haggard has recorded more than 600 songs, including 40 number one hits.aginable. >> single of the year, 1970, is "okie from muskogee" merle haggard. >> reporter: arguably his most famous song is also his most controversial. ♪ we don't smoke marijuana in muskogee ♪ >> reporter: but, he makes no apologies for it. >> there's more than one message in that song. one of them is pride, for this country. and we all agree on that. >> reporter: are you still as big of a patriot today as you were when you wrote that song? >> oh, even more so. i'm deeply disturbed with our country and deeply in love with it. ♪ we still wave old glory >> reporter: tackling politics, love or life, haggard has done it all on his own terms. and he's celebrated for it. today, he's a legend. ♪ each night i leave the bar tsdz room ♪ >> reporter: and with his son and wife of 24 years by his side, he's happy. what do you feel most proud of? >> i'm proud of the whole thing. since i was 23 years old, when i walked out of that jailhouse, it's been uphill all the way, but it's been fun. >> merle

so tonight we honor a man who feels like he's always been here, meryl hag haggard. >> growing up in new jersey jerry herman and his family used to play broadway tunes in the living room. jerry on the piano, his mother on the accordion and his father playing the sax. he never took a music lesson but always had the ability to play anything he heard by ear. then when he was 14, jerry went to see the great ethel merman perform in on annie get your gun." in his words, i got a load of that great lady and was gone. jerry was determined to be a songwriter, even though he didn't think he could ever make a career out of doing something that was so much fun but that's exactly what he's done, penning songs for such iconic musicals as "hello dolly" and drawing audiences everywhere oust their seats and into the world of his imagination. those songs earned jerry a shelf full of tonys and he's still the only composer and lyiricist who has had three shows on broadway at the same time. today that same kid from jersey still is doing what he loves. he said, i never wanted to do anything but make people hum

jones, country singer merl haggard. >> we love you, oprah. >> reporter: oprah received tributes from stars on the big and small screens. >> on behalf of the women of america, we thank you. >> reporter: haggard teared up as he was recognized with a lengthy standing ovation. jones was honored with a dance performance by his company. and hermann with a medley of his work. >> reporter: president obama sat next to the honorees and hosted them at a reception at the white house earlier in the day. >> it's my greatest privilege as president to honor the five men and women who have given our nation the extraordinary gift of the arts. >> reporter: the night closed with performances of several of the beetles' greatest hits. the audience joined in for "hey jude." the show will be featured on cbs later this month. kenneth gibson, cbs news. >> and you can see the kennedy center honors on cbs 5 on december 28th. >>> so how much would you pay for a piece of the king of pop? somebody paid $330,000 this past weekend for michael jackson's iconic sequined glove. he wore it during the "bad" tour in the 1

they honored merle haggard too. and merle definitely looked haggard. tell you -- it's nice when a celebrity finally grows into his name. president obama and the first lady were in attendance. even that didn't put a damper on oprah's special day. >> oprah winfrey was among those saluted in washington for their contributions to the art. the president and the first lady joined and celebrated for helping to define, tv, dance, theater and music. >> jimmy: you know what, he immediately -- [ applause ] appointed her head of the tsa. so we're in very good hands. tonight is the sixth night of hanukkah. this is the night on which jewish parents around the world say enough with the dreidel, go watch spongebob. there aren't many hanukkah specials but there are a lot of christmas specials. there are too many. they've got new ones and all the classics. for the most part, especially the classics, they're the same special we've been watching for years. every christmas special has the same plot. somebody's bad and they do bad things. then a little kid or a mouse or som

country singer meryl haggard and gary herman. >> reporter: oprahoprah was honored. >> on behalf of theomen of america we thank you. >> reporter: jones was honored with a dance performance by his company. and herman with a medley of his work. obama sat next to the honorees and toasted them at a reception at the white house earlier in the day. >> it is my greatest privilege as president to honor the five men and women who have given our nation the extraordinary gift of the arts. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the night closed with performances of several of the beatles greatest hits. hello good-bye. and audience joined in for hey jude. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the show will be featured on cbc later this month. >> yes, the kennedy center honors will air on december 28th on cbs5. >>> how long a long hair would- be princess took over from harry potter at the box office. >>> coming up on "game day" right after this broadcast. kim coyle was in san diego for a must-win game for the oakland raiders and will take us inside the locker room following that incredible road victory. you won't have to wait to

