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oprah winfrey >>> this is a 2-year-old born in china.t of a dry well after he fell 40 feet down that hole in the weekend. firefighters needed several tries to pull him up. the good news though he's all right. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." >>> just about a year ago we reported on one doctor's war on sugar. >> now new studies are supporting his claim that sugar doesn't just make us fat, it is actually poisoning us. last night in a "60 minutes" interview dr. sanjay gupta talked to the doctor about the impact sugar has on our diet. >> is sugar toxic? >> reporter: i believe it is. >> reporter: do you worry that sounds a little over the top? >> sure. all the time. but it's the truth. >> reporter: dr. robert lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist and a pioneer in what is becoming a war against sugar. motivated by his own patients too many sick and obese children, dr. lustig has concluded that sugar, more than any other substance, is to blame. all these various diseases you say are linked to shuger? >> obesity, type 2 diabetes hypertens

i think we can just say oprah winfrey. oprah is here.. >> what a pleasure to have you here. >> i'm delighted to be with you guys. you know what i do? >> what. >> i get up in time for the "eye opener". >> because you know you'll learn all that there is, all that matters. >> that's all that there is, all that matters and then i'm done for the day. from the moment -- let me just tell you, charlie. from the moment i heard this was going to happen -- >> i was one of the first people to know. >> i called you or -- >> oh. i took her phone call first. >> i'm sure you did. mine was e-mail, by the way. >> yes. when i first heard you were going to be together, i was so excited for her. and all the people who were saying, how do you feel that gayle is leaving? i was so excited because this is her sweet spot. she loves -- i used to call her eyewitness news gayle because whenever i wanted information about what was going on in the world, i didn't are to read the paper. i called gayle. >> gayle is excited but this is boring. let's go on to something el

you could have nearly killed oprah winfrey. she had fallen into your fire, what would you have -- what if she was lying there in flames and you're watching $3 billion of talent going up all because of you. that takes confidence. shoving oprah winfrey. >> no, what takes confidence is our breakthrough show. i wanted to do a show where we'd get people that were facing the worst environments. today you look around and see people, 63% of the people say their best days are behind us. the future for their kids will be far less than what they experienced. you can tell people all day long it's going to be better and that's not going to do anything. i thought if i could do a show with people with extreme problems and extreme stress and turn them around, i said give me some examples. we found a woman and his wife who were getting married down in mexico. they jump into a swimming pool and he becomes a quadriplegic instantly. he's now here in l.a. in a little room, he can't move. his wife can never have a child with him and she's his careta

no injure questions were reported >>> the -- no injuries were reported. >>> oprah winfrey appeared on cbs this morning. >> reporter: after 25 years on daytime tv, the queen of talk opens up about her new life and new net work on the cbs morning show. oprah winfrey told hosts charlie rose and her best friend gayle king that the own cable network would struggle to lure viewers and recently cut staffers to save money, still in a building phase. >> if i knew then what i knew now, i might have made some different choices. i would say if if i were writing a book about it, i could call the book 101 mistakes. >> reporter: oprah said one of the mistakes was launching while she still had her talk show. >> it's having the wedding when u know you're ready and you're walking down the aisle and you're saying, oh, i don't know if we should be walking down the aisle. maybe we should have postponed this. >> reporter: but oprah said she received valuable vice from any -- advice from many hollywood insiders. >> he said nobody wants to see you come off the oprah winfrey sew and step right into the networ

oprah winfrey will be on cbs five a little bit later this morning >> a former talk-show host arrivednew york for her appearance this morning. it will be a reunion for her and her best friend gail king. remember that cbs this morning begins at 7:00 here on cbs five. the road to the national championship ran through baylor. >> stanford fell behind after the bears went on a run. stanford shot 43 percent from the field and scored a season low 47 points. they come up in, short in the final four for the fifth year in a row. the oakland a's and giants begin their annual preseason series this evening. it is weird because the a's have already played two regular- season games in japan. the preseason series begins tonight in san francisco. >> here is a proposal for the youtube generation >> in denver high-school student organized a flashmob to ask someone to the prom. it played out in spectacular fashion. >> points for creativity. >> some dogs with special talents showed off their skills over the week >> it was part of the purina incredible dog challenge eastern regionals. pretty impressive, th

