good morning, america. finally, we have the documents. what police say happened to michael jackson. the gruesome time line. the shocking cocktail of potent drugs. and a report that it will be labeled homicide. a dire swine flu warning. a presidential panel says half

the u.s. population could get that flu. 90,000 people could die. what do we do now? plaxico burress. from super bowl superstar to jail time. his first interview, here. madoff's mistress. a 21-year affair. and she's telling all in a live interview this morning. and defined a generation. "thirtysomething." the cast here, their first "thirtysomething." the cast here, their first reunion, 20 years later. captions paid for by abc, inc. we say good morning to you. welcome, again. i'm diane sawyer. robin is off on this tuesday, august 25th. after all of the speculation, after all of the talk, we have real information on michael jackson's death. >> one doctor says he took enough sedatives to knock down on elephant. the question, now, of course, will it rise to the level o homicide? abc's mike von fremd is at the

los angeles county coroner's office. he has the latest this morning. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, chris. he's documents show that dr. conrad murray admitted that he had been treating michael jackson's insomnia for six weeks. giving him the powerful anesthetic, propofol, where he claims he was attempting to wean jackson off the dangerous drug. police documents give an extraordinary time line of the day michael jackson died. at 1:30 a.m., jackson is unable to sleep. so, dr. murray gives him valium but it does not work. an hour later, murray tries a second anti-anxiety drug, adavan. then, 30 minutes later, another sedative. midazolan. even then, jackson does not sleep. doctors say there's enough in his system to put any normal adult to sleep. murray gives him two more rounds of sedatives. but jackson has built a tolerance to the drugs. and incredibly, still does not sleep. finally, at 10:40 a.m., after

jackson's repeated demands for propofol, murray gives him 25 milligram, half his usual dose. >> the mixture of propofol, with these sedative, hypnotic drugs is insane. >> reporter: while murray has denied any wrongdoing. >> i have done all i can do. i told the truth. and i have faith the truth will prevail. >> reporter: the affidavit show a questionable series of events after the propofol shot. in the documents, police say murray told them he left for just two minutes, to use the restroom. and found jackson not breathing when he returned. then, started cpr and called jackson's personal assistant from his cell phone. in fact, cell phone records obtained exclusively by abc news show murray actually made several phone calls, including a 32-minute call to his las vegas clinic. supposedly performing cpr the whole time. he did call jackson's assistant more than an hour after jackson

stopped breathing. and no one in the house called 911 until ten minutes after that. last night, dr. murray's attorneys released a statement saying, the time line provided by police in the affidavit is mostly correct. except for two, important things. and i quote. dr. murray simply never told investigators he found michael jackson at 11:00 a.m. not breathing. he also never said he waited a near ten minutes before leaving to make several phone calls. diane? >> all right, mike. disputing some of the facts. but what kind of trouble is dr. conrad murray in? let's find out from the noted defense attorney, roy black, who is joining us this morning. roy, always good to talk to you. quick question, is dr. murray going to be indicted? >> i have no doubt he's going to be indicted. remember, they interviewed him two months ago. they spent the last two months investigating him, serving all these search warrants. doing all this work. police don't do those kind of things unless you're a target

and you're going to be indicted. so, just the amount of work they put into the case tells us that. >> next question, from your vantage point, does it look like an open-and-shut case? >> it's hardly an open-and-shut case. i know dr. goldberg said there's enough dgs here to kill an elephant. but that's not really the case. 25 milligrams of propofol is not a large dose at all. in fact, it's an extremely small dose. and remember, he administed these drugs over some 12 hours. and he had a doctor there 24/7. while, it was not in a hospital, he was still there caring for the patient. >> i know that complicates things for the prosecution. but let me ask you about the two possibilities. as i understand it, that he could be convicted on what would be gross negligence, not just simple negligence. he might le his license. but gross negligence. and supplying drugs to an addict. on the question of gross negligence, if you left with that amount of drug, if you left for a minute or two, is that

gross negligence? >> well, that's a very good question. i think it depends on how long and what he was doing. remember, not every patient is monitored every second that they're in the operating room, either. so, leaving for a minute, maybe, you know, problematic. but not so bad. 40 minutes? then, he's going to have a real problem. >> wait a minute. thioioststightht lea somemetimes? >ou h he toto seeausage b bng m rerenn operating oms,s, ererpapatienen l lyiyi on t the tablthatatonon't havave a d doc leanining g ver r 24/7. >et me asksk youou abobohe othehessibilit lizizi drugsgs to a an addidict. ata elelvis s presleley'ss dococtot onrimil chcharges bebecaus h h said h he sryin wnimim f. he w wananteted toto h helelp hi isishahat t ththefefense? >> i i d d't't t think r reay ta itit s sewewhadiffent here.. isnott docrrhoav out t esestitionons.

tatakes l kinin of f drugugs a then o.d.s. the doctor was administering the drugs himself. not michael jackson. i think this is different than your typical addict kind of situation. and here, you have the doctor. and his best defense is that he's there administering the drug, taking care of the patient, doing everything he can. and therefore, that's a reasonable action. >> so, if he is charged, just on a question of terminology here. if he's charged and it's homicide, do you think it will automatically be a manslaughter issue? >> yeah. i have no doubt it will be manslaughter. certainly not murder because this is not intentional. what the state is going to say, there's gross negligence. this man shouldn't have been treated with these drugs outside of a hospital setting. so, you have emergency equipment. you have better monitoring equipment. you really can't do this at home. even though the doctor was there, it was a highly reckless, dangerous situation. and rises to manslaughter.

>> all right. on to the next chapter. thanks to you, roy black. chris? we now have the latest on just how serious the swine flu may get. the government is now saying half the country could become infected this year. this is a worst-case scenario. but it's being taken very seriously by the cdc. let's bring in steve osunsami. he's in atlanta, at the site of a two-day briefing on the h1n1 virus. good morning, steve. what do you hear? >> reporter: chris, it sounds unreal. nearly half the population infected with swine flu. but the government believes that could happen. that has federal officials leaning on drugmakers to hurry up with the vaccine, and somehow make it available as early as next month. >> it's a plausible scenario thate need to be ready for. >> reporter: according to a newly-released presidential advisory report, between 60 million and 120 million americans could get sick with the swine flu this fall and winter. another 30 million could be infected with the virus but not show symptoms. as many as 1.8 million people could be hospitalized.

