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Your reaction to that. here is how they defend the purchase of these ipads. >> in the ipad, its a tool of the future that students can use in the classroom to expand their learning experience. >> youre not buying that. you say $25,000 is a waste of money. why? >> well, first of all, let me just say that the gentleman, superintendent zapantis is a wonderful superintendent who i have great respect for and he works very hard for our school district. first of all, im not buying that its going to cos...

Well, the arrest of dominique strauss-kahn was an eye opener for the people in france. seeing the potential presidential candidate paraded in front of the cameras appalled many people. the french media are learning a lesson about how they cover their own politicians. >> reporter: what was it that franklin roosevelt always used to say, theres no indispensable man? well, for some french who saw him as the next president, dominic strauss-kahn was about as close as you come. but put him in cuffs and...

Well, the arrest of dominique strauss-kahn was an eye opener for the people in france. seeing the potential presidential candidate paraded in front of the cameras appalled many people. the french media are learning a lesson about how they cover their own politicians. >> reporter: what was it that franklin roosevelt always used to say, theres no indispensable man? well, for some french who saw him as the next president, dominic strauss-kahn was about as close as you come. but put him in cuffs and...

U.s. in fact the strauss-kahn affair has been a learning experience on both sides of the atlantic, but mostly here. for days, blase french journalists have been wondering how strauss-kahn made it up the social and political ladder without someone taking note of his alleged darker side. the relationship between politicians and journalists is a question raced even at the most edgy news magazine in french. >> the problem is probably theres fear in relation with power in france, and maybe the journa...

which was tied up for a year with the investigation and impeachment. so for the next hour in partnership with "time" magazine, well take a look at what makes wealthy powerful men who seem to have it all risk everything for adulterous sex. the latest revelations were bombshells, first a criminal accusation against the head of the international monetary fund by a hotel housekeeper. dominique strauss-kahn has since resigned his post and is out of jail on monday but even before the ink was...

clinton -- it affected the entire country that was tied up for a year with investigation and impeachment. so for the next hour in partnership with "time" magazine, well take a look at what makes powerful men who seem to have it all risk nerve for adultous sex. first a criminal -- hotel housekeeper. dominique strauss-kahn--former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his familys housekeeper more than a decade ago. and as cnns tom tomorrforema...

and impeachment. so for the next hour in partnership with "time" magazine, well take a look at what makes powerful men who seem to have it all risk everything for adulterous sex. first a criminal -- hotel housekeeper. dominique strauss-kahn--former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his familys housekeeper more than a decade ago. and as cnns tom foreman explains, these men are simply the latest in a gallery of cheaters. even in the midst ...

>> reporter: and for katie, she says she is ready for the learning experience of a lifetime. >> one of the goals of the peace corps is to bring a better understanding of americans to people around the world. i hope that i can be an ambassador. >> reporter: brooke baldwin, cnn. well, baseball, hank aaron is getting pretty candid in a one on one sit down with me. listen to this. >> we are talking about barry bonds and, you know, barry bonds has hit more home runs than i did. >> yeah, but there w...

video we are talking about. this is an example of the nighttime helmet cam video and gives you a idea of the quality of the stuff that the military is combing over. this is technology used by the s.e.a.l.s on bin ladens compound. you can see here in the helmet cam video that when it is shot in dark conditions, it is grainy and not a lot of detail it to, but they are going over it bit by bit to piece together all of the things that went on inside of that compound and piece it together. ...

Still teaching, i should add, at duke. had a chance to work with amy yunel, producer here at nbc "today" show and she was starting the project and i was interviewed for the interview and one thing led to another and i jumped on board and first as an executive producer and then narrating that segment in the film so its been quite an experience, a learning experience, but a wonderful story from just a wonderful man. >> how did he inspire you? as you said he was a teacher at one point there. he kno...