this is over winfrey. when oprah is laying out how difficult this is and the mistakes she made and the challenges, the you take anything from that? >> no question about it, because that is billions of dollars if she has, and magic don't have that kind of capital, and when you think about spending $400 million, i cannot afford that, so i understand everything she is talking about. i hope my group has learned from her mistakes. i am targeted. but i am going after african americans. i am going after african american families. there is going to be a family network where we try to bring the family by watching tv. we are targeted that way. of we understand last. i am going for 30 or older. we know who we are going after. we are going to try to hit fathe person who will be watching, mom or dad, and hopefully have their kids. >> is there room for another african-american? >> 3 can survive. bob johnson did a wonderful job, and when you look at the you see, they have done a fine job -- look at bet, they have done a

. >>> the queen of daytime talk television, oprah winfrey appears on cbs this morning. oprah talks candidly about the joys and pitfalls of starting her own network. >> reporter: after 25 years on daytime tv, the queen of talk opens up about her new life and new network. oprah winfrey said that the own cable network has struggled to lure viewers, but it's still in the building phase. >> if i knew then what i knew now, i might have made some different choices. if i were writing a book, i could call the book 101 mistakes. >> reporter: one of those was launching while she still had her talk show. >> it's like having the wedding when you know you're not ready and you're walking down the aisle and you're saying, i don't know if we should be walking down the aisle. maybe we should have postponed this. >> reporter: she says she received valuable advice from many hollywood insiders, including lorne michaels. >> he says nobody wants to see you come off the oprah winfrey show and step right into the network business. you have to pay your dues. >> welcome back. >> reporter: oprah i

what do oprah winfrey, donald trump, and kim kardashian have in common? today, house democrats named all three as some of the business owners who would benefit from a small business tax break proposed by republicans. but supporters say its a much- needed boost for small business. the bill passed the u.s. house today by an overwhelming majority, 235 to 173. this is just the latest battle in the congressional war over taxes. sylvia hall has more from washington. >> reporter: the small business tax plan is simple-- cut federal taxes for one year on all businesses with less than 500 employees. house republicans say it would help the nation's business owners create more jobs. >> in small business, it really is about how do you grow? how do you have the positive cash flow? mr. speaker, to grow your business, to invest in new technology, new equipment, to take your ideas and spin them forward and grow jobs. >> reporter: but house democrats point out not every business with fewer than 500 employees needs a tax break. they referenced celebrities like oprah winfrey

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. >>> oprah winfrey is going to be on the cbs this morning show tomorrow. the talk show superstar is joining gayl king about her new developments. you can catch it on cbs this morning. we have a lot of people watching that. >> and a lot of talk about that network too. >> i think the show is actually great. i don't know if you ever catch it. >> i like the set. >> the format and everything. i liked it better than the old one. nice day, too nice to be sitting inside and watching tv for a chunk of it. but now -- >> we got that nice little break in the middle part of the break. everybody just exploded and went outside during that time frame. >> now they're rushing back in. >> we have showers making their way through. it's 61 degrees right now. here are those showers coming down from the northwest. we'll have your forecast when we return. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> so we got a little bit of rain

oprah didn't start on "the oprah winfrey show." >> today, however, mccrory has a more pressing issue to attend to. his 18-year-old son, john vijay, has come for a visit. up until two years ago, mccrory didn't even know he existed. >> growing up, i always wanted to know who my father was, but i never did. i had seen pictures, i would ask about him. my mother would tell me this and that about him. it was a rough conversation. she started telling me. i wanted to get to know him. he start aid relationship through letters and like that, and i finally got to come meet him. >> mccrory and vijay immediately connected. >> i guess a person didn't know you can love, care about a person, until you have that part of you. that is my only kid. the only one i got. so, it's the world. there's nothing more important, so that's everything. >> got a visitor. >> yes, sir. >> he just has so much love and affection to show for me that i had no idea until i finally got to see him. >> vijay is currently in college in another state and gets to visit mccrory

