and the show itself stops and king george walks out. the audience knows who it is.s is a moment about stillness. it is a moment of stillness. whatever that means to you, embrace it how you may. but being as still as possible is the most powerful thing in this moment. charlie: what are your first words? jonathan: you say the price of my love is a price you are not willing to pay. you cry in your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by. why so sad? so brilliantly written. it is delicious writing. i love seeing it every night. i knew that it was nine minutes of showtime. i thought it would be fun and i heard so many great things about the show. i have not gotten sick. i've done it over 100 times. it is so naughty. [laughter] and wonderful. and the audience is always so receptive to it for the reasons we described. it is like a drug coming out there every night. it's so amazing to be breathing in the air of the hamilton experience. that alone is incredibly special and something i will never forget. charlie: has broadway seen anything like this for a while? j

charlie: jonathan groff is here and plays king george the third in the hit musical "hamilton." e performance is the jilted king of england, delicious. he previously starred in the hbo series to wrap up the acclaimed comedy drama. i'm pleased to have him at this table for the first time. jonathan: i love this table. charlie: the table loves having you here. let me turn to hamilton. why? it has such a hold on all of us. everyone is -- i did a piece that the genius is all there. but what is it for you? that makes it so magical? it is unlike anything i have ever been part of or ever seen before. i got to see the show before i joined the cast off broadway. the actor that was playing king george off broadway to leave to fulfill another commitment. i stepped in. i am friends with lin. the most energetic, positive, intoxicating human being. .e met years before he asked me to come in and step in for this actor playing king george off-broadway. i said yes without having seen or heard anything because of lin. he's a person you say yes to. i sat in the audience of the public theater, and yo

the show itself stops and king george walks out.audience, he knows who it is and then tommy, our director said to me, this is more stillness. that was his big thing of direction to me when i started with the show. it's a moment of stillness. the one moment the audience gets of stillness. so whatever that means to you, embrace it how you may but being as still as possible is the most powerful thing for this moment. >> rose: what's your first word. >> you say the price of my love is not a price you're willing to pay. you cry in your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by. >> rose: why so sad. >> it is delicious writing. >> you say it every night. >> i love saying it every night. before i joined the show i knew it was nine minutes of show time and i thought that would be fun. it's lynn and i'm sort of there for him because i heardxu so may great things about the show. but i have not gotten sick. i've done it over a hundred times and it's nine minutes. but it is so, it is so naughty and wonderful and the audience is always

let king george know with whom he is dealing. not children but men. standing for justice. it's about time virginia took a stand. >> when governor dunmore finds out about this, he'll have your head. >> we have a port. we have a harbor. we have tea. why don't we make a stand of our own? >> the gentleman might have spoken too soon. is that not the governor approaching? >> and headed towards the capital. someone must have warned him about this. >> warned him about what, imminent prayer? about what happens when the king and the his governors tread on our rights? >> here comes the governor. >> stop the carriage. fetch me those broadsides. clerk, return to your post. so you can record this for posterity. coach man driver. >> my fellow virginians, many of you are thinking, what does this have to do with me? it's my home, my business. well, your homes and your businesses are being taxed as unfairly as any bostonian. let me remind you that the king's right hand has seen fit to pronounce the parliament, not massachusetts's friends but america, until she were at his feet. i ask you, m

you're king george iii. explain to people what your sort of complaint is during the show. >> well lin-manuel miranda, who is a genius-- ( applause ) -- >> yes, yes. >> stephen: we just had him here in the cate blanchett memorial seat. >> i know, it's an honor to be sitting here, for so many reasons. but he wrote kind of a breakup song for king george. so in-- it's called "you'll be back," and it's basically as though america has broken up with him, and he's, like, really? and it's sort of like-- i'm sure we can all relate. those people we've sort of broken up with, where we thought we were the one that got away, and then they're totally fine without you. ( laughter ) that was sort of -- >> that's why i'm not on facebook. >> me, either. >> stephen: no. >> no social media. >> stephen: at all? >> at all. >> stephen: how is that? how is that? >> it's nice. >> stephen: really? >> yeah. >> stephen: why do you not do it? you can't stand that people might say something about you or something? >> it's more that i hav

