frost never stopped working. in fact, he was scheduled to interview britain's prime minister just this week. >>> and one more image tonight from washington, and a first for a sitting supreme court justice. ruth bader ginsburg officiated a same sex wedding. at the kennedy center in washington. in a statement, she said one of the men is a long-time friend and, quote, someone i much admire. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news" this sunday night. word this evening of a brand new warning coming and it affects millions of americans who take acetaminophen. we'll tell you what's behind the warning tonight in a moment. >>> and later, the big headline out of london this evening. many said she stole the show at the royal wedding, so, why is duchess kate's sister pippa suddenly in the news tonight? she'and you love her for it.ide. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your

presidents and eight british prime ministers, but it was david frost's exchanges with nixon that stand out, his persistent questioning finally drawing out an apology for watergate. >> i let down my friends. i let down the country. >> reporter: to this day, a dramatic moment of television history. >> the frost/nixon interviews gave america the trial that richard nixon never had. david was the easiest person to work for that i ever had. he was generous. he was kind. he distributed compliments. >> reporter: it wasn't just controversial interviews. frost had a light touch, too, with a reputation in britain for comedy and satire. >> listen, david, when i meet this man, if you think the world was surprised when nixon resigned, wait till i whip foreman's behind. >> reporter: his relaxed style seemed to disarm his interviewees. >> did you ever believe that stuff about having the weapons of mass destruction that could be unleashed in 45 minutes or did you never really believ that? >> i believe he was a dangerous man. >> reporter: his charm and wit were legendary. >> to my dear friend, sir david

frost offered him $600,000 and a cut of the profits. nixon said yes. cbs news correspondent anthony mason talked with frost in 2008 about that interview. >> do you think he picked you to do this interview in any way because you were an outsider? >> i think it helped, yes. >> reporter: the historic interaction between the two became the basis for a play and later the film "frost/nixon." frost rose to fame with the bbc and usually wore his trademark red sox. >> did you ever believe that stuff about him having weapons of mass destruction. >> reporter: he made headlines questioning u.s. presidents and british prime minister. beyond politics, frost even went one on one with celebrities. >> listen, david, when i meet this man, if you think the world was surprised when nixon resigned, wait until i whip foreman's behind. >> reporter: knighted in 1993, the late princess diana was godmother to the youngest of his three sons. frost died suddenly from a heart attack after giving a speech on the "queen elizabeth" cruise ship saturday night. he was 74 years old. edw

frost got nixon to admit to wrong doing in the water gate scandal. >> i let down my friends. i let down the country. >> the historic interviews were dramatized in a broadway play and a film titled frost nixon. we interviewed many world leaders over the years but continued to spotlight the nixon interviews. >> the actual interviews of water gate, by halfway through the second day we got to the point we hoped to get to and then it was a question of going further. >> david frost died of a heart attack aboard the queen elizabeth cruise ship. he was 74. >>> cbs reporter scott explains why the mayor is bullish on reunusual energy. >> reporter: lane caster averages about 300 days per year of the most intense sunlight in the country. >> we intend to figure out a way to use it the most efficiently. >> reporter: the mayor set a net 0 power goal to harness the energy from the sun and become 100% energy. >> it would be the deepest well, if that was oil. oil is power and power is solar. >> are how hard is it to get people on board with solar energy? >> the people have embraced it. >> repo

nixon the movie i did and was written by peter morgan and he loves these stories he did the queen. last king of scotland he loves these true stories about these unexpected opposing personalities going at it in very entertaining and revealing ways well. he knew niki lauder and learned about this rivalry between he and james hahn and all the drama and all the twists and turns that went with it and so here's a guy who's not doing it because he loves the sport he's doing it because he's fascinated by those characters and while i didn't know much about the sport i love sports drama us remember we talked about cinderella man years ago i you know i thought was a great a great opportunity to do something that would be really fresh that by the way kind of has to be experienced on the big screen. because of the intensity and the excitement of it all and yet very emotional and smart and intelligent to make is still a great guy yes he is and in fact he's just sold an airline this is a very intelligent well to do guy. and and his back in formula one he's always he's always remained as a comment

nixon the movie i did it was written by peter morgan and he loves these stories he did the queen last king of scotland he loves these true stories about these unexpected opposing personalities going at it in very entertaining and revealing ways well. he knew nicky loud and learned about this rivalry between he and james hahn and all the drama and all the twists and turns that went with it and so here's a guy who's not doing it because he loves the sport he's doing it because he's fascinated by those characters and while i didn't know much about the sport i love sports dramas you remember we talked about cinderella man years ago i you know i thought was a great a great opportunity to do something that would be really fresh that by the way kind of has to be experienced on the big screen. because of the intensity and the excitement of it all and yet very emotional and smart intelligent to make is still a great guy yes he is and in fact he's just sold an airline this is a very intelligent well to do guy. and in his back in formula one he's always he's always remained as a commentator for

