we were there with barbra, is a, probably. in the course of the final conversation, she said to quincy or to the audience, my next project will be of alan and marilyn's songs. tavis: she had not told you yet. >> no. what a surprise. >> it is thrilling. >> to have to great, great artist, probably one of the greatest singers of songs ever. tavis: when you get asked questions by butting songwriters or vice -- budding songwriters, would you say? >> it is a similar answer to the questions that elicited reading. i think listening and studying the great songs that came in the past, came before you. why the last, why they still touch people or mews people -- amuse people or touch people -- excite people, what songs can do. a song 30 years old can still speak to people and sometimes can say something better than any s.a., better than any speech -- essay, better than any speech can rally people to causes, can speak love songs. i think you have to know the literature before you write a novel. one sits down and reads novels that came befo

beating about the head and neck with a fromittn tuncon es barbra strfulsand, i could tell the whole story they picked me up as a columms st. that's preare wy ghoud. but they're is a line where it talks about how diversity mperes us strongesee it's not the act. i aml line, but it is close to it pay she says it in the context that they had fired a reery left-wing columnit and replaced with me. veanc clear that what she meae c see agree entirely with her. you find this, part of the prarnlem i have. bill clinton appointing a cabinet that looks lle america, and he did, and that is nice, but they'll fall -- they all fall the exact same way. i personally think, i lle a different kind of diversity, the kind that allows for dif itrent institutioe c that do things differently which is one of the reasons why i am a big itderalist. you have to have a basic respect for civil rights, but beyond that, one state wants to lrve in a reery conservative, socially conservative weight that is fine con th me. in san francisco if they want to put whatever floats your boat into the constitution, that is fine with

how did barbara streisand -- barbra stress and become your mews -- streisand become your muse? >> we have had a lot of years together. we were taken to hear her sing when she was 18. by a composer who wrote "funny girl." from that first night we knew that we have heard a singer that was unlike any other we have ever heard. and we became friends. as a result of that night, shortly afterwards. we have not been out of each other's lives since then. >> were born in the same hospital. tavis: in brooklyn. you were born four years apart and ms. streisand in the same hospital. this was meant to be, obviously. all born in the same hospital. >> it must be something in the water. tavis: when you say you heard a voice the likes of which, the sound of which you had never heard, you work with great artists and there are many great singers who you admire and love. what was it about that voice as composers that resonated with you? >> first of all, in addition to the wonderful local equipment she had, forgive me, i am a little hoarse. she is a storyteller, actors, a director. -- actress, a dire

barbra streisand publicly canceled her subscription to the l.a. times when they picked up my column, and in my quarters, that's pretty good. [laughter] she has this line where she talks about how diversity makes us stronger. that's not the actual line, but it's close to it. and she says it in the context of the fact that they had fired, um, a very left -- robert sheerer, a very left-wing columnist and replaced him with me. it became clear when you read her letter is she means more voices that agree entirely with her. and you find this, it's part of the problem i have with the whole diversity argument. bill clinton appointing a cabinet that looks like america, and it did, and that's nice, you know? but they all thought the exact same way. a burn -- bunch of left of center lawyers. i like a different kind of diversity. i like the diversity that allows for different institutions to, um, do things differently. and i like the kind of, you know, that's one of the reasons why i'm a big federalist, and i want to push the things down low as possible. beyon

drunk.he was a kris swore off his bottle of in "als after playing with barbra" the classic film frthime the year, directed by clint starring beyonce. it's as good to them kris is available if you need him. sure. >> closed captioning and other consideration for "extra" provided by -- >> that's it for us, extra michael jordan's the steakhouse inside grand central seeing back in l.a. tomorrow. the dodgers are in the house. are gettingfriends hooked up. the table top fire with its air flow base, you this beautiful flame and oreat table top centerpiece. to win one,chance go to extratv.com. let give some away, huh? next "extra," suri's reaction cruise's rock star makeover. tom about to remake "a star is born" guard successfully prosecuted at least five hoax calls resulting in two years in prison and $200,000 in restitution. so the coast guard is coming for you. >> they know where to find you. talk about a waste of taxpayer dollars. >> time, stress. >> the emergency personnel that they had to pull to reassign to this. they are offering that reward of $3,000. >> days are numbered, dude. >> s

never before heard interviews with some of the biggest names in music history like paul mccarty, barbrastreisand, the beatles, just to name a few. we're also taking a look at the unexpected benefits of exercise. we're introduced to a group of women fighting off the effects of middle-aged and gaining so much more than what they are losing weight. call for watts in is back of talking about how his life has changed since he won the masters and not making the cut at the olympic club >> he had a tough couple of days. paul mccartney turned 70 yesterday, that is unbelievable. >> cbs this morning starts at 7:00. >> remembered the miniature darth vader who became famous for that super bowl commercial? he is now out of the hospital after heart surgery. he says he's feeling great although he feels some chest pain. he was born with a heart defect that affected his pulmonary valve. he says he is excited to have a milkshake and made the force be with him. >> i think he deserves a milkshake. new issues by adidas are kicking up some controversy. >> the company decided not to sell the shoes. they were e

