. >>> pop singer cindy lauper urges people to support survivors of the disasters by buying products from the hard hit region. lauper is visiting japan onfrom. lauper is visiting japan on a concert tour. ibuying products from the hard hit region. lauper is visiting japan on a concert tour. she made the appeal at a news conference for foreign media in tokyo. the singer visited miyagi prefecture, she noticed slow progress of moving debris. she also talked about shock when a friend from fukushima gave her candy saying it wasn't contaminated with radiation. people in fukushima and the region are isolated and need support to revitalize their businesses and economy. >> don't isolate these people. buy from the areas that were hit, where the stores are still opened. just keep the money moving so people can recover and get back on their feet. >> she promised to continue helping the affected areas to rebuild from the disaster. last year, she was in japan on march 11th, exact day of the disaster. many foreigners left japan in the immediate aftermath, but she stayed on and performed her concert as sc

i toured with cindi lauper in the summer and got my sea legs again. but it is like saying -- you know, in high school i was mvp of the high school team but you're 50 and i don't think you can throw it anymore. >> but do you still love it? >> i love it and i love watching the new people doing it and go, wow, remember when i used to do it? it was so long ago. i started when i was 16 years old. >> wow. >> you are irish catholic. >> i am irish catholic. >> and nor wee general. we can be funny and drunk and then really quiet. >> and cold. >> and angry. >> how many kids in your family? >> there are three. my mom had three boys. i was one of them. i was an aphrodite when i was born. i had both sets of organs. >> i didn't know that. >> i have 20 first cousins and most of them live in the chicagoland areas. my aunt had ten, my mother had five. they went real catholic. >> and how did you get into the whole remember performing thing? was it something that was encouraged, family nights of columbus dinner? >> yes, it was the alter boy players. for two years we mov

. >> brian: cindy lauper sang "true colors." he kept his secret hobby fore years.tarts right now. >> okay, melissa. >> brian: dr. ruth. what is the story behind melissa? >> steve: alisyn camerota was interviewing dr. ruth westheimer and she apparently thought that alisyn's first name was melissa. she called her that. >> melissa: i was really nervous about that. i didn't know where we were going with that. >> steve: but you're also mommy and you got the update from your children. what are they doing? >> melissa: i said brush your teeth, boys, before you leave the house and i got a message that they're doing it right now. good for you guys. >> steve: you want to boss me and brian around. >> melissa: i hope you both brush your teeth. >> brian: and we floss. >> steve: from the business channel, we're delighted you would join us. >> melissa: let's get to your headlines. extreme weather alert. nebraska tornadoes, two touchdowns in north plat. the strength derailed at least 15 railroad cars. several homes also damaged. other tornadoes reported elsewhere in the state. torn