tonight, a look at one of the most acclaimed films of the year, beast of the southern while. they explore the poverty and hardship that goes by so many in the area and the struggle to retain humanity. tonight, we will introduce you to the star, a bakery owner that almost by accident wound up in the movie. coming up, right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: the likelihood of the star and the critically acclaimed film and award winning movie could not have been more remote than new orleans resident and small business owner and that not only survived hurricane katrina but became one of the first businesses to reopen after the storm. they met him and asked him if you'll be interested in being in their movie. he said no, the producers insisted. now he is the unlikely star of one of the most acclaimed film is called a

tavis: chronologically gifted, she was, when she got that kind of acclaim. >> chronologically gifted. could be said of you -- that it didn't come for you when you were a baby, like you are on the cover of this book. >> no. tavis: so what do you make of that, that it came when it came? >> well, it is what it is, but i feel lucky about it, to tell you the truth. for one thing, i got a chance to really cut my teeth on down and dirty, struggling hard work in this business. nothing came to me on a silver platter. i also got a chance to slowly build an audience. from the time my first record came out, i promoted the heck out of that thing and went to a million radio stations, a million small clubs in every town they could take me to. you keep doing that, and radio being what it was then, you build a slow but grassroots, loyal following, so that by the time i had a hit song, well, i was more mature, i knew more about the business. i was able to handle it with some levity, because it's not who you are. it's a great thing, it was great fun, and anybody that i lost, fan-wise, after that song ha

of brown university with a bachelor's degree in philosophy he's also the author of the critically acclaimed newly released book twilight of the elites america after meritocracy chris joins me now from our new york city studios chris welcome. oh it's great to be here tom thanks for having me great to have you with us chris before we get to the book i'm curious about you what got you into politics what what what is the core of your passion for these topics and how did you get to where you are. you know i grew up in the bronx my father was a community organizer my mom was an educator she taught in the south bronx and you know i was very lucky to grow up in a world you know my parents were very working class middle class but i was surrounded by a community of folks that were working in the bronx particularly in a period in the seventy's and eighty's where things were really rough in the borough and a lot of organizers people doing social justice work people coming out of very specific catholic social justice tradition my father had been a jesuit seminarian actually for seven years and never mad

is also the author of the critically acclaimed book bailout an inside account of how washington abandoned all rescuing wall street neil joins me from our new york studios neal welcome. thank you let's start with you if you don't mind what path led you to overseeing this historic government program the apparently was designed to save the american economy from depression. but it was kind of strange i was a prosecutor here the u.s. attorney's office in manhattan in two thousand and eight in the previous years i had done international prosecutions and then had moved on to securities fraud and in earlier in two thousand and eight i was actually started up a mortgage fraud unit and after the tarp bill passed in the included this brand new oversight agency this new law enforcement agency really called st tarp the white house put out a request the different prosecutor's offices for recommendations and might the u.s. attorney at that time might garcia basically called me into his office and convinced me that i should put in for it an issue i really wasn't interested in entering into the the murky

of the health issues surrounding genetically modified foods is the author of numerous critically acclaimed books on genetically modified foods including genetic roulette a documented health risks of genetically engineered foods jeffrey joins me now in the studio you're welcome thank you thanks for joining us back in the eighty's when the g m o's were first coming out there there were no laws there were no regulations and monsanto actually went to the i believe it was the bush administration it's true it was the reagan administration ok and so we'd like you to regulate us what was this all about what have you see monsanto has not been a very popular company for decades because of continually lying about the toxicity of their products so they figured if the government gave a rubber stamp to it and it looked like it was the government approving it then they were kind of off the hook and in the next decade they got what they wanted a rubber stamp that meant nothing but it gave the illusion that the government was . how so well the person in charge of policy at the f.d.a. was michael taylor mon

he was the brother of another acclaimed director, ridley scott. wikileaks founder julian assange came out of hiding sunday to speak before a crowd outside the ecuadorian embassy ii london. ii his first public remarks in two months... assange thanked his supporters... and called on the u-s government to stop trying to stifle free expression. ((i ask president obama to do the right thing. the united states must renounce its witch hunt against wikileaks. )) ))assange has been holed-up at the eeuadorian embassy since june .... trying to avoid extradition to sweden where he is wanted for questioning about an alleged sexual assault. the website founder denies the accusations and says the case is u.s.- orchestrated retribution for his organization's disclosure of secret doccments. mark in a new market. ake its 3&the company is hoping to buil and develop at least 100 budget hotels and student residences across europe. according to "the financial times"... the hotels won't bear the ikea name and won't be run by the company. no word yet on when that could h

