toni morrison, thanks for talk to us. >> my pleasure. >> woodruff: online, toni morrison reads an excerptrom her latest novel, "home." mall pox pipe near william fa fw ey, julian gordon lost, a polish underground officer during the haul cast, and a man who fought japanese american internment during world war ii. >> warner: again, the major developments of the day: the united states and other nations expelled syrian diplomats, expressing outrage over a weekend massacre in houla. northern italy was hit by a second earthquake in less than two weeks. at least 16 people were killed and 200 injured. and stocks rose on hopes that china might move to stimulate its economy. the dow industrials gained nearly 126 points. online, we look at some amazing architecture as part of our "coping with climate change" series. kwame holman explains. >> holman: sea levels continue to rise and architects are designing structures that float, including homes, movie theaters and animal habitats. find a slideshow of some of the concepts on the "rundown" blog. curious about the cost of a house in big cities across th

[applause] [medal is presented] toni morrison.st african american woman to win a nobel prize, toni morrison is one of our nation's most distinguished storytellers. she has captivated readers through lyrical prose that depicts the complexities of a people and challenges our concepts of race and gender. her works are hallmarks of the american literary tradition, and the united states proudly honors her for her nursing of souls and strengthening the character of our union. [applause] [the medal is presented] john paul stevens. from the navy to the bench, john paul stevens has devoted himself to service to our nation. after earning a bronze star in world war ii, stevens returned home to pursue a career in law. as an attorney, he became a leading practitioner of anti- trust law. and as a supreme court justice, he dedicated his long and distinguished tenure to applying our constitution with fidelity and independence. his integrity, humility, and steadfast commitment to the rule of law have fortified the noble vision of our nation's foun

to toni morrison. a little distraction as a single mother working at a publishing company by day. she would carve out time in the evening to write, often with her two sons pulling on her hair and tugging on her earrings. once a baby spit up on her tablet, so she wrote around it. circumstances may not have been ideal, but the words that came out were magical. toni morrison's prose brings us that moral intensity that few writers ever attempt, from song of solomon to beloved, toni reaches us deeply using a tone that is lyrical, precise, intense and inclusive. she lieeans toward the place whe meaning might lie. during oral argument, justice john paul stevens often began his line of questioning with a polite, may i interrupt, or may i ask a question. you can imagine the lawyers would say okay. after which he would just as politely force a lawyer to stop dancing around and focus on the most important issues in the case. and that was his signature style. modest, insightful, prepared, razor sharp. else the thi

toni morrison's pros brings us in a kind of moral and emotional intensity that few writers ever attempt. she believes that language arcs toward the place where meaning might lie. the rest of us are lucky to be following along for the ride. as the first woman to serve as america's top diplomat, madeleine's courage helped bring peace to the balkans and paved the way for progress in some of the most unstable corners of the world. justice stevens applied throughout his career, his clear and graceful manner to the defense of individual rights and the rule of law, always favoring a pragmatic solution over an ideological one. when a doctor first told pat summitt she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him. as pat says, i can fix a tractor, mow hay, plow a field, chop tobacco, and call the cows. but what i'm really known for is winning. i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up because he captured something about this country that was so vital. ♪ well the times they are achanging ♪ >> there is not a bigger giant in the history of american music. >> it's worth w

author tony morrison gives us an ideas look at her novel.. the tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery on this memorial day as we welcome you back to "cbs this morning." >>> china's built the world's second largest economy mainly by making things we want to buy. tom doctoroff says it's time for us to understand the chinese just a little better. >> he is an advertising executive and leading expert on consumer psychology in china. his latest book is called "what chinese want:culture, communism." nice to have you with us. >> thank you very much. >> it's a book, i have to say, i learned a lot from. wasn't really familiar with a lot of things you talk about. what is the biggest misconception we as americans have about the chinese? >> i think it's that chinese are becoming modern and international, but they're not becoming like us. they're not becoming western, not becoming individualistic in a western way. so, our way is aspirational, interesting to them, but they still are profoundly chinese, profoundly tied to the family and the obli

