odetta sings bob dylan. highly recommend this record. sings bob dylan, and this recording was done in 1965, a real endorsement of dylan as a voice of protest, a voice of conscience and then over there kind of a little bit off stage peter, paul and mary. in jazz you had protests coming from folks who had been on the scene like duke ellington. i don't know if any of these faces are duke ellington. there are lots of african-american historical luminaries but not duke. we insist, freedom now suite. you can see the album covers are re-enacting the sit-ins, and this album was inspired by the sit-ins, the sort of mass uprising, spontaneous uprising of college, black youth. white youth took part in the sit-ins throughout the south and then charles mingus who was a very distinctive and strong voice of protest. spirituals in gospel music, of course, paul roveson identified with the spirituals and also identified with a strong voice of protest. leatine price, another african-american classical singer who was very prominent in this period. mahalia j

bob dylan did not retire in 1965. after a few relaxing days in woodstock, just when he was most determined to stop creating music, he was overcome with a familiar feeling. hard thing to describe. this sense that you have something to say. and so he did the only thing that he knew how to do. he grab pencil and started to scribble. once he began his hand did not stop moving for the next several hours. i found myself writing this song, the story, this long piece of comet. twenty pages long. i had never written anything like that before, and it suddenly came to me that this is what i should do. vomit is the essential word here . dylan is describing with characteristic vividness the uncontrollable rush of a creative insight, the flow of words that cannot be held back. i don't know where my songs come from. it's like a ghost is writing a song. he gives you a song and he goes away. once the ghost arrived all still a wanted to do is get out of the way. in retrospect we concede his friend decomposition allowed in to fully expr

>>> plus the president invites bob dylan to the white house, and yes, dylan rolls in wearing shades. we will count the ways we love bobby a bit later in the show. >>> first, to the news live at 5:30 a.m. in 30 rock in new york city. the u.n. security council meets today to discuss the crisis in syria. but there is little hope that diplomats in new york can do anything to stop the increasingly brutal conversation. just this morning, russia and china insisted they will block any attempt by the council to authorize foreign military intervention. russia has been a long-time ally of syria and has economic interests in the country. now standing in the way, saying any intervention would be quote premature. meanwhile, the fighting rages on between syrian rebels and pro government forces, more than a month after a cease-fire was supposed to go into effect. today activists reported that syrian troops began shelling suburbs of damascus and the central stf of homs. the violence reached new heights last week with a massacre of 108 people, mostly women and children, gunned down in their homes. the

[applause] [the medal is presented] bob dylan.n-day troubadour, bob dylan established himself as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. the rich poetry of his lyrics opened up new possibilities for popular song and inspired generations. his melodies have brought ancient traditions into the modern age. more than 50 years after his career began, bob dylan remains an eminent voice in our national conversation and around the world. [applause] [the medal is presented] >> can everybody please stand and give a rousing applause to our medal of freedom winners? you don't have to stand. [applause] [applause] [applause] well, we could not be prouder of all of them. we could not be more grateful to all of them. you have had an impact on all of us, and i know that you will continue to have an impact on all of us. so thank you for being here. thank you for putting yourself through white house ceremonies which are always full of all kinds of protocol. fortunately, we also have a reception afterwards. i hear the food around he

bob dylan did not retire in 1965. every few relaxing days in woodstock just when he was most determined to stop creating music he was overcome with a familiar feeling. he would later remember a sense he had something to say so he did the only thing he knew how to do. he grabbed a pencil and started to scribble. once he began his hand did not stop moving for several hours. i found myself writing this song, this long piece of obama 20 pages long. i had never been anything like that before and it came to me that this is what i should do. he is describing the uncontrollable rush of a creative in sight. words that can't be held back. i don't know where my songs come from. like a ghost is writing a song. it gives you the song and it goes away. you don't know what it means. once the ghost arrived he just wanted to get out of the way. in retrospect this frantic composition allow him to fully express for the very first time the full diversity of his influences. in these lyrics we can hear his mental blender at work as he mixes

he counts bob dylan and author, toni morrison, as personal heroes.avers, abc news, washington. >> amazing group there. >> great honors there.