frost paid nixon $600,000 for acce access. >> if anyone failed to get anything out of nixon. it would have been disastrous. >> reporter: far from a disaster, the interview was the landmark achievement of his career, the stuff of movies. he was played by michael sheen in the 2008 drama, "frost nixon" based on a stage play by the same name. frost interviewed seven american presidents and eight british prime minister. >> if you could choose one to lead the country you were living in, which would you choose? >> george h.w. bush. >> george bush, sr.? >> yes, he was wise, cautious and knew what he was determined to do. >> reporter: great lines from subjects like desmond tutu. >> i said, now, i always think of you as an optimist. he said, i'm not an optimist, i'm a prisoner of hope. great phrase. >> reporter: he had a program on an international network. for years the staple of bbc morning television. breakfast with frost, which he would end with his signature sign off. >> join us next week until then, top of the morning, good morning. >> he was 74. cnn, london. >> it is a great los

frost offered him $600,000 and a cut of the profits, nixon said yes. anthony nathan talked to frost in 2008 about that interview. >> do you think he picked you to do this interview in any way because you were an out sider? >> i think it happened. >> reporter: it helped for later bases of the film frostnixon. he wore his trade mark red socks. >> did you believe about him having weapon of mas destruction? >> reporter: he questioned 8 presidents, and prime ministers. frost was called a friend and fierce interviewer. beyond politics he want on one with one with celebrities. >> when i meet this man, if you think the world was surprised when nixon resigned wait until i whip foreman's behind. >> you nighted in 1993, the late princess diana was god mother of the youngest 3 sons. frost died from a heart attack after giving a speech. he was 74 years old. back to you. >>> frost began his career in the 1960s as a host of a show that scooped the news. at the time of his death he was working >>> mandela's health remains critical and he will continue with the same ca

suddenly david frost was a global figure because of the frost-nixon interviews. >> those interviews went on to become a stage play and major feature film? >> yes. david loved it. he sat in for the edit on part of the film. he really enjoyed it. there were a couple of things they got wrong. he didn't like the bit about the money changing hands, but generally he was a great fan of the film and he believed that, you know, it was a good indication of what actually happened in those famous interviews. >> a representation. indeed, richard. also, he invested and paid for the first ones. i remember him telling me that. richard brock, sad news today. veteran broadcaster sir david frost dying at the age of 74. >>> coming up in sports, spain goes to the wire, and it's business as usual for real madrid. wouldn't believe there is a farm inside of it. >>> this is some of the most active suz mcfault lines. there have been more than 10,000 er quakes in the last year alone. so far tehran has escaped the worst, but they say it's a matter of time before a quake hits the capital. we have the report. >> repo

i saw you on stage in "frost/nixon." and gosh, you were amazing in that. [ applause ] >> oh, thank you very much. >> jimmy: you went on to do the movie as well. >> yes. >> jimmy: the play was interesting to me because it was just two people just kind of talking -- >> yeah, just like this. and this isn't interesting. >> jimmy: no, not at all. [ laughter ] but that was just -- i was like, "how are they doing this?" it was unbelievable. and you just -- gosh, you were amazing. >> oh, thank you. >> jimmy: and then, i saw you play tony blair in two movies or three? >> we did three. "the queen" was the one that sort of was in the cinema. but, we did three of them all together. >> jimmy: for a second i thought that you were tony blair. >> well, you're not alone. >> jimmy: okay, really? >> i heard tony blair being interviewed, and he said that whenever he does come to america, people come up to him in the street and say, "you're great in that movie 'the queen.' you're fantastic." >> jimmy: does he get that, really? >> yeah, so he

so you look at the nixon interview and it has to be the template not just of david frost's interview style but for anyone following him. you can never do enough preparation. i think he had a beguiling charm. i always called him the charming -- he would be so seductive and friendly and nice and polite and then ask the most brutal questions with this lovely smile on his face and get out the most extraordinary revelations. that was difd frost. he was the quintessential british gentleman and he used all of that. he was kind of the james bond of interviewers if you like, where before you knew it, he gunned you down. >> a lot we can learn from him. piers morgan, thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. thanks, brian. >>> up next, an update on syria. then later, glenn greenwald says the world's reactions to the nsa spying scandal have exceeded his wildest dreams. we'll ask him what he means by that next. >>> hello, everyone. i'm fredricka whitfield at the cnn center in atlanta. first a check of this hour's headlines. this morning on cnn's "state of the union" secretary of state john kerry rev

