anthony mason got invited to a "sopranos" family reunion. >> has it been a while since you've been backere? >> oh, yeah, it's been 17 years. >> david chase's drama about a mob family headquartered in a new jersey strip club would change television. all year, creator and cast have been celebrating the debut of "the sopranos" a quarter century ago. >> i had a lot of friends who were auditioning for this thing called "sopranos." i thought it was about singers. >> he called and said, "you want to be in my new tv show?" i said, "yeah, no thanks." >> like a series on hbo was kind of like the bargain basement. i'm not being facetious. >> chase had offered it to all of the broadcast networks. and what did they say to you? >> too dark. >> reporter: but it could be darkly funny too. >> you're not going to believe this. he killed 16 czechoslovakians. the guy was an interior decorator. >> his house looked like [ bleep ]. >> i've never been able to figure out whether it's a comedy. i guess it's like life. i don't know. i hope. >> reporter: it started as a show about a mob boss with a troublesome mom

anthony mason sat down with raye to discuss her life and often frustrating professional career. ♪ i wantlight in my car ♪ >> album of the year goes to raye. >> reporter: in march, the 26-year-old singer had the biggest night any artist has ever had at the brit awards. >> it's raye! >> reporter: taking home a record six trophies. >> you just don't understand what this means to me. >> i started crying from the first award, and mom's like, get it together. i'm like, i'm trying to get it together, mom. like so many tears. i was so dehydrated the next day. >> literally your story kind of turned upside down that night. >> it really did. >> you were signed at 17. >> mm-hmm. >> to a four-album deal. >> uh-huh. >> and released none. >> none. nope. yeah. ♪ what if i let go ♪ >> reporter: just a few years ago, that record label had shelved what finally was supposed to be her debut album. >> to hear that is crushing, really, really crushing. i'm thinking in my head, what am i doing? i'm just ashamed of everything i put my name to musically, which is a really difficult feeling to process as an artist

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anthony mason sits down with an emmy award winning actor to talk about his role in a new dead pool and friday. people are psyched about this one. we'll see you at 7:00, about 15 minutes from now. back to you. >> thank you so much. have a good morning, gayle. >>> july is disability pride month and one thing you may not be aware of is how hard it often is for disabled workers to find well paying jobs. a new law aims to change that. a group of bridge builders is opening doors for disabled workers in the south bay. >> reporter: san jose's christmas in the park is a holiday tradition and the work to make it into something special goes on year round inside this massive warehouse. >> this is santa's workshop. all year we work here. all 40 displays hang in the warehouse. we restore them, paint them. >> reporter: to be sure that the workshop stays neat and tidy is a 55-year-old man who for the first time in his life has a paid job. >> i like making money rather than just being bored and not making money. >> reporter: he is part of a work crew organized. the crew works two hour shifts one day a

anthony mason catches up with the british band glass animals and he will talk with front man dave bailey about struggles after the mega success from hit song heat wave. see you at 7:00. >> speaking of heat waves, we have had a few of those in the bay area. we have all the clouds hanging out. you see them at the tops of the mountains peeking through. nate said it, heat wave. we are having one. >> a little bit of a heat wave is on the way. you notice the clouds, that will keep us more comfortable. at least coastal conditions. inland areas, not that same story as we will not see the influence of the onshore flow we have been dealing with all week. in fact it's going to be from the northwest and it is areas in red and yellow that you see closer to the north bay, will be gusting upwards of 35 miles an hour. it's going to be breezy along north bay communities and then you head further south where you are not impacted by this onshore flow nearly as much. that will allow high temperatures to be warmer. this morning let's enjoy a quiet calm start. enjoy the fog that continues to roll in over the

. >>> plus, another big music interview from the one and only anthony mason and sits down with superstaras vegas residency. >>> and it's the longest running reality competition series on tv. now mtv's the challenge is coming back for its 40th season. longtime host tj la vin will join us for a preview and talk about why it's become such a global phenomenon. we'll have everything you need to know and more on the show. we'll see you at 7:00. >> all right. thank you so much. have a great day. >>> in a few weeks high school seniors will start thinking about the college admissions process as they head back to school. but for musical theater majors that process often includes creating an audition portfolio in addition to the application and essay. spots are limited especially at some of the top schools across the country for performing arts. but that didn't stop one san jose student from pursuing his dream. he's now headed to new york and getting in one last show at the place where it all started. ♪ ♪ >> every step jonah hour woe ritz takes on stage is a step closer to new york. >> one of the t

. >>> also anthony as in mason meets up with dolly as in parton in dollywood for a personal tour of a attraction. that reflects her iconic five decade career. reed? five decades. you go miss dolly. >>> only on "cbs mornings" joined by the legendary track and field star allyson felix. she's changing things for the next generation of athletes and new parents. she's a parent of two and has a new baby in-house. we'll see you guys at 7:00 and a little over ten minutes. back to you. >> i'm with you on venmo and zelle. i thought those were the names of the ladies my grandmother played bridge with. have a good morning, take care. >>> let's get a live look over at san francisco. foggy san francisco this morning. but the city is helping celebrate linda ronstadt's 78th birthday by dedicating a day to the singer/songwriter. ♪ i'm going back some day, come what may ♪ >> plenty of classics to go around that you probably recognize and that's why a group of local fans petitioned san francisco's board of supervisors to make july 15th linda ronstadt day in honor of her work. the rock & roll hall of fam