he also has sonny rollins road shows volume to. it is an honor to have you on this program. >> it is an honor to finally get a chance to meet you and be on the show. i watch it, i am with you. tavis: i have been waiting on this for a long time. i want to start with the click of something you have said to interviewer 20 years ago, maybe 1986. you might remember this, maybe not. >> i don't feel i am the greatest anything, i feel like i am developing. as far as i am concerned, i am still proving it to myself all the time. tavis: that was 1986, do you feel that same way? >> exactly the same way. tavis: at 81, you are still getting better? >> even though music is one of these things that which, fortunately, there is no and to music. if your the person that can absorb it, it can do more. i am that type of person. i have been with some great musicians. and i know what to the greatness is. there are great musicians coming up. i don't think i am there yet. i am still practicing every day. i am still composing, and i am innocent. i am not si

sonny rollins.se] meryl streep was once described as a cross between a den-mother and a class cutup. [laughter] i don't know who that was, but -- [laughter] when a reporter asked clint eastwood why he chose meryl to star opposite him in "the bridges of madison county," he shrugged and replied, "she's the greatest actor in the world." at 15, meryl won the role of "marian the librarian" -- there's a theme here -- (laughter) -- in her high school's production of "the music man," following the footsteps of her idol, barbara cook. [laughter] that led to yale drama school, and then to hollywood, where meryl won two oscars in 4 years. and then she turned 38 -- (laughter) -- which, in washington at least, according to meryl, is the sell-by date for hollywood actresses. and she remembers turning to her husband, don, and saying, "well, it's over." luckily, it was not over. since then, meryl has tackled incredibly complex roles, ranging from julia child to, most recently, margaret thatcher. today, she's the mo

sheriff rollins. rollins? just follow the tv lights. good. good. sheriff rogers. rollins. rollins.gs, do a look-and-see there and take newman. right. come on, noah. time to go to work. the bus rolls over several times before it settled at the bottom of the hill here. i don't know if i passed out or what, but when i looked up, the train was bearing down on us...fast. i don't know how, it's still kind of hazy, but somehow i grabbed him, and i pushed him out of the bus. you're a brave man. you could've both been killed. yeah, i know, but he's my partner. he would've done the same for me. excuse me, sheriff, i'm deputy united states marshal samuel gerard. i'd like to talk to you. i'll be with you in just a minute. ok. one more time, just for the record, these three are dead... and, uh, this one? well, everything happened so fast, i... no, i don't think he made it. well, it looks like you came a long way for nothing. with all due respect, i'd like to recommend checkpoints on a 15-mile radius at i-57, i-24, and over here-- whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. the prisoners are all dead. the

for two years, rollins stopped performing.t see a lot of foot traffic on the williamsburg bridge. >> no, you don't see a lot of foot traffic. >> reporter: it had to be freeing. i bet it was a great experience. >> it was a great experience. it was a religious experience. ♪ >> reporter: rollins music has endured seven decades of popularity and he has long enjoyed critical praise, but awards came late in his career. he won his first grammy in 2000. his second, four years later, the album "without a song" inspired by the event of september 11th. when 9/11 happened, i know you told me you heard the first plane. >> i was there. >> reporter: you were there when it all happened? >> that's right. >> reporter: blocks away? >> i was in a high-rise building. i had to be evacuated. i walked down a lot of steps and -- you know, we had to be bussed through another area out of the zone, and that was really sort of mad, in a way. then i realized that this is the way life is. i don't know why -- i don't know why this happens, i don't know why p

center honors, rollins joined them. and has stirred a countless many to follow his path. >> is there no such thing as retiring from what you do. retiring would be like dying. >> i think so. >> be deceased, to stop existing. >> i think most people find that retirement doesn't work. you know. >> not for what you do. >> not for what i do. but even if you haven't -- you like your job, not a lot but a little bit. if you retire, what are you going to do? sit down and just do nothing. so retirement is really a death knell for a lot of people really. if you can do what you do, do it. so fortunately at my age, i'm still able to do it. >> dancing it up. >> sorry. >> when you think about the sonny rollins saxophone, i think the sounds of new york. when you think what are the sounds of new york, i associate his saxophone with the sounds of new york. >> i could listen to that all morning long. >> it's very easy listening. can you see this year's kennedy honors tomorrow at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on cbs. >>> still to come, a tr

