she is a trailblazer.ecause of her height people did not look to that, so alvin ailey celebrated that. tavis: he had the body of an athlete. >> that is how it started out. i believe in 1949 the great im so itntroduced hammon started here. take that, new york. this does not surprise me. it does not surprise me that three minutes into the conversation i asked a question, and her name has come up three times. it goes to show the impact she had on the company. just been named director. i am going to ask a leash of this question and have you plugged your years. you get to go first. doing?ou think you're >> i think i am doing good, and jameson things i am doing an excellent job. having a lot of fun. i think audiences and critics have been showing up. i think it is an example of what we are doing, taking the company into the future while celebrating the past. hasn't been intimidating at any point from the time it was announced until now? >> i would not have said it last year, but i have to say yes. ailey is the l

. >> sports is one of the final frontiers and 34-year-old jason collins is the trailblazer. before announcing to the world he's gay, the first person the former stanford basketball star confided in was his aunt it was in a conversation. he said it, i didn't miss a beat saying i've always known. >> san francisco rugby player was behind the it gets better campaign encouraging aj tleets speak out against bullying of gay students. >> i think people recognize this is considered the last closet in america to be come out. >> now, warriors coach knew collins. >> would he be welcome as a warrior? >> if he had game. if he can help this team. >> perhaps no one can identify with what collins may face as well as rick welsh announcing he's gay a couple years ago. >> so i'm happy for him because he's going to be the complete jason collins every day for the rest of his life. >> we asked what the reaction might be in the locker room to an openly gay player. >> i'm a teammate i'm going to embrace my teammates. >> his family says jason is prepared. >> will it be easy? no. will be be critiques?

was san francisco's first female african-american judge. >> it was not because he wanted to be a trailblazer. it is because it is right and has to be done. >> reporter: and now her nephew is making history, paving a new path in a different arena. judge jackson says he is a good judge because of race or agenda but she wants her nephew to be defined by his accomplishments on the basketball court and not by his sexual orientation. reporting live in san francisco i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> collins' public announcement and the support he has received invigorated the gay youth rally today. dozens of high school students converged on sacramento to voice the support for laws that reenforcement lgbt rights. the rally is a yearly event. today the students were joined by several state legislators. of course, we will have much more on the reaction from professional athletes coming up at 6:45. we want to hear what you think. we have our flash survey tonight. do you think pro athletes are accepting of openly gay athletes? vote by texting or calling 408-300-9222. text one for yes or 2 for n

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warriors, they're going to wrap up their regular season tonight in portland, taking on the portland trailblazersall eyes sure to be on stefan curry, just two three-pointers away. ray allen hold that is record with 269 back in the 2005-2006 season. curry is certainly having a career season for golden state, shooting 46% from beyond the arch, averaging 3 1/2 three-pointers per game. not bad. portland at 7:30. >> kidd has been on fire. >> for the nfl, that draft just around the corner. quarterback with a very familiar name taking the field in hopes of getting the 49ers attention. the name's montana, nate montana. we're talking about the son of nfl legend hall of famer joe montana. his son, working out at the practice facility in santa clara as part of the 49ers pro day. this has to be a thrill for that entire family. kind of bounced around, four different schools, including his dad's alma mater, notre dame. found consistent playing time at west virginia wesleyan, leading the conference in passing yards and touchdowns. kind of looks like him, too. >> he has those eyes. >> steely look. good luck. lov

like a lot of trailblazers she was tough. she was very controversial, especially in the uk. but she reformed her own country and helped to make the cold war fade into history. she died today at the age of 87. as we go on the air tonight, in london the flag over parliament is at half staff marking her 11 years of service as prime minister. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell starts us off tonight with a look back. >> he would rather have the poor poorer, provided that the rich were less rich. that's a liberal policy. i'm enjoying this. i'm enjoying this. >> reporter: she was a woman playing a man's game, delighting in the sheer combat. >> margaret thatcher didn't just lead our country. she saved our country. >> reporter: a grocer's daughter she rode into office on public anger over strikes, inflation

