>> good morning. charles osgood is off today. i'm anthony mason and this is sunday morning. autumn is is an exciting time for detroit's big three, a season for rolling out their brand new cars to the acclaim of eager buyers. this autumn, however, the only u.s. auto maker with much to be excited about is ford which leads to an obvious question. could it be in the words of its old ad campaign that ford really does have a better idea? martha teichner will report our cover story. >> reporter: the famous ford blue oval. what do you think it's worth? in 2006 in order to stop a hemorrhage of red ink, the ford motor company borrowed $23.5 billion and hired a ceo who had never worked a single day in the car business. crazy? maybe not given that ford didn't go bankrupt and didn't ask for a government bailout like g.m. and chrysler. later this sunday morning, ford. out front on detroit's rough road to survival. >> mason: getting straight to the point is one approach to high stakes diplomacy and one veteran of america's foreign policy battles knows just how to do it with style. this morning she talks to katie couric. >> congratulations, madam secretary. >> couric: as our nation's first female secretary of state, madeleine albright was known for using a very non-traditional technique and some high-level negotiations. >> when i wore the b, that was really a sign that we were about to let somebody know what our sting meant. >> reporter: madeleine albright and her diplomatic jewel box later on sunday morning. >> mason: countless millions around the world have heard barbra streisand sing whether it be on recordings, on stage or on the screen. hearing her talk about her personal life and her career is a much less frequent occurrence. that's where our rita braver comes in. ♪ >> reporter: she's been one of the biggest stars in the world for more than 40 years. ♪ don't tell me... > and one of the most elusive. people still really are interested in you. after all this time. they're fascinated by you. any idea why? >> no. no. (laughing) i don't know. do you? >> reporter: later on sunday morning, a spot of tea with the ever fascinating barbra streisand. >> mason: disney's world is not to be confuse ed with the florida theme park with the similar-sounding name. rather it's a place for learning more about one of 20th century america's most imaginative minds. john blackstone takes us on a tour. >> reporter: in san francisco, an innovative new museum is dedicated to the man who created a world-famous mouse and a magic kingdom. walt disney excelled at family entertainment. and now his family goes high tech to remember him. the disney family tells the story of the walt disney they knew later on sunday morning. >> mason: tracy smith takes us inside the no holds barred world of nursery school admissions with richard roth we sneak a peek at britain's most provocative calendar girls and susan spencer lets us gaze upon the legendary hope diamond. and much more. first the headlines for this first sunday morning of our 31st season, september 27, 2009. iran's government now says it will allow the u.n. to inspect that previously secret nuclear facility. but it won't say when. the the uranium enrichment plan is still under construction. the obama administration says inspectors must have unfettered access to it. the government of the philippines has declared a state of calamity in the aftermath of the worst flooding that nation has seen in 40 years. the typhoon left more than 100 people dead or missing. police in switzerland are holding film director roman polanski on a 31--year-old arrest warrant. he pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. he was in spits switzerland to accept a lifetime achievement award at a film festival. hundreds of mourners paid last respects to annie le at a funeral in the town of eldorado hills outside sacramento. she was found murdered on what was to have been her wedding day earlier this month. it will be wet in the northeast and new england while a strong cold front hits the upper midwest and warm temperatures hold in the west. this coming week, the pacific coast will cool with rain likely in the north and it will stay chilly from the great great lakes to the northeast. next, shifting gears at ford. ♪ people ( cheers and applause ) ♪ people who need people >> mason: and later, a song ofss wow! i feel like a new house] thanks to this quick home energy check-up from bge. feels like i'm at a day spa. 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[sigh] ah... the efficient life is the good life. >> mason: remember that advertising slogan ford has a better idea? this is a ford fiesta, a best seller in europe which ford plans to offer to american buyers next year. it's part of the new face of ford but will it be enough to win back american car buyers? our cover story is reported by martha teichner. >> reporter: they call it a face as if it had eyes and mouth and a nose. >> yes because the companies are identified by that front grill and the head lamps. it does look like a face. ♪ riding along in my automobile ♪ >> reporter: as long as american cars have existed, the many faces of ford have been unmistakable. even when they were mistakes like the edsel. in 1986, the taurus, once america's best-selling car, was actually considered bold. but that was then. so where did you start? >> a blank sheet of paper. >> reporter: three years ago designer earl lucas and his team were told to reinvent the taurus just as the ford motor company had set out to reinvent itself. >> clearly we wanted a more suppress i have, a more sculptural car. these early designs that you're seeing here