tonight, barry manilow. the 78-year-old icon is breaking records in las vegas and he is out with a new musical here in new york city. it is called harmony. he calls it his proudest achievement. i spoke with manilow about fame, criticism, and how he keeps it fresh out of all of these decades on the stage. what it's like to be barry manilow. you are a singer and a sunriser. you are a composer. you have been a household name for 50 years. you are about to break elvis presley's record here at the westgate in las vegas. what is it like to be barry manilow? >> i am just a regular guy. you say all those things it's like you keep forgetting i do those things but i consider myself a working musician. that's why am. i have a great personal life. i love my partner and my dogs. i love making music. so when you remind me there is this other part, barry manilow i have to keep remembering that is a part of me also. if mandy hadn't happened all those years ago i probably would be one of the guys in the band. this thing that

"being barry manilow."ical "harmony", it is a true story set in nazi germany, but it has relevance right now that is unmistakable. here is a preview. >> these six brilliantly talented young men found musical harmony and personal harmony. ♪ even in their relationships, a jewish fellow marries a gentile woman, it was harmonious in every way, standing in stark contrast to what was happening in the world around them. ♪ >> we don't know them in america, but they were so famous that the story -- they just disappeared. all their records were destroyed. >> destroyed. all the movies, 12 movies were burned. they just annihilated them after being so tremendously popular around the world. >> harmony's relevance now is chilling. with war raging in ukraine, innocent lives disrupted by hate. doing this musical now, with everything going on, not just in the world, but with anti-semitism, on the rise. >> unprecedented new levels of anti-semitism, yeah. i think one of the many joys about doing this show now is that it seems

. >>> here's a look at the ♪orecast in some cities nd >>> barry manilow is the latest celebrity to missecause of covid. the legendary singer says he's waited 25 years to see his show, "harmony" a new musical, make it to the great white way. manilow had to miss opening night after testing positive for the coronavirus yesterday. he tweeted, quote, this just might be the cruellest thing that has ever happened to me, end quote. >>> the library of congress has added 25 songs, albums, and recordings into the national recording registry so they can be preserved as important contributions to culture and history. ♪ >> ricky martin's "living la vida loca" made the list along with the four tops "reach out," "i'll be there," "bohemian rhapsody" and "songs in minor." >>> and track and field star allyson felix will retire after the 2022 season. she's the most decorated track and field athlete in history with 11 medals. she's also a ten-time national champion. she said, quote, this season isn't about the time on the clock, it's simply about joy. this season i'm running for women. i'm running for a bet

the singing superstar barry manilow has been devastated to test positive for covid on the eve of thefrom ukraine, and a happy story. rescuers digging with their bare hands managed to pull out a puppy alive from the rubble of a building, as you can see in this video released by the donetsk regional police. the rescuers heard the puppy whining as they were picking through the rubble. the puppy doesn't seem to be too seriously injured. he was reunited with his grateful owner who praised the rescuers for acting so quickly to find his best friend. thanks so much for watching. goodbye. hello there. apart from the odd shower, it does look like many places will stay dry for the run—up to easter and for many of us it will stay quite warm as well, particularly for england and wales where we will see the best of any sunshine throughout the day on thursday. we have a weak area of high pressure tending to build in across the country. that should keep these weather fronts out at bay, which will tend to threaten parts of northern ireland and scotland through the day. however, they will tend to brin

>>> over the past hour you heard from the one and only barry manilow on what it's like to be him. i'll bring you more of these stories on future episodes of "being," i'm dana bash in new york, thanks so much for watching. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> hello, welcome to viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm live in lviv ukraine. clock ticking down for the fighters in mariupol, moscow demanding they lay down weapons and leave in six hours and lives will be spared, russia in control of the city. >> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. north korea test firing a new tactical guided weapon. already 12th missile test so far this year. >> battle for mariupol may be coming to end, moscow claiming to have cleared all forces. ukrainian troops lay down weapons and ammunition and leave. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy warned of humanitarian crisis, suffering significant losses. >> translator: situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible. just inhuman, what the russian federation deliberately did. deliberately continues to destroy cities, t

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