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the mayor of margaritaville was 76 years old. overnight a statement was posted on his social media and his website saying jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of september 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. nbc's joe fryer has more. ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville ♪ >> reporter: for more than half a century jimmy buffett lived what he sang about proudly building a billion dollar career around beach-bound ath themes like "margaritaville". ♪ 5:00 some ♪ ♪ cheeseburger in paradise ♪ >> reporter: buffett embodied a slacker, wasting away the day. found his sound in laid-back rink u rhythm of key west. found a legion of fans movie at parrotheads, dressed in hawaiian shorts and flip-flops. a jimmy buffett song come to life. >> i think everybody needs a little of this, and, you know, a stock broker, hedge fund manager. you see people coming from work. taking off their tyce and putting hawaiian shirts over their suits. >> reporter: over his career buffett soared more than 20 million albums. fun if the sun p

there are margaritaville retirement communities.n entire world that you could go to by listening to the music and by eating at his restaurants or just by living the life that he described. >> you are right. it was an entire world. let's talk about the parrotheads. the following grew with timing. what was it about jimmy buffett that literally spanned generations? >> spanned generations so much that the parrotheads and the name is really a loving acknowledgment of the grateful dead community. deadheads. this is our version of that. it did span generations. younger fans were parakeets. they would grow into parrotheads. it was fun. jimmy buffetts, all of rock 'n' roll describes a desire and dream to live free. free of the constraints of every day life and live like a rock star. jimmy buffett showed how you could do it at 5:00 any day of the week. it was always 5:00 somewhere. that is what made it fun and across generations. you knew the songs, but you wanted to go to the place where you wore flip flops everywhere. >> it seems fitting as

the margaritaville legend was 76 years old.osted on social media and his website, confirming the news. nbc's joe fryer has more ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville ♪ >> reporter: more than half a century, jimmy buffett lived what he sang about, proudly building a billion dollar career around beach anthems like margaritaville ♪ it's 5:00 somewhere ♪ >> it's 5:00 somewhere ♪ cheese burger in paradise ♪ >> and cheeseburger in paradise. more than a musician, buffett embodied a lifestyle, a breezy slacker happy to waste the day away born in mississippi, buffett would find his sound in the laid back rhythms of florida's key west, a counterpoint to the so-called yuppie generation, buff buffett's blend of regional rock found a fan base known as parrotheads. a jimmy buffett song come to life. >> i think everybody needs a little escapism. and a stockbroker, a hedge fund manager. you'd see people coming from work, taking their ties off and putting their hawaiian shirts over their suits >> reporter: over his career, buffett sold more th

>>> the man behind margaritaville has died. we remember the life and career of jimmy buffett. >>> a six mile stretch of a normally busy bay area highway is closed throughout the holiday weekend. we check with drivers who are forced to do without access to the carquinez bridge. >>> a major retailer in the east bay trying to strategy to clear out homeless encampments. >> very loud and annoying. >> why a home depot is blaring classical tunes, plus push back from neighbors as well as an oakland city councilman. >>> good morning. it is saturday september 2. thanks for starting your day with us. let's kick off the morning with a quick check of our weather with first alert meteorologist paul heggen. >> unsettled again today and tomorrow. this system that dropped in for the first of september will continue to focus rain chances on northern california as it slides to the east. we are going to see more sunshine breaking through on labor day and that means a return to near normal temperatures. slightly below average still even on the holi

. >>> and americans pay tribute to the mayor of margaritaville, jimmy buffett, a treasured performer who invited us all to share in his paradise. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on this sunday night. i'm whit johnson. several developing stories. the new sighting of a convicted killer and urgent manhunt outside philadelphia. but we begin with the extreme weather across the country this holiday weekend. monsoon rains slamming the southwest, at least one death reported in the chaos of the burning man festival in nevada. tens of thousands trapped, told to conserve water and food. thick mud making it difficult to get out. even stars like chris rock among those fleeing the desert. downpours reaching across the normally hot and dry region. roads turning into rivers near the las vegas strip. authorities are now investigating a drowning death in the city. and the calendar may say september, but it feels like the beginning of august for millions along the east coast, as the heat builds up

