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>> Joe: [SINGING IN ITALIAN]
WE'LL DO A SORRENTO TOGETHER.
>> Maria: LOVE IT.
>> Joe: OH, PLAY THAT
ACCORDION.
ONE DAY.
WITH THE BIG BAND BEHIND ME.
>> Maria: IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
INSTRUMENT ACTUALLY.
I'M IN AWE WHEN I SEE PEOPLE
PLAYING IT.
THERE'S THE ITALIAN-AMERICAN
POLICE SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY.
>> Joe: THAT'S RIGHT.
BILL SCHIAVELLI IS PRESIDENT.
I WAS HONORED BY THIS GREAT
GROUP LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE SO DEDICATED TO THEIR
HERITAGE.
HE AND MY DEAR FRIEND COULD NOT
HAVE BEEN MORE GRACIOUS.
WE'RE PROUD OF THE HERITAGE.
TO HIT THE STREETS AND PROTECT
US LIKE THESE MEN AND WOMEN DO,
IT MAKES US, AGAIN, PROUD OF
OUR HERITAGE.
>> Maria: NOT ONLY THAT BUT
AS WE KNOW AT THE END OF THE
DAY IT'S ALL ABOUT STUDENTS AND
SCHOLARSHIPS.
THAT'S WHAT THE FOUNDATION IS
DOING TO RAISE FUNDS, SO THAT
KIDS CAN GO TO SCHOOL AND GET
THE EDUCATION THEY REALLY NEED.
TO THRIVE IN THIS ECONOMY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LINE-UP OF
THE UNION POLICE RIGHT NOW ON
THE RED CARPET.
>> Joe: IF I MAY, ON
SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001, I WAS
LOOKING OUT MY OFFICE, I WAS IN
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
OF COURSE THE NYPD WAS THERE.
RUDY GIULIANI WAS THERE.
AS I LOOKED OUT, TO THE LINCOLN
TUNNEL I COULD SEE IT WAS THE
UNION POLICE, IT WAS THE JERSEY
CITY POLICE, IT WAS ALL THE
NEWARK POLICE THAT SURROUNDED
THERE.
THE GREAT NEW JERSEY STATE
TROOPERS ALL WANTED TO HELP
YOU.
YOU CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT
THESE GREAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEOPLE.
>> Maria: YOU CAN'T.
THE BOTTOM LINE, WHEN SOMETHING
GOES AWRY, SOMETHING BAD
HAPPENS, LIKE SEPTEMBER 11th,
EVERYONE WAS RUNNING OUT OF THE
BUILDINGS, GUESS WHO WAS
RUNNING IN?
THE FIREMEN, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE RUNNING IN AS WE'RE
RUNNING OUT.
WHAT KIND OF PRICE DO YOU PAY
FOR THAT?
YOU CAN'T.
YOU CAN'T HONOR THESE GUYS
ENOUGH.
>> Joe: THERE'S KATHERINE
NARDONE.
HAS SHE GOT THE WAVE DOWN?
THAT IS PERFECT.
>> Maria: THAT'S THE ITALIAN
ASSOCIATION POLICE SOCIETY OF
NEW JERSEY.
WITH THE CARS.
>> Joe: THEY ARE SO
DEDICATED.
[SIRENS]
>> Maria: LOTS OF FOLKS CAME
OUT.
PEOPLE IN THE STANDS WATCHING
THIS.
>> Joe: HI, BILL.
MR. PRESIDENT OVER THERE.
HE'S GREAT.
I GET A NOTE EVERY YEAR.
I GET A TEXT FROM THE SHERIFF,
SAYING, TL BILL, SAY HI.
HI, EVERYBODY.
>> Maria: EVERYBODY GETS
THEIR KIDS, FAMILIES TO LINE
UP.
TO SEE THE TRUCKS AND BUSES.
IT'S FUN FOR THE KIDS.
>> Joe: PASSAIC COUNTY
SHERIFF.
I WAS BORN IN PASSAIC, NEW
JERSEY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BETTE MIDLER, FRANK LANGELLA
AND MYSELF.
WE WERE ALL BORN THERE.
WE WERE BORN IN PASSAIC, NEW
JERSEY.
I LOVE THAT YOU KEEP TO YOUR
BROOKLYN ROOTS.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU OFF THE BAT.
MY DEAR FRIEND, DR. ROCK -
>> Maria: HE USED TO BABYSIT.
>> Joe: HE DID.
>> Maria: HE TOLD YOU THAT?
>> Joe: HE SAID TELL MARIA I
SAID HI.
HE SAYS TELL MARIA I SAID HI.
HE HAS A LITTLE HAT.
I HAVE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
HAT.
JOE DIMAGGIO WAS HIS GUY.
HE LOVED ROCKY.
HE SAID TELL MARIA I USED TO
BABYSIT FOR HER, GIVE HER MY
LOVE.
>> Maria: HE'S SO WONDERFUL.
WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY, ROCK
AND MYSELF AND FAMILY.
ONE OF MY BROTHER'S VERY DEAR
FRIENDS AND HE USED TO BABYSIT
ME ALL THE TIME.
I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT.
>> Joe: YOU'RE RECEIVING AN
AWARD FOR THE -
>> Maria: THE JOE DIMAGGIO
AWARD, YES, ACTUALLY.
I'M SO HONORED AND THRILLED, IN
DECEMBER.
I'M GOING TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN
TO ACCEPT IT.
I'M THRILLED AND HONORED.
>> Joe: DID YOU MEET THE
GREAT DIMAGGIO BY CHANCE?
>> Maria: NO.
>> Joe: I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
TO MEET HIM.
YOU CAN'T FORGET THE GREAT
ITALIAN-AMERICAN, JOE DIMAGGIO.
ALWAYS SWEET.
>> Maria: DOWN TO EARTH.
>> Joe: HE SPENT TIME WITH MY
SON JOEY, TALKED BASEBALL.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT.
>> Maria: WE WANT TO TALK
ABOUT OUR HONOREES, GRAND
MARSHAL MARIO GABELLI, CAME
FROM NOTHING.
I LOOKED THROUGH THE "FORBES"
LIST, THERE'S MARIO GABELLI ON
THE LIST.
I FELT PRIDE FOR HIM BECAUSE HE
DID IT HIMSELF.
HERE'S A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
MARIO GABELLI, GRAND MARSHAL OF
THE COLUMBUS WEEKEND.