and 90,000 americans could die. more than twice the deaths of a normal flu season. >> i would think that this is a serious report. that's a wake-up call, if we haven't been awakened yet. >> reporter: u.s. health human services secretary, kathleen sebelius, speaking at the cdc monday, says this isn't what we're used to. >> the pattern of infection is unusual. it hasn't yet affected seniors. >> reporter: instead, swine flu deaths are more likely to occur among ildren and young adults. and in laboratory tests, scientists learned something new. the test animals easily spread the virus when they were placed in the same cage. but not when they were placed in a separate, adjacent cage. the lesson? the swine flu appears to be spread more by direct contact, not through the air. >> i hope we don't see an enormous number of deaths in the fall and winter, in children in particularly. but i can say that we're working hard to do what we can to minimize the impact that the

virus has. >> reporter: at the university of kansas, 47 students are sick. up from 30 students this weekend. they're now isolating these students and moving their roommates. in residence halls, sororities and fraternities and offcampus housing. >> it's really widespread. you can't say i live in an apartment offcampus. i'm safe. >> reporter: when the vaccine is available, it will be two shots, separated by three weeks. and it will not be until after the second shot that a patient is protected. chris? >> all right, steve. thank you very much for the reporting this morning. we want to turn, now, to new allegations that the cia routinely used horrific tactics while interrogating terror suspects. the claims come from a 200 page report released on monday. and are already under investigation this morning. chief investigative reporter, brian ross, is here this morning. you have the hort. what's in it? >> reporter: good morning, chris. many of the pages are blacked

out, top secret. it reveals a laundry list of abusive tactics used against high-value al qaeda targets. they told khalid shaikh mohammed, we will kill your children in u.s. custody, if anything else happens to the u.s. there is the suspect responsible for the bombing of the "uss cole." they told him to bring his mother in. they wanted to suggest to him there would be sexual abuse to his mother. they used a power drill and a gun, put it next to his head. essentially, a threat of death. as well, there were mock executions and extensive waterboarding of many of the 300 cia captured suspects. >> a lot of detail about what was done. now, the question becomes accountability. how high do you think this goes? >> reporter: absolutely. cording to this report, many at the high levels of government, congress, and the attorney general, john ashcroft, were aware of the repeated use of waterboarding.

ashcroft knew 119 times it was used against a single individual. and ashcroft testified last year it only happened three times. lots of questions about the policy put into effect. the cia says these were rogue operators who exceeded the guide lines. others say they operated in the spirit of the guidelines sent down from the bush white house after 9/11. >> this is just the beginning. >> reporter: there's a lot more to come. >> thank you very much. appreciate it this morning. another major development to tell you about this morning the want to get to kate snow because you're following big business news about the president's choice to keep bernanke. >> that's right, chris. diane. good morning, everyone. president obama taking a break from his vacation this morning to make this major, economic announcement that he is reappointing ben bernanke to his second term as chairman of the federal reserve. yunji de nies joins us this morning from martha's vineyard. good morning, yunji. >> reporter: good morning, kate. the president and the federal reserve chairman will come here for a joint statement later this

morning. the president is expected to praise bernanke for his courage, temperament and creativity. in prepared remarks obtained by abc news, the psident will say with bold action and outside-the-box thinking, the chairman has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall. bernanke's appointment will have to go through congress. economists are praising his reappointment as a sign that the administration supports the independent -- independence of the nation's central bank. the chairman's term isn't up for another five months. so, why do this now? well, to keep the market from reacting badly to the new ten-year deficit projections. those are expected to be worse than predicted. kate? >> yunji de nies, thanks so much. preminary autopsy results appear to confirm that reality tv star ryan jenkins did commit suicide. he was wanted for the murder of model jasmine fiore. his distaught mother told

reporters by phone that his son could not have done it. >> my son is innocent. i think he panicked. i'm just -- i'm dead. i'm dead inside. i'm devastated. i love him. he's my only child. he's a good, young man. i'm in so much pain. i can't -- i didn't know pain like this existed. >> canadian police say they know the identity of the mystery woman seen with jenkins at the motel where he was found dead. and they hope to interview her. the cash for clunkers program reached the end of the road last night. but dealers will have until at least noon today to finish up the paperwork. the program's computer system struggled to keep up with demand. and shut down completely during the last-minute rush. and we're looking at this picture from "the new york post." deep sea dive. a photographer comes face-to-face with a humpback whale. curious enough to let the driver photographer get that closee to

her. i guess they're supposed to be temperamental. >> he's been doing this 17 years. and he said they signal you if they're ready to let you approach. and you do somersaults and cartwheels to get their attention. >> sometimes they put up their big win. 50 feet, just the width. massive. >> are they waving? or licking their lips? >> we take off as soon as we see it. let's go to sam for the weather. >> that's a gorgeous picture, though. let's start with the constant, baking heat that continues in texas again today. we're talking about a lot of these areas going well above 100 degrees. san antonio, about 56 days we've been able to count well above that 100-degree mark. at 101 again today. austin, at 100. the heat continue there's. some very heavy downpowering thunderstorms during the day today. in nebraska, particularly. but i think also denver, you're going to get some. and in iowa, as well. madison, wisconsin, will see one

or two. and the circle of suspicion is up right now for what could be the next named system. could be danny if it makes it out in the tropics. we'll continue to watch that for you. it is a very pleasant and comfortable start to our tuesday. stephens city, va. is 60 degrees.

our forecast today will be warm but not too humid. that northerly wind from yesterday kept our humidity at bay and we are enjoying that, still. bay and we are enjoying that, still. 88 we'll have more weather in the next half hour, including the gorgeous day in the northeast, diane. what's left of bill is gone from everyone. pro football star, plaxico burress, made headlines when he accidentally shot himself in a new york city nightclub. he is the wide receiver. you remember the amazing catch that helped the giants win against the patriots in super bowl xlii. just a few days ago, he entered into a plea bargain, trading a guilty plea for a lesser charge and two years in prison. jeremy shaf of espn's "360" sat down with the star. and jeremy joins us from bristol. jeremy? >> reporter: just three days

before burress shot himself accidentally last november in new york, his teammate, steve smith, was held up at gun point outside of his home in new jersey. burress now says that incident informed his decision to leave his home with a loaded weapon. a decision that ultimately cost him both his job and his freedom. late in the fourth quarter of super bowl xlii, plaxico burress' go ahead touchdown gave the giants their improbable win over the previously undefeated patriots. >> i just had a son. and you win the super bowl. i couldn't be in a better place in my life. >> reporter: on the night of november 28th, 2008, ten months after the giants' victory in the super bowl, burress went to the latin quarter nightclub, on manhattan's east side. >> i walk upstairs. and i miss a step. and so, my gun like slides down my pants. i go to stop it from hitting the ground. and my finger hit right on the trigger. >> reporter: what are you thinking at the moment you

realize you have shot yourself? >> i didn't know if i was going to die or not. the only thing i was concerned about was seeing my son and my wife. >> reporter: new york city mayor michael bloomberg, made it clear he expected burress would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> i didn't know carrying a weon was a mandatory sentencing. if i did know that, there is no way i would put myself in that situation. >> reporter: dante stallworth, browns wide receiver was drunk. killed a man who jumped out in front of his car. 24 days in jail. michael vick, the ring leader, you could say, of a vicious dogfighting operation. 18 months in prison. how do you compare your crime, your punishment, to theirs? >> i don't. everybody's cases different. >> reporter: september 22nd, you'll be sentenced. what are you doing to fill the hours until then?

