next year marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary motown act. we're glad you have joined us author alice walker and >> and by contributions to your pbs station for viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> please welcome alice walker back to this program, the pulitzer-prize winner writer is out with two new projects. she's been busy overcoming speechlessness, and it's not what you think it's about but we'll get into that book in a second. a second text called "the world has changed," which is a collection of conversations spanning a 35-year period. alice walker, always an honor to have you on this stage. >> thank you very much for inviting me. tavis: we're glad to have you. i want to get into both of these texts but i asked you when you walked on the stage to do me a favor and you were so kind to oblige, this book is called "the world has changed." before we get into a conversation about the book, there is a wonderful poem that you wrote back in 2008, december 7th to be exact, that's called "the world h

among the stocks popping, ford with motown standout continues to improve on car sales and money made from the sales. ford pulled in near live $2 billion worth of profit in north america alone. the company's share price jumping by more than 5%. >>> car sales are up, but so are home foreclosures. today, a bit of a bright spot. a group called "neighborhood assistance corporation" holding round-the-clock clinics to help homeowners lower their payments and stay in their homes. here's how. they are both from atlanta but william jack some and chaz met today in washington at the huge anti-foreclosure clinic run by neighborhood assistance corporation of america. people came from across the country. some camped out and lined up at dawn. william had the job but his wife lost hers and they can't afford their $900 a month mortgage. >> as i man it makes you feel like less than a man. >> you want to make good on your commitments and 35i all of your bills. >> chaz is single and is, working part time since being laid off at best buy. his payments? $1100. the $50 billion obama program to help banks he

. >>> elsewhere, miguel cabrera and the tigers taking on the rangers in motown.abrera, biggie, biggie, fourth of the season. scary moment in the bottom of the sixth. austin jackson, line drive, right back at dustin nippert. a ct scan, taken to the hospital, was negative. bottom of the 11th. the 6-4-3 double-play, ends the inning. top of the 14th. tied at 6-6. nelson cruz, takes enrique gonzalez pitch gone. cruz, his 12th homer of the season. >>> and lastly, alpert pujols and the cardinals, hosting the third-place phillies. cards down 4-3. see this one coming. supposedly a down year for pujols. his 22nd homer of the year. the cardinals double up the phils, 8-4, the final. >>> that's your sports update. back to you in new york. >> our thanks to adnan virk. >>> up next, the stories we'll be following today, including >>> now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this tuesday. secretary of state clinton is in afghanistan for an international conference on the country's future. afghan president karzai says his government will be able to take over security

. >> reporter: in motown, a victory lap for the president. lo, detroit!troit! >> reporter: the american auto ndustry is on the rebound, and he's taking credit. had donehad done nothing, not only were your jobs gone, but supplier jobs were gone and dealership jobs were gone and jobs wmunities that depend on them would have been wiped out. orter: the tuthe u.s. auto industry turnaround is the job losses? he job losses? more than 330,000 in 2008, have topped. and the industry is actually hiring new workers. 55,000 over the past year. >> kept the doors open, kept the heghts on. >> we're hoping we're on a hopingk. >> reporter: the president mocked republicans who loudly epublicans whoilout and predicted it would not work. >> they don't like admitting >> n when i do the right thing. but they might have had to admit it. want allt all of you to know, i will bet on the american worker ny day of the week. >> reporter: one of the biggest critics was republican richard shelby. today, he still thinks the out was a s a mistake. >> the american taxpayers are still on the hook

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