. >> any mood or emotional crossroad where you might find yourself, there is a joni mitchell song. >>turing tributes to singer songwriter joni mitchell. >> ♪ wish i had a river i could skate away on. >> and also opera singer justino diaz. >> his staggering career, we honor justino tonight. >> lorne michaels was celebrated. >> this kennedy center honor is a long time coming for lerne since he said he would only accept it when j lo and ben got back together. >> ♪ did you ever know that you're my hero. >> legendary stage and screen icon bette midler is another one of the honorees. >> she can make us laugh and cry even at the same time. that is the mark of an artist of the highest caliber. >> songwriter and record producer berry gordy also. >> ♪ very superstitious. >> performances by stevie wonder had the opera house in a standing ovation. >> vladimir duthierscbs news, new york. >> we want to hear the rest of the song. watch the kennedy center honors december 22 on kpix5. >>> during the pandemic one in five households added a pet. as we head out of town for the holidays and those reunions

from bette midler to joni mitchell and more. behind the scenes preview of the kennedy center honors. >>> tonight, cbs presents the 44th annual kennedy center honors recognizing five huge names in american culture. it midler, joni ll warren michaels christina diaz. this includes tribute person performances by renowned artist. >> for the first time since 2019, we're back to sure this experience in this unbelievably delightful, magnificent opera house as we celebrate tonight as co-honorees in modern music. joni mitchell is one of the greatest tones of all time. christina diaz, the emmy- winning producer and writer lorne michaels. there is the beloved entertainer and human at terreon therein that midler and finally, the songwriter, producer, berry gordy. >> that is a very special night for me. berry gordy is getting the award. he is my best friend. i think it is long overdue. >> i'm hoping that right now, you know -- >> i'm still in a state of exhilaration. it's a wonderful, wonderful tribute. >> everyone here is honoring everyone he

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well the instrumental is, of course, jingle bells from joni mitchell's classic river. in 1971 and, 50 years later, it's gotten its first music video in time for christmas. let's have a listen. # they're cutting down trees. # they're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace. # oh, i wish i had a river i could skate away on. most of the video is in black and white, until the end, when the river turns blue. and while it may sound christmassy, there's another theme throughout, as you can guess from this message from joni which accompanied the video. i've been speaking to matvey rezanov, the animation artist who directed the music video, on the message and how he got it across. i think the choice of a black and white palette was really essential here and, as you rightfully pointed out, the colour symbolises hope and solace, because even in the deepest sadness, there is some kind of calmness. and ijust tried to do justice to the lyrics and that was my goal, basically, and to the song itself and what it means. it's really effective. congratulations. why did you

to motown record's recrater and lauren michaels actress and singer bette midler and folk singer joni mitchell. president biden held a session before the show. >>> january easjanessa is track severe storms. >> it is very late in the season for severe weather but it can happen any time. texas to tennessee, we are under tornado watches. that will expire in the next hour or so to the north, colliding with cloelder air and transitioning into predominantly rain. new york and boston area in the early afternoon before that strong cold front pushes off shore. behind the front, wind gusts ale that will continue for texas this afternoon most spots in the mid to upper 40s. we have another storm system approaching on wednesday, we'll look at that forecast coming up. >>> diamonds are a girl's best friend according to mariah carey. ♪ ♪ i just want you for my own ♪ ♪ more than you could ever know ♪ ♪ make my wish come true ♪ ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> the queen of christmas is celebrating her hit which became diamond certified. the first holiday song to win the riaa award with officially 1 billio

. >> they were motown founder barry gordie, lorne michaels and also including bette midler and joni mitchell. and president biden held a reception for the honorees at the white house. >> you're the ones that most people associate with who we are as a country. that's what this year's honorees have done throughout their groundbreaking careers. >> that was the first honors with a president in attendance since 2016. biden joked that michaels was having a hard time finding the right guy to impersonate him on "saturday night live." >> as they did switch out their joe biden a few times, right? >> i liked jim carrey as president biden. >> i did like him as well. >>> an unwanted guest in a florida man's couch has authorities concerned. >> a resident of a condo in clearwater called police saturday saying there was a snake in his couch. yes, a snake. officers later discovered the snake was about five foot long red tailed boa constrictor native to south america which has authorities wondering how it got there. >> oh, florida and its exotic animals that people smuggle in. not saying that was the case the

