monday. hopefully you can stay safe in the heat for our memorial day weekend. >> i don't think we are ready hearing triple digits. >> yes. >> break out the shorts. this morning" on this friday, may 28, 2021. i'm gayle, anthony and tony is on baby leave. you know that. it is memorial day weekend and millions of americans are showing they want to break free from this pandemic. what you can expect during possibly the busiest travel weekend this year. new questions are emerging about the gunman's motive in this week's san jose massacre. why there may have been warn pg signs, including from the shooter himself. a key event to mark 100 years since the tulsa massacre is suddenly canceled.

the event featuring john legends and stacey abrams fell apart after months of planning. some beaches are seeing an increase in young sharks swimming around people. kashter evans goes out on the water to look at why scientists say we should not be alarmed. >> i don't know, sharks in the water, i'm alarmed. first, here's today's "eye opener." it's your world in 90 seconds. >> i'm a little weary just because of the amount of people traveling at one time. >> so many people. it's crazy. >> we got an hour and a half wait in line. >> after 14 months of lockdown, americans are ready to get out and hit the road. >> we do expect to see record numbers. >> a wildfire devastates a small arizona town. >> the entire town evacuated as those flames spread quickly. >> key vote on the creation of a commission to study the january 6th attack has been delayed. >> we owe it to the brave men and women who defended our lives. >> the victims of the mass

shooting at a rail yard in california. >> nothing like giving your loved one a kiss good-bye. because that was the last i got. >> tiger woods giving his first interview on the crash that left him with serious injuries. the rehab more painful than anything i have ever experienced. >> and a fan who dumps popcorn on russell westbrook. >> this will have you squirming! >> do you see what is crawling up the jacket of cnn's cheefr congressional correspondent manu raju? >> oh, my god! >> [ bleep ]. >> cicada. >> on "cbs this morning." here's proof you should never give up on a play. third inning of the cubs/privates game. all the first baseman had to do, turn around and touch the bag. >> oh, my goodness. wow, you got to be kidding me. keep going, go, go! you're invisible!

>> just like my daughter's t-ball game last night. >> your daughter's t-ball game is much better than that. >> i'm sure there's a reason the pirates are last in their division. >> that is incredible. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive. making it easy to bundle insurance. >> that was not from minor league baseball. >> no. i like the music that you just point out they're playing. is that true, all you have to do -- >> yeah. >> in the heat of the moment, you don't think about that. i've got to get you. >> you're paid to think about it. >> take time to call the play safe at home. >> fair enough. welcome back to "cbs this morning." we're going to begin with this. there's new evidence of the national push to break out of the bubbles we've all been living in during this pandemic, free, give us free, all across the country. americans are taking trains and planes and automobiles too. this memorial day weekend families are coming together again, thanks to the covid vaccines. one in four americans say they plan to travel this weekend, that's according to a new poll.

of course, that's also going to mean very heavy traffic on the road. errol barnett is on the train in the passenger seat. there he is. how is it going? >> gayle, good morning. the good news is we're moving. the bad news, it is early. we're moving southbound down the new jersey turnpike, a major artery, of course, for the northeast region. the folks you see around me are among the 34 million americans expected to drive right now and through the weekend. it's really the bulk of holiday travelers. these are numbers we haven't seen since before the pandemic. but what's interesting is as i speak to people and what we are hearing again and again and again is after 14 months under lockdown, folks are just desperate to reconnect. >> this is our first time seeing each other in a very long time. >> carrie fitzpatrick returned from deployment in the middle east just in time for memorial day weekend. her fiance trisha hutchins.

>> being away from your partner almost a year is a lot, especially during a year with a pandemic. >> fitzpatrick is one of 37 million people expected to travel this weekend, a 60% increase from last year when most of us were in the pandemic lockdown. >> i'm real excited. we've been cooped up in our houses for so long that it's really fun to have an opportunity to finally get out. >> to be able to fly again is wonderful. to be able to go with really hardly any restrictions and be able to take my mom out is a blessing. >> super excited, it's her birthday. we're going to celebrate for a week for her. >> most americans are choosing to drive but airports are seeing more flyers than they have in over a year. this is what l.a.x. looked like 12 months ago 12 months ago compared to this week. parts and beaches, which were empty this time last year, are also bracing for holiday crowds. >> we had an opportunity. we got vaccinated and came down. >> reporter: while those like kimber veltri saying about vaccinated makes for safer travel, there are other concern -- >> i am a little apprehensive