especially i think the face of the car is awfully important. >> reporter: look closely at the finished product. the 2010 ford taurus released last month. you'll see the face of the one u.s. car company confident enough of its survival to refuse a government bailout. the one detroit auto maker that avoided bankruptcy. so what did ford do that the others didn't? >> look at the dna of ford along here. and so, you know, clearly you have the wonderful blue oval. >> reporter: to answer that question, meet ford's cheerleader in chief, alan malaly, ceo since 2006. >> we were losing share. so we needed to develop a plan that dealt with that reality. >> reporter: hiring this man was part of one of the biggest gambles in u.s. corporate history. remember when gas prices were just starting to spike, when suddenly s.u.v.s weren't selling anymore? in 2006, ford lost $12.6 billion. then ceo bill ford, great grandson of henry ford, knew he had to do something radical. >> that's when i started to look around the country for somebody who had restructured a major corporation because it had to be big. it couldn't be somebody who had done it on a small scale. there weren't many people like that in america. certainly no people like that in car companies. >> reporter: alan had restructured aircrafts manufacturer boeing and gotten it through desperate times after 9/11. but he had no experience in the auto industry. with its entrenched culture. on september 5, 2006, bill ford resigned as ceo. >> with that, i'd like to turn it over to our new president and ceo alan. >> thank you. >> reporter: ford stayed on as executive chairman, but detroit was still shocked. >> it takes something for a person like bill ford to stand up and admit that this job is bigger than they can do. >> reporter: bryce hoffman reports on ford for the detroit news. >> nay sayers out there were looking at kind of past examples and saying this is not going to end well for ford. >> reporter: but that was nothing compared to what came next. >> you know, we mortgaged everything including the blue oval. >> reporter: ford borrowed $23.5 billion. you had a sense that ford was in a lot of trouble but maybe g.m. and chrysler weren't. >> i would characterize it a little differently. i would say we actually recognized our problem earlier and jumped on them earlier. while it looked to the outside like, you know, that we were thrashing about, we were actually starting to restructure. >> reporter: the loan bought ford a three-year head start on its detroit rivals. breathing room to rethink everything about how it does business and to make painful cuts not only on the assembly line but in the executive suites. bill ford had already announced he wouldn't take a salary until the company was profitable again. >> if the company succeeds, i will do well. and if we don't, i don't get paid. if you grew up in our family, you would understand that being part of this company is a real privilege. we felt that this is a really important part of america. and a really important part of american manufacturing and american history. it's worth preserving. it's very much worth fighting for. >> reporter: in 1913, henry ford invented the moving assembly line so that he could mass produce the model-t. the following year he announced he would pay his workers $5 a day, more than double the standard factory wage. he said he wanted his employ... employees to be able to afford the cars they built. that was just the beginning. for decades, the united auto workers union won hefty contracts from ford and the other u.s. car manufacturers. auto workers helped to define the prosperity of the american middle class, that is, until the japanese began to outsell detroit. and companies like toyota biment non-union plants in the united states. those high wages and life of long benefits u.a.w. members fought so hard for were one big reason why detroit couldn't compete, couldn't make a profit. today collective bargaining is about negotiating cutbacks. the u.a.w. willingly joining u.s. auto makers in their battle just to stay in business. since 2001, ford has shed nearly 145,000 jobs, more than a third of its work force. since 2003, it's closed 17 plants with more to come. >> ford, if you look when you start looking at atlanta, you look at wicksham, north folk, edison, lorain, wayne-- there's a lot of assembly plants that have been closed down.& that's very dramatic. >> reporter: ron gettlefinger is president of the u.a.w. >> it's hard on families. it's hard on communities. it's hard on states. it reduces the tax base. puts a lot of people in unemployment lines. all those things are very difficult and challenging for us. we stepped up and we tried to find a way to help ease the pain by offering buyouts. >> reporter: and wage concessions and reduced benefits. the union has taken over retiree health care. at the beginning of restructuring, ford's labor costs were $70-$80 per worker for combined wages, benefits and retirement costs. now ford says they're almost down to toyota's $50 an hour. >> this is the new.... >> reporter: of course, there's still the problem of building cars people want to buy and making money doing it. especially given the recession. ford's most profitable vehicles are still heavy duty pick-ups, fully loaded which according to some estimates can make the company as much as $24,000 each. compare that to small cars like the focus which only make hundreds. >> see this little card here. >> yes. you have your one ford plan. >> reporter: one team, one plan, one goal. it pretty much sums up ceo alan malaly's strategy gee for turning ford around. >> ford motor company was more