that was roseanne. comic and activist roseanne barr is here. just out with a new book. rock star, red stater and avid hunter ted nugent joins me as well. author of "ted, white and blue." no shrinking violet himself, former obama campaign pole ster cornell belcher. >> i don't belong here. >> i didn't want to be the only black guy here. >> there's a lot of gray going on. >> we're all rocking the gray. >> i got the white going on. respect your elders. i'm 62. do i own the place? >> i'm usually the only one rocking the gray. we begin with a breaking story. evidence of fraud against an autism researcher. his name is andrew wakefield. his medical license was stripped in britain back in may. in a 1998 study published in the medical journal lancet he claimed to have found a link between vaccines kids take and autism. in the years since, as autism cases have inexplicitly risen. just tonight, an investigative journalist published his findings in a british medical journal calling the wakefield study, quote, an elaborate fraud. a fraud that has done long-last being damage to kid's

. >>> and, life after roseanne. she had the number one show on tv before her career came to a screeching halt. roseanne barr is our "night line" interview. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," january 6th, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with children's health, and a startling reality. tens of thousands of preschoolers in this country are on anti-psychotic medications. a number that's doubled in the last decade. the trend raises many questions, especially since most have not been tested on children and doctors have little idea what their effect may be on the developing brain. tonight, we meet a family faced with a profoundly difficult choice. for this little boy, what you're seeing is not just a momentary tantrum, but the stuff of every day life. day in and day out, cole evavold's parents, jennifer and chris, have had to cope with his thrashing, banging and screaming. it's certainly not what they thought l

up next, author roseanne barr. tavis: always pleased to welcome roseanne barr to this program. it's hard to believe that it's been over 20 years since the debut of that sitcom that made her a television icon. she's out with a provocative new book, called "roseannearchy, dispatches from the nut farm." you got to love the title. good to see you. you're rocking the red gloves. >> i am. yeah. tavis: you're working it out. >> i am. tavis: this title, "roseannearchy." how did you come up with this one? >> my boyfriend came up with it because it kind of says it all, doesn't it? that's exactly what -- it's kind of what everything's all about, kind of where i found myself in the last 18 years since -- i guess it's 15 years since i wrote another book. so it's all about questioning the basic assumptions of everything. tavis: this photo. put the cover back up again. this cover design. i love it. >> my son came up with that idea. it's like a left-winning rush limbaugh mixed up with mao and all of them. tavis: castro. >> everybody, yeah. tavis: have you always been -- you've always been outs

roseanne barr is getting in the race.erious she is in a little bit. >> it is a clever title. >> "roseannearchy." >>> and now, our daily duel. two advice gurus are going head to head, facing off with their answers to one of your questions. fran harris of dallas and amy kean of new york are duking it out today. go to abcnews.com/gma, to weigh in on their answers. do that online. >>> first, more on the winning tickets to one of the largest jackpots in history. one of the golden tickets was sold in washington state. and neal karlinsky -- i'll swing over here. and neal karlinsky is in seattle with the latest. good morning, neal. >> reporter: good morning, robin. two, very lucky winners this morning. one from washington state, where i am right how to. the other, from just across the border in idaho. the washington state winner is from the tiny town of ephrata, purchased in a safeway grocery store. those are 4, 8, 15, 25, 47 and 42. now, we don't know the exact details on the winners, whether they're individual or, as is so ofte

the pardon said roseanne parker paid a debt to society earning a pardon. i've been following her story 10 years, first meeting her while she's in california institution for women. >> he pardoned me. rose parker earn aid pardon. and i -- i mean, i just -- my heart i still haven't got a hold of it, yet. >> now, conditional pardon means she must remain free of criminal conduct or it will be revoked. she's now a volunteer counselor to battered women. >> another of the last decisions is drawing fire tonight. san diego county district attorney is shocked by arnold schwartzeneggar's decision to commute the sentence of a son of a political ally. schwartzeneggar reduced a sentence of former assess bli speaker nunez's son from 16 years to seven years, he was sentence forward involvement in 2008 killing of luis santos a student in san diego. schwartzeneggar called the sentence excessive because nunez does d.not personally stab the victim. we spoke with the victim's parents after they got word about this decision. >> around yoltd schwartzeneggar says it's okay to stab

tavis: join me next time for a conversation with roseanne barr and her views on american politics. that is next time. we will see you then. >> all i know is that his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> everyone making a difference. >> thank you. >> you help us all is better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. we are proud to join tavis in working tomprove financial literacy and removing obstacles to financial empowerment one conversation at time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

and i think people are, they haven't been on tv since roseanne. you have reno wilson who is the best friend who always gives you bad advice. you've got a train wreck of a mother in swoos zi kurtz, a hot mess of a sister in katie mason and that combination of ingredients makes for real life. >> it's a nice mix. >> people go, i know these people. >> makes them feel a little bit normal. >> yeah. >> there has been this great positive reaction to it for all the reasons that you mentioned. yet in late october there was this article that came out in marie claire, a woman basically saying to you she was disgusted by it. >> she was horrified. >> it was horrible to portray people that way and that it promoted obesity. >> right. i sent her some chocolates. no, i'm teasing! hey, look, you know, you can't please everybody. and i'm a stand-up comic. i know that. it doesn't matter how funny you are and how well you do, there's two people that you're going to walk out of there hating you. it's human nature. it is what it is. that woman's issues are hers. that's f