story. >> reporter: a question that this man has been driving at for years. what came first, the car or the culture that they came to represent? >> what came first, the chicken or the egg, right. >> reporter: no matter what's in your garage, the 15 cars he says are the country's most influential just might surprise you. ahead on sunday morning. >> osgood: however long or short your drive, you do want the hotel where you spend your night to pamper you in the lap of luxury. that's what movie stars and other notables have come to expect. the famous hotel we will be going to. >> reporter: in a town where people live to see and be seen, celebrities who prize their privacy have long sought refuge behind the pink walls and lush greenery of the beverly hills hotel. howard hughes, marilyn monroe and clark gable are just a few whose secrets were locked behind the doors of the hotel. >> i can't comment on that. but i would imagine some people were getting together that weren't supposed to be. >> reporter: later on sunday morning, a trip to the pink palace. >> osgood: folks with a lot of explaining to do are sometimes told to tell it to the judge. just be careful what you say to judge who will be in session with our rit a braver this morning. >> this is judge judy. reporter: her torch... if you live to be 120, you won't be as smart as i am in one finger. >> reporter: ... and tough. are you an idiot railroad just not paying attention. >> reporter: random justice. that is the dumbest thing i ever heard. >> reporter: random justice has made her the reigning queen of syndicated television. it's reported that you make $40 million a year. that's a lot of money. >> $45 million a year is a lot of money. >> reporter: and she's got the house to prove it. later on sunday morning, at home with judge judy. >> osgood: the greatest thing since sliced bread was the invention of the toaster to make toast with it. we sort of take toasters for granted but our bill geist has met some people who are fascinated by toasters, in fact, can't get enough of them. >> reporter: good morning and welcome to toast talk, the show that spotlights toast. in today's edition we'll pop into the world of toasters. >> whoever thought toasters would go this far. >> reporter: attending the annual collection of toaster collections. >> a lot of people are like, you collect what? >> reporter: later on sunday morning as toast talk rolls on. >> osgood: david pogue gives a listen to the tunes of the high tech gregory brothers. seth doane dodges the pigeons of venice. we'll remember the visit mike wallace once paid to a pair of art collectors on the budget. first the headlines for this sunday morning the 29th of july, 2012. the family of ashley moster whose six-year-old daughter veronica was killed in the colorado theater shooting issued a statement last night saying mrs. moster suffered a miscarriage during surgery to treat her gunshot wound. earlier in the day funeral services were held across the country for four other victims of the mass shooting. >> jessica ghawi in texas, matt mcquinn in ohio, staff sergeant jesse childress in colorado and alex from arizona. the shooting suspect james holmes is scheduled to be arraigned in a colorado court tomorrow. israel is suddenly the focus of the white house race. this morning in jerusalem republican presidential candidate mitt romney met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. on friday president obama signed off on a bill giving israel $70 million to help build a missile defense system. in neighboring syria government forces using tanks artillery and helicopter gunships are attacking rebel strongholds in aleppo, the country's largest city. rebels say they've been able to hold their positions. no more deals. germany's finance minister says greece must abide by the terms of its bailout. part of that means athens has to stick with its drastic austerity program. after a rather splashy olympic opening ceremony in london on friday, american swimmers created some waves of their own yesterday in the marquis match-up ryan lochte won the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley and beat teammate phelps by more than four seconds. phelps finished fourth. it was the first time phelps failed to win a medal in a race in the sid nee games of 2000. for today's forecast, seasonably warm across the country with more heavy storms likely in the east and midwest. july gives way to the dog days of august. this week more heat, humidity and if we're lucky some needed rain. >> you lie to me, i'll wipe up the floor with you worse than anybody else who has ever tackled you. >> osgood: ahead court is in session. >> if you live to be 120, you won't be as smart as i am in one finger. >> osgood: with judge judy. but first, the cars that made scheindlin. >> osgood: get a load of this. this is the 2012 chevy corvette. the long-running popularity of the corvette clearly demonstrates america is driven by a car culture. to us, a car is much more than just a car. there are more iconic vehicles where this came from. we put lee cowan in the driver seat for our sunday morning cover story. ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ don't you come back no more, no more, no more ♪ >> reporter: americans love waxing nostalgic about their cars. some look better in the rear view mirror. from our first and fastest to our biggest and clunkiest, they're like pets with wheels. >> this is the car that dreams are made of. >> reporter: but what if we took a lot at ourselves through our cars' eyes instead. not the creepy kind of stephen king or "car comes alive" idea but illuminating history with a headline. that's just what paul decided to do. >> these are cars that had a definitive impact on how we live and think as a people, even today. >> reporter: in his book "engines of change," he lists what he says are america's 15 most influential cars, most of which have a home right here at then reford museum in dearborn michigan but he says he hasn't compiled a list of the nation's best cars, just the ones that changed our lives. ♪ i get around >> reporter: some are obvious. the ford model-t tops the list, credited for creating everything from the assembly line to the drive-through window, it put america on wheels. and the color black had no greater champion. at the other end of the list is the toyota prius, another obvious choice given the impression or lack of impression it left on the environment. >> it was a confluence of environmental consciousness plus pure economics. >> reporter: if the prius was raising consciousness, the pontiac g.t.o. was raising hell. we found ron muck at a g.t.o. convention. happy his gas guzzler made the list. >> the g.t.o. sometimes stands for gas, tires and oil. >> reporter: nevertheless, he says the g.t.o. is without a doubt influential. it defines american muscle. >> announcer: the tiger scores again ♪ >> when you pull up to a stoplight, people always want to challenge you because they hear this engine rumbling and roaring. they want to get out and see if they can beat it. so far no one has off the line. >> reporter: there are some cars on the list... ♪ no welfare state... >> reporter: we only remember in song. >> gee, our old lasalle ran great ♪ >> reporter: the lasalle at general motors made it not because of archie bunker but because it was the first car marketed to those worried about style and status. the boxy model-t was too prablght cal for those wanting to roll during the roaring '20s. by the 1950s, the company's move was happier again. the war years had been tough. >> here's about the happiest automobile i have ever seen. >> reporter: nothing better symbolized the country's new optimism better than the chevy corvette: flashy, unrestrained, proud. >> all of a sudden there's peace, there's prosperity. people want to let loose a little bit. what else would you want to let loose in on the roads besides this? >> reporter: you still want to let loose. >> you still want to let loose. reporter: the corvette even starred in its own tv series. route 66. >> my father gave me that car, mister, just before he died. >> reporter: but america's upward mobility could soon be measured not only in speed but in size, the size of tail fins. the '59 cadillac took america's tail fin race to new heights. they soared just like america's reputation around the world. >> people idolized america. the sky is the limit. anything can be done. everything is larger than life. the whole car is larger than life. >> reporter: soon the culture of being seen gave way to a counterculture of blending in. >> the actual first name of this automobile was the (german word). >> reporter: which meant. the strength through joy car. reporter: the beatle had been adolph hitler's vision. he wanted something practical and functional. what he got was recreation in more than ways than one. >> the microbuses of the '60s and '70s were scenes of occasional acts of vehicular herbicide should we say. >> reporter: hitler and hippies joined at four wheels. how ironic is that? short of a peace sign, nothing symbolizes the movement better. >> when jerry garcia of the grateful dead died in 1995 volkswagen ran an ad that show the face of a microbus with a tear drop coming out of one of the headlights. >> reporter: but the volkswagens weren't the only celebrity cars of their day. enter the ford mustang, made popular by everyone from steve mcqueen to mary tyler moore. ♪ how will you make it on your own? ♪ >> reporter: the mustang made sporty affordable. >> it really sort of captured this era when america's baby boomers were coming of age, getting their driver's licenses, going to college, and they wanted something different really from their parents. >> reporter: when those baby boomers started to have families themselves, guess what came along to fill the void? the chrysler minivan. that's on the list too. not only because it replaced the crowded family station wagon but because it became a political force. it's the car that soccer moms drove. remember that voting bloc? but out of all the cars on his list, this one might surprise you the most. what "time" magazine called one of the worst cars ever made: the chevy corvair. >> i think the corvair, hands down, is the second most influential car in american history after the model-t ford. >> reporter: really? the model-t put america on wheels. this car put america in the hands of lawyers. >> reporter: a young lawyer named ralph nader branded the corvair as unsafe at any speed. the corvair defined product liability lawsuits and government safety regulations were born. but despite the stigma, the corvair still has its fans. >> this is completely filled with scale model corvairs. all sizes, shapes and colors. >> reporter: take robert. he's had some 60 corvairs over the years, not models, real ones. for all its faults he believes the effect of the corvair reached all the way to the white house. >> the only car that essentially influenced presidential politics. >> reporter: remember the hanging chads in florida back in 2000? well, the corvair's them advertise ralph nader had certainly left his mark. >> ralph nader got 95,000 votes in the state of florida that year. had nader not been on the ballot i think it's a solid argument that most of those 95,000 votes or a good percentage of them would have gone to al gore. >> reporter: can al gore