seeing more female cia agents in those including claire danes character in home land and sarah jessica parker's character in zero dark 30. are they not part of the past? >> in that they are not highly sexualized. but they tend to be for the most part cardboard characters. claire danes, notice she doesn't really have any friends. and for that, with an ops officer not to have very good interpersonal skills you wouldn't go so far. jessica chastain did a beautiful job in zero dark 30, she was nominated for it. as i understand, that character was a compilation of several officers and there is always a team effort that goes into a successful operation which always seems to go by the way side because it's more dramatic to focus on one character. >> on one individual. while you were at the cia you were a deep cover officer. how much of what you write in this novel is true to what a cia covert officer might do and how much is more novelistic? >> i took out all the waiting and all the rabbit holes you go down that come up with nothing. because you can't keep a reader very long if you put that in. and the

>> women are grappling with the issue like sarah jessica parker. >> i do the list in bed at night.o buy, pork chops, oh, jedda's birthday party. jedda, boy or girl? play date with emily, that kid that doesn't fight. refill washer fluid in the car. wait a minute, shouldn't that be on richard's list? who am i kidding, richard doesn't have a list. >> that is so true. here to help you manage it all are alison yarrow, contributor with "cosmopolitan" magazine and a favorite of ours, and psychologist dale atkins. >> hello! alison used to work here, now she's on tv! >> now she's making it in the big world, just like mary tyler moore. so exciting! >> this is one of those things, we're on e-mail 24/7, and we think we're doing the right thing, but in effect, i mean, the essence here is we're really not more plugged in all the time, are we? >> it's true. 24/7 is the new 9:00 to 5:00. and whether you work in a hospital or from your couch or you're raising kids, you're working all the time. and if you're not working, you're on call. >> or you're sleeping. >> or you're sleeping. >> not enough. >>

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like the time sarah jessica parker showed up and the actress looks confused until a slightly awkwardction. >> okay. you are the prime minister. i'm sorry. >> just one of many star struck scandinavians that night. >> i think that her brand is i am both the prime minister and an ordinary person who has case and proclivities and goofs around and likes to shop and likes to live a normal life. >> reporter: part of her life includes a passion for handbags, winning her the nickname gucci back home. now the prime minister of denmark has a whole new claim to fame. the funny thing about this selfie is no one has seen the photo itself, not yet at least. i wonder if the prime minister had a new screen saver. >> it may be on the christmas card. thank you very much. i guess she's seen the selfie. >> let's get a check of the weather now for mr. roker. >> today's weather is brought to you by the new windows, one experience for everything in your life. >> so we have been talking about all this cold weather and, of course, it's really in there. but if you are looking for the nice spot to go to, well,