laverne and dennis go tumbling through the sky.ennis tries to stabilize them, but something isn't right. >> i knew my top harness fell. i didn't know if it fell off, down or what, but i knew it slipped. that's all i knew. >> her jacket covers her face shielding her vision. >> i don't know what would have happened if i could have seen the shape i was in. probably was a blessing, actually. >> mcglynn has made more than 8,000 jumps and has never experienced anything like this. a nearby instructor is shooting the action. a desperate mcglynn hails him for help. >> i was aware of what was happening. i looked over at the camera guy, hey, i could use a hand here. we were able to get the leg pads down below the knees again. >> once her legs were harnessed, dennis pulls the rip cord thousands of feet sooner than anticipated. dennis and laverne grasp on to each other the entire ride down, locking hands for more than five grueling minutes. meanwhile back on the ground, everyone who's jumped after laverne has already landed. >> that's great. an

laverne roberts was honored here in this space two years ago. thank you laverne. and i think i can say a lot more about being indian and how much i am proud to be indian. i did work in the school district for more than 20 years, and the people that i work with they still call me up and tell me their troubles, and ask for help sometimes, but thank you very much for all of you to come tonight. [applause] >> all right. thank you gwen and anaciata as well. i saw your family over there and got a bunch of hugs. all right. is shirley here yet? is shirley cavara here yet? good to see you shirley. calling to the stage at this time amanda bloom. [applause] >> it's a great honor for me to introduce shirley. for any of you that know shirley. whatever shirley wants she gets so she said i had to introduce her and here i am. sheerly is amazing woman and was at alcatraz and taught children and supported me as a single mother, took care of my child there and i think she's one of the amazing woman in the communiand ths is er le for her congratulations shirley. [applause] so now we'

laverne cox is the first transgender of color acting a role on tv.s the new black" laverne cox joins me now. we will talk about the show in a second. the transgender community saw history made this week when jerry brown signed a new law ensuring that transgender -- explain what it means to you and the work you've done. you're wildly don in the lgbt community but you're becoming a mainstream household name now. >> i think it's great for kids to be be able to be themselves. i think at the end of the day it's about children having access to be the young boys and the young girls that they -- that they are and having access to play on the sports teams they need to play on and use the locker rooms and just be, you know, have the adolescence that a lot of transgender people my age didn't get to have. >> what you didn't get to have, we haven't seen a lot of people break out in starring roles. i think we saw candace caine a few years ago. >> "pretty sexy money." >> correct. you are making waves. this is a really well thought out show based on the book by pipe

laverne, as a real life transgender actress and you've talked about how soum people have talked aboutbreaking the transgender glass ceiling, what is it like to play sofia and what kind of struggles of yours do you kind of bring to the screen here? >> i am just so grateful as an actor to be able to play a role that's so multidimensional, that's so profoundly human. as a transwoman of color, i have been so inspired by all the trs folks all over the country and all over the world who have reached out to me saying they have seen themselves in sofia's story and i'm so proud to be a vessel for this message. >> and you certainly have humanized it. that's one of the hallmarks of this show, which is just, i imagine for both of you, fantastic that it has become a bigger hit than you ever could have imagined. alysis, you play this prison administrator named natalie figueroa. >> if you have any concerns specifically regarding your needs as women, please come to me. i will handle them personally. >> i had a question actually. >> today i'm only here as a formality. >> so your character stars alongs

she may be too young to remember laverne and shirley, huh? >> it was an amazing show.pening credits, there was a little glove on the beer bottle. they were great friends who worked together, lived together. >> that was great. thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. >>> is that beach bum loud music bumming you out? how to keep annoying people from ruining your day at the beach coming up right after this. >>> all right. picture this, you go to the beach, lay your blanket out perfectly, close the eyes, enjoy the feel of the sun, sound of the ocean, when people walk by trampling sand all over your blanket. >> or maybe you're lounging at the pool after a week of hard work and all you can hear is the loud cell phone conversation coming from the next chair. what do you do about this? "today" editor diane gottsman has the answers. you look like you do. >> you do. >> i'm on it. >> what are the biggest problems people run into at the beach? >> the big pet peeve is flicking sand, so don't wear flip-flops. >> but the sand's so hot, though. >> we're at the beach. >> you're going t

