they're a grammy award winning group performing in front of heads of states and at n.9 countries takearticipate, or watch one rehearsal today the boys, all between 11 and 18 under the final stages of rehearsals for a performance that will have eyes watching. the pacific boys choir, not strangers to the stage are a grammy-award winning group that tours abroad but the fact they've been asked to perform at wednesday's memorial service at washington national cathedral is an honor the director kevin fox says is a once in a live time opportunity. >> it's somebody that deserves as much love as we can give him. and that is what he did to everybody no matter who they were. he loved everyone. >> thb a whirl wind tour. they're rehearsing tonight, boarding a plane in the morning then hitting the stage on wednesday. the group will perform a traditional mix of songs. and therefore will be an opportunity to hear them do a song that blue me away. >> we look forward to seeing that at 6:00. >> thanks for joining us at 4:00. abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. ice on the road. just one sig

. >> grammy award winning artist, drake, with a gift that shocked them all. >> this is about you, p youryet. just another year at strawberry mansion. >> this special edition of "nightline", two years of strawberry mansion, back in 60 second >>> this is a special "nightline." two years strawberry hill. >> switch blades and fistfights a daily concern at strawberry mansion high school on the brink of closure with the clock ticking. as teachers and students struggle to save the school, abc news was there with extraordinary access over two school years. tonight, thanks to our viewers, we are back with the outcome that astonished us all. abc's diane sawyer takes you inside for ou latest edition of "hidden america." >> morning begins at strawberry mansion high school with a prayer. >> we must see the children be in your name, amen. >> amen. >> security guards take their post to watch for razor blades and tin foil. knives and back packs. vaseline on faces used to prevent scratches in a fight. a school of 464 kids. a lot of them want to learn. a lot of them on a hair trigger. >> this is a dangero

. >> grammy award winning artist, drake, with a gift that shocked them all. >> this is about you, thisbut the battle isn't over yet. just another year at strawberry mansion. >> this special edition of "nightline," tears to triumph, ♪ i love it! ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ i picked it out in a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday >>> this is a special "nightline." two years strawberry hill. >> switch blades and fistfights a daily concern at strawberry mansion high school on the brink of closure with the clock ticking. as teachers and students struggle to save the school, abc news was there with extraordinary access over two school years. tonight, thanks to our viewers, we are back with the outcome that astonished us all. abc's diane sawyer takes you inside for ou latest edition of "hidden america." >> morning begins at strawberry mansion high school with a prayer. >> we must see the children be in y

like olympic gold medals and grammy awards. there are some quirky things.is quite an interesting angle. -- 2008 and 2009 as you allude to. these guys in the city were not going to get the bonus. but now, who is using this? >> there has been a shift. we get a lot of small business owners. a lot of retailers. a lot of property developers. a lot of people who work in construction -- they struggle to get access to credit. i was just going to say, i am sure they can get a better idea -- deal. >> the thing for us is the speed with which they can get access to money. we can do it the same day, next day. we can serve people all over the country. they can come to us or use courier partners. borro founder. we stay with the luxury and the digital role of marketing. got galloway is that the nyu stern's school of is ms.. -- business. theurberry's third year of -- in a row as number one. there are others that do not have the capital for more infrastructure. they put a lot of money into digital. >> there are the few that you named. they seem to be kind of connecting the b

like olympic gold medals and grammy awards, oscars. there are some quirky things. beatles' first record contract. it is quite an interesting angle. >> what about -- 2008 and 2009 as you alluded to. all of these bankers in the city were not going to get the bonus, i still want to take a cool trip or whatever i want to do. but now, who is using this? >> there has been a shift. we get a lot of small business owners. a lot of retailers. a lot of property developers. a lot of people who work in construction -- they struggle to get access to credit. they are using us for working capital to realize a business opportunity. >> i was just going to say, i am sure they can get a better deal through you versus buying outright. >> the thing for us is the speed with which they can get access to money. we can do it the same day, next day. we can serve people all over the country. they can come to us or use courier partners. >> borro founder paul aitken. we stay with the luxury and the digital role of marketing. scott galloway is at the nyu stern school of business. >> burberry's t