toni morrison's prose brings us that kind of moral and emotional intensity that few writers ever attemptmon, to toni reaches us deeply using a tone that is lyrical, precise, distinct and inclusive, she believes that language arcs toward the place where meaning might lie. the rest of us are lucky to be following along for the ride. during oral argument, justice john paul stevens often began his line of questioning with a polite may i interrupt or may i ask a question? and you can imagine the lawyers would say okay. after which he would just as politely force a lawyer to stop dancing around and focus on the most important issues of the case, and that was his signature style. modest, insightful, well-prepared and razor sharp. he is the third longest-serving justice in the history of the court and justice stevens applied throughout his career his clear and graceful manner to the defense of individual rights and the word of law, always favoring a pragmatic solution over an ideological one. unsuspecting tourists would ask him to take their picture in front of the court and at his vacation home

toni morrison's pros bring us that intensity that few writers ever attempt.ieves that language arcs toward the place where meaning might lie. the rest of us are lucky to be following along for the ride. as the first woman to serve saz america's top diplomat. madeline's courage helped bring peace to the balkans and paved the road for progress in some of the most unstable corners in the world. justice stevens always favoring a pragmatic solution over an ideological one. when a doctor first told pat summeth she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him. i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up because he captured something about this country that was so vital. ♪ >> there is not a bigger giant in the mystery of american music. >> it's worth watching all of it. we posted the full medal of freedom ceremony with all the honorees on our website at nbcnightlynews.com. >>> for us for now, that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. to

. >>> there is no other writer like toni morrison.ful shot of chicago there. good morning. tomorrow at the white house, president obama will award the presidential medal of freedom to 13 people, including the great novelist toni morrison. >> recently she visited tud yoe 57 to talk with charlie about that honor and her latest work. >> toni morrison is one of america's most celebrated authors. she received pulitzer prize, national book critics and noble prize in literature and she'll add one more honor to that, the presidential medal of freedom. her latest novel "home" tells of a a korean war veteran's desperate journey to save his sister. proud to have you here. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> tell me about frank and tell me where he is and why this journey is so important for him. >> he's one of those anonymous veterans from the korean war that we don't talk about very much. we're still at war, apparently. you know -- >> a lot of troops in south korea. he has the terrible experiences of being a warrior then. comes b

estado madeleine albright, el ex astronauta y senador john glenn, la premio nobel de literatura toni morrisonel lider israel shimon peres. hace mas de 50 anos, dolores huerta junto a cesar chavez empezaron a organizar a personas que laboraban en los campos de california, lo que se transformo en la asociacion nacional de trabajadores agricolas. hoy en dia, a sus 82 anos, ella cree que los latinos deben seguir organizandose. dolores huerta, lider de derechos civilesse que nosotros en nuestro pueblo latino podemos alcanzar nuestro potencial. nos faltan recursos para que nosotros podamos tener mas organizacio n, pero si nosotros comprendem os que tenemos el poder, que trabajando juntos, haciendonos ciudadanos, registrandonos para votar y votando por favor. organizaciones sindicales opinan que la distincion es importante para la comunidad latina. hector sanchez, lclaaella sento muchas de las bases de lo que hoy es la lucha social, la lucha sindical, la lucha en defensa de los trabajadores inmigrantes, la lucha en defensa de las mujeres. ella es 1 simbolo historico y estamos felices celebrando este

[applauds] [applauds] >>> probably recognized madeline all bright along with author tony morrison, former astronaut john glenn and bob dylan. the nation's highest honor. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people, not in short blinding bursts but steadily over the course of a lifetime. >> now california's tell lorous -- tell lorous with caesar chavez. >> we have posted today's ceremony, just look at the -- ceremony just look at the hot topics section. >>> what they are calling the largest occupational hazard related to cancer. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a new report shows working the night shift can take a toll on a woman's health. it can increase the risk of breast cancer. now the risk is greater for women who describe themselves as morning people. nighttime shift working could be the biggest occupational hazard but they say they are exposed to light at night which increases the hormone, melatonin and that protects against certain cancers. let's check on the traffic, sal? >>> well, it is having an affect and