years later, those conversations were the basis for the award-winning movie: "frost-nixon." ford motors is calling three -- recalling ford crowne victoria, mercury march keen and lincoln towncar manufactured from 2005 to 2011. it will agents about 307,000 cars sold in the u.s. and in canada. the problem is decaying metal that may cause drivers to lose the ability to steer the car. ford said in a statement issued saturday that it's unaware of any accidents or injuries linked to the issue. the crown victoria is a matter often used for police cruisers. >> detroit is now the largest city in the u.s. to declare bankruptcy. but now, the motor city is getting some help from a group called ho hostel detroit serving as an am bats tore to those who want to see another side of the troubled city. bisi oline-eri reports >> reporter: amidst the decay is working to change public perception and show tourists a great time. >> the next of hostel detroit is the to make sure travelers coming to detroit have a cheap, affordable place to stay and that when they come here, they have an experience

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down and i have to carry that burden with me for the rest of my life. >> nixon's staff picked frost thinking he would be soft and easy to out whit, but frost hired several journalists prepare and he did not let up on nixon. several years ago frost talked about that fame interview. >> the main surprise was that he did go as far as he went to his maricopa, which was fantastic. >> frost died last night of a heart attack on the queen elizabeth cruise ship where he was scheduled to make a ship. friends say he loved broadcasting and was looking forward to a host of projects,ip excluding interviewing the prime minister of britain next week. he was 74. >>> nelson mandela is back at home in joe hannis burg tonight -- johannesburg tonight. an ambulance took the president home where he was in the hospital for months for a recurrent lung infection. he'll receive the same level of intensive care from the same people who treated him. >>> closer to silicone valley, they say they will fight the fed's decision to shell the planned patent office in north carolina california. the feds have no choice b

from muhammad ali and nixon. >> you can buy the frost interviews in a tv store now a days. incredible. >> where were you? >> you don't know where i was. i was actually on capitol hill when that happened back in the day. >>> as congress prepares to vote on a possible strike against syria, bashar al assad remains defiant insisting his government will not back down. what is the president's plan if military action moves forward? we will talk to general bob scales coming up next. and yoneed it now. ladies, let's goo vegas. cute! waiter! girls' weekend here! priceline savings without the bidding. you see the gray. try root touch-up by nice 'n easy. just brush our permanent color matching creme right where you need it. then rinse. in ten nutes zap those grays and get on with your day. nice 'n easy root touch-up. starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we t

and it was contentious at times as frost pressed nixon on his involvement in the watergate scandal. >> as you look back at the record, you behaved partially protecting your friends or maybe yourself and that in fact you were to put it most simple a part of a coverup at times. >> no. i again, i again respectfully will not quibble with you about the use of the terms. >> frost died of a heart attack while on a cruise. british prime minister david cameron called him an extraordinary man with charm, wit, talent, intelligence in equal measure. frost was 74 years old. >>> images now of a landslide caught on tape. the people in the car had no chance to avoid this roadway hazard. then from the dust cloud, a boulder, that thing in the middle of your stream. >>> and president obama's push for a strike on syria. lawmakers getting a good look at the intelligence in a classified briefing today and they're talking about some of what they saw. stay with us. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to hel

frost is best known for his series of interviews with richard nixon after water gate. frost was on a cruise ship delivering a speech when he suffered a heart attack. he was 74-year-old old. >>> nelson mandela is out of the hospitals' back home. he was admitted to a hospital on june 8th for a recuring lung infection. he is still in critical condition and will receive the same intensive care at home which has now been configured like his hospital room. mandela could still return to the hospital if his health deteriorates any further. >> back here in the bay, caltrain riders who drive to station parking lots should brace for a price hike. the daily parking rate goes up to $5 today. the monthly parking fee goes up to $50, ten dollars more than what commuters currently pay. cal trains says it's only raises parking fees once since 2005 and the higher fee is needed to cover the increased cost of maintaining a parking lot. >> thousands of people enjoyed oakland's pride celebration today. >> i'm having a great time. >> had a first-ever marriage pavilion where same-sex couples c

nixon interviews. >> well, when the president does it, that means it is not reconvenes. unofficially, it is well under way. we begin with nancy cordes on capitol hill. >> reporter: members of congress from all around the country streamed back to the capitol this holiday weekend for a classified briefing from the president's national security staff. >> have you decided how you're going to vote? >> i'm going to go to the briefing. >> reporter: most of them said they're still deciding how to vote after the president granted them the input they demanded. connecticut democrat jim heinz: >> there's a great deal of skepticism in the room about-- about the utility, effectiveness and support that we would have for the kind of strikehat the president has proposed. >> reporter: lawmakers said they trust the administration's evidence that syria's government gassed its own people, but that may not be enough. california democrat janice hundred. >> i feel terrible about the chemical weapons that have been used. however, we know the chemical weapons have been used in other instances and

