the grammys. what they should say is, "this is the offerings that you are allowed. "this is what we give you. "we'll throw a few veterans in there. "we'll give you dylan and u2 every year "just to let you know that we're, you know, "keeping the baby boomers in mind, 'cause we want them to watch the show." but it's nonsense. you know, it's nonsense, the p. diddy stuff and-- and like i said, you know, britney. this corporate music that they don't even perform live and they don't write themselves or whatever the hell else is going on, it is--i don't think that that's what people want. they just think they do because that's all that they get constantly, constantly, constantly. and then these artists align themselves with coca-cola and pepsi and taco bell and on and on and on. but if you give people good music, i bet you they'd buy it, you know what i mean? if they were offered interesting, complex lyrics and interesting, varied music and real-live vocals and people that can actually sing live, and whe

you know, i won a grammy. i won an oscar. i achieved those things.is: what do you do when your life exceeds your dreams? >> you dream more dreams. tavis: right. >> you dig down and remember what that felt like to desire, because that's what we're here to do, to desire and create. if you stop creating, su just -- it's over. tavis: i'm glad melissa is dreaming big dreams and still putting out good stuff. the new project for melissa etheridge is called "fearless love." and we will thank her 13-year-old for that title. melissa, good to have you on the program. >> thank you very much. always a pleasure. tavis: that's our show for tonight. catch me on the weekends as public radio international. you can catch us through our website on pbs.org and i will see you next time here on pbs. good night and keep the faith. r warren gray. that's next time. we'll see you then. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference. you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudl

the grammy winner is here, and in advance of her new c.d., the disk features collaborations with a numberf artists, including bono and jog john legend and diane reese. and here's a small sample of angelique kidjo in concert. ♪ ♪ [unintelligible] >> my long-time producer made a fatal mistake by not accepting your invitation to come on stage at disney hall here in l.a. what was his problem? >> i think he was too new. he needs to be straightened out. he can't be like that on me. >> you like to bring people up on stage and get in the aisles. 1kwr506 >> that's what we do in africa. the music is for everybody to share. it is from north to south and east to west and if you cannot dance, then you not alive. my mom used to say, i don't know how to dance. put your hand on your heart, is your heartbeating or are you dead yet? tavis: how does does -- does it make you feel when you're there and the audience is not into it? do you take personal offense? >> not at all. i like both. first you into the music and we're sharing the music together and i'm giving you all my soul and you're giving me yours in

the grammy-winning musician. wyclef, just want to make sure you can hear me okay. can you hear me? >> i can hear you clear. how are you? >> good. thanks very much for doing this. tell our viewers here in the united states, wyclef, and around the world, are you running to become the next president of haiti? >> well, until i do that, wolf, you have to do me a favor. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i don't know what it means. tell me what it means first. >> it means what's up, what's going on, how you feeling? >> what's up, what's going on, how you feeling. i'll say it in english. just go ahead. tell me if you want to be the next -- >> haitian people told me, wolf -- >> we'll do it later. i promise our viewers in haiti i'll speak a little creole a little later. but let's get right to the business. very serious business. you want to be the president of haiti, right? >> yes, this is my first time announcing it live that today i went in and i signed and i'm running to be the president of haiti. >> the election is scheduled for the end of november. november 28th. you have a few months to

five grammys. 45 million albums sold.>> this is an extended experience in "raymond versus raymond." we worked on 40 songs making the album, "raymond versus raymond." i wanted to give my fans the songs. right in time for tour. >> you've been involved in a major new look foundation effort. tell us about that. >> the new look foundation -- the new look foundation, i started in 1999. it's actually my first. it's a philanthropic effort. we have an incredible event in georgia. leadership awards for youth. >> yeah. you -- >> that's right. >> you just gave out a big award to none other than former president bill clinton. >> yes. it was incredible, man. it's an annual event. we're going to do it every year. every year, all the year around, to the future leaders of america, really. of the world, really. >> planting the seeds for everybody. you ready for more music? >> you want more? you guys want more? >> from "versus," it's already been number one. "omg." ♪ oh, my gosh baby, let me ♪ ♪ let me love you down there's so many ways to

