>> mary tyler moore was my first big hit. but mary and her then-husband were -- my beloved husband, they were best friends. they were the first people when alan and i started to go to gathered that he introduced me to. mary and i were great dear friends. the casting director one time, there was this happy homemaker character who could do anything, fix anything, " anything -- cook anything. chlorous liegeman -- chlorus character suspected there was something going on because her husband would come home with his clothing cleaner than when he went to work. this achingly sweet -- the sickeningly sweet that white type. they said why not get betty white? i guess that cannot find somebody sickeningly sweet enough. they called me and said, would you do the show, one shot? the nice thing was we did the show and jim byrnes and brooks who created the show, they came to me and said we had a couple of ideas for scripps. just hang in there, like to use you again. what a blessing. you can imagine how thrilling that was. tavis: and the rest,

mary tyler moore decides to undergo elective brain surgery. our dr. why the actress may have agreed to go under the knife. >>> time for the help desk where we give answers to your financial questions and joining me this hour, a personal finance author and a certified financial planner. we have our first question of the day. kathy in patterson, new york is saying, i'm having problems keeping up with the high mortgage on my condo. if i use my savings to pay for it, the money will only last two years. then i'll be broke. i can't sell it for enough to pay off the mortgage. what should do i? a lot of folks in this position. >> it is so true. the good news is that kathy realizes she's got her back up against a financial wall. she's actually a classic candidate for a short sale which is fancy speak for going to the bank and saying let's sell it for what we can and call it a day. reasons for short sale can include hardship, or also the fact that you're just underwater. sounds like in kathy's case there may be some hardship there, if she hae a job loss or inco

. >> mary tyler moore.>> mary tyler moore. and a psychiatrist friend said you've got a crush on each other and you're giggling. and it was true. we did. and it helped, a lot of people thought we were married in real life because the relationship was so good. i think chemistry is everything. >> could you have ever imagined being married to mary tyler moore for real? >> in a different life, in a different world it probably would have worked out very well, yeah. >> the most startling think, i worked out how old you were -- >> 85. >> i mean, that's quite unbelievable. >> i really don't feel it. physically -- >> well, you don't look it. and you don't sound it. but you've made me feel very old. how can dick van dyke be 85? >> it's a surprise to me. because i'm still -- i just did a show where i danced and sang. i'm still hoofing. i enjoy performing. i have a quartet. we sang for the president last summer at the ford theater. >> you've met many presidents in your time. which of all of them impressed you the most?

. >>> television icon mary tyler moore will undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor. the 74-year-old actress best known for her 1970 sitcom "the mary tyler moore show" agreed to have the routine surgery at the request of her doctor. her neurologist had been monitoring the benign tumor for years. she decided to go in for the elective surgery while she's still in relatively good health. >> and can still turn the worlds >> >well, caught on tape, scary moment for an airplane. we're going to show you thap next. u swipe your card please. excuse me...? this belongs to you... o...um...thank you. excuse me... this is yours... thank you! you're welcome. with chase freedom, you get cash back on what you buy everyday. this is yours! thank you! that's 5% cash back in bonus categories every three months. and an unlimited 1% everywhere else. activate your 5% cash back today at chase.com/freedom, or at your local chase branch. >>> take a look at this. coming in for landing. dramatic video. see that lightning there? striking an airplane. a photographer in london caught this airbus a-3

. >>> and the beloved tv actress mary tyler moore, that one of "the dick van dyke show," the "mary tylerre" show, announced today she will undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor. it's a type of tumor that is slow growing, often found in older adults and usually benign. doctors have been monitoring the 74-year-old's tumor for some time now and say it is simply time to take it out. >>> and we know him from his irresistible portrayal of george w. bush on "saturday night live," ron burgundy in "anchor man." and the hilarity of "old school," but now will ferrell is to join the ranks of bill cosby and george carlin in a kind of funny man hall of fame. he will receive the mark twain prize for american humor this fall. ferrell says, thank heaven it gives him plenty of time to grow a mustache like mark twain. >>> and coming up, what's behind this garage door? to my grandkids, i'm nana. i'm friend, secret-keeper and playmate. do you think i'd let osteoporosis slow me down? so i asked my doctor about reclast because i heard it's the only once-a-year iv osteoporosis treatment. he told me all about

