rhoda. i'm and mary richards hello.ment. >> reporter: it quickly made rhoda a household name. she had it all. a frank witt. >> i don't know why i'm putting this in my mouth. i should just directly apply it to my hips >> reporter: a brash new york style that somehow never seemed to offend >> allow me to introduce myself. i'm another person in the room. >> my name is rhoda reporter: the role earned harper four emmys and a golden globe plus a slot in tv history >> hey taxi. hey, taxi. >> reporter: when rhoda finally got married on her own spin-off show the episode became a tv event. one of the highest rated of its time >> by the authority vested in me by the state of new york i now pronounce you married. >> reporter: but that familiar face that even made the cover of "time" magazine is now on a cover for a much more somber reason. at age 73, harper tells people magazine she may have just a few months to live due to a rare and she says incurable form of brain cancer. >> i know a lot of you feel like you know me, that you ar

rhoda is probably who you are and phyliss is who you're afraid to become. think it goes a long way to why people feel so invested in what is happening to you. so many people related to you on a human level. they did feel that you were the kind of person they could be. >> that's right. she was familiar. she would say anything. she was very funny. greatest comedy writers in the world putting jokes in rhoda's mouth every show. so there was this recognition that she could be your neighbor or the gal at the drugstore behind the character. so it was a wonderful character to play. and i was privileged to do it all of those nine years. so, yeah, it's true, piers. that is connectedness. feeling family. >> valerie, when you look back over this extraordinary life and career that you've had, what is the greatest moment for you? if i could replay a moment for you, what would you choose? >> my husband telling me that he thought we should adopt. because i would make a great mother. that was a nice one. and other -- the achievements are being directed by paul newman. who w

valerie harper, who brought rhoda morganstern to life on "the mary tyler moore show" and later "rhoda," went public today with a deeply personal battle. she has been diagnosed with brain cancer, a rare form. she says doctors have given her three months. and today, the outpouring was overwhelming. one fan, with this poignant message -- "the reason we are all so sad is that we are all rhoda." she is facing it with steely grace, saying what she thinks about is being here now. and a world of tv viewing friends send her love tonight. and as always, if you see something that gets your attention for our "instant index," please tweet it to me @dianesawyer. >>> and coming up next here, here it goes again. ♪ do the harlem shake >> if you think the craze has peaked, wait until you see what we learned tonight. it's a new day. if your a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. w

. >> reporter: audiences first fell in love with her as rhoda morgenstern mary richards' wisecracking neighbor on the mary tyler moore show. now approaching her final days, she discussed her message of courage and hope on the doctors. >> while i'm significant able to because it is brain to speak and show you that i'm cooking my husband's dinner, i'm walking on the bluff at santa monica, and more than anything, i'm living in the moment. i really want americans and all of us to be less afraid of death and know that it's a passage, but that don't go to the funeral before the day of the funeral. while you're living, live. [ applause ] >> none of us are getting out of this earth alive. and so when you get a diagnosis like this, stay on the path. they're coming up with great stuff all the time. >> reporter: harper is undergoing experimental chemotherapy. but doctors say her condition is extremely difficult to treat. >> think of it as her brain full of cancer cells and it's so hard to target them all. >> reporter: harper plans to spend her remaining days closed to loved ones reminding everyo

rhoda is who you are and phyllis is the one you become.plains why people feel so vested in what's happened to you. so many people related to you on a human level. you were the kind of person they could be. >> that's right. she was familiar. she would say anything. she was funny. greatest comedy writers in the world putting jokes in rhoda's mouth. there was a recognition that she could be your neighbor or the gal at the drugstore behind the counter. it was a wonderful character to play. i was privileged to do it nine years. so, yeah, it's true, piers. that is connected. >> when you look back, valerie, with this extraordinary life you have had, what is the greatest moment for you? if i could replay a moment for you, what would you choose? >> oh, my goodness, my husband telling me he thought we should adopt. because i would make a great mother. that was a nice one. other, the achievements, being directed by paul newman. who wouldn't want to look into those blue eyes. there have been milestones all along. biggest of all, was just having tony i

