do you know anybody else named abilene? do you know anybody else named abilene? >> cooper was seeking $75,000 in damages. author katherine stocket has said her character, abilene, was based on a different woman who worked for her parents and died several years ago. >>> young women are getting college degrees at a higher rate than men. apparently a new study finds that most americans think women need one more. the pew research center found 77% of people think women need a college degree to get ahead in life. only 68% think men need it. last year, 36% of women between 25 and 29 years old had completed a bachelor's degree compared with 28% of men. >>> it was an iconic french fashion designer, was he also a secret nazi spy? >> the book is titled "sleeping with the enemy: coco chanel's secret war." claiming chanel collaborated with the nazis during world war ii under the code name westminster. it says she had an affair with a german officer and was an agent herself and deeply semitic. according to the book, the couple went onnst ssions to recruits new agents. the fash

abilene, you've already had some rain this morning, i know you could use some more. the texas hill country, austin, i know you're also desperate for the rain. looks like this is going to slowly move in your direction. this is the steady, slow-moving, soaking rainfall that you've been waiting for for a very long time. the problem is for a lot of people, a lot of ranchers, it's really too late. the growing season is over, but this will at least help a little bit. certainly make things a bit more comfortable. still, the forecast calls for fairly high conditions, high temperatures in parts of texas, especially in dallas. that rain-cooled air for the time being is just making a world of a difference. speaking of heats up across parts of texas, south texas, especially, we may see some thunderstorms heat up across portions of the ohio valley and into the great lakes. thunderstorms that could really get cranked up by the late afternoon hours. that could cause widespread delays in spots like detroit, perhaps even into indianapolis. maybe even cincinnati and back into chicago

skeeter and abilene. describe that relationship and how it evolved through the film. >> i think that i really start beginning to trust skeeter when she asked me if i ever dreamt about being anything else. >> did you know as a girl growing up that one day you would be a maid? >> yes, ma'am, i did. >> do you ever dream of being something else? >> my father passed away an he groomed and trained horses for 25 years and he hated it. i never asked him what his dreams were, ever. >> do you regret that? >> absolutely. and i think that when skeeter asked abilene, who is 51 years old, born in 1911, the granddaughter of a house slave, did you ever dream of being anything else? i think that that throws her for a loop. >> why is this movie relevant for us? what is the take away? >> the relevance is, i think it's teaching people to find within themselves the courage to change, in fact changing their own lives. >> sometimes you have to dare not to fit in. dare to, you know, tap into something bigger than yourself in liv

if you have the, if you have the pleasure of visiting the eisenhower library in homestead and abilenekansas, and compare it to the roosevelt homestead here in hyde park, you'll see the social difference between the two. they're two exceedingly dissimilar places, not to mention western kansas being very different from the hudson valley. but nonetheless, you have these two very dissimilar individuals who, nevertheless, thought alike on what, in my view, the most critical challenges facing the country at the most critical time in our modern history which was at the end of world war ii when europe was prostrate and exhausted, and the united states with its vast economic and by then military power found itself presented with the responsibility of superpowerdom. not something that the united states particularly wanted. i don't think americans are an imperial-minded people. but nevertheless, that what fdr talked about in the quarantine speech, that defense of democracy that to be the great arsenal, the both political and military arsenal of democracy was, came to the united states at that ti

are thinking back on how long what sort of an outside the world's most i work most valuable company abilene you met you mentioned not as much about him as a visionary as that kind of in your current role side that you get through it but he was also at the same time really successful at being the c.e.o. of an established mature company i'm running it well it's a very unique blend why does that work for him but not for someone as c.e.o. like say the former c.e.o. of hewlett packard who they've known for going in and retooling the business revamping it bringing it a lot of success but he had to resign because of his mercurial you could say side. well there are two types of c.e.o.'s great. ones who founded the company and then they create markets but they may not be as well suited to running a company once the markets are a bit more mature and then others as a hired gun c.e.o. who is good and who are brought in well. but company is large enough in the market is mature enough and so just was kind of both in a way for him in ninety nine i may be sorry i didn't see was recruited john sculley who w

forgive me, lord, but i'm going to have to kill that woman, abilene.t i carry a paper to my own house. that girl don't know. >> oprah winfrey tweeted today "hey, tweets, if you liked the book "the help," you'll delight in the movie, opens today, can't wait to hear what you think." because the book generated controversy, we asked tulane university professor melissa harris-perry to join the opening day crowds at the theater and answer oprah's question, what do you think. if you followed melissa's tweets today, this is what you saw as she tweeted from the theater. "i'm one hour into "the help" movie, i'm not sure i can make it through to the end. i read the book, i knew, but the images." then, hard to tell whether it's the representation of black women or white women that's most horrible. and then "thank god magical black women were available to teach white women raise their families and to write books." and then "and thank god plucky white girls could give black women the courage to resist exploitation." then "and man was it full of giggling good times i

