the one that loretta told you about, cake lawrence. all the people that knew him called him cake, he used to steal the warm cake that his mother put out. he would cut a slice and run off to the crawl space. they call him cake. i use that in my story. those 2 come from my grandmother, she was the germ, the seed of those 2 books and many others. let's go back to that front porch again. this time daddy james is the story teller. we sit at his feet and listen about stories about sara and pat and nollen. that is my brother, my sister, and me. we thought we were just as clever and smart and just as brave as the children in his story. he told stories vaguely familiar, but different some how because he told them his way. you see, i had no idea my grandfather was a functional illiterate and encouraged all 3 of us, his grandchildren to read. the way he encouraged me, he'd say y'all read to me what they taught you up at the schoolhouse today. i would whip out my dick and jane. see jane run. run, he endured that. he allowed me to read to him. i ha

claudette colbert, loretta young, they were all the reagans' friends, it was fascinating. >> famous story, president reagan got to turn the table on bob hope, who he once introduced, i believe, it may have been a dinner for queen elizabeth, but any event, hope was there, and president reagan introduced hope as someone who had performed for seven american presidents and entertained four. great line. >> great line. >> did the bushes have favorite entertainers? >> oh, yeah. i think, we had -- we always had an eclectic mix. i remember having lyle lovett, we had natalie cole, who was fabulous, for one of the dinners. we had opera singers, we had the boys choir of harlem, i think, for one of the ladies lunches. we always try to -- you would try to have sense who the visiting head of state, if it was the state dinner, if they had a preference, whether it was classical or temporary, and we'd try to book them. and booking the entertainment is challenging. >> has it gotten harder? have you ever had an entertainer say, a, we want to be paid, or, b, we won't come because of politics? >> no, we didn't

stuff" who always seemed to have a stick of chewing gum for her partner, and also did a stint at lorettan's father in "coalminor's daughter." he bravely battled throat cancer and toured to the very end. he was 71 years old. >>> stanley resor died. he was secretary of the army for six years at the height of the vietnam war. he joined the army. in world war ii, he saw heavy combat in the battle of the bulge, earning him a purple art and braunlz and silver stars. he was an arms negotiator and ambassador. he was 94. >> and quite a visual moment yesterday in dearborn, michigan, at the henry ford museum. president obama sat in the same bus from montgomery, alabama, where rosa parks refused to give up her speak. he was there for a fund-raiser. after that, he spoke of parks' courage and tenacity. >> when we come back, how saving some of the most beautiful sights on earth may hold the key to saving human lives. for my type 2 diabetes. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-daily levemir flexpen. flexpen is prefilled. doesn't need refrigeration

we have eddie money and loretta lynn, restaurant week, we'll have the ravens in town along with the ravensroost, purple friday in ocean city. we are gearing up for a big summer. we're going to hit memorial day and keep moving. >> summer may never end. >> that would be fine with us. >> thank you very much. >> thanks for everyone, we welcome you all this summer. >> we're all coming your way sooner or later. stay tuned. we'll continue with traffic and weather in a moment. >> i forgot to mention the website, ococean.com. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is going to be a beautiful day today, 74 degrees, in the upper 40s now. here's sharon. >> a new problem to tell you about, 295 northbound at 100. a car fire is reported there. we have a vehicle down an embankment on 83 southbound past timoniu road. also fire activity blocking riserstown road between franklin and barryman lane. there's a look at speed on the beltway, delays in place on the west side of beltway. 45 miles an hour is your average, 795 all clear. this is brought to you by medieval times. tickets are only $29.95 with a student id. back to you. >>>

you'll notice in your program that loretta johnson was to be here, and many of you know loretta johnsonour secretary-treasurer, and you know i am not loretta that. but loretta is not here because her brother-in-law passed away. so i'm very sad about that but glad that i have an opportunity to be here, participate in the breakfast and be on this panel. um, i come from toledo, you heard that there's three buckeyes or at least roots in the buckeye state. and the last 15 years or last june was president of the toledo federation of teachers and worked for many, many years in the toledo public schools. and now as an officer with the american federation of teachers, it's a wonderful opportunity to engage nationally on many of our issues of mutual concern. the american federation of teachers, one and a half million members strong, we have five divisions. our largest is kindergarten through 12th grade teachers. we also represent, um, professors and graduate employees and adjuncts at the higher education university level. we represent public employees, paraprofessionals and other school support p

. >> he played loretta lin father in the coal miner daughter.throat cancer and died peacefully this afternoon at the age of of 71. >> 3 passings. >> you spoke and we listened. coming up. a little girl gets a very big surprise. stay with us. that story as we continue. us. that story as we continue. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> 7 news regularly goes into the community to tap into the issues that you care about. we held an abc 7 listen meeting in san jose recently and learned about a special program that creates play houses for kids with special needs. here's tvl david louie. t.the. >>reporter: these volunteers are doing something special today. at the same time they are developing new skills. >> it's a jig saw. >> every uses one before. >> no. >> they divide up into teams focusing

