national guardsmen are still sifting through the carnage at the oprah winfrey show yesterday. >> the oprah part. >> you get that emotional over a new volkswagen. >> 9:00, as we watch all the weeping fans of willie geist and oprah, willie, if it's way too early. >> it is "morning joe." stay tuned for "the daily rundown" with chuck and savannah. >> crisis in the korean peninsula, north hits south. now what? our guest pentagon spokesman with the latest. >>> airport uproar, will the tsa's slight adjustment to procedure tamp down the patdown uproar? >>> save the date the royal family announces who, what, when, where. november 23rd, on2010. i'm savannah guthrie. chuck todd is off. conservative readers rejoice, sarah palin kicks off her book tour. what banks are doing to make money off their customers. we'll get to that. first, breaking news on the korean peninsula. president obama was awakened by his national security adviser t with the news the north attacked the south. two koreans reported dead. this is where it happened an island near the disputed maritime border

apparently oprah winfrey visited the family of michael jackson, his mother's been caring for his childrento air on oprah winfrey monday november 8. let's take a look. >> had you ever spoken to him about his addiction? >> i spoke to him about them once, when i had heard it. and he denied it. >> he denied it. >> uh-huh. i was telling him i didn't want to hear one day that he had overdosed because it would break my heart, it would kill me too. >> uh-huh. >> but he kept saying he wasn't. he wasn't on anything. mother, you don't believe me. he kept saying my own mother doesn't believe me. >> we haven't heard a lot from katherine jackson, a hard thing to talk about the loss of her son. >> what more could you have done? >> she tried. >> anyway, coming up, we're going to be showing you what a billion dollar home looks like. >>> plus we're going to tell you how to find the good stuff at retail slocal news and weather. >>> good morning, everybody. time 9:26. i've brent cannon. the latest on the commute. mike takes us to the peninsula. good news, bad news. roadways cleared, couple incident there is,

as we hear more from his interview with matt lauer and a sit-down with oprah winfrey.ontinuing his decision to continue reading "my pet goat" with school children after learning the country was under attack. >> i will not say i wasn't in shock. they can read and draw their own conclusion. >> following 9/11 for his decision not to go to war with iraq partly because he's still trying to link hussein to weapons of mass destruction. >> we would not have gone to war had there not been a case of weapons of mass destruction. >> he was a threat. the interesting thing that happened after he was removed is we had a team of inspectors who reported that he was equally dangerous. we may not have found the vials but he had the capacity to make weapons. >> is this before or after he was dead? mr. bush also explained the decision to torture. >> so i said to our team are the techniques legal and a legal team said, yes, they are. i said, use them. >> why is waterboarding legal? >> because the lawyers said it was legal. it did not fall within the anti-torture act. i'm not a lawyer. but y

paris, prince and blanket told oprah winfrey why michael was the greatest dad in the world and we're going to hear highlights from that interview. >>> plus tony robbins calls himself a peak performance strategist. we could all use one of those every now and again. he's got strategies to helping you beat the holiday grief. >> lock yourself in a room for a month. >>> ann is standing by at the news desk. >>> good morning once again, everybody, in the news, president obama is enjoying a long-awaited homecoming arriving at his boyhood home in indonesia today. he said western and muslim nations like the u.s. and indonesia must do more to build bridges between people of differing beliefs so relations are not dominated by terrorism and security concerns. the president may have to leave indonesia earlier an expected because of an erupted volcano, snarling air traffic and forcing a million people to flee their homes. >>> an investigation into this summer's bp oil disaster finds that bp did not sacrifice safety for financial gains. they could not find a single incident of a action that was done