>> well, i mean, i think the big headliners were rita moreno and herman badillo. >> yes. big new yorker. >> yes, and having grown up in new york and having, you know -- i had my own personal connection. i'm not puerto rican. >> still. >> yeah, i'm a new yorker. i thought i was puerto rican till i was like in the second grade. >> and so it was a real treat for me personally because i had grown up with these people in my house. >> but when we say the new americans, it did focus on the caribbean and the influx of latinos who were coming from cuba, the dominican republic, and puerto rico. >> and puerto rico. >> okay. got it. >> the massive migration that followed world war ii of puerto ricans because it took a much longer time for puerto rico to get out of the depression. >> yes. >> so that pushed a massive amount of people to come this way. and it was encouraged also by the u.s. government. and then subsequently there was the cubans and the dominicans. >> and the dominicans. julio, at the clemente, they came to you or you came to them to say, "you know what? this is right in

yeah, pretty nice, yeah. ( cheers and applause ) this year, we kennedy center honored carole king, rita moreno, seigi ozawa, cicely tyson, and george lucas. it's a meeting-- ( cheers and applause ) a fantastic night, amazing. it's a meeting of, like, washington bigwigs and hollywood celebrities. i saw c-3po standing next to secretary of state john kerry. ( laughter ) one of them was incredibly lifelike. ( laughter ) now, the night culminated in a tribute to carole king with the "you make me feel like a natural woman," and, i mean, i-- didn't know what to expect. but aretha's so powerful, that at the end of that song, i felt like a natural woman. ( laughter ) i think i might have ovulated. i mean she just tore-- just tore the rafters down. president obama is on his feet, 90-year-old cicely tyson was going, "yay!" and i'm sitting backstage thinking, "boy, i would hate to have to follow that." then realized, as the host of the show, i had to flow that. ( laughter ) and it was an amazing night, and you don't want to miss it. the kennedy center honors will air right here on cbs on december 29. that

. >> and rita moreno. these are all people love iconic >> i'm surprised but not insulted by it. when you look at michael jackson, you had very white features at the time that he left this earth. and many people said he looked very much by a white person so i'm not offended or insulted or outraged by this. i just want to know can he dance like michael jackson? >> thank you, vlad. nice to see you. >>> americanairlines this morning is investigating a mystery illness on a transatlantic airliner. at least six people became sick wednesday on flight 109 from london to los angeles. witnesses say the jet turned around after a passenger and flight attendant fainted. shows us how one passenger called the fly surreal. >> reporter: passengers said it was a routine ten-hour flight and two and a half hours after the plane took off, the crew turned on the cabin lights and asked if there was a doctor on board. >> it was probably as tense as anyone wants to be 30,000 feet in the air. >> reporter: eric winter was one of 172 passengers on american's flight 109. >> i saw an older gentleman. , you kn

rita moreno. even mickey rooney played a bad stereotype of a chinese man. these are movies people love, iconic roles. but it's not the first time. >> surprised, but i'm not insulted by it. when you look at michael features at the timee he leftt this earth. pepele said he looked lik a white person. i'm not outraged by this. i want to knowan he dance. that's the big one. >> can he moonwalk? >> yeah. does he have the moves. >> thank you, vlad. nice to see you. you. >>> americanairlines this morning isisnvestigating a mystery illness on a transatlantic airliner. at least six peopl became sick wednesday on flight 109 from london to los angeles. witnesses say the jet turned around after a passenger and flight attendant fainted. kris van cleave in washington shows us how one passenger called the fly surreal. >> reporter: passengers said it was a routine ten-hour flight and two and a half hours after the plane took off, the crew turned on the cabin lights and asked if there was a doctor on board. >> it was probably as tense as in the air. >> repepter: eric winter w