the banjo, when you strum a banjo, it is loud.n early jazz, looking for an instrument to play next to a trumpet, the banjo is the perfect instrument for that. it is not loud the way i play, but in early jazz, when the banjo was part of that music, yeah. tavis: i have been fortunate to have you as a guest a number of times. you and herbie hancock remind me of each other even though you play different instrument. herbie has this drive to play everything with everybody. where does that drive come from for you? >> probably insecurity. tavis: [laughter] you have to explain that one. >> if you are feeling awesome about yourself, you do not have anything to prove. i think i have that kind of makeup, where i am always trying to make sure i do something that impresses me. if people going to say i'm good, i am like, i better be that good and be the person that i have always been trying to be. tavis: what a great philosophy. a man named bela fleck once told me, there is always something to screw up, always something to get wrong. >> music is

i want too say at what it said on his banjo.his machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender. >> that's pete. >> what the a different spirit that said this machine kills fascists, a gentler take. today. >> brings us to the ends of this edition of "inside story." thanks for being with us. in washington, i am ray suarez. [ ♪ music ] >> she got what she wanted. thailand's prime minister and millions of others vote in a general election, but... ..protesters shut down some polling centres. is the vote valid? we're live in bangkok. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america, live from doha -- al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead - get him out of here. a ukrainian activist who was tortured -

i want too say at what it said on his banjo.his machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender. >> that's pete. >> what the a different spirit that said this machine kills fascists, a gentler take. thank you for being with me today. >> brings us to the ends of this edition of "inside story." thanks for being with us. in washington, i am ray suarez. al jazeera's special coverage. we'll be in the studio joined by libby casey on capitol hill. ali velshi in new york, and al jazeera reporters around the country and around the world as we wait for the president's state of the union speech at 9:00 p.m. we'll have public response shortly after. >> nogales, arizona. a bus has arrived filled with people being deported from the united states. >> right now we're headed to san juan bosco, a shelter here in nogales where the mexican immigration authorities have picked the people who were just deported, they take them there so they have a place to stay on their first night back in mexico. >> many thought 2013 would be

i want too say at what it said on his banjo.his machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender. >> that's pete. >> what the a different spirit that said this machine kills fascists, a gentler take. today. >> brings us to the ends of this edition of "inside story." thanks for being with us. in washington, i am ray suarez. interpreter welcome to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. and these are the stories we're following for you. a quadruple murderer who escaped from prison is now on the loose. interpreteloose. he cared about people, and he had a joy for life why a defendant says he's justified killing a young black man. safeguarding your information

that way, you can be the banjo guy." [ laughter ] do i want to be the banjo guy?n they beat me up. did you laugh? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this one's from @bunchocherries. he says "my dad told me to never buy anything from a guy who starts off with psst." [ laughter ] that's pretty good advice. >> steve: that's good advice. >> jimmy: that's good advice. >> steve: yeah, especially if you're in a cartoon. hey mack. >> jimmy: this one's from @markoliverpv. he said "my dad told me when you see a shark's fin, swim directly toward it to establish dominance." [ laughter ] no! no! dad, stick to whatever you do, you don't know anything about the sharks. i watched shark week last night. [ bottle opening sound ] [ gulping ] [ fizzing ] [ explosion ] [ duck sound ] [ fart sound ] [ cat scream ] dad, what is wrong with you? the michael winslow of comedy, right there, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that makes no sense. that makes no sense, because michael winslow is a comedian. but the michael winslow of comedy. >> steve: you laughed. >> jimmy: this one is from @benlavine.