but i didn't necessarily believe that people would get abilene because of that, because she so quiet.t they would just see the maid and i was just very worried about the backlash from that. >> it sounds like there she even had some issues with playing that role. had some concerns. do you think this is the type of movie it takes, the type of story that gets -- it has to be the white protagonist leading the way even in a story about the civil rights era? >> historically that seems to be the case, unfortunately. there have been movies made with black protagonists but the ones so many of them haven't been. i also briefly want to say that i have nothing against the actresses in the film. i think viola davis is a magnificent actress. actress necessary her position often don't get parts as interesting as this. the struggle is in order to play a judge that's less -- less richly written or play a maid, african-american actresses, like many african-american writers, struggle with this question all the time. people have been attacking them and i just want to make sure -- clear that i am not one

. >> i give this movie an a for abilene, played by viola davis who needs to start doing bicep exercisesist her oscar trophy in the air in february. >> something tells me she's going to be okay trying to hoist that oscar. >> you're probably right, yes. >> let's talk about something else polar opposite now, "30 minutes or less." what's this all about? >> oh, my gosh, i wish i knew. while i was watching it, it really stirred a lot of interesting questions within me, like when is the last time i replaced the batteries in my smoke detector, or have i fed my pet chinchilla at home. i couldn't focus on it because the script was lousy. jessizenberg plays a character who has a bomb strapped to his chest and is forced to give these guys money through a bank robbery, but somehow, i feel like i'm the victim having to watch this movie. >> let's look at a clip and see if we still feel that way. >> get down on the ground and give me the money in the bank. >> how am i supposed to give you the money if i'm on the ground. >> get the money out of the bank and then get down afterwards. >> guns, masks, you

called "cowboys," and there's two great portraits of these gents right off the trail, probably in abilene, texas. cowboys who have been well scrubbed, have a bit of bay rum on them. they've gotten their favorite dish that cowboys always wanted to get that they longed for on the trail, either chop suey or some eggs. and they've probably had a tumble or two in the hay and some good, hard whiskey. this is "cowboys." some historians claim the word cowboy was first used in medieval ireland to describe boys who tended cattle. others say it was bandied about in early america when young buys herded cows. even so, only after the civil war did the term cowboy come into common use. the heydey of the genuine cowboys was brief. it began in 865 when texans returned home after serving the confederacy poor in cash but rich in range lands teeming with ubiquitous long horns. prior to the war those who had trailed cattle usually were known as droves. in the early 1860s, texas ranchers used the term cowboy as they gathered unbranded wild longhorns during round-ups first called cow hunts. by about 1870 ranche

right along i-20, making that drive from abilene back to dallas itself, you've had the windshield wipers. those of you tuning in on cnn radio, i know exactly what you have been going through. on parts of i-35 south, this is a great thing to see. it's been so dry. you've been mired in a huge drought in the lone star state of texas, every raindrop is welcome. and they might continue through a good part of the afternoon. we might see more of those across parts of the nation's midsection and through parts of the great lakes. detroit, we're calling you out. might have thunderstorms there, same deal in indianapolis, perhaps even chicago before the day is over. and with those storms, delays are all but a certainty in those spots. just be patient on a day like today. storms, might see those in parts of the southeast. pretty dry for you in new england. and in the pacific northwest, plenty of sunshine, but all of that is going to change. first half of the weekend, the sunshine. tomorrow, the clouds move in and maybe even a chance of some scattered showers. let's chat with the temperatures for just

on a given day instead of just talking to abilene from a satellite studio in austin was important.nk we're starting to see the influence of that in 2012 already. >> absolutely, so the retail politics where you go door to door and shake as many hands as you can works. but at the same time, apparently what the social scientists discovered, in the effort to get out the vote, the campaign mailers, tv ads and the robo calls, they don't work. >> they realize a lot of this stuff doesn't have the effect that people had hoped. that was really the goal, you know, the goal was to basically bring in these political scientists to audit the campaign budget. campaigns don't have terribly good tools for measuring the effectiveness of what they do and these experiments allowed perry to really put a price on the things that he was spending money on and he realized a lot were a waste. >> sasha, these guys helped him in ways we'll never know but he did wind up getting a substantial victory last time they were on his team. what about this time? are they there? >> some of them are talking to the campaig