state of georgia her vocal opposition to many establishment policies set her apart as a fearless trailblazer and she channeled that the same descent into her political activism ever since leaving office she's done everything from running for president with the green party in two thousand and eight to taking trips to gaza to bring emergency aid to palestinians well earlier i had the chance to speak to congresswoman mckinney i first asked her what her thoughts are looking back after getting smeared and gerrymandered out of office and this is what she had to say. by the way you would start out with this because this is exactly what i was thinking about myself is i recently wrote a piece about the song repression that i continue to experience even up to right now and. as explained in academic literature soft repression consists of ridicule stigma and then finally silencing when i. all else fails then the person ceases to exist so yes it's not just that you raise an issue and you try and do the appropriate research which is a responsible way to approach any issue particularly if you're an elected

state of georgia her vocal opposition to many establishment policies set her apart as a fearless trailblazer and she channeled that same dissent. in our political activism ever since leaving office he's done everything from running for president with the green party in two thousand and eight to taking trips to gaza to bring emergency aid to palestinians well earlier i had the chance to speak to congresswoman mckinney i first asked her what her thoughts are looking back after getting smeared and gerrymandered out of office and this is what she had to say. by the way you would start out with this because this is exactly what i was thinking about myself is i recently wrote a piece about the song the repression that i continue to experience even up to right now and. as explained in academic literature soft repression consists of ridicule stigma and then finally silencing when all else fails then the person ceases to exist so yes it's not just that you raise an issue and you try and do the appropriate research which is a responsible way to approach any issue particularly if you're an elected offi

was because of martin luther king's steadfast determination that he's most remembered today as a trailblazer for civil liberties a year after his famous i have a dream speech that led tens of thousands to march to the nation's capital the civil rights act of one nine hundred sixty four was passed which bans racial segregation and in one thousand nine hundred sixty five the voting rights act passed and sharing suffrage to all african-americans but king knew racism wasn't the only social ill he immediately sought to fight for a new struggle unfolding beyond the borders of this country one of vietnam and for the next three years he became extremely outspoken against the war giving multiple speeches and shifting his focus to the global community famously stating that an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere in fact it became such a threat to the establishment that the u.s. government quoin him quote most dangerous and effective negro leader in the country and despite m.l.k. being constantly hailed as such an important historical figure at the same time the establishment was desper

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. >> gone from being a journeyman in the nba to being a trailblazer in the nba.ears. every year they volunteer for you in a basketball camp. tell me about i guess the jason collins we don't know. the one have you known for all of these years and what kind of leader is he to young kids? >> from the time the two of them walked in the door of my office, the first time i met them, had to duck to get through the door, i was very expectant of help on my basketball team, and because of them, we had great success during that period. but the thing that we noticed right away is two close to seven-footers in the ninth grade out of middle school, definitely stood out, and sometimes classmates were a little intimidated. very impressed how they reached out to other students to teachers, made everybody feel they were happy to be part of this community and as the time went by, we played lots of games against a lot of schools, they were such great ambassadors for our school and for our team, and just showed a lot of class and grace attributed to the way their parents raised them.

. >> by the way, rice's dad, mike rice, senior, current basketball coach for the trailblazers. the only broadcaster to be ejected from an nba game. >> no way. how did that happen? >> he was a radio announcer and he did something the ref didn't like and the ref tossed him from the arena. >> i didn't know you could do that. >> he is the only one in the nba that ever happened to. thanksgiving dinner must be real fun. democrats and republicans differ on conspiracy thatter res. 20% of americans think there is a link between vaccines and autism. >> that's a shame. >> great job, jim carrey. >> about his movies or that? >> just that. >> greg, you noted 28% of americans think a secretive poll or elite group with a global agenda is conspiring to rule the world. we all know what that is code for, right? >> i hear you and i am not surprised you would bring it up. how much did they pay you? >> 28% of the people know what is going on. >> i'm sure you can fix that. >> they will have to tighten security. >> are you right. some of the questions aren't about conspiracy. saying do you believe ali

she was a trailblazer. she made the job for tony blair much easier and now for david cammeron. she a historical figure. not just for england but for world politics. if we had somebody like maggie thatcher here in the united states wield be better off. not afraid to tell speak the truth and speak for the economy and better life for everybody and not demonize one class. >> let's remember it was her own party that threw her out. >> after 11 years. >> still, she was thought to have firm control of the conservative party which clearly was not the case. but, and i think that probably happens, too, with people who shake things up. it's -- and i like your point about what happened with reagan and clinton. i mean, that sort of moderated the democratic party and she, in her own way, sort of moderated the liberal party in england. >> do you think that same is true now that president obama is pardoning the conservative party. >> dana, he is the opposite of margaret thatcher in every specific way, any way you want to look at it. president obama, margaret thatcher are polar opposites. exact

