and i think in the early 70s, either 1970 or 1971, crosby and i were playing at carnegie hall in newk city. and for some reason, he has to leave the stage. he has to go to use the bathroom or something like that. but i'm still talking to the audience. so i start to tell them the story of why i'm standing there in front of them. and as i'm telling them the story about my mother's encouragement, i reach my hand into my pocket and i take out a pinch of my mother's ashes and i sprinkle them on the stage at carnegie hall knowing full well if she had attained her life dream, she may have been singing on stage at carnegie hall instead of me. tavis: that raises the obvious question of what were your mother's ashes doing in your pocket onstage at carnegie hall? >> every great place that i played that i think my mother would have loved to have sung at had she been a singer in her life, i've spread her ashes, including, you know, the royal albert hall in london, including beautiful places that i play and including buckingham palace. tavis: it's a powerful story. what has that experience meant o

promotors, and i would say 95% of the promotors that i deal with, and that is everywhere from carnegie hall to a casino in elizabeth, indiana, to the sydney opera house to the dolby theater in los angeles, i almost never walked into a venue where i was playing for 5,000 or 1500 people, where i dealt with a female promoter. so it's rampant all over. and i think to act like it doesn't exist is silly. >> cathy, you're community is saying: a few studies, men are funnier because they have a biological ability to be innately funnier. >> tell that to lucille ball. and ros rosanne barr and as far as women being funny or not funny, when it comes to professional comedy, when it comes to buying tickets foo nightclub or to carnegie hall. women have made theaters large corporations, and where i work, nbc universal, women are absolutely as funny. we're in a situation where my experience has been where i absolutely have to work harder than the boys, jump higher, and i'm vulgar by nature, by the way, so that part does apply to me, but other than that, i hold the record for the most standup comedy specials

ya ha ofrecido mÚltiples conciertos alrededor de todo el mundo y uno de los mÁs reciente en el carnegie hallete el piano y no Íbamos nada serio ni nada mÁs para, como un hobby , pero siempre crecÍ con mÚsica alrededor de mÍ, entonces como que siempre estaba acostumbrada a escuchar a mi papÁ practicar 3 horas al dÍa, 4 horas al dia y yo pensÉ que era normal, entonces a los 2 aÑos me un violÍn chiquitito y empecÉ a practicar con mi papÁ, pero resultÓ que a mÍ me gustaba mÁs el piano, bueno eso es lo que me dijeron mis papÁs. >> cuando dices que creciste rodeada de mÚsica ¿quÉ tipo de mÚsica escuchabas de tu padre? ¿quÉ tocaba el? >> siempre fue clÁsica, crecÍ con mucho bach, mucho beethoven, mucho mozart y bueno la verdad que todos los compositores porque mi abuela es pianista y mi papÁ es violinista entonces como que ya estaba en la familia y siempre habÍa mÚsica en la casa y hasta cuando estaba dentro de la panza de mi mamÁ ella me ponÍa mÚsica. >> ahora eh daniela, ¿en quÉ momento decidiste que esa era, iba a ser tu vida? tÚ estÁs yendo a la escuela verdad, estas yendo a ver explÍcame bien

she made her carnegie hall debut at 17. her latest cd is titled "in 27 pieces."t features new compositions she commission, and she will be performing this weekend with the l.a. phil. let's take a look. ♪ ♪ town. welcome to the he owns los angeles. >> we know he founded it. tavis: he's a great guy. he is a great conductor. what is it like for you when you are playing for conductors who are rather revered? does it put in the level of ?ressure or intimidation >> it only puts as much intimidation as they put into the situation. actually, i need to be able to play the music, so i don't like to have intimidation be part of it. i always try to find a way to collaborate. also they are great conductors because they think so much about the expression of the emotion. they think about how to get an orchestra to do what needs to be make thealso how to orchestra the best they are already, to bring out the best they could be as well. speaking of dudamel, i had a fascinating conversation about his suggestion that we have to find a new word for classical music. >> it such a misno

. >> then it was on to ed sullivan, carnegie hall and on february 11th the d.c. coliseum and bruce leshan reports for people who were there, it's still unforgettable, right? >> i could have been there. you weren't born yet. >> a great day in new york, okay? oh, is that the place? >> reporter: by the time the beatles hit d.c. they were already at the top of the charts and well on their way to becoming the biggest rock and roll band ever. february 11th, 1964, a sellout show with the d.c. coliseum, their second concert in the u.s. >> the song goes i saw her standing there. >> reporter: 16-year-old bill wax of bethesda. >> and that is me. >> reporter: had somehow wrangled a ticket. >> it was packed. ♪ i saw her standing there ♪ >> it was set up as a boxing ring and they were sort of in the middle of it. so every two or three songs george and those guys would have to move their microphones slightly. god, i could barely hear anything. it was just a bunch of people screaming. >> reporter: really? >> if i remember right, i was somewhat angry that i just couldn't hear the