. >> never hurt loretta lynn. >> the first girl is kind of like what's her name? wynonna judd.ke her when she sings other songs, too. >> wynonna judd is a much better singer. i'm sorry. >> next upteam christina. here are the bottom two from team christina. ♪ you and i, yeah, you and i, love you and i ♪ ♪ please don't go, if i wake up tomorrow will you still be here ♪ >> kristen stewart, is that her name? >> kind of looked like her. >> from the side she looked like her. i would let the second girl go. >> they let the first girl go. i agree with you. i would have kept the first girl. that's team christina now, you saw what her team's like. >> yeah. i think blake's got the superior team, though. >> he does have a strong team. next week we hear from adam and cee lo's team. another good show that's on. >> we'd rather watch the clips. >> betty white's show "off their rockers." >> they send us a couple clips. this is going to be on today. let's take a look at this clip. >> fellas, she's got a really hot date tonight. it's a third one, you know, so she's going to get -- anyway, you're

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it's a girl's club, and loretta divine. it's a great show, and i love her.ah, i'm kind of fun. yeah, grandma lynnette, memaw. >> i love that. >> do your kids call you -- >> my -- i don't have grand kids. >> oh, i thought you did. i'm sorry. >> no, no, i can't wait to have grand kids just don't tell my children. my kids call my mom memaw, alive and kicking, hi, mom. dy tell you i was going to be on today? >> how many do you have? >> twins, 24 and clementine, i lie about her age. i don't lie about my age but my eldest daughter, she's very beautiful. very proud of my kid. they're doing very well. >> don't you think when your proud of your kid, you have to say, i did a good job because -- you can raise your kids, do all the right things and for whatever reason they go astray. when they turn out okay -- jackie kennedy said something along the lines, when you raise your kids well, there's nothing better. there's nothing better than that. and i so agree with that. >> i think we have to support our children regardless of their choices. they may not make choices we w

loretta divine among others. so it's just a great show to do. i love her.aracter is kind of fun. >> i'm kind of fun. grandma lynette. my kids call me meemaw. >> your grandkids -- >> i don't have grandchildren. >> i'm sorry. >> that's okay. i can't wait to have grandchildren. my kids call my mother is meemaw. alive and kicking in memphis, tennessee. >> how much children do you have? >> i have three, aerial and zack, and claim men tile. my eldest daughter, she's very beautiful, too. very proud of my kids. doing really well. >> don't you think when you're proud of your kids, you have to say, i did a good job. for whatever reason they could go astray. when they turn out okay, i think it was jackie kennedy onassis who said when you raise your kids well, there's nothing better than that. >> we have to support our children regardless of their choices. they may not make choices we would particularly want them to make. support and love them and know they're going to be okay. they'll figure it out themselves. it can't live their lives for them. >> cybil, good to see

you will notice that loretta johnson was to be here. she is our secretary-treasurer. you know i am not lauretta. she's not here because her brother in law passed away. i am very sad about that. i am glad i have an opportunity to be here and participate in this panel. i come from toledo. the last 15 years i was present of the toledo association of teachers. now as an officer, it is a wonderful opportunity to engage nationally. the american federation wants to have -- has 1.5 million members strong. we represent professors and graduate employees. our present came to toledo. they were touring the country talking about the connection between civil rights and the labor movement. they came there ohio at a very important time. we were fighting and successfully beat senate bill 5 that would have taken away collective bargaining rights and the rights of employed workers. they came and that was civil- rights leaders. they had a great discussion with high school students. when you look at the jobs at that we have today compared to what other unions were fighting so hard to push,

you will notice that loretta johnson was to be here. she is our secretary-treasurer. you know i am not lauretta. she's not here because her brother in law passed away. i am very sad about that. i am glad i have an opportunity to be here and participate in this panel. i come from toledo. the last 15 years i was present of the toledo association of teachers. now as an officer, it is a wonderful opportunity to engage nationally. the american federation wants to have -- has 1.5 million members strong. we represent professors and graduate employees. our present came to toledo. they were touring the country talking about the connection between civil rights and the labor movement. they came there ohio at a very important time. we were fighting and successfully beat senate bill 5 that would have taken away collective bargaining rights and the rights of employed workers. they came and that was civil- rights leaders. they had a great discussion with high school students. when you look at the jobs at that we have today compared to what other unions were fighting so hard to push,

and he also did a stint at loretta lynn's father in "coal miner's daughter."s famous for his midnight ramble sessions. he bravely battled throat cancer and toured to the very end. levon helm was 71 years old. >>> stanley resor died. he was secretary of the army for six years at the height of the vietnam war. appointed by president lyndon johnson. after graduating from yale, he joined the army. in world war ii, he saw heavy combat in the battle of the bulge, earning him a purple heart and bronze and silver stars. in later years, he was an arms reduction negotiator and u.s. ambassador. stan resor was 94. >>> and quite a visual moment yesterday in dearborn, michigan, at the henry ford museum. president obama sat in the same city bus from montgomery, alabama, where rosa parks refused to give up her seat. the president was there for a fund-raiser. after that moment, he spoke of parks' courage and tenacity. >>> when we come back, how saving some of the most beautiful sights on earth may hold the key to saving a lot of human lives. >>> next at 6:00, a vip night and a