nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. >> joining us now is "vanity fair" writer joseph michael gross. his article is in the magazine's upcoming issue. you said the most important quote in this article is, we weren't good enough for america. why do you feel that's the most important quote you have there? >> when sarah palin got back to wasilla after the election, she was in her house. the people from the republican party were trying to collect the clothing that had been purchased for return. she was talking to one of her children and she was crying and she said, we weren't good enough for america. we'll never be good enough for america. i think she felt so rejected by this election that what we're seeing subsequently has been a kind of vengeance on the country for rejecting her. i think what she's doing is plugging into a similar sense of rejection among millions of people out there who feel like they're not good enough. >> you had a tough time, you say, getting to people who are close to sarah palin, let alone sarah palin. first, tell us about the people you did speak to who are aroun

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host: a little bit more from the "vanity fair" article. that is part of the "vanity fair" article. you can read it online at c- span.org, in case you want to read the whole thing. a couple more articles that you might find interesting, survey employed finds 25% lost a job during recession. two editorials in the " wall street journal" this morning. tony barri -- tony blair's put it is just out and there is a lot been written about it. they hope to get an event in london in the next week or so and have that on the air. we will keep you informed. one more editorial from the (wall street journal." both from the "wall street journal." all right, republican in clearwater, fla., what is the country's fascination with sarah palin? caller: the fascination with the sarah palin is she is the mrs. smith goes to washington we have all been waiting for. i mean, when you take into dollars trillion in revenues, you do not spend $3.5 trillion, running up $1.5 trillion in debt. she speaks common-sense, which i'm sure you and everybody listening right now, if you are paid $100 per week, you are not g

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this is a vanity. it has the countertop and the basin. it has the areas for storage. this is something that people would like. another popular trend -- i do not know if the camera can catch it, but below here, so people would roll up their towels. >> this also allows you to have one more step toward aging in place and accessibility. if you ever need to roll a wheelchair in, you have an opportunity here. >> absolutely. >> this does not have an overflow. is that required? >> overflows are not technically required. >> what i mean is one of the little holes like this where the city will run out so it will not spill out onto the floor. >> they are practical and important to have, but they are not a code requirement. if you have children or something, you might want to have an overflow. if you are comfortable having one without, then you would have that choice. >> i was particularly intrigued by this sink. i know the manufacturers were up this year. this is made out of some extremely heavy duty class. here is bob, who is the rep from oceana who manufactures this thing. this

it's called vanity sizing.k your waist size is in your favorite pair of slacks, in many cases is a big, fat lie. for example, the clothing megachain h&m size 36-inch dress pants are actually measures out to 37 inches. and the gap leaves a gap in their measurements, too. their 36-inch pants are missing an entire 3 inches. and the worst waistline offender, old navy. their 36-inch dress pants come up 5 inches light, with an accurate measurement of 41 inches. so, we took to the streets to see if men have been suspicious of all of this vanity sizing. >> you know how it is. you work so hard to lose weight and be fit. they're telling you the wrong size. >> i'm hurt. i'm hurt. i mean, i honestly don't know. i think i would just try it on. >> i notice from one brand to another, it's different. but not from one store to another, it's different. >> if they tell me i'm 31 and it fits and it works, i'm 31. >> if they tell me 32, and it fits and it works, i'm fine with that, too. >> reporter: but the white lies are not laugh

it's called vanity sizing. waist size is in your favorite pair of slacks in many cases is a big, fat lie. for example, the clothing mega chain h&m size 36 dress pants actually measure out to 37 inches. calvin klein's 36 inch pants are 38 1/2 inches. and the gap leaves a gap in their measurements too. their 36 inch pants are missing an entire 3 inches. and the worst waistline offender? old navy. their 36 inch dress pants come up 5 inches light, with an accurate measurement of 41 inches. so we took to the streets to see if men had ever been suspicious of all this vanity sizing. >> you know, it makes you think like you've worked so hard to lose weight and to be fit and they're telling you the wrong size. >> i'm hurt. i'm hurt. i mean, i honestly don't know. i think i would just try it on. >> well, i noticed that from one brand to another it's different. from one store to another it's different. >> they tell me i'm 31, it fits and it works, i'm 31. they tell me 32 and it fits and it works i'm fine with that too. >>