ed rollins. the headlines from ed rollins today ron paul wins the iowa caucuses and will be there on january the 2nd. >> i do believe voters get to vote though. >> shepard: predictions are fair. and if anybody is entitled to make one it's you. >> thank you. >> shepard: i wish we could have new year's eve at home. i don't know who to blame for that. i think it's mitt romney, isn't it? >> yes. >> shepard: american troops returning home for the last time in the iraq war and president obama there to greet them. a live report on that. plus, say what you want about the dear leader kim jong il. he was mighty good at looking at stuff. he looked at cheese he looked at dolls detergent and fish tanks and looked at a bottle of water. they don't have that there. all they have is missiles. no food, certainly no fish. a guy who painstakingly recorded all of that looking. plus, first, meteorologist janice dean the weather machine with the skinny now on the snow storm. hello. >> hello, shepard. it's winding down.

michelle bachmann former campaign chairman ed rollins joins us a brand new fox news contributor. welcome aboard. romney didn't help himself. >> he didn't have a good night. john did bring george bush back he's a good friend of mine. i would have great confidence him running any campaign for me. but romney has had good debates. last night was not a good debate. i think the bottom line is he didn't lose anything but he didn't make the gain he needed to. gingrich put the spotlight on him for the first time performed very effectively. >> don't you -- >> go ahead. >> you are right. it was not his best debate. we are not trying to suggest it was. this process is much deer and more complicated than people give it credit for. just as i have said rick perry ought not to be judged for his qualifications as president from a 30 second senior moment i don't think we should judge our next presidential candidate determine him on the basis of who gives a great 30 second quip or who steps on himself once or twice in the debate process. we are looking for somebody who can solve big problems. i thi

. >> reporter: our original story about army specialist justin rollins was filled with memorable picturesact, this one, snapped the light before he was killed in iraq inspired justin's mom to ask the army for help in finding this, her son's last companion. thanks to an astonishing search and rescue mission, the puppy justin cradled in the last hours of his life is now cuddled in the rollins family home back in new hampshire. >> she gave him the last bit of happiness, by the smiles on his face, when he was holding her. it's just beautiful. >> reporter: but something else beautiful and unexpected happened while we were interviewing justin's parents for our "20/20" story. >> it was an overcast day, almost to the point of being gloomy, and then the light became a beam that was shining directly on hero. >> reporter: like a digital rorschach test, the beam of light has illuminated a staggering number of interpretations across the internet. viewers have seen everything from justin's spirit alive in the shadows to the hand of god. "of course, this was a sign from justin," reads one post. "no doub

actress meryl streep, cellest yo-yo ma, singer barbara cook and saxophonist and composer rollins.dy center honors taking place. the president of the united states will be wishing them well and congratulating them right there at the white house, at the special reception before things get under way. you can see there actor john lithgow and among many other dignitaries there, hollywood stardom as well as some of the political stars as well. they're filling the room. and, of course, we'll continue to watch the developments there and if the president emerges, we'll take his comments live before this evening's big gala, just down the street at the kennedy center. >>> coming up next, international diplomacy comes in many forms. china sends more four-legged ambassadors to the west. ♪ >>> i'm catkinsmith, managing editor of etocracy. we love the word scorpacciata. it is an italian word that translates roughly into consuming copious amounts of an ingredient while it is in peak season. now, it isn't just fun to say. it is also a really great way to eat. because when you're following along wi