. >> he was known for his interview with richard nixon. david frost -- has passed away. how the veteran broadcaster is being remembered. . >>> a concorde assembly woman has proposed new legislation. martial arts, growing in popularity here in california over the past decades, some parents and coaches say it is misunderstood. an official with the athletic commission said it could be dangerous to young children. >> >> recovery efforts, the third anniversary of the deadly pg & e deadly gas pipeline explosion. eight people died. september 2010 disaster. on tuesday, san bruno mayor plans to talk about ongoing rebuilding efforts and continue to push for reforms in how public utilities are managed. >> >> organizers canceled today's performances after the death of two concertgoers. electric zoo festival draws thousands of people. yesterday, a 20-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man died. new york city officials say the deaths are linked to drugs. the coroner's office said further tests are needed to establish that. >> >> ford motor company has issued a recall for about 370,000 c

number 5, a veteran british broadcaster, david frost has died. he was a fixture on american and british television, but he was best known for his revealing interviews with president richard nixon. frost died of an apparent heart attack aboard the cruise ship, queen elizabeth. david frost was 74. >>> very few westerners have had access to the family of bashar al assad. and working with his wife and access to the dictator. >> it's pleasant on the outside but when he's making decisions with those closest to him he acts with cold brutal calculations. this time those calculation mays have betrayed him. bashar al assad some analysts say may have badly misread the signals, believed it when his cronies told him president obama wouldn't enforce his red line on chemical weapons a staggering miscalculation some say driven by his own unpredictable modes of behavior. >> he is quite moody and goes from one side to the other, bouts of rationality and unrationality. >> andrew tabler is one of the few westerners who had contact with him and worked with his wife a

best known for interviewing richard nixon on watergate, seen on television. frost died of a heart attack. >>> for the first time a supreme court justice has officiated at a same-sex wedding. ruth bader ginsburg did the honor. >>> cheney versus cheney. mary says her sister liz is quote dead wrong on the issue of gay marriage. lynn cheney says she opposes gay marriage. >>> and russian president vladimir put join visited some animals on sunday and fed some dolphins at an oceania. >>> that does it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rain in taiwan triggered a dramatic landslide, you can see the earth pour over this white car pushing it across the road. as this huge boulder comes to a rest. the torrential rains caused by tropical rains, leave the possibility of more landslides. >>> in las vegas, the flash flooding warning has ended, many roads still closed. many homes and vehicles were severely damaged in that storm leaving residents not only to have to clean up from this mess but to have to find new places to live, i guess and nbc's dylan deyer

frost is famous in america for his interview with the impeached richard nixon in 1977. >> i think that there are three things, since you asked me, i would like to hear you say -- i think the american people would like to hear you say, one is. there was probably more than mistakes. there was wrongdoing. whether it was a crime or not. yes, it may have been a crime too. >> i let down my friends. i let down the country. i let down our system of government and the dreams of all those young people that ought to get into government and think it's all too corrupt and the rest. i let the american people down. and i have to carry that burden with me for the rest of my life. >> as brilliantly portrayed in the 2008 movie, nixon frost. frost got the last word, not the journalist who criticized him at the time. he brought out the human side of a disgraced president. he became part of american history -- his willingness to throw his notes away and go with his heart and talent. for that, we honor sir david frost. "ac 360" starts now. >>> erin, thanks. good evening, everyone. we begin with the looming

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president richard nixon. most recently frost hosted a series of interviews for al jazeera. lawrence lee has more. >> hello. welcome to "frost over the world." >> reporter: by the time david frost arrived on screen on al jazeera, he achieved something no other television journalist ever did. he was a true global star, a man whom celebrities, world leaders and the rest actually wanted to be interviewed by, even if they knew it might be uncomfortable. >> so far it's been, you know, pretty much a disaster. >> it has. >> reporter: he was equally at home sitting opposite karzai as he was next to isabel. such was his charm and presence that he was impossible not to like. despite his fame he had as much time for a colleague in the core doer as he did a serving prime minister. >> amazing because of the amount of people he dealt with on a daily basis, people he knew by first-name terms, some of the top people in the world. statesmen, celebrities. he knew them all, and yet he was still an ordinary guy and a really nice