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his life outside the margaritaville vacation club in atlanta. height madeline.rnoon i needed. buffett serenaded his hands up laid back songs as you mention he was also the man behind the billion-dollar empire margaritaville which include hotels and restaurants inspired by his 1977 hit song of the same name margaritaville. ♪ ♪ ♪ hang on hang on hang on ♪ ♪ wasted away again and margaritaville ♪ ♪ >> a statement on buffett's website said in part he passed away peacefully on september 1 surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. a cause of death was not mentioned. buffett was born in mississippi. however he found his footing in key west which gave him the inspiration for songs that exuded fun. overall buffett has sold more than 20 million albums around the world but he was also an author and a pilot print folks up and leaving tribute that his recording studio in key west here is what one fan here in atlanta had to say. >> i just think the happiness he brought people, you can never go a day not listen to jimmy buffett. he made such a great impact on the worl

madeline light at the margaritaville hotel in downtown atlanta to fan reaction. madeline, i bet there's quite a bit of reaction. >> and anita, there is. he was a songwriter a businessman, an author and a pilot produced fans know him best for the laid-back vibes he exuded in his songs. here is what one fan had to say about his passing. >> and listen to the music surrounded by friends and family. just spending -- mccarty being since i live so far from where i live in a glance at my family is in massachusetts. i do get to go back and when i do get to celebrate moments with them margaritaville, cheeseburger in paradise is always on the background. >> buffett was born in mississippi but is in key west where he got his footing as a songwriter. his laid-back rhythms reflecting his lifestyle at the time. overall buffett sold more than 20 million albums around the world. one of its biggest hits, margaritaville, was the inspiration for a billion-dollar empire of hotels and restaurants boarding the same name. margaritaville. ♪ ♪ ♪ hang on, hang on, hang on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> presid

i think you're at margaritaville in times square, if i remember correctly. good to see you.re seeing and hearing, rahel, fans reflecting on his accomplished life beyond just the hit that we all, of course, know very well, and perhaps have karaoked a time or do. what he's been able to do beyond the albums he's released, but also how the song served as a foundation for this billion dollar empire with resorts, restaurants. you mentioned margaritaville in times square, one of the many you'll find around the world. it was outside this particular restaurant and resort that we got an opportunity to meet jim johnson earlier today. he told me that he has been a lifelong fan. he woke up this morning in margaritaville and was heartbroken to find out about buffett's death. i want you to hear directly from this parrot head exactly how he reflects on the life of jimmy buffett. >> i go back to '77, even before that, i listened to some of his stuff in the early '70s, '74, and i've always been a really big fan. had the honor of running into him. he said things in his books and songs that i c

. >> buffett's biggest fans, known as parrot heads, saying goodbye to the margaritaville maestro who died friday at the age of 76. >> we love jimmy. we breathe jimmy. jimmy, i know, touched a lot of lives. definitely touched my life. he was just a beautiful soul man. >> key west, florida, a place he helped define more than 2500, taking part in a parade held in his honor. >> margaritaville is totally right here in key west. and jimmy put it on the map and every day we live that the tributes coming as we learn more about his death, his family sharing a statement sunday saying buffett died of merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer. >> the mayo clinic says long term sun exposure may increase someone's risk of developing merkel cell. the family says the singer had been battling the disease for four years and continue to perform as he received treatment. buffett played his last show in early july. oh the doctor comments on fans setting up memorials near many of the margaritaville's that help fuel buffett's wealth and enduring popularity. >> jimmy was a great guy. it was all abou

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buffett popularized the beach bum soft rock with his most popular song, margaritaville. a $1 billion empire of restaurants, resorts and furs and drinks. the song took on a life of its own in 1977 , becoming an anthem for a life of low-key fun and escapism. other hits include, it is 5:00 summer, a trip around the sun, and son of a son of a sailor. buffett is survived by his wife and three kids. >>> the first thing you'll notice about sunday, is it will be pretty much for the first half anyway, as cloudy and cool as saturday was. but there is going to be a break of sunshine as we play this past noon. we clear out some of the mid-level clouds and we are left with the marine layer. just hanging out over the city and the media bay. that is into the early afternoon. i the late afternoon that will cool you and we will see more sunshine. take a look at the north bay. going into the late afternoon, look at the drop of rain. there is not a lot to it but there is a small 10% chance we could have a scattered shower . more likely in the north bay than anywhere else but a 10% chance p

. ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville ♪ ♪ searching for my lost shaker of salt ♪ >> makes you wantn a beach right now. >> always does. >> if we're anywhere outside of here we'd be outside margaritaville where we find cnn's polo sandoval right now. polo, what is his team saying about buffett's death? >> reporter: just incredible, too, omar, that in about 4 1/2 decades jimmy buffett goes from penning those famous lyrics we have all perhaps karaoked one too many times to actually building this massive billion-dollar empire with a reach around the world and for millions of americans that were big fans of theirs, and so called parrot heads. we had an opportunity to speak to one in familiar, coincidentally enough also named jim, checking out of the margaritaville on his way back home, to the home state, this is really -- that jimmy's from. so i want you to hear directly from him, from one of the many parrot heads grieving this morning. what this loss means to him. >> oh, it's huge. i mean, he said things in his books, his songs that i can only think is the way i felt, i didn't have words