mary tyler moore is 74. and we want to take a moment, now, to note the passing of a legendary journalist-- jeff gralnick. >> cbs news presents... >> couric: jeff began his career in 1959 as a desk assistance on this broadcast. anchored then by douglas edwards. and would go on to help shepherd news into the modern age. >> it's been like this all weekend in hawaii. >> couric: over four decades, jeff reported, wrote, and produced coverage of wars, the space program and political conventions, and was one of the first producers on "60 minutes." after a stint as senator george mcgovern's press secretary, jeff served as executive producer of abc's "world news tonight" and later "nbc nightly news." he earned the respect of all of us in this business who had the privilege to work with him and learn from him. when he died this week of cancer, jeff gralnick was 72. with recipes from campbellskitchen.com, and campbell's cream of chicken soup. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ what helps keep her moving? caltr

. >>> mary tyler moore is headed to surgery. reason why the famous actress has chosen to go under the knife. >>> new at 6:00, gas prices are starting to drop. we went to gas stations to see how much prices are falling and asked drivers if it's enough. >>> plus, we'll see where the most work is needed in case of a major earthquake, tonight at 6:00. q ♪ you'll run outside ♪ i'll pass you by ♪ ♪ i want to see the sunshine ♪ ♪ take me where you are ♪ take me where you are ♪ afternoon ride ♪ afternoon ride [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. get high speed internet from at&t, just $14.95 a month for 12 months with select services. no home phone required. >>> a convicted killer has been behind bars in san quentin now for more than 20 years is a free man tonight. he also says he is a changed man. claudine wong was one of the first to talk to ernest morgan the moment he was released. >> reporter: when 42-year-old ernest morgan climbed out of this van outside of san quentin prison there were tears but few wor

. >>> mary tyler moore is having brain surgery.cist says doctors have been monitoring the tumor for years. the 74-year-old moore appeared in the dick van dike show in the 60s then the mary tyler moore show in the seven 0s. >>> just trying to make sure we can provide health care. >>> hundreds of hospitals but how many will be standing after a ♪ [ rock ] [ chattering ] [ man on tv ] 96309. [ man ] ♪ she got it, you got it ♪ i got it, we got it [ groans ] ♪ who's got it see you later. ♪ yeah! ♪ come on, she got it you got it, we got it who's got it ♪ we're all different. that's why there are five new civics. the next-generation civic. only from honda. >>> one in five hospitals in the state are at risk of collapse. consumer editor tom vacar tell us that's why despite the recession, california has entered the final age of hospital buildings, and he has tonight's special report. >> reporter: walnut creek's new hospital opening this weekend are already state of the art. they're ready to meet a mandate all hospitals won't have to meet for

. >>> mary tyler moore is having brain surgery.ors have been monitoring the tumor for years. the 74-year-old moore appeared in the dick van dike show in the 60s then the mary tyler moore show in the seven 0s. >>> just trying to make sure we can provide health care. >>> hundreds of hospitals but how many will be standing after a major earthquake? ktvu investigates why so many are at risk after a state mandate. >>> how rain could affect the beta breakers this weekend. >>> one in five hospitals in the state are at risk of collapse. consumer editor tom vacar tell us that's why despite the recession, california has entered the final age of hospital buildings, and he has tonight's special report. >> reporter: walnut creek's new hospital opening this weekend are already state of the art. they're ready to meet a mandate all hospitals won't have to meet for 30 years, this mandate. >> it's not just about being structurally safe and making sure all the patients inside are safe. it's making sure we can provide health care right after a major e

. >>> mary tyler moore's brain surgery announcement today. on? i'm brooke anderson. >> and i'm kevin frazier. >> "the insider" is on. >> this brain tumor is something that mary has had for years and years. >> mary tyler moore's brain tumor admission. what we know about the 74 -year-old's life saving surgery. >> mary having diabetes, alcoholism will have memory problems. >> and is arnold reconciling with maria? why he put his ring back on. >> he still feels married. he really is trying to work it out. >> is maria sending secret message was their daughter?

