alexis bloom and allison. thank you so much. so if roger ailes set the political chew for contemporary america as so many believe then paul simon remains champion of the counter culture in music. bridge over troubled water. mr. robinson, graceland, you'd be hard pressed to find a music fan of any age that doesn't know one of his songs. his career spans decades from the most famous musical duo of all time. they began as tom and jerry in the 1950s to a blockbuster solo career. now paul simon is out with a new album in the blue light and on the heels of the global fair well tour. >> we got off to an inpromptu start. >> i want to ask you what that is. is it a throwback? >> i guess you could say a throwback. i first used this on the boxer in nashville. >> you performed it at a rather iconic moment several weeks after 9/11. >> they had the policemen and the firemen and then the camera pans to you. >> new yorkers are unified. we will not yield to terrorism. we will not let our decisions be made out of fear. we choose to live our lives