>> are you going to be okay? >> i'm going to be okay. we'll settle willis down and we'll all be okay. first, lance armstrong, some stunning admissions he made to oprah winfrey. >> not only did he admit to using illegal drugs, he says he thought of taking those drugs as being similar to filling his bike's tires with air and his bottle with water. so it was really just trying to level the playing field. >> abc's brandi hitt joining us with more on this interview and admission. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning paula and john. this is the confession everyone wanted to hear, but can this interview help lance armstrong repair the damage he's done? after a decade of deception, it's the moment many thought would never come. >> in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope? >> yes. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview on the oprah winfrey network, lance armstrong finally confessed to using banned substances to help him compete.