about the planes being fuller. and it seems like tensions are really high on planes. >> hey! hey! >> reporter: overnight, southwest airlines confirmed it banned this passenger for punching a flight attendant last weekend during a dispute. meanwhile, veltry, visiting her sister in nashville, is looking forward to re, uniting with loved ones. >> we're a we'll probably cry like every six hours because we're so excited to be together. >> reporter: i suspect many tears, tears of joy will be spread this weekend. now despite the surge in travel that we're seeing, it's still six million fewer americans or 13% less than we saw in 2019. these are not numbers that march pre-pandemic levels. but no matter where you're heading this weekend, by rail or road or by air, be patient, take your time.safe. >> people are coming back. that's great. thank you. cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli joins us now for a look at the weekend weather.

and jeff, i gather for a lot of folks it's not ideal. >> reporter: no, not here in new jersey. i'm on the boardwalk in seaside heights. i have many a fond memory of my childhood of being here each and every summer. unfortunately, the memories will not be fond wheteatherwise the t couple of days. it's going to be rainy, chilly, and windy. let's start with what's going on across the country. we have some storms in texas, could cause flight delays in places like dallas. would you believe to the north in wisconsin, it is snowing at the end of may. so there's a lot of cold air still left over. you see it on the radar. this storm is going to slowly move to the east and then put the brakes on. and we're going to see waves of rain, two to four inches of rain in places like new jersey and new york city. look at those temperatures. record low maximum temperatures with highs only in the 50s on saturday

the driest it's of it -- weekend 75 firefighters battled flames

from the sky and on the ground. it's being fueled by dry grass and brush. no one has been hurt here but power and phone lines are out, leaving many people isolated. authorities say right now the fire is about 25% contained. we're learning new details about possible warning signs before wednesday's deadly mass shooting in san jose. this video shows samuel cassidy at the valley transportation authority during the shooting. he fired nearly 40 rounds and appeared to target the victims. nine nine men lost their lives as a man described to investigators as highly disgruntled. good morning, what else have we learned? >> good morning. one official learned that cassidy had been retained by cust customs and border protection in 2013 after a trip abroad. they confirmed he writings about terrorism as well as notes detailing his hatred for his job. also our affiliate in san

francisco, kpix, confirmed he had a scheduled disciplinary hearing on the day of the shooting after allegedly making racist remarks to some of his co-workers. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ >> reporter: how do you want him remembered? >> he was the most selfless man ever. he did everything for everybody. >> reporter: romo was a valley transportation employee for two decades. >> his work got me through college, her through her fire training and got my brother through his trade school. >> i'm in the same trade that he was in. >> reporter: police say more than 100 people were at the vta

facility when cassidy arrived. he had three semiautomatic handguns and 32 high capacity magazines, which are illegal in california. investigators are now serving search warrants on his cell phone and partially collapsed home. they found explosives there and believe he set a timer or slow burn device to start a fire around the time of the shooting. >> paul de la cruz mejia. >> reporter: another victim, 32-year-old paul mejia, is being remembered as a selfless family man. >> we love you. >> yesterday was the saddest moment of my life. >> reporter: his father leonard said he lost his best friend and is heartbroken thinking about all of the big events the married father of two will miss. >> his graduation, his dad is not going to be there. >> reporter: deputies arrived on the scene six minutes after the first 911 call.

they said when they arrived they found cassidy on the third floor of one of the buildings. when they opened the door and he saw them, he took his life. >> so much pain in san jose. thank you very much. the senate worked late into the night without voting on a bill to have a 9/11-style commission investigate the assault on the capitol. later today republicans are expected to block the fact-finding effort into the january 6th riot by trump supporters. gop leaders argue other investigations are under way and say democrats would use a special commission for their own political advantage. as kris van cleave reports, loved ones of a capitol police officer who decide after the attack are still working to find support of the bill. >> reporter: walking the halls, her son battled to protect, gladys sicknick brought her pain to the forefront. investigating january 6th. >> this is to uphold the constitution and i don't think

they're doing it. >> reporter: brian sicknick was one of three police officers sprayed with a chemical agent and attacked during the relate assault on the capitol by trump supporters on january 6th. he died the next day after suffering two strokes, throw it was determined he died from natural causes. two men have been charged in his assault. sicknick's mother wants the senate to authorize the january 6th commission passed by the house. >> he was just there for our country and for these guys, and he just was doing his job and got caught up in it. it's very sad. >> reporter: republican leaders are against the effort. >> i do not believe the additional extraneous commission that democratic leaders want would uncover crucial new facts or promote healing. >> reporter: democrats say it's essential to investigate the lead up to january 6th to prevent future attacks. >> there's no excuse for a republican not to vote for this. >> reporter: senator lisa murkowski, a moderate republican, agrees. >> we just can't pretend that