in your article, you get to the point where trailblazer, the private corporation model cost in the ballparkt $1.2 billion and doesn't work. is that why they went with it, because it was going to cost $1.2 billion and if that's the case, not that it wasn't going to work, but it cost so much money, shouldn't people have been arrested for that? isn't that the kind of waste and abuse we are always talking about? >> absolutely. the figure i had was about a minimum. people estimated about $4 billion, tom drake thinks it's about double that. it could have been $7 billion or $8 billion. what happens with these defense contractors, they get these huge contracts, say they'll accomplish everything, they'll hit the moon, they'll tell the agencies they can do anything with this and they keep getting money to do it. if they're not quite there they ask for more money. after 9/11 there was enormous amounts of dollars taxpayer dollars were thrown at the national security agency and other intelligence agencies. nobody was punished. it was outrageous. it was canceled in 2006. cenk: all right unfortunately we'

he is praised by al-qaeda today as a trailblazer. they have his e-mails. they knew there was something off about him. again, it is not inotec where the guy is upset at his stapler and plows up the d.a -- blows up the building. this is jihad, a holy war and an act of terrorism. the political correctness of this institution is really a big problem. >> let's just remember something. this administration wouldn't use the word "war on terror." they called it overseas contingency operations. they wanted to try khalid shake mohamed. how is it not prejudicial to call him the mastermind of 9/11 and this is not a terrorist at fort hood? remember the fort hood victim said obama betrayed her. prommed -- promised hershey would get benefits. remember the iconic photograph arm around the woman. and now she is not getting what she deserved after she lost her home. this is is a track record. >> broken promises. >> i hate to do it because are you a guest, but have i to correct you all the time. that woman was a civilian employee at fort hood. she had been let go of her job.

she was known as the iron lady and was a trailblazer in world politics.her 11 years of prime minister, she virtually remade britain's economy and led a tireless march to shrink government. another former prime minister, tony blair, calling thatcher a, quote, towering political figure. she died early this morning after suffering a stroke. president obama issuing a statement expressing his condolences to the british people saying in part, quote: with the passing of baroness margaret thatcher, the world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, and america has lost a true friend: jon: and former president george w. h releasing a statement calling thatcher a, quote, example -- great example, i should say, of strength and character and a great ally who strengthened the special relationship between the united kingdom and the united states. jenna: well, speaking of special relationships, margaret thatcher had a very strong relationship with our country, especially with one president in particular. that's former president ronald reagan. the two

she is a trailblazer and very popular and the first women president.of these stories is very positive, bordering from positive to adulatory, except on fox news which doesn't talk about it much at all. so, do you feel like the media are trying to almost stage a carnation here? >> well, i think so. they'll turn on her, too. when that becomes more fun and interesting. but, look, she ran a horrible campaign last time. >> let me stop you for one second. almost nobody points that out. maureen dodd made a comment, this is somebody with a 30-point lead against barack obama and blew it. >> she was outmaneuvered by barack obama and what is to say she will run a great campaign this time and flip-flopped on a lot of issues including gay marriage where there was a video of her talking about the sanctity of marriage. >> she evolved like barack obama evolved. everybody evolves these days. >> all these stories are, she will freeze out the other candidates. she will lock up the money. neither is true. she didn't freeze out the other candidates in 2008. >> but she has -

she was a trailblazer in her field, yet the times chose to mention her cooking skills and husband followingbilities. the good people of the internets didn't take kindly to this. after an avalanche of the tweets, the times changed the lead, taking out the beef stroganoff part and adding the brilliant scientist part. acknowledging the hierarchy for rocket science and kitchen prowess. number two is a submission from our twitter fan, @autographcat. meet kid socrates. a nine-year-old boy from suburban d.c., he will not only make you question the meaning of life. he will make you question your very place in the universe, sitting on a back patio, using ants as a metaphor, he gives the most succinct profound explanation of the universe. at the concept of a multi-verse that i have ever heard. there's that line in the play "six degrees of separation" where a father recalls his child's grade school class. spend enough time around kids and there's a socrates in all of them. the best part of studying philosophy is learning to be childlike with wonder. and finally, a big reveal. >> the earth is just one