of an umbrella for many companies like jaguar and land rover and volvo and a very strong relationship with mazda. >> reporter: there were how many different name plates? >> oh, i think 97 different name plates. >> reporter: now there are fewer than 20. all those non-ford brands under the umbrella going or gone. >> this is a color we have in europe. it's called squeeze. >> reporter: squeeze. mark fields, ford's president for the americas, predicts that three million people in the united states will buy small cars within the next three years. >> this is a ford fiesta that we launched in europe. and in china. over the past year. we'll be launching it here in the u.s. in the first half of next year. >> reporter: ford is bringing models to america that were originally designed for europe where high quality fuel efficient even luxurious small cars have long been in demand. >> the technology in the fiesta, you couldn't find in a large car probably five years ago. the navigation system. the high-end audio system. the temperature-control system. all those things customers dochbt want to... these days they don't want to compromise on those. >> we speak car. sure. but do we speak hybrid? >> reporter: part of ford's great gamble is that americans are ready to go green. coming soon an entire show room of new designs and technologies including a plug-in electric vehicle by next year. the good news: the focus and the ford escape were on the cash-for-clunkers top ten sellers' list. here's the bad news though. ford is still losing money although it's losing less money every quarter and it's not losing as much as g.m. and chrysler. >> that's the new math of the american automobile industry. the right way to look at ford is that it is doing a better job of navigating through this storm and it has a better chance of emerging from this as a viable company. >> reporter: and probably as the largest u.s. auto maker. not as big as toyota but surviving with no government bailout obligations. ford expects it will return to profitability by 2011. >> we struggled. we took on a lot of debt to do it. we hear from people all the time that they like the 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books with art work right on the matches-- to a world war ii depiction of adolph hitler that urges americans to strike at the seat of trouble. unless you think this match book collection excessive or even eccentric, donna offers this defense. >> no different than stamp collecting or postcard collecting, baseball card collecting. it all falls in the same realm of paper collectibles.& >> reporter: faced with bans on indoor smoking, some of today's bars and restaurants are reduced to offering tooth picks and tiny notebooks to their customers. a substitute for match books perhaps. but in the eyes of the devoted collector, no match for the original. ♪ come on, baby, light my fire ♪ >> mason: ahead, some pointed observations. pollen. when i really liked to be outside, i did not like suffering from nasal allergy symptoms like congestion. but nasonex relief may i say... bee-utiful! prescription nasonex is proven to help relieve indoor and outdoor nasal allergy symptoms like congestion, runny 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or i feel that today? >> well it's not quite as organized as that. but i do really love them. i call them pins. i've decided that's kind of more up my alley and a broach. >> couric: what do you have against broachs? it sounds a little old ladyish right. >> right. before we begin i want to thank you all. >> couric: if anyone defies the stereotype of the little& old lady, it's albright. >> i think next week perfectly planned is there is so much multilateral stuff going on. >> couric: now a professor at georgetown university, when she became secretary of state back in 1997, she was the most powerful female government official in u.s. history. >> i'm madeleine albright. >> reporter: albright was entering what had been a man's world. but she wasn't about to give up her female side. >> i love being a woman. so i thought that i needed to be who i was. well, this is me. >> couric: which meant indulging her passion for pins. she had worn them most of her life but because of one infamous world leader they became more than a simple accessory. >> saddam hussein called me a serpent when i was ambassador to the united nations. i happened to have a snake pin that i had gotten that's an antique pin, very pretty. i decided to wear it whenever we did something on iraq. >> couric: from then on pins became part of her diplomatic arsenal. >> so when people would say what are you doing today? i would say read my pins. that's how it started. if you remember first president bush had just said read my lips. >> couric: no new taxes. you got it from him? >> i got it from him. >> couric: read my pins is the title of albright's new book and there's an exhibit opening wednesday at the museum of arts and design in new york city. what do you think of all this? >> i just think it's amazing. i have these all hanging in my closet. all of a sudden to see this stuff out here displayed so butte flee. ... beautifully. >> couric: there are more than 300 in her collection. one made from the berlin wall. one that has pieces of the glass ceiling. the most expensive, this eagle she bought herself when she was named secretary of state. but most are priceless for other reasons. >> it's a democratic small collection because it's really made up of a lot of costume jewelry some of which i bought for $10 or really inexpensive. that's why i think the collection is so much fun because it says anybody can do it. it's not