grammy winner train rolls into the plaza and we'll hear from them. >>> but first let's get a check of the morning's top stories. ann is off. carl quintanilla is at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. today president obama welcomes elena kagan to the white house one day after kagan was confirmed as a supreme court justice. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has more on that. pete, good morning. >> reporter: carl, she's not quite a supreme court justice yet, but she will be saturday when she's officially sworn in. attorney general eric holder, another top justice department officials congratulated elena kagan after thursday's senate vote as she prepared to leave the place where she's been solicitor general, the top courtroom lawyer. she was confirmed on a vote of 63-37, a mostly party line vote. five republicans did cross over to support her. she'll become the third woman on the current supreme court, joining ruth bader ginsburg and sonia sotomayor. president obama described that development this way. >> a sign of progress that i relish not just as a father who wants limitl

. ♪ >>> the grammy winning musician wyclef jean.e has announced that he wants to become the next president of haiti, the election scheduled for november 28th. they were supposed to take place last february, but after the january 12th earthquake, they had to postpone it. now the elections will go forward. we'll go back to port-au-prince in just a moment, continue our conversation with wyclef. sanjay gupta has spent a lot of time as all of our viewers know in haiti. the leadership issue, the government issue, it's been a problem, an enormous problem for this poorest country in the western hemisphere. as far as i know for not only for decades, but for hundreds of years. >> ineffective, inept, corrupt. and i think you see some of the ramifications of this. i remember watching you, wolf, when this earthquake first hit january 12th and i really got a pit in my stomach because that's been so much more planning in haiti and so much lack of reserve for something just like this. you have a very densely populated area, port-au-prince, and many

. >> grammy award winning singer wants another title, president of haiti.was greeted by supporters, and he has been raising money and awareness since the earthquake in january. >> when i look back, all my life, watched singers sing songs about change that is we want. now, to actually implicate the changes, we are going to turn them into a reality, it would take a lot. >> haiti's presidential election november 28th, the president will have to decide on where the billions in relief money will go. >> and 107 degrees for lincecut talking family. what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. sgr if the playoffs started no, the giants and the braves. and tonight, the giant and the braves. a bus load of family and friends from his hometown. and here is torres. the bounce back game. rbi double here. rowan comes around to score. giants, a 2-0 lead. the an

a cuban artist, and multiple grammy winner is out now with a new album called "at time for love." empowerment that comes with it. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: an award winning science writer and one of the most acclaimed books of this year. the immortal life of an reata -- lax.nrietta i have noticed on airplanes, on reading rooms, i have seen so many people reading this book. the first thing that got my attention is i notice a lot of black women reading this book. that is what i originally got my attention. i started looking into it myself. what is this story? i did not know the story. i see so many people connecting with what is in this book. that is important for me. so often we see the numbers that indicate black women specifically falling behind in health care and health treatment. when i finally got a chance to get the book, it is rare that i see a book with the cover really does it tell you what the story is. a great design of this cover. i want to read from it. this pretty much tells the story. doctors took her cells w

kelis is a grammy nominated singer whose cd will be available in july. can already get her new single. here now is some of the video for "fourth of july." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ tavis: very club- friendly. was that the plan? >> just to get people on the dance floor again. tavis: -- as got through talking to anthony bourdain, and who knew that kelis went to culinary school. >> i did. tavis: you are a bonafide shaft? -- bonafide chef? >> i am. i grew up with three sisters and my mom had a catering business. they are all in some field of medicine or social work amount so i was the only one left. i fell in love with it. you get to put yourself into it. i figured why not do it the right way? tavis: so you have specialities? >> i do. tavis: the thing about being a chef is most would agree they love the opportunity to be creative as an artist. i guess that must turn you on. >> is fantastic. especially because it's still new for me. it is instant gratification. it's not like when you record a record and it takes months for people to hear it. this is today. you just put every

