story, this is piers morgan tonight. 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
you want to be the best, you have to do things others are not willing to do. 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 are 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 abo
wait till you hear his story. this is piers morgan tonight. you only have to hear melissa etheridge s voice once and you ll never forget her. also known for being outspoken on all kinds of issues close to her heart. welcome. nice to be here. you re a kind of fiery soulful character, aren t you, on and often stage? i m just trying to live this interesting life we all have in front of us. 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. i mean, really. you re never actually going to arrive, are you? no. this train never gets to a station. it does not. there is no there there. for myself, i ve achieved some of those markers that you think, oh, the oscar, those things. e
special forces operators and meeting with local officials when the gunman opened fire. it is not the only time that week that supposedly a friendly killed a number of u.s. troops in afghanistan and stay there. we will be live from the pentagon in a moment. and syrian rebels say they are fighting in new neighborhoods and new tactics in aleppo, and this is following what the rebels call a tactical stronghold by rebels, and they were forced by jets and helicopters and tanks. the opposition activists say that 115 people have been killed just today across the country. many of them in aleppo. the british government meanwhile is planning to increase nonlethal aid to the rebels. so now in the absence of diplomatic progress, the united kingdom will do much more. we will expand our support to the syrian people, and the syrian political opposition with an extra 5 million pounds of nonlethal practical assistance. this will help protect unarmed opposition groups, human rights activi
all of our government. 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 for