taking on the portland trailblazers. all eyes are set to be on curry.wo three pointers away from setting a new nba record buckets in a single season. ray allen currently holds the record with 269 back in the 2005-2006 season. curry certainly having a career season for golden state, shooting nearly 46% from beyond the arc. 3 1/2 three-pointers. showdown in portland is at 7:30. >> career year looking good. nfl draft around the corner. quarterback with a very familiar name taking the field in hopes of getting the 49ers attention. the name, montana. nate montana. looks a little bit like his dad, doesn't he? joe montana's son working out at the practice facility in santa clara as part of the pro day. classic photo. 23-year-old's college career had him at four different schools, including his father's alma mater, being notre dame. west virginia wesleyan where he led the conference last year in both passing yards and touchdowns. good luck, nate. >> like father, like son. >>> this morning, a u.s. congressman earning some jeers after he made fun of people who ar

emma watson got a trailblazer award and jamie foxx was honored with the generation award. the awards were hosted by australian actress reba wilson. >>> overcast and clouds to start your workweek but it should get better. >> howard has details next in his seven-day did we get it? got it. yes! contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. how do i make it stronger? [ male announcer ] when you've got fios quantum, you get america's fastest, most reliable internet. hey, so where's the big project? ...huh. [ male announcer ] technology that makes you feel superhuman... where do i sign in? that's powerful. switch to fios and we'll triple your speeds for free with an upgrade to fios quantum. marvel's iron man 3, in theaters may 3rd. >>> welcome back to wusa9. 5:15 this monday morning. not a blue monday but a little gray skies this monday. >> as long as we're together. it's okay. how's that? [ laughter ?cht ] >> it was so heartfelt. we want to say good morning. so many wonderful people came up and said hello and how they start their day with us,

. >> so, should a trailblazer be an advocate? the brain trust is here.ss. she has been held up by new york city traffic. when she gets here, we will, of course, slide her in. david nakamura is standing by. he covers the white house for "the washington post." robert costa is the washington editor at the "national review." gentleman, we'll have the conversation, but once ayeesha gets in here, we'll have to shut you up. we don't want three guys talking about the role of women. but i do want to start, let me start with you, robert. this is an interesting question for a number of reasons. this idea that because you do something, because you achieve something, you all of a sudden should become an advocate for others. what do you make of that argument? >> i think her answer to you in the interview was interesting. she considers herself a member, but she is an advocate in her own way. she leads by example through her leadership activities and just her presence at augusta national, hopefully, will be a change agent, as she says, in her own way. >> david, what do

a trailblazer, iconic in my i many ways. >> and as we heard there, di u divisive too in many ways. held her own against the men of her time, that's for sure. from gorbachev to reagan to the first president bush as well. >> want to bring in our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour to talk a little bit about your own experience with her. you met her, you had dinner with her. tell us a little bit about what she was like. >> well, when i did, it was long after she had been deposed, you remember stabbed in the back by her own party after very unpopular moves such as the tax back in 1990, 1991. in fact, right in the middle of having ke e deployed a huge british force to support the u.s. in the first gulf war, it was right at that time and i remember so well because i was covering the gulf war that the british prime minister was deposed and another leader had to come on. in any event, she was an incredibly dynamic woman. she left a legacy that has spanned not just the generation during which she was prime minister, she won three elections, matched only by tony blair. and

she was a real trailblazer. she smashed many a glass ceiling in her time. she won three elections. she was extraordinarily successful. remember, she could talk about anything. she would talk to you about the economy or billion world peace or about the state of the manufacturing industry around the world or privatization of water companies. whatever the subject was, margaret thatcher was incredibly well informed. to me was very impressive. the problem came when you disagreed with her, and that was certainly my experience. she would chew you off as soon as she felt you were talking monday sense. >> i would have loved to see her talk to you when you were editor of news of the world as well. that would have been fascinating. i want to bring in my cnn colleague richard quest who is outside of 10 downing street, her long-time residents, the home of the prime minister. richard, what is the scene? obviously this news just having broken in the last couple of hours. what's the scene there? are people paying their respects? do we expect a turnout there? what side of margaret thatcher are we l