he published his first novel to critical and popular acclaim. his third novel caused a scandal for the openly gay story line. america's once supportive critics turned on him. he found success he said that the pass was the only interesting thing about the united states. evidence suggests that he was captivated by contemporary america. >> i do not think i need your sycophantic laughter. i have some on tape. >> his singular and thoughtful voice will be much mess. and as will he. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, britain strikes gold, and bradley wiggins, just two weeks after he won the tour de france. right now all eyes are on london for the olympic games. after coming in second in the 400 needed -- foreign readers sprint, and packer considered going shopping. luckily she traded in for gold leapt -- gold medal glory. >> i traveled to tokyo and it was my favorite. i had hoped to win the gold medal. i came in second. i broke the existing world record. the 800 meters, i have only run them twice. i had not even considered tha

degrees tonight into the 50s across the board except perhaps six degrees toward brentwood tracy and acclaimmeanwhile i'm not looking at it onshore flow so not everybody is when the heat up from this impending she way. billy and for the four corners states does warm-up the santa clara valley but most notably the eastern portion of our bay area and is the direct results for moderate to unhealthy levels of those on the atmosphere from the senate where valid to the south central they've as plans get trapped very quickly. tonight if you pass a coastal clouds next to the beaches and patchy fog from morning. lots of blue skies hot and dry and air in the extended forecast. 80 degrees on the peninsula and 84 degrees and loss of those upper eighties to mid 90's across the santa clara valley. and then we jump of a weapon to the trouble digits one of two will be the outside #toward brentwood and discovery bay 11 in danville and black hawk back into pleasanton and 100 degrees in the in san ramon '60s and '70s and the beaches to 91 degrees in petaluma. they have that trouble digits each and every day to

my guest tonight is a stanford professor and the author of an acclaimed book about ayn rand. i'll ask her if it's pronounced ien, ann, orannnn. please welcome jennifer burns. (cheers and applause) thanks so much for coming on! all right, all right, let's get right down to it, this ayn... is it ayn? >> it's ayn. you got it. >> this ayn rand philosopher, this is her time now for the republican party. in some ways more than ever. you've got rising stars like rand paul. you've got paul ryan. all these guys look to her for their guidance. you're the author of "goddess of the market: ayn rand and the american right." what do i need to know about her to be in step with the modern republican party? >> well, this is her moment right now, but she's kind of always had her moment when we talk about the modern right. so she has been for generations what i call the gateway drug to life on the right. >> stephen: really? (laughter) who is the pusher and... (laughter). is he going onto playgrounds? >> people get ahold of her, they love her so much, they turn their friend on, they start readin

acclaimed writer and renaissance man corps of the doll has died. his nephew says he died of ammonia at his home in hollywood hills earlier this evening. he was a novelist playwrights in the story and he was also an unsuccessful politician and political commentator. he was among the generation of writers who were also celebrities. his friends and foes included orson welles frank sinatra and norman mailer warn buckley and make jagger to refute. >>> gore vidal was 86 years old. what's been done to clean up toxic mess that even while the bay area neighbors. family secrets revealed and that is not all. the genetic tests from a bay area company when you and your home. >>> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, happy birthday! thank you, nana send money to anyone's checking account with chase quickpay. all you need is an email address or mobile number. you're welcome. take a step forward and chase what matters. it well the bay area never had is getting it toxic cleanup crews held to remove harmful residue left over from some gas plants in san francisco's marina district report