an investigation by esquire magazine finds an overabundance of vanity sizing pants that may say they are 36 inch in the waist but are not. haguer and gap are both selling 36 inch pants that are actually 39 inches. a pair of 36 inch dockers are 39.5. the worst offender, old navy where a 36 inch waste is really 41 inches wide. i thought i was getting skinny. if you've been congratulating yourself that you wear the same size pants as those you wore in high school, think again. >> we women are familiar with that, vanity advertising. the size 2 is really a size 6. >> my skinny jeans are not really skinny. >> no. sorry to break it to you. >> oh, well. how about a look at the weather forecast, mike. >> got some carrots and celery if you want. >> your skinny jeans ain't skinny either. >> no, no. i think post-swimmer syndrome. that's when you gain a lot of weight after swimming because you can't eat like you used to be able to, about 50 pounds ago. yeah! hello! show you what's going on. (laughter) >> brutal. >> it is. happens to a lot of people. once you stop competitive swimming. i don't loo

she told vanity fair i'm a completely different person now. substance abuse is a disease which unfortunately doesn't go away overnight. i'm working hard to overcome it. judge eldon fox didn't buy it. he immediately ordered lohan to jail. refused to consider jail and lohan was cuffed and taken to jail. >> she's very cooperative. very quiet. once again she is doing everything that is asked of her. last time she was a -- behaved very well. >> reporter: it's the third time lohan has seen the inside of the lynnwood detention center in three years. most recently for 14 days in july. and put her behind bars saying lohan refused to take court orders seriously. >> she hasn't gotten help for addiction yet. she doesn't make the right decisions. >> reporter: all this comes while lohan was trying to jump start her career with a new movie machete tee in theaters. and even rumors of saturday night live hosting slot. alex zone alabama -- alex stone abc news. >>> music lovers will be sharing the beat. this years all day show features rapper lude chris, mia, an

in a new "vanity fair" article, in july, the quarterly filing by palin's p.a.c. revealed a foormedable war chest and hefty investments in this fundraising and direct mail. the hottest part, the glenn beck part of the party. you have huckabee out there. pagen boub the star, right? >> she is the star already. i was down at the southern republican leadership conference meeting in new orleans, which is the base of the modern christian evangel cal republican party. haley barbour, who's from next door, was a blip on the radar screen. it was all about sarah palin and everything she did there, including handing out souvenir moose meat beach jerky for everyone showed me she's runnorg f president. it looks like she's running. >> that's a sign you're running for president, if you hand out moose meat. >> if you're from alaska. chris: you've seen the spark she creates in the crowd. do you think she's decided yet? >> i don't think so but i think she'll get the bug like others do. she'll notice that there are adoring crowds and she'll think she has the right to be president and

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fair, they're going to say, palin in iowa, decides to run. >> "vanity fair"?alin will tease until she's forced to decide. january, that's when it's in and out. speaking of, while alaska's joe miller owes his very senate candidacy to sarah palin, he has an odd way of showing it. here he is on "fox news" sunday. >> do you think that sarah palin is qualified to be president and would you like to see her run? >> you know, i'm running a u.s. senate race right now. in the state of alaska. that's what i'm focused on. i've been asked about various candidates throughout the country during this race. that's not my role to comment on those candidacies. >> did you love that three-second pause there? anyway, how is that for a warm alaskan embrace? what does he mean, it's not his role? palin just made this guy. you'd think that he'd remember it for a couple weeks at least. now for the "big number." having a hard time shoring up his bona fides. why? candidate for governor is having a hard time. why? he made some risky business decisions over the years, drawing on big bank lo

it's called vanity sizing in the clothing trade and the magazine discovered a pair of men's dockers purchased by the guys who bragged they still have a 36-inch waist, it's closer to 40. old navy's 36 is 41 in real life. a lot of guys are living much larger than they think. >>> and look what happens when a luxury cruise ship hits a freak storm. this video just surfaced. it happened in 2008 off the coast of new zealand. because the cameras lock down you don't get a feeling for the movement, how much the ship keels over from side to side except for all the tables, chairs and the people hanging on like shelly winters in "the poseidon adventure." 42 people were injured. passengers were offered a discount voucher on the next trip. we have no idea how many of them signed up. >>> up next, as we continue, when making a difference means not forgetting where you came from -- in this case, one of the neediest places on earth. >>> finally tonight, our making a difference report about a man who comes from one of the poorest places on the planet, still recovering from a brutal civil war. he just happens to

todd says, i can guarantee you if anybody spots you in the tennis shoes, the headline is going to be vanity fair. they're going to say palin in iowa decides to run. >> the primary seasohas pointed to the growing division between the established gop and tea party activists. palin, a star of the tea party movement, has supported both sides and called ou some of her traditional republican counterparts to do the same. >> carl here, you can come to iowa, and carl roven, the other leaders, will see the light and see that these are hard-working patriotic americans -- >> with a message she sees as a desire for changein the country, palin calls for unity as the gop heads for reelection. leanne greg, nbc news. >>> john stewart are in political satire. now they're planning dueling rallies on the mall on september 30. it is a satirical back rally. stewart is calling his the rally to restore sanity. ez it will be like woodstock except the drugs and nudity will be replaced by respectful disagreement. >>> two men taken hostage inside the discovery building describe their dramatic escape. >>> plus, new det