. >> reporter: ella fitzgerald, mick jagger, barbra streisand. ♪ >> reporter: smith's guest list is a he donated the entire collection to the library of congress, where each one will be digitized for public listening and learning. there's the moment when blues legend bo diddley accuses the king of ripping him off. >> elvis presley copied me and jackie wilson. he combined the two acts together. i take my hat off to him. the name of the game is make money, and that's what he did. >> reporter: or when bob dylan dismisses the decade that for many defines him. >> i can't imagine people making such a big fuss over the '60s, unless things are so dull now that they just have to, you know, think of some time when times were better. ♪ hey, mr. tambourine man, play a song for me ♪ >> well, little richard was the, he was really the one that taught me. >> reporter: and of course, smith interviewed him as well. ♪ wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom! tutti-frutti, oh rutti ♪ >> reporter: about the first time he ever heard his greatest hits. >> i didn't even know that i had hits. one night, i was lying

the paycheck fairness act -- it was sponsored by barbra. it would require employers to prove that differences in pay are based on qualifications and not related to gender. >> for some reason, it is acceptable that women do not need to be paid as much as men for the exact same work. and this is unacceptable. >> republicans claim the bill doubles up on equality indivisible already exist. mitt romney says he supports equal pay, but would not say if he supported the paycheck fairness act. >>> they may be small, but they were face to face today with some of the most powerful people in the country. kids fighting cancer and their families went to capitol hill to ask lawmakers for more money in the fight against childhood cancer. fox 5's beth parker has their story. >> it's good for dancing around. >> what kind of case is this? seven-year-old is from culsberry, maryland. her favorite part of a few days in d.c. >> going to the doll shop. >> with her new american girl doll by her side, they are talking about their fight against cancer. >> your job is

for every dollar earned by a man, but republicans say the bill which is co-sponsored by maryland's barbra mikulski would place an undue burden on businesses. >>> washington's gallery of art is looking to move. suburban maryland and virginia are on the table's possible site. it would cost an estimated $130 million to bring the current home up to modern standards and it needs a lot more space. the museum can display only less than 3% of its collection. the museum's board of trustees voted yesterday afternoon to authorize putting the building on the market. >> it's a beautiful building. it should be a shame to lose it in the nation's capital. >> i would be surprised if we didn't see a hotel making a bid for that location because that's prime and we've been seeing the development around the white house picking up which i find interesting from a security standpoint. but we have seen that trend. >> what's up in the next half- hour? >> saving 40% on your grocery bill. i'm going to show you how. >> done. that sounds really good. >>> a member of the royal family will miss today's diamond jubilee e

so bashry a said the in-- so barbra said the inpatient wait for treatment was nearly a year long. so her husband was on a waiting list for a very long time. finally has gotten the help that he needs. he's in counseling. she says, though, it is not certainly enough. we do have some statistics that we do want to share with you. i don't know if we have that graphic but according to the department of veterans affairs, up to 20% of veterans from iraq and afghanistan suffer from ptsd, 10% from desert storm, and 30% of vietnam veterans suffer from the condition. and we're told women are dice as likely as -- are twice as likely as men. symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, depression, substance abuse, and memory loss. according to the department, up to 80% of folks diagnosed with ptsd also suffer if other psychiatric problems so certainly you can understand this is a growing problem and it can lead to other additional mental psychiatric problems. so getting the help that they need right away is extremely crucial and that's what today's rally is all about, trying to get families, trying

bo diddley diddley, founding fathers of rock and roll, to dylan, mccartney jagger ella fitzgerald barbra do we learn from it? >> well we learn what these people are like when they're relaxed talking to one of their peers. joe smith worked at warner brothers, he worked at electra, he ran capitol records. he was well known to them he was important to them. he spoke their language and they were comfortable talking to them. >> so they knew who they were talking to that it was being recorded but did they know this would ever be made public? >> part of it at least. they knew the book was coming out. as far as the wider release goes, look it i think a lot of these people know that joe smith was on their side. he worked with them. >> sure. >> he was not out to get them. in these interviews with these releases. >> right. i think that's one reason they're so relaxed in these revealing, interesting interviews. it's peer-to-peer. but this book came out in 1988 called "off the record," has an interesting story it started, joe smith was hitting jon hamm beyond, the legendary columbia a&r guy, signed b