. >>> then, the sounds of margaritaville are playing at beaches, bars, and stadiums around the worlds weekend in tribute to the legendary jimmy buffett who died on friday at the age of 76. we'll look back at buffett's extraordinary legacy just ahead. >>> plus, our "sunday focus" in the wake of this week's powerful hurricane idalia on the increasingly frequent billion-dollar storms rattling the insurance industry and sending homeowners' rates through the roof. >>> then, our "sunday spotlight." during a season of change that has given a big boost to major league baseball on efforts to attract young black players back to the game that gave us jackie robinson and hank aaron. >>> and then a favorite "sunday sitdown" with idris elba on a career that has taken him from a breakout role on "the wire" to this year's "hijack" and" luther" a not so subtle martini reference in calls for elba to be the next james bond. >> i remember seeing that in the script and was like, are we sure, bro? this is like right on the nose. >> a "sunday sitdown" with idris elba plus another "life well lived" all late

. ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville ♪ >> janai: and remembering jimmy buffett.at the success of the man who gave paradise" and took us to "margaritaville." >> whit: and good morning, america. what an iconic song and a legendary career. sad news this morning about jimmy buffett. >> janai: an absolute legend who will be missed. >> gio: so many memories in key west going to margaritaville. >> whit: people singing that song this morning, that is for sure. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we do start with the labor day weekend and that holiday travel crush. >> janai: the tsa with a record number of travelers capping off the busiest travel summer on record. >> gio: plenty more are hitting the roads to get to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. say it ain't so. abc's phil lipof is at new york city's orchard beach with the latest. good morning, phil. >> reporter: gio, i wish i could tell you it ain't so, but it is so. good morning from orchard beach in the bronx. a beautiful day. the sun coming up. not many people here, but give it a few hours, and it will be

. ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville ♪ >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >> ask goodning, i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight we begin with the main gates finally opening at burning man after some festival goers including celebrities defied a shelter in place request and walked for hours to get out of the mud and muck today a line of vehicles stretching for miles, carrying many of the 70,000 trapped there out of the nevada desert many boarding buses, riding on the backs of trucks to make their long-awaited exit after that late summer storm brought some two months worth of rain to the site in less than two days, stranding them in ankle deep mud, police investigating at least one person's death. >>> the view from the air, a sea of tents and rvs, an enormous task ahead tonight getting everyone and everything out safely our liz kreutz is on the ground with the mass exodus. >> reporter: tonight with thousands urgently waiting to leave, signs the exodus at burning man has begun. >> we're making it out >> reporter: after days stuck in this mud-soaked desert, the weather dry

his song margaritaville, the first time any of his songs have landed at number one. really?y again ♪ margaritaville ♪ yes i have yes i have ♪ searching for my rachel: i love that song. buffett died after a private battle with skin cancer. will: put out a x on what the verb is for a tweet. what your favorite song? minus come monday. that came in the second on people's response. that is my favorite song. rachel: over margaritaville? rachel: i would probably know them. pete: that's the part of it. rachel: cheeseburger in paradise. will: you like the ones right down the fairway. will: i like the ones we sing at bars. will: casual listeners of jimmy buffett. rachel: i went to college, went to bars and around here, jimmy buffett, don't ruin it for me. why are you trying to ruin it? a little -- will: i love the macarena. rachel: what your favorite mexican music? look at that. going to have to -- do you consider selena -- will: selena is tijuana. rachel: we are going to play that. you know nothing about that. pete: have nothing at all to do with this conversation. shakira. is she co

. >>> plus jimmy buffet's cause of death revealed as new tributes pour in for the man bemind margaritaville >>> we are back with an update on what caused the death of legendary singer jimmy buffett. his websit revealing he died after battling merkel cell skin cancer tributes have been pouring in including from florida's key west the island that inspired so much of buffet's music also in the college sports world with his hit "margaritaville" echoing at stadiums across the country >>> remembrances tonight also for former new mexico governor bill richardson who served as u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and as energy secretary. he was just nominated for the nobel peace prize for his work to free detained americans including most recently wnba star brittney griner >>> now to our series "fleecing of america" new concerns over how covid aid fraud cases were handled with congress taking a closer look at how the justice department has investigated these cases and what appears to be the largest fraud in american history. ken dilanian has more. >> reporter: it's the biggest fraud in american history repub

