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>> maya angelou. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: maya angelou, you're going to go over, she doesn't have a talkfor this. it's like a lot -- >> well, you, you were a big part of our ad campaign. >> jimmy: yeah, i'm in your ad campaign, right? >> now, have you gotten paid for that yet? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay. >> jimmy: you can't -- you can't sing a song from the show. >> no, we can't. >> can we -- what's the delay on this? should we curse on this show? >> jimmy: sure. >> no, i'm just joking. >> jimmy: no, no, you can't. yeah, but you probably couldn't sing any form this show. >> no, we can't sing any on the show. >> jimmy: but you can sing some type of song can't you? >> well, josh -- josh warms up before the show. and josh is -- >> exclusively to '80s music. >> exclusively to '80s music. [ cheers and applause ] >> so -- so, if you were to help us, i would -- >> do you guys know a like a good '80s song that we could do? something maybe something with animation in it? [ light laughter ] >> oh, wow. >> jimmy: oh, thank you. >> something from 1980 -- 1988? ♪ [ cheers and applause ] tha

here he is with maya angelou who tells the story of being asked by malcolm to work for his new organization and then coming back to the united states only to find out that he had been assassinated. and here is marian macaba, a south african vocalist who symbolized the connection between the u.s. civil rights movement and the anti-apartheid struggle in south africa. she was brought -- sort of brought by the impresario harry belafonte, and she worked with some prominent african-american musicians like nita simone for the duration of their careers. now, i really want you to -- did you take a look at this one, this -- this particular image? it's a really striking image that shows how black music was a lightning rod for segregationists, and it became a real target for those who in the white south were behind the whole movement of massive resistance to desegregation. it's from the new orleans citizens council, and you know about the white citizens council that were formed throughout the south in response to the brown decision and court-ordered desegregation, and it says help save the youth of ame

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maya angelou shares the advice that she would give her younger self. >>> i'm erica hill. jury selection gets underway in the high profile case of a college student accused of spying on his gay roommate. that roommate then killed himself. >>> plus a controversial diet drug that could cause you to lose more than weight. >>> first as we do every morning we begin with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >> defeating barack obama becomes in fact a duty of national security. >>> gop contenders set their sights on president obama. >> the president has a radical environmental ideology and a theology. >> president santorum's energy policy will be based on the bible. you want an alternative fuel? how about a burning bush? >>> a growing issue in the race is the rising price of gasoline. >> economic concerns and international tensions push oil and gas to new highs. >> iran's big power play. the new threats, the new fears, how they could dramatically change the cost to you. >> significant progress has been made. >> europe agrees on a second bailout package from g

king's words, said maya angelou. portions of the granite will have to be replaced. dr. king's youngest daughter, bernice, is thanking the park service for the correction. >>> if you live in d.c., look at your street sign. the city's changing the look to meet federal standards. they will have orderinal numbers as in sixth street instead of sixth street and instead of upper case, they'll be written in mixed case. the signs now have not been changeed yet. they will be in the coming weeks. >>> four prince georges county police officers are honored for saving lives by the county's fire chief. the officers eric lee, daniel gonzalez,mon jon than eiler and matthew lean saw smoke on saturday. the senior citizens, the the people with mobility problems sit there. they realized the alarms weren't working and went door to door to get residents out. >> and to know this fire chief went out of his way to recognize someone not working for him, we work for the county, but to have him recognize us means a lot. >> and we didn't do anything any other county would not do. we're a fire depart

maya angelou's note to herself is when we come back. you're watching "cbs this morning."eople say to me, "you're so lucky. after tax season, you get to relax." we're not here for a couple of months. we're here year-round. after april 15th, we don't close down. we're working late, learning next year's tax laws to make sure turbo tax is the easy way to get your taxes done right. and we even guarantee that all turbo tax calculations are accurate. i'm lisa skelly, and i'm an experienced tax professional. man: go to turbotax.com. >>> if you could offer insight and advice to your younger sefrl, what would you say to him or her? that's a concept for a new series we're starting this morning called "note to self." we're delighted to start with noted author, civil rights activist, dr. maya angelou. >> this is a letter to myself when i was about 15. today i'm 83 years old. dear me. first, i know that you know how to listen. when i was 8 years old, became a mute and was a mute until i was 13 and i thought of my whole body as an ear so i could go into a crowd and sit still and absorb

maya angelou's note to herself is when we come back.ou could offer insight and advice to your younger sefrl, what would you say to him or her? that's a concept for a new series we're starting this morning called "note to self." we're delighted to start with noted author civil rights activist dr. maya angelou. >> this is a letter to myself when i was about 15. today i'm 83 years old. dear me. first, i know that you know how to listen. when i was 8 years old, became a mute and was a mute until i was 13 and i thought of my whole body as an ear so i could go into a crowd and sit still and absorb all the sound. that talent or ability has lasted and served me until today today. once you appreciate one of your blessings, one of your senses the sense of hearing, then you begin to respect the sense of seeing and touching and tasting. you learn to respect all the sense senses. find a beautiful piece of art. if you have fallen in long with van gogh or maltese or john killan or if you've fallen in love with the music of cold train, the music of are