made up of fancy jewels. >> couric: the real value of the pins is in the stories they tell. there's the blue bird all bright wore in 1996 after the cuban air force shot down two u.s. civilian planes, killing the pilot. >> frankly, this is not coward ice. usually i wore it head up with the bird soaring but i wore it head down in honor of the pilots. >> couric: her message to yasser arafat, beware. >> we were doing a little bit of stinging along the way. >> couric: he later gave her this butterfly. float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. >> right. >> couric: this is a very cool pin, the at last pin. do you wear it during trying times. >> i wore it when we had a lot of heavy lifting to do. >> reporter: some pins are deeply personal. >> i wear this every valentine's day. it was made by my daughter katie when she was five years old. >> reporter: one from new orleans she says is too precious to wear. >> a young man came up to me with a box. he said my mother died as a result of katrina. my father had given her this pin for their 50th wedding anniversary. we think that she would want you to have it. i kind of... i was undone. i really was undone. >> couric: whatever stories they tell, the pins are pieces of history. touchstones of madeleine albright's remarkable life and her uncanny ability to connect. >> i fully believe that as complicated as the issues are that ultimately it does come down to relationships. so the pins are just a great way of breaking the ice. >> couric: do you think that is fabulous, seriously? >> it's large. >> couric: i think you're also signaling through your pins that you've got a sense of humor which is really invaluable in any situation. >> i agree. really a sense of humor will save you every time. beautiful. perfect. >> couric: i think we got it on e-bay. >> i'd love a spot of tea. >> i would love to pour it. >> thank you, dear. >> anthony: coming up, a visit with barbra streisand. >> you see i made yentil here. >> mason: plus the calendar girls get back to basics. >> shut up. >> it's sunday morning on cbs and here again is anthony mason. >> mason: the 1990 movie kindergarten cop with arnold schwarzenegger offers one view with early childhood education. at some school, however, the reality almost is stranger than fiction. here's tracy smith. >> are you ready for school? good job. are you ready for school? sqoo me too. >> are you ready for school? >> reporter: for kids at new york's top pre-schools, the first day is a beginning. but for many parents, it's a victory lap. in big cities like chicago, los angeles, and new york, nursery school admission has become a maddening math lesson. with in some cases dozens of applicants for every available spot getting your kid into a good pre-school is tough at best. admission to a top pre-school& is all but impossible. >> in the cities in some places it's as competitive as getting your child into harvard. >> reporter: stacey boyd founded the savvy source as a guide for parents. >> for some of the pre-schools in san francisco you need to start inout row. it's that competitive. stunningly so. >> reporter: and in new york it's even crazyier than you might imagine. >> i think the nursery school admissions process is a war zone. >> reporter: in the documentary nursery university, five families go through the year-long admissions process. tears and all. >> there's interview. there's the application. there's the essays. there's the first choice letter. there's the tour. i mean it's kind of like college in a sense except for a two-year-old. >> reporter: film makers matt mccar and mark simon found the process astonishing. >> if an individual in the united states wants to apply to any college, they will have that opportunity. but here in new york and other cities across the country, you do not absolutely get the opportunity to apply to the pre-school of your choice. >> you've called the randolph school. >> that's all you need to do. you're all set. >> it is somewhere between the running of the bulls and getting tickets to a hot rock concert. >> reporter: gabriella row runs the school. what do people say to you about this process? >> they think we have all just about lost our minds. >> reporter: it wasn't always that crazy. her grandfather started the school on a shoe string in 1939. and for years mandell only did well enough to survive. what do you think that grandpa would think of this process today? >> i think he would be relieved because of all the years he sat by a phone waiting for it to ring, it would be a great weight off his shoulders. >> reporter: but now with an increased awareness of the value of early childhood education, schools like mandell are doing turn-away business. >> for our two's and our younger and older two's, we're probably going to have about five spots for 150 applications. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. you just made me break out in a sweat. a lot of parents are sweating pre-school. between 1985 and 2006, public pre-school enrollment rose 611%. enrollment in many private nursery schools is also up. despite the cost. on average, full-time annual tuition runs $3800 a year or more. much more. how much does it cost to go to mandell? >> from about $12,000 up to close to $30,000 for our elementary school. >> reporter: which is more than i paid for college. >> it's a huge amount of money. >> reporter: believe it or not some students go to nursery school on scholarships. ♪ you can't always get what you want ♪ > mandell holds a financial aid fund-raiser each year. still there's no shortage of people willing and able to pay their way. >> good morning. >> reporter: most new york schools limit the number of applicants through a kind of speed-dial obstacle course. the day after labor day as shown in this scene from nursery university, parents have to phone their desired school beginning at 9:00 a.m. sharp. >> you basically from to sit at the phone all day and call, make tons of phone calls just to get an application. >> reporter: lauren costello whose son got into a top school says the process can be trying. >> that's all you're doing. you're sitting to hope they'll give you the piece of paper to apply. >> reporter: some schools allow application requests online including mandell and the school that costello eventually chosey forgive knee. of course, many believe sending a child to the right nursery school can set them on the path to the right high school and beyond. can getting into the right pre-school put a child on the path to harvard? >> if that's what parents think, they have lost the battle before they've even started. because the factors that take a child through that course of growth and development over their lives are so vast, no pre-school could cover them all. >> reporter: but with a record number of applications this year, the process is as daunting as ever. (chop sticks) a bruising courtship between schools that promise the best in childhood education and parents for whom any cost is a small price to pay. there are those parents out there who say this is all just too crazy. i'm not going to deal with this. what would you say? >> i ask them to try and separate the insanity of the process from the prize. >> mason: still to come, the empire state building's room with a view. if i'm too exposed to downturns. if i'll go through my savings too fast. to help you feel more confident consider putting a portion of your savings in a metlife variable annuity. when the market goes up, it gives your assets a potential to grow. while protecting you if the market goes down with a steady stream of income. let america's number one annuity provider help you stay on course with guarantees for the if in life. get answers about annuities at metlife.com. the moisturizer in other body washes sits on top of skin. only new dove has nutriummoisture... which can nourish deep down. new dove body wash with nutriummoisture. superior natural nourishment for your skin. into an incredibly strong, healthy cat.he has blossomed... new dove body wash with nutriummoisture. his coat is incredibly shiny and soft and very thick. everybody thinks he's the most handsome cat they've ever seen. 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43 years after his death we're getting a chance to meet the man his family knew all along. john blackstone makes the introduction. >> this is lots happening here. >> it is. >> reporter: in san francisco's newest museum, the wide screen walls of wonder make it clear this isn't your father's museum. unless your father was walt disney. did he love the rides at disneyland? >> my dad? >> reporter: yeah. >> sure. >> reporter: diane disme miller, walt's daughter, is the driving force behind the walt disney family museum which opens october 1. ♪ it was not built by the disney corporation but by those who knew walt best: his family. they filled it with private moments, home movies, and photos. you're riding the train. >> my sister is behind me, yeah. >> reporter: you don't look particularly thrilled to be riding. >> i think i look pretty silly sitting on that train. >> reporter: for years the little train disney built in his backyard sat in a warehouse full of other treasures like the earliest known drawing of mickey mouse and some of disney's 32 academy awards. but the new museum is more than cartoons and trophies. walt disney was always fascinated by technology, and this museum carries on that tradition. the disney family started planning this high-tech show case seven years ago and built it at a cost of $110 million. richard benfield was deputy director of harvard university's art museum when the disney family hired him. some of your friends at harvard had to say to you. what? you're leaving harvard to run some mickey mouse operation? >> there were a lot of jokes, yes. >> i only hope we never lose sight of one thing, that it was all started by a mouse. >> reporter: mickey may have launched the disney empire of movies and merchandise, television and theme parks, but it really wasn't built by the mouse. it was built by the man. >> i think it was a little bit disconcerting when we learned that there were a lot of young people who didn't think walt disney was a real person. that it was just a made up name, it was part of a brand. >> reporter: to remember the man, the museum tells his story from his missouri roots to his 1923 move to hollywood. his first movies, the alice comedies mixed animation with live action. he made them when he was just 21. in 1927 on a train ride with his wife lillian, he got the idea for that mouse. >> he said i think i'll call him mortimer. and mother didn't like mortimer. she said how about mickey? >> it's you, huh? >> yeah, it's me, i guess. >> reporter: in early years walt even provided mickey's voice. >> yeah, um-hum. all alone. >> reporter: in its innovative gallerys, the museum examines the highs and lows of disney's career. the triumph of snow white and the seven dwarfs, the first-ever full-length animated movie. and the unique academy award it earned in 1938. >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: with seven little oscars. his biggest disappointment came in 1941 when his own animateors went on strike in a bitter dispute. >> it was a very personal strike. it wasn't directed against the