he had those margaritaville hotels and restaurants and had a footprint there in key west as well.ight? >> no, exactly. he had an incredible business mind. in fact, as you talk about margaritaville, one of the things jimmy would do is hear on the coconut telegraph that he was somewhere in key west then all of a sudden, he would pop up in margaritaville and play a two to three-hour impromptu concert. he was an incredible gentleman. i also want to mention another side of jimmy that many people don't realize is he was an incredible environmentalist. he was very concerned about the manatees in the state of florida and also, the florida everglades and our ecosystem. i just thank him for using his voice in order to protect those types of things in the florida keys. >> yeah. it's so true. and that was the side of jimmy that a lot of people didn't know about. the other thing i have to mention and maybe you can speak to this as well. i had a chance to meet jimmy buffett in cuba back in 2016. we were talking to our padraig ottoman, our havana correspondent in the last hour and we were both r

well, fans of singer jimmy buffett are in mourning today following the death of the legendary margaritavilleinger. ♪ better call saul ♪ ♪ a boy in a bubble trying to stay out of trouble ♪ ♪ all winter spring summer and fall ♪ >> the statement on his website says that buffett died peacefully at home surrounded by friends, family and music, he was 76. the statement went on to say he lived his life like a song until the very last breath, and will be missed beyond measure by so many. cnn's stephanie elam looks back at his enormously successful career both as a performer and a businessman. ♪ wasted away again in margaritaville ♪ >> reporter: jimmy buffett's laid back songs captured the feel of lazy days in paradise. ♪ cheeseburger in paradise ♪ >> reporter: come called his signature sound gulf and western, caribbean music. >> i loved the caribbean. my grandfather was a sailing ship captain and he sang the calypso songs, all this amalgamation of material came in and came back out. i learned to be a performer, and that gave me the vehicle to do it. >> reporter: buffett was born christmas day 1946 o

rachel: we are remembering the sender behind margaritaville who turned his love for sailing, surfing life into a billion-dollar business empire. will: marianne rafferty joins us with more. >> reporter: a message was posted on jimmy buffett's social media page saying he passed away peacefully on september 1st surrounded by family, friends, music, and the dog. he lived his life like a song to his last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many. buffett was a two time grammy nominee recording 50 albums, most of them going gold, platinum or multiplatinum and is best known for his songs like it is 5:00 summer, come monday, cheeseburger in paradise, margaritabill, just to name a few. ♪ ♪ wasted away again ♪ margaritaville ♪ >> reporter: he turned the beach lifestyle into a billion-dollar business empire known for his chain of margaritaville restaurants, land shark beer and an apparel line. 's death comes just months after he was hospitalized for unspecified medical issue. the exact cause of his death is not been released. jimmy buffett leaves behind his wife who he has been marrie

. >> remembering jimmy buffett how fans are paying tribute to the margaritaville singer and what we are learning about the cause of death. >> concert chaos in new york. why hundreds of people stormed the gates of the electric zoo festival. but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning, drew. >> hey, good morning, gloria. we are expecting a lot of sunshine on this holiday later this afternoon. here's live. doppler seven along with satellite. this dip in the jet stream, this trough was responsible for the cooler start to the holiday weekend. also, that rain that really brought those terrible conditions. lions to burning man that moisture is now pushing out to the east. so we're drying out across parts of northern california and nevada today and tomorrow and locally, we'll find that we have morning clouds dense in spots where we have that fog. it's thick in the valleys of the north bay for sonoma and napa county. it'll linger here for about the next three hours. by about 9 a.m, it'll start to lift and burn off. here's a live look at the exploratoriu

the margaritaville singer battled a rare skin cancer the years before his death.his new york home at 76. >>> coming up, we'll look at how an old north bay hotel played a key role in the early stages of jimmy buffett's music career. >>> a live look at downtown oakland where people are gathering for the city's 11th annual hyro day celebration, a hip-hop music block part bringing people together from all over the bay area showcasing underground hip-hop and r and b artists across three stages. it started back in 2012 and is now a staple event fostering groundbreaking music in the oakland community. i'm just looking at the video there. it looks like the weather was just absolutely perfect for events like this. >> perfect today. >>> the weekend, there's a lot of cloud cover, drizzle along the coast, people reporting why is it wet? it's labor day. >> this is not supposed to happen. >> this is for cooking, not to be damp, but at least we avoided last year's record shattering high temperatures. we settle into a normal pattern now. >> normal is nice. >> we can handle normal

opening jimmy buffett's margaritaville restaurants across the u.s.. books, the, years real, estate popping up in, movies we -- inspiring a broadway show. all the while, he never lost his laid back charm, revealing in 2018 his secret to having fun. >> it's lucky to have this job. i think the older you get, the more you appreciate. it >> buffett himself once said, if there's a heaven for, me i'm sure it has a beach attached. parrot heads the world, over know that is the icons paradise. >> and that was embassies, joe fry, reporting. jimmy buffett was 76. jimmy buffett was 76. good for you, jimmy buffett was 76. shingles doesn't care. because no matter how healthy you feel, your risk of shingles sharply increases after age 50. but shingrix protects. proven over 90% effective, shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. an increased risk of guillain-barré syndrome was observed after getting shingr

