[ cheers ] >> the beatles. from then on, a thousand different thing arose. ♪ >> sexual. >> completely. >> there is a desire to get power in order to use it for good. >> pop musicians in today's generation, they could rule the world. ♪ ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ we love you yeah yeah yeah ♪ >> yeah, yeah, yeah, this is beat land, former kbleen as brita -- known as britain. >> cbs, they do a story on what they probably think is a goofy band from ending land that's doing quite well. >> these four boys from liverpool with their dishmop hairstyles are bring's latest phenomenon. they're the 20th century non-music as they make nohave non-hairstyles. meanwhile, yeah, yeah, yeah, this is look kalexander kendric. >> a little girl heard it and called the local deejay. the friend asked to bring over a beatles record from england and has the vision to put it on and hear there's something happening. >> marcia albert of dublin drive of silver spring has the honor of spruintroducing brand new an exclusive here. the microphone is yours. >>

the thing. everyone thinks beatles were always, big but that's not true. tles, everybody. [ laughter ] look at -- this is cool. this is cool. this is a rock star. come on, paul mccartney! [ cheers and applause ] that's it right there! >> you can do that. >> jimmy: i mean, you're going through the feelings. very tiny feelings. >> yeah. that was when they were throwing coins at us. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: telling you to get off. telling you to get off the stage. >> yeah, but we just picked them up and -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's how you made your money. big news. it was just announced that ringo starr is getting inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. finally! [ cheers and applause ] fantastic! >> yeah, truly, yeah. >> jimmy: he's the last beatle to be inducted, right? >> that's right, yeah. >> jimmy: you've all been inducted. >> well i was talking to a a friend, and he said, "did you hear that brian epstein is getting inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame?" i said, "oh, that's great," because he was the beatles manager. i said, "that's great

the beatles library.unday morning to show how a few scraps became classic. >> you've got a story. >> i gave my stuff to the british library which is part of the british museum physically. >> reporter: hunter davis's stuff is the stuff of pop legends. the lyrics of beatles songs scratched out on the backs of paper, on the backs of envelopes, birthday cards and on display in the british library alongside shakespeare, guttenberg bible and original scores written by beethoven. scraps of paper that were considered worthless at the time, discarded once the songs were recorded. ♪ yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away ♪ ♪ i think i'm going to i think it's today, yeah ♪ ♪ michelle my bell ♪ >> reporter: hunter dave's was hanging out with the beatles as their official biographer. that's him with the band and the ma ha ricci and he wanted the lyrics for the book he was writing. >> i'd say i'm going to write about the song in this book so at the end of the day, they would say, yes you can have them. >> reporte

you think of the beatles on ed sullivan, you think of these moments. you're in the top tier now. what do you think? you're the person that pulled this together. what to your mind makes this moment, this special so endearing and enduring for the american public? >> i think most of all the coming back together of all of the artists regardless of what labels they were on at the time, but the reunion of smoky and the miracles, the reunion of michael with his brothers, you know, which was really hard to put together. the reunion of the supremes even for that brief moment. and then seeing all these people together, smoky with linda ronstadt. the moments are so indell nibble my mind. and -- indelible in my mind. and we were doing it and fascinated with what was happening on stage at the same time. its one of those things that for anybody in the pasadena civic that night, it was memorable. and people came back to do

or the lyrics showed how hard the beatles worked to make it work. >> that's not help. were today. so he's having trouble with that line. so he crosses it out. and the one below is the one he used. when i was younger, so much younger than i am today. ♪ when i was young ir so much younger than i am today ♪ ♪ i never needed anybody's help in any way ♪ r it's the book about scraps of paper irthat changed the worm or at league the world of popular music but does it go along with the other bits of changing paper in the british library's treasured gallery, the great literature, magna car ta, first attempt at the constitution. >> what she did is what we're doing now. she walked along but she couldn't stand along here because she can't read latin any more than you can or i can. but she stood longest at this case just a few feet away reading "yesterday" because she knows the words of "yesterday," a human being, alive on the planet ♪ how i long for yesterday >> reporter: the lyrics have been given new life too. they may have once been throwaways -- ♪ she's got a ticket to ride >>