interviews with president richard nixon. david frost, 74 years old. >>> with the threat of a u.s. strike on syria looming, how might that affect americans here at home? that's next. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and bacteria. try fixodent. it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >>> so how could a possible u.s. strike on syria affect you here at home? here is christine romans. >> just the threat of u.s. strikes in syria is affecting your money. the worst day for the dow since june as investors rushed out of stocks into the perceived safety of gold and government bonds. oil prices already up 15% over the past three months thanks to instability in egypt surging to an 18-month high. now, syria isn't a major oil producer. international sanctions reduced that country's exports. traders worry the violence could spread disrupting supply. syria has political, economic and m

>> as brilliantly portrayed in the 2008 movie, nixon frost. frost got the last word, not the journalist who criticized him at the time. he brought out the human side of a disgraced president. he became part of american history -- his willingness to throw his notes away and go with his heart and talent. for that, we honor sir david frost. "ac 360" starts now. >>> erin, thanks. good evening, everyone. we begin with the looming debate over attacking syria, a debate that many americans in congress ask for even as lawmakers say it's coming too late. the president started working on this labor day to get house and senate members on board for the resolution with military action. in syria, as we've said so many times, the violence continues. an opposition group says at least 63 more people were killed today including 8 children. 8 more children to add to the death toll. the latest videos posted online, attest the violence we've been reporting on for more than two years. we can't independently verify what they show. the stories remain the same. heavy s

but he was perhaps best known for the interviews with president richard nixon. david frost was 74. >>> and now we take a closer look at the nerve gas that the u.s. is accusing syria of using. saran gas. it is one of the most toxic chemical weapons that exist. even a fraction of an ounce can kill a person. elizabeth cohen tells us how dangerous it can be. >> a reason why saran gas is so lethal is that you don't know it's coming. it is odorless, it is tasteless. you usually don't know that y you've been affected until you get sick. the pew tills come to a pinpoint. they get headaches, excessive sweating, convulsions and respiratory failure. nerve gas can kill within minutes. some people survive and probably means that they didn't get as big of a dose when they breathe it or not or touched it or get to a place where there is no gas. here's exactly what nerve gas does to your body. the glands and the muscles have off switches so they're not working all the time and a nerve gas turns off that off switch so your muscles and glands are working all the time. you actuall

and british television but was perhaps best known for his revealing interviews with president richard nixon. david frost was 74 years old. >>> nelson mandela was released from the hospital today after nearly three months of treatment. the doctors say he can get the same level of intensive care at his home. mandela was hospitalized on june 8th with a lung infection. his history of lung and respiratory infections dates from his 27-year imprison moment for fighting against apartheid. >>> we are delving deeply into syria and what happens next. that's in our next hour. we'll talk about what the military is thinking about doing with the ships that are already off the coast of syria right after this. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm darr on rollback: you save $20. and this huffy cranbrook cruiser. on rollback: you save over $9! get more for your money at walmart's super savings event.

. >> david frost, the british journalist whose signature moment was an interview with president nixon is dead tonight at the age of 74. frost died yesterday of a suffering a heart attack on the cruiseliner queen elizabeth 2. frost's career spanned half a century and included interviews with the world's most powerful and famous people. his interview with nixon lead to admissions supporting the widespread conclusion that the ex-president obstructed justice in the watergate affair. >>> nelson mandela is back home tonight. he has been in the hospital for the past three months with a lung infection. his home has been altered to accommodate his medical needs. many people believe mandela was released to spend the last days with his family. >>> still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, a series of arsons in the north bay. how hunters track down the man accused of setting the fires. and a major setback in silicon valley. how the push for innovation is proving to be too expensive for the u.s. government. and later, dramatic video as a car is pushed away by floodwaters in southern california. we'll s

president richard nixon in 1977. one person he knew -- who knew david frofs was well was richard brock. he worked with him on the frost interview and front appropriate over the world here at al jazeera. richard joins me on this sad day from london. richard, he was known for the interview stuff of television. what made him such a good inquiz tore? >> david was not a pressure. he would have a conversation, but he would always get to the plays where he wanted to get to and where every interviewer wants to get to. he wanted the schools but he did it in a particular style. he did get the big stories. he got the news lines. he got everything he wanted, but he did it in a way which wasn't so inquiz tole for some. >> he was never aggressive? was he. he asked the right questions which is what it's all about. that's right. he didn't like aggressive interviews. he didn't think that they put over the right image for interviews and he didn't thing that they necessarily got the results whereas his 9s a very conversational style. h