vanithost: the vanity fair article by michael j. gross. this is michael j. gross writing in "vanity fair." what is the fascination? caller: i guess it is the feistiness. she is not an educated woman, always criticizing president obama, however, she could not raise her daughter without being an unwed mother. i have raised five girls and all graduated from college. where does this signal to a woman stands in life? host: republican, mansfield, ohio. caller: i have listened to a lot of the comments. i wondered if this so-called writer [unintelligible] i have nothing against him, but he may have something in his background he might be not proud of. host: what is your fascination with sarah palin? caller: i think sometimes she gets it right. i have been called an educated voter, but i am very educated. -- i have been called an un educated voter. she speaks for people who not educated. host: representative stupak atty bernice johnson -- back to your calls. we will go to the white house now live. president obama to make remarks on the jobless numbers. it went up fro

says, because i guarantee you, if anybody spots you in the tennis shoes, the headline's going to be "vanity fair," they're going to say palin in iowa decides to run. >> they call us wacky. they call us wingnuts. we call us we the people. >> reporter: by helping launch unknowns like delaware's christine o'donnell to a gop senate nomination, palin has emerged as a conservative king-maker. but her own path to the presidency is anything but clear. >> one thing i know. america will repudiate obama-style liberalism. >> reporter: seasoned candidates like mitt romney, newt gingrich and mike huckabee have already spent time in iowa wooing caucus goers. for palin to win there, veterans of state politics say her celebrity won't be enough. >> i think iowans expect you to make connections in iowa. different than a lot of states where you can breeze in, give a speech and then check out almost like a rock star. >> reporter: experts say palin is polarizing and her political base too narrow. >> she's clearly a force there but she has to broaden that appeal if she's going to run for president. >> reporter: i

anybody spots new tennis shoes the headline is going to be, vanity fair, they're going to say palin in iowa decides to run. >> brown: and ray suarez talks with angela kocherga of belo television on the latest killing of a journalist in the mexican drug wars. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the low, slow vote count was under way in afghanistan today as the country selected a new parliament. saturday's election was marked by uneven turnout, taliban attacks, and widespread claims >> there may be no better example of how dangerous it can be to hold an election in a war zone that occurred during this interview with an afghan provincial governor on saturday. >> with the voting is going very well in different districts and in the city. >> reporter: that blast in the background hit a polli

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"vanity fair? nobody reads that anymore. you are a biased, liberal hater. host: we will go to jeff joining us next on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: i guess i am a biased liberal haiti. i never knew that. but -- like host: i think he was referring to me, but that is ok. i have been called worse. [laughter] caller: i guess all i have to say is that the people who are denigrating president obama are the people who made me wade through eight years of his predecessor. his predecessor is what brought us all the problems that we have. if you feel that you want to vote for a republican this time around, there is nothing that can be said to you. the fellow who just called who insist that people cannot call people what they are -- i call them tea baggers because i don't want to call them brownshirts but if you want to hear the truth, it is brown shirts. the people calling other people nazis of the typical 30 -- german 1930's or 1940's people. host: that is going a little too far, too? caller: when i hear people go as far as they have gone predecessor --

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"vanity fair? nobody reads that anymore. you are a biased, liberal hater. host: we will go to jeff joining us next on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: i guess i am a biased liberal haiti. i never knew that. but -- like host: i think he was referring to me, but that is ok. i have been called worse. [laughter] caller: i guess all i have to say is that the people who are denigrating president obama are the people who made me wade through eight years of his predecessor. his predecessor is what brought us all the problems that we have. if you feel that you want to vote for a republican this time around, there is nothing that can be said to you. the fellow who just called who insist that people cannot call people what they are -- i call them tea baggers because i don't want to call them brownshirts but if you want to hear the truth, it is brown shirts. the people calling other people nazis of the typical 30 -- german 1930's or 1940's people. host: that is going a little too far, too? caller: when i hear people go as far as they have gone predecessor --