. >>> grammy award winning singer, producer, activist and hip-hop star wycleaf jean wants another title -- president of haiti. jean is haiti's best-known celebrity and has been raising money and awareness since the earthquake rocked that island in january. >> when i look back at my career, i have sung songs all my life, i watched singers sing songs about certain changes we want. now to actually implicate the changes, okay, you know what? we'll turn them into a reality, it would take a lot. >> the haitian presidential election takes place november 28th. the winner will have to decide how to spend billions of international aid earmarked for reconstruction. >>> hundreds of same sex "i dos" could be said across california by this weekend. we'll show how you can help coming up. >>> when will same-sex marriages resume? we could find out later today. >> new information on the health of the world's largest economy comes out within an hour. early indications show things do not look good. >> and this live look at the san mateo bridge, where transbay traffic is moving smoothly here. >>> good morni

grammy-winning artist has went straight up the charts with hits like "poker face" and "bad romance" and "paparazzi" is my favorite as jessica tells me. one more show tomorrow night. >> i'll put it on your ipod. >>> goes unrewarded, there are reports tonight that that night attendant arrested for behaving badly could soon have his own reality show. >> figures. >> the attorney for steven slater's been contacted for a show that would feature slater. and he woulding helping disgruntled employees in a dramatic fashion like he did. slater will have to deal with criminal charges after he reportedly harass eed passenger before grabbing two beers and sliding down the plane's emergency chute. >> for sure, isn't there? there's a good combo right there. >>> wait till you see the hit one of the manning boys makes and the rs major moves. raj mathai with sports next up. >>> this one was tough to watch. a three-inch gash and 12 stitches. one of the nfl's marquis players got banged around tonight on national tv. he says he's okay. but does he really know? new york giants quarterback eli manni manning. l

. >> reporter: assisted on that vanderbilt campus chapel by her grammy-winning songwriter-husband, marcus hummon, the barefoot priest sees the magdalene homes and thistle farms as part of her ministry. >> i'm doing the best that i can to live out my faith as i understand it, and i'm doing it on the path that i have chosen, and i've chosen as an episcopal priest to do this work. >> reporter: her ministry springs partly from sexual abuse she suffered from a deacon in her church when she was just six to eight years old. >> i get some of the recovery issues. i see in my own abuse in my life as in some ways strangely a gift, that i learned a lot. it's nothing i would have asked for, but it is a gift, and it's a powerful tool. so i'm a defender of a lot of women, because i know you don't get over that stuff. i have a tenderness for what it does and how it makes you look at the world. >> reporter: through natural products, private grants, and gifts stevens has raised nearly $13 million, with it sending the women of magdalene to visit women in prison. she has also helped fund a school in ecuador

this multitilented performer is a grammy winner and oscar nominee and has starred on broadway ininhairsprayjama game." here's... currently the host of cnn's "special investigations unit," she's received critical acclaim for her documentary "black in america." please welcome... he's one of the greatest nba players in history.

winner, john legend, has teamed up with fellow grammy winners, the roots.mber 21st. they're going to perform "hard times" from john legend and the roots. ♪ oh, i need say they people all around me ♪ ♪ they're all in fair they don't seem to want me ♪ ♪ but they wanted me i must be some kind of creature ♪ ♪ they haven't said i'm afraid to come outside ♪ ♪ i'm bursting with love i'm afraid they'll hurt my pride ♪ ♪ so, i play the part i feel you want me ♪ ♪ and i pull the shades so i don't see them seeing me ♪ ♪ having hard times in this crazy town ♪ ♪ having hard times there's no love to be found ♪ ♪ hard having times in this crazy town ♪ ♪ having hard times there's no love to be found ♪ ♪ my i feel like me and others from the face of greed ♪ ♪ to my surprise i find the maker of ♪ ♪ he could be my brother he wants to hold me up ♪ ♪ having hard times in this crazy town ♪ ♪ having hard times there's no love to be found ♪ ♪ having hard times in this crazy town ♪ ♪ having hard times there's no love to be found ♪ ♪ 17 years and counting trying to climb up the roug

