". ♪ my my my delilah >> reporter: followed by andrew lloyd webber who teamed up with an african choir♪ >> reporter: written especially for this occasion. weber spoke to us earlier about what the queen has meant to him. >> the country's very behind the queen on this one. i mean i don't think i've ever known the country being so united on one thing and i do think that it is a recognition of the fact she has done the most ex-troerlgd job ♪ i remember when rock was young joet. >> reporter: and then the living legends, sir elton john. ♪ and i guess i never will ♪ the magical mystery tour." >> reporter: and sir paul mccartney. i was 10 when this young woman became our queen, you know, so it was a very unifying moment. coronation, we got tv for it. >> reporter: wow. >> i've been asking our parents for a tv for years. >> reporter: and finally. >> coronation, everyone in the street got a tv. [ applause ] >> reporter: finally the queen's son and heir to the throne prince charles honored his mother. >> as a nation, this is our opportunity to thank you and my father for always being there for us.

if they take delilah from me, i won't want to live! yes, you will. she's very beautiful, delilah.t was most embarrassing. i mean i'm known in naples. and can you imagine, i was almost raped. oh, man, you exaggerate. no, i don't. and i don't flatter myself about the incident either. it was all rather a pity. till that moment i'd found her really rather surprisingly civilized. tiny little thing. very pretty hair. w-w-why pick on me? an old stick-in-the-mud. that's a very accurate description of you. don't rub it in, max. musical comedy actresses can't be quite normal with all that... [telephone ringing] dressing up, skipping around. but even so... hello. oh, why, hello. medea at the old vic? uh, no! i hadn't forgotten. it's just that it would be impossible to get tickets for this friday. you've got them? 223 river walk chiswick. y-yes, yes i've got that down. oh, yes. oh--oh, i'm sure i would enjoy meeting them very much. looking forward to it enormously. uh, how nice to hear from you out of the blue. good-bye. i suppose a telegram at the last minute saying i'm ill... but, um... you

here are some of the highlights. ♪ ♪ ♪ why, why, why delilah why, why, why, delilah ♪ ♪ ♪ if you believe ♪ mother mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom let it be ♪ ♪ life goes on how the life goes on ♪ ♪ oh blah dee oh blah da life goes on ♪ ♪ how the life goes on >> it looks like a wonderful party. i get elton john. i get stevie wonder. i get paul mccartney. i just have a hard time picturing a meeting where the queen said bring grace jones to the party. i -- >> and could you make sure she has a cone bra on. >> grace is as feminine as she's always been. i -- it was a fascinating roster of guests. tom jones, grace jones. >> she had ear plugs. she probably needed some blinds. >> i still remember her from boomerang. no man can say -- oh, i won't finish that. ♪

. ♪ ♪ ♪ why, why, why delilah why, why, why, delilah ♪ ♪ ♪ if you believe in me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ when i find myselfonderful party. i get elton john. i get stevie wonder. i get paul mccartney. i just have a hard time picturing a meeting where the queen said bring grace jones to the party. i -- >> and could you make sure she has a cone bra on? >> grace is as feminine as she's always been. i -- it was a fascinating roster of guests. tom jones, grace jones. >> she had ear plugs. she probably needed some blinds. >> i still remember her from boomerang. no man can say -- oh, i won't finish that. ♪3q take the gamble out of stain removal. introducing resolve all-stains! the pre-treat that combines a chamber of oxygen formula with a chamber of enzyme formula in the same bottle. resolve removes all types of stains in the first wash. trust resolve. forget stains. cl >>> this morning on "world news now" -- political gains. mitt romney is now neck and neck with president obama in the latest polls. >> as voters look for the best man to take on the unpredictable economy. it's tuesday, june 5th. >> announcer: from

. ♪ marching in ♪ forgive me delilah >> reporter: welsh crooner, tom jones, performed "delilah," minusd he told me, it's not unusual to get nervous in this setting. do you get butterflies? >> yeah. yeah. still nervous in front of the queen. >> reporter: why do you think she matters so much to the people here? >> she is tradition. and she reflects that. and she's dedicated her life to this. and she's done a wonderful job and still is doing a wonderful job. ♪ i'm still standing >> reporter: long before he was a sir, elton john was a little boy from a poor family in middlesex. he says he was humbled and thrilled to be part of the celebration. how do you feel about performing here tonight? >> i feel it's an incredible occasion. the sense of unity in the country is fantastic. the sense of happiness, you came here today with the crowd. it signifies what an incredible servant she's been to this country. >> reporter: why do you think she is so popular? >> she's not trendy in the least. >> reporter: kind of like you? she wouldn't wear those sunglasses? >> no. she's always been a constant. she's

. >> "hey there, delilah." ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody. would give undocumented students a tuition break is being called into this question this morning. metropolitan state college of denver is planning to give illegal immigrant students a discount on tuition compared to what they pay now. the new colorado high school ged nonresident rate is more expensive than in-state tuition but less expensive than out of state tuition that the students have to pay. steven jordan is the president of metro state college. he defended that new rate at a hearing with members of colorado's legislature last night. it's nice to see you, sir. thank you very talking with us. let's walk through that three-tiered system. there are the in-state student fee. then the in-state fee for nondocumented students, and then the out of state fee. why did you tier them like that? >> a couple of reasons. in colorado, there's a long-standing statutory authority for boards to establish resident and nonresident rates. and the resident rates are clearly related to domicile in colo