Interview With Comedian/Author Steve Harvey
FEYERICK: Face to face with funny man Steve Harvey just moments from now, but first, our top stories. A dangerous blizzard is slamming parts of the Midwest. It has dumped heavy snow on Minnesota's twin cities collapsing the roof of the Metrodome's Sports Arena. The storm is moving east and even parts of the Deep South are getting snow and brutal temperatures. Voters in Kosovo are electing their first new government since the region declared independence from Serbia two years ago. The independence declaration is not recognized by Serbia or Kosovo's Serbian minority. Kosovo is officially administered by the United Nations. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton has joined a prestigious line-up of college's football's best players. He's the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner. Newton's father is under investigation in an alleged pay for play scheme, but the NCAA says there's no evidence Cam Newton did anything wrong. And comedian, author and host of a highly successful radio show Steve Harvey is used to wearing a lot of hats, but he also has a busy personal life. He opened up in a revealing face to face interview with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield.</s>FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Funny man Steve Harvey is very serious when he quotes a Barry White song saying I found what the world is searching for. He has love, marriage, four children and a career spanning decades. Among his life's missions to make sure his teenage sons don't blow it. Steve Harvey, face to face.</s>STEVE HARVEY, ENTERTAINER/AUTHOR: So what I've decided to do is what my father didn't do was I'm actually in the process of my 19 and 18- year-old son talking to them about the cut-off point. OK, you're in college now. You're dating this girl, but I know you're looking around. But listen to me, son. I'm teaching them hone in to what you want to do, who you want to be and how much you want to make. Get that together and then once you discover that, let's start looking around. Let's lock it down. Let's get Mrs. Right. Let's get this going.</s>WHITFIELD: What do they say about that? Are they comfortable with that kind of conversation?</s>HARVEY: Well, you know, it's a little far-fetched for them right now because they have no idea what they're going to do.</s>WHITFIELD: They're 18 and 19.</s>HARVEY: They picked majors. They will probably change them. They don't know what they're going to be and they aren't making any money. So right now this lock it down, but at least I'm putting it in their heads to say, hey, man, I got this little college life you live and these girls. Once you get yourself together and you get your head on straight, it's time to shut that down. Let's stop this so we don't lay to the wayside another six or seven girls before you figure it out. That's the best I can do. I can only do that with my sons. It didn't happen to me. Nobody told me the cut-off point so I kind of drug it out a little bit.</s>WHITFIELD: More life lessons with Steve Harvey face to face. Where does he find the time for it at all? TV, radio, standup, books, public speaking, and several philanthropic ventures including a Dallas, Texas, camp to help the next generation of young men. That's next today face to face with Steve Harvey.</s>FEYERICK: Thanks, Fredricka. Well, some people might call it the good old days when there were no cell phones, no computers, and no television either. We'll check on a group trying to unplug.