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are saying, apparently, this is not the only time there's been a magazin a few monthak sft off a "vanityer cover here. you can kind of look, there is a the magazine ying't anybody else and the kind of overphoto shopping. >> normally i can see it. on that one you really can't. >> it's a little slight. >> yeah. i will say if i'm ever on the cover of anything air-brush me as much as you humanly can, please. qckl i h for >> okay. qckl i h for >> okay. bob barker collapsed at a gun -icight1 o when he we're told he's conscious when he arrived at the hospital. a rep says he had a reaction to blood-thinning medication which caused him to pass out. he was taken by ambulance to cedars-sinai medicater. thecstse sud from dehydration when he collapsed. so far everyone's just hoping 's dwll. they say he is res >> best of luck to bob. and prars tbob. best of luck. more world news after this. >>> and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. the most solemn jewish observance of the year, yom kippur, begins tonight at sundown. jews worldwide will atone and fast until saturday night. >>> pope bene

if you read the "vanity fair" article, when she was praying on the cover, she's a true religious nut.bout religion. read the article. read it about her. there's a part that said she were giving her books to study up. they came back and said did you read any. no, i haven't looked at the books. i'm reading e-mails from my prayer warriors. these are people and she's one of them who believes there are demons in the world. everything in her world view is about demons or angels. people who are with us and people who are against us. you know, liberals say things like when you fight the mosque building in fork you're just encouraging a war with islam. they don't understand, people like sarah palin want a war with islam. that's what it says in the bible. bring it on. let's get it over with. that's who could be running our country in two years. >> larry: what do you make of the rumor that hillary clinton and joe biden will switch jobs? >> oh, i thought you were going to say something else. i haven't heard that rumor. >> larry: that's a bona fide rumor in washington. think of it. do you think it

says, because i guarantee you, if anybody spots you in the tennis shoes, the headline's going to be, vanity fair, they're going to say, palin in iowa decides to run. oh, i did run. outside the box. it is so great to be with patriots here today. as mentioned, terry branstad here today. i know iowa appreciates his good work as governor, and personally urge i am great many of the for his efforts as chairman of the commission for excellence and special education. i appreciate that leadership. because of him and others who care about our special children, our country can become a more welcoming place for these beautiful, special children, those whom we can learn so much from. in fact, i'm convinced we can learn more from these kids than they're ever going to learn from us. so on half of those families, of those with special children, and someday i hope my son is big enough and strong enough to get to shake your next governor's hand, terry branstad. so terry was at a town hall meeting when i got the call that i'd endorsed him. no big darn deal. no big deal. but he gets this call, and immediately

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todd says, i guarantee you if anybody spots you in the tennis shoes the headline is going to be "vanity fair" they're going to say palin in iowa decides to run. >> decides to run so tonight we just want to ask you simply would you vote for sarah palin for president in 2012? tell us what you think at the "nightline" facebook page or abcnews.com. watch "this week" with christiane amanpour. good night, america. have a great weekend. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. we have the very journalistic diane sawyer is here. we have music from ray lamontagne and the pariah dogs and i go back-to-school shopping with nolan gould, the kid who plays luke on "modern family." have you ever seen "hogan's heroes?" >> huh-uh. >> jimmy: it's a sitcom set in a nazi prisoner of war camp. >> sounds funny. >> jimmy: you'll love it. you know what? you have to share the classics with the kids. "jimmy kimmel live" back in two minutes. so many of your favorite... subway footlongs... are just $5. [ male announcer ] score big with the $5 footlong sub made just the way you love it. throw on some mustard... a little bit

she's gracing the october cover of "vanity fair."vie in years, "machete" even though critics panned the role of a machine-gun toting nunn. she's said to be talking to "saturday night live" about hosting again. no comment, though, fromhe show. but now, perhaps, more trouble, and time behind bars. and on her twitt message she goes on to say, sstance abuse is a disease which unfortunately does not go away overnight. >> and that said i think we'll probly be hearing lot more about her and that story in the days ahead. let's head over to the news desk where melissa francis has some of the other headlines. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the pope i london. taking the priest sex abuse scandal head-on during mass at westminster cathedral. nbc's nina doseantos is live in london's hyde park with more. good morning, nine sa. >> reporter: good morning to you, melissa. well, i am here in london's hyde pa as you can see. organizers are gearing up behind me for a vigil later today, >>> off to a good saturday morng, everybody.

