what is the significance of loretta lynn, country music singer? >> i think she is of one of the first country music singers who really crossed over. coal miner's daughter. she's got a heart that's bigger than she is. she's one of the first stories that i wrote for newsweek back in the '70s. i traveled with her and her bus. she's a wonderful human being. i think her music and life and how she's lived it is what's being honored. >> i'm jealous. that must have been an incredible experience. >>> and these awards aring not going only to famous people, but people who are notable to contributions for society like ct vivian. >> he was at adviser to martin luther king. he was the liter of the anti-clan movement. and he is also honoring rustin who passed away year's ago. he was an advisor to randolph, one of the first african-americans to suggest a march on washington. and later he was the organizer of the first march on washington in 1963. this year we celebrated the 50th anniversary. there are so many luminaries that he's acknowledging. dean smith, a bask

[applause] loretta lynn. [applause] born a coal miner's daughter, loretta lynn has followed a bold path to become a legend in country music. a singer, songwriter and author, she has written dozens of chart topping songs, released scores of albums and won numerous accolades. breaking records, she opened doors for women not only by winning tremendous achievements, but also by raising issues few dared to discuss, fearlessly telling her own stories with candor and humor. loretta lynn has brought a strong female voice to mainstream music, captured the emotions of women and men i like and revealed the common truths about life. [applause] dr. mario molina. [applause] the curiosity and creativity that inspired mario molina to convert his family's bathroom into a laboratory as a child has driven him from decades of scientific research. born in mexico, dr. melina's passion for chemistry brought him to the united states where his investigations of fluorocarbon's lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of how they dep

lynn. [ applause ] >> born a coal miner's daughter, loretta lynn has followed a bold path to become a legend in country music. a singer, song writer, and author, she has written dozens of chart-topping songs, and won numerous accolades, breaking barriers in country music and entertainment, she opened doors for women, not only by winning tremendous achievements and also by raising issues few dared to discuss. fearlessly telling her own stories, loretta lynn has brought a strong female voice to country music, and reveals the common truths about life as it is lived. [ applause ] >> dr. mario molina. [ applause ] >> the curiosity and creativity that inspired mario molina to convert his family's bathroom into a laboratory as a child have driven him through decades of scientific research. born in mexico, his passion for chemistry brought him to the united states where his investigations lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of how the ozone is depleted. the impact of his discoveries extents far beyond his field, fostering international awareness, as well as earning him the 1995 noble

loretta lynn was 19 the first time she won the big -- she won big at the local fair. her canned vegetables brought home 17 blue ribbons and made her canner of the year. now that's impressive. for a girl from butcher haller, kentucky, that was fame. fortunately for all of us she decided to try her hand at things other than canning. her first guitar cost $17, and with it this coal miner's daughter gave voice to a generation, singing who no one wanted to talk about and saying what no one wanted to think about. and now over 50 years after she cut her first record and canned her first vegetables, loretta lynn still reigns as the rule-breaking, record-setting queen of country music. as a young man in cuba, arturo sandoval loved jazz so much it landed him in jail. it was the cold war and the only radio station where he could hear jazz was the voice of america, which was dangerous to listen to. but arturo listened anyway. later he defected to the united states, knowing he might never see his parents or beloved homeland again. without freedom, he said, there is no life. and to

loretta lynn was 19 the first time she won big at the local fair. her canned vegetables brought home 17 blue ribbons and made her canner of the year. [ laughter ] >> now that is impressive. for a girl from butcher holler, kentucky, that was fame. unfortunately she decided to try her hand at something other than canning. this coal miner's daughter gave voice to a generation singing what no one wanted to talk about, and now 50 years after she cut her first vegetable and canned her first vegetables loretta lynn still reigns as the queen of country music. a man in cuba loved jazz so much, it landed him in jail. later he defected to the united states. today arturo is an american citizen and one of the most celebrated trumpet players in the world. there isn't anyplace on earth where the people don't know about jazz he says. and that's true in part because musicians like him sacrifice so much to play. we salute pioneers who push our nation towards greater justice and equality. ct vivian was one of martin luther king's gradest advisors. reverend vivian was

loretta lynn. dr. mario molina. ms. tan owe seancy accepting on behalf of her partner, sally k. ride. mr. walter neagle accepting on behalf of his partner, byer russian. mr. sandoval. ms. linea smith accepting on behalf of her husband, dean smith. ms. gloria steinem. reverend c.c. vivian. the honorable patricia wald. ms. oprah winfrey. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. >> good morning. good morning, everybody. everybody, please have a seat. have a seat. on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. this is one of my favorite events every year. especially it's special this year as i look at this extraordinary group of individuals and our opportunity to honor them with our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. and this year it's just a little more special because this marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy establishing this award. we are honored, by the way, today to have with us one of my favori