nothing bad happened or that people just got too excitable. something bad happened. and it's important to lay that out. >> reporter: senator murkowski is among the handful of republicans expected to support moving forward with the commission, but democrats are unlikely to find the ten votes they'll need from republicans to actually make it happen. senator joe manchin, who you saw in the story, is a supporter of the filibuster. he's been asked if this is a reason to get rid of it. he says he still supports the filibuster but just hopes they can find ten good people on the other side. anthony? >> chris, thank you. now to breaking news overnight about another cyberattack by hackers linked to russia. this time an email system with ties to the state department was used to target human rights groups. this comes just a few weeks before a planned summit between russian president vladimir putin and president biden. this may be the same group

responsible for the solar wind cyberattack last year which led to sanctions. this time the breach was detected much faster. a special event to mark the 100th anniversary of the tulsa, oklahoma, race massacre was canceled yesterday at the last minute. we've got new information explaining why. hundreds of black people were killed or injured by a white mob in that two-day rampage that began on may 31st, 1921. more than 30 blocks of

cbs news learned the event was canceled after a lawyer representing survivors and their heirs made demands the organizing commission considered unreasonable. now in their public statement, the organizers cited unexpected circumstances with entertainers and speakers. a commission source though showed us an email of demands sent on sunday from the lawyer representing survivors and their descendants, and it includes a million dollars each for survivors of the massacre and a nonnegotiationable $50 million pledge to a fund for survivors and descendents. the source tells us the commission and that attorney had already agreed on financial terms but these new demands could not be met, at least in time for monday's event. gayle, it's also worth mentioning, we spoke with a lawyer about that email.

and i want to get this correct, he claimed the commission had not been negotiating in good faith for months, and he maintained the survivors had never agreed to be at that big event. other smaller events are planned by the commission. they are hoping that people recognize the occasion, and also highlight the efforts to pay re restitution. >> we certainly have to mark the day, but there sure seems to be more to that story, omar. more to come, i'm sure. thank you very much. ahead the first interview with tiger woods since his car crash three months ago. why he says the recoveries f

h ahead, we take you to kenya to see how a woman is paving the way for a less polluted planet by taking on the massive trash problem. >> reporter: i'm debora patta in nairobi, and this is about 30

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." many of us will be lucky enough to spend this memorial day weekend at the beach. in california swimmers will have lots of company in the water. new drone images near los angeles show an increasing number of juvenile great white sharks swimming among people. they're displaying some behavior that you might not expect. we sent carter evans to find out what's going on. >> reporter: getting in the water with great white sharks seems like a terrible idea. i don't dare stand up on this board. we're just off the coast of santa barbara, and within

minutes -- this shark is so close, i could almostgraph gb fin. it is underneath me. scientists say the shark is not interested in me or other people. watch this huge shark swim right up to these unsuspecting children and just swim away. the population of these great whites off socal beaches is exploding. i can only see it now because i'm up high. if i were a surfer, i'd be lying down and have no idea it was underneath me. >> oh, my god -- >> reporter: wedding photographer carlos gauna started capturing stunning images off the beach last year when the pandemic dried up business. >> almost every time i see an interaction with a human and a shark, my heart does pound. we've all been conditioned ever since "jaws" came out to fear that interaction. >> reporter: but this is far from "jaws." watch as a large shark calmly cruises the surf line up. this approaches a family, and a

swimmer is headed right toward another. all of the sharks seem uninterested. despite the fact that people are out there trashing around and their arms are hanging off boards and legs are hanging off boards, sharks just ignore it. >> reporter: chris lowe is director of the shark lab at cal state long beach. why don't they want to eat us? >> well, we don't really know the answer to that question. first of all, we're not close to being on the menu. >> reporter: most of the sharks spotted off southern california beaches are juvenile great whites, despite their size, they're only up to about 6 years old and very inexperienced hunters. lowe's team showed us where the sharks use the warm coastal waters as a nursery. >> when they're born, they're completely on their own. the safest place to be is in shallow water. they have to learn to feed on what's there. and the number-one thing that's there are sting rays. >> reporter: carlos' video shows that they're very aware the surfers are there. >> yeah. in fact, we've been able to