company. it was directed against the man. >> reporter: the center piece of the museum is is a spiral walkway dedicated to disney's busiest decade, the 1950s. in 1954 television made walt disney a sunday night habit. ♪ when you wish upon a star >> reporter: he became the pied piper of the baby boom generation, and some of those boomers were his own grandchildren. >> i was told by somebody that they love my grandfather so much. when he came on television they would kiss the television. i was so upset. i said we kissed the television. >> reporter: diane and her husband ron miller have seven children. four old enough to have spent lots of time with their grandfather. jennifer, tamara, joanne, and chris. >> when he walked on to the set for those sunday evening intros, that was the guy we knew. >> now we want you to share with us our latest and greatest dreams. >> reporter: the tv show helped finance disney's next big gamble. >> disneyland. >> reporter: the world's first theme park opened in 1955. but the museum itself is hundreds of miles from disneyland in a converted barracks at san francisco's presidio. a former army base. why have the family museum here? >> why not? when you think of he's not just hollywood or burbank or anaheim. he's the world. >> reporter: and the world went in 1966 when the life-long smoker died of lung cancer. he was 65 but what he left behind is still creating magic. >> mason: just ahead. >> i've never held $250 million before. >> mason: the hope diamond. ready for its close-up. epepeqgpgpepepepb÷b÷ they say a diamond is forever but the same isn't necessarily true for its setting. that's definitely the case for one very famous diamond as we hear now from susan spencer of 48 hours. >> reporter: the majestic hope diamond, slate blue, 45.5 dazzling karats. said to be the eye of an ancient idol and therefore cursed it's nonetheless valued as high as $250 million. >> blue diamonds have always been very rare. because this diamond is blue it's been much easier to follow back its history. >> reporter: jeff post, gem curator at the smithsonian's museum of natural history, traces the stone back to 17th century india. by the time of luis 14th it had found its way into the french crown jewels, but it vanished in the era of marie antoine it, her sorry end added to the curse idea. and then resurfaced, recut 20 years later. in 1912, pierre cardia designed the current setting and sold it to american heiress with the rumored curse closing the deal. >> it was pretty clear that cartier, if not completely making up that story certainly embellished it to get mrs. mclean interested in buying the diamond. >> reporter: she loved it, wore it everywhere. even sometimes put it on her dog. fast forward to 1958 when jeweler harry winston donated the diamond to the museum. he actually sent it through the mail. they're much more careful today. you got it? >> we got it.& >> reporter: to celebrate its half century here it's now about to get a makeover. >> we're going to head back into our gem vault. >> reporter: a new setting giving up a remarkable chance to see up close and personal what all the fuss is really about. can i touch it? >> well i'm not taking any responsibility for it. sure. so there we are. >> reporter: look at that thing. this was meant to be worn. >> it was. i mean certainly the piece of jewelry was meant to be worn. >> reporter: you know where i'm going with this, right? (laughing) not very far. curator post was unmoved by entreaties. i want this. (laughing) or enthusiasm. oh, boy. oh, my. i've never held $250 million before. see, if i just put it right there. it would be very nice. don't you think? >> it looks very nice. >> reporter: that's as close as i'm going to get. isn't it? wow. so much for hope. this is kind of like preparing an operating table. with surgeon-like skill master jeweler steve clark very gently pryed the stone free. it will go back into the original setting after its fling with the new snazier one. >> go to smithsonian chanel to vote for your favorite 21st century for the hope diamond. >> reporter: a setting picked on the internet from three harry winston designs. the contest all part of a smithsonian channel promotion. >> and the winner is? >> reporter: announced this past week.... >> embracing hope. >> reporter: until "embracing hope" is ready, the diamond will be on display for the first time ever unadorned. naked. hey, if you've got it, flaunt it. >> mason: up next her name is barbara. ♪ my name is barbara in that was a complete mystery to me. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia muscle pain and then he recommended lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of over-active nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia. and with less pain, i can do more during my day. how sweet is that? lyrica is not for everyone. tell you doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or affects breathing or skin, or changes eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or tired feeling. lyrica may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people. some of the most common side effects of lyrica are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands and feet. do not drink alcohol while taking lyrica. you should never drive or operate machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. if you think you might have fibromyalgia, ask your doctor about lyrica. these are craisins, sweetened dried cranberries -- they're sweet. that's why bees like 'em. and this is the 100-calorie pack craisins. perfect for when you're on the go. they're really loud. >> it's sunday morning on cbs and here again