king,roup included carole george lucas, sicily tyson, and ozawa.or seiji >> ladies and gentlemen, the 2015 kennedy center honorees. carole king. [applause] >> george lucas. [applause] rita maorena. [applause] seiji ozawa. [applause] cicely tyson. >[applause] [laughter] [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ [applause] president obama: thank you. please, everybody have a seat. welcome to the white house. this is a good-looking group. wants -- onceedy said, there is a connection. it is hard to ask why but easy to feel, between achievement and public life and progress in the arts. i believe he is our achievements as a country and a culture go hand in hand. the oldest of the 2015 kennedy center honorees was born over 90 years ago. he will not be able to tell. but when we look back at the last century, at all the challenges we faced, what we have seen at the time of extraordinary prowess, one world war and another. we entered one depression and prevented another. through it all we create a new medicine, technology, that changed t

they include carole king, george readout.tertainer this is 20 minutes -- entertainer sicily tyson, and ozawa. it is about 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the 2015 kennedy center honorees. carole king. [applause] >> george lucas. [applause] >> rita morena [applause] >> seiji ozawa. [applause] >> cicely tyson. [applause]

all of the indictments were leveled solely at the king. georgehe third, you refused to do this, you did that. it never mentions parliament. it was parliament that had enacted the stamp act and the other intolerable acts. king george was the only thing that mattered in the declaration. it said that the king has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution. jefferson wanted the declaration to be scrupulously legal. this is just one of the constitutional issues. in this extraordinary debate and pamphlets. they thought they learned how to make their own constitutions. to protect popular rights and liberties. to separate powers. the problem of sovereignty did not go away. 10 years later, in 1787, when the country was drawing up a new federal constitution, the anti-federalists raised the issue of sovereignty once again. they said that there had to be only one final supreme indivisible lawmaking authority. because of the supremacy clause in the constitution, it was bound to be the federal government that would be the

king george, iii, and queen charlotte. our last ball was in january for the queen's birth night. i doubt she'll be having a ball in the king's honor any time soon. you know what i mean. it is just everyone so angry at the governor these days. it happened back in april. a group of -- well, everyone here certainly out raged in the governor has not given back that powder yet. they ran the house to the movie to the back door. much better than that dining room you saw before. you can only seat a dozen or so people in that dining room. of course, dinner is the largest meal of the day. we served about two, three? so your meal is in the afternoon and you hat a light supper in techbing. we served up in the ballroom here. we've left quite a bit behind here in this house. and i do not just mean furniture. the governor has a very large staff here on this property. over 20 paid servants. indentured sur vents and slaves on the property. now, those hired servants, they have gone off with the family. but the rest of those services, they're still here. and i do not know about you, but if i were on

carole king. george lucas.h of these artists was born with something special to offer their country and the world. each of them found a way to enrich our lives with their lives' work. for all the joy and the pleasure, all the insight and the understanding that they have brought to us over the years, we want to thank them -- and we sure are proud to celebrate them as our 2015 kennedy center honorees. please give them a big round of applause. [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ announcer: "washington journal" is next. l clintoner president will except the dole leadership prize. in 45 minutes, the chair of level the playing field on efforts to open presidential debate to third-party candidates. year end tax preparation from the kipling editorial director kevin

the house of burgesses, where george washington once served, and the governor's palace, home to king george. we will also be taking your questions this morning as we talk to historians, curators, and interpreters that will all be aboard the c-span bust today. joining us is colonial williamsburg president mitchell reiss. thank you for being here this morning, i appreciate it. mitchell: my pleasure. >> for someone who has never visited colonial williamsburg, how do you describe it? mitchell: well, i think it is important for people to know it is more than the sum of its parts. you have 88 buildings that have you have 88 buildings that have been immaculately preserved. you have world-class interpreters who are impersonating some of our nation's founding fathers. you have a remarkable campus with retail stores, world-class hotels, golf, tennis, baseball, and wonderful restaurants. it really is something for everybody but what it is more than that is a very special place, because it is really where our country began. it was here in williamsburg where the first discussions and debates took place