did you ever imagine being married to mary tyler moore? >> in a different life, different world it would have worked out very well. >> movies loved by generations. tonight he's here. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> rather nerve-racking time for my guests here. one is about to win "celebrity apprentice." somebody that has already won that competition, the best person to know just what hel they have been through so far. country singer john rich and marlee matlin. welcome, both of you. >> thank you. >> i know what you have been through. i was there in the treng much before you. it is a -- nightmare at apprentice. >> the stress, the strain. >> ex-caution is what i never anticipated. i think the fans at home think -- it is one task a week. no big deal. in real time as you know, it is relentless every single day, 16, 18 hours a day. >> marlee, it is very stressful, isn't it? >> extremely stressful. it is nonstop round-the-clock. if you want to eat you have to find your time to eat. they don't make time for you to eat. that's how you lose weig

tyler moore says he and armstrong used performance enhancing drugs during races between 1999 and 2001. armstrong won the race every year from 1999 to 2005. armstrong is under current investigation into whether he cheated. >>> bill is here tonight. and a lot of people are still talking about the sharks. >> it was just otrocious last night. the sharks 44 minutes in the final 21 minutes of penalty minutes. three power play goals they gave up. they are down the 2-0 after another third period destruction. but it wasn't just the final stand where the problems started. >> it was interesting because the game was still 3-2 half way through the third period basically. prior to that we had already lost their composure. wasn't like we lost it when it was 5-two or 6-2. we lost it at 3-2. that's not the sign of a team that can win a series. >> we're not drawing enough talent the way it is. we're better off playing a five on five game. and we're some what dangerous so far and we've been able to get on the board and get some momentum going. >> game three tomorrow night at the tank. giants and dodgers

. >>> there's good news to report tonight about the great mary tyler moore who today underwent four hours of brain surgery to remove what has been called a benign tumor. her representative says doctors have tracked this situation for years, they got it all, no additional treatment is necessary. mary, who is 74, is recovering nicely with her husband at her bedside. >>> up next, marking the anniversary of a place built to handle just about any situation. >>> a couple items about presidents. the first is about a guy who wants the job. texas republican congressman ron paul made it official today. he's running again. he's run twice before. told supporters at a rally in new hampshire americans have come to understand that government cannot, in his words, take care of us from the cradle to the grave and police the world. >>> former president george w. bush spoke publicly on the death of osama bin laden for the first time last night in las vegas. he was speaking in a meeting of hedge fund managers. he said he was eating souffle at a restaurant with his wife laura and two friends on that sunday ni

valerie bertinelli and wendy and jane, it's like the buddy ship we had on golden girls and mary tyler moorethree shows have been like family. she's felt their love and loss as she gets older. you know, i thought about you when rue died. because now you're the only golden girl left. >> i'm the only one left. i'm the oldest. that's what amazed me because i thought, well, i'll be maybe the first to go. but ruesy we thought was going to make it. she was not well. when we lost her it was just like tearing your heart out. she was such a fun lady. >> couric: you were initially cast as blanch. >> i was initially cast as blanch but i had played suann nivenns on the mary tyler moore show. she was the neighborhood nympho maniac. >> suann doesn't give in without a fight. >> that's not what the cab drivers tell me. >> they asked my husband how close to betty is betty and suann? they're the same except betty can't cook, of course. >> why, bethee white it's nice to see you again. >> nice to see you. what are your plans? >> couric: betty white met alan on the set of his game show password. she calls him th

mary tyler moore starred in her own show, as well as "the dick van dyke show." moore is 74 years old. we do wish her well. now here's russ and rebecca. >> okay, betty, thank you very much. of course a great actress but a nice lady as well. >> a nice lady. and the whole thing took place in minneapolis. a house right near where i grew up. >> you threw your hat in the air? >> exactly, my beret. i'm going to make it after all. >> mr. lonnie quinn ask here with our first check of the weather. >> good morning to you guys. i want to get right to those weather headlines. here's what's going on all across the country. the record floods continue for the mississippi river. but now, we're really focusing on the southern portion of the mississippi where the river will be cresting sometime next week. it is dry, however for the southern plains and look at this right here. boy, the party is over in the northeast. the northeast, you had spectacular weather all week long. well, it's all changing now for this weekend, right through much of next week. there's a low pressure system k