everybody came to see bob dylan. contrast that. okay? rack obama is hanging out with madeline albright bob door. in las vegas mitt romney is hanging out with donald trump. what a disaster. has a fundraiser with donald trump. by the way, newt gingrich. in the news yesterday, it was not about mitt romney winning the nomination finally. not about mitt romney, whatever he might say on the economy. it was all about donald trump who continues, continues this non-sense that president obama was not born in the united states. so he is on cnn yesterday afternoon. wolfe blitzer before donald comes on, they have a reporter does a story about donald continuing to fan the birther issue. and that how this is just good for obama and not good for romney. and right away, donald trump talking to wolfe blitzer objects to that whole introduction. >> on the phone is the chairman and the president of the trump organization, donald trump. donald, thanks very much for joining us. >> i thought your reporter was very inaccurate in his description and i thought the

about bob dylan being at the white house today.ourse one of the most renowned celebrated musician is of the 20th century, received 11 grammy awards and also is credited with playing a role in the civil rights movement. martin, i checked, he has written 600 songs. incredible. >> wow. >> reporter: yeah. amazing, right? also incredible, john glenn. of course astronaut senator from ohio. john glenn was the third american to travel to space, the first to orbit the earth and the oldest american to travel to space at 77 years of age. and tony morrison one of the most renounced authors of our time, written "beloved," "jazz," sgs song of solomon." >> i haven't read song of solomon. how are these recipients selected? does the president himself make the ultimate decision or is there a group of people who decide on this award? >> reporter: well, based on the research that i did, he gets recommendations from his aides and ultimately he makes the final decision. this is his decision. this is something that dates back to harry truman who decided

rock legend bob dylan, madeleine albright, former astronaut and senator john glenn. tennessee basketball legend pat summitt. those are a couple of the names. definitely stick around for that, but first, want to take you to the northeast. syria's dreadful spiral into an allout war. they' got fighting all across the country today. but we are getting these new details theer about the massacre that happened in syria friday night. in total, 108 victims, 49 of whom were children. this is newly acquired video tho shows when and where it happened. do you hear that? this is friday evening. you can hear the screams, the tank shells exploding. but that is not the way most of the victims died here. take a listen. >> the majority have been the result of house to house summary executions of armed men going into houses and killing men, women and children inside. >> the syrian government massacred women and children. it's a shock charge, is it not to hear this from the united nations? >> employing once again that narrative we heard from the beginning of this crisis that armed terror

the president said he was a big fan of bob dylan's music. he sat there expressionless throughout most of it. >> stoic. >> that's the -- >> what would it take for him to take his sunglasses off. >> he's bob dylan. >> he can do whatever he wants to do. >> congratulations to all of those honor ease yesterday. >>> after one of the most anticipated initial stock offerings and rumors about expanding also to the cell phone market, well, facebook's stock price has plunged. at yesterday's close, facebook's stock was down nearly 10%. it closed near the $29 mark. facebook stock has now fallen 24% in july since going on sale earlier this month. and not -- >> did you buy stock? >> i did not. that's not the news most expected. where does this leave ceo mark zuckerberg and his bottom line? with those most recent stock losses, zuckerberg's fort sun down to just a mere 14.7 billion bucks. that means he's no longer one of the world's 40 richest people, at least not for right now. but something tells me he'll get back in that list sooner than later. how will h

> we go inside the medal of freedom ceremony honoring people like john glenn, tommy morrison and bob dylan president obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 13 political, cultural, and athletic icons. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. not in short blinding bursts but steadily. over the course of a lifetime. >> among the honorees the first american to orbit the earth. >> john glenn became a hero in every sense of the word. >> the first female secretary of state. >> she helped bring peace to the balkans. >> the winningest coach who is bringing her competitive drive to her fight against alzheimer's. >> i think about my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing that because of folks like her, they're standing up straight and diving after loose balls. >> i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up. >> the president said all the honorees have made an impact on his life and he counts bob dylan and toni morrison as his private heroes. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00 p.m. the latest on

i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up because he captured something about this country that was so vital. ♪ well the times they are achanging ♪ >> there is not a bigger giant in the history of american music. >> it's worth watching all of it. we posted the full medal of freedom ceremony with all the honorees on our website at nbcnightlynews.com. >>> for us for now, that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. cops say they are the baddest of the bad and tonight nearly 100 criminals are off oakland's streets along with dozens of weapons. oakland police teaming up with federal agents to make some of the bay area's most dangerous streets a little safer tonight. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live with a look at that massive crackdown and, jodi, what comes next? >> reporter: that's a good question. we are told that th

along with legendary singer bob dylan and senator john glenn. a touching ceremony.he is among 13 recipients of the medal of freedom. she founded the usw with activist cesare chavez in 1962. among her fellow recipients tonight, former secretary of state madeleine albright, novelist toni morrison, and we mentioned bob dylan and john glenn. >> growing outrage tonight over the alleged misuse of money from california's 9/11 license plate program. the patriotic plates read we will never forget. a portion. proceeds was to fund scholarships to help victims' children, and the rest going to anti-terrorism efforts. the associated press investigation found that california collected nearly $15 million from the license plates. of that money, less than $22,000 went to the children of 9/11 victims here in california. the report found that nearly $3 million went to plug the state budget deficit by both governor schwarzenegger and governor brown. high salaries paid to top executives at california state universities could be frozen following action by the state senate today. the contr