his songs like margaritaville and cheese burger in paradise have been tropical rock genre anthems formmys. the cause of buffett�*s death is not clear, but he was hospitalised in recent months. here in the us, more than 70,000 people have been stranded at the famous burning man festival in the desert state of nevada due to rare rainstorms that turned the event into a mudbath. slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert prompted a ban on people leaving the site due to dangerous driving conditions. they've have been warned to shelter in place. a shortwhile ago, i spoke withjosiah roe who is attending the festival. josiah, thank you so much forjoining us. we can see that obviously you are currently at burning man. can you describe for us just what the conditions are like right now? well, there are warnings of gales in black rock city. 6—8 cyclonic later, but good. we actually play the shipping forecast every morning at camp. a lot of mud, but things are starting to dry out. it's an incredibly resourceful city. everyone for the most part has tonnes of extra water and fuel and food, g

♪ hang on ♪ wasted away again ♪ in margaritaville ♪ >> reporter: buffett turned the beach lifestylear business empire known for his chain of margaritaville restaurants, land shark of beer and an apparel line and more. 's death his death comes months after he was hospitalized for an unspecified medical issue. the exact cause of his death has not been released. jimmy buffett leaves behind his wife who he has been married to since 1977 and his three children plus a legion of fans known as parent heads. his 50 year legacy will live on forever through his music. back to you guys. rachel: coming up, a policy applauded by california parents. [cheers and applause] rachel: new outrage as the state attorney general sues the school district over its rule to tell parents if their student changes gender. pete: vivek ramaswamy joins us live, what he is hearing from voters in new hampshire. will: we go to break with the sounds of jimmy buffett. ♪ ♪ ♪ southeast of disorder ♪ you can shake the hand of the man go man get help with j.p morgan personal advisors. hey, david! ready to get started? work w

his landmark 1977 album "changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes" and the famous hit song margaritaville some people claim there's a woman to blame. now, i think, it could be my fault. >> buffet's greatest musical success was on the concert stage, not the charts. he made hundreds of millions of dollars touring over the decades, supported by his legion of die hard fans known as parrot heads. >> the audiences are as entertaining to me as i hope i am to them. >> reporter: his music may have been laid back but buffet brought so much energy to live. piloted planes, wrote best selling books, raised funds for democratic candidates, amassed a fortune through his lifestyle brand including restaurants, hotels, resorts, and casinos. like his music it was geared to capturing magic of tropical places buffet loved best. >> from new orleans to the gulf coast into st. barts and other places, i can find magic in most of the places where people think there isn't any left. >>> recovery efforts underway in florida and georgia after hurricane idalia tore through the states. the worst of the hurricane left te

his 1977 breakthrough hit song was "margaritaville," whose easy, carribean rhthym is a portrait of a bum drinking the day away. >> ♪ wasting away again and margaritaville yes i am i am searching for my lost shaker of salt some people think that there is a woman to blame but i know it's my own damn fault ♪ ♪ john: jimmy buffett was 76 years old. still to come on "pbs news weekend," a look how artificial intelligence is an issue in the hollywood writers and actors strikes. and re young americans are taking up shooting sports. ♪ >> this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. john: so far this year, the federal emergency management agency, better known as fema, has had to respond to a record number of billion-dollar weather-related disasters. and that doesn't count other events, like the maui ldfires. what's more, in recent years fema has been called on for duties beyond hurricanes, tornadoes or other extreme weather. they've distributed covid vaccines, sheltered migrant children at the southern border, and helped settle afghans

he became a billion-dollar brand, opening margaritaville restaurants across the u.s., selling books,real estate, popping up in movies. >> ♪ cheeseburger in paradise. ♪ >> reporter: inspiring a broadway show. he never lost his laid-back charm, revealing his secret and 2018 to having fun. >> i think the older you get, the more you appreciate it. our jimmy buffett once said if there is a heaven for me, i am sure it has a beach attached. barrett heads the world over know that is is paradise. >>> one of washington, d.c.'s most famous attractions is threatened by rising sea levels caused by the climbing climate crisis. cherry trees out people in the spring. the national park service is partnering with a contractor from maine to repair the seawall to keep the trees safe. the contract will rehabilitate a tidal basin seawall to keep the area flooding. the area is sinking deeper into the ground as the water keeps rising as a result of climate change. >> the sooner we can get this done, the sooner we will stop that damage. >> scientists say that the sea level is expected to rise by a foot in th