>> spend time with my family. >> reporter: diane, chris, plaxico burress was at his most emotional when he discussed the likelihood that he would be in jail when his second daughter is born in november. >> jeremy, obviously, he's lost to the family. what do you think this means to his career? two years off the field? >> reporter: well, when he gets back, he'll likely just be turning 34. he's a uniquely gifted atete. there's a school of thought in the nfl that he will be able to return. >> okay, jeremy. thanks to you. we'll be looking forward to the entire interview tonight on "e: lf hour,he woman who hasas our been called bernie madoff's mistress. 21 years together. what does she know about what a live interview this morning. and lateri go into the operating room. et oz, performing

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>> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning, everybody. i am alison starling. 7:22 is your time on a tuesday morning. let's begin with a look at traffic. >> it is a busy morning. there is a crash on 28 at the dulles toll road. it is moved on to the shoulder of 28 southbound and a car wreck on the dulles toll road eastbound after. 95 in virginia is the volume northbound after the occoquan. it is good in springfield but a brief delay on 395 after a landmark. 270 southbound slows at montgomery village avenue. it is open to the lane that by. if you are leaving bowie, if the

westbound will slow. >> it is very sunny and comfortable this morning. it is 63 degrees right now in frederick. there are crystal clear skies and there will be more sunshine today than yesterday. the humidity is low again today big -- . it will be warm but not too humid. here is the forecast today -- a lot of sunshine, offer 80's, and tomorrow a little warmer. there'll be a slight chance of a check or on thcheck or

thousands of prince george's county students will find out shortly if they have their schedules after major computer mixups left thousands out of class on the first day. >> no schedule, no glasses, this girl worries if she will miss another school day. >> i don't have hope for the second day. >> she is one of roughly 8000 prince george's county students who sat around waiting. the confusion came after the school's computer system failed to upload students' schedules. >> it is absolute chaos in the upper the kids don't have schedules. the guidance counselors are overbooked. they are trying to work to get these kids schedule. they are having a problem. >> one boy waited at the bus

stop for a bus that never came. >> they have been going between two schools. >> parents and students are frustrated. they're wondering if today they will begin correctly. >> they are not telling us anything. it doesn't make any sense. >> school officials hope to have the system fixed by the end of the week. in the meantime, they are working on the schedules by hand. a spending freeze is in effect in montgomery county schools because of budget problems. all vacancies are frozen except for principles and positions supplemented by federal money like special ed teachers. mark has been given the go- ahead to build a store near a va. -- wal-mart has been given the go-ahead to build a store marisol war battlefield. construction could begin within one year. maryland budget officials

have come up with a furlough plan to balance the budget for those who make less than $40,000 per year will be asked to take three furlough days propose to make more than that will take five days. is the d.c. restaurant week. several eateries are offering deals at fixed prices for lunch will cost you $20, dinner $35, and restaurant week will run through sunday. we will have another news update

he's america's favorite doctor. a guest on our show many times. but i had a chance to go with dr. mehmet oz in the operating room, for open-heart surgery. to watch him perform it. it's all part of a decision to weigh in on the health care debate in america. we think what he says may surprise you. been waiting to hear what he

thinks about this big discussion we are all having. we say good morning, america, again. diane, chris. robin is away this morning. >> can't believe you were in that operating room. >> i was. the open heart beating just inches from me. >> enough of that for me. also this morning, we're going to show you the performance that simon cowell says best first audition he's ever seen. first, we want to introduce you to the woman who may have known bernie madoff like no one else. sheryl weinstein ispeaking out about her 21-year affair with the man behind the world's biggest ponzi scheme. we'll have that interview for you in a moment. but first, some background. when we first saw this woman outside the manhattan courthouse, she seemed like any other victim of bernard madoff's elaborate ponzi scheme. >> i think he's the lowest of the low. >> reporter: but this morning, for the first time, sheryl weinstein was willing to share

her identity. he was a victim that lost her life savings and millions for the charity she ran. but she was madoff's secret mistress. in her new tell-all, weinstein detail hearse 21-year relationship with madoff, including a year and a half sexual affair. she says their first date was in 1993, at the lowell motel, just two blocks from madoff's manhattan penthouse. when asked about the affair, madoff's lawyer told abc news, quote, i certainly hope mrs. weinstein was more discreet on her investment decisions on behalf of hadassah, than she was about her sex life. and that is not to confirm the allegation of an affair is true. madoff's wife, ruth, said she knew nothing of their relationship. she had no comment. weinstein, on the other hand, is ready to talk. >> if he's watching this, hi, bernie. i have a lot to say. >> now is the time to say it. the book is called "madoff's other secret, love, money,

bernie and me." thank you for joining us. >> thank you, chris. >> to understand the span of the relationship. you met in 1988. >> uh-huh. >> there was a flirtation. a friendship. it developed into an intimate romantic affair, for a year and a half. explain to me, 21 years. but only a year and a half with that kind of intimacy. why? >> for a number of reasons. i didn't like being second. i didn't like playing the back room type of person. i think with bernie, he really got into it more emotionally than he expected to. i think he expected it to be something that he experienced in the past. and i think he loved me. and was very afraid of that type of connection. and that's where it was at. it was time to end it. >> writing the book.

what motivated the decision? obviously, it would have implicatioions for your own lif. you're marri. on his family. whdo it?t? >> well, investing money. investing my family's money was my responsibility. and when this happened, the feelings of guilt, responsibility, failure, became overwhelming. and what went through my mind is how? how am i going to get out of this? how am i going to make this situation better? he took everything. and i didn't, you know -- it's funny. sometimes i get home. and i get these mailers. madoff scam. they're selling people's jewelry and they're selling their art or whatever. and i don't have any art. i don't have any jewelry. what's going through my mind of what i have to sell is my story. and i know it was going to be very hard on me. i was going to take a lot of the brunt. and i was willing to do that because the amount of responsibility was, and still is, really overwhelming.