sonny rollins.ause] meryl streep was once described as cross between a den mother and a class cut-up. i don't know who that was but -- [laughter] when a reporter asked clint eastwood why he chose merle to star in "the bridges of madison county" he said she's the greatest factor in the world. she won the librarian in her high school's production of "the music man," following in the foot steps of her idol barbara cook. that led to yale and she won two oscars in four years and then she turned 38. which in washington, at least, according to merle is the sell by date for hollywood actresses. and she remembers turning to her husband don saying, well, it's over. luckily it was not over. since then merle has tackled incredible complex roles ranging from julia childs to margaret thatcher. today she's the most nominated actress in the history of the academy awards. she's tossed aside a few stereotypes along the way. each of her roles is different and different from what we expect meryl streep to be. she said

sonny rollins.ause] meryl streep was once described as a cross between a den-mother and a class cutup. [laughter] i don't know who that was, but -- [laughter] when a reporter asked clint eastwood why he chose meryl to star opposite him in "the bridges of madison county," he shrugged and replied, "she's the greatest actor in the world." at 15, meryl won the role of "marian the librarian" -- there's a theme here -- (laughter) -- in her high school's production of "the music man," following the footsteps of her idol, barbara cook. [laughter] that led to yale drama school, and then to hollywood, where meryl won two oscars in 4 years. and then she turned 38 -- (laughter) -- which, in washington at least, according to meryl, is the sell-by date for hollywood actresses. and she remembers turning to her husband, don, and saying, "well, it's over." luckily, it was not over. since then, meryl has tackled incredibly complex roles, ranging from julia child to, most recently, margaret thatcher. today, she's the

and he brought and ed rollins. ed rollins wanted to do a slick tv ad. he wanted to do the traditional campaign. ross perot did not want any of that. he wanted a very simple kind of campaign. he wanted to do it differently than anybody had ever done before. he just wanted to talk to the american people, when he could on tv. he wanted to do his infomercials' where he would buy pot -- by time and get on tv with his charts and explain what he thought was wrong with america and how to fix it. the pros came in and were trying to build up a different kind of campaign. he thought he had lost control of the campaign. it was not fun anymore. i think for a variety of reasons, he decided this was not going anywhere. we are not going to win. we might as well cut it off. then there is another part to the story read his volunteers were mostly devastated. they were crying. they were so upset. a lot of these people have put their lives on hold to work for him to get him on the ballot. all of a sudden he is pulling the plug like this. some of them were smart enough to se

so i think rollins wanted to run a traditional campaign. perot didn't want to run a traditional campaign and for a good reason in his mind. he thought traditional campaigns are out of date and are not working for the american people. and i must say, i think that we've seen in election campaigns since then, that the media has just grown more and more powerful and dominant. in some of the campaigns. >> doug, as care len is talking, i was just -- carolyn is talking, i was just thinking about perotisms and his catch phrases in the age of twitter. >> gosh, yes. that's true. he would have probably been able to use twitter quite well. because that's -- he wanted to get words out there, ideas out there to the people. and we've talked about tonight, is innovating in the format or going on larry king, larry king was free media. and many politicians use that but buying these -- and keep in mind, he's -- it's hard to create another ross perot. he's just a maverick. he's an iconoclastic candidate and a billionaire and had the money to do what he did. an

bill: ed rollins on who's getting the better of this brawl. bill: here we go. 12:22, the u.s.er a deadly airstrike in pakistan, last month's attack killed 24 pakistani troops. the pentagon calls the incident an act of self-defense. >>> the death of a newborn missouri baby promising walmart to pull a powdered infant formula from 3,000 of its stores. >>> employees at fedex working overtime the get your package delivered in time. it expects to deliver more than 120 million parcels around the world this week, up 6% from last year. martha: thank you, bill. all right, let's get to this now for you. the search widening now for a missing toddler in maine. last night dozens of people turned out at a local church to pray for the missing 20-month-old. ayla reynolds vanished there her father's home over the weekend, and police have widened that search to include more trails and waterways in the area, and the finger pointing between the little girl's parents has gotten uglier. former prosecutor and criminal attorney arthur aidala joins me now. >> hi, martha. martha: yesterday the father ma