oprah winfrey talks about the presidential election. and the "new york times" says rush limbaugh is in a, quote, weakened state. is that true? check is next. what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. wow! that feels really good. you can adjust it to whatever your needs are. so whatever you feel like, the sleep number bed's going to provide it for you. now, sleep number redefines memory foam, combining coolfit gel foam with sleep number adjustability! during our white sale, receive $400 in free bedding. only at the sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699. >> bill: back of the book segment tonight. relate check, some bad news for president obama in check one. oprah will not be campaigning for him this time around. >> i'm not going to be out there. i am 100% behind our president. i actually love our president. and have the utmost respect for him in that office and what it takes to be there. i wil

winfrey had a pretty modest beginning starting as a local reporter in what city?ds up, please, the answer is a, nashville. >> really? >> bill: yeah. where did i start? no one cares. not that they don't know. >> east sandwich. scranton, pennsylvania. >> to pica, kansas. >> bill: where did you start maccallum. >> here in new york city. >> bill: tough one. where else would i start? >> little market. >> bill: bill clinton played the saxophone on the arsenal hall show in 1992. what song did he use to appeal to the hipper audience? ♪ >> bill: all right, heart break hotel, doocy got it right. >> appeal to the younger audience. >> bill: younger audience elvis song. when they liked elvis they were young. >> i get it but you know, it wasn't exactly a hip song at that time. >> bill: something really strange is happening. doocy has got them all right. he is four for four. you can't beat him. >> dave garaway was the first host of the today show on nbc. he famously had a chimp as a sidekick. >> do you remember me? i work here all the time. i -- that's a long slow look. don't fo

and coming up oprah winfrey will sit down with a candid conversation with charlie rose.he will be talking about her struggling cable network. >> but her seal of approval is still priceless thaw. here is how is making a lasting difference in the bay area. >> step inside of her home and you will realize that she is no ordinary dog lover. >> these are their midst. >> during years of volunteer work at bay area shelters she noticed that some animals were slipping through the cracks. >> senior dogs are not adapted from shelters. >> most don't get out alive. so she founded a network of volunteers in foster homes that save senior dogs and place them in permanent homes. >> it is kind of a senior center. pretty soon it will be my senior center. >> it had only been around for a couple of years until one day they got a very special phone call. almost instantly this local cause became a national sensation. >> oprah. >> she was invited to chicago to be recognized for her work and that is where things really got interesting. >> we had no clue that we would be on her favorite things sho

we had a shot of oprah winfrey there, too. >> really, oprah is the most beautiful woman in the world? in. >> it's beyonce. oh, no, i think she but beyonce is the winner. i totally, totally agree. she's on mommy duty. >> any mommy that could look that good after giving by the way, she's my hero. >> they're both beautiful. >>> a few weeks ago oprah stopped by to visit us in studio 57. today we'll hear her wisdom one more time. >> she left us a taped piece as she takes a look back at her life and her first tv job in "a note to self." dear beautiful brown-skinned gi girl, and i use the word beautiful because i know that's never a word you would call yourself. i look into your eyes and i see the light and hope of myself. this photo you're just about to turn 20. posing outside the television station where you were recently hired as a reporter. you look calm. you look happy. but i know how scared you are. if i could say anything to you, it would be, relax. it's going to be okay, girl. you're proud of yourself for getting this job, but also uncertain. uncertain you'll be able to manage all of

winfrey had a pretty modest beginning starting as a local reporter in what city?r is a, nashville. >> really? >> bill: yeah. where did i start? no one cares. not that they don't know. >> east sandwich. scranton, pennsylvania. >> to pica, kansas. >> bill: where did you start maccallum. >> here in new york city. >> bill: tough one. where else would i start? >> little market. >> bill: bill clinton played the saxophone on the arsenal hall show in 1992. what song did he use to appeal to the hipper audience? ♪ >> bill: all right, heart break hotel, doocy got it right. >> appeal to the younger audience. >> bill: younger audience elvis song. when they liked elvis they were young. >> i get it but you know, it wasn't exactly a hip song at that time. >> bill: something really strange is happening. doocy has got them all right. he is four for four. you can't beat him. >> dave garaway was the first host of the today show on nbc. he famously had a chimp as a sidekick. >> do you remember me? i work here all the time. i -- that's a long slow look. don't forget now i'm looking at