toni morrison is used to distraction as a single mother working at a publishing company by day she wouldout a little time in the edge to write often with her two sons pulling on her hair and tugging her earrings. once a baby spit up on her tablet so she wrote around it. serbs -- circumstances may not have been ideal but the words everyone magical. her prose brings us that kind of moral and emotional intensity that few writers ever attempt "song of solomon," to "beloved," she reaches us deeply with lyrics and precise and distinct and inclusive. she believes that language moves to the place where meaning might lie. the rest of us are lucky to be following along for the ride. during oral arguments justice june paul stevens began the line of questioning with a polite, may i interrupts or may i ask a question. you can imagine the lawyer's would say, okay. after which he would as politely force a lawyer to stop dancing around and focus on the most important issues of the case. and that was the signature style. modest. insightful. well prepared. razor sharp. he is the third longest serving just

the first african-american woman to win a noble prize, toni morrison is one of our nation's most distinguished storytell lestorytellers. she has taken complexions of people and turned their gender. the united states proudly honors her for strengthening the character of our union. [ applause ] >> john paul stevens. from the navy to the bench, john paul stevens has devoted himself to service to our nation. after earning a bronze star in world war ii, stevens returned home to pursue a career in law. as an attorney, he became a leading practitioner of anti-trust law, and as a supreme court justice, he dedicated his long and distinguished tenure to applying our constitution with infidelity and integrity. his commitment to the rule of law has fortified the noble vision of our nation's founders. [ applause ] >> pat summitt. pat summit was an unparalleled woman in the field of sports. she led women in the sec tournament and eight national titles, becoming the all-time winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. on the court, summit inspired young women across our country to shoot even higher in pursu

state, madeleine albright, astronaut and former senator john glenn, nobel prize-winning novelist toni morrisond singer/songwriter bob dylan. a total of 13 people will receive the honor today. >>> today is a big day for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor expected to formally clinch the republican nomination for president tonight. voters in texas head to the polls today where 155 delegates are up for grabs. romney only has to earn 58 of those delegates to reach the 1,144 needed to become the nominee. >>> he will celebrate with donald trump in las vegas. just days after the real estate mogul made controversial comments again about president obama. earlier this week, trump claimed that the president was born in kenya and raised in indonesia. that's despite the president releasing his birth certificate last year proving he was born in hawaii. romney addressed the controversy simply by saying that he doesn't agree with all of his supporters, but that he appreciates their vote in november. >>> 6:06. 73 degrees. coming up, a concerning catch off the coast of the u.s. >>> also, a mother cat

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gwendolyn brooks, tommy morrison -- toni morrison. wonderful writers. still have a ways to go, we hav a long ways to go. as an author to have helped our human rights commission read the agenda we have a ways to go. [applause] that is why i look at the audience, i see a lot of people that will help us get there. our board of supervisors are here, our other elected officials, the treasure is here. members from all the other communities are here. because it is not just something the african-american community can do. the chinese -- a chinese person can help with the advantage to agenda. a latino person can help. a korean person can help. a gay person can help. everyone can help accomplish the unfinished agenda for everyone. i often talk about partnerships. we have to partner with our african-american community to get things done and that will be the only correct way to get things done. is that partnership. [applause] so when i make announcements, when the board of supervisors and we pass legislation, we're always going to do it with a commitment in our min

. >>> former supreme court justice, john paul stevens, folk singer, bob dillon, and tony morrison, some of the luminaries who received the presidential medal of freedom. president obama led the ceremony at the white house today. the medal of freedom is the highest civilian honor. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. not in short blinding bursts, but steadily over the course of a lifetime. >> among others receiving the award today, former secretary of state, madeleine albright, former astronaut, john glenn, and bill who helped lead the campaign to eradiate smallpox. >>> maryland and a handful of other states are receiving a waiver from the federal no child left behind law. now exchanged for it, those states are promising to improve how students are prepared. applied for waivers, but they have yet to be granted them. trying to rewrite that no child left behind law. >>> the storms, they just keep on coming. topper tells us what we'll be in the clear. the forecast is something do you don't want to miss. but first, a sneak peek behi

he counts bob dylan and author, toni morrison, as personal heroes.avers, abc news, washington. >> amazing group there. >> great hon