high speed internet from at&t. >>> in her career as a singer and songwriter rosanne cash has won grammyout on something new, trying in her lovely phrase to extend the poetry with a memoir about her life, love affair with music and complicated relationship with her legendary dad johnny cash. the name of the book is "composed" and rosanne cash joins us now. >> thank you, george. >> you're also a tweeter. >> let's get right to the important stuff. >> yesterday you tweeted, "i am much more mervous about my book being published than i've ever been about any record." why? >> game change. >> in what way? >> well, because in song, writing songs you can use poetic license, you can obscure details. you can do whatever you want. i felt a responsibility with a memoir to be factual or at least as i remember them. and that's just far more revealing and just makes me a little nervous. >> you do write in here this is your truth. i mean you want to be true to the facts but this is about your memories, your impressions, what you grew up with and what you lived with. >> right. it's not a chronology, a str

here to talk about his beloved new orleans tonight is harry connick jr., the grammy and emmy winningore than 20 million albums world war, he's a terrific actor and great talent. he's a special guest on the new album, music redeems, featuring new orleans' own marsalis family. where were you, harry, on august 29, 2005, the day katrina hit the gulf coast? >> i was in cape cod on vacation, larry, and i was watching the news as everybody else was. and the person that came to my mind was how can i get down there and i kind of finagled my way down, obviously you could end find an easy path to new orleans. but i ended up getting down here the day after, stayed for a few days, just to try to really looking for my dad because i couldn't get through, you know the phone lines were down and everything. so i spent the first part of it, you know, just making sure my dad was all right and my family and my friends and things like that. >> larry: when you first heard about it, that a hurricane had hit, did you have thoughts that it could be this bad? >> well, new orleans has gone through many hurrican

grammy winner wyclef jean is going to find out. he is running for president of haiti. get his thoughts this morning in an early exclusive. all that and much of the more coming up on "the early show." ,,,,,,,, our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. the judge who ruled against proposition eight >>> let's take a quick check of today's top stories. the judge who ruled against proposition 8 on wednesday will hear from the lawyers in the case today. a federal judge ordering them to file briefs concerning his temporary stay on same-sex weddings and then he will decide whether to extend the stay through the appeals process.

the grammy-winning artist shot up the music charts with hits like "poker face" and "bad romance" her monster ball tour moves on to portland next. it is mostly sold out tonight. on craigslist you can find some tickets. >> that safeway bag skirt is not the worst i've seen. >>> it turns out the oil in the gulf may not be disappearing after all. find out what the scientists found coming up in a live report. >>> and what is the best fast food around? we'll see what people have to say in the zagat survey. >>> and san francisco will own treasure island soon. see what's happening with that today. [ male announcer ] presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get 0% apr financing on every new 2010 cadillac model. like the cts sport sedan. the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a "car and driver" 10 best, three years in a row. or the all new cadillac srx luxury crossover. and even the most acclaimed luxury suv ever, the cadillac escalade. summer brings out the best in all of us. hurry in to get 0% apr financing on every new 2010 cadillac during cadillac

this one -- i went to the grammys and i tried to start a fashion trend and i wore short sleeves. >> yeahappened. i went to -- remember jacob the jeweler? >> you wanted to show off the watch? but then, why didn't you then show -- >> jimmy: i didn't -- no watch. >> why did you not, like, do shirtless? tie? >> jimmy: shirtless? >> yeah. [ laughter ] and now you're working out. >> jimmy: i'm not seal. i'm not seal. i don't go around shirtless. [ laughter ] i can't -- even at a pool, i have to wear a shirt. >> but now that you're working out -- next time i'm coming, you do this with a tie with a thing -- and then, no shirt. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh! absolutely not. you guys, look for "project runway" this summer on lifetime. the gorgeous and funny, heidi klum, everybody! tech expert joshua topolsky joins us next. there he is in the bud light lime green room. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] he's sweet, even with 1/3 less sugar than soda. kool-aid delivering more smiles per gallon. dove clinical protection. at last, prescription-strength wetness protection, beautified with dove mo