the beatles in the british movement came to america. we also had the benefit of american music.nd -- and i'm thinking to myself when i'm a kid and sort of seeing that -- there is something like racism. it always hurt me. it always hurt me. and there could be this segregation and separation. when i heard about apartheid as a teenager, i couldn't believe it. when i heard about fascism and nazi germany and how people were marched off to concentration camps, and i saw the film that proved this happened, i couldn't believe it. i saw how cruel humanity can be toward each other both on a personal level and on a sort of global level. and how the same thing travels on through. for me this journey of nostalgia, you could say, sentimental, and there is sentiment and sweetness. like if life. you have? butte -- like life. you have this beauty and kindness. at the same time, co-existing, you have the shadow side, the darkness. and everybody on the planet here and now is going to witness. what side you fall on. to this day when i think about the penal system and how many african-americans -- m

. >> you're playing right there with the beatles. look at you! >> here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. >> thank you so much for joining us. the bay area proud series is filled with people going above and beyond to help others. it's what the series is all about. so when we meet someone who blows us away with their generosity, that's saying something. in this case, that someone is richmond music teacher tim wilson. >> one, two, ready, go. >> as the music teacher, tim wilson spends his day surrounded by music, using it to touch people's lives. >> you're playing right there with the beatles. look at you! >> it's something in a round about way tim has been doing his whole life. a very round about way, we should add. >> yes. you're rocking it. >> i'm here to make a difference with what i think i can offer. >> tim was a bit of a trumpet prodigy growing up in scots valley. his talent eventually finding a home for 20 years in the orchestra of the san francisco opera where tim rose to the position of principal trumpet player. but in 2003, doctors said incre

scene with a stripped-down four-piece group with lots of drums and energy, it was kind of like when the beatlesid-60s. it was very raw and exciting. ♪ all i got to do is >> you have some natural audiences, some blue-collar audiences ready made who have an appreciation for this music. you have people who worked in the fields, you have oil field worker, and this culture developed around some of these sort of bars, these saloons. the black ward maybe being the most famous. things got a little rough at the blackboard. it was famous for some fisticuffs breaking out. might have been overstated. legend can sort of take over. but it became a mecca for professional artists. ♪ >> they were playing these places like the blackboard, places with cement floors and tin roofs, and the ambience was just so different. i think the listening public in bakersfield did see some of themselves in what they were hearing. artists like merle haggard, in particular, he would tell the story of the people. he told in working man blues, very blue collar. ♪ well, i keep my nose on the grindstone work hard every day ♪ ♪ i migh

. >> the singer-songwriter joe coc ker found success with his covers of the beatles. indied of lung cancer colorado where he has lived for the past few decades. ♪ >> his voice was as distinct as it was soulful. intense and authentic. few could sing a song as well as him. the talent made known to the world by this beatles cover covered with extraordinary passion at woodstock in 1969. and a lifelong friendship with paul mccartney had been done -- had begun. >> i love his singing and he meant so much to the world. ofthe early 70's were a blur touring, drink, drugs, and cigarettes. to do a couple of thes a day and i could tell falsetto started to break up. >> 1982 came this duet. friends say he never let his fame or success go to his head. throughout the years, he remained the same. he was just a very talented regular joe. >> i know i will be humming to myself tonight. it brings today's show to a close but you can find more on our website. that's it from bbc world news america. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made pos

paul mccartney said today he would be forever grateful to joe cocker for turning the beatles hit intoanthem. an unforgettable performer. kate snow, nbc news, new york. >>> still ahead for us tonight, the power of prayer not only on the mind but on the body. does it truly have the power to heal more than the human spirit? >>> also, this is how they feel about us. a dog that cannot contain itself. the video that people can't stop sharing today. okay, call me crazy, but i like it when my hygienist lets me know i'm doing a good job. i like it when my toothpaste lets me know too. that's why i went pro. go pro with crest pro-health. it's specially formulated for an intensive clean. it's great. i can really feel it deep cleaning my mouth. for a clean that's 4x better, try these crest pro-health products together. my hygienist is going to love this. crest pro-health protects all these areas dentists check most. go pro, with crest pro-health i knew i was going to nail it. yep, i did! >>> when you consider the news we've been covering and the time of year, this next segment couldn't be more tim

