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Him at the cia, it is a situation that the white house can control a little bit more or at least that is the thinking around washington. >> so, to continue the domino effect and you said it would take place in the um is mer time, who then takes petraeus' job in afghanistan? >> well, this will be somebody that the american public does not know as well as general petraeus of course. lieutenant general john allen, the united states marine corps. he is now the deputy at the u.s. central command, so he is very knowledgeable about the situation in afghanistan, iraq, and the middle east. he is very w...

Between, say, 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., there's not a lot going on. you have the occasion arrival or departure, a plane taking off for takeoff or landing. but for the most part, you're there waiting for an airplane to call you or to talk to an adjacent facility. >> so is it easy to have a tendency to want to doze? >> no, i've not had any personal instances of falling asleep nor have i seen anyone do it. but it is a tedious time, between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. and where i work, we're fortunate to have two people on. up until recently, we had one person working and in many instances, some facili...

Place. >> barbara starr, thank you. next, on reporter roulette, history is made involving the american economy. alison is here. first time the chairman of the fed held a news conference. what happened to today? >> i've got to be honest, nothing earth shattering happened but he spoke in plain language. a lot of people joke that these fed chief talk in code. the mere fact that he's having a press conference, the fed has been around for 100 years and ben bernanke said the goal is to really pull back the curtain and be more transparent, let people know what the fed is thinking. over the past few...

Protect our president. you know, if you go to china as an example, bridges being built, and massive bridges, and when is the last time we built a bridge in this country other than a little toy? >> are you aware that the president was talking about the stimulus package -- >> look, i know you are a big president fan -- >> how do you know? >> because of the way you asked the question. >> so we know that mr. trump was debating now president obama's academic records. and ron paul announce head is one step closer to running for president in 2012. so what does he think about president obama finally...

What did you learn throughout this process of doing the special? >> well, i'm very glad we did it. i'm glad this is our first special. it's an important one. this is the sixth biggest killer in america right now. it's called "the disease of the 21st century." they estimate by the year 2050, get this, 100 million people will have it. and it is -- it's the helplessness of it. so as we explore this, we go through the center in las vegas, which is designed by frank gary. it's shaped like a brain. it's an incredible place, where they treat patients, do research, dr. sanjay gupta is on the program. ...