this year includes oprah winfrey and singer paul mccartney and country singer legend merle haggard and jerry herman who composed "hello dolly." >> they are being honored for their unique ability to bring us closer together, and to capture something larger about who we are. not just as americans, but as human beings. >> and that's carol channing who started in "hello dolly" on broadway in 1960. the kennedy center honors will broadcast on december 28th. >>> thousands of spectators watching the holiday parades in san jose dodged the rain today. the san jose holiday parade took place this morning just before the storm blew in. a number of civic organizations spent several days customizing their floats for the big parade. there was also an appearance by none other than the cat and the hat who brought along his two friends, thing one and thing two. but the future of the parade is unclear. san jose faces a huge budget deficit, and it can't afford to pay the $200,000 in staff time. >>> meteorologist leigh glaser is here with the accu-weather forecast to see if anymore rain is on the way. leigh

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outstanding cultural figures, oprah winfrey, paul mccartney, jerry herman and country legend merle haggard>> to many people, the superfluous is necessary. the theater is necessary. dance is necessary. song is necessary. the arts are necessary. they are a necessary part of our lives. the men and women here tonight embody that idea. their work has enriched our lives, it's inspired us to greatness, and tonight it is my honor to offer them the appreciation of a grateful nation. >> president obama at the white house tonight. >>> coming up, a nail-biter for tiger woods out to win his first tournament in a year. >>> a real cliffhanger in california as tiger woods found himself in a sudden death playoff trying to win his first tournament in a year. we've got the story tonight from nbc's george lewis. >> reporter: aiming for a shot at redemption, tiger woods who in the last 12 months has been kind of a lost soul -- >> been a long year. >> reporter: a year when he graced the covers of all the tabloids with multiple alleged mistresses, a year when his wife elin divorced him, reportedly walking away w

and a conversation with country music legend merle haggard, recently honored by the kennedy center, all of that and more coming up this morning on "the early show." that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

jones, jerry herman, merle haggard, oprah winfrey, and paul mccartney. julia roberts paid tribute to her friend oprah winfrey and had fun, too. >> now in the spirit of the oprah show, if everyone could reach under their seats -- [ laughter ]. >> i'm so proud of you. i love you. congratulations. >> chris rock talking about oprah winfrey took note of the seating. >> an amazing feeling to look up and see the most powerful person in the world, and right next to her barack obama. >> rock said he didn't get her a job, she got him a job. it's 14 past the hour. we turn to mr. dave price. >> nice to see you. >> a good weekend? >> very good. you? >> very good. let's take a check of the weather, see what's going on. it looks like we are seeing more lake effect activity. let's go to the maps. this is what it looks like now. here is a little bit of a pattern. right now, the >> it's 16 minutes past the hour. that's our first check of the weather. harry, over to you. >> thanks very much. police investigating the murder of hollywood publicist ronni chasen are looking fo

are now wondering did the mayor really steal the money for the love of his life the alleged scam haggard mosque of ice face a vitiated deal was so blatant it looked as if the former mayor took the money from the city budgets wrapped it up for christmas christmas for it from his office and presumed it to his wife in full view of the. the price paid for the land also raises questions seven million dollars perhaps or of land on moscow's outskirts is astronomic experts say and there is no sign of any construction taking place all of these adds to the bad smell left behind by the former mayors acrimonious exit. villages in the months instead of promoting themselves and playing political games should have worked the city has a huge number of problems corruption is going through the roof this is unheard of it's impossible to get anywhere through fair competition who gets all the work contracts and tenders who has always won until recently as the mayor of moscow used to say those who exhibited outstanding business skills and prove their right to work on these projects are the most talented entre

