willie nelson has been here.. ♪ we got married in a fever, hotter than ♪ >> he brought judy cash down here. we claimed she was my cousin. when willy nelson wrought his autobiography, he confessed that he smoked pot in the white house one night when he was spending the night with me. he says his companion that shared the pot with him was one of the servants in the white house. that is not exactly true. it actually was one of my sons, which he didn't want to categorize as a pot smoker like him. there were some people who didn't like my being deeply involved with willie nelson and bob dylan and disreputable rock and rollers. but i didn't care about that. i was doing what i really believed. the response i think from the followers of those musicians was much more influential than a few people who thought that being associated with rock and roll and radical people was inappropriate for a president. ♪ ♪ >> one of the things that has held america together when we have been together has been the music that we share and lo

i think everything that willie nelson wrote.white house by raising money when i didn't have any money. ♪ >> gregg and i were good friends. the allman brothers had been here and bob dylan has not been here. but willie nelson has been here and johnny cash has been here. ♪ we got married in a fever, hotter than ♪ >> he brought judy cash down here. we always claimed that she was my cousin. ♪ when willie nelson wrote his autobiography, he confessed that he smoked pot in the white house one night when he was spending the night with me. and he says that his companion that shared the pot with him was one of the servants at the white house. that is not exactly true. it actually was one of my sons, which he didn't want to categorize as a pot smoker like him. ♪ there were some people who didn't like my being deeply involved with willie nelson and bob dylan and disreputable rock and rollers. but i didn't care about that because i was doing what i really believed. and the response, i think, from the followers of those musicians was much more

there were some people who didn't like my being deeply involved with willie nelson and bob dylan andck 'n rollers but i didn't care about that because i was doing what i really believed. >> incredible video there. carter's connection with the biggest rock 'n roll musicians of his day was really instrumental in helping him get elected, wasn't it? >> there is no question about it. when the journalist hunter s. thompson did the cover endorsement on "rolling stone" of jimmy carter it was a big deal because carter was a born-again christian who didn't drink, didn't smoke, and so the fact that the rock 'n roll community rallied behind carter was huge. it was mainly the allman brothers band. their record label capricorn was out of macon, georgia. greg ullman and decky betts would go to barbecues and the like with jimmy carter, play softball with him. they really developed an incredible, close friendship. and jimmy carter just loved the music of bob dylan. he put dylan quotes in his autobiography, why not the best, and in fact at the inauguration in 1977 jimmy carter quoted bob dylan he not

willie nelson is a great example of someone he has one martin guitar. and that's the only guitar you ever see him playing is his one martin guitar he said he said if my guitar stops working i'm going to retire and so far it's still working. great cock as one of america's most famous eat guitarists but when he plays acoustic he always picks up his martin especially in the recording studio. to me from the very 1st moments of playing guitar mark was like that in a call of what it was fired the habit of acoustic instrument in the reserves you know i go look at my record collection i'd see neil young with a d. 45 in front of that comes a time record certainly all the crosby stills of that stuff jimmy page joe walsh up to big joe walsh band. the list is a obviously public art with black berry it goes on and on and on and i've kind of the. sound of an acoustic instrument you heard a record like you know that's a mark within 2 seconds. it was the era of the singer songwriter and they all played a martin with their back to the land movement and a yearning for si

willie nelson is a great example of someone he has one martin guitar. and that's the only guitar you ever see him playing is his one martin guitar he said he said if my guitar stops working i'm going to retire and so far it's still working. greg cock is one of america's most famous eat guitarists but when he plays acoustic he always picks up his martin especially in the recording studio. to me from the very 1st moments of playing guitar mark was like that in a call of what you aspire to have because of acoustic instrument and the reason is you know i go look at my record collection i'd see neil young with the 45 in front of that comes a time record certainly all the crosby stills and nash stuff jimmy page joe walsh up to big joe walsh band. the list is a obviously what black berry goes on and on and on and i'm kind of the. sound of an acoustic instrument you heard a record like you know that's a mark within 2 seconds. it was the era of the singer songwriter and they all played a martin with their back to the land movement and a yearning for simplicity t

