so congratulations, melody, to you. [applause] >> i'd like to thank the board for this recognition. >> thank you for your stout standing work. thank you, ms. martin. chairman nolan: congratulations. director ford: our next award is a group award and will be presented to christine kayaya and sheroline. i apologize for that challenging name description there. sorry, folks. working as a team, both christine and sheroline is part of our employee and labor relations section and are being recognized with their steadfast, dedication and the success of m.t.a.'s partnership with the public employees committee during the concession discussions and negotiations. it was christine and sheroline's laborists efforts that would have red line versions of documents and letters of agreement ready with little to no advance leave time when a concession meeting needed to happen. the dynamic duo took the lead in collecting all contract data working with the city's attorney's office to get the memoranda of understanding approved as to legal fo

but where's the melody? i said, oh, well, i'll find one.>> larry: once you hear it, it never gets out of your head. it's one of those songs. as president of farm aid, you wrote to barack obama, offering to help him put together a new u.s. food and farm policy. any word back? >> i did talk to the secretary of agriculture and i got some very encouraging reports from him. and i'm looking forward to talking to him again and seeing what we can do to help the farmer. >> larry: what is your basic idea? >> to get the farmer more money for what he does. get the dairy farmers more money for what they do. they are in bad condition right now. they're not getting enough money, and the dairy cows are -- are not worth what they should be worth. and this is really bad for not only the farmers, bad for america. it's bad for all of us. >> larry: how did you get involved and interested in the farming thing? >> i was doing some shows at the illinois state fair. and i was on the bus talking to big jim thompson, the governor of illinois. and he and i were sittin

i couldn't believe the wonderful melody which made me cry.bout that record, but it makes me that record, but it makes me cry. george gershwin song rhapsody in blue is one of my favorite songs. i listened to it and loved it. right in the middle of the rhapsody comes this beautiful violin section, and just blows my mind. i love his orchestrations and hislyrics. i can't tell you how much they inspired me. ♪ they can't take that away from me ♪ ♪ the way you smile at me the way you sing off key ♪ ♪ the way you haunt my dreams ♪ no no they can't take that away from me ♪ ♪ we'll be together on this bumpy road ♪ >> jimmy: tonight, jason schwartzman, i made meatballs with reed alexander. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create

and the melody is... ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da.line of the-- ♪ i spied an old woman. ♪ she was pluckin' young nettles. ♪ ♪ she scarce heard me comin'. ♪ i listened awhile to the song she was hummin'. ♪ ♪ glory all, glory all, to our bold fenian men. ♪ well, i heard that song when i was probably 20, and i just took my heart. and when i heard it in this-- this beautiful piece about new york, you know, it's haunting to hear that melody. i owe a debt to the traditional music that has informed my appreciation for music, that has--has influenced my songwriting, that has carried the voice of antiquity and the past into the present. it's very important to me. i think also as a troubadour, which is really what i am, a modern-day troubadour, that part of my--part of my singing and my songwriting and the choice of songs has to do with the historical match that happens between political movements and social movements and expressions of the heart, which come through in lyrics. and i always pray that i stay very close to that source. in--in sele

as soon as you hear the melody -- same thing with a bob marley song. grew up taking everything from bob dylan, curtis mayfield, the beatles, smokey robinson. mike alma mater was the streets of san francisco. i would dare to go to school. where i really hung out was at the fillmore. that was my university, checking out be the king, and james brown, a cream. finding out how they were able to penetrate people's hearts. with their music. once you do that, something happens to their eyes. they become brighter. they start crying, they do not know why. they start dancing. it is like when a woman gives birth. =mmfirst, she cries and then she laughs. later on, she dances. and that, to me, is the beauty of what san francisco is about. >> one final question, and we are going to link it to your music today. such a rich legacy that you are giving us. you mentioned to me that you are working on a new album. could you share what is coming up? >> i love to dream when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo ma to do the george harriso

can you hear them, the melodious intent, the glimmering mood in their eyes. face stitched by seam, a garment i have sewn to my skin. whatever remains of el gubenchi's 1932 cairo studio recording lives between the old cobblestone quarter and my still-warm mahogony ear. i should have gotten up to shake his hand, this uncomfortable tension between me and god. medina, its streets adorned with smells from the bazaar, yet i have chosen to adorn myself in the still concrete of columns. i am for the transcription of the arabic. in the morning, he howled the song in the name of his father, perhaps new fathers weep at the birth of their sons. do not cry for leila or for him, but drink the red wine and grow your love doublely, one for the ruby in the cup, the other for its rouge on your cheek. bombs rape the eyes of the sleeping assyrian gods. as if it were only a sand box, a few worthless grains of sand. i'll cut for you the last swathe of blue from the sky, sever my and if you'll let me, but for 5 minutes more, leave me to sleep without the knowledge of war. a kanun w

