having a music legend like dolly parton for a godmother.fact, later in life, miley recorded her own version of parton's classic "jolene." ♪ i'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪ >> i think looking to dolly, looking to the sort of eccentric showmanship of a dolly parton really helped her find her own style. >> she was just a toddler back in 1993 when she was on the stage with many of music's biggest names. >> we're doing a tribute to elvis presley at the pyramid in memphis, tennessee. and she broke away from the nanny. wa waddled out on the stage during the finale, a blues version of "amazing graze." she came out on stage with some of the biggest stars in the world. and she just kind of became one with every singer on stage that was holding her. she had her hands up. she was singing. the last guy to hold her at the end of the song was tony bennett. and tony bennett came as the song ended. he said, you got a special little girl here. >> yet despite being surrounded by fame, miley had a normal childhood. raised a southern baptist, home

having a godmother like dolly parton. in fact, miley recorded her classic parton "joline." >> i think that looking to dolly and the ak centric showmanship of a dolly parton helped to find her own style. >> she was a toddler in 1993 when she was on the stage with many of music's biggest names. >> we were doing a tribute to elvis presley at the pyramid in memphis, tennessee the, and broke a wway from the nanny, an waddled out on the stage with the blues version of "amazing grace" and she came out on the stage with some of the big pest stars in the world, and she just kind of became one with every singer, and everybody was holding her, and she had her hands up, and she was singing, and the last guy to hold her at the end of the song was tony bennett. and tony bennett came as the song ended, and he said, you have a special little girl here. >> and yet despite being surrounded with by fame, miley had a normal childhood. rai raised a southern baptist, and home was the small town of thompson station, tennessee, on a 500-acre far

i can't believe-- (cheers and applause) either that or she had a dolly parton transplant.er) folks, i cannot believe that on national television they held a mass gay wedding. now officially, officially it was only 33 couples but who knows how many people were innard vently gay married last night. you know, it's just like a gala ger concert, the first two rows are in the gay splash zone. well, i hope, i hope that gay-- and jay z will be really happy but it might be tough on beyonce and her now spouse taylor swift. do not break her heart or she will write a very cattie song about you. other big winners last night include alecia keys, paul mccartney, dave grohl, mike buble, vampire weekend and daft punk. what do all of those people have in common? oh, that's right, i gave them all the colbert bump. i'm a star maker, baby, i'm a grammy factory, this is where it comes from. but nation, as proud as i am of all these friends of the show i am most proud of my best friend of the show, me. within for best spoken word album, stephen colbert. carol burnett, david sedaris, billy crysta

performing in 2009, her impressive career founder collaborating with many outstanding artists including dolly parton, randy newman, aaron neville, and so forth. newhas written a wonderful memoir about her artistic journey called "simple dreams." here is a simple reminder of her beautiful voice. ♪ ♪ tavis: still sound good to you? >> i wonder where that came from. i think i got that blouse and downtown l.a.. tavis: i asked about the voice and you tell me about the blouse. >> i love that song. they did a beautiful job writing that song. a third time, does it still sound good to you? tavis>> i think it sounds like a billy goat. tavis: you reminded me of something that we talked about, part of our conversation last time you were here. i have quoted you around the world with this. linda ronstadt once told me on my show, if part of what is wrong with our culture is what she calls your pollution. -- ear pollution. and you are right. it there is so much noise that we have to break through these days. >> everywhere you go, there is a soundtrack. we work so hard on those records to try to make them sound good

dolly parton. >> what was it in you that said i'm going to be a star? knew it, didn't you? >> yes, i wanted to be something. >> something. >> i didn't know what, i wanted to sing and travel and i. ed to be loved and i wanted to make money. i wanted to get out there and do stuff. i wanted to do more. i didn't know what was out there, but i knew i wouldn't worry about starving to death. i could find a boy to buy me a burger. i wanted more than a boy and a cheeseburger. i wanted to own the restaurant. >> just to know the big hit. >> i will always love love you ♪ ♪ i will always love you . now watch whitney. . >>> you saw it. a much-anticipated reunion. sir paul mccartney and ringo hit the stage. ♪ >> that is from sir paul's latest album. it's incredible to watch. this was the first time mccartney and starr shared the stage since 2010. let's talk about this. "rolling stone" contributor joins me now. and it was fun to watch, of course, anthony. but i'm just curious in general, how often do sir paul and ringo communicate? >> there was never any feuding betwee