reporter: subway systems across the country need federal oversight and senator bashry mikulski of -- barbra mikulski is part of the transportation reauthorization bill which is in a congressional conference committee right now and there are signs today, wonder of wonders, that it may actually get out and get passed and signed into law. lesli. >> while the federal investigators didn't have to go far from home. this was the tragedy right in the n.t.s.b.'s backyard. earlier this week, i sat down with chairman hersman to talk about the safety culture that existed within metro and the progress they've made now. >> that was a very real experience for us like everyone else in the community trying to understand what happened. >> reporter: she wasn't the n.t.s.b. chairman yet. but on the day of metro's deadliest crash, hers was the voice leading the charge to find out why train 112 barreled into the back of a stopped train number 214. >> we saw that they had many opportunities to catch this failure on this particular track circuit. >> reporter: the n.t.s.b. determined the crash occurred because the

barbra's opponent in tomorrow's special election is republican jesse kelly who narrowly lost to giffords in 2010. >>> bryce harper was benched for yesterday's game that is until manager david johnson called on the kid to pinch hit. we'll let you know how that worked out. >> at 5:50, how you can join the news babes and help fight breast cancer at a special event next week. >> next at 5:15, if you can make it through today, howard has some cooler temperatures ahead in the seven-day forecast. we will be right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 5:13 on this monday morning. it's going to be a bit of a scorcher today. >> yesterday 92. today a little bit better. 89. >> not so bad. >> with a little more humidity and by afternoon probably a little less su shine. i -- less sunshine. i think some clouds will increase as we get into the afternoon and evening hours. best chance of storms will be tomorrow. some will be around after midnight. there's a slim chance we'll see something this afternoon but i'm not even going to put it in the forecast. here's a look at your bus stop forecast

maryland senator barbra mikulski says she's going to keep fighting for this measure. women earn about 7 cents for every dollar earned by male workers according to the u.s. census bureau. >>> warren buffet came to town to speak to the economic club of washington. the billionaire investor says the u.s. economy is not likely to slip back into a recession even though we are seeing some weakness. he also says both political parties deserve some blame for the federal government's failure to reduce the deficit. he said if he were in charge, he would raise taxes and cut spending. a little bit of both. >> a balanced approach. some people are saying that anyway. >>> what do you have us for in the next half-hour? >> a domestic development that could potentially help keep gas prices lower. we'll talk about that coming up. >> it's nice seeing those 4s go away. gl. thank you. >>> testimony could begin later today in the jerry sandusky trial. we have more on that story ahead. >> plus, after last night's sweep, one primary contest remains for republican presidential candidate mitt ro

i'm like, "listen, man, barbra streisand and me are still kind of seeing each other." [ laughter ] >> does this ridiculous stuff happen to you? >> i don't know if i should feel good or bad or -- i don't know. >> jimmy: you have to feel good. yeah, well, you're a good looking guy. >> i know, but he's 72. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, well, people don't think about that. they think about when he was younger. >> does that mean i look good if i'm 72? >> jimmy: you look fantas -- no, you look like the young ryan o'neal. >> by way of willem dafoe. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. i want to show everyone a clip of "the amazing spider-man." here's you in the second dimension, so don't get scared, everybody. >> okay. >> jimmy: it's just in 2-d. but here's -- it's the great denis leary. [ horn honks ] [ screeching tires ] >> what you doing? >> woo! hey, watch out! i'm swinging here! i'm swinging here! ♪ [ horns honking ] woo-hoo! ♪ >> so, 38 of new york's finest versus one guy in a unitard. am i correct? >> jimmy: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] one guy in a unitard. hey, eve

she used to make pies in malibu and counted barbra streisand and steven spielberg among her customersake 60 pies a day. >> reporter: you mean how i make a living? >> no. >> reporter: you can't make a living on pie? >> no. it's passion. it's good for the community. it brings people here. >> reporter: people come from all over to her pitch fork pie stand. >> hi marlene, you're from minnesota? >> reporter: in a town that has seen better days, before the railroad closed and the population dropped from 2,000 to 950, quiet eldon on the des moines river has received an unexpected jolt from beth howard. locals join her to make the pies. and high school students get to work in a place where there isn't much work. it's addictive. >> you can use a spoon, i like to mix stuff with my hands. >> reporter: beth came here. came back to her native iowa after a long trip in the fast lane. you've been a coffee importer, writer, publicist -- >> web producer. right. that web producing job is the thing that sent me into what i call my pie baking sabbatical. i spent 16 hours a day in front of a computer. >>

aj will be back with us next hour with more "show biz" headlines including barbra streisand, about tond the camera again as a director. and several a list actors are close to signing onto the movie. >>> also, a congressional committee wants to know what was behind a potentially dangerous air leak at a high security centers for disease control laboratory. it happened as visitors were taking a tour of the building. 14 clubs. that's what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it doesn't leave room for much else. there's no room left for deadlines or conference calls. not a single pocket to hold the stress of the day, or the to-do list of tomorrow. only 14 clubs pick up the right one and drive it right down the middle of pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. >>> 51 minutes past the hour. jerry sandusky back in courts as jurors resume their deliberations in his child sex abuse trial. they are reviewing testimony from two witnesses. right now sandusky's own adopted son matt is claiming that he was also molested by his fathe