. >> larry: jewel is a grammy nominated singer/songwriter, actress, and motorcyclist and she was terrificast night on the emmys. her latest album is "sweet and wild." funny or die revealed to the world that early in her career, get this, jewel paired up with a fellow alaskan sarah palin. here's is part of that satirical show business story, watch. >> the first night in town, i play this place, this woman comes up to me, hey, my name is sarah. i play flute do you want to jam sometime? i was like, yeah. i didn't want to call us the gold rush girls but she was really into sort of these jam bandy kind of names. she was like, i'm going to be on "saturday night live" before you are. i was like, i'm going to be on the cover of "time" magazine before you. all of a sudden, she screams "the hell you are!" i was like, whoa, she's like, i'm quitting. i want to spend more time with the kids. todd needs help with his fishing business and i want to run for the governor of alaska. >> >> larry: to your knowledge there, jewel, did anybody buy that? >> you know it just hit the web society so i don't know. i

. ♪ you have the kind of love ♪ that is smooth >> reporter: over 15 years he has claimed three grammyshe has sold 80 million albums worldwide. as for the countless hits, rob says that it is the road that keeps the hits keeping it new. >> when you sing it every night, it seems new and some of those i songs you feel like you don't want to sing again and then you go out and sing it, and it feels new again. >> reporter: he is starting a sidewalk tour benefiting a foundation that he and his wife started again. he has traded in the hard rock edge for a more intimate acoustic vibe. we caught up with rob in southern california to chat about life on the road, from the crazy schedule. do you ever get on stage and go, hello, detroit, and people are, what the heck? >> well, i have gone on stage and not known exactly where i was, and i am like, hey, you guys. >> reporter: to the crucial backstage comforts. why are musicians so picky about the exact foods they have to have in their rooms or did you commission this specific food? >> don't touch my fritos. you frito-nabber. >> reporter: i opened up th

larry is, of course, after a grammy-winning singer and composer. ♪ get you closer to god >> my mom inspiredng called "big hair gets you closer to god." >> everybody in nashville wore big hair. when larry was only hau he had we lived there for seven years. >> my name is now born. i'm horrified. >> reporter: the hears were on the road for years singing gospel numbers at outdoor revival meetings. it was on their tour bus that larry, who got his first glue gun when he was eight, found his true calling. >> i started gluing stuff to shoes and then costumes and bedazzling. it all kind of went downhill from there. >> reporter: tony thinks that sometimes larry does overdo it a tad. take, for instance, the bed spread he made for her. >> in order to get it in bed i can't take the bed spread off so i have to roll it back and it's heavy. i kind of quit sleeping here. >> reporter: how much does it weigh? >> 34 pounds. >> reporter: larry, do you ever stop yourself and just say, larry, you've gone so far. stop. no more pearls, no more rhinestones. >> no. more is more. >> reporter: more is more. the motto o

a grammy-award winning hit "drops of jupiter." ♪ now that she's back in the atmosphere with drops ofhe sun ♪ ♪ did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded ♪ ♪ and that heaven is overrated ♪ ♪ tell me did you fall for a shooting star ♪ ♪ one without a permanent scar ♪ ♪ and did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there ♪ ♪ ♪ now that she's back from that atmosphere ♪ ♪ i'm afraid of what she might think about me ♪ ♪ i'm afraid that she might think of me as plain ol' jane ♪ ♪ told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land ♪ ♪ tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet ♪ ♪ did you finally get the chance to dance ♪ ♪ along the light of day and head back to the milky way ♪ ♪ and tell me did venus blow your mind ♪ ♪ was it everything you wanted to find ♪ ♪ and did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there ♪ >> can i hear you scream? ♪ ♪ can you imagine no love, pride deep-fried chicken ♪ ♪ your best friend always sticking up for you ♪ ♪ even when i know you're wrong ♪ ♪ can you imagine no first dance freeze-dried ro