>> so, aside from the tale, the value of something like this is insight into the mind of a man who is capable of such a prolonged, criminal activity. what do you feel now that you know about this man i terms of his ability to live a lie? and to be so different from how he presented himself? >> i think that it was more important to bernie to keep up his -- the facade,he image, at all costs, no matter what the moral implications. i think the moral implications were just swept away. and it was abo bernie and who bernie had to be, to the world. >> it's interesting that you were able to perceive that he was uncomfortable with the romantic confusion. my wife. my mistress. but never any sense of him saying, wow. i have this huge scheme that i'm running. that this isllyy overburdening to me. >>he other thing he was.

he was petrified of ruth. >> of his wife? >> of his wife finding out. and the only conclusion maybe i could come to on that is that, you know, divorce or something like that lead to books being opened. not reading books but financial books. you know? something might come out. >> and you say a lot of detail, obviously, because there was a romance. you said he's a very passionate man. a good kisser. >> yes, he did. he was a good kisser. certainly was. yeah. >> just what i wanted to know about him. >> well -- anything else, chris? >> yeah. i'll move on from that. the interesting nickname, mr. winky-dink. you said he had facial expressions, ticks. what is that nickname? what does it have to do with anything? >> it was a code maim between me and a friend or two that was aware of the situation that he was winky-dinking.

>> and also, you say that he suffered from men of power do. concerns, insecurities about his owner have rilty, his prowess as a man. >> i think that stems back to his childhood. there were a lot of issues from his childhood. but it makes no difference. a lot of us have issues from childhood. and we don't steal from friends and charities and everybody else. >> what do you want him to know? that all of us, talking about all of the victims, and there's so many in this. it's immenseuman tragedy out there that the government and s.e.c. and are not addressing. we'll survive. do i want him to know personally? you shouldn't steal money from somebody that you have a relationship with. and he did steal my money. >> you are a unique victim in that regard.

sheryl weinstein, thank you for sharing the information about the book. there's a lot in there. you, if you want to read an excerpt, please go to abcnews.com/bookses. you can read an excerpt there. time for the weather. mr. sam champion. >> good morning, again, chris. let's start with pictures. it's ba-to-school for a lot of folks. we think it's special for folks in parkers berg, iowa. it was may 2008, that this town was wiped out by an ef-10 tornado. they were back to school in a brand-new high school. we're feeling good about this. it was a special hour of "20/20" just two weeks ago on the destruction in parkersburg. we'll also watch one or two widely-scattered storms. yesterday was good there. omaha, denver, will see some, as well. near chicagoland. just a little north of you. you may get in the storms in the next 24 hours. we have one area of storms in the northeastern section of the

nation. had to scrub the launch of the shuttle at 1:10. we'll try again tomorrow morning at the same time because of the thunderstorms that were there. and a quick look at the big board. it is gorgeous in the northeast. what was a tropical system has and it is a very pleasant tuesday, a comfortable start to the day, mostly in the 60's. tuesday, a comfortable start to the day, mostly in the 60's. and all of that weather was brought to you by super stay foundation. chris? >> all right, sam. when we come back, you're going to go inside the operating room, with dr. oz and diane sawyer. what's she like in an operating room? when we come back.f your f coul? what if it could do everything but the dishes? new superstay 24hr. makeup from maybelline new york. it's fade-proof. it's sweat-proof. it slices and dices through heat and humidity.

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and now, dr. mehmet oz weighs in on the health care debate in america. we know that one-third of health issues are genetic. the rest comes from factors in our control, like how much we exercise and how well we eat. two-thirds of all americans are overweight. and dr. oz says high-tech heart surgeries once reserved for the elderly, now have patients as young as 25 years old. so, he asked me to come with him inside the operating room, where so many lives are saved. i'm very excited about this. >> have you ever seen open-heart surgery before? >> reporter: no. >> you haven't? okay. now, you're coming into the center of the temple. if you can't see what you're doing, you're i trouble. the ritual starts off with the fingernails. when you're in there, and everyone wonders what yaur going to do next, you thought of it three times when you're scrubbing. >> reporter: how often are you completely surprised anymore? >> in every case, every, single operation, there's one moment when the patient can die. >> reporter: we're entering the

oerting ro at columbia medical center. inches from my face, a human heart. and the archaeology of how this man lived. >> see this fat? >> reporter: that's fat? you don't get rid of the fat? you just bypass around it? >> we just bypass around it. >> reporter: dr. oz knows 70% of patients could have lived differently and never had to be lying on his table. are you maddened by the health care debate? >> well, the big debate right now in washington is health care finance. how are you going to pay for it? i don't care which program you pick? >> reporter: you really don't care? >> i'll tell you why. because none of them will work. >> reporter: dr. oz says all of the health care plans are doomed unless americans create a new way of thinking about alth. incentives for healthy behavior at the workplace. in families. with our children. with each other. >> what we haven't done is get to the root reality of the flaws we have in the health care

system. true health care reform cannot happen in washington. it has to happen in our kitchens, in our homes, in our communities. all health care is personal. >> reporter: do you send letters to the white house saying, why did you keep emphasizing 30 minutes a day of walking and drive health care costs down that way? >> i don't think the solution is as simple as saying walk 30 minutes a day. the solution is much more profound than me barking out orders about how much you have to exercise. the real solution happens because i make it almost impossible for you not to do the healthy thing. so, if i make your workplace conducive to walking at lunch, or working out at some time during the day. or i get people to use the stairs more, by creating incentives to do such, then people will do it actively. and compared to europeans, we have twice as much chronic disease on average. >> reporter: you don't walk and overeat? >> why do we overeat? we made it easy to overeat. we have fast food jois on every corner. it's not -- it's all of us.

it's not the government. it's all of us doing it >> reporter: back in surgery, i hold the heart valve just removed by dr. oz. it stopped working because it is filled with calcium deposits. it's filled with sfoens some of them feel like concrete. >> we have smokers. i tell cigarette smokers, i can operate on you. i get paid the same. you might even do well. but it's the wrong thing to do. i refuse to operate on you until you stop smoking. i'll give you all the tools you need. until you stop smoking, i will not operate on you. and i never had a patient not stop. >> reporter: when you hear they've started again, after surgery? >> which they off do. they'll start smoking again. i call them a couple of times. and i realize the average smoker stops and starts again six times before they succeed. at least i took care of one of them. >> reporter: and the hardest thing for a surgeon, someone who has been through surgery and still hasn't responded to the

message of exercise and weight. we meet peter, who had coronary bypass months ago. and still has a problem with exercise. >> i say, i must have walked him through the details of heart surgery. but i didn't get here. i didn't get into his heart and get him to appreciate why i'm so passionate about these things. >> it's laziness on -- it wasn't a life-shattering moment for me. >> that's the most cogent answer i've gotten to that question. we're trying to make major innovations to save lives, and we just made it a humdrum operation. >> reporter: by the way, peter is 52 years old. we are back in surgery, where 300 times a year dr. oz does the impossible. when real health care means this never has to happen. >> the main reason i want you to come is to put me out of business. that would be extremely fulfilling.