counts as an award that is why i was so set this weekend for the announcement of the 56th annual grammy awardscourse is short for gramophone which for you young hip kids is kind of like a record player which for you young hip kids is kind of like a cd player which for you young hip kids is kind of like an ipod which for you young extremely hip kids is kind of like a record player. and i've got-- i've got the nominee list right here, okay got the actual nominee list right here all 82 categories from best gospel song to best country album to the one that mclemore is expect expected to win. to be honest i'm a little confused that they have a category for best instrumental arrangement and another for best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocallist. i may not be a musicologist but isn't an instrumentalist with a vocalist just a band? i mean the oscars got rid of best silent film with talking years ago. all right, what have we got here, okay, okay, okay. here's the nominees for best spoken world album, hold on, america, again, become the greatness we never weren't by stephen colbert! i'm nomina

in 1987 he won a grammy award for his new age recording. yousef lateef's little symphony. in 2010 he received the national endowment for the arts jazz award. this is him performing in us a friday ya. he was 93 years old. >>> mclean gannett, the parent company of wusa9 and "u.s.a. today" just got a lot bigger. 17 television stations bigger in fact. began knelt has completed -- gannett has completed its purchase of the belo group. it expands its tv stations from 23 do 40 and its reach to nearly one-third of all u.s. households. the company is now the largest independent station group of major network affiliates in the top 25 television markets. that means gannett news crews now span the country from seattle, washington, to washington, d.c., portland, oregon, to portland, maine and points in between like new orleans, minneapolis, dallas, houston, tampa and denver. bottom line, our new team just got a whole lot bigger and stronger on air and online. >>> we probably won't have a white christmas but forget yesterday's warmer temperatures. the holiday spirit is definitely in the

nomgnys for the 2014 grammy awards were announced last night on cbs.toddys and even been a great actor toor a long time and now some think bruce dern might win an oscar for his latest movie "nebraska". >>> korean war veteran merrill newman who was detained for more than a month by north korea is a free man. >> the first stop on his journey back home was beijing. seth jones joins us now. >> reporter: that's right, he made a brief layover here in beijing on his way home to visit his family in california. the north korean official state news agency says he was released on humanitarian grounds, after having apologized for alleged crimes committed back during the korean war more than 60 years ago. he spoke briefly with reporters gathered at the airport here in beijing earlier today. >> i'm very glad to be on my way home. >> i appreciate the tolerance that the dprk government has given to me to be on my way. >> what do you want to do first thing? >> go home and see my wife. >> as tourists excuse me missing that merrill newman had travelled to north korea as

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. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," grammy award winner celine dion.marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] we give you relief from your cold symptoms. you give them the giggles. tylenol cold® helps relieve your worst cold and flu symptoms. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol cold®. (♪ maroon 5 "love somebody" ♪) ♪ ♪ shop the adam levine collection, exclusively at kmart. and get up to 40% off assorted styles. kmart. get in. get more. zçzçtó >>> the beatles are back. dozens of rare tracks recorded by the band 50 years ago were made available for download yesterday. mark phillips looks at the release. >> reporter: a lot of people think they don't make music like they used to. >> one, two, three, four, five. >> reporter: maybe that's why some old recordings are so valuable. ♪ well, she was just 17 you know what i mean ♪ >> reporter: the beatles weren't much more than 17 themselves when this album came out in 1963. it went straight to number one and stayed there for 30 weeks and i

