one of them a basketball legend, the presidential medal of freedom given to bill russell by presidentll great stan musial, honored before a standout nba career including five mvps and 11 championships in 13 seasons with boston. russell with the college start here at usf. he led them to two national championships. but before high school, there were a few bumps in the road. >> when bill russell was in junior high, he was cut from his basketball team. he got better after that. >> real good, in fact. >> he was almost cut again his sophomore year. i read about that. michael jordan also cut in high school. it happens with the great ones. >> he also sponsors a scholarship. >> bill russell, we like to say uniquely bay area. >> you like to say that? >> we do now. >> thanks for joining us. "the tonight show" is next with jay leno. good night. >> stay dry.

basketball star bill russell and cellist yo-yo ma. >> things are changing quickly. >> and we can certainly use the rain and it's on its way. a live shot right now. outside we go. this is from -- can you help me out joey -- south beach. looking towards gray clouds. current it was as you head out the door in the 50s, upper 50s throughout the bay area and the heavy rain is moving in tonight overnight. we'll see scattered showers on friday and much cooler temperatures after that cold front moves through. here's a look at satellite radar image. low pressure giving us this wide, cold front. that's going to bring this cool and unstable air all the way through friday but the front is moving in tonight. that's when we'll see some of the heaviest rain as indicated by yellow. north bay is where we get the heaviest rain. you see by 5:00 tuesday night,

bill russell! >>> we all know eating fiber is good for you but a new report reveals it just may keep you around a little longer, as well. it found that people who ate lots of whole produce and whole grains had a 22% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular infections and respiratory diseases. it suggests that the chemical compounds in fiber acts as an anti-inflammatory that protects the body. >> so in a means a simple change in your diet so that you're eating more fruits and vegetables and more whole grains and cereals can lower your chance of dying by 22%. i can't think of any medicines i could give that you would give you that kind of powerful reduction in your chance of dying. >> if you want to live longer, start adding to a little greens and fiber to your lunch plate. >> good advice. fill up with fiber. >> pretzels don't count? >> no. [ laughter ] >> and coffee. >> i got a little work to do apparently. >>> jim, times are achangin', at least the weather is. >> what a difference a couple of days m

when bill russell was in junior high, he was cut from his basketball team. got better after that. more than any athlete of his era, bill russell came to define the word winner. generations from now, when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of john lewis will come to mind. an american who knew that change could not wait for some other person or some other time. we honor george herbert walker bush, for service to america that spanned nearly 70 years. his humility and decency reflects the very best of the american spirit. his life is a testament that public service is a noble cause. >> a wonderful day, a wonderful ceremony. and you can see all of the recipients online at abcnews.com and salute them yourself.ab >>> developing news tonight. a sooft ware glitch forces united to bring part of the fleet in for repairs. >> and it would be a great fit for the community. it would be happy to welcome one of them to my home. >> invitation berkeley may extend to inmates at guantanamo bay. >> and heavy rain and a high surf advisory. the latest

. >> holman: basketball legend bill russell, who helped win 11 championships with the boston celtics, and was the first african american to coach in the nba. >> when a restaurant refused to serve the black celtics, he refused to play in the scheduled game. he endured insults and vandalism, but he kept on focusing on making the teammates who he loved better players, and made possible the success of so many who would follow. and i hope that one day, in the streets of boston, children will look up at a statue built not onlto bill russel, t player, but bill russell, the man. >> holman: libby little accepted the award on behalf of her husband, dr. tom little, an opthamologist murdered in afghanistan last year. the last to be honored, former president george h.w. bush... >> not simply for the years he spent as our 41st president. we honor george herbert walker bush for service to america that spanned nearly 70 years-- from a decorated navy pilot who nearly gave his life in world war ii, to u.s. ambassador to the united nations, from cia director to u.s. envoy to china, to the vice presidenc