document sharks recognizing that somebody nearby so they know the sounds of a person swimming and surfing. >> reporter: they've learned that we're not a threat. >> kind of seems that way. >> reporter: lowe says that could change if people get too comfortable and start going after the sharks. >> they're a wild animal. if they feel threatened they'll defend themselves. >> reporter: in 2019 the coast guard had to airlift a surfer who was bitten by a shark off santa rosa island. lowe says unprovoked attacks around here are extremely rare. we're essentially telling people don't worry about the baby great whites in the water. does the same thing apply on the east coast? >> actually no. there we have adults that are there to feed on seals. and those seals are sharing the beach with people. so that's a very different situation. even in northern california, i'd be a lot more hesitant about getting in the water. >> reporter: off the socal coast, this shark is just swimming so calmly and so gracefully right now. lowe's team is working to

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to a plastic pollution problem showing up around the world. it's called the great pacific garbage patch in the pacific ocean. contains plastic waste twice the size of texas, that's big. kenya's one of the many countries contributing to the pollution. hundreds of tons of plastic waste are created every day in the capital, nairobi, alone. that's where debora patta met one young woman finding in innovative ways to tackle the problem. >> reporter: this is about 30 acres of waste, the equivalent of 22 football fields, despite a pioneering plastic ban. candidates is still drowning -- kenya is still drowning in it. while most think it's an insurmountable plastic mountain, one young woman saw a way to move that mountain. there are days in kenya when you can actually walk on water. this river is choking with so much plastic it's formed an unsinkable foundation, a

disturbing health hazard for everyone living here except this young woman. >> i get excited when i see waste because i know that's -- that's life. >> reporter: the fact that plastic does not sink is precisely what intrigued material scientist nzambi matee. >> i came across this concept of using plastic to building blocks. >> reporter: in 2017, candidates outlawed single-use plastic bags, but it's still everywhere, clogging drains, polluting rivers, contaminating animal feed. some of it ends up here in nairobi's landfill which long reached its capacity and was supposed to be closed down 20 years ago. every day, waste pickers trudge through the rancid trash sifting for plastic. plastic that they figure out how to turn into bricks. when you made your first brick, how was that?

>> oh -- that was the best day. it took us about nine months just to make one brick. >> reporter: but one brick wasn't enough. no problem for a woman who likes to get her hands and pretty much everything else dirty. she built a machine to mass produce the plastic bricks. first the waste is sorted to remove rubble and metals. >> then you bake it. >> exactly. if you know how to make cookies -- >> reporter: i can make a brick, what you're saying. >> exactly. >> reporter: the boiling mixture is molded into building blocks, as many as 2,000 a day. 35% cheaper than started bricks and up to seven times stronger. pretty impressive. >> yeah. it doesn't break. >> reporter: currently, the bricks are only used for pathways in small households, but she wants to target big construction companies next.

compounding the fight against plastic is that two years ago the u.s. exported more than one billion pounds of plastic waste to 96 nations including kenya. and now wants to make the shipment of plastic a condition of a proposed trade deal. activists believe kenya can barely manage its own waste let alone recycle america's. >> it will be important more problem if you are to allow this u.s./candidates trade deal to be used as a way of dumping plastic waste on the african country. >> reporter: he agrees countries should keep their waste in their own back yards, and she intends to make good on what she calls her triple threat. >> the more we recycle the plastic, the more we produce affordable housing problem, the more we solve it. >> reporter: which means there's no time to get too comfortable. for "cbs this morning," debora

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here's a few of the stories we think you'll be talking about today -- we're hearing from tiger woods at length for the first time since he was seriously hurt in a car crash. woods told "golf digest" the devastating leg injuries from the accident are, quote, more painful than anything i have ever experienced. he also said his physical therapy is keeping him busy, and his number-one goal is to walk on his own. when asked if he hoped to play golf again, woods declined to answer. in february you may remember, woods lost control of his suv in los angeles and slammed into a tree. authorities say he was speeding. i have to say if he says this is the most painful she's experienced -- he's had five back surgeries. five knee surgeries. he is getting help from some friends on recovery. take a look. this is his dog, bugs, on the golf course with him in florida. man's best friend helping him out, trying to feel better. >> just think, his number-one goal is just to walk again. when i thought -- when he said that, i thought that's really,

