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conference. tonight, we join forces. every month, tedbring you amazing thinkers, changing how we see the world. tonight, changing the way we define a long life. here's abc's jay schadler. ♪ what a drag it is getting old ♪ >> reporter: no doubt the rolling stones weren't thinking about roundworms when they lamented the peril of longevity. but for this little critter, getting old really is a drag, and it happens fast. elderly and wrinkled at ten days, dead at two weeks. >> aren't they cute? >> reporter: at her lab at the university of california, dr. cynthia kenyon has found the little roundworm may hold the key to an ancient quest. >> if you look in nature, you see different kinds of animals can have really different lifespans. >> reporter: a koy fish can live to be 250 years old. and a lot of turtles are still teenagers at 80. >> so, that suggests that somewhere in the dna are genes for aging. >> reporter: in fact, dr. kenyon's pinpointed a combination of rare genes that seem to counter the affects of aging. significantly, those unusual

. >> hinojosa: so and you end up, you know, addressing the ted conference, and you end up meeting vice president al gore... >> uh-huh. >> hinojosa: ...and that moment when you meet al gore is pretty amazing, right? >> it was. >> hinojosa: because he basically says to you, "oh, just apply for a grant," you know, "we're going to include you in the environmental stuff." and you said to him... >> well, actually, he didn't say it includes me in the environmental stuff. >> hinojosa: oh. >> it was more of, like, a brush-off. the, you know, "apply for a grant" was kind of like, "we'll have these little things that, you know, that's what we do for folks that don't really deserve a seat at he table." and i was just like, "no, we all need to have a seat at the table." it's big enough for all of us. >> hinojosa: i love that. you're replying to the vice president... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: ...former vice president, and saying, "no, no, no, no, no. i'm not asking for anything; i'm telling you... >> yeah, "...what you need so that we can make this world a better place." >> hinojosa: and how's your rela

ted, the turkey, in his press conference, he was clearly a flight risk. the odds were in his favor. we're rooting for you, ted. it's not over until it's over. >>> and finally -- he's going to be okay. and there's a new elf in santa's workshop. that's a clue. she has some seriously avant-garde style. she has her workshop here in new york. if you have been a good little monster. maybe you'll get these stiletto stockings. robin? >> you want them? >> i'm getting them for you. i checked. they had a size 10. we can share. they have these for josh. >> ooel take them to vegas. >> we can see easy rider on the way to vegas with a show. >> imagine if you with naughty. if you can't get to barney's tonight, don't worry. you can see and hear all of that tomorrow with the one, the only, robin roberts. >> i'm hanging with her this afternoon. lady gaga. >> be a good monster. >> you know who else is a good monster? sam champion. come here, monster. >> good morning, everybody. i came right to this area, why? because of julianna's red hair. it's your birthday? you're hanging

remember what ted said when they asked him why didn't give a lot of press conferences, he said i let my bat to the talking. ted always had the attitude il t my accomplishments dohe talking. i just worked to get them to happen. >> charlie: what will you miss most about the loss of ted forstmann. >> just that sense of a friend. i knew i could call up ted and say look, i need your help, how about this. he's there for you. and then you see wt he's doing, it's fun to watch it, it's fun to take part in it. so he was a participant in life heavily. >> charlie: and a sportsman, a very good golfer, a very good tennis player. someone who had passion for as you say competition not only in business but i sports and in life. and a competitionn idea. >> but he wanted to excel, charlie. and he wanted to excel in a proper honest way. that's one reason why some of the practices by people in the line of business he was n he just didn't approve and he wouldn't do it. so he had standds and he adhered to them. >> charlie: he went on the campaign against junk bonds. >> yes, well he did. integrity, generosit

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ted, the turkey, as he is now known, was chose on the fly to washington for the presidential pardon. in his press conferencesk. he did not seem the think the odds were in his favor. we're rooting for you, ted. it's not over until it's over. >>> and finally -- he's going to be okay. nice choice of song there, by the way, denise. and there's a new elf in santa's workshop. that's a clue. she has some seriously avant-garde style. it is, in fact, lady gaga. she has her own workshop here in barneys in new york. it opens tonight. if you have been a good little monster. maybe you'll get these stiletto stockings. robin? >> you want them? >> i'm getting them for you. i checked. they had a size 10. we can share. they have these for josh. they are spiked motor gloves. >> he'll take them to vegas. >> george and i can "easy rider" our way to vegas for a show. >> imagine if you were naughty. if you can't get to barney's tonight, don't worry. you can see and hear all of that tomorrow with the one, the only, robin roberts. a big interview on "good morning america." >> i'm hanging with her this afternoon. lady gaga. >> be a