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. >> this show combines grammy awards and this year, here at the kennedy center's opera house. ♪ >> theyen album in every decade since the 1960s. and billy joel ♪ sing us a song you're the piano man ♪ >> and heavy hancock. ♪ >> whose early use of electric keyboards forever changed the world of jazz. it is partly what drives my interest of science and technology. >> also being honored tonight actress shirley mcklain. the actress joined the cast of the popular briti british show n abbey. >> and rounding out the list, martina labroyo. but who will perform tonight is top secret. >> any surprises? >> it wouldn't be a surprise if i did. >> cnn washington. >> we will have to wait patiently. but congrats to the honorees. and among them shirley mcklain. in an hour she will be weighing in. we have much more an it starts right now. hello again, these stories topping the news this hour. temperatures across the u.s. plunge. what it means for your travel plans. and he was the star of a movie that has generated over $2 billion around the globe. today his fans gather for an unforgettable tribute. killin

grammy award-winning singer sharing recipes from her fad network tv show called "trisha's southern kitchenthe cover. >> i love your cover. >> thank you. >> i do. >> thank you very much. merry christmas. you look so pretty. >> you've been very busy in the kitchen lately, haven't you? >> i have. i have. i cooked a lot before anybody cared. now it's kind of fun. >> it must be fun to have some whole -- resurgent, new life. renaissance woman. >> it's fun to get to make a living doing something you enjoy doing. i get to do it with food, too, so it's fun. this is miss cadelia, from georgia, her roast beef. what's cool -- sorry, a pork loin. i got all nervous. it's a pork loin. i know -- i know pork from beef. i haven't had the martinis yet. a pork loin. what's cool is that you -- you make a gravy really easy. i'm all about things being easy. this is -- this is onion soup. like french onion. >> any kind? >> any kind. that's golden mushroom soup. >> golden -- >> put them in. put it in. add water. i got you. and this -- simmered on the stove for three hours. this is all you do. i brown the meat firs

. >> reporter: the grammy award winning boys choir has traved the world, but it was a trip to south african 2009 that 9th grader brendan singer said had the greatest impact. they traveled to nelson mandela's home. >> being in his house, seeing where he stood like where he got all his great ideas of. >> reporter: they learned to sing in zulu. songs that the choir will reprise on thursday when they travel to washington d.c. the south african embassy has invited the boys to sing at the national cathedral to commemorate the life of nelson mandela. >> this is something that transcends performing. >> i can help other people who may still be mourning like uplift them. >> reporter: the boys say they have no fear. they're performing has prepared them well. >> we say heart of fire brain of ice means, you know, sing with passion and don't get scared. >> reporter: in oakland kristen ayers, kpix5. >> of course, cbs news will have complete special live coverage of nelson mandela's memorial service in south africa beginning at 1 a.m. tomorrow morning. the fight to k >>> are you sick of all the b.a.r.t. d

electronic music career in the fight for net neutrality to supporting chelsea manning the six time grammy award nominee has been on the front lines of the fight for a more harmonious and lightened world to join me or to break down his music and activism first ask him what he thinks is the biggest failure of the corporate music industry. i think one of the biggest failings is that the music business and record companies have treated listeners terribly for a long time you know like over charging for c.d.'s in the era of c.d.'s. punishing people for downloading music and. basically trying to make people feel guilty for listening to music and i just think it's created a very sort of strange and very unhealthy climate around the release of music you've also stood up to the recording industry association of america and even called for the group to be disbanded in two thousand and nine for its two million dollar lawsuit against a mother who legally downloaded music what prompted you to go after the. r i a a well. i mean the whole reason i make music and maybe i'm stating the obvious is because i love

. >>> when grammy award winning violinist joshua bell decided to put together his new holiday album,r a little help from his friends. well, it turns out he's got a lot of friends. joining joshua for a song from the album "musical gifts" the young people's chorus of new york city led by francisco nunez. i hope you will get this wonderful christmas album. we will leave you with a selection from it. "silent night." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ silent night holy night all is calm all is bright ♪ ♪ round yon virgin mother and child holy infant so tender and mild ♪ ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ silent night holy night shepherds quake at the sight ♪ ♪ glorious beings from heaven above ♪ ♪ heavenly host sings hallelujah ♪ ♪ christ the savior is born ♪ christ the savior is born ♪ >>> he was supposed to be translating in sign at nelson mandela's memorial service. instead, he was flapping his arms in meaningless repetitive gestures and shuffling around faking it so badly that even if you didn't know sign language, you knew he was either an imposter or a nut job. hello. welcome to "justice."