blame the corvair for losing the white house. >> al gore can blame the corvair for losing the white house. >> reporter: there's more to his car culture list. some you might agree with. some not so much. what you won't find is the camaro, the t-bird, or even the '57 chevy. ♪ hit the road, jack >> reporter: so, let the debate begin. after all, your most influential car could have been a gremlin. although you probably won't brag too much about that. ♪ don't you come back no more >> i didn't understand you ♪ ♪ don't you come back no more >> osgood: next, when charles married 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a spare as the saying went. but as the years went by, tales of charles and diana's marriage became gossip sheet fire ending eventually in their divorce in 1996. one year later, diana was dead. killed in a car crash in paris. once again, the eyes of the world were on london. this time for diana's funeral. two more royal weddings of note would follow in a low-key civil ceremony in 2005 prince charles married camilla parker-bowles whom diana had once called the third person in their marriage. and in 2011, prince william married kate middleton an elaborate ceremony at westminster abbey. so popular is prince william now that according to one recent opinion poll the british people would prefer him as their next monarch over charles by a margin of 48 to 39%. as for william and harry's mother, people all over the world still revere diana for her grace and for her charitable work on behalf of aids sufferers among many other causes. hard to believe that the young bride we saw at st. paul's all those years ago would, if she had lived, have turned 51 years old this month. ahead, for the love of art. >> i didn't even make a $20 bill on any artist. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. abracadabra. ♪ hershey's milk chocolate with almonds in pieces. your favorites, in pieces. >> osgood: the face may not be familiar, but new yorker herb vogel who died this past week at the age of 89 was a remarkable story. he was a retired postal worker who together with his wife dorothy a retired librarian had managed on their civil service salaries to accumulate in their modest apartment one of the country's most important collections of modern art. our late colleague mike wallace of "60 minutes" visited the vocals in 1995. we look back now in appreciation. >> these three paintings by robert mangold would probably sell for a couple of hundred thousand dollars. sculptures like this one have brought as much as $75,000. herb and dorothy vogel own more than 2,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings like these, works that sold for next to nothing when the vogels began collecting unknown artists, works which today are considered master pieces of avant-garde art. whether or not their taste is your taste, there is no denying the vogels have hit the jackpot. so now they live the high life in the social swirl of the new york art scene, right? wrong. they live in the same two-room manhattan apartment they've rented for 30 years. >> people are always hitting their head against it. you sort of have to be aware of all the time. >> i was warned. reporter: the vogels, you see, have never made a dime from the art they've owned. they have never sold any no matter how valuable a work has become. for them art is not an investment. it is if passion of their lives. do you remember how much you paid for that? >> never reveal prices, mike. we don't like to do that. >> reporter: okay. i take it that you then become friends of a lot of the people whose pieces you lect. >> many, many. there's krystal. we're very friendly with krystal. >> reporter: that is the artist famed for using the whole world as his canvas. he's dotted the california countryside with umbrellas. today his collages sell for up to six figures, but 20 years ago he and his wife could barely afford a roof over their heads. that is when they were discovered by the vogels. >> one day they phoned. he said, "could i come and see you?" i put my hand on the receiver. i said, "we're going to pay the rent." rich collectors are coming. >> they walk in. forget the rent. we became friends. that summer they were doing the valley curtain. we took care of their cat gladys for them. in return they gave us a work of art. >> reporter: herb and dorothy can get an art fix anywhere they happen to be in their apartment. sometimes their master pieces turn up in the most unexpected places. >> that by richard tuttle. you see. it's right here. >> reporter: yes, i see it. that was first shown at his exhibition at the white knee i think in 1975. then we had another place in our apartment. >> reporter: dorothy. wait a minute. (laughing) it's a piece of rope with a tack through it. >> little nail. reporter: the vogels bought all these art works with herb's salary. they covered their living expenses with dorothy's. when they decided it was finally time to find a permanent home for their works the vogels passed up lucrative offers from many museums. instead they chose to give the collection away to the national gallery of art in washington in exchange for a small yearly stipend to the vogels that's nowhere near what the collection is worth. >> we like the idea of giving it to the nation, that we had both worked for the government. i worked for the city. herbie worked for the government. we liked the idea that the gallery was free. >> reporter: when herb and dorothy stroll around the national gallery, they are accompanied by a curator or two, a far cry from the time 32 years ago when this son of a sweat shop worker and his blushing bride honeymooned at the national gallery. herb gave