" and its spin-off, "rhoda." >> we're fine.hting with his suit. >> is rhoda your favorite character? >> oh, yes. she's been the wind in the sails of my career. >> valerie had time to reminisce while putting together her memoir "i, rhoda" which was published prior to her diagnosis. >> this "the mary tyler moore show" era seems like a charmed time in your life. >> it was. i didn't know. you know, i'm part of a classic. you just know you're doing a wonderful show. >> reporter: these days her focus is on her family, her health and the possibilities that lie ahead. >> it was my regular internist. he said, anyone that's been in oncology for any number of years has seen spontaneous remission. they have. so what i'm saying is keep your consciousness, your thoughts open to infinite possibilities. keep yourself open to miracles. >> i think i speak for everyone that we are praying for a miracle for her. one thing that was so striking about her. she's in such great spirits. our crew came in and when the crews come in we take over the place

>> my name is rhoda mergen stern. born in the bronx, new york, december, 1941. >>. >> many of harpers a fans are now showing their love and support for her after seeing her shocking cover on "people" magazine this week, the stunning title, "valerie harper's brave good-bye." harper reveals that she has this rare, incurable form of brain cancerer and she has only three months to live but that is not getting her spirit down she talked to the syndicated show "the doctors." >> put out is three months to live. that could be because what i have is rare and my wonderful doctors delineate exactly what it is and how it's working. it's also incurable. so far. that's the word i'm looking at, so far, 'cause they are doing research as we speak. and so i just thought that while i'm still able, because it is brain, to speak and show you that cooking my husband's dinner, walking on the bluff at santa monica and more than anything, i'm living in the moment. >> living in the moment. all right. well, joining me now from los angeles, dr.

particularly her role as rhoda in the sitcom "the mary tyler moore show" and its spin-off, "rhoda." >u think i wore my rubber dress? >> reporter: now the 73-year-old actress who just completed her memoir "i rhoda" prior to her cancer diagnosis is opening up about the difficult news. >> it's called if i get it, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, the meninges, that liquid area around the brain. it is incurrable. it is very rare and it was hard to detect because it was defused, it's all around. it's not in one lump. >> when do you think the reality of it hit you? >> i think then when i heard "incurrable." incurrable is a tough word, so is interminable. he said it could be a week, it could be three months. it could be several years. i have people with this disease who have lived much longer than the prognosis. >> to look at you, one would never know there's anything going on. >> that's true for a lot of people with cancer because a lot of friends are calling can i come by the house, are you in a wheelchair? because they hear it as this death sentence, which it may be, but i'm not dying until

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"rhoda." news on its website this morning. the 73-year-old actress told the magazine she received into us in january and has about three months to live. the news comes days after the cancer-related death of another tv icon one of her contemporaries at the time, bonnie franklin. >> very sad news there. love valerie harper. >>> some pocketknives and sporting equipment will be allowed through airport security. they have been banned since 9/11. golf clubs and whiffle ball bats are okay now. as for the knives, the blades need to be shorter than 2.36." some flight attendants said the items can still be a threat. >> they are allowing these items to come through and they are putting the responsibility of the cabin completely on us even though they know coming through security are these items. >> the new rules are expected to take effect april 25. >>> 6:53. coming up, a final check of your top stories. >> including a police standoff in san francisco. how officers plan to end this tense situation. it's

