there's going be vocal inflections, there's how the rhythm sections work together, the drums, the percussion, how the guitars work together. it's really complex, but a lot of times, if you listen to a song and you pick apart each part, you realize that there's no one part that is just incredibly complex. they're all real simple parts, all put together, weaved together to make this thing that sounds really complex, but in its essence, it's really simple. [mellow rock music with flute and drums] (berlin) the live performance-- that's the place where we get to sort of try it out on people and see how it works. the parts really take on a new depth to them. (glabicki) the audience gives to it. you can visualize it as a tree. back to when i receive a seed of it, i bring it until it's about this big, you know, and i present it to the band, and then we work on the foundation of it. then when you perform it, it starts to change all different seasons, and change colors, and then it gets much bigger. then you truly realize that there's something bigger happening. it's not your song anymore. it's gone.

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the violin. they need to work so hard for them just to get a sound. that it is a much longer sound, getting up on your feet process than what it is in that percussion worldall the challenges will come, you know, later. [ laughter ] >> let me ask you this then since you brought it up. now, if you were to play the piano, you are still hearing a melody. >> yeah. >> now, that's one thing. i assume that it would be the band altogether, you know, we'd go through it enough before performing it publicly. but how do you practice on your own? do you listen to a recording or do you need to hear the music in your head? >> that's a big question for them as it must seem like a bigamist re. the drums, they are a part of the ribbon section, you know, but we are a rhythmic instrument. it's made up of a lot of instruments. the drum set is only 100 years old, a very young instrument. it was created for this new cool modern music, coming around here. >> yes, absolutely. the drumming goes back thousands of years, but the dream set as we know it, it is only 100 years old. first called the trappiest because they had horns and the blocks and the whistles. they are used to a com

there are percussions at the toll plaza.right that we sometimes see on the approach, there are those cash lanes, all of those cash lanes, those four, are closed. these two funnel over after the toll plaza. that's the reason for all this backup. these folks wanted to use that section over there. they can't. there is the backup from hayward to industrial to the toll plaza. solid orange and red back to the scene. building stored 880, slow, because the volume building through hayward heading down through the area. expect major slowing, because we still don't know when the lanes are going to clear. we are looking at a slower drive right now as some folks hit the road just in general for their commute. i would suggest 84 across the bay if you can use that, if you are south of the san mateo bridge, because that is a big log jam overapproaching the toll plaza. heading over, it is okay. 84 through livermore, your standard slowing lieu the tri-valley. 580, not a major concern. pretty light for the traffic. meanwhile, down in the south

. >> you're the vocal percussion or the drums of the group. >> yeah.t to hear it. ♪ ♪ you might have been hurt, babe ♪ ♪ that ain't no lie ♪ you've seen them all come and go ♪ ♪ i remember you told me ♪ that it made you believe in ♪ no man, no cry ♪ maybe that's why ♪ every little thing i do ♪ never seems enough for you p.m. you don't want to lose it again p.m. i'm not like them ♪ ♪ baby, when you finally ♪ get to love somebody ♪ guess what ♪ it's gonna be me ♪ there comes a day when i'll be the one you'll see ♪ ♪ it's gonna ♪ gonna ♪ gonna ♪ it's gonna be me ♪ all that i do ♪ is not enough for you ♪ don't want to lose it ♪ but i'm not like that ♪ when finally ♪ finally ♪ you get to love ♪ guess what ♪ every little ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ don't want to lose it ♪ i'm not like them ♪ when you get to love somebody ♪ ♪ guess what ♪ it's gonna be me [ cheers and applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the statesmen, looking penn state and justin timberlake very proud this morning. thanks a lot, guys. we've back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up to

because with different japanese instruments as well and filipino musicians using percussion as well and really a great time in the 80s. mark was the curator of that time. mark's vision that sustained the festival. it was his vision that sustained the festival and i think the movement, he deserves a lot of credit for sustaining that creativity and movement. he also booked the artist raised the money and produced all the shows with san francisco's asian art museum and also with brenda, they pioneered first voice in bringing together story telling and drama and really great for children and telling of our children as asian americans. mark izu is also known for greatest modality implementation and orchestra anden ensembles and theatres and also the chinese traditional multi-read instrument and he's the only symphonic show composer in the world. mark premiered mermaid orchestral work in the symphony as well. he wrote in 2005 the man chill a project. he was the emmy award winner in 2009 for 52, a documentary about the vietnamese experience. mark iz odyssey and continued. mr. izu's cd threading time, -- it was release n

because with different japanese instruments as well and filipino musicians using percussion as well and really a great time in the 80s. mark was the curator of that time. mark's vision that sustained the festival. it was his vision that sustained the festival and i think the movement, he deserves a lot of credit for sustaining that creativity and movement. he also booked the artist raised the money and produced all the shows with san francisco's asian art museum and also with brenda, they pioneered first voice in bringing together story telling and drama and really great for children and telling of our children as asian americans. mark izu is also known for greatest modality implementation and orchestra anden