dorothy her first art history lesson there. years before that he had arranged his own life so he could take art courses and hang around painters as much as possible. >> i used to work the night shift and get two hours sleep. i would go to a lot of important lectures. i did it all by myself. nobody told me to do so. i stayed with the artist, learned what they told me. i still remember their generosity. they could have just said, who is this guy? >> reporter: one of the close friends the vogels made in the early days was a struggling artist named robert mangold. today he's at the top of his profession. his work on display at top ranked galleries around the he's no longer the same as when they discovered him. $130,000. are you serious? >> yes, we're serious. reporter: $200,000. the vogels own more than 70 works by robert mangold alone. >> it's apparent that you could have made, who knows, a small fortune just for your mangolds and said, "no, we're not going to do that. >> we didn't do it to make money. obviously we didn't. >> reporter: quite apparent. an exhibition like this one would be a crowning achievement for any collector, but for this postal clerk and thi librarian, opening night was a giddy culmination of a life of love with art and love for each other. >> what would have happened to dorothy if. >> i would be a housewife probably with grandchildren. >> reporter: what do you find so funny? what would you be like without me? >> i'd be nothing. i really mean that. because i think dorothy, you can't do it alone. i don't want to be macho. i mean i couldn't have done it without dorothy. >> osgood: dorothy vogel survives, still lives in that same apartment. dorothy once told the "new york times" apparently to scratch a rumor that she never ever kept art works in her oven. next, birds of a feather in venice. 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[ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >> osgood: people love to send post cards on vacation and take plenty of pictures. watch the birdie is a photographer's catch phrase and one that is heard quite a bit in the historic city seth doane is about to show us. >> reporter: venice is home to vivaldi. master pieces of renaissance art and architecture and at its center a spectacle that defies definition. feeding and photographing thousands of... thousands upon thousands of pigeons. of all of the things you've done in venice, where does this rank? >> the top. reporter: tourists flock to the magnificent piazza san marco to, well, pose with pigeons. >> if you were not feeding the pigeons, you were not in venice. >> reporter: katharine hepburn marveled at the birds in the 1955 movie "summertime." sir laurence olivier fed them while touring europe. even this 1875 water color shows pigeons have seemingly always had a place here. all of this eating and feedin feeding... what are you feeding them? >> just perretals from the restaurant. >> reporter: ... has caused a population boom. >> pigeons are disgusting. they're flying rats. >> reporter: still author john barrett, who just published a book on blue jays was inspired to write about pigeons in his novel set in venice. >> i saw some trappers with a net trapping pigeons and carting them off to kill them. and i went to see the commissioner of animals. he said usually we deny that we trap and kill these pigeons. but since you saw it, i can't very well deny it. we have 120,000 pigeons who live in venice. they are disgusting. >> reporter: pigeons outnumber venetians 2 to 1. the bird droppings corrode the historic architecture and spread disease. cracking down on the pigeon problem has befuddled many city administrators. a system was installed to emit very high-pitched sounds that terrorize the birds, he told us. we're thinking of forced sterilization, but the easiest thing is to just stop feeding them. today venice has banned the sale of feed in the square, but it's hard to stop tourists from sharing their lunch and easy to find folks still selling feed in plain sight. at one point licenses to legally sell feed meant big money for the city and vendors who trade them on the black market for half a million dollars. but not anymore. why have city governments in venice for so long had such a difficult time cracking down on the pigeon problem? >> the fact that it amuses tourists and tourists are are are a major source of income for venice. they didn't want to upset the balance. >> everyday she goes can i go feed the birds again. >> reporter: marty's 11-year-old bought feed from a guy ostensibly selling roses. your daughter seems to love this. >> my daughter loves this. she just loves it because it's really participation. she really gets a chance to do stuff rather than just look at old churches and walk around with us. >> reporter: the pigeons are so famous that fake ones even made an appearance at a contemporary art show. but whether seen as art or amusement, perhaps it's the lens of venice through which everything seems just a little more beautiful. >> in new york they're nasty birds. here, everybody loves them. >> osgood: ahead, a toast to toasters. but first, from speech to song. ♪ he's climbing in your windows ♪ imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing skin or eyes. tell your doctor about all your medicines, including those for migraine and while on cymbalta, call right away if you have high fever, confusion and stiff muscles or serious allergic skin reactions like blisters, peeling rash, hives, or mouth sores to address possible life-threatening conditions. talk about your alcohol use, liver disease and before you reduce or stop cymbalta. dizziness or fainting may occur upon standing. ask your doctor about cymbalta. imagine you with less pain. cymbalta can help. go to cymbalta.com to learn about a free trial offer. go to cymbalta.com mid-grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback sign up for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. chase scene netflix coming soon extra butter tickets swoon penguin journey junior mints movie phone evil prince bollywood 3d shark attack ned the head 5% cashback sign up for 5% cashback on movies through september. it pays to discover. ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ and i just can't seem to get enough ♪ [ male announcer ] this back to school, you'll be coming back. when you buy the staples savings pass, you're guaranteed to save 15% each time. [ bell rings ] ♪ >> it's sunday morning on cbs. and here again is charles osgood. >> osgood: that music video was produced by the gregory brothers. they're closely attune to every shift in pop culture not to mention tuned in to the latest the audio technology. here is david pogue of the "new york times." ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog ♪ >> reporter: in the olden days there was only one way to become a pop star. get discovered by a record company. but nowadays you can find your fame and fortune much more directly on you-tube. ♪ you don't have to... >> reporter: this is the intruder song. you-tube visitors have watched this song well over 100 million times. its success has brought fame and fortune not only to this unlikely singer, whose speech was turned into song, but also to the gregory brothers. four young brooklyn musicians who made him seem to sing. you started doing birthday parties? how does it go? the brothers evan, michael and andrew plus evan's wife sarah. originally auto tune was intended to correct singers when they're a little sharp or flat. but the gregory brothers like to use it on the spoken word. if you turn up auto tune all the way, you force every spoken syllable on to a note. in effect, you make them sing. ♪ you make them sing ♪ you make them sing >> reporter: the intruder song began life with almost unthinkable source material. a local news report about an attempted rape in alabama. the victim's brother antoine dodson had some choice words for the local tv cameras. ♪ he's climbing in your windows snatching your people up ♪ >> reporter: it's much different after the gregory brothers treatment. ♪ he's climbing in the windows, waking your people up ♪ >> reporter: this unlikely match-up of tv news and pop music became a huge hit online. over a thousand people were inspired to record their own versions. ♪ he's climbing through your windows to snatch your people up ♪ >> reporter: pretty soon fans were sending the gregory brothers videos of other eccentric characters on the local news like this woman who witnessed a liquor store robbery. >> i'm on my knees, backing up, backing up. ♪ i'm backing up, backing up, backing up ♪ >> reporter: for this guy who saw a double rainbow in yosemite and an over the top reaction. >> double rainbow all the way across the sky (crying). >> we've got the original clip. reporter: at their office in brooklyn the gregory brothers took me behind the scene to see their hit machine. >> i put in some backgrounds vocals to help him out. ♪ i saw a double rainbow up in the sky ♪ >> reporter: that's you? that's me. ♪ double rainbow across the sky ♪ >> reporter: a hit is born. today, you can buy these songs from the i-tunes store. the gregory brothers split the profits with their victims... i mean, costars, including antoine dodson. >> yeah, we went like 50-50 just like could writers. >> reporter: he's making 50% of the proceeds from the i-tune song. >> as the unintentional lyracist. ♪ oh, my god, my god >> reporter: all of these unintentional leer cysts have made a lot of money from the gregory brothers. but one thing kept bothering me. aren't we mocking their unsophistication. >> we're not making a judgment on whether a person is low class or high class or making a fool of themselves or not. a lot of those interesting turns of phrases that are memorable and make amuseical hook come from unusual situations. >> reporter: auto tune isn't the only gregory brothers trick. they also make extensive use of green screen. it's a common hollywood effect that is usually used to put the movie star into some exotic background but they use it to put themselves in to other people's news footage. >> let's put david in the hot seat. >> reporter: at the end of my television career right here. the next step takes place on the computer which will replace all the green areas with a new picture or video. for our little experiment, michael editd me into an old gregory brothers production in which they turned network news into music videos. ♪ we will find ourselves on very thin ice ♪ >> reporter: thank you very much. i'll put that on my resume. so what happens when you become a pop music phenomenon? the new fangled you-tube way? >> we don't even need that long of a sound check. >> reporter: you pick up the trappings of an old-fangled pop star. >> thanks so much, bye. reporter: you get an agent. you go on tour. you create an i-phone app called "songify this." it turns your speech into song. ♪ it turns your speech into song ♪ ♪ it turns your speech into song ♪ >> reporter: and comedy central approaches you about making a tv series. the gregory brothers have done very well indeed. the bad intruder's song alone has sold over half a million copies at $1.30 apiece. >> when you were children you did not say i want to grow up to be a viral you-tube sensation. >> actually we did. when we were young kids we said we hope in the next 20 years there will be a software