>> reporter: tyson made her movie debut in 1956.ill have kids. we will have all of the kids we want. >> reporter: it was a small film that launched a huge award winning career. for most people when you say sisly tyson -- sis, - -- cicely remember "roots." >> give him a very good life! >> reporter: i remember jane pittman. what stands out is that walk, cicely tyson. what does that role mean to you? >> well, when i'm working, i just tell everybody, i don't care what you see. please don't tell me about it. if it's good, i'm not going to be able to do anything about it. if it's bad, i'm not because i work so organically, okay? so the next day, when i came on the set, i knew something had happened, and i simply said, please don't tell me, i don't want to know. what they were feeling from having watched it. when it was all over and people were talking about the walk, i said what walk? >> reporter: that walk led to two emmy awards in 1974, including outstanding lead actress in a drama. she was the first black woman to win in that category.

. >>> cicely tyson says before she takes cicely tyson says before she takes a new role she always says no. she talks to gayle king about her pining career and what it takes to hang on to the social ladder, ahead on "cbs this >>> this video of a people have talked about virtual reality before and it didn't work out before. is 2016 the year? >> we've been talking about it for a couple of years but the catch is there's nothing you can buy right now. all those systems are allegedly coming next year, finally after years of delays. >> so what was grandma looking at there, because she seemed pretty convinced? >> she had the most basic version. you basically get google cardboard. phone or get something like the samsung thing that you slide your phone into and the phone screen is the vr screen and that's all you can get right now. the real stuff is allegedly coming next year. >> i got to use the oculus last year and when it works, it is extraordinary, the immersive experience that it takes you into, just like grandma saw there, but we'll see when it all happens. you have something beyond the sa

cicely tyson. impressive. really impressive. you can see cicely tyson and all of the winners at the 38th annual kennedy center honors tomorrow. they are broadcast at 9:00/8:00 central here on cbs. >>> coming up next here on "cbs this morning," she barely made it. a koala bear gained back her strength after being rescued by >>> a koala bear is getting better. on the mend in southeastern australia. she was found unconscious on the side of the road after a fire apparently destroyed her home. they have nicknamed her constable kay there. cute? >> wildfires ripped through southern australia over christmas weekend and forcing animals and thousands of people from their homes. much better we can happily report. nice to see you this morning. >> nice to see you. >> talk with you again tomorrow. >>> good morning, everyone, 8:55 right now, i'm kathryn hauser, right after danielle's forecast. >>> good morning, kathryn, good morning, everybody. a chilly start to the week, temperatures not getting out of the 30s though with a good amount of sun

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michael kaplan is president of the tysons partnership. >> anyone who thinks they know what tysons is all about needs to come out and take a look because it's nothing like you've seen even if you've been here as recently as a year ago. >> reporter: so with so much building happening, how can you guarantee you'll fill the millions of feet of live, work, and play space? >> all the right ingredients for success are here. there's already a very vital economy with 100,000 jobs and it's the economic engine of the state of virginia. >> reporter: to get more people to live here, you get a lot of people out of their cars and that helps out with our awful traffic. some like jasper fazio say they're all for not having to drive. >> definitely up and coming and it is nice to have a metro right by the mall so i don't have to park and worry about anything like that. that's super convenient. >> reporter: the tysons of the future quickly taking shape. back live, you take another look at the skyline tonight. coming up at 6:00, i'm going to tell you about the amenity that's being feature d in some f the

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there is no excuse to not show up when cicely tyson can show up every day! >> i have never missed a performance. never. i mean, it just never occurs to me to miss a performance. i mean, it's a job i have. right? >> reporter: do you think about aging? >> do i think about? >> reporter: uh-huh. >> reporter: you don't? >> no! why? age is a number, okay? we have the greatest gift that we could possibly ever have, okay? and it's just -- okay? >> reporter: yes. >> and if you take care of it, it will serve you well. i've never been a person who drank, who smoked, who did drugs, never. >> reporter: ever? >> never. >> because i love life. >> reporter: it's a life that she has always kept private. that includes her relationship with jazz great miles davis. he put her on the cover of his the two married in 1981 but divorced less than seven years later and surrounded by stories of infidelity and violence. you were like the brad pitt and angelina jolie of your day. the beyonce and jay-z of your day. >> i don't ever talk about it. but i will say this -- i cherish every sin

