morgan freeman, people very very good at being themselves as well.re a lot of actors and actresses who are actually quite dumb in real life. they're so used to playing other people all their energy goes into these characters. and they're not very aware of who they really are. >> how do you feel about comedians? females or male comedians? >> a lot of comedians are quite depressive, tricky characters. i think it comes from this horrible need they have, which is the drive they have in them to make people laugh. there's nothing worse, i shouldn't imagine, someone whose job it is to make people laugh and you don't get one. i think it instills an awful insecurity and paranoia in comedians. most comedians i know are edgy. they talk in a quite depressing way about their lives. they often go through a lot of angst. but they still remain very funny. occasionally you get an exception. jimmy fallon sat here, he played the guitar, he sang, he did impressions, h he told jokes. and this exuberance came through. so he was the exception. most comedians are tricky. >>

. >>> 7:30 a.m., last night the latest awards show, people's choice awards, america takes morgan freemanvorite film icon a first ever for anyone to win that award. katy perry, singer actress was absent from the ceremony but honored in five categories, sounds like she should have showed upment including favorite female artist. >> okay i didn't think anyone ever missed an awards show in hollywood. >>> harry potter followed behind perry with four wins. >> everybody is looking sharp, good, there is dougi houser. >> do they even advertise that show any more. >> you said it was on yesterday. >> yeah, but -- >> i love those awards shows. >> morgan freeman what do you thing of that? >> ah. [ laughter ] >>> he is not my fave. he is the same in every movie to me. he is a very good voice over guy i loved him in the electric company. >> that goes way back. >> i am sure he would be proud to hear that was the highlight. >>> shaw shank redemption. >>> the people liked morgan freeman that is what matters. >> let's look at what is going on temperatures, around the region, fairly mild out i just stepped o

i mean, getting to see helen mirren, morgan freeman and jeremy irons talking.ou know what, they were really connecting and talking. you could tell they were enjoying talking to each other. i think those parties, that gives them a chance to do that. >> well, there's a lot of drinking that goes on at the golden globes to begin with. >> like part of a show. >> hey, hey! >> there is an echo. >> is something going on? are you going to finish the sentence? >> no, no. what were you going to say, hoda? >> i was going to ask real quick, two highlights, savannah, the number-one highlight of your time there. >> i loved that little dog. he kind of stole everything. so cute from the artist. i think we both fell in love with octavia spencer. she's so amazing and so deserved it. she's such a charmer. she loves the "today" show. >> yeah. her speech was so touching, really touching. and the tribute to morgan freeman from sidney poitier was just amazing. >> we see him so rarely and he seems so frail, it broke my heart. this is one of the most beautiful men inside and out that go

morgan freeman was honored with the prestigious cecil b. demill award for contributions to entertainment. >> and my movie career i got to save the world and solve some crimes and credit some crimes and drive miss daisy and play the president of the united states and even god. >> for many celebrities the golden globes serve as a sort of a hollywood reunion. >> it is a double pleasure to see people that i don't see on a regular basis. >> win or lose, everyone feels like a star. even the jack russell who played the side kick in "the artist" proving that anyone can strut their stuff on the red carpet. >> cbs news, beverly hills. >> talk about a scene stealer there, huh? >>> taking checkers to new depths. what is behind these underwater games, coming up. my fashion blog is about my personal style and things that inspire me. i like to think of myself as the voice of real girls. since i post new looks almost every day... i have to shop almost as often. t.j.maxx is great because i can score designer fashion... without spending like there's no tomor

morgan freeman was honored with the see sell b. award. >>> in my movie career, i saved the world, solved crimes, commit crimes, be nelson man dem a, play the president of the you state and even god. >>> for many, it serves as a hollywood reunion. >> it was a great party. a double pleasure to see people that i don't see on a regular basis. >> and win or lose, everyone feels like a star. even the jack russell who played the sidekick in the artist. proving that anyone can strut their stuff on the red carpet. cbs news, beverly hills. >>> that guy stole the show. coming up later on "cbs this morning," the latest on that italian cruise ship disaster. we'll hear from survivors. former coach joe paterno speaking out for the first time since being fired. we'll get analysis. winton marsalis shares his memories of martin luther king, jr. all that and more on "cbs this morning." >>> that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. as always, appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. thank you everybody. i'm terrell brown. thank you everybody.

