[applause] it is such a great honor for me today to introduce one of our honorees. mr. eric young. eric's have done a lot of good work together. it would be an honor on any occasion but it is a special honor to be able to link his of the reverend dr. martin luther king. eric young deserves this award not only because through his ofk he is a living example dr. king's dream for america. is also because he is an exceptional human being. a person of great courage and andciple and compassion righteousness. our nations history includes so many examples, far too many examples of law enforcement being at odds with the struggle for civil rights and equality. we have come so far in so many ways. at the number of people who've undereaten and killed shall we say questionable circumstances, the number of times that law enforcement has stood against those who were on the streets fighting for their rights, fighting for their jobs, fighting for their very lives, makes eric young all the more remarkable. of a the elected leader very diverse group of law enforcement officers in the american federati

people can read about all the honorees when the sunday hits the stands this weekend. and in las vegas, inc. on monday. >> michelle: this is such a great way to recognize all the fabulous things that women are doing in our community. the strong, fierce women that we are. and there are so many of them. and i'm glad you guys are recognizing what they do. because along side that you are also a mom. we were just talking about how you have a two-and-a-half-year-old who still doesn't sleep. so it is a lot of work. >> it is. a whole different struggle. that's why we want to bring them change the world. >> michelle: thank you so much. congratulati. we're going fill you in on that. plus, river dance. the irish dance sensation is coming to our studio. and we're getting in on the action. i love river dance. it's so fun. kelly we're doing river dance. [ laughter ] i don't think we're that good but it's fun. >> michelle: it's pretty funny to watch us trying to do it. here is a look at what we're seeing across the country. a pretty big storm system across the northweso affect us. th

at that time i will ask honorees to join us here on the stage.of you may know this is the last time that i'm going to have this privilege. really, it's been quite a privilege. in the opening i mentioned the first person to be awarded a congressional gold medal was general george washington himself in 1776. as you can imagine, things got a little busy after that. so it took about 14 years for washington to actually get that medal. over that time, four different people were in charge of the project, including none other than thomas jefferson. jefferson kept detailed notes on how the medals should be executed. he found a way to pay for all of us. and he had the work done in france. he then personally delivered the medal to washington in new york, along with a box of medals for his men. a chain of preservation which today's honorees can certainly appreciate. but our founders followed through on this. and on so many other things. we have this great tradition that's older than the country itself. we have this golden threuplink time when america was thi

and tonight's honoree david beckham. you've torn your dress >> i met david quite a few times. he's such an inspiration. he's had such a great influence over so many people. posting a photo and touching tribute to the late rock legend. there's a starman waiting in the sky >> i think it's very sad his passing for so many reasons. >> as a teenager jennifer connolly shared a screen with bowie in the fantasy film "labyrinth." deep in your eyes >> not only was he a genius, he was a genius who had the time to be kind. my experience of him. nothing nothing will keep us together >> reports say bowie's funeral may take place in new york where he lived with his wife iman. and their 15-year-old daughter. >> every time you hear a bowie song, it reminds you of something. >> beckham was honored by unicef for his work with the international charity. nicole kidman, miranda carrey were all there in louis vuitton. unicef since i was 17. what they're doing, i've witnessed. >> can i mention that david beckham is the man? like h the man. 3,000 miles away at theyma fashion scholarship fund gala in n

. >>> in ken and kreetha coleman weren't the only honorees, stay recipient is. african-american to start a tech company in silicon valley. his extraordinary career spans more than half a century. roy clay senior is also a black enterprise tech trail blazer honoree. this is his inspiring story. he's known as the godfather of silicon valley. the first african-american to work with the area's first computer company. roy clay senior was drawn to the developing tech industry, but at the start the industry was anything but welcoming. >> when i graduated from university in 1951, i sought a job at mcdonald's. invited me for an interview. after seeing my resume. and when i got there, they didn't know i was black. and they were very polite. they said, we're sorry, but we have no job for professional negroes. >> but clay would not be denied. within the year he was working for the company. in the following decade, he computer firm that gave birth to silicon valley, hewlett-packard. >> i started my role at hp among a group of eight people doing software, hardware, peripheral

and i am deeply honored to be one of the honorees.because in reality, you don't just honor me, you honor the fight for economic and social justice for all working people. therefore, reverend sharpton, on behalf of my sisters and brothers in the labor movement, with special recognition to my president mark demmen steen, apwu officers, members and friends who are with me this morning, i respectfully accept this award and will cherish this moment as i continue to be a part of a movement that continues to fight for social and economic justice, and i will be with you. sister pinckney, i know i don't have to tell you this, one day at a time, one foot in front of the other. god is good all the time. you have a lot of love from those of us who express our sincerest sympathy. and if there's anything that we can do in any way to assist you, let us know. got bless each and every one of you, and thank you so very much for this award. [ applause ] >> on the next washington journal, former west virginia congressman alan mollohan on reforming federa

