about how al qaeda operated and the roundup of their field generals like khalid shaikh mohammed let us not just to learn that there was a courier, i remember when they learned there was a courier who might be a link to osama bin laden, but we also, from those people, learned about the structure of al qaeda unfolding plot lines. it was important. we also have to remember that it was president bush who brought khalid shaikh mohammed in to the open at guantanamo who told the american people that he was bringing him there and so many of these efforts that we made early on evolved during the bush administration. secretary rice, thank you for joining us with this. secretary condoleezza rice, former secretary of state, former national security adviser for the united states. good to see you this morning. thank you. still ahead, 8:10 eastern, talking with a man who was defense chief on 9/11, donald rumsfeld, his thoughts on
undoubtedly get the big screen treatment, i think this is a story line, a concept that we re going to see pop up in a lot of plot lines in forthcoming films and tv shows. and as a lot of people noted, carol, this whole thing plays out like an episode of 24. who knows, maybe it will inspire the 24 film. jack bauer against bin laden. i love anything jack bauer does, so it would work for me. what has the reaction been like to hollywood in the news, anyway? hollywood s been reacting to the news like the rest of the country, some relief, excitement, and, yeah, plenty of jokes as well. they were inevitable, too. last year in new york city, we asked a few stars for their reaction. fergie from the black-eyed peas gave us a thoughtful take but some other stars were more glib. let s take a look. i think all of the new yorkers who had found these in 9/11 are very happy that justice was served and although for me
the crime writer drew inspiration from his own world. like most swede s, his characters drink a ton of coffee, sometimes at the same shop the author did. and in that neighborhood, we discovered almost everyone has a tattoo. ana has five. that was actually quite painful. reporter: plot lines were ripped straight from the author s day job at a left-wing pro-democracy magazine. michael ekman worked with him for ten years. if you read the book, it s not hard to understand that he s a believer in democracy and feminists. reporter: it s a political message wrapped within three thrilling page turners. and if rumors in sweden are true, there could be more. larsson may have written a fourth. stephanie gosk, nbc news, stockholm. coming up, american idol turned on its head. it s now the judges who are apparently wondering if they ve been voted off, or not.
wouldn t of course think that. adding to the intrigue of the novels is the author himself. in 2004, he died suddenly, just before the books were published. when larsen died, he was making just $30,000 a year. he had always dreamt of buying a cottage on an island, if he were alive today, he probably could buy the island. the crime writer drew inspiration from his own world, from the swedish country side to stockholm. like most sweeds, his characters drink a ton of coffee, and in that neighborhood we discovered almost everyone has a tattoo, anna has five. plot lines were ripped straight from larsen s day job. it s a political message wrapped within three thrilling page turners. and if rumors in sweden are
tanged up in a web of intricate plot lines and begging the viewers to look deeper, and deeper at each and every turn. martha: and, best looking people that ever landed on an island, i have to tell you that, and people are hoping tor answers to some of the show s big question, all i have to say is 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42. and i know that one of our producers, who is a big fan will tell you why that is what that means after this. bill: i don t think it is the lottery. martha: i don t think so, either. bill: and the numbers, too in a moment, racking up the bill on your dime. the trip for more than 20 lawmakers at the climate change summit costing you a heck of a lot more than you might think, we break down how they spent your money. and some of these charges are just martha: we re going to copenhagen! on your dime! and an inky invasion, along the california coastline is creating an opportunity for some fishermen. ink? what does that mean, squid, right? we ll be right back. from a leg