today at the white house, president obama paid tribute to a new group of recipients including bob dylanorrison and legendary basketball coach pat summeth. >> this is a packed house which is a testament to how cool this group is. first american to orbit the earth. john glenn became a hero in every sense of the word. >> god speed, john glenn. >> but he didn't stop there serving his country. as a senator, he found new ways to make a difference. and on his second trip into space at age 77, he defied the odds again. toni morrison's pros bring us that intensity that few writers ever attempt. she believes that language arcs toward the place where meaning might lie. the rest of us are lucky to be following along for the ride. as the first woman to serve saz america's top diplomat. madeline's courage helped bring peace to the balkans and paved the road for progress in some of the most unstable corners in the world. justice stevens always favoring a pragmatic solution over an ideological one. when a doctor first told pat summeth she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him. i remember in co

he counts bob dylan and author toni morrison, as personal heroes.vers, abc news washington. >> amazing group there. >> great honors there. >>> that's what's making news in america on this wednesday morning.

otros galardonados incluyeron al musico bob dylan, la ex secretaria de estado madeleine albright, el astronauta y senador john glenn, la premio nobel de literatura toni morrison y el lider israel shimon peres. hace mas de 50 anos, dolores huerta junto a cesar chavez empezaron a organizar a personas que laboraban en los campos de california, lo que se transformo en la asociacion nacional de trabajadores agricolas. hoy en dia, a sus 82 anos, ella cree que los latinos deben seguir organizandose. dolores huerta, lider de derechos civilesse que nosotros en nuestro pueblo latino podemos alcanzar nuestro potencial. nos faltan recursos para que nosotros podamos tener mas organizacio n, pero si nosotros comprendem os que tenemos el poder, que trabajando juntos, haciendonos ciudadanos, registrandonos para votar y votando por favor. organizaciones sindicales opinan que la distincion es importante para la comunidad latina. hector sanchez, lclaaella sento muchas de las bases de lo que hoy es la lucha social, la lucha sindical, la lucha en defensa de los trabajadores inmigrantes, la lucha en defen

and i remember, you know, in college, listening to bob dylan and my world opening up because he captured something that -- about this country that was so vital. and i think about dolores, reading about her when i was starting off as an organizer. everybody on this stage has marked my life in profound ways, and i was telling somebody like pat summitt, when i think about my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing that because of folks like coach summit, they're standing up straight and diving after loose balls and feeling confident and strong, then i understand the impacts these people have had extends beyond me. it will continue for generations to come. what an extraordinary honor to be able to say thank you to all of them for the great work that they have done on behalf of this country and on behalf of the world. so it is now my great honor to present them with a small token of our appreciation. [ applause ] >> presidential medal of freedom citation. madeleine corbel albright. she broke barriers and left an indelible mark on the world as the first female secretary of state in u

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a great bob dylan line. as success like failure. simply fail as fast as possible. now, how do you feel as fast as possible? well, that is identified failures quickly which is where criticism becomes essential. the goal of the group is not to minimize fear and make everyone feel good. the goal of the group, the reason people come together, the reason the collaborate is to identify those failures, to a rate those failures, repeat that process for foreign half years, maybe five years. .. we keep trying to trace it back to an educational system. i think there's still so much to learn about what creativity is. we don't really know how to measure it at all and that is why we isolate steve jobs to a brain scanner or bob dylan. we would be befuddled and we look at albert einstein's brain and it looks very normal. we have so much to learn about creativity it's tough to make those cross-cultural generalizations. in terms of whether not the u.s. educational system is good at fostering creativity, i'm not sure i'd go there unfortunately. i am a pretty good at killing it. you k

and musician bob dylan. coming up the dangerous chemical carried by bluefin tuna all the way here to the u.s.. >>> hope you're hungry a competitive eating contests in the east bay. what the winter visit: discover britvisit:lumbia. >>> good morning a little chilly as you head out the door this morning. some fog and chilly temperatures along the coastline. we will see a crisis, how much coming up. >>> the dad martin bridge completely all open. >>> mitt romney is expected to formally clinched these republican nomination. republican mitt romney said today were will be a big day for him. the poll shows us that veterans favor romney over obama. >>> today the presidential candidate the statistics felony charges. he is accused of using campaign money to hide his mistress when he ran for president in 2008. >>> massachusetts barney he made a intern wrecked comment tet the comments made some of of the ceremony and comparable. he released weekly an unfortunate and to a standoff in texas. a man fell to his death from a c