morgan freeman won in the first ever movie icon category. >> i'm forever grateful for this honor. thank you so much. >> reporter: the stars thanked social media for the first time at the people's choice awards. >> will have the twitter fans. keep it -- love the twitter fans. keep it up. >> the fans for our show in particular have hit me up in life and on twitter. >> reporter: the awards were all about the fans. edward lawrence for cbs news, los angeles. >>> well, happy thursday morning. you're watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck, hi monika samtani. she does traffic. she'll be back in a minute. howard bernstein? >>> we're just about done with the rain and that's good news. almost a warm day for january which makes jessica a happy camper and hey jess let me warn you now. you better bust out the warmest jacket you have. >> i have the warm woollies ready. >> starting tomorrow and through the weekend and arctic air is heading our way. the day planner for you this friday eve. 48-degrees the morning and still some light showers go

. >> i think morgan freeman taught me never to use "african-american," just call me an actor or black. and i respect him for that. but do you believe since barack obama was elected, america has become more or less racist? >> i hope -- i'm an optimist, so less racist. i have to say that. let me just give you a quick story. i was in france and these two frenchman came up to me, and they said, can i ask you something personal? how does it happen that a black man is the head of such a racist nation? i didn't know how to respond to them, because it really got me to thinking. if you think about it, when i grew up, i didn't know that there were tuskegee airman. so you have the color purple, you have "glory," other stores being told. this is an african-american action film that tells about black heroes in history. and i think that, to me, is why this film is so healing for our foreigners. >> i don't think it's become more or less racist. i think now it's shown itself. before you didn't have to deal -- >> that's my sense. it just brought it back to the fore. the race issue has become much more

morgan freeman was on hand to accept a big honor he was crowned america's favorite movie icon.ill they have a new one every year? >> if i represent something here is what i hope it is, to all of you, who were kind enough to vote for me, i hope i represent a working actor who is so incredibly proud to be in this business, humbled and honored to be mentioned in the same company as my fellow nominees and forever grateful, for this honor. thank you so much. >>> that is a nice speech. free man is the first person to receive this award you saw his hand there remember he was in a bad accident a few years ago and seriously injured his hand. >>> fda stepping up testing of orange juice the order comes after low levels of a fungicide was found in some juice that came from brazil. right now they are not alarmed by the levels. >> the amount we are talking about i must emphasize is very very small we are talking about 35 parts per billion and the european union allows as much as 200 parts per billion i don't thing it is a safety concern for people drinking orange juice. >> no need to be worr

. >> i ask a lot of guests this when they come, particularly african-american guests or morgan freemanever to use that phrase. just call me an actor or black actor. it's a good point to make. do you believe that since barack obama was elected america has become more or less racist? >> i hope -- i'm an optimist, so i have to say less racist. i was in france and two frenchmen came up to me. they said you got to be -- can i ask you something personal? how does it happen that a black man is it is head of such a racist nation? i didn't know how to respond to them, because it got me to thinking. if you think about it, when i grew up i didn't know there were tuskegee airmen and black accomplishment in america. you have the color purple and glory. this is an african-american action film that tells about black heroes in history. i think that, to me, is why this film is so healing for our foreign brand. >> i don't think it's more of a racist or less of a racist. now it shows itself. >> piers: that's my sense. actually it just brought it back to the fore, the race issue is much more widespread an

and morgan freeman was honored with an award for contributions to entertainment. >> my movie career i got to save the world, solve some crimes, commit some crimes, drive miss daisy, be nelson mandela, play the president of the united states and even god. >> for many celebrities, the golden globes serve as a sort of hollywood reunion. >> it's a great party. i get a double pleasure to see people that i don't see on a regular basis. >> reporter: and win or lose, everyone feels like a star, even the jack russell who played the sidekick in the artist proving that anyone can strut their stuff on the red car. bigad shaban, cbs news, beverly hills. >> especially if you got treats. >>> road to the super bowl comes right through san francisco, at least on the nfc side. the 49ers will host the new york giants giants on sunday. a whole lot of partying over the weekend. giants knocked off the number one seeded packers. they were 15-1. so san francisco thanks to that win will host next week's game for the right to play in super bowl xlvi. now, if you are interested in tickets, we did a little snoop

ellen degeneres, morgan freeman, some of the stars who honored white. you can see the betty white birthday special tonight at 8:00 here on nbc bay area. following the broadcast you'll get a special sneak peek into white's new hidden camera comedy series. >> 90 years old, she looks great. by the way, yeah, funny and very sexy. miss white. if you are looking for love in 2012 you may be in one of the best places to do it. that according to the daily beast. san francisco ranking number 8 in the country as cities to find a date in 2012. san jose, checked in at 25th. the site looked at a percentage of single men and women over 15 and the percentage of the total population that is single. also looked at the average salary of singles. and checked the gallup well-being index for residents' physical and mental health. cities ranked in the top five, there you go, atlanta, georgia, gainesville, florida, lincoln, nebraska. i'm from lincoln. hey. >> what does that say? >> not sure, really. austin, texas, and minneapolis, minnesota. when i was back there when i was yo