. >>> so it was just like the beatles, but with less singing and no beatles. the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived in new york to a swarm of flash bulbs. even shreking there. the duchess will stay in new york tonight. they will watch the brooklyn nets play the cavaliers and they may meet actual royalty. >> the spokesperson for the prince says it is not on the schedule. >> if they meet beyonce and jay-z. >> the new york times said they were met with a blend of enthusiasm, sarcasm and antagonism. >> new yorkers may be blaise, but they clearly love it. >> someone loves it. >> come on our show tomorrow morning. we will have you live, duke and duchess. >>> cnn is honoring the top ten heroes of the year. the tribute aired last night and pen farthing took the top honor as the hero of the year for his non-profit which reunites soldiers with stray animals they took in abroad. some celebrities included benedict cumberbatch and sheryl crow performed. >>> time for an early start on money. u.s. stock futures lower. down a bit from friday's records. the dow and s&p reach

the british rocker with the hits of the beatles cover passed away monday with a battle of lung cancerd at home in colorado. he was 70 years old. >>> 19 minutes past the hour. growing fallout over a u.s. fugitive living in cuba. governor chris christie increasingly outraged over the president's deal as cuba finally responds. >>> an intense game ends in a massive brawl. what brought these two college football teams to blows? we have that for you next. >>> new developments this morning in the effort to get convicted cop killer where she fled after escaping prison. despite the plan to normalize relations with cuba. the nation has the right to grant asylum to people who feel they were persecuted. this is infuriating governor chris christie. chesimard shot and killed a state trooper in 1973. >> chesimard, a cold blooded cop killer, convicted by her peers, certainly must more just than anything happened to cuba under the castro brothers, she is now according to an official of the cuban government, persecuted. >> cnn's correspondent patrick oppman has more on the efforts to free chesimard. >>

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is it the beatle's? ny people, the one that they knew, they grew up hearing it on "the wonder years." ♪ would you stand up and walk out on me ♪ >> reporter: in a statement paul mccartney called that cover song just mind blowing. and ringo starr good-bye and god bless to joe cocker from one of his friends peace and love. despite addiction to alcohol and drugs, cocker persevered putting out 50 albums. with jenner warren won him a grammy and the oscar winning song from the 1982 film "an officer and a gentleman." yet, much of his best work was not his own. he was a master of interpretations ♪ you are so beautiful to me >> reporter: joe cocker dead at age 70. ♪ >> an extraordinary voice. it's so unusual for a performer really to be defined by one performance. that woodstock performance, when you saw it there or you saw the film, you just never forgot it. >> it's amazing, too, so many of those songs i attribute to his voice. you forget the original artist. >> there many many people who covered the beatle's. >>>

cocker first made the charts in the '60s with his remake from the song from the beatles, "a little helpmy friends." cocker's career spanned more than 50 years. he was 70 years old. >>> six hours behind bars. that is the sentence for a south jersey man who shot protective hawks over and over again. he shot and killed the wildlife from the back door of his home in 2013. he pleaded guilty to violating the migratory bird treaty act. a judge sentenced him community service. new at 11:00, a long-time attraction on the main line. every year, 00 drepds of fans enjoy the devon horsz show in chester county. tonight, a new president and chairperson ousting previous president sarah cox slang. some worry the change could mean the horse show will leave devon. the leadership change will allow the organization to move forward. >> one time, philadelphia wise guy angelo lutz is giving back. he once served seven years in prison for gambling and racketeering. now he owns the restaurant in colingswood. the church recently had to shut down its food pantry. >> god's given me a second chance at life and they d

