[applause] linda ronstadt. [applause] the 2013 national medal of arts to linda ronstadt for her one-of-a-kind voice over decades for marketable music drawn from a broad range of influences, she defied expectations to conquer american radio waves and help pave the way for generations of women artists. [applause] >> todd williams. [applause] the 2013 national medal of arts totheir contributions architecture and arts education. whether public or private, their deliver an inspired to sign have a profound effect on those who interact with them. they're teaching has inspired young people to pursue their passions. [applause] james terrel. [applause] the 2013 national medal of arts to james terrel or his groundbreaking visual arts capturing the powers of light and space, he billed expenses that force us to question reality have a challenging our perception modeling of art, but also the world around us. [applause] national humanities medal recipients. abrahm. [applause] the 2013 national humanities abrahm as a. scholar,

linda ronstadt.he 2013 national medal of arts to linda ronstadt for her one of a kind voice and her decades of remarkable music, drawings from a broad ranges of influences, ms. ronstadt defied expectations to conquer american radio waves and helped pave the way for generation of women artists. billy sinh and todd williams. the 2013 national medal of arts for their contributions to architecture and arts education, whether public or private, their deliberate and inspired designs have a profound effect on the lives of those who interact with them. in their teaching and spirit of service have inspired young people to pursue their passions. >>> james terrell. the 2013 national medal of arts to james terrell for his groundbreaking visual art, captures the powers of light and space. mr. terrell builds experiences that force us to question reality. challenging our perceptions not only of art, but also of the world around us. >>> national humanities medal recipien recipients, m.h. abrams. the 2013 nationality

fox, boxing great muhammed ali and singer linda ronstadt. tonight fox tweeted stunned to learn robin had p.d., pretty sure his support for our foundation predated his diagnosis. i wish him peace. joe fryer, los angeles. >>> now to an update on our top story last night. the humanitarian crisis in northern iraq. the pentagon says u.s. air strikes have helped break the siege by isis militants of a mountain where thousands of refugees were trapped. president obama said air strikes on isis targets will continue. and iraq's embattled prime minister nouri al malaki announced late today he will step down paving the way for a new government that many hope will bring the country together as it battles the insurgents. >>> for the first time today pope francis acknowledged he was coming to america. our team was with him as he began a historic trip to asia. on the way, he spoke with nbc's anne thompson answer his plans to visit philadelphia. >> reporter: on the 11 and a half hour journey from rome to seoul, south korea, the pope spent time with reporters

fox, boxing great mohammed ali and singer linda ronstadt. fox tweeted "stunned to learn robin had p.d. pretty sure his support for our foundation predated his diagnosis. a true friend. i wish him peace." joe pryor, nbc news, los angeles. >>> right now a democratic transeggs of power is taking place in iraq. this following the announcement by prime minister nuri al-maliki that he is stepping down. susan rice hopes the shift in power helps iraq unite its people against islamic militants. nbc's richard jordan joins me now live from washington d.c. good morning, richard. what can we expect from this change in leadership? >> hi, dara, good morning. the new prime minister is moderate, not polarizing like nuri al-maliki. now, maliki seemed determined to stay in power, but pressure from the u.s., iran, and even from some in his own party ultimately led to his resignation. >> reporter: iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki steps down. he went on television to announce he would give up his post and his legal challenge against his successor who stood nex

back then, you road on their learjets or road the busses with linda ronstadt next to you for an entire three hour ride somewhere, and then backstage. >> hinojosa: because do you feel that today almost, now, in terms of like, music journalism, it's all controlled, contrived, prepared, marketable, kind of... >> yes. right. in one word: yes. there are, of course, exceptions, and some magazines have more access. back then, rolling stone had access to pretty much everybody for as much time as we wanted. >> hinojosa: but anytime that you read about these guys, it feels like it's, you know, it's contrived. it doesn't feel like you're really living with... do you know what i'm saying? it doesn't feel like you're really living with these big, top musicians. >> right. you're popping in for a moment. you're getting a sliver of their life, and it's only the professional life that you're observing. whereas back then, as i say, riding in a bus with bonnie raitt and tom waits and john prine all hanging out and goofing around... >> hinojosa: don't drop any names or anything like that! >> ...and gettin

among the recipients, dreamworks ceo jeffrey katzenberg, writer maxine hong kingston and singer linda ronstadt. musicooklyn academy of and the american antiquarian society. historians, architects and filmmakers were also honored. this is 30 minutes. >> laden gentlemen, the president of the united states and the first lady. [applause] >> hello. hey. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. welcome to the white house. it has been 200 years since dolly madison saved to the portrait of george washington from angs in this room advancing british army. i guess you could say that the white house has always supported the arts. [laughter] i'm glad to say that michelle has never had to save any paintings that i know of from bo or otherwise. we do believe in celebrating extraordinarily talented americans and their achievements in the arts and in the humanities. jane chu andnk pro-adams. the chair of the national arts and the national endowments for the humanities for their work. ofant to thank numbers congress, including a great champion of the arts, nancy pelosi, for joinin