but the first time i ever heard of george benson and a lot of people heard about george benson, did ite overnight? >> it did. miles davis wanted me to join his band and that's the greatest honor i could have ever imagined right? my manager said you can't do it george. i said what are you talking about i can't do it. >> everybody thinks you're going to be bigger than miles. what fool said that? i couldn't imagine it. later on miles and i became very good friends. did a lot of shows together. >> did you know that on broadway was the big hit that it was? >> that was the only record i felt in my life that was going to be a big hit, the rest of it you guessed on it, this feels like it could be a hit but on broadway we took the song home from the club we were working at which was the club in hollywood. and we played it, we couldn't take it off. we were playing it on the pad patio opatiowhere we were stayi. and every time we took it off, somebody said, "play it again." so we knew it would be big. what the world didn't do, my producer he lost the tune, he liked the version we did earlier. he s

grammy award winning musician, george benson, those stories coming up at 11:00, we hope you'll joyous then. it's the center piece of the new york city skyline, the empire state building has celebrated special occasions with a dazzling light show. each holiday season, the light show is set to special occasions. mark brickman. >> the empire state building was really always very special. so i'm just honored to be able to light the building. when we do holiday shows -- >> jingle bell jingle bell jeng kinjingle bell rock ♪ >> we receive the music and we start planning the individual cues. ♪ ♪ >> well, i paint with light. and so you know, like anything else, you could always choose really bad colors. so we tried -- so i guess i have a good sense of color. and i really -- it's more intuitive. we have 4,000 channels of leds, we have 18,000 of dmx which is a language that the lights speak and then we have 210,000 individual leds, the biggest challenge believe it or not would be actually being able to stay in sync. ♪ have a holly jolly christmas ♪ >> you usually have a time code that keeps you

george benson, miles davis, michael jackson. me and this guy, we're in here right now.nated. >> when you look at your fellow nominees, you're so right, ed and pharrell, you're in very good company. congratulations to you both. >> good to see you. all about that base. good to see you. tonight join pharrell and many of your favorite artists for a very grammy christmas. don't forget they can't wait for this sunday night, only on cbs. it goes on sale january 2nd. >>> time to see what's in that toyota green box. take a look. look at that. ladies and gentlemen, that is a truffle. a record-shattering >>> tomorrow sotheby's auction house is selling the largest truffle every. nicknamed big boyas found in the region of italy. this morning it's right here in studio 57 and don dahler shows us how it got here. >> reporter: inside a terminal at john f. kennedy airport the sabatino truffle company waited for its precious cargo to clear customs. found a week earlier the enormous rare white truffle traveled 4,300 miles. >> in italian it means beautiful mama. >> reporter: the company's c

just so -- you know to be considered among -- look at these walls and the biggest talents in -- george bensons guy we're in here right now. we're lucky to just be nominated. >> when you look at your fellow honorees you're so right, pharrell and ed in very good company. kevin, good to see you. all about that bass. no trouble. good to see you. >>> tonight, join pharrell and many favorite artists for "a very grammy christmas." don't forget the grammys themselves, this sunday night, february 8th. mark your calendar. only on cbs. the compilations cd of all the nominees goes on sale january 2nd. >>> time of see what's inside that box in the toy oeltota green room. look. whoa, look at that. ladies and gentlemen, that is a truffle, only on "cbs this morning." the amazing journey of a record-shattering delicacy. that's ahead. we just need butter and a remarkable thing has happened. over a million californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range o

george w. higgins, had played an important civic role after leaving kentucky in 1814. such attempts at intimidation as took place in north benson, a pleasureville and winchester were among the many acts of terrorism occurring across the south as armed vigilantes' resorted to threats of an backed by violence to impose white supremacy. the instinctive inclination to shift the burdens of life to an inferior black serving cast had not died. it simply adapted to fit new rules and circumstances following the expiration of slavery. in his brush with the kkk brown got a whiff of what was happening and took quick action, reporting it to the press but apparently not to the authorities. by the time he did he had abandoned the field and returned to the safety of massachusetts. your arrived home in cambridge in september chastened but undaunted. more trips to the south, to kentucky and the subsequent decade. why would an esteemed professional man sharing a comfortable home with a loving partner and enjoying the respect of his community to continue to ventures solo down south to face humiliation and risk danger, the obvious answer is they be