harper lee run -- won the pulitzer prize for fiction. you can clap. [applause] we were all set to hear about her passing. something strange happened last year. another book about me was published. it was called ghost and it watchmen. it is about me as a young woman. it is also about my father, atticus. atticus finch. a lot of people really loved my dad into killer mockingbird. he was kind, fair, and loving. i don't know what happened to him only get to watchmen. feels like someone put grumpy sauce in his grades. grits.is forget about old atticus and remember the young one. the one who inspired us all. --rick mcguinness, 19:30 5 1935. you are the jury, ladies and gentlemen. he is about to give you his closing statement. gentlemen, i shall be brief. i would like to use my remaining time with you to remind you this case is not a difficult one. it requires no minor shelf collocated fax. it requires you to be certain beyond all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant. to begin with, this case should have never come to trial. this case is as simpl

by the way, in 1961, harper lee won the pulitzer prize for fiction. go ahead, you can clap.d to hear about her passing. something strange happened last year, another book about me was published. it was called "go set a watchman." it was about me as a young woman, but also about my father, atticus. you know, atticus finch, played in the movie by gregory pac? a lot of people loved my daddy in "mockingbird." he was kind, fair, and loving. i don't know what happened to him in watchmen. grumpy. like someone let's not forget about that old atticus, the one who inspire us all. ladies and gentlemen, he is about to give you his closing statements. >> gentleman, i will be brief. i would like to remind you that this case is not a difficult one. it does not require understanding complicated facts, but it requires you to be certain beyond all reasonable doubt. we begin with this case that has never come to trial. this case is as simple as black and white. , a humble, quiet, respectable negro who had the unmitigated humility to feel , and who a white woman had to pit himself against two w

you would be at the table with quincy jones and sidney poitier and harry belafonte and harper lee, andh the blind boys of alabama. >> rose: right. so we had an alabama connection. she said, next time i see you, you've got to sing for me. so we made that pilgrimage to harper's for me to sing to her and spend the day. miss alice even showed up. she thought daniel and i were a couple of bible salesmen. man, she was ready to chase us off fist and cane, charlie! >> rose: a day you don't forget. >> neither here nor there. but harper looked at us and the firs thing she said is you two drove here together? we said, yeah. she said, you're staying the night here? i said, no, miss lee, we're driving to birmingham tomorrow to see the sights. she said, you two are driving to birmingham tonight? you two, a black man and a white man? she said, i need you two to be incredibly careful. she says, just because the laws change doesn't mean people change. and she was genuinely concerned. >> rose: thank you for coming here. >> thank you for having me. >> rose: thank you for sing for me and for the show and

and the writer's name was harper lee. harper lee did what most people did when they decide they want to be a writer, move to new york city. and then ended up trying to pay the rent more than writing. and she was working in a bookstore and an airline office. and the browns noticed this. and in a very personal act of philanthropy, they decided to do something about it. and with their donation in hand, harper lee quit both jobs, and during that year, she wrote "to kill a mocking by ininmockingbi most influential books of all time. and one of the most powerful things of philanthropy for me is, i don't know if you realize, those are the homes of some of our greatest founding fathers. among our nation's top cultural treasures. they're not preserved by the national park service, but by privately funded nonprofits. mt. vernon was saved from ruin by what's called the mt. vernon ladies' association. and they're annual budget is $40 million a year, and completely thriving. and monticello, thomas jefferson's home, and montpelier, jam

and the writer's name was harper lee.arper lee did what most people did when they decide they want to be a writer, move to new york city. when when she got there, she tried to spend more time trying to pay the rent than writing. and she was working in a bookstore and an airline office. and the browns noticed this. and in a very personal act of philanthropy, they decided to do something about it. and with their donation in hand, harper lee quit both jobs, and during that year, she wrote "to kill a mockingbird," one of the most influential books of all time. much of the power and beauty of american philanthropy for me derives from the vast range of causes that have been underwritten by our millions of donations. i don't know how many of you realize, these are the homes of some of our greatest founding fathers. these are among our country's top cultural treasures. do you realize that every one of them are preserved not by the national park service but by privately funded nonprofits? mt. vernon was saved from ruin by thousand

authorway, in 1961, the harper lee one pulitzer prize for fiction. you can class -- clap.applause] all sad to hear about her passing. something strange happened last year, another book about me was published, it was called, go set a watch man. young about me as a on woman, but also about my father, atticus finch. daddy inpeople like my mockingbird, he was kind, fair, and loving. i do not know what happened to him in watchmen. let's for a minute forget about the old atticus, and remember the young one. the one that inspired us all. ,ere to read about him for us mr. mcginnis. remember, you are the jury ladies and gentlemen and he will give his closing statements. >> gentleman, i shall be brief. i would like to use my remaining time with you to remind you that this case is not an easy one. -- but it does require beyond all reasonable doubt. to begin with, this case should have never come to trial. it is as simple as black and white. and if so, a humble my quiet negro, who had the -- to feel sorry for a white woman. and they wanted you to go along with them with the cynical co

