look at my own limited experience of one lifetime so far as an artist, i am performing at the carnegie halln new york or at paris or that they whirl albert hall, that is enough proof that people are happy to experience new kinds of music even in a classical idiom. it is like food. people more than earlier now have a taste for different types of food. you can go to a battalion or korean or thai restaurant. it is time for people to listen to the -- to music in the same spirit. ♪ >> you have been watching "newsday". >> i am kasia madera in london. the libyan government headed by colonel gaddafi has condemned britain's decision to expel its diplomats from london and to recognize the role transitional national council. much more on that on our website. from london and singapore, goodbye. thanks for watching "newsday". >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies.

he made his carnegie hall debut at age 16.at decade and into the early '60s, fleisher made acclaimed recordings of beethoven and brahms concertos with george szell and the cleveland orchestra. but in 1965, over a period of many months, fleisher began to notice a problem: the 4th and 5th fingers of his right hand were cramping and curling up and no one could tell him what was wrong or how to fix it.ç so, literally, they just froze up and you couldn't uncurl them? >> only with enormous effort. they have to be ready to work. >> reporter: so you're sitting at the piano and you feel them go like that? >> yeah. it doesn't work. >> reporter: i'll bet it doesn't. >> i don't know any music for eight fingers. >> reporter: fleisher is laughing today, but back then, he writes in his book. his career was in jeopardy. his personal life-- including a second marriage-- was in tatters and he even considered suicide.ç >> i was in a state of deep funk, deep depression. yeah, i had all kinds of untoward thoughts. but then i woke up one morning w

once with nuns and i remember when it came to new york city, shown in carnegie hall. >> something of a men would enjoy? >> i don't know what they enjoy but they do. my point is quite frankly the united states government really helped the exile community when they came to the country and there are lots of things available to them in terms of getting people on their feet, a lot of cubans took advantage of and rightfully so, my family did not have that advantage. there's also a have to do that my relatives experienced and there's something to be said about a coherent and tight community. i remember miami before the cubans came in and it was a sleepy town. you go down now and it is quite different. >> in union city which your relatives moved in. next question please. >> my name is john kelly. i am a writer for the boston phoenix. thanks for being here today. >> thank you for coming. >> i have a two part question. the first is i was curious what impact the reception of "the mambo kings play songs of love" had on your life. >> there is a great movie, a great scene in a very bad movie, it f

she had danced at carnegie hall, sat for photographers before she was a congressman's wife. she had dreams of her own, talents of her own that went beyond being beautiful, though she was certainly that. blunt as always, she said that sometimes, and i quote, i felt like a nobody, like i was being left behind. as it turned out, betty ford had so much to give the world, so many contributions to make, so many lives that she has changed for the better and even saved by her example and efforts. she not only became her own woman, she showed a lot of others how to do the same. when jerry ford was president, and reporters wanted to know the first lady's opinion, they didn't get demure evasions, they got the full dose. when a visiting prime minister confessed at a white house dinner that he didn't know how to dance, he got his first lesson then and there from betty ford. and when her husband lost his voice at the end of the 1976 campaign and was unable even to read his concession speech in the white house press room, it was the first lady who stepped forward to read it for him. lookin

vice president of united states and she danced with martha graham dance company and performed in carnegie hallshe was a leader in the fight for women's rights and she had come to georgia with the michigan art train. jimmy was governor and we invited betty to stay at the governor's. i was nervous. she was the most distinguished guest we have ever at but when she arrived, she was so warm and friendly that she immediately put me at ease and we had a good time together. of course, i did not tell her than that my husband was thinking of running for president. [laughter] the next time i met that he was at the white house shortly after the 1976 election. it might have been a very awkward moment. i know from personal experience but it was a difficult time for us. she was just betty. , as grateful as always. as i assumed the responsibility to firstly, i had an excellent role model and a tough act to follow. betty broke new ground in speaking out on women's issues, her public disclosure of her own battle with best cancer lifted the veil of secrecy from this terrible disease. she used the influence of th

she had danced at carnegie hall and sent for photographers before she was a congressman's life.wn, talents of her own that went beyond being beautiful, although she was certainly that. but as always, she said that sometimes "i felt like nobody, like i was being left behind." as it turned out, the ford had so much to give the world, so many contributions to make. so many lives she has changed for the better and even saved by her example and efforts. she not only became her own woman, she showed a lot of others out to do the same. when jerry ford was president and wanted to know the first lady's opinion, they did not get a piece, they got the full those periods when a visiting minister confessed at a white house dinner that they did not know how to dance, yet the first lesson then and there that -- from betty ford. when he was unable to read his concession speech in the white house press room because he was ill, it was the first lady who stepped forward to read it for him. looking back on all that had happened, she spoke of living a page of history. and betty ford filled that page