. >> también estuvo bob dylan, tom glen, y morrison. >> ella junto a césar chávez ayudaron a protegeremos alcanzar más organizacion, si comprendemos que tenemos el poder, y votando por favor. >> la distinción es importante para la comunidad latina. >> ella sentó las bases de la lucha sindical, la lucha en defensa de las mujeres, es un símbolo histórico, estamos muy felices de celebrar este día. >> huerta y chávez también lucharon contra el uso de pesticidas. >> fue fundamental para eliminar insecticidas, y limitar el uso de todos, para prevenir a los trabajadores y consumidores. >> es la distinción civil más alta para quienes han servido al país. >> cientos de miles de desempleados perderán una indemnización de 275 dólares semanales de quienes no han encontrado empleo, se aumentó a 99 semanas, pero muchas personas agotaron en ese plazo. un comité estatal investiga el robo en que varias mujeres son víctimas, algunas tiendas uplican el precio del cereal, para las mujeres y bebés de bajos recursos económicos, son cajas de cereal que cuestan 4 pero los venden a 9, parecen ser pequeñas tie

[applause] >> bob dylan. >> come on, bob. >> a modern day troubadour, bob dylan established himself as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. the rich poetry of his lyrics opened up new possibilities for popular song and inspired generations. his melodies have brought ancient traditions into the modern age. more than 50 years after his career began, bob dylan remains an eminent voice in our national conversation and around the world. [applause] >> could everybody please stand and give a rousing applause to our medal of freedom winners. [cheers and applause] you don't have to stand. >> well, we could not be prouder of all of them. we could not be more grateful to all of them. you have had an impact on all of us. and i know that you will continue to have an impact on all of us. so, thank you for being here, thank you for putting yourself through white house ceremonies which are always full of all kinds of protocol call. fortunately we also have a reception afterwards. i hear the food around here is pretty good. so, i look forward to all of you having a chance to stay

i couldn't understand." [ laughter ] [ imitating bob dylan ] [ laughter ] "nope, nope." becoming the general manager of the orlando magic. that guy has some real balls, and i should know. look at this. there you go right there. that -- [ laughter and applause ] that's a real picture. it's not photoshopped. >> steve: no. [ laughter ] that's real. >> jimmy: yeah. i was just reading about this. a disney cruise employee is being investigated for stealing a passenger's iphone. yeah. if he's found guilty, he's given a really tough punishment -- eight more years working on that disney cruise. [ laughter ] and finally, this week is the national police dog contest where dogs are tested on their ability to sniff out drugs and explosives. everyone has a great time there except for the volunteer who has to keep stuffing drugs and explosives up his butt. [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right! that is stone gossard and shawn smith from the band, brad, right there! hey, g

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. >>> music legend bob dylan, astronaut john glenn, just two president obama welcomed to the white house for a special honor today. >> also the animals are looking for relief in the summer heat. look at what one family found in their pool that. story is coming up. >>> but first here's fox business network neil cavuto. >> shops not feeling so hot about the economy as the summer season kicks or, worries about a slowdown -- off, worries about a slowdown in hiring. new housing numbers probably not making folks feel much better either. a key u.s. index tracking price still stuck at its lowest level since the housing bubble burst. the market ending up helps more federal reserve stimulus to juice up the economy, but invests don't want to friend facebook, the stock falling 24% since going public. drivers shelling out less at the pump for gas, national average for regular now at $3.64 a gallon. that is still 11% higher than where prices began the year, but a lot lower than where they were just a few weeks ago. that's business. i'm neil cavuto.   >> this fox 5 stock mark

among those, former secretary of state madeline albright, rock legend bob dylan. astronaut john glenn. >> every one ever today's honorees is blessed with an extraordinary amount of talent. all of them are driven. we could fill this room many times over with people who are talented and driven. what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. >> the medal of freedom is given to individual whose have acted in the security or national interest of the u.s., crked to world peace, culture or public private act of duty. when they arrived at the white house, they were greeted by a lot of humidity. >> i saw bob dylan getting his medal. it was kind of strange. >> isn't it? >> a little bit. >> but cool. >> he has had an impact on a lot of people. >> okay. i'm do weather. we'll be in the mid-80s for afternoon highs. a little less humidity than yesterday. still got some rain showers we're dealing with but by this afternoon, more and more sunshine. it will take its time. this is your radar. still dealing with the shower activity south

winners included the first female secretary of state madeleine albright, john glennpat summit and bob dylancountry's highest civilian honor. we are right back with a final >> the storms moving out. >> one more check on super doppler radar. delaware across the eastern shore. a few areas of light rain overnight. i think tomorrow we will start with some fog that. cool on friday. clearing on sunday. a typical looking forecast as we get into next week. >> very good. >> thank you. thank you for joining us.