by the way, in 1961, the author harper lee won the pulitzer prize for fiction.ahead, you can clap. [applause] >> we were all sad to hear about her passing. something strange happened last year, another book about me was published, it was called, "go set a watch man." it is about me as a young woman, but also about my father, atticus finch. a lot of people liked my daddy in mockingbird, he was kind, fair, and loving. i do not know what happened to him in watchman. let's for a minute forget about the old atticus, and remember the young one. the one that inspired us all. here to read about him for us, mr. mcginnis. it is 1935. remember, you are the jury ladies and gentlemen, and he will give his closing statements. >> gentlemen, i shall be brief. i would like to use my remaining time with you to remind you that this case is not a difficult one. it does not require the sifting of complicated facts, but it does require the certainty, beyond all reasonable doubt, as to the guilt of the defendent. to begin with, this case should have never come to trial. it is as simpl

couple of years whose books of the previous decade have returned to the bestseller list are ron and harper lee. [applause] on sunday when the new york times book review appears the paperback will be the number one best-selling paperback in the country. that is truly extraordinary. for you questions, i will do some lightning round questions. how may times have you seen the musical? ron: i have seen about 50 times. i was seeing it about every third night. sitting in the last row. he wanted reactions. i go backstage each time. two enormous thrills. seeing this vivid three-dimensional life on the stage. but also meeting this extraordinary cast. just as lovely offstage as on. they have on braced me in the family. i would go backstage. i have a very fatherly feeling towards them. they are also extraordinary and it is not my job to criticize them. harold: have you been brought on stage? ron: none. i have told him that i would like to go on and do the opening number. he has resisted me on this. [laughter] $10, founding father. harold: do you find yourself looking as much of the audience as at the stag

thursday is the 90th anniversary of the birth of harper lee, the author of "to kill a mocking bird" and "go set a watchman" lee passed away in february. friday is arbor day, a day for planting and caring for trees. it's a tradition that dates back to the 1872. as we mentioned earlier, saturday is the night of the annual without spore son dents' wilmore as featured comedian. now to john dickerson in washington for look what's ahead on "face the nation," good joke, john. >> dickerson: good morning, front runners seem to be pulling away in both parties we'll talk to two challengers, john kasich and bernie sanders to see how they will stop that. >> osgood: next week here on "sunday morning." marijuana in america.tu >> osgood: we leave you this sunday under the sea off the kona coast of hawaii's big island. i'm charles osgood please join us again next sunday morning. until then i'll see you on the radio. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. along with diet and exercise... jardiance works around the clock... to lower blood sugar

the singer is suing the board of harper lee hall on 54th street and central park west. the suit asks for an exemption to require her to be there when her children or guests are there. she also owns a townhouse on the upper east side. >> and just had the controversy over the parking outside her east side place a few weeks ago soma donna, a -- soma don -- so madonna, a lot of drama in her world these days. >>> you have just hours to check out the new rides at the new york international auto show. details when the door will open on the final day. >>> and leonardo dicaprio won high honors for his acting. hear why his words may get him band from a -- banned from a southeast asian country. >>> here's bill evans with a look at what's coming up -- bill ritter with a look at what's coming up. >>> some parents are opting out as controversy continues over testing and common core. the controversy seems to be dying down except maybe among some republican presidential candidates. we talked to new york city schools chancellor to get her take on what's really going on. we're going to t

harper lee, when she cited she wanted to become a writer she did what most people do. she left mississippi and went to new york city. she ended up paying -- spending more time trying to evade rent than writing like most people do. she was working in a bookstore and an airline office. the brown family noticed this and in a very personal active philanthropy, they decided to do something about it. with the donation in hand, harper lee quit both of her jobs and during that gift in your wrote "to kill a a mockingbird." it became one of the most influential books of all time. and beauty ofwer american philanthropy for me to range ofom the vast causes that have been underwritten by our millions of causes. i do not know how many of you realize these are the homes of some of our greatest founding fathers. top cultural treasures. do you realize everyone of them is preserved not by the public work service or some other organization but by privately funded non-profits. vernonwashington's mount was saved by thousands of donors from what was called the mount vernon ladies associatio

she's suing the board of harper lee hall on 64th street and central park west. the suit asked for an exemption to a new co-op rule requiring her to be there when her children or guests stay there. madonna, who just wrapped up a world tour also owns a townhouse on the upper east side. >> wasn't she just in the news a few weeks ago, we did a show about the whole parking dispute because she had signs out outside her house banning park because she wanted to reserve parking in the upper east side place. got a problem with the co-op on the west side, and east side. >> you can do that when you're a one name star. >> i guess so. it's your world. we're just living in it. >> still to come on eyewitness news sunday morning, a driver was trapped inside a sinking car, and the race to rescue her was caught on camera. >>> also, leonardo dicaprio recently won high honors for his acting. hear why his words may get him banned from a southeast asia country. we'll have that and more after the break. >>> i have my own concerns about using the s word this morning, we have accumulatio

powerful ways by a novel that won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1961, "to kill a mockingbird" by harper lee help us relive it we present sheyoung lady -- i think should present herself. >> good evening. bench --s jean louise finch. i live next door to roy peter clark. [laughter] he is the best neighbor and the whole world. he told me to say that. [laughter] tonight you can call me scout. you know me as a ten-year old girl if you read "to kill a mockingbird." by the way, it is 1961, properly won the pulitzer prize for fiction. go ahead, you can clap. [applause] we were said to hear about her past -- sad to hear about her passing. something strange happened last year, another book about me was published. it is about me as a young woman and about my father. atticus finch. played by gregory peck. a lot of people love my daddy in "mockingbird.' he was kind, fair, and loving, i do not know what happened to him in "watchmen." he got grumpy. let's remember the young atticus. the one who inspired us. here to bring them back to life is patrick mcguinness, it is 1935 remembered, you are the jury, ladi