buffett is played by none other than the legendary ed azner who we loved as hugh grant on "the mary tyler mooreome. it is an honor to have you here. a legend of the tv world. >> glad to be with you. >> so i just got to ask you. this book "too big to fail" and the movie, why is it important? >> well, it talks bay big goof-up in the history of our country and the financial circles. it demonstrates how the problems took place, why they took place, what it fails to achieve, what has not been achieved in real life a solution to preventing it from happening again. >> when you look at the movie, does the movie -- and you had to get into the mind of warren buffett and your colleagues had to get into the mind of hank paulson. do you like the characters were playing at the end of the day? >> i have always liked warren buffett. i feel we have the -- so many similar traits, bank accounts, acumen, self-respect. we have all of those together. we'll topt invest with you like we want to invest with him shortly. >> i'm a clone. >> in terms of william, paulson has such an off-putting appearance that i was quite

he's a genius. >> it was the chemistry also with you and mary tyler moore.emistry. people thought we were married in real life. i'd show up with my wife and people would go, hm. >> carl reiner tells a story where he challenged you one time to sneeze, cough, belch, hiccup, yawn and pass gas all while trying to stifle the giggles. can you try six of the seven for us this morning? >> i can't do it now. if i pass gas i can make a mistake. >> and clear a room. there were lyrics to the theme song. >> maury amsterdam wrote them. >> do you remember them? >> yeah. ♪ so you think that you've got trouble ♪ ♪ well, trouble can get lost ♪ why not hold your head up high and ♪ ♪ stop crying ♪ start try ♪ don't forget to keep your fingers crossed ♪ ♪ the joy of living is loving and giving ♪ ♪ ale smile is just a frown upside down ♪ ♪ sole smile and the frown will defrost ♪ ♪ and don't forget to keep your fingers crossed ♪ [ applause ] >> we weren't rolling. can you do it again one more time? >> after hearing steven tyler's story i have to go back and punch up my book. [ lau

. >> the two of you, mary tyler moore and you were so special. >> we were like an improv team.minds. >> people thought this was a married couple. >> a lot of people thought we were married in our real life. we had a crush on each other. "the dick van dyke show" was the most fun, creative time. it was like going to a party every day. ♪ oh it's a jolly holiday with mary ♪ >> a call from disney brought him the role that would make him a legends for generations of kids. ♪ blow me a kiss and that's lucky too ♪ >> his favorite scene -- >> the chimney dance. exhausting but man, was that fun. ♪ the biggest word you ever heard and this is how it goes ♪ ♪ oh supercalifragilistic expialidocious ♪ >> doing "supercall" with julie, she started off in the music hall. we did it old music hall style. >> mary poppins. >> he worked on his cockney asset with an irish accent. that was wrong. >> british people let me have it. but i had 40 years of someone to blame. ♪ we love you >> so when he signed up to play the british inventor in what would become another british children's classic, "chitty chit

. >>> mary tyler moore recovering nicely. she had a benign tumor remove in a four-hour operation. a spokesperson said she won't need any further treatment. 14 minutes after the hour. that eke's a check of the news. remind me to talk more in the morning. >> you didn't say good morning to anyone until that morning. >> until that moment. i saved it for everybody. there we have it. >> bill karins is back with a check of your forecast. >> good morning. bad weather. shifting to the east coast. to the great lakes in northern new england. a rainy day in illinois. slight risk of the severe storms in the carolinas. all >>> here is a look at our weather this morning. 40s and 50s outside, pretty windy. coming over the tops of the bridges this morning and out towards the altamont pass and the venetia bridge, high wind advisories. we have clouds spilling in. in terms of the rain, that will hold off later today and tomorrow. it could get interesting when it comes to the weather. tomorrow, dodging a chance of thundershowers with some hail at times to wrap up the weekend. and showers should start

