i m sure that in many ways it has made me more empathetic or have deeper compassion to be able to translate that. for many years i got to play an angel on television on touched by an angel. it s not often, i think, that you get what you love to do and to be able to combine it with what you believe. and to be able to do it with the person you love. it really has been extraordinary. mark, you ve been responsible for some of the biggest hits on television. the voice is yours. i remember seeing you just before that launched and all the critics saying it s not going to work. i saw you at a press day in pasadena. i was doing america s got talent, and i had a chat with you. you said it s going to be a massive hit. they re all wrong. i remember thinking this guy s got this extraordinary unshakable confidence. you had no scintilla of doubt whatsoever. and it became a monster hit. same with the apprentice . i did the apprentice first season.
to everything puerto ric turn turn turn there is a season turn turn turn and a time to every purpose under heaven remembering pete seeger this morning who passed away at the age of 94. he is there playing turn turn turn, a song that the birds turned into a monster hit in the mid 60s. what an incredible life pete had. he went to harvard and dropped out and decided to ride a bike across the country, a good thing to do, and changed music. if you read about list life and the people he influenced, you can bring it all the way up to modern day, you snow bob dylan says there is no bob dylan without pete seeger and he
skinny time. we start with the return of two shows to primetime tv. one is a monster hit, the other used to be. we re talking about american idol. after record lows last year, season 13 debuted last night with a new judge, harry connick, jr. sitting alongside keith urban and of course, j.lo is back, gone are nicki minaj and mariah carey. the panel seems to get along. but we will see who emerges as the favorite. also, back on the small screen, cable tv s biggest hit ever, duck dynasty, the whole robertson clan is back. even phil who was suspended last month for some disparaging comments. also, rebecca robertson, the 24-year-old foster daughter, who apparently intends to shake things up this season. willie surprised everyone with rebecca s homecoming from
skinny time. skinny time. we start with prime time tv. one is a monster hit, the other used to be. we re talking about american idol. after record lows last year, season 13 debuted last night with a new judge, harry connick, jr. sit iing alongside keith urban, of course, j.lo is back, gone are nicki minaj and mariah carey. the panel seems to get along. but we will see who emerges as the favorite. also, back on the small screen, cable tv s biggest hit ever, duck dynasty, the whole robertson clan is back. even phil who was suspended last month for some disparaging comments. also, rebecca robertson, the 24-year-old foster daughter, who apparently intends to shake things up this season. willie surprised everyone
thankful just to be alive today. i m talking about the survivors of a set of deadly tornadoes that tore through the region a little over a week ago. check out this new video of one twister devouring a middle school in indiana. motion sensitive cameras activated just before this monster hit, sending school supplies and debris flying. thankfully it was on a sunday and no students were inside. ted rowlands is live on the ground in illinois. ted, looking at that rubble behind you, it s amazing, certainly no day off for the people dealing with this disaster. how are they keeping up with their spirits today? reporter: well, it s amazing, people are very upbeat because when you look at this rubble and realize only one person perished, 500 homes completely destroyed, people are thankful that they kept their lives. yes, they lost their possessions but they are pretty much thankful. we just came from a church where a number of survivors are gathering today. there are several events going