there are articles that are out there describe her as trailblazer for women., in a recent poll by the daily mail, she outranked michelle obama, princess diana and hillary clinton as being the most inspiring. >> she did inspire women. but she never believed in having a certain number of women, quotas of women or anything like that. for her, women had to be able to do it on their own merits or not at all. >> luke, talk about that. >> she was definitely -- she believed in meritocracy. she did shatter the glass ceiling. but to her, it hardly mattered, the fact that she was a woman. she was a tremendous lead ner all sense. she knew that she had to do whatever it took to get her policies implemented, to get britain back on track, to make the country proud again and to ensure that britain could be a country with some economic success. because at the time she took over in 1979, britain was considered the sixth man of europe and she was able to turn that around, not necessarilidy boing the most popular thing as a leader, but doing the right thing. that's the important

ryan lochte is so much more than just a creative linguist, also a trailblazer of fashion. >> these arehe first things that really brought me out in the fashion world. the lochte shoe! i want everyone to be in my shoes walking ryan lochte. ryan lochte is walking everywhere. i want that edge. >> what is the lochte edge? >> you know, i've never been asked that question, what is the lochte edge. and i honestly have no idea. it's -- >> might want to work on that. the trailer also teaches us that ryan will also be looking for love and that the part of the skeptic will be played quite definitely by ryan's sister, kristen. >> i am going on a date tonight. >> whoa, with who? >> i just met her last night. >> seriously? >> where. >> at a bar. >> at a bar? ooh, that's good. >> she liked my smile. >> ryan is a little naive when it comes to women. maybe not a little. maybe a lot. >> kristen is always right. and i hate that. >> ya, man. i hate that too. >> don't duplicate. just recipitate. >> bring an umbrella, people, because there is a 100% chance of recipitation when this hits the air. april 21st,

he hit number 269 and number 270 against the portland trailblazers last night.ay allen's record set back in 2005. >> bill: thank you dan. jamal, i need your help this morning. i've been around politics a little bit longer than you have. been around a long time. i had a lot of ups and downs. a lot of downs but throughout it all, all of the disappointments i kept my faith in the political system. still a believer, right? no longer. >> sucker! >> bill: that vote yesterday in the senate, it really threw me. if they can't get that right they can't get anything right. why should they believe in these guys anymore when 90% of the american people say this is what we want, this is what we need and the senate says hell, we don't care. we would rather go with the gun lobby. >> it is broken. if you're a senator from north dakota or a republican from alaska or someplace what you care about is not what 90% of americans believe. what you care about is what do the voters who will vote in a primary against me versus a more conservative candidate, what do they believe? that's a m

he doesn't think of himself as a trailblazer as far as his race is concerned. he's trying to be the best rg iii he could possibly be, and for a lot of people that means he's a sellout and an uncle tom. it's outrageous. he's a starts guy, for -- sports guy, for crying out loud. wins and losses ought to be the way we evaluate rg iii. >> host: was your book tough to write? >> guest: people have asked me that, and i suppose it might have been, but that was -- i was 25 years old when we reconciled, and i wrote the book a couple years ago. so i've had plenty of time, my dad and i have had 35 years to work op our relationship, and arguably we were closer than my mother and i are. my mother and i are very close. so it wasn't difficult at all. it was, again, a 247-page apology to the man. i was anxious to get it out before he died, and i was able to do so. >> host: how far was your boyhood home? >> guest: i was born in south central, picot union which is a pretty heavily hispanic area. and then my dad moved up to south central. we were the second black family on the blo

she was a trailblazer for women, of course, but, also, she took over a dead party in 1975.keeper's daughter, who was excluded not only from the men's club, but also excluded from the elite circles in great britain. she led a revolution. it could only be called a revolution and in four years authorities took control of ten downing street. she led for over a decade and she saved great britain's economy. it is strange when you go to great britain, you still don't see that this great woman, you don't see the recognition. but steve ratner, you actually worked for "the new york times" in the early '80s and some of her more tumultous years and without her leader great britain would be france today economically. >> at best. when you say she took over a dead party, she took over a dead country in a lot of ways. britain was still suffering even then from the after effects of world war ii. a poor country, in the grip of organized labor and strikes all the done. a big coal mining country. the trade unions would go on strike and she just came in and was, in fact, what is now called the