king george was the only thing that mattered in the declaration. that the king has to subjectth others us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution. jefferson wanted the declaration to be scrupulously legal. this is just one of the constitutional issues. debate andraordinary pamphlets. they thought they learned how to make their own constitutions. to protect popular rights and liberties. to separate powers. the problem of sovereignty did not go away. in 1787, when, the country was drawing up a new federal constitution, the anti-federalists raised the issue of sovereignty once again. they said that there had to be only one final supreme indivisible lawmaking authority. because of the supremacy clause in the constitution, it was bound to be the federal government that would be the ultimate supreme body. the states would be reduced to laying out roads while sovereignty rested with the u.s. congress. the defenders of the constitution did not like this argument. they try to divide power. it was outlined in article one, section eight of the constituti

governors here that they will have a large celebration, these balls, in honor that there iiiesties, king george and queen charlotte -- our last ball was in january for the queen's birth night. i doubt we will be seeing a ball in her honor anytime soon. you know what i mean. it has everyone's so angry at the governor these days. a group of british sailors went to our magazine and made off in the middle of the night with gunpowder. well, everyone here was certainly outraged. the governor has not given back that powder yet. out intly he has ran fear of his life. through the back door , which is right through here in the supper room. much better than that dining room you saw. this is much better suited to the grand occasions. of course, dinner is the largest meal of the day. it is served at about 2:00, 3:00. so your largest meal is in the afternoon and you have a light supper in the evening area -- in the evening. on china.ve supper oh, that china even has the dunmore crest on it. gotten quite a bit behind in this house. the governor has a very large staff on this property. over 20 paid servants, a

governors here that they hold large celebrations these , balls, in honor that there ir majesties, king george iii and queen charlotte. our last ball was in january for the queen's birth night. i doubt we will be having a ball in the king's on her anytime soon. you know what i mean. it is just that everyone is so angry at the governor these days. you know what happened back in april? a group of british sailors went over to our magazine and made off in the middle of the night with the colony's gunpowder. well, everyone here was certainly outraged. the governor has not given back that powder yet. apparently, he has ran out in fear of his life. they ran out of the house at 2:00 in the morning through the back door, which is right through here in the supper room. much better than that dining room you saw. this is much better suited to the grand occasions. you can only seek a dozen people are so in that dining room. of course, dinner is the largest meal of the day. it is usually served about 2:00, 3:00. so your largest meal is in the afternoon and you have a light supper in the evening. the ballsve

governors here that they will have a large celebration, these balls, in honor that there majesties, king george iii and queen charlotte -- our last ball was in january for the queen's birth night. i doubt we will be seeing a ball in her honor anytime soon. you know what i mean. it has everyone's so angry at the governor these days. you know what happened back in a april. group of british sailors went to our magazine and made off in the middle of the night with gunpowder. well, everyone here was certainly outraged. the governor has not given back that powder yet. apparently he has ran out in fear of his life. they ran out of the house at 2:00 in the morning, through the back door, which is right through here in the supper room. much better than that dining room you saw. this is much better suited to the grand occasions. of course, dinner is the largest meal of the day. it is served at about 2:00, 3:00. so your largest meal is in the afternoon and you have a light supper in the evening area -- in the evening. so, we serve supper on china. oh, that china even has the dunmore crest on it. it seems

the annual christmas message is a tradition that dates to 1932 when king george 5 delivered his messagethe radio. this is 10 minutes. ♪ ["god save the queen"] god save our precious queen god save the queen ♪ queen elizabeth: at this time of year, few sights devote more feelings of cheer and goodwill than a twinkling lights of a christmas tree. the popularity of a tree at christmas is due in part to my great, great grandparents, queen victoria and prince albert. after this touching picture was published, many families wanted a christmas tree of their own, and a custom soon spread. in 1949, i spent christmas as a newly married naval wife. we have returned to that island over the years, including last month, for a meeting of commonwealth leaders. this year, i met another group of leaders, the queens young leaders, and inspirational group, each of them a symbol of hope in their own commonwealth communities. gathering around the tree gives us a chance to think about the year ahead. i am looking forward to a busy 2016, though i have been warned, i may have happy birthdays unto -- son to me mo

