tavis: this marks the release of john mellencamps album. we'll hear the first of five new songs he's going to share with us, all this week. the new c.d. was recorded in historic places throughout the american south, including the first african baptist church in savannah, georgia and sun studios in memphis. the disk is in stores tomorrow. later on the performance of the first single, save some time. glad you joined us, a conversation with a rock and roll hall-of-famer. the first of five performances this week. >> three months ago, on the other end, john mellencamp calling me to ask if i would consider doing something special on the show in conjunction with the release of his new record. took me three seconds or less to say yes to his being on the show tonight and for that matter, every night this week. in addition to his new c.d., no better than this, he's about to celebrate the 25th anniversary, hard to believe, 25 years of farm aid, the fund-raising concerts have raised millions over the years, with this year's event being held in milwauke

also, a special performance from john mellencamp. it is in stores this week. author and preacher max lucado and a special performance from john mellencamp. >> his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide is proud to join tavis a. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: max lucado is a renowned preacher who sit -- preaches in san antonio. he is a best-selling author whose books have sold more than a 55 million copies around the world. his latest text is called "outlive your life: if you were made to make a difference." thank you for joining us. i was immediately struck by this how is that possible? >> i think that it is. down deep, we all want to. we all want to leave -- leave a legacy

john mellencamp hit stores on tuesdays. we are glad you had joined this. charlie crist and john mellencamp coming up right now. >> nationwide insurance is proud to join to improve financial literacy. nationwide is on your side. >> by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. charlie crist is serving his first term as governor of the sunshine state and is now seeking the senate seat. he is now running this race as an independent. he joins us tonight from miami. it is good to have you on the program. >> as always, it is a pleasure to be with you. tavis: i am doing extremely well. you are, too. the latest polls and surveys i have seen suggest that you have -- you are dead even. other polls, you are slightly ahead. does not the case a few weeks ago. >> things are good in florida. people want an independent voice in the u.s. senate. they are pressured with the gridlock and the arguing they see between the two parties in washington on any given day. i think this is a refreshing change, a different approach, and exactly what the people of

we brought up a week of music and conversation with john mellencamp. his cd "no better than this" is the 25th of his career. he will perform "pink houses". he will be on hand in milwaukee to celebrate the 25th anniversary of farm aid. his u.s. tour kicks off in indiana. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: tonight we hear two songs from john mellencamp. brielle ofone last the new project. the disk is called "no better than this" and here is john performing "thinking about you". it is not my nature ♪ ♪ i sat by the phone last night waiting for you to call ♪ beenust wanted to say i've thi

also tonight, rock icon john mellencamp. tonight, a performance of his song "don't forget about me." that is coming up, right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment, one at a time. >> and by contributions by viewers like you. thank you. tavis: ken follett is one of the most successful authors of our time, and his last is an eight- part miniseries on the starxz network, in addition to another book -- on the starz network. "white wedding" is upcoming. here are some scenes. >> why bother? >> for companionship. bills, raising kids to get there. expectations. have to talk all of the time. >> terrific. >> why did you not just shut up? >> no, you shut up. >> the truth is always better, no matter how much in herds.

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there is danger and you're right you're right the internet is a very dangerous thing i think john mellencamp said that it was the worst invention since the a bomb or something today but he's crazy anyway let's see more drunk let's rewind speaking of being drunk to beer goggles i mean this is something everyone always talks about talk about it as a joke but the mystery has been solved beer goggles are real because apparently you know the reason that you're attracted to people is because their faces are symmetrical and now scientists are saying that what happens is when you're intoxicated you just can't really tell. you know you can't see it tell the symmetry anymore. yeah that is an interesting story i mean i've never looked at someone's face for symmetry but you are you going to have it well maybe i have but i mean beer goggles beer throws everything off so you never know what's going to happen a lot of bad decisions are made intoxicated most of my brothers girlfriends have. pirro. you know i look really good in dark rooms generally poor lighting is my is my for the next morning the next mor

singer/songwriter john mellencamp has worked with you on farm aid.reat american, and i know he probably will do a great job. >> larry: you think he's got a shot? >> yeah, i think so. he's well liked. well known. >> larry: how good a singer is he? >> i like his singing. he's rock 'n' roll all the way. i like it. >> larry: you mentioned johnny cash, who appeared in that seat quite a few times. where do you rank him? did you see the movie? >> yes, i did. fantastic. >> larry: that guy was unbelievable. >> yeah. he did a great job, yeah. no. john and i were brothers. he used to call me a lot, you know, whenever -- because i'm always telling him dirty jokes. so whenever he needed a laugh or pumping up or something, he'd always call me to get a new joke. >> larry: what was he like to sing with? if ever there were two distinct voices in american popular music, country or otherwise, it would be yours and johnny cash. you could not hear either one of you and say, who is that? what it was like to sing with him? >> it was great. you know, every night -- in fact,

mellencamp camp you can see better than i it is clearer today it definitely looks nicer maybe it's wishfulking we do have a warm-up christie. >> not just wishful thinking we have nice weather coming in this weekend. you can see clouds are in the picture this point covering up some buildings in the background. los ceiling heights but we do have warm up and clearing in store. san jose 59 right now warming up to 69 by noontime. cooling it back down to 64 later this evening fog is still in the picture right now let's zoom in and take a look at where we are dealing with fog. san jose still bogged down there as we make our way north in hayward city along both coasts of the bay and the northern part of the bay area as well. now but starting to clear as well as inland spot are clearing. it makes the way for warmer temperatures. 57 los gatos 55 in the dock and livermore, your highs today going to see as we've been waiting for 84 of their fields, 72 vallejo, 62 in san francisco, 81 los gatos, 83 livermore, 73 redwood city headed out to the baseball game later today giant's taking on the cubs it will