we loved her as rhoda on "the mary tyler moore show" and her own show "rhoda."g that harper has been given a shocking medical diagnosis, abc's cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: she is the feisty sidekick who has kept us laughing for decades. >> don't look at me. i don't have any makeup on yet. now, that's where you said, but, rhoda, you look sensational without makeup. >> reporter: but this morning, valerie harper has some heartbreaking news. the tv legend known simply as -- >> rhoda! >> reporter: -- tells "people" magazine she has a rare incurable form of brain cancer. in a tearful interview, the magazine calls a brave good-bye, the 73-year-old says the diagnosis hit me like a sledgehammer, incurable is such a concise word. i was terrified. when she appeared on "gma" in january, harper told amy about stroke-like symptoms that had recently sent her to the hospital. >> what the heck is happening to me? >> reporter: what she didn't say is she had received the terminal diagnosis just days earlier. >> hey, val, how are you darling? it's me, mary. >> reporter:

over 00 million of us were watching from the sitcom "rhoda" stars our dear friend valerie harper.ghbor in the sitcom and her new autobiography "i, rhoda," made us laugh, made us cry. today she's doing it again as she bravely faces a rare and incurable type of cancer that spread to her brain and, valerie sharper, joins us live this morning from los angeles. it is great to see, valerie. you're looking -- >> not as -- thank you. thought as great to see you, darling. you look like a big beautiful daffodil. >> i know. it is springtime. spring, spring -- rebirth and that -- valerie, i have to say this to you, we -- we adored -- we adored your character rhoda but we love valerie harper and you have really allowed us into your hearts and thank you for allowing us to love you like this. i know every day is different. how do you feel today, valerie? >> i feel great. i have been feeling so much better than i did in, say, december when i had a few weird symptoms, oh, let me tell everybody, you guys at the table and everybody across america, this is bronchitis, it has nothing -- nothing to do

she played rhoda morgenstern.h a laugh. >> i draw the line, married guys with medallions. double lines for married with children. >> hey, he's divorced. no line. >> such an example for young girls at that time. now harper is sharing her brave battle with a devastating cancer diagnosis. on tuesday, she told piers morgan what it was like to get that diagnosis after she thought she had beaten the disease. >> just two months after i was saying i was cancer-free and this is great. i got this diagnosis. i think i was opened up to talking to people about personal things in my life. nothing raunchy or hot because i didn't have rauch in my life or drugs or alcoholism, just, you know, slept with my husband. so, you know -- or if i did, i wasn't going to talk about it. so that was my book. and i -- i think that's part of me wanting to go public now, because i want people clear about what's going on, that was four years ago and dr. mckenna gave me that and now dr. natally and dr. ruddnick are on the trail of trying to help me

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harper they just go valerie or rhoda.ple know her for a long time and she has got the kind of manner that makes it seem like have you known her forever. >> known her forever, yeah. valerie harper battled lung cancer three years ago. unclear if this is related. the reason she came forward with this diagnosis today, shep, is because she wanted to raise awareness about her disease and about cancer research in general. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher. thank you. president obama has dinner plans with a bunch of republican senators. it's part of the white house's new strategy. you have heard about this? the new strategy to slash the deficit since those self-imposed budget cuts have worked out so brilliantly. we are live at the white house. plus, there is a new study out that finds a lot of americans now work at home, at least part of the time. but after the controversy over yahoo's no tell communitying policy. another major company is cracking down. rand paul goes from the corner of your screen to the cube as the filibuster c

it led to her own spin off called rhoda. she had her own sitcom in the 80s.erate housewives. >>> a water main broke 1 week ago today. the mayor offered a promise saying he would go to bat for them. >> reporter: torres showed us the damage to his home by last week's water main break and flood. his loss is up to $80,000 which his insurance company will not cover. >> i'm feeling very frustrated, stressed out, and i don't know, depressed, i guess, because everything that you have is lost from 1 day to the other. >> every resident we met told us their insurance company denied claims saying it's the city's pleasant. >> the water main break damaged as man as 23 homes, 3 of which are now red tagged. >> it was like a street tsunami. >> it's like hell. i couldn't sleep, you know, all stressed out. >> that man's home now has this sinkhole like cavity inside the garage. >> we were there as mayor ed lee reassured residents at a lock at restaurant. he was peppered with questions about a 911 call that allegedly went unattended for minutes. >> the mayor admits the city is to

