well, it is all in opera too. >> reporter: morris robinson is one of the preeminent voices in opera today. >> 10 to 20 singers in each vocal category around the world that can continue to have a successful career yeaea after year. >> reporter: robinson's success follows an unusual path, playing college football as a lineman at the citadel, then spending a a decade working in corporate sales for exxonmobil and 3m before taking on the stage. >> i was always singing at weddings and singing the lord's invariably some little old lady walking up to me saying, you kn, you should be doing this for a living. >> reporter: and at 30 years old, he took a lp of faith when he got a full scholarship to boston university's opera institute. there are not a lot of guys that look like you that sing opera. >> not a lot of guys that look like me that work for 3m. i think that the opera world is a microcosm of the real world. the real world doesn't all look like us. you have to find a way to overcome that. >> reporter: after years of establishing himself in itataan and german operas, robinson is tackling rolls

. >> morris robinson went into corporate sales after playing college ball. that was not where he was meant to be, though. he discovered opera in his late 20s and even with no formal training, he decided it wasn't too late to start a new career. like war and violence, sex and all those things, you that ihe theater. well, it is all in t. ors ris the neoice op y. >> to 20ingers eacegoryund t e sful career year after year. >> reporter: robinson's success follows an unusual path, playing college football as a lineman at the citadel, then spending a decade working in corporate sales for exxonmobil and 3m before taking on the stage. >> i was always singing at weddings and singing the lord's prayer and there is always invariably some little old lady walking up to me saying, you know, you should be doing this for a living. >> reporter: and at 30 years old, he took a leap of faith when he got a full scholarship to boston university's opera there are not a lot of guys that look like you that sing opera. >> not a lot of guys that look like me that work for 3m. i think t

i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera singer. we'll talk about how he went from the field to the stage. i like it because he didn't start until he was 30. that's important. >> it is. never too late. you can use it. >> darius rucker, major points there. >> i was nervous about it. i only wanna be with you that and i want to eat. these biscuits are bigger than my face. >> will you come back? >> whenever you ask, i'll be back. this was awesome. >> it was fun. >> love it. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll bring you more chicken next time. >>> don't miss hoda and andy grammar. we don't have chicken for andy, but we have hugs. we love you. >> biscuit. anything? >> it's so good. >> chicken. >> hoda. you're awesome. we love you. have a great weekend. more of your local news and weather after this. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elep

i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera singer.se he didn't start until he was 30. that's important. >> it is. never too late. >> you have a passion. you can use it. >> darius rucker, major points there. >> i was nervous about it. ♪ i only wanna be with you that and i want to eat. these biscuits are bigger than my face. >> will you come back? >> whenever you ask, i'll be back. this was awesome. >> it was fun. >> love it. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll bring you more chicken next time. >>> don't miss hoda and andy grammar. we don't have chicken for andy, but we have hugs. we love you. >> biscuit. anything? >> it's so good. >> chicken. >> hoda. thank you, guys. you're awesome. we love you. have a great weekend. more of your local news and weather after this. hoda and andy! >>> right now we're seeing a lot of rain and wind across the bay area. temperatures in the 50s outside right now, heaviest rain south of san jose, down into morgan hill with showers continuing out toward the tri-valley and more rain around san francisco and offshore.

i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera we'll talk about how he went from the field to the stage. i like it because he didn't start until he was 30. it is. never too late. >> you have a passion. you can use it. >> darius rucker, major points >> i was nervous about y wanna be with you that and i want to eat. my face. back. >> it was fun. >> love it. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll bring you more chicken next time. >>> don't miss hoda and andyr. we don't have chicken for andy, but we have hugs. we love you. >> biscuit. anything? >> it's so good. >> >> hoda. you're awesome. we love you. have a great weekend. more of your local news and weather after this. bc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it is try day friday, march 11th,u know he this this song. it is friday. good to be alive right now. do you know who this man is? i want him to be up on the screen the whole show. andy grammer is here. is off. how are you? >> look at you. >> this is new for me. >> you're co-hosting a >> mom, i'm real!

i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera singer. never too late. >> you have a passion. you can use it. >> darius rucker, major points there. >> i was nervous about it. ♪ i only wanna be withou these biscuits are bigger than my face. >> will you come back? >> whenever you ask, i'll be back. this was awesome. >> it was fun. >> love it. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll bring you more chicken next time. >>> don't miss hoda and andy grammar. we don't have chicken for andy, but we have hugs. we love you. >> biscuit. anything? >> it's so good. >> chicken. >> hoda. thank you, guys. you're awesome. we love you. have a great weekend. more of your local news and weather after this. hoda and andy! it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us. as a single mom, she knows the challenges our families face. she'll be our voice. tightening regulations on the big banks and fighting to keep dark money out of politics. >>> w

i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera singer. we'll talk about how he went from the field to the stage. that's important. never too late. >> you have a passion. you can use it. er >> i was nervous about it. i only wanna be with you thatnd want to eat. these biscuits are bigger than my face. >> will you come back? >> whenever you ask, i'll be back. this was awesome. >>t was fun. >> love it. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll bring you more chicken next time. >>> don't miss hoda and andy grammar. we don't have chicken for andy, but we have hugs. we love you. >> biscuit. anything? >> it's so good. >> chicken. >> hoda. thank yo guys. you're awesome. we love you. have a great weekend. more of your local news and weather after this. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensu

i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera singer.ever too late. >> you have a passion. you can use it. >> darius rucker, major points there. >> i was nervous about it. ♪ i only wanna be with you that and i want to eat. these biscuits are bigger than my face. >> will you come back? >> whenever you ask, i'll be back. this was awesome. >> it was fun. >> love it. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll bring you more chicken next time. >>> don't miss hoda and andy grammar. we don't have chicken for andy, but we have hugs. we love you. >> biscuit. anything? >> it's so good. >> chicken. >> hoda. thank you, guys. you're awesome. we love you. have a great weekend. more of your local news and weather after this. hoda and andy! >>> i'm rosemary connors, it's just before 10:00 this friday morning. let's get the forecast from sheena parveen. hey, sheena. >>> cooler temperatures, the clouds are going to be clearing out soon. this afternoon we'll see more sunshine with us and temperatures will not be in the 80s. we'll be in the 60s. here's a live look out ac

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i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera singer. we'll talk about how he went from the field to the stage. i like it because he didn't start until he was 30. that's important. >> it is. never too late. >> you have a passion. you can use it. >> darius rucker, major points there. >> i was nervous about it.

i'll tell you, morris robinson is an opera singer. we'll talk about how he went from the field to the stage. i like it because he didn't start until he was 30. that's important. >> it is. never too late. you can use it. >> darius rucker, major points there. >> i was nervous about it. i only wanna be with you that and i want to eat. these biscuits are bigger than my face. >> will you come back? >> whenever you ask, i'll be back. this was awesome. >> it was fun. >> love it. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll bring you more chicken next time. grammar. we don't have chicken for andy, we love you.