really sobering. you can only imagine what he's going through. >> i remember back when the accident happened, everybody was like, i wonder when he'll play golf again. we were saying let's start with getting up on his feet and walking. >> exactly. >> that's a priority. >> exactly. >> yeah. we wish him well. >> we're pulling for him. so the "friends" reunion, talking about there here. we've got highlights. the on-screen romance between ross and rachel, it almost played out in real life. when i heard this i was like ah! listen to what david schwimmer and jennifer aniston had to say. >> i had a major crush on jen, and --reciprocated. >> we were crushing on each other. it was like two ships passing. one of us was always in a relationship. >> can you imagine the gossip magazines at the time, how crazy that would have been? >> we would have liked it. >> math nagement they shared bes gossip from the hit that wrapped 17 years ago. perry admitted he'd freak out if

his jokes didn't land with the audience. you know, one of the other cool parts of this was that ladies g&a appeared -- lady gaga appeared. they had celebrities in and out. and a nice moment when lisa kudrow and lady gaga not only sang "smelly cat," who doesn't love that, but lady gaga said thanks for being different, and lisa kudrow responded "thanks for carrying it on." >> when the show ended in may, 2004, 52 million-plus people watched the finale. that's amazing. >> the other thing that's amazing is in the 17 years since, the six of them have only been together once. this is only the second time. >> yeah. >> i don't know if you guys noticed but when they walked in and saw each other, i felt like it was me seeing my mom for the first time after the pandemic. you just wanted to hug each other. it was such a nice moment. >> it was very nice. you're about to see a side of cicadas -- i promise you you've never seen it before. a photographer in virginia

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happy friday. it's friday, may 28th, 2021. we welcome you back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. that's anthony mason. tony is on baby leave. you know that. we're excited for our guest for another hour. a troubling trend for the planet could mean more disasters and devastation in the next few years. in our eye on earth series, a new alert on global warming. >> debbie allen has turned moves in movement. michelle miller speaks to the new kennedy center honoree about a life in perpetual motion.

>> first, football coach bill kour on his new book. >> it's a good read. first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. americans are taking planes and trains and automobiles this memorial day weekend. families are coming together again. >> what's interesting is that as i speak to people and what we hear again and again is after 14 months under lockdown, folks are desperate to reconnect. this storm is going to slowly move to the east, and then put the brakes on. and we'll see waves of rain, maybe 2 to 4 inches. >> our affiliate in san francisco confirmed that he had a scheduled disciplinary hearing on the day of the shooting after allegedly making racist remarks to some of his co-workers. >> the handful of republicans expected to support moving forward with the commission but democrats are unlikely to find the ten votes they'll need from republicans to make it happen. >> a new book has some shocking

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that's a 60% increase over last year when so many of us were just hunkered down, scared to leave the house because of the pandemic. nearly 2.5 million of the travelers are expected to fly. that's more than six times last year's number. and just a reminder, friendly gentle reminder, masks are required in airports and planes even if you have a vaccine. >> important reminder. >> yeah. our eye on earth coverage continues with a new warning about climate change. that potentially dire consequences. the world meet logical organization says there's a 40% chance that temperatures will temporarily hit a disturbing threshold in the next five years. >> scientists say breaching that marker would dramatically increase the risk of extreme floods, drought, and wildfires. the warning comes as three big oil companies chevron, exxon mobile, and shell all face setbacks this week over their

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sea level rise and large hurricanes and impactful hurricanes. things will get worse and worse if we breach that. and the bottom line is by 2030, 2035 unless we really reign in our emissions quickly, we are likely to get to 1.5 degrees and continue to increase our warming close to 2 degrees. again, we have to do something quickly about it or we're inevitably heading in that direction. >> you say this is a symbolic marker. why? >> yeah. because i mean, humans chose it. we chose 1.5, 2 degrees. it's not a tipping point. it's not like we're going to fall off a cliff. things will get progressively worse at a faster clip as we head toward that. bigger hurricanes and worse floods. we'll see worse wildfires and we're probably setting ourselves up for a pretty bad wildfire season in the west this year. >> jeff, thank you. former steelers coach bill cower knows how to lead a team to success including the team's iconic super bowl win. ahead, he'll join us with tips on how we can all reach our

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♪ after a covid delay, the kennedy center honors finally held their annual celebration of the arts.