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. >>> turning now to entertainment, actress valerie harper perhaps best known as rhoda morgenstern from "the mary tyler moore show" said she's been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. harper shared the sad news with "people" magazine. fellow celebrities have reached out in support. mary tyler moore is absolutely devastated by the news. moore underwent surgery herself in 2011 to remove a benign brain tumor. >>> terrence howard said that "ironman" killed his career. it would have required that he take a pay cut after the highest paid member of the original cast including more money than robert downey jr. >> that's a fun fact. >> it is. >>> little miss sunshine is all grown up, abigail breslin spoke with reporters about growing up on screen during the premier for her newest movie, "the call." she said the transis has been pretty natural and she feels lucky for her role. >>> and gearing up for round three. check out one of the first posters for "the hangover iii." it shows the face-off similar to that of the dramatic "harry potter" finale. >>> and if you can't wait until march 9 to see ju

. >>> turning now to entertainment, actress valerie harper, perhaps best known as rhoda from the marye, said that she's been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. fellow celebrities have reached out in support. mary tyler moore said that she's absolutely devastated by the news. >>> while promoting his new movie terrence howard told reporters that "iron man" killed his career. >>> well, little miss sunshine is all grown up. abigail breslin spoke to reporters about growing up on camera. she said that the transition has been pretty natural. >>> a round three. check out one of the first photos for the

the tv legend, known simply as -- >> rhoda!re, incurable form of brain cancer. in a tearful interview the magazine calls a brave goodbye, the 73-year-old says the diagnosis hit me like a sledge hammer. incurable is such a concise word. i was terrified. when she appeared on "gma" in january, she told amy about stroke-like symptoms that had recently sent her to the hospital. >> i thought, what the heck is happening to me? >> reporter: what she didn't say is she received the terminal diagnosis just days earlier. >> hey, val, how are you, darling? it's me, mary. >> reporter: during the interview, a surprise phone call from an old friend left her visibly moved. >> thank you for calling in. i'm just so touched. >> i just want to wish you well. >> i know you do. you always have wished me well. >> reporter: harper tells "people," i don't think of dying, i think of being here now. >> there are moments of course where she feels extremely sad. she's also an extremely funny person. she's very, very happy that she's had the life that she's

she accelerated the women movement in 1970's with the betrayal of mary best friend rhoda and now valeriews the same honest fearlessness that she faces no now. amazing and stay as listening as you can. point an words from 73-year-old valerie who is struggling with moments of hope, grieve and realism with grim prognosis. she has terminal brain cancer and preparing to take the final bow. >> cancer cell have invaded the fluid around her brain and it is incurable. so she's been given about three months to live. >> telling her story in the pages of people valerie only learned of her deadly condition seven weeks ago on january 15. back in august when she first felt the symptoms. >> valerie felt a strange tingling in the stomach area last summer and then it was during holiday time around december where she had vomitin vomiting. >> that's when she became violently ill while running errand in the car saying quote my windshield was obliterated with vomit and i hadn't felt sick. later found out it's a bench mark for a seizure. next month she became numb in the jaw and after more hospital test they d

rhoda was so popular, she won harper four emmys and a spinoff. she titled her memoir, i, rhoda.r boyfriend. >> rhoda's wedding was a huge deal. there were parties all across the country to watch the wedding. >> harper herself has been happily married for 26 years to tony cochiotti, with which she has a daughter. in wait, she beat lung cancer. she doesn't expect that to happen this time. still, she has no time for self-pi self-pity. i've had a good run, she says. what more can i ask for? she's busy making plans for the days ahead. stay healthy as long as you can. >> we wish her the very best. now here's matt. >> savannah, thank you. now to some important health news for parents, specific new guidelines for how and when to introduce certain foods to infants who are at risk for food allergies. dr. alona levine is the spokesperson for the american academy of pediatrics. doctor, good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> do these new guidelines contradict what we as parents have been told? >> they said you should wait to delay the interaction of certain foods. however, in 200