the player, but bill russell the man. bronx-born son of irish immigrants, john sweeney, was shaped by three things. his family -- his mother was a maid, his behalf -- his father was a bus driver, instill in him that fundamentally american idea that through hard work, we can make of our lives what we will. the church taught him our obligations to ourselves and one another. and as a child, he saw that by banding together in a union, we can accomplish great things that we cannot accomplish alone. john devoted his career to the labor movement, adding working folks to its ranks and fighting for fair working conditions and fair wages. as the head of the fl-cio, he was responsible for dozens of unions with millions of working families. family, faith, fidelity to the common good -- visa the values that make john sweeney who he is, of values at the heart of the labor movement that has helped build the world's greatest middle class. finally we recognize our last recipient, not simply with the years he spent as our 41st president. w

bill russell is oakland native who played basketball at the university of san francisco. going on to the boston celtics. >>> as we continue here tonight. whether someone talking on the cell phone or crowds out on the street why is it harder to escape the sidewalk equivalent of road it harder to escape the sidewalk equivalent of road rage these days >> big warning about the cost of food we eat and clothes we wear. recent drought and frudz here and around the world are sending prices soaring for those items. here's david wright. >> the calamity in the news are having a real impact open prices at home. droughts in china. heat fwhaev russia. near biblical floods in australia and wheat praises soaring. 67 percent over last year. here in the u.s. flood in the midwest means corn prices have jumped nearly 60 percent in a year. >> we have had extremely strange weather patterns the world over. many crops destroyed. we have actually sepa hit to the supply of have had available. >>reporter: grocery store men higher praises for corn flake and wheatie and drive up prices for pork. beef

stan the man and bill russell, given the highest honor from the president. the medal of freedom. two championships at the university of san francisco. # 1 with the celtics, an olympic gold medal, here is the president. it's a great -- i love russell. stan the man is 90 years old, still standing up. >> wow. russell had to bend down a little bit. have a good night, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> you were sexually abused as a child. tell me what happened. >> "dancing" star cheryl burke revealing the private pain. of being molested. >> i knew what he was doing was wrong. >> her new book. her new interview with nancy. >> is he still alive now? are you afraid? >>> then breaking news. cbs news correspondent laura logan beaten and sexually assaulted by a mob in egypt. >>> plus, what "malcolm in the middle's" frankie muniz is saying. about reports he held a gun to his head. >>> then, elizabeth taylor fighting for her life? the latest news inside the hospital. >>> ll cool j co-hosting "e.t."

. >> bill russell the man stood up for the right to dignity of all men, marching with care. stood by and when a restaurant refused to serve black celtics he refused to play in the game. he kept on focusing on making the teammates he loved better players. >> other honories also german chancelor and the author and poet maya angleou. >> a group of high school students in oakland were allowed to do today. and that is one of the perks of a b average. >> this is a party in the middle of the school day. for hundreds of students making the grade in the classroom. >> so why are you here? >> i got a 4.5. >> i got 3.0. >> never below a 3.5. >> this event is called climb the mountain of success, including 800 of the 1900 students invited to celebrate achieving at least a 3.0 or working to raise their gpa but a half a point in one semester. >> it was hard but i worked towards my goals. >> and he want to say i'm proud of you. >> oakland mayor's two children graduated from skyline and went on to ivy league colleges. >> the reality is that many of the schools in the hills and midlands are a

stan the man and bill russell, given the highest honor from the president. the medal of freedom. russell two championships at the university of san francisco. # 1 with the celtics, an olympic gold medal, here is the president. it's a great -- i love russell. stan the man is 90 years old, still standing up. >> wow. russell had to bend down a little bit. have a goñ we've been going through the book of galatians. and at the right place, galatians 6:6, have stopped to talk about giving because galatians 6:6 the instruction in the imperative that is given. those at galatia and we as the church, the apostle paul is instructing from the greek, koinoneito de ho katachoumenos tone logone, toe datachounti en passin agathois. that being translated imperatively to