among the honoree, legendary actress, dancer, and choreographer debbie allen. she spent decades as a champion of the arts around the globe amassing 18 emmy nominations, including three winds over the years. "cbs this morning saturday's" co-host michelle miller spoke to debbie allen about her groundbreaking career. you want to become a dancer? you're going to have to work. >> reporter: debbie allen has spent the last half century dancing, acting -- >> and the next -- >> reporter: and directing her way through the full spectrum of fine arts. >> i think it's a combination of courage and curiosity i'm not afraid to not know something. and i'm always interested in solving and figuring something out. >> reporter: a trait she says she inhearted from her mother, pulitzer prize-nominated poet

vivian ayres. brother, my brother hughie our biggest fan and creditic and a guide to stay on a path. >> reporter: a path that took them from the segregated south to mexico when she was 12 years old. she took you out of houston, texas, and moved you to another country. >> mama raised us believing we were children of the universe. growing up as i was with so many boundaries and limitations, it was dance that kept me believing everything my mother told me. >> reporter: but there was a turning point in your life at 16. >> yeah. there was a turning point when it was time to go to college. i was auditioning for the northhill school of the arts, and i was the hope of my whole

community until the head teacher gave me the verdict that i was not going to be accepted, that i was not the right body type for dance. it was the most painful -- ooh -- it was hard because everybody thought i was joking. >> reporter: they thought you were joking? >> they thought i was joking when i called to say they weren't accepting me. and that was so hard. it was as if i had failed, and it's what my mom said to me when i got off the plane -- mommy told me i had failed, which is really hard. >> reporter: your mother said you failed? >> she said that to me. but what i realized years later that she was loving me, that she was making me responsible, and i had to get back on track somehow. >> reporter: that track led her to howard university. had you given up on dance at

that point? >> i had done that my freshman year until i went to a party and i was tearing that party up, girl. they called me dancing snack. that was my nickname. and mike malone was at the party. and he said, website, you can really dance. he said, no, i want to show you something. he showed me his picture in "dance magazine." i had never seen a black man in "dance magazine." and it just made me woke again about who i am and what i should be doing. he said, "i want you to come and join me company." >> reporter: she made out for the big apple to join her big sister, phylicia allen rashad, also trying to make it in show business. >> we were in the struggle together. sometimes you only had one can of tuna fish between us and our two cats. that's not much tuna fish. but it was okay, we made it. >> reporter: then came broadway, and in 1980 a tony nod for her performance as anita in the

revival of "west side story." ♪ but it was a role for tv where debbie allen found -- ♪ fame ♪ >> when they decided to do the series, they asked if i would be the teacher. i said, i'm fine with that if i can do the choreography. and they said, okay, we don't care about that. i'm like, child, let's go. that was everything. >> reporter: when she stepped behind the camera to direct a "cosby show" spinoff, her world was, well, different. ♪ >> i got the call from bill cosby to go in. he said, miss -- he called me miss trash, miss trash, go in there and clean house. i said, "i'm readi." >> reporter: why did it need to be cleaned? >> because it didn't have any cultural identity. they didn't have someone that understood a historically black

college. >> smells delicious. >> we have a place called the punchout -- >> reporter: is it still there? >> yes. the punchout. there was no waitresses waiting on you, but there was hot sauce on every table. if that tells you anything, i basically brought the hot sauce and put it on the table. >> reporter: she continued to bring that heat to hollywood producing her first motion picture for director steven spielberg and simultaneously acting in and directing his tv shows like "grey's anatomy." but she's never too big to give back. >> hop, hop, hop -- >> reporter: in 2001, allen founded the debbie allen dance academy. you're teaching the itty bitties. >> i love it because i feel that i have something to give them. they look up to me. they look at all the things that i do, they know they can do anything i do and more.

>> reporter: i can't let you go without talking about the kennedy center. >> okay. >> reporter: and this honor. >> it's really something because i've worked with the kennedy center for like 20 years. i'm still in the making, and that my work is significant enough for this honor to be part of that -- that tribe, that kennedy center honor tribe. it's a fierce group. it's a fierce group. >> reporter: the woman does it all. she was the first black woman to win a golden globe for a tv series, she's choreographed the oscars ten times, she's got 18 emmy nominations. she's not done reinventing herds. she leased a documentary on her dance academy during the pandemic. she told me she's already written her first movie. we should expect to see that around christmas time, guys. the next thing she wants to do -- direct an opera. >> wow. >> of course she does. of course she does.

