. ♪ i'm >> as good as billie holly day, as good as ella fitzgerald even. >> his career highs and lows realized i thought i was doing well with the drugs and i really wasn't. >> tony benity in his own words and music, this is "piers morgan tonight." tony, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how are you? >> just fine, thank you. >> life good? >> couldn't be better. >> you could say that again. what an extraordinary life you've had. >> i know. >> do you ever stop to actually look back and think good god. >> at my age you do that. if you go right back to the beginning, early family, with the wonderful italian-american family that i grew up with. >> what do you think when you think back to those days? >> i love what happened because i had all my uncles and aunts and nieces and nephews, they were all good people, hard-working people, and they were all very human and very helpful to me, personally. they gave me a passion for my whole life. at a very early age they loved the way i sang and painted and that became my extreme passion, and it's been that way throughout my whole life. >> what val

secrets of a good performing singer is this, the heart as good as billie holliday, as good as ella fitzgeralds ♪ >> my memories of her were never -- she's my daughter, but the love that she had for her family and her friends and her generosity, that's what i'll remember most. ♪ if daddy would see mommy kissing santa claus last night ♪ >> i was very impressed with her mom because she you know, it's funny everybody really feels regretful about my daughter but i knew what she wanted to do and what they are deem was. and though she had a short life, she accomplished what her dream was. i thought it was very touching. ♪ oh, what a laugh it would be if daddy had only seen ♪ >> it's just incredible that a force, her force, her nature has gone but it hasn't really gone because all my family, we're firm believers in life after death and she's right here with us all the time ♪ my mommy kissing santa claus last night ♪ it was hines. seriously? you lying fool. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders: seven benefits, every bottle. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders: everyone believes in keeping their promise

(ella fitzgerald's "cheek to cheek" playing) good evening, ms. thorne. (chuckles) well, next time. victoria, you look beautiful. as do you. mm. (kisses) i don't suppose you've talked to daniel. yes. we cleared up our misunderstanding. but if you're wondering why he's not here this evening, i'm afraid it has more to do with things at home than with me. ♪ (woman) lydia! ♪ when we're out together ♪ dancing cheek to cheek (camera shutters clicking) ♪ heaven ashley, would you please take us to our table? of course. follow me. ♪ and the cares that hung around me ♪ as you're no longer simple guests, but official honorees, the organizers have arranged for you to sit at the victims' united table. mrs. grayson, this is you. ♪ when we're out together ♪ dancing cheek to cheek i lost both my sons and my husband on that plane. and as angry as i am at the people who are responsible, i am determined to do something positive with my family's legacy. i just don't know what that is yet. (inhales deeply) we have to help her. we have to help all of 'em. it's not a good idea

. ♪ >> as good as billie holiday, as good as ella fitzgerald even.love that she had for her family and her friends, her generosity, that's what i remember most. ♪ if daddy would see mommy kissing ♪ ♪ santa claus >> i was very, very impressed with her mom because she said, you know it's funny, everybody feels regretful about my daughter. but i knew what she really wanted to do and what her dream was and even though she said she had a short life, she really accomplished what her dream was. and i thought it was very touching. ♪ it would help me if daddy had only seen♪ >> it's just incredible that a force, her force, her nature, has gone but it hasn't really gone because all my family, we are firm believers in life after death, and she's right here with us all the time. ♪ mommy kissing santa claus last night♪ ( phone ringing ) okay... uhh. the bad news, it's probably totaled. the good news is, you don't have to pay your deductible. with vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance, you got $100 off for every year of safe driving, so now your deductible

. >> it is ella fitzgerald. >> we could just keep listening to that and all be in a good mood. >> seeit makes you think of sunny and 58. >> that video we were showing, i was wishing it was like june. >> it will be sunny later. >> on the roads right now, things have heated up for you are traveling in virginia. northbound i-95 is where we find the crew in sky fox. state police are with this accident. 95 has had its share of problems this morning. earlier crash in quantico. we have delays leaving stafford headed out towards the scene. we have slow traffic leaving woodbridge pretty much up to this scene in newington. the accident activity out of the roadway here at the oil tanks. all lanes are open but traffic will slow again as you approach 395. i'll show you why as we take it back inside. the accident activity in the main line, northbound 359 still in play. if you look underneath this overpass, you can see the flashing lights. that is what is crowding left lane. that is what is slowing your roll as you travel northbound from the beltway head up to shirlington. the pace opens up headed o

the u street venue has hosted performances over the years of musical giants duke ellington and ella fitzgerald. >> but now, the theatre is being transferred in hopes of ensuring its long-term success. lionel thomas is executive director of the d.c. commission on the arts and humanity. he joins us live. the jewel on u street. mr. thomas, good morning. thank you for being here with us. >> good morning. >> can't believe just about three months ago, we were talking about bankruptcy and the theatre was on the verge of closing down. now, your commission is in charge. what are your top priorities as you assume oversight. does it mean the theatre is called back from the brink of disaster? >> that's exactly what it means. we're hitting the ground running. i'm very excited. what it means is that we have, we have announced yesterday by mayor gray that the transfer of the oversight of the theatre to the d.c. commission on the arts. we're look at creating a sustainable business model, financial business model to help sustain this viability entity. we're also looking at creating a more artistic identity for

it was a smoky ballad written for ella fitzgerald, but he's given it his own big-band sound. >> bublñut you lied... >> bublñ: am i crazy? how can you not like this stuff? there's a reason why these songs have been sung for a hundred years and that people are still touched by them. ♪ ♪ ♪ i cried a river over you ♪ >> logan: his talent for breathing new life into old classics has helped him sell close to 35 million albums. >> bublñ: ♪ cry me a river... we all know about love, we all know about hurting. these songs connect emotionally to people. ♪ cry me a river! ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> logan: so, who is in your audience these days? >> bublñ: oh, it's great. i've got young, really young. i've got really old. i've got really gay. i've got very black and very white, really rich and really poor. i've got everybody. ♪ life's a wonderful thing >> logan: a michael bublÉ concert takes you back to some of the greatest music of the last century. this is his version of that frank sinatra favorite, "i've got the world on a string." >> bublñ: ♪ i've got the world on a string... ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm sitt