[applause] cicely tyson. >[applause] [laughter] [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ [applause] president obama: thank you. please, everybody have a seat. welcome to the white house. this is a good-looking group. wants -- onceedy said, there is a connection. it is hard to ask why but easy to feel, between achievement and public life and progress in the arts. i believe he is our achievements as a country and a culture go hand in hand. the oldest of the 2015 kennedy center honorees was born over 90 years ago. he will not be able to tell. but when we look back at the last century, at all the challenges we faced, what we have seen at the time of extraordinary prowess, one world war and another. we entered one depression and prevented another. through it all we create a new medicine, technology, that changed the world for the better. ofwelcomed new generations immigrants that made the country stronger. we worked together and marched together. to open u

[applause] cicely tyson. [applause] [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ [applause] president obama: thank you so much. please, everybody, have a seat, have a seat. have a seat and welcome to the white house. this is a good-looking group. [laughter] president obama: president kennedy once said, "there is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts." i believe he was right. our achievements as a country and as a culture go hand-in-hand. the oldest of the 2015 kennedy center honorees was born over 90 years ago -- you won't be able to tell. [laughter] president obama: but when we look back on the last century, for all the challenges we faced, what we see is a time of extraordinary progress. we won one world war, and then another. we endured one depression, and prevented another. and through it all, we created new medicines and technologies that changed the world for the better.

that's super convenient. >> reporter: the tysons of the future quickly taking shape. >> planners in tysonsare saying they're thinking out of the box. ideas such as bios spheres are being include where entire being include where entire floors will that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> well, our "wednesday's child" has made a lot of progress. it's been three years since we first met isaiah and he's been waiting. >> unfortunately he's still waiting for a new home. "news4's" barbara harrison with isaiah. >> reporter: you may remember isaiah. the last time was almost three years ago. hi. oh, what a wonderful hug. >> reporter: it was wonderful to see isaiah doing so many more thinking for himself than when we first met him as a "wednesday's child." >> can you show me which one? >> oh, wow. >> good work, nucleus. >> repor

>> and down goes tyson! >> down goes tyson.yson tweeted it seemed like a good idea to ride my daughter's hoverboard but i guess not. that looked like it hurt. that looked like he went down hard. now that does it for me and "way too early." i won't be riding any hoverboards any time soon. coming up next on "morning joe" widespread evacuations in the midwest as rivers and streams continue to rise. now, officials are eyeing more than a dozen levees hoping that the flooding will peak. now plus donald trump ramps up in iowa. he says he'll start spending some real money in the state. and he's going after his frenemy ted cruz once again. >>> and embattled mayor rahm emanuel set to announce changes to his police force amid calls for his resignation. this morning the president of the national urban league joins the conversation. we'll have that and much more coming up next on "morning joe."

but down goes tyson. down goes tyson. >> he's okay. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again in half an hour. >> bye, bye. >>> breaking news tonight. the deadly storms wreaking havoc. deadly crashes in the snow and ice in the east. the race against time in the midwest. the national guard now called in. and at this hour, thousands of flights canceled coast to coast. the ripple effect for millions trying to get home. >>> the fugitive caught. the mother and son found in puerto vallarta. the teen before and after, dying his hair. authorities say, on the run with help from his mother. allegedly skipping probation after driving drunk and killing four. >>> the emergencies in the air. the small plane that crashed into a downtown building. and the passenger jet that landed in the u.s., missing the runway. >>> peyton manning and allegations surrounding human growth hormone. tonight, the new turn. you will hear the recorded phone call, allegedly made to the clinic. >>> and, millions of a

tyson decided to give the hoverboard a try before mbling to the groun with a thud. that's got to hurt. the video has sinin gone viral. >>> and ahead of thursday's cotton bowl, cheerleaders had their own show down, corn hole style. the football t tdition was taken to new heights thanks to goodyear, flying over 200 feet in@the air, the cheerleaders tossed the beaea bags out of the blimp, and that actually looks like fun. >> unlike the hoverboard where you can fly off. >> like mike tyson. hehe didn't fall very well, did he? >> i don't think he was expecting it. >>> and celebrating birthdays, lebron james, 31 and tiger woods and 30, and matt lauer is 58 and meredith vieira is 62 today. now keep it here for more news,