basketball star bill russell and cellist yo-yo ma. >> things are changing quickly. >> and we can certainlyhe rain and it's on its way. a live shot right now. outside we go. this is from -- can you help me out joey -- south beach. looking towards gray clouds. current it was as you head out the door in the 50s, upper 50s throughout the bay area and the heavy rain is moving in tonight overnight. we'll see scattered showers on friday and much cooler temperatures after that cold front moves through. here's a look at satellite radar image. low pressure giving us this wide, cold front. that's going to bring this cool and unstable air all the way through friday but the front is moving in tonight. that's when we'll see some of the heaviest rain as indicated by yellow. north bay is where we get the heaviest rain. you see by 5:00 tuesday night, the front kind of stalls in the north bay. by 8:00 that's when the rest of the bay area starts to see light rain but the heavy rain still remains in the north bay. then it moves in by about 10:00. the rest of the bay area will get to see some of that heavy rai

and bill russell of the university of san francisco werewer were -- >> this year's recipients reveal the best of who we are and who we aspire to be. >> also honored today, sylvia mendez, a fullerton woman whose parents sue a school district in 1943 and laid the groundwork for brown versus the board of education. the president also held a news conference today in which he addressed his budget plan as well as the unrest in the middle east and you can see a summary of that on nbc nightly news. that's coming up at 5:30. >>> topping our health watch, adults with hearing loss may face a higher risk of suffering from dimentia. they followed people between the ages of 36 and 90 with no signs over the 12-year period. those with some hearing loss at the start were significantly more likely to develop the disorder. researchers say the link between the two is still unknown, but these findings could lead to new ways of fighting it. >>> many restaurants have started labeling the food with calorie information, but one dwroup of people don't care. researches at new york school of medicine found thes

other recipients include, the bay area's basketball hall hall offamer,, bill russell. >>> the san francisco public works department says it took six hours to clean up after the valentine's day pillow fight. we spoke with them earlier this morning and also learned it cost $8,000 to clean up the feathers left behind. last year, it was a lot more, costing 35,000. fewer people showed up so the cleanup was easier. pillows for puppies collected 150 bags full of trash and 300 pillows that will be donated to dogs at shelters. >>> coming up tonight at 5:00, we are on storm watch looking live at the skies above marin county for the -- where the storm is coming in. we have crews situated across the bay area and in the sierra. we'll have live team coverage. that's coming up in our next newscast, the news at 5:00. and we have weather coverage on our website at ktvu.com. thanks for watching. have a great day. ♪ teacher, teacher, now we're back in school ♪ ♪ are you smarter than you used to be? ♪ foxworthy: hello, everybody, i'm jeff foxworthy, and welcome to a special-delivery edition of "are you smarter

bill russell, the man, stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. family, faith, fidelity to the common good. these are the values that made john sweeny who he is. his humility and decency reflects the very best of the american spirit. those of you who know him, this is a gentleman. inspiring citizens to become points of light. and service others. >> and one notable absence at today's ceremony, former president george w. bush was not at the white house today as his father was awarded the medal of freedom. although brother jeb and mother barbara and other family members were in the front row. a spokesman for president bush 43 says neither he nor former first lady laura bush could attend due to a scheduling conflict. >>> another break, and when we come back, becoming hot dog. it is no walk in the park. >>> we often have celebrities visiting here in new york, but tonight there's a whole bunch of them. they're all located in and around madison square garden, and they're all the pampered kind. they have people fussing over them, they eat out of nice bowl

when bill russell was in junior high, he was cut from his basketball team. [laughter] he got better after that. [laughter] he led the university of san francisco to two championships in 13 seasons with the balkans celtics, he won 11 championships. it record unmatched -- what the boston celtics, he won 13 championships. while serving as the team's coach. he was also the first african- american ever to hold such a position as a coach in a major- league sports team of any sort. more than any athlete of his era, bill russell came to define the word winner. yet, whenever someone looks up at all 6 feet 9 of bill russell, i just did and i always feel small next to him, and asks are you a basketball player? surprisingly, he gets this more than you think. he says no, that's what i do, that's not what i am. i am not a basketball player. i am a man who plays basketball. bill russell, the man, as someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. he marched with king, he stood by ali. when a restaurant refused to serve the black celtics, he refused to play a ga

