you only have to hear melissa ethridge once, you only have to hear it once. she s an outspoken person on all kinds of things close to her heart. welcome. thank you. you have a wonderful fiery soul offstage, don t you? i m just making some choices? when you look at your extraordinary life, professional and personal, how do you feel now about where you ve arrived, where you are right now? i think at this point, i m 51 now. i ve realized, oh, it s just a journey. you never get there. you never get it done. it s all about how you re doing it. that is so true. you will never actually arrive, are you? no. this train never gets to a station? it does not. there is no there there. for myself, who, you know, i ve achieved some of those markers that you think, oh, the oscar, those things, and each time, i go, there s no there here. that s nice, that s great but it s about how am i doing and how s this journey? what s been the best pitstop on your train so far? what s
i don t know anyone who doesn t respect his character and judgment. paul ryan was only 28 years old when he was first elected to the united states congress. he served seven terms, almost 14 years. at 42, he s the same age as the eldest of romney s five sons. ryan s catholic with a wife and three young children. i want you to meet my family. this is my wife, janna. our daughter, liza, and our sons, charlie and sam. i m surrounded by the people i love. i love you too. janesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised and i never really left it. it s our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, turning ideas into action, and action into solutions. i am committed, in heart and mind, to putting that experience to work in a romney administration. my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that have j
this is piers morgan tonight. as the olympics draw to a close, the games will be remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. michael, welcome. you said if you e ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. how are you feeling? i feel all right. grouchy and tired? not yet. maybe a couple of questions. you can answer the questions all day. then it will give me less time. i feel like a tape recorder though. london is my hometown. what is extraordinary is every american athlete i have interviewed, when i asked them about their role model, 90% said you. you are like a god-like figure. with that comes responsibility. are you aware of that? what do you feel about that responsibility? sometimes i feel it, but i like to think of myself as a
most factually challenged campaign spots and holding them up for a close examination. we re trying to figure out what is true and what is not. we begin tonight with a romney ad. in 1996, president clinton and a bipartisan congress helped end welfare as we know it, by requiring work for welfare. president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under obama s plan you wouldn t have to work or train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. and welfare to work turns back into just being welfare. you will hear from newt gingrich who defends that ad and makes a stunning admission of whether it s true to the facts. i want to show you how mitt romney is campaigning on the claims made in that ad. with a very careful executive action, he removed the requirement of work from welfare. it is wrong to make any change that would make america more of a nation of government dependency. we must restore and i will restore work into welf
it s no laughing matter but will anyone take her seriously? plus, how can anyone walk away from this? two survivors tell their incredible life and death story. within three or four seconds, you re on the ground. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. president obama and governor romney proving to all of us tonight unfortunately how low they will go. new attack ads from both sides, ads that twist the truth that are, frankly, shocking and unacceptable. including the latest that holds bain capital or mitt romney responsible for causing a woman s death. a new romney ad blames obama for a war on religion. when religious freedom is threatened. we say this, for those of you who say these super pacs are to blame and not the candidates, i say to president obama and governor romney, step up and disavow any connection or live with the fact both of you are part of the problem and not the solution. with me now is former pennsylvania governor and former dnc chairman ed ren