at the yma fas gala in new rki w caught up with the event's honoree jessica simpson. she has big plans for 2016, but one thing definit on the slate, another baby. >> oh, good lord, i don't think i can have another baby right now. that's not in our near future. >> check her out with her husband and sharing secret to a fabulous figure. >> being a mom is enough of a diet. your kids. but i d lot of their corn i have to get on theeai lot. >> she's keeping fit and she's crazy busy. eight years since her last movie, but she told us she's got big things lined up. >> there's lots music and lots of acting coming up in the near future. but i will never ever put fashion asi i need lip gloss. that's our next adventure. macy's, will you sell >> the woman who launched her fashion empire a decade was honored by the yma fashion scholarship fund. but this weekend we hear she's going to cabo to celebrate her mom's birthday. >> how in the world did you hear that? hello. >> we have our ways. >> i am bikini ready. >> thank you for alerting the paparazzi. they'll be there. and i'm sure we'l

robert goddard, the father of modern rocketry, and now today's honorees. and i dare say that in future years we will be giving the same ceremony and gold medal to the first crew that will land on the planet mars. ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. as a matter of fact, it's a part of us. it's our character as the american people to be adventurers and explorers. and we won't ever give that dream up. indeed, in the honoring of these astronauts, we foretell the future, the greatness, the discovery, the expressing of ousts as a people, pioneers, adventurers, and explorers. ladies and gentlemen, the dream is alive. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the ranking member of the united states senate's committee on commerce, science, and transportation, and the senior senator from the state of texas, the honorable kay bailey hutchison. >> we are honoring four brave, determined, resilient men. they and the astronauts who followed took enormous personal risks for our country to venture beyond earth's orbit. their missions into the unknown remind of us what ca

to bruce we have other on the reasoning are so happy that bruce accepted our invitation to be an honoree because his work in hampton roads is legendary. this is done so much across the community to make hampton roads better so we're happy to have him as well as the share of the red hot and honoree office and tells us all realize how many of the srt thank you so much and never stop thinking so much . it is a pretty clear skies out there right now the oceanfront this new thingy so if any part of your day with us to look straight out there but i would not recommend a tank top. still if that is going to war with one of the warmer days will see the next few days will have an update to your forecast just a bit but first here's a look at your top stories of farewell at naval station norfolk the guided missile destroyer uss barry left from naval station norfolk today the crews had to hand in the area with increased tensions after north korea's last nuclear test. there's a place in the guided missile destroyer uss lassen which has been based in japan for nearly ten years this move has been long p

honorees were recognized for the contribution to preserving african-american culture. awards were presented this morning at the groups annual convention. it is taken notice that this project is relevant makes me know that what i do has relevance so, we are certainly proud. >> among those honors were james clyburn and his wife along with nasa administrator charles bolden of columbia. >>> the national park service today. in agreement will allow the agency to share resources and visitor services. park leaders hope these partnership will encourage people to explore parks in the state. >>> not a good day to be out in a park today but perhaps things be changing. >>> coming up on monday it did back to school and work, we are watching the radar and we will have the >>> we have seen a mixture of everything so far across the state. in the midlands it has been mostly rain and freezing rain. 33 degrees right now in camden. 300 in newberry. above freezing in columbia. 35 degrees in sumter. we are starting to see a little more precipitation come into the midlands. all of this is mov

. >> it has grown so much. 28 of our 31 honorees have gone on to oscar nominations. how is that for a good record i think it's going to happen again. because the stars this year were bigger and better than ever. >> you get shot out of the barrel. it's like my god. >> the march to the oscars. you make it sound like the death march or something. >> awards mayhem. my wife and i get all dressed up and we get out. >> this whole week is crazy. it's fun. but it is tiring in a way. >> with golden globes just a week away, the film festival red carpet was literally a dress rehearsal. kate winslet was elegant in johnny depp. the other kate was stunning in blue thanks to mark jacobs. >> i'm going to w i learned to crochet recently. so, you know, working on a few things. see what i come up with. >> academy award winner kate winslet. >> i got to reunite with so many the years, especially johnny depp who arrived with his wife. he simply overwhelmed me. >> i love the fact you've done the interviews and from the second i started out. you were right there. and i was always very happy

lomax finished the season 3rd on team in tatales with 96 -- american and 3rd team all big 10 team honoree -- lomax started 27 games for the hawkeyes in his career. the road tour conintues for the 2nd ranked iowa wrestling team -- tom brands and the hawks are spending the weekend in illinois -- tonight they'll grapple with the fighting illini and then sund they'll face the wildcats at northwestern. the hawks are coming off their 3rd straight midlands team championship -- with 3 individual winners -- so you'd think that brands would be feeling pretty good about his team -- no -- he wants more ka-boom on the mat.. "it's not coaching, it's not anytytng other than a mentality where --- i am going to make something happen? and it was ka-boom. and now we have to get ka-boom, ka-boom, ka-boom, ka-boom going. it doesn't mean every ka-boom is going to equal points, but the more kakaooms that you cacaput in there, the more that you are going to have a chance to score." the cyclone wrestling team got virginia duals -- iowa state ststm-rolled through george mason and kent state -- winning 17 of 20 mat