at 20 she moved to new york city where she danced with a famed choreographer at carnegie hall.t her mother's urging she returned to grand rapids where she married an old school friend. the marriage didn't last. in 1947 she met a grand rapids lawyer gerald ford. they got married just before he was elected to congress in 1948. in a "60 minutes" interview with morley safer in 1975, she made it clear the white house had not changed her. >> you can ask me any question. i'm perfectly happy to answer. and give you my idea. i'm sure my husband won't mind at all. >> reporter: she was frank even if her views did not seem in keeping for the wife of a republican president. he opposed the equal rights amendment. >> the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life. >> reporter: she supported it. >> we kid about it. i often say, well, i can remember well there was a time when we couldn't even vote. >> good evening. in a landmark ruling the supreme court today legalized abortion. >> reporter: she applauded the supreme court decision on "roe v. wade." >> i feel very strongly that it was the be

she danced with the martha grahm dance company and performed in carnegie hall and was the leader fort art to fill communities across the country. jimmy was governor, and we invited betty to stay at the governor's mansion. i was nervous. she was the most distinguished guest we had ever had, but when she arrived, she was so warm and friendly that she immediately put me at ease, and we had a good time together. of course, i didn't tell her then that my husband was thinking about running for president. [laughter] the next time i met betty was at the white house shortly after the 1976 election. it might have been a very awkward moment. i know from personal experience that it was a difficult time for her yet, she was just betty, as gracious as always. as i assumed responsibilities as first lady, i had an excellent role model, and a tough act to follow. betty broke new ground in speaking out on women's issues, her public disclosure of her own battle with breast cancer lifted the vail of secrecy from this terrible disease. she used influence of office of first lady to promote early detection

vice president of united states and she danced with martha graham dance company and performed in carnegie hallleader in the fight for women's rights and she had come to georgia with the michigan art train. jimmy was governor and we invited betty to stay at the governor's mansion. i was nervous. she was the most distinguished guest we had ever had but when she arrived, she was so warm and friendly that she immediately put me at ease and we had a good time together. of course, i did not tell her than that my husband was thinking of running for president. [laughter] the next time i met betty was at the white house shortly after the 1976 election. it might have been a very awkward moment, i know from personal experience, but it was a difficult time for us. she was just betty, as grateful as always. as i assumed the responsibility to first lady, i had an excellent role model and a tough act to follow. betty broke new ground in speaking out on women's issues, her public disclosure of her own battle with breast cancer lifted the veil of secrecy from this terrible disease. she used the influence of th

she had danced for the martha grahm dance company and performed at the carnegie hall, leader of the fightfilled with great art to rule communities across the country. jimmy was governor, and we invited betty to stay at the governor's mansion. i was nervous. she was the most distinguished guest we had ever had, but when she arrived, she was so warm and friendly that she immediately put me at ease, and we had a good time together. of course, i didn't tell her then that my husband was thinking about running for president. [laughter] the next time i met betty was at the white house during the 1976 election. it might have been a very awkward moment. i know from personal experience that it was a difficult time for her, yet, she was just betty, as gracious as always. as i assumed responsibility as first lady, i had an excellent role model, and a tough act to follow. betty broke new ground on speaking out on women's issues, public disclosure with her own battle the influence of office of first lady to promote early detection and millions of women are in her debt today, and she was never afraid to

she had danced at carnegie hall, sat for photographers before she was a congressman's wife.as always, she said that sometimes, and i quote, i felt like a nobody, like i was being left behind. as it turned out, betty ford had so much to give the world, so many contributions to make, so many lives that she has changed for the better and even saved by her example and efforts. she not only became her own woman, she showed a lot of others how to do the same. when jerry ford was president, and reporters wanted to know the first lady's opinion, they didn't get demure evasions, they got the full dose. when a visiting prime minister confessed at a white house dinner that he didn't know how to dance, he got his first lesson then and there from betty ford. and when her husband lost his voice at the end of the 1976 campaign and was unable even to read his concession speech in the white house press room, it was the first lady who stepped forward to read it for him. looking back on all that had happened, she spoke of living a page of history, and betty ford filled that page. and she fille

she had danced at carnegie hall. she had dreams and talents of her own that went beyond being beautiful. she said, "sometime, i felt like a nobody. like i was being left behind." betty ford had so much to give the world. so many contributions to make. so many lives she has changed for the better and saved by her example and efforts. her ownonly became woman, she showed a lot of others how to do the same. when ford was president, and they wanted to know the first lady's opinion . when the visiting prime minister confessed at a white house dinner that he did not know how to dance, he got lessons from betty ford. when your husband lost his voice at the end of the 1976 campaign and was unable to read his concession speech, it was the first lady who stepped forward to read it. looking back, she spoke of living a page of history. betty filled that page with style, class and courage. she had not expected her life to be part of history, much less the trial of her life, and yet, when americans remember betty ford, many will t

she has played a concert at carnegie hall. she has now married an american citizen and she is legal in the united states. so the story had a happy ending, but for many of these young people, it has no happy ending. they end up deported at the age of 18 or 19 because the parents didn't file papers or couldn't file papers on their behalf. that's why i introduced the dream act, to give these young people a chance. last month, i chaired the first senate hearing on the dream act. there was compelling testimony there from a number of witnesses. secretary of the department of education, arne duncan, testified about the talented students who would be eligible under the dream act. the class valedictorians, the star athletes, honor roll students and leaders in rotc. their options, however, are limited because they are undocumented. secretary duncan explained that the dream act would make america a better and stronger country by giving these young people a chance to fulfill their potential. dr. clifford stanley testified he is the under