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. >>> acclaimed american cyclist lance armstrong has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles. that move came after the u.s. anti-doping agency charged the cancer survivor with using performance enhancing drugs to win all those races. armstrong released a statement saying there comes a point in every man's life where he has to say enough is enough and for me that time is now. the anti-doping agency said it had 10 of armstrong's former teammates ady to testify against him. >> given that he's chosen not to contest it's a legal fact that he's now disqualified and has a permanent ban from sport competition. >> if is unclear who will be declared the winner of the seven tour de france races that armstrong won because a lot of those second place finishers have also been accused of using performance enhancing drugs. well, it's fair to say that armstrong's seven tour de france wins helped launch cycling from being a niche sport in this country to a sport that at the very least is in a bigger niche. so now what happens to his legacy? whatever you thought of lance armstrong -- >> i think

one of those acclaimed skippers, ben ingzly, his true olympic hero of britain. he captured even more gold recently at the games in london. he talked with us today. >> there's some of those that saw you in great britain and sailing in the olympics, kind of help us with the differences between what we saw in the olympics and what we will see here in san francisco. >> in the olympics, i was sailing on my own in a single-handed 14-foot dingy. now there's five of us on a 45-foot. it's a totally different challenge. these boats tear around at 35 knot speed, incredibly tough to sail and exciting to watch. >> tell me about sailing on the bay. beyond the obvious challenges, what do you like about it? what kind of gives you a rush? >> well, we love san francisco because it's a great city, but also from a sailor's perspective, it's normally quite strong winds and flat water. for these boats it's perfect. you couldn't ask for a better venue. you know, i'm sure you'll see amazing racing this week. should be great. >> reporter: raj, janelle, very, very challenging conditions

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the final stage of the paralympic torch relay saw some of the world's most acclaimed stars ushered theflame through the streets of london among them top international model and mother to three children not soluble john of all but also happens to be the ambassador for the next winter games in russia's black sea resort of sochi in twenty fourteen not just that i cannot protect life i want to use the resources that i have been rushing to board to help me parnell in picnic my own beans and already getting plenty of support so focused on contributing to the party room because instead london's what it's called organizers have pulled out all the stops in order to achieve a record breaking ticket sales that's certainly something to live up to when the next ones are paralympic capsule of sorts she will pick up the bats and our group was lucky enough to also catch up with thirteen time paralympic champion remember it's all about the russian state duma deputy participated in six games herself but admits that it's a completely different experience to write here as a fan of them now present i've ne

that can often lead to critical acclaim, but not everybody sees that work. [laughter] i saw it so i know to talk about it. but this is being talked about by everybody. how does that feel for you personally? >> well, you are right. la jolla indie scene, a lot of actors go into it because that is where the writing is. that is the lure of those films for me. but the problem with indie films, i was the dog and pony show. i was out there selling it because they just don't have the kind of money that a studio or an hbo can put behind something that they believe in. that is the difference. you want aaron sorkin writing about this country, but you want the distribution behind it. >> let me ask at the start whether you already tired of the grueling schedule of a show like this. >> is growing at only in that you have to be available to talk about it a lot. what is hard is talking about a piece of -- this show matters. it will provoke people and caused people to talk about that the whole week after it airs on sunday night. i am okay talking about it. you want art to qu

he was the brother of another acclaimed director, ridley scott. two spectators remain hospitalized this morning after a race car crash at the missouri state fair. fair.police say they were watching a charity race nnar the pit area when a driver lost control... left the track and crashed into them.the "battle of the badges" race the night. 3((nats)) ((nats)) talk about a close call... race leader.. mark martin... gets hit from behind sunday at michigan international speedway. his car goes flying onto pit road... narrowly missing bystanders and a 3 cameraman. martin was not hurt in the crash... but was not able to finish the race. he's only 12-years-old... and already the size of an n-f-l linebacker.that's why the pee- wee football association in texas is saying no thanks... to elijah earnheart. earnheart.weighing in at 297- pounds... eliiah is 135-pounds over the limit for 7th graders. his mother says her son was upset about the decision... because he worked so hard to be a part of the team. ((the options are good enough and elijah will play footba

the entertainment world is mourning the loss of an internationally acclaimed composer. marvin hamlisch died after a brief illness. he was 68 years old. his body of work is outstanding. the multioscar, grammy and tony award winner composed music for a string of broadway hits including "a chorus line." here in washington he served at the principle pops conductor for the national symphony orchestra. >> so incredibly talented. >> we were lucky to have him here and the 9news studios and just a delightful man to speak to. >> and so young, 68. >>> tim mcgraw and faith hill announce a series of shows in las vegas. >> reggae legend bob marley gets a big honor. teresa garcia has those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: the los angeles city council declared tuesday bob marley day. two of the late music legends' children accepted a proclamation on the council on his behalf. >> i want to say thank you very much to the center for this great honor. we appreciate it. we have roots in l.a. now so we're a part of the city. so thank you very much. >> reporter: th

