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Divided. critics of morsi say hes attempting to establish a new dictatorship by rushing through a new constitution with an islamic agenda. the loss of american jazz legend. you probably recognize his song youre hearing now. "take five" of dave brubeck. he died yesterday of heart failure just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. a composer and pianist, he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and 60s and was a jazz pop star. "take five" was the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. in...

A shop to buy a horn, only had enough money for a guitar, and the rest is history, mickey baker was eighty 7 the musician was eighty-seven. and some things have to change, but this will be a tough one for comics and the bazooka joe comics are going away. they have been wrapped up on every piece of comic history, and you had a small brick of gum in your mouth. sales are down, the brand needs to be more modern. they say the new insert will contain puzzles and activities. we wanted to show yo...

>> reporter: when the taliban were in power, these instrumentz were destroyed and the school was torn apart. the taliban banned music threatening to maim or imprison anyone caught playing or teaching it. dr. ahmad sarmast, the schools founder and a musician, fled the country for several years. >> the people of afghanistan depriving them from their musical identity. >> reporter: even today, professional musicians are almost nonexistent. this is the nations only music school. >> when i enrolled in...

Communist party will formally annoint the countrys new leadership. dissent is rarely tolerated in china but as bill whitaker reports tonight one prominent woman is not afraid to voice her criticism of the government. >> in a country of 1.3 billion people hung huang stands out. shes a debting mother, a come up nist, a blogger. she owns a high end fashion boutique, publishes a magazine. a tastemaker and opinion maker known for her bold fashion statement and her bold statements. >> you think all th...

Afghanistan and i lost my leg above the knee. >> blew both my legs off above the knee immediately. >> reporter: wounded veterans, now students of a program at walter reed called musicorps. they are taught instruments. taught to use their new bodies. ♪ the idea came to pianist arthur bloom while visiting the hospital. he noticed injured veterans sitting alone, in silence, for hours. >> their life gets blown up in every sense of the word. what were trying to do is really re-inject a sense of exc...

Many ways, this is the state that first catapulted him towards the president that upset win in the iowa caucuses five years ago. >> hello, colorado! hello, wisconsin! hello, ohio! >> pelley: president obama has sient the past 48 hours in seven maates, three time zones. >> are you fired up? areeporter: surrendering sleep and his voice in pursuit of a second time. >> this is not just a choice between two candidates and two parties, its a choice between wo different visions of aerica. ffes a choice...

22 years. >> when i left everything was intact, and when i came back yesterday morning to this... this... >> reporter: most of the water has recede. now the cleanup begins. >> get my mothers picture. >> reporter: her family helped pick through the mess left behind. >> im going out of this property in a box. i assure you of that. i am not leaving. >> reporter: ernst wants to rebuild. her daughter mary says that will be very difficult. >> everything she has is right here and its practically gone. ...

♪ >> reporter: like so many child prodigies, her playing is perfect. her sound is serene, but before 7-year-old alma deutschers feet reach the floor, shes already written this -- ♪ an opera composed for an entire string orchestra, praised by the best opera house in great britain. >> i had the theme when i was very young, and it was very mysterious. ♪ da da da >> reporter: she isnt just reading music, shes writing as she goes, all improvisation off the top of her head. how gifted is she? we...

Is a great composer. some say she writes with the same quality as mozart when he was the same age. >> i cant think of anybody quite this young. this is really remarkable. she just lives and breathes music. >> im writing a son na ta now. it isnt finished yet. >> reporter: more than 300,000 people have now discovered her online. this young composers mehdis are creating so much happiness, and shes only 7. nick schifrin, abc news, london. >> was that an advertisement for a piano company. i need new ...

And pint-sized jonathan okseniuk conducting at just 4. all great performers, but alma is a great composer. some say she writes with the same quality as mozart when he was the same age. >> i cant think of anybody quite this young. this is really remarkable. she just lives and breathes music. >> im writing a sonata now. it isnt finished yet. >> reporter: more than 300,000 people have now discovered her online. this young composers melodies are creating so much happiness, and shes only 7. nick schi...