. >> david frost, the british journalist whose signature moment was an interview with president nixon is dead tonight at the age of 74. frost died yesterday of a suffering a heart attack on the cruiseliner queen elizabeth 2. frost's career spanned half a century and included interviews with the world's most powerful and famous people. his interview with nixon lead to admissions supporting the widespread conclusion that the ex-president obstructed justice in the watergate affair. >>> nelson mandela is back home tonight. he has been in the hospital for the past three months with a lung infection. his home has been altered to accommodate his medical needs. many people believe mandela was released to spend the last days with his family. >>> still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, a series of arsons in the north bay. how hunters track down the man accused of setting the fires. and a major setback in silicon valley. how the push for innovation is proving to be too expensive for the u.s. government. and later, dramatic video as a car is pushed away by floodwaters in southern california. we'll s

but he is best known for his interview with richard nixon in 1977 following nixon's resignation. frost was 74 years old. >>> the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion fourmonths ago in west texas was honor during the town's annual labor day weekend parade. ♪ [ music ] >> the april 17 explosion killed 15 people, injured hundreds more destroying a part of the town. yesterday the first responders who died in the blast were named honorary parade marshals and fire trucks lead the parade in their ho for. >> the motions are hard -- emotions are hard. they have been for months. you don't know what will set something off. >> there was also a moment of silence for the victim during the parade's opening ceremony. the investigation into the explosion is still ongoing. >>> a military hearing for three former u.s. naval academy football players are accused of sexual assault, underway this morning in washington, d.c. the hearing will determine whether the three mid-shipmen will be court marshaled on charges of sexually assaulting another student after a night of drinking. a judge has deni

president richard nixon, has died. sir david frost passed away at the age of 74. he was best known for his series of interviews with nixon in 1977 in which the president conceded some fault over watergate. british prime minister david cameron put it best when he tweeted frost was a friend and fearsome interviewer. >>> and a new picture this morning of a story we told you about yesterday. just as ruth bader ginsburg became the first member of the supreme court saturday to conduct a same-sex wedding ceremony, she officiated the marriage of her long-time friend, the president of the kennedy center for the performing arts and economist john roberts. >>> and you won't believe this dramatic video out of taiwan. we showed it to you at the top of the broadcast. a camera mounted on the dashboard of a car traveling behind the one you see here, capturing a landslide. that's not it. check this out. a massive boulder trips down several times. the car comes down crashing down and stops within inches of the car. the driver and a passenger walked away with minor injuries. talk ab

welcome to "frost over the world." by the time david frost was on the screen at al jazeera, he achieved something no television journalist ever did. he was a true global star. a man who celebrities and world leaders and the rest wanted to be interviewed by, even if they knew it might be uncomfortable. >> so far it's been, you know, pretty much a disaster. >> it has. >> reporter: he was equally at home sitting next to karzai as he was to isabel. such muches his charm and presence, he was impossible not to like. despite his fame, he always had time for a colleague in the corridor as it is a serving prime minister. >> amazing because of the amount of people he dealt with on a daily basis. you have statesmen, celebrities. he knew them all, and yet he was an ordinary guy. really very nice man. >> reporter: david cameron said, my heart goes out to korina and the family. david was an extraordinary man with charm, wit, talent and intelligence and warm in equal measure. he made a huge impact on television and politics. the nixo

. >>> david frost passed away. best known for interviewing richard nixon during the watergate. >>> for the first time a supreme court justice officiated at a same-sex wedding. ruth bader ginsburg did the honors. >>> cheney versus cheney. mary cheney says her sister liz is quote dead wrong on the issue of gay marriage. lynn cheney said that she opposes gay marriage. last year mary cheney married her longtime same-sex partner >>> and russian president vladimir putin visited some animals on saturday. he got to shake hands with a very large wall russ. >>> that does it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rains in taiwan triggered a dramatic landslide. you can see the earth pour over this white car push it across the road as a huge boulder comes to the rest. the torrential rains caused by the tropical rains are expected to continue over the next few days. back here in the states, flash flooding over the holiday weekend forcing dozens out of their homes in las vegas. many roads still closed. thankfully

