carnegie hal. at 76 she booked the hall hall and couldn't sing >> reporter: the director of archives at carnegie hall says jenkins was a child prodigy pianist who later contracted syphilis which may have affected her hearing. on carnegie hall's blog post they share one of her original recordings. [singing off key ] >> she was surrounded with a lot of people who knew that she had a lot of money and so did they want to sing >> i'm won of her original records >> describe to me her voice on these recordings >> disgusting >> reporter: although jenkins made about $4,000 the night of her carnegie hall performance, people were beside themselves. >> every time they thought that they would burst into laughter, they just started applauding. that just kept her going. >> she thought she was wonderful but she was slammed by the reviewers gets the most inquiries here at carnegie hall even before judy garland at beatles. in midtown, jill nicolini, cbs 2 news. >> jenkins had a heart attack two days after her concert. some say it was because she read the bad reviews. she died a month later in manhattan >> what a story

heard it at carnegie hall.nd set out to be a conductor to conduct this one symphony, nothing else. and went and conducted in london at the london symphony, with the london symphony. and spent the rest of his life, he would occasionally play this. would pay for the hall. and had critics who said, he did a good job. and he only knew that one symphony. now some of the people who were conductors, who were music purists said this is not fair. this is not right. >> yeah. >> but there was a touch of florence in him. but he did it well, this one symphony. >> but i'm sure people recognize as i think they did maybe, in florence. it was equal parts bad singing but that as operational gleel, that sort of wonderful, pure desire to share this thing she loved. and to wear elaborate costumes and do a little dance if the mood struck her. >> rose: one of the most fun things you have done in awhile, fun would be the word you would use. >> yes, absolutely. it wants, it was. i think it was the spirit, the spirit of the woman and it

you're going to play carnegie hall. >> i am. >> jimmy: pal, you're playing carnegie hall. [ cheers and applause ] that is big. when is that, that is november 5th. >> yeah. november 5th. i will be doing something i have never done live, that is >> yes. that's all i'm saying. it's going to be pure insanity. >> jimmy: it always is. i'm very excited about this. this is carnegie hall. are you nervous? are you excited? do you know? i mean, it's a big deal. >> um, i don't know. >> jimmy: do you know anyone else whos played carnegie hall? >> have you? >> jimmy: yeah, of course. [ light laughter ] i mean, no. never. i've played -- >> you haven't? you want to open for me? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i don't do standup anymore. i don't really do, we'll talk about it. we'll talk about it. we'll discuss. >> i'll see you on november 5th. [ laughter ] you heard it right here. jimmy fallon. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: congrats everything in the book, and now you've got nominated for an emmy, for the hbo special "boyish girl interrupted." >> yes. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: man, oh man. yo

meryl: -- hugh: that is why she decided to have a big concert at carnegie hall.t what is important it explains his relationship. , he was the enabler, the protector, all of that. hugh: he is the sort of machiavellian -- meryl: she protected him, too. he was not a very good actor. hugh: that is right. meryl: she had these high reviews. charlie: he had nowhere to go. meryl: she destroyed the bad reviews. she believed in him. i don't doubt he believed in her. i'm sure he had sort of a tin ear himself. whether -- charlie: about him. meryl: you had an eye for her but not any year. -- an ear. charlie: do the best actors you have worked with -- and you have worked with a bunch, they have to come to some sort of real understanding of the character. meryl has found what she believes in, didn't believe in why she was the way she was. , you do that. that comes in part from the text where else? and from meryl: from the experience. i think you can get ready, you can get ready and learn the arias and learn everything else, but it is when you meet, and when we exchange you know

that is why she decided to have a big concert at carnegie hall. it explains his relationship. he was the enabler, the protector, all of that. meryl: she protected him, too. he was not a very good actor. she destroyed the bad reviews. him see didn't let them. believed the people were wrong thread i'm sure he earsort of a 10 year -- tin himself. best actors you have worked with, and you have bunch, they have to come to some sort of real understanding of the character. why she was the way she was. you do that. that comes in part from the text and where else? meryl: from the experience. i think you can get ready and learn the arias. and when weou meet exchange, you know, desperation. the whole thing just happens in here, in the air between us and nowhere else. the better actor you are, the better you would do it on the health. -- hoof. i notice meryl doing a lot of that. charlie: i am with meryl streep. the more insecure and actor is, the more they have been prepared and they are liable to give exactly the performance they have prepared in a bathroom