. >>> coming up a world- >>> when grammy award winning violinist joshua bell decided to put togetheriday album, he asked for a little help from his friends. well, it turns out he's got a lot of friends. joining joshua for a song from the album "musical gifts" the young people's chorus of new york city led by francisco nunez. i hope you will get this wonderful christmas album. we will leave you with a selection from it. "silent night." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ silent night holy night all is calm all is bright ♪ ♪ round yon virgin mother and child holy infant so tender and mild ♪ ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ silent night holy night shepherds quake at the sight ♪ ♪ glorious beings from heaven above ♪ ♪ heavenly host sings hallelujah ♪ ♪ christ the savior is born ♪ christ the savior is born ♪ us. >> media buzz with howard kurtz starts right now. >>> the ten-day media celebration of nelson mandela's life, we'll have a live report with south africa. >>> next, the american media distracted by this historic event by what can only be called the side show. >> shaking hands, shaking han

. >>> when grammy award-winning violinist joshua bell decided to put together his new holiday album,asked for a little help from his friends. well, it turns out he's got a lot of friends. joining joshua for a song from the album "musical gifts," the young people's chorus of new york city led by francisco nunez. i hope you'll get this wonderful christmas album. we're going to leave you with a selection from it, "silent night." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ silent night ♪ holy night ♪ all is calm ♪ all is bright ♪ round yon virgin mother and child ♪ ♪ holy infant so tender and mild ♪ ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ silent night ♪ holy night ♪ shepherds quake at the sight ♪ glory streams from heaven afar ♪ ♪ heavenly hosts sing hallelujah ♪ ♪ christ the savior is born ♪ christ the savior is ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the year began with a victory lap. >> republicans said they would never agree to raise tax rates on the wealthiest americans. obviously, the agreement would raise them permanently. >> it's ending in frustration and apologies. >> nobody's more frustrated than i am. >> what's behind the obama

she's won nine grammy awards, received 30 nominations.'s sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. >> now she's released her very first holiday album. here is mary j. blige singing "this christmas." off her cd "merry christmas." ♪ ♪ hang all the mistletoe, i'm going to get to know you better ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ and as we trim the tree ♪ how much fun it's going to be together ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ fire bright and blazing ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ and this christmas ♪ will be a very special christmas for me ♪ ♪ my world is filled with cheer ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ and as i looked around ♪ this christmas ♪ fireside blazing bright ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ and this christmas will be ♪ a very special christmas for me ♪ ♪ merry christmas all over the land ♪ ♪ it's christmastime ♪ it's christmastime ♪ oh fireside blazing bright ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ this christmas will be a very special christmas for me yeah ♪ ♪ merry christmas all over the land ♪ ♪ have a very merry christmas yeah ♪ ♪ and a happy new ye

there's anybody in the world to get us in the christmas spirit, it's michael buble, three-time grammy awardinner and might we add new daddy, taking time out from his to be loved tour. and stopped by to sing for us today. we're delighted. >> and we're going to get a sneak peek at his third annual christmas special airing this wednesday right here on nbc. >> you know what, michael? >> what? >> christmas is all about sharing, so you know what? me going to share cookie with you. >> thank you. merry christmas, cookie monster. >> merry christmas, michael. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ " ♪ we fish you a merry christmas ♪ ♪ we wish you a merry christmas and a yummy cookie ♪ >> seeing that for the first time. >> that's the first time. >> so child like and whimsical and such. >> i think i'm a bigger fan of cookie monster. we had mariah carey and mary j. blige, two of the greatest female vocalists of all time, and more people stood in line to get a picture with cookie monster. >> are you so pumped about this christmas, for so many reasons, but your first with your little baby. >> first christmas f