. >>> 74-year-old actress mary tyler moore is prepared to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor thisot say where or exactly when the operation will take place but says this type of tumor is usually benign. >> spiderman is back on broadway. stuntman chris cherney is back. >>> and multiple reports say that actor ashton kutcher will replace charlie sheen on the series "two and a half men." kutcher tweeted his own, what seems like fairly definitive clue last night asking what's the square root of 6.25. if you do the math, the answer, yes, is 2.5. 8:04 right now. back over to erica. >> that's what you were doing this morning. >> it took me forever to figure that out. >> but you did it. jeff, thanks. during this week's cbs news town hall on the economy with president obama, karin gallo, a national zoo employee, seven months pregnant, and about to be laid off, asked mr. obama what he would do if he were her. well, here's his answer. >> the truth of the matter is our biggest problem when it comes to jobs right now is not in the private sector. we've been creating a lot of private sector jobs

that's a little bit of what's maybe been happening with mary tyler moore over the last several years and most recently. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues right now for randi kaye in for ali velshi. >>> well, would you let an earthquake flant your home if it meant other homes survive? would you let a tornado rip through your neighborhood to spare a bigger neighborhood? ridiculous questions but replace earthquake and tornado with flood and that's pretty much the scenario along the surging mississippi river. >> our hearts go out to everybody downstream. this is monumental water. never been seen before. >> that man flilives in morganz louisiana, home of the morganza spillway. it now seems likely that sometime over the weekend the army corp of engineers will open that structure for the first time since 1973 lessening the force and volume of the mighty mississippi, thus lessening the flood risks to the downstream cities of baton rouge and new orleans. but the water's got to go somewhere, and that somewhere is farmland and swamps. bayous and hamlets to the west and south. talking thousands of ho

actress mary tyler moore decided to have a benign tumor removed from the membrane surrounding her braine procedure is fairly routine. moore is 74 and has type i diabetes. >>> spidey is swinging back onto broadway. "spider-man: turn off the dark" returned after a hiatus and a major reboot after being plagued by devastating reviews and mults pl injuries. producers expect to re-open in mid june. we'll see if people give it a chance. it's four minutes past 8:00. let's head outside and check in with mr. al roker with the weather. hey, al. >> thank you, hoda. nurses rock. it's nurses week? >> yes. >> we are celebrating. this is a great finale for a week-long celebration. >> congratulations. my sister's a nurse. all right. let's he can your weather. pick city today, green bay, wisconsin. nbc 26. showers and cloudy. de s.gree as we check your dayhae wve strong storms, a risk of strong storms in the lower to mid mississippi river valley. seeing thunderstorms already. clouds and showers in the pacific northwest. rain in the northeast later today. southwest will be hot and sunny with temperatures

"that girl" marlo thomas, there was mary tyler moore or carrie bradshaw, there was marlo in. 1966 sheing alone in the big city in the hit tv series "that girl." >> since then marlo has gone on to become an award-winning actress and author. her memoirs are in a new book called "growing up laughing." >> i can't wait to hear what i have to say. >> with that buildup it can only go downhill. >> exactly. >> this is your sixth book on the way to being a bestseller. >> it is. this is really about my life, first of all. it's a memoir. i've never done that before. i realized as i was writing it, this is why i'm kind of a happy person because i really have a good sense of humor and i'm an optimist because of growing up with my dad and other funny people. it gives you a slant on life that is a real step up. i was saying to kathie earlier, i don't have a bad day. i can have a real miserable hour, but i don't have a bad day. i think that's because i can see the funny in it, you know? >> i think because you give of yourself, too. with st. jude's and everything else. it's a combination of having a se

. >> you had them with the mary tyler moore days. what sitcom do you like?in is becoming the male betty white. >> and we both agree "up" is one of the greatest movies. how is our mary doing? she had surgery. >> i haven't found out. i was delighted to hear it was not major. >> we wish her all the best. >> that movie is tonight. it's called "too big to fail" on hbo. >> up next, always on top of the trends, bobbie thomas. oh, please. [ wind blowing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] when is it okay to lose the cover-up? ♪ when you can. take the special k challenge... and lose an inch from your waist in two weeks. so lose your cover-up, and show off your confidence. design your plan at specialk.com. [ male announcer ] it's outlast lipstain from covergirl. [ drew ] light as air lipwear that does what a lipstick can't. with one sold every 15 seconds, it's the #1 selling lipstain in the u.s. [ male announcer ] outlast lipstain. from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. ♪ call on me, brother, when you need a hand ♪ ♪ we all need somebody... brawny now comes with a money back gu