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socialite whose dream of being a singer overwhelms her lack of talent -- she makes it all the way to carnegie hall with those around her sheltering her from the truth. (snd: florence foster jenkins) accompanying streep on the piano is the big bang theory's simon helberg, plus hugh grant in the role of her husband. (snd: suicide squad) there's also the current #1 movie at the box office 'suicide squad' giving the super- villains their time in the spotlight. (snd: suicide squat) jonathan hunt, fox at the age of three one valley girl is already making a big difference in our community now she is back at with her lemonade stand... who little theresa plans to help by serving up arrested.. after allegedly tying up people in a home. and setting the house on fire. how neighbors are reacting to the arrests this morning a new school year is about to get underway. but some c-c-s-d support staff say they are fed up. what they say they deserve. "she wants me to go to school and have a better life" the fox5 surprise squad is back ag helping with "back to school"! see how our surprise squad helped local shoppers

. >> it's the story about a woman carnegie hall comes true. the only problem is she couldn't sing. those around her didn't have the heart to tell her the truth. >> i struggled sometimes to know whether i was talking to florence or to meryl. >> she was that good. >> i think that's just her method. in the end i used to call her floral because i didn't know what she was. >> it also stars simon helberg. >> was it harder to play the alongside meryl streep? >> both presented a great challenge. isn't it enough pressure just to be there. >> this next film even though it's animate asked not for children. >> we've been chosen together. >> when you think about sausage party, think about an r ate rated pixar movie. >> all the food wants is to be bought and taken home until >> sausage party has an all star cast. seth rogen, paul rudd, kristen wiig. >> you may want to head to the theater. a beloved jane austen classic is the toast of off broadway. sense and sensibility has downtown theater goers raving. >> his rich wife. moved into -- funeral. >> their sister drama. plenty of humor set in 18th c

her lack of talent, or husband has to hire a coach onc she announces her plans for a concert at carnegie hall, it is rated pg-13ca. >> >> what happens to food when it is bought at the supermarket? you'll find out in sausage party. seth rogen lend his voice two-way r sausage who tries to warn other food that they will beesa eaten by hap animated, it's not for kids, it is rated r peered the second trailer for star wars, wrote one has been released. it tells the events before the first star wars movie, it opens across the galaxy in december. >> dee snider knows all about doing things the hard way, his band shi twisted sister work in for a decade before striking a big. 's granddaughters also doing things the hard way. >> auso. >> my wife just had the baby in the car on the way to the hospital, parker pride,ift born about 250 on the 405 we were surprised by it all >> we waited a little too long to leave, we did not know, but the baby is healthy and already breast-feeding, and we love hera awesome. >> dee snider's son and daughter-in-law were on the way to hospital in los angeles, but the baby cann

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i walked past carnegie hall on the way to the collection -- the frick collection. is much to question in their action but andared to enron, tyco, worldcom, these two were pyramid builders. commercial. [laughter] ends the prepared portion of this talk. i did bring along slides that could be of interest. some are in the book. some as you will see did not make the final cut. i will scroll through these. if we have a few minutes, we will do that. have our editor rachel klayman, who is barack obama's editor. she worked me hard and it was worth every bit of it. crown publishers. cambridge, circa 1946. the writer and his grandmother, just to give you some idea of those roots i was talking about. that is my father, who was a truck driver. that is me imitating john travolta. [laughter] les: here are a couple of my uncles leaving the plant. i talk about this in the book. i frame the whole enterprise, being upfront about my association with this material, talking about how easy it might have been to paint this story in a simplistic way. i don't think it is a simple story. it,

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it stars meryl streep and hugh grant the story about a 1940s heiress whose dream to perform at carnegie hall comes through. she couldn't sing. those around her couldn't tell her including her on screen husband played by grant. >> i struggled sometimes to know whether i was talking to forrest or to merrill. >> she was that good. >> i think that's just her to call her floral. >> reporter: the biopic stars "big bang theory." was it harder to play the piano or act next to meryl streep? >> they are both difficult. it's enough pressure to be there. >> reporter: this neck film even though it's animated is not for children. >> when you think about sausage party think about an it takes place in a supermarket. >> reporter: all the food wants is to be bought home and taken home until they learn the truth that they will be eaten. jill nicolini, cbs 2 news. >> sausage party has an all star cast. characters are voiced by seth rogen and others. also experts say suicide squad is predicted to beat out all of these new films. so there. >>> coming up at 5:00, you can call it a crime wave made for a sweet way t