. >>> plus, a hover bord takes down iron mike tyson. >>> and big winners and losers in the game of sports. "early today" starts right now. >>> it is the worst flooding in 30 years. at least 13 people have died as extreme storms have given way to swollen rivers. the national guard to assist rescue operations. here with the latest. >> reporter: in the missouri, flood waters and fear are both on the rise. residents in the town of union hope sandbug bags would save their community. rising waters have left some stranded. one had to be rescued from the roof of his home. >> before i knew it i was overwhelmed. >> reporter: this has been the wettest december on record in st. louis and missouri is under a state of emergency governor jay nixon has called in the national guard and warned residents that the threat is far from over. >> now that the rain has moved out, the threat has changed but it is not by any means over, >> reporter: and there arewauts in the southeast. and in alabama up to 14 inches of rain fell in some areas. some 14 million americans are now under flood watches. >>> meanwhile, goo

su "the consultant being used for the tyson events center study is from out-of-state. and tyson representatives say this gives them a look at similar facilities not only around the region, but around the country as well." "sioio city is not a huge market, but we caa still get ideas from markets that are bigger than sioux city," said erika newton, said sioux city events & facilities executive director. "just because we're not one of the major markets in the country, doesn't mean we can't use ideas from some of those bigger arenas here." the tyson events center was awarded 68-thousand dollars for a study to look at physical improvements, as well as, a review of concessions and programming. the cone park project had the most expensive study for fiscal year 2016 at more than 102- thousand dollars. parks and recreation director matt salvatore says that is because the study also included a preliminary design. "we would have basically put together a rough idea of what we thought this project would-how it would have been done and we would haveveired somebody to design and it w

"mike tyson falls off hoverboad " boxing champion mike tyson was riding his daughter's hoverboard when he tumbled off. the consumer product safety reports of emergency room visits because of hoverboards. many parents have a hard time getting their kids to try new foods... but not with this little guy. his adorable reaction when he irsts" to remember in a child's life... and for some... trying bacon can now be added to the list. "is that good? pauses (he laughs and closes eyes). bacon! bacon! (laughs) (stuffs bacon in mouth) oooooooh. screams." baby easton slowly nibbles on then closes his eyes because it's oh so good. laughs at his reaction. plenty more fox5 news this morning... pop the grab your party gets ready to say and hello to 20-16. guide to ringing in the new year. baseball player kris bryant is off the market. we'll show you how the hometown hero is wrapping up an year. investigating an [siren] this is how you say it's going to be okay to someone who just lost everything. that, "yes, we'll find you somewhere to stay" and "yes, your children will have breakfast." every 8 minute

here's a live look from the tyson events center. twenty-four teams from all across the countryryre in sioux city for this major event. . iar cliff university, the host team started playing a few minutes ago. they're taking on lindsey witson from kentucky. then, at 8:30 dordt will be playing georgetown, kentucky. we'll hear from dordt's head coach later in sportsfource. still to come... a 9-11 hero visited a local siouxland business today to give thanks. you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message a 9-11 hero visited siouxland today. new york city firefighter ed breen stopped by fashion floors carpet one floor and home in sioux city. he

stick around live next. 3 3 welcome to the tyson event center for this edition of the muskies coaches show. the ice has been replaced with volleyball courts as dordt and briar cliff prepare for their second games of the national tournament. muskies head coach ?coach have you had a chance to watch any volleyball yesterday or today?another split over last week. a 4-1 win in des moines and a 2-1 loss at sioux falls. your team hasn't lost a single game when they've scored four goals or more. what worked well against the buccaneers and what are you u oking to 3 improve on after the sioux falls game?(ad-lib)3 you'll get to put this all to the test when you play the team usa under 18 team. these kids are young but they're some of the best at their age our country has to offer. you'll get them friday and expect when you play 3 them?(ad-lib)coach you've the past three games. what's been key to the improved defense?(ad-lib)he's the head coach of the sioux city musketeers, the muskies wrap up their four game roadstand with games friday and saturday night on the road facing the team usa under 18