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>> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. welcome back, everybody. good morning, i am alison starling with your local update.

let's look at traffic and weather. >> there has been a serious accident on the baltimore- washington parkway. southdown disclosed after the exit for 197 but before the point where the traffic would merge onto the parkway. they are landed a helicopter on the scene of this car wreck. a lot of equipment is on the scene. northbound was stopped for a moment but southbound traffic will be stopped for an undetermined amount of time. it sounds like they may have to document a serious crash. leaving arundel mills or route 32, do not go near the baltimore-washington parkway in either direction. you have plenty of directions -- options. virginia is not as complicated. normal volume on 95, 66, and 395. >> it is very pleasant out there, weather-wise. it is a comfortable 69 degrees

at ronald reagan national airport. low humidity and again today. tomorrow, there will be added heat and humidity are greenbelt is at 66 degrees. our forecast today calls for mainly blue skies with a few passing clouds, upper 80's, warm but not human. tomorrow, there will b added humidity. temperatures will drop after tomorrow to near 80. make sure you check your lottery ticket. you could be sitting on $250,000.

"good morning america" continues with the cutting-edge technology that helped solve the case of the murdered model. a real-life "csi." plus, a health alert about added sugars. how they get into your diet. why they're bad for you. and how you can kick the sugar

habit. and they defined a generation and made us all feel, forever, 30-some. so, where are michael, hope and the gang now? right here on "gma." the long-awaited "thirtysomething" reunion begins right now. good morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> hello, everybody. >> how are you? >> welcome to times square. >> it's so good to see you. >> how are you? the girls. >> we love that. thank you very much. >> here with their dolls. good morning. nice to see you again. chris cuomo, d diane wywy, sasam champion. robin roberts off on assignment today. >> it's a "thirtysomething" kind of morning. are you ready? here they are. 18 years. 18 years after the last episode. the cast of "thirtysomething," right here in times square, for a grand reunion. we want to find out what's happened in their lives.

many have become directors since then. cannot wait to look, again, at all those lives. the signature "gma" gauntlet they're walking. >> down the hall. also this morning, the fascination with marilyn monroe. it continues to this day. there's a biography out now, that may be the most complete to date. not just new photos, which are intriguing themselves. but details of her life that you have not heard before. we're going to talk to the author of the book. kate snow has the headlines. we'll lead it f. >> the l.a. coroner's assertion that michael jackson's death was a homicide, could lead to charges against his doctor. court documents show that dr. conrad murray gave jackson several powerful sedatives within a few hours. and phone records show that dr. murray made several calls around the time he said he had been administering cpr.

dramatic reports this morning oaf people who were swept off the coast of maine. john berman joins us from bar harbor, maine. >> reporter: good morning, kate. for the first time, we're hearing from people that were swept from the rocks behind me, and managed the survive. this is youtube video, believed to be just half an hour before the giant wave crashed on sightseers at nearby thunder hole. you can see the ocean's power already. within 90 minutes, heroism, and tragedy. coast guard rescuers, pulling people from the sea. including 55-year-old peter axelrod. he had just had heart bypass surgery. he survived. but his 7-year-old daughter, clio, did not. the coast guard recovered her body three hours later. the 55-degree water too much for her. friends say her parents doted on clio, adopted from china as a

baby. they did rescue simone peltier, from maine. >> we were hiding behind the rock because we didn't want to get wet. >> reporter: simone's friend, kaley, was behind her friend when the waves came. she was swept in, too. but managed to claim out. suffering a sore lower back. >> the water had pushed my back up against another rock. and the wave went over me. and so, it sucked me under. and by that time, i was hitting rocks. it was just really strong. and i really thought that i was going to die. >> reporter: this place where i'm standing right now was closed off by the park service. the place where people were standing was about 150 yards behind me on the rocks over there. the park service says they warned people not to go close to the water. but they said they couldn't keep everyone away. kate? >> john berman, thank you. former new york city mayor

rudy giuliani is said to be laying the ground work for a possible run at governor next year. according to "the new york times," the former presidential candidate is expected to make a decision within the next 60 days. and finally, rare accolades from the toughest music judge around. ♪ what would you do if i sang out of tune ♪ >> simon cowell shocked everybody on britain's talent show, "the x factor," when he gave that contestant a standing ovation. simon was so impressed with danyl johnson's rendition, he gave him the highest praise. that's news. now, to sam and the weather. >> we love that this morning, kate. even stranger, you know how many shows that simon is a judge on. how many talent shows? >> you were telling me. >> there's like three of them. "american idol," "britain's got talent," and "the x factor." >> and he's the executive

producer of like eight, different shows. if anybody knows talent, apparently it's simon cowell because he's made a business of it. that's hysterical. unbelievable video. good morning, everybody. wanted to get that started. how is everybody doing? you're from tucson, right? >> yes, we are. >> what's your name? >> sue. >>ho is this guy on the side? >> my husband, mike. >> he's okay? >> yeah i am. and he's okay. >> he looks like a nice guy. one or two things we want you to know about as you step out on this tuesday. boston looking good this morning. so is new york. here's the news. it was a rough weekend as bill moved off the sheline. there's the area of high pressure. on the west coast, we have widely-scattered showers in the inrthwest. >> a lot of sunshine today already. we have a low humidity levels. 66 degrees right now in

frederick. dale city, 71. welcome back to school, 69, bowie. mostly sunny. a few passing clouds. highs near 90. it will be warm but not to so, you brout friends with you, too. tell me your names again. you're from pennsylvania. >> carly. >> carly and -- >> vita. >> i wanted to introduce you to two of the lovely ladies in our audience. >> the dolls' names, sophie and nicole. >> how did you know? chris knows the dolls' names. >> news man knows all, sam. thank you very much. very interesting science to tell you about this morning. the forensic tool that helped crack the jasmine fiore murder case, the model that was found mutualed in a bag.