so well-known to a generation of tv viewers as rhoda morgenstern on the old "mary tyler moore" show and own spin-off show, she told "people" magazine she is dealing with a rare and aggressive terminal brain cancer. her doctors say she has months to live. she made the discovery when her jaw went numb during rehearsals for her one-woman show back in january. she already battled lung cancer in '09. she hopes her case will at least focus more attention on cancer research. valerie harper is 73 years old. >>> lots of hubbub in the u.k. over a supposed slip of the tongue by the expectant kate middleton. she was on a walk-about in the northern english town of grimsby when she was given a teddy bear. she said thanks, and it sounded to those present like she started to say she would give it to her daughter. in truth, she maybe started to form the letter d. that was enough for the media to go crazy. she later said, oh, no, no, i'm sure we don't know, meaning the sex of the baby. the day was also notable for this, because it left us with this fantastic photo of a little kid doing what little kids d

she played rhoda on the old mary tyler moore show, she was so popular that she got a spinoff called rhodalion people watched the episode where she got married. not too shabby. valerie harper is 73 years old and she tells people that she doesn't think about dying, but about being here now. we sent her and her loved ones of the very best. jon: we sure do, she is tremendous. thank you, rick. >> do you remember the mandalas with you on that day? dear member choking him? >> yes, the very last time previous to this day. i didn't want him to take advantage of that position again. jenna: that was jodi arias on the stand, talking about the final days and hours before she killed her boyfriend. she has been testifying for 15 days in his murder trial, and it's not over yet. jurors have their own questions for her. lisa has the latest in denver. as far as these questions from the jury, they have quite a few, don't they? reporter: jenna, they have 100 questions for jodi arias. the chances are that not all of them will be asked. the defense wrapped up its defense by having her details accounted for the

. >> rhoda, it's 1:00, isn't your lunch hour over?tle late. >> i care. >> mary, i think i better get going. there's a boss who hates it when i'm late, yours. >> love her. but the woman best known as rhoda is revealing a personal struggle. a.j., what have we learned? >> sad news this morning, don. "people" saying that valerie harper has terminal brain cancer. they are running the interview in the upcoming issue. they started to feel ill last summer and discovered she has lepto carcinoma tosis, means cancer cells are surrounding her brain and doctors are telling valerie, you may have as little as three months to live. she's been fighting can ter for a few years. in 2009 she had lung canner but tells me and i love her energy here, i don't think of dying, i think of being here now. she may have shot to fame more than 40 years ago in the mary tyler moore show but started her career on stage as a dancer and chorus singer on broadway years before that. since her spinoff show ended. she had a long and successful career back on stage and appea

the 73-year-old who played mary tyler moore's friend rhoda may only have three months to live. >>> quick by a public safety officer saved a life. a suicidal man standing on the railing of a michigan overpass, the officer approaches him and grabs him and able to pull him off. look at that rescue. that's wonderful. thank god. >>> in the government's effort to protect americans from terrorists overseas, one of the most deadly and effective weapons is unmanned, arm drones but should theyen used to attack americans on american soil. yes, only under extraordinary circumstances. he's responding to a question from rand paul, the refusal to rule out drone strikes entirely is more than frightening. it is an affront to the due process rights of all americans. but, is it? chris lawrence joins us from the pentagon and sunny hostin is live in new york. chris, first the details of all of this, it's never as simple as it seems as face value. was the layer beneath the headline. >> the layer beneath the headline, holder was asked a hypothetical question. he says the u.s. government has no plans to strike

didn't -- >> rhoda, it is 1:00.ur over? >> oh, no. my boss doesn't care if i'm a little late. >> i care. >> mary, i think i better get going. i just remembered there is this boss who hates it when i'm late. yours. >> the 73-year-old harper told "people" she has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. her doctors telling her she has less than three months to live. >>> with spring just around the corner, the white house canceling its popular tours. they are scheduled to end this coming weekend because of staffing issues and reductions because of those forced budget cuts took effect midnight friday. but, republican congressman louie gohmert says not so fast, white house. he wants the president to give up golf before these white house tours are canceled. gohmert submitted an amendment yesterday that would ban the president from using federal money to travel to his golf outings until the tours are resumed. >>> and back to capitol hill, and the talking continues, republican senator rand paul right now continues filibus