my breath should not be taken as any indication of short trip for our honoree. you know him well. cliche to say a person needs no introduction. he truly needs to introduction in this crowd. we know him as a man with roots, man who is the son of immigrants who has justice as his north star. a man not only the nation's first african-american attorney general but someone who used the power and authority. stand up for the least of us, to make his voice heard to work with many of you to defend voting rights when 3r when theye under attack. someone who used the power of his office to reform the criminal justice system that is too often defined by race and class. someone who fought for the equality of all americans regardless of who they worship or who they are or who they love. this is someone who certainly needs no introductions. i know him as my d.o.j. leader, as my boss but even more important in more enduring as my mentor and my friend. it is an honor to present to you the 82nd attorney general of the united states, eric h. holder. [applause] >> good morning. it is a pleasure to be

sharpton launched a campaign, encouraging people not to watch the telecast. , and lifetime achievement honoree, spike lee, said he wouldn' t show up. mark: excitement building for less than a month away. they just announce divisions. cincinnati will be in the east with 14 other cities. the second home game is the following saturday. more opponents will be known when the full schedule is released in the next few days. >> stop staring at the old powerball tickets. final prize winner in kentucky has come forward. the winner presented a ticket yesterday at the lottery headquarters yesterday. the winning ticket sold in a small town south of lexington. three $1 million prices were sold in the commonwealth. r andi: it is going to snow tomorrow, but not everyone will get an accurate -- the same amount of snow. some places a normal to what i like to call snow omh g. this storm can shift in the models have been going all over the place the past couple of days. the storm track can change, which means the totals could change. right now we are looking toward kentucky. sunny skies and 21 degrees. the wind c

they're in a very honoree mood, but we will have to see which way they go. they're upset of the fact that nobody is governing, but they're anger. that's what this debate is about right now and so far donald trump has captured it, but we still have a few weeks to go before the first ballot is counted >>> thank you very much for your time >> my pleasure. thank you >>> the third rail panel is coming up next. >> it has been very reticent to take on the privacy issue around drones but they need to step up >>> this is a perfect example of the government trying to catch up >> that is not going to stop somebody from flying a drone my backyard. president -- he blamed the media a little bit, saying reports had been exaggerated, and accused other groups of trying to capitalize on a chaotic situation by getting involved in some of the recent violence that we have seen in the poorest suburbs in and around tunis. we can now speak to hashem ahelbarra. he joins us on the phone now. hashem, i'm not sure if you were able to listen to what the president was saying there, but t

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he is one of four honorees. he is first coach in gamecock to be named into the abca hall of fame. congrats coach. >>> not only do they continue to ride that unbeaten streak. frank martin was given an award. but with all the success that the team has seen lately does it affect their preparation? he says no. >> i feel no different. we prepared like any other game. we prepared like we did last year. we try to go out and give every

he is one of four honorees. he is first coach in gamecock to be named into the abca hall of fame. ngrats coach. > not only do they continue to frank martin was given an award. but with all the success that the team has seen lately does it affect their preparation? he says no. >> i feel no different. we prepared like any other game. we prepared like we did last year. we try to go out and give every team our best shot.>> they aren't the only team hooping this weekend. the women are out. a game little closer than the ladies would have liked. despite taking a pretty big hit early on. dawn staley said maybe her taking that hit was a good thing. >> i knew. once she decided she was going to come back and play, she was you don't want to get tiffany mitchell mad at you. she has a response like no other. she is ultra competitive. >> even though it is a different team, seeing the way they did respond from being down last night very reminiscent f fm last year. >> now missouri's team is good. >> they are. it doesn't matter when you get into conference play. the team number two in the country i

ricardo: dabo swinney is this year's paul "bear" bryant coach of the year honoree. swinney, earning the honor last night. the clemson head coach racking up his 7th coach of the year award this postseason. getting recognition. deshaun watson picking up another award today. the quarterback named the manning award winner for 2015, the honor given to the top quarterback in the nation, taking into account both regular season and bowl season. watson, the 12th recipient of the award, and the first sophomore to win it. kirby hocutt will replace jeff long as the new chairman of the college football playoff selection committee. long is rotating out of the chairman's role. the position changes every two years. the texas tech athletic director served on the selection committee this past season. moving to the nfl, and the carolina panthers meet up with the seattle seahawks for the second straight year in the postseason sunday. the number one seed in the nfc side isn't feeling the pressure of possibily being one and done, after a 15-1 mark in the regular season. >> i think that's