for be t from me to tell oprah winfrey about entertainment. have had a lot of shows shot out from under me, billy. as far as television goes, i am to tv what the rifles are to horse flesh. i'm not going to tell oprah anything. i do think once a nice hard working intelligent, fun talk show host suffers the defecation of the culture at large. it's going to catch up with you. you can't bear up underneath that the best thing that oprah could do to get it back together i'm a woman with a start-up business. don't think of me like that. the next time somebody says to oprah i'm honored to breathe the same air as you she ought to say timeout, that's sweet. i know what you mean, i appreciate it but that is crazy. i'm just a person. >> bill: oprah didn't ask me. i know her a little bit. we have had her on our program a couple times and we worked together at king world. she started a network targeted at american women, all right? and then she brings in rosie o'donnell as her signature host. she does a show oprah but she is not on a lot. o'donnell comes. i

. >> oprah winfrey arrived in n.y. for an appearance with charlie rose. they will talk about oprah's new life on television after ending her show. she will discuss her leadership academy and review her friendship with gail can. the show begins at 7:00 this morning and i believe it is one of her first attempts into morning talk show. if you stayed up late the country music awards were last night, honoring all of their favorites >> a big night for blake shelton and his wife memoranda lambert. shelton not only co hosted the show, he also took, male vocalist of the year. when no. 1 female vocalist of the year and album of the year >> we look at the awards every day, don't get me wrong >> taylor swift one over the fans who voted her entertainer of the year. she was supposed to attend the show with cancer patient kevin maguire but he was too sick to make it >> i called him yesterday and told him that the next award show that he is well for, we're going >> this year's awards included stars outside the country world. ashton kutcher even took a crack at singing an

for be t from me to tell oprah winfrey about entertainment.a lot of shows shot out from under me, billy. as far as television goes, i am to tv what the rifles are to horse flesh. i'm not going to tell oprah anything. i do think once a nice hard working intelligent, fun talk show host suffers the defecation of the culture at large. it's going to catch up with you. you can't bear up underneath that the best thing that oprah could do to get it back together i'm a woman with a start-up business. don't think of me like that. the next time somebody says to oprah i'm honored to breathe the same air as you she ought to say timeout, that's sweet. i know what you mean, i appreciate it but that is crazy. i'm just a person. >> bill: oprah didn't ask me. i know her a little bit. we have had her on our program a couple times and we worked together at king world. she started a network targeted at american women, all right? and then she brings in rosie o'donnell as her signature host. she does a show oprah but she is not on a lot. o'donnell comes. in o'donnel

. >> oprah winfrey: god, yeah. >> wallace: important to you? >> winfrey: oh, yeah. laughs ) i do! >> kirk douglas: come on, mike. >> stahl: here he is with actor kirk douglas in 1992. >> wallace: you had a reputation as a real horse's behind. even your own kids said that you were very difficult. >> douglas: they didn't say i was a horse's ass, did they? >> wallace: no, they did not. >> stahl: who besides mike wallace would start an interview by saying, "people say you're a horse's behind?" i mean, wow. >> wallace: they know who i am and what kind of questions i might... >> stahl: they've walked into the den. >> wallace: oh, absolutely. >> stahl: and they know it. >> wallace: why do they do it? >> stahl: they think they can beat you. >> wallace: that's correct. >> stahl: not many did. mike got to hang out with johnny carson in 1979 for carson's only in-depth television profile. >> johnny carson: why are you doing this now? i'm not running a boiler room operation, i have no phony real estate scams, i'm not taking any kickbacks... >> stahl: it was pleasant and innocuou