organizers encourage people to bring guitars, banjos, and other instruments. it is a huge weekend for football fans. law enforcement as well. i had, what is being done to keep crowds safe at the super bowl. a not so warm welcome for new jersey governor chris christie this weekend. more trouble for rondo mayor robinson. okay. let's train like it's race day. what's up ted? i think i forgot to pay a bill. yep, paid that one. what about your mortgage? yep, paid that too. alright we're good then. man i feel like i'm forgetting something. eh, it's probably nothing. you worry too much ted. alright, hammer down! bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. citi, with you every step of the way. news side. richardr chicago mayor daley is in the icu tonight. he became disoriented while returning home from a business trip on friday night. an ambulance took him from the airport to a chicago hospital where he remains in intensive care. --was the mayor for chicago of chicago for 22 years before retiring in 2011. ms. kristi did not receive a warm welcome while he atten

especially during the vietnam war, my song, "waist deep in the big muddy" [plucking banjo strings] ♪mention president johnson by name, it didn't mention vietnam, but everybody knew what i was singing about. ♪ the captain told us to ford the river. ♪ ♪ that's how we all begun. ♪ we were knee deep in the big muddy. ♪ ♪ the big fool said to push on. ♪ it was a song which was inspired by seeing a photograph showing american troops wading through, waist deep in the water of the mekong delta probably. ♪ we were waist deep in the big muddy. ♪ ♪ the big fool said to push on. ♪ i was asked to be on the smothers brothers program, and the first time i sang it, it was scissored out of the tape, in october of 1967. but the smothers brothers took to the print media and said, "hey, cbs is censoring our best jokes. it censored seeger's best song. what's going on here?" and finally in january of 1968, cbs said, "okay, okay, he can sing the song." ♪ all at once, the moon clouded over. ♪ ♪ we heard a gurgling cry. ♪ a few seconds later, ♪ the captain's helmet was all that floated by. ♪ a friend of mine

there was a struggle for social and economic justice, odds are you would find pete seager and his banjo cajoling ing crowds to sing along. from the civil rights movement to vietnam protests to occupy new york to recent campaigns on climate change, he seemed to be everywhere. he maintained a contagious optimism that should give all of us hope who continue to struggle. i would like to play a brief clip of 2012 interview where he explains his hope for the future. [music] >> hundreds of millions of people around the world realize they have to start working in their own neighborhood to make things better and be wary of change and progress. >> thank you colleagues. >> supervisor breed. >> thank you. i have a few items today. i'm going to start with a in me city hall. she passed away on january 6, 2014 at the age of 91 after a short illness. mrs. griffin married herman griffin on january 21, 1999 shortly after the supreme minority races to marry whites. it was a first state court decision to invalidate a nation law on the basis law on the rendered 19 years before the supreme court struck it do

we got our banjo or what? [ laughter ] >> yeah. "singin' in the rain." these two are. >> reporter: were you guys prepared for the rain? you're just out taking a stroll. >> not really, no umbrella for me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: now, to be fair, i did those interviews about 40 minutes ago. it wasn't raining as hard as it is now but it certainly is coming down. it is getting chillier as we speak. california highway patrol saying take it easy on the roadways. it is slick out there. in walnut creek, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >> hard for mom with the double wide stroller to hold an umbrella. >>> going to the mountains? you will need patience and chains. this is i-80 in kingvale late this afternoon. traffic is heading towards tahoe not as crowded. the roads are sloppy, though. there is a winter storm warming and drivers will need chains the entire weekend. caltrans plows hard at work trying to keep up with the weather. it could be a long weekend with several feet of snow expected once you get past donner summit. you can see where the rain is, what else is h

we have our banjo or what? >> yeah. singing in the rain these two are. >> reporter: were you guys prepared for the rain? you're just out taking a nice little stroll. >> uhm, not really, no umbrella for me. [ laughter ] >> yeah. no fun and games on the roadways though. police are reminding drivers to be very careful on the slippery roads. >>> live look at sfo where many flights are delayed for up to an hour. the airport canceled dozens of departures and arrivals today. you can check the weather conditions in your neighborhood anytime with our live hi-def doppler radar at kpix.com/weather. >>> new information tonight on why google may be in more hot water over that barge. earlier this week, we reported that construction on the so- called google barge is not properly permitted and unless it is, the barge has to be moved. well, tonight allen martin reports google is also under fire for its plan to operate the vessel. >> reporter: or maybe a lack of a plan at least publicly anyway. this letter to google's attorney spells out