actress valerie harper known for her role as rhoda morganstern on "the mary tyler moore show" says she'snosed with brain cancer. >>> martha stewart sad down with matt lauer and stood by her decision to -- >> did you think it would water down their business? >> i think our product is so strong at macy's it would not hurt it at all. we are there for the macy's consumer. >>> dunkin' donuts worker threw coffee in the face of a would-be robber. look at that. took the whole pot, threw it out the window. she said no, they couldn't do that, and he tried to rob her. >>> did the duchess of cambridge accidentally reveal the sex of her baby? >> no. no. no. i'm sure. i'm sure. we don't know yet. >>> i don't know. i didn't hear it. did anyone hear that? i need to polish up my british. >>> the global campaign to rid the world of neeps. valley plame wilson leading the charges on there along with michael douglas. >>> who is out, who is in at the cpac, and why ashley judd has a starring role. >>> our question of the day to you, the white house cancelling tours, is this necessary? find us on facebook. max

medical correspondent elizabeth cohen, you know, i look at her and think of all those years i watched "rhoda" growing up. she's just so lovely. this is an inoperable disease. it's not a brain tumor, but what is it, elizabeth? >> it's not a solid tumor, ashleigh. what it is is sort of these cancer cells that hang out in the cerebral spinal fluid. you can imagine cells sort of floating in fluid. it affects the meninges. the layers that form a bag around the brain. it's not in her brain, it's in the layer around her brain. still, as we just heard her say, a very, very tough diagnosis. you just have to so admire her strength. >> i know. she's just wonderful when she says maybe five years. she's undergoing chemotherapy anyway. we wish her the best. thank you, elizabeth. >> thanks. >> be sure to tune in tomorrow night, piers morgan is going to have valerie harper as his guest live at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> so, there are a lot of things washing up on the beach these days over in our hemisphere and it's come from another hemisphere. it's the by-product of the 2-year-old japanese tsunami. you will no

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. >> plus, our favorite valerie harper moments from "mary tyler moore" to "rhoda." >> i'm thinking about bearing down on the east coast. >> there are 90,000 people without power. >> i'm with sam champion here in new york. look at this. maria, be happy you're not here. >> i'm trying to get there tonight, actually. >> the new travel nightmare and the next city in the bull's-eye. >> where's the one place you wouldn't want to be right now? >> now trending, who's martha blasting today after her courtroom showdown? >> i think it was rude and not right. right. >> plus -- >> this i would love to see, howard stern in late night. >> a.j. has regis and michael strahan together in new york. >> strahan can't take his eyes off me. >> what reeg really thinks of his morning show replacement and strahan whips out his best philbin. >> a.j., leave me alone! >> plus, before and after, snooki's amazing post-baby body. >> she looks great. she lost 42 pounds. >> wow. >> hey, everyone. welcome to "extra" here at the grove. i'm mario lopez. >> i'm maria menounos. very upsetting headlines today. tv icon valerie h

harper best known for her 1970s role as rhoda on "the mary tyler move" show and her on show" rhoda."d out about the cancer in january. doctors say she could have as little as three months to live. she previously battled lung cancer in the year of 2009. she's been on this program a number of times. she is a wonderful person. >> gretchen: very sad news. a democrat in colorado lectured a rape survivor who said a gun could have stopped her attacker. >> just want to say that actually statistics are not on your side and chances are that if you had had a gun, then he would have been able to get that from you and possibly use it against you. >> gretchen: amanda collins, on the receiving end of those remarks at a gun control hearing, joined me earlier on "fox & friends." >> i talked about the experience i had in marble arts training and everything that i had done to reduce my risk to show them that that's all it is is risk reduction and it's not a guarantee. and that my choice in how i want to protect myself should not be mandated by the government. >> gretchen: amanda's attacker now on death

