. >> 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 humble. thank you, jerry, for doing just that. very humbling. jerry herman wanted to

when the curtain went up, jerry herman found his calling. >> even though i didn't say it to myself atknew that that's what i wanted to do. >> did it ever feel like work, or did -- >> oh, never. >> at miami university, herman began writing his own shows. after graduating, he moved to new york city and established himself as a composer with a very bright future. ♪ this is the land >> his first time of big-time success, the musical "mill k and honey" for which he received a tony nomination, leading to a call from broadway mega producer david merrick who said you have the weekend to convince me to hire you for my next big show. >> four days later i called him and i said, i have some stuff to show you. and i played him the four songs. and he said, kid, the show is yours. and that's how i got "hello, dollyy" >> "hello dolly" became one of the biggest hits of all time, running for seven years and winning a then record ten tony awards. herman's encore "maime" was a huge hit and ran five years. you were called a boy wonder. was that a blessing or a curse? >> it was a curse, because they expect

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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? >> it certa

president obama paid tribute to five outstanding cultural figures, oprah winfrey, paul mccartney, jerry hermannd 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 divorc

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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

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

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

house for the kennedy center honorees, including oprah winfrey, sir paul mccartney, merle haggard, jerry hermannd 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 same-sex marri

the other four honorees were paul mccartney, dancer bill jones, country singer merle haggard and jerry hermanent 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, juliette.

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

jones and jerry herman were awarded the kennedy center honors for their contributions to the arts.rees 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 with us. ♪ with candy kanes and silver lanes aglow ♪ >>> it has been awhile since we have done a story

this year's are oprah winfrey, songwriter and musician paul mccartney, merl hagrd, jerry herman, and bill t jones. this is half an hour. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [background conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> thank you. well, what a good-looking crowd. we do what we can. huh? happy holidays, everybody. and on behalf of michelle and myself, i want to welcome all of you to the white house. and i want to start by giving special thanks to speaker nancy pelosi and all the members of congress who are here. nobody has done more for our country over the last couple years. [applause] none of this would be possible without some people who have put great effort into this evening. david ruben stine, miking kaiser, the kennedy center trustees, and all the people who have made the kennedy center such a wonderful place for americans of all ages to enjoy the arts. and on that note, i also want to give speci

jones and composer jerry herman are this year's recipients of kennedy center honors.he 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 big crowd. you guys are surprising me, bigger and bigger crowds. newark. ladies, wher

- 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 russians are doing and they don't kno

or oprah winfrey, paul mccartney, singer and songwriter meryl haggard, composer and lear sift jerry hermand adancer, choreographer and director earl t. jones. this is half an hour. ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [playing "hail to the chief"] >> thank you! thank you! thank you, everybody. everybody, thank you so much. please have a seat. have a seat. well, what a good looking crowd. we do what we can. happy holidays, everybody, and on behalf of michelle and myself, i want to welcome all of you to the white house. and i want to start by giving special thanks to speaker nancy pelosi and all of the members of congress who are here. nobody has done more for our country overtime last couple of years. none of this would be possible without some people who have put great effort into this evening. david rubinstein, michael kaiser, the kennedy center trust ies and all of the people who made the kennedy center such a wonderful place for americans of all ages to enjoy the arts. on that note, i also want to give special thanks to caroli

herman road. the source is unclear but we understand oil is leaking onto some streets. working to gather more information about that situation and bring updates as soon as they become available. >>> governor-elect jerry brown says three dozen highly paid uc executives demanding an increase in pensions "seem very out of touch." uc executives are threatening to sue unless uc agrees to dramatically increase pensions for employees making more than $245,000 a year. executives say the higher pensions are overdue because the regents agreed in 1999 to grant them. >>> a marin county woman plans to file a complaint with federal officials next week after she says a sky west flight attendant refuse today let her secure her infant daughter in a safety seat on board. melissa bradly and her daughter were flying from aspen to san francisco just before christmas. she says the attendant refused to let her use the rear facing graco brand seat because she couldn't find an faa approved safety sticker. the baby was allowed using the seat but facing forward once the sticker was found. the airline has since refoppedded the tickets. >>> we're learning new details on a story we first told you about yesterday on the morning ne

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