from time to time are a sign that the opposition keeps on struggling to change the topic slightly haggard to describe the current relations between our two streets russia and georgia. the holes on the globe could not be worse i guess it could have been worse only during the august events during the war and did. it was a tragic phase in tragic days not only for georgia i think today relations between russia and georgia can be described as very bad and far from normal i think the situation will hardly change for the better as long as president saakashvili is in power for a simple reason in the whiskey you has been trying to prove his indispensability through fighting against russia on the one hand he says yes it is necessary to have a valid with russia but on the other hand his steps and even statements invalidate any normal politically correct proposals i am absolutely certain that russia georgia relations should become normal but that will be possible only when both russia and georgia have respectful lawful let me repeat this lawful interests of each other and when the relations are based

they are musicians merle haggard and paul mccartney, broadway composer jerry herman, dancer and choreographerl jones, and television host and actress oprah winfrey. the kennedy center honors are awarded every year for exemplary lifetime achievement in the performing arts. >>> an unusual piece of land is for sale in montana. the former home of the unabomber. ted kaczynski made his home in a cabin in libby, montana from 1978 to 1995. now the remote site is for sale. the asking price was recently reduced from 164,000 to $169,000. the land does not include his cabin. that's because it was dismantled and shipped to washington where it's now part of the newseum. the unabomber is serving a life sentence in a colorado prison for killing three ppleeo and injuring 23 overs over a span of 27 years. we'll be right back. that's a horrible cr.at? here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of y

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caroline kennedy included bill jones, composer and lyricist jerry herman, musician merle haggard and paul cartney and oprah winfrey. they got to go to a special reception at the white house. >> tens of thousands braved the cloudy weather. the parade showcased nearly 100 floats with 5,000 people in the parade. raj mathai and jessica aguire hosted the annual parade, but they are hopping on. look at brent and laura. nobody cares about you. >> which is fine. through the roof. you can see her. she was enjoying that. >> this year's parade welcomed a special guest for the first time. >> the grand marshal is lucille. they got a chance to show off the hardware on the nbc bay area float. where the trophy goes, so does aaron reilly, the trophy cto. >> the chief trophy officer. it's surprising that a piece of precious metal can cause so much vesz in your life. >> reilly keeps it save and deals with the fingerprint removal. that almost included the prince of the triplets who nearly got their mitts on it. >> grabbed just in time. >> i want to see that picture. about 5,000 people did march in the p

. >> include talk show host opens, paul mccartney of beatles fame, merle haggard, jerry herman who composedello dolly, maim and. >> not just as americans but as human beings. ♪ you're lookin' swell, jerry. ♪ we with tell, jerry. >> a bay area favorites carol channing starred in hello dolly on broadway in the 1960s. the honorees will be brought december 28th. >> the weekend death of an infant in oakland being investigated as a homicide. >> a police chase in hayward ended in a serious collision sending the suspect and police officer to the hospital. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco. those people behind me say they want to witness history as the issue of same sex marriage goes before the 9th circuit court of appeals. >> the windy, wet weather delivers rain, snow and power outages to northern california. >> flights at sfo nearly an hour and flight departure delays out of washington and baltimore. our flight tracker waiting for you at abc7news.com. save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to

merle haggard, george shuttle and kevin star will be honored. 18-year-old sarah williams will receiveonor. she will be recognized for creative kindness campaign that crafts blankets for kids in the foster care system. they are all winners, but one has to be the biggest loser. tonight we find out who gets the title in the season finale. if you are looking for someone to root for, maybe go for the hometown favorite. ada from san francisco, she and two others have a chance to win $250,000. the transforming as and celebrations at 9:00 here on nbc. stay with us for the news at 11:00 at the hoopla. >> there a lot of lists out there. this year they are the eat this not that list of worst restaurant foods. when it comes to mexican, the eat this not that team said the most unhealthy food is baja fresh's char broiled steak nachos. they have more than 2100 calories. 118 grams of fat and almost 3,000 milligrams of sodium. eat this not that said the worst breakfast is at i hop. it's the big country breakfast with chicken fried steak and country griffey weighing in at more than 2400 calories and 14