. >> then it was on to ed sullivan, carnegie hall and february 11th right here at the d.c. call seem bruce leshan reports for people who -- coliseum bruce leshan reports for people who were there it's still unforgettable. >> reporter: by the time the beatles hit d.c. they were already at the top of the charts and well on their way to becoming the biggest rock and roll band ever. february 11th, 1964, a sellout show with the d.c. coliseum, their second concert in the u.s. >> this song is called i saw her standing there. >> reporter: 16-year-old bill wax of bethesda. >> and that is me. >> reporter: had somehow wrangled a ticket. >> it was packed. ♪ i saw her standing there ♪ >> it was set up as a boxing ring and they were sort of in the middle of it. so every two or three songs george and those guys would have to move their microphones slightly. i could barely hear anything. it was just a bunch of people screaming. >> reporter: really? >> if i remember right, i was somewhat angry that i just couldn't hear the music. >> reporter: but for a country still grieving the assassinati

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blake and a few members of the blend, a boys' choir from indiana who's going to be performing at carnegie halllook at melissa. >> keep your blindfolds on, guys. >> and let's bring out the new melissa right now. >> no, not yet. >> oh, my gosh. >> all right, you guys, now, take a look. >> oh, my god! >> melissa. >> where did she go? >> you look beautiful. >> you're adorable. take a look at yourself, sweetie. >> oh! >> what a nice transformation. of an already beautiful woman. >> gorgeous. >> peek at camera 12 for me. >> thank you so much. >> i hate to tell you, but you look more like his date than his mom right now. >> okay. >> that's creepy, louis. >> sorry. >> a little uncomfortable. >> there i go again. let me take my shoe out of my mouth. again a great haircut by vanessa. makeup. and she didn't know what to do with her hair, so she just kept growing it, and it did nothing for her. the other option was highlights, highlights, highlights. she overhighlighted herself. it almost looked gray. this color, again, slightly warm golden brown, just made her skin color come alive. makeup by inna. >> wh

. >> benny goodman and his band played the first ever jazz concert at carnegie hall right here in newked up the clarinet at the age of 10, never looked back. played the revolutionary gig in front of a sold-out crowd, and the king of swing first brought jazz to carnegie, 76 years ago today. >>> when news breaks out, we'll break in. the dow off a little bit after a couple of great sessions. neil is coming up. >> here is what makes what i'm about to say worthy of an alert. proof that no one in washington has a clue. welcome everybody, i'm going to depart from formality to get something off my chest. would you give a known drug addict money if he swore on a stack of bibles he wouldn't use it to buy drugs? of course not. you just wouldn't trust him. why do we willingly fork over money to resolved spending addicts and think anything different will help. because

. >>> those kids will be in carnegie hall because they know it because they are going to practice, practiceat's all it takes. >> that's how you go threat. >> that's what malcolm gladwell. >> well, we certainly got this down, this warm weather thing. we have had that day after day and it doesn't seem like things are going to change at least not for the next week or so. concord 50. oakland 51. 53 san jose. 53 santa rosa. so 50s do it for now. wind speeds fairly calm. some out of the east inland and out of the northwest right along the shoreline up in the north bay, not bad. a "spare the air" day today and tomorrow with unhealthful levels for people sensitive to particulates in the air for the north bay and coast and central bay and down in the santa clara valley as well. tomorrow look for numbers to be in the mid-60s and fair skies a few high clouds from time to time. and some sun, as well. and here's how it looks. current temperatures from coast to coast, up in minot, north dakota, it's 14 below zero. 46 seattle. on the other hand they are basking in miami at 75 degrees. 16 in detroit. you c

was the type of people you would expect to come out on a cold january night. >> the acoustics at carnegie hall, no place better. >> it was unbelievable. >> what did heilemann say? >> heilemann was stoned so he said if you believe this and you believe this and you believe this and you believe this and you believe this, there were all sort of counterintuitive and pretty much all night. then you believe chris christie. a lot of tough arguments against him. i am inclined to believe him but there are problems for him. the first problem to suggest is the guy had people he couldn't trust. i can't imagine those people, i can't imagine people doing that in my office over four terms. i just can't imagine. even on small things, people knew. >> how do i say this careful? >> people knew -- i was a big believer of people coming in and i had people that could tell me no all the time but i can't even fathom somebody doing something -- that is problem one. problem two, and other people have commented on this before, no republicans came to his defense yesterday. no conservatives came out swinging for him. every

i wanted to see, but i went on neil young and carnegie hall. >> we rick rieder have a director guest with us rick rieder, --we have a terrific guest with us, rick rieder, at blackrock. billion.seas $640 right now, 60 seconds, how do you feel about the new year? >> free optimistic. i think the bond market, you know, coming into 2013, rates were distorted, we work 130 base points off of normal levels, we are back to normalcy, and i think it is good for bond markets, equity markets. bond guys are not supposed to have a very optimistic view of the world -- >> certainly not right now with the top of tapering -- >> yeah, but i'm actually -- i returns,s is positive i think it will create some positive returns in the broader market should be in good shape. >> what was your optimism level this time last year? >> different. part of what was happening this time last year was this extraordinary qe program and you got over the fiscal cliff. all of a sudden people had to buy assets, there were not enough assets to buy, you are squeezing, the 10 year with getting to 160, 165, and you knew it was wr