[applause] >> loretta lynn. [applause] >> born of coal miner's daughter, loretta lynn has followed a bold path to become a legend in country music. a singer, songwriter and author. she has written dozens of chart topping songs, released scores of albums, and won numerous accolades. breaking barriers in country music and entertainment she opened doors for women not only by winning tremendous achievements, but also by raising issues few dared to discuss. fearlessly telling her own stories with candor and humor. loretta lynn has brought a strong female voice to mainstream music, capture the emotions of women and men alike, and revealed the common truths about life as it is lived. [applause] >> dr. mario molina. [applause] >> the curiosity and creativity that inspired mario molina to convert his family's bathroom into a laboratory as a child has driven him through decades of scientific research. born in mexico, his passion for chemistry brought him to the united states where his investigations of fluorocarbons lead

and loretta lynn. there will be a formal dinner for the recipients in the museum of american history. kennedy was an iconic president and many tried to emulate him.

loretta lynn. [applause] dr. mario molina. [applause] ms. tam o'shaughnessy accepting on behalf of her late partner, sally ride. [applause] mr. walter nagel accepting on behalf of his partner, bayard rustin. mr. arturo sandoval. ms. smith accepting on behalf of her husband, mr. dean smith. ms. gloria steinem. [applause] reverend c.t. vivian. the honorable patricia wald. ms. oprah winfrey. [applause] ♪ ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ [applause] >> good morning. good morning, everybody. [applause] everybody, please have a seat. have a seat. well, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. this is one of my favorite events every year. especially special this year as i look at this extraordinary group of individuals and our opportunity to honor them with our nation's highest civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. this year, it is just a little more special. this marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy establishing this award. we are honored today to ha

loretta lynn was 19 the first time she won the big -- she won big at the local fair. her canned vegetables brought home 17 blue ribbons and made her conditioner of the year. that's impressive. for a girl from butcher holler, kentucky, that was fame. fortunately for all of us she decided to try her hand in things other than canning. her first guitar cost $17. and with it this coal miner's daughter gave voice to a generation, singing what no one wanted to talk about and saying what no one wanted to think about. now over 50 years after she cut her first record and canned her first vegetables, lore relta -- loretta lynn still raines as the rule breaking record setting queen of country music. an doughg man in cuba, balance loved jazz so much it landed him in jail. it was the cold war and the only radio station where he could hear jazz was the voice of america, which was dangerous to listen to. but artero listened anyway. later he defected to the united states knowing he might not see his parents or beloved homeland again. without freedom there is no life. today he's an ame

steinham, loretta lynn and oprah winfrey, to name a few. he even honored one of his predecessors. >> his foundation improved the lives of hundreds of millions of people and i'm most grateful for his patience during the endless travel of my secretary of state. >> the award was established 50 years ago by president kennedy to recognize people who have made remarkable contributions to the security or national interests of the united states. >>> you already wear a seat-belt in a car. soon you'll have to buckle up on buses. the federal government ordering all new tour buses to have safety belts in 2014. an average of 21 passengers on tourists on motor coaches are killed in crashes every year. 8,000 more are hurt. the new rule does not apply to city transit or school buses. >>> southwest airlines the latest air line to ease electronic rules for passengers. passengers may use certain devices in airplane mode during taxiing, and takeoff and landing. jetblue, american, united, have already made the change, as well as delta. >>> cupertino have cleare

among them country music artist loretta lynn. banks are, oprah winfrey as well. bill and hillary clinton joined barack obama and first lady michel michelle obama. they laid a wreath. >> dallas was known as a city of hate after kennedy's assassination. a group of artists want to make it the city of love. >> store front windows along downtown main street are covered by 18 by 18 drawings, collage and phrases. president kennedy's motorcade came down the street minutes before he was assassinated. that moment defined dallas. the dallas love project aims to redefine it. i'm pleased the focus is on love and not death. i think it's important that people are going to move on. while it remains a sadness in the hearts of people that live in dallas. >> there are 10,000 art pieces in 65 venues, turning dallas into a giant art gallery. >> if it's spreading through dsw, everybody within texas and the country and the world can see dallas is not the same as it used to be, nor does the person that killed j.f.k. convey the whole of the area. >> the message got out through social med