the white house for the kennedy center honorees, including oprah winfrey, sir paul mccartney, merle haggardjerry herman and bill t. jones. >>> president obama traveled to afghan yesterday to thank the troops and spoke with president hamid karzai. the visit was his second to afghanistan as president. as he leaves afghanistan, more than 150 northn california soldiers are getting ready to deploy. the chico bay company of the california national guard will leave tomorrow morning at 8:00. the guardsmen will build combat outposts and roads and oversee the construction of new buildings. >>> it appears that the efforts to repeal the don't ask, don't tell law is picking up support from the gop. the "l.a. times" reports scott brown, republican senator, says he will support the repeal, as long as it comes to the floor after tax cuts and the federal budget. >>> the ma are tjority of senat republicans say they will block the bill until they settle bush tax cuts. it bars gay service men and women from serving openly in the military. >>> on monday shall a federal panel will hear arguments on california's

top show host oprah winfrey, singer paul mccartney of beatles fame, merle haggard, core rowing ever bill. jones. >> honored for their unique ability to bring us closer together and to capture something larger about who we are. not just as americans but as human beings. ♪ you're looking swell, jerry. ♪ we can tell, jerry. >> and carol channing that starred in the music hello dolly in the 1960s. she sang there last night. beautiful! the kennedy center honors will be broadcast on december 28th. >> very nice. well, president obama got tongue-tied as he prepared to introduce the honorees but he was able to get a few laughs as he discussed oliver wendell holmes as part of the evening. >> too many people he wrote in the dissent -- let me start that over -- to many people superfluous -- hard to say. you try it when you've had all this. >> the president went on to give the rest of his talk with no slip-ups. >> it's hard after he -- >> after the basketball. >> oh, my goodness. ouch! >> he had a different guy guardin' him after that. how about that. what a shot. it's 5:26 now. >> next at 5:30, the

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the other four honorees were paul mccartney, dancer bill jones, country singer merle haggard and jerry president obama hosted them at a reception earlier in the day. >> it's my greatest privilege as president to honor the five men and women who have given our nation the extraordinary gift of the arts. ♪ [ music ] >> the ceremony will be aired right here on cbs on december 28. >>> facebook is getting another face-lift today. the palo alto company redesigning the profile pages of its half a billion users. among the new features, pages will begin with basic information like where you live and work or go to school. and they also are emphasizing photos with rows of recent pictures. users can also list their closest friends. you better put mom and dad and sisters and brothers on there, and share activities and interests. in our next half hour we'll see why some of these changes are creating privacy concerns. >> i wonder if that will get new trouble though if you say who your closest friends were and other friends thought they were close friends -- >> that means you have a lot of friends, jul

the other honorees include merle haggard, jerry herman and choreographer bill t.hanie roberts from our tampa affiliate, wfts. good morning, stephanie. >> good morning. we have a lot of cold air over the eastern half of the country. and some of the cool air is moving over the still-warm lake waters in the great lakes. that's really going to kick off some lake-effect snow. we'll see snow totals of one to two feet as we go throughout the next several days. so, plenty of snow in the great lakes. heading over to the west, we're looking at warm and wet conditions there. phoenix, you'll be at 75 this afternoon. but the storm system there is also bringing heavy rain from los angeles up to san francisco. that will mean mountain snow. and actually, you're kind of below average in terms of rain for this rainy season. so, maybe rain won't hurt too much. we'll stay chilly in the east. those morning lows are cold this morning. this weather report has been brought to you by kibbles and bits. rob and bianna? >>> bianna, have you ever seen a college sports mascot go a little bit m

oprah winfrey, paul mccartney, merle haggard, bill t.y center honors for their contributions to the arts. the president and first lady sat with the honorees along with former secretary of state colin powell. our own barbara walters was among the presenters. wow, she looks great. >> she always does. >> always does. >> photographs well. >>> presentation is everything. especially when it comes to gift-giving. unfortunately, not all things come in a square box. >> professional and amateur gift wrappers were put to the test over the weekend here in manhattan. they had to cut and tape their way around cumbersome presents like inline skates and all-terrain vehicles as well as a charcoal grill. >> the winner who outwrapped them just happens to work in a gift shop. she took home $10,000. yes, she beat seven people here but there were people from 800 different contestants. you really had to know how to gift wrap. no gift bag like i do. >> that's how i do it too. boop. tissue paper, we're out of here. we'll have more after this, everybody, stay wit

