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Wonderful, full of life individual you saw on tv. that's what he was like in real life as well. >> reporter: fans trusted his opinion. >> well if he gave it a thumbs down i wouldn't go. >> reporter: in 2006 ebert was diagnosed with cancer and after surgery lost his ability to speak. that's when he turned to a computer for help. >> these are my words. but this is not my voice. this is alex, the best computer voice i have been able to find. >> reporter: ebert learned this week his cancer returned, vowing to fight it again, his final blog ended with -- "so on this day of reflection i say again, t...

Glasses ebert loved to talk and also became the first film critic to ever win the pulitzer prize. >> a kind, generous, passionate, wonderful, full of life individual you saw on tv. that's what he was like in real life as well. >> reporter: fans trusted his opinion. >> well if he gave it a thumbs down i wouldn't go. >> reporter: in 2006 ebert was diagnosed with cancer and after surgery lost his ability to speak. that's when he turned to a computer for help. >> these are my words. but this is not my voice. this is alex, the best computer voice i have been able to find. >> reporter: ebert learned...

Partner, gene siskel would spar many said like a long time married couple. >> what about the movie? what about the dialogue and the characters? >> roger is honest. >> gene siskel died in 1999 of a brain tumor. years later roger ebert would face his greatest test too. losing portions of his jaw and ability to speak, eat and drink after cancer surgeries turning to a computer generated voice to do the speaking for him. >> these are my word. this is not my voice. this is alex the best computer voice i have been able to find. >> reporter: he would use the computer to speak about the gift of talking...

The ones i hated is with the british accented. >> you love british accents. >> i do but when steve was on the other day he was being transferred to what they call the agent cue. we don't cue you line up, right? is it better for the company because it savings money but the comment about spirit airlines. we'll have an update. blue sky, goodwill. if you are sick of hearing the computer voice or greg's voices, you are blowing away your blue sky and goodwill. >> there are lot of people in america looking for work. wouldn't it be better to hire somebody. >> i like the personal interaction. there w...

i'm not getting into that. >> i think what the real focus is here again is on religious tolerance. that's really what this is about. and i think again to make this a big issue is just ridiculous right now. >> we're covering all the angles for you. paul steinhauser is in washington. and shannon travis is in iowa. let's go ahead and start with you, paul. bachmann and cain ducking the debate shows. just how delicate the balancing act proves, i guess, how delicate that balancing act needs to be. so what do you think? is this the end of the topic, or are we going to hear a lot more? >> i ...