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>> pelley: on the 100th anniversary of her birth, heres john blackstone on billie holiday. >> reporter: in a jazz studies classroom at u.c.l.a., the music of billie holiday is shaping a new generation of musicians. and no one is better suited to teach her music than guitarist kenny burrell. at 83, burrell is a jazz legend himself. >> this is backstage at my 80th birthday. this is me and b.b. king and stevie wonder. ♪ my man dont love me he treats me oh, so mean ♪

The parties are getting wilder. >> we have drunk people under the influence of drugs, with guns. >> reporter: at emergency meetings, the push to ban alcohol on the beach, and move last call from 2:00 a.m. to midnight is expected to fail. visiting students help pay the bills in small towns like these. the sheriff here says tonight hell have more police on the streets. >> steve, thank you. and in boston a lasting tribute to the liberal lion as he was called. the edward m. kennedy institute. open...

Tell him yes." ♪ i wont cry, i wont cry ♪ >> reporter: if somebody tapped you on the shoulder more thanr: half a century ago and told you this song youre writing is going to end up in the library of congress, what would you have said?to >> i would have said there is a god. to think that my childrens childrens childrens children would look at that one day and say, "wow, gramp did that." its a good feeling. >> reporter: a good feeling, exactly what "stand by me" has provided for as long as ben...

The first day it has 71 hits. then it started. we didnt know what the term "viral video" meant. the next thing you know, its a million. >> noras videos are so popular they come to the attention of a lithuanian composer. >> he performed for the chamber in lithuania for the children. he wanted to do an orchestra piece that is based on noras playing the riffs that she plays. >> and thus the catcerto is born. >> i think this is the first time that a concerto has been written for an animal. i think i...

Coulter, who was the lead investigator for more than a decade, said police received an anonymous letter alerting themer to bermans murder. >> and its just addressed "beverly hills policees department," with her address, and the word "cadaver." >> reporter: that letter, a key piece of evidence, was the focus of a six-part documentary that aired on hbo, "the jinx." sareb kaufman, bermans stepson, gave filmmakers a different letter, this one written by robert durst and sent to berman months before ...

Health." today, though, he kept a low profile. is the congressman in the office? >> hes not in the office right now. >> reporter: is he back in the home district? >> i dont know his location but i know hes not in the office right now. >> reporter: ironically, it was schocks habit of posting pictures that made it easier to track his spending and uncover discrepancies. his decision to resign, scott, does head off a house ethics investigation, but he could still face legal trouble. >> pelley: nancy...

In vitro fertilization. comments that angered a lot of people including elton john. the music superstar leading a charge to boycott the company. katy tur has this report. >> reporter: the anger lit up social media with parents posting pictures of their kids online and the terms "synthetic baby" and "boycott dolce gabbana" trending. outrage triggering after they told an italian magazine, you are born and you have a father and mother. or at least it should be like this. thats why im not convinced ...

Lines" nearly $17 million profit. legal analysts say this verdict sends a loud message to the music industry. >> i think this is going to lead any musician whos been inspired by another song to think twice, because this is a big legal ruling. >> all right, linsey is with us now. and so the big question is, whats next here? >> reporter: yes, the attorney for the gaye family says the family now has the right to ask the court to prohibit future sales of "blurred lines." a spokesperson for pharrell ...

Maybe a writer like shakespeare a composer like mozart, or a leader like napoleon. chances are, your list includes more men than women. a recent steady shows that maybe leaders cant be geniuses. when we come back, well hear about how carole king defied stereotypes even early on. >> the late 40s and 50s women were different kinds of role models. i was very lucky that i had parents who encouraged me to do everything. i was kind of a tomboy. so i hung out with boys. i played with boys and never had...

>> it did. >> reporter: there was something about the way he wore his hat. >> as frank would say, the attitude is all in the angle. >> reporter: the grammy museums bob santelli said sinatra was known for his swagger but it allic came back to the music. ♪ it was a very good year ♪ >> you know, hes known as the voice, and, boy, did he have a great one. but his ability to phrase, his ability to wrap a lyric around a melody line-- thats what sinatras really all about. >> reporter: he was the env...