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So president obama last night host add white house concert foresoul singers and when it was time to talk about aretha franklin he actually misspelled the word respect. it's great. watch this. it's classic. watch this when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t meant to you -- >> ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the white half of barack obama! [ applause ] ♪ r-sp-ec-t >> i don't think he's ever going to live down the spelling of "respect." >> he knew i'm going to get hammered for this, and he has. he gave us a good laugh. >> awesome. to min and an amazing rescue with just a couple second...

Put together the most fantastic videos out there tonight. take a look. president obama may want to buy a vowel while praising aretha franklin during a white house concert. botching the respect. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t meant to her. [ laughter ] she had no idea it would become a rallying cry for african-americans. and women. >> well, the president didn't skip a beat. luckily it was a concert and not a spelling bee. luckily the president does know how to spell respect. don't tell me you never make spelling mistakes. fallon winning the first round against lindsay lohan but t...

What we are watching. put together the most fantastic videos out there tonight. take a look. president obama may want to buy a vowel while praising aretha franklin during a white house concert. botching the respect. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t meant to her. [ laughter ] she had no idea it would become a rallying cry for african-americans. and women. >> well, the president didn't skip a beat. luckily it was a concert and not a spelling bee. luckily the president does know how to spell respect. don't tell me you never make spelling mistakes. fallon winning the first round again...

>> amazing grace ♪ ♪ ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ >> fantastic. but, before aretha took the stage, the president struggled while trying to pay her respect. >> when aretha first told us what r-e-s-p-e-c-t meant to her? >> oops, rsvp. maybe he wants at that point to buy a vowel. well, before we go, become a laura 65 member and find out where you can listen to my radio show across the country. follow me on twitter, i'm laura

>> i bet you know some pretty awesome people as well. we'd love to have you nominate someone to be a cnn hero. really simple go to cnnheroes.com. and before i go, have you seen this? >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t meant to her -- >> mr. president, i think it was r-e-s-p-e-c-t. obviously he got it. he was taping a special. called the 1967 song a rallying cry for women, african-americans and everyone else who felt marginalized at the time. and that's it for me i'm brooke baldwin. let's send it to my friend jake tapper, "the lead" starts now. the ukrainian military now