. ♪ can you feel the love tonight ♪ >> see you at the grammys. >> let's end on those men.? let's end on a high note this morning. this is for all your ladies out t ere. there. fdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfd >>> captured. the law catches up to one of the prison escapees from arizona. >> he was relieved that the manhunt was over for him. >> the arrest and the continued manhunt. >>> then, back to work. today's order on capitol hill as congress fights over an emergency jobs bill. >>> and, growing up too fast. concerns for doctors and parents as girls enter puberty sooner than ever. it's tuesday, august 10th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i think the interesting thing about this new study that talks about girls entering puberty early is that for so long i think the conventional wisdom was that this was something we couldn't control. the reality is that there are things parents might be doing incorrectly, not even realizing it, that increases the girl's chance of going into puberty as early as 7. >> for folks who are way beyond puberty like us, it's not the pretties

. ♪ >> reporter: we know you as a grammy winner. we know you as a hip hop star.ns for president? >> i have no qualifications for president. i have qualifications for leader. the reason why i even entertain this idea is education. job creation. and agriculture, bringing security into the country. >> reporter: a country infamous for its repressive government. there's a long road ahead of you. haiti has a long history of corruption. how are you going to handle that? >> if i am not corrupted, then there's a chance of me putting the right team around me that's not corrupted. where we can start to do business the right way. >> reporter: one of his first orders of business was to resign from his charity. the organize drew criticism following the january earthquake for alleged mismanagement of funds. so when people look at that and see maybe a possibility of corruption, what is your argument? >> you could say the governance of yele haiti was not right. how do i know you can govern a country if you couldn't govern a charity? what i will say to you is that i made a mistake

. >> nine-time grammy winner. >> good morning to everyone. i'm erica hill with chris wragge.well. >> good to see you. good to see everybody on the plaza. >>> also coming up, we have assembled a panel of "early show" experts to answer your questions about bedbugs. >> there they are. >> there they are, folks. >> i'm sorry if you're eating breakfast. >> a little milk on your cornflakes. as you know, it's a growing problem across the country and we're going to help you avoid these pests or deal with them if you already have them in your office or in your home. it's really an awful, awful situation. >> and some of the nicest places in a lot of cities and towns have them, including right here in new york city. >> yeah. a lot of people think it's the seedy motels. not at all. >> we'll have all that coming up in a couple minutes. first, let's go inside. jeff glor is at the news desk with a check of the morning's headlines. good morning, jeff. >> guys, i have a question. who's the people that posed with the bedbugs on their hands in the video? >> that would be scientists. >>> good mor

we leave you with four-time grammy-nominated ledesi singing a song reflecting the mood of a lot of newd you ♪ and the think to myself "what a wonderful world" ♪ ♪ i see skies of blue and clouds of white the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night and i think to myself "what a wonderful world" ♪ ♪ the colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky are also on the faces of people going by i see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do they're only saying i love you ♪ ♪ i see babies crying, i watch them grow they'll learn so much than i'll ever know then i think to myself what a wonderful world ♪ ♪ then i think to myself what a wonderful world ♪ >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you. >> for more about "the early show," visit us at cbsnews.com. the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. ben and his family live