>> >> i visited the middle school yesterday to talk about black history month and shared some maya angelou and we critiques some of jean bast iet's art with them. now let's find out what's happening on the roads. >> braddock road closed inside the beltway at backlick road. north avenue was closed five hours but is now open at ward avenue. there was a crash of the honorable pad colesville road stake in hawk 'n' dove. now a picture of an accident in bounds on the dulles toll road at the beltway. one getting by to the right. and a crash southbound 14th street bridge. stay to the left. back inside. >> a little snow is coming our way. >> later on this evening we will have some slick spots with snow. locally i expect about an inch. higher amounts northwest of town. that means up to 2.5 inches. >> that does it for "good morning washington. good morning america is next. >> for continuing a local news, we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systemy can be really expensive. to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't n

. >>> maya angelou is recovering after being in the hospital for three days. na and chris brown. stephen colbert is back with his mom. what's going on with maya? >> she was in the hospital for three days. her rep says she's been leased. she's a national treasure to many. people worry about her health. she's out of hospital. >> all right. on to the other hot topic. it's rumored that rihanna and chris brown have reconciled. >> they starred with each other on different remixes. the songs leaked online. people are saying how could she do this. others are saying if she forgave him, why can't we? >> this is a remix of her two songs that she's released? >> one is his song and one is her song. they guest starred. they are talking. he tweeted happy birthday. her birthday was on monday. >> i guess we have a clip of the chris brown song turn up the music. let's play that. ♪ turn up the music ♪ turn up the music because i feel a little turned on ♪ >> there's another one with some lyrics where he appears to be referring to her body and missed being with her. >> it's called

who struggles with his own health and taking control-his destiny well documented on the front, maya angeloue death does have its sting, it need not be bitter and each of us can prepare for the end in better ways i think that sums it up what is inside that book but i want you to tell me what readers will find. >> thank you this book is about empowerment and dignity we are all going to confront end of life it is a tough subject but we are in a unique place we are the first generation in human history that have some say about how we die thanks to modern technology people are living longer things that killed people or they died from 50 years ago they are surviving one or to bouts of cancer and a heart attack we want people to live long and productive lives we don't want to end up in an intensive care unit, hooked to tubes and machinemonitors long past any hope of benefits and cut off from our familyloved ones so this is to try to get the best of both worlds best of technology and best of the human touch and connection that takes place in difficult moments. >> it is so hard to talk about death o

critics including maya angelou said the shorter version altered the meaning of dr. king's words.tary of the interior ken salazar announced plans to fick the inscription today. >> this is a mon -- fix the inscription today. >> this is a monument that will be with us through the ages and the context of the statements made are extremely important to the generations to come. so we're happy to see it. >> architects were hoping to simply add a few words, but portions of the granite will likely have to be replaced. dr. king's younger daughter is thanking the park service for the correction. >>> a uss combat ship will be named after former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she and her husband were on hand for a special ceremony at the pentagon to unveil an artist's rendering of the uss gabrielle giffords. the combat ship is among the most versatile and can operate in more shallow water than most larger ships. >>> a virginia woman killed in a police shooting. tonight a widow questions the officer's version of how it went down. >>> plus we'll hear from the driver who saved young kids from

a revealing note to self from the celebrated poet, maya angelou.and more at 7:00. >> i would have so much to say to myself. thank you. see you at 7 a.m. >>> move over, lcds. samsung just announcing it's spinning off its struggling lc dtv business a strong sign that thestro is change. brian cooley is here to tell us what the next big thing in tvs is. >> you're trying to figure out the current thing. >> lcd, l.e.d., plasma and then it's gone. >> reporter: samsung is the number one tv maker out there. but they have been losing money on televisions. a weird sort of dichotomy there. part of it is because of competition from low cost makers in china that make a lot of the panels in the name brand televisions you buy today. in other words, tvs are just a commodity so samsung wants to move to the next big thing where you can charge better amounts of money, get better profit and that's something called oled, organic light- emitting diode. >> is it a better picture? >> it's amazing. i was at the ces in january and this was the star of the show. these tvs are

. -- maya angelou's words inspire still today. there is a limitless promise for every citizen. even today, in 2012, the work of securing justice for all americans must go on. as members of this department and as servants of our fellow citizens, each of us has a special role to play in advancing our nation's history of progress and america's ongoing work to live up to the founding principles. over the last three years, many of the professionals in and beyond this hall helped to advance these efforts. because of you, this department is moving forward to make real the promise of a fair and just america. we have restored and we have reinvigorated the work of the subtle flaw rights division, whose mission remains -- work of the civil rights division his mission remains strong. across all our components and offices in this country and throughout the world, we have made sure that all americans have an equal opportunity to serve and strive in this department. although i am proud of the record of progress that we have achieved, this is no time to be satisfied. i am not satisfied. we can