debbie allen, thank you for sharing some of your memories? >> absolutely my pleasure. >>> tonight cnn remembers larry king. you can join anderson cooper for a special tribute. it starts at 9:00 p.m. before that we'll remember the tv legend right here in the "cnn newsroom" coming up i will speak with billy crystal and robert de niro. student. flexible hours. that work around your schedule. jackson hewitt is here to fight for the biggest refund you deserve. whether you're a 9-5er or 5-9er. >>> the start of joe biden's presidency might bring an end to one of the biggest lies pushed by the conspiracy theory group qanon. this is what qanon thought would happen that donald trump would declare martial law as he rounded up a cokabul of evil-doers. some believers are now questions what they blindly followed. one follower posted this question -- we were promised arrests, exposures, mill their regime, classified documents. where is it? also from the q message board -- anyone else feeling less than beyond let down? this is pure hell i'm going through. it

the other honorees are choreographer and director debbie allen who we love, folk singer/songwriter joan bayesses who we love -- baez who we love, and violinist midori who's amazing. the kennedy sencenter had to postpone the awards last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. the gala will air on june 6th here on cbs. you know, president trump hasn't chosen to attend the last couple of years. but president-elect joe biden says he'll be there. >> great that it's back. great that he's attending. >> it is. >> i'm really looking forward to it. >> this is the thing about the kennedy center honors -- just when you think who else could they choose, they come up with a class that is well deserving. i like to see how they do it. >> dick van dyke at 95 -- >> 95 years old. and check out debbie allen's instagram dances. >>> a russian athlete claims to have set a new world record for the longest swim under ice. yeah, look. check this bonekilling fittage of yekaterina nekrasova -- bone-chilling footage of yekaterina nekrasova. there he is taking the plunge in the icy water. she swam 85 meters under

allen and musician midori. this is the first time the event will not take place at the kennedy center opera house. instead several smaller events that take place around the campus from may 17th to may 22nd. congratulations to all the honorees. >>> also in "pop news" this morning, mariah carey is sharing a silver lining. the singer says that being forced to cancel performances and not work has helped her voice so much and preserve, she says, those world famous high notes that made her famous. she explained this personal bright side on questlove's supreme podcast. listen to this. >> not have to sing for my supper and travel around and not get the right amount of sleep or just be put on this thing where there's a certain amount of stress for me that takes away a lot of stuff, taking off work has helped my voice, i think in a lot of ways. oh, you got to get back in the studio, you got to get back to singing and i'm like, i know. >> and she is. yep, mariah carey wants to do a different approach. no word yet on when