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so i think rollins wanted to run a traditional campaign. perot didn't want to run a traditional campaign and for a good reason in his mind. he thought traditional campaigns are out of date and are not working for the american people. and i must say, i think that we've seen in election campaigns since then, that the media has just grown more and more powerful and dominant. in some of the campaigns. >> doug, as care len is talking, i was just -- carolyn is talking, i was just thinking about perotisms and his catch phrases in the age of twitter. >> gosh, yes. that's true. he would have probably been able to use twitter quite well. because that's -- he wanted to get words out there, ideas out there to the people. and we've talked about tonight, is innovating in the format or going on larry king, larry king was free media. and many politicians use that but buying these -- and keep in mind, he's -- it's hard to create another ross perot. he's just a maverick. he's an iconoclastic candidate and a billionaire and had the money to do what he did. an

last night the kennedy center honored jazz saxophonist sony rollins, rock 'n' roll hall of famer neil diamond, broadway legend barbara cook. world renowned cellist yo-yo ma and meryl streep. is there anything meryl streep hasn't won? oscars, golden globe, last year she was named professional bull riding's rodeo clown of the year. when she jumps in the barrel, you believe it. now last night it was my honor to honor yo-yo ma. jim, honor me honoring him. >> tonight we celebrate the greatest living cellist, tonight we chellibrate, if you will. that from the new book i'm writing, a 1001 cello puns. all i need is a thousand more puns. (laughter) but i think it's going to sell because there's always room for more cello. (cheers and applause) now folks, my honoring did to the gun noticed. audience member and gop front-runner newt gingrich released this actual tweet today. stephen colbert was brilliant at kennedy center honors tonight. newt gingrich said i'm brilliant, okay. and newt reserved his twitter feed for things of the utmost importance like these actual tweets. i ate a reeses peanut b

here with reaction, he had rollins, and the co-host of the five, she too deals with beckel every dayow do you do it? >> i manhandle him. >> he saw that. you actually beat him up. >> and he likes it. >> you've got everybody beating him up and he loves every minute of it. all right. newt is right. this would be a violation of house rules. >> absolutely. >> and equally as important, you know, it would only enhance him. if nancy pelosi, the most unpopular entering in modern times, is the person going after him using documents that were gained through an ethical hearing, he will only benefit by it. you can use whatever you want of the public record but at the end of the day that's a fight that he will only benefit from. >> interestingly, almost all but one of the charges he was exonerated was a small issue in the end. >> right. >> and they negotiated that at the end. >> right. >> 83 out of 84 he was cleared. and three years later the irs actually miss dismissed charges on him in terms of any problems with campaign finances, et cetera. he was exonerated. so where is the story here? you wan

for this year's honorees and singers bosh rah barbara cook and neil diamond and yo-yo ma and sonny rollins and merle streep were all there. we will have much more from last night's celebration coming up later in the program. >> with caroline kennedy there. good stuff. >> maybe we will even sing. >> i don't know about that. >>> we begin with campaign 2012 where the republican presidential race is taking a new shape this morning after herman cain ended his run for the white house over the weekend. >> the latest polls show newt gingrich is still rising to the top. political correspondent jan crawford is in washington with more on cain's withdrawal. >> reporter: cain said he was suspending his campaign but what that means, it's over. i talked to him and his wife gloria after his announcement. he said he made the decision on his own before he got back off the campaign home to his home in atlanta. he couldn't put his family through it any more. gloria cain told me she would have supported him either way of what he decided because a part of her wanted him to stay in the race because she believed