authorities believe that she was disfigured to keep her from being identified. but investigators were able to find out who she was by tracking the serial number on her breast implants. this may sound bizarre. but it's a method that authorities are turning to more and more. sharyn alfonsi's here. >> reporter: this sounds like something we see on tv. use serial numbers to idtify victims. the numbers are known as unique identifiers. and are specific to every implant used by a patient. the intention was to speed recalls. but nou, those are being used to speed identification of the unknown. her life came to a tragic end. jasmine fiore, the 35-year-old bikini model, who turned heads everywhere she went. these are videos her husband, ryan jenkins, posted on his

myspace page. what jenkins may not have known is that jasmine's body held clues he couldn't see. her breast implants had serial numbers. and those serial numbers told investigators exactly who she was. >> if you have something surgically implanted in you, by a surgeon, that is going to have a serial number. and that serial number will be recorded. >> reporter: medical examer, dr. tracey corey, says all medical devices have serial numbers. in case they're defective and need to be recalled. and every one of those numbers is listed in various registries. a telling clue you may be carrying and not even realize. from the braces on your teeth, to an artificial hip valve or pacemaker. implants, pins, artificial hips and knees. they all carry serial numbers. so-called unique identifiers. for investigators those numbers might help identify victims that

may otherwise be re main a mystery. we've seen it on shows like hbo's "autopsy. a corporation washes ashore with what appears to be a jellyfish. it's a breast implant. the serial number revealed it was a missing elderly woman. in chicago, a body unearthed at a demolition site was unrecognizable. but metal rods in the victim's legs revealed the body was a woman missing for seven years. medical examiners say more and more, the hidden codes we carry, bring closure to families so desperate for it. >> if they could just know what happened, it gives them some sense of finality. >> reporter: we've got some of the devices you can see. we have an implant here, which we'll not make you hold. and a pacemaker. there's little, tiny numbers on here that trace right back to it. the interesting thing is there's no one database for the numbers right now. but a number of coroners and

medical examiners are trying to get this together. more and more, they're relying on this information. >> thank you for that report. who now? when we come back, the "thirtysomething" reunion. the whole cast is here. there they are. see you in a second. (announcer) taking a family of four to an ice cream shop costs over $10. but blue bunny ice cream and toppings from walmart cost less. make ice cream treats at home just three times a month instead, and save over $220a year. save money. live better. walmart.

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there they were then. and very soon, here they are now. of course, the emmy award winning drama, "thirtysomething," changed television, by showing how much drama you can create the unnamed sadness you feel inside a relationship. it was brilliant writing and acting. that led "the new york times" to call it as close to the level of artform as weekly television ever gets. now, a "gma" exclusive. the cast is all here together for the first time the first. taking us back, way back. before that show about nothing, this was the show about -- well, everything. >> i can always go back to work.

>> you're not going to go back to work. >> sometimes i get so mad at her. >> hbands have it so easy. >> reporter: from the first episode, a new rhythm. something more like life. scripted reality. seven lives in late '80s philadelphia. like michael and hope, who had a new baby. and were trying to keep love and passion alive, when there were just so many hours in a day. >> grab that laundry, please. >> huh? >> the laundry you're about to walk by without seeing, as usual. >> don't you dare tell me what to do. >> reporter: gary and melissa. former lovers. now friends, or maybe more. and ellen, the successful woman, looking for love. >> he kisses me. and i fall apart. >> reporter: and it broke ground. the first homosexual couple seen in bed on tv. it may seem tame now. but in 1989, it caused an

uproar. and when nancy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, everyone felt as if a real friend had been stricken. >> any questions? >> am i going to live? >> reporter: and the sudden death that rocked television viewers to the core. >> see ya. >> gary's dead. >> what? >> there was a car accident. >> reporter: "thirtysomething," striking a nerve. discussion, even outrage. baby-boomers looking at the full range of their lives with the intimacy we have rarely seen. and in doing so, gave a generation a name and a light. and watching you watch yourselves, has already been worth the whole morning here. for the very first time since the show ended, we're joined by the cast of "thirtysomething."

please welcome patricia wettig. then, and now, ken olin. and mel harris. and timothy busfield. peter horton. melanie mayron. and polly draper. there we are. a lot of you haven't seen each other for years. you had dinner last night. what did you talk about? >> about the show. >> really? >> life. what our kids are doing. >> does it feel a long time? does it feel an eternity away when you were pouring over these pictures? >> i think the weird thing is it doesn't seem that different. i mean, we're all obviously -- it's 20 years. that's a long time. but instantly, we're talking about the same things. and there's just a chemistry with the seven of us.

it's just easy. >> i think time went by quickly, veryslowly. >>hat's very accurate. >> the interesting things about remembering is that you don't remember. >> i can't remember all that. >> that's right. >> it's hard to remember specifics. but it's easy to remember feelings. and i think that what we loved was the feelings between scenes when we could talk to each other about different things. and the feeling of being able to work with such good actors. >> that's one of the most amazing things about last night, i've got to say. we haven't been together as a group, you know, as a whole group, since really, the show. except for your movie. >> ten years ago or something. >> my movie. >> yeah. >> and it felt so natural. and sort of like we hadn't, you know, left each other. it was really fun to see. >> like no time had gone past. >> yeah, well -- >> take me back for a minute. when you come to a drama and

they say, it's going to have a lot of action. you're going to buy a baby stroller. you're going to have job anxiety. did you say, wait a minute. nobody's going to watch this? >> yes. >> and it was a different time. so, i think for all of us, it was so exciting to be readidi a script that --hat seemedo b persononal. momost tevisioionn at that te - itit wn't anyorort o formm of persal fifilmmaki. and e and marshal werere b both ththey wer r rlly adama about feltntimatelyy obobserv. mean, reading i itt was so - a oppod tooing you know a a "saturdadanighfever"spin-o-o.>>. >> after about three weeks, i i think titim and i wi that we werere cops. t t for three weekeks, that was- >> yeah, right.

>> have one car chase for no reason. >> yeah. >> we have one minute before we take a break. then, we're going to come back and put you on "the hot seat" about specific things. you know the old english dictionary now, has the word thirtysomething. give me one word for thirtysomething. what is it to be thirtysomething? >> it seems like i was young now. >> anybody else? >> it means this amazing -- it's not one word. but this mazing life experience that this group brought into my life. >> anybody else has a word? >> discovery. >> confused. >> change. >> survival. >> survivor. >> and searching. >> and family. it's so connected to me, with having children. i mean, that wasn't my character. but that was the time in my life. >> we're going to talk about

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning. i am doug mckelway. time for a look at traffic and weather. >> a serious accident keeps the baltimore-washington parkway closed. they will force everyone to exit. it is a good thing you were

attuning in ahead of time so you know to avoid the baltimore- washington parkway between 175 and powder mill road. if you travel on 32, including route 1, you will be affected by the fact that the baltimore- washington parkway southbound is closed with a serious crash. 95 in maryland was already a 45- minute ride from 216 to the beltway. in vienna, 123 northbound before nutley street, there is a crash and it is closed. >> nothing but sunshine in our skies. it is a comfortable 72. 68 in middletown. prince frederick, up 70. stafford, 72. mostly sunny with a few

scattered clouds this afternoon. warm but not too humid. you'll feel an increase in the heat and humidity tomorrow.

prince george's county school officials are trying to make the second day of school go more smoothly than yesterday. there were no class schedules for 8000 students yesterday. the school board said it was absolute chaos. a spending freeze because of budgetary problems. the freezeas announced yesterday. vacant classroom teachers and counselor positions will be filled with long term substitutes. montgomery county is

considering furloughs. they are proceeding cautiously. prince george's county's furloughs were unconstitutional. and o'malley is saying budget cuts could affect the ability to -- martin o'malley is saying budget cuts could -- whas this problem? >> the offe examined more than 200 complaints and said 43% of the higher bills may have been a result of faulty meter readings.

