also, joining us from the hit show "orange is the new black" laverne cox.ange is the new black" fans here? [ cheers and applause ] and we'll have music from big data and joywave. [ cheers and applause ] two bands tonight. so, anyone here tonight use twitter? are there any twitter users here? [ cheers and applause ] great. well, every now and then i like to take a look at what is trending on twitter because it keeps me updated on what is going on in the world. some of the thing that trended yesterday, were #israel, #obama, #russia. millions of people who were tweeting about those topics, educating me about those topics. we got to thinking what were topics that didn't even come close to trending yesterday. we thought we'd find out in a segment we're calling "the least trending topics on twitter." so here is our first least trending topic. #shovelselfie. [ light laughter ] you guys remember when the world cup was number one trending topic on twitter for a month. i know for a fact that won't be the case for shovel selfie. take a look at some of the tweets. @dr.

laverne cox, good morning. the first transgender person.'s still weird. if anything that i dreamed about being nominated for an emmy, oscar, my whole life. and i've been counting the emmy speeches in my shower. so to be nominated it feels like a dream come true. >> norah, tell everybody what you just said in the green room. the nancy, the financial editor of "time" magazine, i was asking her which sold the most. she said online, your cover was the second to the pope. second in line. >> that is insane. >> i bet you didn't have that dream. >> "time" magazine, the same thing, god has a plan for you that you can't even imagine for yourself. a lot of my work is just to submit. >> let people know about you, laverne. you were born a boy. >> i was assigned male at birth. we're born who we are. i think the gender thing is something that somebody imposes on you. i was assigned male at birth. >> but when you realize that your gender didn't fit your identity? was it one moment or evolution? >> up until third grade, i thought i was a girl. and i thought

if you have then you know her, laverne cox.ude to say otherwise. >> if it ain't, what's that that you call that? do you look at yourself and realize how other people may see you. >> it's got to be a man thing, right? >> "orange is the new black" the netflix series about life in a women's prison. now shooting the third season. it's up for emmys including one for laverne cox, sophia burset. last month, she also became the first transgender woman to be featured on the cover of "time." laverne cox, good morning. the first transgender person. and when i said emmy-nominated you went -- wow. >> it's still weird. if anything that i dreamed about being nominated for an emmy oscar, my whole life. and i've been counting the emmy speeches in my shower. so to be nominated it feels like a dream come true. >> norah, tell everybody what you just said in the green room. the nancy, the financial editor of "time" magazine i was asking her which sold the most. she said online, your cover was the second to the pope. second in line. >> that is insan

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your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the severe weather across the nation and actress laverne coxrange is the new black" joins us in the studio. that is the "morning news" for this tuesday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. . >>> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> today's tuesday, july 29th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. stories we're following today. new overnight, the suspects arrested in the carjacking that killed three siblings in north philly face a judge for the first time. we're live with the charges they're now facing. >> a live look as smoke rises over gaza following the heaviest bombardment yet. update on the latest efforts to reach a cease-fire. >> and a frantic effort to save a man who crashed right into the river along penn's landing. check out that car. we'll hear from eyewitnesses who say they saw the drama unfold. >>> those stories and more coming up. let's start with our forecast, kind of fall-ish outside. >> i like t almost like september today? >> yes, typically the profile of tp

up for best comedy, orange is the new black and cast member laverne cox made emmy history. first transgender acting nominee. she said she is on cloud nine. >>> president obama might help one comedian win an emmy. the episode of "between two ferns" where the president talked about health care has been nominated. it was published back in march and has more than 22 million views. >>> it's official. the view announced on twitter that rosie o'donnell will be returning to the show. she last cohosted the view in 2006 through 2007. she has returned as a guest on the view twice this year. >> queen latifah, beyonce and jay-z are teaming up for an hbo concert special. queen latifah will play betsy smith. queen b and her hubby will perform more than 40 songs together to air this september. >> and bay watch babe alum pamela anderson is divorced again. two days after the spraegs was official, she posted a lengthy poem writing "i love being in love, but expectations make it impossible to be happy." >>> well, carrie underwood tweeted four years ago i married my best friend. happy anniversa

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has madess laverne cox history, becoming the first transgender person nominated for an emmy award. forrne cox was nominated outstanding guest actress in a comedy series. to see our two-part interview from february, you can go to democracynow.org. in upstate, new york, a peace activist and grandmother has been sentenced to year in prison for her role in a peaceful protest at a base where u.s. drones are piloted remotely. mary anne grady flores had issued an order protection aimed at keeping her away from hancock bayfield air national guard base after she participated in an act of civil disobedience there in 2012. attended, she said she another peace action, but did not participate, instead photographing it from the roadway, beyond what she believed was the base's boundary. she was later told the base's property extended into the road. on thursday, judge david gideon sentenced her to the maximum year in prison for violating the protection order and fined her $1000. in a courtroom packed with about 150 supporters, grady flores spoke about what she called the four perversions of justic

and "orange is the new black" actress laverne cox.e beautiful. the way they are. it's really, as i said, already over 6 million views. and sending a similar message is grammy winner colbie caillat. and the music video for her song, "try." it show cases women baring thetheir natural beauty. she's saying you don't need to try to be someone we're not. >> george and i were talking about this. kate has had to cut her hair short because it's been in the pool so much. >> harper won't do it. >> she was devastated. i was laying in bed with her explaining, your hair does not define you. it's what you are inside. if you listen to the words of the john legend song, that's the message. over and over again. it's talking about, you tried on every dress in your closet. you were fine in my eyes a half hour ago. that's a message we can give all of our girls and ourselves. >> i embrace all your imperfections. you're that beautiful. >> all your curves and all your edges. >> all my imperfections. thanks, lara. >> those are both great. check out those song

one nomination stuck out for us, lavern cox, who plays sophia, was nominated in best actress.and and was on the cover of "time" magazine and she told "time," quote, most of us have living visibly and pursuing our dreams visibly so people can say, oh, yeah i know someone who is trans. when people have points of reference that are humanizing that demystify difference. that can be the power of the personal narrative. joining the table now is piper kerman whose memoir "orange is the new black" who inspired the series and through popularity of her own series brought to light the problem of this country's mass incarceration. we thought we would pause for a moment and ask how you see personal stories and courage to tell particularly the tough stories, ones people don't want to hear as potentially transformative for politics. >> it's so important. because for so many people, the thing that frames an issue for them is a story. it's not data. it's not a single data point or a host of data points. it's a narrative. most likely it's a narrative about a single person or small group of peop