is anthony mason. >> mason: barbra streisand is an entertainment legend who has performed on just about every famous stage in the world. so if you want to interview her, you have to be prepared to travel just about anywhere in the world. which is why our rita braver found herself in london. >> a spot of tea? >> i would have to pour the tea. >> thank you, dear. >> it's kind of a dream finding barbara streisand. >> i see i made yentil here in london. >> reporter: i don't know that. >> everyone treated me as a first-time woman director because they had the queen in the powerful position and they had margaret thatcher as a prime minister. what was a little woman actress director, nothing. >> reporter: well, no one would ever call barbra streisand nothing. ♪ >> reporter: she's in one of the big... she's been one of the biggest stars in the world for more than 40 years ♪ don't tell me not to live > singing. acting. >> a jewish girl from new york city. comes to malibu, california. >> reporter: clowning. directing. >> i like to not cut the camera in between takes. >> reporter: and when we caught up with her in london for a rare interview, we have to admit it was a big deal. >> i'm coming from vacation, from italy and spain. >> reporter: people still really are interested in you. after all this time. they're fascinated by you. any idea why? >> no. (laughing) i don't know. do you? >> reporter: you are a little mysterious. you don't go out in public all the time. you're not out on the scene. >> it's just that i would rather stay home. you know? curl up with a good book. watch a movie. when you go out in public it's hard. they're taking pictures of you. they always choose the worst ones. you're in a performance in a way. you're on show. >> reporter: of course, these days barbra streisand, now 67, has the power to decide when and how she wants to put on a show. after all, she's the best- selling female recording artist in history ♪ people, people who need people ♪ ♪ memories > the 71 million records sold. ♪ i am a woman in love > and ten grammys. and we got exclusive video of a special performance last night at the village vanguard in new york. featuring songs from her new album "love is the answer." ♪ one face that lights when it's near you ♪ > yes, she's still got that voice. ♪ everything to me >> i'm very grateful that i still have one because i never exercise. i never sing. >> reporter: you don't sing in the shower even? >> no. no. >> reporter: when you're working on an album, do you have a conscious process that you go through? okay, i need to make this song sound like me or. >> no, no. i'm more instinctive, you know. if i can identify as an actress to the lyric and sail on the melody, it will be me. ♪ i'm wearing secondhand shoes ♪ >> reporter: her sound has always been distinctive. ♪ my name is barbara > her name too. barbra from brooklyn. why did you lose the extra "a" in barbara? >> well, i was 18. and i wanted to be unique. but i didn't want to change my name because that was too false. you know, people would say, you could be joanie sams or something like that, you know. my middle name is joan. i just said no. if i take out the "a" it's still barbra but it's unique. >> reporter: and unique she was. ♪ you'll never know >> reporter: starring in "funny girl" on broadway at 22. she won an oscar for playing the role on film in 1968. >> in a way he was like the country he lived in. everything came too easily too him. >> reporter: there was another best actress nomination for "the way we were" playing the girl who doesn't end up with& robert redford. she got a best song academy award for co-writing "ever green" the theme from a "star is born." ♪ what are all these new sensations ♪ > but it wasn't enough. barbra streisand wanted to direct. >> because i would do certain movies and i would think, oh, my god. they're cutting that scene but adding that? that doesn't really tell the story as a whole. i thought, you know, i have to be... you know, when you're just an actress people think you're stepping out of line if you suggest something to do with the whole film. when you're a director, you're expected to know the answers. you're expected to tell people what to do. let's just do this one more time. look at me and realize the acceptance. stop and think about it. >> reporter: she seemed to have all the answers in yentil, writing, directing. >> beautiful. take 7. >> reporter: and starring in the story of a jewish girl who has to pose as a boy to get educated. >> meaning that wisdom is the most important thing. >> only as the most important.... >> reporter: she went on to direct more films but it's been a long time since she sat in a director's chair. did you just say, okay, now i can direct. people know i can direct. now i can write songs. people know i can write songs. i don't need to do that anymore. >> i do bore myself a lot. you know, i have to go on and it's not conquer-- i don't know if i'd use the word conquer-- it's expanding one's horizons. you know, it's trying something new. it's risking failure. even that's exciting to me. ♪ i dreamed of you > one decision that seems to have paid off is her second marriage to actor james brolin in 1998. before you married him you had a lot of boyfriends. >> where are you going with this? >> reporter: just that this seems to have worked. you seem so happy with him. >> oh, i mean my marriage. oh, yeah, yeah. if you want to talk about the old boyfriend we can do that too. >> i didn't know where you were going with that. >> i really enjoy being married, i mean, having a companion and a person who is there who could be quiet and do their own thing, kind