. >> grammy award winning actor, musician and new orleans native, harry connick jr., joins us now.e you. >> is it a surprise that movie and television production companies have discovered this area, discovered the state of louisiana? >> i don't think so at all. i think it's so culturally rich. the architecture is so great. the people are hard working, nice people. i think it was just a matter of time before it started to become popular as a place to shoot movies. >> put your musician's hat on. a pet project of yours, you and brandon marsalles. >> right. it's something we thought of five years ago right after hurricane katrina. we were trying to figure out a way to entice musicians to come back to new orleans because prior to the storms, traditionally music was sort of hanging in the balance and certainly after the storm there was so much dispersion of musicians all over the country that we wanted to do something to bring them back so we partnered with habitat for humanity, builds about 80 residences down there. now the center for music is under construction which is a multimillion-

. >> reporter: she acknowledged her close relationship with her mom andrea at this year's grammy awardsriend and disciplinarian goes well beyond hollywood. >> do you know where the line is drawn? >> i'm learning it. i don't know if anybody ever knows. >> when some parents become more of a peer to their child, i think that's where you run into trouble. >> that's part of the role of parenting. you have to be friends with your kids or your kids won't respect you. they won't respect your rules. >> reporter: rules most parents try to follow. maintaining the respect of a child without losing a friend. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> joining us now early show contributor jennifer hartstein, a child and adolescent psychologist. good to have you with us. >> thanks. >> it seems to me there's a shift on becoming besties. i'm bffs with my kids. >> i think in families there's a lot more in common. kids are watching the same shows as parents, listening to the same music. there's a lot more playing field evening. as a result there's a fine line crossed. it's good to be friends with your kids b

. >>> finally, there was more than one big wedding this weekend, a friend of "gma's" grammy winner aliciapatients their voices back innovative surgery, huge promise. and dr. richard besser is on the cutting edge with us tonight, making an impact right now. see you tonight. >> and that's the news at 8:04. time for the weather with sam champion. hey, sam. >>> good morning. what's your name? >> sarah. >> sarah. i've got to go down for sarah because she wanted to be on tv. go ahead. sar remarks are you in there, i see her behind me. happy birthday, by the way. >> thank you. >> to new york. >> yep. >> all the way from? >> new jersey. >> how long are you guys staying? >> just today. >> it will be good. happy 16th birthday. >> thank you. >> let's check the boards. one or two things going on this morning. we want to start with a live shot out of dallas, as you see the sun coming up out of the city. dallas is well above 100 degrees today. there's a lot of places where the heat is on. remember, just check on your neighbors. if they live by themselves, if there's a power outage or problem or air con

the five-time grammy winner will be live in central park, lighting up our central park stage. event coming up this friday morning. but it's tuesday morning. we say good morning, america. here with george, i'm robin. >> it's good to see you all. >>> this morning, we look at michael jackson. we remember the shoulder pads he wore. the sparkley glove. this morning, there's a new exhibit that shows the surprising influence on fashion. >>> plus, what you want your kids to study in school. you know what you want them to study. you follow them closely. you know what they eat? dr. michael roizen has an eye-opening look at foods that get the lowest grades in nutrition. and he'll tell us the healthy alternatives. >> absolutely. >> that's coming up. >>> also, what's the best way to train man's best friend? we'll show you a technique that taught this dog, this goldendoodle, to obey every word without his owner saying a word. >>> first, we have something very special. you're about to see a dream come true. there's a remarkable group called the dream foundation. its mission is to support peo

with eight grammy nominations and a successful run on broadway, "american idol" winner fantasia barrinobiography, life is not a fairy tale. two weeks ago, she was hospitalized after overdosing on a bottle of pills. now, a "gma" exclusive. fantasia is here in our studio, to talk about the suicide attempt, to the new album, called "back to me." first, here's chris connelly, with more on her recent struggles. >> reporter: when singer fantasia barrino was crowned champion of "american idol" in 2004, it was her golden voice that garnered all the attention. but in recent weeks, her struggles have been stealing the spotlight. >> tell me exactly what happened. >> an individual took a bottle of aspirin. >> reporter: earlier this month, fantasia's manager found her unconscious. in a verbal of vh1's "behind the music," airing continue, fantasia admits she wanted to end her life. >> you can't accidentally take a whole bottle of pills. >> reporter: at the time, fantasia was reeling from allegations and the threat of a lawsuit, surrounding her relationship with antoine cowau a married man. it was the