kennedy: it has been a month since the election the results are mercury than willie nelson's a bongoer he never went to hear i'm not willie nelson part right now are sick and tired of the political pendants and their talking points. those of us have the candy show certainly are siu came up with an alternative for deer flipping the script. it is time to "party swap". ♪ ♪ mary go. tonight jimmy failla's arguing the liberal point of view. and tonight jessica tarlov's during the conservative appointive view. are you fine americans ready to play? sven hippy with your best play, support that's right girl. jimmy the first one is for you. this year's mail in ballots were so secure that i have no doubt all five of mine recounted breed the next step is twitch or voting why should we make that mandatory comment and can we do it in time for joe biden's third term? [laughter] for small everyone knows joe biden did win this election in a landslide but we know is coming. anyone who bet against donald trump or on donald trump was a complete idiot. come and get that out of the way right now? only an

and the one with willie nelson, many viewers are going to love.ry with president carter's son and willie nelson in the white house, where they smoked some marijuana upstairs. and in some ways that captured the craziness of the decade. and a little bit of how carter was just outside the box in 1970s america. >> julian, sounds like a really interesting film. thank you for shedding some light for us, giving us a little preview. tune in, the al new cnn film "jimmy carter, rock 'n' roll president" premieres tomorrow night. that does it for me. i'll see you back here tomorrow. up next, it's the cnn special report, how violence changed the world in 1918. have a great night. ♪ sanctuary music (kids laughing) (dog barking) ♪ sanctuary music it's the final days of the wish list sales event sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. and a complimentary robinwithout the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you wait

there were some people who didn't like my being deeply involved with willie nelson and bob dylan and and rollers. i didn't care about that. i was doing what i believed. the response i think from the followers of those musicians was much more influential than a few people who thought that being associated with rock and roll and radical people was inappropriate for a president. >> joining us now is mary wharton, executive producer. mary, it's good to have you here and something that gives us a chance to breathe and have a little light in this program tonight. at first glance, jimmy carter doesn't necessarily strike one as a rock and roll type of guy. how did you uncover this aspect of his personality and politics? why did you want to tell this part of his story? >> well, i have to give credit to my producer who was the one who uncovered this story. although, it had been hiding in plain sight in a lot of ways. he founded and brought it to me. we had been wanting to make a film together for a while. when he told me about this story that i had not heard before, this aspect of carter's his

there were some people that didn't like my being deeply involved with willie nelson and bob dylan andreputable rock and roll hosts, but i didn't care about that because i was doing what i really believed. and the response, i think, was the close musicians was much more influential than a few people who thought that being associated with rock and roll and radical people was inappropriate for a president. >> joining us now is mary wharton, the director and executive producer of "jimmy carter: rock and roll president." mary, it's great to have you here. it gives us a chance to breathe in this program tonight. at first glance, jimmy carter doesn't strike you as a rock and roll type of guy. how did you uncover this aspect of his personality and why did you want to tell the story? >> i have to give credit to my producer chris pharaoh who uncovered the story. although it had been hiding in plain sight in a lot of ways. but he found it and brought it to me and we had been wanting to make a film together for a while. and when he told me about this story that i had not heard before, this aspect

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that's not there is an old willie nelson ladder and you know what when i was doing comedy when i was young we used to get in the time we were eager beavers and we do the schlep but then again i didn't have to run the ring that night but we'd go do a salad check and i remember that fellow eventually but i don't think you can do away with your run through when you're a wrestler right after get there practice some things or does everybody know the drill at some point no you know that's a big dennis you know back in today you called everything in the ring and it was ad libs you did something and based on the response you got meant ground that then you go on your next decision you know to love it it's just you ward off that is like me to stand up you throw some out there oh it ain't workin let me go here and you're manipulating that crowd now it's kind of you know like a hypothesis the way everything in television is kind of sped up now you may get a chance to talk to each other a little bit but still you know the action is you action but you don't you know practice you know a big wrestle