. >>> frost broke through in the u.s. with what mr. cameron alluded to his most famous interview that of richard nixon when the american president admitted he had betrayed his people. that interview exposed part of frost's genius, getting people to reveal themselves. >> he didn't want to he was awkward with people, that clumsiness probably closed him off from what knowing what the public were think. >> prime minister thank you very much very much indeed. >> david frost is unique in television, an entertainer known on both sides of the atlantic. anyone who was anyone, would have been flattered to have the frost interview. lawrence lee, al jazeera london. >> gorge, i'm morgan radford and these are some of the stories we're following at this hour. secretary of state john kerry says the case against the syrian government is growing stronger by the day. kerry told several sunday talk shows, the government should not allow assad to gas people with impunity. but the the syrian president says the united states lacks authority that the governme

after making his name in britain, frost broke through in the u.s. with what mr. crameron alluded to his most famous interview with richard nixon when the president admitted he betrayed his people. that interview, itself, exposed something of frost's genius, of understanding how people operate and then getting them to reveal themselves. >> one of the reasons he was in touch with what people were thinking was he didn't like going out of his way to meet people because he was awkward with people and that awkwardness and clumsiness probably closed him off from knowing what the public were thinking. it's those personal flaws that dom through. >> prime minister, thank you very much indeed. >> david frost's legacy is unique in world television, a news man and journalist who is also an entertainer on both sides of the add lantic. anyone who is anyone would be flattered to offer the frost interview. there is hardly anyone in the history of t.v. who could make that claim. lawrence lee, al jazeera, london. >> section abuse scandals and leaked documents have scarred the reput

frost was best known to u.s. audiences for his series of interviews with former president richard nixon. cnn's "reliable sources" will have more on david frost in the 11:00 a.m. hour. those are your top stories. i'm fredricka whitfield. now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> now for our "when in the world segment." watching countries from around the world grow and prosper, we tend to assume that global poverty is falling. in fact the world bank says that in 1981, nearly half the world citizens were impoverished, they lived on less than $1.25 a day. today less than a fifth of the world's population lives in poverty. in raw numbers that translates to a 40% drop, from 2 billion to 1.2 billion people. when i dug deeper, i realized the picture was more murky. most of the reduction has to do with one country, china. take it out of the equation and the numbers look very different. let's go back to 1981. back then china accounted for 43% of the world's poor. the other major contributors were south asia with 29% and subsah

legendary broadcaster sir david frost has died. frost had a prolific career in television. early on with "that was the week that was." he was perhaps best known here with his interviews with former president richard nixon. his family said frost died of a heart attack aboard the cruise ship "the queen elizabeth." sir david frost was 74. now today's weather. mild temperatures for the mid-worcester. -- midwest. the northeast will see scattered showers. rain in the southeast, as well. sunny and mild in the plains today and tomorrow, but in the east, there's more rain in the labor day forecast. >> now they've taken those towers down with thermal torches. >> ahead, work in progress. >> this is michelle. how can i help if you're like me, you've been working you've been working like a dog all year. but you don't need to camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself! mattress discounters' labor day sale ends monday! rest those tired bones on a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! get 48 months interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection. not

he was best known for a series of revealing interviews he did with former president nixon in the '60s. years later, those conversations were the basis for the award winning movie "frost nix on." >>> for the first time in months, nelson mandela is home today. he was released from the hospital in pretty or i can pre where he has been hospitalized for a lung condition. he will continue treatment in the comfort of his home in johan he johannesburg. >>> ford motors is recalling three of its popular said ages because of a problem with the steering shaft. ford crown victoria, mercury grand marquis and lincoln town car all manufactured from 2005 to 2011. the recall affects about 307,000 cars that were sold in the u.s. and in canada. now, the problem is decaying metal that may cause drivers to lose the ability to steer the car. fo ford said in a statement issued saturday it's unaware of any accidents offer issues linked to the issue. the crown victoria is a model that's often used for police cruisers. despite the recall, ford is making good on a promise to create more american jobs. the auto m

nixon. british prime minister david cameron sent his condolences through a twitter post that called frost "a friend and a fearsome interviewer." >> in portugal. fire-fighting and relief efforts continue in forest fire areas in central and northern portugal. at least five have been killed and several firefighters have been injured since early august. residents in several areas were evacuated as winds with speeds of over 120 miles per hour fanned the flames. according to the government, fire was reported in a total of 317 locations in the country. almost five-thousand firefighters and over 13 hundred fire engines are tackling the flames. >> people tend to snack at night for a variety of reasons - but those empty calories likely are damaging your health and your waistline. in today's health minute, holly firfer has tips on better choices for later evening eating. >> reporter: many people snack at night and he works 12 hours. >> it is kind of like a reward. >> reporter: his favorite snacks are n