mckenzie: originally purchased in 1762, by king george iii for a queens house, buckingham palace has been with its corinthian columns and gilded gates, this ornate palace has been the official royal residence since queen victoria moved in, in 1837. guards on foot and horseback >>> with the holiday season now into full swing, so is what's become another annual tradition, the so-called war on christmas. >> it's pretty much a battle over political correctness. abc's mara schiavocampo has more. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: a debate over christmas traditions leaving many saying bah humbug. or, in the case of one city councilwoman, "i quit." >> at this time in our country and in our world, it's important to be inclusive. >> reporter: new jersey's charlene storey resigning this week after the city council voted to change the name of the to a "christmas tree lighting ceremony." >> it's not a holiday tree, it's christmas tree. >> reporter: that city councilwoman later reconsidered, deciding to stay on. but all across the country, christmas controversies are lighting up like trees. from th

here we have king george the second. he was perhaps the favorite monarch of colonial americans because he left the americans alone. his long time on the throne would end up being benign neglect. opposite is his wife, queen caroline who caroline county was named for. she was popular because she never bothered virginia. it was not only the stamp act that caused problems here but later legislation would also. as a matter of fact during the towns and duty debates -- towns end duty debates and during the , debates about the boston pork bill, which happened as an answer to the boston tea party, that would lead to this assembly being dismissed by the royal governor. real governors had that power at this time. it was determined they had to close the port of boston. they adopted something that seems mild to us, a day of resolution, fasting and prayer. the governor said only the king, the head of the church of england or his representative in the colony could do such a thing. he dismissed the house, which played into the hands of

carole king. george lucas. each of these artists was born with something special to offer their country and the world. each of them found a way to enrich our lives with their lives' work. for all the joy and the pleasure, all the insight and the understanding that they have brought to us over the years, we want to thank them -- and we sure are proud to celebrate them as our 2015 kennedy center honorees. please give them a big round of applause. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> ♪ [applause] >> ♪ >> president obama will give his last state of the union address on january 12. we bring you live uninterrupted coverage along with the republican response and your calls here on c-span. >> sunday night on "q&a," tyler abell, stepson of drew pearson talks about the second volume of his diaries, which given insiders take on washington dc from 1960 to 1969. >> it was remarkable, all the things he did. sometimes it would criticize himself in the diary. if you read them that carefully, you must have come across that was p

in fact here is king george ii. he was the favorite because he left the americans alone. his very long time on the throne would end up being a period of benign neglect. and opposite is his wife queen caroline who caroline county is named for. and she was very popular because she never bothered virginia. at any rate, it was not only the stamp act that caused problems here in virginia, but later legislation would, too. as a matter of fact, during the townsend duty debates as well as during the debates about the boston pork bill which happened as a parliamentary answer to the boston tea party as we call it now a days, well that would lead to this assembly being dismissed by the royal governor because royal governors had that power at this time. it termed out that it was determine that had they had to mark the port of boston, so they marked a day of fasting, and prayer. but the governor said only the king, head of the church of england, could do such a thing and he dismissed the house. which played into the hands of the virginians. they pointed out that the house had not pass

carole king, george lou can you- lucus. and cecily tyson.something you don't see everyday, 400 empty kegs making up the tree decked out in lights. it's a popular tradition, they afterred things up adding 100 more kegs to the tradition, the genesse brewing company has been around for 114 years. >> tashfeen malik the driving force in the san bernadino shooting plot. >>> people are injured in a fast-moving fire, "action news" will have more when we can right back. >> developing on "action news," a beef with a bouncer leads to gunfire in south philadelphia. >> a fast fast moving five injs two people, one a philadelphia firefighter. >>> what a way to end a slump. the eagles stun the raining super bowl champs. talk about a turn around. good morning, 5:30, monday, december 7. erin o'hern is in for matt o'donnell. he is on assignment. let's go over to david murphy and ronald roj has -- karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: that was a tense quarter, we'll see what happens at home on sunday. we have fog issues out there, be careful of that. patchy fo

