and every day i said to him, i want to take elvis presley on tour. every day he said, no. and every day i said, no, you don't understand. i want to take him on tour. i said, i understand but i don't know who you are, i don't know where you came from, and if elvis does go on the road, it's not going to be with you. it's going to be with other people, people i owe dates to. he said, elvis doesn't work. elvis is retired. i said well he's going to come out of retirement and when he does i'm going to take him on the road. no you're not. this went on every day. >> larry: was he doing movies then? >> yeah. this went on every day. after 364 days i got a phone call from him. and he said to me, you be in las vegas tomorrow. bring $1 million. i'll be at the international hotel. bring me the million dollars and we'll do a deal. you can have my boy and you can take him on a tour. and i said, okay. no problem. now, i didn't have a million dollars. and when i was that age, i was a kid. i was a baby. i thought that rockefeller had a million dollars. vanderbilt had a million dollars. i did

as american as bruce spring teen and elvis presley. i see taco bell. i see purple, red, blue, green, orange. i see cheetah revera on broadway. as american as the lee's, the kennedys. none sound american to me. i am not a shamed. jose can you see. i pledge allegiance to this country. land of commercialism. if i can win gold medals. if i can sign my life away. ain't no language. this is my country too. i believe in free dom and diversity, need to get the hell out. [applause] >> i have one more performer. can you believe that? i am so excited. he is a very kind man to be here. he's a total icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have

way back in 1956, music legends, elvis presley, johnny cash, jerry lee lewis and carl perkins got togethertony awards, including "best musical." here to perform a medley of songs from it tonight, please welcome the cast of "million dollar quartet." [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, i'm johnny cash. ♪ ♪ i hear the train a comin' it's rolling round the bend and i ain't seen the sunshine since i don't know when ♪ ♪ i'm stuck in folsom prison and time keeps draggin' on but that train keeps a rollin'on down to san antone ♪ ♪ when i was just a baby my mama told me, "son, always be a good boy don't ever play with guns" ♪ ♪ but i shot a man in reno just to watch him die when i hear that whistle blowing, i hang my head and cry ♪ ♪ some people like to rock some people like to roll but movin' and a groovin' gonna satisfy your soul ♪ ♪ let's have a party let's have a party ohh, let's have a party let's have a party♪ send 'em to the store let's buy some more and have a party tonight ♪ ♪ i've never kissed a bear i've never kissed a goon but i can shake a chicken in the middle of the room ♪ ♪ let's have

♪ >> it's not his music, it's the instruments used in elvis presley's autopsy and embalming.e going up for auction. it happens in chicago august 12 four days before the 33rd anniversary of his death. two of the items up for auction, rubber gloves and forceps. and they are already valued up to $8,000. >> i love to watch this old video. [ laughter ] >> i was just at graceland. >> were you? >> first time ever. it was one of those weird things that, you know, i mean -- >> were there still a lot of people? >> yes. yes. a lot of people it's funny. his planes were kind of cool. >>> hey, we have what could be the fastest car in the world. >> a british team wants to smash the current land speed record. the team says the car they call the it bloodhound can travel more than 1,000 miles an hour. >> the inventors already hold the current record for the fastest car with speeds up to 763 miles an hour. the team will try to break the record in 2012 in south africa. that would be a quick commute. >> wouldn't it? >> it's 5:26. >>> coming up in our next half hour, the water at beaches in santa

it's like elvis presley memorabilia. the man paid three times more than the estimated price, and the buyer also owns like the microphone that churchill used to announce the end of the war in europe in 1945. >> that would be a cool thing to have. not the dentures. >>> what were 6200 children doing on the beach in gaza? trying to break the world record for kite flying. we haven't figured out whether they made it. the united nations relief and work agency is behind a summer program for the kids, who are dealing with an israeli blockade. 3,710 kids set the current record in a similar event last year. last week some of these same children part of a record for bouncing basketballs. more than 7,000 of them all dribbling at the same time. >> good for them. >> can you imagine getting out there and there is no wind? [ laughter ] >>> it's greasy and sweet not for people counting calories. >> chocolate covered bacon! >> bacon, bacon, bacon! >> it's being served at what else, money pigs. it's at a state fair. they put a cherry on top

a chicago auction house is preparing to sell off the instruments used in elvis presley's autopsy 33 years, including rubber gloves and forceps there is a comb and eyeliner used in the preparation, along with the coffin invoice, excuse me, and the hanger used to hold presley's burial suit. the items are expected to sell for up to $8,000. i would think they would go for more. as elvis says, only fools rush n. >> that has me all shook up. >> indeed. thank you for being with us.

vivÍa como elvis preslÉy. comÍa de todo, se echaba de todo y dormÍa bastante.es tÚ, neida, [risas] dice que estaba enamorado de ella. una chica que se llama (...) >> pero michael jackson te voy a decir una cosa, se casÓ con una de las mujeres mÁs lindas que yo he podido conocer, priscila presley, se habrÁ casado por poder y despuÉs se divorciÓ por no poder? [risas] >> ella no entendÍa la misiÓn de michael jackson en este mundo. >> las personas que se consideran genios en la mÚsica son personas irreverentes, mucha gente no entienden su estilo de vida. que en paz descanse este sr. comienza despierta amÉrica, mÁs adelante les diremos cÓmo los jóvenes pueden comenzar a crear su crÉdito. qué importante. porque en este paÍs es la base. >> ademÁs, continuamos con toda la informaciÓn de lo que pasa en el caso de ana bÁrbara y tambiÉn le diremos qué sale a desmentir el pirru de su supuesto romance. >> no! >> sÍ. >> todo esto... mÁs adelante. (publicidad) ♪ >>> llegÓ la hora de la informaciÓn deportiva hoy miÉrcoles ombligo de la semana. mi queridÍsima carla martínez, te