coach and john glenn, former secretary of state and madeleine albright and bob dylan and author toni morrison. it is the nation's highest civilian honor. let's take a live look now the white house where the ceremony should be getting underway in just about 15 minutes or so. >> meanwhile, jurors are deliberating for the seventh day in the john edwards campaign finance corruption trial. the former presidential candidate faces six felony charges, he is accused of using camping money to help hide his pregnant mistress when he ran for the white house back in 2008. experts say that was no verdict reached so far, speculation is growing that the jurors may be deadlocked. officials in canada trying to figure out why an airplane engine came apart shortly after takeoff. >> the air canada jet line last toronto yesterday, the boeing 747 had to circle back and make an emergency landing after an engine threw down chunks of debris, and smashed a whole lot of cars. >> all kinds of fire crews, taking pictures for my something it was cute having no idea that something fell off of an airplane and we are extremel

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tony morrison, a howard graduate and a former member of the faculty was the first black woman to receive both the nobel prize and the pulitzer prize in liz cher. literature. [ applause ] your extraordinary university provost dr. lasalle de fall, the first african-american president of the american council of surgeons and the american cancer society [ applause ] other howard graduates were the first african-americans to be elected to the u.s. senate, a u.s. governor, mayor of new york city and u.n. ambassador. and last, center not least, the mighty thurgood marshall. the first -- the first african-american supreme court justice was at howard law school's first graduating class. [ applause ] i have said repeatedly that education is the civil rights issue of our generation, and few can testify to that truth more powerfully than the founders of howard and their successors here today. there's a reason as president obama says that the story of the civil rights movement was written in our schools. that reason is known to everyone here today. education must be the great equalizer in america. it

. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," noble prize winning author toni morrison. ñ [ male announcer ]every day, thousands of people are choosing advil® for their headaches. my name is sunshine and i have three beautiful girls. i like taking advil® for a headache. it nips it in the bud. and i can be that mommy that i want to be. ♪ [ male announcer ] take action. take advil®. actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer provides unbeatable uva uvb protection and while other sunscreens can feel greasy ultra sheer® is clean and dry. it's the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®. >>> on this memorial day, we honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. meantime, american troops are still arriving home from deployment in afghanistan. more than a decade of war has taken a toll on military families. barry petersen talked to one family in vancouver, washington. >> reporter: homecoming is the end of one journey and the beginning of another. randy didn't realize how much had changed. >> i look the same. i fit in the same clothes. so i must be the same guy. so ho

. >> reporter: author toni morrison and astronaut john glenn were also among the 2012 nominees. the upcoming crime thriller starring tom cruise, the name has been changed to the name of the cruise's character in the film. it hits theaters in d.c. >>> the classical crossover quartet kicked off the u.s. leg of its concert tour in new york. they're performing in more than 40 shows between now and august 19. >> it's nice to be able to be in this country. i'm very proud. he's carrying the american flag and very proud of being american and i like that. >> reporter: lisa marie presley is about to launch her first concert tour in more than five years. presley's ten-city tour begins in new york on june 14 and ends in sarn deg on june -- san diego on june 27. that's your eye on entertainment. >> do you know what she's saying? she looks great. >> i couldn't understand a word. >> she's elvis' daughter. that's all you need to know. >> just keep listening to us. you'll understand. >>> good morning. you're watching 9 news now at 5:00

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bob dylan, author toni morrison and former tennessee women's basketball coach pat summit are also among being honored. >>> a health alert today. the secret getting your kids to eat their veggies. ready for this. we need a drum roll. you drink water. serve water with meals. behavioral researchers found people correlate a glass of water with healthy food. the kids ate more vegetables with water than soda. there you go. >>> work out or pay up. it's new incentive behind a new exercise app. users commit to using it a certain number of times a week and agree to pay $5 if you don't work out. >>> move over android and iphone. facebook wants to create its open smart phone. according to the "new york times," part of the top secret plan is to recruit experts would worked on apple's iphone and ipad so they are stealing people to build that phone. this will be interesting. >> this could be a big phone too if it ever happens. >>> astronauts on the international space station are still unloading cargo from the spacex dragon capsule. >> it arrived on friday way half-ton of food, clothing and scientific