what i love about her. >> all these things you know about that she's done, but there's so many things she's done that you don't know about. >> there's so much i left on the floor on the story. one of the great stories about her mom was that she basically when she was rejected, she took the staircase, right, the banister of the staircase, nailed it to the floor of the living room, and that was her bar. >> wow. >> can you imagine your mother saying, okay, we're going to get back on this horse? >> no. >> i'm going to destroy the house. >> but that was so good, number one. >> thank you. >> number two, i love what she said about courage and curiosity. and that's still -- the pain of the rejection still -- >> powerful -- >> sits with her, yes, after all this time. despite all of her accomplishments, you still remember that. >> yeah, it is painful. it is for all of us. we all remember that first failure. >> yeah. yeah. >> i have to shout out to tina aguilar, shout out to carlos court and to lincoln, the team

that worked on that -- >> beautiful -- >> it's so good to see her on stage. i forget how -- we all know how good, but you forget how good she is. gorgeous and stunning, too. >> thank you, michelle. next week we'll catch up with the other honorees including comedy legend dick van dyke, folk music icon joan baez, violinist midori, and country music superstar garth brooks. and you can watch the 43rd annual kennedy center honors on sunday, june 6th, at 8:00 p.m., 7:00 central, right here on cbs anand streaming to paramount pl. we'll bebe right back.k.

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this morning we have an update to a story we first told you about back in february. a long-standing symbol of hate in a small south carolina city is one step closer to becoming a beacon of hope. the marquee of the echo theater in lawrence, south carolina, lit up yesterday for the first time in decades.

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spoke about working for george h.w. bush in a recent documentary. >> he would always ask you about your family and no matter who he talked to, groundskeepers, guy who cut your grass and he would call them by name. >> president biden and jill biden said in a statement for 47 years across ten administrations buddy carter was integral to the lives of u.s. presidents and their families an their home. we grateful to buddy for his kindness and his sfrs and the times he shared together. we had a commanding job with excellence and joy. they're holding a luncheon for him. >> that is so nice. i've met mr. carter, he is a terrific human being. >> extraordinary human being. >> good luck in the next chapter. >> for my talk of the table, i want to talk about the day job at 60 minutes and i got to

interview diego schwartzman. the argentinian is one of the few to beat rafael neddal is play. his nickname is el pecky, that is shorty in spanish. at 5'7", he's used to people underestimating him. >> that is something that amuses me and they also started respecting me over the years and that gives you confidence when it is time to step on to the court. >> the most successful tennis players today are much taller. rafael is 6'1" and novak is 6'2" tht and the serrenee women williams are 6 foot. it is part of viacom and cbs. >> it is no easy feat. >> for my talk of the table, we have a very special guest.

first we have to go to the control room because control room could we bring in some music while we're making this introduction. why? because he loves this song. we're talking to hall of fame coach and cbs sports analyst that is bill cowher. before the fancy titles, that is for you. he was billy from crafton, p.a. and his new book "heart and steel" is published by viacom cbs and as a player and a philadelphia but most of us know for him the head coach of the steelers. he led the team to eight division titles and a 2006 super bowl win. bill cowher joins us first on the "cbs this morning." what is the fame of that song? >> that is the way of the world, gayle. >> on page 17 you said that sort of described my life in many ways. but this is what i want to say to you, bill cowher. i read your book. i have no idea about your

history. hi no idea you were such a big deal and such a bad ass. i knew you as coach cower and i came into anthony anden reeky and i said did you know bill cowher is a big deal. and they said yeah, we knew. i lo theve book and your story. 34 years old. you're head coach of the pittsburgh steelers and you said that maybe you were a little bit in over your head when you first got the job. >> i was, gayle. i went back to my home town and i remember the night i was offered the job, i was back in kansas city and i told my wife kate, at the time, wow, i'm going back to my home town. if i don't screw this up in three years i could go back to my 20th high school class reunion so my goal was not to get fired in the first three years. ironically i did go to my 20th high school class reunion right after we lost against the new england patriots and it was a river cruise. i went on a river cruise.

you can't get off a river cruise. all of the things that we should have done, all of my classmates telling me that should have made -- mistakes i made. >> and bill, even your dad, said, god those stupid steelers and can you believe it and you said to him what? >> i said dad, that me that made that decision. he got caught up in the moment. oh, yeah, it is my son. you probably had a good reason for it. and don't think he bought it. and i thought, man, my dad is right again. but you know that -- >> yes. >> and this memoir, gayle, really to me, i did it because i got the hall of fame, you start to reflect on your football life. the pandemic comes and you start to reflect on your own life. and just seemed like the right time to go back and people have this perception of me, whatever it may be. and you don't know me and the