. >>> the evening features tributes to singer-songwriter joni mitchell, opera singer christina diaz,hat mettler. >> she can make us laugh and cry at the same time, and that is the mark of an artist of the highest caliber. >> saturday night live creator lauren michaels is celebrated and arrested by current and former cast members. >> this is a long time honor coming for lauren, since he said he would only accepted when j lo and ben got back together. >> [ laughter ] a good weekend update, you can watch the 44th annual kennedy center honors december 22nd right here on cbs. >>> bay area food banks have been working overtime this holiday season to provide healthy meals for local families. kpix 5's morning anchor len kiese is in oakland with our food for bay area families drive . >> very busy times inside the community food bank warehouse as volunteers are hard at work as you can see making sure families are prepared this holiday season, helping out with the big need this year is delta delta, we are joined now by kinsey, this is a cause near and dear to delta dental's heart. >> absolutely

night live producer lorne michaels, actress bette midler and opera singers diaz and for position joni mitchell. president biden reinstated the traditional white house ceremony for the honorees after was canceled by mr. trump. >>> new video shows the moments michigan police a burst into a building and arrested the parents allegedly involved in that school shooting last week and officer say that james and jennifer crumley left town after charges against them were announced and they are accused of not preventing the 15-year- old son ethan from going on an alleged shooting rampage at his school. >> everybody pitched in and we were confident we would be able to find them in short order and because of that teamwork, we did and we believe they were assisted in that location to get there and get him. >> police say they are questioning a man who said they helped the couple hide from police, but he said he didn't know the police were looking for them. they are facing involuntary manslaughter charges and not clear up any additional charges will be filed for failing to turn themselves in. >>> back here, v

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vaccinated, tested and ready to honor artistic excellence with tributes to stars like singer/songwriter joni mitchelleat tony award winner bette midler. ♪ did you ever know that you're my hero ♪ >> she can make us laugh and cry even at the same time, and that is the mark of an artist of the highest caliber. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> o'donnell: cast members of "saturday night live" past and present brought the laughs roasting boss lorne michaels. >> lorne deserves this honor because unlike so many others he resisted the urge to travel to space this year. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> o'donnell: and the legendary stevie wonder got everyone on their feet saluting motown founder barry gordy. ♪♪ ♪♪ ( cheers and applause ) celebrating the arts is back in the full ceremony will air here on cbs december 22. we'll be right back. oh my goodness... wow, lat all those! you get hungry for more and then you're just like, “wow, i'm learning about my family.” yeah, yep. which one, what'd you find? lorraine banks, look, county of macomb, michigan? look at grandma... hey grandma! unbelievable. everybody deserves to know who they are and where they came fr

instrumental music plays well, the instrumental is, of course, jingle bells from joni mitchell's classic back in 1971 and 50 years later it's gotten its first music video in time for christmas. let's have a listen. # they're cutting down trees. # they're putting up reindeer. # and singing songs ofjoy and peace. # oh, i wish i had a river. # i could skate away on. # but it don't snow here. # it stays pretty green. # i'm going to make a lot of money. most of the video is in black and white, until the end, when the river turns blue. and while it may sound christmassy, there's another theme throughout, as you can guess from this message from joni which accompanied the video. we can now speak to the animation artist who directed the music video, matvey rezanov. hejoins us from portland, oregon. thanks a lot for coming on. a christmas song for people who are lonely at christmas. how did you try to get this across in this video? i did you try to get this across in this video?— in this video? i tried to, i think the _ in this video? i tried to, i think the choice - in this video? i tried to, i t

motown records creator berry gordy, saturday night live producer lorne michaels, bette midler, and joni mitchellso resumed the white house ceremony for the honorees with a holiday gathering. dress for success held a holiday soiree today. it is the first time the nonprofit has had an in person event since the beginning of the pandemic. it prepares women to reenter the workplace as they transition from a virtual to real work environment. the group had to come up with new ways to adjust to covid. >> that presented a unique challenge where a lot of our women did not have digital hardware to get them back online. so we started a digital equity program that gives laptops and ipads to the women in our programs. dion: this nonprofit does so much good for the community. dress for success looks for ways to get women back on their feet, helping them with resumes and to get the interview skills they need to rejoin the workforce. a long-standing southbay tradition took on a new form this weekend because of the pandemic. santa clara county firefighters held a contactless toy drive. generous community members

>> well, i think, as i say, between them and people like joni mitchell and neil young and other brilliant, suddenly being a singer/songwriter became a thing and became a career. i don't think we'd see the ed sheerans or taylor swifts, holly humberstones, brandi carlile, all those people are adept to the singer/songwriters of that early generation of which james and carole were certainly key elements. >> before we go, your favorite carole king/james taylor song. >> i would never dare to compare a carole king song to a james taylor song and choose a favorite. but overall because of what it accomplished i'd have to go with "you've got a friend." it was the moment that james and i heard carole sing this brand new song, fell in love with it. we asked carole, even though she was about to make her own solo record, we'd ask if we would be crazy to ask if we could record it as well. carole with extraordinary generosity said yes. they both succeeded. >> what an amazing life they had both led. peter, thank you, what a joy to have you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> again, do not miss the all

jackson browne, j.d., henley and frey, linda ronstadt, joni mitchell, james taylor. >> the big sea changeve to do this? >> i feel an obligation to myself and to people, to try and share myself, maybe as honestly as i can. ♪ i left my folk and friends with the aim to clear my mind out ♪ ♪ well i hit the rowdy road and many kinds i met there ♪ ♪ many stories told me all the ways to get there ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ ♪ so on and on i go the seconds tick the time out ♪ ♪ there's so much left to know and i'm on the road to find out ♪ >> everyone was just trying to do whatever came into their head. >> in the early days paul and i, we wanted to be the goffin and king of england. goffin and king were very big in those days. >> we had no idea who these people were, who the mysterious mr. king was. wrote the songs, chains the beatles did, i'm into something good. which was part of the british invasion. we did discover this remarkable woman, carole king. >> carole king made the transition from being behind the scenes woman to a star in her own right. ♪ i feel the earth move under my feet i feel the sky tumbling do