with meryl streep, and you were a pianist to accompany florence foster who wants to perform at carnegie hall. >> yes. and i played the music and meryl sang. >> could we speak? yes. i thought i was being hired to accompany madam florence's lesson. >> mhill. i'll be honest, i think madam florence may need late more preparation before she sings in she can be a little -- >> hmm? -- flat? flat? a tad... just a tad. (applause) >> stephen: were you nervous at all? i mean, because you're a very successful actor in your own right, but in the room with meryl streep, that must have made a couple of things snap shut before you were performing. >> i was terrified. before i went to meet her, i wa remember seeing a bag lady muttering, pushing a shopping cart and i thought, she's so lucky. >> stephen: because she doesn't have to go meet meryl streep. >> doesn't have to meet meryl. she's just free. >> stephen: i thought you were going to say meryl streep is so good she could be her right now and i would never know. >> that added to the terror. you never know. >> stephen: did you have to train or were you goo

critics say she was the worst opera singer at carnegie hall. now, there's a movie all about florence foster jenkins. te frazier gives us a preview. kevin: this week, robert redford and bryce dallas howard mix the real world with a little magic for "pete's dragon." and meryl streep brings the true story of an enthusiastically bad singer to life in "florence foster jenkins." >> want to try another take? >> i don't see why. that seemed perfect to me. kevin: meryl streep plays the real life heiress florence foster jenkins who thought she could sing and didn't let anyone stop her, despite having no now meryl streep can, of course, sing in real life, which is why director stephen frears had to tell one of the greatest actresses of all time to stop being good. >> but honestly, towards the end we were trying to make it good and stephen came in and said you're singing too well. so, we ended up doing the whole thing live and that made the comedy live. >> maestro, do you think i'm ready for a concert? >> expand your diaphragm, florence. >> nobody could su

playing florence foster jenkins and an heiress who charmed a sold out concert at carnegie hall. sold all kinds o despite the fact she couldn't sing. >> i think madam florence might need a little more preparation before she sings in public. >> we've been rehearsing for a month. >> i know, but from time to time she can be a little -- >> hmm. >> flat. >> flat? >> a tad. just a tad. >> carlo edwards didn't mention any flatness and he is the >> we can't be talking about the same singer. as for her subblocking pressure, it defies medical science. >> and meryl streep joins us right now. i thought the same thing when i heard you sing in that movie yesterday. defies medical science. how do you do it? >> well, it was to sing badly. >> to sing badly? >> to sing badly, yeah. >> surprisingly easy, sadly. no, it was great fun. she was very specific in how she sang. >> tell people about her because she was actually quite famous for a little while in her day. >> she was. she was someone who was -- it was 1944. middle of the war. and she was a woman who just loved music. and she gave lots of mon

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. >> they may not have have the ability to see us at carnegie hall or something like that. >> and now, he is sharing his music with millions as the bandleader for the late show with stephen colbert. >> i love that sound. it is jon batiste. >> did you have this image of what you wanted in a bandleader ? or has he completely blown and out of the water? >> in some ways, he is something new and a throwback there hasn't take a big jazz sound on one of these shows in a long time. >> the rising bandleader jon batiste. plus more stories all ahead on cbs2 news sunday morning beginning at nine right here on cbs2. i want him to come to my block and do a street parade. >> what is funny is -- in new york -- it is awesome. >> it is something new. he is different. >>> it is 6:56 a.m. rent. a warning for renters. >>> we will check on the top stories. and the forecast with elise finch. all ahead when cbs2 news sunday >>> three different shootings just five blocks apart. details of the violent night in >>> a family tragedy in queens. a woman has to court this morning to face charges for the murder of h

she makes it all the way to carnegie hall with those around truth. accompanying streep out piano is big bang theory simon plus hugh grant in the role of her husband. >>> there's also the current number one movie at the box office suicide squad. giving the super villains their time in the spotlight. >> let's save the world. in hollywood jonathan hunt, fox news. >>> here's a live look outside right now. looks pretty meteorologist jim weber will >>> hey everybody i'm charley belchering for from clearwater kinded an across ruth eckerd hall place called house to home. thirlt different artist what was ones old and a throwing a little or giving new life. you find antiques here and new accessories, guy is one artist as house to home. how did you get into this first of all? doing this sort of functional art. >> my oldest daughter. i was living on the space coast side my daughter said this really hot. yeah. so i came over she showed me a few pieces here and there. again, this area, within a 50 mile radius just great for this kind of art work. >> yeah to get in