clab tor, we sat down and be put this together and it is a series of hardships, opportunities and lessons. and that is what life is about, right. and it is called you learn from each experience. it is called personal experience. >> i love the football part but what i love is the personal part. you were married to your wife kay for close to 30 years before she died. you clearly adored her. you talk a great deal about the marriage and after she dies you lose your father in a short period of time and you have a huge one-two punch and then he meet another person and you navigated that relationship, my stomach is growling, how you navigated losing the love of your life to falling in love again and having to explain that to your daughters. it was very personal and very candid. >> it was. it is more personal than i've ever been. eye played my life in -- so we're in pittsburgh for those 15

years. we had an isolated family. family was importat to me. i grew up with the rooneys and marty schottenheimer, hes would a big influence on me and dan rooney and if you look at their two wives, pat schottenheimer and pat rooney, i realize that your wife and for me all of my mentors, they had strong confident nurturing wives and i had that in kay. she was my backbone. the backbone of our family. >> and yet you didn't want football to be your life. >> no. there is more to life. family was more important to me than football, gayle, and it still is to this day and i've blessed though get women in my life that get balance that need. >> some men only get one good women and you got two. and congratulations on the hall of fame. you didn't realize how badly you wanted it until they offered it to you. >> when i walked away, i waubed away for reasons of family and i never thought would you go in -- i didn't need it to validate

anything i did and when you get in there, it is special, a special group of people you're around, and very humbling and sharing that with my wife and my daughter. that was a very special night for myself and even one to this day i'll never forget. >> well we won't forget you ever, bill cowher. it is great. really well, well done. it is called "heart and steel". >> and it goes on sale this

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>> reporter: mann spent 23 years in the army, 18 as a green beret. every mission has an objective. what's your objective? >> my objective with this film is to inform the american people on the cost of modern war. >> reporter: a cost that mann knows firsthand. the story behind "last out" begins in 2013 when mann left the army. like so many veterans, he said his experience transitioning to civilian life was like a punch in the gut. >> i'd gone from this high-performing green beret to just another guy. and you know, standing in my closet one day holding a .45, not intending to walk out of it. >> reporter: swapping his training for writing, mann found an outlit. >> i think for me i've always before passionate about telling the stories of the men and women who i served with. i found it as a way for me to heal. very cathartic. >> reporter: in the play's opening scene, mann's character, danny patton, is killed in a

roadside bombing. >> i think he really embodies every warrior that we lost along the way. >> reorter: joining mann in the film is lenny bruce. also a former green beret with over 20 years of military service. >> i saw a lot of my life in this script. so i was brought to tears. >> reporter: the play also helped the cast heal old wounds. just minutes into the production, bruce's character tries and fails to save patton. >> when i was in the philippines, i was doing cpr on a soldier. i lost him. it's in my head every day. but i don't blame myself anymore for a lot of things. >> reporter: patton's wife lynn is a raw portrait of strength. the connection for gold star spouse dody callahan was immediately. >> like what the pattons did in the show, we started this journey together, and we were supposed to end it together. >> reporter: dody callahan's husband keith was killed in iraq 14 years ago, leaving her to

raise their four children, brook was their youngest. >> i feel grateful that there's something like this out here for people to be able to watch. >> if it can show one person the life that a military service member, gold star family, what they feel, even for a split moment, it's positive. >> reporter: when covid set in, the veterans got the story on tape. and this weekend it lands on their website. >> i hope if anything what people take away from this film is that the need to let go of the pain. >> reporter: and on this memorial day weekend, with u.s. troops leaving afghanistan, the respect for service. >> i think we as citizens have to have some kind of emotional feel in our gut of what it means to go to war. thanks for sticking with me. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," catherine herridge, washington. >> can't help but feel anything

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see you monday on "cbs this morning." before we go let's look back at all that mattered this week. it begs the damn question what the hell is going on in the united states of america? >> flags at half staff after yet another horrific mass shooting in this country. >> reporter: many of the victims were longtime employees of the transit agency. >> reporter: the family of george floyd remains determined to get congress to pass police reform legislation. having this conversation a year later is very frustrating. >> a negative message that we don't have compromise. >> yeah. >> why are you ready to be governor? >> i thought i was very qualified. why, because i am an outsider. whoa -- [ bleep ] i have an apple watch so you can check your heartbeat. 56, 73 -- >> i will go see any movie with emily blunt at the end of a pump action shotgun. >> can i get some announcing? >> welcome to baseball here at beautiful wrigley field. >> reporter: that is amazing! we came here to win this

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