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. >> there was people that didn't like my being involved with willy nelson, bob dylan and disreputableers but i didn't care about that, because i was doing what i believed. and the response i think from the followers of those musicians was more influential. >> since then bill clinton blew some elvis sax and reunited fleetwood max briefly. george bush filled his i pod with george jones and john fog erly. >> i'm sure i'm the only president to listen to jay z in the oval office. >> and barack obama showed his cool dad range from jay z to james taylor. as for the latest well. >> front man steven tyler is asking president trump to stop using the band's songs at political rallies. >> the trump years brought more cease and desist letters from musicians than memorable white house performances. >> but as bob says -- ♪ >>> jimmy carter rock and roll president airs sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. we'll be right back. ♪ sanctuary music (kids lahing) ♪ upbeat tempo ♪ sanctry music it's the final days of the wish list sales event sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zer

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. >>> now, from bob dillon to willie nelson to johnny cash, the mt. rushmore of americana.9th president forged friendships with some of the greatest artists of all time. jimmy carter, rock and roll president, explores how his unique relationships shaped battles for years to come. take a look. >> one of the things that have held america together has been the music that we share. >> jimmy carter used music in politics. it had never been done quite that way. >> i want to introduce to you the allman brothers. >> he enjoyed our music and he became a friend. >> he's a kin ddred spirit of o kind. you're honored to meet him if you do. >> his love for music makes sense to me because music is the voice of the heart. >> that was the music of shame and dissidence. it didn't matter to him. >> i think music is the best proof that people have one thing in common no matter where they live, no matter what language they speak. >> jimmy carter, rock and roll president, sunday at 9:00 on cnn. since you're heading off to school, i got you this brita. dad... i just got a zerowater. but we've alw

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the willie nelson song i'll spare you by not singing it but you're on the road to the best efficiency of banking that's with the use of technology even without much top line growth, so i agree with that part of it expense growth should be even less over the next couple of years. you had efficiency improving, you have credit not as bad as expected the other thing, scott, you'll get once banks report earnings for the first time in over nine months, banks can repurchase their shares again if you get that selloff people expect, you know who the biggest buyer is going to be, it's going to be the banks themselves >> what about regulatory risk, the likelihood that you're going to get elizabeth warren who may want to throw some tomatoes at the banks. >> how many times did banks come up during the presidential debates? banks do not have a target on their back like they did during the global financial crisis. banks have been part of the solution this go-around versus the main cause of the last crisis banks have implemented new systems for the ppp program, they've given assistance to customers,

country king willie nelson he got a shot at a drivethru facility in texas. he's 87 years old.shared with get your shot. take care of yourself. now it's more than 1 million people in texas who received their first dose of the vaccination at this point. >> good for willie. >>> so, the president has kept fact-checkers busy over the past four years from mexico paying for the wall. you know, the election claims. coming up, we've got the number of false or misleading claims from the president. that's right, the gum balls are back. sofi made it so easy to pay off my student loan debt. they were able to give me a personal loan so i could pay off all of my credit cards. i got my mortgage through sofi and the whole process was so easy. ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ honey honey? new nyquil severe honey is maximum strength cold and flu medicine with soothing honey-licious taste. nyquil honey. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever best sleep with a cold medicine. ♪ ♪ 2020's done a new era has begun so keep pushing forw

willie nelson is a great example of someone he has one martin guitar.and that's the only guitar you ever see him playing is his one martin guitar he said he said if my guitar stops working i'm going to retire and so far it's still working. great cock is one of america's most famous rests but when he plays acoustic he always picks up his martin especially in the recording studio. to me from the very 1st moments of playing guitar mark was like that in a call of what it was fire the habits of acoustic instrument in the reserves you know i go look at my record collection i'd see neil young with a d. 45 in front of that comes a time of record certainly all the crosby stills and nash stuff jimmy page joe walsh up to big joe walsh band and the list is a obviously public art with black berry it goes on and on and on and i kind of the . sound of an acoustic instrument you heard a record like you know that's a mark within 2 seconds. it was the era of the singer songwriter and they all played a martin with their back to the land movement and a yearning for simplic