six-time grammy winner. and joining him on friday, the acclaimed band the roots.n our summer concert series this friday. two, great acts. one, amazing concert. we hope you will all come back and join us in central park. [ cheers and applause ] half pais through the week. alongside george i'm robin. >>> this morning, we'll look at a dilemma that faces a lot of families. what do you do when grandma and grandpa are teaching your kids values that you don't share? how to keep peace with your parents while protecting your kids. >>> and another issue facing families in this tight economy, rising medical costs. mellody hobson is here with new ways to keep your medical bills down. including discount medical clubs that operate like discount stores. >>> we'll show you how to look great on a budget this summer. a little summer fashion show. that's coming up in this half hour, as well. >>> we have something special before we go to sam. excuse me. "people" magazine out today with some new details and inside pictures of that wedding that captivated the country over the weekend.

the grammy-award winning artist shot up the charts with hits like "poker face."it to see you! >> lady gaga's monster ball moves to portland thursday. thanks for joiningto "day" , "t show continues next. we'll show you tomorrow morning 4:30 a.m. >>> we're back on this booze day with our special series "back to school today" and we're talking dorm room decor. >> you don't have to take out a loan to afford what we're showing you. frank is the host of gttv's "design on a dime." first of all, dorm rooms are teeny. >> there are. you're talking about approximately 200 square feet. >> you figure out how to make it all fit in there. >> absolutely. storage is probably the number one thing to look for in dorm spaces, starting with shoes. a better solution than all over the floor, this cool pink shoe caddie is awesome. you can use it to store miscellaneous items. this is a security device to mount to your bed to store money or goods you don't want your buddies to steal. you put it on the bed. >> that's smart. >> closet space is such a premium, i like the zip-up closet. you c

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. >> but the 13-time grammy nominated rap sensations has three new films to sing about, they're calledt premiered friday in the latin film festival. >> is that the one with val kilmer. >> with val kilmer. >> why didn't val believe you wrote this? >> at first i sent it to him. i didn't want to put pressure on him. i said check this out. i think this is what i want to do next. >> i think a lot of people were shocked when we opened up the mag zeens and saw you had lost all this weight, 60 pounds, for a role. you're playing the role of a football player with cancer. >> yeah, heisman hopeful. "things paul apafall part." it's an interesting project considering cancer, 1 outs of 8 people in the world die of cancer topping malaria, tuberculosis and hiv together. i actually read the screenplay, and i was excited about it. i had a friend of mine that died of cancer growing up, so it was exciting. when i was making the physical transformation i concentrated on how he looked to me. >> how did you lose the weight? >> i was on liquid. i started with lemon and kiian, and that got a little bit -- afte

. ♪ >>> grammy winning song by the band train, spent more than a year on the charts as fan favorite. for us live on the plaza tomorrow on "today." you're going to want to come on down for that. meanwhile, we're heading back a few decades for a style flashback. >> shoulder pads are back, baby. >> no. >> yes. dynasty, alexis carrington -- >> -- neon nail polish, old vinyl record collections. some of your favorite trends from the '80s and '90s are back in style. >> what's old is new again. >> pull out some of the things because you'll be hip again. >> you got your parachute pants? >> i never got rid of them. >> m.c. hammer. >> i could see you. >> hammer time. >> i had -- >> and if your kids are looking for a good read this summer, al's book club for kids is back in session. this month's pick dark life about adventurous pioneers living deep under the sea. we'll talk to the author. >> and in "today's kitchen" the pioneer woman is here. the website is a huge hit. she's here for the blog her conference. she's going to create what she calls a cowgirl dinner party. although i think cowboys ar