there were 15 honorees in all, including german chancellor angela merkel, basketball hall-of-famer bill russellcellist yo-yo ma and john sweeney, former president of the a.f.l.-c.i.o. congratulations. that's the "cbs evening news." i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. >>> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >>> are you an accused terrorist who just got out of guantanamo bay? why you can't legally come to the united states. one bay area city rolling out the welcome mat for you. >>> what it might take to get this barge out of the mud. >>> already tonight, some early signs of a stormy night ahead. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. in just a few hours the city of berkeley is expected to decide whether to invite former guantanamo bay detainees to be their new neighbors. mark -- mike sugerman has the story. >> reporter: again and again. the city of berkeley has tried to [ no audio ]. it wants to audio wikileaks leakers. now guess who is coming here? gitmo detainees. the federal government bans prisoners from guantanamo

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bill russell of the boston celtics.uy. >> the president had to reach up a little bit on that one. >>> that is what's making news on america this morning. >> get more news throughout the day at abcnews.com. >> have a great wednesday. ♪ >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in at the bay bridge toll plaza for three real good reasons for the commuters to slow down: the wind, the rain, and the water on the ground. watch out. i'll tell you about it in a live report. >> here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning where the light rain is tapering right now but plenty of puddles left this morning and more will develop as showers and thunderstorms and snow is in the forecast. >> in san francisco, the north 101 connector to north 280 currently closed now until 7:45. it's wet, windy, there's flooding. live shot at san mateo and a lot of action. >> the berkeley city council rejects a resolution inviting two former quantanamo gay detainees to move to town. >> united's warning of delays and cancellations. >> we've had winds and

. >> and oakland native bill russell honored today at the white house.presented him with medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor, given to people who made important contributions to world piece and culture, he hailed russell the champion on the basketball court at the university of san francisco and with the bolton celtics. other included the first president bush, and billionaire businessman warren buffet. >> and still coming up at 6:30 revolution in iran. a look at pro-democracy movement building there now, how the use of internet technology can cut both way autos and a bay area super bowl winner a >>> the pro-democracy move smt spreading in the middle east. thousands of people took to the streets today in iran and bahrain where the internet is being used to promote the movement and suppress it. mark matthews is here with the story. >> we know about how the internet can be a powerful tool in giving voice to protesters on the streets. it's helping authorities silence dissent around the world. >> i'm sorry. >> it's all right. >> a popular iranian res

bill russell and poet mia angelou who was the first african american female train conductor. >> a nationeveals itself not only by the men and women it produced, but by the men and women that it honors. >> other recipients this year included warren buffet and cellist yoyoma. >>> and the giants world series trophy is on display right now at linton plaza in palo alto. it'll be there for about another 45 minutes. fans who missed it can get another chance to take a photo with the trophy tomorrow afternoon. the victory tour heads to redwood city starts at 3:30 in the afternoon. >>> 400 super bowl fans who didn't get a seat at the big game despite having tickets are now being offered even more for their trouble. the nfl up the ante again. the league e-mailed the fans today offering them either $5,000 or reimbursement for actual documented super bowl expenses. whichever one is higher. this is the third offer from the nfl and the most available so far. the issue has struck two lawsuits against the nfl and the dallas cowboys. >>> and there's a controversy going on, one is who should pay for sex ch