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recognized madeline all bright along with author tony morrison, former astronaut john glenn and bob dylan. the nation's highest honor. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people, not in short blinding bursts but steadily over the course of a lifetime. >> now california's tell lorous -- tell lorous with caesar chavez. >> we have posted today's ceremony, just look at the -- ceremony just look at the hot topics section. >>> what they are calling the largest occupational hazard related to cancer. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a new report shows working the night shift can take a toll on a woman's health. it can increase the risk of breast cancer. now the risk is greater for women who describe themselves as morning people. nighttime shift working could be the biggest occupational hazard but they say they are exposed to light at night which increases the hormone, melatonin and that protects against certain cancers. let's check on the traffic, sal? >>> well, it is having an affect and it is very close to the freeway an

entre ellos bob dylan, la secretaria de estado, y dolores huerta, la activista en los aÑos 60.or as agrÍcolas de estados unidos. es un gran ejemplo para todo los trabajadores. >>> sin duda, llegamos al final, gracias. >>> buenas noches

he bestowed the honor there to bob dylan with the shades and the 'stache. acy and to admit he's a fan. >> bob dylan started out singing other people's songs, but as he says, there came a point where i had to write what i wanted to say because what i wanted to say, nobody else was writing. born in hibbing, minnesota. a town he says where you couldn't be a rebel. it was too cold. today, everybody from bruce springsteen to u2 owes bob a debt of gratitude. there is not a bigger giant in the history of american music. all these years later, he's still chasing that sound, still searching for a little bit of truth. and i have to say that i am a really big fan. >> bob dylan, always himself. even at the white house in shades. >> have you got a favorite dylan album? it's a tough call. really tough. >> "highway 61" and "blood on the tracks." >> "blood on the tracks." >> also "blond on blond." those three are at the top. >> "nashville skyline" is a good one too. >> i do. and being a good southern baptist i like "slow train coming," precious angel. shine your light. grea

. >> i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up. >> reporter: the president said the honorees have made an impact on his life. karen trave travers, abc. >>> hot conditions. we've got cooler air trying to punch in out of the west. the contrast between the two storms flaring up pretty big ones. give you a closer look. taneytown getting downpour tment will eventually move into the manchester area. skies turning darker in this direction. further out you can see a secondary shot south of hagerstown. that is a very healthy even severe thunderstorm crossing i-70 to the west. i want to show you the motion. if you look here, this is not a line that's rapidly moving east. it's a line drifting more north or north of east. yes, eventually we think more impact to our western suburbs. it will take awhile, the storms tracking with a northerly component. nontheless, the severe thunderstorm watch from carroll county westward and both from allegheny county and into basically -- i'm sorry for washington county and frederick county. that is where we have severe thunderstorm warn

former astronaut and senator john glenn and musician bob dylan to name a few.lagher live with more on the medal of freedom. trace? the medal of freedom recipients are nominated by a presidential board. and those are passed along to the president and then the president can either accept those recommendations or make his own. this year the winners paid tribute to outerspace, equal rights, and unique music. ♪ the times they are achanging. >> 11 time grammy winner bob dylan whose lyrics not only had an impact on the civil rights movement but changed the way music was played and the way that we listen. >> bob's voice with its weight, its unique grably power the message it carried. >> madeleine albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state. she led the alliance's campaign against ethnic cleansing in the balkans and peace in the middle east. >> when saddam hussein called her a snake she wore a serpent on her lapel the last next time she visited baghdad. >> long time ohio senator and former astronaut john glenn at 77 he game the oldest person to return to sp

bob dylan started out singing other people's songs but as he says this came a point where i had to writei wanted to say because no one else was writing that. born in minnesota, a town he says where you could not be a rebel, it was too cold, and bob moved to new york at age 19. by the time he was 23 his voice with its weight, its unique gravel powerchá] was redefining music and the message it carried and how it made people feel. today, everyone from springsteen to u2 owes bob a debt of gratitude l is not a bigger giant in the history of american music. all these years later, he still is chasing that sound, still searching for a little bit of truth and i have to say i am a really big fan. in the 1960's more than two million people died we of small pox each year. over a decade later, that number was zero. two million to zero. thanks in part to dr. bill peggy a young medical missionary helped develop a strategy used later to eliminate small pox from the face of the earth. when that was was won he moved on to other diseases trying to figure out what works. in a remote nigerian village after