she like her husband, nat king cole was an outspoken civil rights activist. she was 89 years old. now that vice president biden and mitt romney have both addressed the naacp convention, it may be the perfect time to reflect on the state of race relations in this country and the legacy of pioneers like maria cole. with me is david the president of current tv. he has an interesting perspective on maria cole's unique contribution to the civil rights movement. david, welcome on to the set of "the war room." >> i know you've been trying to get me on for awhile. >> jennifer: yes begging. >> when i heard the news maria had died,'s tell you what came to mind. she and my father hosted a very political television show and they were a team on tv discussing all of the events of the day. as you said, it is a great moment to look at how far we've come and how far there is yet to go with romney and the naacp and a little bit about what i'm going to show you. what came to mind was this interview with sammy davis jr. maria is going to ask sammy -- call them by their first names to explain his new

she performed with such greats as duke ellington and eventually met nat king cole at new york's clubr he died from cancer in 1965 she created the coal cancer foundation. >> the legacy of singer michael jackson continues to move on. movie director spike lee is releasing a documentary commemorating the king of pop's landmark album bad and his worldwide tour that followed. the movie is the first behind-the-scenes sponsor to chronicle a michael jackson album. >> also marking the anniversary cirque du soleil is bringing a michael jackson show to d.c. looking forward to that. >> a little bit of good news for the lady. a sequel to the hit movie magic mike is in the works. >> you don't need a plot for a movie like that. >> it features actors matthew mcconaughey and channing tatum as a stripper. writers are working on a concept for a sequel. >> writers? >> and they want to keep the script and make it a little bit bigger. the film was released late last month. it's made more than $72 million. don't hate. don't hate. >> i do have the hatorade, sorry. more to come in the next hour of good mornin

i seem to be in the tony bennett, nat king cole range, so nothing too hard, nothing to lowud. your parents have to say about this? >> it is my favorite record i have ever -- it is their favorite record i have ever written a regular for them to hear my interpretation of dynah washington, it really takes them back. i suspect this is the case for most of us. how important is it for you to do something your parents like? >> i do not think that ever goes away. here i am after 40 years going, mom, deal like this? when i was growing up in detroit, the tv was gone, the radio was on, but i never latch onto the music. it was playing, and it was around, but when i came to california, i became a songwriter. i met hoagy carmichael and some other people common and and i was like, these songs are good. they are not that easy to figure out, a lot of solos and nuanced chord changes. beautiful music. these songs take you to a place inside everybody. i was just talking to your producer, and he said, i got your of them and knew i was going to produce this segment, so i went on a car trip, and he

because that's what i played when i was a kid and i played songs that were popular king cole benny goodman. like that you know and all. the great songs by the top singers who were mostly in the pop range you know i grew up with blues singers and r. and b. and i was singing groups and i did the organ trio and then graduated to miles davis and count basie and all of them i worked on. duke ellington's band and i substituted ella fitzgerald could you imagine my mother says my son is substituting for elf it's your old. magic what do. i mean to me it's a challenge don't get me wrong and and and i learned something from you know because i work with the bass the orchestra when i substitute for twice the media herself yeah i mean. we were on the same shows together. quite in the new person but she's a lesson person when you listen to her you learn something you experience or you learn that music is all over the place is she a lot different on stage i mean from what we hear on records you know the same the same like louis armstrong once you hear the sound this is with you for her and she is the only

unless it is nat king cole which is great music, cole houser, the actor. >> maybe stay away from him. >> not a fan of cole han. who is the guy with the jerk? >> kenneth cole. >> kenneth cole, i like cole han. >> bye. >> go away. >>> coming up, a story so strange the cantaloupe said that is a strange cantaloupe, but you eat it anyway because you are true gal and you would never throw it out. >> is obama's campaign a campaign or a cult? well you already know the answer i am about to give you. >>> 40u -- how do they lasso them? they believe it is not a person, but a magazine. how she draws others into the fold. first the unnamed lady mentioned to pals in passing she has been working for the re-election effort. making note of who seems most interested. then after a few weeks of yakking about how super fun it is, she brings him to a house party with some political talk, but not too much and lots of coffee and cake. then she invites him to a boys truss night at the campaign office where they snack on on sandwiches and make phone calls to potential supporters. that's exactly how the believer

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cole. and in maine, king still leads the pack in a new critical insights poll.king with a 28-point lead with over the democrat and republican in the race. king still hasn't said which party he'd caucus with if he wins. we'll be back. >>> we're back. 16 months of fighting has left syria war torn. u.n. peace keeping efforts strained. syrians asking why doesn't the world care? conservative estimates by reuters say 13,000 armed and unarmed opponents of assad have been killed along with 4300 pro-assad security forces. richard engel recently returned from syria where he witnessed the aftermath of a december 2011 massacre that left 127 dead. in a rare interview, he asked two cousins who had defected from the syrian army what happened when syrian troops rolled into town. >> translator: they started firing on us with all kinds of weapons. >> firing from above, i ask. >> translator: yes, from above. we were surrounded from every side. there was no escape. >> some tried to surrender to government forces. >> translator: about 15 people give themselves up. the troops tied th

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cole hamels and in the bottom of the half. he said hello right back to you and matt king.nd hits another himmer and fillieless would take the lead in the 6th inning and tied in the eighth. that is melky cabrera hitting a shot and then with blanco and the giants would go on to win. 6-5. >> an event that september dozens of people over the edge has raised $70,000 for the special olympics. it was hill on the roof of the grand hyatt hotel. there they go. down the side of the 38 story building. everyone who raised the money will keep the special olympics tree for competitors. there is a corn dog champ at the state fair. >> eric dahl won the california state fair corn dog eating competition. he ate 20 corn dogs in just eight minutes. enough to hen him a $2,500 grand prize and incredibly full stomach. >> not for me. >> if you want to go up there. should be pretty hot in the sacramento area, right, rosemary. >> looking at 100 to 104 in the valley today. >> we will see a subtle change in the temperatures. minor cool down is in the forecast t we will take a look coming up. if you se