iconic jimmy buffett, the man behind hit songs like "margaritaville" has died. >>> it's one of the busiest travel weekends of the year as millions of people head out for labor day. if you're driving to your destination, get ready to pay more for gas. we'll have more on everything you need to know including your weekend forecast. >>> and rudy giuliani pleads not guilty and now all eyes are on mark meadows to see whether his trial is moved to federal court. >>> for the first time in three years student loan payments are about to be due. we're going to talk with an expert about what borrowers need to know. >>> we begin with some sad news as i mentioned from the music world. legendary singer jimmy buffett has died. he turns a song into a one-man multi-billion-dollar business. he opens a chain of hotels and restaurants. it started and ended with the music and he'll forever be associated with warm beaches, flip-flops, margaritas, and all the good stuff. of course, it will always be 5:00 somewhere. ♪ ♪ it's 5:00 somewhere ♪ ♪ >> what time is it? what country am i in? >> it doesn't matter. it's al

. ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville ♪ >> reporter: his laid-back songs captured the feel of lazyadise. >> ♪ ♪ >> reporter: some called his signature sound gulf and western, a mix of country and caribbean music. >> it is sort of a strange way. he saying calypso songs. >> material came in and came back out. i learned to be a performer. >> reporter: buffett was born christmas day, 1946, on the gulf coast in southern mississippi and raised in the port city of mobile, alabama. he began his career making country music but only found his musical voice after moving to key west in the '70's. ♪ changes in latitude ♪ changes in attitude ♪ >> reporter: his time among the characters there helped inspire his tropical style and eventually led to his landmark 1977 album, changes in latitude, changes in attitude. in the famous hit song, margaritaville. >> ♪ some people to claim there is a woman to blame it ♪ now i think ♪ it could be my fault ♪ >> reporter: his greatest music success was on the concert stage, not the charts. he made hundreds of millions of dollars touring over the decades. suppor

wasted away again in margaritaville. president biden among those sharing tributes. he wrote in part, we have the honor to meet and get to know jimmy over the years. and he was in life as he was performing on stage, full of goodwill and joy, using his gift to bring people together. a statement on buffett's website says he passed away peacefully on september 1st, surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. the statement goes on to say he lived his life like a song until the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many. a cause of death wasn't mentioned. buffett is survived by his wife, two daughters and son matt rivera. fox news. meta is considering charging for some facebook and instagram users, people with knowledge of the plan say that meta wants to offer an ad free option in the european union on the paid subscription offer could be used to help meta overcome concerns in the eu about data privacy and ads. meta was previously fined $1.3 billion for transferring european data to the us against regulations. a san jose city council member is ge

his songs like margaritaville and cheese burger in paradise have been tropical rock genre anthems for featured in several of buffett�*s song — fans have been laying flowers and other items at a makeshift memorial outside his recording studio and cafe. buffett had lived on the island for years, starting in the 1970s. jimmy, he always called key west home, no matter where elsie built a house or wherever he decided to reside for the moment. key west was always home. floodings are prompting dangerous conditions in the us desert state of nevada. in las vegas, government forecasters issued a flash food warning for areas around the city. local officials warned of rockslides and road washouts through the region. meanwhile, more than 70,000 people have been stranded at the famous burning man festival in the state. the event turned into a giant mudbath. early entry to the festival was delayed because of the remnants of hurricane hillary an hour after 2a hours of rain, it has been turned into a muddy morass, just as people were preparing to leave at the end of the burning man festival. it has le

the mississippi—born musician was best known for his hit 1977 song margaritaville.n country music, before moving to florida and helping to create the "tropical rock genre". he was nominated for two grammys. buffett's songs were also turned into a broadway musical debuting in 2018. the cause of buffett's death is not clear, but he was hospitalised in recent months. here in the us, more than 70,000 people have been stranded at the famous burning man festival in the desert state of nevada, due to rare rainstorms that turned the event into a mudbath. slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert prompted a ban on people leaving the site due to dangerous driving conditions. they've have been warned to shelter in place. a shortwhile ago, i spoke withjosiah roe who is attending the festival. thank you so much forjoining us. we can say you are currently at burning man. can you describe what the conditions are like right now? well, there are warnings of gales in black rock city. we play the shipping forecast every morning. inaudible. a lot of mind, that things have start