and you'll perform at carnegie hall on sunday? you know how to get there? practice!er, pick city of the day, davenport, iowa. kwqc, light snow right through saturday. going to be a rough one. and we've got foggy travel. dense fog advisory up into new england. look at boston. actually, skies have lifted a little bit. look a >>> no fog or natural coolant as we call it around here. this is san jose. it's a little haze whyhazy, a nr not, record warmth in the bay area. 74 in san francisco, and we're going to show you right now temperatures really aren't going anywhere as we head through the next couple days. 77 today, 74 tomorrow, and with off shore flow in place, not much difference in san francisco. weather. >> all right. al, thank you so much. >>> coming up, every dog has its day. the new plan to add mutts to the west min ster dog show. >>> and the devilish baby who is scaring people on the streets of new york comes right to our studios. >>> kate gosselin and her two oldest respond to the criticism aimed at their family right after this. [ male announcer ] no mouthwash

>> carnegie hall will be a bong. >> you can have a bong with a kick-starter.ave you ever seen that? you just -- >> ow! >> i'm sorry. that doesn't usually happen. it's usually the opposite. >> yes, it usually is. i said a subtle joke but we have a lot of news to get to. >> that was hot heads certainly get mad. >> i bet they do. >> that's about as much fun as i've had. >> i had four or five broken tvs in my house with cursing. >> i bet. >>> this is a biggie. we have to do news. >> this is complicated. >> is it complicated? >> takes a little bit of time. >> is it? >> i don't know. i'd love to hear from chris christie directly about it. >>> governor chris christie's image as a front-runner in 2016 some say is in jeopardy after new e-mails link a growing scandal to at least one of his high ranking staff members. at least one. in september, three lanes on the george washington bridge were closed backing up traffic and impacting the town of ft. lee, new jersey. since then, there have been accusations that it was political retribution against ft. lee's democratic mayo

did several at carnegie hall. you'll see an album out of this.e movement. it's not people are worried, they're just a little disappointed and surprised. this has us concerned over the week. the dow transports are up nicely this year and industrials are lagging behind. obviously transports are up because oil is down and the airline stocks have been outperforming. okay, that's sort of like a dove, but it's more complicated than that. this underperformance is what i'm worried about. we've had some major sectors like telecom and energy stocks, there's telecom, at&t and verizon dragging things down, but oil stocks, chevron notably weak overlow oil, exxon's been weak and microsoft a real laggard. it's not just transports outperforming. some very big names in the dow have been weak recently. that's getting more attention. another thing getting a lot of attention is the dollar-yen. there's a correlation between the dollar-yen relationship and how the s&p 500 performs. put that up on the year and you can see the correlation is not that bad for the year. l

i saw you at carnegie hall performing. i threw kathy a sawyeree. >> about 17 people. that's all i could afford. >> that's prestigious and thank you for coming. >> you broke and you are in the guinness book of world records for the stand up. >> i have done 20. >> in it, i told the stories about the daytime emmys. lovingly poking fun at. >> can i say? >> say anything. i don't work here. >> if you have never seen the daytime emmys, you ought to go. you are missing a treat. >> if you can. susan lucci is too big to go. >> i didn't sit with her, she was on the stage and gets a gracious statement and a lot of this. >> there was a lot of namaste. you got an award and the walk of the year. >> from the american university. it doesn't compare to the guinness book of world records. >> you don't think that's funny? >> i will show up for that. >> okay. explain to them what a wonka is. i have my theory. i took to to me -- >> do you not know what it stands for? >> i hope your speech was more specific. >> i did go to a great effect with the group tag that fights hiv and aids and does

elias says he has two goals, to play at carnegie hall and visit ellen, one down, one to go. >>> and nows. bobsled team. lolo jones along with lauren williams are about to become the ninth and tenth americans to compete in the summer and winter olympics. we'll talk to lolo and her teammates in a moment. but first, her interesting road to sochi. >> lolo jones. >> it's lolo jones' third trip to the olympics, but her first time competing in the winter games. >> wow. that's impressive. >> and lane one will be lolo jones. >> until now the 31-year-old's event track and field, the 100-meter hurdle. she took seventh place in beijing in 2008 falling from the lead after clipping the second to last hurdle. four years later in london, a year after her spinal cord surgery, a second chance for gold, but missed the winner's podium by .1 of a second coming in fourth. >> i was crushed afterwards. i had the best race of my year. doesn't take away from the pain i was so close to, you know, once again having a medal and not getting it. >> her disappointment was compounded by a scathing article in the "new y