kennedy. 15 other americans received the honor including oprah, loretta lynn, women's rights >> it is windy. mike? >> i would like to get a premium for the umbrella right now were watching a lot of people getting wet because they do not have an umbrella. hopefully you toughed yours off and made sure your wipers were working properly because it has not rained. now we get the last push of moderate to we what rain and the possibility of a teach thunder is out there. live doppler 7 hd shows it is raining in san francisco and you can see it by me. we will look up north and you can see novato all the way down to the marin headlands we have moderate rain and probably not heavy rain like the red would usually indicate but it is moderate and you can see the heavy rain is crossing the bay bridge and headed to emeryville and oakland that will crawl across 24 and head to lafayette in the next half hour, probably the next 45 minutes. now, as you head down from san francisco, you can head down to the san mateo bridge if san mateo, foster city, that area is getting light-to-moderate rain and that is

and lour loretta lynn. the award was first created by john f. kennedy. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. our coverage continues a the 10:00 news and tonight, designer baby, from gender to color and more. a bay area company that just awarded a paten that may have parents pick gender and eye color of their by as. tv 36. >> today on "tmz" -- >> when you're an 18-year-old girl, what do you do to celebrate, you show your boobs and guess what, your daddy approves. > 16 days after kendall jenner turns 18, she posts a nipple shot. >> it's not subtle. it's like hello, world, nipples! >> sean penn is at the st. regis, someone was trying to take a picture of him with a cell phone. he goes crazy. >> get the [beep] out of here. i'll make you eat the cell phone. >> i want to see that. >> eat the phone! aghh! >> kate hudson and derek hough, they were dancing and she is in

lynn was 19 the first time she won the big. she won big at the local fair. her canned vegetables brought home 17 blue ribbons. ( laughter ) and made her canner of the year. for a girl from butcher holler, kentucky, that was fame. fortunately for all of us, she decided to try her hand at things other than canning. her first guitar costs $17 and with it, this coal miner's daughter gave voice to a generation, singing what no one wanted to talk about and saying what no one wanted to think about. as a young man in cuba, arturo sandoval loved jazz so much it landed him in jail. it was the cold war, and the only radio station where he could hear jazz was the voice of america, which was dangerous to listen to. but arturo listened anyway. later he defected to the united states, knowing he might never see his parents or beloved homeland again. without freedom, he said, there is no life. and today arturo is an american citizen and one of the most celebrated trumpet players in the world. >> woodruff: this year marks the 50th anniversary fo

at the white house, president obama honored former president bill clinton, loretta lynn, and mr. cub, ernie banks. the president also honored oprah winfrey, one of his staunchest earliest backers in his bid for president. >> her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. >> by the way president john f. kennedy established the award 50 years ago. he was killed before ever getting to give a single medal out. >>> let's turn to our tweter question now for today. so we learned this week there might be a sequel to it's a wonderful life. i don't understand that. that's the not type of movie we thought deserved a follow-up. but it's not the only one like that. what movie shouldn't have a sequel some #way too special. it's getting responses of great movies that had sequels that were so bad they should have never made them. so you can go in either direction. we'll have the best answers later in the show. still ahead, alex rodriguez making noise about his arbitration hearing and not a happy man. why he walked out and does not plan

also country music star loretta lynn. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," you'll hear from another honoree, jazz great arturo sandoval. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." we all have our little tricks. mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait. and everybody wins. yoplait. it is so good. radel allegedly bought cocaine from a federal agent during a buy-and-bust operation last month. radel says he struggles with alcoholism and made an extremely irresponsible choice. >>> in south africa, rescuers ended the search this morning for survivors of a building collapse. police say everyone is accounted for. one person was killed and dozens more injured when the roof of a mall under construction gave way on tuesday. witnesses say trapped workers screamed for help from the rubble. a local official says the

[applause] loretta lynn. [applause] born a coal miner's daughter, loretta lynn has followed a bold path to become a legend in country music. a singer, songwriter and author, she has written dozens of chart topping songs, released scores of albums and won numerous accolades. breaking records, she opened doors for women not only by winning tremendous achievements, but also by raising issues few dared to discuss, fearlessly telling her own stories with candor and humor. loretta lynn has brought a strong female voice to mainstream music, captured the emotions of women and men i like and revealed the common truths about life. [applause] dr. mario molina. [applause] the curiosity and creativity that inspired mario molina to convert his family's bathroom into a laboratory as a child has driven him from decades of scientific research. born in mexico, dr. melina's passion for chemistry brought him to the united states where his investigations of fluorocarbon's lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of how they dep