the reason i'm mentioning it, paul mccartney, the beatles, peter gabriel, some of your appears have opted to allow their catalogs to be streamed on the services. is there a responsibility of older artists to more established artist to take stands like that? to say, we object to this? >> i have respect for them for doing that. they have raised the debate. i have been waiting. i could see in moving the little -- the whole time. to i do not feel the need jump ship at the moment. >> a metaphor. [laughter] what do you think of the artist today? not just taylor swift. you have made comments about justin bieber. >> no, i haven't. have i? there is great music out there. there always will be. there needs to be -- what did i say about justin? >> an article from a few years ago. actually, it was just last year. it was when bieber was imploding. you said, "just try to enjoy it. that explosive bit doesn't last forever." you're talking about for young artists. >> yet. i was fortunate. i was in my mid-20's when i became successful. before that, i was a schoolteacher. i paid taxes. i was a parent. i had

. >> the beatles had a song, i won't sing, we want to bring viewers, not chase them away, but the beatles had songs about revenge about the ex-girlfriend and there's lots of music. whether it's bad and nobody is saying this man was a good artist, that's not the concern. the court is concerned with whether or not -- >> if it's a threat. >> right. and there's a federal statute at issue as well. using interstate commerce to issue threats. was it a true threat or a true form of expression under the first amendment. >> thank you so much, jamie floyd. >>> all right. new details coming up surrounding the death of an ohio state football player. why he mentioned concussions in the final text to his mother >>> plus, why the cost of generic drugs is skyrocketing. >> sacrifice... >> i order you to die... >> and ultimate betrayal... drawing lines in the sand that would shape the middle east and frame the conflict today >> world war one: through arab eyes only on al jazeera america >>> we are learning more about what may have led to the death of an ohio state university football player. the 22 year old

already inducted with the beatles in 1988, he'll be the last of the fab four to make it on his own. >this guy -- ♪ ain't no sunshine when she's gone it's not warm when ♪ >> bill withers, a classic. "lean on me," "just the two of us," "lovely day," "grandma's hand." very rarely performs these days. it's going to be a treat to see him at the ceremony. >> i'm going to hold the urge down to try and sing one of these songs because you know how much i like to sing. >> also a trio of relative youngsters. ♪ that's green day getting the nod in their very first year of eligibility. another notable inductees, joan jett, lou reed and the very late stevie ray vaughn. the ceremony will be held in april of next year. >>> burt reynolds was in a bit of a financial hole. we're happy to report he's doing better. his collection of movie merchandise fetched $2.5 million at an auction. >> that trans am from "smokey and the bandit" got him $450,000 helping him in a million-dollar mortgage dispute with his bank. >> reynolds was fed up looking at pictures of himself and put over 600 items up for options. -- o

you forget the original. >> not many effectively cover the beatles. >> it is about 7:19. he preach bishops and cardinals who run the vatican. while his message included phrases >>> and this morning, we're going to be looking for plenty of sunshine with the exception of a few patches of dense fog out there. afternoon highs today will be mostly in the mid 60s for the bay area. a few clouds around but not bad. it looks lake a sparkling eve of christmas eve. tomorrow we stand a chance of a shower or two. today's nice though. plenty of sun around the bay area after the low clouds in the morning. and the extended forecast is calling for again a few sprinkles tomorrow. but then christmas looks nice. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by walgreens. at the corner of happy & healthy. >>> auto companies are building safer cars and suvs. >>> ahead, the top picks on how crash test results encouraged carmakers to build a better product. >> the news is back on the morning here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. >> announcer: thisponsored by kay jewel

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he is known for iconic performances the beatles song with a little help from my friends. le with lung cancer. we take a look back at the legendary life of joe cocker. >> you are so beautiful ♪ >> there is no mistaking that distinct raspy voice. the 70-year-old british-born singer died in his home monday from lung cancer. ♪ what would you do if i sang out of tune ♪ >> he first gained attention at woodstock with the classic take on the beatles with a little help from my friends. >> paul mccartney said he was a lovely guy and said totally turned the song into a soul anthem and i was forever grateful for him for doing that. >> you look at the songs 40 years later and realize he had something unique. >> with the air and on stage gyrations. they spent decades and fell off the charts in the 70s when heavy drug and alcohol abuse nearly ended his career. in 1982 he made a come back. ♪ love lift us up where we belong ♪ . >> it featured an officer and a gentlemen and won him a grammy and oscar for best original song. >> what do i do when my love is away ♪ . >> billy joel paid tribute