develop that will let you change the spoken voice and there will be a thing to connect computers and there will be a video sharing site. we'll be able to green screen. >> reporter: you were visionary babies. >> mom and dad wanted us to be policemen. >> osgood: it happened this week, the dimming of three very different stars. >> ignition and lift-off. lift-off and america's first woman astronaut. >> osgood: sally ride died monday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. she actually traveled toward the stars on the space shuttle in 1983 as america's first female astronaut. >> the thing that i'll remember most about that flight is is that it was fun. in fact, i'm sure it's the most fun i'll ever have in my life. >> reporter: sally ride flew again on the shuttle in 1984 and served on the panel that investigated the challenger disaster in 1986. an accomplished physicist she was a role model for countless young girls who dreamed of careers in science as well as a trail blazer for the 42 other american women who would follow her up into space. ♪ we're moving on up >> osgood: sherman hemsley famously traveled upwards as well. >> how about this? osgood: as the lead character in the jeffersons, the long-running tv comedy series. hemsley debuted as george deafson in 1973. >> you don't look like a republican. >> what is a republican supposed to look like? >> reporter: on the hit series "all in the family" where he gave as good as he got in exchanges with archie bunker played by carroll o'connor. >> the part of the deal is that the bunker family from now on gets a 25% discount on all the dry cleaning. >> 10. 0. 15. deal. ♪ we're moving on up. >> reporter: in 1975, hemsley moved to his own tv series in a swanning manhattan apartment. >> you know something, we were meant for each other? >> oh, thank you, george. new york and me. osgood: the jeffersons ended after 11 seasons in 1985. hemsley went on to make many tv and movie appearances in the years that followed. he died at his el paso texas home on tuesday at the age of 74. we also learned of the death of chad everett who starred in the tv series medical center for seven seasons beginning in 1969. >> she's going to be expected to remember this. there's a problem more important than yours. >> osgood: his portrayal of the assured and sensitive dr. joe gannon won him many fans along with two golden globe nominations. chad everett died tuesday of lung cancer at the age of 75. ahead, our very own toast master... >> take a bow about 40 seconds aside. >> reporter: ... bill geist. 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>> this is the first american produced toaster. we call it a... >> reporter: many are antiques dating from the dawn of electric toasting. around 1908. >> while this thing is glowing red hot you have to pick the piece of bread up and turn it over the other way which could be disastrous. >> reporter: there must be a trick to it. >> you have to be fast. reporter: from perchers to pinchers... >> one of the ideas that was really a breakthrough in toasters was being able to turn a piece of toast over. >> reporter: ... to floppers and swingers. >> put the toast in the basket and turn the frame. as a result it turns itself to the other side. >> reporter: the toaster mirroring the cultural and design history of the 20th century. >> and with the advent of interest in club sandwiches you begin to see a toaster that will toast three slices of bread. >> reporter: the quest to build a better toaster attracted some of our greatest minds. like the guy who invented the light bulb. >> basically these are the items that edison made called edicraft. they're extremely well made and durable. >> reporter: when sliced bread was invented in the '20, toast took off popping up, dropping down and spilling out the sides. toasters came into the modern age and offered a glimpse of the toast of tomorrow. >> this is a infrared toaster just in case you're going on a trip this is a travel toaster. you plug this into your cigarette lighter. we have a toaster that has an fm radio in it. >> reporter: to house it entire collection of more than 1100 toasters, ken had to construct an out building. more toasters? are are you trying to cut back? >> yes. you can accumulate things you don't need. >> reporter: but it's not working, is it, cutting back? >> not real well. reporter: ken and his wife cordelia hosted the toaster convention in columbia, south carolina with toaster collectors arriving from throughout the country, happy to be among their own kind. >> amazing. just amazing. >> this one here is drives me crazy. >> reporter: were you surprised that there were other people out there collecting toasters? >> pleasantly. reporter: you didn't feel like you had some affliction. >> no mental disorder, yes. reporter: he'd know. ken is is a psychiatrist. ♪ i like toast and jam ♪ i'm a loving man >> reporter: at the convention i was surprised see hundreds of toasters but no toast. >> we can make toast. reporter: i brought my bread. okay. reporter: jim barker fired up a 1923 model. >> it will take about 40 seconds. this is the toaster vulture group. >> we're out for the bread kill. reporter: most conventioners were there to buy and sell. there had been a feeding friends when jim arrived with cardboard boxes full of rare toaster treasures. >> the instructions how to use the toasters. >> reporter: amidst all the wheeling and dealing there were seminars. >> a quick buff and it's pretty. i mean it's protected. it leaves a little finish on it. >> reporter: and awards. some collectors went home with coveted blue ribbons. so you bought some today? >> yes, i bought some. reporter: aceh railroaded went