cockroaches, the kardashian family, and cuban dictator fidel castro. who ranks higher? donald trump, those nfl replacement refs, wow, and the nation of france. the survey was conducted just a few days ago. and they also rank lower than colonoscopies and gonorrhea. wow. gonorrhea is more favorable than congress. wow, wow, wow. how about that? i have nothing left to say. let s just continue. speaks for itself. safety first. well, president obama s upcoming inaugural ceremony will feature some of america s most popular musical performers. how about beyonce, kelly clarkson, and james taylor? they ll be front and center when the president and vice president are sworn in january 21st. disgraced cyclist legend lance armstrong is ready to face questions about doping allegations head on. armstrong is giving an exclusive tell-all interview to oprah winfrey. his first since being stripped of all seven of his tour de france titles.
foundation and me leads me to where i am today, finished with this nonsense. as i said the united states anti-doping agency came down quickly after he threw in the towel on this one, stripping him of all seven of his tour de france titles, lifetime ban from the sport, also loses the bronze medal at the 2000 olympic games. it is a sad story in a lot of ways. but you have to believe this arbitration hearing that was coming, there were going to be apparently ten witnesses, many his own teammates saying they saw him do this. again he maintains he never tested positive for anything. he was a brand and the brand is damaged. what makes it worst, he s hardly unique. across sports and all sorts of enhancing drugs. this is a play in modern sports, the playing field is not level. this is the umpteenth example. you don t know what to believe, what to trust. this is not a good thing. yeah. we saw it in baseball too, mark halperin, back-to-back 50-game suspensions for banned
morning. thank you for your time. thank you very much. absolutely. three days of very heart wrenching, emotional, and at times very disturbing testimony in the jerry sandusky child sexual abuse trial. the prosecution almost done presenting its case. how is the defense gearing up to respond? plus, more doping allegations against lance armstrong this time around it could cost him all seven of his tour de france titles. but first, going for the gold. we re talking about london, is 2008 gold medal double trap shooter glen eller, a member of the u.s. army and has made every olympic game since 2000, his performance at the olympic trials last month hitting 609 out of the 650 targets makes him a favorite to win in london. eller will compete along with three other americans to bring home medals in the shooting events this summer. do you see it ?
sarah jessica parker and anna wintour take on roles as obama s fundraisers tonight. the price, $40,000 a plate. is hgtv s house hunters a fraud? a blogger on the show claims reality show was anything but. fake houses, made-up storylines. today, the network tells its side of the story. perfect game. a shining moment for matt cain. the pitcher throwing a rare perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters he faced. this morning, the giant is a gem. cnn newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. i m carol costello. at one time, lance armstrong towered over the cycling world the way babe ruth was adored by baseball fans. but today, armstrong may be better compared to barry bonds. controversial, polarizing, and tainted anew by doping allegations. the new charges filed by the u.s. anti-doping agency could strip armstrong of one of his seven tour de france victories. and already they are forcing him to the sidelines at his new love, competing in ironman triathal triathalon
right now. good morning, welcome, everybody. our stastarting point this mor is day four of the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial with three victims set to take the stand. the prosecution is moving at a rapid pays. the state is expected to rest tomorrow. cnn susan candiotti is live at the courthouse in bellafonte, pennsylvania this morning. good morning. three more alleged victims are expected to take the stand today and tomorrow before prosecutors wrap up their case. among them, we expect to hear from one youngster, back in 1988, her mother went to police after she discovered her boy had been showering with jerry sandusky. charges were never filed in this case, but the mother said the little boy was naked, jerry sandusky had bear hugged him and she was worried he might have touched some of his private areas. charges never filed in this case, however, police did eavesdrop on jerry sandusky and they said he told them this, quote, i understand i was wrong. i wish i could get f