as we speak, we have got some thunder boomers just to the west of dallas over near abilene.ou've heard the boom of thunder all morning long. the rain is going to come down. a good thing to see considering the draut you've been under. what we anticipate is more of the thunderstorm activity across much of the ohio valley and splash and dash showers for much of the gulf coast, including maybe atlanta and back into portions of the appalachian. still dry for the pacific northwest. but take away that area of low pressure. bring rain in seattle and portland by tomorrow. that's the latest in the forecast, t.j. your turn. >> thank you, kind sir. i'll take it from here. >>> all right. i've been fascinated by some of you all's responses this morning to me on twitter. with the question about whether or not you would give up billions of dollars in order to marry the person you love. well, somebody did it. maybe you're not one of them. we'll tell you about her plans. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots

because what it does is it makes abilene walk through her fear to find her voice. >> what to you sayr men, who think that this book belongs to women? >> for men in genenel i think it's a story about courage. it's something about the courage in the ordinary person that resonates with people. the underdog story. >> last question i ask everybody that's here is always about song, is always to sing a little snippet of somethihi that's musical, that's in your head or that meant something to you growing up. ♪ chantilly lace with a pretty face and a ponytail hanging down ♪ ♪ and a wiggle and a walk and a wiggle and a talk makes a world ♪ ♪ ain't nothing in the world ♪ like a big eyed girl ♪ that makes you act so funny >> she knew those lyrics. i like that. listen to this, "variety," a stirring black empowerment tale aimed squarely at white audiences to help personal it's the civil rights movement through the testimony of domestic servants. powerful. >> could be some oscar gold. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one

>> i have 102 degrees in abilene, texas. and tropical storm emily that could be a hurricane in south florida. would love to shift that over to texas. but it's not going to be. it's not here yet. but there could be something coming for south florida in the hurricane problem all the way up the east coast, too, for this coming weekend. we'll keep you advised. >> we're talking about that a little later. chad, thank you so much for that. one of our correspondents is in dallas, texas. he was tweeting and said when he woke up this morning at 4:45, it was already a whopping 91 degrees. so we sent him out in it to find out how hot it go in texas and oklahoma. >> reporter: in texas, swarms of grasshoppers are invading dried-out grass fields. in oklahoma, there's barely enough hay to feed herds of cattle. across these crusty plains, lakes are evaporating, children hibernate, playgrounds are silent. triple-digit temperatures have baked texas and oklahoma for more than a month. the summer of 2011 is a beatdown of epic proportions. if tha

called cowboys, and there are two great portraits of these gents right off the trail, probably in abilene. texas cowboys who had been well described, have a bit of a room on them, maybe a little pomade. they have gotten their favorite dish that kaelin was always want to get that they long for on the trail, either chops' we are some eggs. they probably had a tumble to end the hate and some good, hard whiskey. this is cowboys. some historians claim the workout was first used in medieval ireland to describe boys who tended cattle. others say the name was bandied about in early america when youngsters such as daniel boone and lady -- later davy crockett herded crowns. even so only after the civil war did the term cowboy come into use. the heyday of the genuine cowboys was brief. it became in -- it began in 1865 when texans returned home after serving the confederacy pour in cash but rich in a range lands teeming with ubiquitous long arms. prior to the were those who hitch rail were usually known as drovers. in the early 1860's -- 1860's texas rangers used the term cowboy as they gathered unbr

called cowboys, and there are two great portraits of these gents right off the trail, probably in abilene texas cowboys who had been well described, have a bit of a room on them, maybe a little pomade. they have gotten their favorite dish that kaelin was always want to get that they long for on the trail, either chops' we are some eggs. they probably had a tumble to end the hate and some good, hard whiskey. this is cowboys. some historians claim the workout was first used in medieval ireland to describe boys who tended cattle. others say the name was bandied about in early america when youngsters such as daniel boone and lady -- later davy crockett herded crowns. even so only after the civil war did the term cowboy come into use. the heyday of the genuine cowboys was brief. it became in -- it began in 1865 when texans returned home after serving the confederacy pour in cash but rich in a range lands teeming with ubiquitous long arms. prior to the were those who hitch rail were usually known as drovers. in the early 1860's -- 1860's texas rangers used the term cowboy as they gathered unbra

called cowboys, and there are two great portraits of these gents right off the trail, probably in abilene. texas cowboys who had been well described, have a bit of a room on them, maybe a little pomade. they have gotten their favorite dish that kaelin was always want to get that they long for on the trail, either chops' we are some eggs. they probably had a tumble to end the hate and some good, hard whiskey. this is cowboys. some historians claim the workout was first used in medieval ireland to describe boys who tended cattle. others say the name was bandied about in early america when youngsters such as daniel boone and lady -- later davy crockett herded crowns. even so only after the civil war did the term cowboy come into use. the heyday of the genuine cowboys was brief. it became in -- it began in 1865 when texans returned home after serving the confederacy pour in cash but rich in a range lands teeming with ubiquitous long arms. prior to the were those who hitch rail were usually known as drovers. in the early 1860's -- 1860's texas rangers used the term cowboy as they gathered unbr