kennedy center honors back and last night with this year's honorees, bette midler, joni mitchell, barry [ applause ] as we say in our family, bless me, father, for i have sinned. if you can't laugh at yourself, we're in real trouble, and you make me laugh at myself a lot. >> you want me to play you? >> steve, i'm afraid you understand me too well. >> i vote for that. that would be awesome. cnn's coverage continues right now. >>> very good monday morning to y you. i'm jim sciutto. new coronavirus testing requirements go into effect for international travelers coming into the u.s. everyone, regardless of nationality or vaccination status traveling into the u.s. must now be tested within one day of departure. but we are learning at the same time some promising, new findings on the omicron variant out of south africa. new details, new data suggests the strain i

and folk music legend joni mitchell.re awarded, president biden hosted the honorees and poked a lot of fun at lauren michaels who has been poking fun at him. >> lauren michaels, mr. wise guy over here. he's trying out seven guys to play me. like we say in our family, bless me father, for i have sinned. and finally, it's my turn to say something about him. he prufed the satire about our leaders and society is the quintessential thing to do and a hallmark of any democratic society. >> at one point, actually, steve martin stood up in the audience and said do you want me to play you? that's not a bad idea. the ceremony would be broadcast on december 22nd on cbs. that does it for "andrea mitchell reports". follow us on facebook and twitter. garrett haake is in for chuck todd up next with "mtp daily". >>> new vaccine mandates for millions of american workers and new questions about what it means for the president's agenda as the white house tries to move past the pandemic. >>> plus as president biden gears up for that high sta

creator lorne michaels, actress and singer bette midler, opera singer christine know diaz, and joni mitchelle president had great things to say, and when speaking about michaels, talked about how satire is an important part of american life. >> sat satire is a hallmark of any democratic society. a good journalism holds a mirror up to ourselves to reflect on the good, the bad, the truth. it matters. >> the kennedy center honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to american culture. >>> someone who has given his life to american weather, specifically our weather, cold weather and wet weather, rob mayeda. >> it's good to have weather to talk about. some rain, some wind. for now it's fog that is setting up around the bay area. maybe not around san francisco where it's 52, or the tri-valley, you can see 580 clearly around dublin, pleasanton, livermore. 43, chilly. there's walnut creek, visibility a quarter mile at times. san jose too now starting to see some of that fog settling into the santa clara valley as well. with these light winds

. ♪♪ [music break] amy: joni mitchell.ebration was held in a person for the kennedy honors on sunday. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we now look more at how the biden administration is addressing the global pandemic. on monday, usaid administration samantha power announced a plan for the united states to spend an additional $400 million to help increase vaccine access internationally. power made the announcement just days after vanity fair revealed a $2.5 billion plan to thwart omicron-like variants has been stalled inside the biden administration. we are joined now by katherin eban, who wrote the vanity fair piece. welcome back to democracy now! soleil out what is happening. we are talking about a global pandemic. >> good to be back with you, amy. the biden administration has pledged to be an arsenal of vaccines for the entire world, with the full recognition -- developing world unvaccinated, the become essentially factories r new variants like omicron. so there is an

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and folk music legend joni mitchell. the president had great things to say about 'em all and when speaking about michaels, talked about how satire is such an important part of american life. >> satire about our leaders, about our society is a quintessential thing to do and a hallmark of any democratic society. like good journalism, comedy holds a mirror to ourselves, to reflect on the good, the bad, and the truth. it matters. >> the kennedy center honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to american culture. >>> new tonight. covid cancels a brd way favorite. performances of wicked were called off at the last minute today. the production announced that based on testing results and scheduled absences in the company, the show would not go on today. tickets are being refunded. tuesday's performance of wicked is expected to go on as planned. a similar situation happened with broadway's "aladdin" back in september. >>> a cruise ship that is docked in new orleans has at

honorees included "saturday night live" lauren michaels, bette midler, oprah singer justino diaz and joni mitchelld a reception at the white house for those honorees. >> lauren michaels, mr. wise guy over here. he's trying out seven guys to play me. finally, it's my turn to say something about him. >> well, we're waiting for it, but i guess we'll have to tune in for the joke. anyway, the ceremony will be broadcast december 22nd on cbs. and a big shout out to our lauren michaels. >> yeah. >>> new details are coming to light six days after that fatal shooting in michigan. >> the parents of the accused gunman are now in police custody following an intense manhunt. this morning, we're learning more about their meeting with school officials on the morning of the attack. meagan fitzgerald joins us from michigan with more on the latest in the investigate. good morning. >> reporter: craig and savannah, good morning to you. the parents of the suspected shooter have joined their son here at the oakland county jail. their bond set at $500,000 bond each. the sheriff says the crumbleys are in their own individ