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todd says, because i guarantee you if anyone spots new tennis shoes headline is going to be vanity fairre going to say palin in iowa decides to run. >> and alaska's former governor delivered a speech after endorsing several tea party candidates who scored victories over moderate republicans in races for senate and house seats. >> afghans are risking their lives just by going out and voting in elections. three civilians have been killed in bombings and rocket attacks occurring as soon as voting began. the governor of kandahar survived a bomb attack and an eastern city of coast a bomb planted beneath a pile of wood injured two observers and nato forces say an air strike killed an insurgent leader. this election is more thain test of courage but a major test of the afghan government's ability to conduct a fair and open election. >> all right. take a look at this video we're going to show from you a camera in turkey. the camera focused on a 1-year-old toddler crawling on to a highway startling drivers. they waved to other motorists to get out of the way. the infant got away from his mother

todd says, if anyone spots you in the tennis shoes, the headline will be "vanity fair" they will sayhave the co-author of the book "sarah from alaska." hello to you. it is still early, but your best guess and what you know behind the scenes, do you think sarah palin is considering a 2012 run? >> i do, alex. all signs point to that, last night was one of them when she was in iowa. she was talking to the big gop big whigs in iowa, but she positioned herself as the leader of the tea party movement. she criticized the democrats and the gop movement. she said they are in charge now. they are the ones racking up the wins. and she is the one racking up the wins. you saw a stunning win by christine o'donnell. he was her endorsement that helped her cross the finish line. >> look at her track record now. palin said she can make a big difference without any kind of a title. let say she decides not to unare. here we are speculating about this until it is decided one way or another, but will her profile be diminished if she doesn't go for it? >> that's interesting. i think so many people think no

. >> reporter: in this month's "vanity fair" magazine, lohan says, she wants her career back. respect i had when i was doing great movies. and she mocked her addiction in a skit at the mtv awards. >> pull it together. you're a mess. do you think anyone wants to work with a drunk? take it from me. they don't. >> reporter: she'll be back in court to face this mess in less than a month. for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, beverly hills. >>> we want to bring in former l.a. county prosecutor, robin sax. she was in the courtroom yesterday for the hearing. she is live in los angeles this morning. let me get right to it. $300,000 bail. are you surprised she was successful in getting this? >> i am floored. no one would have guessed that in court, not only would she have been remanded. but we got the second surprise when she got a $300,000 bail just hours later. it was a shock for all. and the shocks just keep coming. >> and i just want to remind everybody, this goes back three years. in 2007, she was arrested twice for dui. it was all happening in a three-month period

. >> fashion is important to the magazine "vanity fair."he magazine listed the most influential 100 people in the world, at the top of that list is palo alto's mark zuckerberg. they call him the new american cesar and palo alto the new rome. in second place, steve jobs. of course jobs introducing upgrades to the ipod in san francisco on wednesday. third place has three people in it. brin, page and schmit, those are the google guys. fourth place, rupert murder dock and jeff bezos in fifth place of amazon.com. >> and you are next? >> i keep going page by page and i'm close to 100. i stopped. >> i know some guys who wear black and orange, the giants. they have the day off before heading to l.a. to take on the dodgers tomorrow. tim lincecum returning to the giants last night he was in good form. gave up one run and struck out nine batters. game ended with a great catch. freddy sanchez sprinting to the outfield, making an overhead catch. he got it somehow. giants win it 2-1. san francisco is now three games out of first place in the nl west. >>>

. >> i think whitman has to show she's committed to the public service and not a vanity candidacy. >> another reason tonight's debate could prove crucial though election day is still five weeks away, early voting actually starts next week. now ktvu channel 2 is the only bay area television station where you can watch that debate live. it airs tonight right here on channel 2 at 6:00. that's followed by a special edition of ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and at 5:05 we're bracing ourselves for another spare the air day. >> yes, we are. smog levels will be unhealthy for the fourth straight day. you're being ask of course to drive less, cut down on pollution and take mass transit if you can. >> pay attention to sal and he'll tell you how to drive. >> of course. i will actually let you -- give you some advice to get to work the best way. let's go outside. i want to show you pictures now. the traffic is moving along relatively well here on westbound 80 as you drive out to the macarthur maze. no major problems. also this morning we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. the commute looks pretty

says, because i guarantee you, if anybody spots you in the tennis shoes, the headline's going to be vanity fair, they're going to say, palin in iowa decides to run. >> reporter: fresh off a string of primary victories for candidates she had backed palin was disdainful of leaders in her own parties who opposed her. >> i don't really know who they are who strategize and organize up in the gop machine. >> reporter: but with 45 days to go before midterm elections and republicans on the verge of big gains palin also issued a call for party unity. >> this is it, gop. this is our time. we can't blow it, gop. >> reporter: but many are looking beyond november and her decision to travel to iowa, a path well worn by presidential hopefuls is seen by some as a sign that she will run. >> given the enormous support she's got and the people who are winning whom she's endorsed, i think there will be an enormous grass roots movement clamoring for her to get in the race, a movement that would be profoundly disappointed if she does not. >> reporter: but palin has no backing on the left and many independents a