. >> yeah, by the beatles. we did a little of the who.: yeah, you really are. >> we played "hey jude," but my dad got upset because he thought it was "hey jew." [ laughter ] >> i'm not kidding. >> jimmy: are you serious? >> i swear to god. for years, he didn't like the beatles because of that. yeah. >> jimmy: no one's going to write a song called "hey jew." that's great. and then, so i go, that's great. i didn't know ben was a a musician or played. >> well, sort of a musician, you know. >> jimmy: then i found out you were in a band when you were 16 or 17. >> yes, i was in another band in school. it was called capital punishment. [ laughter ] yeah. and it was sort of a post punk neo goth urban experimental band, except we couldn't play our instruments. >> jimmy: you just didn't -- you weren't good at playing. >> yeah, we weren't very good. >> jimmy: who was in the band with you? >> i was sort of the ringo of the band. and then there was my friend chris, who was the leader. who was really the guy who wrote all the songs, and he was very cha

of course, the beatles, you know, might as well be there on the first day.he other members of the beatles are already solo inductees for the rock hall, so i think if ringo even noticed that he was missing, he might have felt slighted -- [laughter] so this definitely certainly corrects the record. from an interview i read with him today in "rolling stone," he seemed to have not realized he wasn't in there until someone -- paul mccartney, possibly -- told him he wasn't a member of the rock hall. gerri: that's funny. we've got a really interesting list of snubs including bon jovi, deep purple, chicago, willie nelson which shocks me. who do you think is the most deserving person who's never gotten in? >> i mean, the funny thing about the rock and roll hall of fame is the building's shaped like a pyramid, but they probably should have shaped it like a punching bag. every year these nominees come out, and it ignites all these debates about who should be in there, who's deserving, who shouldn't. rap music, for example, is always a controversial thing for the rock h

the big moment is when george harrison of the beatles goes to the white house. jack ford and poses with ford and billy preston who was like the fifth beatle and they're wearing buttons and ford is standing there going, i got to get away from that picture. both of those votes are foolish. you're right to bring them on. >> a couple of points that were raised. curious. one was in the newspaper page that you showed from i guess september 10 after the pardon there's a reference to alexander haig. and directly next to that alexander haig reporting -- >> bye-bye alexander. >> and the other one you mentioned that george bush and jaworski had a connection. i wanted your take on how those two things might have played out the. >> i don't know the details. i know because of texas politics and houston politics they knew each other. i've seen some correspondence, most of it not germane at the bush library. in terms of a being farmed out to nato. that's part of a systematic part that gets back to this gentleman's question here. ford, too late decides he has to have his own adm

. >> he rose to rain in the 1960's with a cover of the beatles hit "with a little help from my friends" and remained active until recently. he received numerous accolades during his four decade career including a grammar -- grammy award. his agent said he was the greatest soul singer ever to come out of written. ♪ he certainly ones. >> that is your world news. you are watching dw in berlin also do stay with us. >> goodbye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ññ >> you are watching live from paris, the headlines this hour. and president francois hollande is urging the nation not to panic after two separate attacks apparently motivated i islamist extremism. there has now been a third in the city of nantes, with the perpetrator using the phrase "alahu akhbar." the first election winner is calling on the country to work together for the future. north korea's dismal record on human rights up for discussion at the united