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seiji, carroll king, george lucas and the oldest, cicely tyson. obama showed a sense of humor when he addressed the group. >> george lucas recently shared one of his regrets. he told a reporter i never got the experience that everyone else got to have, i never got to see star wars. george, let me tell you, you missed out. it was really good. carol is royalty. you make me feel like a natural woman. i think i just became the first toopt say that. >> the kennedy center honors have been awarded since 1978 and each compared to knighthood in britain. >> today "time" will announce its readers choice for person of the year. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is leading the vote. then wednesday on the "today" show "time" will resleel it selected. last year it was a group, the ebola fighters. >> in this season of giving a restaurant in florida is doing its part to help people in need. >> the mosaic cafe offers customers a good meal at whatever price they can afford. prices are, get this, a suggested donation. i love this place. those who cannot

. >>> carole king, george lucas and sicicicely tyson were among kennedy center honors last night.ephen colbert was able to add a little political humor. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished honorees, elected representatives, diplomats, dignitaries and the small handful of you not running for president right now. >> and a touching moment. aretha franklin brought president obama to tears with her singing. >> in case you missed it, kim kardashian and kanye west welcomed a baby boy. as of last night, there's no name. >>> some of the beatles earliest hits drum kit sold for over $2 million. >>> this weekend's "snl" host ryan gosling couldn't hold his laughter during an alien abduction sketch. >> we're in line, and one by one, they step up, snoker and wait for another turn. >> how did the aliens return you to earth? >> gently. he's crying. >> that was so funny. >> some can stay in character easi easily, and others are -- usually, laughter is contagious. >> it was. the laughing and crying happened during the whole thing. >> do you like when they mess up like that? >> i lov

. >> rita moreno, seiji ozawa, cicely tyson, carole king, george lucas, each of these artists was born with something special to offer the country and the world. >> pelley: and each was celebrated last night at the annual kennedy center honors. actress gina rodriguez paid tribute to oscar, tony, emmy and >> you're my icon, my living legend, and what matters most, my friend. rita, this is my love letter to you. >> pelley: steven spielberg gave rave reviews to fellow filmmaker george lucas. >> he's a path finder and a pioneer. george lucas' "star wars" changed movies absolutely forever. >> pelley: but the highlight of the night came when aretha franklin sang the praises and music of carole king. you make me feel like a natural woman and you can see the kennedy center honors broadcast tuesday night, december 29th, right here on cbs. and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs

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. >>> carol king, george lucas, cicely tyson were among five recipients of the kennedy center honorsast night. host stephen colbert was able to add a little political humor. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. distinguished honorees. elected representatives. diplomats, dignitaries, and the small handful of you not running for president right now. >> the touching moment as well. aretha franklin brought president obama to tears with her singing. this weekend's "snl" host ryan gosling could not keep it together during an alien abduction sketch. >> one by one they'd step up, slap a knocker, and then goo to the end of the line, wait for another turn. >> how could the aliens return you all to earth? >> they have to stay in character too. >> i love it. >> you love fallon. >> that's what made me laugh, he could never keep it together. it's fun to watch it. i don't know. this is "first look" on msnbc. like outside facebook at facebook.com/firstlookmsnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> here's what else we cannot do. we cannot turn against one another by letting this fight be defined

. >> rita moreno, seiji ozawa, cicely tyson, carole king, george lucas, each of these artists was bornsomething special to offer the country and the world. >> and each was celebrated last night at the annual kennedy center honors. actress gina rodriguez paid tribute to oscar, tony, emmy and grammy winner rita moreno. >> you're my icon, my living legend, and what matters most, my friend. rita, this is my love letter to you. >> steven spielberg gave rave reviews to fellow filmmaker george lucas. >> he's a path finder and a pioneer. george lucas' "star wars" changed movies absolutely forever. ♪ >> but the highlight of the night came when aretha franklin sang the praises and music of carole king. ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> and you can see the kennedy center honors broadcast tuesday night, december 29th, right here on cbs. and that's the "cbs overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and "cbs morning." from the broadcast septemberer in new york city, i'm scott pelley. >>> th