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. >> reporter: now with the same candor that made rhoda one of the most beloved characters in television time to "people" magazine. >> a lot of you feel like you know me, are part of the morganstern family. i feel like i know you too. >> reporter: told, she may just have three months to live. she reassured her public that she's getting top quality care from her doctors and great abiding love from her husband. >> my houbd is ber reft. he's getting through it. i don't have side effects and pain. when the smoke clears, i'll be standing, until i'm not. i'll be ready for that, too. >> reporter: her attitude is no surprise to people that snow her. >> she's interested in spreading awareness of the disease. it's important that we have universal health care. >> reporter: with millions offering support, she says she's facing the future head on and ever hopeful and unafraid. >> so -- onward. i love you. and know that i'm okay. >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> what amazing strength and grace she is showing. the current issue of "people" with valerie'

the actress won the hearts of millions of television viewers playing rhoda on the mary tyler moore showgiven her as little as three months to live. during an interview earlier this week harper reflected on the most memorable moments of her rief. >> oh, my goodness. my husband telling me that he thought we should adopt. i would make a great mother. that was a nice one. other -- the achievements are being directed by paul newman, who wouldn't want to look into those blue eyes. there have been milestones all along and i guess biggest of all was just having tony in my life at my side at my back helping me in every way possible, and enjoying life with me and traveling and all the things we have done. i guess my marriage which is an on going, unfolding to this minute. >> i have known some people in my life who have been diagnosed with a terminal condition and to most people it would be the single most crushing thing that's ever happened to them. you have reacted in an extraordinarily positive way which i think is really inspired people and they're all asking the same thing. why do you feel yo

she is 73 years old, best known of course for her loveable character of rhoda on the marry tyler moore's has about three months to live. in a reseven interview she said i don't think of dying, i just think of being here now i. had the opportunity to meet her. she's been a guest at faction several times. she is just a lovely, hilarious, talented, wonderful woman. i hope she is watching right now because we wish her well, we know she is a fan, and just an amazing contribution, and so much laughter. remember sitting on the 0 couch with your family watching the shows growing up? what was that on the marry tyler moore's show and the rod. bill: major concerns by military officials if iran goes nuclear. martha: we have been warned of course as a result of the sequester that there will be fewer tsa agents out there thanks to the budget cuts. at least we know they will be well dressed. what am i talking about? wait until you hear h. we'll be righ. we'll be right back. ididide? you're not my dad ahh!! hey honey, back feels better, little dancing tonight, you and me? dr. scholl's pro inserts reliev

she loved playing rhoda. and she loves performing for her fans.t the reunion. they say the episode is going to be taped on april 5th, and the story line will apparently reinvolve around betty white and gloria engle's characters deciding to get their old bowling teams back together. the very glamorous ladies of bowling made up by the "mary tyler moore" cast reportedly had some kind of a falling out after their championship season went to their heads. there is no word yet on the surviving male members of the cast we saw in that clip a few minutes ago, and if they're going to be a part of the reunion. and asner has been very busy with the "one man play." he's playing fdr in gary, indiana. earlier this week, he was hospitalized after having trouble speaking while on stage. our thoughts go out to ed asner and his family for a speedy recovery. it would be great if they made an appearance on the show when they do this reunion. >> thank you so much, a.j.. >> you got it. >>> the republican party looks to the future, but first it might need to deal with a l