jimmy buffett that overnight the age of 76 buried fans around the world are paying tribute to the margaritaville help with response efforts this weekend. by drone surveillance or sparking concerns among the city. good evening i am john scott and this is the fox report. ♪ up first tonight president biden on the ground in florida earlier today getting his first up-close look at the severity of idalia aftermath we did briefing did not include a meeting with governor desantis their potential president to reverie now taken the spotlight. lucas tomlinson is a lie from the white house with the latest, lucas? >> john, president biden and the first lady traveled down to live oak today to tour the destruction firsthand. governor desantis was a no-show. >> i am here today to deliver a clear message to the people of florida and throughout the southeast. as i told your governor there's anything around your state needs and ready to mobilize support the quick sly poke is located about halfway between tallahassee and jacksonville. without governor desantis there to greet him with the gop debate looming former g

sad news for jimmy buffet fans, the margaritaville singer has died at the age of 76. live outside the margaritaville hotel, hi, maddie. >> good afternoon, mike and griff. for more than 50 years, his songs about the beach with margarita in hand. and the hotels and restaurants like this one behind me inspired by the hit song of the very same name. ♪ it helps me hang on, hang on, hang on ♪ ♪ wasted away again in margaritaville ♪ >> buffett was born in mississippi, it was in key west he found his footing as a songwriter. his laid back rhythms reflecting his life style at the time. a legion of fans called parrotheads showing up to concerts with hawaiian shirts with toy pair parrots on his head. and he sold songs like finch and cheeseburger in paradise. >> ♪ >> a statement of buffett's website says he passed away peacefully on september 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dog. and he lived his life like a song until the last breath and will be missed by so many. he was 76 years old. cause of death wasn't mentioned, but in another statement back in may, buffett

this morning, the world celebrating the life and music of jimmy buffett wasting away again in margaritaville. searching for my lost sugar. a song, a gulf coast native and avid sailor buffett sit alongside his coral reefer band became a symbol of island escapism the plane. but i think that is no about as far he began his music career as a country singer in nashville, but soon established his easygoing beach bum persona with tropical hits like margaritaville and cheeseburger in paradise, cheeseburger in paradise, ice heaven on earth with an on your side buffett building the margaritaville brand into a business empire with ventures from record labels to restaurants and casinos to broadway musicals. his stake in the brand reportedly worth $180 million in 2015. the singer speaking at the university of miami commencement, sharing some life advice through his own lyrics. >> it is time to see the world. time to kiss a girl and time to cross that wide meridian. buffett. was 76 and he will be missed. >> while the south bay of bus goes up in flames in san jose. while mechanics are working on it. but wh

margarita ville -- margaritaville. why did so many people love him?cond, but you've got fins to the old left, fins to the right, you're the only bait in town. he would write melodies that made singers sound good. crummy, intoxicated singers, they would sound good. we love it when we sing well. we could go and be with jimmy buffett and he reminded us that we were enough. that we were enough. and it was just a beautiful thing to do for people and people craved being seen, being heard. jimmy saw them and heard them. >> livingston taylor, that is just wonderful. >> by the way, do i have 15 seconds to play a little bit of a mac mac and allie song that jimmy and i used to sing all the time together next >> play us out. >> it says, it's my job to be cleaning up this mess. that's enough reason to hope for me. it's my job and what i expect to be. ♪ >> beautiful, thank you so much. really appreciate that. what a tribute. we will be right back >> so great to be with you and thank you so much for allowing me to sing the praises of jimmy buffett. >>> a fitting tri

well, icon and singer jimmy buffett, who inspired millions of parrotheads with hits like margaritaville and cheeseburger in paradise, has died, but his music and his legacy live on. abc news reporter whit johnson has the story. and, honey, i didn't know that i'd be missing you so. >> so come monday, it'll be all right. >> this morning, the world is celebrating the life and music of jimmy buffett wasting away again in margaritaville. searching for my lost shaker of salt, a gulf coast native and avid sailor buffett alongside his coral reefer band, became a symbol of island escapism on the plane. >> but i think that it's know about as fall. >> he began his music career as a country singer in nashville, but soon established his easygoing beach bum persona with tropical hits like margaritaville and cheeseburger in paradise, cheeseburger in paradise, ice heaven on earth with an onion side. buffett building the margarita ville brand into a business empire with ventures from record labels to restaurants and casinos to broadway musicals. his stake in the brand reportedly worth $180 million in 20

then everybody started singing "margaritaville." you know, the emotion, i want to tear up.who is really no different than we were. obviously bank accounts are a little different, you know, but he got to go spread the word around the world, and he gave us a gift. and me and jordan felt like we want to do something for his family. i always say, death is easy on the people that are dead, but it's hard on the living. we wanted to show the love we have in key west for him to his family, to his friends, and to his spirit and just really give him the send-off that key west does really, really well. >> well, i think jimmy would have wanted a party, and why not on labor day weekend? that's a pretty good weekend. a lot of people are around and able to do it and join in. just a fitting send-off, a fitting tribute. guys, hats off to both of you. i'm heading to the airport now. i'll be there in a couple of hours. i'll bring my flip-flops. paul and jordan, thanks. >> it will still be 5:00. >> the party will still be going. >> thanks, guys. appreciate it very much. we'll be right back. >>