it will be okay if you just play according to the melody. >> why not play the benny goodman part? >> reporter: kitamura picked a young girl to play the coveted benny goodman solo. he put more emphasis on having the band enjoy playing music together than on making sure the performance was perfect. after one of the rehearsals, hee japan. >> during the war, military police cracked down on jazz, saying it was the music of the enemy. it was a harsh time. >> reporter: kitamura and the band held their final practice the day before august 15th. then it was time for the big show. ♪ ♪ >> yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪ ♪ >> thank you. yeah. ♪ [ applause ] >> on the day the war ended, japan became peaceful. let's celebrate this anniversary with jazz. i guess that's his message. >> it's great to get so many people together. anyone who can play a musical instrument can join it. i was moved. i'm going to commit myself to continuing this event. >> reporter: kitamura has started a nationwide effort to distribute specially arranged scores of "sing sing sing" for beginners. he's hoping more cities

. >> melody clark and the item one on the items proposed for continuance, this seems to have a major impact on many residential districts. we've heard nothing about this. is there some reason why it's only been continued for one week when you're going to expand nonresidential requirements on parking to apply to all zoning districts? >> you're refering to item number one? >> yes. >> this seems like a major item and as far as i know there's been no outreach, nobody knows about it. >> well, i'm sorry there's a staff. i don't know misrogers. >> commissioners this item was first heard by you in april of this year. at that time you considered a policy that would do the same thing in effect. i'm sorry -- considered a policy that would make some of the changes that are now going to be before you by ordinance and also we did share a draft zoning administrator bull ten that would make this same change through a zoning administrator determination. and at that time we've since had a hearing in june and july, and you wanted to not only make the change through a zoning administrator bulletin but y

fast and powerful lyrics that sometimes switch to an entrancing melody.ompositions are strong. each conveys a message of the letters. >> translator: i write so people learn about all these senseless deaths, about how foolish war is. they didn't intend their letters to become a message for future generations. but by using their words i want people to reflect on what we must do to prevent war from happening again. >> reporter: the last message is presented for the first time at one of tokyo's biggest music halls. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the final selection expresses saegusa's message. the death toll of the second world war is then revealed, country by country. >> i think the people received a very important message tonight. i saw a lot of people crying. >> translator: my generation was born after the war. and i hope no one will have to write letters like this ever again. >> translator: i did it. what i set out to do 48 years ago. i can't describe the overwhelming joy and satisfaction that fills my heart. ♪ >> very moving work by shigeaku saegusa. he hopes to add m

. >>> a san francisco landmark when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, at about 6:30 a-m, melodi dered mcnuggets >>> all right. some just released video from new year's day. at about 6:30 a.m. melanie duchene ordered mcnuggets at this mcdonald's in ohio. when the employee told her they were only serving breakfast because it was 6:30 in the morning, she clearly threw a fit. she got out of her car, started punching the woman. employees eventually closed the window. but then duchene, ms. anger management 2009, broke it. she is charged with felony vandalisand ordered to stay away from that mcdonald's. >>> the flight attendant who is being called a hero by some could spend 7 years in jail. steven slater pleaded not guilty today to reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and trespassing. police say that the jetblue employee cursed out a passenger on the intercom then deployed the plane's evacuation slide and jumped out. the lawyer says the trouble start inside pittsburgh when two passengers fought over the face in the overhead compartment. >> he came over to assist. he started cursing and s

out of the air, without the chords behind it, it's a very hard melody for me to sing.in the studio with everybody there, you know, that whole thing was live. he knew exactly what he wanted everybody to play, and he would, you know, say, this is the percussion part, this is the -- this is the drum part. these are the vocals. that is a masterpiece. ♪ oh baby ♪ baby ♪ it's a wild world ♪ ♪ i'll remember you like a child does ♪ >> mark cohen with tonight's "play list." when we come back, a judge opens the door to gay marriage. that's the subject of tonight's closing argument. but first, jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: thanks, cynthia. e van mendes, callan mcauliffe, music from the black crowes and [ fema announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. ♪ whoa! do you know what our favorite part of shooting hoops is? 3...2...1... overtime! ♪ ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh

melody ordered mcnuggets at the drive through in toledo ohio. they were only serving breakfast. they got the window closed on her after she punched them. she tried to break the window, smashed the glass, looks to be a beer bottle. she was charged with felony vandalism and ordered to stay away from that particular mcdonald's. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? the city of san francisco called it organic compost. cr >>> here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. the city of san francisco called it organic compost. critics called it toxic sludge. well, now months after the free compost giveaway, the findings of a new toxin test and what the epa says about it. >> it's a spectac

this just released surveillance video from toledo, ohio on new year's day shows melody arguing with drive-through workers because she can't get mcnuggets when they're serving breakfast. she punches the employee and the employee fights back before locking the window. then she broke the window and took off. she was arrested on vandalism charges. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, a dramatic extra inning walkoff homer for the orioles. the orio orioles. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, sunny, 93. miami, thunderstorms, 87. chicago, thunderstorms, 86. denver, sunny and 90. los angeles, sunny and 80. >>> time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows storm clouds moving through florida while the southwest is looking at clear skies. later today, very hot air is stuck over much of the midwest. more triple digit temperatures are expected. the northeast will see more of that warm weather and some thunderstorms are likely in the northern plains. >>> in sports, another win for the surprising baltimore

. ♪ >> reporter: a somber melody accompanied a reading of the names of those who perished in the stormce green. >> reporter: five years have passed, but on this day, the haunting memories have made an unwelcome return. >> seeing the faces, the water just floating through the city. like, it's really -- just hitting me like a flash. you touch the wall and you just see all of these images of all these people that was just stranded and lost and floating in the water. >> reporter: there is hope here that after today, new orleans can finally focus on the future. robert green lost his mother and granddaughter to the floods, but we found him on his porch today, taking in the sights and sounds of the traditional second line parade. ♪ >> it devastated our lives but it's all about celebrating the fact that we can lose people but we can also keep our faith, keep our hope. we can still do the things we did before katrina in spite of everything else. >> reporter: well, here on jackson square, there was going to be a commemoration event and a candlelight vigil, but because of this weather, it's actua

yes, give melody a hand. [applause] >> i was thinking of david axelrod's favorite line about winning and polling. he said every day is election day in washington. every day is a seminar or a concert at aspen, so i hope you enjoy your time here. >> absolutely. >> i want to back into our discussion. both of us, we discovered, are children of teachers. both our moms were teachers. you grew up in richmond, went to the university of north carolina, and then to michigan for law school. who do you root for i want to ask you. >> carolina, of course. >> and then you also were in first grade the first year of busing in richmond. can you talk about how that experience kind of got you to where you are? where did you get a passion for these questions? >> first of all, thank you so much. thank you, walter, david and everyone for having us here. e.j. have been saying for some time that we were going to get together and chat. we just didn't know we would be doing it in front of so many people, but it is a pleasure to be here

melody duchesne attacked a mcdonald's employee after she was told it was too early in the day to orderear-old even smashed the window using some sort of object, you saw it right there. police tracked her down and she was charged with vandalism. she just wanted nuggets on the first day of the new year, she had to have them. >> when you're hungry, you're hungry. >>> on a very different note, president obama spent his monday in texas where he raised more than $1.5 million for democrats. >> education was also on the agenda. the president addressed a disappointing trend at american colleges, as yunji de nies reports. >> reporter: president obama told an audience that included 3,500 college students that america has failed them. >> in a single generation, we've fallen from first place to 12th place in college graduation rates for young adults. >> how did we get here? >> we got a little self-satisfied. and other countries have, i think, outworked us. they have out-invested. they have taken this more seriously. i think this is a wake-up call. >> reporter: mr. obama has set a daunting goal -- r

the melodies chords, and lyrics have not.g friend remains one of his closest, one of which makes every road trip -- >> once the game starts as coaches, we hope, all we do is hope. oh, we hope it works. music, if you walk out and you suck, it's your fault. you know? it's my fault if in fact i go out and can't remember lyrics and it's nice to have something like that in my life that you don't have to hope. >> fascinating story how he lost his job which forced him to go on the road. >> that's great. >> supports the theory everything happens for a reason and i think that dark time at least in his professional life when he needed money turned out to be -- >> opened a door. >> happened for a reason. >> he was always a fan favorite in san diego. i remember when he was sharing that base with craig nettles and luis salazar and he was with bruce bochy behind the plate and there was steve garvey at first, roberts at second, templeton at short storm and mcreynolds. >> and the mighty casey struck out. >> wow. look out, dennis. >> love my