. >> there were some people who didn't like my being deeply involved with willie nelson and bob dylanisreputable rock and rollers but i didn't care about that because i was doing what i really believed and the response, i think, from the followers of those musicians was much more influencetial. >> reporter: since then, bill clinton blew some elvis sax and reunited fleetwood mac briefly. george bush filled his ipod with george jones and john fogerty. >> i'm pretty sure i'm still the only president to listen to jay-z's music in the oval office. >> reporter: and barack obama showed his cool dad range from jay-z to james taylor. >> this is my favorite person, bar none. >> reporter: as for the latest, well -- >> front man steven tyler is now asking president trump to stop using the band's songs at political rallies. >> reporter: the trump years brought more cease and desist letters from musicians than memorable white house performances. ♪ >> but as bob says -- ♪ >> reporter: bill weir, cnn new york. >> be sure to tune in. cnn's film "jimmy carter: rock and roll president" premiers tomorrow

i read that you and melinda like willie nelson and "the sound of music."ip-hop. over 125 songs cite you, mr. gates, including lil' wayne's bill gates and rick ross' bill gates, and the common thing here is a lot of rappers from humble roots say they're inspired by both your work ethic and your success. i want to ask you about just three of them where you can tell us whether yes, they got it accurate or maybe no, they're a little off. and the first is from andrea 3000. and he says what he likes about you is that you not show off your wealth. he says "bill gates don't dangle diamonds in your face when he microsofting the place." accurate or no? >> well, lyrics aren't the ultimate full description of people i kind of doubt. i'm very lucky. i sometimes fly in a plane, i have -- i don't have to worry about whether i'm going have enough money to do things like kids education. so i hope taking some responsibility for the lucky position i am in by giving my time to the foundation. >> but andre seems to like that she doesn't think you're showy. >> well, i'll try to

. >>> next, celebs are getting their covid vaccinations. 87-year-old willie nelson has given the thumbss vaccine in texas. the austin area er shared this image with the ten-time grammy winner with this caption, "getting your covid vaccination is willie cool." >> and comedian steve martin got his shot right here in new york city. he said good news, bad news, good news i just got vaccinated, bad news, i got it because i'm 75. and then he joked right now, i'm having no fide resects. get it? side effect, but he's just joking because he's so hilarious. >> love that, love that. >>> so finally, this is big. i'm a very big fan of this guy. a big milestone for one of america's most renowned actors. >> james earl jones. that was horrible. sorry, guys, he's just turned 90 years old. james earl jones has turned 90 years old. his booming voice and powerful presence have punctuated his more than 70-year career as the voice of darth vader and mufasa in "the lion king." >> and he's the king in the '80s classic "coming to america." the sequel is set to be released on amazon prime in march. so happy birt

. >> incredible, studio "b," where elvis, the everly brothers and waylon jennings and willie nelson played it was very special to be in that environment. >> reporter: born in britain and raised in australia, the gibb brothers, and barry especially, were influenced by american country music. ♪ >> i think a lot of people don't know that you've actually had country hits with other artists. >> yeah. a record we did with olivia was a number one record for conway twitty. ♪ rest your love on me a while ♪ >> and of course, there is "islands in the stream" with kenny and dolly. >> reporter: how did dolly and kenny end up with "islands in the stream"? >> kenny called me up and asked me to write a song. and we came up with "islands in the stream," which was originally written for diana ross. >> reporter: it is one of 16 number one songs that barry, now 74, co-wrote mostly with his late brother, robin, who died of cancer in 2012, and maurice, who died of complications following surgery in 2003. >> the bee gees. ♪ you can tell by the way i do my work ♪ ♪ you give love >> the biggest grossing album in t

under willie brun and maxine waters, in the assembly, pushed legislation to force the california public employee pension plans to divest their holdings in south africa. that was important. nelson man del ala talk about the -- mandela talked but the importance of that. i want to know what she thought about that. in 1991 of course that was the clarence thomas confirmation hearing. she had to have been paying attention to that. she was a deputy district attorney, had to have been paying attention to that and i wondered what she thought of anita hill and the whole spectacle and her then-senator biden had such a pivotal role. so i don't know about that. somebody will ask her that i'm sure, i hope. >> what happened with anita hill and then the parallel with her questioning of brett kavanaugh in the panel. that was something that was -- i guess i'll use the term moment. her questioning was highlighted as part of the larger hearing. >> absolutely. and so of course i would havedrop that connection and -- i would have drawn that connection. i don't understand her relationship with her father. she has said he's a nice guy but they're not close. interesting to me don't know why. and then