we're joined by stephanie elam, who of course just told her story there. i wonder if you could describe that legacy because it's certainly written with musical success, but also difficult, abusive relationship with ike turner and she has the rare honor of having been twice inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a solo act and with ike turner as a pair. >> it's true, jim. she has a legacy that is beyond where she grew up, how she grew up. the relationship she was in with ike turner. she really expanded beyond that and the thing that i think is really amazing about tina turner is the fact of her musical legacy and how many decades as you were speaking to, she was putting out music and as a time when people wanted to silo black music, she was like, no. this is the kind of music i'm going to do. i'm going to be the queen of rock and roll and do songs in the way. she was iconic in the way she performed. for how long she performed. her positive outlook despite what she may have gone through. i'd be remiss if i didn't mention her energy performing and th

stephanie elam is join us from los angeles. very black american in the state of california? >> well, there are some limitations there, sara, based on how long people have lived in the state and looking at life expect a expectancy as well. and overall, they have met over 15 times looking at who would get the reparations and other things as well, like updating language in the legislature, and looking at the historical sites and looking at the education and providing free legal services for people who qualify understoo under this, but they are trying to study and develop some proposals to make somewhat better for some black californians some things that are injustices for them. so i want to read along with you, because, the united states representative barbara lee who represents california as well, she represents a district including oakland and she did speak at the meeting. and she says, quote, the atrocities committed against black americans are undeniable, and reparations are a tangible route to making amending to the glaring ec

we're joined by stephanie elam, who of course just told her story there.th musical success, but also difficult, abusive relationship with ike turner and she has the rare honor of having been twice inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a solo act and with ike turner as a pair. >> it's true, jim. she

cnn's stephanie elam looks book at turner's remarkable reign as the queen of rock 'n' roll. ♪ rollingr ♪ >> reporter: "proud mary" was one of tina turner's signatures, showcasing her unique sound, look, and moves. >> that's my style. i take great songs and turn them into rock 'n' roll songs on stage. >> reporter: icon, survivor, a queen of rock 'n' roll. ♪ tina turner began life as anna may have bullock in rural tennessee. as a teen she moved to st. louis where she met rocker ike turner. >> ike was very good to me when i first started my career. started to sing weekends with him. we were close friends. >> reporter: the ike and tina turner revue's first hit with "fool in love," a song they performed on "shindig." they married in 1962, in 1966 recorded "river deep mountain high ♪ ♪ that river deep mountain high ♪ >> reporter: it was a hit overseas but flopped in the u.s. offstage, ike's drug abuse fueled violent outbursts. >> i had had a lot of violence. houses burnt, cars shot into. the lowest that you can think of in terms of violence. >> reporter: after years of physical and emotiona

cnn's stephanie elam is outside netflix in hollywood where picketers are lining up.l us why writers are making this drastic move and what impact it could have on shows across the industry. >> jake, a lot of people are thinking this is just a hollywood story, but it's much broader than that, and these are people out here today saying they want to make a living wage for her craft for what they do. they're saying they want to be paid in this era of streamers. they want to make money so that they can continue to live, and many of them live in these very expensive cities of new york as well as los angeles here. so they are saying things need to be renegotiated for how they get their wages. and also how many writers are in the writing room. i want to introduce you quickly to wga's chief negotiator also a writer -- okay, not a writer. tell me how far are you away between what the studios are saying, saying they can't afford to keep paying this way, wall street is offering contractions and writers need to be taken seriously and paid for what they're doing? >> in dollars and

stephanie elam takes a look at her extraordinary life and career. ♪ rolling rolling rolling on a riverd mary was one of her signatures. showcasing her unique sound, look, and moves. >> that's my style. i take great songs and turn them into rock and roll songs on stage. >> icon, survivor, a queen of rock and roll. ♪ tina turner began life as anna may bullock in rural tennessee. as a teenager, she moved to st. louis where she met rocker, ike turner. >> ike was good to me when i started my career. we were close friends. >> the ike and tina turner review's first hit came in 1960 with a fool in love. a song they performed on shin dig. they married in 1962 and in 1966, recorded river deep mountain high. ♪ river deep mountain high ♪ it was a hit overseas but flopped in the u.s. ♪ off stage, ike's drug abuse fueled violent outbursts. >> i had had a lot of violence. houses burned. cars shot into. the lowest that you think of in terms of violence. >> after years of physical and emotional abuse, she left ike in the mid '70s with nothing but her name. at one point, relying on food stamps to surviv

they did not provide more details, but tonight, stephanie elam begins our coverage looking at the incrediblerolling rolling on a river ♪ ♪ >> reporter: "proud mary" was one of tina turner's signatures, showcasing her moves. >> i turn songs into rock 'n' roll songs on stage. >> icon, survivor, a queen of rock 'n' roll. tina turner began life as anna may bullock in rural tennessee. as a teenager, she moved to st. louis where she met rocker ike turner. >> ike was very good to ne when i started my career. started to work weekends with him, and we were close friends. >> the review's first hit came in 1960 with "a fool in love," a song they performed on shin dig. they married in 1962, and in 1966 recorded "river deep mountain high" ♪ river deep mountain high ♪ >> it was a hit overseas but fl flopped in the u.s. off stage, ike's drug abuse fueled violent outbursts. >> i had had a lot of violence, houses burned, cars shot into, the lowest that you can think of in terms of violence. >> after years of physical and emotional abuse, tina left ike in the mid-'70s with nothing but her name, at one point r

cnn's stephanie elam looks back at her life and her ground breaking career. ♪ >> proud mary was one ofk, and moves. >> that's my style. i take great songs and turn them into rock and roll songs. >> icon, survivor, a queen of rock and roll. ♪ she began life as anna may bullock in rural tennessee. as a teenager, she moved to st. louis where she met rocker, ike turner. >> he was very good to me when i first started my career. started to sing weekends with him and we were close friends. >> their first hit came in 1960 with a fool in love, a song they performed on shin dig. they married in 1962 and in 1966, recorded river deep mountain high. ♪ river deep mountain high ♪ it was a hit overseas but flopped in the u.s. ♪ off stage, ike's drug abuse fueled violent outbursts. >> i had had a lot of violence. houses burned. cars shot into. >> after years of physical and emotional abuse, tina left ike in the mid '70s with nothing but her name. at one point, relying on food stamps to survive. ♪ in the early '80s, her cover of let's stay together reignited her career. ♪ i'm your private dancer ♪ priva