. >> former president clinton and oprah and loretta ly until -- lynn will all be at the white ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ fema [ female announcer ] get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air and nob hill. to those who've been waiting for health insurance... welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> covering cupertino, wine country and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> want out for slick roads including on the eastern span of the bay bridge. one set of rain moving out and another moving in. mike has the forecast ahead. >> san diego is a step closer to pinging the next mayor. republican city councilman was if first place last month in the mayoral election with 43 percent of vote the because he did not get a majority he is heed to a run off election facing fellow sunman and democrat who is in second place. a special election was called of at the resignation of the disgraced former mayor after 20 people accused him of sexual harassment. >> new

country music star loretta lynn. and former president bill clinton. >> his foundation and global initiative have helped to save or improve the lives of literally hundreds of millions of people and, of course,ing i am most grateful for his patience during the endless travels of my secretary of state. (laughter) >> reporter: mr. obama told another honoree they have something in common. >> early in oprah winfrey's career her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. (laughter) i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. (laughter) >> pelley: the presidential medal of freedom was created by john f. kennedy 50 years ago, but he never got to present it before he was assassinated. on that day, clint hill made a hero wick attempt to save kennedy's life. he'll tell us his story next. to a goal of under 100. way to go, crestor! yeah! getting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors. because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries

country music star loretta lynn. and former president bill clinton. >> his foundation and global initiative have helped to save or improve the lives of literally hundreds of millions of people and, of course, i am most grateful for his patience during the endless travels of my secretary of state. (laughter) >> reporter: mr. obama told another honoree they have something in common. >> early in oprah winfrey's career her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. (laughter) i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. (laughter) >> pelley: the presidential medal of freedom was created by john f. kennedy 50 years ago, but he never got to present it before he was assassinated. on that day, clint hill made a hero wick attempt to save kennedy's life. he'll tell us his story next. next. to a goal of und getting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors. because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. so, when diet and e

country star loretta lynn was there, oprah, baseball great ublg ernie banks, women's rights advocate gloria steinem and former president bill clinton along with oprah. president john f. kennedy . >> early in oprah winfrey's career her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. president john f. kennedy established the presidential medal of freedom 50 years ago but never got the chance to hand them out. >>> the anniversary of the dark day assassination looms before us this week. two presidents paid tribute. first lady michelle obama and president clinton, former secretary of state hillary clinton laying a wreath at kennedy's grave in the shadow of the eternal flame in silent reflection as taps rang out. ♪ >> as the moving scene was under way at arlington national cemetery, david muir was in ohio gaining entry to a somber setting, the plane that carried kennedy to dallas 50 years ago. then after those shots rang out, became a kind of monument to a stunned and changed nation. david muir is here now. david? >> reporter: diane

country singer loretta lynn today. and the major dent in the president's approval rating makes a high profile tv appearance. >> president is getting the late night jokes now. >> better him than me. and feel, but her knee pain returns... that'swo more pills. the evening's event brings laughter, joy, and more pain when jamie says... what's that, like six pills tod? yeah. i could take two ale for all day relief. really? and... and that's it. [ male announcer ] this is kathleen... for my arthritis pain, i now chse aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy open red arthritis cap. >>> president obama presenting medal of honfreedom. it is the nation's highest civilian honor. >>> turns out he is doing worse you among women. cbs news poll finding a ten percent drop. he owes this election to women. simon rosenberg president and found founder of thinktank and former adviser. women were so important in this entire election but in this one. what do you make of this horrific slide in one month's time? >> i think it reflects th

and loretta lynn. there will be a formal dinner for the recipients in the museum of american history. kennedy was an iconic president and many tried to emulate him. bill clinton made great use of that picture of him shaking jfk's hand. presidential historians say they are wise not to compare themselves. alisyn. >> it locks chilly in washington d.c. what do we expect when president obama is there at the wreath? >> reporter: the president will place the wreath at the tomb of the unknown and eternal flame in the arlington national cemetery. it is unclear if former president clenton will be with him. i doubt it. mr. obama will accompany the servicemen who holds the wreath and briefly pay his respects. we'll hear i think briefly from him. and this is as i say is part of a day long celebration of the life of john f. kepd kenned and one that the entire country has been involved in this week. there are stories about jfk on all of the networks and all of the television networks. all this week alisyn. >> wend al

lynn ernie banks and also receiving a medal television legend oprah winfrey. >> early in oprah's career bosses told her, she should change her name to susie. [ laughter ] >> i have to pause here to say, i got the same advice catholic! advice! they didn't say i should change my name to susie, but to change my name. >> the tribute was paid to the man who started the tradition 50 years ago. mike viqueria has more on that. >> there are two very poignant sometimes, the president first appeared in the east room this morning, presenting the medal of freedom, the nation's highest honor to 16 people from across the world of sports science entertainment. the medal was initiated by john f. kennedy 50 years ago. 500 have received the award since then. the president and every president who makes the awards have a bit of prerogative. all of them deserving but the president chose ernie banks from mr. obama's adopted home town of chicago, there was daniel inoue, he represented hawaii ever since it gained statehood. there was sally ride, ben bradle bradlee, the publisher of the washington post. and the