fodetails, visit vwdealer.com today >>> when grammy award winning violinist joshua bell decided to putw holiday album, he asked for a little help from his friends. well, it turns out he's got a lot of friends. joining joshua for a song from the album "musical gifts" the young people's chorus of new york city led by francisco nunez. i hope you will get this wonderful christmas album. we will leave you with a selection from it. "silent night." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ silent night holy night all is calm all is bright ♪ ♪ round yon virgin mother and child holynt so tender and mild ♪ ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ silent night holy night shepherds quake at the sight ♪ ♪ glorious beings from heaven above ♪ ♪ heavenly host sings hallelujah ♪ ♪ christ the savior is born ♪ christ the savior is born ♪ i'm nick, and i want to show you our holiday storefronts. what do you see here? angels? you know, something like that. reality check, not all 4g lte covera maps look ali. i see footprints in the snow. where?! it looks like a holly leaf... the gingerbread man? what do you see here? the united

san jose state musing professor has an appointment because his group had been nominated for a grammy awardit is official, a new police chief for the bay area's biggest city. >> i take great pride. i don't take that lightly. >> we sit down with the interim chief. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> it picks up goggal employees -- google employees but protesters say it samens to the -- is a mens to the community. >> a record of every vehicle that drives by, the tool to crack down on car thefts. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. >>> family and friends of a missing san jose pilot are hoping for a miracle as they work with search and rescue volunteers in the idaho wilderness. they disappeared in a small plane december 1. there is hope they stumbled on shelter but the weather has been harsh and searchers are worried about more snow from a big storm that is expected later this week. >>> it will be official tomorrow, san jose will have its permanent police chief but today we got a chance to sit down with him and ask tough questions. rober

from willie nelson to neil young and his ownuced dozens of albums as well as a lifetime grammy achievement awardw cd is called sound the alarm. let's listen to a clip. ♪ ♪ tavis: i should start by asking, what are we sounding the alarm about? >> we are sounding the alarm because i am hot. tavis: you are hot, but you said it so cool. this is one of the collaborations. a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice. anthony hamilton, the southern , gary clark junior. >> poncho sanchez. them all.ot the king of calling in favors, you have laid with dust about -- speaking of calling in favors, aboutve played with just everybody. why so many collaborations? >> there are all these great people. the best in me. >> when you say it rings out the best in you, dad brings out the best in you, is there a particular genre? what kind of music rings out the best in you? >> the truth is there is more than one genre. gospel music. then around the corner on beale street i spent many hours there. then there is classical music. as i grew up i learned to love latin, tito puente. then there was hank williams coming over the

. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest, is a six-time grammy award winner whose sold over. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome back. >> how are you. >> jimmy: long time no see. >> right? i had this dream we were singing together. >> jimmy: thank you so much for doing that bit. that was so fun. i love the kitty cat with the pilgrim hat. i thought that was the nice little touch there. >> angel on my shoulder told me to do something. >> jimmy: look at you here on the cover red lips licking all night. [ cheers and applause ] you look beautiful. >> thanks. >> jimmy: is singing a big thing in your house? >> i mean, i love to sing, obviously. [ light laughter ] my husband actually loves to sing. >> jimmy: does he? >> very loudly, yes. >> jimmy: is he good? >> he really loves it and he makes everyone smile. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's good. that is such a good answer. you're in a lot of trouble. you are in a lot of trouble, yeah. does he sing good? he really likes to do what he does. [ laughter ] >> he's really not bad. >> jimmy: no, no. i know that. >> i should give him

♪ >> she's a 20 time grammy award winning and freedom recipient with honorary doctorates the queen, aretharanklin! ♪ ♪ ♪ joy to the world, the lord is come ♪ ♪ let earth receive her king ♪ let every heart, prepare him room ♪ ♪ heaven and nature sing ♪ and heaven and nature sing ♪ let heaven and heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ heaven and nature sing ♪ joy to the world ♪ let men their songs employ ♪ while fields and floods ♪ rocks hills and plains ♪ repeat the sound and joy ♪ repeat the sound and joy ♪ repeat, repeat the sound and joy ♪ ♪ repeat the sound and joy ♪ oh, yeah, yeah ♪ joy ♪ oh, yeah ♪ joy, joy to the world ♪ joy, joy to the world ♪ he ruled the earth with truth and grace ♪ ♪ and makes the nation's prove ♪ the glory of his -- >> the queen of sole, aretha franklin after the president flipped the switch on the national christmas tree. franklin is part of a parade of stars performing this evening. others are the ada brothers, mariah carey, jenelle and latin singer, prince royce. >> wow, that tree can surely brighten. looks like fog out there. it's thick at the ellipse. >> it's a beautif