after months of debate, wal- mart has been given the go-ahead to build a new store. it was approved last night. construction will begin within a year. we have another update at 8:56. i don't think you're fat. come on, randall. >> put that back on your plate. >> i refuse to get into trouble for something i'm thinking i may or may not have thought at some earlier time, even though i don't think you're fat. >> i'm fat. good morning, again, everybody. chris cuomo, diane sawyer, kate

snow, mr. sam champion. >> good morning. ming up, you've been sending us your e-mails. they're pouring in, with questions for the newly reunioned team. which is most like their character on tv? who matched up best with their character? we'll find everything out in a moment. also, we'll find out about living a healthier life. dr. tim johnson is going to talk about something maybe we should think about. sugar. are there new guide lines how much you should have? how much you shouldn't have? and new photos of marilyn monroe. details of her life. first, where is sam champion? does he have the weather? >> i'm here. and i'm kind of neariscons. right? >> that's it exactly. tell me your name. >> terrese wagner. >> and nancy beau. >> where are you from florida. >> what are we going to see

today? >> grand central station and united nations. >> grand central station is gorgeous. let's get to the boards. show you one or two things going on. we'll talk about the circle of suspicion. w lonooming, again, even more carefully, we're eyeing this area of clouds. it's about 300 miles or so northeast of puerto rico. they're saying the turks and caicos, and also the bahamas should watch carefully for development. if it were to develop, it would be the "d" storm. and i believe that's danny. still maybe some clouds in the northwest. we'll get rid of the clouds during the day tomorrow. and we'll take the temperatures up tomorrow, as >> it is a great start to our tuesday. 72 in culpeper. leesburg, up 68. a lot of sunshine today.

just looking at the t-shirts. and it's your book. congratulations. i love when people can get their stuff on television. well -- chris, there's something next, right? >> yes. thank you, sam. always on-point, my man, sam champion. we're here whit the cast of "thirtysomething." this is just great. 20 years after the show premiered. today, the show is making its debut on dvd. go out there and get it. let's put the cast on "the hot seat." shall we? >> we shall. >> this is a tough one. i want to know what each of you are up to now. >> okay. >> that's a hard question. >> first? >> what do you want to go first? her? >> quickly. >> well, i'm playing a character, holly, on an abc show, "brothers & sisters." >> we like that.

>> that's it. that's what i'm doing. >> yeah. i'm executive producing "brothers & sisters." fourth season premieres september 27th. >> nice. >> on -- yeah. well, yeah. >> what are you -- you sound unsure? >> i'm unsure what i'm doing here. but, yeah. september 27th on abc. >> and he plays my boyfriend on the show. >> i play her boyfriend on the show. >> finally. >> the producers -- >> you never know, though. >> i'm actually writing. i have a production company i started with my partner. we've been writing television and movies. having a ball. >> beautiful. >> i'll be directing some damages coming up. other things. >> other things? is that answering "the hot seat" question? it's so hot. >> auditioning. >> it's so hot.

>> i have lots of other things, too. i directed a pilot and produced a series called "the philanthropist" just on nbc. and other things. >> other things. >> i directed an episode of "drop dead diva," that's going to be on this coming sunday night. and just directed an episode of "greek." >> tell them about your -- >> and i have -- >> it's for chafin. >> can't touch anything over here. >> and the -- >> and a new line of baby natural skin care. >> and she developed with her father. >> that's cool. >> it's a good thing they're all here. >> going to get to everybody. >> i created and produced a show for the past three years called "the naked brothers band," that stars my kids. who, now, are really far beyond me in stardom.

and they're on another morning show this morning, that's hawking the gig they're going to do this friday. >> really? >> they're awesome rock stars. >> yeah. >> melanie directed a couple of episodes, too. >> a lot of producing and directing. i wanted to ask you -- i said outside, i was going to ask you guys. who was most like the character back in the day? >> all of us. >> none of us. >> none of us. >> tim. >> tim. >> thanks, ken. >> oh, you mean, back in the day. >> if you went in there and sat down with the guys and had a conversation about the weather, whatever they glean from that, they put in the show. you couldn't tell them any personal stuff. they would put it right in. the style of the show is natural. and it was better if it came -- you know. they tried to write like we spoke. >> and the marriage -- you had to be married to be in the married couples. and if you were single, you were the single people. >> really? >> not married to other people.

>> typecasting. >> a little bit. >> like i sa, all of us. >> let's get from the viewers. this is what they want to know. this is an interesting questionh of course, the surpris death was huge. a huge dynamic in tv culture, let alone in the show. when did you know? >> really? we didn't care at all about it. >> that's not my question. the idea of when did you know this was going to happen? >> the week when the script came. they kept it really under wraps. >> completely -- >> did you know before they knew? >> i knew at the beginning of the series because i -- the deal i made to do -- to go on the show, because i wanted to be a director at that time, and not start acting. >> did you tell the rest of them? >> no. >> i was like, oh, whatever. >> it's like, i'm tired. i'm dying in the fourth season. >> somebody better to play -- >> they told me it was actually going to happen, they said, you cannot tell anybody. they didn't want it to get out. and you can't even tell your

fellow cast members. the first thing i did was i ran down and told ken. who immediately told patty. >> everybody would know. >> yeah. >> it wasn't a secret for long. >> before it aired. >> in ohio, nate marriott wants to know, you're on "brothers & sisters." he wants to know if anybody else will join "brothers & sisters" and do a mini"thirtysomething." >> we all want to be on. ken hasn't put us on. >> the original pilot we did, peter did a part of it. yeah. >> and to be cut. yeah. >> how about this one? here's another good one. >> that was a good one. >> that was good. >> everything that makes you think is good. we like moments of discomfort on television. this is a good one. when you were actually doing the show, did you know it was ahead

of its time, in terms of some of the role models on the show, working professional women. what couples were dealing with? >> i was 20-something, sorry. and we used to watch every week and think, this is what our lives are going to be like. >> it seemed ahead of its time as being s much a part of its time. there were so many people that -- as much as people were really emotionally connectedo it and really passionate about it, there were people that really didn't like it. people our age that felt it was probably either a self-involved version of lives. that didn't t like that we beca sort of emblematic of our generation. >> i think there was something very present at thattmeti.me what it was. and for me, what was interesting in terms of audience and people viewing it. it wasn't just30-something people. it wasn't just married or single people. the gamut of who watched.