the mississippi—born musician was best known for his hit 1977 song margaritaville.s. buffett�*s songs were also turned into a broadway musical debuting in 2018. the cause of buffett�*s death is not clear, but he was hospitalised in recent months. fresh off a successful mission to land an unmanned spacecraft near the south pole of the moon, india is setting its sights on something bigger — the sun. bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports on india's latest launch bound for the centre of the solar system. this was aditya—l1 lift off. the launch was from sriharikota on saturday after an hour and four minutes of flight time, the indian space research agency declared it mission successful. this is india's first space—based mission to study the sun. the aim is to help scientists understand solar activity, its effect on earth and near space weather in real time. a few thousand people gathered in the viewing gallery set up by the indian space research agency. it was near the launch site to watch the blast—off. now let's break down what's in store for the spacecraft itself. it has to o

that turned out to be enough to build a billion dollar empire known as margaritaville ♪ wasting awaysugar and sun ♪ >> fans have been leaving mow men tows in key west, florida, which buffett called home. president biden offered his condolences calling buffett the poet of paradise. >>> still ahead here on "cnn newsroom," colorado's new coach deion sanders had quite the debut on the football field saturday. cnn's coy wire joins me to break dodown his first game. stay with us. trim? oh my gosh! i am actually shocked i don't need a haircut. don't trim daily damage.e. stop it with dove. you cacan save money by spending less of it. makes sense! oh, i see what you did there! - what? - what? i don't get it. hehe. struggling with the ghs and lows of bipolar 1? ask about vraylar. because you are greater than your bipolar 1, and you can help take control of your symptoms - with vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs. vraylar treats depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar 1 in adults. proven, full-spectrum relief for all bipolar 1 symptoms. and in vraylar clinical st

everyone thought the world of buffett who had only one huge hit which is known as "margaritaville." ♪asting away again in margaritaville ♪ ♪ searching for my ♪ >> fans have been leaving mementos in key west, florida, which buffett called home. president biden left his co condol condolences. our correspondent was close friends with buffett and earlier shared one of his most personal memories. >> reporter: here's a man who got paid millions of dollars to perform on stage with tens of thousands of people. one night we had dinner and he said, i'm going to go play some songs at a cuban event. we he played until 4 a.m. frae concert in someone's backyard. we got done and we went to go home finally. he was going back to his hotel and the soviet limo, one of fidel castro he's had rented, he got tired and wanted to go home. then we had to give jimmy buffett a ride home in our car. jimmy ended up sitting in our son nico's car seat. jimmy was cracking up because he said it was good training because he was hoping to fly to space with jeff bezos and i realized this is one of the most amazing nights

. >>> ♪ wasting away again in margaritaville. >> maybe that can be your drive time jam this morning,sad to hear this. new details into the death of jimmy buffett. margaritaville singer battled something rare called merkel cell skin cancer for years before he died. he died friday at his home in new york at the age of 76. >>> after six months at the international space station four astronauts are back on earth. their spacex capsule parachuted and splashed down off the coast of florida. can you imagine what their first meal request is after being there for so long? >> a burger. >> burger and fries please. >> where would you go? >> not mcdonalds, in and out, protein style, double double. >> sounds good. would you go to outer space if given the opportunity? >> no. >> okay. >> let's leave that to the experts. we'll send jess. she's the science one. >>> 6:35. it could be the latest chapter in the recent work stoppages. possible auto strike threatening to shut down detroit's big three. >>> a live look outside before break on this monday morning from our black mountain cam. look at the golden

away again ♪ margaritaville. jimmy buffett was 76 years old. now to possibly 6 about, flash flooding swarming roads and stranding drivers in las vegas yesterday, the city was under a flood watch until tomorrow morning, the esteem weather forcing a ground stop for several hours at harry reid international airport. some restaurants across the country taking wellness and kitchen appreciation fees to your check. extra charges can add 5% to 20% to your bill not including a tip. many extra fees are used to provide mental health benefits. we won't no about this new trend. email as set friends@foxnews.com. it is just literally out of control. who is adding the charge? the company? pete: why not at this point? i can't look at the amount of fees. will: let's say it's an omelette. a $12 omelette. i bet you it's close to $30 by the time -- tax, service fee. rachel: i read an article, all this tipping you see increasing is bidenomics. the restaurants can't meet where workers need to be, to keep their incomes going. pete: that