presidential race. how much will same-sex marriage, private equity, and contraception have to do who is elected in november, or is it all about the economy? i ve got a great panel. the wall street journal s peggy noonan, ross of the new york times , and more. also, moving a capital. to increase your political capital. should russia build a new kremlin 4,000 miles to the east? i ll explain. first, here s my take. there s much speculation these days about the power struggles in china in the wake of the ouster of the powerful party boss. china s political system will surely be tested, but in the short run its leaders may have dodged a bullet. he was a charismatic leader who used pop lichl, money, and power to build a political base. had he not been brought down by a series of mistakes, revelations, and bad luck for him, he might well have altered the nature of the technocratic system that now runs china. in the short run china might well survive its political crisis, but it f
fine. you were at the mayo clink. you ve had your annual checkup. everything good? everything good? everything healthy? last one was seven years. annually i got checked, yeah. yeah. so basic sort of physical condition remain more the same. that s good. yes? you are probably the most famous person i have ever interviewed. really? do you like being that famous? no, no, no, no. i describe myself as a monk, no more, no less. i am one of the seven human beings. basically, we are the same. you are british or i m british, yes. i m tibetan. these are things. basically, your emotion, my emotion, your mind, my mind, your of course differences the size of nose. but basically the same physical. so i always look that way. yeah. same. yeah, same. do you think that fame is a corrupting force in the modern world, celebrity? i think it depends on attitude toward these popularity or name if you re too much attached. and then sometimes that become hindrance to
after four people died. it is raising concerns about traffic jams on this trek. too many climbers trying to make their way could make the journey more treacherous even though today s adventure seekers have sherpas and oxygen tanks. ken cool joins me by phone from mount everest, at base camp on his 10th trip to the summit. wow. amazing. good morning to you, appreciate you joining us by phone. first of all let me ask you, did you know the climbers who died last weekend? no, no, i didn t. it is very sad event on the mountain here, obviously most of the base camp was shocked. one of those unfortunate things. lots to celebrate about mount everest and when this happens it saddens the whole community. how dangerous is climbing mount everest, we talked about the crowds, does that make it more dangerous? it all comes down to management, really. this is my tenth trip here, i have ten fingers, toes and my nose, it comes down to good planning, good preparations and working with a g
arrest of pedro hernandez for the murder of etan patz. the last bizarre twist in a 33-year-old mystery. also countdown to the olympics. dara torez has won 12 medals and gunning for more in london. i love standing up on the blocks against the young whipper snappers and swimming against them. tonight i dare her to show me what she s really made of. and in america, a good deed gone very, very bad. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. our big story tonight, politics and promises. mitt romney rolls out a new ad today and makes big promise on the deficit, trade with china, the economy and jobs. let s take a look. what would a romney presidency be like? day one, president romney announces deficit reductions, ending the obama error of big government, helping secure our kids futures. president romney stands up to china on trade and demands they play by the rules. president romney begins repealing job-killing regulations that are costing the economy billions. that s w
scene of the alleged crime. hernandez described to the detectives how he lured young etan from the school bus stop. at west broadway and prince street. with the promise of a soda. he then let him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. earlier today a law enforcement source said that hernandez was interviewed briefly years ago in connection with the case an that his claims were being treated with skepticism. tonight, pedro hernandez under arrest for the murder of 6-year-old etan patz, 33 years ago. susan candiotti is you knowing us live along with jeffrey toobin and lou palumbo. what other details are the police giving about this guy, pedro hernandez, and how this alleged murder took place? reporter: you know, anderson, this case just continues to be a real stunner. what we re hearing about this man is that as you indicated, he worked as a store clerk in this bodega and th