. >> bill clinton, loretta lynn, oprah winfrey - among 16 americans who received the presidential medal of freedom. it's the highest civilian honour. president obama call the recipients true champions. early in oprah winfrey's career her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. [ laughs ] . >> i have to pause to say i got the same advice. [ laughs ] >> they didn't say i should be named suzie. they suggested i change my name. >> john f. kennedy created the award 50 years ago but was assassinated before he could present one. 50 years after his death his g legacy is up for debate. we talk about the successes and failures of his presidency. >> his youth and charisma suggested a break with the past. his rhetoric embraced a future, but even at his inauguration the image of j.f.k. diverged with reality. old world bribery seen as a factor in his ascension to the president say. >> the kennedys were aggressive and willing to bend the rules. >> the -- historians speculate on what john f. kennedy would have done. would he have made piece with vietnam? . he ramped up weapons and ballisti

others were loretta lynn, ernie banks, and media mooingual oprah winfrey. the medal of freedom was created 16 years ago. >> pat quinn signed into law same-sex marriage legislation. kentucky. explosive details of bomb makers that made their way to the u.s. consider this - how could the american government let them resettle in america? and paul ryan predict an end to the theatrical budget. will they produce one? >> a rod storms out of an appeals hearing. was it a stunt? welcome to "consider this". we begin with an f.b.i. investigation into the possibility reported by a.b.c. news that several dozen iraqi or african bomb -- iraqi or afghanistan bomb makers could be living in the u.s. f.b.i. agents are working through a warehouse stacked with remains of 100,000. >> -- 100,000. >> eds that could connect the bomb makers with homes in the u.s. it was sparked by the 2009 arrests and convictions of two men living in bowling green, both admitting they had attacked u.s. soldiers as members of al-qaeda and pleaded guilty to supporting terrorism as they shipped various a

lynn, baseball great ernie banks and tv lejened oprah winfrey. >> early in oprah winfrey's career her bosses told her she should change her name to susy. i have to pause to say i got the same advice. they didn't say i should be suesy. >> some of the other honorees include sally ryde, a female astronaut and ben bradley -- benjamin bradlee, he headed up the coverage of the watergate scandal. >> michael eaves is here with sport and baseball news. >> this is the hot-stove season. the detroit tigers and texas rangers pulled off a blockbuster trade with prince fielder traded to the ranger for second base ler ian kinsler. the 29-year-old signed a $9 million he had 279, and kinsler hit 277 with 13 home runs and 72 rbi with texas. new york yangee third baseman alex rodriguez walked out of of a grievance hearing after the commissioner was not ordered to testify. alex rodriguez called it a farce. the players union filed proceedings and hoped to overturn a 211 game suspension for violating drug agreement and labour contract. >> the president of fifa said the conditions for workers for the work if

singer loretta lynn and gloria steinum were nominees. >>> abc news anchor gained entry into a somber place, the plane that carried kennedy to dallas 50 years ago. here he is reporting from dayton, ohio. >> reporter: president kennedy and the first lady emerging from air force 1 november 22nd, 1963. thousands waiting. so many holding signs, welcome jack, we love you jackie. and looming over them the presidential jet, that would soon play a pro found role. >> this is kennedy's air force 1? >> reporter: no one could have prepared for this. >> this is the aircraft that carried john kennedy to dallas and carried his body back to washington, d.c. >> reporter: today, they took us inside. the cockpit where the pilot so often sat, seen on the left. on the ground in dallas less than an hour that day before learning the president was shot. audio from the cockpit. >> we have requests from the office to know if you have -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: but before taking off, they would pull the shades. they closed the shades? >> yes, because nobody could tell if there was a sniper outside, or if it