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"yesterday" is a song paul mccartney woke up with, went over to the piano and started playing the melodyat it was this quiet ballad. it wasn't really a rock 'n' roll song but after they went and recorded it with a string quartet, more than 2,500 different versions of this song recorded. >> is it true he had place holder lyrics, scrambled eggs? >> it was the title for a long time of this song. >> scrambled eggs, lady, how i love your legs. >> i think that was the start. once they got it together there's never been a song like this. >> number three an intensely personal song for lennon which is "strawberry fields forever." >> he wrote about himself and his own life. strawberry fields was an orphanage near where he grew up in liverpool and this is john looking back on his youth and his own complicated feelings. >> his parents abandoned him. he lived with an aunt and he would climb the walls of this orphanage and play in the gardens, right? >> his father left and wept off to sea and his mother handed him off to her sister. so his youth was a complicated thing he drew on again and again and h

. >> usually it's a melody, repeated over and over again. ♪ baby baby baby >> some pop songs stay ine. you and the ear worm are married for richer, poorer, sickness, health, i reilike, it i wish it would go away. aba, the kings and queens were the dancing queens of the ear worm. ♪ you are the dancing queen >> what abba does is raise this from an art to a science. every single part of the song is catchy. >> bob marley jamming. ♪ we're jamming >> i want to jam it with you. there's a lot of michael jackson. ♪ ♪ beat it beet it ♪ >> that's one of the catchiest songs i've ever heard. ♪ put my hands up >> the first time i heard "party in the usa" by miley cyrus i thought, that is a hook. ♪ my hands up >> and i knew it was going to be a big hook. it's got this -- ♪ aa it's a party in the usa ♪ >> which instantly is just very memorable. >> lady gaga definitely is the current ear worm champion. all you need to hear is -- ♪ oh loo loo >> lady gaga is on top of it. ♪ i'm your biggest fan ♪ i follow you >> she gives people ear worms like crazy. >> if i hear "paparazzi" one more time. i'm talking

but a joyful melody can once again be heard in the crescent city. >> you were here the day the stormng from the superdome. can you believe the change that's happened in the last five years? >> it's remarkable. let's not forget in this piece we're focusing on the french quarter, focusing on new orleans. just a mile or two, as you very well know, away from here it's a very different story. how that area recovers is just as important to the long-term viability of this state and this region. that remains to be seen still. >> well said. >>> lots more to come from new orleans. "the early show" continues after this. [ female announcer ] food myth #9. [ woman ] chopping and peeling can be kinda relaxing at the end of the day. [ female announcer ] relaxing for who? try new market creations from lean cuisine. the new steam pouch locks in the fresh taste of crisp veggies, tender chicken, and al dente pasta, new market creations from lean cuisine. delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from purina cat chow. share a better life. [ female announcer ] mayb

. >> so, the idea that there will be a long-term benefit for democrats melody legs this goes of gypsum political question. the president has made a lot of decisions. i think that if you look at the polling on this decision, the numbers are not exactly with us. if we made decisions based on politics or polling, we would get a new pollster. the democratic national convention as a pollster. the decisions are made based on what is best for the country, not politics. >> you also said that elizabeth warren of would be a controversial nominee. >> based on what? >> [inaudible] >> i do not know what he bases that on. >> saying that she could be a controversial patent. that she might not get enough votes. >> based on? >> ok. [inaudible] >> i believe it is at the convention center. >> why is the president meeting with them? >> i think that working men and women are an important part of this country and the president looks forward to speaking tomorrow with the executive council as he has done on a number of occasions. >> human rights lawyers bar-chen -- challenging the assertion that he lit -- ame

melody, i think a lot of parents are probably sitting at home and they're saying, how did it get to thisnt? how did these two young people in their teens get so overweight? how do you answer that question? you know people are asking that. >> sure. of course, they probably are. i think mostly tanisha's did stem from her blount's disease, her being bedridden for a while because she did have a lot of surgeries. >> so couldn't be as active as other teenagers and other children? >> yeah. she was not active at all with her blount's disease. >> susan, you say -- you were candid on the tape. you say your heart breaks because you know you had something to do with it, talking about scotty's weight gain. >> ours came a lot from the types of food we ate. and knowing that it probably wasn't the best, but it was what we could do for the family. but then when scotty's depression set in, we danced around it instead of hitting it head -- you know, head first. >> susan, this susan now, working with young people, is it easier than working with adults in terms of getting them to change their lifestyle and t