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Americans know the former british tabloid editor from "americas got talent" and cnn. today, he was testifying by video link at britains official inquiry into phone hacking and other illegal behavior. >> and your point? >> i ask the questions, mr. morgan. >> reporter: morgan conceded he had listened to an emotional voicemail from sir paul mccartney to his wife, heather mills, as their marriage was crumbling. >> it doesnt necessarily follow that listening to somebody talking to someone else is une...

Too hot for life. but nasa now expects to find erny more planets, some perhaps like the earth. whiteouts on the highway. a deadly blizzard in the plains brings visibility to near zero next.

>> great stuff. thanks for watching tonight. ill see you tomorrow on "gma." four local pot clubs have closed their doors. tonight the uncertain future of medical marijuana. >> a musical tribute to warren hellman. tonight his contributions to bay area news coverage. >> a new forecast for the holidays. turns out retailers are doing

how he overcame childhood tragedy. >> i was at a piano recital. it was in the intermission my aunt jesse came and said your mother just died and brought me home. it was then i kind of realized for the first time shes not there anymore. >> and a traumatic brush with his idol. >> i said i have to ask you mr. sinatra you hit this high a flat. how did you do it? i just opened my mouth and it was there. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." ♪ ill take you just the way you are ♪ harry con...

his idol. >> i said i have to ask you mr. sinatra you hit this high a flat. how did you do it? i just opened my mouth and it was there. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." ♪ ill take you just the way you are ♪ harry connick jr., welcome. >> thank you. >> you are a man of so many hats, its ridiculous. a singer, pianist, big band conductor, a composer, and actor. three grammys, 25 million albums sold worldwide. you starred in a broadway musical "on a clear day you can see forever." ...

conductor, a composer, and actor. three grammys, 25 million albums sold worldwide. you starred in a broadway musical "on a clear day you can see forever." and you have your first childrens book. not content with dominating every other genre of entertainment, youre into the kids market. >> well, i guess what makes me want to do this stuff is that i guess what drives me is real interest in all of these different areas. and it was never really about -- i know you were joking about dominat...

sinatra you hit this high a flat. how did you do it? i just opened my mouth and it was there. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." ♪ ill take you just the way you are ♪ harry connick jr., welcome. >> thank you. >> you are a man of so many hats, its ridiculous. a singer, pianist, big band conductor, a composer, and actor. three grammys, 25 million albums sold worldwide. you starred in a broadway musical "on a clear day you can see forever." and you have your first childrens book. no...

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We go back, do the peer review, do more testing, more analysis, and then whatever it is, it is. >> reporter: the e.p.a. notes its findings are specific to this one case in wyoming and are not an indictment of the practice of fracking as a whole. still, it is now conducting a broader review even as the industry, which employs more than 600,000 people nationwide, insists that fracking, scott, is safe and effective. >> pelley: important industry. nancy, thank you very much. turns out, americas road...

>> reporter: in the shadow of a new york subway line, an ode to the "a" train. a jazz quartet playing the duke ellington classic for teens who have probably never heard it before. but just minutes into the hour-long performance, this audience develops a new appreciation of these old tunes. >> it was very lively. >> the music made me feel really good. >> reporter: the performance was organized by the jazz foundation of america, a nonprofit that pays jazz and blues greats for gigs at schools and n...