. >> so oprah was at the white house today, as was president bill clinton, country music star loretta lynn, and my personal favorite, chicago cubs favorite, ernie banks, they were there to receive the highest award, from people famous to probably people you never heard of. every one of them has an incredible story. some of the most interesting stories come from the people in that latter category. the honor, heralded by the president, it is an opportunity for the president to express his own view and values. that is because he, some day she, gets to select the recipients. perhaps you have seen the hash tag, obamasamerica, and some will take that tweet and blame is on the white house. but if you want to get a real vision of obama, gloria steinem was there, she fought the establishment, challenged in an effort to help women gain equal footing in this country. gloria steinem was not getting white house invitations earlier in her career, there she was at the white house receiving her medal. and mario molina was winner of the nobel prize, he discovered that cfcs were destroying part of the

lynn, women's rights leader gloria steinem, baseball great ernie banks and pioneering astronaut sally ride. >> men and women who in their lives remind us all of the beauty of the human spirit, the values that define us as american, the potential that lives inside all of us. >> this year is the 50th anniversary of the presidential medal of freedom. >>> congressman from florida was sentenced for pleading guilty to cocaine possession. he bought cokeany from a -- cocaine from an undercover agent. they charged him with misdemeanor possession. he says she an alcoholic and plans to seek treatment. >>> former president billbic -- reverend billy graham is back in the hospital. he was admitted to a hospital in atlanta for observation. he is expected to remain there for one or two days. last hunt he was in the hospital for testing. he had -- month he was in the hospital for testing. he had a number of problems. >>> only on 2 under the streets of san francisco. we are taking you down for a major milestone in san francisco's new billion dollar subway. a tunnel boring machine is about to reach a bu

. >>> the medal of freedom award, today's honorees compludees incd loretta lynn, ernie banks and bill clinton. >>> america tonight is up next. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you here at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific and of course you can get the latest on aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight: the absolute punishment for a 1977 serial killer. joseph paul franklin's last-minute stays of execution reversed. almost tonight. the sweet crane. same sex marriage becomes the law in yet another state. >> there is no straight or gay marriage, there is only marriage in the state of illinois. >>> punishing its own preclur. and camelot and civil rights. 50 years since the assassination of john f. kennedy. why some called his legacy lack luster. >> he just wasn't the hero that we thought him to be. >> good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i'm adam may, joie chen is on assignment. we have a lot to cover. a 16 year sentence, in a final effort to avoid his death sentence franklin's attorneys argue the drug use would violate the country's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. due to the dwindling

there are a number of jurists and activists loretta lynn, and probably folks you never heard of. sally ride, the astronaut. all deserving of the nation's highest civilian honor. >> it should be pointed out as we look at the eternal flame, it was passed when caroline kennedy endorsed barack obama for president, 50 years after i dream a dream speech, and 150 years from gettysburg. >> and when you throw in the photos from tokyo yet, and caroline kennedy going to see the prime minister of japan, and when caroline kennedy. stood with the obamas delivering a blow to the clinton campaign, she appeared with her uncle, the late ted kennedy, who is interred with his brother there. if you want to talk about bill clinton, and why he's included in this trip across the river with the obama, it's iconic or a famous film and photograph of a young bill clinton, direct from arkansas, he couldn't have been more than 14 or 15 years old, shaking the hand of john f. kennedy and the inspiration that john f. kennedy served as bill clinton moved into the white house and ascended to the presidency himself

. >> 16 honouries given the medal of freed m om, include, president obama, loretta lynn, ernie banks and oprah winfrey. it was created 50 years ago by john f. kennedy. >> illinois became the 16th state to allow safe-sex marriages. pat quinn signed the law into being describing it has a progressive step for america. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next. last-minute stays of execution reversed. almost tonight. the sweet crane. same sex marriage becomes the law in yet another state. >> there is no straight or gay marriage, there is only marriage in the state of illinois. >>> punishing its own preclur. and camelot and civil rights. 50 years since the assassination of john f. kennedy. why some called his legacy lack luster. >> he just wasn't the hero that we thought him to be. >> good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i'm adam may, joie chen is on assignment. we have a lot to cover. a 16 year sentence, in a final effort to avoid his death sentence franklin's attorneys argue the drug use would violate the country's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. due to the dw

loretta lynn. an amazing list of people. but, of course, guys, one thing we're going to be watching is his body lange between president obama and bill clinton. they're going to be not only together today, but over at arlington national cemetery later on today laying a wreath at the eternal flame honoring president john f. kennedy and marking the 50th anniversary of his assassination. and later on they're going to be over at the history museum here in washington. he's going to be introduced by the sob of caroline kennedy. but, of course, there's a political subtext to all of this. and we're going to be watching how things are going between the president and former president bill clinton because of those comments that bill clinton made last week when he urged the president to keep his pledge, if it you like your plan, you can keep it, speaking of obama care. gloria steinem is going to be here. this is one of the cool days at the white house that we're going to be witnessing today. >> you're still looking for politics. you're s