of all the beatles you're taking ringo?yard sale had something for everyone. >> okay. >> oh. >> oh. >> i can clean that up for you if you want. >> oh, no. >> no? >> don't clean it. >> no? >> no. >> and do you have a-- a key, a house key or something like that. thank you very much. i just wanted to-- is this the key to your apartment. >> yeah. >> i just want to trace that. that is great. and when you are generally not home? $125 worth of cigarettes in here, the price tag says $1. what are you offering me. >> 50 cents. >> i'll take it. >> that's nice, i didn't realize it was that nice. i'm keeping that. thank you. (laughter) oh, these are nice. -- that is $1. if there is any porn on that ipad, it's not mine. thank you very much. that was in my office for nine years. see you, buddy. >> hey, guys, easy street soup and-- one of his speeches. >> how much have you paid? >> i got comedy art 2006 person of the year award for stephen colbert. i paid $1 for it. >> very good, very good people, that is very good sale. absolutely. very c

. >> he rose to rain in the 1960's with a cover of the beatles hit "with a little help from my friends" and remained active until recently. he received numerous accolades during his four decade career including a grammar -- grammy award. his agent said he was the greatest soul singer ever to come out of written. ♪ he certainly ones. >> that is your world news. you are watching dw in berlin also do stay with us. >> goodbye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] óox+có/v>ia french jews packing up to two israel. british muslims standing up against islamist extremism, and german bureaucracy -- scoring a goal for asylum seekers. first, to france, where there are fears that anti-semitism is on the rise. france has the largest jewish population in europe, but the number o

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cocker will be remembered for his version of the beatles "with a little help from my friends" which heerformed at woodstock. >> ♪ what would you do if i sang out of tune ♪ ♪ >> brown: paul mccartney called the performance mind-blowing. he died after a long battle with lung cancer. he was 70. next, they were dropouts headed for trouble. look at them now after getting a second chance. alright, so this tylenol arthritis lasts 8 hours but aleve can last 12 hours. and aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. so why am i still thinking about this? how are ya? good. aleve. proven better on pain. dave, i'm sorry to interrupt... i gotta take a sick day tomorrow. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. thanks veronica. >> brown: for nearly six months, we have followed a group of high school dropouts who got a second chance through a program run by the national guard in los angeles. they have endured academic, mental and physical challenges. tonight we end our series with thei

have older artists who have made millions and millions of dollars like garth brooks or the beatles orabriel, they have decided not to let their catalogs be streamed on spotify. should these older artists be taking stronger stands? they have more leverage. >> clearly, if the beatles as an entity were to come out it would clearly raise the conversation. taylor swift is one of the most popular singers on spotify. this is her audience. when she takes a stand, it really resonates throughout the world. i think the music industry and artists in particular should say we don't want to repeat the mistake we made 15 years ago with itunes. they lost control of the content and lost the ability to monetize the content in a digital world. now they see the business going to streaming. before this gets too big, we want to have a big seat at the table. what is an equitable split of the fees? equitable"e term " that's up for interpretation. paul sweeney, thank you so much. we have much more ahead, including telling you about the oklahoma billionaire who lost half of his fortune in the last three months.

you can bring frank sinatra, the rolling stones, the beatles, elvis is closing the show. nobody wants to follow, you ain't nothing but a hound dog. >> i wanted to be so much like him. >> you know what i'm saying. >> i sure do. >> regardless of the circumstances of his death, elvis presley enriched the cultural life in an american way. and by blending the south, north, and adding just enough sexiness, he energized music and in a small way brought the nation together. as what would have been his 80th birthday approaching, thanks for the memories, from grace land, i'm geraldo rivera reporting. thank you very much. good night. and the 45 highway mpg tdi clean diesel. and last but not least, the high performance gti. looks like we're gonna need a bigger podium. the volkswagen golf family. motor trend's 2015 "cars" of the year. >>> hi. well, tonight on "red eye." >> coming up on "red eye." are selfies the most unnecessary invention or for guys with short arms? we asked one fellow to comment. and how does the president think you should feel about shaving your best friend's back?

