good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you for joining us this morning. mitt romney is standing by his decision to attend a vegas fund-raiser with donald trump today even though the real estate mogul won t let go of the birther issue. trump is again questioning where president obama was born. he first raised the issue a year ago. you know, back when he was running for president. barack obama should end this. he should provide the public with a birth certificate. if he doesn t do it, he s doing a tremendous disservice to the public. trump harped on the issue for such a long time that for the first time in american history, an american president produced his long form birth certificate. trump still hasn t put the issue to arrest but romney welcomes his support. joining me now is cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein. hi, ron. good morning. the obama campaign is hitting back with a new campaign ad going after romney about this controversy. let s watch a bit
george w. bush. i want to stay connected to the veteran community. i m not going to be a very public. this is a rare interview with me. keeping america great. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. big exclusive interviews tonight. the first will be with mr. ted turner. a tv pioneer and outspoken man. i want to know what he thinks of television, america, and his life today. plus a rare interview with george w. bush. tonight he talks about the cause closest to his heart. the country s veterans. after 9/11 millions volunteered. and they said i want to serve my country. and i don t view it as anything personal. i view it as we were all serving together. all part of a great cause. the cause of securing our country and liberty. exclusive interview with george w. bush coming later. but first someone who i think on this occasion literally needs no introduction. he is the man who created cnn. the reason that i m here and others are here working here. ted turner. welc
the first time since their brother michael s tragic death. i think that the challenge of getting back to the stage would be something this the celebration of 40 years in show business. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. we will get to my interview with the jacksons coming up. but with the summer olympics coming up in just a few weeks, one person knows how important the anti-doping screening will be is marion jones. she won in sydney, but lost it all in 2010 after being sent to prison. does that sound weird to you having your name associated with prison? because i remember the sydney olympics and you running like the wind and this incredible athlete, and you were so inspiring and brilliant, and when i have to even read those words, i feel bad. you know, never mind how you must feel. yes. gosh, how do you even put it in words? it has been now, you know, three years since i left prison, and it is still not easy to comprehend. i search for the right adjectives to
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