that's what meryl haggard has been doing for more than 40 years.n called the poet of the common man, meryl likes to say he's living proof thing s can go wrong in america but also thinks can go right. in a day and age when so many country singers claim to be rambling, gambling outlaws, meryl is actually one. [applause] he hopped his first freight train at the age of 10. was locked up some 17 times as a boy, pulling off almost as many escapes. later after becoming a bona fide country star, meryl met johnny cash and mentioned that he had seen cash perform years earlier at san quentin prison. that's funny, cash said, because i don't remember you being in the show. and meryl had to explain to the man in black he had not been in the show, he had been in the the show, he had been in the audience.

in rare glimpses, he looked haggard and gaunt but side by side with the recent vacation photos, the changelas is taking advantage of the good news and hoping he keeps winning the fight. betty nguyen, cbs news, new york. >> joining us with more is sharon koltliar. also dr. jennifer ashton. good to have both of you with us. you did this interview. what was your takeaway, how is he doing at this point. >> i think michael's really turned a corner. you can see it. has more energy, his voice is back, that gravelly voice is back. i think he's turned a corner but very consistnant of the fact he has a long way to go. >> realistic, it sounds like. >> right. >> about the battle that lays ahead. next month, jen, he will know whether or not he is cancer free. what are doctors looking for? >> first of all it takes a while after a tumor unable to be removed with surgery, his apparently too large to be removed with surgery treated with chemotherapy and radiation those treatments obviously kill the cancer and do damage to the surrounding tissue and anatomy there. are irritation and inflammation. as though

she, paul mccartney, merle haggard, dancer bill t.his year's recipients of kennedy center honors. the president and first lady joined the five honorees honored for helping to define tv, dance, theater and music. >>> facebook is unveiling a new look for your profile. it puts a greater emphasis on pictures and sharing information over the top of your page. the makeover will be rolled out over the next several months. >>> as you know, we at abc news is focusing on afghanistan. and "world news" is no exception. diane sawyer is here. >> good morning to you, juju. tonight on "world news," the longest war and the crucial question, and we, too, as you are, going to be asking the afghan people, the american soldiers and their top commanders this question, can we win? what is the reality in afghanistan? we'll have some answers tonight on "world news." >> and that's the news at 8:05. time for the weather with sam, baby, it's cold outside, huh? >> it is, so i'm in with the audience. we're kind of much warmer in times square studio. and this is a

am reading this from "usa today" -- paul mccartney, dancer and choreographer, country singer merle haggard and broadway composer jerry herman. the peace starts off by saying the president was reunited with his chicago pal and campaign and deede and/or certification oprah winfrey. but there was no political purpose behind these black-tie bonanza. the talk-show host was among five stars being celebrated. kennedy center honors last night here in washington. coming up next, we will talk about the housing market, how much of a recovery it is making. we will be right back. >> join us for "the communicators" featuring the people shaping the digital future. we will have a discussion of neutrality proposals by fcc chairman genachowski. and limited broadband spectrum. we are joined by representative marsha blackburn of the house communications subcommittee and a member of the open internet coalition. that is "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> without the new start treaty be ratified by the senate, we do not have a verification mechanism to ensure that we know what the ru

jones, country singer merle haggard and broadway composer jerry herman. received tributes from stars on the big and small screen. >> on behalf of the women of america, we thank you. >> reporter: haggard teared up as he was recognized with a lengthy standing ovation. jones was honored with a dance performance by his company. and herman with a medley of his work. president obama sat next to the honorees and hosted them at a reception at the white house earlier in the day. >> it's my greatest privilege as president to honor the five men and women who have given our nation the extraordinary gift of the arts. ♪ the way i really need you >> reporter: the night closed with performances of several of the beetles' greatest hits. no doubt took on "hello good-bye" and the audience joined in for "hey jude" the show will be featured on cbs later this month. kendis gibson, cbs news. >> congratulations to the winners. you can see the entire kennedy center honors tuesday, december 28th at 8:00, 7:00 central here on cbs. this morning on "the early show" more on last night