it really comes down to ron paul, newt gingrich who i think needs to -- i meanfy was the ed rollins of his campaign i would have said to him why didn't you say you are the antiestablishment candidate, you are the tea party guy on the stage this week. we didn't you say that the establishment is attacking you in terms of these ads. the polls show he is still the leader in iowa. >> chris: it is interesting, talking about organization. one of the things i didn't know and i'm sure ed did when they go to the caucuses and all these church basements and school gyms, each candidate has somebody who is able to get up and make the case for that candidate. apparently gingrich does not have in hundreds of these precincts anybody to get up and speak for him. that is a huge problem. he has to come up with a person to make the case for the caucus goers in the next two weeks. >> or someone will just step forward and make the case for him. the voters do seem to be resisting being led around this year and organization is probably less important than it has been. the assault on tv, you described it. not j

this year's honorees include barbara cook, neal diamond, sonni rollins and meryl streep. smokey robinson performed sweet caroline. the kennedy center show will be broadcast tuesday, december 27th, at 9:00 p.m. >>> coming up, people facing foreclosure with breathe just a little bit easier over the holiday season. we'll explain, when we come back. >>> plus the efforts to save the pay roll tax cuts. virginia congressman jerry connolly will be in the studio with me in just a moment. >>> iran says it shot down an unmanned united states spy plane. iranian news reports say the country's armed forces shot down the plane yesterday because it violated iranian air space. the pentagon is not commenting, but the united states-led coalition in afghanistan says american forces lost control of the drone over afghanistan late last week. >>> motorists are catching a break over the holidays according to the lundberg survey, prices at the pump have dropped 9 cents a gallon in the past two weeks. that means the average price of regular gasoline is now $3.29 a gallon. however analysts predict

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. ♪ ol' man river ♪ he just keeps ♪ rollin' ♪ a... [ playing ♪ a...king] ♪ a... [barking] ♪ a... woof! ♪ a... woof-woof! ♪ a... woof-woof! ♪ a... ♪ a... ♪ a... ♪ a... when we come back, victor will have you rolling on the floor and doubled up with laughter. but first, please, go to your phone and make a contribution to this vital public television station. they really need your support and have some wonderful ways of saying thanks. thank you. as much as we are, please stay tuned. there's a lot more to come. hi, i'm bob marty, i'm the producer of the program, and i'm here with -- hi, i'm rikke borge! rikke borge is victor borge's youngest daughter. thank you so much for joining us. we're so grateful that you're here. and we're grateful that your father is here, bringing us his great performances, so funny. i like the andy williams part. that was cute, that was very sweet. at the end there, oh, my god. with the dog. we love the dog. oh, the dog. we love the dog. you know, we went back to the borge vault and we found new victor borge material. it's hard

>> so rollin, what can be done? is this something that is just existed through, you know, through the years at these schools? is it always going to exist? >> with all due respect to the professor, i think you have to broaden this conversation and goes beyond hbcus, it goes beyond black greek letter fraternities and sororities. i'm a graduate of texas a and m university. two members were charge for hazing n 1984, a core cadet died going through exercises. vow historically white fraternities and sororities and hazing as well. hazing is about culture. it is about institution where you largely have young folks who are in control of the institutions and so they're doing what they need to do. you have two things going on. you have also alumni members, graduate members who have a belief that if you want to go through what i went through, i have a greater appreciation of you as a member. so you don't go through it, then i don't regard you in the same way. so that kind of peer pressure is applied. i still have people on my f

stephanie rollins lake is enjoying her first night as the forty ninth mayor of baltimore. they celebrated down town. the mayor was sworn in this afternoon before a large crowd. during a ceremony filled with excitement and emotion, she used her address as a call to action. >> the number one goal is to grow baltimore, strength and neighborhoods, create new jobs and attract new -- it begins in earnest today. right now, baltimore. we can make it happen. >> she becomes the second youngest person in the second woman elected to the city posed the top spot. the transgendered woman was arrested after an altercation with police. shown in this video being attacked in april has been charged with disorderly conduct. she became enraged and shouted obscenities while giving her account of being robbed on saturday. she was taken into custody in released on $7,500 bond. police are searching for a suspect after a man is that the east baltimore just after 12:30 this afternoon. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. there is no word on possible motive in this case. one person is in