music legend loretta lynn and arturo sand oball, ernie banks and gloria steinem, also founder of ms. magazine, and president obama said the medal of freedom goes to men and women who have dedicated their own lives, really, to enriching others. here's just a sampling from this morning's ceremony. >> he doesn't stop. he's helped lead relief efforts after the asian tsunami, hurricane katrina, the haiti earthquake. his foundation and global initiative have helped to save or improve the lives of literally hundreds of millions of people, and of course, i am most grateful for his patience during the endless travels of my secretary of state. so i'm grateful, bill, as well, for the advice and counsel you have offered me on and off the gau golf course, and most importantly for your life-saving work around the world, which represents the very best in america. thank you so much, president clinton. early in oprah winfrey's career, her bosses told her, she should change her name to suzy. i have to pause here to say, i got the same advice. they didn't say i should be named suzy, but they suggested

ernie banks, loretta lynn, bill clinton, and oprah winfrey. >>> also on wednesday, illinois becomes the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. governor pat quinn says he's looking forward to signing the bill and celebrating a big step forward for that state. >>> nba star michael jordan's mansion hit the auction block on friday. the home is being offered for $21 million. at 56,000 square feet, it has nine bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, and of course, an nba quality basketball court. and that's "your weekly five." >>> we want to get an update from cnn's ted rowlands. he's in washington, illinois, tonight. you were talking about the devastating scenes that you were witnessing there. >> reporter: yeah, don. tonight it is pitch black here because there's no power here, so you can see out in the distance flashlights and emergency vehicle lights where they are going through the rubble to make sure that there is no one else trapped, and this is going to go on throughout the evening. we're talking about dozens and dozens of homes in this city of washington. it's a small community about 10,000 people

. >> so oprah was at the white house today, as was president bill clinton, country music star loretta lynn, and my personal favorite, chicago cubs favorite, ernie banks, they were there to receive the highest award, from people famous to probably people you never heard of. every one of them has an incredible story. some of the most interesting stories come from the people in that latter category. the honor, herlded by the president, it is an opportunity for the president to express his own view and values. that is because he, some day she, gets to select the recipients. perhaps you have seen the hash tag, obamasamerica, and some will take that tweet and blame is on the white house. but if you want to get a real vision of obama, gloria steinem was there, she fought the establishment, challenged in an effort to help women gain equal footing in this country. gloria steinem was not getting white house invitations earlier in her career, there she was at the white house receiving her medal. and mario molina was winner of the nobel prize, he discovered that cfcs were destroying part of the e

among the 16 recipients this year, oprah winfrey, loretta lynn, and the last democrat to occupy the oval office, former president bill clinton. given that last week president obama might have preferred to bestow on mr. clinton the medal of freedom of opinion. >> i'm grateful, bill, as well, for the advice and counsel you've offered me on and off the golf course. and most importantly for your life-saving work around the world. >> by all accounts, 42 and 44 are not close. advisers can see the two men don't particularly like each other, and their relationship is purely transactional. as reported in the book "double down," following a round of golf in 2011, designed to break the ice and formalize clinton's role in the re-election effort, president obama told an aide, i like him in doses. clinton's recent comment that the president should allow americans to keep their substandard individual insurance plans was just the most recent example of the big dog running off the leash. in june clinton opined that president obama risked looking like a total fool with his cautious, consensus-seeking appr

lynn. the presidential medal of freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor. >>> the pastor went to costco and found the bible labeled as fiction so he tweeted it. caleb posted the photo friday after visiting costco's simi valley store. he says the response is enormous. >> a lot of people were upset, some people were fine with it. but it shows how polarizing the bible is and how polarizing jesus can be. >> the stickers have been replaced with generic price tags. the man says costco said it was an isolated processing error >>> 5:46. a little wet out there. let's see how traffic is moving on this wednesday. >> overall, things are moving along. we actually had some earlier problems much earlier overnight there were more flooding reports coming in more road closures. everything is quieting down in the last half hour. but that's not to say the roads aren't slick. take it slow. still a number of spinouts that are possible and we actually just saw one reported in pleasant hill. one of the off-r