and john paul i and ii, i was the judge of the rhoda, the supreme court of the catholic church.and hundreds of years, judges were asuned -- there were 14 of us, to guard the cardinals in the conclave. i wish you could have seen us. some of us were to thorring at 75 and so forth. not great guards. >> were they trying to escape or something? >> to see if others didn't come in. we each had a door. i was assigned a door for both of those conclaves. you remember this extra almness. let everyone leave. most who are to leave is the 14 judges that did the guarding. we leave along with a doctor and a few others. so that's three. and then i was a voter and an election for ate during the election, the conclave for benedict xvi, and i just came back from rome. and i said good-bye to pope benedict, and he told me i was to come back and tell new york how grateful he was for perhaps his most successful visit anywhere, here in the center of the world. and then i attended all sorts of meetings with the cardinals and then two of the congations. the preliminary meetings, and when i said that was o

actress valerie harper, best known for her days on the hit show "rhoda" and "the mary tyler moore show she's talking about it with some truly inspiring words. here to tell us more about the condition is senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. this is a rare form of cancer. >> it is. and it's not what we usually think of when we think of cancer that affects the brain. usually we think of a tumor. this is not a tumor. this is loose cells in her spinal fluid and that affects the men ink es and that's basically the covering over the brain. so you can see it there, the meninges sort of that blue and green and beige layers there, and inside is the brain. so from what we now it's not actually in her brain, but still obviously incredibly dangerous. the doctors we talk to said it's most likely a recurrence of lung cancer that she had several years ago. she wasn't a smoker but unfortunately, lung cancer can affect nonsmokers, too. it doesn't usually come back. but sometimes it does. and travels to other parts of the body. >> so these loose cells, they're floating around the spinal fluid so

. >> yes, it was a different representation of success and happiness and don't forget rhoda and phyllisr own lives. and i think that you have to allow a diversity of measures of success, because there are sheryl sandberg's who want to be in the corporate structure and i'm not as optimistic as you are about the ability of the women to take on the economy of the country, and there are particular movements. >> there are is on the topic of this, i am worried about this talk as important it is, distracts to us the real dangers of the women out there in the world. as certified recovery specialists at lifelock, we're dedicated to getting you back on track from identity theft. to protect you from being a victim in the first place, we have specialists for that, too. ♪ [ alarm blaring ] ♪ [ lasers zapping ] ♪ yep. we make a pretty good team. [ male announcer ] call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. [ male announcer ] call 1-800-lifelock [ boy ] i used to hate eating healthy stuff. but badger likes it, so i do too. i used to have bad dreams, but not anymore. [ barks ] i used to be scared

but the 73-year-old is best known for her role as rhoda in "the mary tyler moore show."n her sitcom, she says she is staying positive. >> forgiving is giving up the wish that things could have been different. they weren't. that's the past. let it go. i have cancer. it's in my brain, in a strange way. what are you going to do about it? >> are you a spiritual person? do you think about what comes after this life? >> sure. what's fascinating, i see it as a passage. you have to just say, i'm willing to embrace it, whatever it is. >> valerie harper talks with piers morgan tonight at 9:00 eastern. that's it for me. "cnn newsroom" continues with brooke baldwin. ♪ >>> hi there. i'm brooke baldwin. happening right now, the vote for the pope. the eyes of the world are on rome as we are watching the vatican. and that chimney that rises from inside this sistine chapel, we are waiting for the world's most famous, most anticipated smoke. you know the drill by now. white smoke means the 1.2 billion catholics all around the world have a new leader. black smoke means it was an unsuccessf

they're not working for valerie harper because she played rhoda but they're doing this for all cancer patients and the people that are doing this for all cancer patients are the doctors and the universities and the scientists that are funded by the national institute of health. all of which will get a 5.5% cut in their budget because of the squeft ration. this is another example of why it was wrong for us to let the squeft ration go into effect and why it's wrong for us not to make cuts that make sense. we need to put more and more dollars for cancer patients, for people with diabetes, people with alzheimer'ses, people with aids, people with illnesses that can and will be cured and that they can stay around for a little longer, they can come up with a cure and save people's lives. we don't need to defund or reduce the funding from the national institutes of health. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. without objection, so ordered. >> north carolina, ninth district is blessed with many wonderful, hardworking e