zeke always a trailblazer and courageous older brother who led the expeditions. but one thing he said about a friend of the family was involved in the famous 1946 at the king david hotel, this man were palpable proof -- palpable proof that big, historic events were carried out by it real people i know called upon to act and were willing to let bear the consequences. so that had set you apart from other people. >> he is large and character. he is the husband of my father's best friend from school. they lived in israel. and he was this very big guy who was born in turkey but had this incredible ability. he knew many, many languages. innumerable. he had this incredible ability to imitate each one of them come as a you talk to him in the first thing cockney and the next this bad russian accent and an australian. and he would just go on and on. it was hysterical. and he worked as a translator because he knew all these languages, for the british. and he was housed working in the king david hotel, which was the british headquarters in israel. and he was part of -- there

. >> so we always talk about trailblazers. we're talking about trailblazers as far as women go.67, in an industry that is still misogynist, that is still backward looking. >> back then! >> how did you do that? how did you break through? >> well, i had a clause in the contract with cbs that they'd totally forgotten. i'd signed a ten-year contract and they put a clause in, which was never before, and i'm sure never again, where within the first five years of the contract, if i wanted to do an hour-long variety show, they would have to put it on for 30 shows, pay or play. so i didn't think i'd ever do it. so the last part of the fifth year, the last week, i called and i said, you know, i think i want to do that variety show. and they said, what? >> and you said, excuse me -- >> exactly. and i remembered, they tried to talk me out of it. they said, you know, carol, it's a man's game. it's dean martin, it's gleason, it's milburle and all of these guys and there had never been a woman doing a comedy variety and they had to put it ton the air. >> do you know how you got that clause? do

. ♪ you don't gotta worry it's an open invitation ♪ >> reporter: the trailblazer award went to a verywhat you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen. >> reporter: mtv generation award winner jamie foxx acknowledged his family. >> my beautiful daughter, single. >> marvel's, "the avengers." >> reporter: best movie, fight, and villain went to the avengers. bradley cooper, jennifer lawrence won best male, female, and best kiss. taylor lautner accepted the best shirtless performance wearing a fake belly. >> this is the shirtless oscar. >> reporter: rebel wilson won breakthrough performer. >> i got it, i got it. tiger wins. >> reporter: she pushed the boundariestargeting a 9-year-old oscar nominee. >> i like your little bag. it's to cute. what is inside there? oh. gee. >> reporter: this year's show was moved up from june to april to help hollywood to promote soon-to-be-released movies. like "iron man 3" and "the hunger games, catching fire." many are saying one of the biggest winners of the night, will ferrell's three-piece dollar-print suit. perhaps

it's become a role model, spokesperson trailblazer.s secret. do you think it changes professional sports since he's the first to do this at least in the nba, nfl, and mlb? >> you have to have an honest dialogue about this. some people will have a bad reaction to this. i don't know what they think. i mean look this guy -- i wrote it down. he has been in two high school state championships. he's been to the final four. he's been to the elite eight. he's been in nine playoffs in 12 seasons. this guy is all about getting his job done. he's all about doing business. i mean if people have a problem with this, what do they think is going to happen that he's going to flirt around a locker room or something? get over yourself. >> suppose you were advising mark sanford who is running for his old congressional seat. >> let me have some water. >> what would dr. phil tell mark? >> he knows that this is going to be controversial. he has a debate. he brought it up in the debate. he said look this is a time that created a lot of humility in me and i h

martha: honoring a trailblazer how the story of how jackie robinson broke the color barrier and mades is really a hotly anticipated movie. banjulie banderas as that and other stories buzz out there today. i was picturing a great sunday afternoon with my kids at the movie theater. how is it looking? >> reporter: it's out today in theaters. starring harrison ford and newcomer chadwick bosman. ford shaved his head and wore a wig and fat suit to transform himself into executive branch ricky. jackie robinson day is celebrated on july 15th. he broke a major league baseball color barrier in 1947. then there were five, five ladies that is. it seems at least two of the "american idol" judges saw this one coming. >> i'm happy that he lasted this long. he's just -- those girls are just so good, it's just the girls as time. it's the girls' season. >> reporter: and speaking of ladies, can we call her a lady? i hate to say it but lindsay lohan is making entertainment news again this morning not for her movie or for arriving drunk but for showing up 30 minutes late to her own premiere last night. s