e college kids and others tha fascinated me. >> out of the seven of us, our seven characters represented, between all of us, evybody. single woman in e corporate world. single woman in the arts. professor. the people. two marriages. one good, one not so good. >> i can feel in the audience they're reminiscing. they're remembering. they want more. you can go get it because the complete first season is available on dvd today. do you understand that? you can go to abcnews.com. and you can get more on one of america's favorite cast. there's information there and the dvd. did i mention the dvd? >> a couple of times. >> thank you so much to all o you. stick around because we're going to talk about added sugar, when we come back. ha

it's this morning's "gma" "on call." americans consume 156 pounds of

sugar, each person, each year. for the first time, the american heart association has published guidelines on sugar. it's everywhere in our diet. and dr. tim johnson is here to sound the alarm. it's affecting everything in your body. obesity, which leads to -- >> well, i refer to sugars as the triple-threat. the triple-trouble. first of all, they greatly increase your calorie intake. secondly, they have absolutely no nutritional value of any kind. and thirdly, they display healthy foods. you don't want to eat anything else. you're satisfied. it's the worst possible kind of food. >> and we're finding it in everything, under exotic names. >> if you go to a food label, what you want to do is look for words like this. sugar. that's obvious. fructose, cane syrup, molasses. >> the result of it is, that we're eating how much a day?

and how much should we eat? >> if you look at the pe, the average intake of added sugar. that is sugar you add as you're processing or cooking food. that's 21 teaspoons a day. and the heart association is saying it should be 7.5 teaspoons a day. six for women, nine for men. >> almost a third. >> absolutely. >> and soda's our giant culprit because they give you a whopping dose. >> single biggest source of added sugar in our diets. 10 to 12 teaspoons, almost double what they recommend, in 1 can of soda. >> one can of soda and you've more than maxed out what you should be doing every day. >> and 14-year-old to 18-year-old boys consume about 35 teaspoons a day. that's five-times as much. >> give us tricks for drinking other things. eating other things. >> the best trick is plain, old

water, right? >> sometimes it's hard >> you get used to it after a while. and you don't crave the other stuff. you can take seltzer and add a dash of orange juice, maybe. you can take plain water and add fruit slice, herbal teas. >> you've got cereal there. >> that's the other main source of sugar,s specially in kids' diets. it's everywhere. >> just take a hard look at it. even if you just cut out half of what you're doing. >> big improvement. cut down your risks for heart disease, stroke, all the other. diabetes. ah. >> you're saying after a while, a matter of weeks, you will not miss it. >> and the phrase to keep remembering with sugar is two words, empty calories. a lot of calrt s an tsshele worth less. >> thanks

>> think about this for a second. it's been 47 yearsin marilyn monroe died. can you imagine that? and of course,hetitill fascinates us. think about th.llth ere is intense bidding right now topend an eternity directly above her. the burial vault over marilyn's was auctioned off on ebay. that's what you're looking at. over $4.5 million. everything about her. if you can get pictures or something that debunked something that was believed about her is going to be huge. and a lot of that stuff is now revealed in a new biography out today. it is called "the secret life of marilyn monroe." and the author of that book is j. randy taraborrelli.

love that name. this picture, never seen before. >> never seen before. a lot of the pictures in the book have never been seen before. this is one of them. anytime -- marilyn monroe was probably the most-photographed woman of our time. and anytime an author can come up with new pictures that have never been seen before, that's kind of golden. and there's a lot of pictures in the book that i think her fans are going to enjoy. >> brag on yourself. how did you find pictures that we have not seen before? >> persistence. i wanted to do something with this book that had never been done. and photographs are really important. but the information, too, is really important for me, too. i wanted to unearth information that would break n ground. >> the intrigue, specifically. affairs with the president, jfk, with his brother, rfk. you find an fbi file through the freedom of information act. it is titled, affair, sex. as you looked through it and put it together, what did you find out? >> i'll have to tell you, the

fbi files on marilyn monroe are so fascinating because they're so untrue. they would never hold up to today's journalism scrutiny. and, in looking at those files, i realized that j. edgar hoover, head of the fbi, had such a vengeance against the kennedys. and i think he allowed a lot of information to be put into those files that just was not true. we found that, for instance, marilyn and jfk, it's been long assumed and purported that their relationship was very complex. and took many, many years out of her life, out of his life. and i have to tell you, we're looking at probably one weekend in marilyn monroe's life. >> so, the idea this was an extended affair, you debunk it? >> absolutely. it's just not the case. marilyn and jfk probably had one weekend at bing crosby's home. in fact, we know they did. we assume they were intimate. we assume they were intimate, for at least one night of the

two nights they were at bing crosby's. and, chris, that's it. where marilyn and bobby are concerned, there is just not enough evidence to support a relationship between the two of them. that was anything other than platonic. and in fact, i think they were only in each other's company, three times. >> let's not give away too much. but one other aspect that's of continuing interest with her, her own state. and what drove her to her death. you get into this analysis of concerns about ending up like her mother. mental illness, you believe she battled. >> there's no doubt about it. marilyn monroe lived with, you know, the specter of her moth mother's mental illness. her mother was paranoid schizophrenic. and marilyn believed she would also become paranoid schizophrenic. and according to my research, she was pretty much on her way. her psychiatrist had diagnosed her paranoid schizophrenic

before her death. and the fact that she was able to camouflage all of that and be the screen star that we love and put on this fantastic facade, this image, was really quite amazin >> i'll give away one more thing, stanley gifford. you have to read the book if you want to figure out who stanley gifford was to marilyn monroe. you can read an excerpt of the book at abcnews.com/books. we'll be right back.

start here. go further. so, a wonderful day today. thanks so much for being with us. we hope you have a fantastic day ahead. liam neeson will be here tomorrow. a powerful, new movie. and, of course, he's one of the great actors. one of the great lives. >> and great home tips for parents for kids going back to school, too. more information about your health. have a great day. >> live and in n

abc 7 news update. but good morning. it clocked 56. i am doug mckelway. >> the fact that a police officer was struck by a vehicle on the baltimore washington parkway. it remains closed southbound. this was video shot on the scene all little while ago. this is before they merge onto the parkway is where this incident occurred. the officer was transported to a hospital and another person was transported to the hospital by

ground. everybody stockier will be turned around in the median. you'll want to avoid this by using route 1 or 95. are we getting better on the weathe >> it is a pretty perfect day. 75 degrees with low humidity. it will be warmer this afternoon but not too humid. total sunshine this afternoon. we will be hard-pressed to find a single cloud up until lunchtime. woodstock, 67. rockville, 76. a lot of sunshine today. warm but not too humid. tomorrow, 91. cooling back down by the end of the weekend. >> thank you. maryland budget officials now have a furlough program to address the budget shortfall.

those making $40,000 or less will take three days of four low. those making $40,000 or more will take five days