. >> mistakes are so high and you are really, just standing center stage at carnegie hall, there is somethingdmirable even in failing, you know, with that kind of fashion. >> music is my life. >> and, it is no one like her and in one like florence. it is a good match. >> they need music. >> you must go on. >> bravo. bravo. >> simon, is star of the big bang theory and said he was born for this role and he loved doing it. >> it is in theaters right now. >> she can't sing. >> you should hear real cordings, it is a true story. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> right now at 6:00 a sweltering friday evening as region deals with dangerous heat and the mercury will only rise, kate. >> that is right, guys. we are on day two of what looks like a five day heat wave before it is all over and in addition to the heat and humidity we're tracking storms this evening. we will have latest look at storm scan three and tell you just how hot tomorrow will feel. >>> jerry saab dust can i testifies for the first time in a hearing which could lead to a new trial. i'm greg argos in center count which what exactl

. >> they may ability to see us at carnegie hall or something like that. but we bring the music to them. >> i see what you're doing for everyone else. what does that do for you? >> i like bringing people together. i like making people who wouldn't normally relate to one another find something in common through live music experience and the genuine human exchange >> and now he's sharing his music with millions as the band leader for the late show with stephen colbert. >> i love that sound. it's jon batiste and stay human. >> did you have some image of what you wanted in a band leader? did he fit it? or has he completely blown it out of the water? >> in some ways he's something new and a throw back at the same time there. hasn't been like a big jazz long time. you. could say that music was the 29-year-old batiste's first language. severing been born into a legendary new orleans clan ever musicians. >> new orleans has these musical families that generations go by and there's talented musician in every generation. my family some one of those. at only eight yea

may not have had the ability to see us at carnegie hall, something like, that so we bring the music tom. >> ♪ >> now, with the bands leader with stephen colbert. >> oh, i love that sound. say hi shall everybody. >> now, did you have this image of what you wanted in a bandleader, and did he fit it, or is he completely blown it out of the water? >> well, i mean, in some ways he's something new, and a throw back at the same time. i mean, there hasn't been like a big jazz sounds on one of these shows in a long time. >> that's this sunday morning right here on cbs-3 at 9:00 a.m. >> legendary barbara streisand performed at the wells fargo center in south philadelphia. >> still got it, streisand celebrating six decades on stage, crowd heard her hits from each of the decades, plus, songs from her new albumn, encore, movie partners is singing broadway. >>> and coming up in the next half hour, this week's dream drive. meisha gets out of the car and onto a boat. floating taxi is taking her on a dream drive. to find a market with food, from around the world. and the best part, it is in our own bac

. >> singing at carnegie hall is her dream. give to it her. >> ♪ >> there are few leading men more charming then hugh grant. >> or by his own admission more difficult to work with. >> are you a perfectionist. >> yeah, yes. i have driven mad on films that i have made. i want more takes, i want to try new lines. i want to interfere in the editing process and interfere in the advertising process, everything, everything. pretty much barbara streisand in trousers i am. >> it is going very well. >> reporter: his latest film is true story of foster jenkins, merrill streep is tone deaf diva who lives to sing. and he is saint claire bayfield his loyal enabler. >> excellent. >> why did you choose florence foster jenkins. >> it was quite complex as a role and it had merrill streep and i thought i would be no kind of man if i didn't say yes. >> idea of working with merrill streep was what? >> well, partly because exciting and partly intimidating but mainly intimidating. >> actor hugh grant plus athletes going for gold in their 90's and sir

the national conference on lynching double acp sponsored a national conference on lynching at carnegie hall 2500 in attendance including former governors, former presidential candidates, democrats, republicans, white, black -- even a hand sm of white mississippi i cans, and naacp eager to have a big tonight they handed gavel of day two a white lawyer from granado named jack wilson and that lawyer ahead of a new york organization called the mississippi welfare league which was a -- basically a public relations stunt to convince the nation and to convince african-americans that mississippi was not and would not be the lynching capitol of the world because it was turning into an expensive proposition to be known as the lynching capitol of the world. so jack wilson is presiding, he gives remarks throughout the day while civil right activists are getting up and talking, most of them white, antilynching advocate including southerners, and he gives his speech in which he says -- speech that you know a white person in mississippi in 1918 could recite by memory. you know, this doesn't mean we want t