it was created in the 90's to provide voice to the community in santa clara valley and started by laverne robert and provides two annual powwows and numerous fundraisers. gwen has been part of the alliance for about 15 years now. gwen is a elder and retired from the american indian district titles four, seven and nine of the indian education act. she has moved beyond the limits of her duties for the families in her district. she spends time volunteers for all community functions that the alliance puts on. the families that she serves remember her fondly and all that she did for them. she offered her talents to powwows, food booths, graduations and dinners and let's watch a video on gwen stirrer. >> i am [inaudible] known as the keepers of the western door. they're on the western side of new york and they're the biggest of the tribes. i'm the one -- i'm the one that creeks that runs through our reservation now. indian community -- there was nothing in the beginning. for 20 years that i work in the school district helping the children understand that their heritage was important, and import

every week the entire nation turns for hope to laverne and shirley.ed koppel arranges to have 44 americans held hostage on a sound stage in burbank by actors impersonating iranian fanatics. and arlen's leading all-time rusher is hank hill. ( all cheering ) the hopes and dreams of a small texas town in the state of texas rest squarely on the broad athletic shoulders of their star running back and his trusted towel manager. look at hank go. touchdown! yay, dad! ( all cheering ) okay, stop it. no one wants to watch this. hey, who wants to dance? dale, help me move that couch. dang it! what's the matter, hank? you don't want to see the part where you broke your ankle? film's a little grainy, but i think you can see bone. i don't want to see my ankle and i don't want to carry the dang torch. uh... anyone want to see nancy in an art film? shug! dad. someday someone's going to make the world's largest fruit pie and the next day i'm going to get in the guinness book of world records for eating it. bobby, i'm not in the mood for riddles right now. i'm just say

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lavern, i warrant to start with you. your character, i'm into nine now, episode nine.to what we're up to. what is this crazy eyes character bringing to the viewers? >> i think what it brings to the viewers is a deeper understanding of how we view prison life in general. i think it's an easy assumption to look at a lot of people incarcerated in our system right now and think of them as their crime or number and jumpsuit and not delve into knowing them in any other way. crazy eyes has that same uphill battle to go through. her name is crazy eyes. it's easy to peg her as somebody who might not all be together. as you get to know her, there's deeper, richer layers to her. it's true for other inmates. yeah, they may have committed -- some of them may have committed crimes but there's more to them. they are mothers, parents, neighbors, people with jobs, we are steps away -- >> if your character is the one we're supposed to initially have no empathy for. crazy eyes designation. you're african-american, nuts. the character -- you are not a character, you are the actual person.

. >> rachael: to my mom, lavern shepherd who, is not truly aware of the deadliness of diabetes., i love you, momma. >> that's my mom. [cheers and applause] >> she was -- i know. m mother was 41 when she and that's young when she passed away from diabetic complications. she didn't know a lot about diabetes. she wasn't lazy, she didt know too much. really, her organs started to shut down and we had to make the decision to take her off lifee support. she went into a comb a. i started t"the view" when i was 40. hat was scary. >> rachael: emotional. >> i don't want to leave jeffrey motherless like my mother did me. there are so many things she didn't teach me. i wrote this book in honor of my mother to let other people know about diabetes and how to live a healthy life. >> rachael: you can live your best life. >> you can live the best life and feel good. >> rachl: we're going to take a quick break, when whe come back, sherri will break down disxet fitness right after this. n "the democratic party of virginia sponsored this ." ken cuccinelli is on a mission. he wants to overturn roe v