up next, the recent the medal of freedom surmounting honoring bill russell as well as others. later, a discussion on presidential leadership. right now, president obama and first lady michelle obama helped to celebrate 15 medal of freedom recipients. from last week at the white house, this is just over 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ["hail to the chief"] >> thank you so much, everyone. fees be seated. welcome to the white house. some of the have been here before. -- some ofyou have been here before. this is one of the things that i most look forward to every year. it is a chance to meet with, and more importantly honor, the most extraordinary people in america and around the world. president kennedy once said during a tribute to the poet robert frost, "a nation reveals itself not only by the men and women it produces but by the men and women that it honors, the people that it remembers." i heartily agree. when you look at the men and women who are here today, it says something about who we are as a people. when

bush, poet and civil rights ang list mya angelou, and warren buffett, yoya ma and bill russell was thefrican-american to coach a major sport at the professional level. >>> the american heart association is updating some goodlines when it comes to women and heart disease. it now says that lupus, certain types of arthritis and high blood pressure during pregnancy are now considered risk factors. depression can also impact whether women follow a heart-healthy lifestyle. the guidelines say doctors should factor in a woman's ethnic background and women need to get personalized treatment from the right doctor. >> a lot of women in their 30s and 40s, the last thing they are thinking about is heart disease, so they go to see the ob/gyn and are not thinking about cardiovascular reduction. >> the number one cause of stroke for african-american women is high blood pressure. >>> scott mcgrew talked about how well the tech community is doing, and there's evidence that the wealth has not spread. >> google, for instance, wants to hire as many as 6,000. skype wants to hire about 250 new workers. but t

the tallest recipient, basketball legend bill russell. 14 minutes past the hour. >>> we move over to marysol castro for the weather. good morning. >> good morning, jeff. good morning, everyone at home. take a look at the national picture for you. you can see most of the country under sunny skies. the exception, of course, is the west coast. they are getting a lot of precipitation in the form of rain and snow in the higher elevations and it's all as a result of the jet stream. it's well down into the west coast but look here. it's hugging the canadian coast, ushering a lot of warm air. the midwest early fog and the afternoon sunshine. same in the northeast. ,,,, degrees above normal in thanks so much. that is your latest werearth. >>> unit airlines has effectively grounded their entire fleet of 757s because of a possible computer problem and this could lead to some frustrated travelers this morning across the nation. cbs travel editor peter greenberg has the story here. you don't have to be traveling just on united or scheduled on a 757. if you are scheduled to fly today, do you need

bill russell can reflect with pride on helping change the culture of the sport and the course of our nation. [applause] the honorable jean kennedy smith. the eighth of nine children to joseph and rose kennedy, jean kennedy smith joined the family business of helping her fellow americans in improving our world. in 1974, she founded very special arts, a nonprofit organization that promotes the artistic talents of young people living with disabilities. on the international stage, jean kennedy smith played a pivotal role in the peace process in northern ireland while serving as the united states ambassador to ireland. with intelligence, compassion, creativity, and grace, jean kennedy smith has contributed volumes to her family's outstanding legacy of service to our country. john j. sweeney. as a champion for the american worker, john j. sweeney has strengthened our families, our economy, and our country. the son of irish immigrants, he worked his way up in the labor movement, serving as president of the service employees international union and president of the american federation of lab

bills that it has been talking about. we talked earlier this morning with russell about what happened last night and will happen today. now joining us on the phone is a congressional reporter. mr. berman, what got accomplished during the late hours last night in the house of representatives? >> the key thing that the house accomplished overnight was to complete the reading of the 359- page continuing resolution to fund of the government. they finished raising -- they finished reading the bill. they will be starting as early as 9:45, a series of about a dozen votes on amendments from the reading of the bill. then it through of the day, there are going to have the votes on the remaining amendments that were stacked at the end of the bill. it is going to be a marathon day of voting on amendments. they hope to complete the bill sometime during the late afternoon. host: how many amendments to the bill have been allowed? guest: so far, there have been it votes on i believe 21 in terms of roll call votes where everybody votes on them. they dispensed with a series of bills with voice votes. there remains to be about 13 or 14