plus -- >> mike tyson knocked out, yes, by a lover board but someone in the room warned just before tysont down. >> now with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kelly. >>> good evening, everybody. even though we're in that holiday week the work crews haven't taken the week off. you'll find some delays along 422 out near trooper. they'll be working tomorrow out on the turnpike near king of prussia. same deal here on 295 in the 42 freeway in bellmawr and if you're using the city buses and trollies all this week, keep in mind they're running oh on a modified schedule through thursday. when is this rain going to end and the sunshine return? i'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. >> now your winning lottery numbers. ♪ >>> former glee star under arrest facing disturbing charges. los angeles police arresting mark on felony charges of possessing child pornography. the actor who played puck on the show is currently being held on $20,000 bail. this isn't his first run in with police. the actor was sued for alleged sexual battery. he denied the claims and the case was settled. >>> the texas teena

plus -- >> mike tyson knocked out, yes, by a lover board but someone in the room warned just before tysont down. >> now with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kelly. >>> good evening, everybody. even though we're in that holiday week the work crews haven't taken the week off. you'll find some delays along 422 out near trooper. they'll be working tomorrow out on the turnpike near king of prussia. same deal here on 295 in the 42 freeway in bellmawr and if you're using the city buses and trollies all this week, keep in mind they're running oh on a modified schedule through thursday. when is this rain going to end and the sunshine return? i'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. sue will have the answer when we join you at 4:00. grover cleveland here. yes, the handsome gent on the thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could invest it, or save it for a rainy day. or you could buy a new car! and with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. cash4life from th

down goes tyson! folks on twitter with the caption, seemed like a good idea to ride my daughter's hover board, but i guess not. >> don't tell him though, that i did that. >> you hear his daughter saying, i don't want you to fall. >> we'll be right back. >>> thanks for joining us tonight.

the champ - mike tyson - learns the hard way just how dangerous hoverboards can be. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas a henderson father is dead - and the accused killer - his 21 year old son. i'm elizabeth watts .. john and christine have the night off. police are still trying to find out what lead to the post christmas shooting. fox 5's ophelia young is at the henderson police department where the investigation continues. this is a mysterious case because the man was reported missing yesterday afternoon - but was found later at the same house. they believe it started with a "it was reported that he had left the home and so at that point our officers were focused on looking outside of the home." the call came in from a family member - 68 year old mbayi ngenza was missing. police arrived at the home on fox moore court near paseo verde parkway to take the report - and then spread out to look for the father. but they were called back to the same home a few hours later. "they had some additional information and when our investigators and officers searched the hom

plus are more people moving to tysons? back to you. >>> when continue to follow a developing story out of southern california. a threat closes all public schools in los angeles. what the police chief says about those criticizing the district's decision. >>> and a disgruntled hotel guest takes his beef to a whole new level. >>> some pretty stunning surveillance video shows how one man settled a dispute over his hotel bill. he smashed his pickup truck into the hotel lobby and barely missed two women miworking at t front desk. a comfort inn in oklahoma. the man got angry about his credit card was declined twice. now he's in jail facing a long list of charges. >>> a potential terrorist threat forced more than 600,000 students to stay home from school in the nation's second largest school district. >> yeah, but a similar threat across the country was deemed a hoax. nbc's jennifer bjorklund has the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: chris, pat, it was an abundance of caution. that's what closed about 900 los angeles schools t