. >> scott olson is lying on the ground, bleeding from his head and mouth. >> and that's when that other percussionrenade or tear gas canister came in and blew up. and it blew up right next to his face. >> that was the moment when somebody yelled this guy is hurt and he needs to be carried. >> jesse, ernest, and a few others carry scott out of the street in search of medical help. >> medic! medic! >> what happened? what happened? >> he got hit. >> but he had blood coming out of his forehead and his eyes, his nose, his mouth. and i looked into his eyes, and i spoke to him, and i said, you know, you're going to be okay, we're going to get you to safety, what's your name? >> what's your name? what's your name? what's your name? >> what's your name? >> he didn't respond in any way. and at that point i realized his eyes are open but he's very non-responsive. we were choking on the tear gas ourselves. we just had to get him out of there as quick as we could. which is what we did. >> scott is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >> my injuries were a fractured skull, a fractured vertebra, a fract

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the word cinco de mayo means. >> i think of bongos and percussion. that's what i think of when i hear it. >> what does cinco de mayo celebrate? >> drinking. >> what do we celebrate on cinco de mayo. >> tacos. >> when is cinco de mayo. >> i knew this would be hard. >> take a guess. >> may. 15th. >> close. take another guess. >> december 5. >> colder. >> december 25. oh, that's christmas. november 15. >> colder. november 1. november 12. >> colder. november 15. warmer. >> july. >> a little earlier. >> june. >> may. >> 31st. >> may. >> may 31st. >> may? >> may 15. >> may? >> may 16. 17. may 5. yes! congratulations. >> i always heard about these dumb people on the streets. >> well, you've done it. >> jimmy: it's time for our weekly tribute to the fcc where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship. >> he didn't set out to be first, but added i'm [ bleep ] the [ bleep ]. >> who hasn't [ bleep ]. >> i haven't found the next mr. wright. >> do you [ bleep ]. >> oh, yeah, i love it. >> that's a lot of [ bl

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were facing and there'll be times when i decided the threat and a certain place is great enough we need to adjust our approach and take extra percussions at least for a while and we do and we have. that's the reality that those will be the exceptional cases, retreating behind the wire cannot be the way we do business. so i've got news for you today and news to share with america. we will not pull back. we'll keep practicing that my father called foreign policy outdoors. working directly with men and women around the world from government official to local leaders commissioned civil society society groups in the area people on the street, we are going to build people to people relationships that help to foster trust and understanding between cultures and make that sort of engagement even stronger. chris stephens understood that. he enjoyed and respected the people he met whether this country or abroad. when he was 17 years old. to say that the american feels nervous and he then lived in the atlas mountains of morocco as a volunteer english teacher with the peace corps. one young student of his became a teacher because of english, becaus

also the question of will there be read percussions -- repercussions, a blowback to this war being conducted. john mention that he thought using drones to kill al qaeda anders is certainly lawful he supported it. i think what we see these days is drones being used on targets that are far from al qaeda leaders. al qaeda is a shadow of what it was. what is the bar for targeted killing? who is being targeted? are the enemies of the state of pakistan? are the enemies of the state of yemen? ?re they the counterinsurgency these are questions that i think are being answered, but obviously we need to know more about. if this is the default way of doing business, if we do not expect to see another , and totan very soon see a lot more yemens and somalians, i think everyone up your understandable agree there needs to be greater transparencies and discussion on these issues and greater on how the war is being waged will stop i still find it striking that as a reporter, i was recently covering the john brennan confirmation hearing. he's been confirmed for the cia director. i wished that he found members

i think he realizes he has the brainpower to pursue whatever percussion he chooses, but he has a passionor public policy. he has specifically a passion for finding ways for our government to make smart choices so individuals and businesses can prosper. he is someone who quickly impresses his colleagues in the administration. i believe he will impress of my colleagues in the senate. i'm going to ask senator levin if there is anything you would like to say before i swear this man in? mr.o, just to thank you, chairman, for your usual speed, thoroughness, in moving this nomination. i hope that this nomination can be acted upon quickly. i do have a number of questions but i want to thank him for being willing to continue serving and thank you for running this committee. >> thank you. well, i learned from the best. i learned from the best. five responses to a biographical and financial questionnaire. he hasy e office of government ethics. without objection, this information will be made part of and the financial data will be made available to the public and the committee offices. committee rul

just percuss siv dance we use to provoke emotion and get the crowd going. >> i understand it's popularrom a lot of different groups on campus and a lot of academic groups as well. >> we were watching you rehearse as well. how often do you get together to rehearse? >> depends. we get together throughout the year for other performance groups and competitions. sometimes we rehearse and perform about seven times a week, sometimes just three times a week. it really depends what we're doing during the week. >> can we see it? the princeton high steppers. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ slow it down now! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause [ applause ] >> thank you, terry tillman and the princeton high steppers, showing us how it's done on the plaza this morning. >>> coming up, we'll show you how to master the trickiest fashion trends, right after the local news. . >>> good morning to you. it is 8:56 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. early action today in the east bay to prepare for what is expected to be an especially dangerous fire season. fema is hosting two public meetings in oakland. agencies will hear proposal to reduce fire in eas

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