like olympic gold medals and grammy awards. there are some quirky things. beatles first record contract. it is quite an interesting angle. >> what about -- 2008 and 2009 as you allude to. all of these guys in the city were not going to get the bonus. i still want to take a cool trip or do what i want to do. but now, who is using this? >> there has been a shift. we get a lot of small business owners. a lot of retailers. a lot of property developers. a lot of people who work in construction -- they struggle to get access to credit. they are using us for working capital so they can realize a business opportunity. >> i was just going to say, i am sure they can get a better deal. through a service such as yours than if they are buying these assets outright. >> the thing for us is the speed with which they can get access to money. we can do it the same day, next day. we can serve people all over the country. they can come to us or use courier partners. >> borro founder. we stay with the luxury and the digital role of marketing. scott galloway is at the nyu stern

but now the ten-time grammy award winner is being investigated in france for allegedly inciting hatred slave matter or clan in your blood, blacks can sense that. that stuff lingers to this day just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood. >>> a fourth student has now come down with meningitis at the university of california in santa barbara. one of them remains hospitalized after having both of his feet amputated two weeks ago. more than 300 students who had contact with those who have been ill have been given anti-buy yot ticks. >>> an activist group is fighting for captive chimpanzee to have some of the same rights as human beings. they filed a lawsuit on behalf of four chill ban zees. it argues that they're self-aware and therefore should be recognized as legal people justice an parent battle in the war on christmas just won why rode island. the official tree will be called a christmas tree this year. it has in the past been called a holiday tree. >> i want to concentrate on the real issues. and if this what people care about rather than lowering the, t

to think nearly 50 years after the movie was released, six-time grammy award winner, carrie underwood live event. ♪ the hills are alive >> reporter: the movie, classic. ♪ with the sound of music >> reporter: julie andrews, timeless. thursday night, carrie underwood twirled her way into the role for nbc's "the sound of music live." the special hit the ratings high notes with 18.5 million viewers. but for some, the remake hit some sour notes. >> the reviews weren't particularly good. most people applaud carrie underwood for the courage it took to do live television like this. >> reporter: good or bad, it struck a chord on twitter, with nearly 450,000 tweets. viewers belted out a new of their not-so-favorite things. tweeting everything from, those hills are alive at a lower elevation. to, they killed it. >> the other boy, what's his name? >> reporter: how does carrie match up to julie, when it comes to singing, as maria von trapp? ♪ the hills are alive >> reporter: even for the grandson of one of the real-life trapp family singers, the musical performance was powerful. >> i think the sin

♪[ music ] ♪[ music ] >> she's a 20 time grammy award winner and a presidential medal of freedom recipientnorary doctorate of harvard -- >> so aretha franklin is getting ready to come on, the queen of soul, but the main attraction there, the fir adorned in all those beautiful l.e.d. lights is all aglow. we want to see the queen. is she coming on a sleigh? >>/there she is right there it looks like. >> oh, there she is. ♪ joy to the world the lord is come let earth receive her king ♪ let every heart prepare him room and heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing and heaven and heaven and nature sing ♪ joy to the world and men their songs employ while rocks hills and plains repeat the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy repeat repeat the sounding joy ♪ oh yeah joy joy to the world joy joy to the world he rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love and wonders wonders of his love ♪ joy and peace ♪ joy to the world joy to you and me joy to you and me and wonder of peace ♪ >> when the q