home with this jewel box toaster to add to the 1,000 he already has at his small appliance museum in missouri. what did you have to bid to get that? >> $1500. i think it was a steal at that price. i paid $5,000 for toasters. they say why would you do it? i said show me another one. how do you put a price on one of a kind toaster? its the only one like it in the whole world. >> reporter: do you look at them at art work? absolutely. >> reporter: art that makes breakfast. try asking mona lisa to get off her butt for the first time in 500 years and make you a piece of toast. >> osgood: ahead... are you an idiot. osgood: judge judy holds court. >> just answer my question. so i was really aggressive with my parents about joining facebook. my parents are up to 19 friends now? so sad. ♪ i have 687 friends. this is living. what!? that is not a real puppy. that's too small to be a real puppy. 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(laughing). >> reporter: they were married and raised her two and his three children together. they now have 11 grandchildren. eventually both scheindlins became judges. she in family court, he in criminal court. what was it like being married judges? >> frankly that sounds like a tv program. >> it was terrific. i just wish that my objections were sustained more often. >> very good, dear. very good. that was a good one. one in a row. >> (laughing) i got one in a row. >> reporter: to look at them now you'd never know that they divorced in 1990. of course, they remarried a year later. it was one of those divorces which just didn't didn't work out. >> it just didn't take. it just didn't take. fortunately it just didn't take. >> you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith scheindlin. >> reporter: when judy got the opportunity to shoot a tv pilo pilot... >> order. all rise. >> reporter: ... jerry was all for it. >> she's got it. she's different. she has tremendous sense of humor. she's very smart. am i doing all right? >> that's two in a row. am i doing okay. that is the dumbest thing i ever heard. you have to butt out. >> reporter: when the program started the producers made the mistake of thinking they were in charge. >> i said to one of them. i said i have food in my refrigerator older than you are. and you're telling me how to be a successful person? this is not a democracy here. it's a monarchy. >> reporter: judge judy is now the number-one syndicated show on television. even beating oprah in her last two seasons. >> you don't have to be mean to me. >> listen to me. i can be anyway that i want to be when somebody is trying to pull the wool over my eyes. >> reporter: if you're wondering, the cases on judge judy are real pulled from court dockets around the country. >> you can't sell your dogs in good conscience to the... >> reporter: both sides must agree to abide by whatever the judge rules. >> judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,000. that's all. >> thanks. reporter: but it's the show that pays the damages. not the bickering parties. still the judge insists the stakes are high because people want to air their grievances. >> most of these people are involved in the emotion of the relationship that caused them to come here in the first place. >> reporter: they want vindication. >> they want to vindication sometimes, revenge. >> i'm judge judy and i'm tough. reporter: judge judy is famous enough to be par deed on saturday night live. >> hey, hey, hey, look at me. i'll take a pig to the butcher when i want to eat balogne, got it? >> reporter: and secure enough to join in the fun. >> get your bony ass out of that chair. >> reporter: it's been more than just fun. >> i'm ready to rule. reporter: it's reported that you now make $45 million a year. that's a lot of money. >> $45 million a year is a lot of money. >> reporter: i guess wow is the correct thing to say. >> this is a wow. isn't it pretty? >> reporter: enough for this 13-acre spread in sub urban connecticut. >> i guess this would be the kitchen. great kitchen. that's a professional type stove. how much do you actually cook? >> i didn't know actually how to turn on that stove. >> reporter: she doesn't have to cook anymore. she can enjoy our elegant living room and huge family room, a far cry from the old days. you said at one point you and jerry when you were both judges you were living in a one bedroom apartment. >> we were living in a studio apartment at 11 fifth avenue with a murphy bed. >> judge judy. reporter: now she happily admits she has a fantasy life, able to invite her grandsons as she throws out the first ball at a dodgers' game. >> this is judge judy. do your math. reporter: she says she plans to do the show until at least 2015. >> finding for the plaintiff in the amount of $1300. >> thank you, your honor. go back to louisiana and be happy. >> reporter: following the advice she gives every day on television. >> i say it in lots of different ways. but the message is it's your life. live it well. >> osgood: next, a hideaway for hollywood turns 100. and later... >> hey, one of our listeners has lost a pit bull. >> osgood: ... animal attraction on the radio. ♪ (female ancr) your kitchen table. it's more than a piece of furniture. it's life's centerpiece. where families sit to eat. where homework gets done. where decisions get made. with a 97% customer satisfaction rating, we'd like to earn a place where it matters most. physicians mutual. insurance for all of us. ♪ ooh la la, read between the lines ♪ ♪ i know a blessing in disguise ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] you know the difference between paying more and getting more. that's value sense. at scott we're all about value. introducing the scott shared values program. get deals like free movie rentals, free admission to family attractions and more. use your value sense. sign up at scottbrand.com. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? 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it looks like a dish out of oliver twist. >> i'm not sure. i think they run the front lawn through a blender. >> reporter: in 1957's designing woman, the hotel took a turn. >> well, good morning. reporter: and for decades aspiring starlets strutted their stuff under the watchful eye of a danish-born competitive swimmer who spent 43 years manning the pool deck. >> rachael welsh was one of them. she paraded around in her bikini. when people ask me who is the greatest body you've ever seen, rachael welch was the greatest one. >> reporter: his appearance at the beverly hills hotel led to her appearance in one million years b.c., and it's hard to disagree with the man's opinion. the anderson family sold the hotel in 1928 just before the great depression. it's gone through several owners searches. today the pink palace really is fit for royalty. it's owned by the sultan of brunei. just to make things even more exclusive. during a 1990s renovation the sultan reduced the number of suites and rooms from 250 to fewer than 200. most of the extra square footage went to bathrooms and closets that rival manhattan apartments in size. and so while you won't see marilyn or douglas or howard lingering over a cocktail in the polo lounge, take heart. those 100 years of history are still tucked away behind the palms ready to be rediscovered by anyone prepared to pick up the tab. >> osgood: ahead, pet lover. here's one. found a beagle in chickamaga. 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(glenn miller song playing) chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >> osgood: according to a new report out this past week, poverty in america has reached its highest level since 1965. but so many americans remain poor is a source of concern. our contributor taf it smile he. >> throughout american history there have been proud moments of revolution that forced the elite to remove their blinders of greed, tyranny and domination. america has, of course, made great strides for freedom in regard to all of its citizens but now america has regressed and poverty is the new slavery. the blinders are once again firmly affixed, and the necessary checks and balances have disappeared. making way for policies that coddle the wealthy while the persistent poor, the working poor, and that new poor are ignored and rendered invisible. the fact that one percent of the nation's richest individuals control 42% of the nation's wealth is to me a stunning revelation in the wake of a recession. the 400 richest people in america, according to forbes, have more than a trillion dollars of wealth. they each average $3.5 billion of network. and, no, this is not the politics of envy but rather a cautionary tale about what happens to a country that drifts so far away from any notion of fundamental fairness towards citizens that we end up a nation of the rich and the rest of us. poverty threatens our democracy. a democracy with a deficit dilemma that the poor are not responsible for. yet they pay the price. there are nearly 150 million poor and near poor people in america who are not responsible for the damage done by the great recession. nearly one third of the american middle class, mostly families with children, have now fallen into poverty. the magnitude of the great recession confirms that poverty is is no longer a personal calamity. it is, rather, a societal crisis. time is is now to once again reawaken american democracy. it's time for a righteous indignation against the fleecing of america's poor given the indifference toward the poor that has infected our social, political, and economic discourse. in short, it's time to make poverty a priority. where there is no hope for the future, there is no power in the present. >> osgood: commentary from contributor taf it smiley. now to bob scheiffer in washington for a look at what's ahead on face the nation. good morning, bob. >> schieffer: good morning, charles. did might romney give the israelis the green light to bomb iran? we'll have an interview with if governor on "face the nation." >> osgood: thank you, bob scheiffer. we'll be watching. next week here on sunday morni morning, ports of call. ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ i just can't get enough [ male announcer ] this back to school, you'll be coming back. ♪ i just can't get enough again... ♪ i just can't get enough ...and again... ♪ i just can't get enough ...and again. ♪ i just can't seem to get enough ♪ [ male announcer ] when you buy the staples savings pass, you're guaranteed to save 15% each time. ♪ [ bell rings ] ♪ sunday morning's moment of nature is is sponsored by... >> osgood: we leave you just across the bearing strait from alaska in far eastern siberia where snow caps linger in the summer and loons insist on having their say. >> osgood: i'm charles osgood. please join us again next sunday morning. until then, i'll see you on the radio. it can be to breathe how hard copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. and what that feel spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. nothing can reverse copd. spiriva helps me breathe better. does breathing with copd weigh you down? ask your doctor if spiriva can help. captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, where quality products for the american family have been a tradition for generations captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org