david frost, best known in this country for his interviews, president richard nixon after he resigned has died. his family said he died of a heart attack on a ship where he was set to give a speech. david frost was 74 years of age. >>> and moving on to new signs of progress in the effort to get the wildfire in yosemite national park in california under control. it is now 40% contained. the u.s. forest service now saying fire fighters expect 100% containment by september 20th. >>> and retailers across the country participating in a patriotic labor day celebration, made in america. awarding discounts to customers for products made in the u.s. walmart, omaha state and others are in on it. >>> and ruth bader jinsberg is the highest court official to officiate a same sex wedding. the two men are personal friends of hers. >>> and indianapolis, indiana, a near fatal accident. the deliver man's car going straight into a garage. the couple was home but unhurt. witnesses say the car was swerving before the crash. police are investigating. >>> and rolling into the record book, the world's larges

for his interviews with richard nixon after his resignation. the bbc reports that frost had a fatal heart attack last night during a speech. he was 74 years old. >>> the u.s. military poised and ready to strike syria, then president obama announces he wants a vote from congress. that could be several weeks away. let's bring in lieutenant commander jack wiles, a former f-14 fighter jet pilot. his navy flight training is used -- model target, and david, a former military advisor to president reagan and has written extensively on afghanistan. good morning, gentlemen, to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> david, first to you, we heard from a senior administration official yesterday who said that martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said the timing here doesn't matter, that a delay does not affect the u.s.'s capability to strike syria. is that accurate? >> no, it's going to either affect it one way or the other. you can either bring more forces into the region, commit more forces in the position to participate in

nixon after he resigned has died. his family said he died of a heart attack on a ship where he was set to give a speech. david frost was 74 years of age. >>> and moving on to new signs of progress in the effort to get the wildfire in yosemite national park in california under control. it is now 40% contained. the u.s. forest service now saying firefighters expect 100% containment by september 20th. >>> and retailers across the country participating in a patriotic labor day celebration, made in america. awarding discounts to shoppers who buy products made in the u.s. walmart, best buy, omaha steaks, and others are in on the promotion. >>> and ruth bader ginsburg is the first sitting justice on the highest court to officiate a same-sex wedding. the two men are personal friends of hers. >>> and indianapolis, indiana, a driver is recovering from injuries this morning after a near fatal accident. the delivery man's car going straight into a garage. the couple who life there were home at the time but were unhurt. witnesses

. >>> veteran british journalist, david frost has died. he garnered worldwide fame for his historic series of interviews with former president nixon. he got him to admit to the wrong doing in the water gate scandal. >> i let down my friends, i let down the country. >> it was dramatized in a hollywood movie. he would continue to reflect on the recessions for the rest of his life. >> and as it happens over the two days of the actual interview on the water gate. about halfway through the second day, you know, we have gotten to the point where we are hoping to get to it and then it was a question of going further, trying to get more than what we have really expected. >>> it's a one-of-a-kind view from the bridge. the spectacular shots that they want you to pay close attention to one thing in particular. >>> the closure could rain on this parade as we will take you out to the pride. >>> and the candy shot, restaurant, even the arcade as it is all just a typical day of the office when you work with facebook. >> it is fired up, live, the high-def

, best known for his interviews with richard nixon in which the former president apologized for watergate, has died at the age of 74. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. just like our last video, a thief is caught on camera inside a bait car. but this time the suspect makes a mad dash for freedom. and leads police and a television news crew and a maintenance worker on a wild chase through an 18-hole golf course. better never saw this on the fairway. may 5th, 2008. las vegas. metro police have placed an unlocked bait car in the parking lot of the angel park golf club to lure car thieves who've been targeting the area. it's early in the morning, but someone's already bitten. the car thief finds the keys in the center console of the cadillac escalade, gets into the driv driver's seat, quickly takes off checking to make sure he isn't being followed. unbeknownst to him authorities are quickly tracking his movements, and they're not the only ones. high overhead, the crew in the action 13 news camera is making their morning rounds. monitor

in the 1970s, frost gained international recognition for his revealing post-watergate interviews with then president richard nixon. >>> for the first time since one of its members died in a hazing incident, the band will be on the field. the band was suspended after the drum major robert champion died. they are playing against mississippi valley state. environmentalists in gone ease i can't are taking unusual measures, trying to protect the jungle for trees that are good for the economy but not so good for the earth. details are straight ahead. christopher reed.org. >> what happens when social media uncovered fascinating news stories. >> they share. >> social media isn't an after thought, i draws the discussion across america. >> the social media community, on t.v. and online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations. lap >> within to al jazeera. there is a battle over the indonesian rain forest brewing with environmentalist taking unusual measures in their protecting the rain forest. >> reporter: it's a rare sight and environmental analysts with chain saws. i roncally, they are