american university professor lenny steinhorn says it reminds him of when tony morrison called bill clinton the first black president indicating he understood the pain, hopes and desires of black americans. >> i think that's what can be said about barack obama in this case with gay americans, that this may be the ultimate aspiration to be seen as equal normalized american and i think by endorsing gay marriage that's what he is articulating. >> we have never gone wrong when we expanded rights and responsibilities to everybody. that doesn't weaken familiars. that strengthens families -- families, that strengthens families. >> and the obama campus hoping what they are calling positive feedback including the news week cover will pay dividends in liberal turnout and campaign cash including tonight's soldout manhattan fundraiser sponsored by the lgbt leadership council and headlined by ricky martin. >>> the postal service has good news to deliver. shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> we start off with a change of heart from the postal service. no. 5, the u.s. postal service is doing an about f

group that includes former astronaut and united states senator, john glen, nobel prize winner, toni morrison aviator-rocking bob dylan. perhaps because the great 71-year-old sing eer declined t take off his sunglasses during the presentation, president obama could not seem to keep a straight face, look at him trying to hold it together. the harmonica-playing dylan. he said he loved dylan's music in college before bestowing dylan with the country's highest honor, he spoke about dylan's legacy. >> bob dylan started out singing other people's songs. but as he said, there came a point where i had to write what i wanted to say, because what i wantsed to say, nobody else was writing. born in hibbing, minnesota, a town where he says you couldn't be a rebel, it was too cold. today everybody from bruce springsteen to u2 owes bob a debt of gratitude. all these years later he's still chasing that sound, still searching for a little bit of truth. and i have to say that i am a really big fan. >> and still wearing those sunglasses. >>> meanwhile, the first lady was in new york making the rounds yesterday.

among her fellow recipients tonight, former secretary of state madeleine albright, novelist toni morrisonand we mentioned bob dylan and john glenn. >> growing outrage tonight over the alleged misuse of money from california's 9/11 license plate program. the patriotic plates read we will never forget. a portion. proceeds was to fund scholarships to help victims' children, and the rest going to anti-terrorism efforts. the associated press investigation found that california collected nearly $15 million from the license plates. of that money, less than $22,000 went to the children of 9/11 victims here in california. the report found that nearly $3 million went to plug the state budget deficit by both governor schwarzenegger and governor brown. high salaries paid to top executives at california state universities could be frozen following action by the state senate today. the controversial issue has opinion in the spotlight since last year when it was revealed that the new president at san diego state was paid $100,000 more than his predecessor. today the state senate passed the bill by santa

state madeleine albright, astronaut and former senator john glenn, nobel prize-winning novelest toni morrisonand singer and songwriter bob dylan. >>> today midshipmen and women at the naval academy will mark a special occasion. the class of 2012 graduates today. the commencement ceremony begins at 10:00 this morning in annapolis. leon panetta will address the address. the ceremony will wrap up with the traditional flyover by the blue angels. >>> the jury in the john edwards trial gets back to work after three days off. there is speculation the jury may be deadlocked or unable to reach a verdict. the jury has already deliberated for six days, trying to decide the former presidential candidate's fate. edwards faces six felony charges stemming from the use of nearly $1 million from donors to hide his pregnant mistress during his presidential run. >>> this morning, fairfax police are investigating a shooting that involved one of their own officers. it happened around noon yesterday at a condo in alexandria. police say they were trying to arrest a man for destruction of property when he confronted

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[applause] >> toni morrison. the first african-american woman to win a nobel prize, toni morrison is one of our nation's most distinguished story tellers. she has captivated readers through lyrical pros that depicts the complexities of a people and challenges our concepts of race and gender. her works are hallmarks of the american literary tradition and the united states proudly honors her for strengthening the character of our union. [applause] >> john paul stevens. from the navy to the bench, john paul stevens has devoted himself to service to our nation. after earning a bronze star in world war ii, stevens returned home to pursue a career in law. as an attorney he became a leading practitioner of antitrust law and as a supreme court justice he dedicated his long and distinguished tenure to applying our constitution with fidelity and independence. his integrity, humility and steadfast commitment to the rule of law have fortified the noble vision of our nation's founders. [applause] >> pat summitt. pat summitt i