among them former president george clinton, country singer loretta lynn rks gloria steinem and oprah winfrey. >>> arturo sandoval won nine. he shows us how he escaped tyranny tyranny. >> reporter: he not only plays music. he lives it. >> in 1961 and never stopped. >> reporter: his afro-infused cuban music won him awards but none is greater than the one he gets today. >> reporter: you're going to get the medal of freedom. >> what i like is the last part of the medal, freedom. because i always said no freedom, no life. >> reporter: for sandoval music is freedom. he was born dirt poor in cuba grew up under the come nifts regime or fidel castro. a trumpet, a gift from his aunt would change his world. after studying at the prestigious school of art, the concept would chavg his whole life. >> have you ever heard any jazz? i said what's that? >> reporter: the man play add record of dizzy gillespie and johnny parker. >> i went crazy. said how do those people play so good and so fast and so well. >> reporter: there wasn't much jazz on the island of cuba at the time? >> no. zero. >> reporter:

mass seep, loretta lynn and richard lugar. >> last but not least we have a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness. >> former president kennedy rounded out the history of jfk and president obama's rare celebratory day. >>> i know. such a great day yesterday, guys. i was there of course with my favorite daughter kirby. and that suzie winfrey story cracks me up. when someone said no one will remember the name oprah, it's too hard to pronounce. suzie's so much friendlier. you should really thing about that. because she never liked her name as a kid. you couldn't find it on a name plate or stationary. but the whole room was so impressive. everybody, one right after the other. >> a great honor certainly for all of those >>> and now for something completely >>> now for something completely unexpected. >>> it's been about 30 jirns the original spamalot took to the stage, although the parrot may still be dead there's life in monty python yet. i'm charley d'agata in london. coming up i'll tell you all about the reunion everyone's been waiting for on "cbs this morning." ♪

loretta lynn. the late astronaut, sally ride and gloria steinem and oraw winfrey, the talk show host. >>> happening today, a silicon valley visit for the prime minister of haiti. the prime minister will be visiting google, apple and facebook. he's trying to convince the leaders of those companies to use their expertise, their innovation and their money to help out haiti. he believes technology is the key to lifting his country out of poverty. fewer than 1% of haitians actually use the internet on a regular basis. >>> 8:08. and embattled sonoma county supervisor career yohas announced -- karillo has announced he's stepping down. he says he needs to focus on a local controversy. the fatal shooting of 13-year- old andy lopez by a sheriff's deputy in santa rosa. he's dealing with a personal scandal threatening his future on the board. last summer he faced charges for peeking into a woman's bedroom window while wearing his socks and underwear. >>> san francisco voters could decide if muni should receive

. >> reporter: in entertainment, country singer loretta lynn and opera winfrey. even with 40 emmys, distinction of being the first female black billionaire. oprah's greatest strength has been her ability to help us discover the best in ourselves. >> reporter: in science, nobel prize winners and history making astronaut sally ride. >> the first american woman in space. sally didn't just break the stratospheric glass ceiling, she blasted through it. >> reporter: and politics. >> his foundation and initiative has helped to save the lives of hundreds of millions of people. >> reporter: president obama said this is one of his favorite events of the year. >> this year, it's just a little more special because this marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy establishing this award. >> reporter: president kennedy never lived to hand it out. he was assassinated two weeks before he was scheduled to honor the first recipients. john and diana. >> star power there, right. >> one of the things you want to be in the room because there were so many powerful people there. >>

. >> loretta lynn. astronaut sally ride. senator daniel inouye. the president also honor odd practice. one of his staunchest earliest backers in his bid for president. >> her boss has told her she should change her name to suzie. [ laughter ] i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. >> wow. >> by the way, i saw oprah in "the butler." >> she's amazing. i've always loved her, her acting skills. president jfk established the award 50 years ago. he was killed before ever getting the opportunity to give one out himself. coming up the new issue of "time" magazine isn't holding back on obama care. we'll reveal the cover next on "morning joe." a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. i st

ernie banks, loretta lynn and oprah winfrey were amongst the recipients. it was a medal made by john f. kennedy in 1963. >> a truth it was that resonated with john f. kennedy who th -- said i am certain that we will not be remembered for victory or defeat but for our contribution to the human spirit. that unbending belief that the power to make great a nation is found in its people and in their freedom. that was his philosophy, his legacy. >> let's take a look closely at john f. kennedy - the man and his legacy. we have his story from washington. >> his youth and charisma suggested a break with the past. his rhetoric embraced a future of the at his inauguration the image diverged with reality. old world bribery is seen as a factor. the kennedies were aggressive and willing to bepd the rules. >> it was wondered whether he would have ended the u.s. involvement in vietnam or made piece with the soviets. >> weapons were constructed. kennedy launched a sab tarnal of cuba. it committed to the soviet yet decision to lamp up its own nuclear -- ramp up its own nucl