and she believed she could find her focus again with acclaimed coach liang chao. the trouble was his gym was 1200 miles away in iowa. >> it was horrible. very, very hard. i cried. >> reporter: gabby remembers looking down from the plane, a scared 14-year-old. >> all of these fields of corn and oh, my goodness. what am i getting myself into? >> reporter: at first the move was promising. chao was taking gabby's skills to a new level. a local family the partons volunteered to be her home away from home. >> we promised her mom we'd make her feel as much a part of our family as if she were our own flesh and blood. >> reporter: and gabby loved playing big sister to their four young girls. the community has embraced her as well. local tv and newspapers have done stories on gabby and the triple-a ball club for the chicago cubs invited her to throw out the first pitch. >> ladies and gentlemen, on your feet for gabby douglas! >> reporter: gabby was thriving. but pangs of home sickness were setting in. you'd been here about a year and a half right? >> yes. >> how many times

in the final stage of the paralympic torch relay saw some of the world's most acclaimed stars usher the flame for the streets of london among them top international model and mother to three children not soluble john of a who also happens to be the ambassador for the next winter games in russia's black sea resort of sochi in twenty fourteen not just that i cannot write i want to use the resources that i have been rushing to board to help me paralympic movement own pins are already getting plenty of support for accused contributing to that partly because he was tired and from the streets and when that source to the stadium where thousands of international spectators made their way to the opening ceremony of this canadian fan however it was a bittersweet experience and realizing that she too could have joined the paralympic ranks in london i'm on the development team so i didn't make the national team this year but hopefully for the next paralympics i can our group was lucky enough to also catch up with thirteen time paralympic champion remotes all of the russian state duma deputy partici

acclaimed director spike lee tells us about new film, red hook summer. more later on "cbs this morning." for now, though that will do it for the "cbs morning news" for this friday. as always, appreciate you watching. happy friday. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. it is friday. august 10th. time is 429. so are you ready for more hot weather? >>> i certainly hope so. because sit-lie is going to be sweltering hot. some areas hitting 100 degrees. don't expect a lot of relief that night even though we eat expect to see some record low to overtures earlier into the week. >>> it was 7:00 at night and it was still on the '90s >>> instead of being in a house that may be 60, 65 degrees the house on my lawn is 75 degrees. so you continue to dehydrate over the night. >>> here is a the attempts to conserve energy. turn of the unnecessary appliances. it the use your ac, keep it up above 78 degrees or higher. what are your weakened plans? how are

certainly the acclaim that we read was given to jesus and they were using terms like "king of the jews" "messiah." >> so he went to pileate and said can you do something like that but he may not have known that pileate was contemplating crucifix, correct? >> i think kiafis was concerned that if there was going to be trouble and that trouble resulted in any sort of military or forceful reaction against people who were gathered in jerusalem for the holy days that kiafis wanted to make sure that it didn't explode and the result being perhaps repression of their own authority. >> and this is the way we treat troublemakers in order to gain social control. did you find any evidence of terrogation by the hh pryce or by his associates? >> well, there were two different traditions preserved in the gospel material. one is that there are one or even two full trials of the prices, chief prices and elders. >> what is your crucial? >> oh, i don't know of anybody that thinks that probably happened. >> that didn't take place according to what your scholarship shows, correct? >> it would be a surprise.

grading for gold rush acclaims three olympic medals on day four of the summer games in london but none of those were off the gold variety. simply the best american super swimmer michael phelps wins again to capture an unprecedented nineteenth olympic medal and shatter a forty eight year old record previously held by russian gymnast. and high hoops the courts gone to moscow's treats with a twenty thousand dollars prize up for grabs just spectacular and holds free basketball tournaments. so let's start with the olympics where russia failed to pick up a gold medal on day four of the london games but there were a couple of silvers to sweeten the pill as richard poured for the now report. two silvers and a bronze was russia's medal haul from day four of the two thousand and twelve olympic games here in london although high hopes for russia's female gymnasts have a team event but they could only claim a silver behind the united states who won by a large margin of the name favorites coming into the competition for russia they were hindered really by mistakes from victoria. those mistakes real