of leave me alone aate low of the time but is there. >> reporter: that's shaped like a cat. >> look at this. >> reporter: streisand has a happy-go-lucky side as we saw back at the tea table. >> look at this shameful cookie. we have to cover her up. she has no belly button. >> reporter: she's fabulous. bite her head off. >> reporter: but there are other sides to the streisand story. it is said that you are very much a perfectionist. >> but you say that in a way that is a little judgmental in a negative way. >> reporter: i'm sorry. >> i think it's a plus. it's always a plus when it's a man if you notice. when it's a woman it's like she's a pain in the ass. excuse me. but she's, you know, she's too picky or whatever. i strive for excellence but i don't think i'm a perfectionist. i have to compromise all the time. >> reporter: like who says no to you? >> well, my blinds are too long. in my living room. when they come down they're too long, okay. and i'm told she can't be fixed. so a lot of people say no to me. >> reporter: especially when it comes to politics. she is on fire for her liberal views raising money for democratic candidates like bill clinton and barack obama. there are plenty of people who think she should just shut up and sing. >> i don't understand that because i think every person has a right to their opinion. every person makes up this amazing country called the united states of america. >> reporter: would you ever run for political office yourself? >> no. since i don't like to talk in front of people, how could i do that? then i would be shaking hands with everybody but putting the spray on afterwards because of the germs. no, i can't say that at all. >> now it's time for the ladies to get into the reverse cow girls' position. >> reporter: she says she still does enjoy acting. her most rerecent role playing a sex therapist. if you don't mind my asking, how is your sex life? >> reporter: but she passed up plenty of parts over the year. do you have any regrets? >> well certain roles that i probably should have done but i was too lazy. >> reporter: any one in particular. >> i always tell jane fonda i'm responsible for your career because i turned downth they shoot horses", clute and julia. i feel bad about julia especially because lillian helmman said to me, you should have played me. you know, i have certain regrets but they're not big regrets. ♪ changes > and why should she have regrets? she's one of the few people who really merit that old phrase "living ledge end." but don't ask barbra streisand to get too philosophical. is there something that you wish people like me would ask you that we never do? >> you know, i just... i'm thinking about what am i going to eat for dinner? you know, i'm thinking about how do i diet but... i mean, yesterday i had pizza for lunch and then some cookies and m&m peanuts. this is very bad, you know. i don't somehow think about my career. >> reporter: but what a career it's been. ♪ no complaints ♪ and no regrets > good health, happiness and love. it's the answer. of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? 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( applause ) i first sent him our first calendar. we met him at the great yorkshire show when we were selling the calendars right at the beginning. one of the girls said, you must speak to him because he's told me that you're his favorite. and so i went up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. he turned around and looked at me. i said good afternoon, sir. i'm miss july. >> reporter: the laughter is only part of it. for angela, there's huge satisfaction in what the calendars have earned for cancer research in memory of her husband. >> john baker, i'm sure he will be smiling. the sun is shining. he'll be so pleased with what we've achieved. just thank you. >> reporter: the fact is they've given a lot of people something to feel good about. october's trish stewart. >> we have made women feel... older women feel better about themselves. that at our age all shapes and sizes and we just did it without thinking about body image or anything. >> reporter: ten years ago the calendar was a fund-raising take-off on british reserve. >> we didn't want to pretend anything we weren't. we didn't do it because it was a pin-up calendar. >> reporter: you weren't selling sex. >> no. >> not at all. >> not even titillation. >> reporter: but in the process of selling 400,000 copies the calendar girls uncovered something unexpected. it wasn't just these women from yorkshire who had become more visible. a light was shined on a whole generation of a certain age. miss january, beryl banforth. >> nobody really sees them. we take our clothes off and they suddenly think good grief. there's women about this certain age and they're doing things like taking their clothes off. they notice that there are women of that age all of a sudden. >> reporter: the pearls are still in place in the new edition, propriety reigns. though the models range from 56 to 76 did pause over a decision to photograph the new calendar in full color. >> we were worried about color because it can be very.... >> reporter: unfor giving. >> yes that's exactly the word. >> it made us beautiful. >> it has. >> reporter: it's the only doubt they'll admit to. ten years later in every way, it seems, their modesty remains intact. >> we get younger girls who come to us and talk to us and think we're brilliant and inspirational. >> reporter: don't you think you are? >> no. >> it's 84 million acres of the world's most stunning property and every inch belongs to you. 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