i was playing the dolly parton roll. >> kenny said to me, i still don't know what that song is about.t. >> you sang it? >> i was the dolly role and kenny sang his role. safe to say i murdered your best song. >> i doubt that. you weren't in costume? >> i wasn't in costume. barry, i could talk to you all night. it's been fabulous talking to you. i'm a huge, unabashed fan of you and your brothers. i wish you all the success. tickets go on sale january 31 on livenation.com. best of luck with that. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. >>> tonight at 11:00 eastern, "frozen: state of the south," coverage with brooke baldwin and don lemon. and at 11:30, justin bieber's wild ride. that's all for us tonight. "ac360" starts right now. >>> still frozen. the south wakes up to ice again this morning. are they ready this time after a day of chaos on the roads, several people killed, thousands stranded? we're tracking the cleanup this morning. also, when will it finally warm up? >>> judgment day for amanda knox, awaiting a third verdict in her former roommate's murder. could the freed american be fo

i was playing the dolly parton roll. >> kenny said to me, i still don't know what that song is about.u sang it? >> i was the dolly role and kenny sang his role. safe to say i murdered your best song. >> i doubt that. you weren't in costume? >> i wasn't in costume. barry, i could talk to you all night. it's been fabulous talking to you. i'm a huge, unabashed fan of you and your brothers. i wish you all the success. tickets go on sale january 31 on livenation.com. best of luck with that. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. ♪ you're saying i can get at&t's network with a data plan and unlimited talk and text for as low as $45 a month? $45 a month. wow...no annual contract. no annual contract. no long-term agreement. no long-term agreement. really? really. ok, so what's the catch? there is no catch. ok, i'm obviously getting nowhere with you. i'm gonna need to speak with the supervisor. i am the supervisor. oh, finally someone i can talk to. [ male announcer ] it's not complicated. new smartphone plans starting at $45 a month, with no annual contract. only from at&t. >>> tonight at 11:0

i hope all those people made it to the dolly parton show that night.ou very much. >> reporter: you bet. >> sue? >>> we are at session lows. the dow jones industrial average now off about 112 points on the trading session. that's pushed people into bonds and the yield on the ten-year is dropping. we're at 2.83%. coming up next, more on the markets plus it is called the woodstock of health care. the biggest health care investing event of the year is under way. eli lilly stock is featured. it went nowhere in 2013 but how about 2014? the company's ceo opens up his medicine cabinet exclusively for us from that big meeting. >>> and the health care sector a leader in 2014 so far. dominic chu is looking at the best performers. >> they were leaders in 2013 as well, the second best performing sector in the entire s&p. but health care has a whole different concept of components, insurers, drug companies. we will go through those and their performance next on "power lunch." start the engine... and shift through all eight speeds of a transmission connected to more

dolly parton is back on stage. teenager in georgia sees the world differently. she has collected and donated about 10,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless and her impact is now inspiring others. >> meet 13-year-old mcclane. a reader and swimmer. behind that smile lies a deeper story. mcclane is legally blind. her vision began to fail when she was 8 and doctors say in a few years, she will not see at all. she doesn't want your sympathy. she wants your old shoes. in 2009, her father showed her an article about footwear being recycled. >> they were giving people $5 discount on a new pair of shoes if they turned in shoes. >> instead of recycling them, we would give them to people. >> reporter: shoes for the soul was born. around 10,000 shoes have been collected. today, mcclane is making a special delivery to a homeless shelter. >> if you have a dream, keep on doing it. you will get there. >>> 8:30 on the dot right now for you. welcome back. we are glad to have your company. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. fiv

and "if i had a hammer" later covered by dolly parton and franklin. the music world, he may not be remembered for what he sang but why he sang. ♪ >> pioneer of contemporary american folk music. so much to credit him with. >> a good, long life. let's take a break. coming up next on "new day," critical dw critical developments of the shooting death of a former star. now a second grand jury has handed down its decision. details on that ahead. ♪ led to the one jobhing you always wanted. at university of phoenix, we believe every education- not just ours- should be built around the career that you want. imagine that. is your tv powered by coal? natural gas? nuclear? or renewables like solar... and wind? let's find out. this is where america's electricity comes from. a diversity of energy sources helps ensure the electricity we need is reliable. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. ♪ oh-oh, oh, oh, la, la-la, la-la, la-la ♪ ♪ na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na some things just go together, like auto and home insurance. bundle them together at progressive, and you

. >> bobby wrote in steel magnolias, dolly parton character, ain't no such thing as a natural beauty. >> so what is happening in the other news? >>> we begin with breaking political news. senator tom coburn announced he will retire when this session of congress ends two years before his term expires. the oklahoma republican who is battles prostate cancer says his decision to step down has nothing to do with his health. he ont pledged to serve two terms and writes in a statement, quote, i intend to continue our fight for oklahoma and do everything in my power to force the senate to reembrace its heritage of debate and consensus as we face our many challenges ahead. that, i think, is going to be a real shame. >> a real shame. obviously, on the personal level, i love tom. he has battled cancer a few times. i remember in 2004 being on the set, i guess, on election night and hearing that tom coburn was elected and i said, i don't say this often but this is a guy i know is going to go to washington and do exactly what he said he was going to do. i was confident in 2004 he wouldn't be swayed