gregg: without intending to be she was a trailblazer for women. my favorite quote actually is, if you want something said ask a man. if you want something done, ask a woman. that was margaret thatcher. martha: more of, from this incredible woman and her life. she really had a life of consequence, you know, and she was a leader that will be remembered for centuries to come. so many leaders will not and she clearly was one of them. gregg: that is true. gregg: the white house vowing it will not bow to increasing pressure from north korea even as concerns mount that the communist regime is planning another missile test within 48 hours. >> we would win if there was a, all-out conflict but the fact is that north korea could set seoul on fire and that obviously would be a catastrophe of enormous proportions. i don't know what kind of game this young man is playing. it is obviously brinkmanship. gregg: north korean military officials warning this weekend it is not a question of but when there will be war. david piper is streaming live from seoul, south ko

. >> you are a trailblazer in this field. i want to play a clip of what president obama said about you and your contribution last night. >> okay. >> booker t. jones and steve crawford who are both here tonight helped form one of the city's first integrated bands. they weren't allowed to go to school together. they weren't always allowed to travel or eat together, but no one could stop them from playing bufk together. >> so a50 years in this business, you couldn't eat together with your whole band, couldn't travel together with the whole band. now performing at the white house together for a black president. what's that like? >> oh, that was an amazing experience. it was beautiful, glorious actually. everyone was relaxed. and we had such a wonderful time. it was just meant to be. one of the special evenings. >> interesting to think of the president starstruck. must have been a little starstruck with that cast of characters. >> you think so? >> who was more starstruck, the president or the performers? >> the performers. the per

. >> northwest is a trailblazer. >> bill: he used to live in portland.e beer capital of the world, of the country in terms of again microbrews and everything. and just so many there. it is exciting. but now -- and then i also -- one of my favorite places on the planet is asheville north carolina. our great affiliate down there asheville is now the beer capital of the country. they took it over from portland. so i mean, this is a great culture here. >> the last time we were in asheville, we were at the hotel lobby area and i went up and i saw that they had bud light out. i grabbed a bud light. i was drinking a bud light. one of the listeners mccray came over to me and said hey man, i want to let you know if anybody cease you drinking that bud light, you will be in big trouble. he took me to a different bar. they had 12 different local beers on tap there at the hotel bar. >> i have a buddy that just moved down to asheville. he's a chef. i was there last summer seeing the tourist play by the way. great beer at that stadium but the microbrew scene and the cr

thatcher was a trailblazer and her ascension wasn't simply a matter of breaking the glass ceiling as much as it was refusing to acknowledge its existence. thatcher made the argument in that 1976 speech. she began by observing -- quote -- "the first duty of any government is to safeguard its people against external aggression, to guarantee the survival of our way of life." she then addressed the soviet menace, noting -- quote -- "they put guns before butter, while we put just about everything before guns." she bluntly and truthfully said the soviets were -- quote -- "a failure in human and economic terms." she went on to tell the nation -- quote -- "the advance of communism threatens our whole way of life." but, she said, "that advance is not irreversible providing that we take the necessary measures now. the longer that we go on running down our own means of survival, the harder it will be to catch it." these comments strikingly were echoed not long after by president ronald reagan when he spoke so clearly and addressed the soviet union as an evil empire and went on to observe that m

the houston rockets' lead the trailblazers. moment they hold this as too close to call.f the other networks might be calling these earlier. some of these are shakier than ted kennedy in a whorehouse with a full bar. you can bet your mother's maxi pad we have called the winner. you want to wake up the kids the nbay're projecting champions. it is based on earlier projections. >> what a crazy thing to do for the living. military guy. he got shot a couple of times. up really fast. my father is one of those guys on the south. is no filter between brain and melt. the thought is formed on the way out. he walked to someone in the mall and those "he did not turn out to good." i would be in my bedroom practicing porky pig. my father would be standing there. ?hat in the hell is doing itur son again. he is talking like porky goddamn pig. not son of a bitch is normal. he cannot really escape the human condition. the sooner or later you will fall in love. later you take that same one with a chainsaw. i come from the place where it comes from many. i always thought alabama would be a g