cicely tyson. carole king. george lucas. each of these artists was born with something special to offer their country and the world. each of them found a way to enrich our lives with their lives' work. for all the joy and the pleasure, all the insight and the understanding that they have brought to us over the years, we want to thank them -- and we sure are proud to celebrate them as our 2015 kennedy center honorees. please give them a big round of applause. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> ♪ [applause] >> ♪ >> president obama will give his last state of the union address on january 12. we bring you live uninterrupted coverage along with the republican response and your calls here on c-span. >> sunday night on "q&a," tyler abell, stepson of drew pearson talks about the second volume of his diaries, which given insiders take on washington dc from 1960 to 1969. >> it was remarkable, all the things he did. sometimes it would criticize himself in the diary. if you read them that carefully, you must have come across that was p

james earl jones and cicely tyson in "the gin game." while those actors draw big box offices, some are having trouble remembering their lines. each has reportedly used teleprompters or an ear piece so someone offstage can cue them. the reviews are not great. al pacino's "china doll" may be the worst reviewed play of the season. "the wall street journal" says, yes, he's using teleprompters. and he was not at ease with his lines. the "new york post" writes, al lines in terrible new broadway play. >> the more they use celebrities to drive ticket sales for plays or musicals, you're going to come up with a problem which is that you need to have assistance. >> reporter: david cody is "time out new york's" theater editor. he says audience members walked out after the first act watching pacino search for teleprompters. >> somebody used to film acting will have a little more difficulty in a play where they have to sustain a scene over several minutes. >> reporter: cody doesn't hold back on willis' performance either. calling it stiff. willis and

a lot of us really exactly where we were when buster douglas knocked out mike tyson. mighty mike has fallen again and it is not pretty. iron mike, one of the latest to fall victim to the hover board. wait for it. oh! man, that's gotta hurt. and you don't want to make light of it too much because i know there are some serious stories out there, but come on, tyson he posted it on his instagram account, so -- >> so he's not hurt that badly. >> no. i mean i would have probably posted it too it's like a backwards belly-flop. >> that can't feel good. >> everybody is falling on those things, i'm afraid of them. >> i'm gonna fall on the ice outside. >> it is so cold out there. temperatures have dropped. ice everywhere. if you have to head out early tomorrow, plan extra time because we'll be watching for freezing fog, freezing kids are, could allow for slick spots out there. the clouds sticking around. we'll get back to near 40 but another round of rain late wednesday into thursday before we warm up and then cool down towards the weekend. >> hockey weather. >> yeah.

tyson was featured in the 1987 game and it makes it appear tyson is knocked off the hoverboard by-- yeahe cartoonish boxers there. >> one of the greatest ever. >> isn't it, though? >>> coming up, a look at new year's eve celebrations around the wurl. >>> what happens when-- world. >>> what happens when the president sits down get 60% off coatsrs sefor the family.ut! this serta coralee queen mattress is just $197. plgeus, et anxtra 15% off appliances over $499 with your sears card. discover more at sears. world leaders are completely out of their mind? >> a pretty sizable percent. >> you made a ridiculous amount of money. >> so much more than you, and yet, how do i seem to you? do i seem spoiled? out of touch? >> i don't know. >> you have a thing for people. >> right now you seem like a normal guy. >> i am putting on an act like everything else does for you. >> that is my point. >> yeah, baby! watch out, people. >> when you are at the president's house, it is only polite to let him drive. >> i like the hanging over the wheel. >> i mean, if you are driving a vet, you can't be doing the 12

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at tyson's corner, darcy spencer, news4. >>> now to the wild weather across the country. we are seeing lots of extremes from wildfires out west to tornadoes and flash floods in the south. and record-high temperatures on the east coast. an ef-2 twister packing 130-mile-an-hour winds ripped through birmingham on christmas night. everybody survived. the system also dumped more than 6 inches of rain in some places, and then out west, a wind-driven brushfire has now scorched 1,200 acres along california's southern coast. >> it was pushed by heavy, strong north winds about 50 miles per hour. the fire quickly grew in size. >> the christmas day storms are part of the same system that left at least 15 dead across the south. much of this weather can be blamed on el nino, unusually warm water in a pacific ocean. and with us here at home, we feel like we have been flip-flopping. sunday really warm and now chilly and then back to really warm? >> yeah, so tomorrow near-record warmth in the forecast. 70s for high temperatures tomorrow. and then monday we return to 40s. so we're going to