the big moment, of course, was when george harrison of the beatles goes to white house and poses with ford and billy preston, who was like the fifth beatle, and they are wearing wind buttons, and ford is standing there, i have got to get away from this picture, i have got to get away from this picture, and both of those moments were foolish, and you are right to bring them up. yes, sir. >> one was in the newspaper, september 10, after the pardon, there is a reference to alexander haig, and then after that, alexander haig with nato, and then the other one you mentioned was that george bush and leon jaworski had a relationship, and i wonder how those things played out. >> i do not know, but because of texas politics and houston politics, they knew each other, and i have seen correspondence, most of it not germane, at the bush library. as far as alexander haig being farmed out to nato, ford, too late, decides he has to have his own administration and starts moving out the members of the nixon administration. who do we get in? we get in as chief of staff the former congressman from illino

you can bring barbra streisand, you can bring friends not true, the rolling stones, you can bring the beatlessing the show because nobody wants to follow you eight nothing but a hound dog. it's impossible. >> i want to be so much like him. host: regardless of the circumstances on his death, elvis presley enriched hope for life in an incredible and enduring way by blending and honoring america's different musical traditions south, north, black, white and just enough appeal to make it interesting, he energized popular music and in a strong way even brings the nation together. what would have been his 80th birthday approach elvis, thanks for the memories. thank you very much for watching. good night when i feel a cold coming on... (achoo) i hit it hard. new zicam cold remedy nasal spray shortens colds. and it reduces symptom severity by 45%. so when a cold hits, shorten it with zicam.

. >>> the most anticipated british invasion since the beatles arrived stateside and is under way now in new york city. the duke and duchess of cambridge, of course, we're talking about them, more commonly known as william and kate, arrived at the carlyle hotel last night. it's their first trip to the big apple. today, william will meet with president obama in washington and he will attend a conference at the world bank. kate will stay in new york city touring a center for child development. the two will later take in the nets/cavaliers game, hoping to see some american royalty, king james. >>> and pope francis hit the switch on a huge christmas tree display in umbria, and he did it from the comfort of the vatican. the pope used a tablet and a wi-fi connection to light the enormous tree. the christmas tree billed as the world's largest, is made up of nearly 1,000 lights on a mountainside there. it's more than 1,400 feet wide and nearly 25 feet tall, covering more than 1.4 million square feet. that's a big tree. >>> let's talk about gas prices. no more pain at the pump. across the natio

. >>> the beatle's first drafts. the band's most memorable songs were born on the backs of birthday cards. the news is back in the morning and we'll see you at 7:00. >>> we'll be batching. >> love that song. >> i cry over that song every time i hear it. >> it is beautiful. >> tears of joy. >> it will be tears of joy and then you'll be crying by tomorrow morning. >>> 60s today, even 70 in fredericksburg and culpepper. tomorrow you'd need the heavy coats. let's show you a pretty picture here in a moment. doppler is picking up activity from morgantown to pittsburgh. if you are headed home per se you are going to run into that this morning. the showers will be here and there by mid to late afternoon. boy it is a nice looking sky, sun is up at 7:08. boosting us to 67, 68. showers around late afternoon and evening. 40s by 9:00. we'll fall into the 30s overnight. we are talking about snow and sleet and freezing rain possibly, especially northern shanendoah valley. 50s and 60s well out to the west as the air is trying to move

. >>> so it was just like the beatles with less singing and no actual beatles. it was the duke and duchess of cambridge. they arrived to the swarm of flash bulbs. later this morning, william heads to washington to meet with the president and vice president. the duchess will stay in new york. they may meet actual royalty. >> new yorkers met them with antagonism and enthusiasm. >>> cnn is honoring the top ten heroes of the year. it aired last night and pen farthing took the top honor for his non-profit which reunites soldiers with stray animals. celebrity presenters included benedict cumberbatch and sheryl crow performed. >>> time for an early start on your money. stocks pointing lower from friday's records. dow and s&p closing records on friday thanks to a jobs report. stocks posted the seventh week in a row of gains. remember the s&p 500, john, up 12.3% this year. that's good for the 401(k). >> that is a lot. >> three years in a row of double digit returns. >>> looks like a good end of the year with strong jobs growth and falling gas prices. oil prices sliding th