the ♪ these are the boys at the grammy award winning pacific boy choir academy in oakland. all between the ages of 11 and 18 and i caught up with them at rehearsal. group has been invited by the south african embassy to the u.s. to perform at services for man della in washington, d.c. >> this brings us closer to everyone else mourning the death and celebrating the life of nelson mandel 8. he's part of the original group to visit the birth place of the south african leader m in 2009. >> hearing about him and learning about him has been great and this is an honor to tl sing for him. >> academy started 15 years ago with academic development working in harmony. >> we are not like specialty choir. don't just sing classical we don't just sing pop. we didn't do anything in particular we sing everything. >>reporter: at the memorial service the group will perform a mix of traditional south african hymn and classic american gospel song. founder artistic direct tr kevin says this trip unlick any other. >> people like connect all of us together whether doesn't matter who we are what co

grammy award winning gospel star kurt franklin pinched at the memorial service for the anti-an parredhide hero nelson mandela. this was the morning. we have him on the phone at the airport in johannesburg. it's nice to have you with us. you're one of my favorite gospel artists. how did this happen, how did this come about? >> well, first of all, it's an honor to get a chance to talk to you. thank you for talking to me. i landed here last thursday in johannesburg. we were scheduled to do concerts here. so when i landed me and my crew when we got to the hotel and started flipping the channels, we got the breaking news that mr. mandela had passed. so we just all sat around the tv stunned and couldn't believe it. and so the next day, i just wanted to really feel connected to what was happening within the community, just within the country. so we went over to his home. there were hundreds and thousands of people standing outside singing. so we were outside dancing with the people, singing with the people. i guess people started to find out that i was i was there hanging out. so it was time

while you were sleeping last night, beyonce shocked the world with her fifth studio album. 17-time grammy awardwith a video tease. this was a complete surprise to everybody, no promotions, no resume morpz she released the self-titled album right at midnight on itunes. check it out. ♪ ♪ cuts through the crowd >> all right. i want to bring in correspondent nischelle turner who joins us. come on, ahow did you not have the scoop on this? how many people were involved? for this thing to be yoit and she pulls this off the amid night? >> one of the things you have to know about beyonce's camp, they are very tight-lipped. they keep everything on the low. >> how did that happen nischelle? around the world she shot videos. >> it wasn't a secret she was shooting the videos or working on new music. the biggest secret was when this album was released. you know, it's the self-titled album called "beyonce." it's different because she's calling this a visual album. we haven't seen this much. every song on the album comes with a music video. if you download this on itunes, you get three additional videos. you'v

. >>> before we go, i had the pleasure of spending the morning with grammy award winning singer mariahment behind the scenes of what happened or how i started my day. here you go. >> thank you so much for letting us in your home. >> thank you for coming. i just finished breakfast. >> you invited me to break fast but i'm going to be the rude guest. savannah, wait for it. mariah for christmas, all i would want -- i'm not proposing to you -- >> i'm waiting -- >> how close can i get to the closet before the end of the show. >> we're close but that's a different shot. we have to reposition, better lighting. >> can i share one mariah shoe? >> you're being nice and saying no? >> you can see another shoe. >> someone grab me a shoe, please. >> coming up, mariah will let me show something from the closet. >> get an appropriate ensemble not too much for morning. i'm covering her up because she was trying to but my nej lais on earlier. >> me and mariah go back to baby pass fiers. >> thank you to mariah carey and she's considering coming on "news nation," she has a lot of things she's passionate ab

his mega-hit "smooth" with rob thomas, reached an entire new generation of fans, winning nine grammy awardsand selling some 30 million copies worldwide. was what happened with "supernatural" a surprise to you? >> well everything is a surprise to me. >> brown: everything? >> yeah, you know even though you are supposed to say with conviction and soulfulness expect a miracle but back then you know miracles and blessings >> brown: when you talk about your instructions and you talk often about that spirit and spirituality. is it your sense that music is a kind of spirituality? >> it's not kind, its 150% only music. music was given to tame the beast as they say in the bible you know, entertain the beast means to quiet fear and anger, music is to glorify the light in you. >> brown: last night at the kennedy center, as other stars played santana's music, he joined president and mrs. obama and his fellow honorees. notable this year was the inclusion of two latinos-- a group the kennedy center had been criticized for ignoring in the past. how important is it to you of being from mexico, of being lati